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BLOOMINGTON — A reorganization of school administration should help Central Catholic High School better serve its students and the wider community, the principal and the president say.
For the first time, the principal can focus solely on educational operations, while the president will handle broader organizational issues like community involvement and fundraising. Sean Foster, the former principal, is stepping into the president role, while Chris McGraw has joined the school as principal.
The decision follows a strategic planning process held three years ago. To further pursue the goals set out there, it became clear to Foster that a change was needed.
“The school was great, we were in a great position (…) but if we wanted to take the next step, we had to make some changes,” he said.
Foster has been with Central Catholic for 13 years, including eight as principal. McGraw is joining Central Catholic from Evans Junior High School where he was principal.
The model is a change for Central Catholic but is already common across the country. The National Catholic Education Association estimates between 60% and 75% of Catholic high schools use the model.
“The model is new to us but it’s not new to Catholic education,” Foster said.
As president, his new role is focused on growth and fiscal sustainability for the school. That includes growing enrollment and program offerings. Long-term goals include increasing pay for teachers, which Foster said would help improve the education Central Catholic offers, and expand tuition assistance and expand services for students with special needs.
“How do we break down the barriers for families who might not have access?” he said.
Enrollment has hit a low point of around 280 students, Foster said. That was expected based on enrollment at Catholic elementary schools in the area, but is a number that the school would like to see grow.
“We want to pretty aggressively pursue 400,” Foster said.
On the fiscal side, the past few years have been a period of fast growth for the school. Annual donations are four times what they were five years ago. The endowment has grown by more than $3 million and is now above $7 million.
The new organization frees McGraw up to focus on the day to day operations inside the school.
“I can full-force put my energy and time towards serving our students and especially staff,” he said.
Having the two roles lets each person fill the role they are more suited for, Foster and McGraw said. They both report to the diocesan education staff, and they said they are hoping to be a model for any other high schools in the diocese that might want to move to this model.
“I can see why schools across the nation are moving to this governance model,” McGraw said.
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"How do we break down the barriers for families who might not have access?"
— Central Catholic High School President Sean Foster | 2022-08-06T19:17:43+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-central-catholic-leaders-see-potential-in-reorganization/article_0e81c656-1289-11ed-bc9e-eb487f2e6bdd.html |
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for bankruptcy Monday due to hundreds of new child sex abuse claims, becoming the second diocese in California to do so.
The San Francisco Bay Area diocese faces more than 330 lawsuits brought under a California law allowing claims that would have otherwise expired, Bishop Michael C. Barber said in a letter posted to the diocese’s website.
Most of them allege abuse that dates back to the 1980s and earlier, according to Barber, and by priests who are no longer active in ministry or deceased. He said a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization would ensure “a fair and equitable outcome for survivors” and allow the church to continue its work.
SNAP, a survivors’ network for clergy sex abuse victims, criticized the bankruptcy filing, calling it a ploy to keep information hidden. In a statement, it said the Oakland diocese could sell off property to compensate victims.
“The Diocese of Oakland is morally bankrupt, but they do not deserve to be declared financially bankrupt,” SNAP said.
In March, the Diocese of Santa Rosa became the first in California to file for Chapter 11 protection, saying it could not pay out potential claims topping 200.
The Oakland Diocese serves about 550,000 Catholics in the East Bay region. | 2023-05-08T22:27:01+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/u-s-headlines/oakland-2nd-california-diocese-to-seek-bankruptcy-over-abuse/ |
Mostly cloudy with a few rain showers today. Highs will make it into the low 40s. Winds could gust up to 15 mph out of the south. We'll be partly cloudy with a few rain showers early tonight. Lows will fall into the upper 30s. Winds could gust up to 15 mph out of the south. We'll be partly cloudy and mild on Thursday with highs making it into the low 50s. Winds could gust up to 25 mph out of the west early and then back off for the afternoon. Looking ahead, across the state, a wintry mix will be possible with snow to the north, a wintry mix in the center, and rain to the south. We'll keep that rolling to start things off for your Friday. 3-6 inches of snow could fall near the Caribou area. As temperatures fall, we'll see precipitation transition to snow from northwest to southeast. That will also occur as the system is moving out. Anything that switches over to snow further south won't amount to much. Highs will be hit early in the low 40s and then fall. We'll be partly cloudy Saturday with highs in the low 30s. We'll then warm back into the low 40s on Sunday with a mostly cloudy sky. MAKE it a GREAT Day! Devin Biggs | 2023-02-15T11:06:04+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/weather/weather_discussions/weather-discussion-2-15-23/article_974b7e08-9d00-11ed-b0e1-7328eafb5927.html |
Coveted Skincare and Makeup Reimagined into Haute Jewelry in Collaboration with Elie Top
TOKYO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, Clé de Peau Beauté unveils a luxurious and coveted collection in collaboration with renowned Parisian jewelry designer Elie Top, rounding off a year of 40th anniversary celebrations for the brand. With the theme of Radiant Sky, and inspired by the celestial bodies above, the limited-edition collection consists of Clé de Peau Beauté's most sought-after skincare and makeup treasures: La Crème and Lipstick, reimagined in masterwork pieces of haute jewelry perfectly representing Clé de Peau Beauté's commitment to exquisite craftsmanship.
Having formed the heart of the world's most luxurious skincare and makeup rituals for 40 years, this exceptional collection represents a celebration of craftsmanship – artistically and luxuriously forged in gold and silver and studded with diamonds. Aptly themed Radiant Sky, the collection is inspired by the illuminating Sun and the soft iridescence of the Moon. For this collection, visionary designer Elie Top captured the celestial in his mind's eye, transmuting its light into limited-edition Corps Celeste jewelry: Dazzling Jeweled Sun and Luminous Jeweled Moon to emphasize and elevate the radiance of Clé de Peau Beauté's own luminaries, the universally-coveted La Crème and Lipstick.
"Bringing their energies together is the key to unlocking infinite radiance," says Mr. Top.
Handcrafted, right from conception, The Premium Collection points towards Clé de Peau Beauté's commitment towards exquisite craftsmanship. "Drawing by hand helps me feel the connection between humanity and the stars – both are illuminated by the same infinite radiance," says Mr. Top.
Each piece of haute jewelry in The Premium Collection is delicately carved, engraved, polished, set with diamonds, and assembled by hand by highly-skilled artisans in France. Only three complete sets of Clé de Peau Beauté's 40th Anniversary The Premium Collection can be created using this painstakingly meticulous method each month.
Dazzling Jeweled Sun
The Sun gives the sky radiance. La Crème gives it to the skin. And Mr. Elie Top's Dazzling Jeweled Sun pays homage to both. Mr. Top's artistry merges eighteen-carat gold vermeil and pure, 925-stamped silver to form The Planet Jewelry Box. Inside, suspended like caviar over ice, lies La Crème. Crafted over many days in a time-honed method with highly-concentrated Skin-Empowering Illuminator, this luxurious face cream smooths and firms skin and regenerates natural beauty.
"I imagined La Créme as a treasure, locked inside a safe, and you must find the key to this well-kept secret," says Mr. Top. The Sun Pendant unlocks The Planet Jewelry Box, revealing the treasure within – La Crème encircled in a 24-carat gold coated plate. The pendant detaches as it unlocks, ready to be worn as an exquisite piece of jewelry. Made from the same gold and silver as The Planet Jewelry Box, The Sun Pendant is studded with an additional 40 diamonds – one for each year of Clé de Peau Beauté's history. When The Sun Pendant and La Crème are removed, the encasement is transformed into The Planet Jewelry Box.
There are only two workshops in the world capable of creating The Planet Jewelry Box, as the substantially-sized spheres must be molded into just two pieces of pure silver. Once the right workshop was commissioned, it took ten painstaking attempts to achieve a perfectly spherical cast.
Luminous Jeweled Moon
The Moon reflects a soft, diffused radiance. So too does Clé de Peau Beauté's Lipstick Collection – and the gold plating and diamond pieces that accompany it. The Luminous Jeweled Moon encapsulates Lipstick in 24-carat gold coated plating. The Moon Mirror compact also has a gold-plate exterior, with studded diamonds showcasing the stars and different phases of the moon. Inside, a double-sided, French-made mirror helps make every application perfect. Also inside The Premium Collection's midnight-blue box are four interchangeable shades of Lipstick. Each contains Light-Empowering Enhancer technology – inspired by diamonds to reflect and diffuse radiance. Lips and skin are enlivened, with an infinite luminosity that appears lit by the moon.
About Elie Top
Mr. Elie Top began his career at age 20, two years later he was entrusted with creating a prestigious fashion house's jewelry collection. A decade-long collaboration with Lanvin followed. In 2015, he established Elie Top, the namesake haute jewelry brand, which has been seen in The New York Times, Vogue and Financial Times. Clé de Peau Beauté 40th Anniversary The Premium Collection offers the opportunity to own very limited-edition Elie Top pieces, each containing Clé de Peau Beauté's most coveted luxury products.
About Clé de Peau Beauté's 40th Anniversary The Premium Collection
The Premium Collection is only available in certain countries/regions. For details, please check with your local Clé de Peau Beauté point of sales.
About Clé de Peau Beauté
Clé de Peau Beauté, the global luxury brand from Shiseido Co., Ltd., was founded in 1982 as the ultimate expression of elegance and science. Clé de Peau Beauté means the key to skin's beauty. The philosophy of the brand is to unlock the power of a woman's radiance by harnessing makeup technologies and advanced skincare from around the world. Forever guided by an exquisite aesthetic sensibility and intelligence, Clé de Peau Beauté has instilled its products with modernity, enchantment, and dynamism to emerge as an industry leader in delivering radiance so remarkable, it emanates from within. Available in 23 countries and regions worldwide.
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New funding will advance ESG Book's next-generation technology, enabling clients to meet increasingly complex sustainability requirements.
- Energy Impact Partners led the round alongside Meridiam and Allianz X, as ESG Book responds to growing demand for technology-enabled ESG data solutions.
- The company's cloud-based platform makes ESG data accessible, consistent, and transparent, enabling financial markets to allocate capital towards more sustainable and higher impact assets.
- Investment and global reach of strategic partners will enable ESG Book to expand services worldwide in $5 billion ESG data market.
LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, today announced it has closed $35 million in Series B funding. The new capital will be used to advance ESG Book's next-generation technology capabilities, enabling clients to meet increasingly complex sustainability requirements, and accelerate the company's expansion as it responds to growing demand for technology-enabled ESG data solutions. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global investment firm leading the transition to a sustainable future, alongside global sustainability leader Meridiam and Allianz X, the digital investments arm of leading global insurer and asset manager Allianz.
With the ESG data and services market expected to grow to $5 billion globally by 20251, the Series B investment will be used to fuel adoption of ESG Book's industry-leading data platform, and further the company's continued expansion into new products areas.
The company's cloud-based platform makes ESG data accessible, consistent, and transparent, enabling financial markets to allocate capital towards more sustainable and higher impact assets. Covering over 25,000 companies globally, ESG Book enables companies to be custodians of their own data, provides framework-neutral sustainability information in real-time, and promotes transparency.
Dr Daniel Klier, CEO of ESG Book, said: "Investors, companies, and all market participants are today demanding better, technology-enabled solutions in order to direct capital towards more sustainable and higher impact assets. ESG Book is disrupting how sustainability is integrated and measured on a global scale by using next-generation technology that makes ESG data accessible, comparable and transparent. By partnering with three of the world's leading sustainability-conscious investors, EIP, Meridiam, and Allianz X, we are excited about the next chapter of our company's growth as we scale ESG Book's platform and services worldwide."
Nazo Moosa, Managing Partner, Europe, at Energy Impact Partners, said: "We are delighted to welcome ESG Book to our family of companies that empower the transition to net zero and support the principles of sustainability. ESG Book marks the tenth investment by Energy Impact Partners in Europe, and this partnership is driven by a shared vision for radical transparency in sustainability data. We look forward to supporting the tremendous momentum of the company as it builds the world's leading ESG data platform."
Thierry Deau, Founder and CEO of Meridiam, said: "ESG Book is a platform with the potential to transform the way ESG data is processed by the financial world. We believe it will substantially increase the quality and availability of ESG information to direct financing flows in accordance with sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement. As impact investors since inception, Meridiam has been confronted with the lack of data transparency and has developed strong expertise in impact measurement. Through this investment by the Green Impact Growth Fund, we will further contribute to the field by helping ESG Book become the reference player in the sustainability data field."
Carsten Middendorf, Head of Platforms & Acquisitions at Allianz X, said: "As an investor, we know how important data is for making decisions. Sustainability isn't just a fad or a phase. It's our necessary present if we are to have a future. That's why it's so important to ensure transparency, quality, and comparability in ESG data. We at Allianz X invest in the future, which is why we're supporters of ESG Book."
About ESG Book
ESG Book is a global leader in sustainability data and technology. Incubated by Arabesque in 2018, ESG Book combines cutting-edge technology and proprietary research. ESG Book's wide range of cloud-based sustainability products and solutions are used by many of the world's leading financial organisations. The company has offices in London, Frankfurt, Boston, Singapore, Delhi and Tokyo and serves clients worldwide from offices in Asia, Europe and North America. www.esgbook.com
About Energy Impact Partners
Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP) is a global venture capital firm leading the transition to a sustainable future. EIP brings together entrepreneurs and the world's most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation. With over $2.5 billion in assets under management, EIP invests globally across venture, growth, credit, and infrastructure – and has a team of nearly 70 professionals based in its offices in New York, San Francisco, Palm Beach, London, and Cologne. www.energyimpactpartners.com
About Meridiam
Meridiam was founded in 2005 by Thierry Déau, with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. Meridiam is an independent investment Benefit Corporation under French law and an asset manager. The firm specializes in the development, financing, and long-term management of sustainable public infrastructure in three core sectors: sustainable mobility, critical public services and innovative low carbon solutions. With offices in, Addis Ababa, Amman, Dakar, Istanbul, New York, Luxembourg, Paris, Toronto, Vienna, Libreville and Johannesburg, Meridiam currently manages US$18 billion and more than 100 projects to date. Meridiam is certified ISO 9001: 2015, Advanced Sustainability Rating by VigeoEiris (Moody's), ISO 37001 Anti-Corruption certification by AFNOR and applies a proprietary methodology in relation to ESG and impact based on United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). www.meridiam.com
For more information on Meridiam, please contact Eric Rey, Managing Director and Head of GIGF, Meridiam, at e.rey@meridiam.com, or Xavier Ploquin, Senior Associate, Meridiam, at x.ploquin@meridiam.com.
About Allianz X
Allianz X invests in digital frontrunners in ecosystems relevant to insurance and asset management. In just a few years, its portfolio has grown to more than 25 companies and AuM of over 2 billion euros. Allianz X has counted 10 unicorns among its portfolio so far. The heart and brains behind it all is a talented team of around 40 people. As one of the pillars of Allianz Group's digital transformation strategy, Allianz X provides an interface between Allianz Operating Entities and the broader digital ecosystem, enabling collaborative partnerships in insurtech, fintech, and beyond. As an Investor, Allianz X supports mature digital growth companies to take the next bold leap and reach their full potential. www.allianzx.com
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State’s athletic director says power forward Mike Peake has been suspended indefinitely from the basketball team in connection with last month’s fatal shooting of a student from a rival university.
Mario Moccia also told reporters Monday night that neither he nor the school could comment on Peake’s enrollment status as a student. The 21-year-old Peake has not been charged in the Nov. 19 pre-dawn shooting on the University of New Mexico’s campus in Albuquerque hours before the host Lobos were to play the Aggies. That game was canceled along with the Dec. 3 rematch in Las Cruces.
“Mike is suspended from our basketball team until the completion of the university’s investigation and the investigation of the proper authorities,” Moccia said. “When those investigations will be complete, I can’t say.”
State police investigators said 19-year-old Brandon Travis conspired with two other UNM students and a teenage girl to lure Peake onto campus.
The subsequent shootout left Travis dead at the scene and Peake hospitalized with a leg wound that has required several surgeries.
A brawl at an Oct. 15 UNM-NMSU football game in Las Cruces was a precursor to the shooting, police said.
First-year NMSU men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar was not made available to talk to media until 10 days after the shooting.
He expressed his condolences for Travis and his family and said he took full responsibility for the actions of multiple players who sneaked out of the hotel on that morning of the game.
But until Monday, NMSU officials had not spoken publicly about any specific discipline for Peake related to the shooting.
“If there is criticism over this decision, I am in a position to take it on myself,” Moccia said. “I’ve known this player for years and I know what kind of person he is. I didn’t feel a need to rush to judgment. I wanted to give the investigation time to play out before making any decisions.”
Peake, a 6-foot-7 junior from Chicago, played one season at Georgia before transferring to Austin Peay. He joined New Mexico State in 2021 and averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds last season, helping the Aggies reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. | 2022-12-06T20:39:18+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-new-mexico-state-suspends-basketball-player-after-shooting/ |
- Individual sharing program contributions start at just $159 a month
- Sharing programs for a family of 5 as low as $499 a month
- New low-cost sharing programs for young adults and seniors
- No increases in monthly sharing contributions
CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the country, Americans are spending time thinking and talking about their healthcare instead of simply focusing on spending time with family and friends during the joyous holidays this time of year.
That's because it is "open enrollment" season for health insurance; not only for people who must use the government's healthcare marketplace, but also for those who get insurance through their employer.
This year, most are discovering that inflation has not only impacted prices at the grocery store and gas station, but also their healthcare costs.
Industry analysts expect premiums charged for insurance policies bought through the marketplace website to increase anywhere from 8% to 10% on average. Inc. magazine reported that a non-profit foundation that focuses on health issues, expects jumps of up to 14%.
Cost increases are also likely for those in employer-sponsored plans. CNBC reports that some companies are seeing insurers raise their premiums by 30% to 40%. Some may absorb this cost, but others will have to pass it on to their employees. This is expected to hit owners and employees of small businesses especially hard.
"Every day we hear from people who simply can't afford the premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs of health insurance," said Dorsey Morrow, chief executive officer of Liberty HealthShare, one of the country's leading Christian healthsharing ministries. "They say meeting their out-of-pocket maximum is like having no insurance at all."
Fortunately, Liberty HealthShare offers an affordable alternative to health insurance. It has sharing programs with monthly contributions that start at just $159 for an individual and $499 for a family of five.
Liberty HealthShare even has a new sharing program for young adults called Liberty Rise that is just $119 a month. Liberty Assist, a new program designed for seniors on Medicare starts at just $85 a month.
"Our programs were designed to make the Christian tradition of sharing available and affordable to all," said Morrow. "Liberty HealthShare is excited to help our members, and others facing higher healthcare costs, enter 2023 with no increases in our monthly sharing contributions."
In addition to holding the line on cost, Liberty HealthShare has added several valuable features to its sharing programs. Members of its Liberty Unite, Liberty Connect and Liberty Essential sharing programs now have free access to telehealth for both physical and mental health as well as significant discounts on prescriptions, dental and vision care and even LASIK surgery.
Liberty HealthShare's programs are based on shared ethical and religious beliefs, a religious tradition of mutual aid, neighborly assistance and financial sharing. They are designed for individuals who maintain a Christian lifestyle, make responsible choices regarding their health, and believe in helping others.
As it is not insurance, Liberty HealthShare enrollment is available year-round, with no requirement for special life events to qualify. For more information about its healthcare sharing programs visit www.libertyhealthshare.org or call (855) 585-4237.
Established in 1995, Liberty HealthShare is a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable Christian medical cost-sharing ministry focused on members helping each other in times of need. The faith-based program is a caring community of more than 100,000 health-conscious individuals and families who choose to support one another and agree to the Christian values of stewardship to make healthcare affordable for all.
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South Fulton mayor attempted to host event ‘without a permit’
South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows: There is a process that we as a community must follow
Published: Apr. 15, 2023 at 2:44 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An investigation is underway after officials say South Fulton mayor khalid kamau “attempted to have an Easter egg hunt with a private vendor without a permit.”
According to South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows, “prior to the event, the mayor was asked to go through the permitting process. Which he did not.”
Chief Meadows released a statement saying in part:
The investigation continues.
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TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has published its newest research-backed blueprint, titled Enterprise Network Design Considerations. This research is timely, given the growing number of remote users and services provided "off network" contributing to the rapidly escalating enterprise security threats. Info-Tech's blueprint will help security and IT leaders develop a network design that considers more than just connectivity to address these concerns while delivering business value.
Security, risk, and trust models are factors IT teams need to consider when designing and deploying an enterprise network. If these models are not considered during network design, band-aids and workarounds will be deployed to achieve the needed goals, potentially bypassing network controls. Many enterprises still use traditional networks, which commonly include comprehensive firewalls and dedicated hardware devices such as switches and routers to control data traffic but have limited security.
With the increasing amount of work that the business is completing remotely, not all devices and data paths will be under the control of IT. However, this shift does not allow IT to abdicate from the responsibility to provide a secure network. Info-Tech's research indicates that the cloud "gold rush" has made it attractive for many enterprises to migrate services off the traditional network and into cloud-based services such as inverted perimeter or hybrid networks for better security and connectivity.
An inverted perimeter network is one in which security and control points cover the entire workflow, on or off net, from users to the services themselves, with a zero-trust principle. Since the control plane is designed to encompass the workflow in a secure manner, much of the underlying connectivity can be abstracted.
The firm's research also suggests that an inverted perimeter network model is extremely attractive for organizations that primarily consume cloud services and have a large remote workforce.
A hybrid network combines elements of a traditional network with cloud resources. As some of these resources are not entirely under the control of IT and may be completely off net or loosely coupled to the on-premises network, the security boundaries and control points are less likely to be centralized. Hybrid networks allow the flexibility and speed of cloud deployment without leaving behind traditional network constructs but are generally more costly to secure and maintain.
"A network archetype needs to be defined to understand what tools are appropriate for consideration in a network build or refresh," says Scott Young, Principal Research Advisor in Info-Tech's Infrastructure Research Practice. "These tools, which are purpose-built and generally designed to solve specific problems, must be chosen appropriately to align with the organization's challenge."
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- Mission: Consider the mission and vision of the business to address relevant needs.
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- Resources: Identify the required resources and their locations: on net vs. cloud.
- Controls: Identify the required controls in order to define control points and solutions.
The blueprint also contains insights and direction for IT leaders on other key topics, such as archetypes and tooling, hybrid and inverted networks, and cloud access security brokers (CASB) and secure access service edge (SASE).
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Taiwan’s military fired warning shots at drones from China flying over its outposts just off the Chinese coastline, underscoring heightened tensions and the self-ruled island's resolve to respond to new provocations.
Taiwan's forces said in a statement that troops took the action on Tuesday after drones were found hovering over the Kinmen island group.
The statement Wednesday referred to the unmanned aerial vehicles as being of “civilian use," but gave no other details. It said the drones returned to the nearby Chinese city of Xiamen after the shots were fired. Taiwan previously fired only flares as warnings.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions after China fired missiles into the sea and sent planes and ships across the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait earlier this month. It followed angry rhetoric from Beijing over a trip to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking U.S. dignitary to visit the island in 25 years.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory and its recent actions have been viewed as a rehearsal of a possible blockade or invasion. China's drills brought strong condemnation from Taiwan's chief ally, the U.S., along with fellow regional democracies such as Australia and Japan. Some of China's missiles early in August fell into nearby Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Taiwan maintains control over a range of islands in the Kinmen and Matsu groups in the Taiwan Strait, a relic of the effort by Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists to maintain a foothold on the mainland after being driven out by Mao Zedong's Communists amid civil war in 1949.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said China's actions failed to intimidate the island's 23 million people, saying they had only hardened support for the armed forces and the status quo of de-facto independence.
Officials said anti-drone defenses were being strengthened, part of a 12.9% increase in the Defense Ministry’s annual budget next year. The government is planning to spend an additional 47.5 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1.6 billion), for a total of 415.1 billion NTD ($13.8 billion) for the year.
The U.S. is also reportedly preparing to approve a $1.1 billion defense package for Taiwan that would include anti-ship and air-to-air missiles to be used to repel potential Chinese invasion attempt.
Following the Chinese drills, the U.S. sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait, which China has sought to designate as its sovereign waters. Foreign delegations from the U.S., Japan and European nations have continued to arrive to lend Taipei diplomatic and economic support.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is currently visiting Taiwan to discuss production of semiconductors, the critical chips that are used in everyday electronics and have become a battleground in the technology competition between the U.S. and China.
Ducey is seeking to woo suppliers for the new $12 billion Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) plant being built in his state.
Last week, the Indiana governor visited Taiwan on a similar mission.
Taiwan produces more than half the global supply of high-end processor chips. China's firing of missiles during its exercises disrupted shipping and air traffic, and highlighted the possibility that chip exports might be interrupted. | 2022-08-31T07:54:13+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/taiwan-forces-fire-at-drones-flying-over-island-near-china/VESM4DF6NJGONF626KZ3YCBGQY/ |
BEIJING, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Missfresh Limited's ("Missfresh" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MF) most recent data reveals that its retail partners have seen up to a 20 times increase in their online orders since using Missfresh's Retail Cloud services to digitalize and modernize their businesses.
Shandong Quanfuyuan Commercial Group, a retail enterprise with numerous supermarket outlets spread across East China's Shandong province, looked to Missfresh, a pioneer in China's neighborhood retail industry, to provide customized solutions to challenges such as boosting their new customer conversion rate, encouraging repurchases from existing customers, and improving community operations and customer support processes.
Following Missfresh's integration of specific Retail Cloud services with Shandong Quanfuyuan Commercial Group's operations, the company's supermarkets saw its online orders increase by 20 times; its online order volume of a single store eclipsed the total previous online order volume of all Shandong Quanfuyuan Commercial Group's stores; and its average purchase basket size increased by 30%.
Increasing online sales through traditional offline retail expertise
Shandong Quanfuyuan Commercial Group is just one of many major supermarket operators and small- to medium-sized traditional retailers Missfresh has partnered with to digitalize their retail operations and more successfully cater to consumers' increasing preference for online shopping. Missfresh also works with Dongtai Huadong International Trade in Jiangsu and Jihuasheng in Taizhou, Zhejiang. With Missfresh's Retail Cloud tools, these three supermarkets' online sales have achieved double-digit growth in the past month.
In particular, Dongtai Huadong International Trade's average daily online order volume has increased from 200 orders to 400-500 orders, while the supermarkets' GMV has increased from RMB13,000 (US$1,954) per store to more than RMB30,000 (US$4,510). Jihuasheng's home order volume also increased by 100%.
Zhang Refeng, chairman of Dongtai Huadong International Trade, said: "Missfresh is able to understand the logic and processes behind traditional offline retail operations, including the best way to digitalize the purchasing process to provide a better consumer experience. This results in software and tools that integrate well into the retail operations workflow."
With a new online operations system built with the help of Missfresh's Retail Cloud, Dongtai Huadong International Trade has since been able to track its influx of new customers, real-time order rate, and other data to observe that its stores' repurchase rate has steadily increased to 20% and online sales have increased significantly. After the first quarter of working with Missfresh, Dongtai Huadong International Trade also saw an 85% surge in new customers and eight times increase for online sales.
Using precise big data analysis to identify the needs of residents in local communities, Missfresh helped retail partners to identify ways to improve retail services for specific customer groups such as the elderly. Pointing out consumers' challenges – such as elderly customers' difficulty in carrying bulky household commodities such as rice, flour, and oil – enabled retail partners to address specific customer needs more effectively.
With Missfresh's Retail Cloud, traditional retailers are also able to continuously track new customers' purchasing behavior to understand their consumption preferences, and, using that data, accurately recommend consumers' preferred products.
Empowering brick-and-mortar retailers during Covid-19
During the Covid-19 pandemic, small- to medium-sized traditional retailers – who have a combined market share of 80% in the neighborhood retail industry – suffered drastically from reduced consumer foot traffic, struggled to keep up with consumer demands for multiple retail channels (including online), and lacked a diverse range of purchasing options that would offer a better consumer experience.
Recognizing this sector as a trillion-dollar "blue ocean" market with a built-in customer base, Missfresh stepped up to help brick-and-mortar retailers digitalize and modernize with the launch of the Company's Retail Cloud services, comprising a suite of proprietary SaaS tools and AI-driven capabilities, such as smart omnichannel marketing, smart supply chain management, and smart store-to-door delivery. The Retail Cloud services draw from Missfresh's wealth of experience in managing and innovating with online retail operations as well as establishing high-quality supply chain processes.
"Tapping into Missfresh's Retail Cloud allows traditional retailers to look at data and gain valuable insights that would help with making a breakthrough in their online operations," said Yu Ming, manager for Missfresh's Retail Cloud services.
Notably, the Covid-19 pandemic expedited the online shopping sector's growth – especially for the neighborhood retail industry, which comprises fresh groceries and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) – and pushed the offline retail industry to bolster their business with online operations to survive, and even thrive. According to iResearch, the neighborhood retail cloud market is poised to grow rapidly in tandem with the accelerated growth of online retail, jumping from RMB207.7 billion (US$32.7 billion) in 2020 to RMB2.2 trillion (US$346.2 billion) by 2025.
iResearch also forecasts that the neighborhood retail market – will increase from RMB11.9 trillion (US$1.79 trillion) in 2020 to RMB15.7 trillion (US$2.36 trillion) in 2025, and the online penetration rate will increase from 20.9% in 2020 to 45.5% in 2025. The market size of online neighborhood retail is expected to reach RMB7.2 trillion (US$1.08 trillion) in 2025.
To date, Missfresh's Retail Cloud business has already partnered with more than 50 leading regional retailers in central, eastern, and northern China to provide them with integrated online-to-offline retail solutions and upgrade retailers' online capacity. The Retail Cloud is Missfresh's third growth driver on top of its on-demand Distributed Mini Warehouses (DMWs) and Intelligent Fresh Markets (IFMs).
About Missfresh Limited
Missfresh Limited is an innovator and leader in China's neighborhood retail industry. The Company invented the Distributed Mini Warehouse (DMW) model to operate an integrated online-and-offline on-demand retail business focusing on offering fresh produce and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs). Through the "Missfresh" mobile application and Mini Program embedded in third-party social platforms, consumers can easily purchase quality groceries at their fingertips and have the finest products delivered to their doorstep in 36 minutes, on average.
Leveraging its core capabilities, Missfresh launched an intelligent fresh market business in the second half of 2020. This innovative business model is dedicated to standardizing and transforming fresh markets into smart fresh malls. Missfresh has also built up a full stack of proprietary technologies that empower a wide range of participants in the neighborhood retail business, such as supermarkets, fresh markets and local retailers, to jumpstart and efficiently operate their businesses digitally.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.Missfresh.cn.
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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telit, a global leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced a strategic partnership with Cámara Argentina de IoT—Argentine Chamber of IoT—(CAIoT). A member association that works to stimulate the IoT market, CAIoT addresses regulatory and legal aspects, facilitates contact between the demand and supply of IoT solutions, enhances knowledge of all verticals of this industry, and encourages the dissemination and promotion of IoT as a new growth engine for the Internet in Argentina and beyond. Through this partnership, Telit bolsters member companies focused on IoT with its comprehensive portfolio of offerings while expanding its market share in the emerging South American market. To learn more visit: https://iot.org.ar/en_US/telit/.
Recognizing that IoT is changing the development of the internet in Argentina and other Spanish speaking countries in South America, CAIoT is dedicated to promoting the technologies, applications and solutions that are available to strengthen IoT projects of member businesses. With the participation of public and private entities, including government agencies, private and public companies, cooperatives, academic entities and scientific organizations, it helps further the development, research and implementation of IoT and artificial intelligence for the benefit of users and the community.
"We are pleased to join forces with CAIoT, a true catalyst providing a forum for discussion and exchange of information on products and services, as well as national and foreign applications that accelerate IoT adoption and innovation in the region," said Fernando Guerra, LATAM regional sales director, Telit. "By partnering with Telit, CAIoT members can be confident that they have access to the most advanced solutions that span a wide range of industries and verticals."
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Telit simplifies onboarding connected 'things' with a portfolio of enterprise-grade wireless communication and positioning modules; cellular MVNO connectivity plans and management services; edge and cloud software; and data orchestration, IoT and Industrial IoT platforms. With over two decades of pioneering IoT innovation experience, Telit delivers award-winning, secure, integrated IoT solutions for many of the world's largest enterprises, OEMs, system integrators and service providers, so they can connect and manage IoT at any scale.
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FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged with state crimes ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance Thursday in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. They are the first charges to emerge from a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash before long suppressed body-camera video showed white officers beating, stunning and dragging the Black motorist as he wailed, “I’m scared!”
Greene’s bloody death on a roadside in rural northeast Louisiana got little attention until an Associated Press investigation exposed a cover-up and prompted scrutiny of top Louisiana State Police brass, a sweeping U.S. Justice Department review of the agency and a legislative inquiry now looking at what Gov. John Bel Edwards knew and when he knew it.
Facing the most serious charges from a state grand jury was Master Trooper Kory York, who was seen on the body-camera footage dragging Greene by his ankle shackles and leaving the heavyset man face down in the dirt for more than nine minutes. York was charged with negligent homicide and 10 counts of malfeasance in office.
Others, including a Union Parish sheriff’s deputy and three other troopers, were charged with malfeasance and obstruction of justice.
“We’re all excited for the indictments, but are they actually going to pay for it?” said Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, who for more than three years has kept the pressure on state and federal investigators and vowed not to bury the cremated remains of her “Ronnie” until she gets justice. “As happy as we are, we want something to stick.”
Union Parish District Attorney John Belton submitted arrest warrants for all five of the indicted officers.
Belton had long held off on pursuing state charges at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, which is conducting a separate criminal investigation. But as years passed and federal prosecutors grew increasingly skeptical they could prove the officers acted “willfully” — a key component of the civil rights charges they’ve been considering — they gave Belton the go-ahead this spring to convene a state grand jury.
That panel has has since last month considered detailed evidence and testimony related to the troopers’ use of force and their decision to leave the handcuffed Greene prone for several minutes before rendering aid. And for the first time in the case, a medical expert deemed Greene’s death a homicide.
The federal grand jury investigation, which expanded last year to examine whether state police brass obstructed justice to protect the troopers, remains open and prosecutors have been tight-lipped about when the panel could make a decision on charges.
Greene’s May 10, 2019, death was shrouded in secrecy from the beginning, when authorities told grieving relatives that the 49-year-old died in a car crash at the end of a high-speed chase near Monroe — an account questioned by both his family and even an emergency room doctor who noted Greene’s battered body. Still, a coroner’s report listed Greene’s cause of death as a motor vehicle accident, a state police crash report omitted any mention of troopers using force and 462 days would pass before state police began an internal probe.
All the while, the body-camera video remained so secret it was withheld from Greene’s initial autopsy and officials from Edwards on down declined repeated requests to release it, citing ongoing investigations.
But then last year, the AP obtained and published the footage that showed what really happened: Troopers swarming Greene’s car, stunning him repeatedly, punching him in the head, dragging him by his ankle shackles and leaving him prone on the ground for more than nine minutes. At times, Greene could be heard pleading for mercy and wailing, “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!”
At one point, a trooper orders Greene to “lay on your f------ belly like I told you to!” — a tactic use-of-force experts criticized as dangerous and likely to have restricted his breathing. A sheriff’s deputy can also be heard taunting, “Yeah, yeah, that s--- hurts, doesn’t it?”
Fallout brought federal scrutiny not just to the troopers but to whether top brass obstructed justice to protect them.
Investigators have focused on a meeting in which detectives say that state police commanders pressured them to hold off on arresting a trooper seen on body-camera video striking Greene in the head and later boasting, “I beat the ever-living f--- out of him.” That trooper, Chris Hollingsworth, was widely seen as the most culpable of the half-dozen officers involved, but he died in a high-speed, single-vehicle crash in 2020 just hours after he was informed he would be fired over his role in Greene’s arrest.
The AP later found that Greene’s arrest was among at least a dozen cases over the past decade in which state police troopers or their bosses ignored or concealed evidence of beatings of mostly Black men, deflected blame and impeded efforts to root out misconduct. Dozens of current and former troopers said the beatings were countenanced by a culture of impunity, nepotism and, in some cases, racism.
Such reports were cited by the U.S. Justice Department this year in launching a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police, the first “pattern or practice” probe of a statewide law enforcement agency in more than two decades.
Scrutiny has also turned to the actions of the Democratic governor, who oversees the state police.
A legislative panel launched an “all-levels” investigation into the state’s handling of the Greene case this year after the AP reported that Edwards had been informed within hours that the troopers arresting Greene engaged in a “violent, lengthy struggle,” yet stayed mostly silent for two years as police continued to press the car crash theory.
Another AP report found Edwards privately watched a key body-camera video of Greene’s deadly arrest six months before state prosecutors say they knew it even existed, and neither the governor, his staff nor the state police acted urgently to get the footage into the hands of those with the power to bring charges.
Edwards has repeatedly said he did nothing to influence or hinder the Greene investigation and has described the troopers’ actions as both criminal and racist. But he has yet to testify before the legislative panel, saying he was unable to appear at a hearing last month, instead attending a groundbreaking ceremony for an infrastructure project.
“The governor has been consistent in his public statements that he intends to cooperate,” a spokesman told the AP. “That has not changed.” | 2022-12-16T02:20:24+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Louisiana-officers-charged-in-Black-motorist-s-17657674.php |
Jacksonville State vs. Jacksonville Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - February 18
Published: Feb. 17, 2023 at 3:49 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
Saturday's contest features the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (14-11) and the Jacksonville Dolphins (10-14) clashing at Swisher Gymnasium in what is expected to be a competitive matchup, with a projected 63-61 win for Jacksonville State according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 1:00 PM ET on February 18.
The Gamecocks enter this matchup following a 68-61 win over North Florida on Thursday.
Jacksonville State vs. Jacksonville Game Info
- When: Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET
- Where: Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida
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Jacksonville State vs. Jacksonville Score Prediction
- Prediction: Jacksonville State 63, Jacksonville 61
Jacksonville State Schedule Analysis
- The Gamecocks' signature victory this season came against the Chattanooga Lady Mocs, a squad ranked outside the top 100 (No. 160) in our computer rankings. The Gamecocks brought home the 59-51 win on the road on December 29.
Jacksonville State 2022-23 Best Wins
- 68-50 over Utah Tech (No. 166) on December 20
- 75-59 at home over Samford (No. 226) on November 30
- 60-50 at home over North Alabama (No. 239) on January 28
- 59-47 over Campbell (No. 268) on December 21
- 71-60 at home over Alabama State (No. 271) on December 14
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Jacksonville State Performance Insights
- The Gamecocks are outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game, with a +169 scoring differential overall. They put up 63.1 points per game (223rd in college basketball) and allow 56.4 per outing (29th in college basketball).
- In ASUN games, Jacksonville State has averaged 1.6 fewer points (61.5) than overall (63.1) in 2022-23.
- In 2022-23 the Gamecocks are averaging 7.3 more points per game at home (66.6) than away (59.3).
- In 2022-23 Jacksonville State is allowing 4.5 fewer points per game at home (54.9) than away (59.4).
- The Gamecocks have fared worse offensively over their previous 10 games, averaging 61.3 points per contest, 1.8 fewer points their than season average of 63.1.
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4-year-old dead after finding loaded gun in car’s backseat, police say
Published: Aug. 8, 2022 at 12:38 PM EDT|Updated: 41 minutes ago
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) – A 4-year-old girl is dead after Georgia police said she found a loaded gun in the backseat of a car and accidentally shot herself.
The child’s mother, 26-year-old Kealin Lewis, has been charged with second-degree cruelty to children and remains at the DeKalb County Jail.
According to a DeKalb Police Department spokesperson, officers responded to Interstate 85 at 7:38 p.m. Sunday and found 4-year-old Kendal Lewis dead in the backseat of a car.
Investigators said it appears the child found a gun in the backseat and fired it, hitting herself.
The investigation is ongoing.
Copyright 2022 WGCL via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-08T17:21:14+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/08/08/4-year-old-dead-after-finding-loaded-gun-cars-backseat-police-say/ |
When Grissom Air Reserve Base reached out to the principals at Howard and Northwestern elementary schools about donating some books, no one imagined just how many books were coming.
Grissom, in collaboration with Toys for Tots, donated 3,000 books to each elementary school in December.
It was enough books to send each student home with two for Christmas and create whole sets for classrooms while still having some left over to be used as rewards.
“Never would we have imagined the amount of books we received, and are so incredibly grateful for their generosity,” said Jordan Nelson, Howard Elementary principal.
Pictures displayed at Northwestern’s January school board meeting showed dozens of boxes of books at each school.
“This was an amazing opportunity for our students, and we are beyond blessed,” Tiffany Myers, Northwestern Elementary principal, said in an email. | 2023-02-05T05:38:07+00:00 | kokomotribune.com | https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/northwestern-howard-elementary-schools-receive-book-donation/article_3b8a28e0-a3f8-11ed-9390-e30b7eeaa66b.html |
If you could do anything for a job, what would it be? A professional video game player? An expert sunbather? How about someone who tastes cheese for a living?
That last option is actually available right now at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The salary is $15 per hour, and you don’t need any particular “cheese-tasting” qualifications, either. According to the job listing, they are seeking someone who is “passionate about all types of foods, but especially cheese, pizza and other dairy products.”
“Once hired, we will train you to become part of a group of expert tasters capable of verbally describing their sensory experience on the basis of appearance, texture, taste and aroma attributes for research and product development purposes,” the job description reads.
You do have to show up to work, though — this isn’t about nibbling pizza on your couch. (Please, this is serious work!) The job is on-site at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Center for Dairy Research, and if you are hired, you will be responsible for trying out up to 24 cheese samples and 12 pizzas a week (not to mention other cheese-related food products). Your hours will vary, but you will need to be available for 3-hour consecutive periods and up to three sessions per week. Apply by June 21.
Just like any job, there will be performance evaluations, including a “bi-annual taste acuity rescreening and subsequent retraining when necessary to ensure consistent performance in attribute evaluation.” So, “taste acuity” is important here. Do you think you’ve got what it takes, pizza lover?
UW-MADISON IS HIRING PROFESSIONAL CHEESE EATERS pic.twitter.com/zodRq3AuLA
— M. Molly Backes (@mollybackes) June 7, 2023
Now that you know this job exists, are you wondering what other tastebud-pleasing positions are available? The fact is, there are tasters needed for all kinds of yummy foods.
According to Indeed, an ice cream taster is an “in-demand profession,” with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicting that the hiring of food scientists will increase by 6% between 2019 and 2029. That’s faster than the average for all occupations. What, you may ask, is the average yearly salary for tasting ice cream? It’s $68,970. It may be time for a career change.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | 2023-06-15T14:57:22+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/this-university-is-hiring-cheese-tasters |
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli protesters on Thursday were intensifying their opposition to a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, with plans to block Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s route to the airport ahead of an official trip overseas and as the U.S. defense secretary was visiting.
The uproar over Netanyahu’s legal overhaul has plunged Israel into one of its worst domestic crises. Beyond the protests, which have drawn tens of thousands of Israelis to the streets and recently became violent, opposition has surged from across society, with business leaders and legal officials speaking out against the dangers of the plan. The rift has not spared Israel’s military, which is seeing unprecedented opposition from within its own ranks.
Netanyahu, who took office in late December after a protracted political stalemate, and his allies say the measures aim to rein in a court that has overstepped its authority. Critics say the overhaul will upset the delicate system of checks and balances and slide Israel toward authoritarianism.
Critics also say Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, is driven by personal grievances and that he could find an escape route from the charges through the overhaul. Netanyahu denies wrongdoing, and says the legal changes have nothing to do with his trial.
Demonstrations were planned across the country as Netanyahu and his allies have pledged to press ahead with a series of bills that would strip the Supreme Court of its ability to review legislation and give coalition politicians control over judicial appointments.
Protesters planned to block highways leading to Israel’s main international airport ahead of Netanyahu’s departure to Rome for a state visit. Police, overseen by ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, have pledged to prevent the disturbances.
Israeli media reported the disruptions could force Netanyahu to change his travel plans to the airport.
The visit Thursday by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was also being affected by the protests. An Israeli official said that Austin’s meetings had been moved to a factory near the airport due to the expected disruptions. The protest movement has been centered in central Tel Aviv, near the Defense Ministry. The Israeli official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.
On Thursday morning, military reservist protesters barricaded the Jerusalem offices of the Kohelet Forum, a conservative think tank that has helped craft the overhaul, with barbed wire and sandbags, and hung a banner outside reading “Kohelet is tearing Israel apart.” | 2023-03-09T08:05:05+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/09/israel-protests-netanyahu-airport-disruption-legal-judicial-overhaul/cfcf55aa-be4e-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html |
Russian video was released showing a lancet suicide drone, costing at least $20,000, obliterating what they thought was a $13 million leopard tank, provided to Ukraine by Germany.
That video and other photos and videos posted by Ukraine, were purporting to show Russian strikes biting on similar "bait," but it can’t be independently verified. They comport with a strategy known to be employed by both sides: trick your adversary into wasting their limited supply of artillery, kamikaze drones and missiles.
And in Ukraine, where so many citizens look for ways to contribute to the war effort, they can shop and donate directly to the front lines at the "smart war" store. A man, who asked Scripps News to call him Ivan, serves as a "customer service" rep.
"This mortar is made the actual size. Of course, if you stand very close, you can see that it is wooden, but it looks like a real one from a drone," said Ivan.
Ivan showed us wooden machine guns, anti-tank rockets and mortars. The prices marked showed that an anti-tank grenade launcher, for example, can be purchased for around $80. Speedy delivery is assured, not to the customer’s home, but to a military unit on the front line.
"My task is people come and ask 'what kind of device is this?' I say this is a mock-up of an anti-tank weapon. I tell them why it is needed, how it is placed and whom it will help. Here are infantry weapons, as well as mortars and anti-tank guns," said Ivan.
Like the decoys he’s peddling, Ivan himself isn’t what he appears to be.
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SCRIPPS NEWS' JASON BELLINI: So are you a salesman?
IVAN: No, I have no financial interest. I am not a manager and I am not a salesman. I just want to help somehow. If they’d just let me go to the front now, I would.
Since 2014, he has said yes to dangerous missions, as a senior marine sergeant who fires anti-tank weaponry. At the start of the full-scale invasion last year, his unit fought to defend, but ultimately lost, the city of Mariupol. The Russians captured him. After nine months in captivity, he was released in one of the prisoner exchanges. Since then, he has been in Kyiv receiving rehabilitation — for what injuries, he won’t specify.
He says the military doesn't think he is ready. For now, this is how he contributes to the war effort.
"As a child, I vacationed with my father at sea. And on the way to the beach there was a big banner that said, 'the best rest is a change of activity.' I'm not someone who'd want to change my field of activity, even on vacation. So I've ended up here in a military establishment," said Ivan. "If I can help during these couple of months that I am in Kyiv for rehabilitation — then why not. Everything for the victory."
The decoys here are relatively small. The big guns Ukraine is using to attract Russian cruise missiles are inflatable purchased from Inflatech, a Czech company that says a fake tank can be inflated, and ready for the Russians to blow up, in 10 minutes. Among their dozens of offerings are decoy versions of HIMARS rockets.
BELLINI: If you had decoys like these a year ago in Mariupol do you think that could help you avoid getting captured?
IVAN: At the time when I was captured, there was only one way to escape capture — to die. If we had such decoys, we would have killed more Russians. Perhaps we could have held out longer. Decoys were needed.
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President Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons or to raise the age to be able to buy one from 18 to 21 and other measures to curb gun violence in the United States in an address Thursday night.
"If we can't ban assault weapons then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21," Biden said.
He also called for a ban on high-capacity magazines, background checks, red flag laws and a repeal of the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from legal liability if their weapons are used in violence.
The remarks came the day after the 233rd mass shooting in the U.S. this year took place in Tulsa, Okla., that resulted in five people dead including the shooter at Saint Francis Hospital.
This was a week after 19 students and two teachers were killed, and 17 others injured at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. And a little over two weeks after 10 people were killed and three others were injured during a racist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y.
"There are too many other schools, too many other day places that have become killing fields, battlefields here in America," Biden said Thursday evening. "The issue we face is one of consciousness and common sense. ... I want to be very clear: This is not about taking away anyone's guns. It's not about vilifying gun owners."
The president cited a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center that guns were the leading cause of death among children.
"Over the past two decades, more school-aged children have died from guns than on-duty police officers and active-duty military combined," Biden said.
He described the impact of the AR-15 rifle on the children in the Texas school shooting.
"The damage was so devastating in Uvalde that parents had to do DNA swabs to identify the remains of their children, 9- and 10-year-olds," he said.
Reaction from gun control advocates was mixed. Some groups like Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action praised the speech, while others — including Guns Down America; Manny Oliver, the father of a child killed in the Parkland shooting; and former Parkland student Cameron Kasky — criticized the president for not taking more aggressive steps to lobby Congress or change laws.
"Ok...I was expecting an executive order and all we got was an executive prayer," Oliver tweeted.
As a senator, Biden was the author of the assault-weapons ban, which was in place for a decade until 2004. But in today's political climate, the president has few realistic avenues to pursue gun control without congressional action.
Although there are nascent signs of an agreement on potential legislation, the prospect of bipartisan action on guns typically fades in the weeks after mass shootings.
"This time, it's time for the Senate to do something," Biden said, adding that 10 Republican senators need to be on board with any effort.
"The fact that a majority of Senate Republicans don't want any of these proposals even to be debated, or come up for a vote, I find unconscionable. We can't fail the American people again."
On the Senate side, a deal may be further away but a bipartisan group of senators led by John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., spent the past week attempting to reach a deal on potential legislation that would address gun violence.
On the table are state incentives to pass red flag laws, updates to school safety protocols and changes to background checks.
But it is easier said than done. GOP members have historically stood together in opposition to any law that could limit gun rights.
Separately in the Democratic-controlled House, the Judiciary Committee held a testy markup Thursday to advance a series of bills that would, among other things, raise the age for buying semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, ban high-capacity magazines and increase background check requirements — nearly all of the provisions Biden advocated for in his speech.
The full House could vote as early as next week on the package. The prospect of that measure making any headway in the Senate are close to nil.
Without congressional action, executive action is limited. Biden has signed a series of executive orders that tackle ghost guns and braces on AR-15 pistols — but such rules can be undone by a following administration.
Biden Cabinet members call for "common sense gun laws"
Members of Biden's Cabinet have spoken out in favor of congressional action to enact "common sense gun laws" in recent days.
"We, of course, hold the people of Tulsa in our hearts but we, of course, reaffirm our commitment to passing common sense gun safety laws," Vice President Harris said at the top of remarks at an event highlighting federal student loan cancellation for students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain. "No more excuses. Thoughts and prayers are important but we need Congress to act."
On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack echoed the sentiment at the start of a speech at Georgetown University.
"Added to this litany of challenges, the tragic events recently in New York and Texas, where innocent people shopping at a grocery store and children in school were gunned down because we as a nation have not yet summoned the courage to put common sense gun laws into place," Vilsack said.
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Published: Mar. 27, 2023 at 12:39 PM CDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) – President Joe Biden is hosting a White House event Monday recognizing the U.S. Small Business Administration Women’s Business Summit.
Biden is announcing new resources to support women who own small businesses, including an expansion of the Women Business Centers network, the administration said in a news release.
According to the SBA, its Office of Women’s Business Ownership and the National Women’s Business Council are holding panels, fireside chats, and “Ask an Expert” workshops as part of the multi-day summit.
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wet, miserable weather continued across huge swaths of California on Sunday as an atmospheric river that caused major flooding flowed eastward and makes way for another onslaught of rain and snow — accompanied by strong gusts — that could yet again pummel the beleaguered region as soon as Monday night.
The National Weather Service said the next torrent could exacerbate the severe flooding that overwhelmed the area in the past few days, including a levee failure that prompted widespread evacuations Saturday in farming communities near the state’s Central Coast.
The next weather system is not expected to bring as much rain, but weather officials nevertheless cautioned that “considerable flooding” could occur in lower elevations from additional rain and snowmelt that could swell creeks and streams.
“Definitely prepare for some more flooding impacts. The ground is very saturated. We’re already seeing some impacts from some light amounts even today,” National Weather Service forecaster Eleanor Dhuyvetter said Sunday.
The rain and snow is expected to extend from Central California to Oregon, as well as northern Nevada.
Of particular concern are the strong winds that are expected to accompany the approaching weather system. NWS is predicting wind gusts of up to 50 mph (81 kph) in some places — which could potentially snap tree branches and damage power lines.
Fortunately, the new storm is a fast-moving one which means it won’t have time to dump as much rain.
As much as a foot of rain fell in the Big Sur area of the state over a two-day period, according to weather data.
Authorities suggest that residents have a plan in case further evacuations orders are issued.
Across Monterey County, more than 8,500 people were evacuated Saturday, including roughly 1,700 residents — many of them Latino farmworkers — from the unincorporated community of Pajaro.
The atmospheric river, known as a “Pineapple Express” because it brought warm subtropical moisture across the Pacific from near Hawaii, was melting lower parts of the huge snowpack built in California’s mountains.
Because of the massive flooding over the early weekend, more than 50 people had to be rescued by first responders and the California National Guard. One video showed a member of the Guard helping a driver out of a car trapped by water up to their waists.
The extent of property damages was still uncertain but Luis Alejo, the chair of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, sought help from the state and federal governments.
“The need will be great! Will take months for our residents to repair homes!” he wrote in a tweet Saturday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared emergencies in 34 counties in recent weeks, and the Biden administration approved a presidential disaster declaration for some on Friday morning, a move that will bring more federal assistance. President Joe Biden spoke with Newsom on Saturday to pledge the federal government’s support in California’s response to the emergency, the White House said.
Weather-related power outages affected more than 17,000 customers in Monterey County late Saturday, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
The governor’s office said it was continuing to monitor the situation in Pajaro.
The Pajaro River separates the counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey in the area that flooded Saturday. Floodwaters that got into the region’s wells might be contaminated with chemicals, officials said, and residents were told not to drink or cook with tap water.
Officials had been working along the levee in the hopes of shoring it up when it was breached around midnight Friday into Saturday. Crews began working to fix the levee around daybreak Saturday as residents slept in evacuation centers.
This week’s storm marked the state’s 10th atmospheric river of the winter, storms that have brought enormous amounts of rain and snow to the state and helped lessen the drought conditions that had dragged on for three years. State reservoirs that had dipped to strikingly low levels are now well above the average for this time of year, prompting state officials to release water from dams to assist with flood control and make room for even more rain.
In San Francisco, an 85-foot (25.91 meter) eucalyptus tree fell onto the Trocadero Clubhouse early Saturday morning. The 1892 clubhouse, a San Francisco historical landmark, was left severely damaged, with part of the roof crushed and the inside flooded.
Funnel clouds were spotted in the Jamestown area — the heart of California’s Gold Rush — on Saturday afternoon and the weather service issued a tornado warning — later canceled — for the Sierra Nevada foothills as severe thunderstorms, hail and high winds blanketed the region.
Another set of tornado warnings were briefly issued in Fresno County, nearly 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Gold Country. Flash flooding warnings were in effect late Saturday in Tuolumne County, with roads submerged around Sonora and neighboring communities.
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Dazio reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press reporter Bobby Caina Calvan contributed from New York. | 2023-03-12T18:08:27+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/as-atmospheric-river-exits-another-awaits-to-hit-california/ |
How a drugs lord's 'cocaine hippos' got out of control in Colombia By John Otis Published May 8, 2023 at 1:57 PM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:18 A drugs lord's exotic pets got out of control in Colombia — it's the tale of the so-called "cocaine hippos." Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-05-08T22:26:51+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-05-08/how-a-drugs-lords-cocaine-hippos-got-out-of-control-in-colombia |
NAPLES, Fla. , Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG), owner of Pro Music Rights, one of the world's largest music licensing companies, is pleased to announce that a new Form 211 has been filed with FINRA to restore its proprietary quote eligibility. The company is now awaiting FINRA to process the form and is confident that it will fully restore its eligibility.
In addition, Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) is exploring a forward stock split or a stock-based dividend once FINRA has processed the new Form 211. The company is considering a 1 for 5 forward stock split to increase liquidity, tighten the bid/ask spread, and increase trading volume. It is also exploring the possibility of issuing a dividend to shareholders in the form of a new class of common stock with identical rights as the current class. Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) plans to file another Form 211 with FINRA to allow both classes of common stock to be publicly traded.
Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) has been in communication with Nasdaq's First North Growth Market in Sweden to list on the exchange. On December 15, 2022, the company's European capital markets listing advisor, DCM Asesores, had a call with Nasdaq First North Growth Market to become a certified adviser. DCM Asesores expects to undergo training to become a certified adviser by mid to late February 2023 and guide Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) through the listing process on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Nasdaq has already confirmed the reservation of the symbol NASDAQ: MUSIC for Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG)'s listing.
In other news, Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) is working with its legal counsel to collect on a judgment won against Ayujoy Herbals and expects to receive a response on an arbitration complaint filed with FINRA by Pro Music Rights and the Jake P. Noch Family Office seeking $386,574,108.25 plus interest and costs from OTC Link LLC by January 6, 2023.
About Pro Music Rights, Inc. (ProMusicRights.com)
Pro Music Rights the 5th public performance rights organization (PRO) ever formed in the United States. Its licensees include notable companies like TikTok, iHeart Media, Triller, Napster, 7Digital, Vevo, and hundreds of others. Pro Music Rights controls an estimated market share of 7.4% in the United States, representing over 2,500,000 works that feature notable artists such as A$AP Rocky, Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Young Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Lil Yachty, MoneyBaggYo, Larry June, Trae Pound, Sause Walka, Trae Tha Truth, Sosamann, Soulja Boy, Lex Luger, Lud Foe, SlowBucks, Gunplay, OG Maco, Rich The Kid, Fat Trel, Young Scooter, Nipsey Hussle, Famous Dex, Boosie Badazz, Shy Glizzy, 2 Chainz, Migos, Gucci Mane, Young Dolph, Trinidad James, Fall Out Boy, and countless others. For more information, please visit promusicrights.com.
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 650,000 pickup trucks and big SUVs in the U.S. because the windshield wipers can break and fail.
The recall covers certain F-150 pickups, and Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs from the 2020 and 2021 model years.
Also included are F-250, 350, 450 and 550 trucks from 2020 through 2022. Ford’s F-Series pickups are the top-selling vehicles in the U.S.
Ford said in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that teeth on the wipers aren’t the right height. That can cause the wiper arms to become stripped.
Dealers will replace both front windshield wiper arms.
Owners will be notified by letter starting May 23. | 2022-04-21T15:49:28+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/ford-recalls-over-650k-trucks-because-windshield-wipers-can-break/ |
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said Monday it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates.
The judge issued a scathing order Monday morning saying health officials made “calculated violations” of his order, which had told them to temporarily stop enforcing a law blocking transgender people from changing their gender on their birth certificates unless they had undergone surgery.
District Court Judge Michael Moses said Monday he would promptly consider motions for contempt based on continued violations of his April order, which he clarified in a verbal order at a hearing on Thursday. Just hours after that hearing, the Republican-run state said it would defy the order and keep in place a rule that disallowed any changes to birth certificates unless they were due to a clerical error.
On Monday afternoon, the Department of Public Health and Human Services issued a statement saying it would comply with the order, despite disagreeing with it.
During Thursday’s hearing, attorneys for the state had argued that blocking the law did not prevent the health department from promulgating new administrative rules.
The state, Moses wrote, engaged “in needless legal gymnastics to attempt to rationalize their actions and their calculated violations of the order.” He called the state’s interpretation of his earlier order “demonstrably ridiculous.”
“The department stands by its actions and analysis concerning the April 2022 preliminary injunction decision, as set forth in its rulemaking that addressed critical regulatory gaps left by the court,” said Jon Ebelt, spokesperson for the health department. The agency is considering its next steps in the litigation, the statement said.
“It’s unfortunate that it has taken two very clear court orders and many months to comply with the law,” said Alex Rate, an attorney with the ACLU of Montana. The ACLU represents the plaintiffs, two transgender people who want to change their birth certificates.
“But from the perspective of transgender Montanans who are seeking to obtain accurate identity documents, today’s announcement is certainly progress,” Rate said.
Ebelt did not respond to an email asking when the state might start processing applications. Rate did not know how many people have sought to correct their birth certificate in recent months, but he was aware of people who had contacted the court after the April injunction and up through Monday.
In April, Moses temporarily blocked a law passed by the Republican-controlled 2021 Legislature that would require transgender residents to undergo a surgical procedure and obtain a court order before being able to change the sex on their birth certificate. He said the law was unconstitutionally vague because it did not specify what kind of surgery would be required.
Rather than returning to a 2017 rule that allowed transgender residents to file an affidavit with the health department to correct the gender on their birth certificate, the state instead issued a rule saying a person’s sex could not be changed, even after having surgery.
The health department “refused to issue corrections to birth certificates for weeks in violation of the order,” Moses wrote. The state did not appeal Moses’ ruling either.
The ACLU of Montana had requested the judicial clarification due to the state’s inaction.
Moses’ order on Monday included a copy of the 2017 rules.
“If defendants requires further clarification, they are welcome to request it from the court rather than engage in activities that constitute unlawful violations of the order,” Moses wrote.
Such open defiance of a judge’s order is very unusual from a government agency, said Carl Tobias, a former University of Montana Law School professor now at the University of Richmond. When officials disagree with a ruling, the typical response is to appeal to a higher court, he said.
“Appeal is what you contemplate — not that you can nullify a judge’s orders. Otherwise, people just wouldn’t obey the law,” Tobias said Thursday. “The system can’t work that way.”′
The legal dispute comes as conservative lawmakers in numerous states including Montana have sought to restrict transgender rights, including banning transgender girls from competing in girls school sports. A different Montana judge last week determined a law passed by state lawmakers seeking to ban transgender women from participating on female collegiate sports teams was unconstitutional. | 2022-09-20T15:09:32+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/montana-to-allow-transgender-people-to-change-birth-record/ |
Trend Micro study finds many business leaders don't get the connection
DALLAS, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today released new research revealing that many business leaders don't see the link between security and data insight – despite acknowledging that effective security can accelerate digitization.
To read a full copy of the report, "Risk and Reward: Joining the dots between security and data-driven insight for sustainable growth," please visit: https://www.trendmicro.com/explore/riskrewarddatainsights
Jon Clay, VP of Threat Intelligence at Trend: "Data-driven insight is an increasingly critical foundation for the sustainable growth boards are demanding today. But unless that data is properly secured, such initiatives will be built on sand. It's time for business leaders to recognize the importance of security to their growth plans, and for CISOs to make a more compelling case for their function."
Trend Micro's interviews with global business decision makers found 61% of organizations agree there is an urgent need to diversify their revenue streams in 2023, against an uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop.
A further 68% said access to data will be fundamental to unlocking these new revenue streams, while the vast majority (91%) claimed they can achieve cost savings to some extent through better use of data.
Data analytics and similar tools can drive enhanced business agility, by helping organizations to anticipate market trends, run financial forecasting scenarios and more.
However, more than one third of business decision makers said they don't understand the connection between cybersecurity and data insights. Even more fail to join the dots between security and both generating new revenue streams (48%) and cost reduction (55%).
Also of concern is the fact that more than half of respondents claimed their organization's current security policies and processes create information silos. This could actively undermine data insight projects, and reinforces the need for more joined-up, platform-based security approaches.
Although some business leaders are still not convinced, nearly two thirds believe security policy can increase the speed of digitization.
The research also revealed evidence of maturing security posture. Nearly three quarters of IT decision maker respondents said the organization tracks and reports on cyber risk levels, with a third reporting this to the board as a business risk measurement.
A further 79% said their organization has a Cyber Improvement Program to help meet its digital transformation goals.
*Trend Micro commissioned Sapio Research to poll 2718 business decision makers in companies with 250+ employees across 25 countries.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com.
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ABERNETHY, Perth — Authorities in Western Australia on Wednesday recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck while being transported along a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) Outback highway last month in what an official said was like finding the needle in the haystack.
Officials said the capsule the size of a pea was found south of the mining town of Newman on the Great Northern Highway. It was detected by a search vehicle travelling at 70 kilometers (43 miles) per hour when specialist equipment picked up radiation emitting from the capsule.
Portable search equipment was then used to locate it 2 meters (6.5 feet) from the side of the road.
“This is an extraordinary result ... they have quite literally found the needle in the haystack,” said Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson.
Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson said the capsule did not appear to have moved and no injuries had been reported.
It contains the caesium 137 ceramic source, commonly used in radiation gauges, which emits dangerous amounts of radiation, equivalent of receiving 10 X-rays in an hour. It could cause skin burns and prolonged exposure could cause cancer.
Search crews had spent six days scouring the entire length of the highway.
The capsule measures 8 millimeters by 6 millimeters (0.31 inches by 0.24 inches), and people have been warned it could have unknowingly become lodged in their car’s tires.
A government investigation has been launched into how the capsule fell off the truck and a report will be provided to the health minister.
Defense officials were verifying the identification of the capsule, which has been placed into a lead container for safety. It will be stored in a secure location in Newman before being transported to a health facility in the city of Perth.
The capsule got lost while being transported between a desert mine site and Perth on Jan. 10. The truck transporting the capsule arrived at a Perth depot on Jan. 16. Emergency services were notified of the missing capsule on Jan. 25.
The chief executive of the mining giant Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Simon Trott, has apologized for the incident and expressed gratitude for the find.
“A pretty incredible recovery when you think of the distances involved, and also the remoteness of the terrain, and I think that really speaks to the tenacity of all those who were involved in the search,” Trott said.
“The simple fact is this device should never have been lost. We’re sorry that that has occurred and we’re sorry for the concern that that has caused within the Western Australian community,” Trott added.
Robertson said the investigation of the mishap could lead to a prosecution.
“We have the ability to prosecute under the Radiation Safety Act and we will certainly look at such prosecutions, and we’ve done that in the past,” Robertson said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a 1,000 Australian dollar ($708) fine was an inadequate maximum penalty for mishandling radioactive material.
“It shouldn’t have been lost, that’s the first thing. And second, yeah of course that figure is ridiculously low,” Albanese said.
Dawson said the state government was reviewing the penalties under the Radiation Safety Act. | 2023-02-01T10:58:15+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/radioactive-capsule-found-in-australia/507-9c255c82-acae-40e2-9853-0d583542266b |
The owners of a Days Inn in Northeast Philadelphia have agreed to pay $24 million to eight women who were forced into prostitution at the hotel.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the women were between the ages of 14 and 17 at the time. They reported the women held against their will by sex traffickers who rented rooms at the hotel for spans of days or weeks, for the purpose of forcing them into sexual acts for money.
The suit claims that the criminal activity that took place at the hotel was “open, obvious and notorious,” and that at least one staff member of the hotel was complicit in the abuse and helped to shield the activity from law enforcement. | 2023-02-03T17:53:17+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2023/02/owners-of-pa-hotel-must-pay-24-million-to-women-forced-into-prostitution-there.html |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
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Netflix plans on stopping free password sharing by end of March
(Gray News) - Netflix will reportedly end free password sharing by the end of March, according to several reports.
Fortune and Business Insider both reported the company recently shared the news in a letter to shareholders.
In the letter, Netflix said they plan on ending free password sharing within the first quarter of 2023.
According to Fortune, Netflix said that more than 100 million households are using accounts paid for by other people. Netflix said in the letter that the practice “undermines our long term ability to invest in and improve Netflix.”
Netflix has already rolled out a trial of paid sharing in some Latin American countries, including Chile and Peru, Business Insider reported. Members pay an extra $2 or $3 for member accounts made for people living outside the given household.
For those who plan on subscribing themselves to avoid paid sharing, Business Insider reported they will be able to transfer their user profiles to a new account.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-25T21:28:04+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/01/25/netflix-plans-stopping-free-password-sharing-by-end-march/ |
KINGSFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said.
Steven Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Florida, on Nov. 23, a few weeks after a profile in the Detroit Free Press described how his passion for fixing bikes had touched many people in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
“One lady said, ‘We couldn’t afford a bicycle, and your father gave my son a bicycle.’ I was really blown away at the impact that he had,” Pringle’s son, Jason Pringle, told the Free Press last week.
Someone placed a bike, painted white, at the scene of the Punta Gorda crash, a common memorial to victims of fatal collisions. There’s a message on the frame: “May the legend live on.”
Pringle was driving a pickup truck with a trailer of bikes when he drove through an intersection that was missing a stop sign due to the hurricane, the Free Press reported.
Pringle earlier this year told the newspaper that he had been in despair, eating poorly and living in a camper when he had an awakening while praying the Catholic rosary. It eventually turned into Build a Bicycle — Bicycle Therapy, a shop in Kingsford where he fixed bikes, sold new ones and gave many away.
“I’ve had people in the beginning who told me, ‘You donate too much,'” Pringle said. “But the more we donate, the more that comes back at the end of the day. I don’t need money. What am I gonna do with it, collect it and save it?” | 2022-12-13T06:42:21+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-michigan-man-dies-in-florida-while-delivering-free-bikes/ |
Biden to mark anniversary of Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to mark the 13th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Biden will give remarks from the White House on the key accomplishments of the landmark bill.
He is expected to highlight how the law has resulted in quality health care for more than 40 million Americans and lowered costs for families.
Biden will also mention steps he has taken as president to boost the legislation, including capping out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare.
The president is expected to slam House Republican proposals the White House dubbed a “five-alarm fire.”
Specifically, Biden will call out the House Freedom Caucus’ proposed budget, which he says will increase health care costs and push the biggest cut to Medicare in decades.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-23T14:22:04+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/03/23/biden-mark-anniversary-affordable-care-act/ |
(NEXSTAR) – After “voluntarily” stepping away from some of his responsibilities last month, Vince McMahon has announced his retirement from the WWE.
“As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as Chairman and CEO of WWE,” McMahon wrote in a statement published by the WWE. “Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you, and always entertain you. I would like to thank my family for mightily contributing to our success, and I would also like to thank all of our past and present Superstars and employees for their dedication and passion for our brand.”
McMahon also thanked fans who continue to support the WWE by “allowing us into your homes every week.”
“I hold the deepest appreciation and admiration for our generations of fans all over the world who have liked, currently like, and sometimes even love our form of Sports Entertainment.”
McMahon’s announcement comes just over a month after the WWE’s board of directors announced an investigation into both McMahon and John Laurinaitis, WWE’s head of talent relations, amid allegations that McMahon agreed to pay over $12 million to former employees with whom he had affairs, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Laurinaitis was also named in one of the allegations, according to an email from someone claiming to be a friend of one of the women, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing documentation and sources “familiar with the board inquiry.”
Amid the probe, McMahon stepped back from his duties as chairman and CEO, according to a press release issued in June. His daughter Stephanie McMahon was announced as the interim CEO and chairwoman.
Stephanie McMahon remains chairperson and co-CEO, according to Vince McMahon’s most recent statements. Stephanie McMahon will share CEO duties with WWE President Nick Khan, McMahon said.
“As the majority shareholder, I will continue to support WWE in any way I can,” McMahon continued. “My personal thanks to our community and business partners, shareholders, and Board of Directors for their guidance and support through the years. Then. Now. Forever. Together.” | 2022-07-22T21:36:22+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/vince-mcmahon-retires-from-wwe-amid-misconduct-allegations/ |
Teen among 4 killed in Florida murder-suicide
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (WKMG) - Four people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Florida on Tuesday and among the dead is a 15-year-old boy who called 911 saying he had been shot.
Casselberry Chief of Police Larry Krantz says his officers were first called to the teen’s apartment in the Carrington Park Community last Thursday, just five days before a man killed his wife, mother-in-law and stepson.
“We don’t see a history of violence involving these individuals. So, through the investigative efforts thus far, we’re trying to determine why? What led to this particular incident occurring?” Krantz said.
Brittany Young lives in a unit nearby.
“It was just a whole bunch of police cars coming nonstop. They had their guns drawn and they were banging down the door. I mean, it was just like something out of a movie,” Young said.
Another neighbor says she heard the gunshots and the community is heartbroken after learning about the tragedy.
“It is disturbing. My heart goes out to the families,” neighbor David McIntosh said.
While police say there was no history of violence between the victims and suspect, they were told about two unreported incidents of possible domestic violence by witnesses.
Copyright 2022 WKMG via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-15T13:45:22+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/06/15/teen-among-4-killed-florida-murder-suicide/ |
Our drought levels are not too much different from what we saw last week across our area. We are generally on the low side for drought across our area. However, greater amounts of drought are found in New England and many portions of the Western United States.
High pressure has continued to dominate today, basically as we have seen our weather across our area over the last several days. We will continue to see the dominance of high pressure for the next several days across our area. This basically means more of the same is in store for our area as we go through the next several days. Basically, we will be seeing mostly clear skies as the rule across our area over the next several days.
We will see most of the overnight low temperatures stay in the 60s to near 70 degrees. While most of our daytime high temperatures will stay in the upper 80s to lower to middle 90s across the area.
We will see nothing as a threat from the tranquil conditions in our area tropics. Albeit, Fiona is churning away well to the east of our area for the next several days. We will see what happens with Fiona down the line.
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DENVER (KDVR) — Millions are preparing to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday but travel experts recommend making reservations early for end-of-the-year holidays.
AAA of Colorado told FOX31 that with consumer confidence now at 85%, more people are expected to travel before 2023 compared to the 2021 travel season.
Spokesperson Skyler McKinley told the Problem Solvers that booking prices will increase toward the end of October.
“If you look at the trends, prices always increase after Oct. 20 into Thanksgiving and into the year-end holidays,” he said.
International travel is expected to increase among many who waited for several countries to lift pandemic-related restrictions.
“Folks are going into Europe where the dollar is really strong against the Euro, they are flooding into Japan which has removed most if not all of their COVID restrictions,” McKinley said.
The soaring demand for all types of travel comes amid a decrease in many pandemic-related deals designed to bolster travel during a lag in 2021.
Issac, who frequently travels to Africa told FOX31 that when it comes to airfare deals “some are out there, but not like before.
Mckinley says one rule of thumb applies to those looking for bargains this season, book early.
Plan your trip well in advance, check travel websites for combination deals and set alerts for low fares.
While train travel within Colorado is becoming more popular, McKinley said road trips will remain the top choice for the Thanksgiving holiday. | 2022-10-17T04:38:03+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/travel-experts-say-to-book-holiday-travel-earlier-this-year/ |
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Authorities are investigating after a small rope in the shape of a noose was found in a tree earlier this week at Newtown Elementary in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
“I am horrified by what can only be seen as a racially motivated act and can assure our community that VBCPS does not tolerate acts of hate of any kind,” said Virginia Beach Superintendent Aaron Spence in a message to the school community. “We will fully support and cooperate with our law enforcement partners to ensure this matter is thoroughly investigated.”
A school district spokesperson says the rope was found on Tuesday by a staff member.
The district’s Office of Security and Emergency Management is also investigating the matter in addition to police, who have increased patrols at the school.
“The safety and security, both physically and emotionally, of our students and staff is our top priority and VBCPS does not tolerate acts of hate of any kind,” a statement sent to Newtown families reads. “Counselors are available for students and staff who are in need of support.”
The district asks anyone who might have information on the case to contact the Virginia Beach Police Department. | 2023-06-11T00:01:49+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/rope-resembling-noose-found-at-virginia-elementary-school/ |
- Turkey's revenue from overseas defense exports rose by 42% between 2020 and 2021, with foreign contracts making up as much as 90% of revenue for some companies.
- The powerful Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2 drone has won fame for its role in helping Ukrainian forces devastate Russia's initial offensive.
- The industry transformation has its roots in the early 2000s, when Ankara outlined a strategy to build a modern and self-sustained defense sector.
In the early weeks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a music video surfaced online.
It featured clips of missile launchers and Russian tanks in a drone's crosshairs, as deep-voiced men sang the words in Ukrainian: "The occupiers came to us in Ukraine, with brand new uniforms and military vehicles, but their inventory melted into steel … Bayraktar!"
The last word drops as an explosion is seen obliterating a Russian target.
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The video quickly went viral, the song written as an homage to the powerful Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2 drone that helped Ukrainian forces devastate Russia's initial offensive. The now-famous drone is produced by Istanbul-headquartered defense company Baykar Makina – whose chief technology officer happens to be Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law.
Drones aren't the only thing elevating Turkey's status as a growing player in the global defense industry. The sheer number of international deals the country's defense firms have made in the last few years reveals rapidly rising demand, major R&D investment and a growing source of leverage for Turkey's foreign relations.
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In 2022, Turkey hit a record $4.4 billion in arms exports – a figure larger than some European countries' annual defense budgets. After exceeding its export target for the year, Turkey's government aims to bring that figure to $6 billion in 2023. Turnover for the country's defense industry as a whole last year was $10 billion, according to Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries.
Revenue from overseas defense exports rose by 42% between 2020 and 2021, with foreign contracts making up as much as 90% of revenue for some Turkish companies — like Baykar, the Atlantic Council reported in December. Turkey is home to some 2,000 companies in the sector.
The transformation has its roots in the early 2000s, when Ankara outlined a strategy to build a modern and self-sustained defense sector and encourage domestic investment. Erdogan's two-decade long project, which continues to see strong state investment in local firms, is paying off as arms sales bolster Turkish influence abroad.
And while Turkey's military manufacturing footprint is still small compared to major players like the U.S., Russia, and China, it's won outsized attention for the performance of its weapons like the Bayraktar drone, which has been used in Libya, Syria, and the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict in addition to Ukraine.
Keeping up foreign relations
Sales of weapons and technologies, especially drones, "have helped [Turkey] improve ties" internationally, the Atlantic Council wrote, in particular with "states such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan, and even establish new ties with various other countries such as Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia."
The sales bolster Turkey's clout in the Gulf states and Europe, too. At IDEX, the Middle East's largest arms fair held in February in Abu Dhabi, Turkey's presence was impossible to miss. Enormous Turkish-branded pavilions showcased everything from armored trucks and drones to assault rifles, tactical gear and laser-guided missiles.
"There is significant international demand from the Middle East, from Asia, from Europe. Also with the war in Ukraine, Turkiye is trying to do our best in supporting with equipment, including with UAVs and land platforms," Alper Öziblen, chairman of Turkish defense company Pavo Group, told CNBC at IDEX.
"This shows us that Turkish products have been mature enough to use in the battlefields," he said. "Our clients, our partners are very happy."
Öziblen and other Turkish executives CNBC spoke to all confirmed they had ongoing or planned partnerships and deals with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and other oil-rich Gulf states. Many of those countries are investing heavily in growing their own defense sectors — and some, like the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have provided substantial financial support to Turkey or pledged billions of dollars in trade and investment.
Öziblen highlighted the expertise of his and other Turkish companies in areas like cryptography, essential for secure communications on the battlefield, as well as electronic subsystems for drones and land platforms.
"Information technology is a major part of the defense domain, and we are positioning ourselves in that domain," he said. And the investment shows in the numbers: research and development in Turkey's defense sector "recently increased by 30 percent," the Atlantic Council's report wrote.
Supplying NATO, Ukraine and beyond
As NATO allies race to supply Ukraine with arms to combat Russia, many of those allies – particularly in Europe – are running severely low on their own weapons stocks. Turkish defense manufacturers say they are booked for the next several years with orders to help replenish NATO stockpiles.
Those firms also have high demand from Turkey's military alone — it is, after all, the second-largest military in NATO after the United States.
"The Ukraine-Russian war has created a huge demand, even the countries that are not participating in the war are stockpiling. We are already doubling our manufacturing capacity just to meet demand [from NATO countries]," Emin Öner, chairman of the board of Turkish defense firm Assan Group, told CNBC.
"All the manufacturers are booked for at least five more years," Öner said. He said that his company was fully booked with orders for the next few years, with shifts running round the clock — despite that fact that Assan does not currently make products for Ukraine. It would do so if the Turkish government requested it, he said.
Not all of Turkey's defense firms supply arms to Ukraine. Among those that do, some, like Baykar, do not comment publicly about it. Turkey's government is playing a careful balancing act between Ukraine and Russia to act as a mediator between the two, and has maintained relations with Moscow, offering a new home for many Russians fleeing sanctions.
For Pavo Group's Öziblen, however, his company's provision of defense equipment to Ukraine is a point of pride.
"If [Ukraine] needs some know-how, knowledge, for specific systems, we are transferring it to them free of charge," he said.
"It's a kind of responsibility," Öziblen added. "It's more than business for us, actually. Ukraine matters more than business." | 2023-03-28T07:56:59+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/killer-drones-and-multi-billion-dollar-deals-turkeys-rapidly-growing-defense-industry-is-boosting-its-global-clout/3105447/ |
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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Tijuana residents are being warned about what’s being described as a “mega cut” in water service at the end of this month.
The city’s water department, known as the State Public Service Commission in Tijuana (CESPT), says about 625 colonias, about half the city of Tijuana, will be without service for anywhere from 30 to 36 hours not counting another 30 hours to “air out” the lines and restore sufficient water flow.
The beach community of Rosarito will not be affected, said Víctor Daniel Amador Barragán, CESPT director.
“Our intention is that everything will turn out fine just like all the other jobs we’ve done up to this point,” he said. “This will happen at the end of this month before we reach the summer months of July, August and September when the hot weather complicates things.”
According to CESPT, one of the major aqueducts in the city needs to be repaired.
“It has a leak and it’s losing 1.5 liters of water per second,” said Amador. “It’s complicated and requires major work using difficult techniques, we’re already looking at the process — in a few weeks we’ll define a work schedule and a timeline for citizens to be aware of.”
He said their goal is to minimize the impact on residents.
“We’re already doing a lot of the preliminary work so when the day comes we just work on installing the pipes and not have to do anything else, we’ll give everyone at least a week’s notice.”
Tijuana residents have gone through this before. There have been other major water outages including one in January and another during April and May when many residents and migrant shelters complained they were without water for weeks at a time. | 2023-06-10T01:05:08+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/border-report/tijuana-residents-warned-about-upcoming-mega-cut-in-water-service/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Jay Leno is recovering from broken bones sustained during a motorcycle accident just two months after he was injured in a fire at his Los Angeles garage.
The comedian told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the fire, which left him with serious burns on his upper body and part of his face, was only the first accident.
“That was the first accident. OK? Then just last week, I got knocked off my motorcycle,” Leno told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Thursday. “So I’ve got a broken collarbone. I’ve got two broken ribs. I’ve got two cracked kneecaps.”
The Review-Journal said the motorcycle mishap occurred on Jan. 17 while Leno was testing out a bike from the 1940s. He said he was pulled off the bike by a wire strung across the parking lot.
“So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late. It just clothesline me and, boom, knocked me off the bike,” Leno told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “The bike kept going, and you know how that works out.”
Leno said he didn’t publicize the accident due to the coverage of the fire last November.
“You know, after getting burned up, you get that one for free,” Leno told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “After that, you’re Harrison Ford, crashing airplanes. You just want to keep your head down (laughs).”
Despite burns and broken bones, Leno is preparing to return to the Las Vegas strip in March. | 2023-01-27T13:36:39+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/jay-leno-suffers-broken-bones-in-motorcycle-accident-months-after-garage-fire-report/ |
The White House will host a star-studded concert featuring Black artists next week as part of Juneteenth and Black Music Month celebrations.
Musicians and actors like Jennifer Hudson, Audra McDonald, Ledisi and Cliff “Method Man” Smith will join President Biden and first lady Jill Biden next Tuesday on the South Lawn to mark the 158th anniversary of the end of slavery in America.
Historically Black colleges and universities will also be present for the concert. Fisk Jubilee Singers, Hampton University Concert Choir, Morgan State University Marching Band and Tennessee State University Marching Band will perform. The historical African American dance style of stepping will also be represented by Step Afrika!, the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping.
Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021, the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. Tuesday’s event will be the first Juneteenth concert celebrated at the White House.
On May 31 this year, Biden recognized June as Black Music Month as a way to “pay homage to legends of American music, who have composed the soundtrack of American life.”
“Much of Black music is rooted in African rhythms, coupled with the experience of slavery and struggle in America,” Biden said. “Barred from expressing themselves in their native tongues, enslaved people developed a language to articulate their hopes, dreams, sense of loss, and tenacity to overcome the harrowing nature of their lives. They used music to strategically and creatively voice their most deeply held feelings.”
“Today, the creative ways that Black music tells stories of trial and triumph in American life continue to move us all to understand the common struggles of humanity. Spirituals, gospel, the blues, R&B, rock and roll, jazz, pop, rap, hip-hop, and more have molded American culture and given rise to new American art forms emulated around the globe.”
Other performers for Tuesday’s event include Broadway Inspirational Voices, Colman Domingo, Maverick City Music, Nicco Annan, Patina Miller and “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. | 2023-06-07T23:07:07+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/hill-politics/biden-first-lady-to-host-juneteenth-concert-at-white-house/ |
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Steven Stamkos watched the Colorado Avalanche the past few years and figured he and the Tampa Bay Lightning would see them in the Stanley Cup Final before this.
The Lightning are back, looking for the NHL’s first three-peat in almost 40 years, and the Colorado core led by Nathan MacKinnon is finally playing for the Cup following a series of crushing playoff disappointments. A potentially epic best-of-seven series between the two-time defending champions and hockey’s best in the West begins with Game 1 Wednesday in Denver.
Stamkos called the Avalanche “probably the best team in the league” and knows the Lightning will have their hands full slowing down the offensive juggernaut that leads the postseason in scoring.
“There’s no secret that they have some electric players,” Stamkos said Saturday night after Tampa Bay closed out the New York Rangers in six games in the Eastern Conference final. “Now they’ve broken through. They just have an unbelievable mix of veteran presence, star power, grinders, a goalie. A huge challenge for us.”
It’s perhaps the biggest challenge yet for the Lightning since this unprecedented run of playoff success in the salary cap era began two years ago. Tampa Bay isn’t just the first team to go to the final three consecutive years since the cap was put into place in 2005, but the first in league history since Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers from 1983-85.
The Lightning are looking to become the first to three-peat since the New York Islanders won the Cup four times in a row from 1980-83.
“There’s still some games to be played and we’re still not at the end of our goal, but in saying that, this group is pretty amazing,” said Stamkos, who scored twice in the clinching 2-1 victory against the Rangers. “We’re going to the finals again, and we have a chance to do something really special.”
This is Tampa Bay’s fourth trip to the final since 2015. Stamkos, top defenseman Victor Hedman, wingers Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Alex Killorn, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and coach Jon Cooper have been around for all of it, from the loss to Chicago seven years ago to two East final exits, an embarrassing first-round sweep after the best regular season in league history and the back -to- back championships.
MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and the Avalanche have until this point only experienced the playoff low, bowing out in the first or second round each of the past four years while the Lightning were making long runs.
“That’s what every team is trying to (do) is not just to get there but stay there and be relevant every season,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “They’re in all the conversations as one of the best teams in the league and then go out and prove that they are one.”
The Avalanche aren’t there yet, but they’ve come a long way in the decade-plus since veteran defenseman Erik Johnson arrived at the start of a seven-year run with just one playoff appearance.
“There’s been a lot of ups and downs,” Johnson said. “We’ve been knocking on the door here the last couple years. Some injuries and things that happened along the way, you never know if that opportunity’s going to come.”
That opportunity sometimes passes hockey’s best players by. San Jose’s Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, the Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist and many others only reached the final once.
According to six-time champion Mark Messier, the key to winning is trust among teammates.
“Trust is everything,” said Messier, now an ESPN analyst. “You’ve got to be able to trust everybody that’s going on the ice to make the right decisions, and that’s the beauty of playoff hockey because nobody can win alone. Everybody needs the person sitting next to you to be their best, and you’ve got to be confident that they’re putting in the work and the detail in order to be the best they can be.”
That trust has developed for Bednar’s Avalanche over his past six years behind the bench. It is well-established for the Lightning, to the point Stamkos brought it up unprompted Saturday night and sounded just like Messier.
“Trust, that’s the word,” Tampa Bay’s longtime captain said. “We trust every guy that goes over that boards to do his job. Whether you score a goal or not, it’s the little things that you do. It’s the defending, it’s the blocked shots, it’s the sacrifice, it’s not complaining about your role. It’s just going out and just playing as hard as you can for the next guy that sits beside you in that locker room.”
Only the Avalanche, looking for the organization’s first championship since 2001, stand in the way of the Lightning hoisting the Cup a third consecutive time.
“We don’t know what’s going to happen here in the next 10 to 14 days, but we know we’re going to give it our all,” Stamkos said. “It’s gotten us this far again, and it’s just a special group and a treat to be a part of.”
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AP Sports Writers Arnie Stapleton in Denver and Fred Goodall in Tampa, Florida, contributed.
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NEW YORK, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council, America's leader in using the power of communications to drive social impact at scale, elected 19 new members to its Board of Directors during its spring meeting held yesterday in Washington, DC. The non-profit organization's Board is chaired by Jacki Kelley, CEO, dentsu Americas, and Chief Global Client Officer, dentsu. Vice Chairs include Tara Walpert Levy, VP, Americas, YouTube, and Diego Scotti, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Verizon.
The Ad Council's Board of Directors is comprised of an esteemed group of senior marketing, media and business executives whose talent, insights and financial support ensure that the Ad Council's campaigns are effective and impactful. Focused on some of the most pressing issues facing the country, the Ad Council's Board of Directors is now working closely with the organization's leadership to spearhead the communications industry's efforts to address gun violence, mental health, the drug overdose epidemic, and racial justice.
New members of the Ad Council Board of Directors include:
- Josephine Bertrams, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Heineken USA
- Adam Gerhart, Global CEO, Mindshare
- Jeremi Gorman, President of Worldwide Advertising, Netflix
- Tammy Henault, CMO, National Basketball Association
- Lisa Ryan Howard, EVP, Global Chief Revenue Officer, Hearst Magazines
- Zach Kitschke, CMO, Canva
- Seth Matlins, Managing Director, CMO Network, Forbes
- Shakir Moin, CMO, NA, The Coca-Cola Company
- Catherine Newman, EVP, Marketing, WWE
- Chris Rogers, Chief Business Officer, Instacart
- Tiffany Rolfe, Global Chair, Global Chief Creative Officer, R/GA
- Jessica Sibley, CEO, TIME
- Ramon Soto, SVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Northwell Health
- Dara Treseder, CMO, Autodesk
- Gayle Troberman, CMO, iHeartMedia
- Aaron Walton, CEO/Founder, Walton Isaacson
- Tiffany Xingyu Wang, Chief Marketing & Trust Officer, OpenWeb
- Clifford Young, President, U.S. Public Affairs, Ipsos
- Andrea Zaretsky, CMO, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
"Our Board is instrumental in empowering the Ad Council to drive measurable impact on our country's most pressing issues," said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council. "Whether they are lending their individual expertise, providing the unparalleled support of their organizations or motivating the communications industry at large to create meaningful purpose-driven work, I am ecstatic to welcome these incredible leaders and collaborate with them to create lasting positive change."
The Ad Council also added four new members to its Leadership Council, which consists of some of the best leaders and innovators in media, tech, marketing, and advertising. Leadership Council members leverage their companies' reach and resources to activate campaigns and share key learnings, insights, and capabilities in support of the Ad Council's work to address the country's most critical social issues.
New members of the Ad Council Leadership Council include:
- Missy Foristall, Global COO + Americas CEO, DEPT
- Greg Kahn, CEO, Emerging Tech Exchange & GK Digital Ventures
- Lynn Teo, CMO, Northwestern Mutual
- Heawon (Won) Yoo, CMO, Lightbox
A complete list of the Ad Council Board of Directors and Leadership Council is available on the organization's website.
THE AD COUNCIL
The Ad Council convenes creative storytellers to educate, unite and uplift audiences by opening hearts, inspiring action and accelerating change around the most pressing issues in America. Since the non-profit's founding, the organization and its partners in advertising, media, marketing and tech have been behind some of the country's most iconic and impactful campaigns – Smokey Bear, A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Love Has No Labels, Tear the Paper Ceiling and many more. With a current focus on mental health, racial justice, gun violence and other critical issues, the Ad Council's national campaigns encompass advertising and media content, ground game and community efforts, trusted messenger and influencer engagement, among other innovative strategies to move the needle on the most important issues of the day.
To learn more or get involved, visit AdCouncil.org join the Ad Council's communities on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter, and view campaign creative on YouTube.
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Work includes trimming along more than 400 miles of high-voltage power lines
FAIRMONT, W.Va., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is using helicopters equipped with aerial saws to trim trees and maintain electrical clearances along 23 difficult-to-access transmission line corridors in West Virginia. The work began in late May and is expected to conclude by September.
This novel and highly efficient method of tree trimming helps Mon Power maintain proper clearances around high-voltage transmission lines and electrical equipment, which can reduce the frequency and duration of tree-related power outages, especially those associated with severe weather.
"Our high-voltage transmission lines are vital to our system, and proactive trimming near this important electrical equipment will help to reduce service interruptions and keep power flowing to our customers," said Jim Myers, president of FirstEnergy's West Virginia operations.
The helicopters trimming trees along the transmission lines are MD 500s owned and operated by Aerial Solutions. Work will be conducted only as weather conditions permit. The aerial saws will trim trees along 445 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in Braxton, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Greenbrier, Hancock, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur and Wood counties.
Suspended on an adjustable 90-foot boom beneath a helicopter and equipped with multiple 24-inch rotary blades, the aerial saw is typically deployed along transmission lines in areas that are environmentally sensitive or inaccessible to bucket trucks and other vehicles. This fast, safe and efficient method of trimming typically covers more area in a day than a ground crew might complete in a week. The saw also eliminates the risk of injury to workers using bucket trucks or climbing trees to cut limbs near high voltage equipment.
The saw cleanly cuts tree limbs 8 to 10 inches in diameter, which fall straight to the ground propelled by air blasts from the helicopter rotors. Ground crews move limbs that have fallen onto roadways, yards, agricultural fields or in streams into adjacent wooded areas. The ground crew will also flag and stop motorists along roads if the saw is working nearby.
The helicopter flies above and alongside transmission lines and may circle around to perform additional trimming. The pilot communicates with local airport personnel whenever the helicopter is operating within their air space.
Mon Power will clear vegetation along approximately 5,700 miles of distribution and transmission power lines in its West Virginia service area this year as part of its vegetation management program.
Trimming trees around power lines is critical to providing reliable electric service for Mon Power customers. In the company's 34-county service territory, total customer outage minutes, including during major storm events, have dropped by more than 40% since the first full year of its existing tree-trimming program in 2015.
Mon Power serves about 395,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at www.mon-power.com, on Twitter @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Action photos of the aerial saw are available for download on Flickr. A video explaining FirstEnergy's vegetation management techniques can also be found on YouTube.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo supermarket where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman is set to reopen its doors to the public Friday, two months after the racist attack.
A moment of silence and prayer will be held Thursday at Tops Friendly Market to honor the victims, employees and community impacted by the May 14 mass shooting, with a ceremonial reopening of the overhauled store before customers return Friday, the company said.
Ten Black people were killed when a then-18-year-old gunman wearing body armor and carrying a semi-automatic rifle opened fire on weekend shoppers and employees. Three people were wounded in the massacre.
Investigators say the shooter was motivated by white supremacist beliefs and researched the demographics of the predominantly Black neighborhood where the market is located with the intent of killing as many Black people as possible. He drove for more than three hours from his home in Conklin, New York, to carry out the attack, authorities said.
The decision to reopen, rather than relocate, the store has been met with mixed emotions in the East Buffalo neighborhood that, beset by high poverty, fought for years to get a grocery store. Since opening in 2003,the Tops location remains the only supermarket in the immediate area. Its closure in the wake of the shooting forced many residents to take buses to other locations or rely on stopgap measures like neighborhood giveaways to access fresh food.
“We must go on,” said Tops employee Rosalie Bishop, who has worked at the store for 12 years. She wants the store open again — and never for a moment considered not returning to work with colleagues who she considers family.
“The store is there for a reason. The store is still there for a reason,” said Bishop, 58, who was on her way to work when the shooting happened and said she’s still processing her near miss. “The people will come back. They might not come today or tomorrow, but they will come back.”
Other neighbors say reopening isn’t the best path forward.
Suggestions to local media and on social networks include turning the site into a park or recreational center that would bring the community together, or having several supermarkets that are more dispersed throughout Buffalo’s East Side.
Some simply can’t imagine entering a store where such terrible events took place.
The shooter, Payton Gendron, was arrested just outside the store’s front entrance. He is charged with numerous counts, including federal hate crime charges punishable by the death penalty, and has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges.
Authorities say the gunman was motivated by white supremacist beliefs, including a baseless conspiracy theory about a plot to diminish the influence of white people. He chronicled his plans for months in an online diary, authorities said, and livestreamed the attack via a helmet camera.
Mayor Byron Brown said he was apprehensive while first touring the remodeled store but believes the overhaul will be helpful to customers.
“I realize that not everyone will feel comfortable returning to the store,” he said in a statement, adding that he is encouraging other retailers to serve the area.
“None of us will ever forget the cruel, racist attack,” Brown said. The reopening is a step toward healing, he said.
Bishop already has returned to the store to help prepare. Her first day went smoothly, but a security drill with flashing lights on the second day sent her home, shaken, mid-shift. Still, she said she is not afraid for her safety.
“I just want peace. I just want peace,” Bishop said. “It’ll never go back to the way it was. We’re not looking for the way it was. But peace.” | 2022-07-14T12:40:42+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/buffalo-supermarket-to-reopen-2-months-after-mass-shooting/ |
Tampa General is recognized as a national leader and the only hospital in the Tampa Bay region recognized for clinical excellence and leadership.
TAMPA, Fla., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has been named one of the greatest hospitals in the U.S., according to the 2023 Becker's Hospital Review "Great Hospitals in America" list.
Tampa General is one of 86 hospitals nationwide, one of only two hospitals in Florida and the only hospital in the Tampa Bay region to receive recognition on Becker's list.
"As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we are keenly focused on leveraging brilliant minds and harnessing resources to ignite and spur discovery, develop next-generation therapeutics and life-saving treatments, improve patient outcomes, expand world-class care and advance 21st-century medical education," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. "This recognition is a testament to the meaningful progress we have made to drive innovation in care delivery, leading-edge research, and academic training."
According to Becker's, Tampa General's inclusion on the list underscores the academic health system's commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, innovation efforts, research, education, and patient satisfaction. Hospitals on the list are leaders who contribute to breakthroughs and discoveries that impact the future of medicine, benefitting both the communities they serve and the health care field as a whole.
Examples of Tampa General's commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, patient safety, research, education and patient satisfaction include:
- Clinical Excellence: As a not-for-profit academic health system and one of the largest hospitals in the U.S., Tampa General is consistently recognized for world-class care and is ranked the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-23 and is nationally ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation in seven specialties. Additionally, Tampa General was ranked as "high performing," or among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation, in five more specialties along with 11 procedures and conditions.
- Innovation: Tampa General leadership is consistently seeking out advances through technology and new approaches which can be seen in:
- Patient Safety: Earlier this year, Tampa General received two coveted qualifications in its journey to becoming fully accredited as a High Reliability organization, which recognizes adherence to international safety and risk management best practice standards.
- Research and Education: In affiliation with USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the next generation of physicians and medical trailblazers are furthering their education at Tampa General, with more than 700 residents assigned for training and research roles in specialty areas. In 2022, Tampa General and USF Health opened the TGH|USF Health Precision Medicine Biorepository to drive leading-edge scientific collaboration and research. The biorepository is similar to a high-tech library where researchers, physicians and scientists can access donated samples and correlating data with patient permission for scientific study.
- Patient Satisfaction: Enhancing patient satisfaction means augmenting the academic health system's delivery of world-class care and scientific advances while making essential health care services more convenient and accessible for patients. To accomplish this, Tampa General is implementing a $550 million, five-year master facility plan. Since being announced in September 2021, the largest expansion in the hospital's history, has opened or will begin construction soon on:
Inclusion on the Becker's "Great Hospitals in America" list is the latest among several high-profile recognitions for Tampa General Hospital, including:
- Newsweek "Best Cancer Hospitals 2023" — June 2023
- Newsweek "World's Best Hospitals 2023" — March 2023
- Newsweek "Best Maternity Hospitals 2023" – May 2023
- Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals — July 2022
To view the Becker's "Great Hospitals in America" list, click here.
ABOUT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic health system, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic health system's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net community benefit worth more than $224.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Three U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have been wounded after exchanging gunfire with people “on board a suspected smuggling vessel” off the coast of Puerto Rico, officials said Thursday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the agents suffered various gunshot wounds during the incident that happened around 8 a.m. Thursday. It happened about 144 miles off the coast of Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico.
The agency said the agents were being airlifted to the Puerto Rico Trauma Center and an investigation is underway.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the officers worked for the agency’s Air and Marine Operations unit. He said at a congressional hearing he had been briefed on the “tragic loss of one of our front-line personnel” and said “several others were gravely wounded.”
“These are brave members of our air and marine operations within U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” Mayorkas told a Senate panel Thursday in disclosing the shooting. “So the difficulty of this job cannot be compared to the difficulty that our frontline personnel face every day. Their bravery and selfless service should be recognized.”
Air and Marine Operations employs about 1,650 people and is one of the smaller units of CBP, the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. It uses aircraft and sea assets to stop the illegal movement of people, drugs and other goods.
The unit detected 218 “conventional aircraft incursions” on U.S. soil in the 2021 fiscal year, seized 1.1 million pounds of narcotics, $73.1 million in illicit currency, made more than 122,000 arrests and recued 518 people, according to CBP. | 2022-11-17T18:32:47+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/3-us-customs-agents-shot-wounded-off-coast-of-puerto-rico/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
BOSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC (Nasdaq: PTC) today announced that management will participate in the following conference.
What: Citi's 2022 Global Technology Conference
When: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 at 12:15pm ET
To view the webcast and replay please use the link below.
Webcast: https://investor.ptc.com/events-and-presentations/events-calendar/default.aspx
Please note that statements made at the conference are as of the date of the conference and PTC does not assume any obligation to update any statements made live or the archived call. Matters discussed may include forward-looking statements about PTC's anticipated financial and operating results and growth, future financial and operating targets and expectations, as well as about the development of products and markets, all of which are based on current plans and assumptions. Actual results in future periods may differ materially from current expectations due to many risks and uncertainties, including those described from time to time in reports filed by PTC with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including PTC's most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has asked a federal judge to allow her to remain free through the Memorial Day weekend before surrendering to authorities on May 30 to begin her more than 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in a blood-testing scam.
Holmes' lawyers submitted the proposed reporting date in a filing Wednesday. It came after a federal appeals court late Tuesday rejected her bid to remain out of prison while she attempts to overturn her January 2022 conviction on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy.
The punishment also includes a $452 million restitution bill that U.S. District Judge Edward Davila lumped Holmes with in a separate ruling issued late Tuesday.
The brief document asked Davila to approve the May 30 prison reporting time to give Holmes two weeks to sort out several issues, including child care for her 1-year-old son William and 3-month-old daughter Invicta. Holmes had originally been ordered to begin her prison sentence on April 27, but won a reprieve with a last-minute legal maneuver that gave her more time with her children.
Holmes, 39, became pregnant with William shortly before the start of her high-profile trial in September 2021 and became pregnant with Invicta shortly after she was convicted of crimes that could have resulted in a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
The father of both children is William "Billy" Evans, whom she met after breaking up with her former romantic and business partner, Ramesh "Sunny," Balwani, who began serving a nearly 13-year prison sentence last month in Southern California. Balwani, 57, was convicted for 12 felony counts of fraud and conspiracy committed while he was Theranos' chief operating officer and living with Holmes.
In Wednesday’s filing, Holmes' lawyers didn't disclose the location of the prison that she has been assigned to serve her sentence. But they noted she has to prepare to travel outside of California, where she has been living in the San Diego area while free on bail. Davila has recommended that Holmes be imprisoned in Bryan, Texas.
When Holmes is finally incarcerated, it will bring down the curtain on a saga that cast a bright light on a dark chapter in Silicon Valley that brought her fame and fortune before her scandalous downfall.
After dropping out of Stanford University in 2003 to found Theranos while still a teenager, Holmes promised to revolutionize healthcare with a technology that she promised would be able to scan for hundreds of diseases and other potential problems with just a few drops of blood. The idea helped her raising nearly $1 billion from sophisticated investors that included Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who is owed $125 million under the restitution order.
But Theranos' blood tests never came close to working the way Holmes had boasted with the support of Balwani, resulting in the company's collapse and a tale that has been the subject of a book, “Bad Blood,” an HBO documentary, “The Inventor," and a Hulu mini-series, ”The Dropout," which won Amanda Seyfried an Emmy in the starring role. | 2023-05-17T18:31:03+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/elizabeth-holmes-requests-may-30-as-new-date-to-report-to-prison-after-losing-her-bid-to-remain-free/55G3PNP3WBGSND6NGGAH5WDB5E/ |
The Biden administration authorized another $325 million in security assistance for Ukraine as it pushes back against the Russian invasion.
This is the first major authorization of military equipment since Ukraine began its counteroffensive.
The allotment includes munitions for surface-to-air missile systems, infantry vehicles, javelin anti-armor systems and over 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades.
"The United States will continue to work with its Allies and partners to provide Ukraine with capabilities to meet its immediate battlefield needs and longer-term security assistance requirements," the Department of Defense said in a statement.
SEE MORE: Ukraine claims recapture of 4th village as counteroffensive continues
Ukraine officially began its counteroffensive last week in a bid to reclaim territory occupied by Russian soldiers.
Military officials reported on Monday that their troops had retaken a fourth small village from Russian forces.
The reported advances come as a major crisis plays out in the southern Kherson region. Fourteen people have reportedly died after the breach of the Kakhovka dam caused massive flooding, forcing people from their homes.
According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the Biden administration has committed $75 billion to Ukraine since the invasion first began in February 2022. A majority of that money, $40 billion, has been used for security assistance, according to the Department of Defense.
SEE MORE: Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-06-13T19:19:18+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/us-authorizes-325m-in-military-assistance-for-ukraine |
HOUSTON (AP) — Deonta McMahon totaled 197 yards on the ground, Marcus McElroy Jr. ran for a career-high 136 yards and two scores and McNeese turned back Houston Christian 21-10 on Saturday.
McElroy's 16-yard touchdown run put McNeese (3-7, 1-4 Southland Conference) up 7-0 in the second quarter. The lead lasted two plays and 45 seconds after freshman Scott Pfeiffer fired a 74-yard scoring strike to Ismael Fuller to knot the score at halftime.
Houston Baptist (2-8, 1-5) grabbed a 10-7 lead in the third quarter on Nery Enriquez's 30-yard field goal, but McElroy scored on an 11-yard run with 48 seconds left in the period to give the Cowboys a 14-10 lead. Ryan Roberts capped the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run in the final quarter.
Roberts completed just 7 of 19 passes for 53 yards with three interceptions for McNeese. The Cowboys piled up 346 yards on 56 rushes.
Pfeiffer and freshman backup AJ Wilson combined to complete 14 of 26 passes for 142 yards. The Huskies totaled 250 yards of offense.
McMahon rushed for 211 yards in McNeese's 29-15 win over Eastern Illinois last time out.
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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
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TXZ045-050-311630-
Gaines-Andrews-
Including the cities of Seminole and Andrews
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
freezing drizzle. Cold with highs in the upper 20s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
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.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain
with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice accumulation
around a trace. Cold with lows around 19. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Widespread freezing drizzle and freezing rain likely
in the morning, then freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice
accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold with highs in the
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lower 30s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. Cold with lows in the
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upper 20s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of freezing rain in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Not as
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cool with highs around 50. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
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$$
TXZ046-051-311630-
Dawson-Martin-
Including the cities of Lamesa and Stanton
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221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
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.TODAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
freezing drizzle. Cold with highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
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freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain
with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice accumulation
around a trace. Cold with lows around 19. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Widespread freezing drizzle in the morning. Freezing
rain. Ice accumulation of a tenth to one quarter of an inch. Cold
with highs around 30. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain showers and freezing rain likely
in the evening, then a chance of freezing rain and rain showers
after midnight. Cold. Near steady temperature around 30.
Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west after midnight.
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Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of freezing rain in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Not as
cool with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
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TXZ047-048-052-053-311630-
Borden-Scurry-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
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221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
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.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain with areas of freezing
drizzle this morning, then a slight chance of freezing rain with
patchy freezing drizzle this afternoon. Ice accumulation around a
trace. Cold with highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 10 to
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15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
freezing drizzle in the evening, then freezing rain likely with
areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice accumulation of up
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to a tenth of an inch. Cold. Near steady temperature in the lower
20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Ice accumulation of a tenth to one
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quarter of an inch. Cold with highs around 30. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain showers and freezing rain likely,
mainly in the evening. Cold. Near steady temperature around 30.
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East winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Not as cool with highs in
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the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
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TXZ063-069-070-311630-
Glasscock-Upton-Reagan-
Including the cities of Garden City, McCamey, Rankin,
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and Big Lake
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
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THURSDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. Areas of freezing
drizzle this morning, then patchy freezing drizzle this
afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold
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with highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain with areas of
freezing drizzle in the evening, then freezing rain likely after
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midnight. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold.
Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Rain in the afternoon. Ice
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accumulation of a tenth to one quarter of an inch. Highs in the
lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain showers with freezing rain likely
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in the evening, then rain showers likely with a chance of
freezing rain after midnight. Cold. Near steady temperature in
the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
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.THURSDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Not as cool with highs in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
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TXZ059-060-067-311630-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, and Monahans
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221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
freezing drizzle. Patchy drizzle this afternoon. Highs in the mid
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30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain, patchy
drizzle and freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance of
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freezing rain with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice
accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold with lows in the
lower 20s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Freezing drizzle in the morning, then
rain in the afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to one quarter of
an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Freezing rain likely
after midnight. Cold with lows around 30. East winds around
5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
freezing rain in the morning, then sunny with a slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
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50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
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TXZ068-311630-
Crane-
Including the city of Crane
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
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freezing drizzle. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cold
with highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with areas of freezing drizzle. A chance of
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freezing rain in the evening, then freezing rain likely after
midnight. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold with
lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Rain in the afternoon. Ice
accumulation of a tenth to one quarter of an inch. Highs in the
mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain showers in the evening, then a
chance of rain showers and freezing rain likely after midnight.
Cold. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of freezing rain in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Not as
cool with highs around 50. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
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.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
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TXZ270-311630-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
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Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
121 AM MST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler with highs in the lower 30s.
Temperature falling into the upper 20s this afternoon. South
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winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain
with patchy freezing drizzle. Colder with lows in the lower 20s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain likely. Widespread freezing drizzle,
drizzle with a slight chance of sleet in the morning, then rain
likely in the afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an
inch. Cold with highs in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to
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15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Freezing rain and rain showers likely. Cold.
Near steady temperature around 30. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Sunny. A chance of rain showers and freezing rain in
the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
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.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 50s.
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TXZ271-311630-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
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Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023 /121 AM MST Tue Jan 31 2023/
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler with highs in the mid 30s. East
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain with
patchy freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance of freezing
rain with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice
accumulation around a trace. Cold. Near steady temperature in the
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mid 20s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Widespread freezing drizzle and freezing rain likely
in the morning, then freezing rain and rain in the afternoon. Ice
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accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold with highs in the
lower 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and freezing rain likely. Cold.
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Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A chance of rain showers and freezing rain in
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the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
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.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 60s.
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TXZ272-311630-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
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Including the city of Van Horn
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain, patchy
drizzle and freezing drizzle this afternoon. Cooler with highs in
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the lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain,
patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance
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of freezing rain with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight.
Ice accumulation around a trace. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Widespread freezing drizzle and freezing rain likely
in the morning, then rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice
accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the upper 30s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
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precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Sunny. A chance of rain showers and freezing rain in
the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
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.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
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TXZ273-311630-
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Eastern Culberson County-
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain with
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patchy freezing drizzle this afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain, patchy
drizzle and freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance of
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freezing rain with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice
accumulation around a trace. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Widespread freezing drizzle and freezing rain likely
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in the morning, then freezing rain and rain in the afternoon. Ice
accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and freezing rain likely. Cold.
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Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A chance of rain showers and freezing rain in
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the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
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.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
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TXZ274-311630-
Reeves County Plains-
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Including the city of Pecos
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain with patchy
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freezing drizzle. Patchy drizzle this afternoon. Highs in the mid
30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of freezing rain, patchy
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drizzle and freezing drizzle in the evening, then a chance of
freezing rain with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice
accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold with lows in the
mid 20s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
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50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Freezing drizzle in the morning, then
rain in the afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to one quarter of
an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and freezing rain likely. Cold
with lows around 30. East winds around 5 mph, becoming north
around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and
freezing rain in the morning, then sunny with a slight chance of
rain showers in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the
lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
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50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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TXZ075-311630-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with patchy freezing drizzle. A slight chance of
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freezing rain this morning, then a chance of rain and freezing
rain this afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an
inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of freezing rain, rain with areas of
freezing drizzle in the evening, then freezing rain likely after
midnight. Ice accumulation of up to one quarter of an inch. Cold
with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
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precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Rain in the afternoon. Ice
accumulation of up to one quarter of an inch. Highs in the mid
30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near
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100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and freezing rain. Cold with lows
in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Freezing
rain likely in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Not as cool
with highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
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.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
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Terrell-
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Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
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THURSDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. A chance of rain
with areas of freezing drizzle this morning, then rain likely
this afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch.
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Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Freezing rain with rain likely. Ice accumulation of up
to one quarter of an inch. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
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Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain and rain. Ice accumulation of up to
one quarter of an inch. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Near steady temperature in the
mid 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of freezing rain in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Not as
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cool with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain with
patchy freezing drizzle. A chance of rain with patchy drizzle
this afternoon. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the
lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
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Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain. A chance of
rain with possible drizzle and freezing drizzle in the evening,
then rain likely with areas of freezing drizzle after midnight.
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Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Cold with lows in
the upper 20s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain, rain with widespread freezing drizzle
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in the morning, then rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice
accumulation of up to one quarter of an inch. Highs in the upper
30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Freezing rain likely. Rain showers. Cold. Near
steady temperature in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
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.THURSDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Sunny with
a chance of rain showers. Not as cool with highs in the lower
50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
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.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 70s.
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Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of freezing rain,
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patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle. Cooler with highs around 50.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of freezing rain with areas of
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freezing drizzle. Areas of drizzle with a chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. Ice accumulation of up
to a tenth of an inch. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
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precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Freezing rain. Rain. Ice accumulation of up to a
tenth of an inch. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near
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100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Freezing rain in the evening. Rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west
after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
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.THURSDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Sunny with
a chance of rain showers. Not as cool with highs in the lower
50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 30.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
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the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
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.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Marfa Plateau-
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Including the city of Marfa
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle this morning, then areas
of drizzle with a chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler with
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highs in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with areas of drizzle. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely with possible freezing rain and
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freezing drizzle after midnight. Ice accumulation around a trace.
Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and freezing rain in the morning, then rain in
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the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
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5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.THURSDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Sunny with
a chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
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10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
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Chinati Mountains-
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle this morning, then areas
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of drizzle this afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
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10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain, cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs
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in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
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.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain. A chance of freezing rain,
areas of drizzle and freezing drizzle this morning, then freezing
rain likely this afternoon. Ice accumulation around a trace.
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Highs in the mid 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and freezing rain. Ice accumulation of up to one
quarter of an inch. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. East winds
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10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and freezing rain. Ice accumulation of up to
one quarter of an inch. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Near steady temperature in the
upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after
midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A chance
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of freezing rain in the morning. A chance of rain showers. Not as
cool with highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
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.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
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221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain, freezing rain, areas of
drizzle and freezing drizzle this morning, then rain and freezing
rain likely this afternoon. Ice accumulation around a trace.
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Cooler with highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and freezing rain. Ice accumulation of up to one
quarter of an inch. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to
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15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and freezing rain. Ice accumulation of up to a
tenth of an inch. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to
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15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. A
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50 percent chance of rain showers. Not as cool with highs in the
upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
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Chisos Basin-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP and Chisos Basin
221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
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.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain this morning, then rain likely
this afternoon. Much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Rain, cooler. Near steady temperature in the upper
30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast after
midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice
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accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Near steady temperature
in the upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
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winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Not as
cool with highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
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Presidio Valley-
Including the city of Presidio
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221 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle this morning, then a
chance of rain with areas of drizzle this afternoon. Cooler with
highs in the lower 60s. East winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
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southeast 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with areas of drizzle. A chance of rain in the
evening, then rain likely after midnight. Lows around 40. East
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
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70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain and freezing rain in the morning, then rain in
the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 50s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows around 40. East winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming northeast after
midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A chance of rain showers, mainly in the
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morning. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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The Women’s FIFA World Cup 2023, a competition between the world’s best international soccer teams, begins on Thursday, July 20, 2023 (7/20/23), when one of the host nations, New Zealand faces Norway at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
WATCH EVERY WORLD CUP 2023 MATCH ON FUBOTV HERE
Fans can watch every Women’s FIFA World Cup match on FOX, FS1, Telemundo or NBC Universo via trials to fuboTV or Sling TV, which offers 50% off the first month. Peacock will stream some matches.
Women’s FIFA World Cup 2023 TV schedule (all times eastern):
Thursday, July 20
Group A: New Zealand vs. Norway 3 a.m. (FOX)
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Group B: Australia vs. Ireland 6 a.m. (FOX)
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Group B: Nigeria vs. Canada 10:30 p.m. (FOX)
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Friday, July 21
Group A: Philippines vs. Switzerland 1 a.m. (FS1)
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Group C: Spain vs. Costa Rica 3:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group E: United States vs. Vietnam 9 p.m. (FOX)
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Saturday, July 22
Group C: Zambia vs. Japan 3 a.m. (FS1)
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Group D: England vs. Haiti 5:30 a.m. (FOX)
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Group D: Denmark vs. China 8 a.m. (FOX)
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Sunday, July 23
Group G: Sweden vs. South Africa 1 a.m. (FS1)
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Group E: Netherlands vs. Portugal 3:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group F: France vs. Jamaica 6 a.m. (FOX)
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Monday, July 24
Group G: Italy vs. Argentina 2 a.m. (FS1)
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Group H: Germany vs. Morocco 4:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group F: Brazil vs. Panama 7 a.m. (FS1)
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Group H: Colombia vs. South Korea 10 p.m. (FS1)
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Tuesday, July 25
Group A: New Zealand vs. Philippines 1:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group A: Switzerland vs. Norway 4 a.m. (FS1)
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Wednesday, July 26
Group C: Japan vs. Costa Rica 1 a.m. (FS1)
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Group C: Spain vs. Zambia 3:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group B: Canada vs. Ireland 8 a.m. (FS1)
STREAM: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Group E: United States vs. Netherlands 9 p.m. (FOX)
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Thursday, July 27
Group E: Portugal vs. Vietnam 3:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group B: Australia vs. Nigeria 6 a.m. (FS1)
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Group G: Argentina vs. South Africa 8 p.m. (FS1)
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Friday, July 28
Group D: England vs. Denmark 4:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group D: China vs. Haiti 7 a.m. (FS1)
Stream: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Saturday, July 29
Group G: Sweden vs. Italy 3:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Group F: France vs. Brazil 6 a.m. (FOX)
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Group F: Panama vs. Jamaica 8:30 a.m. (FOX)
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Sunday, July 30
Group H: South Korea vs. Morocco 12:30 a.m. (FOX)
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Group A: Switzerland vs. New Zealand 3 a.m. (FOX)
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Group A: Norway vs. Philippines 3 a.m. (FS1)
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Group H: Germany vs. Colombia 5:30 a.m. (FS1)
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Monday, July 31
Group C: Japan vs. Spain 3 a.m. (FOX)
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Group C: Costa Rica vs. Zambia 3 a.m. (FS1)
STREAM: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Group B: Canada vs. Australia 6 a.m. (FOX)
STREAM: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Group B: Ireland vs. Nigeria 6 a.m. (FS1)
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Tuesday, August 1
Group E: Portugal vs. United States 3 a.m. (FOX)
STREAM: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Group E: Vietnam vs. Netherlands 3 a.m. (FS1)
STREAM: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Group D: China vs. England 7 a.m. (FOX)
STREAM: fuboTV (free trial), Sling TV (50% off the first month)
Group D: Haiti vs. Denmark 7 a.m. (FS1)
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Wednesday, August 2
Group G: Argentina vs. Sweden 3 a.m. (FOX)
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Group G: South Africa vs. Italy 3 a.m. (FS1)
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Group F: Panama vs. France 6 a.m. (FOX)
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Group F: Jamaica vs. Brazil 6 a.m. (FS1)
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Thursday, August 3
Group H: South Korea vs. Germany 6 a.m. (FOX)
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Group H: Morocco vs. Colombia 6 a.m. (FS1)
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Long flight to the Women’s World Cup? US players have a plan for that
By Anne M. Patterson AP Sports Writer
Midfielder Andi Sullivan plans on napping. Defender Emily Fox intends to keep with a soccer theme and finally watch “Ted Lasso.”
The U.S. national team — like most of the rest of the field — faces a long flight to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Already seasoned travelers, the Americans have strategies for wiling away the time. And they’ll certainly need those tactics: The flight to New Zealand, where they’ll spend the group stage of the tournament, is 12 hours.
“I need suggestions!” midfielder Kristie Mewis exclaimed about the shows she plans to download for the flight. “Honestly, I’m rewatching ‘Suits’ right now. I love ‘Suits.’”
Once they get there, the players will retreat into a self-imposed bubble where they shut out the noise and the distractions for some seven weeks. Most stay off of social media platforms for the duration.
Forward Trinity Rodman, making her World Cup debut, is taking the advice of the veterans. Rodman’s dad is former NBA star Dennis Rodman, so she gets a lot of attention just because of her name.
“They have been very open about making sure you have entertainment and ways to distract yourself outside of your phone and social media, because I do think with social media you can get consumed by it and you can definitely get sucked up in it,” Rodman said. “But I think finding those ways to isolate yourself, finding hobbies in the hotel room: Coloring, journaling, reading, Fortnite. I’m a bit of a gamer so that has definitely helped me to just like relax.”
The United States plays Wales in a send-off match on Sunday in San Jose, California. That same night, they’ll fly to training camp in New Zealand.
The World Cup kicks off July 20. The United States opens with a game against Vietnam on July 22.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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NEW YORK, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
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BEIJING, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China's determination to safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity and fundamental interests of the Chinese nation is unshakable and rock solid, and on the new journey in the future, China's diplomacy will continue to carry forward the fighting spirit and improve the ability to fight, said a senior Chinese diplomat at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Thursday.
The press center for the 20th CPC National Congress held a press conference on the topic "Under the Guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, Forge Ahead and Strive to Break New Ground for Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics" in Beijing, with Shen Beili, vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Ma Zhaoxu, vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both in attendance.
Chinese analysts said strengthening China's ability to fight on the diplomatic front means it understands the country faces an unprecedented threat from the outside world
Guiding thought
Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy is an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the latest theoretical outcome of the Marxism of contemporary China in foreign-related work. It embodies the best of the Chinese culture and ethos in our times. It is a fundamental philosophy and guide to action for China's diplomacy in the new era, Ma said.
In the past ten years, Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy has guided China's diplomacy to new success. China has taken historic strides in its relations with the world and made historic contributions to the international community, Ma remarked.
Shen outlined the CPC's international exchanges and communications with other countries' political parties and civil organizations. The CPC will not point fingers at the internal affairs of political parties in other nations, nor will the Party seek to export the Chinese model or require other nations or parties to emulate its practice, Shen noted, stressing that "the CPC will not accept the sanctimonious preaching or blindly borrow the political systems of other nations."
Shen noted that it is important for political parties of different nations to seek common ground while reserving their differences and step up mutual learning, which is instrumental to promoting progress in human civilization.
Shen said political parties, whether they are the ruling party or not, should treat each other as equals, respect each other and refrain from interfering in each other's internal affairs, regardless of their history, number of members or strength.
Fighting spirit
Under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi at its core, we maintain the strategic focus and carry forward the fighting spirit, safeguarding the country's dignity and core interests and taking the initiative in taking the right of development and security of our country in our hands, Ma said.
We have also exposed lies through presenting the truth and thwarted some political attempts to contain China by using Xinjiang affairs and we have steadily advanced the negotiation on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea in safeguarding the overall stability of the region.
Ma said that over the past 10 years, the number of countries that had established diplomatic relations with China has increased from 172 to 181, while 149 countries and 32 international organizations have decided to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, he said.
China, in the past decade, has established diplomatic ties with nine countries that used to be so-called "diplomatic allies" of the Taiwan authority, he said.
While answering a question from the Global Times at the press conference on Thursday about how Chinese diplomacy will reflect "fighting spirit", a term that has been frequently seen in recent key documents on Chinese diplomacy, in the future, Ma said, "Having the courage and ability to carry on the fight is a fine tradition and distinct characteristic of Chinese diplomacy," and China "opposes any type of hegemony and power politics. We have unshakable and rock-solid determination to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, and the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation."
Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Thursday that with China getting closer or entering the center of the international arena in the past 10 years, the "counter-acting force" released by the hegemony that resists such change will increase, and this is why the fighting spirit is becoming increasingly important for China's foreign affairs.
Biggest threat
Ma said, "In the new journey, Chinese diplomacy will keep carrying forward its fighting spirit and improve the ability to carry on the fight, and will always stand at the forefront of safeguarding the national interests and dignity."
Wang said, in the future, Chinese diplomacy will be more proactive and take more decisive actions to shape the international environment and unite countries worldwide as much as possible to oppose hegemony. The international community, especially the developing countries, is also expecting the international order to be fairer and have more justice, and this is also the will of the Chinese people."
Responding to a question about the upcoming G20 summit in Bali from an Indonesian journalist at the press conference, Ma reaffirmed China's support for Indonesia in holding such a significant international event, and with regard to whether Chinese leaders will attend the summit, Ma said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will release the information in due course.
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SOURCE Global Times | 2022-10-21T17:27:19+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/10/21/global-times-chinese-diplomacy-guided-by-xi-jinping-thought-diplomacy-carry-forward-fighting-spirit/ |
Zoo welcomes its first baby Francois’ langur
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - The Saint Louis Zoo has announced the birth of a Francois’ langur, an endangered species.
KMOV reports Rhubarb, a 1-month-old female, was born at the zoo on Sept. 30. to mom, Dolly, and dad, Deshi.
Officials said Rhubarb is the first Francois’ langur ever born at the Saint Louis Zoo.
“With this being our first langur birth here at the Saint Louis Zoo, Rhubarb has been a valuable addition to our langur troop,” said Ethan Riepl, a primate keeper.
According to the zoo, the Francois’ langur monkey species are born with bright orange hair. Adult female Francois’ langurs will assist in carrying for young langurs.
Zoo officials said Rhubarb and her mother required constant care and supplemental feedings due to health issues after birth.
The zoo’s primate keepers cared for Rhubarb until her mother was healthy enough to care for her independently.
“Dolly has been a phenomenal mother and, through the benefit of her having a great relationship with the keeper staff, has been incredibly accommodating to the supportive care,” Riepl said. “She deserves all the credit in the world for our success.”
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Which men’s swim jammers are best?
Swimmers looking for that competitive advantage in the water should consider upgrading to jammers, popular for their performance-grade material and modest fit. Used in both indoor and outdoor competitions, jammers also make great practice and training suits.
Choosing the right pair should come down to how you plan to swim in them. For a suit that excels in both recreational and competition settings, the best jammers are the Nike Men’s Hydrastrong Vex Colorblock Jammer.
What to know before you buy men’s swim jammers
What swim jammers are
Jammers are form-fitting swimsuits primarily used by competitive swimmers. The knee-length shorts look like cycling shorts and have similar compressive properties. They’re worn by all ages for indoor and outdoor swimming.
Swim jammers vs. briefs vs. square-cut swimsuits
Jammers are popular for their modest cut. Compared to briefs and square-cut shorts, they offer a little more coverage. This makes them the preferred swimwear of younger competition swimmers who might feel a little shy about wearing more revealing suits.
Another advantage of jammers is that they compress more of the body. This not only improves circulation and slows fatigue, but also reduces drag by making you sleeker and slipperier in the water.
Competition regulations
Governing bodies in the world of swimming have regulations competitors must follow if they want to race. Whether you’re swimming in a triathlon or a meet, there will be rules surrounding suit material and construction. Check with the organization that oversees your competition to verify that your suit qualifies before purchasing.
If you’re not racing, but are training for future competitions, using an approved suit is an important way to prepare, but not strictly necessary, as race materials wear out quickly and cost more.
What to look for in quality men’s swim jammers
Material
Swim jammers are made from synthetic materials that have water-repellent properties to enhance performance. Which you choose depends on your intended use and what level of comfort you’re after.
- Nylon: This is a common training material because it lasts long and produces drag. Nylon is lightweight and dries quickly, but doesn’t stand up well to sun exposure. This makes it a good indoor practice-suit material.
- Spandex: Spandex retains its shape well, making it a good material for low-level competition suits (polyester is superior). Spandex is often blended with other fabrics to provide elasticity. While it isn’t tough against chlorine, the Lycra brand of Spandex is formulated to resist the chemical.
- Polyurethane/polyester/PBT: Polyester is the best material for competitive swimming. It resists chlorine and the sun’s ultraviolet rays, and it’s form-fitting. Poly materials are not as stretchy but can contain a small percentage of spandex or the polyester-style spandex called PBT to improve fit. Polyester, PBT and polyurethane suits are the most expensive.
Size
Choosing the right size swimsuit depends on the material. Nylon and spandex are elastic and fit more or less true to size. Polyester is stiffer. You don’t need to size up, but if you’re on the cusp, you might want to consider bumping up a size if you plan to wear polyester.
Different brands have different sizing styles, so the best thing you can do is measure yourself and compare to the suit’s size chart.
Color
If you’re looking to stand out in practice or at a meet, jammers come in a variety of colors, patterns and graphics for fun alternatives to the standard navy blue and black. Bright colors have the additional advantage of improving visibility for others if you’re swimming in open water.
How much you can expect to spend on men’s swim jammers
The cost of jammers depends on the material. Expect to pay between $15-$60.
Men’s swim jammers FAQ
How often should you replace a swimsuit?
A. You should replace your jammers when they start getting loose, as this creates drag. For frequent swimmers, expect to do this once or twice a year. Casual swimmers can get eight to 12 months of wear out of their jammers.
How should you care for swim jammers?
A. Swimmers have a nasty habit of rarely washing their suits. But staying on top of cleaning can extend the suit’s lifespan and minimize the risk of fungal infection.
Like most competition swimwear, jammers should be hand-washed. If you’re swimming in a chlorinated pool, immediately rinse your suit in the sink with cold water to remove as much of the chemical as possible. Then, hand-wash it with a small amount of detergent. Never put it in the dryer, as heat can cause shrinkage.
What are the best men’s swim jammers to buy?
Top men’s swim jammers
Nike Men’s Hydrastrong Vex Colorblock Jammer
What you need to know: This is a premium pair of jammers that can be worn in practice or competition.
What you’ll love: Made from a polyester blend, these jammers have just enough elasticity from PBT to provide comfort without sacrificing performance. You have your choice of seven stripe colors on black suits to match your team’s colors or preferences.
What you should consider: Some users found the leg opening a little loose.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top men’s swim jammers for the money
Speedo Men’s Swimsuit Jammer ProLT Solid
What you need to know: From a trusted brand in swimming, this budget pair of jammers is great for training and competition.
What you’ll love: Both chlorine- and UV-resistant, this swimsuit can be worn comfortably by indoor and outdoor swimmers alike. Despite their cost, these jammers are still polyester, though they contain a trace amount of spandex for fit.
What you should consider: Some users notice quality-control issues, as some suits last longer than others.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Nike Men’s Victory Color Block Jammer
What you need to know: This is a good option for swimmers who like to hop in the water for exercise and low-level competition.
What you’ll love: Made from a nylon and Spandex blend, these jammers have an elastic waistband so you’re comfortable for long swims. They’re chlorine resistant and the spandex helps to retain their fit. You can choose among four colorways.
What you should consider: Competitive swimmers may want to go with a polyester blend instead of these.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline Global Citizen Festival to fight inequality
NEW YORK (AP) — Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for girls and young women around the world.
Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans said the Sept. 23 event at New York’s Central Park will be the centerpiece of his group’s campaign to encourage supporters, especially those in Gen Z, to take action on gender inequality, climate change and other issues.
Studies show that half of Gen Z “feel disillusioned and powerless to make a positive impact,” Evans told The Associated Press in an interview. “As long as you and I have been alive, there was almost this sense of positive momentum in the world that almost felt like the eradication of extreme poverty could be inevitable,” he said. “But the data suggests the world is now getting worse.”
According to the United Nations Population Fund, 257 million women around the world want to avoid pregnancy, but don’t have access to modern contraceptives. The fund’s partnership to provide reproductive health services is currently underfunded by $100 million.
Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations fund that helps ensure nearly 20 million children in crisis continue learning, needs $670 million for its work.
The Global Citizen Festival, which will also include performances from K-pop sensation Stray Kids and singer-songwriter Conan Gray, provides free tickets to the event in exchange for fans taking actions on the group’s app and website that support these goals.
This year, that may mean asking Canada, Norway and Japan to donate more to the United Nations Population Fund. It may mean pushing companies to join the United Nations Race to Zero to set targets for reducing their carbon emissions. Or urging the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Italy and Australia to provide more funding to vulnerable countries to adapt to climate change.
Global Citizen’s use of supporters to convince political, business and philanthropic leaders to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems is designed to appeal to younger generations, Evans said.
“These are pillars of what we know Gen Z cares about, but often they feel powerless because the data isn’t on their side,” Evans said. “We’re talking to Gen Z in a way that they know their actions can have a scalable impact.”
Singer Angelique Kidjo, who was recently named to this year’s Great Immigrants list by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, said that her Batonga Foundation found that supporting girls and young women ends up strengthening entire villages in her native Benin and throughout Africa.
“Helping women in a community is like starting a rolling stone that never stops rolling,” said Kidjo, adding that it was the women who kept their villages safe during the COVID-19 pandemic by making masks and soap for hand-washing, as well as enforcing social distancing.
Not only will Hill and Megan Thee Stallion provide examples of female empowerment with their performances, but Evans hopes they will encourage their fans to take action during the event, which will be streamed on numerous digital platforms.
“For many decades, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have occupied that space where music and activism meet,” said Evans, adding that the band’s classic “Under the Bridge” was the first song he learned to play on guitar. “We couldn’t be happier with this lineup.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Shannen Doherty of hit shows “Charmed” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” has filed for divorce from her husband, Kurt Iswarienko, after 11 years of marriage, her representative says.
“Divorce is the last thing Shannen wanted,” publicist Leslie Sloane said in an emailed statement Saturday. “Unfortunately, she felt she was left with no other option.”
In early 2020, Doherty, now 52, announced that she was battling a recurrence of breast cancer that had progressed to stage four, calling it “a bitter pill to swallow.”
“I definitely have days where I say, ‘Why me?’ And then I go, ‘Well, why not me? Who else? Who else besides me deserves this?’ None of us do,” Doherty told “Good Morning America.”
The actor first revealed she had breast cancer in 2015 and has charted her battle with the disease on social media.
Doherty did not refer to the divorce development on Instagram, but in a post Friday wrote: “The only people who deserve to be in your life are the ones who treat you with love, kindness and total respect.”
In October 2021, a federal jury in Los Angeles awarded Doherty $6.3 million in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm, her insurance carrier, failed to pay sufficiently for damage to her house in a 2018 California wildfire. The jury found the failure to pay policy benefits for Doherty’s Malibu home “unreasonable and without proper cause.”
In her statement, Sloane, Doherty’s publicist, suggested contacting Iswarienko’s agent for elaboration, whom she identified as Collier Grimm. Grimm did not immediately reply to a message for comment. | 2023-04-22T19:55:12+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/shannen-doherty-files-for-divorce-after-11-year-marriage-hints-at-reason-on-instagram/ |
PANAMA CITY, Panama, August 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for July 2022:
Given the irregular nature of the Company's operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are comparing this traffic report to 2019 statistics.
Consolidated capacity (ASMs) came in 3.1% lower than July 2019, while passenger traffic (RPMs) decreased 2.7%, which resulted in an 87.0% load factor.
Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. For more information visit www.copaair.com.
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EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Serena Williams’ competitive preparation for Wimbledon will amount to two doubles matches.
A right knee injury to Williams’ doubles partner, Ons Jabeur, led to them withdrawing from the grass-court event in Eastbourne, the WTA said Thursday. They were scheduled to play Magda Linette and Aleksandra Krunic in the semifinals after winning two matches so far on the south coast of England.
Williams is making her comeback after nearly a year away from tennis.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has received a wild-card entry to play in the singles tournament at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Jabeur is ranked No. 3 in singles. There was no immediate news about the seriousness of her injury.
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More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-24T05:40:30+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/sports/williams-out-of-eastbourne-because-doubles-partner-injured/ |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July.
NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying more time is needed to certify and test the Starliner capsule’s parachute system before the spacecraft blasts off with two test pilots. Additional software testing is also underway.
Boeing already was running years behind schedule when it had to repeat its test flight without a crew to the International Space Station because of software and other problems. The first was in 2019 and the second in 2022.
“We know that what we’re doing is extremely important, launching humans in space,” Boeing’s Mark Nappi told reporters. “So we’ll take our time and we’ll make sure that everybody is confident with the work that’s been done.”
Liftoff is currently targeted for no earlier than July 21 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Starliner capsule will ride atop United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket.
NASA hired Boeing and SpaceX a decade ago to ferry astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX launched its seventh NASA crew earlier this month.
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The Missouri Court of Appeals is siding with a woman who won a $5.2 million award against GEICO, in a case that centers on a unique auto injury claim: the woman says she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a Hyundai sedan whose owner was insured by GEICO.
The woman, identified in court papers as M.O., says a man, identified as M.B., infected her with human papillomavirus, or HPV, when they had unprotected sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis.
She says the man was negligent and didn't tell her about his health diagnosis, despite having a throat cancer tumor that was confirmed to be positive for HPV.
GEICO had told the woman its auto insurance coverage didn't apply because the "damages claimed did not arise out of the normal use of the vehicle."
How did we get here?
The sexual encounters took place in late 2017. Because the car was covered by GEICO at the time, M.O. says the company is obligated to compensate her for contracting HPV from its owner in the vehicle, citing medical expenses and her pain and suffering.
The two signed an arbitration agreement in March of 2021, agreeing to settle their dispute. Roughly two months later, an arbitrator awarded M.O. $5.2 million, saying the sum "would fairly and justly compensate" her.
M.O. went to circuit court in Jackson County, Mo., to enforce the arbitration ruling, and won her case. GEICO then appealed to the higher state court.
The insurance giant said it hadn't been given a chance to defend itself, violating its constitutional rights to due process and access to the courts. But in its ruling this week, two judges in the Missouri Court of Appeals' western district said GEICO had numerous chances to act on its own behalf.
The judges noted that M.O. had initially submitted a claim to GEICO more than a year ago. And in February of 2021, the woman sent the company a copy of the lawsuit she was about to file against the insured man. At that time, she also offered to settle the claim for $1 million. The third judge on the appeals panel concurred with the court's ruling, but he also said GEICO hadn't been given a "meaningful opportunity to participate in the suit" before the judgment was rendered.
GEICO is also fighting the large award in federal court
M.O. has now won three victories in Missouri. But in April of 2021, GEICO sued both M.O. and M.B. in federal court, asking the court to rule that the insurance company isn't liable for the woman being infected with HPV, and that it doesn't have a duty to defend the man from her claims against him.
GEICO says the car owner's claims for coverage should be dismissed because they're barred by a number of legal doctrines, including "fraud, collusion, illegality, laches, and unclean hands."
But M.O. says GEICO acted in bad faith, by refusing to defend the man who owns the car, despite multiple requests, and by refusing to settle her claim. She says the man "was insured against his personal liability arising from his negligence in actions involving his automobile," and that makes GEICO responsible.
The federal case is set for a jury trial, which is currently slated to begin in a Kansas City courtroom in October. Since GEICO filed its federal suit more than a year ago, well over 100 docket entries have been made.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-10T19:00:15+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2022-06-10/geico-may-have-to-pay-5-2-million-to-a-woman-who-got-an-std-in-an-insured-car |
Best products to improve sleep
If you find yourself frequently tossing and turning at night and feeling the effects of not getting enough sleep, you aren’t alone. Many adults struggle through periods of sleeplessness throughout their lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that in the United States, 1 in 3 adults report that they don’t get enough rest or sleep each day.
As many people seek help for this issue, online sources with tips and advice for better sleep are readily available. Of the many promoted remedies for sleeplessness, various gadgets and supplements can help.
What is sleep deficiency?
Sleep deficiency is a broad category that encompasses several issues that lead to poor sleep. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, sleep deficiency includes sleep disorders, poor sleep quality, sleeping at the wrong times during the day, not sleeping well or deep enough or simply not getting enough sleep daily.
Effects of not getting enough sleep
Sleep deficiency can affect numerous aspects of life. A lack of quality sleep in the long term can even lead to various health issues. Here’s a look at some of the most common effects of poor sleep.
- Mood: A lack of sleep can cause irritability, feelings of frustration and heightened anxiety.
- Productivity: When you don’t get enough sleep, you may feel fuzzy and not be able to concentrate. This can lead to difficulties focusing and learning and affect performance at school or work.
- Safety: Not getting enough sleep can slow reaction times, which can lead to mistakes and accidents and make activities such as driving dangerous.
- Social: Because your mood and personality are altered by sleeplessness, you may find yourself arguing more with family and friends. It may also make you feel more awkward when meeting new people.
- Health: Over time, a lack of relaxing, deep sleep can play a significant role in developing high pressure, diabetes, heart disease, anxiety, depression and more.
Best gadgets and supplements for better sleep
There are several key ways to get better sleep. Keeping a set schedule, watching what you eat and drink before bedtime, reducing stress, limiting screen time at bedtime and creating a relaxing sleep environment are all helpful but aren’t enough for everyone. That’s where gadgets and sleep support supplements come in. While gadgets work in various ways to help you relax and fall asleep, supplements are made with ingredients that reduce stress and anxiety and promote sleep.
Best gadgets for better sleep
Marpac Yogasleep Dohm The Original White Noise Machine
This top-selling white noise sound machine is powered by a fan that produces smooth, even sound that induces relaxation and sleep. It offers two speed settings and easy-to-adjust volume.
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The Supreme Court fight over abortion pill mifepristone: What's next?
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face more restrictions while a court case plays out. But on the day of the highly anticipated decision the justices had only this to say: We need more time.
In a one-sentence order, the court said it now expects to act by Friday evening. There was no explanation of the reason for the delay.
The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court's conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.
The following is a look at the drug at issue in the new case, how the case got to the nation's highest court and what the delay might say about what's going on.
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What is mifepristone?
Mifepristone was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration more than two decades ago. It has been used by more than 5 million women to safely end their pregnancies, and today more than half of women who end a pregnancy rely on the drug, the Justice Department said.
Over the years, the FDA has loosened restrictions on the drug’s use, extending from seven to 10 weeks of pregnancy when it can be used, reducing the dosage needed to safely end a pregnancy, eliminating the requirement to visit a doctor in person to get it and allowing pills to be obtained by mail. The FDA also approved a generic version of mifepristone that its manufacturer, Las Vegas-based GenBioPro, says makes up two-thirds of the domestic market.
Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortions, along with misoprostol. Health care providers have said they could switch to misoprostol only if mifepristone is no longer available or is too hard to obtain. Misoprostol is somewhat less effective in ending pregnancies.
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How did the case get started?
A lawsuit over mifepristone was filed in Amarillo, Texas, late last year. Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal group, represents the pill's opponents, who say the FDA's approval of mifepristone was flawed.
Why Amarillo? U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was nominated by then-President Donald Trump, is the sole district court judge there, ensuring that all cases filed in the west Texas city land in front of him. Since taking the bench, he has ruled against President Joe Biden's administration on several other issues, including immigration and LGBTQ protections.
On April 7, Kacsmaryk issued a ruling that would revoke the FDA's approval of mifepristone, but he put the decision on hold for a week to allow an appeal.
Complicating matters, however, on the same day Kacsmaryk issued his order, a court in Washington state issued a separate ruling in a lawsuit brought by liberal states seeking to preserve access to mifepristone. The Washington judge, Spokane-based Thomas O. Rice, whom then-President Barack Obama nominated, ordered the FDA not to do anything that might affect the availability of mifepristone in the suing states. The Biden administration has said it is impossible to follow both judges' directives at the same time.
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How did the case get to the Supreme Court?
Temporary security fences align along a path to the plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The Biden administration responded to Kacsmaryk's ruling by asking the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent it from taking effect for now.
Last week, the appeals court narrowed Kacsmaryk's ruling so that the initial approval of mifepristone in 2000 is not affected, for now. But it agreed with him that changes the FDA made to relax the rules for prescribing and dispensing the drug should be put on hold. Those rules included expanding when the drug could be taken and allowing for the drug's delivery through the mail.
The appeals court acted by a 2-1 vote. The judges in the majority, Kurt Engelhardt and Andrew Oldham, are both Trump picks.
The Biden administration and the maker of mifepristone, New York-based Danco Laboratories, appealed to the Supreme Court, saying that allowing the appeals court's restrictions to take effect would cause chaos. Facing a tight deadline, the Supreme Court gave itself some breathing room and issued an order suggesting it would act by Wednesday evening. That timeline was extended to Friday, the day the justices will hold a previously scheduled private conference.
The justices could talk about the issue further then. The additional time could also be part of an effort to craft an order that has broad support among the nine justices. Or one or more justices might be writing a separate opinion and asked for a couple of extra days.
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What could happen next?
The Supreme Court’s delay suggests a maddening reality about an institution that ordinarily adheres to a schedule that hasn’t changed much in years: Even experts can be in the dark about when the court will decide things and how.
Cases are argued over seven months from October to April, and the most important decisions typically come right before the justices take a long summer break. The court does not say which cases it plans to hand down on a given day, and the court, in a search for consensus, will sometimes pass on the biggest issues it faces and decide a very small legal point.
But nowhere is the uncertainty as great as a separate category of cases that have come to be known as the shadow docket.
Apart from death row inmates seeking 11th-hour reprieves, shadow docket cases generally involve emergency appeals to the justices before lower courts have reached final decisions. That includes the mifepristone case.
When the justices consider this set of cases, they don’t usually have a deadline to act. A few years back, an order concerning an elections case in Texas came in the wee hours of a Saturday morning for no reason other than that’s when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg finished work on her dissenting opinion. | 2023-04-20T15:31:37+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/abortion-pill-mifepristone-supreme-court-case-whats-next |
RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — Outside the Dollar General, the store manager ticked off the items she had to share with families trying to jumpstart their lives after an earthquake jolted them from their beds and cut off the town’s water and power.
“Batteries or candles?” a worker asked a woman toting a toddler on her hip, and handed the child a plastic candy cane filled with sweets.
Just days before Christmas in Rio Dell, the former lumber town grappled with the aftermath of early Tuesday’s magnitude 6.4 earthquake that injured at least 17 people, shook homes off foundations, damaged water systems and left tens of thousands without electricity, some for more than a day.
By Wednesday afternoon, power was restored to the homes of tens of thousands of residents, and Christmas lights wrapped around trees on the community’s main street came back on. However, most of the town’s 3,500 residents lacked safe drinking water, according to local officials.
Twenty-six homes were deemed unsafe, leaving an estimated 65 people displaced, most of whom were expected to be staying with family and friends, said Rio Dell City Manager Kyle Knopp. Another 37 homes were damaged, and even those that suffered no physical cracks required intense cleanup inside, where the floors were cluttered by knocked down shelves and broken dishware.
By Wednesday night, Pacific Gas & Electric announced that it had restored electric power to essentially all of the approximately 70,000 customers who had quake-related outages.
Along this stretch of Northern California’s coast, earthquakes are common, and people talk about them much like the weather. But the one that shook people from their homes was different to many who found themselves tossed violently from their beds and stumbling around in the dark of night in search of safety.
When his house began to shake, Chad Sovereign ran into his 10-year-old son Jaxon’s room, grabbed him, and dove under a door frame. The brick chimney collapsed, pulling the wall with it and leaving a gaping hole in their home.
“It felt like the end of the world,” Sovereign said. “I was telling him I love him. I didn’t say goodbye to him, (but) in my head I was. I was just telling him, ‘I love you, I love you, I love you,’ over and over.”
Sovereign said the family lost water and power after the quake, but luckily they could remain in their home. They filled up their bathtub with whatever water was left before the shutoff and used it to flush the toilets.
The quake was centered in nearby Ferndale, about 210 miles (345 kilometers) northwest of San Francisco and near the Pacific coast. The area is known for its redwood forests, scenic mountains and the three-county Emerald Triangle’s legendary marijuana crop — as well as the Mendocino Triple Junction, a geologic region where three tectonic plates meet.
On Wednesday, the community fire station was turned into a drive-thru hub. Residents pulled up their cars and had water loaded into their trunks, while a local food truck handed out tacos and burritos courtesy of World Central Kitchen. Other volunteers propped up folding tables and gave out apples, peaches, bagels and canned food.
What was once a bustling lumber town with shops in the 1970s is today a small, humble community made up of retirees, commuters and renters. When a nearby mill went bankrupt and a major thoroughfare moved, Rio Dell became a shadow of its former self, residents said. But it remains a place where people know each other and when reeling from disaster they can go to City Hall and seek advice on who can replace their broken windows — and get it, too.
Outside Dollar General, store manager Cassondra Stoner said she was told she could distribute water, batteries and candles but to hold off on other items until they could be inspected — something she couldn’t always do.
“I couldn’t help myself, and I gave somebody one ibuprofen and some baby diapers because I am not going to let a kid go without diapers,” she said.
The Dollar General is the main grocery in Rio Dell, replacing an Old West-themed mini golf course. There’s also a hardware store and a pizza place in a town used to quakes knocking things off shelves and causing damage to business inventory, locals said, but rarely so much to people’s homes and spirits.
“If you complain about one less than a 4-point-something or other, you’re a weenie,” said Sharon Wolff, editor of the Rio Dell Times local news website. ”We see news reports that this place had a 3.6, and it’s like, ‘Oh, please.’”
Nearby Ferndale, which draws tourists to its picturesque Victorian Village, also lost power and a key bridge to the community was shut down, but shopkeepers hoped to bounce back quickly once the lights came back on, said Marc Daniels, owner of Mind’s Eye Manufactory and Coffee Lounge.
“We know how bad it could have been,” said Daniels, whose shop occupies a two-story Victorian. “We feel like we sort of dodged a bullet this time.”
About 17 people were reported as suffering injuries. Two people died — an 83-year-old and a 72-year-old — because they couldn’t get timely care for medical emergencies during or just after the quake.
While more than half of the 72,000 Humboldt County customers who lost electricity when the quake struck had power restored by Tuesday evening, some went without it — and water — throughout the night. Boil water advisories were issued for Rio Dell and parts of Fortuna because of damaged water systems. In Rio Dell, portable toilets were set up downtown.
Celia Magdaleno, 67, said she hauled a container of water from her neighbor’s swimming pool back to her home in order to flush the toilet. She said she took rainwater she had captured in a barrel outside and heated it so her husband could bathe before his dialysis appointment.
Having access to water “means a lot,” she said. “It’s a very big blessing for me.”
Nathan Scheinman, 24, said he hunkered down under four blankets but could barely sleep through the cold with the shock of the quake repeating in his mind. He lost gas, water and power, and had to drive to find a usable bathroom. Right now, Scheinman said rather than thinking about the holiday, he is trying to help people who come into the hardware store where he works with whatever he can in their time of need.
“I think in the Christmas spirit I want to be there for people the best way I can,” he said.
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Taxin reported from Orange County, Calif. Associated Press writer John Antczak in Los Angeles and photographer Godofredo Vásquez in Rio Dell contributed. | 2022-12-22T11:22:51+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/national-news/ap-communities-still-without-power-after-california-earthquake/ |
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A pilot escaped with only minor injuries after a single-engine plane crashed nose-first into the roof of a hangar Monday at a Southern California airport, authorities said.
The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. while the pilot of the Cessna 172 was “practicing landings and takeoffs” at Long Beach Airport, south of Los Angeles, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
Video aired by ABC 7 showed the nose of the plane embedded in the hangar’s roof, with the tail sticking straight up.
The pilot, who was the only person on board, had to be extricated from the wreckage and was hospitalized with minor injuries, the news station said.
About 45 gallons of fuel leaked from the plane after the crash, the fire department said.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. | 2023-07-11T13:57:31+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-us-news/ap-pilot-escapes-with-minor-injuries-when-small-plane-crashes-into-hangars-roof-at-california-airport/ |
WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, October 3, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
557 PM MST Mon Oct 3 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern La Paz,
central Yuma and east central Imperial Counties through 645 PM
MST/645 PM PDT/...
At 555 PM MST/555 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm outflow boundary along a line extending from 10 miles
southeast of Cibola to 12 miles east of Yuma Proving Ground to 8
miles north of Tyson. Movement was southwest at 40 mph. Strong
thunderstorms are also moving through the Kofa mountainous region.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Yuma, Martinez Lake, Fortuna Foothills, Wellton, Tacna, Paloma,
Kinter, Winterhaven, Araby, Yuma Proving Ground, Blaisdell, Tyson,
Dateland, Ligurta, Mohawk, Palm Canyon and Roll.
This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 8 near mile marker 1, between mile markers 6 and 56,
and between mile markers 58 and 71.
CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 94 and 96.
AZ Route 95 between mile markers 29 and 82.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3313 11477 3278 11475 3253 11426 3285 11339
3331 11368 3336 11450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 056DEG 36KT 3325 11455 3310 11418 3292 11385
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Brig. Gen. Farin D. Schwartz speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the National Guard Readiness Center on Thursday in Jerome County.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Dignitaries break out the golden shovels and move some dirt during a groundbreaking for the National Guard Readiness Center on Thursday in Jerome County.
The Idaho Army National Guard will soon have a new home for battalions from Twin Falls and Jerome. Construction on a new 55,000-square-foot readiness center in the desert southeast of Interstate 84 and U.S. Highway 93 began in May, and an official groundbreaking was held on Thursday.
The center will serve as headquarters of the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion, currently stationed in Twin Falls, and E Company of the 145th Brigade Support Battalion, currently located in Jerome.
The site will include the Readiness Center, an access road, military vehicle parking, personnel vehicle parking, and, in the near future, a 28,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance facility. The footprint will take approximately 12 of the 55 acres.
The facility will house over 200 soldiers on drill weekends, standard equipment, and associated wheeled vehicles ranging from Humvees to larger trucks.
The two entities have proposed a land swap, allowing CSI to consolidate and "square up" its property, and removing a water rights conflict.
Once construction is completed in 2025, units will relocate from their locations in Twin Falls and Jerome.
The activities at the Readiness Center are administrative and will mostly go unnoticed by the public. The units will conduct their monthly drills at the facility, which will include classroom training, briefings, and other administrative tasks to ensure readiness.
The center will not serve as a site for annual training or other physical training. Those activities are conducted at the guard’s Orchard Combat Training Center south of Boise. The public may see convoys of military vehicles once or twice a year during training periods.
PHOTOS: National Guard Readiness Center groundbreaking
Dignitaries break out the golden shovels and move some dirt during a groundbreaking for the National Guard Readiness Center on Thursday in Jerome County. | 2023-07-07T12:50:27+00:00 | magicvalley.com | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/national-guard-breaks-ground-on-new-readiness-center-for-units-from-twin-falls-and-jerome/article_4c2bc578-1c43-11ee-9266-f3497ffb614e.html |
Membership Pre-Sales Begin Winter 2022 at Newly Designed $4.5MM Fitness Club
BEAUMONT, Texas, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Franchise and Undefeated Tribe today announced the planned opening of a new $4.5 million, 30,000-square foot, 24/7 gym with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in Beaumont, Texas. The modern, expansive club, located at 4191 N. Dowlen Road, will begin pre-selling memberships at a discount this winter.
The new Crunch is locally owned and operated and will be in the former Kaplan College building. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch will offer top-quality cardio and strength training equipment, half-hour circuit training, a functional HIITZone™ training area with indoor turf, Ride spin classes, a dedicated group fitness studio, Kid's Crunch babysitting services, tanning, HydroMassage® beds, Red Light Therapy, personal training and full-service locker rooms with showers and a sauna.
"We are so excited to bring an outstanding and affordable fitness offering to Beaumont," said Crunch Franchisee Tony Hartl. "With world-class-equipment and amenities, round-the-clock hours and memberships that start at $9.99 per month, we can't wait to open our doors to Beaumont residents."
Crunch is known for its innovative group fitness programming and will offer a wide range of classes every week including BodyWeb with TRX®, Zumba®, Cardio Tai Box, Yoga Body Sculpt, Fat Burning Pilates and more in the gym's group fitness studio.
Crunch Beaumont will offer an exclusive, limited-time promotion for founding members, with the first 500 members joining for only $1 and receiving their first month free. Founding members will also receive one free personal training session and a free Crunch swag bag. For information on this promotion, please visit https://info.crunch.com/rate-reservations.
If you are interested in employment with Crunch Beaumont and Working Hard, Having Fun and Making History please apply today at epiccrunchjobs.com
Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of 'No Judgments.' Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways, working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves two million members with over 400 gyms worldwide in 34 states, the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Spain. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.
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ATLANTA — The owner of an auto repair shop who paid a former employee with 91,500 oily pennies has been ordered by a judge to pay nearly 4 million more cents.
A federal judge ruled that Miles Walker, who owns A OK Walker Autoworks in Peachtree City, Georgia, owes $39,934 to nine workers for unpaid overtime and damages.
Attorneys for Walker agreed to the payments to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the U.S. Labor Department that accused Walker of retaliating against former employee Andreas Flaten in 2021.
After Flaten filed a complaint with the agency saying Walker owed him a final $915 paycheck, the employer dumped that amount in oil-covered pennies in Flaten’s driveway. The mountain of loose change came with a pay stub signed with an expletive.
The Labor Department said further investigation found that Walker’s business had also violated overtime provisions of the federal Fair Standards and Labor Act.
The judge on June 16 signed a consent order in which Walker agreed to pay nearly $8,700 more to Flaten in owed overtime and damages. Eight other workers are to receive amounts between $14,640 and $513 within the next year.
“The court has sent a clear message to employers such as Miles Walker who subject employees to unfair wage practices and outright intimidation and retaliation,” Tremelle Howard, the Labor Department’s regional solicitor in Atlanta, said in a statement.
Walker’s attorney, Ryan Farmer, said the conflict with Flaten doesn’t reflect his client’s “true character as a businessman.”
“Mr. Walker is like many other small business owners in America — he wakes up every day doing everything he can to put food on the table,” Farmer said in an emailed statement Tuesday. “Unfortunately, emotionally charged decisions can come back and bite you in the rear end.” | 2023-06-20T23:47:19+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/06/20/news/nation/paid-in-pennies-and-thousands-short/ |
(KTLA) — For the second time in less than a year, California has sold a record-setting Powerball ticket, with one purchased in Los Angeles matching the numbers drawn Wednesday night for a $1.08 billion grand prize.
Within just a few hours of the drawing, we knew there was a winner, and even where the ticket had been purchased. So why don’t we already know who the lucky ticketholder is?
Security is a big part of it.
Shortly after a drawing, like last night’s Powerball drawing, the California Lottery receives an automated report, according to Carolyn Becker, the agency’s deputy director of public affairs and communications. That report details where winning tickets — either a jackpot or any that matched five of the six numbers drawn — were sold in the state.
“That’s why we know quickly where a winning ticket is sold in California,” Becker told Nexstar earlier this year. “So we know the results, if you will, in that regard, before the results are finalized at the national level for Powerball and Mega Millions.”
How quickly a state gets its results can vary from state to state. It took hours for results to be available for California’s last major Powerball win — a $2.04 billion prize won in November 2022, which is currently the largest lottery prize ever in the U.S.
States won’t necessarily know right away whether their lucky jackpot winner is the only one. As Becker explains, that isn’t confirmed until all participating jurisdictions — 45 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, for Powerball games — have certified their results.
The state lottery also knows a lot more information about the winner than what they share with the public. According to Becker, thanks to the connected computer system of its retailers and the information it collects, the California Lottery knows when the jackpot-winning ticket was purchased and how many tickets were bought in the same transaction.
So why not publicize that information to help find the winner? Because it’s all used during the potential winner vetting process.
In California, for example, it can take weeks or even months for those claiming to be the winner to be confirmed, according to Becker. That process involves lottery staff, which includes security and law enforcement officials, who work to determine whether the claimant is a winner or a scammer.
“We have a very thorough process internally, at least here in California, to vet big winners,” she told Nexstar. “We don’t even call them winners until they’re cleared by that security review.”
Anyone claiming to have won the jackpot will have to corroborate the information the lottery collects from the computer, like how many tickets they purchased and when. The lottery will also review security camera footage from the retailer as well as the ticket, which has unique qualities much like a $1 bill (or any paper currency) carries.
“We just have to have reasonable – and I’m talking about from a legal perspective – reasonable evidence to support that this person claiming the money is indeed the winner or not,” Becker previously explained to Nexstar. “The integrity of the game is taken extraordinarily seriously.”
Lying about being a lottery winner can come with more than a slap on the wrist. In California, filing a false claim is a felony, Becker said.
So even though we know the $1.08 billion jackpot was won by a single ticket sold at the Las Palmitas Mini Market located at 1205 Wall Street in downtown L.A. near the Skid Row neighborhood, it could be weeks or months until a winner is confirmed. It took three months to confirm Edwin Castro had won the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, though one man says Castro isn’t the rightful winner.
If your Powerball ticket for Wednesday’s drawing matched the jackpot-winning numbers — 7, 10, 11, 13, and 24, and red Powerball 24 — you have one full year to claim your prize, according to the California Lottery. | 2023-07-20T17:24:32+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/powerball-jackpot-winner-the-steps-the-state-will-take-to-prove-the-ticket-is-real/ |
Selected by AHAM Board to Succeed Longtime Leader Joe McGuire
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has named Kelly Mariotti, Executive Director of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association as AHAM President & CEO. On July 18, she will succeed Joseph McGuire, AHAM's leader for the past 23 years, who announced his retirement last November.
Mariotti joins AHAM with extensive trade association management experience and expertise in consumer durable goods. Since 2013, she has led the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, where she implemented strong member initiatives, employee engagement programs and public policy advocacy efforts. Since 2015, she has held a dual role as Vice President of Client Services at Association Headquarters, Inc. which serves 40-plus trade associations and professional societies.
AHAM Board Chair Tim Ferry, Group President, Tools & Home Products, Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions, said "Kelly brings a high level of energy and a strategic focus that will keep AHAM on a path of excellence and provide value for the membership."
Previously Mariotti was CEO of First Candle, a non-profit organization focused on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome research and education, and Founder and CEO of Green Frog Art, a multimillion-dollar branded baby furniture and decorative accessories company. She started her career as a practicing attorney in securities and M&A after earning her law degree from Georgetown University. She also is a Certified Association Executive and Certified Public Accountant.
"Home appliances make a huge positive impact on our daily lives, and I look forward to working with AHAM members and staff on key advocacy, technology and marketing initiatives, building on Joe McGuire's legacy of excellence," Mariotti said.
Under McGuire's leadership, AHAM has built a reputation as an influential, pragmatic voice for its members in Washington, across the country and around the world. In addition to securing high-profile legislative accomplishments over the years, he guided the relocation of AHAM headquarters from Chicago to Washington in 1999, established the AHAM Floor Care division in 2004, and oversaw the opening of AHAM Canada 2012. McGuire was named 2022 Association Executive of the Year by Association Trends.
The AHAM Board of Directors unanimously voted to offer Mariotti the position following a national search process led by former AHAM Board Chair Pat Bassett, Vice President, Research & Development Home Appliances, Newell Brands. "Kelly is entrepreneurial and process-driven with an impressive track record in trade associations, non-profits and private sector companies," said Bassett.
The AHAM search was conducted by Tonya Muse and Catherine Black of the firm Odgers Berndtson.
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Map Shows Brutal Damage of Nuclear Attack on Cheyenne
We've all driven by the ICBMs that preside in state over F.E. Warren Air Force Base. They are a reminder of the United State's nuclear prowess - and denote F.E. Warren's critical role in a nuclear war.
Wyoming's Air Force Base is part of the United State's "nuclear sponge," a term coined by Cold War defense theorists in the late 1970s to describe a proposed military program under President Carter called the "Missile Experimental Basing Program," or "MX" that would make Nevada, the proposed location, a prime target for enemy nukes.
Though Reagan canceled the MX program, the term "nuclear sponge" stuck around to define the states where the United States houses its Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) underground in its three active Missile Wings - Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana.
Wyomingites have always known that the presence of F.E. Warren makes our city a prime target for nuclear war. It's a given. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Cowboy State would likely be one of the first to go. But now a map from 2015 has resurfaced to show just how much a nuclear assault on F.E. Warren would impact the surrounding region.
As you can expect, it's a lot.
According to The Independent, the map resurfaced from a CBS article claiming FEMA created it. However, a FEMA representative told The Independent, "FEMA does not, and has not, released any type of formal map of potential nuclear targets."
Regardless of the map's original source, it does share a shocking similarity to the National Parks Service graphic detailing the Missile Wings of the Great Plains. Between the two maps, it's clear the damage from striking known Missile Wing locations would be massive.
How Far a Nuclear Assault on Cheyenne Would Spread
A 2019 study by Princeton estimates that 34.1 million people would die within the first few hours of a nuclear war between the United States. According to the tool Nuke Map, which was designed by atomic weapons historian Alex Wellerstein, Cheyenne would no longer exist if missiles comparable in size and power to the Minute Man III struck the city.
Based on Nuke Maps assessment (and presuming the nuke hit central Cheyenne,) the fireball at its center would take out just under a .42 miles sq. The heavy to moderate blast damage would spread 3 miles sq. from the center, and the radiation would permeate 5.8 miles sq. of the city. The fallout from a single nuke would reach from Ranchettes to nearly the Colorado border.
And that's just one nuke. A second one would wreak more destruction.
With Putin threatening nuclear war, it's unsurprising that maps of nuclear targets across the U.S. have begun recirculating. But, Insider reports that experts like former senior intelligence officer Andrew Kendall-Taylor who served as a strategic analyst on Russia, think "the risks of Putin employing a nuclear weapon in the short-term are "still low."
That being said, it may not be a bad idea to brush up on preparing for a nuclear explosion, courtesy of FEMA. Click here for more info on radiation emergencies. | 2023-03-15T00:35:39+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/map-shows-brutal-damage-of-nuclear-attack-on-cheyenne/ |
Some parents will tell you firsthand there’s no expiration date on this raising kids gig. For some, that means they extend financial help to their kids into adulthood. When I was 21 and got into a master’s program at a college of my dreams, my mom swooped in to help me pay for my degree. Many parents have been kind enough to do this and more.
When I say “many,” I’m backed up by a 2023 survey from Savings.com that found 45% of parents with a child 18 or older spend an average of over $1,400 per month supporting their kids financially, excluding adult kids with disabilities.
But is this financial support always a good idea? A certified financial planner and a therapist who both have experience in this department share their thoughts.
WHY PARENTS SUPPORT ADULT KIDS
There are many reasons a parent may choose to support their adult kids. Disabilities and wanting to help them achieve major life milestones are a couple. Shelmeshia Hill-Brown, the CEO of Wholistic Resolutions LLC in Chesapeake, Virginia, is a social worker and therapist who works with parents who financially support their adult kids. A major theme she sees is parents helping pay for school, especially since the pandemic. Buying a home and exploring infertility treatments are other reasons her clients financially support their kids.
While some parents offer financial support because they want to, others feel obligated even when it’s financially inconvenient. Sometimes, the obligation stems from guilt of not preparing their kids for financial independence early on, Hill-Brown says.
“They didn’t do that one-on-one time with them, to sit down and actually teach them,” she says. “But a lot of that also stemmed from, it never (being) done with them, as well, so they were learning along the way, and it made it a little bit more challenging to sit down and come up with a plan to implement with their own children.”
RISKS OF SUPPORTING ADULT CHILDREN
Supporting your kids can be satisfying, but it also may be detrimental if you’re not financially secure. It also can affect retirement savings, which many Americans already have concerns about. Fidelity’s 2023 Retirement Savings Assessment tells us 52% of American households may not be able to cover essential expenses in retirement. And roughly 50% even plan to work during retirement.
Nonetheless, some parents think about dipping into their savings so their adult kids don’t have to take out loans, says Kayla Walter, a certified financial planner at Bailey Wealth Advisors in Silver Spring, Maryland. She advises clients against that, seeing as there are student loans, but no loans for retirement.
“You’re blowing through your savings at a much faster rate, and it’s not going to last you as long as maybe you intend to live,” she says.
PROTECTING YOUR FINANCES AND RELATIONSHIP
The risk in providing for adult kids is twofold: It can affect your finances and relationship. Yes, it may give you a sense of purpose and make you feel connected to your child, but it also can cause resentment, says Hill-Brown.
“There are some (parents) who actually find themselves in a financial bind because they were not open with their own financial responsibilities and how it would be impacted,” she says. “And that’s where that resentment and guilt takes place as a result.” She adds that resentment can happen even for parents who can afford to support their kids.
To protect your finances, make sure you can afford to extend help to your kids before saying yes, and know your limits. You can then communicate these limits with your child. For those who have kids who are financially dependent on them, gradually reduce support and set boundaries around how financial support will look moving forward, Hill-Brown says. Also, be willing to say no when necessary.
If you’re feeling guilty about it, keep in mind that financial support without limits could keep your child from becoming financially independent, which is something Hill-Brown says they could then pass on to the next generation.
ENCOURAGING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
After setting those financial boundaries, you can start steering your child toward financial independence.
One way to help do this is by bringing them into your finances, Walter says.
“If they’re feeling like they didn’t do enough for their children, a good time to kind of help them learn more about finances would be bringing them into the meeting with your adviser and make it a family meeting so that way they can see what’s going on,” she says.
Another option is to point adult kids to financial services that can help. For instance, instead of loaning them money if they’re in serious debt, you could direct them to a debt consolidation service. Additionally, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has an abundance of resources.
Finally, Walter suggests being a good example to your kids and mirroring healthy money habits.
“There’s never not a good time to set a good financial example for your children.”
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance site NerdWallet. The content is for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Elizabeth Ayoola is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: eayoola@nerdwallet.com.
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Consumer Finance Protection Bureau: Financial education for adults https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/adult-financial-education/
Fidelity’s 2023 Retirement Savings Assessment methodology:
The findings in this study are the culmination of a year-long research project that analyzed the overall retirement readiness of American households based on data such as workplace and individual savings accounts, Social Security benefits, pension benefits, inheritances, home equity and business ownership. The analysis for working Americans projects the retirement income for the typical household, compared to projected income need, and models the estimated effect of specific steps to help improve preparedness based on the anticipated length of retirement. Data for the Fidelity Investments Retirement Savings Assessment were collected through a national online survey of 3,569 working households earning at least $25,000 annually with respondents (and spouses, if married) age 25 to 75, from August 22 through September 26, 2022. All respondents expect to retire at some point and have already started saving for retirement. Data collection was completed by Versta Research using NORC’s probability-based nationally representative online panel. The responses were benchmarked and weighted against data from the American Community Survey and Current Population Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Versta Research and NORC are independent research firms not affiliated with Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments was not identified as the survey sponsor.
Fidelity’s Retirement Score is calculated through Fidelity’s proprietary financial planning engine. Of note, Fidelity continually enhances and evolves the retirement readiness methodology, guidance tools and product offerings. This year’s survey processing includes enhancements including, but not limited to, demographic weighting, retirement income projections and social security estimates. This analysis is for educational purposes and does not reflect actual investment results. An investor’s actual account balance and ability to withdraw assets during retirement at any point in the future will be determined by the contributions that have been made, any plan or account activity, and any investment gains or losses that may occur.
Fidelity Investments. (March, 2023). “Retirement Savings Assessment 2023.” https://preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/FINP/DocumentAssets/638914.pdf
Savings.com methodology:
We surveyed about 1,000 U.S. parents of adult children on whether they pay some of their children’s bills or provide other financial support. Our survey was conducted online in February 2023.
This year, our data distinguishes between adult children with disabilities, which may make it more difficult for them to live independently, and adult children without disabilities. Our analysis focused on parents who contribute financially to their adult children who don’t have disabilities.
To calculate what parents could save for retirement once they stop financially supporting their children, we assumed a 7 percent interest rate for a Roth IRA. We also asked parents how much they contribute to their children monthly and multiplied by 12 to get an annual amount. We asked parents when they plan to stop financially supporting their adult child. If their average annual contribution was more than the allowed contribution to an IRA, we used the maximum allowed annual contribution of $6,500. We calculated how much that allowable maximum investment amount would grow for that same time frame in a Roth IRA. We asked parents when they plan to retire. If their answer was a range, we used the middle of the range (11 – 20 years was calculated as 15 years). Then, we calculated how long their initial investment would remain in the Roth IRA before being withdrawn at retirement (with no further investments).
Savings.com. (March, 2023). “45 Percent of Parents Support Adult Children.” https://www.savings.com/insights/financial-support-for-adult-children-study | 2023-06-20T12:36:14+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/millennial-money-should-you-financially-support-adult-kids/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
PHOENIX — A large portion of Baseline Road in south Phoenix looks uniform, but it didn’t always look like that.
After World War II, seven Japanese-American families settled in the area, from 32nd Street to 48th Street along Baseline Road. They began growing and selling vegetables and flowers.
In those years the locations weren’t necessarily a first choice.
“It was very rocky. The soil had to be amended in different ways,” said Kathy Nakagawa, who owns and manages Baseline Flowers. “But it was one of the only places after WWII that, because of all the anti-Japanese sentiment, they were allowed to lease land and eventually purchase.”
Nakagawa remembers her father Nick running Baseline Flowers as she grew up.
“I feel like he was always working to maintain and build the business,” Nakagawa said.
The scents and colors found at the flower farms became a major tourist attraction.
“It was so busy when everything was in bloom in March there would just be cars bumper to bumper lined up align Baseline,” Nakagawa said.
Over time, the families sold the land, new developments went up and shops disappeared. Baseline Flowers is the only family shop in the area still remaining.
In the shop today is a history wall, with images and articles spanning decades. Some images contain traces of today, like the canal that runs behind the shop.
Baseline Flowers is a piece of history in plain sight, still serving the community and working hard to preserve its legacy.
“Phoenix is so quick to lose a lot of its history,” Nakagawa said. “When you drive along Baseline Road maybe slow down a bit and think about what it used to be like with the flower fields on both sides and the 7 Japanese-American families that kept going after everything that happened after WWII.” | 2023-05-25T02:21:11+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/south-phoenix/decades-of-south-phoenix-history-preserved-at-baseline-flowers |
BRUSSELS (AP) — The guardians of Champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a U.S. beer behemoth.
For years, Miller High Life has used the “Champagne of Beers” slogan. This week, that appropriation became impossible to swallow.
At the request of the trade body defending the interests of houses and growers of the northeastern French sparkling wine, Belgian customs crushed more than 2,000 cans of Miller High Life advertised as such.
The Comité Champagne asked for the destruction of a shipment of 2,352 cans on the grounds that the century-old motto used by the American brewery infringes the protected designation of origin “Champagne.”
The consignment was intercepted in the Belgian port of Antwerp in early February, a spokesperson at the Belgian Customs Administration said on Friday, and was destined for Germany.
Molson Coors Beverage Co., which owns the Miller High Life brand, does not currently export it to the EU, and Belgian customs declined to say who had ordered the beers.
The buyer in Germany “was informed and did not contest the decision,” the trade organization said in a statement.
Frederick Miller, a German immigrant to the US, founded the Miller Brewing Company in the 1850s. Miller High Life, its oldest brand, was launched as its flagship in 1903.
According to the Milwaukee-based brand’s website, the company started to use the “Champagne of Bottle Beers” nickname three years later. It was shortened to “The Champagne of Beers” in 1969. The beer has also been available in champagne-style 750-milliliter bottles during festive seasons.
“With its elegant, clear-glass bottle and crisp taste, Miller High Life has proudly worn the nickname ‘The Champagne of Beers’ for almost 120 years,” Molson Coors Beverage Co. said in a statement to The Associated Press.
No matter how popular the slogan is in the United States, it is incompatible with European Union rules which make clear that goods infringing a protected designation of origin can be treated as counterfeit.
The 27-nation bloc has a system of protected geographical designations created to guarantee the true origin and quality of artisanal food, wine and spirits, and protect them from imitation. That market is worth nearly 75 billion euros ($87 billion) annually — half of it in wines, according to a 2020 study by the EU’s executive arm.
Charles Goemaere, the managing director of the Comité Champagne, said the destruction of the beers “confirms the importance that the European Union attaches to designations of origin and rewards the determination of the Champagne producers to protect their designation.”
Molson Coors Beverage Co. said it “respects local restrictions” around the word Champagne.
“But we remain proud of Miller High Life, its nickname and its Milwaukee, Wisconsin provenance,” the company said. “We invite our friends in Europe to the U.S. any time to toast the High Life together.”
Belgian customs said the destruction of the cans was paid for by the Comité Champagne. According to their joint statement, it was carried out “with the utmost respect for environmental concerns by ensuring that the entire batch, both contents and container, was recycled in an environmentally responsible manner.”
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Mark D. Carlson contributed from Brussels. | 2023-04-21T14:04:11+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/calling-beer-champagne-leaves-french-producers-frothing/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
The Better-For-You Burger Brand Continues to Stay Ahead of Consumer Demands with New Gluten-Free Offerings
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BurgerFi International Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW) ("BurgerFi" or the "Company"), owner of leading fast-casual brand BurgerFi and the casual dining pizza brand Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings, is introducing Udi's® gluten-free buns to the BurgerFi menu. Starting this week, the buns are available at all traditional restaurant locations.
"As a better-for-you brand, we want to make sure all our guests – whether vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free – can enjoy a delicious meal at our restaurants," says Ophir Sternberg, Executive Chairman at BurgerFi International Inc. "The addition of Udi's® gluten-free buns reinforces our mission to set the bar high for zero-compromise standards when it comes to satisfying food cravings."
The desire for gluten-free offerings shows no signs of slowing down with an estimated 20 million people in the U.S. having a gluten sensitivity. With this menu addition, BurgerFi is staying on top of consumer demand. Guests that follow a gluten-free diet can enjoy these soft, golden buns – which are also dairy-free, soy-free and nut-free – with any of the company's delicious burgers including the BurgerFi Cheeseburger, made with All-Natural Angus Beef, and the signature premium burger, The CEO, made with American Wagyu Beef.
Established in 2011, BurgerFi is a chef-driven concept with responsibly sourced ingredients including 100% All-Natural Angus Beef with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals, or additives. Other favorites include the VegeFi® Burger, Fi'ed Chicken Sandwich and Frozen Custard Desserts. Along with the Udi's® gluten-free buns, BurgerFi also offers a Vegan Multigrain Bun and a Green Style (lettuce) bun option to better serve its varied customer base.
"BurgerFi's commitment to high-quality foods and ingredients means that our guests can always feel good about eating with us," says Cindy Syracuse, Chief Marketing Officer at BurgerFi. "Udi's® delicious buns are the perfect addition to our menu and bring even more tasty options for our guests who follow a gluten-free diet."
Udi's® Healthy Foods is a leader in the fast-growing industry for gluten-free foods in North America. The company markets a diversified and growing range of gluten-free products including breads, pastries frozen pizzas and granola under the well-recognized Udi's® Gluten-Free Foods brand.
For more information about BurgerFi or to find the nearest location, visit www.burgerfi.com and download the BurgerFi app for free fries on your first order.
About BurgerFi International (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW)
BurgerFi is chef-founded and committed to serving fresh, all-natural and quality food at all locations, online and via first-party and third-party deliveries. BurgerFi uses 100% American Angus Beef with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or additives. BurgerFi's menu also includes high quality wagyu beef, antibiotic and cage-free chicken offerings, fresh, hand-cut sides, and custard shakes and concretes. BurgerFi was named "Best Fast Casual Restaurant" in USA Today's 10Best 2022 Readers' Choice Awards for the second consecutive year, QSR Magazine's Breakout Brand of 2020 and Fast Casual's 2021 #1 Brand of the Year. Consumer Report's Chain Reaction Report awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating in 2018. In 2021, Consumer Report praised BurgerFi for serving "no antibiotic beef" across all its restaurants for the third consecutive year. To learn more about BurgerFi or to find a full list of locations, please visit www.burgerfi.com. Download the BurgerFi App on iOS or Android devices for rewards and 'Like' or follow @BurgerFi on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. BurgerFi® is a Registered Trademark of BurgerFi IP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BurgerFi.
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Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $20 million prize on April 18.
Here are the winning numbers in Friday’s drawing:
10-24-48-51-66; Mega Ball: 15; Megaplier: 2X
The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $560 million. The cash option is about $287 million. If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing.
According to the game’s official website, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Players pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers -- five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from 1 to 25 -- or select Easy Pick. A player wins the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
Jackpot winners may choose whether to receive 30 annual payments, each five percent higher than the last, or a lump-sum payment.
Mega Millions drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays and are offered in 45 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each. | 2023-07-15T03:24:47+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/lottery/2023/07/mega-millions-numbers-are-you-the-lucky-winner-of-fridays-560-million-jackpot.html |
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Matt Dentlinger’s 26 points helped South Dakota State defeat South Dakota 82-64 on Saturday night.
Dentlinger also contributed eight rebounds for the Jackrabbits (9-9, 4-2 Summit League). Zeke Mayo scored 19 points while going 6 of 19 from the floor, including 3 for 11 from distance, and 4 for 4 from the line, and added eight rebounds and six assists. Matthew Mims was 4-of-14 shooting (3 for 12 from distance) to finish with 13 points.
Paul Bruns led the Coyotes (8-10, 3-3) in scoring, finishing with 16 points. A.J. Plitzuweit added 10 points for South Dakota. Kruz Perrott-Hunt also put up 10 points.
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Both teams next play Thursday. South Dakota State hosts Omaha while South Dakota hosts Denver. | 2023-01-15T06:56:48+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/dentlingers-26-help-s-dakota-st-beat-south-dakota-82-64/ |
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said.
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said the victim was a 19-year-old man. A bystander’s jacket was also grazed by a bullet during the shooting at the mall’s Nordstrom location.
There appeared to be some type of altercation between two groups and at one point, someone pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times, the chief said. The entire incident lasted about 30 seconds.
Hodges urged the gunman and the others involved in the fight to turn themselves into police.
“We are going to catch you, we are going to lock you up and you are going to get an orange jumpsuit,” he said. “It’s just a matter of when it’s going to happen.”
He also warned people against aiding the suspects in avoiding arrest.
“If anybody helps these people — I mean so much as buy them a Happy Meal, give them a ride,” the visibly upset chief said, “we’re going to lock you up with them.”
The mall is expected to reopen Saturday but the Nordstrom store will remain closed, Hodges said.
Since its opening in 1992, the mall has been a tourist destination and community gathering spot. Guns are banned on the premises but shoppers have generally not been required to pass through metal detectors. The mall said in October it was testing a “weapons detection system” at one of its entrances.
Hodges said the mall is continuously evaluating its security measures, including the possibility of adding metal detectors. Still, the chief added, “if we have an incident where someone decides they want to pull out a gun and shoot somebody with a complete lack of respect for human life, then I still don’t know what we can do to stop that.”
Police did not identify the man who was killed but Hodges said he and Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse spoke to the victim’s relatives on Friday night.
“The family here — I really feel bad for them,” Hodges said. “Their last week before Christmas and now they’re having to bury one of their loved ones.”
Mall video surveillance showed the altercation between the two groups — estimated as five to nine people — erupt into a fistfight before one person pulled out a gun and opened fire, the chief said.
“W don’t know why it happened or what happened,” Hodges said.
A nearby Bloomington police officer — one of 16 stationed at the mall Friday — heard the gunshots around 7:50 p.m. The officer tried life-saving measures but the victim died.
The lockdown lasted for about an hour before the mall tweeted that shoppers were being sent outside. Videos posted on social media show shoppers hiding in stores, and an announcement in the mall warned people to seek shelter. Some videos show shoppers running for cover after a loud bang is heard.
The reported shooting comes as shopping centers and malls across the U.S. see an influx of customers just days before Christmas.
Jenny Hefty of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and her 16-year-old daughter had just gotten off the escalator up to the mall’s second floor, in front of the Nordstrom store, when people started running toward them and screaming. Her daughter thought she heard gunshots, although Hefty did not.
“At first we thought they were just messing around,” she told The Associated Press on Friday night. “It was like, ‘Why are all these kids running by us?’”
Retailers began shutting their doors and her husband told them to run as armed guards rushed toward Nordstrom, where Hefty had been trying perfume about 20 minutes earlier.
The trio raced to their hotel in the mall complex and frantically tried to reach the couple’s 18-year-old daughter, 21-year-old son and their friends on their cellphones. They had been shut inside stores or whisked into safer spots as the mall locked down.
The family, which often travels the four hours to the mall, was in town for the Minnesota Vikings football game against the New York Giants on Saturday.
“Of course we wanted to come early and do some Christmas shopping,” Hefty said.
The Giants were staying at a hotel adjacent to the mall. Pat Hanlon, the team’s executive vice president of communications, said he believes some players were in the mall at the time of the shooting.
“Everyone is back in the hotel and accounted for now,” Hanlon said Friday night.
The mall was placed on lockdown in August after a reported shooting at the suburban Minneapolis shopping complex sent some shoppers running for cover and two people were wounded last New Year’s Eve during an apparent altercation.
Representatives from the city of Bloomington and Nordstrom did not immediately return requests for comment.
Associated Press Sports Writer Tom Canavan contributed to this report. | 2022-12-24T14:59:01+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/shooting-at-mall-of-america-leaves-19-year-old-dead-police-urge-gunman-others-to-turn-themselves-in/ |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A storm with winds up to 80 miles per hour has caused extensive damage across South Dakota.
Overturned semi blocking I-90 eastbound near Hartford. #kelonews pic.twitter.com/2sxnD3KQIy
— Kelli Volk (@KELOKelliVolk) May 12, 2022
The video below is of the storm reaching Hartford, courtesy of Paige Stolsmark.
This video shows the storm reaching Chancellor, courtesy of Lindsay Van Meeteren.
Check the South Dakota KELOLAND Storm Tracker app for hour-by-hour forecasts, live radar information and get alerts for severe weather. | 2022-05-13T01:18:51+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/photos-storm-damage-across-south-dakota/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-8-5, Fireball:
(nine, eight, five; Fireball: zero)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
9-8-5, Fireball:
(nine, eight, five; Fireball: zero) | 2022-08-15T02:50:57+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Three-Evening-game-17373356.php |
BERLIN (AP) — Scuffles broke out on Monday outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion of a coal mine, a plan that is drawing resistance from climate activists.
Activists threw fireworks, bottles and stones at police outside the village of Luetzerath before the situation calmed down and officers pulled back, German news agency dpa reported.
Protesters previously had set up a burning barricade, and one glued his hand to the access road.
The hamlet is to be demolished to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine, despite protests from environmentalists who fear millions more tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide will be released into the atmosphere.
Activists have been living in houses abandoned by former residents.
The Heinsberg county administration has issued an order barring people from Luetzerath and, if they fail to leave, authorizing police to clear the village from Jan. 10 onward. Officials have called for a non-violent end to the activists’ occupation.
In October, the federal and regional governments — both of which include the environmentalist Green party — and energy company RWE agreed to bring forward the exit from coal use in the region by eight years to 2030.
But, amid concerns about Germany’s energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the agreement also foresees the life of two power plant units that were supposed to be switched off earlier being extended until at least 2024 and Luetzerath being razed to enable further mining.
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Read AP stories on climate issues at https://apnews.com/hub/climate | 2023-01-03T13:47:29+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-protests-near-german-village-vacated-to-expand-coal-mine/ |
By MATTHEW LEE (AP Diplomatic Writer)
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said they agreed to “stabilize” badly deteriorated U.S.-China ties, but America’s top diplomat left Beijing with his biggest ask rebuffed: better communications between their militaries.
After meeting Xi, Blinken said China is not ready to resume military-to-military contacts, something the U.S. considers crucial to avoid miscalculation and conflict, particularly over Taiwan.
Yet Blinken and Xi pronounced themselves satisfied with progress made during the two days of talks, without pointing to specific areas of agreement beyond a mutual decision to return to a broad agenda for cooperation and competition endorsed last year year by Xi and President Joe Biden at a summit in Bali.
And, it remained unclear if those understandings can resolve their most important disagreements, many of which have international implications. Still, both men said they were pleased with the outcome of the highest-level U.S. visit to China in five years.
The two sides expressed a willingness to hold more talks, but there was little indication that either is prepared to bend from positions on issues including trade, Taiwan, human rights conditions in China and Hong Kong, Chinese military assertiveness in the South China Sea, and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Blinken said later that the U.S. set limited objectives for the trip and achieved them. He told reporters before leaving for a Ukraine reconstruction conference in London that he had raised the issue of military to military communications “repeatedly.”
“It is absolutely vital that we have these kinds of communications,” he said. “This is something we’re going to keep working on.”
The U.S. has said that, since 2021, China has declined or failed to respond to over a dozen requests from the Department of Defense for top-level dialogues.
According to a transcript of the meeting with Blinken, Xi said he was pleased with the outcome of Blinken’s earlier meetings with top Chinese diplomats and said restarting the Bali agenda were of great importance.
“The Chinese side has made our position clear, and the two sides have agreed to follow through the common understandings President Biden and I had reached in Bali,” Xi said.
That agenda had been thrown into jeopardy in recent months, notably after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over its airspace in February, and amid escalated military activity in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. Combined with other disputes over human rights, trade and opiate production, the list of problem areas is daunting.
But Xi suggested the worst could be over.
“The two sides have also made progress and reached agreement on some specific issues,” Xi said without elaborating, according to a transcript of the remarks released by the State Department. “This is very good.”
In his remarks to Xi during the 35-minute session at the Great Hall of the People, a meeting that was expected but not announced until an hour before it started, Blinken said “the United States and China have an obligation and responsibility to manage our relationship.”
“The United States is committed to doing that,” Blinken said. “It’s in the interest of the United States, in the interests of China, and in the interest of the world.”
Blinken described his earlier discussions with senior Chinese officials as “candid and constructive.”
Despite the symbolism of his presence in China, Blinken and other U.S. officials had played down the prospects for any significant breakthroughs on the most vexing issues facing the planet’s two largest economies.
Instead, these officials have emphasized the importance of the two countries establishing and maintaining better lines of communication.
Thus, China’s refusal to resume the military-to-military contacts was a hitch.
“Progress is hard,” Blinken told reporters. “It takes time, it takes more than one visit.”
Blinken’s trip is expected to herald a new round of visits by senior U.S. and Chinese officials to each other’s countries, possibly including a meeting between Xi and Biden in India or the U.S in the coming months.
Before meeting with Xi, Blinken met earlier Monday with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi for about three hours, an encounter that produced a harsh assessment of the talks.
China’s foreign ministry said “it is necessary to make a choice between dialogue or confrontation, cooperation or conflict.” It blamed the “U.S. side’s erroneous perception of China, leading to incorrect policies towards China” for the current “low point” in relations.
And, it said the U.S. bore responsibility for halting “the spiraling decline of China-U.S. relations to push it back to a healthy and stable track.” It added that Wang had “demanded that the U.S. stop hyping up the ‘China threat theory,’ lift illegal unilateral sanctions against China, abandon suppression of China’s technological development, and refrain from arbitrary interference in China’s internal affairs.”
In it’s readout of the meeting, the State Department said Blinken “underscored the importance of responsibly managing the competition between the United States and the PRC through open channels of communication to ensure competition does not veer into conflict,” using the acronym for the People’s Republic of China.
In the first round of talks on Sunday, Blinken met for nearly six hours with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, after which both countries said they had agreed to continue high-level discussions.
Both the U.S. and China said Qin had accepted an invitation from Blinken to visit Washington but Beijing made clear that “the China-U.S. relationship is at the lowest point since its establishment.” That sentiment is widely shared by U.S. officials.
Blinken’s visit came after his initial plans to travel to China were postponed in February after the shootdown of a Chinese surveillance balloon over the U.S.
In his meetings, Blinken also pressed the Chinese to release detained American citizens and to take steps to curb the production and export of fentanyl precursors that are fueling the opioid crisis in the United States.
Since the cancellation of Blinken’s trip in February, there have been some high-level engagements. CIA chief William Burns traveled to China in May, while China’s commerce minister traveled to the U.S. And Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi in Vienna in May.
But those have been punctuated by bursts of angry rhetoric from both countries over the Taiwan Strait, their broader intentions in the Indo-Pacific, China’s refusal to condemn Russia for its war against Ukraine, and U.S. allegations from Washington that Beijing is attempting to boost its worldwide surveillance capabilities, including in Cuba.
And, earlier this month, China’s defense minister rebuffed a request from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for a meeting on the sidelines of a security symposium in Singapore, a sign of continuing discontent. | 2023-06-19T14:20:57+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/19/blinken-and-xi-pledge-to-stabilize-deteriorated-us-china-ties-but-the-main-us-request-is-rebuffed/ |
Dedham police are investigating after a dog was found abandoned in a metal crate on Saturday as temperatures hovered over 90 degrees.
A male Pomeranian, approximately 3 to 5 years old, was found on the side of the road near Bussey Street around noon, when sweltering temperatures crept over 90 degrees, according to the Dedham Police Department.
All that was left inside the crate with the dog was a blanket with Disney “Frozen” characters on it and a blue and yellow dog sweater, but no form of identification, police said.
“This case is particularly disturbing due to the cruel manner in which the dog was abandoned — locked in a crate without proper food, drink, shelter, or protection from the weather,” police said in a statement.
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This is the second case of dog abandonment investigated by Dedham Police in the past three months, police said.
Police have not received calls from anyone that their Pomeranian is missing, they said.
Dedham police encourage anyone with information about the dog’s owner to call Dedham Animal Control at 781-751-9106 or police at 781-326-1212.
Bailey Allen can be reached at bailey.allen@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @baileyaallen. | 2022-07-29T14:15:39+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/29/metro/abandoned-dog-found-locked-metal-crate-90-degree-heat-dedham/ |
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans’ emerging trade-off plans to raise the nation’s debt limit only in exchange for spending cuts and other policy concessions on Wednesday, declaring that GOP lawmakers are threatening a historic default on U.S. obligations “unless I agree to all these wacko notions they have.”
His remarks in a union hall speech came as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who had for months struggled to unite Republicans around a unified budget proposal, released a sweeping spending-restraint plan to offer to the White House along with lifting the debt limit by $1.5 trillion.
But it’s far from settled whether McCarthy has 218 Republican votes — a House majority — in favor of his proposal, which has no chance of becoming law in the Senate and is meant to kickstart negotiations with the administration. Cruising toward crisis, if Congress and Biden can’t agree to raise the limit in coming weeks, the government would be at risk of being unable to pay its bills and facing an economy-ravaging default.
This week’s split-screen presentations, which began with McCarthy delivering a speech on Wall Street, vividly displayed how Biden and the speaker are talking to two very different Americas.
Standing in a steel garage and workshop, Biden pointedly noted the contrast, telling the members of International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 77 that while “I’m here in the union hall with you, Speaker McCarthy just got finished speaking to Wall Street two days ago.”
Biden emphasized that strictly limiting government spending programs could hurt a middle class that’s already struggling to afford basic needs. And demanding concessions in exchange for paying the nation’s debts is “worse than totally irresponsible,” Biden said, declaring that “America is not a deadbeat nation.”
“Folks, that’s the MAGA economic agenda: Spending cuts for working- and middle-class folks … with tax cuts for those at the top of the pile,” Biden said, referring to former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, Make America Great Again. “It’s not about fiscal discipline. It’s about cutting benefits for folks … they don’t seem to care much about.”
Commenting in kind, McCarthy said, “President Biden is skipping town to deliver a speech in Maryland rather than sitting down to address the debt ceiling.” He also insisted that House Republicans were the ones acting responsibly by insisting on reining in the federal government’s spending habits.
“If you gave your child a credit card and they kept maxing out the limit, you wouldn’t blindly raise the limit. You’d change their behavior,” McCarthy said. “The same is true with our national debt.”
The speaker took to the House floor shortly before Biden spoke Wednesday and detailed the GOP plan. It would, among other provisions, claw back billions of unspent COVID-19 relief funds, rescind money meant to boost staffing at the Internal Revenue Service, and stop Biden’s effort to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
The plan would roll back spending to 2022 levels, and impose a 1% cap on most future federal spending for the next decade. The proposed debt limit increase would last until sometime next year, putting the issue back in the spotlight during the presidential campaign.
The California Republican argues excess government spending is driving up inflation, empowers China and threatens the future of Social Security and Medicare.
Biden and McCarthy, who need to come together for the sake of the U.S. economy, are playing out diametrically opposing strategies to different audiences, each wagering he’ll win out in the end.
To the extent the two men have engaged each other — with no active negotiations so far — it has been only to provide fodder for attacks.
McCarthy says Biden is “bumbling” into a default by not meeting with him; Biden counters that McCarthy has already “threatened to become the first speaker to default on our national debt” unless he gets what he wants in the budget.
Complicating things for McCarthy, he is facing pressure not to give ground from conservatives in his razor-thin House majority who earlier this year delayed his elevation to the speakership.
But Biden contends that spending cuts would put an unacceptable strain on the government’s ability to meet its constitutional responsibility to stand behind its obligations. The GOP’s faith in tax cuts has blown up the deficit, he says.
Under the Republican proposal, the debt limit would be extended into next year, McCarthy said. He pressed the White House to negotiate a compromise with GOP lawmakers, noting that voters elected a divided Congress in the November midterms.
So far this year, he said, Biden “has been avoiding the issue for 77 straight days and counting.”
Both men are veterans of the nasty debt limit battle of 2011, when Biden was vice president and McCarthy was a relatively new member of the House Republican leadership. They know the risks of even edging close to the debt limit deadline, such as the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. credit rating that occurred that summer. For all the posturing, the markets generally assume as of now that a deal will be reached as it has in the past.
But as they’ve talked past each other, they’ve rarely talked with each other. The president and the new Republican speaker sat down in early February, but have had little substantive communication since. The White House, instead, has pushed McCarthy publicly to release a GOP budget plan that details its proposed cuts — which Democrats say are anathema to voters.
Meanwhile, the White House is standing with Democrats on Capitol Hill who overwhelmingly insist that no concessions be made in exchange for lifting the debt limit.
It’s far from clear whether McCarthy’s plan can get 218 votes — a House majority —and whether he would have to add on other changes — such as repealing the Democrats’ sweeping climate, health care and tax law known as the Inflation Reduction Act — to persuade holdout Republican lawmakers.
Much of the rhetoric now is political posturing ahead of the deadline to raise the debt limit before the U.S. reaches the ceiling, which is a moving target but is expected in the coming months. The White House has only hardened on its no-negotiation stance since Biden hosted McCarthy in the Oval Office, but most lawmakers and economists believe that eventually the two sides will avert a default.
Wall Street firms — looking at tax revenues — are estimating that the day of reckoning is near. Goldman Sachs this week estimated that the “x-date” could be reached in June, at which point the “extraordinary” steps taken by the Treasury Department to keep the government running would be exhausted and bills would start going unpaid.
Both sides could tone down the rhetoric by committing first and foremost to the U.S. government avoiding a default on its payments, said Brian Riedl, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute. That could help to build credibility and show good faith in talks.
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AP congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro and AP writer Kevin Freking contributed to this report. | 2023-04-19T23:13:13+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/biden-mccarthy-in-different-worlds-on-debt-standoff/ |
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Escalade, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESCA, or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and indoor/outdoor recreational equipment, today announced third quarter and year to date results for 2022.
THIRD QUARTER 2022
(As compared to the third quarter 2021)
- Net Sales decreased 7.9% to $74.9 million
- Organic sales, excluding acquisition contributions, declined 17.9%
- Gross margin declined 432 basis points, to 18.2%
- Operating income decreased 45.0% to $4.2 million
- Net income of $3.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share vs. $6.0 million, or $0.43 per share for Q3 2021
- EBITDA decreased 35.3% to $5.8 million
- Announced $0.15 per share cash dividend to shareholders of record on December 5, 2022
NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 1, 2022
(As compared to the first nine months of 2021)
- Net Sales increased 0.6% to $241.6 million
- Organic sales, excluding acquisition contributions, declined 8.4%
- Gross margin declined 153 basis points, to 23.8%
- Operating income decreased 15.9% to $21.4 million
- Net income of $15.3 million, or $1.12 per diluted share vs. $19.5 million, or $1.40 per diluted share for 2021
- EBITDA decreased 9.7% to $26.7 million
For the three months ended October 1, 2022, Escalade reported net income of $3.0 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, including $0.06 per diluted share of non-recurring expense.
Sales declined due to softening consumer demand and excess inventories in the retail channel. During the third quarter, increases in billiards and pickleball sales, together with contribution from the Brunswick Billiards® acquisition completed January 21, 2022 were more than offset by lower sales in outdoor categories including archery, games, water sports, and playground.
The Company reported gross margin of 18.2%, a decline of 432 basis points compared with the prior-year period, due to lower sales, unfavorable product mix, global supply chain constraints, and nonrecurring product recall expenses.
Selling, general, and administrative expense as percentage of net sales decreased to 11.7% in the third quarter 2022, versus 12.5% in the prior-year period, due to the Company's expense mitigation efforts.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") declined 35.3% to $5.8 million in the third quarter 2022, versus $9.0 million in the prior-year period. For the nine months year-to-date EBITDA decreased 9.7% to $26.7 million vs $29.5 million in 2021.
As of October 1, 2022, the Company had total cash and equivalents of $4.0 million, together with $10.0 million of availability on its senior secured revolving credit facility maturing in 2027. At the end of the third quarter 2022, net debt (total debt less cash) was 3.0x trailing twelve-month EBITDA.
Escalade announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share to be paid to all shareholders of record on December 5, 2022 and disbursed on December 12, 2022.
Effective January 1, 2023, Escalade will transition to a conventional twelve-month reporting calendar. The fourth quarter 2022 will end on December 31, 2022, then the Company will transition to its new financial reporting calendar for 2023.
"Broad-based inflationary pressures and a rising interest rate environment adversely impacted consumer discretionary spending behaviors during the third quarter, resulting in a year-over-year decline in sales and profitability during the period," stated Walter P. Glazer, Jr., President and CEO of Escalade. "During a transitional period for the consumer, we believe the strength of our brands, diverse sourcing capabilities, onshore manufacturing presence and disciplined expense management will position us to successfully navigate a challenging near-term macroeconomic backdrop."
"Third quarter sales declined year-over-year due to softness in most outdoor categories, including archery, partially offset by continued strength in pickleball and billiards," continued Glazer. "Elevated freight and logistics expenses more than offset some lower material costs in the third quarter, contributing to a year-over-year decline in gross profit in the period. While ocean freight rates and turnaround have begun to improve, inland freight has become challenging due to domestic labor and equipment shortages."
"In recent months, several large retail customers have slowed their pace of purchasing to reduce their overall inventories, contributing to the elevated inventory levels we are holding," continued Glazer. "During the next six months, we expect that a combination of seasonal demand, together with increased promotional activity, will contribute to a decline in inventories throughout the entire system. We believe this inventory decline will reduce our carrying costs and improve asset utilization to more acceptable levels."
"While we are not satisfied with the 2022 year to date results, we are taking steps to right size our cost structure and asset base to weather the economic headwinds and position our Company for continued growth in the years ahead," continued Glazer.
"Subsequent to the quarter end, we exercised a $15 million accordion provision under our senior revolving credit facility," continued Glazer. "Including this additional availability, we now have nearly $30 million of liquidity to support the ongoing growth of our business. As our inventory levels normalize over the coming months, we anticipate free cash conversion will also improve, further bolstering our liquidity."
"Our capital allocation priorities remain unchanged," continued Glazer. "We remain committed to a reduction in net leverage to a range of 1.5x-2.0x trailing-twelve-month EBITDA, while maintaining a consistent quarterly cash dividend. As before, we will continue to selectively invest internally in higher-growth categories that cater to a durable base of loyal customers who value our portfolio of premium indoor/outdoor brands. Looking forward, we also believe an economic downturn may create additional market share opportunities for the Company."
A conference call will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. ET to review the Company's financial results, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session.
A webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of Escalade's website at www.escaladeinc.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.
To participate in the live teleconference:
To listen to a replay of the teleconference, which subsequently will be available through November 10, 2022:
In addition to disclosing financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this release contains the non-GAAP financial measure known as "EBITDA." A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure is contained at the end of this press release. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that Escalade uses to facilitate comparisons of operating performance across periods. Escalade believes the disclosure of EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding its financial condition and results of operations. Non-GAAP measures should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for the Company's U.S. GAAP measures of performance and the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or in lieu of an analysis of the Company's results as reported under U.S. GAAP and should be evaluated only on a supplementary basis.
Founded in 1922, and headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Escalade designs, manufactures, and sells sporting goods, fitness, and indoor/outdoor recreation equipment. Our mission is to connect family and friends creating lasting memories. Leaders in our respective categories, Escalade's brands include Brunswick Billiards®; STIGA® table tennis; Accudart®; RAVE Sports® water recreation; Victory Tailgate® custom games; Onix® pickleball; Goalrilla™ basketball; Lifeline® fitness; Woodplay® playsets; and Bear® Archery. Escalade's products are available online and at leading retailers nationwide. For more information about Escalade's many brands, history, financials, and governance please visit www.escaladeinc.com.
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Patrick Griffin
Vice President - Corporate Development & Investor Relations
812-467-1358
This report contains forward-looking statements relating to present or future trends or factors that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to: specific and overall impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Escalade's financial condition and results of operations; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and market acceptance; new product development; Escalade's ability to achieve its business objectives, especially with respect to its Sporting Goods business on which it has chosen to focus; Escalade's ability to successfully achieve the anticipated results of strategic transactions, including the integration of the operations of acquired assets and businesses and of divestitures or discontinuances of certain operations, assets, brands, and products; the continuation and development of key customer, supplier, licensing and other business relationships; Escalade's ability to develop and implement our own direct to consumer e-commerce distribution channel; Escalade's ability to successfully negotiate the shifting retail environment and changes in consumer buying habits; the financial health of our customers; disruptions or delays in our business operations, including without limitation disruptions or delays in our supply chain, arising from political unrest, war, labor strikes, natural disasters, public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic, and other events and circumstances beyond our control; Escalade's ability to control costs; Escalade's ability to successfully implement actions to lessen the potential impacts of tariffs and other trade restrictions applicable to our products and raw materials, including impacts on the costs of producing our goods, importing products and materials into our markets for sale, and on the pricing of our products; general economic conditions; fluctuation in operating results; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in the securities markets; continued listing of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market; the Company's inclusion or exclusion from certain market indices; Escalade's ability to obtain financing and to maintain compliance with the terms of such financing; the availability, integration and effective operation of information systems and other technology, and the potential interruption of such systems or technology; the potential impact of actual or perceived defects in, or safety of, our products, including any impact of product recalls or legal or regulatory claims, proceedings or investigations involving our products; risks related to data security of privacy breaches; and other risks detailed from time to time in Escalade's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Escalade's future financial performance could differ materially from the expectations of management contained herein. Escalade undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.
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UMC on cardiac diversion for next two hours
Published: Feb. 6, 2023 at 7:55 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - UMC announced they are on a cardiac diversion due to air handlers being down in their cath lab.
UMC issued the following release:
Due to air handlers in the cath lab being down at this time, we are on a cardiac diversion for any patients that have the potential of needing to go to the cath lab. This should be fixed within the next 2 hours. We will provide updates as our operations come back online.
Copyright 2023 KCBD. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-07T02:58:44+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2023/02/07/umc-cardiac-diversion-next-two-hours/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" is back Sunday.
With some 325,000 fans expected to pack into Indianapolis Motor Speedway, there will be plenty to do, see and celebrate.
Here's a breakdown of Indy 500 race day festivities so you and your fellow fans don't miss a thing.
(NOTE: The video in the player above is a previous report about Indy 500 safety precautions)
Indy 500 race day Schedule:
- 6 a.m. - Public gates open:
- Gate 1, Gate 1B.1, Gate 1C, Gate 2, Gate 3, Gate 4, Gate 5N, Gate 5B, Gate 6N, Gate 6S, Gate 6B, Gate 7, Gate 7S, Gate 7N, Gate 9, Gate 10, Gate 10A, Gate 11A, Gate 11B, Gate 11C and Gate 12.
- 7 a.m. - Snake Pit opens
- 8:15 a.m. - Snake Pit - Yellow Claw begins
- 8:45 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy march begins
- 8:55 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy march reaches south pit gate
- 9:05 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy march reaches Pagoda Plaza
- 9:10 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy march reaches IMS Midway
- 9:38 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy march reaches band gate
- 10:10 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy march arrives at Yard of Bricks
- 10:22 a.m. - Borg-Warner Trophy dedication
- 9 a.m. - DJ Slater Begins on Pagoda 3 Stage
- 9:15 a.m. - Snake Pit - Steve Aoki takes the stage
- 10:25 a.m. - Purdue University band performs“On the Banks of the Wabash”
- 10:30 a.m. - Cars to the Grid
- 10:30 a.m. - Snake Pit - Deadmau5 begins
- 10:31 a.m. - Green Flag Delivery in Turn 1 by IU Health Helicopter
- 10:37 a.m. - Green Flag & Past Winners’ Lap Departs Turn 1
- 10:51 a.m. - Historic Race Cars Laps
- 10:55 a.m. - All Cars on the Grid
- 11:25 a.m. - Military Appreciation Lap from Turn 4
- 11:47 a.m. - Pace Car Driver Introduction
- 11:47 a.m. - Indianapolis 500 Driver Introductions
- 12:03 p.m. - Red Bull “Keys to the Track” Stunt Team Begins – Turn 2/Turn 4
- 12:06 p.m. - Military March Begins
- 12:12 p.m. - “God Bless America” – Victory Podium
- 12:14 p.m. - Military Address – Gen. Daniel Hokanson (U.S. Army) from Victory Podium
- 12:18 p.m. - Presentation of Colors
- 12:18 p.m. - Invocation by Archdiocese of Indianapolis Archbishop Charles Thompson – Trackside Stage
- 12:19 p.m. - Rifle Volley – Victory Podium
- 12:20 p.m. - “Taps” Begins – Flag Stand
- 12:21 p.m. - “America the Beautiful” Begins – Girl Named Tom
- 12:24 p.m. - National Anthem Begins – Jordan Fisher
- 12:26 p.m. - First Flyover, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 12:29 p.m. - “Drivers to Your Cars” – Grand Marshal Blake Shelton
- 12:36 p.m. - “Back Home Again in Indiana” – Jim Cornelison
- 12:37 p.m. - Second Flyover, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- 12:38 p.m. - Command Introduction
- 12:38 p.m. - “Start Your Engines” Command – Roger Penske from Victory Podium
- 12:45 p.m. - Green Flag for the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500
- 12:50 p.m. - Snake Pit – Martin Garrix Begins
- 2:35 p.m. - Snake Pit – Galantis Begins | 2022-05-28T22:49:09+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/motor/indianapolis-500/indianapolis-500-race-day-schedule/531-ff8727c4-3098-4ccb-8abc-d48ed424daeb |
In one week, more than 1,800 Special Olympics Iowa athletes and Unified partners will converge at Iowa State University for the Annual Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games May 19-21.
The Summer Games is Special Olympics Iowa’s biggest competition and celebration of the year. In addition to more than 1,800 athletes and Unified partners competing for over 4,000 awards, there are also expected to be more than 2,000 volunteers, staff, and coaches present.
Six different sports, including bocce, cycling, soccer, swimming, track and field, and tennis, will see competition during this two-and-a-half-day event.
The Summer Games will kick off on the morning of Thursday, May 19, with the Torch Run Final Leg bringing the Flame of Hope from downtown Des Moines to Hilton Coliseum. The cycling, team bocce, and singles tennis competitions will begin at 9:00 a.m. on the Iowa State University campus. Soccer and race walk will begin at later times on Thursday in varying locations around the Lied Recreation Center. Singles bocce, tennis doubles, swimming, and track and field will take place on Friday, May 20, with track and field competition continuing through Saturday, May 21.
The Opening Ceremonies, presented by Hy-Vee, will take place on Thursday evening in Hilton Coliseum. The Opening Ceremony will begin with a Parade of Athletes and end with the lighting of the Flame of Hope marking the beginning of the 2022 Summer Games.
“We are thrilled to be heading back to Ames next week for our Summer Games,” said Special Olympics Iowa CEO John Kliegl. “After having to hold our Summer Game virtually in 2020 and 2021 there is so much excitement and energy heading into this year’s games. Our athletes have been training so hard and the volunteers are jumping at the opportunity to get involved. We look forward to being in Ames at Iowa State University and to the unparalleled atmosphere they create for our athletes.”
Also featured at the games are an Olympic Festival, healthy athletes screenings, and the very first Little Feet Meet. The Olympic Festival is an area for athletes to relax between competitions and interact with sponsors and partners through games and activities.
Healthy athletes screenings will provide athletes with an opportunity to be examined by healthcare professionals for eyesight, dental, hearing, overall health and fitness, and more. The Little Feet Meet is an inclusive opportunity for young athletes, ages 2 to 7, with and without intellectual disabilities to participate in track and field events at the Summer Games.
The meet will take place Thursday, May 19, at the Lied Recreation Center on the Iowa State University Campus. For more information, visit here. | 2022-05-13T01:31:07+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-athletes-will-compete-in-special-olympics-iowa-summer-games/ |
Airport travel appears to be nearing pre-pandemic levels. According to a report from Airports Council International, global passenger traffic in 2022 was 73% of what it was in 2019.
The increased traffic has made for busy airports in the U.S.
The ACI report says five of the top 10 busiest airports in the world are in the U.S. They are located in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported 93.7 million passengers in 2022, a 23% increase from the previous year, according to the report. That's more than 20 million more passengers than Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, which reported 73.4 million passengers in 2022.
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The U.S. wasn't the only country to see major gains in airport travel. Dubai International Airport was the busiest airport outside the U.S. It reported a 127% increase from the previous year with 66 million passengers.
The other busiest airports outside of the U.S. are located in Istanbul, London, New Delhi and Paris.
"While US airport hubs were able to recover quicker due to their strong domestic market, we are now witnessing global hubs joining upper ranks," said ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira.
The ACI expects air travel to grow even more this year. It believes the reopening of China will lead to a gain in both domestic and international travel. China's borders were essentially closed for much of the pandemic due to its zero-COVID policy.
The top-10 busiest airports in the world for passenger traffic, according to ACI:
1. Atlanta
2. Dallas
3. Denver
4. Chicago
5. Dubai
6. Los Angeles
7. Istanbul
8. London
9. New Delhi
10. Paris | 2023-04-06T20:06:26+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/what-are-the-busiest-airports-in-the-us |
ARLINGTON, Va., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestlé USA has been made aware by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that a small amount of Maggi Masala-ae-Magic Seasoning Sachets were sold to some U.S. retail outlets, and that product has tested positive for Salmonella. The affected product was not manufactured by Nestlé, nor does Nestlé sell this product in the United States.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Public Health Alert, the product has a code date of 20640 455AA and was distributed to retail customers in 12 states (GA, NC, OH, MD, TN, TX, MS, FL, VA, NJ, NY and PA) by Amin Trading Agency LLC.
Our understanding is that some of the counterfeit product made it to limited retail shelves, and we want to ensure consumers are aware of the potential safety risk of consuming this counterfeit product. Any consumers who purchased it should not consume and dispose of it immediately.
No Maggi products produced and distributed by Nestlé are impacted.
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SOURCE Nestlé USA | 2023-07-01T00:40:07+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2023/06/30/safety-alert-relating-counterfeit-maggi-masala-ae-magic-seasoning-sachets-us/ |
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