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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors will lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
Opening statements are expected Monday in Washington's federal court in the trial of Stewart Rhodes and others charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was a weekslong plot to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
Defense attorneys will also get their first chance to address jurors, who were chosen last week after days of questioning over their feelings about the insurrection, Trump supporters and other matters.
The stakes are high for the Justice Department, which last secured a seditious conspiracy conviction at trial nearly 30 years ago.
About 900 people have been charged and hundreds convicted in the Capitol attack. Rioters stormed past police barriers, engaged in hand-to-hand combat with officers, smashed windows and halted the certification of Biden's electoral victory.
But the Oath Keepers are the first to stand trial on seditious conspiracy, a rare Civil War-era charge that carries up to 20 years behind bars. The trial is expected to last several weeks.
Prosecutors will tell jurors that the insurrection for the antigovernment group was not a spontaneous outpouring of election-fueled rage but part of a drawn-out plot to stop Biden from entering the White House.
On trial with Rhodes, of Granbury, Texas, are Kelly Meggs, leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers; Kenneth Harrelson, another Florida Oath Keeper; Thomas Caldwell, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer from Virginia; and Jessica Watkins, who led an Ohio militia group. They face several other charges as well.
Authorities say Rhodes began plotting to overturn Biden’s victory just days after the election. Court records show the Oath Keepers repeatedly warning of the prospect of violence — or “a bloody, bloody civil war,” as Rhodes said in one call — if Biden were to become president.
By December, authorities say, Rhodes and the Oath Keepers had set their sights on Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6.
The Oath Keepers organized trainings — including one in “unconventional warfare" — and stashed weapons at a Virginia hotel so they could get them into the capital quickly if necessary, prosecutors say. Over several days in early January, Rhodes spent an $15,500 on guns, including an AR-platform rifle, magazines, mounts, sights and other equipment, according to court documents.
On Jan. 6, Oath Keepers equipped with communication devices, helmets, vests and other battle gear were seen on camera storming the Capitol. Rhodes is not accused of going inside, but telephone records show he was communicating with Oath Keepers who did enter around the time of the riot and he was seen with members outside afterward.
And prosecutors say the plot didn't end on Jan. 6. In the days between the riot and Biden’s inauguration, Rhodes spent more than $17,000 on firearm parts, magazines, ammunition and other items, prosecutors say. Around the time of the inauguration, Rhodes told others to organize local militias to oppose the Democratic administration, authorities say.
“Patriots entering their own Capitol to send a message to the traitors is NOTHING compared to what’s coming,” Rhodes wrote in a message the evening of Jan. 6.
Defense attorneys have said the Oath Keepers came to Washington only to provide security at events for figures such as Trump ally Roger Stone before the president’s big outdoor rally behind the White House. Rhodes has said there was no plan to attack the Capitol and that the members who did acted on their own.
Rhodes' lawyers are poised to argue that jurors cannot find him guilty of seditious conspiracy because all the actions he took before Jan. 6 were in preparation for orders he anticipated from Trump — orders that never came.
Rhodes' attorney has said that his client will eventually take the stand to argue that he believed Trump was going to invoke the Insurrection Act and call up a militia, which Rhodes had been calling on him to do to stop Biden from becoming president. Rhodes' attorneys will argue that what prosecutors have alleged was an illegal conspiracy was merely lobbying the president to use a U.S. law.
Prosecutors say Rhodes' own words show he was going to act regardless of what Trump did. In one message from December 2020, Rhodes wrote that Trump “needs to know that if he fails to act, then we will.”
The last successful seditious conspiracy case was against an Egyptian cleric, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, and nine followers convicted in a plot to blow up the United Nations, the FBI’s building, and two tunnels and a bridge linking New York and New Jersey.
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For full coverage of the Capitol riot, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege | 2022-10-03T04:56:40+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Jurors-to-begin-hearing-Jan-6-Oath-Keepers-17482447.php |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers’ costs.
The landmark law creates a 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers’ delegates and employers’ representatives, along with two state officials, empowered to set minimum standards for wages, hours and working conditions in California.
Newsom said he was proud to sign the measure into law on Labor Day.
“California is committed to ensuring that the men and women who have helped build our world-class economy are able to share in the state’s prosperity,” he said in a statement. “Today’s action gives hardworking fast food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry.”
The law caps minimum wage increases for fast food workers at chains with more than 100 restaurants at $22 an hour next year, compared to the statewide minimum of $15.50 an hour, with cost of living increases thereafter.
The state legislature approved the measure on Aug. 29. Debate split along party lines, with Republicans opposed.
Sen. Brian Dahle, the Republican nominee for governor in November, had called it “a steppingstone to unionize all these workers.”
Supporters had said they hoped the measure would inspire similar efforts elsewhere.
The measure’s author, Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, said it would “a new way to ensure marginalized workers have a voice in the workplace.”
Restaurant owners and franchisers opposed the law, citing an analysis they commissioned by the UC Riverside Center for Economic Forecast and Development saying that the legislation would increase consumers’ costs.
The International Franchise Association called it a “fork in the eye” of people who run restaurant franchises and said it could raise consumer prices as much as 20%.
“This bill has been built on a lie, and now small business owners, their employees, and their customers will have to pay the price,” IFA President and CEO Matthew Haller said in a statement. “Franchises already pay higher wages and offer more opportunity for advancement than their independent counterparts, and this bill unfairly targets one of the greatest models for achieving the American Dream and the millions of people it supports.”
However, Holden urged opponents to give the law a chance.
“Speaking as a former franchise owner, I would have welcomed this inclusive process, that in reality benefits not only the the worker but franchisee as well,” he said in a statement. | 2022-09-05T21:58:28+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/business/ap-business/ap-california-governor-signs-landmark-law-for-fast-food-workers/ |
LISHUI, China, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agricultural products supplier in China, today announced the Company will participate in the 44th Food and Beverage Exhibition ("FoodEx Japan") from March 7-10, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan, at booth 6E202. Japan has a large market for food raw materials and food processing, and is a net importer of basic grain.
FoodEx Japan is one of the world's top 3 food and beverage exhibitions, attracting nearly 1,500 companies in 2022 from 44 countries and regions worldwide. The combination of wholesale buyers and sellers, manufacturers, growers, hotels and more, makes FoodEx one of the most popular annual events and a powerful platform for companies to promote their products and establish business relationships.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi's Chairwoman and CEO, stated, "We are excited and look forward to being back in person at this incredibly important global event for the food and beverage industry. As a preeminent event, it is a must-attend opportunity for the entire spectrum of growers to buyers. We have had a lot of success in prior years given Farmmi's global brand, leadership position in high quality agriculture products and our focus on continuing to drive growth in our core product lines."
Ms. Zhang continued, "Farmmi has participated in FoodEx Japan since 2005. We expect this year to be one of the most productive for us as many of our customers and partners will be in attendance and able to engage in mutually beneficial discussions. Our priority is on profitable revenue generation, superior customer service and long-term growth. We are also looking forward to taking a pulse of the industry as part of our ongoing evaluation of additive opportunities in our core business lines or through the new market opportunities and valuable market research."
About Farmmi, Inc.
Established in 1998, Farmmi Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI) is an agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of edible mushrooms like Shiitake and Mu Er, as well as other agricultural products. Farmmi sells its products both online and offline. For further information about the Company, please visit Farmmi's website.
Forward-Looking Statements
No statement made in this press release should be interpreted as an offer to purchase or sell any security. Such an offer can only be made in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws. Certain statements in this press release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations and intended to qualify for the "safe harbor" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our customers' businesses and our end purchasers' disposable income, our ability to raise capital on any particular terms, fulfillment of customer orders, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, our ability to realize revenue from expanded operation and acquired assets in China, our ability to attract and retain skilled professionals, client concentration, industry segment concentration, and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Farmmi may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. In addition, please note that any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases.
More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the Atlantic in June, shattering the all-time record, set in 2018, by 20%, according to the University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab. And unusually large amounts of the brown algae have drifted into the Caribbean Sea.
A raggedy carpet of vegetation recently surrounded an uninhabited island near the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin that is popular with tourists, forcing officials to suspend ferry service and cancel kayaking, paddleboarding and snorkeling tours. The normally translucent turquoise waters around Pinel Island turned into a prickly yellowish-brown slush.
Oswen Corbel, owner of Caribbean Paddling, said he had to close his St. Martin business on July 22 and doesn't expect to reopen until late October. He estimated he has lost at least $10,000.
"Maybe I should give up. ... Sometimes I think I should go into the mountains and herd sheep, but this is what I know to do," he said. "What's next? We had Hurricane Irma, we had COVID, we had the sargassum, and now I'm pretty scared of global warming."
Scientists say more research is needed to determine why sargassum levels in the region are so high, but the United Nations' Caribbean Environment Program said possible factors include a rise in water temperatures as a result of climate change, and nitrogen-laden fertilizer and sewage that nourish the algae.
"This year has been the worst year on record," said Lisa Krimsky, a university researcher with Florida Sea Grant, a program aimed at protecting the coast. "It is absolutely devastating for the region."
She said large masses of seaweed have a severe environmental impact, with the decaying algae altering water temperatures and the pH balance and leading to declines in seagrass, coral and sponges.
"They're essentially being smothered out," Krimsky said.
The "golden tide" also has hit humans hard.
The concentration of algae is so heavy in parts of the eastern Caribbean that the French island of Guadeloupe issued a health alert in late July. It warned some communities about high levels of hydrogen sulfide gas emanating from the huge rotting clumps of seaweed. The gas, which smells like rotten eggs, can affect people with breathing problems such as asthma.
The Biden administration declared a federal emergency after the U.S. Virgin Islands warned last month of unusually high amounts of sargassum clogging machinery at a desalination plant near St. Croix that is struggling to produce water and meet demand amid a drought.
In addition, the U.S. Virgin Islands' electricity generating station relies on ultra-pure water from the desalination plant to reduce emissions. The loss of such water would force the government to use a type of diesel fuel that is more expensive and in limited supply, officials said.
Chuanmin Hu, an oceanography professor at the University of South Florida who helps produce the seaweed reports, said sargassum levels for the eastern Caribbean were at a near-record high this year, second only to those reported in July 2018. Levels in the northern Caribbean are at their third-highest level, he said.
Experts first noted large amounts of sargassum in the Caribbean Sea in 2011, and the problem has occurred practically every year since then.
"We don't know if this is a new normal," Krimsky lamented.
Sargassum in moderation helps purify water and absorb carbon dioxide and is a key part of the habitat for fish, turtles, shrimp, crabs and other creatures. It is also used in fertilizer, food, biofuel, construction materials and medicinal products.
But it is bad for tourism and the environment when too much accumulates just offshore or on beaches.
"This is the worst we've ever seen it for sure," said Melody Rouveure, general manager for a tour company in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, which shares an island with St. Martin. "It did ruin my personal beach plans."
On Union Island, which is part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the seaweed invasion has forced some resorts in recent years to close for up to five months.
Masses of sargassum also have strangled the Caribbean's fishing industry. It damages boat engines and fishing gear, prevents fishermen from reaching their vessels and fishing grounds and leads to a drop in the number of fish caught. Barbados, where the beaches are piled with reddish-brown seaweed, has been hit especially hard.
An overabundance of sargassum was blamed for the recent deaths of thousands of fish in the French Caribbean island of Martinique. It also has activists concerned about the plight of endangered turtles. Some are dying at sea, entangled in the seaweed or unable to lay their eggs because of the mat of algae over the sand.
In the Cayman Islands, officials launched a trial program in which crews pumped more than 2,880 square feet (268 square meters) of seaweed out of the water. But on Tuesday, the government announced it suspended the project, saying the seaweed had decomposed so much that it had rendered the pumping useless.
Some island nations use heavy machinery to remove seaweed from the beach, but scientists warn that causes erosion and can destroy the nests of endangered turtles.
Many Caribbean islands are struggling financially and do not have the means to clear the vast amounts of seaweed.
Gov. Albert Bryan of the U.S. Virgin Islands said he asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency for the entire three-island territory, not just St. Croix, but that didn't happen. Bryan said he is now trying to find local funds to clean beaches, "but a lot of things need money right now." | 2022-08-04T02:02:56+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/seaweed-chokes-shores-in-the-caribbean-at-a-record-rate-as-scientists-examine-the-cause |
EAGLE PASS, Texas – Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end birthright citizenship, finish building the southern border wall and send U.S. forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels as part of an aggressive — and familiar — immigration policy proposal he laid out Monday in a Texas border city.
The sweeping immigration plan is the Florida governor's first detailed policy release as a 2024 contender and represents a long-established wish list of Republican immigration proposals that largely mirrors former President Donald Trump's policies. Much of DeSantis' plan faces tall odds, requiring the reversal of legal precedents, approval from other countries or even an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Still, DeSantis projected confidence on Monday as he slapped at Democrats and Republicans in announcing his new plan, which he detailed further in Eagle Pass, Texas, a community of about 30,000 people set along the U.S.-Mexico border.
“For decades, leaders from both parties have produced empty promises on border security, and now it is time to act to stop the invasion once and for all," DeSantis said in a statement. "As president, I will declare a national emergency on Day One and will not rest until we build the wall, shut down illegal entry, and win the war against the drug cartels. No excuses. We will get it done.”
The DeSantis campaign has promised to release more detailed policy rollouts in the coming weeks. But in leading with immigration, DeSantis is prioritizing a divisive issue that has long been a focus of the GOP's most conservative voters. At the same time, voters in the middle and on the left have taken notice as illegal border crossing surged in recent years.
Overall, 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of immigration, according to a recent AP-NORC poll.
Still, it may be difficult for DeSantis to separate himself on immigration from the many other Republicans seeking the 2024 presidential nomination — especially Trump, who's the front-runner.
Immigration was a centerpiece of Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns. And he has sought to make the issue a key strength in his third White House bid.
Trump leaned into the issue while delivering the keynote address to hundreds of enthusiastic religious conservatives at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s conference in Washington over the weekend. He promised to carry out “the largest domestic deportation operation on the border” and boasted about completing more than 300 miles (or 480 kilometers) of wall along the southern border during his administration while promising to build even more should he win another term.
The former president also vowed to reinstate coronavirus pandemic-era rules known as Title 42 that allowed U.S. authorities to quickly turn back migrants at the border, decrying without evidence “all of the diseases that illegal aliens are bringing in.”
DeSantis did not mention Trump by name when unveiling his new policies, but his repeated references to the unfinished border wall was seen as an indirect slap at the former president, who tried and ultimately failed to finish a border wall along the entire 1,950-mile (3,140-kilometer) U.S.-Mexico border during his four years in office.
Ahead of the Monday announcement, the DeSantis campaign released new merchandise bearing the words, “Build The Wall. No Excuses.”
In his plan, DeSantis promises to end the United States' catch-and-release policy, which currently allows for the release of immigrants in the country illegally until their court dates. That's as federal immigration authorities have the funding for just 30,000 beds, making it impossible to detain everyone who is arrested.
DeSantis also wants to reinstitute the “Remain in Mexico” policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. Such a plan would need Mexico’s approval.
He's calling for closing the “Flores loophole,” which, among other things, requires families to generally be released from custody in 20 days. It is part of a federal court order, so it's unclear how he could close it if elected.
DeSantis is also promising to use military force against drug cartels if necessary. His plan calls for the authorization of “appropriate rules of engagement at the border so that those trying to smuggle drugs into the United States are met with the use of force."
DeSantis will “reserve the right to operate across the border to secure our territory from Mexican cartel activities," according to the plan, which also calls for the U.S. Navy and the Coast Guard to block precursor chemicals from entering Mexican ports if “the Mexican government won’t stop cartel drug manufacturing.”
DeSantis' plan says little about the millions of immigrants already living in the country illegally, aside from promising to deport those who have overstayed their visas. Deporting such people has been a challenge that has eluded authorities for decades.
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Peoples reported from New York. Associated Press writers Elliot Spagat in San Diego; Will Weissert and Colleen Long in Washington; and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report. | 2023-06-26T16:00:10+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/06/26/desantis-unveils-an-aggressive-immigration-and-border-security-policy-that-largely-mirrors-trumps/ |
The 2023 John Deere Classic Odds & Preview: Kevin Roy
After the second round of the John Deere Classic, Kevin Roy is in fifth at -10.
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Kevin Roy Insights
- Roy has finished below par nine times and carded five rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 12 rounds.
- He has carded a top-five score once in his last 12 rounds.
- Roy has registered a score within five shots of the day's best in four of his last 12 rounds.
- Roy has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once in his past five appearances.
- He has made the cut in one of his past five events.
- Roy has finished with a score better than the tournament average in one of his past five appearances.
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John Deere Classic Insights and Stats
- The Tour has played courses with an average length of 7,026 yards in the past year, while TPC Deere Run is set for a longer 7,289 yards.
- Golfers at TPC Deere Run have averaged a score of -10 per tournament, lower than the Tour-wide scoring average of -5 in the past year.
- The average course Roy has played in the past year has been 12 yards longer than the 7,289 yards TPC Deere Run will be at for this event.
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -7 among finishers, higher than the -10 average at this course.
Roy's Last Time Out
- Roy was in the 94th percentile on par 3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, with an average of 2.75 strokes on the eight par-3 holes.
- He averaged 4.10 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 20) at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which placed him in the 13th percentile among all competitors.
- Roy was better than only 28% of the competitors at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on par-5 holes, averaging 4.63 strokes per hole in comparison to the field average of 4.51.
- Roy shot better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on three of eight par-3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic (the field averaged 1.9).
- On the eight par-3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Roy had one bogey or worse (the other golfers averaged 1.9).
- Roy's three birdies or better on par-4s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic were less than the field average of 5.9.
- In that last tournament, Roy's performance on the 20 par-4s included a bogey or worse five times (compared to the field's better average, 4.4).
- Roy finished the Rocket Mortgage Classic registering a birdie or better on four par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 6.2 on the eight par-5s.
- On the eight par-5s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Roy recorded more bogeys or worse (one) than the field average (0.8).
John Deere Classic Time and Date Info
- Date: July 6- 9, 2023
- Course: TPC Deere Run
- Location: Silvis, Illinois
- Par: 71 / 7,289 yards
- Roy Odds to Win: +6000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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CINCINNATI — When Laura Williamson went into the Army, she said she always knew there was the possibility of dying for her country. She didn’t think about the possibility that decades after her service she’d be fighting each day to stay alive.
“I’ve had thyroid cancer twice. I've had aggressive systemic mastocytosis. I now have mastocytosis of the GI tract, but that just stays - I'll have that forever,” Williamson said.
She went into the Army, working as a mechanic serving in Germany. She said she was hand-picked to go to work in Edgewood, Maryland, as part of a special unit tied to nuclear, biological, chemical and radioactive weapons.
“We were exposed to multiple biological and chemical warfare agents,” she said. “Sarin, mustard gas, Agent Orange.”
Williamson said her ailments of today are a direct result of the exposure. In addition, she says the exposure to those toxins has left her with life-threatening anaphylaxis.
“If I walk in somewhere where there's bleach, my throat just swells, my tongue will swell over again in hives,” she said. “If someone's wearing patchouli or lavender, which are also the basis of a lot of colognes and perfumes - Lysol aerosols, my lungs can't tolerate [it].”
As a result, she always carries Epi-pens, needles, and vials of Benadryl to counter the attacks. It’s a situation her children fear the worst will happen.
“My son had said, like, in the morning, if my door is shut, he won't come to my room until I come out because he's like, I'm not gonna be the one to find you dead,” Williamson said.
Soon she will have some relief and a four-legged battle buddy to help sniff out problem scents before she has a medical issue.
The organization Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities (ECAD) has spent months training a black Labrador by the name of Toucan who will be able to alert Williamson to triggering scents in her area. The dog will be able to sense when she’s having an attack and bring her medication or bark to alert others.
“I'm going to be able to go outside, go places without the fear,” Williamson said.
Toucan was made possible by a $50,000 donation to ECAD’s Project Heal, providing trained dogs to veterans.
It’s a gift that provides relief to Williamson and her family.
“Toucan will alert if something goes wrong, and just the relief that gives them that they can relax and know that if something goes wrong, she's going to bark she's going to get them is an amazing blessing to me,” Williamson said. “You know, it takes something off their shoulders.”
This story was originally published by Scripps News Cincinnati. | 2023-04-12T01:06:01+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/a-dogs-sense-of-smell-becomes-life-saving-tool-for-army-veteran-exposed-to-agent-orange-mustard-gas |
It takes a dedicated, tenacious gardener to survive (and thrive) an Alabama summer in the garden. Summers can seem unusually long in our area, beginning before June’s summer solstice and ending days after the first official fall day.
We must be prepared for deluges of rain or drought. I remember years when the rain showed up everywhere but my house, or just never came at all. One particularly tough summer, watering bans forced gardeners to save every drop of usable water — including the water we boiled the pasta in. We lugged buckets from the kitchen sink to needy plants.
We do this all for a reason — our passion for our gardens. Awesome summer annuals, perennials, delightfully fragrant gardenias, fantastic blooms on the hydrangeas and the statuesque lilies make every ounce of sweat worth it. I have been the lone shopper in a local nursery looking for something new on the Fourth of July.
What can we do to lighten summer drudgery, to make life in the summer garden sweeter?
Make a plan, prepare, care, manage and work smarter rather than harder. This idea may not lead to 100 percent success, but it certainly can help. No plan is perfect; with practice, however, it will get better every year, not just every summer.
Plan ahead
Summer is a season of rapid growth requiring more of the gardener and more from the plants.
Our efforts to endure summer should be well on the way before the first day the temperature hits ninety. Choose drought-tolerant or plants especially for xeriscaping — those that help the gardener conserve water. Following the basic rule of gardening, “the right plant in the right place,” is a must. Plants should fit your conditions; place the sun lovers in the sun and the shade lovers in the shade. The sun lovers may not perform as they need the sunlight. The shade lovers battle the sun’s burning rays and droop, requiring massive doses of water to survive. If you are in love with water hogs, place them all together in an easy-to-reach place. Allow the water lovers to be the focal points in your garden.
Keep records
Lists and notes are invaluable. Record special projects in a desk calendar (time to order bulbs, potatoes, or whatever I choose to purchase online, time to plant special items or time to fertilize).
Compile several lists of everything — urgent and non-urgent — to be accomplished in the garden, and a separate list for short work periods of even one hour. Post your list outside to keep you on track. Each day I develop a list of what to do that day, carrying the information on a sticky note in my pocket. I do not use my cell phone for lists. It is too much trouble to take off sweaty gloves to check it. My husband takes a message from landline callers and tells them I am in the bushes. Too easy to get distracted.
Dedicate your time
Set aside time to garden every day, even if it is just a small block of time. I like to go out first thing in the morning — if I have someplace to be, I get up earlier. During this short period, I might weed, water or deadhead spent flowers. I use my time to take on the most urgent jobs and not get too taken up with things that might be able to wait until I have a larger chunk of time. I include a long work session in my weekly calendar, including a more intensive to do list. Every minute in the summer garden matters. I have a tendency to get off task; my sticky note brings me back to reality.
Our preparations for the summer growing season should have begun before the heat arrived, including amending our soils and performing a soil test recently. Never too late!
Plant correctly
It is not just essential to have the right environment — it is also vital to put that plant in the ground correctly. Plants, especially many of our shrubs (camellias, azaleas) and trees resent being buried instead of planted. Do it right and do it once. Place the top of the root ball at least an inch over ground level. Your job is not done until that plant has been watered and mulched. Planting shrubs in the summer can be hard on a plant; it can be done, however, with good care.
Consider the weather
Our humidity is terrible. We cannot change it, only deal with it. Some plants, like all gardeners, are not fans of the humidity. Set plants where they have plenty of light and good air circulation. Vegetables, like tomatoes, spaced too closely are apt to fall victim to hot weather diseases.
I mulch my entire landscape in the late winter; however, I always lightly mulch all newly placed plants. We know the drill: mulch keeps down weeds, conserves the moisture, keeps the soil from crusting and helps to amend the soil. Mulch protects our amazing plants from attack by the weed eater. Mulch can also make flower beds look more coherent. Mulch makes everything look prettier.
Additionally, I mulch all my containers. It protects the soil on top of the containers and prevents it from crusting. I even mulch my vegetables. I do not immediately cover my newly planted seeds with mulch — they need time to germinate.
Destroy the weeds
Not only are the plants growing like crazy, but so are the weeds. If you have an enemy like mulberry weed, stay on it. This brute will quickly reproduce and take over. Weeds in large clumps can get fairly unsightly, use your nutrients and moisture, and crowd out your plants. Never let a day pass without pulling weeds. You will be sorry! Learn your weeds. So many are terribly invasive.
I actually find weeding and deadheading to be therapeutic. A lot of bang for the buck!
Learn to recognize poison ivy. Proper disposal of this itchy plant is essential. Disposable gloves on and plastic bags covering my arms, I grab a good hold with one hand, placing the vine in one bag quickly but carefully, and put the whole thing in a second bag. The oil in poison ivy can stick to anything from tools to clothes to puppies.
By nightfall, I have run out of steam; thus using this time to relax and stroll the garden, take pictures in a beautiful light and, perhaps, compose a sticky note for the next day. Time spent enjoying our gardens is as important as the time we spend taking care of them.
Watch for diseases and pests
Scouting the garden, especially the vegetable garden, is vital in the summer (and all year) to watch for diseases and pests needing immediate attention. I have been dropping Japanese beetles in a bucket of water and dish detergent. Pursuing lubber grasshoppers through the garden and crushing them is a daily effort. Saw flies are on my roses and my hibiscus, causing the leaves to resemble lace doilies. I might pull up a stool and pick the tiny caterpillars off the leaves. Now I am just cutting off the spent leaves in hopes of trapping a few of these tiny crawlers.
A gardener suggested that before we pick up our phones or turn on the computers, we walk outside, perhaps with a cup of coffee, and admire our handiwork (or note the issues). There is that sticky note again.
I am not a fan of pesticides; instead I use other methods to handle issues, usually involving manual efforts. My garden is home for the pollinators, and avoiding unintended consequences is a priority. Be knowledgeable of how to handle diseases and insect pests; if you must spray, pick the least harmful product and follow the directions exactly.
Make things easy on yourself
Prepare for any situation when you start your gardening day. Refer to the to do list and gather tools and supplies in a bucket. Pack an extra, as it is a nuisance to stop every few minutes to retrieve another tool. Collect wayward tools when you finish for the day to prevent hunting for the tool tomorrow.
I installed two mailboxes in the garden — one in the front and one in the back — and filled them full of anything I might need. My husband uses them to store his plastic bags for dog cleanup.
Add sunscreen, band aids, cleaning wipes, insect repellant, extra tools, whatever might be handy. We all probably need a port-a-potty. It is tempting once we go in the air conditioning to stay there.
As a novice and experienced gardener, I used too much effort getting rid of my debris, making repeated trips to throw things away. No more. I added colorful trub buckets, large tough yard bags, and two wheelbarrows to save steps. Cleanup is almost a breeze.
If you have a compost pile, two baskets are a good thing — one for the trash and one for the good stuff. I am learning.
Use the right tools
Sharp, clean tools are a gardener’s best friends. A sharp tool can actually lighten the job. Clean your pruners between plants, if you suspect disease. Duplicates can reduce the time spent searching for something accidentally misplaced.
There are fabulous long reach pruners on the market that enable us to reach taller limbs without climbing a ladder. Ladders are forbidden in my garden (two senior residents).
Battery operated tools are great — no gas to buy, much lighter and quieter. Be careful. My spouse was helping me pick up trash and I was carrying my pruner in my hand. Our hands met in the wrong way and I broke the bone in his thumb and split it wide open. The garden is more satisfying than the emergency room. Now when I use that tool, I stay far away from others.
Water correctly
Water and proper watering methods are essential to a happy gardener and a healthy plant, especially in the summer when dry days are frequent. The best time to water is in the morning between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m., allowing plant foliage to dry out before nightfall and preventing evaporation in the noon heat. It is best practice, especially for vegetables, to water the root instead of the foliage. Avoid overhead watering and use drip irrigation when possible. I have some drip irrigation, but way too many plants to drip my entire yard.
It is also helpful to place rain gauges around the garden to see how much water you actually receive at your house. Lawns are the biggest users of water in the summer. Place small cans around the lawn to measure the amount of water your lawn receives. Sometimes gardeners let their summer lawns go dormant, causing the grass to turn an ugly shade of brown. The first rainfall will perk it right up.
If getting up at four to water is not part of your day, there are wonderful timer gizmos. By the time you are ready for your morning stroll, everything has had its water for the day. Containers may need water more than once a day as summer progresses and the temperatures heat — the plants get pot bound and demand more water.
Determine the moisture level in the soil with a finger stick. Plants could be much drier or wetter. I know nothing about water meters; I know my finger is usually always correct.
Confirm hoses and irrigation systems are in good order before the season begins. Check your system during the season to be certain your system is doing its job. My inattention has caused areas to float and plants to die. I once discovered my drip irrigation had a minor geyser and the water was gushing over the fence.
Watering wands allow the gardener to get close to the roots and avoid the foliage. They make watering more fun.
The days of using heavy hoses labeled commercial and kink-free have passed. The light hoses have improved and save our backs. A bit of research can help pick a sturdy one. Even some hose reels are better and easier than others. Use hose guides around fragile flowers; otherwise it is possible to crush your plants. Some guides are as decorative as practical.
Watch out for that summer time health risk and great annoyance, mosquitoes. Empty anything where water can collect; refresh the water in the bird baths. Some like to place deep saucers of water under their containers. If these sit too long, mosquitoes will congregate there also. It is better to empty and refill as needed.
The biggest summertime survival tip is not to take on more than you can care for, whether flowers, lawns or vegetables. Make your garden a fun place, not a frustrating one.
Take lots of pictures. They will remind you how amazing your garden is and be your garden brag book. The photos are also a permanent record of how your garden grew.
Enjoy summer; it will not last forever. It will be twenty degrees before we turn around and we will be saying under our breath “I can not wait until it gets warmer.”
Sherry Blanton, “The Southern Gardener,” writes about gardening for The Anniston Star. Contact her at sblanton@annistonstar.com. Follow her on Facebook at Southern Gardener-Anniston Star. | 2022-07-03T21:00:14+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/features/home_garden/remember-these-tips-to-ensure-a-successful-summer-in-the-garden/article_3b5af124-fa8e-11ec-9ff2-2f1c1704cec3.html |
Philadelphia mass shooting leaves investigators searching for answers
Posted/updated on: July 5, 2023 at 7:17 am(PHILADELPHIA) -- Investigators are searching for answers as to why someone wearing a ski mask and body armor went on a shooting spree in Philadelphia on the eve of the Fourth of July, gunning down five people.
"This armed and armored individual wreaked havoc, firing with a rifle at their victims, seemingly at random," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said during a press conference on Tuesday.
The Philadelphia Police Department received 911 calls about a shooting near Chester Street in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood on Monday just before 8:30 p.m. ET. Gunfire was heard in several areas near the first location during the shooting, according to police.
Surveillance video obtained by Philadelphia ABC station WPVI-TV appears to show a person shooting at a nearby intersection.
Kingsessing resident Theo James said he heard a young man screaming for "help" before realizing there were multiple gunshot victims.
"After I helped him out, I saw another person down the street, discovered them and helped them out. And one more person," James told WPVI.
Five people died after being shot multiple times, according to police. The victims were identified by police as Daujan Brown, 15; Lashyd Merritt, 20; Ralph Moralis, 59; Dymir Stanton, 29; and Joseph Wamah, Jr., 31.
Lashyd Merritt's mother, Marie Merritt, said her son was headed to a store across the street from their home when he was shot dead, telling WPVI: "It's like I feel him saying, 'Why me, why me, why me?'"
Two unidentified children, as young as 2, were injured during the shooting while traveling in a car with their mother. One suffered an eye injury from shattered glass and the other was shot in the leg, according to police.
Police said responding officers came under fire as they pursued the suspect that night, arresting the 40-year-old in a rear alley of Frazier Street after a brief chase on foot. The officers did not return fire and the suspect ultimately surrendered, police said.
The alleged shooter had been using an AR-15-style rifle, which was recovered by police. A 9 mm handgun, magazines and a police scanner were also found on the individual, according to police.
The unnamed suspect is currently awaiting arraignment. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told reporters Tuesday that the person "will be facing multiple counts of murder and will also be facing multiple counts of aggravated assault as a first degree felony weapons charges, among others."
Police said they are not formally naming the suspect until criminal charges are filed, which is expected to happen sometime on Wednesday.
Multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News that the suspect is Kimbrady Carriker.
Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-05T12:28:26+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1240980 |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 28, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
737 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BURLESON AND
SOUTHEASTERN BRAZOS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Texas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Texas.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR COLORADO...AUSTIN...SOUTH CENTRAL GRIMES...EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
WESTERN WALLER COUNTIES...
At 737 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Washington to 7 miles northeast of Bellville to
11 miles southeast of Industry to near Sublime, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Brenham, Sealy, Hempstead, Prairie View, Bellville, Columbus, Eagle
Lake, Shelby, Weimar, Pine Island, San Felipe, Industry, Monaville,
New Ulm, Cat Spring, Sheridan, Altair, Frelsburg and Rock Island.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL LA SALLE COUNTY...
At 738 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Cotulla, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Cotulla.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 61 and 70.
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GUADALUPE AND
NORTHWESTERN WILSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central Texas.
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Consumer interest in used EVs is on the rise, with some of the most popular gasoline cars getting traded in for EVs, according to data compiled by retailer CarMax.
Search traffic for terms containing “electric” on CarMax’s website doubled between February 2022 and February 2023, with a peak 5.6% of searches containing “electric,” in October 2022. CarMax attributes that partly to upticks in gas prices throughout 2022.
The most popular EV on CarMax from September 2022 to February 2023 was the Tesla Model 3, and CarMax said the most popular trade-ins for the Tesla were the Honda Civic and Toyota Tacoma—two common gasoline models. Toyota was also the most trade-in brand for EVs, with the Tacoma near the top for models traded in.
Based on the data, Tesla owners were more brand-loyal. Those shopping for a Model S or Model Y most commonly traded in a Model 3. And the most common trade-in for a Chevrolet Bolt EV was its plug-in hybrid sibling, the Chevy Volt. Used-car tax-credit eligibility had a significant influence on PHEV prices, CarMax indicated late last year, when the Volt was among the most popular PHEVs in its inventory.
A similar pattern was observed with the Toyota Prius, which was most commonly traded in for a Nissan Leaf. The Leaf was also the third most popular used EV at CarMax during the period studied.
Used EV prices have been volatile. Several pricing authorities reported that used EV prices had peaked last summer, after a run-up that started before the pandemic. The recent nosedive in values has been led by the Model 3, although analysis have speculated about whether longer-range EVs hold their value better.
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(NewsNation) — Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) announced on Tuesday it’s cutting 26% of personnel — a total of 125 positions, across scripted, unscripted and animation.
Channing Dungey — who is both chairman of WBTVG and the first Black executive to run the entertainment division at a major network — called the move “incredibly difficult,” citing a “tumultuous time” in the industry in a memo to employees sent Wednesday.
In addition to the layoffs, the production company has opted not to fill 43 additional vacant positions, taking the total number of eliminated jobs to 125.
The news is the latest in what has been an overhaul for Warner Bros Discovery, which has been forced to make cuts in order to save at least $3 billion after the merger overseen by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav in April.
The move is also on par with the studio’s round of layoffs in August. wherein it cut 14% of staff, around 70 people, after merging with HBO Max.
But while Dungey’s memo laid out several structural changes — from scripted and unscripted — none have made more waves than what’s to come of the animation departments, especially Cartoon Network.
The news caused some to say it’s the end of an era for ‘90s-era kids.
While Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe and Cartoon Network Studios always had seamless integration across programming, casting, legal, business affairs and artist relations teams, following Discovery’s absorption of all three in August, it has changed the structure. The merger of the studios together in Discovery’s new “strategic realignment” — as Dungey calls the move — consolidates the development and production departments for the first time.
As Cartoonbrew, an animation news website put it, the move alters Cartoon Network’s structure going forward, as it will be the first time CNS will not have an independent say on either creative or operational matters in the channel’s existence.
“All three labels will continue to exist, but perhaps more in name than in action,” Cartoonbrew explained.
It may be what prompted Brian Miller, former general manager of Cartoon Network Studios, to tweet “RIP CNS” on Wednesday.
The lack of Cartoon Network’s creative control in the new alignment is only one indication of the doom and gloom ahead for the beloved animation studio alluded to by Miller.
While the three animation studios will continue to be run by Sam Register, many believe it’s a sign of fewer original projects from CNS, as Zaslav — who has prioritized intellectual properties (IP) in his role at Discovery — will ultimately oversee the departments, which now share development and production resources.
So, instead of shows such as “Uncle Grandpa,” “Steven Universe,” “Clarence,” “Over the Garden Wall,” and many other CSN originals that have been produced over the last year, animation viewers can expect remakes.
“As long as Zaslav is king, Cartoon Network Studios is likely to shift more strongly towards reboots of its existing catalog, as it is currently doing with ‘The Powerpuff Girls,’ than launching new IP,” Jamie Lang, of Cartoonbrew, wrote.
Although many woke up without a job today, Dungey wrote that she hopes the changes made “will strengthen and stabilize” the company and “better position” the company for future success. | 2022-10-13T20:06:06+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/is-cartoon-networks-end-near/ |
Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley will face off in a second forum this month, potentially ending weeks of negotiations over debates between the two candidates.
Murray and Smiley will appear in a one-hour live “town hall” from the KIRO 7 studios in Seattle on Oct. 30, the TV station announced.
The two campaigns already agreed to an Oct. 23 debate in Spokane. But negotiations over a second debate, tentatively scheduled for Oct. 25, had dragged on for weeks, with no resolution. Smiley’s campaign, which has pushed for more debates, had agreed to the Oct. 25 date, but Murray’s camp demurred.
The newly announced Oct. 30 town hall sidesteps the Washington State Debate Coalition, a statewide alliance of media, education and civic groups founded in 2016, which had been attempting to organize the debates. (The Seattle Times is a member of the debate coalition.)
The town hall will air at 5 p.m. Oct. 30. It will be hosted by KIRO 7’s Monique Ming Laven, and the candidates will answer live questions asked by Washington residents.
The Oct. 23 debate will air on multiple media outlets at 5 p.m. from Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga University. It will be hosted by the League of Women Voters and The Spokesman-Review.
“I look forward to debating Tiffany Smiley in Spokane and I look forward to making the difference between me and my opponent even more clear just a few days later in Seattle,” Murray said in a prepared statement.
Smiley’s campaign confirmed she will participate in the town hall event. Earlier Friday, her campaign said she would participate in the Oct. 25 event proposed by the debate coalition with or without Murray’s participation.
“No incumbent should be afraid to debate their opponent, especially after serving three decades in the Senate,” Smiley said in a prepared statement. | 2022-10-14T22:16:44+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/2nd-patty-murray-tiffany-smiley-event-announced-in-wa-senate-race/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
New RangeMax™ RSD® EV delivers ultra-low rolling resistance and energy efficiency for regional work vehicles
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today introduced RangeMax™ RSD® EV, Goodyear's first electric vehicle-ready tire compatible with EV and gas- or diesel-powered regional work vehicles.
The RangeMax RSDEV is Goodyear's best regional drive tire for energy efficiency. Equipped to handle the higher load capacities of EVs, RangeMax RSDEV was engineered to deliver lower rolling resistance than comparable competitor tires* for improved efficiency to fleets regardless of drivetrain.
"The new RangeMax RSDEV strives to live up to its name and deliver the superior range and confidence that comes with ultra-low rolling resistance," said Tom Lippello, senior director, Commercial Marketing, Goodyear North America. "With the continued growth we're observing in the regional EV segment, changing powertrains and fleets' cost-savings and sustainability priorities, Goodyear recognized an opportunity to provide fleets and original equipment manufacturers with a tire designed for the unique needs of these vehicles."
Engineered with Treadlock® Technology to promote even wear and longer miles to removal, RangeMax RSDEV is the first regional drive tire embossed with Goodyear's "Electric Drive Ready" designation. Available now in size 295/75R22.5, additional features and benefits of RangeMax RSDEV include:
- Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake and Mud and Snow designations, key performance assurances in challenging winter driving conditions.
- Premium casing construction, providing toughness and durability.
- Enhanced tread pattern designed for high torque applications and an optimized footprint shape for even treadwear.
RangeMax RSDEV is the latest addition to Goodyear's EV tire portfolio. In response to increased usage of electric vehicles in parts of the industry, Goodyear last year introduced its first commercial truck tire with "Electric Drive Ready" designation, Endurance RSA ULT. In 2022, Goodyear also expanded its line of ElectricDrive tires built for passenger and high-performance vehicles to cover 44% more battery electric vehicles operating in the U.S.**
This and other new commercial tire products from Goodyear are part of Goodyear's Total Mobility solutions of trusted products, premier service network and complete tire management solutions. For more information, visit www.GoodyearTrucktires.com.
This new tire is just the latest in the long tradition of Goodyear innovation. Since 1898, Goodyear has been enabling mobility and continues to stay More Driven. In 2023, Goodyear will celebrate its 125-year anniversary by continuing to deliver the products and services that move the world. Visit our corporate website to learn more.
*Laboratory tire rolling resistance was obtained in accordance to the ISO/FDIS 28580 'Passenger car, truck and bus tires - Methods of measuring rolling resistance - Single point test and correlation of measurements results' test procedure. In addition, multiple tires of each tire type were tested on rolling resistance. In the testing, the Goodyear RangeMax RSD EV demonstrated a lower rolling resistance vs the Michelin X line Energy D+ and the Bridgestone M713 Ecopia under the same conditions. As of 2/22/2023, two comparable tires exist and are the Micheline X Line Energy D+ and the Bridgestone M713 Ecopia.
**Based on data released by Experian Vehicle Registration Data; January 2022
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 74,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison.
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Griner was part of a crowd of about 200,000 fans at the tournament, watching the action from the stadium 16th hole.
Last month in her first appearance, the Griner was at the Martin Luther King Jr. march in downtown Phoenix.
Griner is skipping the USA Basketball training camp in Minnesota so she can be with her wife and recover from her time in jail in Russia. She was traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December.
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Griner has said she’ll play for the Phoenix Mercury again this season, although she’s still an unsigned free agent. She hasn’t talked about her international future and potentially playing in the Olympics next year in Paris.
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Blake Masters is surging in Senate primary. Why do Republican voters seem discomforted?
Opinion: Does it matter who wins the Republican nomination to take on Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in November when the leading contenders tout the same things?
Political newcomer and venture capitalist Blake Masters is now leading the pack of Republicans vying to take on Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
But does it really matter who actually pulls it off? This is the pivotal question voters casting their ballots for the Aug. 2 primary should be asking.
It can’t be a coincidence that while Masters has surged in recent weeks, a whopping 35% of likely Republican voters remain undecided, according to the most recent OH Predictive Insights’ poll.
It suggests a sizable portion of GOP voters find none of the candidates worthy of backing.
Businessman Jim Lamon is in second place while Attorney General Mark Brnovich has faded to third. Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson and Michael "Mick" McGuire, the former commanding general of the Arizona National Guard, are barely registering at 2% and 6%, respectively.
The 35-year-old Masters now has the wind at his back primarily due to the blessing of former President Donald Trump. That’s huge, no doubt, energizing “America First” voters but then again, Masters’ closest rivals are also playing to the same crowd with campaigns that are fodder for comedians.
One lampoon that best summed up the craziness in the race came courtesy of John Oliver, who ridiculed Brnovich's ads playing up his martial arts skills – “You want more chucks? You got more chucks” – and Lamon's cartoonish "shootout" ad, which closes with the standard "and I approve this ad" line.
“Well you shouldn’t have approved it, Jim, because your ad is terrible,” Oliver said, noting one of the foes in the ad, Mark Kelly, is married to former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, a gunshot victim.
Giffords, shot in the head, survived the 2011 assassination attempt. Six others were killed that day and another dozen people were wounded.
And Oliver’s take on Masters? He took down Masters for singling out African-Americans for the country’s outsize gun violence. “OK, blaming Black people for gun violence in America is just outrageously uncreatively racist.”
Laugh at or with the comedian.
What’s unfunny, however, is the script each of these three Republicans are exploiting to win over the “America First” voters.
The rest of their rhetoric isn’t any more encouraging.
Masters, Lamon and Brnovich talk tough on border security, advocate strict bans on abortion and cast doubt – or outright promoted lies – over the 2020 election results.
There are important, if subtle, differences among them. Lamon, for instance, not only promoted false claims that the election was stolen from Trump, he also was among the 11 Arizona Republicans who signed a document falsely claiming they were authorized to cast the state’s electoral votes for Trump.
Trump, nonetheless, anointed Masters as his pick. Masters also has the backing of billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, for whom Masters worked.
Masters’ meteoric rise to front-runner status is not just due to the millions spent supporting him but also his populist views that appeal to the partisan core of the Arizona Republican Party. He touts militarizing the border and accuses Democrats of trying to flood the nation with millions of immigrants "to change the demographics of our country.”
Neither he nor Lamon have political experience to speak of.
On that front, Brnovich has a leg up. But it is a checkered record, especially since he jumped into the race last summer. Instead of resigning to run, he has transformed the Attorney General's Office into his campaign headquarters and used it to further his candidacy.
Brnovich said following the 2020 elections that Biden won the presidency and that there was no evidence to change that outcome. Yet a few months later, he launched a civil investigation, not a criminal one, into the election, then issued an unusual "interim report" warning about "serious vulnerabilities" to the system without foundation.
More disturbingly, he chose to not defend Arizona, his office's very client, against Republican lawsuits, including one that asserts that early voting used by an overwhelming percentage of Arizonans for years is unconstitutional. His abandonment of the office's responsibility is breathtaking.
So, if character and adherence to the truth and the law matters, where does that leave Republican voters (and independents who cast a Republican primary ballot)?
The two other GOP candidates, Michael "Mick" McGuire and Justin Olson, have struggled to get their voice above the din.
McGuire, 57, became a familiar face during the COVID-19 outbreak as the head of Arizona’s emergency management agency. He appeared alongside Gov. Doug Ducey and Dr. Cara Christ of Arizona Department of Health Services at regular press briefings to discuss the state's response to the crisis.
McGuire espouses party principles of gun rights, abortion restrictions and border security, the latter of which he has experience, overseeing the deployment of Guardsmen to the southern border. Unlike Masters, Lamon and the late turn by Brnovich, he has no problem acknowledging Biden is the rightfully installed president, and he has avoided personal attacks the other candidates easily resort to.
His best line at a debate this week presumes a victory in the primary that would pit him against Kelly. "We both graduated from a service academy. We both flew in the First Gulf War. He's an astronaut. I'm commanding general of the largest mobilization since 1942, and in uniform, he's got to salute me. So we've got that going for us."
Yet he's also not above partisan cheap shots to garner support. As President Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was undergoing confirmation hearings, McGuire told Fox Business in an interview that the judge was part of the "radical left" and has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy."
The claim, researched and debunked by PolitFact, earned him a "pants on fire" rating.
Olson, a former state lawmaker who also served on the utility-regulating Arizona Corporation Commission, has a solid record on forwarding conservative causes. He has backed gun rights, fiscal spending and free enterprise — most notably in his opposition to clean energy mandates during his stint on the Corporation Commission.
He is staunchly anti-abortion, sponsoring legislation to stop the flow of funding to abortion-providing facilities such as Planned Parenthood. Before the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and gave states the power to regulate abortion, Olson said he would, as U.S. senator, introduce a "heartbeat bill" that bans abortions nationwide after six weeks.
Olson and McGuire, however, trail badly in polling as voting is underway.
Each of us should vote for a candidate who best represents our personal values but without setting aside the collective good. That makes this Senate Republican primary particularly challenging.
Is winning at any cost worth it?
Arizona would be best served if we reflect about the kind of country we want for each other and our children – and vote accordingly.
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A potentially deadly fungus grows in the parched southwest soil. Coccidioides is crucial in a desert ecosystem. It breaks down decaying material to dirt.
When inhaled, however, the spaghetti-like structures set up shop in the lungs. They can grow unnoticed, leading to an infection called coccidioidomycosis, or cocci for short. Doctors also call it Valley fever.
"If you look at it worldwide, it's a fairly rare disease," said Dr. Royce Johnson, infectious disease chief at Kern Medical. "Look at the western U.S., it's fairly common."
At the Valley fever Institute in Bakersfield, California, Dr. Johnson has dedicated his career to the research and care of cocci patients.
Doctors think 40 to 60% of humans get cocci, but because of the symptoms and relative obscurity, only about 10% of the infected are diagnosed.
"It's a flu-like illness, body ache, fever, sweats, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, plus or minus a rash on your legs," Dr. Johnson said.
Most patients recover well, but coccidioides can grow anywhere it wants, sometimes leaving the lungs and going to a patient's brain or backbone.
Paul Hernandez has lived with valley fever for nearly a decade.
Before cocci, he says he was a gym rat running races, swimming with his kids, having parties with family.
His first symptoms were a small rash and "headaches more painful than migraines."
In his case, the cocci spread into his spine.
"I was expecting to just get, you know, get back on to the world and just be normal again, but that wasn't the case," Paul Hernandez said.
Running races and happy days were traded for antifungals and clinical visits, hospital stays and weekly spine punctures accompanied by debilitating pain.
"Something that would work for him for a few months or for a year, and then all of a sudden he was doing okay, and then he'd start from zero," said Dolores Hernandez, Paul's wife.
"Hit me pretty hard to know that he's gone through all this, and there's not much we can do, you know?" said Paul Hernandez Jr., Paul's son.
Paul Hernandez says the worst of it came from a treatment crucial to keeping him alive.
"It's a port that is placed on top of your brain," Paul Hernandez said. "The actual treatment consists of getting an injection through that port."
Paul Hernandez said he was getting these injections three times a week for a few years. He said there were a few times he was afraid he wasn't going to make it through.
"The drugs we have just slow it down," Dr. Johnson said. "We count on the patient's immune system to get over this disease, and that's why the treatment courses are lengthy and sometimes lifelong."
Doctors say those most at risk are people who may have more frequent contact where the soil is kicked up, like forestry firefighters, construction workers or someone who gets stuck in a dust storm.
Valley fever cases have risen in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico since 2014 according to CDC numbers. In California, cases are up 800% since 2000.
Researchers don't have an exact answer yet as to why, but climate change is the likely culprit.
In Los Alamos, New Mexico, Morgan Gorris studies climate effects on environmental infectious diseases. She's modeled future valley fever growth, and the outlook is grim.
"As the western half of the United States gets warmer and remains dry, the fungus could start moving further and further north," Gorris said. "We might start seeing cases in Oregon and more in Washington state, especially kind of spreading out around that area where we already know cocci lives."
It could spread north into Colorado as the state becomes hotter and drier.
"We are following a more severe climate change scenario, and that showed that valley fever may reach the U.S. Canadian border by year 2100," Gorris said.
Scientists have been working on a cocci vaccine since the 1960s, mostly with no luck, but they are getting closer. Researchers in Arizona have successfully studied and formulated and are preparing to license a valley fever shot for dogs. After that, human trials will begin.
Back in Bakersfield, Paul Hernandez still struggles to walk. He was recently bedridden for two months, but now he's in a clinical trial for a new drug. His spine punctures are down to one a year.
At home, there's little swimming or running 5k races, but family time will always be there.
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LONDON (AP) — An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she “really came from.’’
The conversation was detailed on Twitter by Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space, an east London refuge providing specialist support for African and Caribbean heritage women.
The incident took place at a reception hosted by Camilla, the queen consort, for women working to fight domestic violence.
According to BBC and ABC News, the incident involved Prince Williams' godmother Lady Susan Hussey.
In a tweet, Fulani alleged that Hussey repeatedly asked her where she was from, asking, "What part of Africa are you from?" according to Fulani's tweet, the news outlets reported.
The Associated Press reported that Buckingham Palace said it launched an investigation into the “unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments.’’
ABC News, BBC, and Sky News reported that Buckingham Palace confirmed Wednesday that Hussey had "stepped aside from her honorary role with immediate effect."
"In this instance, unacceptable and deeply regrettable comments have been made. We have reached out to Ngozi Fulani on this matter, and are inviting her to discuss all elements of her experience in person if she wishes," the statement said per the news outlets.
The 83-year-old had been one of Queen Elizabeth II's longest-serving ladies-in-waiting, the news outlets reported. | 2022-11-30T17:58:44+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/world/buckingham-palace-household-member-resigns-amid-race-comment |
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister pressed his Dutch counterpart Tuesday for access to advanced chipmaking technology that has been blocked on security grounds and warned against allowing what he said were unfounded fears of Beijing to spoil relations.
Chinese frustration with curbs imposed by the Netherlands, Washington and Japan on chip technology has added to political strains at a time when Beijing is threatening to attack Taiwan and is increasingly assertive toward other Asian neighbors.
There was no indication the Netherlands changed its restriction on the supply of lithography machines available only from a single Dutch company that use ultraviolet light to etch tiny circuits on next-generation processor chips. Lack of that tool is holding back Chinese efforts to develop chips for smartphones, artificial intelligence and other advanced applications.
“As for the issue of lithography machines, China has serious concerns about this,” Qin Gang said at a joint news conference. “We should work together to jointly protect the normal trade order between us, the international trade rules and to jointly keep the global industrial and supply chains stable.”
The Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands earlier threatened possible unspecified retaliation, but the ministers gave no indication they discussed that in their 2 1/2-hour meeting.
“We have shared our national security concerns,” said the Dutch minister, Wopke Hoekstra. “I’ve, of course, clearly listened to his, and this is typically an issue where we will continue our dialogue.”
Beijing appears to be trying to improve relations with European governments and possibly split some away from alliances with Washington.
Political analysts have suggested that is part of the motivation behind Beijing’s decision to send an envoy to discuss a possible settlement of the Ukraine war. Analysts see little hope of peace but say the initiative gives Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government a chance to deflect Western criticism of its friendly relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Qin appealed for patience while the envoy, Li Hui, visits European governments to discuss a possible “political settlement.”
Hoekstra, who also is the Dutch deputy prime minister, said he and Qin “talked extensively about the war” but gave no details.
“Russia’s aggression against Ukraine must stop and Europe and Netherlands will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes and whatever necessary,” Hoekstra said.
Qin tried to downplay security fears about Beijing.
“What China exports is opportunity, not crisis,” he said.
The Chinese minister complained about the “abnormal phenomenon” of what he said was fears about China being exaggerated by unspecified “intelligence departments.”
“Then their accusations are being exaggerated by the media,” Qin said. “The result is that it erodes the popular support for the friendship between our two countries.” | 2023-05-24T04:58:49+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-china-presses-dutch-minister-for-access-to-chipmaking-tech-blocked-on-security-grounds/ |
New fourth fare adds more flexibility and amplifies benefits of current fares
DALLAS, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announces the launch of Wanna Get Away Plus™, a new fare product that adds more flexibility, options, and rewards to the carrier's fare lineup. Customers can now book a Wanna Get Away Plus fare for all travel on Southwest.com and the Southwest Airlines® app.
"As travelers increasingly return to the sky, we know that added flexibility and greater choice is more important to our Customers than ever before," said Jonathan Clarkson, Vice President of Marketing, Loyalty, & Products for Southwest Airlines. "With Wanna Get Away Plus, we're thrilled to offer a new low-fare product that enhances Southwest's fare lineup and provides more options for our Customers, while maintaining all of the benefits our Customers know and love about our existing fares, and even adding some new ones."
More Flexibility
In addition to the benefits offered on all Southwest fares, including two free checked bags1, no change fees2, and free TV/movies/messaging3, Wanna Get Away Plus offers transferable flight credit, a new benefit that enables Customers to transfer an eligible unused flight credit to another traveler for future use.4
Wanna Get Away Plus provides more flexibility through same-day confirmed change and same-day standby5, allowing Customers to make same-day changes to a flight with no price difference in the base fare. Additionally, Customers have more earning power than Wanna Get Away fares with 8X Rapid Rewards® points.
More Perks
Southwest is also enhancing benefits to its Anytime and Business Select® fares. These fares now have the same transferable flight credit benefit as Wanna Get Away Plus, and Anytime fares now gain EarlyBird Check-In6, Priority Lane7, and Express Lane8 benefits. Tier Members (A-List /A-List Preferred Customers) now receive same-day confirmed change in addition to same-day standby9.
And that's not all. Customers who previously purchased tickets for travel on or after May 17, 2022, experience the new benefits too. This means all Business Select and Anytime tickets automatically receive these perks, and Wanna Get Away® ticket holders can now upgrade to Wanna Get Away Plus10.
Check out Southwest's new fare lineup at Southwest.com/WannaGetAwayPlus.
- Weight and size limits apply
- Fare difference may apply
- (Available only on WiFi-enabled aircraft. Limited-time offer. Where available. Only allows access to iMessage and WhatsApp (must be downloaded before the flight. Due to licensing restrictions, on WiFi-enabled flights, Free Live TV and iHeartRadio may not be available for the full duration of the flight.)
- Both must be Rapid Rewards Members and only one transfer is permitted. The expiration date is up to12 months from the date the ticket was booked. For bookings made through a Southwest™ Business channel, there is a limitation to transfer only between employees within the organization.
- Same-day change/Same-day standby: For same-day changes, a confirmed seat, if there's an open seat on a different flight on the same day as your original flight and it's between the same cities, you can book a confirmed seat on the new flight free of airline charges. If there isn't an open seat, ask a Southwest Gate Agent to add you to the same-day standby list. If there are any government taxes and fees associated with these itinerary changes, you will be required to pay those. Your original boarding position is not guaranteed. For both the same-day change and same-day standby benefits, you must change your flight or request to be added to the same-day standby list at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your original flight or the no-show policy will apply.
- For Anytime fares purchased between 36 and 24 hours, the boarding position assignment process has begun so this may impact the boarding position assigned to you. Benefit not available if flight departure is within 24 hours of your flight's scheduled departure. In an irregular operation situation, the boarding position is not guaranteed.
- Where available.
- Where available
- If there's an open seat on a different flight that departs on the same calendar day as your original flight and it's between the same cities, you can get a seat on the new flight free of airline charges. If there isn't an open seat on this different flight, you can ask a Southwest Gate Agent to add you to the same-day standby list for a flight between the same city pairs that departs on the same calendar day prior to your originally scheduled flight, and you will receive a message if you are cleared on the flight. For both the same-day change and same-day standby benefits, you must change your flight or request to be added to the same-day standby list at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled departure of your original flight or the no show policy will apply. Based on the flight status contact preference selected during booking, the message regarding your standby status will be an email or text message with a link to access the boarding pass via the Southwest App, mobile web, or you can visit a Southwest Gate Agent to print off the boarding pass. If there are any government taxes and fees associated with these itinerary changes, you will be required to pay those. Your original boarding position is not guaranteed. Important: These benefits are available only by seeing a Southwest Gate Agent or calling 1-800-FLY-SWA. If you change your flight through any other channel or to a flight that does not meet the requirements outlined above, you will be responsible for the difference in price. If an A-List or A-List Preferred Member is traveling on a multiple-Passenger reservation, same-day standby and same-day change will not be provided for non-A-List or non-A-List Preferred Members in the same reservation. For A-List and A-List Preferred Members who have also qualified for a Companion Pass®, A-List and A-List Preferred benefits are not available to the Companion unless the Companion is also an A-List or A-List Preferred Member.
- A fare difference will apply.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
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Ukraine leader pledges push for victory on war anniversary
By JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president pledged to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians on Friday marked the somber first anniversary of the Russian invasion that he called “the longest day of our lives.”
As morning broke on a day of commemorations and reflection, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a tone of grim defiance and used the anniversary to congratulate Ukrainians on their resilience in the face of Europe’s biggest and deadliest war since World War II. He said they had proven themselves to be invincible in what he called “a year of pain, sorrow, faith and unity.”
“We survived the first day of the full-scale war. We didn’t know what tomorrow would bring, but we clearly understood that for each tomorrow, you need to fight. And we fought,” he said in an early morning video address.
It was “the longest day of our lives. The hardest day of our modern history. We woke up early and haven’t fallen asleep since,” he said.
Ukrainians planned memorials, candle vigils and other remembrances for their tens of thousands of dead — a toll growing all the time as fighting rages in eastern Ukraine in particular.
There were concerns that Russia might unleash another barrage of missiles against Ukraine to pile yet more sadness on the day.
Mercifully, air raid alarms did not sound overnight in the capital, Kyiv, and the sad morning started quietly.
Still, the government recommended that schools move classes online, and office employees were asked to work from home.
Tributes to Ukraine’s resilience flowed from overseas. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was among monuments illuminated in Ukraine’s colors — yellow and blue.
Zelenskyy got an early start on the day, firing off a tweet that promised: “We know that 2023 will be the year of our victory!”
He followed that up with his video address in which he pledged not to abandon Ukrainians living under Russian occupation.
Ukraine “has not forgotten about you, has not given up on you. One way or another, we will liberate all our lands,” he said.
A year on, casualty figures are horrific on both sides, with Western estimates suggesting hundreds of thousands of killed and wounded.
Economic repercussions have rippled across the globe. Diplomatic repercussions, too. Western nations are supporting Ukraine militarily, financially and politically. But China, India and countries in the global south have proven ambivalent about Western arguments that Ukraine is the front line of a fight for freedom and democracy.
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Joanna Kozlowska in London and Sophiko Megrelidze in Tbilisi, Georgia, contributed to this report.
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-02-24T08:00:05+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/23/ukraine-leader-pledges-push-for-victory-on-war-anniversary-2/ |
CHEYENNE – Dogs, an ever-ringing cowbell and even at least one younger participant helped to lighten the atmosphere at an otherwise serious gathering Saturday afternoon in downtown, held to protest a possible U.S. Supreme Court decision that could allow for greatly restricting abortions.
Other protesters, who favor what is believed to be in the eventual high court ruling, also were seen around downtown. No physical clashes were observed between the groups, although it appeared that there was some tension at times and even cross words exchanged.
The main event, in favor of rights for women seeking to terminate their pregnancies, was peaceful and appeared to be loosely organized; there were no speeches or other formal remarks, at least in the first hour or so. Participants faced Lincolnway from the sidewalk in front of the Cheyenne Depot Plaza. Many held signs, and the crowd cheered whenever passing vehicles honked in an apparent show of approval for the crowd’s aims. Cheers also were heard whenever passersby audibly backed the goal of supporting women’s right to get an abortion.
The name of this primary event was “Bans Off Our Bodies,” according to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Various national and local groups that support abortion rights did not immediately comment about any involvement they might have had.
The U.S. Supreme Court seemingly could overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade pro-abortion decision, based on a recently leaked draft opinion. Although the opinion is not final, and the court may not issue any final ruling until next month (or possibly even later), groups that support a woman’s right to chose to get an abortion medical procedure or to take a pill that induces an abortion have opposed the draft decision.
“The Supreme Court is making their official decision on abortion rights in June. Once that happens, 26 states could move quickly to ban abortion, meaning millions of people could live without local access to abortion care,” said the web page for this protest. “We have to act NOW, all across the country. Together, we will send a strong message that we’re not backing down. Supporting abortion access must be protected and defended.”
Some attendees at the gathering, who spoke with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, said they came from all across the state.
The biggest numbers came from Cheyenne and from Laramie. People noted that there also were other, similar protests being held in additional Wyoming cities. Cheyenne also recently had another abortion protest, an event that also was not widely publicized in advance, at least not to the news media.
The crowd here initially numbered a few dozen, at around the 12:30 p.m. posted start time. As time passed, more people joined in, with several dozens in attendance before too long. Eventually, people were spread out along the street on much of a block of Lincolnway, and there were many others standing behind them.
Little police presence
There did not appear to be many counter-protesters, or at least any who were causing an ongoing disturbance at the main protest itself. And a big Wyoming pro-life group confirmed to the WTE that it is not involved in any such counter-demonstrations.
There were some other counter-protesters in the vicinity.
The only police presence, at least early on, appeared to have been a single patrol car. It did not linger for long.
A representative of the Cheyenne Police Department said that it appeared the demonstrations were law-abiding.
“As far as I’m aware, nothing of concern or incident happened,” said CPD Lt. Joel Hickerson.
“Having not gotten a call (from colleagues indicating otherwise), it’s likely nothing of any true content happened,” Hickerson said by phone in the evening. “It must have been peaceable on both sides, as far as I’m aware.”
Many of those who backed abortion rights held signs, some profane and others more straightforward and without any four-letter words.
Wearing a pink shirt, Cheyenne resident Leslie Zimmerschied had a pink sign that said “my body” on one line, with “my choice” on the next, with all of the words in capital letters. For good measure, she also wore a pink bandana on her head.
Standing near Zimmerschied and from Laramie were Sophie Stuart and Connal Hart. The entirety of his sign cannot be printed in a family newspaper. It said, “He who hath not a uterus should shut the feth up,” although without the asterisks. Her sign was more pedestrian, saying “abortion access for all” and indicating it was from the ACLU of Wyoming.
Men and kids
The gathering included plenty of men, some of whom attended with their romantic partners and/or spouses.
Standing near Zimmerschied, and all displaying signs from the ACLU civil rights organization, were three people in a little mini-group, who each said they came from Laramie. Gary Peters held a similar sign to Stuart, and stood next to his wife, Sue Peters. Her sign said, “I am what an abortion access supporter looks like.” Next to her was Tania DeLaTorre, with a sign saying “repro freedom now. Abortion access for all.”
Grant Rogers of Cheyenne held a sign that attracted some attention.
On one side, the placard said at the top: “Don’t tread on me.” That was followed by a demand to protect “our wives,” “our sisters” and also “legal abortion.” The flip side of his sign had pictures of Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh. Over their images, the sign said, in all capitalized letters: “Maybe we don’t let sexual predictors decide what women can do with their bodies.” In their Senate confirmation hearings, both men faced allegations about their past conduct with women.
One of the youngest participants in the abortion rights gathering was Isla Durst, age 9, who attended with her mother.
“My mom explained how it worked,” Isla said of the potential Supreme Court decision. “I wanted to be here ... and (I) agree with her.” Her mom, Tayler Durst, was standing next to Isla.
Canines worked the crowd, to the delight of some participants. One dog in attendance was an approximately year-old Australian Shepherd, and another was a two-year-old Labradoodle.
Local resident Adri True said she is the owner of both those dogs, and she was attending with her friend, Brie Weddle, who hails from Sheridan. Among those getting in some pets of the friendly animals was Mary Guthrie of Cheyenne.
Not all of the demonstrators wanted to discuss their participation. The attendee who was ringing the cowbell during much of the gathering changed locations to avoid being photographed and would not answer questions or provide her name. Nonetheless, her cowbell’s audible participation spurred the group on.
‘Trigger law’
The head of a Wyoming group that does not support abortion noted that, even with the unauthorized leak from the high court, the decision is neither guaranteed, nor final.
“Let’s not take it as gospel yet,” said Marti Halverson, the president of Right to Life of Wyoming. “We deplore the leak, and we think Justice Roberts is correct in ordering an investigation, and we hope someone is held accountable for this leak.” Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered an investigation, and the court’s marshal is going to investigate.
Nonetheless, “if this is the final decision, (her group) is thrilled,” Halverson said from Etna. “The subject of abortion regulation will be sent down to the states.”
“I’m glad the Supreme Court’s draft decision was leaked,” said Kathy Everingim, an abortion rights supporter. “I know they are upset about it, but women should still have a choice about having an abortion. It’s no one’s business, and it should be personal choice. I’m really scared young women will not have the freedoms I’ve had.”
In Wyoming, the issuance of the Supreme Court decision could cause the state’s so-called “trigger law” to take effect. The law, passed by state legislators earlier this year, could allow for many restrictions on abortion in the state, should certain legal conditions be met such as those that would be certified by the state’s attorney general. Protestors on both sides of the issue generally said that, since Wyoming is a politically conservative state, the trigger law was expected.
Right to Life of Wyoming “would be happy, and we are confident that Gov. Gordon is going to abide by the letter and the spirit of House Bill 92,” should the top U.S. court issue its decision as is expected, Halverson said by phone. Gov. Mark Gordon had signed HB 92 into law; its formal name is “Abortion prohibition-Supreme Court decision.”
Counter-protest
Others in the crowds of both anti- and pro-abortion-rights protesters did not think it was appropriate for the draft court decision to have surfaced prematurely. Such views came from some attending a nearby counterprotest.
Steve Melia, who organized the Pray for America group, led his members in prayer and songs. He said that he believes it is unprecedented that the draft decision became public. Others agreed, although there have been some isolated occurrences where private deliberations of the justices have surfaced.
“We are on the side of life, and we have nothing against women,” Melia said as he talked about the much earlier Roe vs. Wade high court decision. “My mom is a woman; my sister is one, and I have three daughters. We believe men should support the mother of their child.”
Josephine Santos, also with the Pray for America group, didn’t like hearing about the court leak because that indicates to her that the judges can no longer trust each other.
“It was very sad there was a leak because the court should be respected,” Santos said, emphasizing how misinformation has been dispersed throughout the country. “If abortion issues go to the state, doctors will still reserve the right to made decisions based on the mother’s health.”
Although Right to Life of Wyoming did not take part in the goings-on here, the organization does have its own events. Halverson noted that her group holds a weekly prayer vigil in Casper outside a planned abortion clinic there. She said the gathering, which is open to the public, is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
Cindy Keen Reynders is a freelance journalist, author and blogger in Cheyenne; her website is cindykeenreynders.com. | 2022-05-15T13:41:08+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/large-gathering-downtown-protests-against----and-for----a-supreme/article_9a3548ab-8d32-50f0-b5ab-ee68c8ccc4ad.html |
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy environment industry press releases from PR Newswire, including Earth Day initiatives and the importance of ESG activities for companies.
NEW YORK, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the environment industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Kellogg Company and grocer Albertsons Companies drive awareness for in-store recycling
Certain plastic bags, wraps and films cannot be placed in curbside recycling bins at home. By improving customer education on what can be brought back to participating Albertsons Companies stores for recycling, we can give plastic packaging a new life. - Seagram's Escapes Invests $50,000 with Keep Florida Beautiful
Partnership with Keep Florida Beautiful affiliates will mobilize 7,500+ volunteers to conduct 1000+ waterway cleanups and continue essential Hurricane recovery efforts across the state. - ESG activities correlate to stronger financial performance, reveals new study from Bain & Company and EcoVadis
"These findings should motivate companies at all levels of ESG maturity to redouble their investment in accelerating their sustainability journey," said Sylvain Guyoton, chief rating offering at EcoVadis. - Airly Foods Offers Snack Developed to Remove Greenhouse Gases from the Air - Now at Walmart
Airly shares its carbon footprint on each box of crackers, removing between 18g – 21g of CO2 from the air – a small act with the potential to build to a big impact. - TIME Announces the TIME CO2 Earth Awards
The new editorial franchise and event extension recognizes individuals from a range of disciplines who are influencing the future of the planet through their leadership on sustainability and climate. - ESG Book Launches Corporate ESG Dashboard
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HYDERABAD, India (AP) — India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.”
The dance anthem from the blockbuster Telugu-language action epic “RRR” is the first from an Indian film to earn a nomination and win and has dazzled audiences everywhere with its energetic tempo and choreography.
“The Elephant Whisperers” was named best short documentary at Sunday's night's ceremony in a first for an Indian production. The documentary, which is streaming on Netflix, follows the story of a couple in southern India who devote themselves to caring for an orphaned elephant and explores the bond between humans and animals.
“Congratulations India” trended on Twitter after “Naatu Naatu” by M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose trumped the likes of Rihanna and Lady Gaga to win best original song.
In the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, where the predominant language is Telugu, fans were elated over the Telugu song’s global triumph. “It’s an incredible feeling. Finally, a Telugu film did it and we have won an Oscar,” rejoiced Venkata Ramanna, a software engineer, who described the win as “exhilarating."
From Indian celebrities and politicians to cricketers and regular citizens, social media in India was awash with congratulations.
“#NaatuNaatu on top of the world!!!” cheered Chiranjeevi, a prominent Telugu film actor and former politician, on Twitter.
“Exceptional! The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global,” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He also congratulated the female duo behind “The Elephant Whisperers,” director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga, for highlighting the “importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature."
Monga tweeted that the award was “historic” for India and for women: “To all the women watching….The future is audacious and the future is here,” she wrote.
Licypriya Kangujam, a young climate activist in India, called the documentary win a proud moment for every environmentalist.
But the hashtags Naatu Naatu and RRR dominated social media feeds Monday.
The three-hour maximalist action epic is one of India’s most expensive and top-grossing films of all time and pairs two of the country’s biggest stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan.
It also quickly climbed U.S. box-office charts before it found an even wider audience on Netflix, where it ranked among the top 10 non-English language films for weeks. The massively popular song also won a Golden Globe award in January.
“Naatu Naatu is an emotion across the globe,” Charan posted on Twitter as he congratulated the “RRR” team. “This award belongs to every Indian actor, technician and filmgoer,” he wrote.
The song was shot in August 2021 in front of Ukraine's Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of the president in Kyiv, months before Russia invaded the country. The crew took 15 days to shoot the music video, which featured around 50 dancers and up to 400 extras.
In an interview with Variety in January, director S.S. Rajamouli said he wanted to explore the movie's anti-colonial themes in the song through an action sequence that saw the film's two main Indian actors out-dance the British. He said he wanted choreography “that would look great with two people doing it together, but not so complicated that no-one could do it."
The fast-paced dance steps quickly went viral, sparking a TikTok challenge where users attempted to recreate the acrobatic moves. The catchy tempo became an internet sensation, having racked up more than 122 million views on YouTube.
Backstage at the awards ceremony, Keeravani was emotional about the win. “It's just the beginning of everything,” he said. “For the world, particularly the Western world, folks are more on India and Asian music. It’s just long due. I feel very happy to open doors and the world to embrace my culture.”
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See more AP Academy Awards coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards | 2023-03-13T08:53:00+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/entertainment/article/india-enthuses-over-oscars-for-naatu-naatu-17835682.php |
Would it surprise you to learn that more than 10,000 Canadians were put to death by their doctors last year?
A number of countries — and a few American states — permit some form of assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, but Canada is one of only a handful that have legalized euthanasia. Medical practitioners are permitted to use drugs to end the lives of patients who are suffering, even those who are not immediately terminal.
Earlier this month, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat described the situation north of our border in “What Euthanasia Has Done to Canada.” Douthat, a political conservative and committed Catholic, is emphatic: he calls euthanasia barbaric, evil and destructive, a way station on the road to a “dystopian future” that has already arrived in Canada.
He concludes that only conservatives can save us from this dreadful brave new world.
Douthat is worth reading on this subject, and so is Maria Cheng of the Associated Press — cited by Douthat — who reports on the misgivings of bioethicists about Canada’s liberal attitude toward euthanasia. Will healthcare professionals be tempted to too quickly offer euthanasia as a “cure” for patients who are experiencing only temporary depression? Will patients be motivated to seek euthanasia merely to escape physical suffering that could be relieved by better palliative care?
Euthanasia is complex beyond the scope of this column, but its essential question deserves attention: Who has the right to decide when and how we die?
Generally church and state have claimed this prerogative. Suicide is against the law, and it violates the spirit and the tenets of most religions. But does it have to be this way? The privileges of the church and the state to dictate the conditions of our deaths conflict with another individual imperative, the fundamental desire of most humans to achieve a reasonably peaceful and dignified demise.
In fact, many of us are much less afraid of death than we are of dying. We crave a tranquil passage into the Great Beyond, but in reality peaceful departures are rare. More often death is a miserable, prolonged experience largely devoid of dignity or grace.
Modern drugs and palliative care can help relieve a good deal of the suffering until nature takes its course, but many terminal patients — and we’re all terminal, aren’t we? — fear suffering less than incapacitation, the prolonged weeks, months or years during which their ability to function fully as a human being is over.
In fact, the Canadian Minister of Health’s recent annual report notes that among the reasons cited by patients who chose euthanasia, only 58% mentioned “inadequate control of pain.” Eighty-six percent said they prefer to die because of the “loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities.”
In other words, the inability to lead a meaningful existence is, for many, a fate worse than death.
The idea that any life is better than no life at all is largely unexamined and unchallenged, especially by the young and healthy. Douthat incorporates the principle into his conservatism, as if Republicans don’t fear dying as much as Democrats.
The religious often accept the principle, as well, deferring to their perception of the will of God, even if it means enduring prolonged suffering.
But isn’t the principle itself — life at all costs — due for a reevaluation that pays more attention to the wishes of the individual? Wouldn’t more control of the time, place and circumstances of our deaths alleviate some of our fear of dying, if not of death itself?
In Canada, medical assistance in dying goes by the acronym MAID. Here’s how one medical practitioner reported the death of one of her patients:
“Patient with cancer was offered palliative care right away, but requested MAID shortly after admission to hospice. He wanted to be pain-free and sedated, and to have MAID on his birthday … Family members at the bedside respected the patient’s wishes and the MAID went very well. In the presence of his wife and two children, the patient passed away on his birthday, as he wished.”
Whatever you think of this patient’s choice, the important term here is “as he wished.”
John M. Crisp, an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service, lives in Texas and can be reached at jcrispcolumns@gmail.com.
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Industry newcomer Rivian is already wowing owners not just with its R1T electric truck but as part of a well-rounded assessment of the ownership experience.
The Rivian R1T was ranked highest in satisfaction in results released Tuesday from an annual study focusing on EV ownership from survey giant J.D. Power. It’s followed, in order of ranking, by the Mini Cooper SE, Kia EV6, Tesla Model 3, and Ford Mustang Mach-E.
Power’s U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study, which looks at electric vehicle owner satisfaction, now makes the focus the first year of ownership.
For the third year of the study, J.D. Power noted that infotainment is the most problematic category for mass-market EVs, while squeaks and rattles rank at the top among complaints about premium EVs. Satisfaction over public charging availability also ranked far higher for those with premium EVs, while it lagged for mass-market EV owners. For study context: Tesla was included in the premium EV category, and both its simplified screen interface and its Supercharger charging network are considered Tesla strengths versus the rest of the industry.
But there were definitely some other surprises here that helped elevate the R1T to its lead. Power noted that owner satisfaction is higher among the owners of electric trucks who had used their truck for towing, versus those who had not—and that there was greater satisfaction with driving range among those who had towed versus those who had not.
Setting expectations about range at a realistic level from the start, and helping owners understand how towing will impact it, may play a bit role in this.
The portion of first-time EV owners in the study rose from 67% in 2022 to 89% this year, and Power noted that satisfaction over vehicle quality and reliability was actually higher for first-timers than for repeat EV owners.
Results for this year’s study are decidedly less ominous than those from last year, which suggested a high level of dissatisfaction with aspects like range and charging—and much to lose for legacy brands.
As Consumer Reports and others have pointed out—and as Power has pointed out in the past—electric vehicles are the least reliable vehicle type, but that’s primarily because of issues with the additional in-car technology that electric models tend to include, not because of their propulsion systems.
There were 10 areas of focus in the study: accuracy of stated range, public charging availability, battery range, cost of ownership, driving enjoyment, home charging, styling, safety and tech, the service experience, and quality and reliability.
This year’s study is based on the responses of more than 7,000 owners of 2022 and 2023 model year EVs, as well as plug-in hybrids, conducted between August and December 2022.
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CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines canceled about 18 flights this week when it realized that some of its Boeing 777-200 planes had not undergone required inspections of the front edges of the wings.
The airline canceled flights Monday night and Tuesday morning, and said it’s trying to rebook stranded passengers.
The Federal Aviation Administration said United grounded 25 of the jets after discovering it had failed to inspect slats on the wing edges that are used during takeoffs and landings.
The FAA said United reported the issue, and the FAA is reviewing circumstances that led to the missed inspections.
United said late Tuesday afternoon that it had inspected 10 of the planes and was working with the FAA to return the others to flying in the next two weeks without causing additional flight cancellations.
The matter was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
United’s Boeing 777-200s had been grounded until earlier this year by the failure of a Pratt & Whitney engine on one that caused parts of the housing to fall on the Denver area.
The planes seat between 276 and 364 passengers, according to United’s website, and are mostly used on long international flights. | 2022-09-21T12:02:59+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-united-airlines-grounds-25-planes-after-missed-inspections/ |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov appears to have dismissed the need for the United Nations to help secure humanitarian corridors out of Ukraine's besieged cities, striking a tough line a day after the U.N. chief toured war-wracked Kyiv with that very aim.
As an interviewer at Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV tried to ask Lavrov about U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposals for humanitarian assistance and evacuation of civilians, Lavrov cut him off.
“There is no need. I know, I know,” an irritated Lavrov said. “There is no need for anybody to provide help to open humanitarian corridors. There is only one problem … humanitarian corridors are being ignored by Ukrainian ultra-nationals,” he said.
“We appreciate the interest of the secretary-general to be helpful,” he added. “(We have) explained … what is the mechanism for them to monitor how the humanitarian corridors are announced.”
During the hourlong interview, Lavrov also accused the West of sabotaging Russia’s peace talks with Ukraine. He claimed that thorny negotiations in Istanbul last month had been progressing on issues of Russian territorial claims and security guarantees until Ukrainian diplomats backtracked at the behest of the West.
“We are stuck because of their desire to play games all the time,” Lavrov said. “Because of the instructions they get Washington, from London, from some other capitals, not to accelerate the negotiations.”
When asked about the risks of war spilling into neighboring Moldova after a series of explosions rattled a breakaway border region within the country, Lavrov struck an ominous tone.
“Moldova should worry about their own future,” he said. “Because they’re being pulled into NATO.”
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Ukraine cracks down on anyone suspected of aiding Russian troops
— A former U.S. Marine became the first known American to die fighting for Ukraine
— Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort
— Ukraine says Russian offensive in east picks up momentum
— NATO chief says Finland, Sweden could join quite quickly
Follow all AP stories on Russia's war on Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities are cracking down on anyone suspected of aiding Russian troops under laws enacted by Ukraine's parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Feb. 24 invasion.
Offenders face up to 15 years in prison for acts of collaborating with the invaders or showing public support for them.
Not all Ukrainians oppose the invasion, and pro-Moscow sentiment is more common among Russian-speaking residents of the Donbas, an industrial region in the east.
Although the Zelenskyy government has broad support, even among many Russian speakers, not all Ukrainians oppose the invasion. Support for Moscow is more common among some Russian-speaking residents of the Donbas, an industrial region in the east. An eight-year conflict there between Moscow-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces had killed over 14,000 people even before this year’s invasion.
Some businessmen, civic and state officials and members of the military are among those who have gone over to the Russian side, and Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations said more than 200 criminal cases on collaboration have been opened. Zelenskyy has even stripped two SBU generals of their rank, accusing them of treason.
A “registry of collaborators” is being compiled and will be released to the public, said Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine’s Security Council. He refused to say how many people have been targeted nationwide.
With martial law in place, authorities have banned 11 pro-Russian political parties, including the largest one that had 25 seats in the 450-member parliament – the Opposition Platform For Life, which was founded by Viktor Medvedchuk, a jailed oligarch with close ties to Putin.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine — Hundreds of people have been evacuated to Kharkiv from the nearby village of Ruska Lozava that had been under Russian occupation for more than a month.
Almost half the village has escaped on buses, in shrapnel-ridden cars or on foot after fierce battles saw Russian troops pushed back and Ukrainian forces take full control of the village, according to the Kharkiv regional governor.
A video posted by the Azov battalion shows troops raising the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag over the government building in the center of the village although fighting continues on the outskirts.
Upon arrival to Kharkiv less than 12 miles (20 kilometers) away, those who fled have described to Associated Press reporters the dire conditions they faced while living in basements with little water and food and no electricity.
“We were hiding in the basement, it was horror. The basement was shaking from the explosions, we were screaming, we were crying and we were praying to god,” said Ludmila Bocharnikova.
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WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Marine was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, according to his relatives, making his the first known death of an American citizen while fighting in the war against Russia.
Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. Cancel joined the Marines after graduating from Newburgh Free Academy in New York and served from 2017-21. He more recently worked as a corrections officer in Tennessee.
Cabrera said her son signed up to work with the private military contractor shortly before fighting began in Ukraine on Feb. 24 and that he agreed to go to Ukraine. She said he flew to Poland on March 12, entered Ukraine shortly thereafter and had been fighting alongside men from a number of countries.
“He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn’t come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn’t have to be involved in it,” she said.
Cabrera said her son’s body hasn’t been recovered.
Cancel had also served as a volunteer firefighter in New York and leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old son, according to an online fundraising page set up by a man identifying himself as Cancel’s father. Cancel’s wife received the call informing her of his death on Tuesday, the page said.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A leading Ukrainian political analyst says Russia's missile strike on Kyiv signaled its intention to keep fighting despite international efforts to mediate an end to the hostilities.
Volodymyr Fesenko, head of the Kyiv-based Penta Center think tank, said Thursday’s strike on Kyiv while U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting the city indicated Moscow’s intention to press its attack.
“Russia is sending a clear signal about its intention to continue the war despite the international pressure,” Fesenko told The Associated Press.
“With this missile strike, the Kremlin is sending a warning to all international structures and organizations trying to influence or contain Russia’s aggressive military plans,” Fesenko noted. “While Russia has so far failed to score any significant gains in Ukraine, it intends to continue its offensive and keep striking cities with missiles.”
The attack reportedly killed at least one person and wounded at least 10 others, and was the first on Kyiv since Russia refocused its efforts on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Guterres and his team were not injured.
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LVIV, Ukraine — The mayor of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol says those hiding at a massive steel mill are running out of food, water and medicine.
Vadym Boichenko described the situation at the Avozstal steel plant as dire. The steel mill is the last position held by Ukrainian fighters, who also are with civilians.
The Soviet-era facility has a vast underground network of bunkers able to withstand airstrikes. But the situation has grown more extreme after the Russians dropped a series of so-called “bunker buster” bombs and unguided munitions.
“Locals who manage to leave Mariupol say it is hell, but when they leave this fortress, they say it is worse,” Boichenko said, according to a translator. “They are begging to get saved.”
He added: “There, it’s not a matter of days, it’s a matter of hours.”
Boichenko said he hoped a cease-fire would allow those inside the steel mill to safely leave. Russia earlier offered a truce that was rejected by Ukrainians, who said Moscow previously broke other agreements.
“We hope there’s a slight touch of humanity in the enemy,” the mayor said.
Boichenko spoke Friday in a government-organized video conference.
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MOSCOW — The head of the Russian Central Bank says the outlook is “extremely uncertain” as the country’s economy is expected to contract by up to 10% this year.
International sanctions and falling consumer demand are squeezing the economy as inflation rises.
The Central Bank cut its key interest rate from 17% to 14% on Friday and predicted the economy would shrink by between 8% and 10% this year.
“The current situation is extremely uncertain. Simultaneously, supply trends and the factors driving aggregate demand are also changing dramatically,” Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina said.
The Central Bank said annual inflation was 17.6% as of April 22 and forecast it would rise to between 18% and 23% by the end of the year.
“After a temporary surge, consumer demand is decreasing in real terms, accompanied by a rise in households’ propensity to save. The decline in imports due to the introduction of external trade and financial restrictions is outstripping the decline in exports,” the Central Bank said in a statement.
“Despite the gradual change in the country and commodity structure of exports and imports as new suppliers and sales markets emerge, businesses are experiencing considerable difficulties in production and logistics.”
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WARSAW, Poland — Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, said the war hasn't changed her husband and has only revealed his qualities to the world, including his determination to prevail.
Zelenska, speaking in an interview with the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita published Friday, also said she has not seen her husband President Volodymr Zelenskyy since Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Since Feb. 24, I have been seeing my husband just like you — on TV and on video tapes of his speeches,” she said.
She accused Russia of trying to carry out a genocide against the Ukrainian people and expressed her sympathy with all those who have been forced to flee their homes.
“I wish I could hug each of them. It is easy to imagine the difficult path they went through, escaping from basements or bunkers in Mariupol, from firing from Kharkiv, from the occupied Kyiv region, and even from Lviv or Odesa, which were also under fire from Russian missiles,” she said.
The newspaper, making clear that it interviewed Zelenska remotely and not revealing her location, asked her if the war had changed her husband.
“The war has not changed him,” she replied. “He has always been a man you can rely on. A man who will never fail. Who will hold out until the end. It’s just that now the whole world has seen what may not have been clear to everyone before.”
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LONDON — Tens of thousands of troops from NATO and other north Atlantic nations will take part in a series of military exercises across Europe in the coming weeks as western countries seek to deter Russian aggression.
The exercises, backed by aircraft, tanks, artillery and armored assault vehicles, will take place in Finland, Poland, North Macedonia and along the Estonian-Latvian border. They will include troops from NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force, which includes non-NATO members Finland and Sweden.
“The scale of the deployment, coupled with the professionalism, training and agility of the British Army, will deter aggression at a scale not seen in Europe this century,” Lt. Gen. Ralph Wooddisse, commander of the U.K.’s field army, said in a statement.
The deployments will begin this week in Finland, where troops from the U.S., Britain, Estonia and Latvia will participate in Exercise Arrow to improve their ability to work alongside Finnish forces.
Also this week, some 4,500 troops will take part in Exercise Swift Response, which will include parachute drops and helicopter-borne assaults in North Macedonia. The operation will include forces from U.S., Britain, Albania, France and Italy.
Next month, 18,000 NATO troops, including forces from Britain, France and Denmark, will take part in Exercise Hedgehog along the Estonia-Latvia border.
In late May, about 1,000 British soldiers will join troops from 11 other nations for Exercise Defender in Poland.
“The security of Europe has never been more important,” U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said. “These exercises will see our troops join forces with allies and partners across NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force in a show of solidarity and strength in one of the largest shared deployments since the Cold War.”
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The US-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says one of its journalists was killed by a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, Thursday night.
Vira Hyrych died when the building she lived in was hit and her body was found in the building’s rubble Friday, Radio Free Europe said. Hyrych had worked for the broadcaster’s Ukrainian-language service since 2018, Radio Free Europe said in a statement.
Ten people were wounded in the attack, including at least one who lost a leg, according to Ukraine’s emergency services.
Describing the attack, Russia says it “destroyed production buildings” at a defense factory in Kyiv. Russia used “high-precision, long-range weaponry” to hit the Artem factory in the Ukrainian capital, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
The spokesman appeared to be referring to strikes on Kyiv that took place on Thursday evening, shortly after a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said cruise missiles were used in the attack and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person was killed and four hospitalized when a residential building was hit.
Konashenkov also said Russia had destroyed a missile launch site that Ukraine had used to strike the Russia-held Ukrainian city of Kherson.
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LVIV, Ukraine — A British aid group says it believes two Britons have been abducted by Russian forces in southeastern Ukraine.
The British Foreign Office said it is “urgently seeking more information” about the two men’s case.
Dominik Byrne, the co-founder and chief operating officer of the Presidium Network, told the AP on Friday that the men were last heard from on Monday.
Byrne said the men were taken while trying to carry out an independent evacuation in Dniprorudne, near the city of Zaporizhzhia, some 470 kilometers (290 miles) southeast of Kyiv.
Byrne said the family that the two men had been trying to evacuate later were interrogated by Russian forces, who asked them about the “British spies.” Bryne said the family later escaped to Poland.
Byrne identified the men as Paul Urey and Dylan Healy. He said they had been operating on their own in the war zone and hadn’t been associated with any aid group.
The British Foreign Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia hasn’t acknowledged taking the men.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A 25-year-old Dane was allegedly killed in Mykolajiv on April 26 while fighting with the International Legion Ukraine, a unit for foreigners who want to join the fight against Russia, according to Danish broadcaster TV2. The man’s name was not given.
In a statement to Danish media, the Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen said it could not confirm the report and was in contact with Ukrainian authorities.
“It may therefore take time before the details are clarified” because the war creates “extremely difficult conditions,” the statement read.
The Jyllands-Posten daily, one of Denmark’s largest newspapers, said up to 100 Danes have traveled to Ukraine to fight Russia, citing Ukraine’s Embassy in Denmark.
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LVIV, Ukraine — The British Defense Ministry says Russia’s focus in its war on Ukraine remains the Donbas region.
In an update Friday, the British military said heavy fighting had been seen around Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. The British said they believe Russia is trying to attempt an advance south from Izium toward Slovyansk.
The British military said in a tweet: “Due to strong Ukrainian resistance, Russian territorial gains have been limited and achieved at significant cost to Russian forces.”
The British military has been offering daily public reports on the fighting since the start of the war in February.
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DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas-area man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to filming himself raping a 7-year-old girl, authorities said Friday.
Mark Allen Miller, of Rowlett, was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge in Dallas after pleading guilty to two counts of producing child pornography, the U.S. attorney’s office for the northern district of Texas said in a statement.
Miller, 35, was arrested on Jan. 12 after the girl’s father, with whom Miller was staying, said he walked in on Miller raping the girl, who was 9 years old at the time. Miller admitted to police that he had been molesting the girl for years, the prosecution statement said.
The father told investigators that he and Miller had been friends for more than a decade and that Miller was staying overnight at their home. The father heard a noise and went to check on it. When he saw that Miller wasn’t in the living room where he’d been sleeping, the father rushed to his daughter’s room and found Miller raping her. The father held Miller at gunpoint until police arrived.
A forensic analysis of Miller’s electronic devices revealed that he had produced at least five videos and 132 images of child pornography involving the victim dating back two years, to when she was 7.
During the sentencing hearing, a Rockwall Police Department forensic analyst testified that Miller’s electronic devices contained more than 8,000 sexually explicit images of other children.
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(WXIN) — A trip to a Krispy Kreme store could end with a year’s worth of free doughnuts for thousands of lucky customers this month.
The doughnut chain is celebrating its 85th birthday by giving away birthday cards good for one dozen free Original Glazed® Doughnuts for a year. The promotion is good for one dozen free doughnuts a month through June of 2023.
The cards will be given to 8,500 guests each day from July 11-14. According to Krispy Kreme, the winning customers will be randomly selected at participating stores.
On Friday, July 15, anyone will be able to buy an Original Glazed dozen for just 85 cents with the purchase of a regularly priced dozen.
Customers must be at least 18 years old to win the year’s worth of doughnuts promotion.
A quick history lesson: Krispy Kreme was founded in 1937 by Vernon Rudolph. According to Krispy Kreme’s Canadian website, Rudolph bought a recipe for raised yeast doughnuts from a French chef in New Orleans.
He began selling the doughnuts to grocery stores in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and people walking by asked if they could buy the treats hot and fresh. Rudolph obliged by cutting a hole in an outside wall of his bakery and selling his Krispy Kreme donuts directly to customers.
There are now more than 1,400 Krispy Kreme locations worldwide. | 2022-07-07T18:18:13+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/how-you-can-get-free-krispy-kreme-donuts-for-a-year-2/ |
Andersson said: “Putin thought he could cause division, but he has achieved the opposite. We stand here today more united than ever."
The Kremlin has warned of “military and political repercussions” if Sweden and Finland decide to join NATO. Andersson said that Russia would increase its “military presence in this region if Sweden and, or, Finland sends in an application.”
Should they apply, there will be an interim period lasting from when an application has been handed in until all 30 NATO members’ parliaments have ratified it. The two Nordic countries are expected to announce their positions on NATO membership in the coming days.
“If Finland makes this historical step it is for the security of our own citizens,” Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told a news conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo Wednesday. “Joining NATO will strengthen the whole international community that stands for common values.”
Johnson met with Andersson in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, which is located about 90 kilometers (55 miles) southwest of Stockholm. He is set to hold talks with Niinisto, who has a significant role in Finland’s foreign and security policy decisions, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki later Wednesday.
Johnson, who said Putin was “a 21st-century tyrant,” also offered during his one-day visit to increase the deployments of British troops and military assets to the region.
“And in times of crisis, cooperation becomes even more important. And this applies not least for our international defense partnerships. And Sweden’s partnerships with the U.K. and with NATO have been crucial during these exceptional times,” Andersson said.
Britain is already present in the Baltic Sea areas with the Joint Expeditionary Force, which consists of 10 Northern European nations: the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Norway.
In 2017, Sweden and Finland joined the British-led military rapid reaction force, which is designed to be more flexible and respond more quickly than the larger NATO alliance. It uses NATO standards and doctrine, so it can operate in conjunction with NATO, U.N. or other multinational coalitions. Fully operational since 2018, the force has held a number of exercises both independently and in cooperation with NATO.
Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo, Japan contributed to this report.
Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrive to sign a security assurance, in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrive to sign a security assurance, in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto sign a security assurance, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, that are both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto sign a security assurance, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, that are both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a joint press conference with Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a joint press conference with Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands after signing a security assurance, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, that are both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands after signing a security assurance, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, that are both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrive for a joint press conference in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrive for a joint press conference in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, sits in front of Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, sits in front of Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Johnson is visiting Sweden and Finland ahead of their decision on whether to apply for NATO membership. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto arrive to meet the media, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto arrive to meet the media, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto meet the media at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto meet the media at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden and its neighbor Finland, both pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, listens to Finland's President Sauli Niinisto as they arrive at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, listens to Finland's President Sauli Niinisto as they arrive at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to "bolster military ties" in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
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Caption Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin attends a signing ceremony at Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Caption Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin attends a signing ceremony at Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Caption Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Marin is on a three-day visit to Japan, her first official trip to Asia. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Caption Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Marin is on a three-day visit to Japan, her first official trip to Asia. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Caption Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks during a joint press announcement with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured) at Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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Caption Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks during a joint press announcement with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured) at Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)
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The fast-moving Mosquito Fire caused authorities to order evacuations in at least two Northern California counties.
The fire had grown to nearly 50,000 acres by Monday afternoon, KCRA reported. Around 6,000 structures were threatened.
The wildfire started on the night of Sept. 6 near Mosquito Ridge Road on the north side of the Oxbow Reservoir in California's north around the towns of Foresthill and Auburn.
As of Monday morning, the fire was 10% contained and has burned 72 square miles. Evacuations were ordered in two California counties in response to the fire.
The state's agency Cal Fire said Monday morning, “There was no significant growth on the southeast corner of the fire on Sunday, which gave crews more time to construct control lines.”
Aerials of the blaze showed smoke filling the air for what appeared to be miles.
Nolan Hale, a Cal Fire operations section chief said extreme smoky conditions had hampered emergency services from being above to use vital air resources to help contain the fast-spreading fire. | 2022-09-13T02:40:00+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/fast-moving-wildfire-in-northern-california-triggers-evacuations |
Get more election news, results on KSAT’s Vote 2023 page.
San Antonio voters will decide whether to re-elect Mayor Ron Nirenberg, vote in at least two new faces on the City Council, and decide on what has become the most contentious issue this cycle — Prop A — in Saturday’s joint, general, special, charter and bond election.
But, the May 6 election affects more than just San Antonio voters. Other neighboring cities have mayoral and city council races and bond issues. There are also some important school bonds to consider.
Here’s a look at the races that are expected to be the most competitive matchups.
Races to watch in San Antonio
Voters will decide the mayor’s race as well as all 10 council seats, but there are a few races that could hold some surprises.
Proposition A
San Antonio’s Proposition A would decriminalize abortion and misdemeanor marijuana possession, up to 4 ounces. It would permanently ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants and would make some existing policies permanent — like the cite-and-release program for certain misdemeanors.
It would also expand the misdemeanors included in cite-and-release to include graffiti and thefts against individuals. Graffiti damage between $750 and $2,5000 still wouldn’t be eligible if it’s on a church, school, cemetery, public monument or community center offering certain programs.
A coalition of public advocacy groups, including ACT 4 SA, gathered more than the 20,000 required signatures to get the proposed amendment on the May ballot.
Mayor’s Race
There are nine candidates vying for mayor, though none are expected to garner enough votes to unseat Ron Nirenberg, who is seeking his third 2-year term.
Nirenberg received 61% of the votes in his last race in 2021.
District 1
Incumbent Mario Bravo could be in a fight to retain his seat on the council after a tumultuous past year. Bravo was censured and received a no-confidence vote from his fellow councilmembers after berating District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval ahead of a budget vote on Sep. 15. An independent investigation found that Bravo violated city directives on equal employment opportunity/anti-harassment and violence in the workplace.
He’s facing eight opponents including Jeremy Roberts, a Texas A&M University-San Antonio professor and small business owner who was endorsed by the Express-News.
Former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff endorsed Sukh Kaur, who owns an education consulting company and was the first to announce that he would be challenging Bravo.
District 2
Jalen-McKee-Rodriguez is hoping to be the first candidate to be re-elected in District 2 in a decade.
The former teacher and District 2 aide is facing nine opponents including several community activists.
Rose Requenez Hill is the president of the Government Hill Neighborhood Alliance, a community organizer, and co-founder and president of the D2 President’s Round Table.
Patrick Jones is a preacher who serves on the district attorney’s Citizens Review Panel. He’s also on the board of directors of The Kidney Foundation. He served six years as chairman of D2 Strong and has served in leadership roles in the Progressive Baptist State Convention.
Denise Gutierrez ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2021. This is her second run for the District 2 position. She failed to get enough votes to beat Jada Andrews-Sullivan in 2019.
District 7
Ana Sandoval resigned from City Council in January, citing growing personal obligations.
Maria del Rosario “Rosie” Castro, civil rights activist and the mother of prominent Democratic politicians, Julian Castro, a former San Antonio mayor and cabinet member of the Obama administration, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, was appointed to finish the last three months of Sandoval’s council term. But she’s not running in this election.
Candidates include Marina Alderete Gavito, who served on several boards including VIA, Bexar County Child Welfare and UTSA College of Engineering. The former Rackspace and USAA employee is a graduate of St. Mary’s University.
Dan Rossiter is on the board of directors for the Brooks Development Authority and was appointed to the 2022-27 Streets, Bridges, and Sidewalks Community Bond Committee by District 6 Councilmember Melissa Cabello Havrda.
Sandragrace Martinez is a licensed professional counselor, who won the Democratic nomination for land commissioner in 2022 but lost in the General Election.
Jacob B. Chapa and Andrew “AJ” Luck are also on the ballot.
District 10
District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry did not seek re-election after his high-profile DWI arrest.
Marc Whyte is considered the frontrunner in this race. The small business owner was endorsed by the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association and the San Antonio Police Officers Association.
Bryan R. Martin is the executive director of Bike San Antonio and is endorsed by San Antonio AFL-CIO.
Robert Flores is on the board of the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce and has worked as a governmental affairs representative.
Madison Gutierrez, Margaret Sherwood, Rick Otley and Joel Solis are also on the ballot.
Races in Other municipalities
Voters in municipalities other than San Antonio also have races to consider.
Boerne Mayor
With current mayor Tim Handren not seeking re-election, though his name will appear on the ballot because he withdrew after the deadline. Boerne residents will need to choose a new leader during a time of major growth in the city.
Nina Woolard is the current District 2 Councilwoman, a position she’s held since 2011.
Frank Ritchie is a mechanic who owns an auto repair shop in Boerne. He has said he wants to manage the growth of the city and is getting some grassroots support.
New Braunfels Mayor
The city’s current mayor, Rusty Brockman did not file for re-election.
Four candidates did file — George Green, a former city councilman and longtime teacher in the community; Army veteran Michael French; Neal Linnartz, an attorney who has served on the board of several local businesses and associations; and Edward Martinez, Jr.
New Braunfels Bond
Not only will New Braunfels residents be choosing a new mayor, they’ll also vote on a $140 million bond package aimed largely at accommodating the city’s rapid growth.
The bond is split into three propositions:
- Proposition A - $99.3M for Transportation
- Proposition B - $12.2M for Mission Hill Park
- Proposition C - $28.6M for a Southeast Side library branch
School Districts
Related: How are school bond projects paid for? KSAT Explains
Alamo Heights
The $371 million bond referendum will appear as three separate propositions on the ballot.
- Proposition A includes updates and renovations to all campuses, technology infrastructure improvements, safety and security, and new school buses. The bond would also pay for a new Howard Early Childhood Center building, a new Central Office/Learning Center, and a softball field in addition to parking and traffic flow improvements.
- Proposition B would fund the creation of extracurricular team and meeting spaces for AH students and community members underneath a rebuilt visitor bleacher at Orem Stadium. The improvements would include additional parking and dedicated training facilities for the first time for the AH golf team, as well as new restrooms, concessions, locker rooms, and student Sports Media program equipment.
- Proposition C would fund technology including student and staff devices.
Comal ISD
The bond referendum will appear as three separate propositions.
- Proposition A - $560,564,863. This prop would build three new elementary schools and a middle school to provide relief to the fast-growing district. Proposition A would also fund a new Life Bridges campus, a program designed to educate young adults with disabilities to increase independence in family and community settings. More than $17 million of the proposition would fund safety and security projects throughout the district.
- Proposition B - $46,094,984. This proposition is focused on stadium safety improvements at Canyon Lake High School and a bleacher expansion and fieldhouse at Davenport High School.
- Proposition C - $28,000,000. Proposition C would fund the purchase of student learning devices, classroom audiovisual equipment, Wi-Fi expansion, and Wide Area Network (WAN) infrastructure across the district.
Southwest ISD
Voters in the Southwest Independent School District are considering a pair of bond packages worth nearly as much as the district’s last three combined.
The two bond propositions on the May 6 ballot total $250 million and would include money for the following:
- Safety upgrades to all of its campuses
- New schools and additions to cope with an expected flood of new students
- Renovations to other campuses
- A high school athletic stadium
- The purchase of air-conditioned buses
- A combined professional development, student center, and central offices building
SWISD’s election is not being handled by Bexar County so voters must go specifically to one of the district’s polling locations to vote on either the bond or the at-large board positions.
Medina Valley ISD
A year after voters soundly rejected a nearly $400 million bond package, Medina Valley ISD is again asking voters to pass a bond to help the school district keep up with exploding enrollment.
The district’s school board has placed a $376 million bond on the May 6 ballot to pay for:
- New High School - $323M
- Land Purchases - $30M
- Agricultural & JROTC Facility at Medina Valley HS - $14M
- Safety & Security Enhancements - $5M
- Traffic Improvements - $4M
See the full sample ballot at the bottom of this article.
Municipalities
San Antonio
Mayor
- Ray Adam Basaldua
- Christopher T. Schuchardt
- Christopher Longoria
- Ron Nirenberg
- Michael Idrogo
- Armando Dominguez
- Gary Allen
- Michael Samaniego
- Diana Flores Uriegas
Council District 1
- Jeremy Roberts
- Roberto Rios Ortega
- Sukh Kaur
- Ernest Salinas
- James Matthew Duerr
- Lauro Bustamante
- Mario Bravo
- Kaitlyn Fulk
- William T. Lamar-Boone
Council District 2
- Rose Requenez Hill
- Edward Earl Giles
- Patrick Jones
- Carla Walker
- Jalen McKee-Rodriguez
- Denise McVea
- James M. Guild
- Michael John Good
- Wendell Carson
- Denise Gutierrez
Council District 3
- Jayden Muñoz
- Phyllis Viagran
- Erin Gallegos Reid
- Larry La Rose
Council District 4
- Adriana Rocha Garcia
- Gregorio De La Paz
Council District 5
- Arturo Espinosa
- Teri Castillo
- Rudy Lopez
Council District 6
- Irina Rudolph
- Melissa Cabello Havrda
- Chris Baecker
Council District 7
- Sandragrace Martinez
- Jacob B. Chapa
- Dan Rossiter
- Marina Alderete Gavito
- Andrew “AJ” Luck
Council District 8
- Manny Pelaez
- Cesario Garcia
Council District 9
- Jarrett Lipman
- David Allan Lara
- John Courage
- Dominique Liu
Council District 10
- Madison Gutierrez
- Robert Flores
- Margaret Sherwood
- Rick Otley
- Bryan R. Martin
- Marc Whyte
- Joel Solis
“Shall the city charter be amended to include a justice policy under which the city of San Antonio will “use its available resources and authority to accomplish three goals of paramount importance: first, to reduce the city’s contribution to mass incarceration; second, to mitigate racially discriminatory law enforcement practices; and third, to save scarce public resources for greater public needs” and to “reduce unnecessary arrests and save scarce public resources through a comprehensive set of reforms”, including: ending enforcement of low-level marijuana possession by prohibiting police officers from issuing citations or make arrests for class a or class b misdemeanor possession of marijuana offenses, except in limited circumstances; prohibiting the enforcement of abortion crimes to promote the reproductive health, safety, and privacy of all city residents and stating that police officers shall not investigate, make arrests, or otherwise enforce any alleged criminal abortion, except in limited circumstances; banning no-knock warrants by stating that police officers shall not obtain a “no-knock” search warrant, nor shall they participate in serving a " noknock” search warrant with other law enforcement agencies and creating additional policies concerning the issuing of warrants; banning chokeholds with no exceptions; requiring police officers to issue citations instead of making arrests for low-level nonviolent crimes defined as possession of controlled substance less than 4 oz, penalty group 2-a (synthetic cannabinoids), class a or b misdemeanor under Texas health and safety code §§ 481.1161(b) (1) & (2), driving while license invalid, class a or b misdemeanor under Texas transportation code § 521.457, theft of property less than $750, class b misdemeanor under Texas penal code § 31.03(e) (2) (a), theft of service less than $750, class b misdemeanor under Texas penal code § 31.04(e) (2), contraband in a correctional facility, class b misdemeanor under Texas penal code § 38.114(c), graffiti, with damage less than $2500, class a or b misdemeanor under Texas penal code § 28.08(b) (2) & (3), criminal mischief with damage less than $750, class b misdemeanor under Texas penal code § 28.03(b) (2), and all class c misdemeanors, except class c public intoxication, which shall be addressed in accordance with Texas code of criminal procedure section 14.031; and requiring the San Antonio city council to appoint and provide resources to a justice director, with no previous experience in law enforcement, who will be charged with fulfilling the justice policy by providing a justice impact statement before any city council vote affecting the justice policy and meeting quarterly with community stakeholders to discuss the development of policies, procedures and practices related to the justice policy in open meetings?”
Alamo Heights
Councilmember, Place No. 2
- Karl P. Baker
- Sarah Reveley
Councilmember, Place No. 1
- Lawson Jessee
Mayor
- Bobby Rosenthal
Balcones Heights
Proposition A
“Whether the city of Balcones Heights crime control and prevention district should be continued for 20 years and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued for 20 years.”
Council, Place No. 3
- Juan Manuel Lecea, Jr
- Council, Place No. 4
- Mark Saenz
- Council, Place No. 5
- Miguel C. Valverde
Castle Hills
Alderman, Place No. 2
- Robert Wynn
- Denise Haley
- Mayor
- JR Trevino
- Alderman, Place No. 3
- Kurt May
China Grove
Alderman (Vote for none, one, two or three)
- Mark Dubay
- Frank Bennett
- Larry Keller
- Margie Holisky
- David Johnson
Mayor
- Mary Ann Hajek
Grey Forest
Councilmember, Place No. 1
- Holly Holleway
- Michael S. Phillips
Councilmember, Place No. 3
- Kimberly Verity
- Geri Poss
Councilmember, Place No. 5
- Andy Jackson
- Sean Skaggs
Helotes
Mayor
- Rich Whitehead
- Tom Schoolcraft
Council, Place No. 3
- Dave Cato
Council, Place No. 1
- Chester Drash
Council, Place No. 3
- Shea Johnson
- Dale Randol
Council, Place No. 5
- Glenna Pearce
Hollywood Park
Council, Place No. 1
- Chester Drash
Council, Place No. 3
- Shea Johnson
- Dale Randol
Council, Place No. 5
- Glenna Pearce
Kirby
Mayor
- Janeshia A. Grider
- Christopher “Chris” Garza
Council Member (Vote for none, one, two or three)
- Maria D. Lozano
- Jessica Zapata Bogardus
- Debbie Walczyk
- Sally J. Hitt
- Susan Street
- Joe Molina
Proposition A
“The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the city of Kirby, Texas at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.”
Leon Valley
Council, Place No. 1
- Drew Power
- Benny Martinez
Council, Place No. 3
- Philip Campos
- Danielle Carriere Bolton
Council, Place No. 5
- Will Bradshaw
Proposition A
“Whether the city of leon valley crime control and prevention district should be continued for five (5) years and the crime control and prevention district sales tax should be continued for five (5) years.”
Proposition B
“The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the city of leon valley, tx at the rate of one-quarter (1/4) of one percent (0.0025000) to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.”
Live Oak
Council, Place No. 1
- Mendell Morgan
- Angela Green
- LaTonya Green
Council, Place No. 3
- Erin Perez
Council, Place No. 5
- Aaron Dahl
St Hedwig
Council, Place No. 1
- Kirstin Butterworth
- Dwayne Padalecki
Council, Place No. 3
- Connor A. Fillingim
- Caid Franckowiak
Council, Place No. 5
- John E. Hafner
City of Universal City
City Council (Vote for none, one, two or three)
- Ashton Bulman
- Christina Fitzpatrick
- Bernard Rubal
- Richard (Dick) Neville
- S. Bear Goolsby
- Richard Edwards
City of Von Ormy
Mayor
- Alex Quintanilla
- Casey Homer
Commissioner Place No. 1
- Sammy Martinez
Commissioner Place No. 2
- Ramon Guzman Jr
School Districts
Alamo Heights ISD
Proposition A
“The issuance of $344,000,000 of bonds by the alamo heights independent school district for school facilities, the purchase of the necessary sites for school facilities, and the purchase of new school buses and the levying of a tax in payment thereof and the cost of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.”
Proposition B
“The issuance of $17,300,000 of bonds by the alamo heights independent school district for the High School stadium, with priority given to the visitor’s locker room and bleachers and the levying of a tax in payment thereof and the cost of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.”
Proposition C
“The issuance of $9,700,000 of bonds by the alamo heights independent school district for instructional technology and the levying of a tax in payment thereof and the cost of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.”
Trustee, Place No. 3
- Ty Edwards
Trustee, Place No. 4
- Stacy Sharp
Comal ISD
Proposition A
“The issuance of an amount not to exceed $560,564,863 school building bonds for the construction, renovation, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings in the district consisting of three new elementary schools, one new Middle School, life bridges facility, campus safety and security, campus infrastructure projects, facilities to support student programs at Canyon High School, Canyon Middle School, Canyon Lake High School, Davenport High School, Mountain Valley Middle School, and Smithson Valley High School, the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings, and the purchase of new school buses, and the levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.”
Proposition B
“The issuance of an amount not to exceed $46,094,984 school bonds for the construction, renovation, acquisition, and equipment of stadiums with seating capacity of more than 1,000 spectators consisting of bleacher replacement and related infrastructure at Canyon Lake High School; and bleacher expansion and fieldhouse at Davenport High School, and the levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.”
Proposition C
“The issuance of an amount not to exceed $28,000,000 school bonds for the acquisition of technology equipment consisting of teacher and student instructional technology to be used in the classroom and network infrastructure, and the levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.”
Harlandale ISD
Trustee, District No. 5
- Elaine Anaya-Ortiz
- Guillermo Altamirano
Trustee, District No. 6
- Rebecca “Becky” Ruiz
- Elizabeth F. Limon
Trustee, District No. 7
- Jesse Jay Alaniz
- Ricardo Moreno
Judson Independent School District
Trustee, District No. 6, At-Large
- Renée Paschall
- Laura Stanford
Trustee, District No. 7, At-Large
- Monica Ryan
- Rafael Diaz
Trustee, District No. 7, At-Large
- Monica Ryan
- Rafael Diaz
Trustee, Single Member District No. 1
- Suzanne Kenoyer
Medina Valley ISD
Board Member, Single Member District No. 5
- Frank Wolfe
- Jason R. Bonney
Board Member, At-Large (Vote for none, one, or two)
- Paula Davidson
- Jennifer M. Alamos
- Donnitta Seay
- Blane Nash
- Nathan Fillinger
- Wayne Rodgers
Proposition A
“The issuance of $376,000,000 of bonds by the Medina Valley Independent School District for school facilities and land (including safety and security, a new high school, a new rotc/ag building at the existing high school, and traffic-flow improvements) and the levying of a tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.”
Northside Independent School District
Trustee, District No. 1
- David Salcido
- Amy Hoffmann
Trustee, District No. 2
- Manuel Garcia
- Gerald Lopez
- Mary Olison
Trustee, District No. 3
- Karla Duran
- Vera T. Billingsley
- Ty Chumbley
Trustee, District No. 4
- George M. Ayala
- Kimberly S. Jones
- Mathews Ninan
- Bobby Blount
- Jordan Jo Wagner
- Gabriel Lara
- Raul Davila
San Antonio Independent School District
Trustee, District No. 2
- Mateen A. Diop
- Alicia M. Sebastian
Trustee, District No. 5
- Stephanie Torres
- Norberto “Geremy” Landin
Trustee, District No. 6
- Christina Martinez
- Valerie Avila
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Betchani Tchereni Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has beaten its target for August by about K10 billion, having collected K131 billion.
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State, city and county food inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past four weeks. | 2023-01-28T13:02:38+00:00 | globegazette.com | https://globegazette.com/topher/article_ef12ea22-074a-5f29-8a8e-33c176e6214b.html |
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — As the CEO of TikTok testified before Congress Thursday, parents concerned about the social media app’s effects on kids’ mental health were also on Capitol Hill to demand a ban.
Conservatives, including groups called Moms for Liberty and Moms Against TikTok, say it’s time to do away with the app not if not for national security concerns, then for the safety of kids.
“The Chinese Communist Party should not be allowed to conduct psychological warfare on our children,” Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., said.
They argued the app is amplifying the mental health crisis among teens.
“Get your kids off of this app,” Tiffany Justice of Moms for Liberty said. “It brings them down this rabbit hole.”
“It’s one of the most dangerous influences in their lives,” Miller said.
During his testimony, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew stopped short of agreeing to lawmakers’ calls that the app stop targeting ads to users under the age of 17.
“I understand there’s some talk and some legislation about this,” Chew said.
“I wanted you to make that commitment without the legislation since you say you’re a good company, you want to do good things, why not?” Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said.
“It’s something we can look into and get back to you,” Chew replied.
He insisted policies are in place to protect young users, including new time restrictions. But pointing to the suicide of a 16-year-old, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., said that’s not enough.
“Your technology is literally leading to death,” Bilirakis said.
Congress has been mulling a nationwide ban of TikTok. It’s unclear if it will happen.
Separately, there is a growing bipartisan effort to stop all big tech companies from collecting and selling children’s data.
“We want to protect them from harm,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who is part of that effort, said. | 2023-03-23T21:49:44+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/washington-dc/moms-warn-about-tiktok-as-ceo-testifies-before-congress/ |
DEARBORN, Mich. (WXIN) — Ford drivers affected by an under-hood fire recall may have to wait months to fix their vehicle.
On Friday, Ford Motor Company announced it found a remedy for a recall that affects more than 66,000 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs. The recall was initiated in May in response to fires that the company said could happen even when engines were off.
So far, Ford has received 21 reports of under-hood fires, with 18 incidents impacting vehicles owned by rental companies. In May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that of the 16 reports known at the time, 12 happened while the vehicle was parked and off. There were also three reports of fires while the vehicle was moving.
One person has been injured so far in connection with the recall.
While Ford initially said it didn’t know what was causing the fires, on Friday the company said it tracked the issue down to the circuit board.
During the pandemic, a supplier had a change in manufacturing location. Ford said the printed circuit boards produced at the facility are uniquely susceptible to a high-current short. They were supplied to Ford and installed in Expedition and Navigator SUVs that were produced during the recall window.
In a release, Ford said it communicated repair procedures to dealers and is working to make parts available as soon as possible. However, this process may take longer for the majority of drivers.
To fix the issue, dealers will inspect the battery junction box for melting damage. If they see any damage, they will replace the entire component. They will then remove the engine fan ground wire from the box with an 800-watt cooling fan system.
For those vehicles with a 700-watt cooling fan system, the process will be the same with one change: The dealer will install an auxiliary box with a wire jumper.
The first remedy will fix the issue for about a third of the vehicle population. It can be done immediately. The second remedy will fix the remaining affected cars, but the parts won’t be available until early September.
In the meantime, Ford is telling people to keep driving their vehicles, but park outside and away from structures. They are telling dealers not to demonstrate or deliver any of the recalled vehicles.
For people in unique circumstances where they can’t park outside and away from structures, the company is offering rental vehicles. These vehicles are offered at no charge except for fuel and insurance while the vehicle is at the dealership. People in this situation should contact their dealer for guidelines and limitations. | 2022-07-11T23:21:22+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/fix-for-ford-engine-fires-may-not-be-available-until-early-september-for-most-drivers/ |
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By Hilary Dorsey
Republican members of the Oregon Senate initiated a walkout in early May, delaying action on divisive bills addressing abortion rights, gender-affirming health care and gun control. Other bills with bipartisan support – including some important ones for the building industry – are in the same boat.
“I probably speak for many other groups like mine, but we have volunteers who have spent uncounted hours working on the wording of these bills, talking with our legislators, educating committee members and doing the civically engaged work that it takes to move legislation,” Heather Wilson, CEO of AIA Oregon, stated in an email.
One of the bills being held up is Senate Bill 848, which would end inefficient duty to defend contracting requirements for architects. The bill is currently stuck in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Several bills from the state’s Joint Task Force on Resilient Efficient Buildings are on hold. They would update the energy code, make use of incentives for green building, and do more to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all Oregonians now and in the future, Wilson stated.
The task force conducted an eight-month study on these bills last year, Oregon Rep. Pam Marsh, D-southern Jackson County, said. One, SB 869, would require the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) to set goals for improved energy efficiency in buildings; investigate options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that result from manufacturing, transporting, installing, disposing of and recovering materials used in building construction; investigate benefits of updating building ventilation standards; and take implementing actions.
Marsh is a chief sponsor of SB 869, along with Sen. Kate Lieber, D-Beaverton and Southwest Portland, and Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland. Simply put, the bill would require DCBS to look at energy efficiency as part of the energy code. SB 869 is currently in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Oregon Business & Industry is also waiting for bills to pass. One, SB 5, would put Oregon in a better position to benefit from investments in semiconductor and advanced manufacturing projects by creating a much-needed research and development tax credit. The Joint Committee on Semiconductors moved the bill via a bipartisan vote and OBI would like to see it pass, OBI communications director Erik Lukens stated in an email.
Regarding the walkout, OBI prefers when legislators operate in a collegial, bipartisan manner, tackling problems and moving the state forward through collaboration and negotiation, Lukens stated.
“Our opinion is that this walkout threatens to subvert the work of many, and it is a pity that our elected representatives can’t govern themselves in the interest of the people, not their political party,” Wilson stated. “It makes it very difficult for me to engage members as working on impactful legislation when they see it can all be held in the balance by a few dedicated more to political theater than action.”
The situation is effectively a government shutdown holding a whole host of climate bills hostage, Marsh said. The bills from the Joint Task Force on Resilient Efficient Buildings are among hundreds in limbo.
“Democracy is ground to a halt as we wait to see if our Republican senators are going to do their jobs,” Marsh said.
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Home price appreciation is slowing fast across the country under the weight of higher mortgage rates, with typical property values even falling month-over-month in about a fifth of major metro areas in July. Clearly, the slowdown is necessary if Federal Reserve policy makers are going to cool inflation and restore affordability to the housing market. The challenge is to prevent the deceleration from becoming a collapse, but monetary policy makers have a chance to pull it off, provided unpredictable outside forces cooperate.
Nationally, typical home values rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% last month from June, according to the Zillow Home Value Index data released Friday. That’s consistent with 8.5% home value appreciation on an annualized basis, a considerable downshift from a pace of around 25% in mid-2021. The Fed is coming in hard and fast on the 5% pace that was common in the five years before the pandemic, which would finally be consistent with its goal of bringing inflation back under control.
But will the market stop on a dime when it hits that 5% pace, or at least avoid going negative? Ultimately, that all depends on the evolution of inflation broadly; the Fed’s determination to push interest rates higher; and whether policy makers end up driving up unemployment in the process. The odds of a positive outcome look marginally better in the light of recent data.
Home prices aren’t directly part of the inflation index because housing is considered an investment instead of a consumer good. Instead, the main US inflation indexes track a concept called owners’ equivalent rent, which is supposed to capture the cost homeowners would incur if they had to rent back their homes. As a consequence of the quirky methodology, shelter inflation is closely correlated with housing market metrics, but it tends to lag market prices by many months.
The US received encouraging news on Wednesday when the consumer price index showed tentative signs of easing inflationary pressures. Core prices — which exclude volatile food and energy — rose just 0.3% month over month, a 3.8% annualized pace. Without the lagged shelter component, core inflation would have been up just about 0.1%, or about 1.7% annualized. That adjusted version of core inflation may be the gauge to watch in months ahead, especially if the Zillow housing index continues to converge on the target of around 5%.
Of course, one month doesn’t make a trend, and Fed policy makers probably need to see a couple other inflation reports like Wednesday’s to change their approach. Another disruption in energy markets that sends oil and gasoline prices higher would mean all bets are off. Any such outcome would certainly lower the chances that housing prices will escape from this tightening cycle without some scars.
Meanwhile, policy makers are navigating treacherous territory. Look no further than California for an example of how fast the momentum can shift from appreciation to depreciation. As recently as March, San Francisco Bay Area home values were still surging, and now declines in San Francisco and San Jose are among the steepest in the country as inventory quickly returned to pre-pandemic levels after a much publicized shortfall. Until last month, the damage had been limited mostly to cities in California, plus Austin, Texas; Seattle; and Ogden, Utah. But monthly home value declines have now engulfed 22 of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. They include Denver; Boise, Idaho; Phoenix; and Pittsburgh.
But nationally, inventory is still extremely tight, supporting home values for now. Households have much healthier balance sheets now than they did during the housing crisis, which means there probably won’t be a round of forced selling unless people start losing their jobs. All of that means there’s still a chance that homeowners escape this tightening cycle with their equity intact. They just need a lot to go right.
More From Other Writers at Bloomberg Opinion:
• Fed’s Damage to Housing Market May Last Years: Allison Schrager
• US Needs to Bribe Homeowners to Embrace Density: Eduardo Porter
• Want to Cure the Housing Crisis? Kill Zoning: Virginia Postrel
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
Jonathan Levin has worked as a Bloomberg journalist in Latin America and the U.S., covering finance, markets and M&A. Most recently, he has served as the company’s Miami bureau chief. He is a CFA charterholder.
More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com/opinion
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN. (WKBW) — The Buffalo Sabres dropped a 3-2 contest to the Minnesota Wild that ended in a shootout.
Minnesota's Frederick Gaudreau scored the game winning goal after both teams remained tied at two following the overtime period.
Buffalo's goals were scored by Jack Quinn and Zemgus Girgensons.
The Sabres end their four-game road trip winning three of four games and will return home to face the Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
Buffalo sits just one point back of the final wild card spot, behind Pittsburgh. | 2023-01-29T06:42:08+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/sports/sabres/sabres-fall-in-shootout-to-wild-take-three-of-four-in-road-trip |
Man looking for deer antlers discovers human skeleton instead
Posted/updated on: March 21, 2023 at 5:06 am(NEW YORK) -- A man made a grisly discovery over the weekend when he discovered a human skeleton while looking for shed deer antlers.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a death investigation after a man who was looking for antlers shed by dear near Humboldt, Kansas -- approximately 110 miles east of Wichita -- reported the discovery of human remains on his search through the area.
“On Saturday, March 18, at around 5:50 p.m., the Allen County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance with the investigation. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to the scene,” according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. “Upon arrival they found human skeletal remains.”
The person whose remains were discovered has not yet been identified and authorities did not say how long they thought the body could have been there for, though they did confirm that identifying the individual would take longer than normal due to the condition it was discovered in.
“Positive identification is expected to take longer than typical cases due to the condition of the remains,” said the KBI. “Death investigations may be determined to be the result of homicide, suicide, natural causes, or an accident. No threat to the public exists related to this incident.”
An autopsy is scheduled to take place though police did not confirm when. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and made no mention of any possible connected missing persons reports that could be linked to the case.
The KBI is requesting help from the public and anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME or the Allen County Sheriff’s Office at (620) 365-1400.
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Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied aid in many states
(AP) - The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory.
It began “Dear Claimant,” and said her 24-year-old son, Randy, who was fatally shot in April 2006, was not an “innocent” victim. Without further explanation, the New York state agency that assists violent-crime victims and their families refused to help pay for his funeral.
Randy was a father, engaged to be married and studying to become a juvenile probation officer when his life was cut short during a visit to Brooklyn with friends. His mother, angry and bewildered by the letter, wondered: What did authorities see — or fail to see — in Randy?
“It felt racial. It felt like they saw a young African American man who was shot and killed and assumed he must have been doing something wrong,” Long said. “But believe me when I say, not my son.”
Debra Long had bumped up against a well-intentioned corner of the criminal justice system that is often perceived as unfair.
Every state has a program to reimburse victims for lost wages, medical bills, funerals and other expenses, awarding hundreds of millions in aid each year. But an Associated Press examination found that Black victims and their families are disproportionately denied compensation in many states, often for subjective reasons that experts say are rooted in racial biases.
The AP found disproportionately high denial rates in 19 out of 23 states willing to provide detailed racial data, the largest collection of such data to date. In some states, including Indiana, Georgia and South Dakota, Black applicants were nearly twice as likely as white applicants to be denied. From 2018 through 2021, the denials added up to thousands of Black families each year collectively missing out on millions of dollars in aid.
The reasons for the disparities are complex and eligibility rules vary somewhat by state, but experts — including leaders of some of the programs — point to a few common factors:
— State employees reviewing applications often base decisions on information from police reports and follow-up questionnaires that seek officers’ opinions of victims’ behavior — both of which may contain implicitly biased descriptions of events.
— Those same employees may be influenced by their own biases when reviewing events that led to victims’ injuries or deaths. Without realizing it, a review of the facts morphs into an assessment of victims’ perceived culpability.
— Many state guidelines were designed decades ago with biases that benefited victims who would make the best witnesses, disadvantaging those with criminal histories, unpaid fines or addictions, among others.
As the wider criminal justice system — from police departments to courts — reckons with institutional racism in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, compensation programs are also beginning to scrutinize how their policies affect people of color.
“We have this long history in victims services in this country of fixating on whether people are bad or good,” said Elizabeth Ruebman, an expert with a national network of victims-compensation advocates and a former adviser to New Jersey’s attorney general on the state’s program.
As a result, Black and brown applicants tend to face more scrutiny because of implicit biases, Ruebman said.
In some states examined by AP, such as New York and Nebraska, the denial rates for Black and white applicants weren’t too far apart. But the data revealed apparent bias in other ways: While white families were more likely to be denied for administrative reasons, such as missing deadlines or seeking aid for crimes that aren’t covered, Black families were more likely to be denied for subjective reasons, such as whether they may have said or done something to provoke a violent crime.
In Delaware, where Black applicants accounted for less than half of the compensation requests between 2018 and 2021 but more than 63% of denials, officials acknowledged that even the best of intentions are no match for systemic bias.
“State compensation programs are downstream resources in a criminal justice system whose headwaters are inextricably commingled with the history of racial inequity in our country,” Mat Marshall, a spokesman for Delaware’s attorney general wrote in an email. “Even race-neutral policy at the programmatic level may not accomplish neutral outcomes under the shadows that race and criminal justice cast on one another.”
The financial impact of a crime-related injury or death can be significant. Out of pocket expenses for things like crime scene cleanup or medical care can add up to thousands of dollars, prompting people to take out loans, drain savings or rely on family members.
After Randy was killed, Debra Long paid for his funeral with money she had saved for a down payment on her first house. Seventeen years later, she still rents an apartment in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Thousands of people are denied compensation every year for reasons having nothing to do with the crime itself. They are denied because of victims’ behavior before or after a crime.
Applicants can be denied if police or other officials say they failed to cooperate with an investigation. That can inadvertently harm people who are wary of retribution for talking to police, or people who don’t have information. A Chicago woman who was shot in the back was denied for failing to cooperate even though she couldn’t identify the shooter because she never saw the person.
And compensation can be denied merely based on circumstantial evidence or suspicions, unlike the burden of proof that is necessary in criminal investigations.
Many states deny compensation based on a vaguely defined category of behavior — often called “contributory misconduct” — that includes anything from using an insult during a fight to having drugs in your system. Other times people have been denied because police found drugs on the ground nearby.
In the data examined by AP, Black applicants were almost three times as likely as applicants of other races to be denied for behavior-based reasons, including contributory misconduct.
“A lot of times it’s perception,” said Chantay Love, the executive director of the Every Murder is Real Healing Center in Philadelphia.
Love rattles off recent examples: A man killed while trying to break up a fight was on parole and was denied compensation, the state reasoned, because he should have steered clear of the incident; another was stabbed to death, and the state said he contributed because he checked himself out of a mental-health treatment facility a few hours earlier against a doctor’s advice.
Long scoured the police account of her son’s shooting. She called detectives and pleaded to know if they had said anything to the Office of Victims Services that would have implicated her son in some kind of a crime. There was nothing in the report. And detectives said they hadn’t submitted any additional information.
Every chance Long got, she reminded detectives and the state officials reviewing her claim that Randy had never been in trouble with the police. She wanted them to understand the injustice was also being felt by Randy’s then-toddler son, who would only know his father through other people’s memories.
Long kept information about her son’s case in a box near her kitchen. As more than 20 notebooks full of conversations with detectives piled up, Long tucked the state’s rejection letter inside a folder so she wouldn’t lose it, but also so she didn’t have to see it every time she searched for something.
“What plays in their mind is that their loved one wasn’t important,” said Love of the Philadelphia-based advocacy group. “It takes the power away from it being a homicide, and it creates a portion of blame for the victim.”
In recent years, several states and cities have changed eligibility rules to focus less on victims’ behavior before or after crimes.
In Pennsylvania, a law went into effect in September that says applicants cannot be denied financial help with funerals or counseling services because of a homicide victim’s behavior. In Illinois, a new program director has retrained employees on ways unconscious bias can creep into their decisions. And in Newark, New Jersey, police have changed the language they use in reports to describe interactions with victims, leading to fewer denials for failure to cooperate.
Long, who now works as a victims advocate, was in a training in 2021 when a speaker began praising New York state’s compensation program. Long tried to stay quiet and get through the training, but couldn’t. She told the group about her experience and the weight of the letter.
Later, an Office of Victims Services employee approached Long and convinced her to reapply, saying the agency had been improved through training and other changes that would benefit her case. A few weeks later, and nearly 15 years after Randy was buried, Long’s application was approved and the state sent her a check for $6,000 — the amount she would have received back in 2006. She used part of that money to help Randy’s son, who is now in college, pay for summer classes.
“It’s not about the monetary amount,” Long said. “It was the way I felt I was treated.”
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Catalini reported from Trenton, New Jersey and Lauer reported from Philadelphia.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-17T12:46:41+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2023/05/17/black-victims-violent-crime-disproportionately-denied-aid-many-states/ |
by: Chris McIntosh Posted: May 17, 2022 / 12:04 PM EDT Updated: May 17, 2022 / 12:15 PM EDT SHARE Dr. Heather Cook talks about celebrating milestone events in our lives by giving to others! For more information go to cookmilestones.com | 2022-05-17T17:56:14+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/daytime-tri-cities/connect-with-cook-celebrating-milestone-events-by-giving/ |
AKRON, Ohio, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) will report second quarter 2023 financial results after market close on Wednesday, Aug. 2, followed by an investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 3.
The Company will publish its results in the form of an Investor Letter on its investor relations website: http://investor.goodyear.com on Aug. 2. The following morning, the Company will host an investor call that will focus on questions and answers.
The investor call can be accessed on the website or via telephone by calling either (800) 343-5172 or (203) 518-9848 before 8:25 a.m. and providing the conference ID "Goodyear." A replay will be available by calling (800) 945-0822 or (402) 220-0668. The replay will also remain available on the website.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 74,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate. GT-FN
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SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 2023-07-26T21:01:31+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/prnewswire/2023/07/26/goodyear-announce-second-quarter-2023-financial-results/ |
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces shot down scores of exploding drones and six cruise missiles from a pre-dawn Russian attack on the port of Odesa on Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said, a day after Moscow broke off a deal that had allowed Kyiv to ship vital grain supplies from the Black Sea city during the war.
The Russians first sought to wear down Ukraine’s air defenses with the drones and then targeted Odesa with six Kalibr cruise missiles, the Ukrainian military’s Southern Command said.
All six missiles and 25 drones were shot down by air defenses in the Odesa region and other areas in the south but their debris and shock waves damaged some port facilities and a few residential buildings, injuring an elderly man at his home, officials said.
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said the attack showed the Kremlin is ready to endanger the lives of millions of people around the world who need Ukrainian grain exports. Hunger is a growing threat in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty.
“The world must realize that the goal of the Russian Federation is hunger and killing people,” Yermak said. “They need waves of refugees. They want to weaken the West with this.”
The United Nations and Ukraine’s Western allies slammed Moscow for halting the Black Sea Grain Initiative, saying it put many lives in peril.
The Kremlin said the agreement would be suspended until Moscow’s demands to lift restrictions on exports of Russian food and fertilizer to the world are met.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday its forces had foiled a Ukrainian attack on occupied Crimea using 28 drones.
The ministry said 17 of the attacking drones were shot down by air defenses and 11 others were jammed by electronic warfare means and crashed. It said there was no damage or casualties.
The reported attack came a day after the Kremlin blamed Ukraine for striking a bridge in Crimea that links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea and is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war.
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-07-18T08:42:53+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/18/russia-ukraine-war-odesa-strike-grain/04a052e2-2543-11ee-9201-826e5bb78fa1_story.html |
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) _ NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $738 million.
On a per-share basis, the Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company said it had profit of $2.79. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, were $4.98 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.66 per share.
The chipmaker posted revenue of $3.45 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.43 billion.
For the current quarter ending in December, NXP said it expects revenue in the range of $3.2 billion to $3.4 billion.
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A Japanese telescope captured images and video of a flying blue whirlpool shape over Hawaii on Jan. 18.
"The Subaru-Asahi Star Camera captured a mysterious flying spiral over Maunakea, Hawaii" which "seems to be related to the SpaceX company's launch of a new satellite," the Subaru Telescope tweeted on Jan. 19.
The telescope is mounted atop Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii, and is operated by The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
In the video, the object starts as a small white sphere flying through the night sky. It then widens into a spiral as it travels before fading into a ring shape and disappearing.
According to the telescope's YouTube channel, a livestream viewer first noticed the event and brought it to staff's attention. The livestream is jointly run by the telescope and Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper company.
SpaceX launched a global-positioning satellite into medium orbit at 7:24 a.m. that same day from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch used a Falcon 9 rocket.
This isn't the first time a SpaceX launch has created a mysterious swirl in the night sky. One was spotted above New Zealand in June on the same day as a Falcon 9 launch from the same Florida location. After another launch in April, the Subaru Telescope captured a similar image above Hawaii.
Space communities online have suggested that the spirals — and other formations, like the "space jellyfish" — occur when rockets vent their leftover fuel. The gas is expelled at a higher pressure than the atmosphere. It is then illuminated by sunlight, creating the shapes we see from down below.
SpaceX and the Subaru Telescope did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-31T21:19:20+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/science-technology-and-environment/2023-01-31/a-mysterious-flying-spiral-above-hawaiian-night-sky-likely-caused-by-spacex-launch |
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says it has detected the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in the conflict-wrecked Darfur region.
The Health Ministry said late Sunday that the 16-year-old student’s case was discovered last week in West Darfur province. It did not give further details about the patient.
The ministry said there were at least 38 suspected cases of monkeypox and all tested negative to the virus but one in West Darfur. It said health authorities were working to determine the student’s contacts to limit the spread of the virus.
An outbreak of monkeypox could be devastating for Sudan, which suffered from decades of conflict in Darfur and other parts of the country, and international isolation. The East African nation is in turmoil since a military coup last year derailed its short-lived transition to democracy.
The virus originates in primates and other wild animals and causes fever, body aches, chills and fatigue in most patients. People with severe cases can develop a rash and lesions on the face, hands and other parts of the body.
The smallpox-related disease was commonly found in parts of central and west Africa, before spreading to different parts of the world.
The World Health Organization last month declared the monkeypox a global emergency, to ensure that the world takes the current outbreaks seriously. | 2022-08-01T13:20:21+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/sudan-detects-first-case-of-monkeypox-in-darfur/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
BAGHDAD (AP) — Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he would suspend the movement he leads for one year, citing “corruption” among some of his followers.
A group within his Sadrist movement, which has dubbed itself the “Owners of the Cause,” believes that al-Sadr is Imam Mahdi, a Shiite religious leader said to have vanished more than 1,000 years ago and who is expected to return leading an army of the faithful to defeat evil in the world.
On Friday, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced that an investigative court had ordered the arrest of 65 alleged members of the “Owners of the Cause,” which it described as a disruptive “gang.”
In a statement posted on his Twitter account, al-Sadr said, “I want to be a reformer for Iraq, and I cannot reform the Sadrist movement.” He added that he will freeze all activities of the movement — except for religious activities such as Friday prayers.
Al-Sadr resigned from politics last August, following a nearly yearlong deadlock in the formation of a new Cabinet. His party won the largest share of seats in the October 2021 parliamentary elections, but not enough to secure a majority government.
Al-Sadr’s refusal to negotiate with his Iran-backed Shiite rivals and his subsequent exit from the talks catapulted the country into political uncertainty and volatility amid intensifying intra-Shiite wrangling.
After al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics, hundreds of his angry followers stormed the government palace and clashed with security forces. At least 15 protesters were killed.
Al-Sadr had won a mass base of followers, many of whom hail from Iraq’s poorest sectors of society, with nationalist rhetoric and promises of reform.
Many of his supporters were first followers of his father, a revered figure in Shiite Islam. | 2023-04-14T23:23:32+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/international/populist-iraqi-cleric-announces-suspension-of-his-movement/ |
‘She is unbelievable’: Oldest living Minnesota resident celebrates 112th birthday
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVLY/Gray News) - Lillian Moran, the oldest living resident in Minnesota, celebrated turning 112 years old.
Born in 1911, Lillian Moran has lived through the Spanish flu, the Great Depression, both World Wars and now 112 birthdays.
“She is unbelievable,” Sandy Moran, Lillian Moran’s daughter-in-law, said.
They were supposed to celebrate the oldest living Minnesotan’s birthday back in March. However, Lillian Moran got COVID for a second time.
“I was disappointed because not everyone turns 112. But she took it in stride, and I had to do the same,” Sandy Moran said. “She sailed right through them both.”
The Maddock, North Dakota, native stakes her claim as the first person born in the town. She grew up on a farm and worked part-time in the general store.
“Her place was the center of attention because they always knew she would have good baked goods,” Sandy Moran said.
Even at age 112, Lillian Moran doesn’t skip a beat. She loves to talk about her Norwegian roots, and she loves to sing.
“She’s very good and she knows every song,” Sandy Moran said.
Lillian Moran doesn’t take any medications and longevity seems to run in the family.
“Her mother died months shy of her 100th birthday and her grandmother was 103,” Sandy Moran said. “Back in those days that was unheard of.”
Lillian Moran lived in North Dakota until she was 98 before moving into an assisted living facility in Minnesota.
Her secret to a long life? She says, keep breathing.
Copyright 2023 KVLY via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-06T20:56:52+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2023/05/06/she-is-unbelievable-oldest-living-minnesota-resident-celebrates-112th-birthday/ |
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Grammy-nominated artist Lil Uzi Vert announced their highly anticipated PINK TAPE TOUR headline tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 17-date tour kicks off on Saturday, October 21 in Minneapolis at The Armory, with stops in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up on Wednesday, November 22 in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center.
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with the general on-sale beginning today at 2 PM local time at ticketmaster.com.
The tour marks the Philadelphia native's first headlining tour since 2018, when they hit 32 cities as part of the "Endless Summer Tour."
The tour announcement comes on the heels of Uzi's most recent album, Pink Tape, released June 30, 2023. Last year, they also unleashed their widely popular track "Just Wanna Rock" as well as their Red & White EP which included standout songs such as "For Fun," "I Know," and more.
Most recently, Uzi opened the 2023 BET Awards with an electrifying performance of "Spin Again" and "Just Wanna Rock" from Pink Tape. Earlier this year, they delivered dazzling performances at a wide array of national platforms, from the 2023 Grammys to Wrestlemania 39 to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
LIL UZI VERT 2023 TOUR DATES:
Sat Oct 21 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory
Mon Oct 23 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Tue Oct 24 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Wed Oct 25 — Detroit, MI — Fox Theatre
Tue Oct 31 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Thu Nov 02 — Hampton, VA — Hampton Coliseum
Fri Nov 03 — Raleigh, NC — PNC Arena
Sun Nov 05 — Birmingham, AL — Avondale Brewing Company
Mon Nov 06 — Atlanta, GA — Coca Cola Roxy
Wed Nov 08 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
Thu Nov 9 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Fri Nov 10 — Houston, TX — 713 Music Hall
Mon Nov 13 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
Thu Nov 16 — Los Angeles, CA — The Kia Forum
Sat Nov 18 — San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Mon Nov 20 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center
Wed Nov 22 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
About Lil Uzi Vert
In addition to Lil Uzi Vert's 2018 Grammy nomination as "Best New Artist," the artist also received the "Breakout Artist of the Year Award" and the "Breakthrough Artist" award during Billboard's 2017 Touring Awards. The rap superstar has also been featured on several record-breaking tracks including Travis Scotts' RIAA 3X platinum certified "Wasted" featuring Kanye West, the RIAA gold certified single with Future "Drankin and Smokin" and Lil Baby's RIAA platinum certified "Commercial" single to name a few. In 2020, Uzi dropped the deluxe edition of the long-awaited release, Eternal Atake, which includes part two of the album, titled LUV vs. The World 2, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200. Eternal Atake would go on to gain RIAA Platinum certification and was nominated for favorite rap/hip hop album at the 2020 American Music Awards. Immediately following these projects, Uzi and Future released both Pluto x Baby Pluto and the deluxe version in the same year. The Eternal Atake would go on to peak at #2 on Billboard 200 and features the notable singles "Patek" and "Over Your Head." Uzi made his 2022 return a strong one with a flood of national festival performances and the release of the EP Red & White.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is making a fuller reopening to the public following more than two and a half years of closures related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Beginning Dec. 1, the high court will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the Supreme Court’s website. The high court closed to the public in March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In October, the high court began allowing the public to attend arguments in the courtroom again on the approximately six days a month the court hears arguments, but the court building remained closed to visitors at other times.
The high court initially postponed arguments because of the pandemic, then started hearing arguments by phone. The justices began hearing arguments in the courtroom again in October 2021 but without the public present. | 2022-11-29T23:25:25+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-high-court-opening-its-doors-to-public-on-non-argument-days/ |
BOSTON, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - On-demand workforce technology company, LiveXchange, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert DeAngelis as the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Robert brings a wealth of experience and expertise in finance, strategic planning, and corporate leadership to his new role.
As the CFO, Robert will oversee all financial operations, drive financial growth strategies, and play a vital role in shaping the company's financial future. With his extensive background in financial management, Robert will provide valuable insights and guidance to propel LiveXchange towards continued success and market leadership.
CEO Brian Prichard expressed his enthusiasm about Robert joining the company, saying, "We are thrilled to welcome Robert DeAngelis to the LiveXchange team as our new CFO. Robert's proven track record and deep understanding of financial dynamics in the customer experience industry make him an exceptional addition to our executive leadership team. His strategic mindset and commitment to excellence align perfectly with our company's vision and goals."
Robert DeAngelis brings over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, having held key leadership positions in organizations in the U.S., including Port of San Diego and Teleperformance. His expertise includes financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, capital management, and risk assessment. Robert has demonstrated ability to drive financial performance and optimize business operations.
"I am honored and excited to join LiveXchange as the CFO," said Robert DeAngelis. "The company's commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and growth aligns perfectly with my professional values. I look forward to working closely with the talented team at LiveXchange and contributing to the company's continued financial success and growth."
ABOUT LIVEXCHANGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.™
LiveXchange, founded in 2002, provides innovative solutions, revolutionizing how companies source, train, manage, and compensate their customer experience (CX) talent. Their GigCX Marketplace gives users access to 250K+ on-demand global CX workers all secured with their PCI Level 1 Certified Secure WorkSpace virtual desktop, and complimented by its fully integrated payment platform, PayShark.
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Stocks slipped again on Wall Street.
The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Monday, its second straight fall after a stunningly strong report on the jobs market dented the market’s hopes that interest rates would ease. The Nasdaq and the Dow also fell.
The sharpest action was again in the bond market, where expectations are rising for the Federal Reserve to stay firm on keeping interest rates higher for longer to combat inflation. It’s something the Fed has been talking about for a long time, but also something the market has been stubborn about not believing fully.
On Monday:
The S&P 500 fell 25.40 points, or 0.6%, to 4,111.08.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34.99 points, or 0.1%, to 33,891.02.
The Nasdaq composite fell 119.50 points, or 1%, to 11,887.45.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 27.82 points, or 1.4%, to 1,957.72.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 271.58 points, or 7.1%.
The Dow is up 743.77 points, or 2.2%.
The Nasdaq is up 1,420.97 points, or 13.6%.
The Russell 2000 is up 196.47 points, or 11.2%. | 2023-02-06T23:00:21+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-monday-2-6-2023/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska was named Tuesday as one of four recipients of the prestigious Fields Medal, which is often described as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.
The International Mathematical Union said Viazovska, who holds the chair in number theory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, was being honored for her research into geometric problems.
Viazovska, 37, said she was very humbled to receive the prize for her work, which she said addresses a “very old and natural question,” namely the densest way to pack identical spheres.
While many people are familiar with the problem having seen cantaloupes stacked like a pyramid in a supermarket, Viazovska took it to another dimension — the eighth and 24th, to be precise — solving it in a way that drew widespread praise from top mathematicians.
“This is actually a very useful tool used in many areas of technology,” she told The Associated Press.
Viazovska said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 had profoundly changed her life and those of all Ukrainians.
“Ukraine is my native country and seeing how it’s being destroyed, how many lives are lost … of course, it’s all very difficult,” she said.
The other winners were French mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin of the University of Geneva; Korean-American mathematician June Huh of Princeton; and British mathematician James Maynard of the University of Oxford.
The Fields Medal is awarded every four years to mathematicians under age 40. The recipients are normally announced at the International Congress of Mathematicians, which was originally due to be held in Russia this year but moved to Helsinki instead.
“The ongoing barbaric war that Russia still continues to wage against Ukraine clearly shows that no other alternative was feasible,” said Carlos E. Kenig, the president of the International Mathematical Union.
Viazovska recently dedicated one of her lectures to Yulia Zdanovksa, a young Ukrainian mathematician and computer scientist from Kharkiv. who was killed in a Russian missile attack.
“When someone like her dies, it’s like the future dies,” Viazovska said. “Right now, Ukrainians are giving the highest price for our beliefs and for our freedom.”
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Karl Ritter contributed to this report from Unterseen, Switzerland. | 2022-07-05T20:46:18+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ukrainian-mathematician-awarded-prestigious-fields-medal/ |
White sox first. AJ Pollock singles to right field. Yoan Moncada singles to shallow right field. AJ Pollock to third. Eloy Jimenez called out on strikes. Jose Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to left center field to Akil Baddoo. AJ Pollock scores. Yasmani Grandal lines out to left field to Akil Baddoo.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 1, Tigers 0.
Tigers second. Eric Haase strikes out swinging. Jeimer Candelario grounds out to first base to Jose Abreu. Kerry Carpenter walks. Jonathan Schoop singles to shallow left field. Kerry Carpenter to second. Akil Baddoo singles to shallow infield. Jonathan Schoop to second. Kerry Carpenter to third. Riley Greene doubles to deep left field. Akil Baddoo scores. Jonathan Schoop scores. Kerry Carpenter scores. Victor Reyes strikes out swinging.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Tigers 3, White sox 1.
White sox second. Andrew Vaughn strikes out swinging. Gavin Sheets doubles to left field. Leury Garcia singles to center field. Gavin Sheets scores. Josh Harrison singles to right field. Leury Garcia to third. AJ Pollock out on a sacrifice fly to right center field to Victor Reyes. Josh Harrison to third. Leury Garcia scores. Throwing error by Victor Reyes. Yoan Moncada flies out to shallow center field to Akil Baddoo.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Tigers 3, White sox 3.
Tigers third. Javier Baez pops out to second base to Josh Harrison. Harold Castro singles. Eric Haase doubles to deep left center field. Harold Castro scores. Jeimer Candelario grounds out to third base, Yoan Moncada to Jose Abreu. Kerry Carpenter grounds out to shortstop, Yoan Moncada to Jose Abreu.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Tigers 4, White sox 3.
White sox fourth. Leury Garcia singles to left field. Josh Harrison lines out to left field to Akil Baddoo. AJ Pollock pops out to shallow infield to Jonathan Schoop. Yoan Moncada walks. Leury Garcia to second. Eloy Jimenez singles to right center field. Yoan Moncada to third. Leury Garcia scores. Jose Abreu strikes out on a foul tip.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Tigers 4, White sox 4.
White sox seventh. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Harold Castro. Jose Abreu singles to shortstop. Yasmani Grandal flies out to deep center field to Riley Greene. Jose Abreu to second. Andrew Vaughn singles to shallow center field. Jose Abreu scores. Gavin Sheets strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 5, Tigers 4.
White sox eighth. Leury Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Javier Baez to Harold Castro. Josh Harrison grounds out to shortstop, Javier Baez to Harold Castro. AJ Pollock homers to left field. Yoan Moncada singles to shallow right field. Eloy Jimenez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Yoan Moncada out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. White sox 6, Tigers 4. | 2022-08-14T03:02:09+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Detroit-Chicago-White-Sox-Runs-17372113.php |
CANTON, Ohio, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty HealthShare®, one of the nation's oldest and largest Christian Health Care Sharing Ministries, now – for the first time ever – can offer its members access to a provider network.
This new national network will offer Liberty HealthShare's members a simplified billing experience with their healthcare providers and a streamlined process when submitting eligible expenses for sharing.
"The added paperwork involved with healthsharing can be challenging for members and providers," said Dorsey Morrow, Liberty HealthShare chief executive officer. "Providing our members the option of an extensive network with more than 900,000 doctors and 4,000 hospitals will virtually eliminate this requirement."
If a member's provider of choice is not a member of the network, they can continue to use them.
Liberty HealthShare members, beginning June 1, will simply show their Membership ID Card to their provider's billing staff when obtaining healthcare services. The provider will submit the bill electronically to Liberty HealthShare, where it will be reviewed for sharing eligibility. Members will no longer have to submit bills on their own.
Liberty HealthShare is able to make this change due to its selection of a new set of vendors to provide medical bill repricing services: HealthComp/SFUR and HST, beginning June 1.
"These new vendors bring a substantial set of additional support services and value for our members," said Morrow. "Furthermore, they do so in a cost-effective manner and significantly decrease the likelihood of balance billing."
These value-added support services are being provided to Liberty HealthShare members with no changes to their Sharing Programs or to their recommended monthly contributions.
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, which facilitates healthsharing for its members, is a caring community of 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.
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 libertyhealthshare.org or call (855) 585-4237.
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Movie fans should get ready to pay more for the best seats in the house.
AMC announced “Sightline,” a new three-tiered pricing system in which moviegoers will pay a certain price for their tickets depending on where they sit.
According to the movie theater chain, here are the tiers:
- Standard Sightline: The most common seats in auditoriums are available for the traditional cost of a ticket.
- Value Sightline: Seats in the front row of the auditorium, as well as select ADA seats in each auditorium, are available at a lower price than Standard Sightline seats. Value Sightline pricing is only available to AMC Stubs members, including the free tier membership (AMC Insider).
- Preferred Sightline: Typically in the middle of the auditorium, these seats are priced higher than Standard Sightline seats. AMC Stubs A-List members may make reservations in the Preferred Sightline Section at no additional cost.
“Sightline” applies to all showtimes after 4 p.m. It won’t be in effect for Discount Tuesday. The new pricing system has already launched in select markets and will roll out nationally in the U.S. by the end of 2023.
AMC Theatres offering “Sightline” pricing will provide a detailed seating chart that clearly outlines the options and prices online, on apps and at the box office, the company said. The approach mirrors other entertainment options, like concerts and sporting events, that charge a premium for seats with more desirable views.
“While every seat at AMC delivers an amazing moviegoing experience, we know there are some moviegoers who prioritize their specific seat and others who prioritize value moviegoing,” said Eliot Hamlisch, EVP and CMO, AMC Theatres. “Sightline at AMC accommodates both sentiments to help ensure that our guests have more control over their experience, so that every trip to an AMC is a great one.”
The new pricing structure is the latest adjustment from the movie theater chain. Last year, AMC introduced “variable pricing,” which charged higher ticket prices for high-demand movies such as “The Batman.” | 2023-02-06T18:26:56+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/amc-changing-ticket-prices-based-on-where-you-sit-in-the-theater/ |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some Tigrayan troops have refused to return home after serving as peacekeepers in the disputed Abyei region on the border between Sudan and South Sudan because they fear for their safety, according to the Ethiopian military.
The Ethiopian military in a statement blamed the defection on what it said was misinformation spread by supporters of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, the party of Tigray’s fugitive leaders. That statement cited “false narratives spewed by the lobbyists” on behalf of the TPLF.
Ethiopian troops made up the majority of the 4,000-strong peacekeeping force in oil-rich Abyei, although Sudan was opposed to the presence of Ethiopians as peacekeepers.
“We defected because we want to raise awareness about the siege in the Tigray region,” Gebrie Kidane, a peacekeeper who is now seeking asylum in Sudan, told The Associated Press. “Besides, it is not safe for us to return home. They could arrest or even kill us if we return.”
The Ethiopian army didn’t cite the number of defecting troops, but Gebrie said they are more than 500.
This is the second defection incident involving Ethiopian peacekeeping troops in recent months.
At least 100 Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed to Sudan’s Darfur region defected and asked for asylum in May 2021. All of them were ethnic Tigrayans.
Tens of thousands of people are feared to have died in Ethiopia’s civil war that erupted in November 2020 after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent his troops into Tigray, alleging an attack on an army base there carried out by Tigrayan forces.
Ethnic Tigrayans have since been targeted in mass arrests across the country. Even some Tigrayan members of the Ethiopian army have been detained.
Rights groups have implicated both sides in war atrocities, although federal troops and their allies face most of the accusations.
Ethiopian authorities have outlawed the TPLF, making it difficult to hold peace talks. | 2022-04-29T19:58:50+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/ethiopian-peacekeepers-from-tigray-seek-asylum-in-sudan/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
4-8-3, FIREBALL: 5
(four, eight, three; FIREBALL: five)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
4-8-3, FIREBALL: 5
(four, eight, three; FIREBALL: five) | 2022-08-11T18:10:57+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Day-game-17367284.php |
Elementary school secretary stole students’ lunch money cards, police say
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A school secretary in Tennessee was arrested last month after detectives say she stole two elementary students’ pandemic food benefit cards to buy groceries.
On Nov. 18, a parent filed a report with the McMinnville Police Department regarding someone fraudulently using her son’s pandemic electronic benefit (PEBT) card. The cards are meant to help families cover the cost of students’ meals during the pandemic.
According to police, the parent said her son never received the card, but it was being used.
A McMinnville Police Department detective pulled transaction records and found the card was used 20 times from Jan. 10 to Nov. 15 and more than $700 was spent. Surveillance video showed Ruthann McInnis, a school secretary at Hickory Creek Elementary, had been using the cards, police said.
Detectives pulled transaction records for the second student’s card and found McInnis used the card 12 times, totaling nearly $500.
When confronted, McInnis said she checked the school mail in January and placed two PEBT cards that belonged to two students in her desk drawer, according to police. She reportedly used the cards to buy groceries.
McInnis was charged on Nov. 29 with two counts of fraudulently using a credit card.
Director of Warren County Schools Grant Swallows told WSMV McInnis has been suspended while the school investigates.
Copyright 2022 WSMV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-08T16:29:18+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/2022/12/08/elementary-school-secretary-stole-students-lunch-money-cards-police-say/ |
CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
6-3-8
(six, three, eight)
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TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Monday, August 29, 2022
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997 FPUS54 KEWX 300709
ZFPEWX
Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
TXZ192-302015-
Travis-
Including the city of Austin
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s this afternoon. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
70s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ205-302015-
Bexar-
Including the city of San Antonio
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ183-302015-
Val Verde-
Including the city of Del Rio
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Thunderstorms
likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the mid
80s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ220-302015-
Atascosa-
Including the city of Pleasanton
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ187-302015-
Bandera-
Including the city of Bandera
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s this afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ193-302015-
Bastrop-
Including the city of Bastrop
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light
and variable. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ190-302015-
Blanco-
Including the city of Blanco
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s this afternoon. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s in the afternoon. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
$$
TXZ172-302015-
Burnet-
Including the city of Burnet
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s this afternoon. South winds around 5 mph, becoming east
this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
.LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ208-302015-
Caldwell-
Including the city of Lockhart
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
70s. East winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ206-302015-
Comal-
Including the city of New Braunfels
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
$$
TXZ224-302015-
De Witt-
Including the city of Cuero
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower
90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ228-302015-
Dimmit-
Including the city of Carrizo Springs
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 90.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ184-302015-
Edwards-
Including the city of Rocksprings
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows around 70. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ209-302015-
Fayette-
Including the city of La Grange
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower
90s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph
in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ219-302015-
Frio-
Including the city of Pearsall
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East
winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ188-302015-
Gillespie-
Including the city of Fredericksburg
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling to around
80 this afternoon. South winds around 5 mph, becoming east around
5 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling to around
80 in the afternoon. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ223-302015-
Gonzales-
Including the city of Gonzales
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ207-302015-
Guadalupe-
Including the city of Seguin
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ191-302015-
Hays-
Including the city of San Marcos
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into the lower 80s
this afternoon. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast with
gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph,
becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 70.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ222-302015-
Karnes-
Including the city of Karnes City
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers this morning, then showers likely this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower
90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and
variable. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ189-302015-
Kendall-
Including the city of Boerne
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling into the lower 80s this
afternoon. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
$$
TXZ186-302015-
Kerr-
Including the city of Kerrville
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling to around
80 this afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows
around 70. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ202-302015-
Kinney-
Including the city of Brackettville
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
$$
TXZ225-302015-
Lavaca-
Including the city of Hallettsville
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid
with highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Highest heat index readings up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ194-302015-
Lee-
Including the city of Giddings
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ171-302015-
Llano-
Including the city of Llano
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s this afternoon. South winds around 5 mph, becoming east
around 5 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ217-302015-
Maverick-
Including the city of Eagle Pass
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers this morning, then showers likely this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms likely. Showers
likely. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ204-302015-
Medina-
Including the city of Hondo
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East
winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ185-302015-
Real-
Including the city of Leakey
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling to around
80 this afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows around 70. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Temperature falling into the upper 70s in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ203-302015-
Uvalde-
Including the city of Uvalde
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature
falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ173-302015-
Williamson-
Including the city of Georgetown
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into
the lower 80s this afternoon. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ221-302015-
Wilson-
Including the city of Floresville
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph
in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ218-302015-
Zavala-
Including the city of Crystal City
209 AM CDT Tue Aug 30 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers this morning, then showers likely this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Spokane WA
227 AM PDT Tue Jun 14 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of North Idaho, including the following county,
Kootenai. Portions of Washington, including the following
counties, Spokane and Whitman.
* WHEN...Until 400 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Some low-water crossings may become impassable. River or stream
flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 218 AM PDT, Small streams were running high and still
rising in some areas. Hangman Creek at Tekoa is at its
highest level since 2012. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen since Friday. Additional rain amounts up to a
half inch is forecast for the Coeur d'Alene area with up to a
quarter inch in the Spokane area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Spokane, Spokane Valley, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden,
Rathdrum, Dalton Gardens, Liberty Lake, Deer Park, Spirit
Lake, Millwood, Athol, Hauser, Hayden Lake, Harrison, Otis
Orchards-East Farms, Otis Orchards, Green Acres, Trentwood
and Dishman.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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The movie “Rust” is set to resume filming after producer and actor Alec Baldwin settled a lawsuit with the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on set last year by a live round that he fired.
Matthew Hutchins, Halyna Hutchins’s husband, announced the settlement news in a statement obtained by The Hill, in which he noted that filming of the production would resume early next year.
“We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of Rust including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC,” the statement reads. “As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed. The filming of Rust, which I will now executive produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board, in January 2023. I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin).”
“All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work,” Hutchins’s statement concludes.
The actor’s attorney, Luke Nikas, said in a statement to The Hill, “Throughout this difficult process, everyone has maintained the specific desire to do what is best for Halyna’s son. We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful situation.”
The late cinematographer’s family filed the lawsuit against Baldwin and others involved with “Rust” in February, alleging that their “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures” led to Hutchins’s “senseless death.”
Hutchins, 42, was fatally shot last October on the New Mexico set of “Rust” after a live round was discharged from the prop gun used by Baldwin. The film’s director Joel Souza, 48, was also wounded in the incident. The FBI said in the forensic report following their investigation that the prop gun that killed Hutchins could not have been fired without someone pulling the trigger.
Baldwin said in an interview in August that the fatal shooting has “taken years off” his life and that he would never again use real guns in films. The actor also said at the time that he was a proponent of resuming production on “Rust,” especially in order to financially contribute to Hutchins’s son.
“Somebody died, and it was avoidable. It was so unnecessary,” Baldwin said. “Every day of my life I think about that.” | 2022-10-05T17:31:23+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/rust-to-resume-filming-after-alec-baldwin-settles-with-family-of-halyna-hutchins/ |
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First chaos and anarchy, then despair.
The ruined seaside city of Mariupol, whose capture has become a key Russian objective, is now irrevocably etched into Ukrainian history, regardless of the outcome of the war.
In the end, a small group of outgunned and outmanned nationalist fighters held out for months, drawing Russian airstrikes, artillery and tank fire down upon the massive Azovstal steel plant, where they made their last stand.
“The 83 days of the defense of Mariupol will go down in history as Thermopylae of the 21st century,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine's president. "The Azovstal defenders thwarted the enemy’s plans to seize eastern Ukraine, drew away enormous numbers of enemy forces, and changed the course of the war.”
Thermopylae is widely considered one of history's most glorious defeats, in which 300 Spartans held off a much larger Persian force in 480 B.C. before finally succumbing. They were killed to a man, including their king.
Mariupol's martyrdom first came into focus with the March 9 Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital, then with another airstrike a week later on a theater that was serving as the city's largest bomb shelter, with the word “CHILDREN” written in Russian on the pavement outside to deter an attack. Nearly 600 people were killed, inside and outside the theater, by some estimates.
Suddenly, no place felt safe, and its residents fled by the thousands.
But those at Azovstal, the steel mill in the port on the Sea of Azov, hunkered down in the labyrinth of tunnels and underground rooms. On some days, it was targeted by dozens of explosions. Little by little, the Azovstal civilians took advantage of humanitarian cease-fires to flee.
Finally, on Monday, more than 260 fighters — some of them seriously wounded and taken out on stretchers — emerged and turned themselves over to the Russian side. The two governments are negotiating their fate.
Other fighters — their precise numbers unknown — remain inside the ruins that sprawl over 11 square kilometers (4 square miles) in the otherwise now Russian-held city of shattered buildings and apartment blocks.
What Russia described as a mass surrender, the Ukrainians say was a mission fulfilled.
The capture of the strategic port city would allow Moscow to link the Crimean Peninsula, which it annexed in 2014, with the separatist regions of the Donbas that it now controls, and on to the Russian border. Seizing Mariupol also gives President Vladimir Putin an elusive military victory — won at the cost of the city itself, which lies in ruins as it has since the siege began in the beginning of March.
Said one Mariupol resident, who fled her home in April with little hope of return: "It is very difficult when you see that your city, which has been built before your eyes and restored becoming more and more beautiful, is dying.” | 2022-05-17T20:21:22+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Ruined-Mariupol-now-forever-etched-in-Ukraine-s-17179487.php |
VERMILLION, S.D. (KELO)- Vermillion picked up a pair of wins on Tuesday to claim the 2022 Class ‘B’ Legion Baseball State Championship.
Vermillion entered Tuesday needing two wins to claim the state title. They accomplished just that with wins over Gregory and Winner/Colome.
VERMILLION 8, WINNER/COLOME 7
Following a 12-5 win over Gregory, Vermillion advanced into a winner-take-all championship with Winner/Colome.
Post 1 scored first with a pair of run producing hits in the first inning.
However, it didn’t take Winner/Colome long to answer, as they used the base paths to get a run back and cut the Vermillion lead to 2-1.
That scored remained the same for a while, until the sixth inning when the bats for both teams came alive.
First, in the top of the sixth, it was Vermillion’s Reece Proefrock who hammered the grand slam, handing Post 1 a 6-1 lead, with just an inning and a half to play.
But back came Winner/Colome. They’d plate five runs in the sixth to even the game at six, headed into the final inning.
Each team would score in the seventh as Winner/Colome had tied the contest at seven and put the go ahead runner on base.
Soon after, a situation began with both the umpires and the Vermillion catcher. TJ Tracy appeared to be a over heated, but so did the home plate umpire. So the game went into a heat timeout. Two umpires changed positions and the game resumed about 15 minutes after the stoppage.
Winner/Colome was unable to score the winning run in the seventh, sending the contest to extra innings.
Vermillion would score in the top of the eighth and in the bottom of the eighth, Vermillion forced their opponent to go three up and three down, resulting in an 8-7 win for Vermillion.
Post 1 lost on Saturday to Winner/Colome, but they won four straight elimination games to come back through the loser’s bracket and win the 2022 Class ‘B’ state title. | 2022-08-03T05:36:16+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/local-sports/vermillion-post-1-wins-state-title-in-extra-inning-thriller/ |
Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The SBC’s statement gave few details about the investigation, but indicated it dealt with sexual abuse. The SBC, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., has been plagued by problems related to clergy sex abuse in recent years.
“Individually and collectively each SBC entity is resolved to fully and completely cooperate with the investigation,” the statement said. “While we continue to grieve and lament past mistakes related to sexual abuse, current leaders across the SBC have demonstrated a firm conviction to address those issues of the past and are implementing measures to ensure they are never repeated in the future.”
Earlier this year, an SBC task force released a blistering 288-page report from outside consultant, Guidepost Solutions. The firm’s seven-month independent investigation found disturbing details about how denominational leaders mishandled sex abuse claims and mistreated victims.
There was no immediate comment from the Justice Department about the investigation.
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A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday:
CLUB BRUGGE VS. BENFICA
Brugge has not won a single match at home since coach Scott Parker was appointed at the end of December. The Belgian champions have been struggling domestically after qualifying for the knocking stage of the Champions League for the first time in three decades. That poor run of matches led to the firing of previous coach Carl Hoefkens. Striker Ferran Jutgla and winger Tajon Buchanan are doubtful with injuries for the first leg of Brugge’s round of 16 match against Benfica. The Portuguese powerhouse returns to the Champions League without Enzo Fernández following his transfer to Chelsea. Benfica is unbeaten in its last seven games in the Champions League, with four wins and three draws. It will try to win three in a row in the European competition for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
ENGLAND
Arsenal and Manchester City — the Premier League’s top two — meet for the first time in league play this season with three points separating the teams in an increasingly fascinating tussle for the title. Arsenal is winless in its last two games. It’s the first time this season that Mikel Arteta’s team has gone back-to-back games without a victory. City, the defending champion seeking a fifth title in the last six seasons, might be sensing that this is the moment to strike. A win at Emirates Stadium would lift City into first place on goal difference though Arsenal has a game in hand. Erling Haaland is a doubt for City after coming off at halftime in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday with what manager Pep Guardiola called a “kick.” Leandro Trossard, a scorer off the bench against Brentford, is pushing for a spot in Arsenal’s starting lineup at the expense of Gabriel Martinelli.
SPAIN
Coming off a trip to Morocco where it won another Club World Cup, Real Madrid hosts last-place Elche in the Spanish league looking to cut Barcelona’s lead to eight points. The defending league champion Madrid has one win from its last three matches in the competition. It lost 1-0 at Mallorca in its last league game. Forward Vinícius Júnior won’t play because of a suspension on accumulation of yellow cards. Coach Carlo Ancelotti said Rodrygo, another Brazilian forward, will replace him. Elche is 12 points from safety but is boosted by its first league win of the season against Villarreal on Saturday.
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(The Hill) — The controversies swirling around Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) are shifting quickly from resume lies to questionable finances, posing a much more serious threat to the embattled freshman even as he vows to remain in Congress.
While the early cloud of scandal had focused on the ethics of Santos’ fabricated campaign biography, more serious revelations suggest the Long Island Republican might have violated campaign finance laws — a much graver class of misconduct that could result in civil penalties, criminal prosecution, expulsion from Congress or all three.
The questions center around the hundreds of thousands of dollars Santos has loaned his campaigns from personal accounts; his sharp increase in reported wealth; an outside group that was raising funds on behalf of his campaign, without being registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); and a host of expenses submitted by his campaign for $199.99 — 1 cent less than the figure requiring receipts.
“We certainly are talking about potential FEC investigations and DOJ investigations,” said Robert Maguire, research director with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
The saga has become a distraction for Republican leaders, who are newly empowered with control of the House and are hoping to focus the public’s attention on the Biden administration, particularly the recent discovery of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office.
While GOP leaders have seated Santos on a pair of committees — and are quick to defend his right to remain in Congress after a fair election — some Republicans have called for his resignation. Most others are distancing themselves, warning that if Santos is found to have violated campaign finance laws, he should be booted from Congress.
Local and federal investigators are reportedly looking into Santos’ finances, and he also faces multiple ethics and campaign finance complaints.
Santos’ attorney Joe Murray declined to comment for this story, citing ongoing investigations.
Santos public reports and filings
Santos’ public filings show a spike in personal wealth between his 2020 and 2022 campaigns, coinciding with the creation of his company, the Devolder Organization LLC, and at least $705,000 in personal loans to his 2022 campaign and more than $80,000 during his 2020 run.
A financial disclosure form in 2020 said he made $55,000 from LinkBridge Investors during the previous year, and listed no other assets, income or liabilities.
Then, in 2022, Santos reported bringing in a $750,000 salary from his new company, Devolder, along with holding between $1 million and $5 million in a savings account, between $100,001 and $250,000 in a checking account, and an apartment in Rio de Janeiro valued between $500,001 and $1,000,000.
Santos’ company and business ties
Santos formed Devolder in May 2021, according to documents filed with the Florida secretary of state. His campaign website previously said that his company managed $80 million in assets, but that claim has since been removed. The Washington Post reported that financial data company Dun & Bradstreet estimated in July 2022 that the company had revenue of only $43,688.
Santos told radio station WABC and then the Daily Beast that he withdrew money from his company as his salary, then used it to fund his campaign.
The Devolder Organization was in the “capital introduction” business, Santos told Semafor in December, similar to the company where he previously worked, LinkBridge.
“What I will do is I will go look out there within my Rolodex and be like: ‘Hey, are you looking for a plane?’ ‘Are you looking for a boat?’ I just put that feeler out there,” Santos said.
Santos said he would then connect people to wealthy investors and institutions, and “landed a couple of million-dollar contracts” in the first six months.
“If you’re looking at a $20 million yacht, my referral fee there can be anywhere between $200,000 and $400,000,” Santos told Semafor.
Santos has confirmed little else about the specifics of how his company made money, though some public reports have identified a few clients.
Santos told the Daily Beast in December that the Devolder Organization contracted with Acrisure, the parent company of The Whitmore Group insurance brokerage. The Whitmore Group’s CEO, James Metzger, is a major GOP donor and also contributed to Santos’ campaign.
The Devolder company was one of several organizations authorized to manage and control Red Strategies USA — separate from Redstone Strategies — according to documents reported in a Campaign Legal Center FEC complaint against Santos. FEC reports show just one political committee paying Red Strategies USA: Tina Forte for Congress, the Republican candidate who challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). It is unclear how much, if any, of the $1110,320 paid from the Forte campaign ultimately went to Devolder.
Santos previously worked at Harbor City Capital, which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said was a Ponzi scheme and was shuttered in 2021. Santos was not charged with a crime in connection to that SEC case and has denied knowledge of alleged wrongdoing.
Personal loans
The origin of Santos’ newfound wealth has intrigued legal and political experts for another reason: It fueled the large loans he made to his campaign.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) asked Santos where the money for his campaign loans came from in a recent interview on the “War Room” podcast.
“I’ll tell you what. It didn’t come from China, Ukraine, or Burisma, how about that?” Santos said, deflecting the question while taking aim at business dealings by President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
Richard Briffault, a Columbia Law School professor specializing in campaign finance, said those loans may be the most consequential piece of the Santos puzzle, from a criminal justice standpoint, if they are found to have been “an illegal means of disguising illegal contributions.”
“If it turns out that that was a device for donors to funnel money to the campaign, that itself is illegal — Santos would be a ‘straw donor’ falsely claiming he provided the money when it really came from someone else,” Briffault said Friday in an email.
The seriousness of the infraction would worsen if those donations exceeded the legal limit of $2,900 per donor in any one cycle, Briffault added. And the gravity would compound further if the donors were found to be corporations or foreign entities.
“And if Santos ‘knowingly’ participated in this, we are talking about a felony,” Briffault said.
The Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit government watchdog, raised similar concerns in a complaint filed this month with the FEC, in which it accused Santos of concealing the “true sources” of the $705,000 he loaned his campaign and using campaign funds for personal expenses, both in violation of federal law.
The group also said that, if Santos diverted funds from his company to himself in order to make personal loans to his campaign, the loans could be considered prohibited corporate contributions.
Other campaign finance and ethics issues
Aside from the sharp rise in Santos’ wealth creating questions about how he made that money, how he reported and used the funds in relation to his campaign could get him in legal trouble.
House Ethics Committee rules say that candidates and new members must disclose any clients that paid more than $5,000 for services that the candidate or member personally performed. Santos did not list any clients on his financial disclosure, an issue noted by New York Reps. Ritchie Torres (D) and Dan Goldman (D) in a complaint they filed with the committee. | 2023-01-23T15:52:44+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/santos-financial-woes-pile-up-threatening-his-political-career/ |
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Honduras' decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China is yet another sign of growing Chinese influence in Latin America.
For decades the Asian superpower funneled billions of dollars into investment and infrastructure projects across the region. Now, as geopolitical tensions simmer between China and the Biden administration, that spending has paid off.
Honduras' decision was the second foreign policy coup in a week for China, which brokered an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations last week.
Honduras’ Minister of Foreign Relations Enrique Reina told the AP Wednesday that Hondurans “are grateful” for their past relationship with Taiwan, but that their economic links to China ultimately pushed their government to cut diplomatic ties.
“These are political decisions. The world has been moving in this direction,” Reina said. “It is a complex decision, we understand, but Honduras’ foreign policy should seek to benefit the people. We believe that this step will benefit the country.”
The Central American nation follows the steps of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic in turning their backs on Taiwan.
Honduras’ Tuesday announcement acts as a blow to the Biden administration, which has rather fruitlessly tried to convince countries in the region to stick with Taiwan. Taiwan, a U.S. ally, has pushed for sovereignty at the same time Chinese President Xi Jinping has insisted the island is firmly under its control.
In that sense, Tuesday announcement also exemplifies the American government is “losing it's grasp on” Latin America, said David Castrillon-Kerrigan, research-professor on China-related issues at Colombia’s Externado University.
“For countries like Honduras, not recognizing the government in Beijing meant missing opportunities,” Castrillon-Kerrigan. The United States "is definitely losing influence on every front, especially the economic front, but also diplomatically, politically and culturally."
While some, like Paraguay, told the AP they remain firmly by Taiwan's side, the island has been left with a dwindling number of allies. Reina told the AP that the Biden administration “must understand and respect the needs that Honduras has, and the decisions that we make in a sovereign manner.”
Over the past two decades, China has slowly carved out a space for itself in Latin America by pouring money into the region, investing in major infrastructure, energy and space projects.
Between 2005 and 2020, the Chinese have invested more than $130 billion in Latin America, according to the United States Institute of Peace. Trade between China and the region has also shot up, expected to reach more than $700 billion by 2035.
That investment has translated to rising power for China and a growing number of allies.
In Honduras, that has come in the form of construction of a hydroelectric dam project in central Honduras built by the Chinese company SINOHYDRO with about $300 million in Chinese government financing.
Meanwhile, in many countries, the U.S. government has not stepped in with similarly sized projects.
While many view the investment as a positive step for nations that often struggle to pull together funds for development, some, like June Teufel, professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, worry about the long-term ripple effects rising Chinese power could have.
Teufel said China is wielding that new influence as “a diplomatic weapon.”
In many countries across in Africa and Latin America, Chinese investment has been marred by mounting debt in developing nations. In many cases, infrastructure projects can only be repaired by Chinese companies, racking up a higher bill, said Teufel.
“It’s a little bit like the drug dealer saying to the potential customer, the first dose is free,” Teufel said. “It gets another country abandoning Taiwan, which is something it has been wanting to do for a long time, depriving Taiwan of all its remaining allies.”
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Associated Press correspondent Daniel Politi contributed to this report from Buenos Aires, Argentina. | 2023-03-15T21:39:40+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/honduras-ditching-taiwan-raises-larger-17841656.php |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his country’s nuclear fighting capabilities as he supervised the second test-flight of a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Thursday.
Kim’s statement suggested North Korea would ramp up weapons testing activities to expand its arsenal in response to recent U.S. steps to enhance its security commitment to ally South Korea.
“The present unstable situation in which the security environment on the Korean peninsula is being seriously threatened by the hostile forces every moment,” Kim said, according to state media. “(That) requires more intense efforts to implement the line of bolstering nuclear war deterrent.”
The U.N. Security Council scheduled an open meeting late Friday afternoon to discuss the ICBM launch at the request of the United States, Albania, France, Japan, Malta and the United Kingdom.
The Korean Central News Agency reported Kim’s comments a day after the launch of the Hwasong-18, which was first test-fired in April and which Kim has called the most powerful weapon of his nuclear forces.
The road-mobile ICBM has built-in solid propellant, which makes it more difficult to detect in advance than liquid-fueled missiles.
KCNA said the launch was meant to reconfirm the technical credibility and operational reliability of the missile. Kim called the launch “another important stride” in efforts to boost the North’s strategic forces, KCNA said.
According to KCNA, the missile was launched on a high angle to avoid neighboring countries. It flew 74 minutes and a distance of 1,001 kilometers (622 miles) at a maximum altitude of 6,648 kilometers (4,130 miles) before landing in a targeted area in the open waters off the North’s east coast.
The missile’s flight time is the longest recorded by any weapon launched by North Korea. If launched on a standard trajectory, the missile could fly to the mainland U.S. though some experts say North Korea still has some technologies to master to acquire functioning nuclear-armed missiles.
South Korea, Japan and the United States criticized North Korea over the launch that they said posed a threat to regional and international peace. Adam Hodge, a spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council, said in a statement that the U.S. will take all necessary steps to ensure the security of the American homeland and South Korean and Japanese allies.
Kim set for unspecified tasks for the North’s national defense sector, saying North Korea will take “a series of stronger military offensive” until the U.S. and South Korea “admit their shameful defeat of their useless hostile policy toward (North Korea) in despair and give up their policy.”
That signals Kim will intensify his push to modernize his missile arsenals with sophisticated weapons like the Hwasong-18. Other weapons on Kim’s publicly stated wish list are a multi-warhead missile, a hypersonic weapon, a spy satellite and a nuclear-powered submarine.
North Korea has been focusing on reinforcing its nuclear capability after Kim’s high-stakes nuclear diplomacy with then President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019 due to disputes over U.S.-led sanctions on North Korea.
KCNA accused the U.S. and South Korea of recently taking “frantic confrontation attempts” and bringing “a new chain of nuclear crises” on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea often issues such harsh, warlike rhetoric in times of tensions with its rivals. The KCNA dispatch cited a U.S.-South Korean agreement to strengthen the allies’ deterrence capabilities such as the periodic docking of a U.S. nuclear-armed submarine in South Korea and the establishment of a new bilateral nuclear consultative group, whose inaugural meeting is slated for next week in Seoul.
The United States has expanded military drills with South Korea and taken steps to enhance “regular visibility” of U.S. strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula in response to the North’s advancing nuclear arsenal. North Korea conducted about 100 missile tests since the start of last year. Experts say Kim eventually aims to use his enlarged arsenal to win greater concessions in future diplomacy with the United States.
Wednesday’s ICBM launch came two days after Kim’s sister and senior adviser, Kim Yo Jong, threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what she called provocative United States reconnaissance activity near its territory. The U.S. and South Korean government dismissed the North’s accusation groundless and urged it to refrain from escalatory actions. | 2023-07-13T02:40:23+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/ap-north-koreas-kim-vows-to-boost-his-nuke-capability-after-observing-new-icbm-launch/ |
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Jones made sure the Green Bay Packers’ promise to get him the ball more often paid off.
Jones rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and caught a scoring pass from Aaron Rodgers, who continued his domination of the Chicago Bears by leading Green Bay to a 27-10 victory on Sunday night.
Jones had five carries for 49 yards and three catches for 27 yards in a season-opening 23-7 loss at Minnesota, and the Packers (1-1) vowed he'd have a bigger role.
“That just naturally put a smile on my face,” Jones said. "I knew I had to show up when my number was called. That just pushes me that much harder.”
Jones came through, gaining 8.8 yards per rush and leading the Packers’ 203-yard ground attack. He had 15 carries as well as three catches for 38 yards.
Green Bay beat the Bears (1-1) for a seventh straight time, matching its second-longest win streak in the 205-game history of the NFL’s oldest rivalry. The Packers won 10 straight over the Bears from 1994-98. They have two other seven-game win streaks in this series, from 1928-30 and 2000-03.
The Packers built a 24-7 halftime lead by dominating the second period, then made a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter to thwart a Bears comeback attempt.
“Coming out with a disappointing loss like this, it hurts,” Bears quarterback Justin Fields said. “We've just got to respond.”
A week after he struggled to connect with his new crop of receivers, Rodgers was characteristically efficient, going 19 of 25 for 234 yards and two touchdowns. The Packers are 24-5 against the Bears in games Rodgers has started.
“Tonight was really about 28 (A.J. Dillon) and 33 (Jones), getting them the football," Rodgers said. “I didn't play great. I feel like the stats look a little better than the game. ... I missed some throws that I should never miss. There were some opportunities for more points out there.”
Chicago's David Montgomery rushed for 122 yards on 15 carries. Fields had a touchdown run and was 7 of 11 for 70 yards with an interception.
The Packers outscored the Bears 21-0 in the second quarter. Jones scored twice, both times catching pitches from Rodgers in the backfield and reaching the end zone.
The first was a backward pass that got ruled as a 15-yard carry. On the second touchdown, Jones went in motion, caught a flip pass in the backfield and scored from 8 yards out. Jones benefited from the return of right tackle Elgton Jenkins, playing for the first time since tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament last Nov. 12.
“If he’s not in the lineup, we don’t win that game,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said of Jenkins. “It transcends his level of play, what he's able to bring to us. For his first night out, I thought he did a great job.”
Even though the Packers had talked all week about getting the ball to Jones more often, the Bears couldn't slow him down.
“It says a lot about our offense,” Jones said. "You know what’s coming, but you have to stop it. That’s not easy to do. I just say kudos to our whole offensive unit and our whole team for responding and bouncing back from last week.”
Jones’ second score was Rodgers’ 450th career touchdown pass. The only other players to reach that mark are Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre.
Rodgers added No. 451 in the final minute of the first half with a 5-yard completion to Allen Lazard, who sat out the Vikings game with an ankle injury.
Rodgers completed passes to eight receivers. None had more than three receptions, but Sammy Watkins turned his trio of catches into 93 yards.
The Bears made the game competitive in the second half by capitalizing on Green Bay’s mistakes.
Cairo Santos’ 44-yard field goal cut Green Bay’s lead to 24-10 after a fumbled exchange between Rodgers and Dillon gave the Bears the ball at their own 31.
The Packers’ next series got foiled when a snap from Josh Myers hit receiver Christian Watson, who was in motion, and got past Rodgers. Dillon recovered the fumble, but it put the Packers in a third-and-22 situation and led to a punt.
Chicago drove toward Green Bay’s end zone and had an apparent 6-yard touchdown run by Fields overturned when replays determined he was down before stretching his arm across the goal line. On the next play, Fields ran again on fourth-and-goal from inside the 1, and officials ruled that Preston Smith and Jarran Reed stopped him just short of the end zone with a little over eight minutes left in the game.
“Who knows? If they get a touchdown there, the game could completely flip,” Packers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell said. “So I think we did a good job of winning situational football.”
INJURIES
Bears DB Dane Cruikshank hurt his hamstring in the first half.
UP NEXT
Bears: Host Houston on Sunday.
Packers: At Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — On a September day that he knew would be hard, 51-year-old Damone Presley marked the occasion with barbecue and balloons.
He was commemorating the one-year anniversary of the day in 2021 that his daughter and her three friends were fatally shot in Minnesota by a man who left their bodies in an abandoned SUV in a Wisconsin cornfield. Presley gathered 50 friends to celebrate the life of his daughter, Nitosha Flug-Presley, who was 30 when she died. He went big on the anniversary because he felt sure that’s what his daughter would have wanted.
“She would always do stuff big,” Presley told The Associated Press.
There have been 553 mass killings in the United States since 2006, and at least 2,880 people have died, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Those include killings where four or more died, not including the assailant, within a 24-hour period. So far in 2023, the nation has witnessed the highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.
As the number of people who die in mass killings in the U.S. continues to rise, thousands more are left to handle the trauma of losing someone they love to a senseless act of violence. They struggle with a special kind of grief, haunted both by the loss and by how it happened.
One of the hardest days they confront each year is the anniversary of the killing.
This Wednesday, families in Uvalde, Texas, will have to face that one-year anniversary — transporting them back to the day when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School and fatally shot 19 children and two teachers as they gathered to celebrate the end of the school year. And last week, families of 10 people in Buffalo, New York, crossed the one-year mark from the day a white supremacist shot and killed them in a supermarket.
People cope with these anniversaries in different ways. Some throw a party to get through the pain. Others prefer to be completely alone. Many fall somewhere in the middle, adopting little rituals to help get them through the day.
But they all grapple with the same question, sometimes after many years have passed:
What do I do with myself on the date that changed everything?
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On the same day Presley gathered with friends and family at his home, Angela Sturm — whose children, Jasmine Sturm and Matthew Pettus, were killed in the same attack — chose to spend the day alone.
“I turn down invites to ‘celebrate’ because it’s not a celebration to me,” she said.
Instead, she honors her children privately by looking at their photos and remembering how their life together used to be. She writes, cries and practices self-care by reading a good book or taking a hot bath. She hopes people will understand that she wants to be alone, and that they shouldn’t worry or be upset if she turns down invitations or doesn’t respond to texts.
Everyone deals with grief differently, said Jeffrey Shahidullah, a pediatric psychologist at UT-Austin Dell Children’s Medical Center.
Shahidullah was part of a team that stayed in Uvalde for months after the shooting to operate a crisis walk-in clinic for first responders, community members, family and friends of victims.
In the short and long term, mass shootings can traumatize entire communities, Shahidullah said. That can lead people — even those who didn’t know the victims personally — to avoid situations that remind them of the event, feel constantly unsafe and experience intrusive flashbacks to when they first heard about the killing.
“A lot of these symptoms could be exacerbated or worsened around the time of these anniversaries,” Shahidullah said. “Over time, those symptoms do tend to subside. But everyone has their own timeline.”
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By cruel coincidence, the first anniversary of the Buffalo supermarket shooting fell on Mother’s Day. That made things especially hard for Wayne Jones, whose mother, Celestine Chaney, was among the 10 people killed by a white supremacist that day.
Jones said some friends came over on the anniversary, and they talked about other things.
“5/14 is every day to me still,” he said. “I watched my mother get killed on video.”
The video and a photo of the shooter — standing with the gun he used, a vulgar racial slur scrawled on its barrel — are “ingrained in my brain,” he said.
Tirzah Patterson and her 13-year-old son, Jaques “Jake” Patterson — who lost his father, church deacon Heyward Patterson, in the supermarket shooting — left town altogether for the anniversary. They have not set foot in Tops Friendly Market since it reopened last summer and did not attend the memorial events in Buffalo for her ex-husband and the others who were killed.
“We don’t want to go through that again,” Tirzah Patterson said before the weekend. “We’re going to be gone.”
They spent Mother’s Day weekend in Detroit and attended a church service there.
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While some are just crossing the one-year mark, others have been dealing with these anniversaries for years.
Topaz Cooks marked the 10-year anniversary of her father’s death last September. She was a month shy of her 21st birthday in 2012 when her dad and several others were shot and killed at work by a man who was fired from the company in Minneapolis.
“I still cannot believe that happened to my family,” she said.
On the anniversaries, she likes to do things her dad, Rami Cooks, enjoyed. Last year, she went on a hike and ate dessert — because her dad loved rugelach, birds and wind. She loves that her friends send her photos of their dessert that day each year with the caption: “For your dad!”
She also has a journal she writes in once a year on that day, filling her dad in on the highlights, challenges and thoughts from the year that she wishes she could share with him.
Seven years after the killing, Topaz Cooks said she experienced PTSD while working as a theater stage manager. She was surprised because she didn’t expect it to hit so late. The production’s plot may have triggered it — the play was about a woman avenging her father’s death.
She said she would get exhausted at the end of rehearsals, lie down on the floor of her office and feel like she couldn’t get up. At times, she felt like her skin was vibrating or that she was outside of her own body. It took months of therapy to feel like she was back in control.
Talking about the loss isn’t for everybody, but Cooks said it’s important to her.
“I wish that people talked about it more and normalized it,” she said. “Grief is just so lonely.”
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A hint of fall hung in the air on Sept. 12, the day Presley threw a party to mark the day his daughter and her three friends were killed and left abandoned. He said he wanted to think about who his daughter was rather than how she died.
She loved to throw exciting and glamorous birthday parties for her kids, friends and family.
Presley placed a life-size cardboard cut-out of his daughter smiling in a pink outfit by the door. Guests wore T-shirts with photos of her and phrases like “Never Forgotten” and “Daddy’s #1 Angel.” At Presley’s request, guests gave speeches about the funniest things they remembered his daughter doing.
Late in the afternoon, they gathered around the front steps of his home, clutching red, yellow, pink and white balloons, some embossed with words like “Forever in Our Hearts.”
Wide-eyed children, following the lead of the adults around them, listened quietly as a woman sang the gospel song “Take Me to the King.” Presley recited a poem his father had written years before, words Presley’s daughter had adored.
“I meet the sunrise daily on the way to get mine,” he recited. “I don’t play myself ’cause I don’t got time.”
When he finished the poem, Presley gave the signal to release the balloons. They soared straight up, gently rising above the rooftops and disappearing into a clear blue sky.
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Aaron Morrison and Carolyn Thompson contributed from Buffalo, N.Y.
Trisha Ahmed is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. Follow Trisha Ahmed on Twitter: @TrishaAhmed15
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Ahmed’s father, Avijit Roy, was killed on Feb. 26, 2015, by religious militants in Bangladesh. Each year on that date, she throws a party — because he loved celebrations — and surrounds herself with people she loves. This February, they played games and gave a toast in his honor. | 2023-05-21T21:47:46+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-what-should-i-do-on-the-death-anniversary-more-are-asking-as-us-mass-killings-rise/ |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a hospital could not be forced to give a deworming drug to a patient with COVID-19.
The panel ruled 6-1 in favor of Aurora Health Care, with three liberals and three conservatives in support and only conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley dissenting.
The decision upholds a lower court’s ruling against Allen Gahl, who sued Aurora in October 2021 when doctors refused to treat his uncle, John Zingsheim, with ivermectin. Gahl was authorized to make medical decisions for Zingsheim and had researched the drug online after Zingsheim was put on a ventilator to treat COVID-19 complications.
Ivermectin became popular among conservatives after commentators and even some far-right doctors held up the antiparasitic drug as a miracle cure for the coronavirus and other illnesses. But the Food and Drug Administration has not approved it for use in treating COVID-19 and warns that misusing ivermectin can be harmful, even fatal.
Gahl obtained a prescription for ivermectin from a retired doctor who had never met Zingsheim or his medical team, but hospital staff said the drug did not meet their standards and refused to administer it. None of the information in the complaint Gahl subsequently filed against the hospital came directly from medical professionals, according to court documents.
The Waukesha County Circuit Court ordered hospital staff to give Zingsheim the drug but later modified its decision to say Gahl would have to provide the drug himself, as well as a doctor to administer it. An appeals court overturned that decision after Aurora’s attorneys argued a judge could not force a medical provider to give treatment they had determined to be substandard. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in January.
The Supreme Court agreed that the Waukesha County judge did not cite a legal basis for ordering the court to administer the ivermectin.
“We do not know what viable legal claim the circuit court thought Gahl had presented,” Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said in the court’s opinion.
Gahl was represented by the Amos Center for Justice, a conservative Wisconsin law firm that has brought litigation against ballot drop boxes and promotes conspiracy theories about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines on its website. His attorney, Karen Mueller, did not immediately return a voicemail Tuesday seeking comment.
The Wisconsin lawsuit is one of dozens filed across the country seeking to force hospitals to administer ivermectin for COVID-19. The drug is commonly used in cattle and also approved for human use to fight parasites and certain skin conditions. But some members of online alternative medicine groups have reported self-administering highly concentrated, veterinary grade ivermectin to treat illnesses. The FDA warns that self-administering the drug, especially in doses intended for animals, can be lethal.
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Harm Venhuizen is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Venhuizen on Twitter. | 2023-05-02T17:28:50+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/wisconsin-supreme-court-wont-order-ivermectin-use-for-covid/ |
COLORADO SPRINGS — A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Club Q shooting suspect warned last year that the defendant had been stockpiling weapons and planning a shootout, and needed mental health treatment or “it’s going to be so bad.”
The comments made by Judge Robin Chittum in August last year are contained in court documents obtained by The Associated Press. They add to the warning signs authorities had about Anderson Aldrich’s increasingly violent behavior and raise more questions about whether enough was done to stop the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs.
Five people were killed and 17 wounded in the Nov. 19 attack on the LGBTQ nightclub. Aldrich was charged last week with 305 criminal counts, including hate crimes and murder. Aldrich’s public defender has declined to talk about the case under Colorado judiciary rules.
The judge’s comments came during a preliminary hearing on charges that Aldrich kidnapped their grandparents, and had previously been under a court seal that was lifted last week.
“You clearly have been planning for something else,” Chittum told Aldrich during the hearing, after the defendant testified about an affinity for shooting firearms and a history of mental health problems.
“It didn’t have to do with your grandma and grandpa. It was saving all these firearms and trying to make this bomb, and making statements about other people being involved in some sort of shootout and a huge thing. And then that’s kind of what it turned into,” the judge said.
Chittum’s assistant Chad Dees said Friday that the judge declined to comment.
The 2021 charges against Aldrich — who had stockpiled explosives and allegedly spoke of plans to become the “next mass killer” before engaging in an armed standoff with SWAT teams — were thrown out during a four-minute hearing this past July at which the prosecution didn’t even argue to keep the case active.
Chittum, who received a letter last year from relatives of the grandparents warning that Aldrich was “certain” to commit murder if freed, granted defense attorneys’ motion to dismiss the case because a deadline was looming to bring it to trial.
There was no discussion at that July hearing about Aldrich’s mental health treatment, violent past, or exploring options to compel Aldrich’s grandparents and mother to testify.
Details of the failed 2021 prosecution — laid out in 13 court hearing transcripts obtained by the AP — paint a picture of potential missteps in the case.
During the 2021 standoff, Aldrich allegedly told the frightened grandparents about firearms and bomb-making material in the basement of the home they all shared. Aldrich vowed not to let the grandparents interfere with plans to “go out in a blaze.”
Aldrich — who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, according to defense attorneys — livestreamed on Facebook a subsequent confrontation with SWAT teams at the house of their mother, Laura Voepel, where the defendant eventually surrendered, was arrested and had weapons seized. The FBI had received a tip on Aldrich a day before the threat but closed out the case just weeks later, and no federal charges were filed.
By August 2021, when Aldrich bonded out of jail, the grandparents were describing the suspect as a “sweet young” person, according to District Attorney Michael Allen. At two subsequent hearings that fall, defense attorneys described how Aldrich was attending therapy sessions for trauma, PTSD and mental health and was on lethargy-inducing medications, the transcripts show.
In an October 2021 courtroom exchange, Chittum told Aldrich to “hang in there with the meds.”
“It’s an adjustment period for sure,” Aldrich replied, to which the judge replied, “Yeah it will settle, don’t worry. Good luck.”
The case had been headed toward a plea agreement early this year but fell apart after family members stopped cooperating and prosecutors failed to successfully serve a subpoena to testify to Aldrich’s 69-year-old grandmother, who was bedridden in Florida.
There is scant discussion in the transcripts of efforts by prosecutors to subpoena other potential witnesses — including Aldrich’s mother, grandfather and a fourth person who is listed in court documents but not identified.
Howard Black, spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, has said he cannot share information about the kidnapping case because it’s part of the current investigation. Allen has said his office did everything it could to prosecute the case, including trying to subpoena Aldrich’s mother, but has repeatedly declined to elaborate.
Alan Dershowitz, an attorney and Harvard law professor, said that it’s extremely hard to predict violent crimes, but that Aldrich’s case is a rare example of when the evidence was so overwhelming for past and potential future crimes that the suspect “clearly should have been confined.”
“This does not seem like a hard case,” Dershowitz said Thursday. “This seems like a case of prosecutorial incompetence.”
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(NEXSTAR) – Some taxpayers are going to see a boost to their bank accounts soon – the IRS has announced that it will be refunding $1.2 billion in tax filing penalties.
Nearly 1.6 million people will automatically get a refund after filing certain 2019 or 2020 returns late, according to the IRS.
Others, however, will have to act quickly in order to take advantage of the program. In order to qualify, you have to file an eligible income tax return on or by Sept 30, 2022.
The refund goes to offset the failure to file penalty, which the IRS says is assessed at 5% per month, up to 25% of the unpaid tax when a federal income tax return is filed.
Who is eligible?
Americans who filed forms in both the 1040 and 1120 series, or a form listed in this news release, are eligible as long as they file their late 2019 or 2020 return by the September deadline.
Along with individuals, the IRS is also offering relief to banks, employers and other businesses that filed information returns such as those in the 1099 series. In those cases, eligible 2019 returns will have to have been filed by Aug. 1, 2020, and 2020 returns by Aug. 1, 2021.
Taxpayers who filed a variety of international returns, such as those reporting transactions with foreign trusts, the receipt of foreign gifts or ownership interests in foreign corporations are also included in the full guidelines from the IRS. Qualifying international forms must also be filed on or before September 30, 2022.
People who have already paid the penalty will get a refund, while those who have been fined but haven’t yet paid will see their fine dismissed.
When will the refund come?
For the nearly 1.6 million people who already paid the penalty and will be automatically reimbursed, the IRS says they will be issuing refunds by the end of September.
Some people will be disqualified, however, and will not see a payment – fraudulent returns, penalties levied as part of a compromise or closing argument and court-ordered penalties are all exempt.
“Penalty relief is a complex issue for the IRS to administer,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “We’ve been working on this initiative for months following concerns we’ve heard from taxpayers, the tax community and others, including Congress. This is another major step to help taxpayers, and we encourage those affected by this to review the guidelines.”
Other penalties, such as failure to pay a penalty, won’t be refunded. You can see the full list here.
Why is the IRS doing this?
The IRS says the $1.2 billion in refunds goes to helping “struggling taxpayers” who were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Throughout the pandemic, the IRS has worked hard to support the nation and provide relief to people in many different ways,” said Rettig. “The penalty relief issued today is yet another way the agency is supporting people during this unprecedented time. This penalty relief will be automatic for people or businesses who qualify; there’s no need to call.”
The IRS also stated that the massive relief measure will help the tax collection agency “focus its resources on processing backlogged tax returns and taxpayer correspondence to help return to normal operations for the 2023 filing season.” | 2022-09-14T12:11:14+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/irs-is-refunding-1-2-billion-who-qualifies-and-when-payments-will-happen/ |
Airline passenger stopped with 22 snakes in checked baggage, officials say
CHENNAI, India (Gray News) - Officials in India say customs agents made an interesting find when checking an airline passenger’s luggage last week.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs in India shared videos of agents finding 22 snakes in a woman’s checked baggage.
Chennai Customs reportedly intercepted the female passenger when examining her items.
The woman was arriving from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the snakes were of various species and sizes, according to officials.
Authorities said they seized the snakes as well as a chameleon that was found in the baggage per the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Officials said the wildlife act is for the protection of various species, such as the snakes found, and plants.
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BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Sanitas, the pioneer and leader of biointelligent skincare, has formulated and launched its new vegan, micro-collagen™ products. Featuring Collagen + Elastin Recovery Mask and Collagen + Elastin Recovery Serum, this new collection cracks the collagen code and actually delivers collagen into the skin where it can create real, rapid and sustained skin change. They did so by blending their new micro-collagen ingredient technology with complementary proven ingredients the skin understands. Their new formulations contain two forms of vegan collagen, vegan elastin, eight different molecular weights of hyaluronic acid and a unique colloidal gold delivery system bonded to vitamin C and peptides, marking a major advancement in the future of skincare.
"Because we have our own lab, we test hundreds of ingredients each year. Until now, we've never featured collagen in our products because the molecular weight was too large to penetrate the skin effectively. Not only that, all of the available forms were either bovine or marine derived, which doesn't align with our values," says Lisa Crary, Owner and CEO. "But last year, our R and D team discovered breakthrough forms of vegan collagen + elastin with a molecular weight that's 20 times smaller than forms traditionally available to us as manufacturers. These new ingredients actually penetrate the skin to help preserve and rebuild collagen. We quickly realized that this new technology is in a category all its own and decided now was the time to create some powerful new products."
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Former Uber and Sittercity Executive Will Lead Operations For Popular Event Platform
CHICAGO, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PartySlate, a leading digital event platform connecting people planning events with the best inspiration, venues, and vendors in their city, has named Phil Brown as Chief Operating Officer. Brown brings a broad range of experience to PartySlate, including leadership roles at Uber and Sittercity, where he led engagement, customer experience, and monetization initiatives. Consulting with PartySlate since 2021, Brown has identified key growth levers and crafted a new market expansion playbook, which will enable a continued period of strong growth.
"I look forward to the continued leadership, expertise, and customer-centric mindset Phil brings to PartySlate," said Julie Roth Novack, Co-founder and CEO of PartySlate. "We are confident his experience will move us closer toward our goal of being the go-to destination for both people planning events and the venues and vendors they hire."
PartySlate disrupted the $800 billion dollar fragmented events industry by pioneering a photo-rich digital platform, helping people who are planning all types of events find the best inspiration, vendors, and venues across the country. Since its founding in 2015, thousands of top venues, event planners, photographers, caterers, and more vendors have shared more than 2 million event photos to the platform.
PartySlate is backed by investors and angels who are experts in marketplaces. HearstLab, a division of Hearst Corporation, invested $1 million in PartySlate's most recent funding round.
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PartySlate is a photo-rich platform that inspires people planning any type of event and connects them with the leading vendors and venues across the country and the world. The digital platform features more than 2 million photos shared by vendors and venues from all types of events, including weddings, galas, corporate events, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and milestone birthday parties. Party hosts can find inspiration and connect with top event companies who can bring their ideas to life. Founded in 2015, PartySlate is one of only five female-founded companies in Chicago that has raised more than $20 million dollars in venture capital funding in the last 10 years. For more information, visit www.partyslate.com or follow us on Instagram.
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Miami — On the eve of the second anniversary of the July 11, 2021, Cuban protests, a bipartisan group of members of Congress reflected that the watershed moment continues to fuel movement away from the Communist regime.
However, members also warned of new threats from that regime, including concerns of a growing alliance between Cuba and China.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul led the roundtable discussion for the six-member group, which included Republican and Democratic members of the Florida delegation, who joined a panel of Cuban activists.
"As members of Congress and Americans, we have an obligation to support the Cuban people in their aspiration for freedom," said McCaul, R-Texas. "This is not just a moral imperative, it's a national security requirement."
Monday's roundtable was held before a packed room of dozens of guests, including Cuban dissidents, at a Hialeah Gardens museum dedicated to the failed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow the regime in the Bay of Pigs conflict. Several Cuban activists raised concern that much work remains.
The 2021 protests, held in response to critical supply shortages in the wake of the pandemic. marked the largest such demonstrations in Cuba in decades. Two years later, nearly 800 Cubans remain detained, including children, in connection with the protests, McCaul noted.
They include Maykel "Osorbo" Castillo Pérez, who collaborated with a group of performers for the Feb. 2021 hip-hop song "Patria y Vida," or homeland and life, that became a chant during the protests.
Another collaborator, Eliexer Márquez Duany who goes by the stage name "el Funky," was able to leave Cuba for the U.S. soon after, spoke in his native Spanish to the crowd to urge for more action.
"Thank you for everything you are doing," he said in Spanish, adding, "we can do a little more" to bring change in the coming year to help those still imprisoned.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who was one of two Florida Democrats, along with Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who joined Monday's roundtable, said the discussion was sending a message to the Cuban regime that its days of oppression are numbered.
"It is a show of solidarity and of defiance and of American leadership," she said. "And having this briefing, this community in here, as close as we are to Cuba is so critical, because we know they're watching."
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, who chairs the House appropriations subpanel on state and foreign operations, said budget plans are underway to boost funding for Cuban democracy programs to $30 million as well as new aid to ramp up broadcasting and communication into the island.
In addition, McCaul said he was joining Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla. and Wasserman-Schultz and Diaz-Balart to introduce a resolution to commemorate Tuesday's anniversary that "ensures that human rights remains at the core of our Cuba policy."
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(The Hill) — Child poverty in the United States fell by 46 percent in 2021, a record low achieved largely by expanding the child tax credit, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The data shows 5.2 percent of children were in poverty in 2021, down significantly from the 9.2 percent of impoverished children the previous year.
The figures reflect an alternate scale developed by the bureau, known as the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), that accounts for noncash benefits like housing subsidies, tax credits and federal nutrition assistance.
Child poverty under the census bureau’s official measure declined by only 0.7 percentage points, but the bureau says the scale reflects a limited analysis solely based on pretax cash income.
The bureau attributed much of the decline to the expanded child tax credit, which Democrats through the American Rescue Plan increased from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under the age of 6 and to $3,000 for children between ages 6 and 17.
Census officials estimate the tax credit lifted 5.3 million people out of poverty in 2021, including 2.9 million children. One million of those children were under the age of six.
“The new data show the significant impact the expansion of anti-poverty programs during the COVID-19 pandemic had on reducing child poverty,” the bureau said in a release.
The expanded credit expired at the end of last year, and a group of six Democratic lawmakers is promoting the new data as a reason to extend the expansion. One study estimated almost 4 million children fell into poverty in January after it expired.
The group includes Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)
“Today’s Census data confirms that the expanded Child Tax Credit worked: it allowed the hard work of tens of millions of parents to pay off and helped them keep up with the cost of living, dramatically reducing child poverty and hunger,” the lawmakers said.
“We should have never allowed this critical program to lapse, and we should not extend corporate tax breaks at the end of this year without also extending the expanded Child Tax Credit,” their statement continued.
The expanded credit reduced the Black child poverty rate by 6.3 percentage points under the SPM scale, falling to 8.1 percent and lifting 716,000 Black children out of poverty.
The Hispanic child poverty rate fell by 6.3 percentage points as a result of the credit, representing 1.2 million Hispanic children, according to the data. The credit under the SPM scale also lifted 820,000 White, non-Hispanic children and 110,000 Asian children out of poverty.
The recent decline comes after significant strides in reducing child poverty over the past quarter century, according to an analysis by nonpartisan research group Child Trends. The analysis found improvements in unemployment rates, single mothers’ labor force participation and state-level minimum wage laws all contributed to a 59 percent decline in child poverty from 1993 to 2019. | 2022-09-13T19:46:04+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/child-poverty-fell-by-46-percent-in-2021-amid-tax-credit-expansion/ |
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Kevin Sandler, Arizona State University
(THE CONVERSATION) The NC-17 rating has historically been a film certification that’s bad for business due to its adults-only label and pornographic stigma.
Yet Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic, “Blonde,” will carry the rating – a first for the company. On Sept. 28, 2022, it will debut on its streaming platform, following a Venice Film Festival premiere.
Based on Joyce Carol Oates’s 2000 book and starring Ana de Armas, the film reportedly includes a graphic rape scene and a vaginal point-of-view shot in its treatment of the Hollywood icon’s life and career.
I study the rating system and am the author of “The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn’t Make X-Rated Movies.”
Movies carrying the NC-17 rating were often difficult to screen and promote, as they were locked out of some movie theater chains and traditional advertising. The critically acclaimed, sexually graphic “Blue is the Warmest Color” in 2013 was the last serious film released with the rating. Despite making over $2.2 million on 142 screens, its relative success as an NC-17 film didn’t fuel the production of any more movies like it.
So why would Netflix resurrect a rarely used, contentious, and restrictive NC-17 for “Blonde”? Netflix’s 2020 film “Cuties,” which caused a PR crisis over the perceived hypersexualization of young girls, now has a “TV-MA” rating on the streaming service. Why wouldn’t the company simply use the same rating for “Blonde”?
From ‘X’ to ‘NC-17’
The NC-17 is one of five ratings – the others are G, PG, PG-13 and R – that the Classification and Rating Administration, a division of the Motion Picture Association, assigns to films submitted for certification.
NC-17 means “No one 17 and under admitted.” This classification prevents children from purchasing a ticket or entering a theater, even if accompanied by an adult. It replaced the X rating in 1990, which had been the adults-only marker since Motion Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti created the rating system in 1968.
However, Valenti’s failure to copyright the X made it possible for any film to carry the adults-only rating without its distributor having to officially pay the Classification and Rating Administration for certification. This allowed filmmakers to slap it on pornographic films like “Deep Throat” to attract viewers and to gain access to the legitimate marketplace.
While the X rating could be also assigned for representations of nudity, violence, language, drug use or overall “tone,” this association with hardcore sexual content stigmatized the category’s use by serious filmmakers for years.
Valenti hoped renaming the X rating as NC-17 would spur the adults-only rating’s use by the film industry. For the most part, it didn’t, with a few notable exceptions like “Showgirls” (1995), “Bad Education” (2004) and “Shame” (2011).
Instead, practically all distributors whose films were initially awarded an NC-17 by the Classification and Rating Administration chose one of three options: to re-edit their films down to an R rating, to release an R-rated and unrated version for home video or DVD, or simply to surrender the rating altogether and release the film theatrically without one.
It was commonly believed that an unrated film would encounter fewer barriers to exhibition in the U.S. marketplace than an NC-17 one.
An eye toward awards season
Netflix, though, is not a movie theater. It is a streaming service that requires no admittance in the traditional sense, has no employees patrolling its screenings for underage viewers, and shifts the responsibility of denying access to its content to subscribers themselves. Netflix offers parental controls so users can restrict access to certain content for each profile in their accounts.
Significantly, many Netflix films with mature content carry a “TV-MA” rating. The TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board developed the designation, meaning “For mature audiences. May not be suitable for ages 17 and under.” It’s recognizable to viewers of television series like AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” FX’s “American Horror Story” or even Netflix’s “Ozark.”
So why wouldn’t Netflix apply a maturity rating from television to “Blonde”?
The answer is simple: Netflix likely sees the film as an Oscar contender.
Per the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ rules, to qualify for the Academy Awards, “Blonde” must have a theatrical run, even if that run is extremely short. In 2019, Netflix joined the Motion Picture Association – the first and only streaming service to do so. So if it decides to release its films theatrically, Netflix must do so with a rating, just like the legacy member companies: Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros.
With its TV-MA-rated “Ibiza: Love Drunk,” “Cuties” and “365 Days,” Netflix never carried a Motion Picture Association rating because these films bypassed theatrical exhibition altogether in the United States.
Making the media rounds
Netflix undoubtedly is also using the NC-17 for “Blonde” as a marketing ploy – what film scholar Justin Wyatt has called “marketing controversy,” a technique used in the past to sell films that received an X or NC-17.
Netflix has remained mum on the subject. Instead, “Blonde” director Andrew Dominik and star de Armas have dropped hints to the media about the film’s provocative and sensationalist aspects, while, at the same time, expressing incredulity at the film’s NC-17 rating.
“I was surprised,” Dominik told Vulture. “I thought we’d colored inside the lines.” De Armas said largely the same in an interview for French fashion magazine L’Officiel. “I didn’t understand why [the rating] happened.”
Nearly in the same proverbial breath, both director and star have also teased the salaciousness of the subject matter.
“It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it’s kind of what you want, right?” Dominik told Screen Daily. “I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story.”
De Armas, meanwhile, supports Dominik’s unfiltered look at Monroe’s life, declaring it “the most daring, unapologetic, and feminist take on her story that I had ever seen.”
‘A little steam to keep the stream’
I wonder, though: Is “Blonde’s” NC-17 really much of a selling point, given what viewers are regularly exposed to in their living rooms?
In a streaming landscape littered with sexually explicit TV-MA television series like HBO’s “Euphoria” and “House of the Dragon,” Hulu’s “Minx” and “Pam & Tommy,” and even Netflix’s own “Sex/Life” and “How to Build a Sex Room,” it shouldn’t be.
Dominik indirectly, but perhaps correctly, undercut his own film’s luridness, telling Screen Daily, “If I look at an episode of ‘Euphoria,’ it’s far more graphic than anything going on in ‘Blonde.’” De Armas echoed the same talking points later in her L’Officiel interview: “I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than ‘Blonde.’”
This new wave of sexually frank and progressive series, according to Variety television writer Joe Otterson, may be one strategy that streaming companies are using to keep subscribers enthralled in an increasingly competitive marketplace. “It might take a little steam to keep the stream,” Otterson writes.
“Blonde” – NC-17, TV-MA or unrated – is just another provocative addition to this pot.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/why-is-blonde-netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic-rated-nc-17-instead-of-tv-ma-185359. | 2022-09-02T13:54:55+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Why-is-Blonde-Netflix-s-Marilyn-Monroe-17414968.php |
Authorities pull escaped inmate, fugitive girlfriend from burning home in standoff
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (CNN) - Authorities in Nevada say they pulled an escaped inmate and his fugitive girlfriend from a burning home Wednesday morning.
According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Angelo Atencio escaped from the Lassen County Jail in California over the weekend.
Nevada authorities said they learned he was with his girlfriend, Ashley Ward, at a home in the Winnemucca area.
Ward is alleged to have helped Atencio break out of jail.
The sheriff’s office said an hours-long standoff ensued when deputies arrived at the property, with Atencio taking Ward hostage.
During the situation, deputies said they spotted a fire that started to burn on the top floor of the home that eventually spread to the entire house.
A five-person search team rushed into the home and rescued Ward along with Atencio. The pair were in the basement.
The sheriff’s office praised the team for acting heroically and unselfishly to save the lives of the two suspects.
Atencio and Ward were arrested and booked for being fugitives in another state. Atencio was also booked for false imprisonment, kidnapping, arson, and first-degree attempted murder.
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ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Seven people were killed and others hurt in a crash involving multiple vehicles Thursday on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon, police said.
Oregon State Police said in a statement that officers responded at about 2:05 p.m. to the crash involving two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle in the northbound lanes about 7 miles (11 kilometers) north of Albany near the Santiam rest area. Seven adults died and multiple people were injured, police said.
Police did not specifically say how many others were hurt.
The passenger vehicle involved was a van, the Albany Democrat-Herald reported.
The Marion County medical examiner was at the scene, and bodies covered in plastic could be seen in a nearby field. A Life Flight helicopter left the scene at about 2:45 p.m., the newspaper reported.
Police and fire officials put a blue tarp on the wrecked van and placed a barrier near one of the trucks to block the view of the scene, the newspaper said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. State transportation officials said the northbound lanes of I-5 were closed and that a detour would be set up into Thursday evening.
Albany is about 70 miles (113 kilometers) south of Portland. I-5 is the main north-south interstate highway on the West Coast. | 2023-05-19T00:41:12+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/7-dead-in-vehicle-crash-on-interstate-5-in-oregon-18107643.php |
NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BPGC Management LP ("BPGC"), Spinnaker International LLC ("Spinnaker") and R Investments (together the "Acquiror") has acquired a majority stake in Nurse Assist LLC, the maker of the Stericare Solutions ("Stericare") brand of medical water products.
Stericare is an independent specialty manufacturer of medical grade saline and water products with a focus on, prefilled flush syringes, USP sterile water and saline, sterile saline wound flush and irrigation kits. The company's medical water system is recognized by many in the industry for its high quality and track record of consistency. The Acquiror will own 70 percent of Stericare.
Stephen Toy, co-founder of BPGC - "Stericare has a first-class water purification system that delivers consistent, high quality medical grade water. We believe this in-house water system can be further expanded to drive growth in existing and new product categories."
Kevin Seifert, co-founder of Spinnaker International – "The company's management team has successfully elevated Stericare into a best-in-class manufacturer with a strong market presence. Supporting this team with our capital and execution guidance, we are confident that a significant growth model will flourish to serve many of the market's unmet needs."
Wilbur Ross, founder of R Investments – "This is my first investment into medical products and services. Stericare can expand rapidly from the strong demand growth for its sterilized products, by increasing its market share and by acquisitions. I look forward to serving on the board to assist management in achieving these goals."
Stephen Toy further added "Kevin and I have known each other for over 20 years. We are delighted to be partnering on Stericare and are excited to collaborate on driving further growth and expansion opportunities for the business."
About BPGC
BPGC Management LP is an independent private equity firm dedicated to opportunistic buyouts and special situations transactions in the global industrials, materials and chemicals sectors. BPGC's Co-Founders, Stephen Toy and Nadim Qureshi, previously served in various leadership roles at Invesco Private Capital and WL Ross & Co. and share a deep heritage of successfully operating and investing across multiple geographies. BPGC is headquartered in New York City. Learn more at www.bpgc.com.
About Spinnaker
Spinnaker International LLC (Spinnaker) is an independent investment company that focuses on unique strategic and tactical growth opportunities. They leverage strong differentiated commercial strategies, robust patent portfolios, operational excellence and diversified global distribution channels. Spinnaker's Co-founders, Alvin Yip and Kevin Seifert have over 50 years of industry experience combined. They have a successful track record of working with or at many top global companies: Intel, BMT, 3M, Hewlett Packard, Virgin Mobile, Becton Dickenson, Covidien, Medtronic, Roche, Bayer Healthcare, and Abbott Laboratories. Spinnaker is headquartered in Massachusetts and has offices in Hong Kong and the UK.
About R Investments
R Investments is a merchant banking firm wholly owned by Wilbur Ross, who had been the founder and Chairman of WL Ross &Co. prior to serving for four years as the United States Secretary of Commerce.
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BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson reiterated he never committed sexual misconduct and said he plans to keep fighting to clear his name.
Watson, who is facing civil lawsuits from 24 massage therapists in Texas accusing him of sexual assault and harassment during private sessions, on Tuesday stood by previous comments proclaiming his innocence.
“I never assaulted anyone,” Watson said following practice as the Browns held their mandatory minicamp. “I never harassed anyone or I never disrespected anyone. I never forced anyone to do anything.”
Watson spoke for the first time since March 25, a week after the Browns signed him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract despite his legal situation. Since then, his entanglements have grown with two more women filing lawsuits.
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A 24th woman filed a civil lawsuit Monday alleging sexual misconduct by Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is also awaiting possible discipline from the NFL.
Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict him on criminal complaints.
“I’ve been honest and I’ve been truthful about my stance,” he said. “I never forced on anyone and I never assaulted anyone. That’s what I’ve been saying since the beginning and I’ll continue to do that until all the facts come out.”
The 26-year-old Watson is also facing possible discipline from the NFL, which has investigated whether he violated its personal-conduct policy. Watson, who could be suspended, said he was “open and truthful” with the league.
“I did everything they asked me to do,” said Watson. “I answered every question truthfully that the NFL asked me. That’s all I can do is be honest and tell them exactly what happened and I know they have a job and I have to respect that and that’s what we wanted to do is cooperate.”
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer | 2022-06-16T22:30:38+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/06/14/sports/deshaun-watson-denies-wrongdoing-despite-additional-civil-lawsuits/ |
It was a careful step back into the spotlight for Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman.
Sidelined for two months by a minor stroke suffered just days before the primary in May, Fetterman walked into a campaign office in Pittsburgh last Saturday, surprising a couple dozen volunteers there for a weekend training session.
They stood and cheered the sight of the candidate they hope can flip a Republican-held Senate seat in November. In a political environment that's expected to be difficult for Democrats, they know the task will be difficult, and a healthy Fetterman is important to accomplish that goal.
There were no reporters in the room to witness the moment. Visual evidence came in the form of a short campaign video shared by Fetterman later that day.
Hellllloooo Pittsburgh!!
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) July 9, 2022
Made a surprise visit to the @AllIn_PA volunteer training this morning.
I’m feeling *great* and it was *so* incredibly special to be with you
Missed yinz 🥰 pic.twitter.com/XIB6crSZqu
In the clip, the candidate enters the room with his wife Gisele (who filled in for him with a rousing speech at his primary night victory party in May). Fetterman is wearing his usual — and now well known — campaign attire of basketball shorts, sneakers and a hooded sweatshirt.
Not using a microphone, he shouts out, "It's incredibly special to be back here in this room with all of you." Fetterman looks healthy, though his voice is not quite as booming as it was during primary campaigning earlier in the year.
He does appear to choke up a bit as he talks of what he's been through.
"I gotta tell you, it was nearly, almost was the end of my life." He then adds, "And it's totally changed my life since then."
While Fetterman was hospitalized, he acknowledged that in 2017 he'd been diagnosed with a heart condition — atrial fibrillation. But he largely ignored it and hadn't seen his doctor in the past five years. His current doctors said that condition is what led to his latest health troubles in May.
Now, as Fetterman's team says he plans to return to in-person campaigning, it comes as issues such as abortion rights and gun violence have taken on a new intensity.
Stroke sparked concerns among Democrats
Fetterman's health scare roiled the Senate race, in which he's running against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz — a first-time candidate better known as the daytime television personality. Oz has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and won the GOP nomination by just a slim margin after a recount.
In the days and weeks after Fetterman's stroke, his supporters wondered what it would mean, both for him and for the election.
Greg Boulware, 43, a city worker in Philadelphia, told NPR last month, "Oh, that was a little scary. Like, it was day to day, getting different news bits about what was going on." There were more questions than answers, he added: "Whether he would maintain in the race. Whether he would drop out. What was going to happen?"
But another Fetterman voter in Philadelphia, 63-year-old IT worker Carlton Sampson, had no such worries. "I got a heart condition too, so, it's like it makes me feel even closer to him," he said, laughing. "You know, means he's mortal too."
But Sampson did advise Fetterman to follow his doctor's advice.
The candidate — who has now had a pacemaker and defibrillator implanted — is known as an energetic, unconventional campaigner. He's a Democrat who spends a lot of time in union halls, family restaurants and VFW posts shaking hands and having conversations in rural Pennsylvania — a part of the state often referred to as Trump Country. He's a former small town mayor with a blue-collar vibe — though his resume also includes an MBA and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard.
Abortion and guns rise as campaign issues
The coming months will determine if voters see his health as an issue. But while he's been recuperating, other major issues have come to the fore in the election.
Top among them are the horrific mass shootings of recent months, and abortion rights following the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Polling shows that Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support legal abortion, which means the court's decision could motivate more moderate voters to back Fetterman, who pledges to end the Senate legislative filibuster to codify Roe into law. Oz, meanwhile, has praised the court's ruling.
That said, economic anxiety and soaring inflation still top the list of voter concerns in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Add in President Biden's dismal job approval ratings and Oz is counting on voters holding Democrats accountable.
Berwood Yost, a pollster at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, says pocketbook issues are not likely to fade in importance in the state. So that's seen as good news for Republicans.
"The economy and President Biden's performance are both at the same place they were in May during the primary," Yost said. "And so the foundational issues that are shaping this campaign have stayed in place."
What isn't known is just how potent abortion and gun violence will be in motivating voters.
"We've never had a circumstance in a midterm election where an established fundamental right has been rescinded by the court," Yost said, referring to abortion. "So we don't really know what it means."
While recovering from his health incident, Fetterman has been using abortion rights and the need for stronger gun regulations to try to drive interest among suburban voters, who often make the difference in the closely divided state.
Democratic activists across Pennsylvania are already doing the same. Heather Isbell Schumacher, 38, works as an archivist and lives in Delaware County outside Philadelphia. She says the abortion ruling makes things especially urgent. Her focus is on both the Senate and gubernatorial races.
"We have to hold the line in Pennsylvania," she said. "To me, this is holding the line, protecting a basic right."
She said she sees what's already happening in states around the country, where strict anti-abortion laws have already kicked in. She pointed to a place she once called home: "I lived in Texas for many years. I have family still there. I honestly feel like if we don't elect these two Democrats [in Pennsylvania], are we going to be Texas? That's scary."
Fetterman's campaign stresses that he'll keep talking about his plans for the economy, as well as for abortion rights and gun violence. For the past two months he's continued doing just that on social media and in op-ed pieces in local newspapers.
His campaign won't say exactly when he'll start doing events for the general public, offering only that it'll likely be in the next week or two.
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Inch & Co. sends Prospect Hill Cemetery owner cease and desist letter for 'defamatory allegations'
The owner of Prospect Hill Cemetery, an outspoken critic of Inch & Co.’s potential development plans for a nearby property, received a cease-and-desist letter from the local development company in late June.
Inch & Co., represented by Paul Minnich, a partner at the Barley Snyder law firm, said Matt Seyler and his company Seyler and Associates LLC have violated a nondisclosure and confidentiality agreement.
The NDA in question was between Charon Services LLC and 700 North George Street Associates LP, which is owned by Jack Sommer and Inch & Co. Sommer was the previous owner of Prospect Hill Cemetery and petitioned to rezone the adjoining parcel to industrial development.
Minnich alleged in the cease and desist letter that Seyler was “making false and defamatory statements regarding Inch, and repeatedly wrongfully portraying Inch in a false light for purposes of damaging its reputation.”
Seyler spoke out about the legality of the rezoning of the Inch & Co.-owned property bordering Prospect Hill Cemetery at a recent Manchester Township Board of Supervisors meeting. He purchased the cemetery — which is in Manchester Township, North York and York City — from Sommer in 2022.
The core issue raised by Seyler during a June 13 meeting was the involvement of John Inch Jr. as both a real estate developer and as an elected township supervisor. Inch, of Inch & Co., joined the township board in 2018. His term expires Jan. 2, 2024.
When he bought the cemetery, Seyler said, he knew that 52 acres of the property had been subdivided from the larger cemetery and sold to Inch & Co. in 2021. However, he said he didn’t know the township had rezoned that parcel for industrial use just prior to the sale.
John Inch did not attend the June 13 meeting and did not respond to requests for comment. His brother and business partner, Jeff Inch, said John Inch was on vacation with his family.
Jeff Inch said that, to his knowledge, his brother abstained from any votes related to the project. In terms of any disclosures made to other township officials, Jeff Inch said his brother was as transparent as he could be.
Details regarding what’s actually coming to the parcel adjacent to the cemetery remain scarce. However, a real estate advertisement on the website LoopNet included a mock-up of a potential warehouse, which developers said isn't necessarily representative of the final project.
In the months since that mockup was posted, neighbors, those with family members buried at the cemetery and the cemetery’s owners have protested any development at the site that could impact the area.
The NDA came into play when the 52 acres were sold to Inch & Co. According to a copy of the agreement, it “shall continue in full force and effect until such a time as the Transaction is consummated,” or for a period of three years after the termination of negotiations or if the parties wanted to end the agreement, the date of that termination.
Minnich said Seyler is in violation of the NDA because the NDA “provided by its express terms that it was binding upon each of the parties as well as ‘their respective heirs, successors, representatives, and assigns.’”
However, Seyler doesn’t see it that way. In Seyler's written response to the cease-and-desist letter, he said, “I don’t recall seeing my signature on that nda or remember my presence during the signing of the nda or being copied on any email regarding this ‘top secret nda.’”
Seyler said he has nothing to do with Sommer's business listed on the NDA and said buying the cemetery was an “asset purchase."
He also said the cease-and-desist letters sent to himself and Lettice Brown, who runs the Facebook page Residents Against the Warehouse on PA Avenue, were “unconstitutional and unwarranted."
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When a Dispatch reporter asked Jeff Inch for comment regarding the cease and desist letter, he referred the reporter to the same statement Minnich sent another news organization in response to questions.
Minnich said they cannot comment on specific inquiries because of potential pending litigation but said “I can note generally that Inch has, at all times, acted appropriately with respect to its acquisition of the 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue property.”
According to Minnich, allegations that say otherwise are without basis and the company will take legal action against parties violating legal obligations or making defamatory statements about the company.
“The details to these claims will be set forth in court filings,” Minnich wrote in his statement.
The next Manchester Township Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Manchester Township Office, 3200 Farmtrail Road.
— Reach Noel Miller at NMiller3@yorkdispatch.com or via Twitter at @TheNoelM. | 2023-07-06T23:31:44+00:00 | yorkdispatch.com | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/07/06/inch-co-sends-prospect-hill-cemetery-owner-cease-and-desist-letter-for-defamatory-allegations/70389494007/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Parents, get ready.
Target announced that their Car Seat Trade-In event will begin on Sunday and run through Sept. 24.
During the event, Target said that shoppers will have the chance to recycle an old, expired, or damaged car seat to get a coupon on the Target app or online for 20% off one car seat, stroller, or some baby gear.
Target said the coupon can be redeemed through Oct. 8.
And, the store said that materials from the traded, old car seats will be recycled by their partner, Waste Management, to create new products. | 2022-09-09T23:55:51+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/09/09/trade-your-old-car-seat-at-target-during-trade-in-event-for-app-online-discount-for-baby-gear/ |
Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
WOODLANDS, Texas, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Woodlands at 3026 College Park Drive, Suite B. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more. The store will host a grand opening celebration on June 18 from 12 to 2 p.m., featuring discounts, giveaways, refreshments, and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in two hours or less.
"There's no repair that's too difficult for our team to handle," said Jill Phillips, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions District Manager. "We understand the importance of customer service. Not only do we provide expert repairs on devices with the highest quality parts available, but we value each customer relationship and respect their time by offering convenient and affordable fixes in a matter of hours."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 90-day limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 800 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Woodlands with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
3026 College Park Dr B, The Woodlands, TX 77384
(936) 703-1338
About Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, formerly known as uBreakiFix®, is the retail brand operated and franchised by a subsidiary of tech care company Asurion®. As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology to ensure its 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances, and connections. Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores specialize in the repair of consumer technology, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers, and nearly everything in between. Asurion Tech Repair and Solutions repair experts fix cracked screens, software issues, camera issues, and most other tech mishaps at more than 700 stores across the U.S. The stores provide fast, affordable fixes for nearly any device type, regardless of make or model, including authorized repairs for Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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SOURCE Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions | 2022-06-03T16:18:56+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/06/03/asurion-tech-repair-amp-solutions-opens-woodlands/ |
QINGDAO, China, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest data released by market research agency Omdia, Hisense TV ranked second in worldwide volume share of shipment in the Q2 of 2022, only nexy to Samsung; Worldwide volume share and worldwide revenue share of Hisense TV ranked first among Chinese brands, and continue to lead.
Regardless, under the downfall of the TV market, Hisense, through its superb technology and high-quality products, has maintained continuous growth in the global TV market. According to Omdia, Hisense TV's volume share of shipment reaches 12.1%, ranked Top 2 worldwide volume share of shipment in Q2 2022, and ranked 1st among Chinese brands in worldwide volume share and worldwide revenue share, consistently emerging as an industry leader in the TV industry.
Hisense Global TV Shipments Expected to Exceed 20 Million Units This Year
Hisense expects its Global TV shipments to exceed 20 million units in 2022, of which shipments to the PRC market will account for 35% and 65% to overseas markets.
Leading products and advanced technologies enhanced the enterprise's technology and product competitiveness within the market. Hisense TV's global success isn't a coincidence, but a reflection of Hisense's technical strength, brand capability, and innovation. As Hisense TVs continue to gain more industry and consumer recognition in the global market, it has accelerated Hisense's globalization process. Under Hisense's initiative, the large-screen and premium TV industry is witnessing tremendous growth on a global scale.
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Clara McRae was a senior in high school when she and her classmates formed the Helena Youth Against Gun Violence group in 2018. In the wake of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, she speaks again with MTPR's Corin Cates-Carney.
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In this episode, Caroline Keys and Nate Biehl share their original songs along with poems from Caroline and her young student writers.
The FDA is investigating a hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to strawberries sold at a number of retailers, including Trader Joe's, Kroger, Safeway, Aldi and Walmart.
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Thousands gathered inside of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston for the NRA convention while swaths of others convened outside in protest, advocating for gun control legislation. | 2022-06-01T01:40:53+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/ |
Today’s Forecast:
What a difference a day makes as we're expecting a big 180 in the weather pattern today. After what seems like weeks and weeks of rain and thunderstorms, sunshine and dry skies will finally return to our forecast.
Father's Day plans? Make sure to bring the sunscreen and water for Dad as it'll be a much warmer end to the weekend.
Colorado Springs forecast: High: 82; Low: 53. Bright, blue skies and near average highs. Overall, a gorgeous Father's Day for the Pikes Peak Region!
Pueblo forecast: High: 89; Low: 54. After the past two days of severe weather, a break in the rain today will allow for a bright and warm end to the weekend.
Canon City forecast: High: 87; Low: 55. A return to sunshine today as high pressure builds towards the state from the Desert Southwest. This will allow for a pretty sizable warm-up as highs climb into the upper 80s.
Woodland Park forecast: High: 73; Low: 43. A stormy Saturday will give way to a bright and beautiful Father's Day, and along with those dry skies, temperatures today will warm all the way into the lower 70s.
Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 70s; Low: 40s/50s. A healthy boost in temperatures on Sunday will come courtesy of a building ridge of high pressure to our south that will lead to an even warmer day on Monday.
Plains forecast: High: 80s/90s; Low: 50s/60s. Not only will we not have to worry about any severe weather this afternoon, but we'll actually get to enjoy some sunshine and dry skies for a change.
Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 80s; Low: 50s. Other than a few fair weather clouds, we're looking at a gorgeous and warm Father's Day after days of rain and thunderstorms.
Mountains forecast: High: 60s/70s; Low: 40s. We'll see a break from our stormy June weather today in the mountains, with a sunny and breezy afternoon on tap. Peak wind gusts to 30 mph.
Extended outlook forecast:
The dry weather pattern that develops over Southern Colorado on Father's Day will continue through at least Wednesday morning, with daily highs warming to above average for the first time this month. Highs will soar into the 80s and 90s early this week before cooling down around 5-10 degrees Thursday as a weak disturbance arrives. This will also allow for scattered thunderstorms to return to our forecast late in the week.
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Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching. | 2023-06-18T15:11:03+00:00 | koaa.com | https://www.koaa.com/weather/fathers-day-sunshine-and-a-nice-break-from-this-wet-june-weather |
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Two albums into the most unlikely soul career of the millennium, Charles Bradley has neatly pivoted away from the hard-luck life story told in the documentary Soul of America, and toward a comparatively ordinary task: Creating a book of believable songs that showcase his unique vocal style.
This turns out to be a significant challenge. The 67-year-old singer's last album, 2013's Victim of Love, was a tad too reverent in its deployment of mid-'60s Stax/Volt tropes. It celebrated soul-revue generica in all its forms — at times, it was redeemed only by Bradley's instant-on vocal drama and the buttoned-up arrangements of the Daptone crew. It was a pitch-perfect period piece, and it raised questions about how restrictive these revivalist endeavors can ever be: If you're a great singer, and make no mistake Bradley is that, at what point are you limited by genre, the fastidious re-creation of a quaint classic style?
Bradley's third album, Changes, continues in the general path of his previous work, with some key alterations. The rhythms inch closer to modernity, and the material suggests Bradley and his songwriting partners in the Menahan Street Band recognize there's a limit to how many visits he can make to the well of autobiographical woe. The lyrics are a touch more upbeat — there are songs celebrating the redeeming power of love alongside ones that chronicle devastation.
The title track, a cover of the Black Sabbath tune Daptone offered as a Record Store Day trinket a few years ago, aligns well with Bradley's hard-knock narrative, and it's stunning. Bradley sings about unexpected twists in the road as though re-experiencing them as hyper-real and possibly haunting memories. He's singing from deep within lingering emotions, yet somehow avoids sounding nostalgic — he gives each phrase, each new iteration of the "going through changes" testimony, a bracing resonance. If you want to make the argument that soul music transcends time and genre, play this.
The album opens with a short spoken preamble from Bradley, and then a verse of "God Bless America" that nods affectionately to Ray Charles. Then comes "Good To Be Back Home," which finds Bradley giddily enthusiastic about returning to the U.S., the place of so much previous misery for him, after a tour. The groove sits on the front edge of the beat, and its wound-tight temperament contrasts with tremolo guitars and the renegade bleats of a horn section that's been saturated with trippy jam-band effects. This particular sonic mashup sounds gaudy on paper; as a framework for Bradley's earnest phrasing, it's genius.
That track and the swampy "Ain't Gonna Give It Up" show just how far Bradley has come since 2010, when Daptone's Gabriel Roth discovered him working as a James Brown impersonator known as Black Velvet. Bradley's developed into an authoritative singer with more than just a trademark "screaming eagle" move. From the beginning, his voice itself authenticated the rough road miles of his life; now, to go along with that, he's added a sharp sense of timing, a bit more dramatic range, and a crucial ability to convey desperation without laying it on too thick. The expanded skillset makes him a more effective storyteller. When, on an early verse of "Ain't It A Sin," he proclaims, "I try to be a righteous man, talk to the Lord most every day," you believe him — first because of his raspy gravitas, then because of the intensity of his phrasing. Delivering the title line, he somehow he bundles together traces of ferocity, resignation, disgust, pride and anger all at once.
Not all of the songs are as engaging as "Ain't It A Sin" — a few pieces find the Daptone brain trust leaning too heavily on already overused R&B clichés, or engaging in the musical equivalent of mixed metaphor (see the horn section's cheeky quote from Seals and Crofts' "Summer Breeze"). At least those are the outliers. More often, the music pulses with 2016 energy, achieving an appropriate, and conceptually clever, balance of vintage and modern. It's the perfect platform for a singer determined to make up for lost time, and Bradley seizes it, transforming the trappings of classic soul into music that's thrillingly, undeniably alive.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-07-27T09:14:27+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2016-03-22/review-charles-bradley-changes |
Biden to host congressional leaders on lame-duck sprint
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss his agenda for the remainder of the year, as he looks to ensure government funding and lock in more legislative wins before Democrats lose control of the House on Jan. 3.
The meeting comes as the government faces a Dec. 16 shutdown if lawmakers don’t agree on funding legislation to keep the lights on. Biden also wants that legislation to provide additional money for the COVID-19 response and to bolster U.S. support for Ukraine’s economy and defense against Russia’s invasion. Biden has also called on Congress to step in and impose a tentative agreement between railroads and workers to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike on Dec. 9.
The White House, which did not immediately provide a list of attendees, said Biden would convene the meeting in the Roosevelt Room. After the Nov. 8 midterm elections, Biden said he planned to host bipartisan, bicameral leaders at the White House “to discuss how we can work together for the remainder of this year and into the next Congress to advance the economic and national security priorities of the United States.”
Congress is also taking up legislation to codify same-sex marriage, raise the debt limit and reform the Electoral Count Act in a bid to prevent another attempt like in 2020 when then-President Donald Trump and allied lawmakers tried to overturn the will of voters in the presidential election he lost to Biden.
Republicans are set to hold a narrow majority in the House come January, while Democrats are retaining control of the Senate. A runoff election in Georgia next week will determine whether Biden’s party will hold a 51-49 majority or Vice President Kamala Harris will be needed to break a 50-50 tie.
One item up in the air is a ban on so-called assault weapons — an inexact term to describe a group of semi-automatic long rifles or long guns, like an AR-15, that can fire 30 rounds quickly without reloading. By comparison, New York Police Department officers carry a handgun that shoots about half that many.
The House passed legislation in July to revive a 1990s-era ban on the firearms with Biden’s vocal support. But the 60-vote threshold in the Senate means some Republicans must be on board, and most are steadfastly opposed. One issue is the proliferation of weapons today; There are many more styles and types on the market than in the 1990s.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-29T15:55:36+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2022/11/29/biden-host-congressional-leaders-lame-duck-sprint/ |
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