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Tyler Seguin Player Prop Bets: Stars vs. Kraken - NHL Playoffs Second Round Game 4
Tyler Seguin and the Dallas Stars face the Seattle Kraken in Game 4 of the NHL Playoffs Second Round at Climate Pledge Arena, on Tuesday at 9:30 PM ET. Thinking about a bet on Seguin? We have numbers and figures to help you.
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- When: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN, SportsNet, and TVAS
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- Points Prop: 0.5 points (Over odds: -120)
- Assists Prop: 0.5 assists (Over odds: +190)
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Seguin Season Stats Insights
- In 76 games this season, Seguin has a plus-minus of +3, while averaging 16:37 on the ice per game.
- In Seguin's 76 games played this season he's scored in 18 of them, but has yet to post a multi-goal effort.
- Seguin has a point in 38 of 76 games this year, with multiple points in nine of them.
- Seguin has an assist in 25 of 76 games this year, with multiple assists on three occasions.
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Seguin Stats vs. the Kraken
- The Kraken are 14th in goals allowed, giving up 252 total goals (3.1 per game) in the league.
- The team's goal differential (+37) ranks 10th-best in the NHL.
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Mom found dead next to SUV with sleeping toddler inside
TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) - Police are investigating the death of a Florida mother as a homicide after she was found dead next to an SUV with a toddler asleep inside.
Officers found the woman, who was in her 20s, dead at the scene in a Tampa neighborhood around 10 p.m. Monday. She was next to a Ford EcoSport SUV in which police found a boy under the age of 2 sleeping in a car seat.
The boy was not hurt and is now in the care of a relative.
Investigators say the victim had trauma to her upper body. They are currently investigating her death as a homicide.
The victim does not appear to live in the neighborhood in which she was found, according to police.
A person who was walking in the area first discovered her body.
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HERMOSA — Anna N. Murrey, 79, died October 31, 2022. Kirk Funeral Home.
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CA Medford, OR Zone Forecast for Friday, January 13, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product for Southern Oregon and Northern California
National Weather Service Medford, OR
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
CAZ080-150000-
Western Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Somes Bar, Happy Camp, Callahan, Etna,
Fort Jones, Greenview, and Scott Bar
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
.TODAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
4500 feet lowering to 4000 feet this afternoon. Snow accumulation
of 6 to 10 inches. Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Windy. South
winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow level
3500 feet. Snow accumulation of 8 to 14 inches. Lows in the lower
to mid 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers. Snow level 3000 feet rising to
3500 feet in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 3 to 4 inches.
Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely.
Snow level 3000 feet. Lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely
in the morning, then chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level 3000 feet rising to 3500 feet in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 30s to lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to
the west 10 to 15 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs in
the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Snow may be
heavy at times in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s to lower
40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the
evening, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the
mid 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
$$
CAZ081-150000-
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Hilt, Klamath River, and Yreka
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Snow likely this morning. Rain likely through the day.
Snow this afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times until early
afternoon. Snow level 5000 feet lowering to 4000 feet this
afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the lower 40s
to lower 50s. Windy. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph late this afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Snow level 4000 feet lowering to
3500 feet after midnight. Snow accumulation of 2 to 3 inches.
Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph
with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers likely in the morning, then
chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Snow level
3300 feet. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the mid 30s
to mid 40s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to
15 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
and snow showers. Snow level 3000 feet. Lows in the lower to mid
30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain and snow. Snow level 2800 feet rising to 3400 feet
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the late morning and
early afternoon, then shifting to the northwest late in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain and snow. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Highs in the
mid 30s to mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower to mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the
evening, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the
mid 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to
mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
$$
CAZ082-150000-
South Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir, and McCloud
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET...
.TODAY...Rain showers this morning. Snow and slight chance of
thunderstorms through the day. Rain this afternoon. Snow may be
heavy at times. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 4000 feet this
afternoon. Snow accumulation of 7 to 13 inches. Highs in the mid
30s to lower 40s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to
40 mph this morning. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and snow in the evening, then rain and snow
likely after midnight. Snow level 4000 feet lowering to 3500 feet
after midnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches. Lows in the
mid 20s to lower 30s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow showers in the morning, then rain and
snow showers in the afternoon. Snow level 3400 feet. Snow
accumulation of 1 to 2 inches at lower elevations and 2 to
3 inches above 4000 feet. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow showers likely in the evening, then
snow showers likely after midnight. Snow level 3300 feet. Lows in
the mid 20s to lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely
in the morning, then chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level 2900 feet rising to 3500 feet in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 30s to lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to
the north in the late morning and early afternoon, then shifting
to the northwest late in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
lower to mid 20s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
and snow. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Lows in the lower
20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening,
then chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Lows 15 to 25.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
$$
CAZ083-150000-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Pondosa, Bray, and Tennant
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
.TODAY...Rain and snow. Snow may be heavy at times until early
afternoon. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 4000 feet this
afternoon. Snow accumulation of 6 to 11 inches. Highs in the mid
30s to lower 40s. Windy. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to
50 mph this morning. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely in the evening,
then chance of snow after midnight. Snow level 4000 feet in the
evening. Snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches. Lows in the mid 20s
to lower 30s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of
1 to 2 inches. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s. Breezy. South
winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 mph late in
the afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the
evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid
20s to lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the
morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
30s to lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow.
Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s to lower
40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
in the lower 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then
rain and snow likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s to
lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening,
then slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the lower to
mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
$$
CAZ084-150000-
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-
Including the cities of Newell, Tulelake, Dorris, and Macdoel
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow early this
morning, then rain and snow in the late morning and early
afternoon. Chance of rain and snow late this afternoon. Snow
level 5000 feet lowering to 4000 feet this afternoon. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs around 40. Breezy. Southeast
winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows
around 30. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Breezy. South winds 15 to
25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of snow. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the mid
30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
snow. Highs around 40. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 15. Highs
in the mid 30s.
$$
CAZ085-150000-
Modoc County-
Including the cities of Day, Lookout, Adin, Alturas, Canby,
Davis Creek, and Likely
256 AM PST Sat Jan 14 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. Rain and snow. Snow level 5000 feet lowering to
4300 feet this afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch except
2 to 3 inches in the Warner Mountains. Highs around 40. Breezy.
South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. South winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast 5 to 10 mph well after midnight.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely.
Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the northwest late in the afternoon. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
snow. Lows in the lower to mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s to
lower 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
in the lower to mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the
mid 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening,
then chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Highs
in the lower to mid 30s.
$$
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Brazilian President Lula travels to China with hopes for trade and peace
By Tatiana Arias
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is heading to China on a state visit this week, with talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping expected to focus largely on trade, as well as the war in Ukraine.
The 77-year-old Lula had originally planned to visit Beijing last month, but was hospitalized with a bout of pneumonia. On Monday, his office announced that the trip was back on, with Brazil’s goal “to relaunch its relations with the country that has been its main trading partner since 2009.”
The Brazilian delegation arriving in China with Lula on Wednesday includes businessmen, state governors, congressmen and ministers, who seek to sign over 20 bilateral agreements with China on agriculture, livestock, tech, travel and tourism, among others.
Government figures show that China imported the equivalent of over US$89.7 billion in Brazilian products last year, and exported almost US$60.7 billion to Brazil, setting the trade value between the two countries at US$150.4 billion.
According to the Brazilian presidency, trade between the two countries has “increased 21 times since Lula’s first visit to China in 2004.” Lula previously served two terms as Brazilian president, and has already made two official visits to the country.
Among the dozens of accords expected to be finalized during the visit is one regarding the joint Brazilian-Chinese construction of CBERS-6 satellites, a model that “has improved technology that allows for efficient monitoring of biomes such as the Amazon Rainforest even on cloudy days,” according to a handout from the Brazilian government published Monday.
While in China, Lula will also attend former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s inauguration in Shanghai as head of BRICS’s New Development Bank, a commercial bloc formed by the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Ukraine
Xi and Lula are also expected to discuss the war in Ukraine, with both leaders having previously positioned their countries as potential mediators for the conflict.
Like many leaders in middle income and developing countries, Lula has adopted a policy of non-intervention over the war in Ukraine, rebuffing efforts led by US President Joe Biden to unite the global community in opposition to Russia’s invasion.
In a February interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Lula — who in his previous term played an important role during nuclear discussions between the US and Iran — predicted that he would “talk a lot with President Xi Jinping about the role that China has to play on the peace issues (in Ukraine).
“This is my work. This is the work that I have to do. I started with the German Chancellor (Olaf Scholz). I talked with (French President Emmanuel) Macron on the phone. I’ll talk with President Biden now. I’ll talk to Xi Jinping, with the Indians, with the — with all the countries. We have to have a group of people and countries that talk about peace.”
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira hinted at hopes for a potential consensus among some countries emerging from Lula’s trip, AFP reported earlier this week.
“By the time Lula returns home, a group of mediator countries will have been created,” Vieira reportedly said.
His visit to China comes amid wider efforts to booster Brazil’s international relations, including a recent trip to Argentina for a meeting of CELAC — a bloc of Latin American and Caribbean states — that also included a delegation from the United States.
The trip will “usher in a new era and a new future for China-Brazil relations,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, said.
After his visit to China, Lula is scheduled to go to the United Arab Emirates for a state visit as well.
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Reporting contributed by Julia Vargas Jones in Sao Paulo. | 2023-04-11T20:48:00+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/cnn-other/2023/04/11/brazilian-president-lula-travels-to-china-with-hopes-for-trade-and-peace/ |
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s path to the presidency is an oft-told story, especially by aspiring presidents trying to be the next politician to defy Washington expectations.
As a little-known Georgia governor, Carter announced in late 1974 that he’d seek the presidency. Atlanta’s largest newspaper answered with a mocking headline: “Jimmy Who?” National media mostly yawned.
Undeterred, the peanut farmer took his family and friends to Iowa and New Hampshire, where “the Peanut Brigade” set the modern standard for a retail campaign and helped elect Carter as the 39th president.
But the long odds weren't just about 1976 for Carter, who is 98 and now receiving end-of-life care at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter's early life and career were replete with dominoes that could have blocked his White House road before he knew he was on it.
Here are some “What Ifs?” that, had they played out differently, may have made it impossible for Americans ever to answer that mocking question from Atlanta newspaper editors.
THE ARCHERY FARM
Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, now 95, were born in Plains. But Carter’s parents, Lillian and Earl Carter, moved their family in 1927 to a farm in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains. Thus began Carter’s exposure to divisions of race and class in the segregated, Depression-era South.
Young Jimmy had Black playmates with whom he hunted, fished and fashioned homemade toys. Like their neighbors, the Carters had “no running water, electricity or insulation” and depended on open fireplaces for heat. “We relieved ourselves in slop jars during the night,” Carter wrote in a memoir.
Yet despite the lack of luxury, the future president was still secure in relative privilege, because he was the child of the white, land-owning family at the center of a community where many impoverished Black residents worked for his parents.
One of his earliest influencers was “Miss Rachel” Clark, a Black neighbor and caregiver who was married to the unofficial foreman of the Carter farm. Carter, who spent considerable time at the Clarks' home, would later say he “knew Rachel Clark in many ways better than my mother.”
Those experiences — seeing the humanity of his Black friends but still living under the white supremacist order of the era — undergirded his public life as a Southern Democrat. He learned early how to navigate an evolving country and party that was stacked with segregationists in Carter's formative political years before coming to embrace civil rights. Carter did not fight for civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 1960s. He campaigned carefully for Georgia governor in 1970, avoiding explicit mentions of race. He won with a small-town, rural coalition of Black voters and white conservatives – then used it to govern more progressively on race than he had campaigned. It was a political tightrope he may never have managed if he’d grown up in the heart of Plains rather than Archery.
‘MR. EARL’
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter married in 1946 and left Plains to launch his promising career with the U.S. Navy – with no notions of returning except as visitors. But Carter’s father, who had become a prominent merchant and state lawmaker, died in 1953. Carter made the decision, without consulting Rosalynn, to move the young family back home, where the pair built the family farm operations into an impressive peanut agribusiness. Carter joined the local school board and within a decade would run for the Georgia Assembly, further replicating his father’s path. If “Mr. Earl” had lived longer, his namesake might have become an admiral in some far-flung naval post, but never commander in chief.
ELECTION FRAUD
Carter sought elected office for the first time in 1962, “somewhat quixotically,” he recalled. His Democratic opponent in the state Senate primary was a peanut buyer named Homer Moore. But, the real barrier was Joe Hurst, a neighboring county’s political boss. On Election Day, Carter and his allies caught Hurst pressuring voters and discarding ballots cast for Carter. Quitman County results showed Moore with more votes than registration rolls recorded altogether. Carter challenged the results with the party. After court tussles, Carter ended up on the general election ballot and prevailed. It took a subsequent Senate floor dispute before he was finally sworn in.
THE 1966 CHOICE
Carter wasn’t much for the legislature’s back-slapping ways. By 1966, he decided to run for Congress against a heavyweight incumbent, Bo Callaway. Then Ernest Vandiver, a former Georgia governor, dropped out of the governor’s race, allowing Callaway to step into his place against arch-segregationist Lester Maddox. With Callaway’s switch, Carter was on his way to Washington. But the young state senator was bothered by Georgians having to choose between Callaway and Maddox. (In this era, the Democratic nominee was virtually assured a November victory.) Carter tried to recruit a moderate Democrat to run against them but was unsuccessful. So, he recalled, “I decided to relinquish my assured seat in the U.S. Congress and run for governor.”
He lost to Maddox. But the decision was the start of a four-year campaign that resulted in his 1970 gubernatorial win.
NO GRAND PLANS
History often reveals happenstance in the lives of every president. Carter even chose “Turning Point” as the title of his book about the 1962 state Senate election that changed his career trajectory. Lyndon Baines Johnson won a disputed early congressional race. Bill Clinton lost his first reelection bid as a young Arkansas governor and required a rehabilitation follow-up victory before he reached the national stage a decade later in 1992. George W. Bush narrowly won the Texas governor’s race in 1994, the same night his brother Jeb lost the Florida governor’s race as a favorite. The Texan would be president six years later. Floridian Jeb, once thought of as the political darling in that generation of the Bush dynasty, likely will never be.
Yet the Bushes were a blue-blooded political family already anchored in the national establishment. Johnson and Clinton had no political birthrights but set out from young ages to reach the nation’s highest office. As a young congressman, Johnson even dubbed himself “LBJ,” patterned after Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s moniker, “FDR.”
For Carter, ambition was a driving force generally. But it was not singularly focused.
Carter would serve just one term. His struggles to corral inflation, ease energy shortages and quickly free American hostages in Iran overshadowed achievements at home and abroad. He signed notable legislation on the environment, education and mental health care, and started deregulation of key industries, including airlines. Abroad, he struck a peace deal between Egypt and Israel, normalized relations with China and negotiated treaties turning over control of the Panama Canal.
Carter would say later that he never focused on winning a second term — to his political peril — just as he had no grand design to win his first.
Those four years in the White House “were the pinnacle of my political life,” he recalled around his 90th birthday, but “there was never an orderly or planned path to get there during my early life.”
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El Chapo’s son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, three members of the powerful Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S.
The sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was to talk with President Joe Biden by phone about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
The Treasury Department designated El Chapo’s son Joaquin Guzman Lopez and others for financial sanctions, including a freeze on American-owned assets and bank accounts and a ban on Americans doing business with them. A Culiacan, Mexico, chemical and lab equipment company and a real estate business also were targeted for sanctions.
The latest penalties by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control follow a set of April fentanyl trafficking charges brought against three other Guzman sons, Ovidio Guzmán López, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar and Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Sálazar, known as the Chapitos, or Little Chapos, and two dozen members of the Sinaloa cartel.
El Chapo was extradited in 2017 to the U.S., where he was convicted of a massive drug conspiracy that spread murder and mayhem for more than two decades. He was sentenced in 2019 to life in a U.S. prison.
Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the U.S. today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 71,000 people died in the U.S. from overdosing on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl in 2021, up from about 58,000 the year before.
López Obrador has denied that drug cartels make fentanyl in Mexico, although he has acknowledged that precursor chemicals and finished fentanyl are smuggled into Mexico from China, a claim China has denied.
Mexico and China are the primary sources for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the U.S., according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, which is tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking.
Growing tensions between the U.S. and China on multiple fronts have made efforts to stop the importation of fentanyl more difficult, according to a Congressional Research Service report.
Most of the fentanyl trafficked in the United States comes from the Sinaloa cartel, the DEA says.
The Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian Nelson, said that the department “in close coordination with the Government of Mexico and U.S. law enforcement, will continue to leverage our authorities to isolate and disrupt Los Chapitos and the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations at every juncture.”
Guzman Lopez was not in custody Tuesday, and it was unclear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf about the sanctions. A lawyer for El Chapo didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.
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Associated Press reporter Colleen Long contributed to this report.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced Friday that it has designated a federal attorney to focus on environmental justice and public health.
U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner said that Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob Coleman will serve as the office's environmental justice coordinator. Joyner said the move is part of a “new initiative to address environmental justice and public health concerns in the Northern District of Mississippi.”
“Strong and fair enforcement of environmental and public health laws protects our precious natural resources and ensures a healthy environment for everyone to live, learn, play, and work,” Joyner said in a news release. “Your reporting of environmental and public health concerns supports environmental protection, environmental justice, and helps us protect the community from harmful violations of federal health and safety laws.”
The office said its efforts are part of a broader U.S. Department of Justice environmental justice plan aimed at remedying environmental violations committed against “underserved communities that have been historically marginalized and overburdened, including low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”
In May, the Biden administration announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy to hold industrial polluters accountable for damage to poor and minority communities. | 2022-11-04T20:34:45+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Environmental-justice-leader-named-in-northern-17559298.php |
Christmas isn’t complete without a trip to the Christkindl Market downtown at Civic Center Park!
If you’ve never been, it’s a holiday German market where you can find wood huts filled with holiday themed items, plus food and drinks, as well as mulled wine and delicious pastries too.
GDC’s Angelica Lombardi previewed this holiday-packed experience this morning, and got a sneak peek into the fun it has to offer.
To learn more about this free event, click here. | 2022-12-02T19:54:31+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/great-day-colorado/denver-christkindl-market-preview-2022/ |
Introducing 'The Study of Fine Arts: Highlights from The Met Reimagined by Pacsun' an Eloquent Blend of Fine Art & Fashion
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pacsun delves into the world of fine art with the release of The Study of Fine Arts: Highlights from The Met Reimagined by Pacsun, an exclusive capsule collection in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. With 30 quintessential Fall and Winter pieces, including sweatsuits, t-shirts, hats, socks, and more, the debut collection draws inspiration from late 19th century paintings, with a focus on florals and luscious landscapes.
"The arts continue to be important to our consumers and community, and partnering with such an iconic museum that has resonance in the fashion world, felt like a natural collaboration for us," said Brieane (Brie) Olson, President of Pacsun. "We were grateful that several of The Met's most notable and important works were made available to us for this collection."
The design language of the collection is informed by the beauty found in simplicity and a keen attention to detail. Drawing inspiration from a range of artworks in The Met collection, Pacsun's design team worked closely with the Museum to ensure styles stayed true to the original works. Modernized fits and fabrications juxtaposed with historic oil paintings translate the story of the past, while helping to inform the future. The collection references muted tones seen in artworks by Tiepolo and Latour, juxtaposed with more vibrant works in shades of green by Van Gogh. The artworks are applied directly to the designs, and elegantly transformed as all-over prints in unique knit and woven fabrications.
"It's undeniable that the past has a weighted influence on fashion, and Pacsun, together with global licensing agency Beanstalk, wanted to highlight the rich history of The Met through a merchandise and apparel collection that would celebrate that history. The collection consists of styles fit for anyone to wear, allowing consumers to outfit themselves in the art that shaped, and is still shaping our culture," continued Olson.
The collection is portrayed through a gender-free lens, with sizing ranging from XS-XL. 'The Study of Fine Arts: Highlights from The Met Reimagined by Pacsun' is available now at 200 top Pacsun retail locations and on Pacsun.com. In celebration of the collaboration and launch, whitespaces at select Pacsun stores will be designed around the capsule.
"Beanstalk is thrilled to see Pacsun's unique artistic vision come to life in this creative partnership with our client, The Met. This beautiful collection inspires consumers to experience art in a new way, juxtaposing it with self-expression and their own personal style," said Linda Morgenstern, Vice President of Brand Management, Beanstalk.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens—businessmen and financiers as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day—who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Today, The Met displays tens of thousands of objects covering 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.
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The Herm Edwards era at Arizona State wasn’t a failure on the field.
Off the field, however, there was too much drama and the on the field success didn’t match the vision when Edwards was hired after the 2017 season.
With that, Edwards is gone, Kenny Dillingham is in and the Sun Devils – just like Colorado – are aiming for a quick rebuild through the transfer portal.
This summer, BuffZone will preview each of Colorado’s opponents for the 2023 season and in this installment, we look at Arizona State. The Buffs visit the Sun Devils on Oct. 7.
ASU fired Todd Graham after the 2017 season because his results – a 46-32 record (.590) and five bowls in six seasons – weren’t good enough. Edwards went 26-20 (.565) with three bowls in five seasons. He was fired three games into the 2022 season and in the midst of an NCAA investigation into recruiting violations.
Dillingham, 33, is in his first head coaching job after being the offensive coordinator at Oregon (2022), Florida State (2020-21), Auburn (2019) and Memphis (2018). His task is to try to get ASU back on track after its worst winning percentage (.250, 3-9) since 1942.
“For ASU fans, it’s been very exciting because they were going through a pretty down period of time,” said Chris Karpman, ASU beat writer for SunDevilSource.com. “You’re coming off the pandemic, you’re looking for things that you can grab that are going to be positive and give you enjoyment and then you’ve got an NCAA investigation and the program basically bottoming out.”
Dillingham has orchestrated a quick roster rebuild, however. Only 31 scholarship players from last year remain, as the Sun Devils have added 30 players through the transfer portal. Many of the newcomers are projected for starting roles.
At quarterback, the Sun Devils return Trenton Bourguet – who torched CU for 435 yards and three touchdowns last year – but the competition will be intriguing. They brought in Drew Pyne, who was a 10-game starter at Notre Dame last year and signed four-star recruit Jaden Rashada.
“I think it’s very much an open competition and it was quite competitive in the spring,” Karpman said.
Top receivers Elijah Badger and Giovanni Sanders and tight end Jalin Conyers are all back, while the Sun Devils reloaded at running back and the offensive line. Big Sky Conference offensive player of the year Cameron Skattebo, from Sacramento State, is expected to take over at running back.
On defense, more than half the starters could be transfer portal newcomers, which is a good thing after ASU ranked 107th nationally in allowing 31.4 points per game.
The defense is led by new coordinator Brian Ward. In his one season at Washington State, in 2022, he led the Cougars to their best year defensively in a while.
“What happened last year at Washington State was very encouraging because that was his first year as a coordinator (for the Cougars),” Karpman said. “It’s not like he inherited a bunch of four and five-star talent. He got the most out of probably average personnel.”
Dillingham will aim to get the most out of his personnel this year and he’ll get some help from the schedule. Eight of ASU’s 12 games will be played at home, including each of the first four games.
“When you get the culture change, where everybody is feeling good about what you’re doing and they’re bonding and working hard in that first year, if you can get some early success, that then sort of springboards you through a schedule, I think,” Karpman said.
If it all comes together quickly, the Sun Devils could be in position for a bounce-back season.
“I really think that anything less than a .500 record is underachieving what their talent and schedule dictates should happen,” Karpman said.
Arizona State Sun Devils
Head coach: Kenny Dillingham, 1st season
2022 season: 3-9, 2-7 Pac-12
Series with CU: Arizona State leads 10-3
The Game
Who: Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun Devils
When: Saturday, Oct. 7, TBA
Where: Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
5 Guys to Watch
• LB Travion Brown: A transfer from Washington State where he played for new ASU defensive coordinator Brian Ward. Last year, he finished with 49 tackles, five TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
• TE Jalin Conyers: Emerged as a major threat late last season and finished with 28 catches for 346 yards and three touchdowns. Three of those touchdowns came against CU. He’s expected to have a bigger impact this year.
• S Chris Edmonds: One of the few returners that could start on defense, he could be a leader for the Sun Devils. He had 48 tackles and three interceptions a year ago.
• QB Drew Pyne: There’s no guarantee he will start, but he’s certainly in the mix. At Notre Dame last year, he went 8-2 as a starter, throwing for 2,021 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.
• RB Cameron Skattebo: An FCS All-American and the Big Sky offensive player of the year at Sacramento State last season, he rushed for 1,373 yards and seven TDs, averaging 7.0 yards per carry. He also caught 31 passes for 371 yards and three scores.
Good to know
• In the Pac-12 era (since 2011), ASU has been to nine bowls in 12 seasons. Oregon (11) and Washington (10) are the only schools to have played in more, while Utah has also played in nine.
• Jordyn Tyson, who led CU in receiving yards as a true freshman in 2022, transferred to ASU in the spring. Tyson caught 22 passes for 470 yards and four touchdowns last season. He had one of his best games against ASU, with five catches for 115 yards and a touchdown, as well as an 88-yard punt return for touchdown.
• Offensive coordinator Beau Baldwin returns to the Pac-12 after spending the past three years as the head coach at Cal Poly, where he went 4-21. A former FCS national champ at Eastern Washington (2010), he was an assistant at California from 2017-19.
• The Sun Devils will have eight home games for the third time. The last time was in 2013, when they went 10-4 overall (7-1 at home). They also had eight home games in 2007, going 10-3 (7-1 at home).
• Four players transferred to ASU from Cal, including kicker Dario Longhetto. In three years at Cal, he went 26-for-36 on field goals and 71-73 on extra points.
Portal movement
Aside from Colorado, nobody else in the Power 5 made as much use of the portal. The Sun Devils lost 28 players to the portal, including some important players on defense. ASU added 30 players from the portal, however, and many of those are expected to start. In addition to Pyne and Skattebo, ASU added three potential starters on the offensive in Leif Fautanu (UNLV), Sione Finau (Purdue) and Aaron Frost (Nevada). On defense, there are a host of newcomers, including Dashaun Mallory (Michigan State) and Prince Dorbah (Texas) on the edge, Travion Brown (Washington State) and Juwan Mithcell (Tennessee) and Austin Peay transfers Demetries Ford and Shamari Simmons in the secondary. | 2023-07-08T05:47:15+00:00 | dailycamera.com | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/07/04/cu-buffs-opponent-preview-new-look-asu-hopes-for-quick-turnaround/ |
With Brooklyn Nets training camp set to start on Sept. 27, it appears increasingly likely that Kyrie Irving will remain a Net.
Amid reports that Irving and Kevin Durant have been working out together in California, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Monday, “[S]ources with knowledge of the situation say [Irving] has been working out with teammates and holding constructive dialogue with the organization this offseason. Brooklyn has made clear to interested teams that they plan to keep the seven-time All-Star, according to sources.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst recently reported that Irving, the West Orange native and ex-St. Patrick High School star, is “invested” in the team after opting in to his $36.9 million player option for the 2022-23 season.
“I think Kyrie is invested in being a Brooklyn Net next year,” he said. “Obviously there was some turmoil with his contract extension not happening. He realizes his best path moving forward to get the contract he wants in Brooklyn or elsewhere is to have a very good season.”
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Signs of a rapprochement between the Nets and Irving came earlier this month when Irving played in an all-star game at Kean University and the Nets’ official social media accounts posted video and still photos from the event.
Irving has played in 103 games for the Nets since joining the team in free agency in 2019 while missing 123 due to his decision not to get vaccinated and for other reasons.
The Nets could still extend Irving at any time, but opted not to do so after last season due to concerns about his availability.
NJ Advance Media reported last month that both Irving and Durant “know” a trade is “unlikely” to happen. The Nets have reportedly been asking for a king’s ransom in return for Durant, one of the best players in league history.
“They know behind the scenes that it’s difficult, that it’s unlikely to happen,” a league source said of a potential trade.
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Pacman Jones chopped it up with Hot 107.9’s J-Nicks prior to the I Am Athlete live podcast at ATL City Winery. Former NFL star gets passionate speaking on Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones racist allegations. Although Pacman suited up in a Cowboys jersey for only one year, he was NOT having it, “Man I don’t give a dam on what he did in 1957?! Jerry Jones, I love you, F**k em”.
Following those comments the I Am Athlete Podcast host also added that Jerry Jones has done more for black athletes than anyone else in the world.
Check out the full interview below:
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TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that a dividend of $0.69 per share on the common shares of the Company has been declared, payable September 29, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 24, 2022. This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.
The Board also announced that the following dividends have been declared on the Company's Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, payable on September 29, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 24, 2022:
Common shares of the Company acquired under the Company's Canadian Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the "Plan") will be purchased by the Plan agent on the open market through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange and through the facilities of other Canadian stock exchanges and alternative Canadian trading platforms.
Sun Life Financial Inc. has designated the dividends referred to above as eligible dividends for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of June 30, 2022, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.26 trillion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.
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Brett Kern, 36, was released by the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday, ending a 13-year run with the team. | 2022-09-05T06:41:12+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/article_36c6369f-3035-5fa4-9c20-a183a70b7b63.html |
Mega Millions Tuesday jackpot surpasses estimated $565M
(AP) - The holiday shopping season — for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers, at least — is ramping up as officials say the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars.
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Scholz’s comments in a video message Thursday to the Progressive Governance Summit i Berlin echoed a statement earlier this week by leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers, which Germany currently chairs.
Scholz said Germany will “continue our support for as long as it takes, for as long as that support is needed to fend off Russia’s abhorrent aggression” and that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear “this war is not only about Ukraine.”
The German leader said they consider the war to be part of “a crusade against liberal democracy, a crusade against a rules-based international order, a crusade against freedom and progress, a crusade against our way of life and a crusade against what Putin calls the collective West — he means all of us.”
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— Follow all AP stories on the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The prime minister of NATO member Estonia says his country will be sending winter gear, equipment and ammunition to Ukraine.
Kaja Kallas posted on his Twitter account Thursday that Estonia will deliver the aid quickly and urged that Ukrainians receive assistance faster because “This is the way to peace.”
European Union member Estonia which shares a nearly 300-kilometer (180-mile) border with Russia, Estonia has been a staunch critic of Moscow and has donated military hardware to Ukraine.
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BRUSSELS — Germany’s defense minister says 15 countries have agreed to move ahead with plans for an improved European air defense system.
Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on the sidelines of a meeting of NATO defense ministers that a letter of intent was signed Thursday to organize joint procurement for the so-called European Sky Shield, under German coordination.
She didn’t list the other countries involved. German news agency dpa reported that representatives of the U.K., Slovakia, Norway, Latvia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovenia attended the signing ceremony.
Lambrecht said that “we are open to everyone who wants to participate inside NATO,” and there is interest on the part of more countries. There has been no decision yet on what system will be used.
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ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country aims to keep up its effort to help reach peace between Russia and Ukraine despite ongoing fighting.
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“Our goal is to continue the momentum that has been achieved and bring an end to the bloodshed as soon as possible,” Erdogan said in his address to the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.
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Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said the strike occurred around Ukraine’s capital city. It wasn’t yet clear if there were any casualties.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as one side sought quickly to enact statewide bans and the other tried to block or at least delay such measures.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to end constitutional protection for abortion opened the gates for a wave of litigation from all sides.
Many of the court cases will focus on “trigger laws,” adopted in 13 states in anticipation of the ruling and designed to take effect swiftly. Lawsuits could also target old anti-abortion laws that were left on the book and went unenforced under Roe. Newer abortion restrictions that were put on hold pending the Supreme Court ruling have also started to come back into play.
“We’ll be back in court tomorrow and the next day and the next day,” Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which argued the case that resulted in the high court ruling, said Friday.
In Louisiana on Monday, a judge in New Orleans, a liberal city in a conservative state, temporarily blocked enforcement of a statewide abortion ban that was designed to automatically go into effect when Roe fell, after abortion rights activists argued that the law is unclear.
The ruling is in effect pending a July 8 hearing. Louisiana’s Republican attorney general will argue in favor of enforcement.
Also Monday, abortion rights advocates asked a Florida judge to block a new law there that bans abortions after 15 weeks with some exceptions and is set to take effect this week.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and an abortion-rights group filed an emergency motion Saturday seeking to block a 2021 law they worry can be used to halt all abortions. Planned Parenthood in Utah has challenged a trigger law with narrow exceptions.
Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project, said the organization is looking at “all options” to protect access to abortion.
As of Saturday, abortion services had stopped in at least 11 states — either because of state laws or confusion over them.
In some cases, the lawsuits may only buy time. Even if courts block some bans or restrictions from taking hold, lawmakers in many conservative states could move quickly to address any flaws cited.
That’s likely to be the case in Louisiana. The state’s attorney general took to Twitter on Friday to say bans with “trigger” provisions passed in anticipation of the ruling were immediately in effect. The only three clinics providing abortions in the state closed that day.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Monday in state court in New Orleans — including one of those clinics — don’t deny that Louisiana can now ban abortion. Instead, they contend Louisiana now has multiple, conflicting trigger mechanisms in the law.
They also argue that state law is unclear on whether it bans an abortion prior to a fertilized egg implanting in the uterus. And while the law provides an exception for “medically futile” pregnancies — in cases of fetuses with lethal abnormalities — the plaintiffs noted the law gives no definition of the term.
Around the country, challenges to other trigger laws could be made on the grounds that the conditions to impose the bans have not been met, or that it was improper for a past legislature to bind the current one.
Laura Herner, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, said other challenges might call into question whether state laws sufficiently and clearly allow for exceptions to protect the life or health of a pregnant woman.
Now that the high court has ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee the right to an abortion, abortion rights supporters will make the case that state constitutions protect such a right.
A judge heard arguments on that issue Monday in Florida, where attorneys sought an emergency injunction to stop a new law from going into effect Friday. The ban beyond 15 weeks has exceptions to save the pregnant woman’s life or prevent physical harm or in cases where the fetus has a fatal abnormality. The ACLU of Florida has argued it violates the Florida Constitution.
In a lawsuit filed by a Jewish congregation in Florida, arguments over religious liberty and the separation of church and state will come into play.
Still other cases could be filed as states try to sort out whether abortion bans in place before Roe was decided — sometimes referred to as “zombie laws” — apply now that there is no federal protection for abortion.
For instance, Wisconsin passed a law in 1849 banning abortions except to save the life of the mother. Attorney General Josh Kaul, a Democrat, said he does not believe it’s enforceable. Abortion opponents have called on lawmakers to impose a new ban.
In the meantime, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin said it immediately suspended all abortions, though the district attorneys in Madison and Milwaukee have both suggested that they would not enforce the ban.
In Michigan, Planned Parenthood challenged a 1931 abortion ban ahead of last week’s Supreme Court ruling. In May, a judge said the ban could not be enforced because it violates the state’s constitution. Abortion rights supporters are now trying to get a proposed state constitutional amendment on the ballot in November to protect abortion and birth control.
Idaho, Oklahoma and Texas have adopted laws that allow people to seek bounties against those who help others get abortions. It is an open question as to whether that means people can be pursued across state lines, and legal challenges over those issues are likely to come up in cases of both surgical abortions and those using medicine mailed to patients.
The California Legislature, controlled by Democrats, passed a bill Thursday to shield abortion providers and volunteers in the state from civil judgments imposed by other states. In liberal Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed an executive order Friday that prohibits state agencies from assisting other states’ investigations into anyone who receives a legal abortion in Massachusetts.
The challenge filed in Arizona, where most providers stopped offering abortions, said the legal questions are urgent.
Even if abortions resume in weeks or months, the plaintiffs said, “patients may be at greater risk of medical complications or may lose access to abortion altogether as a result of the delay.”
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Forliti reported from Minneapolis and Mulvihill from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Associated Press writers Anthony Izaguirre in Tallahassee, Florida; Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin; Kate Brumback in Atlanta; Steve LeBlanc in Boston and Don Thompson in Sacramento, California, contributed to this report.
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Today in History
Today is Monday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2023. There are 349 days left in the year. This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Jan. 16, 1991, the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. (Allied forces prevailed on Feb. 28, 1991.)
On this date:
In 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate.
In 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, is believed to have inspired the expression, “Forty acres and a mule.”)
In 1912, a day before reaching the South Pole, British explorer Robert Scott and his expedition found evidence that Roald Amundsen of Norway and his team had gotten there ahead of them.
In 1919, pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski (pah-dehr-EHF’-skee) became the first premier of the newly created Republic of Poland.
In 1920, Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect, one year to the day after its ratification. (It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.)
In 1942, actor Carole Lombard, 33, her mother, Elizabeth, and 20 other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada, while en route to California from a war-bond promotion tour.
In 1989, three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd’s passenger, Allan Blanchard. (The officer, William Lozano, was convicted of manslaughter, but then was acquitted in a retrial.)
In 2002, Richard Reid was indicted in Boston on federal charges alleging he’d tried to blow up a U.S.-bound jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes. (Reid later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.)
In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off for what turned out to be its last flight; on board was Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon (ee-LAHN’ rah-MOHN’). (The mission ended in tragedy on Feb. 1, when the shuttle broke up during its return descent, killing all seven crew members.)
In 2017, former NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan, to date the last man to walk on the moon, died in Houston at age 82.
In 2020, the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump opened in the Senate, with senators standing and swearing an oath of “impartial justice.” Trump, who denounced the proceedings as a “hoax,” would later be acquitted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Ten years ago: Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. Pauline Friedman Phillips, better known as advice columnist Dear Abby, died in Minneapolis at age 94.
Five years ago: Pope Francis met with survivors of priests who sexually abused them; a spokesman said Francis wept with them and apologized for the “irreparable damage” they suffered. Authorities in Denmark charged inventor Peter Madsen with killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a trip on his private submarine. (Madsen was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison.)
One year ago: Tennis star Novak Djokovic, who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, was deported from Australia after losing a bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title. France’s parliament approved a law to exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues, as the government tried to protect hospitals amid record numbers of COVID-19 infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Today’s birthdays:
Author William Kennedy is 95. Author-editor Norman Podhoretz is 93. Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 89. Hall of Fame auto racer A.J. Foyt is 88. Singer Barbara Lynn is 81. Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 80. Singer Katherine Anderson Schaffner (The Marvelettes) is 79. Country singer Jim Stafford is 79. Talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 76. Movie director John Carpenter is 75. Actor-dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen is 73. R&B singer Maxine Jones (En Vogue) is 64. Singer Sade (shah-DAY’) is 64. Pop/rock singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is 64. Rock musician Paul Webb (Talk Talk) is 61. Actor David Chokachi (CHOH’-kuh-chee) is 55. Former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is 54. Actor-writer-director Josh Evans is 52. Actor-comedian Jonathan Mangum is 52. Actor Richard T. Jones is 51. Actor Josie Davis is 50. Model Kate Moss is 49. Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda is 43. Country musician James Young (The Eli Young Band) is 43. Rock musician Nick Valensi (The Strokes) is 42. Actor Renee Felice Smith is 38. NFL quarterback Joe Flacco is 38. Actor Yvonne Zima (“The Young and the Restless”) is 34. | 2023-01-16T05:32:32+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Today-in-History-JAN-16-Caesar-declared-Roman-17704330.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Of all the questions swirling around U.S. Rep. George Santos, one of the most serious has been how he amassed the personal fortune he claimed to have used to finance his campaign. The Republican fabulist filed new campaign finance reports this week that only elevated the confusion over whether that money was all his, or came from some other source.
Santos’ campaign provided the Federal Election Commission amended versions Tuesday of reports covering the last two years, including forms that gave contradictory accounts of whether money he lent his campaign — including a half-million-dollar loan last spring— came out of his own pocket.
The new reports raise fresh questions about Santos, who has admitted fabricating key parts of his life story and worked in recent years as a salesman for a company accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
Questioned by reporters Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the first-year congressman from New York again refused to answer questions and denied personal involvement in amending the campaign finance reports.
“Let’s make it very clear. I don’t amend anything. I don’t touch any of my FEC stuff, so don’t be disingenuous and report that I did,” Santos said. “Every campaign hires fiduciaries, so I’m not aware of that answer, but we will have an answer for the press regarding the amendments from yesterday.”
Since announcing his candidacy in 2021, Santos has reported loaning his campaign organization $705,000, accounting for nearly 25% of its receipts over the last two years. That included a $125,000 loan two weeks before the Nov. 8 election
At the time he reported those loans, Santos was portraying himself as a self-made millionaire with a history of big deals on Wall Street, a sizeable family real estate portfolio and plenty of money to back his own candidacy.
Candidates are allowed to lend money to their campaigns. They can also take out a personal bank loan, then lend the money to their campaigns, though if that’s the case, they must disclose the source of the funds, what the terms are, the period of repayment and interest rate.
Santos’ campaign filings, however, have been inconsistent in reporting whether his reported loans, including $80,000 in June 2021 and $500,000 in March 2022, were made with his own money. There were inconsistencies even on the amended forms submitted Tuesday.
Some forms detailing the loans had an “X” in a box indicating they were made with “Personal Funds of the Candidate,” but others did not. Even for the same loans, the answer varied from report to report.
When the $500,000 loan was first reported, for instance, the “Personal Funds” box was not checked on a form included with an April 2022 quarterly report, suggesting the money had originated from a source other than Santos. On subsequent reports, however, the box was checked.
Tuesday’s amended versions had it both ways. In one amendment, the “personal funds” box was unchecked, suggesting again that the money originated with someone else. In another, it was checked.
The lack of any explanation from Santos has made it tough to tell whether the changes were an attempt to correct an error or mere sloppiness of the part of his campaign treasurer.
“George Santos keeps amending his life story, so it’s not that big a surprise that he amends his FEC filings,” said Jordan Libowitz, a spokesperson for the non-profit watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. “Quite frankly, it’s hard to trust anything he says as being accurate.”
Tuesday’s submissions are the latest in a string of amendments that Santos’ campaign has made to its campaign finance disclosures. Many reports posted to the FEC’s website have been amended multiple times. One report is on its seventh revision.
At the same time, the FEC has repeatedly flagged problems with the campaign’s reports, sending more than two dozen letters requesting additional information about contributions, donors and Santos’ loans.
The original version of Santos’ most recent filing, the post-general election report submitted on Dec. 8, included a mention of his $125,000 October loan but did not include a required separate form about the transaction. The FEC flagged the missing information and the amended report included the form.
The underlying question remains how Santos earned the money.
Despite his false claims of having worked for big, international banks, he was having financial problems up until a few years ago that led to multiple eviction proceedings from New York City apartments.
When Santos first ran for Congress in 2020, his financial disclosure form listed a modest $55,000 salary from a financial company and no significant assets. After he lost that race, he took a job selling investments in a company that the Securities and Exchange Commission later accused of being a Ponzi scheme.
Last summer, Santos filed a financial disclosure report suggesting an explosion in his personal wealth. He reported he was making $750,000 per year from his own company, the Devolder Organization, had $1 million to $5 million in savings and owned an apartment in Brazil worth up to $1 million.
He has yet to fully answer questions about how he got so rich so quickly. In an interview with Semafor, Santos said he worked as a consultant for “high net worth individuals,” helping broker the sale of luxury items like yachts and planes.
“The amended filings really don’t provide any clarity on where Santos got this money,” said Saurav Ghosh, the director of federal reform for Campaign Legal Center, a non-profit watchdog that has filed a complaint about Santos with the FEC. “How did somebody who had virtually no assets or income come into millions of dollars overnight, and then funnel $700,000 of that money in his campaign?”
“Anyone looking at that would be suspicious. It raises lots of red flags when somebody is a declared candidate and is also suddenly coming into a bunch of money, a large portion of which he’s been using to run for office.”
Santos has rejected calls for his resignation, even from fellow Republican members of Congress, and says he wants to get to work serving his constituents. | 2023-01-26T14:53:52+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/ap-questions-persist-on-source-of-george-santos-campaign-funds/ |
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) – A Connecticut boy has been hospitalized after suffering severe burns on Sunday in what his mother calls a case of bullying.
Bridgeport police officers were dispatched to Louisiana Avenue just before 4 p.m. on the report of a child burned. Six-year-old Dominick Krankall was transported to the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital.
“Preliminary reports indicate that up to four unattended children were seen playing with gasoline and lighting objects on fire,” Bridgeport police said.
Dominick’s mother, Maria Rua, said her son was the victim of bullying.
“My son has been bullied by this child for a year. That day, they purposefully threw a gasoline-saturated ball that they lit on fire at my son’s face. They called his name so he would turn around. They threw it at Dominick and left him outside alone to die,” she said.
“I heard him screaming: ‘Mommy help me! They set me on fire!'” she added.
Krankall suffered second- and third-degree burns to his face and leg, according to his mother.
“His face is about twice the size it normally is,” Rua said. “He’s swollen with blisters. You can’t even see his beautiful eyes anymore.”
Rua said her son will be in the hospital for a few more days.
“He’s a strong boy, though. He’s coping,” Rua said. For what he’s going through, watching him have to get those bandages off and his face scraped is painful for him and it’s painful for me to watch that, and it’s not fair to him.”
Rua said her son should make a full recovery and have minimal scarring.
“The incident is currently still under investigation as to the exact cause of the burn injuries by the Bridgeport Police, Bridgeport Fire and State Fire Investigation Teams,” a statement from Bridgeport police said.
No further information was immediately available.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Krankall and his family and contains graphic images that may be disturbing. | 2022-04-27T22:37:42+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/mommy-help-me-they-set-me-on-fire-mom-says-sons-face-burned-during-bullying/ |
Jackson, Mississippi, preparing to go without water periodically for up to 10 years as crisis continues
JACKSON, Miss. - Organizations in Jackson, Mississippi, are asking for help from other states as the water crisis dries up resources.
It’s been over five months since the Pearl River crested and Jackson, Mississippi’s water system failed. Now, crews are working to replace the pipe system, but families and businesses are prepared to go without water periodically, for up to 10 years.
Cities across the country are replacing fragile water pipe systems. Besides Jackson, there's Flint, Michigan, Baltimore, Maryland, and Houston, Texas.
The systems are replaced section-by-section after failure. But, these years-long projects can cause water main breaks.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, RESIDENTS FILE LAWSUIT OVER WATER CRISIS
Kenneth Wayne Jones serves as Hinds County Administrator, which includes Jackson. He said their water crisis was decades in the making and the situation will get worse before things become better.
"Every move you make to try to alleviate this problem causes pressure to go in another direction. And, when it gets to one direction, there are old pipes, or, the water main breaks. And, when the water mains start to break, it shifts pressure everywhere. It’s especially hard on our businesses," Jones said.
Jones said Jackson's longstanding water issue has caused years of economic decline.
Jackson has seen more than 10% of its residents leave in the past decade.
Our research shows over 6,000 out of nearly 9,000 businesses have left the city in that same time period.
Fredick Womack runs Operation Good. He said as national attention has shifted to other cities or issues, local organizations are feeling the strain and aren’t sure if their resources can sustain five to ten more years of water outages.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, WATER CRISIS IMPACTS BUSINESSES
"People rely very heavily on organizations like ours, Operation Good, to provide them with water and basic necessities, because when the water goes out, people can not even take showers, baths, utilize toilets" Womack said.
HOUSTON'S BOIL NOTICE HIGHLIGHTS BIGGER ISSUE: AGING US WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS REPAIR
People in Jackson are asking for more help from other states.
"Send drinking water. Continue to send drinking water. You can send it to the city or county. There are so many areas where we need those resources for these people. It’s an ongoing process," Jones said.
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It’s likely more cities may need help also, because the American Society of Civil Engineers grades the United States a "C-" overall in drinking water systems, saying many are due for repair or replacement. This could mean seeing a greater strain on resources nationwide.
Read more of this story from FOX News. | 2023-01-29T21:55:00+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/jackson-mississippi-preparing-to-go-without-water-periodically-for-up-to-10-years-as-crisis-continues |
DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — SSR Mining Inc. (SSRM) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $29.8 million.
The Denver-based company said it had net income of 14 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 10 cents per share.
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The precious metals mining company posted revenue of $314.6 million in the period.
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Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they'll do the same for their favorite meals.
Large chains like Panera and P.F. Chang's as well as neighborhood hangouts are increasingly experimenting with the subscription model as a way to ensure steady revenue and customer visits. Some offer unlimited drinks or free delivery for a monthly fee; others will bring out your favorite appetizer each time you visit.
They're following a trend: The average American juggled 6.7 subscriptions in 2022, up from 4.2 in 2019, according to Rocket Money, a personal finance app.
"This is just another way for customers to provide a level of support and joy and love for our offerings," said Matt Baker, the chef at Gravitas, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Washington.
For $130 per month, Gravitas Supper Club subscribers get a three-course takeout meal for two. Baker said Gravitas shifted to takeout during the pandemic but saw demand fizzle once its dining room reopened. The Supper Club — which serves about 60 diners per month — keeps that revenue flowing.
The upscale Chinese chain P.F. Chang's also saw an opportunity to increase to-go orders with its subscription plan, which launched in September. For $6.99 per month, members get free delivery, among other perks.
Other restaurants are experimenting with memberships, which let diners pre-pay toward their visits.
El Lopo, a San Francisco bar, has 26 members in its Take-Care-Of-Me Club. They pay either $89 per month for $100 in dining credits or $175 per month for $200 in credits. When members come in, El Lopo starts bringing out their favorite dishes. Each visit, they can gift a free drink to anyone in the bar.
El Lopo owner Daniel Azarkman started the club in March 2021 to encourage patrons to return as the pandemic eased. Now, he's hearing from restaurants all over the country who are interested in starting similar programs.
"What it really achieves is getting them in more often," he said.
Rick Camac, executive director of Industry Relations at the Institute of Culinary Education, said he expects many more restaurants to offer subscriptions in the coming years. Consumers are accustomed to them, he said, and the regular monthly income helps restaurants manage their cash flow.
To much cheese, not enough bread
But not all subscription programs have had success. In 2021, On the Border Mexican Grill introduced its Queso Club, which offered free cheese dip for a year for $1. The program stopped taking new subscribers a year later.
Edithann Ramey, On the Border's chief marketing officer, said more than 150,000 people signed up for the Queso Club, and members visited seven times more often than the average guest. But the Dallas-based chain wasn't making enough to cover the cost of the dip.
On the Border is now retooling the program and expects to reintroduce it later this year. It may charge more or move to a monthly model, Ramey said, but the subscription element will remain.
"It's becoming kind of a hot trend and we want to stay as a leading brand," Ramey said.
Taco Bell is also tinkering with its $10 Taco Lover's Pass, which lets subscribers get a taco every day for a month. The pass was introduced in January 2022 and again in October; it generated buzz, but the chain is trying to think of ways to make it more valuable to consumers, said Dane Matthews, Taco Bell's Chief Digital Officer. A subscription could promise faster service, for example, or unlock unique menu items.
Other restaurants have dropped subscriptions, saying they have their hands full just running the kitchen.
In late 2020, SheWolf, an upscale Italian restaurant in Detroit, started sending subscribers a box of pasta, sauces and other treats for $80 per month. But when its dining room fully reopened six months later, it was too much work to put together hundreds of boxes.
Still, SheWolf is keeping one foot in the subscription space. Dan Reinisch, the restaurant's beverage director, sends Italian wines to about 80 subscribers who pay $60 or more each month.
Beverages get them in the Panera's doors
Other businesses have had better luck. St. Louis-based Panera had nearly 40 million members in its loyalty program in early 2020, but it wanted to convince them to drop in more often. So it launched a subscription program that offered unlimited coffee and tea for $8.99 per month. Customers started coming in several times a week, and about one-third of the time they bought food.
Last year, Panera expanded the subscription. Now, members can pay $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year for unlimited hot and cold drinks. Annual subscribers also get free delivery.
Eduardo Luz, Panera's chief brand and concept officer, won't share exact numbers but he said members now make up 25% of the chain's transactions.
"It's a huge traffic driver," Luz said.
The idea quickly spread overseas. Pret A Manger, a sandwich chain owned by the same private company as Panera, launched its own coffee subscription in the U.K. in 2020. As of November, it was being used 1.2 million times per week. Pret also offers subscriptions in France and the U.S.
Chris Hosford, a communications consultant in southern California, joined Panera's subscription plan a year ago. He passes four or five Paneras on his regular routes and often stops to grab a coffee and a bite to eat.
"It's not a huge amount of savings for me — probably $5-10 in the average month," Hosford said. "But I'm good with that."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-02-21T20:21:38+00:00 | kpcc.org | https://www.kpcc.org/npr-news/2023-02-21/arbys-more-restaurants-try-subscription-programs-to-keep-eaters-coming-back |
Family battles CVS for baby’s lifesaving meds
BOSTON (WBZ) – Since the day she was born, baby Charlotte has been a fighter. The 1-year-old twin was born with one lung and given a 20% chance to survive.
“It’s been hard, but it’s worth it,” said her mother, Karla Valliere.
She beat those odds to reunite with her sister, making national and international headlines.
“Having them just be themselves, that makes every single tear, every single hour of stress, everything else worth it,” Karla Valliere said.
But her mom and dad have been fighting another battle: Access to her lifesaving medicine.
The family has been in a complicated, bureaucratic fight with provider CVS Caremark ever since they moved to Boston from San Diego in January.
“We didn’t understand why,” said her father, Joshua Valliere.
They said the pharmacy kept denying the refill requests for the medicine Charlotte has been taking her entire life.
“It became not about what she needed but more so, we’ve got to go through this and that and this and that,” her dad said. “And then constant denials, which made no sense to even my doctors.”
Baby Charlotte had gone six days without her medicine. Their pediatrician, Dr. Daniel Summers, intervened, calling out the company on social media.
I just thought, ‘If nothing else is going to work, I am going to make Caremark look bad.’ Because they should,” Summers said.
The company responded, saying the request was initially denied because the drug fell outside FDA-approved indications and uses in recognized clinical literature.
After an appeal, the family was successful. In a statement, CVS said it had stayed in touch with the family and were pleased to inform them that the medication would be covered.
“The consequences for something very adverse happening (without maintained care) are pretty significant,” Summers said.
Now, Charlotte’s family can focus on what matters, their little loved one surviving, thriving and never giving up without a good fight.
“We’ll continue to do whatever it takes to give them the best chances to succeed and be happy,” mom said.
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CAPITOLA, Calif. (AP) — California weather calmed Friday but the lull was expected to be brief as more Pacific storms lined up to blast into the state, where successive powerful weather systems have knocked out power to thousands, battered the coastline, flooded streets, toppled trees and caused at least six deaths.
Remnant showers from the latest storm, a “bomb cyclone,” fell around the state and dangerous surf pounded the coast despite declining wave heights, while some areas enjoyed sunshine.
The next round of severe weather was predicted to arrive in Northern California on Friday night and spread south into the central region during the weekend, increasing flooding concerns due to already saturated soil. Heavy snow was forecast for the Sierra Nevada.
“A very active weather pattern across the Pacific Ocean will continue to push energetic and fast-moving low pressure systems toward the West Coast,” the National Weather Service said. “California continues to take the brunt of the heavy precipitation and strong winds associated with these systems as we head into the first full weekend of 2023.”
During the weekend, “the next moisture-laden Pacific cyclone is forecast to approach California with the next onslaught of heavy rain,” the service said.
The storms are atmospheric rivers, long plumes of moisture stretching far out into the Pacific, and capable of dropping staggering amounts of rain and snow.
Downtown San Francisco had its wettest 10-day period since 1871 between Dec. 26 and Jan. 4 when 10.33 inches (26.24 centimeters) of rain fell. The all-time 10-day record was 14.37 inches (36.5 cm) in January 1862.
The storms have also been piling up much-needed snow in the drought-stricken state's mountains, where the snowpack supplies about a third of California's water supply.
“It has been a deep week with almost 5 FEET of snow (57.9 inches, 147 cm) falling in the last 7 days!” the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Friday.
The statewide snowpack was 191% of normal to date and 76% of the April 1 average, which is usually the peak, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
Storms have been arriving in California since early November. A powerful New Year's weekend storm that caused extensive flooding in Northern California's Sacramento County and four deaths was followed on Wednesday and Thursday by a “bomb cyclone,” a shorthand reference to a storm intensified by a rapid plunge in air pressure through a process called bombogenesis.
Two deaths were reported, including a 2-year-old boy killed when a redwood fell on a mobile home.
The seaside village of Capitola in Santa Cruz County about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of San Francisco suffered possibly the worst damage as waves that were forecast to top 25 feet (7.6 meters) crashed into homes and restaurants at the mouth of Soquel Creek and knocked out a section of its historic wooden pier.
Hurricane-strength gusts as high as 101 mph (162 kph) toppled trees onto buildings and roads, knocked out power lines and blew down the roof on a gas station in South San Francisco.
National Weather Service meteorologist Warren Blier said the wind speed recorded on a Marin County hilltop was among the highest he could recall in a 25-year career.
The storms won’t be enough to officially end the state’s ongoing drought, now entering its fourth year, but they have helped. Not including the latest deluge, recent storms moved parts of the state out of the “exceptional drought” category in the U.S. Drought Monitor. Most of the state, though, remains in the extreme or severe drought categories.
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Melley and Antczak reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press writers Olga Rodriguez and Janie Har in San Francisco, Sophie Austin in Sacramento, Terence Chea in Oakland, and Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles contributed to this report. | 2023-01-06T19:41:35+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/California-gets-brief-lull-after-damaging-bomb-17699814.php |
Recycling, refuse and yard waste pickup in Galesburg will be adjusted for the weather.
According to a release from the City of Galesburg, Waste Management will be starting routes one hour early on Thursday, July 21 and Friday, July 22. Refuse should be placed at the curb by 5:00 a.m. The change is due to the oppressive heat and humidity expected at the end of the week.
For more pickup information, click here. | 2022-07-19T20:37:26+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/solid-waste-services-adjusted-for-heat/ |
BRAINTREE, Mass., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC ("Pallas Capital"), a leading independent financial planning and investment advisory firm, is pleased to announce its #1 ranking in Advisor Hub's inaugural Advisors to Watch list. The firm has created a comprehensive wealth management platform allowing advisors access to a broad range of deep technical professional expertise. Leveraging the advanced planning and investment resources has positioned the firm's advisors to significantly grow year over year.
"This recognition is especially significant because of its emphasis on growth metrics rather than solely on assets under management," Richard Mullen, CEO & Founding Partner stated. "We're finding that the Pallas model and the unique approach we've created is allowing advisors to grow their practice all while providing an overall enhanced service experience to existing clients."
Pallas Capital has seen tremendous growth since the firm launched in 2019. Since its inception, the firm has opened four offices in the Northeast, expanded its headquarters in Braintree, MA, and transitioned five advisor teams. In July of this year, the firm made its first official step into actively recruiting with the hire of Bobby DiPadua as Director of Business Development.
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Which digital wall clock is best?
Whether you need particularly large numbers, extra information such as temperature or features such as alarms and dimmable backlighting, a wide range of digital wall clocks are available to suit your needs.
Those who aren’t sure which model to choose will find that the Raynic 11.5-inch LED Digital Wall Clock is a safe bet with plenty of details and features for most users.
What to know before you buy a digital wall clock
Location
Ultimately, the best digital wall clocks are those that suit the needs of the buyer best. For example, if you have a specific wall spot picked out for your clock or a certain set of information you want it to include, take this into consideration before you make your purchase.
Display type
While digital wall clocks come in a wide variety of display types, the most commonly used displays are LED backlit and LCD screens – both of which usually offer a large and clear enough display to accommodate multiple lighting situations. Still, those who need a little extra help seeing the display may want to consider choosing a model with large numbers they can see across the room.
Mounting wall clocks
Part of the appeal of digital wall clocks is that they typically come with hardware to be mounted onto the wall. Still, a wide range of models also include standing hardware of some sort in case you decide you’d rather set them on a desk or plan to use them for travel where you may not be able to hang them.
What to look for in a quality digital wall clock
Other information
Many digital clocks include information such as the date and day of the week as well as the temperature, among other details. If you prefer your clock to include a specific piece of information, it’s worth making sure the model you purchase includes that particular set of details.
Display dimming and other features
Many buyers prefer digital wall clocks they can dim or that include otherwise modifiable displays. These can be particularly helpful in rooms with unique lighting or glare, or simply for those who like to control their models.
How much you can expect to spend on a digital wall clock
Digital wall clocks typically span a wide range of prices, although those on a serious budget can usually find them at reasonable prices. In general, expect to spend $15-$25 on a cheap digital wall clock, while more expensive and larger models may cost $30-$100.
Digital wall clock FAQ
How do digital wall clocks work?
A. Depending on which digital wall clock model you go with, it may work in a variety of different ways. In general, wall clocks tend to be powered via batteries and use a backlight to display the time in a digital format on your wall, dresser, desk or shelf.
Do digital wall clocks display temperature?
A. There are several of them that also display temperature and other information such as the date and the day of the week.
What are the best digital wall clocks to buy?
Top digital wall clock
Raynic 11.5-Inch Large LED Dimmable Word Display Digital Wall Clock
What you need to know: With its sleek white LED numbers on a black display, this digital wall clock from Raynic is a great purchase for buyers looking to maximize their model’s extra features.
What you’ll love: This digital clock has a beautiful aesthetic for just about any space, featuring the time in a digital configuration, along with timers, the date and the temperature. It also includes a dimmable LED interface that works as well in the bedroom as it does in the office.
What you should consider: This model is a bit more expensive than some other digital clock units.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top digital wall clock for the money
La Crosse Technology WT-8002U Digital Wall Clock
What you need to know: This digital wall clock is very affordable and has all the essentials as well as a large time display that’s easy to read.
What you’ll love: This clock shows the day of the week and the date as well as the temperature. It’s powered by two AA batteries and comes with either a stand or the ability to mount it onto the wall.
What you should consider: Some buyers complained about the gray interface of this clock, saying it wasn’t as aesthetically pleasing as other wall clock models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Marathon 5-Inch Digital Wall Clock With Moon Phase, Alarm, Temperature, Date
What you need to know: Another low-priced digital wall clock, this model has even more information than your average model, even showing the current moon phase.
What you’ll love: This clock is perfect for those who like to keep track of the moon, the day of the week and date, the temperature and the time – including the number of seconds. It’s got a sleek, black border and large, easy-to-read time numbers.
What you should consider: Some users had difficulty navigating the wall clock’s interface, especially when trying to use the alarms.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where control of Congress stands in the 2022 midterm elections.
WHY HASN’T THE AP CALLED CONTROL OF CONGRESS YET?
In short, because neither party has yet reached the 218 seats necessary to win in the House or the 50 (for Democrats) or 51 (for Republicans) required in the Senate. When that will happen isn’t clear.
If Democrats retain their 50 seats, they keep control because of Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote.
The AP does not make projections and will only declare a winner when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow the trailing candidates to close the gap. In some contested races where a party or candidate has a history of consistent and convincing wins The AP can use results from AP VoteCast to confirm a candidate’s victory, even as soon as polls close. VoteCast is a survey of American voters aimed at determining why they voted how they did.
In House races, The AP has thus far declared Republicans winners in 199 seats compared with 172 for the Democrats early Wednesday. Other races hadn’t been called yet. In the Senate, where about a third of the 100 seats were up for election, the count of AP race calls meant the chamber stood at 48-48.
COUNTING CONTINUES
Key races, like contests for governor and U.S. Senate in Arizona and Nevada, remained uncalled on Wednesday as officials there continue to tally votes, including mail-in ballots.
In other close races, like the Georgia Senate contest between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker, runoff contests are either pending or probable.
In Alaska, where incumbent Democrat Mary Peltola won a special election this summer to fill an open seat held for decades by Republicans, a second round of vote tabulating could take place.
That’s because Alaska has ranked-choice voting in which voters rank candidates. If no one gets 50% plus one, then the person with the fewest votes gets eliminated and voters’ choices count toward their second pick. The rounds continue until two candidates are left and the one with the most votes wins.
Peltola was leading Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in a race too early to call.
CHALLENGES?
In 2020, former President Donald Trump challenged outcomes in close races across the country. Those challenges failed in courts, though Trump continued to insist falsely that the race was stolen.
So far, nothing like those kinds of objections has materialized. | 2022-11-09T20:27:21+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/politics/why-ap-hasnt-called-control-of-congress-yet/ |
Ryan's World – The Global Franchise Housing the Most Popular Kids YouTube Channel – Returns To Carl's Jr. And Hardee's With New Games and Puzzles Featuring Its Beloved Animated Red Titan Character
LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pocket.watch, the leading kids and family creator content and IP company, with Sunlight Entertainment - the Kaji family owned production studio - announce Ryan's World will debut Red Titan branded StarPals Kids Meals® at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's beginning June 14, 2023. The most popular YouTube star for kids ages three to nine will launch as this year's signature kids promotion for the popular restaurant chains, which have over 3,800 locations worldwide. Pocket.watch also partnered with the restaurant chains in 2019 to relaunch the StarPals Kids Meals.
Red Titan is the popular animated superhero alter ego of Ryan, and stars in Ryan's World Titan Universe episodes and content specials distributed across 41 streaming platforms in over 80 countries, and generating hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. The character has paved the way for many brands born on YouTube, including donning the cover of Kellogg's cereal boxes, and being the first Spanish-language character on Cameo Kids through the use of AI voice technology. Red Titan is a holiday staple in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as the first and only balloon based on a YouTube star, was the first kids character branded drone to fly in a Drone Racing League (DRL) professional drone sports arena, has toys at Walmart and Target, and in the last month players have chosen to play as Red Titan over 200 million times in the TAG with Ryan mobile game that has over 30 million downloads.
"We're thrilled to expand Ryan's World Titan Universe with Carl's Jr. and Hardee's StarPals Kids Meals" said Amanda Klecker, SVP Marketing and Franchise at pocket.watch, "We specialize in partnering with brands to create customized marketing activations with our diverse roster of kids and family creators, and know our fans will be feasting on this incredible extension of the Titan Universe animated series, publishing, and toys across retail globally."
Available for a limited time through August 8, 2023, the Ryan's World Red Titan games and puzzles in StarPals Kids Meals will include Bingo, Search & Find, Titan Scramble, and Titan Race. Fans can watch a special Ryan's World YouTube video posted today that showcases Ryan and his sisters playing each of the games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR31GvYGo0s.
Packaged in Ryan's World Red Titan branded StarPals bags, the new toys include a Bingo game set branded with all the Titan Universe characters and Happy Star branded tokens; a Search & Find game of discovery that includes stickers; a Titan Scramble puzzle that turns into a colorful poster of Red Titan; and a fun competitive Titan Race board game for interactive play with family and friends.
For more Ryan's World fun, subscribe to Ryan's World on YouTube.
For more information about the pocket.watch roster of franchises and creators and its premium slate of content, visit pocket.watch, or check out @pocketwatchHQ on Instagram, /PocketwatchHQ on Facebook, @pocketwatchhq on TikTok @pocketwatchhq, and pocketwatch-studios on LinkedIn.
About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
CKE, a privately held company based in Franklin, Tenn., runs and operates Carl's Jr.® and Hardee's®, two beloved brands, known for premium and innovative menu items such as iconic Charbroiled Burgers, Made from Scratch™ Biscuits and Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™. With both a US and international footprint, Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC and Hardee's Restaurants LLC have over 3,800 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 39 foreign countries and U.S. territories. For more information about CKE, please visit www.ckr.com or its brand sites at www.carlsjr.com and www.hardees.com.
About pocket.watch
Pocket.watch is the leading studio building kids and family entertainment franchises with the most popular digital creators in the world. Pocket.watch harnesses the power of audiences built on YouTube and expands them across all types of diverse kids and family platforms and experiences. The company brings kids more of what they love from these creators by producing original video and audio content, mobile games, metaverse worlds, live events and robust consumer products lines ranging from toys to toothbrushes. Key pocket.watch franchises include Ryan's World, Love, Diana, Onyx Monster Mysteries and Toys and Colors: Kaleidoscope City.
The company's content library, consisting of tens of thousands of kids and family videos, is distributed globally on over 40 platforms, generating hundreds of millions of hours of viewership every month. The content library comprises many seasons of the company's breakthrough MishMash™ format alongside pocket.watch originals including the Emmy-nominated Ryan's Mystery Playdate and the animated series Onyx Monster Mysteries and Love, Diana Adventures.
Founded in 2017 by Chris M. Williams (CEO), the company's headquarters and filming studios are located in Culver City, Calif. The executive team includes studio veterans and visionaries from a mix of traditional and digital entertainment backgrounds, including Albie Hecht, David Williams and Jon Moonves.
For more information about pocket.watch, please visit pocket.watch.
About Sunlight Entertainment
Sunlight Entertainment is Ryan Kaji's family-owned and operated production company that develops family-friendly content that is driven to help kids learn. Founded in 2017, Sunlight Entertainment was created by Ryan and his family to help streamline the workflow of one of YouTube's largest kids' channels, Ryan's World. The company continues to grow and currently manages ten YouTube channels: Ryan's World, Ryan's World Español, Ryan's World in Japanese, EK Doodles, Ryan's Family Review, Vtubers, Combo Panda, Gus the Gummy Gator, The Studio Space and the Stick with Kaji - Podcast. Sunlight Entertainment employs a 30-person team of videographers, editors, animators, writers and voice actors to help produce live action and animated content -- releasing about 25 videos a week. Currently, Ryan's World has rapidly evolved from a toy review YouTube channel to a global kids play and entertainment brand through digital and broadcast entertainment, toys, and consumer products.
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Ford on Tuesday revealed a fully electric Ford Explorer that it says is the first in a new wave of “bold, iconic electric vehicles that are steeped in Ford’s American roots.”
It’s not quite what you might think, though. The electric Explorer that was revealed isn’t due to ever be sold in the U.S.—although Ford has given out plenty of hints that an electric Explorer for America is on the way, eventually.
This European Explorer EV is being built at Ford’s own facility in Cologne, Germany, which previously built the Fiesta subcompact. It’s designed on Volkswagen’s MEB platform, which was intended for millions of affordable EVs. Ford appears to have also designed its own completely different interior and interface for the vehicle—perhaps a positive as VW’s interface and software have been a sore point in the rollout of the ID.4 and Europe-only ID.3.
Given the Explorer’s use of a hallowed Ford badge, and its assembly at what up until now has been the heart of the automaker’s European operations, it’s a serious market entry aimed for volume production. Ford has already confirmed a second VW-based EV for Europe—an electric version of the sporty Puma crossover—that will together help push Ford’s volume of VW-based models to 1.2 million units over six years. It’s part of a $1 billion investment in Europe, aiming for all-electric cars for Europe by 2030.
The Explorer is essentially a twin of the Volkswagen ID.4, but designers have done a good job making this model appear more upright and SUV-like, yet aerodynamic in its surfacing. The ID.4 is very close in size to the Ford Mustang Mach-E that’s already sold in Europe in limited numbers.
It will be offered in single-motor rear-wheel-drive or dual-motor all-wheel-drive variants. Although Ford hasn’t revealed any details yet about acceleration, driving range, efficiency, or other performance benchmarks, the VW ID.4 starts with a 201-hp single-motor layout while upper models have a 295-hp output from dual motors—with batteries ranging from 58 kwh usable up to 77 kwh usable. The ID.4 currently offers a range up to 280 EPA miles, but Europe goes by its own WLTP system that results in higher numbers.
In Europe, Ford says that this model will be offered in Explorer and Explorer Premium versions, with prices starting under 45,000 euros ($48,500). Depending on the country, purchase incentives will help lower the effective price.
VW’s MEB models have Plug and Charge functionality, allowing payment details to be identified with the vehicle when plugged into one of many public charging networks. Ford says that the Explorer will charge from 10-80% in as little as 25 minutes, and that it will offer cabin preconditioning.
Of note on the technology side, the Explorer includes a new movable 15-inch touchscreen, branded Sync Move, that slides up and down to reveal a locker storage space just behind. There’s wireless charging for two smartphones, as well as wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a “fully connected infotainment system with audio tailored to the interior.”
It will also include an advanced driver-assist system with assisted lane changes and a massaging driver’s seat. Ford at this time avoids using the term BlueCruise as it doesn’t offer the system in Europe—although last August Ford CEO Jim Farley confirmed that it’s coming to the European market in 2023.
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LOS ANGELES (AP)Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense showed some life in its final spring tuneup, beating the crosstown Angels 5-0 Tuesday night.
The Dodgers open the season Friday in Denver’s thin air against the Colorado Rockies, and based on this spring, it seems like they could use the jolt from hitter-friendly Coors Field. Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and Max Muncy all batted under .200 this spring, although manager Dave Roberts was happier with their cuts toward the trail end.
”Mookie, the last couple of nights, swung the bat really well,” he said. ”And I do like the way Cody’s intent on swings was the last couple of nights. It was really good.”
Newcomer Freddie Freeman drew two walks Tuesday, and Muncy ripped an RBI double to right-center. Muncy tore an elbow ligament on the final day of the regular season last year and missed the playoffs.
”Max is his toughest critic, but I think his superpower is that he has a very good way of looking over a baseball and can run counts, take walks,” Roberts said. ”But for him to square it up like that, put it in the gap, I know that felt good. He’s very dependable as a ballplayer.”
In a sluggish spring, the Dodgers had consecutive victories just once and never won three in a row. But with the season opener later in the week, the sense was that the club is where it needs to be.
”(Spring) was a small snapshot, a small moment in time,” Roberts said. ”To say that we got everything we wanted to get accomplished … we did everything we wanted to do in three weeks and everybody (else) had the same schedule and I feel good where we’re at going into opening day.”
The Dodgers scored three early runs off Angels right-hander Michael Lorenzen. After seven seasons with the Reds, Lorenzen joined the Angels as a free agent in November. He grew up in nearby Fullerton and went to Cal State Fullerton.
His first outing at Anaheim in an Angels uniform will come soon enough. Wearing the uniform just down Interstate 5 in Los Angeles was nearly as satisfying.
”It’s awesome to come home, sign with the Angels, throw my first game in a big-league stadium at Dodger Stadium, just down the street, you can’t beat it,” Lorenzen said. ”I’m pinching myself daily.”
Angels star Mike Trout sat out a second straight game with a stomach bug. He is expected to play in the season opener Thursday at home against the Houston Astros.
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Attorneys and Survivors Call for Other States to Follow Maryland's Lead and Lift Statute of Limitations on Childhood Sexual Abuse and Assault
BALTIMORE, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will be named in a series of civil actions collectively alleging that hundreds of individuals were sexually abused by clergy, seminarians, deacons, and employees of the church. Renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and nationally renowned sexual abuse and mass torts attorney Adam P. Slater of Slater Slater Schulman LLP said they anticipate filing hundreds of lawsuits beginning Oct. 1, 2023, upon commencement of a "lookback window" under Maryland's Child Victims Act.
The attorneys, standing with survivors who were willing to publicly tell their stories at a news conference in front of the Baltimore Basilica today, also launched a petition calling for passage of legislation that would remove the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse across the nation. It can be found here.
Crump and Slater praised Gov. Wes. Moore and the Maryland state legislature for enacting the Child Victims Act.
"I cannot imagine a more grievous abuse of power with more soul-crushing consequences than for a spiritual leader to use his or her authority as a representative of God to sexually abuse and assault a child," Crump said. "As these survivors will tell you, there is no statute of limitations on the pain and damage they experience because of the abuse. There should be no statute of limitations on justice."
"Cases involving allegations of sexual abuse by clergy and religious figures are especially devastating, because they involve an added layer of shame and guilt," said Adam P. Slater, Founding Partner of Slater Slater Schulman LLP. "For children, there is a sense of obligation to obey the abuser because of this person's perceived moral authority and a fear of retaliation by not just the institution, but their family and community. The Maryland Child Victim's Act allows these survivors of childhood sexual abuse to hold the institution that perpetrated this abuse accountable."
As detailed in the Maryland complaints to be filed, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore was aware of – and failed to take action to prevent – rampant sexual abuse perpetrated against children by leadership of the Catholic Church. The Diocese' awareness and complicity was documented in a grand jury report issued by the Maryland Attorney General's Office, which found that more than 600 children have been abused by 156 church leaders. The abusers included not just clergy, priests and other church officials, but youth group volunteers, counselors, teachers, coaches, employees and other figures of authority.
"The crimes against these children were magnified by church leaders who knew what the abusers in their church were doing to children in their spiritual care and allowed it to continue – in many cases encouraging serial abuse by covering up abusers' actions and moving them to another church where they could prey on more children," Crump said.
The Maryland Child Victims Act was signed into law on April 11, 2023. The law allows survivors to file retroactive lawsuits, even if their claims have already expired under an existing statute of limitations. The law also eliminates the statute of limitations for all future lawsuits based on childhood sexual abuse claims.
Any other survivors of sexual abuse in Maryland by the Archdiocese of Baltimore are encouraged to come forward by calling 855-724-1140.
Survivors of sexual abuse need to understand that the sexual abuse was not their fault. Many survivors are forced to live with a lifetime of shame, embarrassment, and severe emotional distress and mental pain and suffering. Help is available.
NOTE: Individuals seeking to be linked to resources for sexual assault survivors can call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. The National Sexual Assault Hotline operated by RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) provides confidential support from trained staff members and can assist with finding local healthcare resources, help talk through what happened, and offer referrals for long-term support.
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
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Slater Slater Schulman LLP is a prominent full-service law firm with over 40 years of experience representing survivors of catastrophic and traumatic events. Our nationally renowned attorneys are committed to ensuring the best results for our clients through persistence and zealous representation. We have achieved successful resolutions in some of the most challenging cases in the industry, including complex historical sexual abuse cases involving massive institutions, including academic, religious, and youth organizations. Our firm also has been recognized for its efforts representing clients in pharmaceutical drug litigation, product liability litigation, environmental litigation, employment and labor law, medical malpractice, and personal injury, and has successfully represented thousands of World Trade Center survivors to receive compensation for their injuries. Learn more at sssfirm.com.
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Hsanni Scott Matthews, writer, producer and CEO of Soul Fire Productions, originally formed her company to produce films. However, the industrious Daytonian expanded into live events such as Rhapsody-N-Soul, which will present “Revival Revelation Rejoice” Friday, May 13 at The Tank inside the Dayton Arcade.
“Dayton has such a wealth of spoken word poetry folks and shows,” said Scott Matthews, co-producing Rhapsody-N-Soul with her husband, poet David Matthews. “In February 2020, David and I put together Rhapsody-N-Soul at the PNC Arts Annex. Of course, David was our headliner, but we brought in other artists and poets from Canada, New York and Indianapolis. It was such a great night. We nearly packed the house. It was the last show of that year at PNC and then COVID hit us. We weren’t able to do the college circuit like we thought. We had all our poets hyped for that and then COVID stopped it.”
ROUND TWO
Soul Fire Productions is back with its second installment of Rhapsody-N-Soul, presented with support from Culture Works. The evening of poetry, storytelling and music features headliner Georgia Me, known as the Queen of Spoken Word, with Long Island-based Kyle “Atlas” Flemings and Daytonians Ralph Farley and Leroy Bean. Allamby & Wilson will serve as the house band for the evening, backing musical guests like Gil Frazier, Floyd Weatherspoon and Terry Harris.
“People wouldn’t let Rhapsody-N-Soul go,” Scott Matthews said. “They kept texting and e-mailing me about the next show. We’re so very excited to have Georgia Me. She is so energizing.”
Matthews was one of the featured performers at the first Rhapsody-N-Soul in 2020, but he serves as production manager this time around.
“I’ll have the headset on this time,” he said. “You won’t hear me do anything until the very, very end. I’ve been performing spoken word since the ‘70s so it’s great to be able to work with some of the young, up-and-coming artists. I’m happy we can give them opportunities to perform and express themselves.”
ECLECTIC VISION
While the previous installment of Rhapsody-N-Soul was a no-frills night of spoken word, “Revival Revelation Rejoice” is a heavily-produced night of diverse entertainment.
“For the first show, all six of the artists came out, we sat on bar stools and we went down the line a few times,” Matthews said. “We each had four or five pieces and that was the end of the night. This time, you’re not going to see the entertainers until it’s time for them to perform, except for our house band, Allamby & Wilson. You won’t know who’s coming up next, whether it’s a poet, a guitar player or a storyteller.”
Curating live programs that are distinctly different is important to Scott Matthews.
“This feels to me like a Broadway show,” she said. “You have every part of entertainment theatrically produced but people won’t know what to expect. My hope is if people hear about Rhapsody-N-Soul, it will be just another aspect of creativity. I don’t want to put myself in some box where I do the same thing all the time.”
“It’s exciting to be a part of my wife’s company and for us to be able to work together,” Matthews said. “We have a lot of the same interests, but she has some skills I don’t have, and I have some skills she doesn’t. The two of us coming together has really produced some very serious projects. We have a lot of other ideas, so we’ll continue to do some interesting things together in the future.”
Contact this contributing writer at 937-287-6139 or e-mail at donthrasher100@gmail.com.
HOW TO GO
What: Rhapsody-N-Soul: “Revival Revelation Rejoice” with Georgia Me, Ralph Farley and others
Where: The Tank, lower level of the Dayton Arcade, 35 W. Fourth St., Dayton
When: 8 p.m. Friday, May 13. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: General admission tickets are $35; 100 VIP seats available for $65 for doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. The price includes two drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres, prime seating and early entry to the special pre-show event at 6:30 p.m.
More info: www.soulfirellc.net
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DALLAS, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pascal Desroches, chief financial officer, AT&T* Inc. (NYSE:T), spoke today at the Citi Media & Entertainment Conference where he provided an update to shareholders.
- The company continues to focus its efforts on driving solid growth in 5G and fiber services, driven by continued high demand for connectivity. While the company does not expect wireless industry growth levels to mirror those experienced in 2021 or the first half of 2022, Desroches indicated that demand remains healthy. The company continues to see solid demand levels via its consistent go-to-market approach despite opting not to be as promotional as peers during the recent holiday selling season.
- Looking ahead to 2023, Desroches said he expects the company to maintain its focus on growing customer relationships in a disciplined manner, proactively reducing costs and remaining deliberate in its capital allocation. He said that 2022 and 2023 are expected to be peak years for capital investment as the company continues to invest in 5G and fiber. AT&T remains focused on achieving its 2.5x net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA target and expects to use cash after dividends to reduce debt until that time.
- AT&T plans to provide detailed 2023 guidance when it announces earnings later this month. Desroches indicated he expects 2023 free cash flow growth to be supported by wireless revenue growth from a bigger postpaid phone base with increasing ARPUs; growth in fiber subscribers, ARPUs and revenues; and the benefits of ongoing cost transformation initiatives, which are expected to increasingly support the company's profitability. Expected offsets to these trends include expected higher cash taxes and lower cash distributions from DIRECTV.
- Desroches reiterated AT&T's commitment to its target of 30 million-plus fiber locations, including business locations, by the end of 2025. The company ended the third quarter of 2022 with the ability to serve 18.5 million consumer locations and approximately 3 million business customer locations with fiber. The company's recently announced Gigapower joint venture gives it an opportunity to expand fiber coverage by an initial 1.5 million incremental locations and provides additional flexibility to further expand its out-of-network footprint over time.
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Kentucky Wildcats (22-11, 12-6 SEC) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (24-9, 11-7 Big 12)
The Kansas State Wildcats have gone 11-7 against Big 12 opponents, with a 13-2 record in non-conference play. Kansas State is third in the Big 12 with 34.7 points per game in the paint led by Keyontae Johnson averaging 8.4.
The Kentucky Wildcats are 12-6 in SEC play. Kentucky ranks second in the SEC shooting 35.2% from 3-point range.
TOP PERFORMERS: Markquis Nowell is shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Kansas State Wildcats, while averaging 16.8 points, 7.8 assists and 2.4 steals. Johnson is averaging 16.6 points and 5.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Kansas State.
Oscar Tshiebwe is averaging 16.2 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Kentucky Wildcats. Antonio Reeves is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games for Kentucky.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kansas State Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 72.9 points, 31.0 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points per game.
Kentucky Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 73.4 points, 37.5 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points.
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A Japanese engineering company is out to demonstrate that light weight and electric power don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
The company AIM on Wednesday provided full specifications for its EV Sport 01, an electric sports car concept that was first shown in April and features a design crafted by SN Design Platform, the design studio of former Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura. Nakamura was responsible for several standout Nissans and Infinitis, including the current R35 Nissan GT-R.
According to AIM, the EV Sport 01 packs 483 hp and weighs just 3,141 pounds. For reference, the Lotus Evija hypercar, one of the lightest electric vehicles in production, weighs more than 3,700 pounds.
The power comes from a dual-motor rear-wheel-drive setup developed by AIM, and an 81-kwh lithium-ion battery provides the energy for the motors. This all sits in a chassis boasting a carbon-fiber central tub and aluminum sub-frames with double-wishbone suspension front and rear. Carbon-fiber composite materials are also used for the body to help keep weight down.
The car’s compact dimensions also keep it light. The EV Sport 01 measures a little over 153 inches long—about the size of a Mini Cooper hatchback—and is designed to seat two.
AIM, based in the city of Nagoya, is an expert when it comes to powertrains and has even competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a prototype running the company’s own 5.5-liter V-10. Its team, Oreca Matmut AIM, managed to finish as high as fourth overall during the 2010 race.
The company said it is now developing the electric motors used in the EV Sport 01, known as the APM200 series, for use by OEMs and potential production vehicles launched by AIM. The first of these AIM-branded vehicles could be the EV Sport 01. The company said it is currently developing a feasibility study for the production of a limited run.
AIM will present the EV Sport 01 at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which runs in the U.K. July 13-16.
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- Porsche waffling on killing gas-powered Macan | 2023-07-06T15:52:38+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/automotive/internet-brands/nissan-gt-r-designer-pens-lightweight-electric-sports-car/ |
Tropical Storm Julia forms in the Atlantic, expected to become hurricane this weekend
ORLANDO, Fla. - Tropical Storm Julia formed in the Atlantic on Friday and is expected to become a hurricane this weekend, making it the 10th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
On Friday, Julia was located west of the Guajira peninsula with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Julia is moving toward the west near 18 mph.
The system is expected to become Hurricane Julia by Sunday.
On the forecast track, the center of Julia is expected to move across the southwestern Caribbean Sea during the next couple of days, passing near San Andres and Providencia Islands Saturday evening, and reaching the coast of Nicaragua Sunday morning, the NHC said. After landfall, Julia or its remnants are expected to turn west-northwestward and move across Central America through Monday.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for:
- San Andres
- Providencia
- Santa Catalina Islands Colombia
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for:
- Nicaragua from Bluefields to the Nicaragua/Honduras border
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
- Colombia from Riohacha to the Colombia/Venezuela border
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:
- Honduras from the Nicaragua/Honduras border to Punta Patuca
The system is not expected to be any threat to Florida or the rest of the United States.
So far, the 2022 Atlantic hurricane center has produced nine named storms: Alex, Bonnie, Colin, Danielle, Earl, Fiona, Gaston, Hermine, and Ian. The next two names on the list are Julia and Karl. October ranks as the third-most-active month (behind September and August) for tropical activity in the Atlantic Basin, typically producing about two named storms, one of which becomes a hurricane. And every other October, on average, one of those hurricanes intensifies into a "major hurricane," achieving Category 3 or higher intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
NOAA predicts an above normal hurricane season, calling for 14-20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), of which 6-10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater). Of those, 3-5 could become major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater).
Hurricane season ends November 30. | 2022-10-07T15:51:52+00:00 | wogx.com | https://www.wogx.com/news/hurricane-julia-expected-to-form-in-the-atlantic-this-weekend-will-it-impact-florida |
The World Health Organization will begin using a new term for monkeypox disease after reports of “racist and stigmatizing language online” amid this year’s global outbreak.
WHO on Monday announced that it will rename monkeypox disease to “mpox,” as Biden health officials said it will adopt the new preferred term instead of monkeypox.
“We welcome the change by the World Health Organization,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. “We must do all we can to break down barriers to public health, and reducing stigma associated with disease is one critical step in our work to end mpox.”
Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out, according to WHO.
This name change was prompted after WHO received reports of “racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings and in some communities” as the virus spread across the world this year, WHO said in a statement.
Some countries and individuals raised their language concerns to WHO officials, asking them to change the name. WHO is the international body responsible for naming diseases.
Leaders in the U.S. have been talking with WHO about the urgent need to change the virus’ name.
“In response to today’s action by the WHO, federal public health agencies will adopt the mpox name in correspondence with the medical community and American public from this point forward,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.
“This change from the WHO can help enhance the U.S. response to mpox by using a term that does not conjure bias or stigma and will aid efforts to reach the most impacted communities with a term for the disease that doesn’t act to marginalize individuals from accessing the care, resources, and support they need to protect themselves and others,” the federal health agency added.
Human monkeypox was given its name in 1970 after the virus that causes the disease was discovered in captive monkeys in 1958. This was decades before the 2015 publication of WHO’s best practices in naming diseases.
According to these best practices, new disease names should “aim to minimize unnecessary negative impact of names on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare, and avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups.”
As of last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has reported 453 cases amid this year’s virus outbreak. Cases have been dropping following the summer peak.
Since the start of June, more than 32,000 JYNNEOS vaccine doses have been administered to almost 20,000 people in the Bay State. Also, providers have treated 208 people with TPOXX, a prescription antiviral medication that may help treat the infection.
Across the entire U.S., the CDC has reported 29,288 total cases and 14 total deaths from the virus. California, New York, Texas and Florida have reported the most cases.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do more to protect Mexican gray wolves after one of the endangered predators was found dead in southwestern New Mexico.
The Western Watersheds Project is among the groups that have been critical of the agency’s management of wolves in New Mexico and Arizona, saying illegal killings continue to hamper the population. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service says there have been fewer wolves found dead this year than in previous years.
The agency also pointed to a revised recovery plan for the wolf that was released in early October. The agency was under a court order to revamp the plan to address the threat of human-caused mortality as one of the ways to increase survivability for wolves in the wild.
Federal officials said they could not provide any details about the circumstances of the latest death since it was an ongoing investigation. It’s rare that such investigations are ever closed.
Environmentalists described the male wolf recently found dead near Winston as one of the most genetically-valuable Mexican wolves in the wild. It had been released in 2018 after being born in captivity and then cross-fostered into a wild wolf den as part of an effort to increase genetic diversity.
The wolf and its mate were captured near Reserve in 2021 and relocated with pups to Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch in 2021. That move spurred a legal fight, with ranchers saying they were not notified by the federal government of plans to establish the new pack.
The Ladder Ranch has worked with the Fish and Wildlife Service for years, providing a site for captive wolves and other endangered species projects through the Turner Endangered Species Fund. Across Turner’s vast land holdings, that work has ranged from breeding endangered Bolson tortoises to providing habitat for endangered black-footed ferrets and gray wolves in the northern Rockies.
For more than two decades, the effort to return Mexican gray wolves to the U.S. Southwest has been fraught with conflict as ranchers have complained about having to scare away wolves to keep their cattle from being eaten. Many have said their livelihoods and rural way of life are at stake.
Environmentalists say the reintroduction has stumbled as a result of illegal killings, management decisions and challenges stemming from the region’s year-round cattle calving season.
Greta Anderson, deputy director of the Western Watersheds Project, said she noticed the male wolf was missing when officials released the latest public map.
“The good news is that wolf #1693 was able to successfully father two litters of pups, which is a testament to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s willingness to leave him in the wild in 2021 and 2022,” she said in a statement. “The bad news is that his ability to continue to contribute to the overall diversity of the wild population was tragically cut short.”
North America’s rarest subspecies of gray wolf, the Mexican gray wolf was listed as endangered in 1976 after being pushed to the brink of extinction. From the 1960s to the 1980s, seven Mexican wolves — believed to be the last of their kind — were captured and the captive breeding program was started. Wolf releases began in the late ’90s.
The wild population has seen its numbers nearly double over the last five years, with the latest annual census finding nearly 200 Mexican wolves in New Mexico and Arizona. There also are a few dozen in Mexico. | 2022-10-20T12:15:18+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/ap-wolf-known-for-genetic-value-found-dead-in-new-mexico/ |
SANTIAGO – Chile's political parties from the left to the right have agreed to try again to replace the constitution imposed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship four decades ago.
The accord was announced in the former Congress building, the same place where Chile's entire political firmament — except for the Communist Party, which wouldn't join them — agreed in 2019 to begin the constitutional process that wound up being rejected on Sept. 4 by 62% of the voters.
That rejection was a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric, who had argued that the document would usher in a new progressive era. Chile’s current constitution is a market-friendly document that favors the private sector over the state in aspects like education, pensions and health care, and makes no reference to Indigenous people who represent nearly 13% of the population.
Most Chileans favor changing the constitution, but across the country of 19 million, polling showed wariness with the process, which resulted in an unwieldy 388-article charter that would have introduced rights to free education, health care and housing and established autonomous Indigenous territories, among other things.
This time, the 14 parties agreed to convene a new commission with 24 experts appointed by Congress who will lay the framework for 50 people elected democratically in April 2023 to draft the new charter. They'll be joined on the commission by representatives of Chile's Indigenous population, whose numbers will be determined in the same popular vote.
The final debate Monday night revolved around the number of commissioners and how to choose them. The ruling party wanted everyone involved to be elected, while the right-wing opposition wanted a mix of appointees and elected members. Both conceded to reach a deal.
The accord also calls for a new charter to be based on a dozen constitutional principles previously determined by the political parties, including that Chile has a unitary but decentralized government with separate and independent executive, judicial and legislative branches.
Other principles include that Chile's 11 Indigenous peoples be recognized as part of the Chilean nation; and that fundamental freedoms and rights be recognized, among them, the right to life and property, and that Chile's military forces must always be subordinate to the civil government.
The parties also agreed that a neutral “arbiter” will advocate for respect for these fundamental principles, made up of 14 judges, one for each party, designated by Congress.
Monday night's accord now must be approved by a vote of 4/7ths of the Congress — 29 senators and 89 deputies. The members will then have five months to draft a new charter, which must be approved or rejected in an obligatory nationwide vote late next year. | 2022-12-13T18:30:54+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2022/12/13/chiles-parties-to-retry-replacing-dictatorship-constitution/ |
JCSD says “see ya later alligator” after finding 1 at a suspect’s residence
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Jones County Sheriff’s Department deputies and narcotics agents went into a house for a suspect during a disturbance call.
Though they found the male suspect already had left the residence, deputies spotted a 2-foot baby alligator in the bathtub.
“People are definitely getting a little more used to them and taking them in as pets, which obviously we should not do,” JCSD Sgt. Jake Driskell. “It’s dangerous, and it makes the animal depend on the humans or the public for food and things like that.
“It’s just not a good thing.”
According to JCSD, the game warden says nuisance calls about alligators are becoming more and more frequent this year.
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Copyright 2023 WDAM. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-08T02:24:40+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/2023/07/08/jcsd-says-see-ya-later-alligator-after-finding-1-suspects-residence/ |
Feeling stressed? Study suggests your dog knows
(CNN) - No wonder dogs have earned the title of man’s best friend.
A recent study found that dogs have the ability to know when people are stressed.
According to an article published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, dogs appear to be able to smell when someone is stressed.
Previous studies have already confirmed dogs can tell when a person is scared or happy. So, for this round of research, those competing scents were eliminated.
The study said that its findings were based on 36 people whose breath and sweat samples were collected during and after a task, with the dogs getting the right emotion nearly 94% of the time.
Our four-legged friends have 220 million olfactory receptors, more than quadrupling the amount humans have.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-29T21:28:19+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2022/09/29/feeling-stressed-study-suggests-your-dog-knows/ |
In the closing weeks of the midterm election season, Republicans up and down the ballot are working to make worries about a crime wave translate to a red wave.
As the GOP finds a boon in focusing on public safety and tying lawlessness to Democrats’ policies, Democrats are forced into playing defense.
“Crime is skyrocketing in Illinois. But Democrat Eric Sorensen stands with the anti-police movement,” charged an ad from Republican Esther Joy King in Illinois’s 17th Congressional District. Sorensen, the Democratic nominee, wrote an op-ed this week titled: “We need to properly fund the police.”
Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, has hammered Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman over his record of making pardons and commutations more accessible. Fetterman has said that Republicans have misrepresented his positions, that added that while he agreed with a statement that a third of the state’s inmates could be released without a threat to public safety, he does not want to release them all.
And for New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for governor who was the victim of an attempted stabbing in July, a shooting last week outside his house on Long Island while his two teenage daughters were at home punctuated a main theme of this campaign.
“Like so many New Yorkers, crime has literally made its way to our front door,” Zeldin wrote in a statement.
While inflation and economic issues remain at the top of voter concerns, Republican operatives say that crime and a sense of unease about overall security are hitting home with voters in the midterm home stretch — and that Republicans have an edge on the issue.
A Sept. 21-25 Monmouth University poll released last week found that 72 percent of adults surveyed said crime is extremely or very important for the federal government to address, second only to inflation, at 82 percent.
Pew Research similarly found in an early August survey that 60 percent of registered voters said violent crime is very important to their vote in the 2022 congressional election, coming in third after the economy, with 77 percent, and gun policy, with 62 percent.
And an Oct. 7-9 Morning Consult poll displays why the issue is so potent for Republicans this year: While a 62 percent majority said that crime and policing is key to their decision in the midterms, coming in third behind the economy and national security, just 31 percent of voters thought the Biden administration is making crime a top priority.
Another Sept. 23-Oct. 3 Reuters poll found that more voters think Republicans are better suited to deal with crime than Democrats, 39 percent to 30 percent.
Republicans have long run on law and order. But mass demonstrations over racial justice and policing that have spurred riots heightened awareness and helped make crime a significant issue in the 2020 election. And as crime rates have increased, it has stayed at the forefront of GOP messaging.
The murder rate spiked in 2020, according to federal crime statistics — spanning across both red and blue states and cities. National crime statistics estimates from AH Datalytics and the Council on Criminal Justice find that murder rates have slightly ticked down over the past two years, but are still far higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. But the analyses find that other types of crime, such as thefts and robberies, are rising.
Local news stories about crime in communities have become a regular part of the Republican National Committee (RNC) rapid response effort, with the RNC Research Twitter account frequently sharing clips from evening newscasts about instances of crime.
“From Philadelphia to Albuquerque to Atlanta, Americans are frightened by what they see on the nightly news,” said Nathan Brand, deputy communications director at the RNC. “Violent crime is on the rise in Democrat-run cities, and families know Democrat policies are to blame. Ultimately, Democrats can’t outrun their crime agenda, voters are worried about their security, and the midterms will be determined by who has the stronger public safety message.”
Democrats are working to correct for their missteps in the 2020 election. After Democrats lost seats in the House in 2020 even as they won the White House and Senate, House Democrats reeled about Republican ads using footage of Democrats calling to “defund the police.”
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), House Democrats’ campaign arm, sent a memo to candidates in March with guidance to directly respond to Republican attacks on crime and police funding, state their own position and point to Democratic actions to boost law enforcement — while still giving room for candidates to say they support “common-sense reforms.”
Last month, before lawmakers departed for a campaign-season recess, the House passed a package of Democratic bills allocating federal grants to law enforcement agencies. Passage came after months of negotiations with progressive members of the party. The grants would support small forces, technology to help solve cold cases, training for mental health professionals to respond to some cases and coordinated community violence initiatives.
“House Democrats delivered billions of dollars in the American Rescue Plan and through COPS grants to keep families safe by funding local police departments. Republicans voted against funding police. Instead of working to keep families safe, they’re running deceptive ads about Democrats to scare Americans in a plot to gain power for themselves,” DCCC spokesperson Chris Taylor said in a statement.
In a debate last week, Democratic Ohio Senate nominee Rep. Tim Ryan aimed to flip attacks from Republican J.D. Vance on crime, referencing Vance sharing a link to raise money for those charged with crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
“Can you imagine one guy saying out of one side of his mouth he is pro-cop and out of the other side of his mouth he is raising money for the insurrectionists who were beating up the Capitol Police?” Ryan asked in the debate.
Democratic candidates have also touted support from members of law enforcement in campaign ads.
In New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, retired Luna County Sheriff Raymond Cobos appeared in an ad for Democratic nominee Gabe Vasquez and pointed to his city council votes to fund law enforcement.
But that hasn’t stopped GOP attacks.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), followed up with an ad this month accusing Vasquez of misrepresenting his position. It pointed to an anonymous local news interview in 2020 Vasquez gave, in which he said: “It’s not just about defunding the police, it’s about defunding a system.” | 2022-10-15T12:07:40+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/hill-politics/republicans-ride-crime-wave-worries-in-midterms-home-stretch/ |
AUSTIN, TX, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- theLotter launched its Texas lottery courier service two years ago, but it is in the past six months that it experienced an especially massive growth spurt. The company reports that the number of lottery enthusiasts it serves in Texas has been rising rapidly this spring. The fact that the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot has risen to $400 million this week is likely to further buttress the company's growth trajectory.
"You could call this an almost perfect confluence of circumstances," says Peggy Daniel, theLotter's U.S. Managing Director. "Our brand is now firmly established in Texas. People know that we provide access to the state's lotteries via our website. We operate on the basis of the most stringent guidelines from the Texas Lottery Commission and in complete accordance with legislation. Customers recognize us for being a reliable provider and that's why they place their trust in us time and time again."
theLotter Texas provides customers with features that differentiate it from the rest, making it easy so customers never miss their favorite Texas lotto draws. From subscriptions and special multi-draw packages to special offers such as every tenth ticket free, theLotter Texas service aims to make playing the Texas Lottery as convenient as possible, and it offers clients a scan of their actual paper ticket. A customer is notified after winning any prize. "Winnings of up to $600 are transferred directly to a client's account, bigger prizes can be collected in person at Texas Lottery offices," clarifies Daniel.
Asked about the company's secret, Peggy Daniel responds: "Well, trust builds up over time, that's 1. But lately, US and Texas lottery jackpots have been very high, too. People in the Lone Star State love playing lotteries and really enjoy the enormous prizes on offer right now. Besides, the site is fun, placing orders is easy, we've had many winners recently… So, yes, it's no surprise that Texans keep coming back."
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Kevin Spacey’s accuser describes the Oscar-winning actor as a ‘slippery, snaky, difficult person’
By BRIAN MELLEY
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — One of Kevin Spacey’s accusers described the actor as a “slippery, snaky, difficult person” and says his escalating sexual assaults caused him shame, anxiety and depression. The man testifying Monday at Spacey’s sexual crimes trial says he cannot bring himself to watch the Oscar-winner’s films or TV shows. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges that date from 2001 to 2013, when he worked at London’s Old Vic Theatre. A conviction could send him to prison, while an acquittal could pave the way for a career comeback. The witness denied suggestions from the defense that he got a thrill from the contact from Spacey. | 2023-07-03T16:53:12+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/03/kevin-spaceys-accuser-describes-the-oscar-winning-actor-as-a-slippery-snaky-difficult-person/ |
Charles V. Haines, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was born in Coatesville, son of the late George and Sarah Fuller Haines. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a retired truck driver. Charles enjoyed golf, books and nature.
He is survived by one daughter Sara A. Haines. Two sisters: Agnes Haines, Lancaster and Betty Haines Shirk, Columbia. He was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
At Charles' request, there will be no service. He also asked that memorial contributions be made in his memory to: Grane Hospice, York. Arrangements by the Workman Funeral Homes, Inc., Mountville/Columbia. To send an online condolence, visit: Workmanfuneralhomes.com
A living tribute » | 2022-08-24T04:46:36+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/charles-v-haines/article_886e7477-a570-554e-b4e3-8ec5dc23f541.html |
Completed renovations will enable residents to enjoy beautiful, affordable homes for years to come
Partnerships with over a dozen community organizations provide services to residents
GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairstead, a purpose-driven, vertically integrated real estate company committed to sustainable development and the creation and preservation of high-quality housing, and officials from Alachua County today celebrated the completion of renovations of Sweetwater Square in Gainesville, Florida with a Community Day party for residents and ribbon cutting. The rehabilitation of the fully affordable development, formerly known as Forest & Village Apartments, preserves 200 beautiful, affordable homes for years to come. The project was funded through the Alachua County Commission's approval of $26.5 million in Alachua County Housing Finance Authority Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bonds.
Fairstead worked with residents to rename the property – Sweetwater, named for nature destinations around Gainesville – in celebration of the renovations and new connections to the community. Supportive services provided in partnership with over a dozen community organizations will improve health outcomes and quality of life for residents.
"Fairstead's holistic approach at Sweetwater Square is what we are proud to be doing across the country: offering residents the long-term, high-quality affordable housing they deserve as well as supportive services that will strengthen health, connections between neighbors, and quality of life," said Estelle Chan, Director, Development, at Fairstead. "In partnership with trusted local leaders and organizations, we are making sure that Sweetwater Square is more than a place to live, but a thriving community."
"Through partnerships with companies like Fairstead, we can begin to address affordable housing challenges in ways that have significant impacts on the lives of our residents," said Alachua County Commission Chair Marihelen Wheeler.
The Community Day brought together Sweetwater Square families and community leaders for an afternoon of entertainment and food. Sweetwater Square residents enjoyed a kids' activity zone, decorating and painting planters, local food trucks, and live music, as well as access to resources including health screenings.
"The Rawlings Elementary Center for Fine Arts has been proudly serving the children of Gainesville for years, and we are thrilled to partner with Fairstead to bring programming to families at Sweetwater Square. Bringing local partners and neighbors together strengthens and enriches our community," said Rawlings Elementary Center for Fine Arts Principal Laura Creamer.
"The Library Partnership Resource Center has partnered with Fairstead's Resident Services Coordinator at the newly renamed Sweetwater Square for many years, working together to coordinate services and outreach events for families. These services strengthen families and their children, providing them with the tools they need to thrive. The Resident Services Coordinator is a great advocate for this community!" said Cherie A. Kelly, Library Partnership Resource Center Manager.
Sweetwater Square's renovations of its 200 apartments included upgraded kitchens with new cabinetry, countertops and energy-efficient appliances, and upgraded bathrooms with new tubs, vanities, toilets, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. The apartments also received new LED light fixtures and new flooring.
Fairstead's renovations also included the replacement of windows, roofs, and HVAC systems. All building exteriors were repainted, and new property and building signage was installed to better enhance wayfinding.
Site improvements included increased exterior lighting, a new security camera system, centralized site ingress and egress, and new landscaping. Security measures were also enhanced with new site lighting and a state-of-the-art camera system, and new site fencing.
Supportive services will improve access to care for residents, including community events, food access, civic engagement, educational opportunities, healthcare, security, and more. The on-site property management and social services team has developed relationships and programming for residents with partner organizations including the Alachua County Commissioners, Alachua County Department of Social Service, Alachua County Victim Services, City of Gainesville Police Department, Alachua County Department of Health, School Board of Alachua County, Salvation Army and Gainesville Community Ministry food banks, University of Florida HealthStreet Mobile Outreach Clinic, Santa Fe College, Island Doctors, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Gator Paws Pet Therapy, Vote Alachua, Upper Room Church, and the Library Partnership for Strong Families-Social Services.
About Fairstead
Fairstead is a purpose-driven vertically integrated real estate developer specializing in creating sustainable, high-quality housing. The firm's national footprint includes more than $6 billion in assets and identified pipeline. With offices in New York, Maryland, and South Carolina, Fairstead's team manages 90+ communities across the country and runs its comprehensive real estate platform, which includes acquisitions and development, venture capital investments in prop tech, design and construction, energy and sustainability, property management, marketing, and leasing. The firm also administers one of the industry's most proactive community impact programs to provide on-site support services to residents. For more information, visit www.fairstead.com.
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Downs Tri-Valley called "game" in the waning moments of a 48-33 defeat of Monticello at Downs Tri-Valley High on February 11 in Illinois girls high school basketball action.
In recent action on February 6, Downs Tri-Valley faced off against Mt Pulaski . For more, click here. Monticello took on Tolono Unity on February 6 at Monticello High School. Click here for a recap.
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POTOMAC, Md., August 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate, has been ranked No. 66 on Qualified Remodeler's annual list of Top 500 remodelers for 2022. Since 1978, the Qualified Remodeler Top 500 has tracked the industry's largest and fastest growing companies. In 2022, the Top 500 represented $10 billion in remodeling sales volume on over one million jobs.
Curbio was chosen as a 2022 Top 500 remodeler by the Qualified Remodeler editorial staff for meeting a set of criteria including installed remodeling dollar volume, total years in business, industry association membership, industry certification, industry awards and community service.
"We are thrilled that Curbio has been ranked No. 66 on the 2022 Top 500 remodeler list, up from No. 95 last year. This recognition is a testament to our team's hard work and dedication to modernizing home improvement for the real estate industry," said Olivia Mariani, VP of Marketing at Curbio. "We are so proud of our team at Curbio, and are looking forward to our continued growth and success as we expand and optimize our innovative solution."
Curbio is the only tech-enabled home improvement solution that partners exclusively with real estate agents, brokerages, and their listing clients to repair and update homes before they go on the market, so they sell quickly and for top dollar, with no payment due until the home sells. Its innovative service removes all barriers to the home improvement process, making it streamlined, simple and stress- free.
"Based on Qualified Remodeler's analysis, the Top 500 firms tend to share several common attributes, including strong revenues, a commitment to customer service, insightful sales techniques and strong customer loyalty," says Qualified Remodeler owner and editorial director, Patrick O'Toole. "These attributes helped put the firms on this list and contribute to their success."
Additional information on the Top 500 can be found in the July/August issue of Qualified Remodeler and at www.qualifiedremodeler.com. For more information about Curbio, visit www.Curbio.com.
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Tony La Russa stepped down as manager of the Chicago White Sox on Monday because of a pair of health issues, ending a disappointing two-year run in the same spot where the Hall of Famer got his first job as a big league skipper.
La Russa, a three-time World Series champion who turns 78 on Tuesday, missed the final 34 games with the underachieving White Sox. He left the team on Aug. 30 because of problems with a pacemaker that was implanted in February.
While La Russa was away from the team, he got checked for a different medical issue that was previously diagnosed during an annual exam. That second health problem led to his departure from the team.
“Now however that I’m in the treatment program, it’s become obvious that the length of the treatment and recovery process for the second issue makes it impossible to be the manager in 2023,” La Russa said.
Chicago began the season with World Series aspirations but was plagued by injuries and inconsistent play. It improved to 80-80 with a 3-2 victory over Minnesota on Monday night.
Speaking in front of much of the organization, including his players, La Russa shouldered the blame for what happened this year.
“I understand the ultimate responsibility for each minus this season belongs to the manager,” he said. “That’s accurate, because there’s always something else you could do.
“I was hired to provide positive, difference-making leadership and support. Our record this year is proof I did not do my job.”
Bench coach Miguel Cairo took over after La Russa stepped away. The White Sox showed a spark right after the change, winning 10 of 14. But they dropped eight straight in late September, dashing their playoff hopes.
General manager Rick Hahn said Cairo will get an interview for the full-time job, but indicated a preference for someone outside the organization.
“I think we are going to use this opportunity to get different perspectives,” Hahn said.
La Russa, who is close friends with White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, was a surprise hire in October 2020, and he directed the team to the AL Central title last year.
But the White Sox sputtered throughout much of 2022, and there were chants of “Fire Tony! Fire Tony!” at Guaranteed Rate Field.
All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson and sluggers Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert missed significant time because of injuries. Catcher Yasmani Grandal and third baseman Yoán Moncada also had health issues, and they underperformed when they were on the field.
There were embarrassing breakdowns, too, like when the White Sox ran themselves into the first 8-5 triple play in major league history during a loss to Minnesota on July 4.
“The squandering of this year is something that I know individually I will carry with me for a while,” Hahn said.
La Russa continued to be a lightning rod for fans who weren’t thrilled with his hiring in the first place. His lineups came under question as did his decisions in games.
Some fans chanted for La Russa’s dismissal following a strange call for an intentional walk to to the Dodgers’ Trea Turner despite a 1-2 count on June 9. Bennett Sousa had just bounced an 0-2 slider, allowing the runner to advance from first to second.
With the base open, La Russa chose to walk Turner. It backfired when Max Muncy smacked a three-run homer, propelling Los Angeles to an 11-9 victory.
Another moment that raised eyebrows happened early in the 2021 season.
During a 1-0 loss to Cincinnati, La Russa was unaware of a rule that would have allowed him to use José Abreu as the automatic runner at second base rather than closer Liam Hendriks in the 10th inning.
With a 2,900-2,514 record over 35 years with Chicago, Oakland and St. Louis, La Russa trails only Connie Mack on baseball’s career wins list. He moved past John McGraw last season.
But there were big questions about whether La Russa was the right person for the job when the White Sox hired him to replace Rick Renteria. He hadn’t filled out a lineup card since 2011, when St. Louis beat Texas in the World Series. There were doubts about how someone known more for his scowl than smile would mesh with a fun-loving team that had just delivered the White Sox’s first playoff appearance since 2008.
Then, shortly after his hiring, news surfaced of an arrest on a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge.
La Russa blew out a tire on the Lexus he was driving in a collision with a curb that February in Arizona, after going to dinner with friends. The case was filed on Oct. 28, one day before the White Sox announced La Russa’s hiring.
He ended up pleading guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to one day of home detention, a fine of nearly $1,400 and 20 hours of community service.
La Russa also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Florida in 2007 after police found him asleep and smelling of alcohol inside his running sport-utility vehicle at a stoplight.
La Russa captured championships with Oakland in 1989 and the Cardinals in 2006 and 2011. The former big league infielder and Sparky Anderson are the only managers to win the World Series in the American and National leagues.
He got his first major league managing job at age 34 when the White Sox promoted him from Triple-A to replace the fired Don Kessinger during the 1979 season. He took over that August and led them to a 522-510 record over parts of eight seasons.
The 1983 team won 99 games on the way to the AL West championship — Chicago’s first playoff appearance since the 1959 Go-Go White Sox won the pennant. But La Russa was fired in 1986 by then-general manager Ken Harrelson after the White Sox got off to a 26-38 start, a move Reinsdorf long regretted.
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AP Sports Writer Andrew Seligman contributed to this report.
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GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — If you drive out to Gallatin and go down Blythe Street, you’ll come across an empty lot sandwiched between a housing development and a barbecue joint. It may not look like much, but this lot was the site of America’s oldest Black-founded fair.
In the decades after Emancipation, Black communities across the South began founding their own county fairs. And the very first was the Sumner County Fair, which was created right after the Civil War and ran every year until 1977.
“It was just something to behold. There will never be anything like the Gallatin old Negro Fair. Never, nowhere,” said Patrica Kelly Adams.
It’s been over forty years since the last fair, but Adams still remembers everything — from the outfits she wore to the smell of the home-cooked food that was served. For her, the fair wasn’t just a historical institution; it was an important part of her childhood and the place she met her husband, Jimmy Kelly Jr., in August of 1965.
“I’m telling you, I just never got it out of my head. I just wish my daughter could experience some of it.”
Velma Brinkley is a local historian of Sumner County’s Black communities. She’s collected a number of relics from the fair, including original posters and souvenir booklets. She explained that the fair was founded by six local African American men: John Banks, Willis Baker, Doc Blythe, Henry Ward, Mac Randolph and Arthur Banks.
“Those six men were able to weather several wars. They carried that fair through the Great Depression, through fire,” she said.
Bill Ligon and Andrew Turner grew up going to the fair and performing as part of their school band. Ligon explained that there was also a white county fair, but it was not safe for Black residents to attend.
“You did not socialize or fraternize with these people because you knew that was dangerous,” he said. “We were persona non grata just about everywhere you went. So you literally clung to where you were welcome and where you could have a pretty good time.”
That’s what made the Sumner County Agricultural Fair so important. Although white farmers attended, it was really created by the Black community, for the Black community.
There were competitions — with awards for the best jams, flowers, vegetables and livestock in the county. But Ligon said the competition didn’t end there.
“You were always either trying to outdo the guy next to you,” Ligon said. “You were trying to out-dance this guy over here. You wanted to look better than this person over here.”
Ligon, who is a retired attorney and former Detroit Pistons player, said the fair had a lasting impact on the way he approached life.
“I learned competition here.”
And fashion, Turner said, was the biggest competition of all.
“Nobody was shabby going into the fair. You dressed up. If you didn’t get your hair cut on a particular night, you didn’t go,” he explained.
Everyone dressed to the nines — with women in evening gowns and men in hats and three-piece suits. This was partly to impress the many relatives from big cities like Detroit and Chicago who would come back to Gallatin for the fair.
“Every Black home in Sumner County was full because whatever kind of motels there might have been didn’t rent to Blacks. That’s how the Green Book came about,” Brinkley explained.
During the Great Migration between 1910 and 1970, about 6 million Black Americans moved out of the south to seek opportunities in northern cities, away from Jim Crow laws and the threat of lynching. For those whose families had moved away from Sumner County, the fair was a chance to reconnect with their roots.
Even though the fair has long been gone, the memory of it still pulls people back. Like Chase Cantrell, whose family moved to Detroit during the Great Migration.
“I’ve been hearing about this fair for years, from my father,” he said.
His great-great-grandfather, Simon Patterson, was the second president of the Sumner County Fair. Years later, Chase decided to track him down through the newspaper archives.
One clipping, in particular, really resonated with him. It called Patterson “the Money King of the Negroes in Sumner County.”
“That title: ‘The Money King.’ It’s just interesting because there’s so many financing challenges in Detroit and that is part of my work,” he said. “It’s like, wow, I am not the first person in this line to have to think through the connections between community and money and lending and finance.”
Cantrell is the founder and executive director of Building Community Value, a community development nonprofit. He’s come to see a connection between his own work and the work his great-great-grandfather did with the Gallatin fair.
“When I think about the fair and why it’s so important to Black people in 2022, it’s the question of what we can build for our own communities,” he said.
“Coming out of the Civil War, it took real audacity for the Black people in the South to say ‘we’re going to create something for ourselves that focuses on our own joy.’ That’s an amazing example and model for me as a younger person.” | 2022-09-03T15:32:13+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/First-Black-founded-fair-held-in-Middle-Tennessee-17417384.php |
Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. wins Lott IMPACT Trophy
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Will Anderson Jr. of Alabama has won the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the college defensive player having the biggest influence on his team. The junior outside linebacker earned the honor a day after graduating. It’s the fourth award Anderson picked up in a week. His trophy haul includes the Nagurski, Lombardi and Bednarik awards. Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott presented Anderson with the award at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. It goes to a player with strong academic work, community involvement and team leadership. | 2022-12-12T12:16:22+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/12/alabamas-will-anderson-jr-wins-lott-impact-trophy/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-1-5-2
(two, one, five, two)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-1-5-2
(two, one, five, two) | 2023-01-03T04:39:08+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17690686.php |
NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 18, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Pegasystems Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in PEGA you have until July 18, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased PEGA securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the PEGA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/pegasystems-inc-loss-submission-form?id=27819&from=4.
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Which alcohol prep pads are best?
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Most alcohol prep pads are very small so that they’re easy to use and quickly disposable. But some prefer slightly larger pads that may remain saturated for long as the alcohol doesn’t evaporate as quickly. Many alcohol prep pads are two-ply, so they can be either left folded for a thicker pad or take into account the pad’s size and consider what you’ll be using it for when purchasing.
Thickness
Alcohol prep pads run the gamut from being made of thin paper to thicker quilted materials. Some prefer thicker pads, as they often dry out less quickly, but others prefer the generally thinner pads that unfold to a larger size. Which will suit your needs depends on your preferences and how you expect to use it.
How much you can expect to spend on alcohol prep pads
Alcohol prep pads generally have a fairly standard cost and are cheap. Most alcohol prep pads will cost between 2-3 cents per pad, depending on where and how they’re manufactured.
Alcohol prep pad FAQ
How do I use an alcohol prep pad?
A. Alcohol prep pads are fairly straightforward to use, though you must use them properly for them to sanitize an area. To use them to sanitize skin for injections or wound care, unwrap carefully with clean hands and then swab over the site. The alcohol should dry immediately, leaving the skin clean. Dispose of the pad when done.
Can I use alcohol prep pads as a replacement for sanitizing wipes?
A. You can, since they are sanitizing alcohol wipes. But since alcohol prep pads aren’t intended to be used this way, they’re very small. If not for their intended use, they’re best used for small surfaces like electronics, personal items and hands. They’re also pure alcohol, so they dry out quite quickly. If large sanitizing wipes are unavailable, you’re better off using a spray or making your own for sanitizing larger surfaces.
What are the best alcohol prep pads to buy?
Top alcohol prep pads
What you need to know: This 300-pack of two-ply alcohol prep pads are high quality and efficient, 70% saturated with isopropyl alcohol.
What you’ll love: They’re gamma sterilized and individually contained in a four-layer wrap for maximum protection.
What you should consider: Some reviewers found that they dried out too quickly due to the thinness of the pads.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top alcohol prep pads for the money
What you need to know: These latex-free, unfoldable sanitizing wipes come at a low price for good quality in a pack of 200.
What you’ll love: They’re confirmed latex-free, so they won’t irritate those with allergies and are two-ply and fold-out, giving a larger surface area for more effective wiping.
What you should consider: Some users wrote that a few of the individual pads came out of the package already dried out, meaning they couldn’t be used.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Thick, two-ply and unfoldable alcohol pads in a 200 pack, this option is perfect for those who want a thicker alcohol prep pad that won’t dry out as quickly.
What you’ll love: Many users prefer the two-ply design, as it can unfold to sanitize a slightly larger surface. They’re also highly saturated with alcohol.
What you should consider: The pads are a little thinner than some users anticipated for a quilted pad.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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5 killed in fiery crash in California
LOS ANGELES (Gray News) – Five people were killed and at least nine injured in a fiery crash involving at least six vehicles in Los Angeles County on Thursday.
It happened in the Windsor Hills neighborhood when authorities said a speeding car ran a red light.
Authorities said the dead include a pregnant woman, two other adults, and an infant, KCAL/KCBS reported.
A sixth victim was later discovered in the burned out wreckage of another vehicle.
Several people were flung from the cars, the Associated Press reported.
Eight people hurt in the wreck, including six kids ranging in age from 13 months to 15 years old, and two adults, were taken to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, KTLA reported. Most of those hurt received minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital later Thursday.
GRAPHIC WARNING: Video included in this story may contain content disturbing to some.
A 40-year-old woman who was driving the Mercedes suffered major injuries, the Associated Press reported.
A surveillance video of the crash reportedly shows a burst of flames as the Mercedes slams into the other vehicles, sending them skidding through the intersection.
A witness told KTLA she covered her head as the debris flew.
“All of the sudden, a baby literally flew from the middle of the intersection to the middle of the gas station and landed right on the floor in front of me,” Veronica Esquival said. “One of the workers came and saw me with the baby and took the baby out of my hands. … Somebody tried to resuscitate the baby, but the baby was gone.”
“It was seeing the kids, that’s what got to me,” witness Alphonso Ward said. “The children, they never had a chance, thinking about that mother who was probably happy to be having a baby, but she’s gone.”
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Just one game on the local docket this week as John Cohen comes home. Ole Miss is open Saturday and at home against Alabama next week.
Auburn at MSU
There wasn’t a lot of attraction for this game a week ago.
Urgency for Mississippi State yes but not attraction.
Now things look a lot different if only for the off-field distraction of athletics director John Cohen leaving to take the same position at Auburn.
God showed us his sense of humor by sending Cohen’s new football team to face his old one six days after his Auburn hiring became official.
John Cohen, in theory, will sit in the visiting athletic directors box. Maybe Cohen mingles, maybe he stays put, but it’s a fun story line.
Minutes after Auburn hired Cohen it fired football coach Bryan Harsin before his second season was complete.
Auburn is struggling, but for the last two games so has Mississippi State.
Lots of people struggle at Alabama, where the Bulldogs lost 30-6 two weeks ago.
They were less impressive the week prior in a 27-17 loss at Kentucky.
The Bulldogs have just two offensive touchdowns in their last two games.
Now they’re coming back to their safe space, Davis Wade Stadium, where the home field has truly been advantageous.
State has won home games by an average margin of 44-19 this season. The Bulldogs have not scored less than 40 at home.
Unfortunately they’ve not scored more than 17 in an SEC road game. They’re averaging 13.0 and are 0-3 on the SEC road.
This week they’re in their safe space.
Auburn will be led by one of the best in its history of great running backs as Carnell Williams has been named interim coach.
Known as Cadillac, Williams scored a school-record six rushing touchdowns the last time he faced Mississippi State as a player. That was 2003.
There’s been spotty success for the Auburn run game this season in spite of a veteran, physical runner in Tank Bigsby who gets downhill quickly.
Speaky of spotty, State has been the same when it comes to stopping the run in conference games.
The Bulldogs allowed 200-plus at LSU, at home against Arkansas and at Kentucky.
The magic returned when they held Alabama to 29 yards on 27 carries.
It will take that kind of effort for State to win this game.
Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford has struggled with accuracy.
He hurts teams with his scrambling ability, but if the Bulldogs spy him and limit that, if they gang tackle Bigsby and force Ashford to sit in the pocket and make plays downfield they’ll not only win but may win by a margin similar to their other home wins.
The John Cohen thing is fun to talk about, but it won’t be a distraction for players, most of whom aren’t buddies with the AD.
What could impact the field of play is buzz that comes from change.
Auburn players, like most of America, knew Harsin’s time was limited. That weight has been lifted now, and it’s not uncommon to see an interim coach rally the troops and get them to play hard.
Ultimately the realities that created the current situation at Auburn will come into play.
That’s what will happen Saturday.
The Mississippi State offense will find itself in its safe space. Will Rogers will protect the football and throw touchdown passes, and the Bulldogs will get back in the win column.
Prediction: Mississippi State 39, Auburn 19
The Beat Guys: Theo DeRosa, MSU; Michael Katz, MSU.
Elsewhere in College Football
Last Week: Theo 6-3, PA 5-4, Michael 4-5
Overall: Theo 60-19, Michael 56-23, PA 55-24
Tennessee at Georgia
Alford: Georgia
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DeRosa: Georgia
Katz: Georgia
Alabama at LSU
Alford: Alabama
DeRosa: Alabama
Katz: Alabama
Texas at Kansas State
Alford: Kansas State
DeRosa: Texas
Katz: Kansas State
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Alford: South Carolina
DeRosa: South Carolina
Katz: South Carolina
Clemson at Notre Dame
Alford: Notre Dame
DeRosa: Clemson
Katz: Clemson
Kentucky at Missouri
Alford: Kentucky
DeRosa: Kentucky
Katz: Kentucky
Florida at Texas A&M
Alford: Texas A&M
DeRosa: Texas A&M
Katz: Texas A&M
Liberty at Arkansas
Alford: Liberty
DeRosa: Arkansas
Katz: Arkansas
Recipe of the Week
Brunswick Stew
I took this family recipe to the office one day, and around 4 p.m. about a spoonful remained.
I looked to a co-worker and said, ‘C’mon Darrell, finish it up.”
He said, “If I had a biscuit I would.”
There’s great flavor here, and it’s hot and filling on cold days and nights.
The contents: 1 pound ground beef browned and drained, 2 5-ounce cans of chunk white chicken, 1 can Castleberry BBQ pork, 2 cans stewed tomatoes, 1 can whole kernel corn, 1 can cream style corn, half teaspoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 20 ounce bottle of ketchup, 3 tablespoons Tabasco sauce.
The process: Mix all contents in a slow cooker for eight hours. I run the tomatoes through a food processor before adding them, but that’s just a preference. You can reduce the Tabasco. Some like it hot.
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FDA: Sesame being newly added to some foods doesn’t violate allergy law
(AP) - Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to products and include the ingredient on labels are not violating a new federal food allergy law, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food safety advocacy group, had petitioned the FDA to halt an unintended consequence of the January law — more companies adding sesame to foods that didn’t have it before. But the agency denied the advocacy group’s request.
More than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame, food allergy experts say. Food allergies can lead to serious, even deadly reactions.
Sesame can be found in obvious places, like sesame seeds on hamburger buns, but it is also a major ingredient in everything from protein bars to ice cream and is added to sauces and spice mixes.
Restaurant chains like Olive Garden, Chick-Fil-A and Wendy’s — as well as bread makers whose products are in grocery stores and schools — are adding sesame to their products. Producers say the new federal regulations to prevent cross-contamination are so stringent, that it’s easier to add sesame and note it on the label than to try to keep the ingredient out of other foods and away from equipment.
But food safety advocates say the practice endangers people with sesame allergies.
“It limits our choice and it puts our community at greater risk,” said Robert Earl, vice president of regulatory affairs for the nonprofit group Food Allergy Research & Education.
Since the law took effect, Earl said he has received reports of people having allergic reactions after eating formerly “safe” restaurant foods to which sesame was added.
Dr. Ruchi Gupta, a pediatrician and director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research at Northwestern University, called the FDA’s decision “disappointing.”
“It doesn’t violate the law; people can do what they want,” she said. “But in order to support these adults and children with sesame allergy, I would have hoped they would have come out in a way to prevent or discourage this.”
The new law, which took effect Jan. 1, requires all foods made and sold in the U.S. to be labeled if they contain sesame, designated by Congress as the nation’s ninth major allergen. Food industry experts and manufacturers alike said it was difficult, expensive and impractical to expect producers to eliminate cross-contamination risks.
Advocates have lobbied for years to have sesame added to the list of major allergens, which include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nut, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.
The FDA acknowledged the potential impact that added sesame could have on consumers.
“We recognize that this practice could make it more difficult for sesame allergic consumers to find foods that are safe for them to consume, an outcome that FDA does not support,” the agency wrote in its response.
The FDA also clarified that companies can’t add sesame to the ingredient list or say a product “may contain” sesame if it’s not actually added.
Dr. Peter Lurie, executive director of CSPI, said he hoped that would send a message to food manufacturers.
“If FDA is not going to force them, it’s on the companies to act responsibly,” he said.
Representatives for Wendy’s and Olive Garden did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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With what3words, Yext customers can better manage precise address information for physical locations around the world.
NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Answers company, today announced a partnership with what3words, a platform that's revolutionizing the way we communicate location.
Through this partnership, businesses can more easily direct their customers to any precise location using a unique combination of three random words: a what3words address. For example, the exact 10ft tile representing the front door of the Yext NYC headquarters is ///lance.member.pines, whereas ///usual.trying.highs will take you to a spot that offers the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Yext customers who install the what3words app will automatically add what3words addresses to each of their location entities and can sync this new information across the Yext Publisher Network.
"A traditional street address will not always direct you to a location's front door, and business owners will often drop a map pin onto the center of a building's physical footprint and call it a day," said Fernando Ollveira, VP of Data and Product Partnerships at Yext. "With what3words, Yext customers can now tell users exactly where they need to go in the simplest way possible. This level of detail will help businesses dramatically improve navigational experiences and will differentiate brands in an increasingly digital landscape."
Yext syncs critical business information to more than 100 million listings and pushes over a billion updates annually across the industry's largest network of direct integration partners, which includes platforms like Google, Amazon Alexa, Apple Maps, Facebook, and many others. Added support for what3words is the latest example of continued innovation that has propelled Yext to the top of G2's Local Listings Management category for seven consecutive quarters.
"We're proud to integrate with a platform that has been a pioneer in the local listings space for over a decade," said Chris Sheldrick, Co-founder and CEO of what3words. "With Yext, we can expand the reach of our transformative technology and deliver the benefits of precise address information to thousands of businesses worldwide."
Download the free what3words app, available for iOS and Android, and access the online map to explore what3words addresses in more than 50 languages.
Learn more about Yext's best-in-class Location Listings solution and install the what3words application here.
About Yext
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the Answers Company and is on a mission to empower every company in the world to provide authoritative answers to every question about their organization. Yext leverages AI to collect and organize a company's information and deliver it — in the form of answers — to customers, employees, and partners. Yext's Answers Platform works by pulling in information, organizing it into a Knowledge Graph and then delivering it via a set of platform services, including Listings, Search, Pages & Reviews. Brands like Verizon, Subway and Marriott — as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department — trust Yext to radically improve their business and deliver perfect answers everywhere.
About what3words
Co-founded in London in 2013 by Chris Sheldrick, what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. A what3words address is a human-friendly way to share very precise locations with other people, or to input them into platforms and machines such as ride-hailing apps or e-commerce checkouts. Millions of what3words addresses are in use around the world, with thousands of businesses using them to save money, be more efficient, and provide a better customer experience.
what3words has a team of over 150 people, across offices in the UK, US, Germany, India and Mongolia. The company has raised over £100 million in capital from investors such as Intel, Ingka (Ikea), Mercedes-Benz, Aramex, Deutsche Bahn, Subaru and Sony Innovation Fund.
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HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — An Arizona teenager who disappeared days before her 15th birthday nearly four years ago is safe after walking into a small-town police station in Montana this week, authorities announced Wednesday.
Police in Havre, Montana, said Alicia Navarro, now 18, showed up alone Sunday morning in the town of about 9,200 people near the Canadian border and identified herself as a missing teenager from the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
Navarro’s disappearance on Sept. 15, 2019, sparked a massive search that included the FBI. Glendale police spokesperson Jose Santiago said over the years, police had received thousands of tips.
Investigators are now trying to determine what happened to Navarro after vanishing at age 14 and how she ended up in Montana, more than 1,300 miles (2,090 kilometers) away from her hometown.
When she disappeared, Navarro left a signed note that read: “I ran away. I will be back, I swear. I’m sorry.”
But her mother, Jessica Nunez, raised concerns that Navarro, who was diagnosed as on the autism spectrum, may have been lured away by someone she met online.
Law enforcement officers took a man into custody at an apartment just a few blocks from the Havre police station on Wednesday night, according to several witnesses interviewed by The Associated Press.
As many as 10 heavily-armed uniformed and undercover officers showed up about 8 p.m. and took away in handcuffs the man who had been living in the apartment, said Rick Lieberg, who lives across the street.
A young woman later emerged from the apartment who Lieberg said he had not previously seen. He said the woman resembled a photograph of Navarro that has been released by police.
“She came out, talked to the officers, then two ladies pulled up and then she got into a car with them and they left,” Lieberg said.
Officers remained on the scene for several hours, taking pictures and doing other work inside the apartment, Lieberg said. He said the young woman returned to the apartment building with the two women on Thursday, but he did not see her go into the apartment.
A second witness, Jonathan Michaelson, who lives next door, said he was questioned at the scene by a plainclothes police officer who said he was from Arizona and asked if Michaelson had ever seen a girl at the apartment. He said he had not.
“If she was in that apartment, I’m surprised I never saw her,” Michaelson said.
Glendale police Lt. Scott Waite, the lead investigator, said they were looking into all the possible scenarios that could have led to Navarro’s disappearance, including kidnapping.
“As much as we’d like to say this is the end,” Waite said, “we know this is only the beginning of where this investigation will go.”
Police said Navarro told them after her arrival at the station she hadn’t been harmed, wasn’t being held and could come and go as she pleased. She does not face any criminal charges, they added.
In a short video clip that police said was taken shortly after Navarro arrived at the police station this week, she can be heard telling authorities, “No one hurt me.”
In another short video, Navarro thanked the police.
“Thank you for offering help to me,” she said.
Authorities in both Montana and Arizona haven’t said how long Navarro had been in Havre before walking into the police station. Havre is surrounded by farmland and is north of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.
Waite described Navarro’s reunion this week with her mother as “emotionally overwhelming” and that Navarro said she was sorry for “what she has put her mother through.”
In an emotional video posted Wednesday to a Facebook account titled “Finding Alicia,” Nunez told her tens of thousands of followers, “I want to give glory to God for answering prayers and for this miracle.”
Nunez had been documenting her efforts to find her daughter on the Facebook page throughout the years. The account features hundreds of posts with photos of Navarro as a young child and pictures of Nunez holding up signs that read, “Children don’t just disappear!”
“For everyone who has missing loved ones, I want you to use this case as an example,” Nunez said in the video, which had been viewed more than 200,000 times. “Miracles do exist. Never lose hope and always fight.”
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Yamat reported from Las Vegas. Associated Press writers Robert Jablon in Los Angeles and Amy Hanson in Helena, Montana, contributed. | 2023-07-28T13:04:12+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-arizona-teen-alicia-navarro-missing-since-2019-shows-up-safe-at-montana-police-station/ |
How to Watch Florida Atlantic vs. Fairleigh Dickinson on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament Second Round
Published: Mar. 19, 2023 at 1:16 PM CDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
The No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls (32-3) take on the No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (21-15) with a Sweet 16 spot in the East Region of the bracket up for grabs on Sunday at Nationwide Arena.
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Florida Atlantic vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Game Info
- When: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 7:45 PM ET
- Where: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio
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Florida Atlantic Stats Insights
- The Owls make 46.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the Knights have allowed to their opponents (47.4%).
- Florida Atlantic has a 15-1 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 47.4% from the field.
- The Owls are the 18th ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Knights rank 227th.
- The Owls score 78.4 points per game, only 4.3 more points than the 74.1 the Knights allow.
- Florida Atlantic has a 20-1 record when putting up more than 74.1 points.
Fairleigh Dickinson Stats Insights
- The Knights' 45.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.1 percentage points higher than the Owls have allowed to their opponents (40.3%).
- Fairleigh Dickinson has compiled a 17-9 straight-up record in games it shoots over 40.3% from the field.
- The Owls are the rebounding team in the nation, the Knights rank 54th.
- The Knights put up an average of 77.6 points per game, 12.6 more points than the 65 the Owls allow.
- When Fairleigh Dickinson gives up fewer than 78.4 points, it is 11-5.
Florida Atlantic Home & Away Comparison
- Offensively Florida Atlantic has performed better in home games this season, posting 82.1 points per game, compared to 75.9 per game on the road.
- The Owls give up 64.2 points per game in home games this year, compared to 67.5 when playing on the road.
- In home games, Florida Atlantic is sinking 0.5 more treys per game (10.4) than in away games (9.9). However, it has a worse three-point percentage at home (37.7%) compared to in road games (38%).
Fairleigh Dickinson Home & Away Comparison
- Fairleigh Dickinson scores 81.5 points per game at home, and 73.7 on the road.
- In 2022-23 the Knights are giving up 2.7 fewer points per game at home (72.9) than away (75.6).
- At home, Fairleigh Dickinson sinks 9 3-pointers per game, 1.8 more than it averages on the road (7.2). Its 3-point shooting percentage is also higher at home (37.6%) than away (31.8%).
Florida Atlantic Schedule
Fairleigh Dickinson Schedule
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WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals star outfielder Juan Soto expressed irritation Saturday hours after a report he turned down a record contract with the rebuilding club.
The Nationals said last month that they would not trade the 23-year-old Soto. But speculation about Soto getting dealt was sure to swell after this report of him turning down a long-term deal.
Soto is a two-time All-Star who finished second in the NL MVP voting last season. He will not be a free agent until after the 2024 season.
“It feels really bad to see stuff going out like that because I’m a guy who, my side, keeps everything quiet and try to keep it to them and me,” Soto said before the Nationals played Atlanta. “They just make the decision and do what they need to do.”
Soto referred questions about his contract to his agent, Scott Boras.
Soto was a key piece of Washington’s championship team in 2019 and turned 21 during the World Series. He won the NL batting title in 2020, led the league on on-base percentage in 2020 and 2021 en route to Silver Slugger awards in both seasons.
He is hitting .249 with 19 homers and 42 RBIs this season and will play in Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Soto has reached base in a career-high 24 consecutive games entering Saturday.
The last-place Nationals began the day at a major league-worst 30-62, a whopping 27 games behind the NL East-leading Mets. Washington was 14 1/2 games in back of fourth-place Miami.
“He’s young,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said. “I’m sure when things like that come out that are personal, it bothers people. I’m sure it bothers him a lot. But like I said, he’s got to understand that this is part of the game, right? We’ve all been through it at some point in time. But he’s got to go out there and remember why he’s here, and that’s to help us win games and I know he’ll do that.”
Soto is the most high-profile player left on a team that embarked on a rebuild last year. The Lerner family, which owns the Nationals, is also exploring the possibility of selling the team.
Since last year’s trade deadline, when Washington dealt Max Scherzer, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and others, the Nationals are 48-104.
“I get the taste of winning, so I want to win every year,” Soto said. “I don’t want to keep losing. I hate losing. It is what it is. At the end of the day, we just have to go through it, because as they told me, we all have to go through those moments to win a championship. For me, I think I’m going through mine. I’m just going to keep positive and keep seeing things forward.”
Martinez, Soto’s manager since he reached the majors as a 19-year-old in 2018, said he planned to tell Soto to continue being himself.
“He tells me all the time that he loves the game of baseball and that’s what he plays for,” Martinez said. “Go out there and just play and have fun and don’t worry about what’s going to happen. I mean, at the end of the day, you’re going to get what you deserve, we all know that. And for me, I hope it’s here.”
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 15, Zylox-Tonbridge (2190.HK, "the Company") released its 2022 interim results.
The Company's revenue increased 113.7% YoY to RMB 1.53 billion in the first six months of 2022. The revenue of neurovascular interventional products business increased 160.1% YoY to RMB 1.12 billion, and the revenue of peripheral-vascular interventional products business increased 43.9% to RMB 0.41 billion. The gross profit of the Company reached RMB 1.15 billion, up 121.5% compared with a year earlier. The gross profit margin continues to improve and increased from 74.1% in 2021 to 75.6% in the first half of 2022.
Strong revenue and gross profit growth, together with increased other income led to the Company's net loss sharply decreasing by 63.4% compared with the same period in 2021. The Company also achieved a turnaround Non-IFRS adjusted net profit of RMB 8.64 million by excluding share-based compensation.
Beyond the outstanding financial results, the Company also achieved sound progress in product research and development. To date, the Company has a total of 17 products approved by the NMPA and eight products with CE Mark, as well as 13 products in the clinical trial stage and 11 products in the registration stage.
Dr. Johnathan Zhong Zhao, Founder & Chairman CEO of Zylox-Tonbridge, said, "In the first half of 2022, the Company managed to maintain robust growth and further improved operational efficiency in a challenging market environment, demonstrating our consistent efficient execution. We will continue to enhance our commercialization capability and focus on innovation, and leverage the advantages of our integrated R&D and manufacturing platforms to provide patients with more high-quality and affordable products."
The platform-based strategy highlights the advantages of efficiency
With the establishment of R&D and manufacturing platforms, the Company is accelerating product development and expanding its product portfolio to better respond to unmet clinical needs, providing patients with total solutions.
In April, the Company received NMPA approval for its Carotid Rx PTA Balloon Catheter and PTA Balloon Catheter-Large Diameter. These two new products are both developed and manufactured on the Company's leading balloon forming and manufacturing platform, on which the Company produced all balloon catheter products with consistent high quality and efficiency. Benefiting from that, these two products are well-received among physicians and patients as soon as they entered the market.
The Company's in-house R&D technology platforms also support and accelerate upgraded product development, such as Clot Retriever Device II, and the second generation UltraFree® DCB. Some of the upgraded products are expected to launch this year.
In terms of clinical trials, the Company successfully completed patient enrollment for clinical trials of three products as planned, including the studies of Flow Diverter, Intracranial Drug Coated Balloon Catheter, and Peripheral Detachable Embolization Coils. The Company also finished the 12-month follow-up for a clinical trial of Peripheral Venous Stent System.
Diversified commercialization accelerates market penetration
During the reporting period, the Company continued to speed up its commercialization by adjusting its sales and marketing strategies, such as organizing and participating in more online educational programs and meetings to promote academic communication with experts both at home and abroad.
At present, the Company has covered more than 2,300 hospitals in 31 provinces in China. Especially in lower-tier markets, the Company accelerated its penetration into hospitals, providing local patients with more quality and affordable products. The Company was actively responsive to the centralized procurement policy. In the current round of volume-based procurement for high value medical consumables in Jiangsu Province and Fujian Province, the Company has won both bids for neurovascular embolization coils product procurement.
With regards to the overseas market, the Company is stepping up the effort for product registration and commercialization, the Company's neurovascular embolization coils product has submitted applications for the CE Mark and FDA 510K registration.
Looking ahead to the second half of 2022, the Company believes that based on the approval and launch of more products, it will continue to play a leading role in the domestic market with its comprehensive product portfolio. The Company will also adhere to its original mission of providing high-quality and affordable products, establishing a leading platform for minimally invasive medical devices in China.
About Zylox-Tonbridge:
Zylox-Tonbridge is one of the leading players in the neuro- and peripheral-vascular interventional medical device market in China. The Company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.
As an integrated medical device company supported by our in-house R&D and manufacturing capabilities, proprietary technological platforms, and commercialization capabilities, we strive to provide patients with high-quality and affordable medical devices and services, so that everyone has access to the high-quality life brought by advanced medical technology.
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REAL I.D. deadline less than a year away
Published: Jun. 28, 2022 at 7:18 PM CDT|Updated: 18 minutes ago
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Airline travelers will need to show a REAL I.D.-compliant driver’s license, identification card, or a passport by May 3rd, 2023.
According to a press release from Minot Airport, recent statistics show approximately 50 percent of eligible North Dakotans have not yet upgraded to the REAL I.D.
There’s an easy way to tell if you have one or not, check the upper right corner. If there is a yellow star, you have a REAL ID. If not, you’ll need to bring documentation to prove U.S. citizenship and North Dakota residency.
For a list of acceptable documents, you can visit the ND DOT website.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP), the all-in-one website building and ecommerce platform, today announced the appointment of Nathan Gooden as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective October 18, 2022. Gooden has more than two decades of financial leadership in the technology sector, including most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Amazon Alexa WorldWide.
"I could not be more excited to announce Nathan joining as our CFO," said Anthony Casalena, Founder & CEO of Squarespace. "Nathan is a proven financial leader and brings extensive financial and strategic expertise, combined with a deep knowledge of the technology sector. He will be an invaluable addition to the Squarespace leadership team as we continue to execute against the enormous opportunity we have in front of us."
Gooden will report into Casalena and oversee Squarespace's global finance function.
Gooden joins Squarespace from Amazon, where he served as the CFO of Amazon Alexa WorldWide for the past five years, overseeing the global financial operation for the multi-billion-dollar business spanning numerous countries. In addition, he spent 20 years serving as CFO for multiple companies in the payments, social commerce, and consumer electronics space. Gooden began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he spent five years as a lead auditor and at Ernst & Young in the tax division.
"Squarespace has established itself as a visionary in digital presence and design, delivering an extraordinary track record of growth and success," said Gooden. "I'm delighted to work with Anthony and the management team to capitalize upon the growth opportunities ahead and deliver long-term value for shareholders."
Squarespace is the all-in-one platform with everything to sell anything, providing customers in over 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to sell physical products, digital content, classes, appointments, reservations and more. Powered by best-in-class design for a consistent brand experience across all touchpoints, our suite of fully integrated products enables anyone to manage their projects and businesses through websites, domains, ecommerce, marketing tools, and scheduling, along with tools for managing a social media presence with Unfold and hospitality business management via Tock. Squarespace is headquartered in downtown New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois. For more information, visit www.squarespace.com.
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HOUSTON (AP) — PHOTOS TO BE LINKED NYAB115-116 A more than $9 billion highway widening project that is being proposed in the Houston area has the support of local officials after many of their concerns were addressed, they announced Monday.
The proposed construction project would take 10 years to complete, and remake 24 miles along Interstate 45 and several other roadways. Supporters say it would enhance driver safety, help to reduce traffic congestion, and address flood mitigation and disaster evacuation needs. But the project’s critics — including community groups and some residents — say it won’t improve the area’s traffic woes and would subject mostly Black and Latino residents to increased pollution, displacement and flooding while not improving public transportation options.
The project, which has been in the works for nearly two decades, has remained on hold since March 2021, when the Federal Highway Administration began reviewing civil rights and environmental justice concerns raised about the proposal. The dispute over the project comes as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has pledged to make racial equity a priority in his department. The project is considered an important test of the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing a history of racial inequity in U.S. infrastructure projects.
During a news conference, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that after much discussion over nearly the past two years with the Texas Department of Transportation, which is in charge of the expansion project, local officials plan to back the proposal.
Turner said state officials have given commitments that the project will provide funding, including an additional $30 million, for affordable housing for those displaced by the project. The I-45 project is expected to displace more than 1,000 homes and apartments along with 344 businesses, two schools, and five places of worship in mostly Black and Latino neighborhoods.
The transportation department, commonly known as TxDOT, has also agreed to provide more resources to address flooding, provide more green spaces and trail connections, and limit the project’s footprint by only taking what land and structures are needed for it, Turner said.
“There is no perfect design and it doesn’t say that everyone will be pleased. But on balance, with the improvements ... I think you have an excellent project ... that will benefit the greater good of the Houston community, Harris County and the region,” Turner said.
Turner on Monday signed an agreement with TxDOT on the project and officials with Harris County, where Houston is located, were expected to approve a similar agreement during a meeting Thursday.
Officials announced that Harris County also planned to drop a federal lawsuit over the project that the county had filed in March 2021 against the state.
Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia said he believes the changes to the project have focused on factors important to the community, including air quality, flood mitigation and inclusivity.
“And not all the things that we wanted materialized but that’s compromise,” Garcia said.
In a statement, the Federal Highway Administration said its civil rights and environmental reviews “are ongoing, as are discussions for a potential voluntary resolution agreement. We are working to resolve the matter soon.”
Some environmental and transportation groups said they were disappointed that Houston area officials have given their blessing to the project and questioned whether local communities were fully consulted on the agreements with the state.
“LINK Houston firmly believes that increased highway capacity only leads to increased traffic and negates the ability of Houston residents and leaders to create a safe, multi-modal transportation system that mitigates climate change impacts and improves equitable outcomes for our communities,” said Gabe Cazares, executive director of LINK Houston, a nonprofit focused on transportation issues.
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BANGKOK — Financial leaders of the Group of 20 richest and biggest economies have wrapped up meetings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali without a final joint communique after talks were overshadowed by divisions over the war in Ukraine.
Asked why there was no joint statement or communique from the meeting, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that all involved agreed the meeting took place “under a very challenging and difficult situation because of the geopolitical tensions.”
She said delegates had “expressed sympathy that Indonesia has to manage this situation.”
But Indrawati and Indonesian central bank Gov. Perry Warjiyo said Indonesia would later release a G-20 chair’s statement that would include two paragraphs describing areas where the participants failed to agree.
Indrawati said there were still issues that could not be reconciled, “because they want to express their views related to the war.”
In the statement “related to the war there are still views that are different within the G-20,” she said.
Indrawati outlined a range of areas where the members did agree, including the need to improve food security, to support the creation of a funding mechanism for pandemic preparedness, prevention and responses, on working toward a global tax agreement and on facilitating financing of transitions toward cleaner energy to cope with climate change.
“The progress is more than expected,” Warjiyo said.
With inflation running at four-decade highs — U.S. consumer prices were up 9.1% in June — Warjiyo said participants were “strongly committed to achieving price stability.”
“There is a commitment among the G-20 to well calibrated macro economic policy to address inflation and slowing growth,” he said.
The meetings in Bali follow a gathering of foreign ministers earlier this month that also failed to find common ground over Russia’s war in Ukraine and its global impacts.
During the talks that began Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen condemned Moscow for “innocent lives lost and the ongoing human and economic toll that the war is causing around the world.”
“Russia is solely responsible for negative spillovers to the global economy, particularly higher commodity prices,” she said.
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland likened the attendance of Russian officials at the meetings to having “an arsonist joining firefighters.” War is waged by economic technocrats, as well as generals, she said in a post on Twitter.
Russian officials reportedly blamed Western sanctions over the war for worsening inflation and food crises.
Indrawati said the closed-door G-20 talks did not include discussion of proposals for a price cap on Russian oil — one of Yellen’s key objectives as the U.S. and allies seek to curb Moscow’s ability to finance its war.
But such discussions might have occurred on the sidelines of the meeting, she said.
The Bali talks saw more progress than an earlier G-20 finance meeting in Washington in April, when officials from the U.S., Britain, France, Canada and Ukraine walked out to protest the attendance of Russian envoys. That meeting also ended without the release of a joint statement.
Caught in the middle as host, Indonesia has urged officials from all sides to overcome mistrust for the sake of a planet confronting multiple challenges.
“The world needs even more and more collaboration. no matter what country … they cannot solve this problem alone. food security, energy, climate change, pandemic … all are interconnected,” Indrawati said.
“We all agreed we need to continue the spirit of collaboration and multilateralism,” she said. | 2022-07-16T13:04:12+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/g20-finance-meetings-in-bali-overshadowed-by-war-in-ukraine/2022/07/16/ce19f56a-04fb-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html |
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the package is expected to be announced Wednesday, the day the war hits the six-month mark and Ukraine celebrates its independence day. The money will fund contracts for as many as three types of drones, and other weapons, ammunition and equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two, they said.
The total of the aid package — which is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and is the largest to date— could change a bit overnight, but not likely by much. Officials said that it will include money for the small, hand-launched Puma drones, the longer-endurance Scan Eagle surveillance drones, which are launched by catapult, and, for the first time, the British Vampire drone system, which can be launched off ships.
Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release.
Unlike most previous packages, the new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to the officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments, most of them done under Presidential Drawdown Authority, have focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel that the Pentagon already has in stock that can be shipped in short order.
In addition to providing longer-term assistance that Ukraine can use for potential future defense needs, the new package is intended to reassure Ukrainian officials that the United States intends to keep up its support, regardless of the day-to-day back and forth of the conflict, the officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted the more extended focus Tuesday as he reaffirmed the alliance’s support for the conflict-torn country.
“Winter is coming, and it will be hard, and what we see now is a grinding war of attrition. This is a battle of wills, and a battle of logistics. Therefore we must sustain our support for Ukraine for the long term, so that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg said, speaking at a virtual conference about Crimea, organized by Ukraine.
Six months after Russia invaded, the war has slowed to a grind, as both sides trade combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both sides have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, as Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
There are fears that Russia will intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days because of the independence holiday and the six-month anniversary of the invasion.
Late Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the State Department issued a new security alert for Ukraine that repeated a call for Americans in the country to leave due to the danger.
“Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” it said.
Other NATO allies are also marking the independence day with new aid announcements.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country is providing more than 500 million euros (nearly $500 million) in aid, including powerful anti-aircraft systems. The aid will also include rocket launchers, ammunition, anti-drone equipment, a dozen armored recovery vehicles and and three additional IRIS-T long-range air defense systems, the German news agency dpa reported.
The funding must still be approved by parliament, and some of it won’t be delivered until next year.
And Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $3.85 million for two Ukraine projects through the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program. It includes about $2.9 million in funding for ongoing development of Ukraine’s national police force and other emergency services, and about $950,000 to help advise Ukraine’s defense ministry.
To date, the U.S. has provided about $10.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including 19 packages of weapons taken directly from Defense Department stocks since August 2021.
U.S. defense leaders are also eyeing plans that will expand training for Ukrainian troops outside their country, and for militaries on Europe’s eastern and southern flanks that feel most threatened by Russia’s aggression.
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Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report. | 2022-08-27T11:33:58+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/us-to-send-3-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine-as-war-hits-6-months/ |
- By signing an agreement with Medosome Biotec
- By providing support for clinical trial treatment of GBM at the University of Florida
- By starting a collaborative research project in rare pediatric cancers with a leading cancer center
ROSWELL, Ga, DUBLIN and HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saol Therapeutics ("Saol"), a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, announced today the signing of an agreement with Medosome Biotec to provide Saol the rights to use their patented genotype test for all potential indications where SL-1009 might be used as a therapy. The test is performed to identify potential mutations at GSTZ1 (glutathione S-transferase zeta 1 human enzyme) that categorize individuals as fast or slow metabolizers of DCA (SL-1009). Utilization of the genotype testing enables individual dosing, potentially reducing the incidence of treatment related adverse events. Prior to this agreement Saol only had rights to the patented genotype test for the indication of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency (PDCD).
As part of the agreement Saol will aid patient recruitment efforts for the Phase IIA Trial of DCA in Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) by providing additional funding and resource support. Glioblastoma is aggressive and the most common type of primary brain cancer in adults. GBM is difficult to treat and there is no known cure. This study, sponsored by the University of Florida and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (NCT05120284), is further supported in partnership with Medosome Biotec and Saol.
Dr. Peter Stacpoole is Principal Investigator for the PDCD trial and the GBM trial and is Professor of Medicine at University of Florida. Dr. Stacpoole stated, "We are pleased to expand our partnership with Saol Therapeutics. Our partnership has led to over-enrollment of our Phase III study in PDCD (NCT02616484) and we mutually see the broader potential application of DCA as the prototypic inhibitor of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinases (PDKs) that, in turn, inhibit PDC enzymatic activity. We look forward to collaborating with Saol on potential additional indications for DCA. Expansion of our collaboration on the GBM trial will result in the addition of more study sites, allowing for quicker recruitment of patients. We are hopeful that DCA will be an important addition to the treatment of GBM."
Saol also recently signed a sponsored research agreement with a leading cancer center to evaluate DCA in rare pediatric solid tumors. The preclinical research will investigate DCA alone and in combination with chemotherapy in several different pediatric tumor models, such as Wilms, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdoid Tumor, Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, and Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Literature suggests that DCA could be effective in several rare, pediatric, solid tumors. The rationale for the pediatric tumor screening includes the fact that DCA has been widely studied in animals and humans and has a mechanism of action that might override the Warburg effect seen in cancer cells1,2,3,4. Saol is currently studying this medicine in children using a proprietary formulation developed for pediatric use (NCT02616484). "If the pre-clinical assessment provides encouraging data, the work already conducted in pediatric patients may allow us to quickly transition toward clinical investigation", commented Dr. Virinder Nohria, Chairman and Chief Medical Officer at Saol.
These agreements, and the additional investments behind them, represent an important next step in the evolution of Saol Therapeutics as an emerging pharmaceutical company. "Now that we have completed enrollment in the PDCD trial we are rapidly transitioning to other important therapeutic areas, and are evaluating the utility of DCA (SL-1009) in adult and pediatric oncology indications with limited treatment options", said Saol CEO David Penake. "We are pleased to have executed these agreements to support our pursuit of expanded opportunities beyond PDCD".
Saol expects to have topline data in the PDCD trial in the 3rd quarter of 2023. Should the results of the trial support a subsequent FDA approval, it will be the first and only medicine approved for this rare, pediatric indication.
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About Dichloroacetate (DCA; SL-1009)
DCA, a pan- PDK inhibitor, has the potential to be the 1st approved medication for the mitochondrial disease PDCD and will be available as an oral solution. Gene mutations in the mitochondrial Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (PDC) lead to congenital PDCD. However, PDC is also inhibited by PDKs, that may be over-expressed in PDCD. DCA inhibits PDKs to stimulate residual PDC activity and increase energy (ATP) production by mitochondria. DCA dosing is based on a proprietary genetic test that dichotomizes subjects into "fast" and "slow" drug metabolizers, providing individualized dosing.
About Saol Therapeutics
Saol Therapeutics (pronounced "Sail") is a privately held, clinical-stage, pharmaceutical company with operations in Roswell, GA, Dublin, Ireland and Hamilton, Bermuda. Saol is focused on development activity in CNS disorders such as spasticity and pain management, and orphan diseases. Saol is committed to providing and advancing therapeutic options for patients and the physicians treating these populations. For more information, visit www.saolrx.com.
About Medosome Biotec
Medosome Biotec, LLC is a privately held, preclinical and early-stage clinical pharmaceutical company with operations in Alachua, FL and Bloomington, IN. The Company focuses on pediatric diseases with an emphasis on developing and offering genetic tests for diagnosing rare diseases and providing personalized dosing of pharmaceutical drugs. For more information, visit www.mdbiotec.com
Media contact: Brian Nappi, Senior Vice President Strategy, bnappi@saolrx.com
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AUSTIN (KXAN) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced an investigation into FreshKampo or H-E-B brand organic strawberries for hepatitis A on Saturday.
The FDA said not to eat, serve or sell those brands of strawberries if bought between March 5 and April 25.
“Currently, the potentially affected FreshKampo and HEB products are past shelf life. People who purchased FreshKampo and HEB fresh organic strawberries between March 5, 2022, and April 25, 2022, and then froze those strawberries for later consumption should not eat them,” the FDA said.
The strawberries were distributed nationwide, according to the FDA. Known retailers for these products are:
- Aldi
- H-E-B
- Kroger
- Safeway
- Sprouts Farmers Market
- Trader Joe’s
- Walmart
- Weis Markets
- WinCo Foods
During traceback investigations, the FDA found that, before becoming ill, individuals in California, Minnesota, and Canada purchased fresh organic strawberries as FreshKamp or H-E-B. Fifteen cases of a hepatitis A infection have been reported in California while Minnesota and North Dakota have each reported one case.
Of the 17 related cases, the FDA says 12 have been hospitalized.
Hepatitis A, which typically occurs within 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food or beverage, is a contagious virus that can lead to liver disease. Mild cases can last a few weeks while severe cases can last several months, according to the FDA. In individuals with pre-existing health conditions or weakened immune systems, hepatitis A can progress to liver failure and death. In most cases, though, the FDA says individuals typically recover completely within one to two weeks.
Symptoms of hepatitis A include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, jaundice, dark urine, and pale stool. In some cases, especially children under the age of six, individuals may be asymptomatic.
The FDA recommended contacting a healthcare provider if you think you may have symptoms of a hepatitis A infection after eating these fresh organic strawberries, or if you believe that you have eaten these strawberries in the last two weeks.
According to the FDA’s website, the investigation is still ongoing. | 2022-05-30T12:30:11+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/fda-strawberries-sold-nationwide-linked-to-hepatitis-a-cases/ |
As the popularity of cloud technology grows, more and more people are seeking ways to capture its potential
CHICAGO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- C2C Global, the largest independent worldwide community of Google Cloud users, announced today that in less than two years since its founding, it has gone from idea to a community of passionate users 25,000 strong. The community provides a space for Google Cloud users to come together, solve problems, and learn from cloud experts and one another how to unlock the power of the cloud.
"The hockey stick growth our ecosystem is experiencing reflects the massive boom in Google Cloud adoption," said Josh Berman, President, C2C Global. "C2C fills the important need customers have to connect with those on or those supporting a similar journey. In this way, the C2C platform organizes itself around common customer journeys helping to readily identify and find relatable context not just content. We have created a dynamic, engaging and dedicated community that shows up each day to learn ways to capture the power of the Google Cloud. It's been amazing to watch this community flourish."
The C2C community represents a global cross section of business sectors - each having unique needs to better enable the use of the Google Cloud. Some of the top sectors that utilize C2C include: banking and financial services, insurance, retail, government administration, automotive and healthcare. In the community, Google Cloud customers in these sectors can quickly find and form timely, meaningful connections with other customers, with the right partners, and of course with community validated solutions to bring back to their companies.
As membership surges, so does the offerings and programming that C2C provides. In one community, C2C enables conversations about best practices and shareable advice in peer-to-peer formats. They have also launched specific vertical communities, the latest being Google Cloud for Startups, to tailor discussions and have established a calendar of events - both in person and virtual - designed to bring in leading experts to address the latest trends and tactics for using the Google Cloud.
"At Google, we rely on our customers for the collaboration and insight that makes innovation possible," said Kelly Ducourty, Google Vice President, Cloud GTM Strategy and Operations. "By providing unique learning and networking opportunities and fostering organic customer-to-customer connections, C2C Global is inviting the people of the Google Cloud ecosystem to support and guide the future of cloud technology. The rapid growth of the C2C membership proves that the community has set Google Cloud apart as a destination with market-leading solutions that enable every person and team to transform–and ultimately accelerate their digital transformation."
About C2C Global
At C2C Global, our mission is to bring together people from every corner of the Google Cloud universe to connect, learn, and shape the future of the cloud. We provide a place for Google Cloud users to start collaborating in real-time with other cloud-minded, future-focused peers from across the globe. Our community members can tap into insights from leading experts in the field and learn from each other on the topics that matter most to them through articles, webinars and in-person events.
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Transgender girl told to dress like boy for Miss. high school graduation
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/Gray News) - A federal judge upheld a decision by Mississippi school officials that a transgender girl would have to dress like a boy if she attended her high school graduation.
U.S. District Court Judge Taylor McNeel denied a transgender Harrison Central High School student’s request for a temporary relief order from the court late Friday night, WLOX reports.
The 17-year-old student, identified as “L.B.” in court to protect her identity, wanted to wear a dress and high heels to the graduation scheduled for Saturday. However, she was told she had to follow the school’s dress code for male student graduates and wear a button down white shirt, tie, black pants and black shoes to the ceremony.
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court with the hopes of a quick ruling which would have allowed L.B. to wear a dress to graduation. McNeel ruled the plaintiff’s case did not meet the standard to grant what he called “extraordinary relief in changing the status quo in a short time period.”
McNeel said in this case, he interpreted the status quo as the school district’s decision to follow the district’s dress code policy. In making the ruling, McNeel said cases involving dress codes and transgender individuals are limited and similar cases didn’t exist.
The hearing started at 3:30 p.m. at the Federal Courthouse and didn’t conclude until 11:30 p.m. The court heard testimony from L.B., L.B’s mother and Harrison County School District Superintendent Mitchell King.
L.B. testified she had worn dresses to classes and other school events throughout all four years of her high school career and had been referred to by other students and staff as a female. Based on previous experiences, she said she expected to be able to wear a dress to the graduation ceremony.
She and her mother said they signed a commencement participation agreement in March that outlined the graduation dress code policy. After signing the agreement, L.B. said she purchased the outfit she intended to wear to graduation.
In King’s testimony, he stated he felt it was his responsibility to enforce the school’s graduation dress code policy, and in this case, the student wearing a dress would violate the policy.
King said at an earlier event, he saw a young man wearing a dress and that led him to look at the policy. He then called the principals at Harrison Central, West Harrison and D’Iberville High Schools and asked them to identify students who might be suspected of breaking the dress code. According to King, four students in the district, including L.B., were suspected of not intending to follow the dress code policy.
L.B. said she was called into the principal’s office on May 9 and told if she wore a dress, she wouldn’t be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremonies.
“If I wasn’t going to wear a dress, I wasn’t going to go. I was shocked, sickened and never expected it. I assumed I would be allowed to,” she testified.
Both L.B. and her mother stated in court that she had been officially registered as a male during the four years she attended Harrison Central.
The Harrison Central graduation ceremony was scheduled for Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
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MIAMI (AP) — Florida Democrats on Saturday are set to choose a new party leader after a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state, with particularly abysmal results among Latinos.
The strongest contenders are former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and former state senator Annette Taddeo, both of whom lost their own races last year. Fried lost the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to Charlie Crist, while Taddeo failed to unseat Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar.
Party members will select the new chair at a special meeting in Maitland, an Orlando suburb. They are picking a replacement for Manny Diaz, who resigned last month. In his resignation letter, he listed a number of problems facing the party, including a lack of resources and volunteers and poor messaging.
Within the last couple of years, Republicans have erased the voter registration advantage in Florida that Democrats had for decades. In the November midterm, longtime blue counties such as Miami-Dade and Palm Beach flipped red, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won a landslide reelection victory as he eyes a 2024 presidential bid.
Democrats performed particularly poorly with Latinos in Florida compared to previous years. Miami-Dade, the state’s most populous county, is home to 1.5 million Latinos of voting age.
Fried, whose term as agriculture commissioner wrapped up last month, has vowed to rebuild the party “from the ground up,” with a focus on voter registration. As the only statewide elected Democrat, Fried, 45, was a fierce critic of DeSantis, often challenging him on policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic and later on a law critics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
Taddeo, 55, who served as a state senator from 2017 to 2022, says she wants a year-round effort to mobilize young voters and to register voters without outsourcing that job to other groups. She also says the party must conduct more outreach to Black and Hispanic communities.
Just over a decade ago, President Barack Obama won reelection to the White House after twice carrying the state of Florida. President Donald Trump won the state in the last two elections, carrying Florida by an even larger margin in 2020 than four years earlier. | 2023-02-25T13:24:01+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-florida-democrats-to-pick-party-chair-after-tough-midterms/ |
Oct. 25, 1947: The date fell on a Saturday during a 12-year period (1940-52) when The Star didn’t publish on that day of the week.
Oct. 25, 1997, in The Star: Tenth Street Elementary is the third primary school in Anniston to set up its own television program, following school counselor Juanita Cox’s lead at Golden Springs and Constantine last year. For five minutes, three times a week, students pretend they’re in the news big time. The in-house closed-circuit broadcast gives fourth- and fifth-graders the chance to work a camera, report on school news and talk about the weather. [Pictured with the article are Tenth Street students Matt Reese, Leah Strickland and Ben Maner.] Also this date: With the closure coming soon for the Olde Mille antique mall in Oxford, Anniston Main Street director Scott Barksdale would love to attract some or all of those mini-merchants to Noble Street. If the plan is to keep them all together, the problem is that not many properties on Noble would make a good fit. For example, the old Hudson’s building might be too big. Still, the hope is that one or two smaller structures might be combined. | 2022-10-25T17:02:18+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/features/look-back-to-tv-at-tenth-street-1997/article_68d5c43a-53fd-11ed-a96c-abd9ccb310b1.html |
GWINN, Mich. (WJMN) – A portion of M-35 in Gwinn is about to go through some changes. The Michigan Department of Transportation held a meeting in Gwinn to discuss with the public about the M-35 road construction planned for the summer months.
MDOT plans on working on a portion of M-35 in Gwinn starting next month.
The meeting was held to discuss the timeline of the construction, the impacts to the community, and what the end result will be.
“So, this project is rebuilding M-35 from the East Branch of the Escanaba River through just east of Smith Street,” said Al Anderson, a Construction Engineer at MDOT. “It’s about 0.66 miles long and we are rebuilding it essentially in it’s same configuration that it’s in now so it will have 2 lanes, and 4 foot paved shoulders, and some curbs when we’re completed as well as a sidewalk that will run on the north side the entire length of the project.”
Construction is expected from the months of May through October. Traffic will be maintained through lane closures and directional detours.
For more information about this project, and for updates on the project throughout construction times, you can find the MDOT Mi Drive Map here, and the MDOT Facebook page here. | 2023-04-18T23:27:41+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/local-news/north-central-up/mdot-to-work-on-m-35-this-summer/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ideal Power Inc. (IPWR) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.9 million in its fourth quarter.
The Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 31 cents per share.
The power conversion technologies developer posted revenue of $16,600 in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $17,000.
For the year, the company reported that its loss widened to $7.2 million, or $1.17 per share. Revenue was reported as $203,000.
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LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people in Britain who contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s will receive 100,000 pounds ($120,000) in compensation, the U.K. government said Wednesday.
Survivors welcomed the payment, which came after years of campaigning, but said it should be expanded to include more people whose lives were blighted by the scandal.
The payment will be made by October to survivors and bereaved partners of the dead but not to other family members, such as parents or children. A decision on compensation for them is not expected until a public inquiry concludes next year.
“The parents feel so disheartened and despondent that they can’t get recognition,” said Rosemary Calder, whose 25-year-old son Nicky received an infected blood product and died in 1999 with HIV. Calder said the approved payments were “a step in the right direction, but there’s a long way to go.”
Thousands of hemophiliacs and other hospital patients in Britain were infected with HIV or Hepatitis C through tainted blood products, largely imported from the United States. Some 2,400 people have died as a result of the scandal, which has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of Britain’s health care system.
The contaminated blood was linked to supplies of a clotting agent called Factor VIII, which British health services bought from the U.S. Some of the plasma used to make the blood products was traced to high-risk donors, including prison inmates, who were paid to give blood samples.
After years of pushing from victims, an inquiry began in 2019. The inquiry’s chairman, retired judge Brian Langstaff, said earlier this month that survivors should not have to wait any longer for compensation because of the “profound physical and mental suffering” caused by the tragedy.
Mark Fox, who contracted Hepatitis C after being treated with a contaminated blood product for hemophilia as a child, said he welcomed the announcement as an acknowledgement of wrongdoing by the authorities.
“It’s not about compensation, it’s about someone saying sorry,” he said. “It’s that they tried to hide it, and so many people tried to brush it under the carpet.
“Fortunately I’m not dead yet — I don’t know how long I’ve got, but some kids have lost their mams and dads, so I am pleased there is this recognition,” Fox said. | 2022-08-17T20:09:49+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/health-2/ap-health/victims-of-uk-tainted-blood-scandal-to-get-government-payout/ |
Wanted for: Criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, flight to avoid apprehension, firearms not to be carried without a license. Warrant issued Wednesday.
Description: Black man, 29, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds, black hair, brown eyes.
Contact: Scranton police, 570-342-9111.
Dwayne Deats (captured)
Wanted by: Blakely Police Department and Dunmore Police Department.
Wanted for: Flight to avoid apprehension, fleeing and eluding police and traffic violations. Warrants issued March 1 and April 24.
Description: White man, 57, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 165 pounds, brown hair, hazel eyes.
Contact: Blakely/Dunmore police, 570-342-9111.
Richard Santapau (captured)
Wanted by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Wanted for: Absconding from state parole supervision. He pleaded guilty in April 2017 in Lackawanna County to manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of children. He was sentenced in July 2017 to 37 months to nine years in state prison followed by five years of probation. He was released Sept. 8, 2021.
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Description: Hispanic man, 36, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 150 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes.
Contact: Parole hotline, 800-932-4857.
Giovanni Morales Jr.
Wanted by: Pennsylvania State Police - Troop P.
Wanted for: Criminal homicide, robbery, theft by unlawful taking. Warrant issued Aug. 5, 2020.
Description: Hispanic man, 26, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 170 pounds, black hair, brown eyes. He is known to wear eyeglasses and is believed to have fled to New York.
Wanted for: Rape forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years of age, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age. Warrant issued Oct. 18, 2019.
Description: White man, 56, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 165 pounds, black hair, brown eyes. | 2023-05-14T05:09:30+00:00 | thetimes-tribune.com | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/crime-emergencies/nepas-most-wanted-5-14-2023/article_75a402c6-3733-5a8c-807e-2914787879a5.html |
PARMA, Ohio -- With an eye on its future related to current enrollment and a five-year forecast, Parma City Schools is planning to consolidate its existing 14 buildings beginning the 2023-2024 school year.
“The driving factor is that we project right now a deficit of $25 million to $30 million in 2026, which isn’t unheard of,” Parma City Schools Superintendent Charles Smialek said. “Many school districts when you look to the last year of a five-year forecast have a negative balance.
“The most significant thing we can do is to really consolidate our footprint, so we’re looking at some different options.”
The impetus is enrollment, which peaked in 1968 with 26,000 students and today includes 9,400, coupled with the fact the community hasn’t passed new operating money since 2011.
Five consolidation proposals were recently presented to the board of education. An estimated 35 percent cost savings related to consolidation (utilities, maintenance, non-teaching staff and supplementals) means the district would annually save between $3.1 million and $4.7 million.
“There aren’t that many ways to slice the potato,” Smialek said. “These are the buildings we have and we’re not going to renovate them dramatically to accommodate different grade bands and different sized populations. That investment would all go toward new buildings. We don’t want to spend money significantly on what we have now.”
The superintendent said the goal is to have the consolidation plan in place by June 9.
Prior to the board of education vote, the district will be holding town hall meetings -- 6 p.m. May 10 in the Parma High School Little Theatre and 6 p.m. May 17 on Zoom -- to discuss the consolidation effort and options with the public.
“The other piece is that we need a decision on are we going forward with a bond issue by early August?” Smialek said. “Our board has to decide do we go forward with one phase or multiple phases?
“Do we just sit it out because of inflation? Those are still conversations we’ll be having into the summer.”
The future bond issue, which could appear on the fall ballot, involves new construction of a 4-2-1 model (four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school).
If approved, the plan is to construct what would become the largest high school campus in Northeast Ohio on current Parma High School land.
So how does the consolidation of existing building proposals fit into the bond issue discussion, which was initially estimated at raising between $423 million and $450 million?
“The only piece is we’ve tried to emphasize a ‘build best’ instead of a ‘build around’ mantra,” Smialek said. “Meaning, we’ve decided the future of the district in terms of new construction is going to be one high school at the Parma High School site.
“Some could argue if you’re going to do one high school just go to one high school now. But that’s going to really compromise the building we’re able to build for our future, and (Parma High School) is not big enough anyway. We’d have to do some renovation of the board office here, which we’re trying to not put money into aging facilities that aren’t part of our future.”
Invariably, there are a lot of important decisions the district will be making in the next three months.
“Consolidation isn’t really a new conversation in Parma,” Smialek said. “When we have conversations with our employee groups, even our parent groups, nobody is excited about it but people sort of get this is what we have to do.”
Read more news from the Parma Sun Post here. | 2022-05-02T13:28:51+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/community/2022/05/parma-city-schools-planning-consolidation-for-2023-2024-school-year.html |
A journey into space that demonstrates the smartwatch's military-grade toughness and optimized positioning system.
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazfit, a leading global smart wearables brand of Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), recently sent its rugged outdoor GPS smartwatch, the Amazfit T-Rex 2, into space on a quest to prove its strength in extreme environments. The Amazfit T-Rex 2's space ride shows the brand leading by example with the spirit of "Up Your Game", while also fulfilling this watch's promise to inspire users to "Evolve Your Instinct". Amazfit believes that through the power of science and technology, there are infinite possibilities in life to be explored.
As the perfect companion for exciting outdoor adventures, the Amazfit T-Rex 2 has passed 15 military-grade tests including resistance to high and low pressure, extreme 70℃ heat and -40℃ cold, plus intense vibrations and shock – which were put to the ultimate test during the smartwatch's launch to space and return to land.
Beginning in the city of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, the Amazfit T-Rex 2 was sent into space on a lightweight spacecraft equipped with fully functional tracking and control systems, as well as an on-board camera to capture the most exciting highlights during the two and a half hour round-trip.
The smartwatch reached a peak altitude of about 113,000 feet (34.5 kilometers) and reached a top speed of over 180 miles per hour during the descent. Along with enduring intense air pressure of less than 0.2 percent of what we experience at sea level, the smartwatch also resisted freezing temperatures as cold as -64°C.
During this incredible trip, the Amazfit T-Rex 2's dual-band positioning and support for five satellite systems were both enabled to track its journey, while the Sent Into Space operating team on the ground each sported their own Amazfit T-Rex 2 to display their real-time movement directly on their watch, as they tracked the spacecraft during its return to Earth.
Once they retrieved the returned Amazfit T-Rex 2 from the landed craft, the Sent Into Space team reviewed the complete route the smartwatch had taken during its challenging mission to space, and acknowledged that the Amazfit T-Rex 2 had proved itself to be a true rugged outdoor GPS smartwatch.
Commenting on the space ride, one of the spacecraft technicians said, "There's a lot of smartwatches on the market but there's very few I'd be confident to take on one of our launches in Death Valley, or in the glaciers in Iceland, or on an aquatic recovery trip in the Pacific. I mean, this is a smartwatch that can go to space and come back working fine without a scratch."
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PARKER, Colo. — A community park in Parker is closed out of an abundance of caution after four dogs suddenly died shortly after visiting it.
Newlin Meadows Dog Park, located near Chambers Rd. and Newlin Gulch Blvd. in Parker, is currently being investigated after the dogs passed away in the last two weeks.
The Newlin Meadows HOA shut the park down and started looking into the situation after the incidents were reported in late May.
Denver7 spoke with dog owners in the area who said they’re heartbroken for the families who are mourning the loss of their furry best friends.
Read the full story at our partner, Denver7.com. | 2023-06-07T01:27:56+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/06/parker-dog-park-closed-deaths/ |
Among all the races to watch this election cycle, the primary race for lieutenant governor has turned out to be one of the hottest.
That’s why PIX11 News and City & State invited lieutenant gov. contenders and Democratic primary opponents Ana María Archila and Diana Reyna for a live debate.
NY’s current Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado was invited as well, but he did not attend on Wednesday evening.
The event, coming weeks ahead of the June 28 primary, was hosted by PIX11’s Monica Morales and City & State’s Jeff Coltin at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in NYC. | 2022-06-01T23:49:52+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/see-it-ny-lieutenant-governors-democratic-primary-debate/ |
The Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol is twisting his Republican primary competitors in knots trying to both defend him and denounce what happened that day.
Speculation about an impending indictment of Trump over his actions surrounding Jan. 6 have thrust the day’s events — when hundreds of rioters violently stormed the Capitol to try and halt the certification of the 2020 election results — back into the spotlight.
The issue of Jan. 6 has been a thorny one for Republicans running for president, and few are eager to talk about the violence of that day. Some candidates have tied themselves into rhetorical knots, careful not to seem either overly sympathetic to rioters or overly critical of Trump, who remains broadly popular in the party.
“I think there are some candidates that haven’t really had to clearly articulate what they think about January 6,” said Republican strategist Rob Stutzman. “Some of them are rising in the polls, like Sen. [Tim] Scott, and they’re going to have to answer more clearly sooner or later.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running in second behind Trump in most polls, initially said after learning Trump was a target of the Justice Department (DOJ) investigation that the former president could have spoken out more forcefully on Jan. 6, while also arguing Trump should not be charged over his conduct that day.
In a more recent interview with actor Russell Brand, DeSantis said he did not consider the events of Jan. 6 to be an insurrection, instead suggesting it was a protest that devolved into a riot.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who in his 2024 campaign launch argued Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 were disqualifying for another White House term, told NewsNation that the former president’s words were “reckless,” but that he did not believe it rose to the level of being criminal. Pence himself was in harm’s way that day while presiding over Congress’s counting of Electoral College votes in his capacity as vice president.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who was also at the Capitol that day, went further in a recent candidate town hall, saying he did not hold Trump responsible for putting him in danger during the riot.
“I hold the folks who broke into the Capitol with ill will in their hearts, destroying property, responsible for their actions,” Scott said. “I don’t hold the former president, who didn’t show up at the Capitol & threaten my life, as responsible.”
Scott’s comments drew a rebuke from former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who has been deeply critical of Trump’s conduct and character but has said he would withhold judgment about any potential charges until seeing an indictment.
“I’m disappointed in Tim that he would be sitting out there saying ‘It’s really not the president’s responsibility,’” Christie said on “Face The Nation” on Sunday. “The president invited them. The president lied to them and told them the election was stolen.”
The varying degrees of defending Trump while denouncing the rioters is yet another example of candidates having to tread carefully around Trump and his legal troubles, which have galvanized his base this year and also hindered some of his primary competitors.
“It hasn’t hurt Trump the way that most people would imagine it should have hurt Trump. But it has impacted the dynamic of the Republican primary race,” former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) told MSNBC about a potential third indictment involving Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
“Look, the fact that nobody else can get any traction or attention is because all we’re talking about is Donald Trump’s legal troubles,” he added.
Trump, meanwhile, has not shied away from the events of Jan. 6 during his own campaign for another term in the White House.
The former president during a CNN town hall event in May said many of those present during the Jan. 6 riots “were there with love in their heart,” and Trump has on multiple occasions indicated he’d be willing to pardon those convicted over their actions during the attack on the Capitol. In recent weeks, Trump hosted a fundraiser for Jan. 6 rioters at his Bedminster, N.J., property.
As recently as Wednesday, Trump posted on Truth Social multiple times about his belief that the 2020 election was “rigged,” and he has questioned why he should be punished for casting doubt on the results.
But some Republican strategists are less certain that charges and a detailed indictment against Trump for his conduct after the 2020 election will be beneficial to the former president in the long-term.
A Quinnipiac University poll conducted nearly two years after the riots at the Capitol found more than 60 percent of Americans believed Trump bore a lot or some responsibility for the events on Jan. 6.
“There’s no upside. I don’t think Trump has an insurmountable lead, it’s so damn early and there’s so many things on Trump’s radar screen that can get in his way. If you had a choice you wouldn’t want to be indicted in three different jurisdictions,” said Sean Walsh, who worked as a press staffer in the George H.W. Bush White House.
“I think it will come front-and-center, and there’s no way around it that it won’t be corrosive for Trump,” Walsh added. | 2023-07-27T22:21:49+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/trump-investigation-puts-gop-rivals-on-the-spot-over-jan-6/ |
Bulls and bears are locked in a battle for Wall Street
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN
New York (CNN) — Bulls and bears have always engaged in battle on Wall Street.
But both sides are becoming more extreme, and the divide between so-called “bulls” and “bears” — optimistic investors who forecast rising stock prices and pessimistic investors who expect declining stock prices — is growing wider.
In a recent report, Liz Young, head of investment strategy at SoFi, said the chasm almost resembled a political landscape, “where each side looked at the other with anger and resentment, unable to find common ground.”
But the divide makes sense when you look at the plethora of conflicting data out there. There’s the “unexpectedly feverish stock market rally in the face of leading economic indicators and bond market signals that are clearly waving a red flag,” she said.
Before the Bell spoke with Young to discuss.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Before the Bell: Why is there a growing division between bulls and bears?
Liz Young: The levels of investors saying that they’re bullish and investors saying that they’re bearish aren’t necessarily at extremes — but the swing and the reversal that happened in 2023 was very extreme, it’s a straight line up for bulls and a straight line down for bears. When you see that fast of a movement and that fast of a tide change, I would expect things to correct a little bit. Usually, things overshoot when people get overly optimistic or overly pessimistic, and then we try to find a settlement on some kind of middle ground.
There are relationships that aren’t working as usual out there, and you see divergences — not just the obvious ones we’ve been talking about, like AI stocks really taking off versus the rest of the market. We see stocks going up as yields go up, that relationship doesn’t make a ton of sense. Divergences like that don’t last forever, and at some point that divergence has to close.
So are we seeing a lot of market froth, or does this go beyond that?
The narrow leadership of Big Tech in the market has come in a bit, you’ve seen some broadening out of the rally, which is good. But if you take a basket of AI-related stocks and then compare it to the rest of the S&P 500, the lines are moving in completely opposite directions. The spread between them has grown so big this year. That sort of thing doesn’t tend to last forever. We’re seeing inflated valuations in tech companies in the face of interest rates being held higher for longer, and in a period where the 10-year Treasury is at a level that suggests these valuations are too expensive. Valuations in general are above their 5-, 10- and 15-year averages. It seems pretty clear that we got ahead of ourselves and there needs to be some steam that comes out of this market.
I think the biggest question and the biggest debate is if and when that’s going to happen. If a rally continues, the bulls will say that the bears missed it. If it moves in the other direction, in a swift fashion, then the bears will say that the bulls were overly optimistic. It’s just gotten so divisive. It almost feels like politics. Each side looks at the other side with disdain and is so convinced that the other side is completely wrong. We have this inability to find a middle ground.
So are markets diverging from the economic reality right now?
I’m willing to bet that we get to a point in every economic cycle where we have a few rallies that some people don’t believe in, and we have this debate where it’s like, ‘this time is different. Everything has changed.’
I don’t think this time is different.
The event that takes us to a different part of the economic cycle might change. And certainly, the makeup of investors has changed, and we’re in unprecedented monetary policy times. I agree with that. But to suggest that we’re not going to have the same types of phases of an economic cycle as we’ve had for the last 100 plus years I think is naive. The economy has early, mid and late cycles and then you usually have a recession. That resets it and you start over again. And I don’t think we’ve seen that yet.
Analysts have said a recession is coming for the past two years, but the economy is still resilient. In an earnings call on Friday, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon even said he’s fuzzy on the economic outlook. What’s your take?
It’s coming at some point. I’ve been wrong on the timing and I’m just as shocked as anybody that we’ve seen so much upside in the market for the first half of 2023. But I don’t envision a possibility of us coming out of these deep yield curve inversions and deeper contractions of leading economic indicators without some type of recession.
As to the timing of it, I have no idea anymore. History would suggest that right now is a pretty trepidatious time and if we’re going to have a recession, it’s likely it begins in the next three to six months.
Jamie Dimon: “I don’t know” if there will be a soft landing, mild recession or hard recession
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Friday called out positives in the economy including resilient consumers, but, reports my colleague Matt Egan, he also cautioned of dangers lurking that could still spark a downturn.
In a call with reporters after the bank reported blockbuster second-quarter earnings Friday, Dimon was asked by CNN if the inflation cooldown has made him more optimistic about avoiding a recession.
The head of America’s biggest bank acknowledged considerable uncertainty.
“I don’t know if it’s going to lead to a soft landing, a mild recession or a hard recession,” Dimon said during the call.
The JPMorgan Chase CEO cited “tailwinds” in the economy, including the strength of consumer spending amid fiscal and monetary stimulus.
“Those are receding over time,” Dimon said.
Headwinds, according to Dimon, include inflation, high US government debt, high interest rates, the Federal Reserve’s efforts to shrink its balance sheet and the war in Ukraine. He noted the war has been going on for 500 days and could still “get worse.”
Jeremy Barnum, JPMorgan’s chief financial officer, similarly expressed uncertainty over whether the Fed can achieve a soft landing for the US economy.
“Your guess is as good as ours,” Barnum told reporters, adding that there has been “a lot of euphoria about immaculate disinflation” in recent days but it’s too early to say.
The JPMorgan Chase CFO was more confident about the state of the banking crisis, which has eased since the JPMorgan takeover of First Republic in early May.
“It seems like we are through the worst of it,” Barnum said.
‘There is no Coco Chanel’: Lawsuit accuses Shein of copyright infringement
Three graphic designers are suing Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein over what they allege is “egregious” copyright infringement and racketeering, reports my colleague Ellie Stevens.
In the lawsuit, which was filed in a California federal court Tuesday, the designers allege Shein produced and sold exact copies of their designs. They claim Shein uses “secretive algorithms” to determine fashion trends — algorithms they allege “could not work” without generating exact copies of artists’ work.
The designers say Shein has grown rich from “committing individual infringements over and over again.”
The suit says the fast fashion retailer violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, alleging that these claims are appropriate because Shein is not just one single entity but rather a “de-facto association of entities.”
“There is no Coco Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent behind the Shein empire. Rather, there is a mysterious tech genius, Xu Yangtian aka Chris Xu,” the suit claims.
A Shein spokesperson said in a statement: “SHEIN takes all claims of infringement seriously, and we take swift action when complaints are raised by valid IP rights holders. We will vigorously defend ourselves against this lawsuit and any claims that are without merit.”
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FRESNO, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading independent mattress manufacturer Pleasant Mattress has been recognized by the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) for its success in Sleep Products Sustainability (SP2). The manufacturer was chosen by the organization to be the first to be featured on its website, highlighting Pleasant Mattress' successes in improving the sustainability and efficiency of its business as the first U.S.-based mattress manufacturer to achieve certification for its production facility through MRC's SP2 program.
MRC is a nonprofit organization formed by the mattress industry to operate recycling programs in states that have enacted mattress recycling laws. The SP2 program is a voluntary initiative designed to empower mattress manufacturers with the tools, training and resources to implement sustainable practices through their facility. The goal is for manufacturers to reduce the negative environmental impacts of their operations and throughout the supply chain.
"We are proud of the efforts of our team and grateful to the MRC for recognizing our story," said Rion Morgenstern, CEO of Pleasant Mattress. "The story of our journey through the process of becoming SP2 certified and demonstrated success, is not only recognition for us, but for the program overall. It outlines what we were able to accomplish based on actual results that make a difference for the environment as well as for our customers. It also helps create a blueprint for those in the industry who are interested in participating in the program."
The study, titled "Pleasant Mattress Builds Sustainability into Everyday Work," chronicles Pleasant Mattress' implementation of a number of sustainability initiatives, including an environmental policy, energy conservation efforts and a recycling program that was underway before the company began the SP2 certification process. In addition, several of Pleasant Mattress' pre-existing processes, such as its occupational safety program and quality management program provided opportunities to integrate sustainability into everyday business practices. Throughout the process, Pleasant Mattress made excellent use of these opportunities to make SP2 part of its business, rather than thinking of it as a stand-alone activity.
In support of the SP2 system, Pleasant Mattress developed several exemplary practices to improve sustainability systematically across their operations. The study highlights some of the best practices that contributed to the company's certification and success, including metrics on recycling and consumption of electricity, natural gas and propane; employee awareness and engagement and the use of quality management expertise to achieve quilt waste reduction.
"This study clearly demonstrates how Pleasant Mattress incorporated SP2 concepts and practices into its on-going workplace improvement systems," said MRC Managing Director Mike O'Donnell. "The program's energy saving and waste reduction practices are now part of the safe working environment checklist. Taken together, Pleasant has created a more productive, efficient, and engaged workplace."
SP2 was introduced in 2019 and is free for any mattress manufacturing facility located in California as the program is funded by MRC. The training and certification process takes nine to 12 months and is valid for one year, at which time the company must be recertified.
Pleasant Mattress is an independent, family-owned and operated mattress manufacturer serving the Western United States. The company has been building traditional mattresses and specialty sleep products in its 150,000-square-foot campus in Fresno, California since 1959 and employs 160 people. The company is a licensee and manufacturer of the Spring Air family of brands and manufacturers the AirFlex and McRoskey brands through its McRoskey Mattress Works division. For additional information visit www.pleasantmattress.com.
To learn more about MRC's Sleep Products Sustainability Program visit
www.MattressRecyclingCouncil.org/SP2
The Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) is a nonprofit organization that operates recycling programs in states that have passed mattress recycling laws: California, Connecticut and Rhode Island. MRC was founded by the bedding industry and recycles nearly 2 million mattresses each year. To inform residents and businesses about the availability and importance of mattress recycling, MRC created a public education campaign branded Bye Bye Mattress. For more information about MRC, go to MattressRecyclingCouncil.org. To learn how to recycle your mattress or to find a collection location or event near you, visit ByeByeMattress.com.
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MAGNOLIA, Texas (AP) — A man who might have been experiencing a mental health crisis was shot and injured by Texas deputies on Thursday after apparently calling 911 and describing himself as a trespasser outside his home, authorities said.
At 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home in Magnolia about a disturbance in progress with possibly two trespassers, including one armed with a gun, said Steve Squier, a sheriff’s office spokesman.
At the home, deputies found a 68-year-old man with possibly a shotgun who matched the description of one of the trespassers described by the 911 caller.
When the man refused multiple commands to put down the weapon and then pointed it in their direction, two deputies fired their guns, hitting the man several times, Squier said.
The man was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. No second suspect was found at the Magnolia home, located about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Houston.
A preliminary investigation has determined the man who called 911 had given dispatchers the description of his own clothes as the ones that were being worn by the trespasser and had given his own location as the place where the trespasser could be found, Squier said.
Investigators said it was not apparent the man was experiencing any sort of mental health problems when he called 911.
“Deputies responded with that belief that they were responding to a potential burglary in progress or some other type of crime,” Squier said.
Authorities are investigating whether the man might have lured deputies to the home so that they could shoot him.
“I would hate to assume that right now,” Squier said.
The man lives at the home with his family members, who were unaware any of this was happening until shots were fired, Squier said. | 2023-02-02T18:44:22+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/authorities-man-shot-after-reporting-self-as-17759683.php |
STANFORD — When the shots weren’t falling, coach Tara VanDerveer’s Stanford team turned it up on the defensive end to stymie high-scoring Arizona.
Santa Cruz native Haley Jones had 18 points, a season-high 16 rebounds and five assists, and second-ranked Stanford picked up the intensity on both ends after the first quarter and rolled past No. 15 Arizona 73-57 in a Monday showdown of the 2021 national champion Cardinal and NCAA runner-up Wildcats.
“I recruited every player for their offense not their defense but our defense was what was really great,” VanDerveer said. “Our team locked in on the scouting report.”
Francesca Belibi contributed season-bests of 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for Stanford (15-1, 3-0 Pac-12), which held Arizona to seven second-quarter points on the way to winning its 10th straight game since the team’s lone defeat in a 76-71 overtime loss to No. 1 South Carolina on Nov. 20.
Jade Loville scored 12 for a Wildcats team (12-2, 2-1) that came in averaging 81.2 points per game and was beating teams by an average of 22.2 points — but no team has scored more than 77 points against the Cardinal since the start of the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season.
Both power programs struggled to find their 3-point grooves — Arizona going 1 for 6 in the first half and Stanford 3 of 13. Hannah Jump made four for Stanford on the way to 13 points.
Cameron Brink overcame a cold shooting day to finish with 12 points, six rebounds and three more blocks. She shot 3 of 15, missing all six of her 3-point tries and with four turnovers but was picked up by Stanford’s deep supporting cast.
“Cam didn’t have her best game of the year but thankfully other people stepped up,” VanDeveer said.
Stanford committed five quick turnovers and missed its initial three shots before Jump hit a 3-pointer at the 6:14 mark of the first. That helped the Cardinal warm up and use a 6-0 burst to get going as Arizona had a short drought.
During a timeout, VanDerveer told the Cardinal to settle into the game.
“Whenever Hannah hits a 3 it gets us going. We expect it to go in every time,” Jones said. “Once you see the ball go in the basket no matter who it’s from it just kind of gets you going.”
The Cardinal made five straight shots during a 7-0 run to go ahead 17-11 and led 19-15 after the first — when Jones already had six points, five rebounds and four assists.
“Just our lack of execution was disappointing,” Arizona coach Adia Barnes said, emphasizing the 23 offensive rebounds Stanford corralled. “The second quarter, third quarter, then we fought a little bit got within 13 late in the game but we looked like we were down 40. Not a lot of fight. I think we were really fatigued, third game in five days after Christmas is rough, not ideal. Tough situation.”
Belibi went down hard late in the third when she was hit in the head and on an intentional foul call against Loville. Belibi was checked for a concussion in the locker room and returned.
“I’m good,” she said. “It’s always kind of a little bit of a shock to get hit.”
Stanford won its 37th straight game against Pac-12 teams including the past two conference titles and postseason.
FREE-THROW WOES
Stanford went just 20 of 34 from the free-throw line. Jones went 8 for 12 and Belibi 4 of 8.
“We need to do a better job in a close game like this or in a tournament-type game,” VanDerveer said.
BIG PICTURE
Arizona: The Wildcats, who were outrebounded 53-33, had only beaten one ranked opponent prior to facing Stanford — No. 18 Baylor on Dec. 18. … Arizona scored 19 points off Stanford’s 16 turnovers. … The Wildcats were averaging a Pac-12 best 12.9 steals per game and had just seven. … Arizona is the only conference team with four players averaging at least 11.8 points.
Stanford: Brink — who celebrated her 21st birthday with a big game on New Year’s Eve in a 101-69 win against Arizona State — has blocked at least one shot in every game and now has 48. She was cheered on Monday by Sonya Curry, mother of Warriors star Stephen Curry, and the reigning NBA Finals MVP’s two daughters, Riley and Ryan, and toddler son, Canon. Sonya Curry and Brink’s mom, Michelle, are friends dating to their days at Virginia Tech. … Junior G Agnes Emma-Nnopu missed her second straight game after being poked in the eye at practice by Indya Nivar. … Stanford improved to 61-4 in games when Jump makes at least one 3-pointer.
UP NEXT
Arizona: Hosts Oregon State on Friday.
Stanford: Visits California on Sunday in Berkeley for the second matchup between the Bay Area rivals after the Cardinal captured the first meeting 90-69 on Dec. 23 in the conference opener. | 2023-01-03T01:40:40+00:00 | santacruzsentinel.com | https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/01/02/haley-jones-18-points-16-rebounds-lead-no-2-stanford-by-no-15-arizona-womens-basketball/ |
Frustrated by an “appalling counterproposal” earlier this week, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS workers said a strike is imminent and gave the shipping giant a Friday deadline to improve its offer.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters walked away from negotiations Wednesday, demanding that UPS give its “last, best, and final offer” no later than June 30.
Teamsters officials did not say what time the Friday deadline was or what actions it might take if it is not met.
“The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable,” said Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien, who accused UPS executives of hoarding profits instead of sharing them with workers.
“Executives at UPS, some of whom get tens of millions of dollars a year, do not care about the hundreds of thousands of American workers who make this company run,” O’Brien said.
In a brief statement, United Parcel Service said it has offered significant changes to its initial financial proposal and that “Reaching consensus requires time and serious, detailed discussion, but it also requires give-and-take from both sides.”
Negotiations on the national contract began in April. The current contract expires July 31.
Earlier this month, the Teamsters said 97% of unionized workers voted for a strike authorization, which the union urged to give it more leverage during negotiations with the company.
The Teamsters represent more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. If a strike occurs, it would be the first since a 15-day walkout by 185,000 workers crippled the company a quarter century ago.
UPS has pushed back on those claims by boasting that is provides workers with industry-leading pay and benefits.
Unionized UPS workers are still upset about the current contract, which they feel was forced on them by prior union leadership in 2018 based on a technicality. The contract created two hierarchies of workers with different pay scales, hours and benefits. The union wants it eliminated.
Two weeks ago, the union and the company announced they reached a tentative agreement to equip more trucks with air conditioning equipment, a major sticking point. UPS said it would add air conditioning to U.S. small delivery vehicles purchased after January 1, 2024.
UPS delivers around 25 million packages a day, representing about a quarter of all U.S. parcel volume, according to the global shipping and logistics firm Pitney Bowes. That’s about 10 million parcels more than it delivered each day in the years leading up to the pandemic.
UPS profits have soared since the pandemic began in 2020 as millions of Americans grew to rely on delivery to their doorstops.
Annual profits at UPS in the past two years are close to three times what they were pre-pandemic. The Atlanta company returned about $8.6 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and stock buybacks in 2022, and forecasts another $8.4 billion for shareholders this year.
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AP Business Reporter Haleluya Hadero contributed to this report from New York. | 2023-06-29T17:49:41+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/business/2023/06/29/saying-strike-is-imminent-ups-gets-a-friday-deadline-from-union-to-come-up-with-a-better-contract/ |
Police: 2 brothers dead after driver crashes into NC Hardee’s
WILSON, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - Police say two brothers are dead after a vehicle drove into a Hardee’s in Wilson, North Carolina.
The Wilson Police Department says 78-year-old Jesse Lawrence, of Wilson, has been identified as the driver.
Police say Lawrence drove into the Hardee’s on Forest Hills Road Sunday morning around 9:47 and hit two victims. They have been identified as brothers Christopher Ruffin, 58, and Clay Ruffin, 62, both of Wilson.
WITN is told that Christopher Ruffin was pronounced dead at the scene, and Clay Ruffin was taken to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, where he later died.
Police say Lawrence was taken to Wilson Medical Center, where he was treated and released. There is no information on charges or what led to the crash, although police do not believe it to be medical- or impairment-related.
The crash is still being investigated and anyone with information is asked to call police at 252-399-2323 or Crime Stoppers at 252-243-2255.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators are moving toward a showdown on an abortion ban that does not include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
Debate is expected to restart Thursday with a final vote looming after two attempts to get the exceptions back in the bill failed the day before — one up to six weeks into a pregnancy and another up to 20 weeks after conception.
There will probably be at least one last push before a final vote on the abortion ban. Thirteen states have so-called trigger laws designed to outlaw most abortions when the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy in June.
“I can count," said Republican Sen. Josh Kimbrell, who wrote the six-week proposal. "I know this bill will not pass without exceptions”
There are 30 Republicans in the 46-member Senate, but a number of them are conservatives who have digested developments elsewhere since Roe v. Wade was overturned and say they don’t want 14-year-old rape victims to have to give birth. On the other side are Republicans that view any abortion as ending a life.
Democrats are mostly letting them argue among themselves, refusing to help more moderate Republicans and keeping the bill as strict as possible to try to defeat it.
If the legislation is approved and signed into law, South Carolina would join Indiana as states that have passed near-total abortion bans since the monumental Supreme Court ruling.
The debate started Wednesday with the three Republican women in the Senate speaking back-to-back, saying they can't support the bill unless the rape or incest exceptions are restored.
Sen. Katrina Shealy said he 41 men in the Senate would be better off listening to their wives, daughters, mothers, granddaughters and looking at the faces of the girls in Sunday School classes at their churches.
“You want to believe that God is wanting you to push a bill through with no exceptions that kill mothers and ruins the lives of children — lets mothers bring home babies to bury them — then I think you’re miscommunicating with God. Or maybe you aren’t communicating with Him at all,” Shealy said before senators did add a proposal allowing abortions if a fetus cannot survive outside the womb.
Senators who support the ban said the state needs to show it values all life by taking advantage of the opening created by the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I never thought I’d live to see Roe v. Wade overturned. We’ve got to rise to that moment," Kimbrell said.
The same bill without the exceptions appeared to fail in the more conservative state House last week before some Republicans maneuvered through a series of votes to allow abortions for rape or incest victims up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
Senators did agree to change the bill to allow abortions when a doctor determines a fetus has a serious medical problem and will not survive outside the womb, and to allow dependents to get birth control if their parents get insurance through the health plan for state employees.
The bill would ban all abortions in South Carolina except when the mother’s life is at risk. Before they were removed, the bill also included exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, allowing abortions up to 12 weeks after conception. In those cases, the doctor would have had to tell the patient that the crime and the abortion will be reported, with her name given to the county sheriff within 24 hours of the procedure.
Even if the exceptions for rape or incest are restored, survivors would be forced to unnecessarily relive their trauma, said Taylor Simon, the education and outreach manager for The Hive Community Circle, which works with women and girls in South Carolina who have been affected by sexual assault.
“It’s forcing them to go through invasive processes, such as going through interviews and court cases, all to receive health care after a traumatic experience,” Simon said.
South Carolina currently has a ban on abortions once cardiac activity in a fetus is detectable, which is usually about six weeks. But that law has been suspended as the South Carolina Supreme Court reviews whether it violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. That leaves South Carolina’s older 20-week abortion ban as the current benchmark.
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Associated Press writer James Pollard contributed to this report.
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Follow Jeffrey Collins on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JSCollinsAP. | 2022-09-08T13:12:36+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Exceptions-split-Republicans-in-South-Carolina-17427047.php |
Delaying the start of Social Security benefits is a powerful way for retirees to cope with inflation, survive bad investment markets and reduce the risk they’ll run short of money. The advantages of waiting are so great that financial planners often recommend their clients tap other savings, such as retirement funds, to help them delay claiming.
Employers could increase their workers’ financial security by offering a similar “bridge” strategy as part of 401(k)s and other workplace retirement plans, according to a study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. The bridge strategy would tap a worker’s retirement account to pay amounts roughly equal to the foregone Social Security checks.
People can create such bridges on their own, of course. If Social Security projects your benefit at age 62 will be $1,500 a month, for example, you could set up automatic monthly withdrawals of that amount from your 401(k) at retirement. But having an employer offer the option could make the process easier and encourage more people to delay, says Gal Wettstein, the center’s senior research economist and co-author of the study.
THE BENEFITS OF WAITING ARE HUGE
Social Security benefits are incredibly valuable to retirees. Benefits are adjusted annually for inflation and, unlike retirement savings, can’t be depleted by bad markets, bad investing decisions or bad luck.
People can claim Social Security retirement benefits at any time from ages 62 to 70. Starting before your full retirement age, which is currently between 66 and 67, typically means settling for a permanently reduced benefit. Delaying beyond full retirement age, by contrast, increases retirement benefits by 8% each year until your benefit maxes out at age 70.
Waiting until age 70 can increase your Social Security checks by at least 76% compared to starting at 62, Wettstein says.
“The higher monthly benefit means you have more guaranteed income, which will last you for the rest of your life,” Wettstein says.
(By the way: Your Social Security benefits begin earning inflation adjustments starting at age 62, whether you’ve started receiving them or not, according to the Social Security Administration. So next year’s 8.7% cost of living increase is no reason to speed up your application if you’re able to hold off.)
MOST PEOPLE ARE STILL CLAIMING TOO EARLY
Copious research has shown that most people are better off waiting to claim Social Security. It’s particularly important for the higher earner in a married couple to delay, since that benefit determines what the survivor gets after the first spouse dies.
A study by economists from the Federal Reserve and Boston University found that “virtually all” U.S. workers ages 45 to 62 should wait beyond age 65 to claim, and 90% should wait until age 70, although only about 10% currently do. Claiming too early will cost the typical worker over $182,000 in lifetime discretionary spending, the economists found.
The average claiming age inched up between 2008 and 2018, from 63.6 to 64.7 for men and from 63.6 to 64.6 for women, according to the Social Security Administration. Most people still claim their benefits before reaching their full retirement age, which means their benefits are permanently reduced.
FEW RETIREMENT PLANS HELP WITH PAYOUT STRATEGIES
Many employers provide matches to encourage people to accumulate money for retirement, but few help with payout strategies when it’s time to retire, Wettstein notes. A few offer the option to annuitize, which means turning some or all of the account balance over to an insurance company in exchange for a guaranteed stream of payments.
Most people don’t much like the idea of giving up big chunks of their savings, Wettstein notes. His study presented an alternative — the employer-provided bridge — to a nationally representative sample of 1,349 people ages 50 to 65 who had not retired and who had at least $25,000 in their 401(k). The strategy would allow participants to use up to half of their retirement account balances to replace Social Security checks while they delayed claiming.
A “substantial minority” said they would use the strategy if offered, the researchers found. About 27% of those who were given a brief description of how it worked said they would use it. The percentage willing to use the strategy rose as participants were given more information, with 35% of those given the most complete explanation saying they would use it. In addition, 31% said they wouldn’t opt out if their employer made the bridge strategy the default option.
Wettstein says to his knowledge no employers are currently offering a bridge strategy, but he hopes the research will spur some to consider it. Figuring out when to claim Social Security is daunting enough for the average worker, let alone deciding how and when to tap retirement funds, he says. An employer-provided bridge strategy could make waiting easier for many.
“If it’s all set out for you in a way that is effortless, that is definitely attractive,” Wettstein says.
The nationally representative survey of 1,349 respondents was conducted online in July 2021 by the NORC at the University of Chicago. Participants were ages 50-65, not retired, and had balances of at least $25,000 in their 401(k).
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance site NerdWallet. The content is for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and author of “Your Credit Score.” Email: lweston@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @lizweston.
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MORGAN CITY, La., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) announced today the appointment of Larry J. Callais to its Board of Directors. Mr. Callais will serve as an independent Class I director, and as a member of the Company's Independent Directors Committee, effective immediately.
Johnny Conrad, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "We are pleased to welcome Larry Callais to our Board. Larry is well-known and well-respected in the business community in and around where Conrad has its primary operations. His skills and experience as a community banker and leader in the financial services industry will provide our Board and management with important insights and perspectives."
About Larry J. Callais
Larry J. Callais served as Chief Executive Officer of M C Bank from 1999 until 2021. He joined the bank in 1977. M C Bank is a Morgan City-based commercial bank with seven locations in south Louisiana. Among his many civic and professional activities, Mr. Callais has served as Chairman of the Board of the St. Mary Parish Foundation, served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Bankers Association. He is a Certified Public Accountant, on inactive status.
About Conrad Industries, Inc.
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel and aluminum products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
For Information Contact:
Cecil Hernandez (985) 702-0195
CAHernandez@ConradIndustries.com
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