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What’s Quickly? It’s where readers sound off on the issues of the day. Have a quote, question or quip? Call Quickly at 312-222-2426 or email quickly@post-trib.com.
The CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol of 4 times over the legal limit. He got abusive with law enforcement officers and demanded that they call the mayor, the judge and other officials to vouch for him. Who vouches for anyone that is driving with a blood alcohol level that is four times over the legal limit? Seriously, the attitude of these entitled folks is beyond comprehension.
Is there any proof of Jennifer-Ruth Green’s accusation against Frank Mrvan? For all we know, this “stunt” is something she cooked up to make headlines for herself. Green, an Air Force veteran, bills herself as a far-right conservative who supports former President Donald Trump’s policies and opposes abortion in all cases. Her politics are far right, and the right has been known to play dirty. Mrvan is still getting my vote based on his political standings; and he’s not losing it because of some wild accusation as yet unproven. By the way, can Mrvan sue her for slander because of this?
Economy’s rise and fall and always come back throughout our country’s history. Democracy doesn’t. Democracy is on the ballot next month. If we lose it, it’s gone. Remember that when you cast your vote.
Ever woman that had the right to get a safe legal medical abortion in Indiana will soon be voting. Please remember the party that fought for your right and will continue to fight for your daughters and every woman coming behind you. Vote blue.
We can’t wait another two years to see justice done for the January 6th insurrection and Trump’s post-presidential theft of classified documents. In another two years, the GOP might well again be in charge of, and politicizing, the Department of Justice. Nail that sucker Trump before it’s too late. He is a brazen criminal and everybody knows it.
Today, we can receive hearing aids over the counter. Insulin will be capped at $35. On average Social Security will be increased $130 a month, and military dependents are getting housing increases. These are just some of Biden and the Democrats’ accomplishments. Republicans voted against every one. Remember this when you vote!
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If Republicans win the House, the people that will be running the country will be Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz. Remember that when you cast your vote.
It’s a mystery why people seem to think Republicans will fix economic problems when, historically, they are the ones who cause them. If you think the economy is bad now, just put Republicans in charge, and you’ll see how really bad it can be. Their answer to everything is to “cut taxes.” It’s their massive tax giveaway to corporations and the rich that is concentrating wealth more and more in the hands of a very few. Trickle-down economy does not work for those in the middle and at the bottom, but works very well for those at the top. The yacht construction business is booming.
Critical race theory isn’t taught in any public elementary or high school in America. It’s a college law course available to law students. It’s a lie brought to you by the Republican party. Its just another attempt to destroy the public education system to divert funds to private and charter schools.
Republican logic is to say that your local football team will never lose a game. That would make them state champs. Even if they lose a game, being a Republican you can still say they won.
Under Trump, republicans increased the deficit with tax cuts for the ultra wealthy and corporations. Under Biden the deficit is on track to decrease by more than $1 trillion. Remember that when you vote!
President Donald Trump was watching TV, Vice President Mike Pence was running for his life from a mob. Who is third in succession? Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. She stepped up and did her job. Can you even imagine Kevin McCarthy, who wants desperately to be Speaker, doing the same? The first thing he did after the riots was go to Mar-a-Lago to kiss Trump’s ring.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — As the clock ticked down toward a possible strike Monday, New York City nurses reiterated that they don’t want to go on strike, but insisted they’d been pushed to the brink by hospitals.
At the worst moment in negotiations, around 17,000 nurses could have gone on strike. Tentative agreements have since been reached at all but Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Montefiore Medical Center. If an agreement is not reached, about 3,500 nurses at Montefiore and 3,625 Mount Sinai nurses could go on strike on Monday, according to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA.) Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday called for binding arbitration so that a resolution could be reached.
“The New York State Department of Health will continue to enforce staffing requirements under the law at these hospitals to maintain the delivery of essential health care services to the community and protect patient health and safety. Likewise, the Health Department will continue to ensure that all providers are meeting the requirements of the law,” she said. “We will continue to work with partners and all parties so that New York City hospitals and nurses can continue to play their critical role in caring for New Yorkers.”
A spokesperson for Montefiore said they agreed with Hochul’s request and noted officials at Montefiore were prepared to proceed with the arbitration process.
“We welcome this development as a means to reaching an equitable outcome,” the Montefiore spokesperson said. “We hope that NYSNA’s leadership accepts the governor’s proposal and rescinds their strike threat.”
Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside were among the hospitals that reached tentative agreements with NYSNA. The agreement includes a 19.1% wage increase over three years, according to a spokesperson. The same deal was offered to nurses at The Mount Sinai Hospital
“We are continuing to negotiate in good faith with NYSNA and hope they will accept our offer, which would provide an additional $51,000 in cash compensation for each nurse, plus $19,500 in medical benefit payments, over three years,” the spokesperson said. “We hope they will similarly rescind their strike notice at The Mount Sinai Hospital.”
NYSNA union leadership meanwhile called on Hochul to join them in “putting patients over profits and to enforce existing nurse staffing laws.”
“Gov. Hochul should listen to front-line COVID nurse heroes and respect our federally-protected labor and collective bargaining rights,” the union said in a statement. “Nurses don’t want to strike. Bosses have pushed us to strike by refusing to seriously consider our proposals to address the desperate crisis of unsafe staffing that harms our patients.”
Mayor Eric Adams implored everyone to stay at the negotiating tables for as long as needed to reach an agreement. He said the hospital system was prepared to meet the challenges if a deal is not reached and a strike happens.
“New York City Emergency Management is preparing to activate our situation room to monitor hospital operations citywide if a strike occurs and will be joined by representatives from the New York City Department of Health, NYC Health + Hospitals, the Greater New York Hospital Association, and additional public and private agencies,” Adams said. “The Fire Department of New York City has contingency plans in place to reroute ambulances and NYC Health + Hospitals has emergency strategies to handle a surge in patients.” | 2023-01-09T03:42:14+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/clock-ticking-down-nyc-nurses-strike-still-on-the-table/ |
Dr. Hyman brings expertise in healthcare and wellness advocacy, leadership, and education to the Fountain Life Medical Advisory Board
NAPLES, Fla., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company committed to transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive, today announced the appointment of Mark Hyman, M.D. to the company's Medical Advisory Board.
Mark Hyman, M.D. is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, Founder and Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a fifteen-time New York Times best-selling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine. He is the founder and chairman of the Food Fix Campaign, dedicated to transforming our food and agriculture system through policy.
"We are honored to welcome Dr. Hyman to our Medical Advisory Board," said Bill Kapp, M.D., Fountain Life CEO and co-founder. "His commitment to applying scientific research to the goal of improving patient health and longevity is remarkable. His experience and insights will be particularly valuable as we pursue our mission to extend healthspan by detecting and diagnosing diseases at their earliest stages."
Dr. Hyman has distinguished himself as the host of one of the leading health podcasts, The Doctor's Farmacy with 150+ million downloads. His expertise is widely sought after as a regular medical contributor to several television shows and networks, including CBS This Morning, Today, Good Morning America, The View, and CNN. His latest book, Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life, is currently a #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, the #1 seller on Amazon, and the #1 bestselling hardcover book in America .
"I believe everyone deserves a life of vitality and that we have the potential to create that life for ourselves. I feel in synchrony with Fountain Life's values and commitment to empowering people to be in control of their health," Hyman stated. "I am thrilled to join Fountain Life's esteemed Medical Advisory Board and contribute to making their innovative healthcare offerings available to more members across the U.S. and globally."
Hyman joins Eric Verdin, M.D., president and chief executive officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, and Daniel Kraft, M.D., Stanford and Harvard-trained physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur on the Fountain Life Medical Advisory Board. The Board's primary mission is to provide strategic input, guidance, and recommendations for the company's expanding efforts in preventative medicine.
About Fountain Life
Fountain Life brings together the world's most renowned scientists and physicians to boost longevity and performance – putting health back in healthcare. Fountain Life does this by using cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) to collect data and gain insights into the human body that have never been possible before. Fountain Life's data-driven approach enables finding illnesses, including cancer, cardiac, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disease, early before they can cause harm. As a result, Fountain Life members operate at peak performance throughout their life with the aim that they will feel as healthy and vibrant at 100 as they were at 60. Learn more at www.fountainlife.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
A photo of Dr. Mark Hyman is available upon request.
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DENVER, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEC), one of the largest global customer experience (CX) technology and services innovators for end-to-end digital CX solutions, has been selected as a launch partner for Microsoft's Digital Contact Center Platform.
Announced at Inspire 2022, the Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform combines Nuance, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Teams and Azure, to equip Microsoft partners with the tools needed to help customers launch a secure omnichannel platform, optimize the agent experience, support connectivity and interoperability, and automate both agent and consumer journeys from end-to-end.
As a long-time Microsoft Gold partner, TTEC has the proven capabilities and expertise to deliver fast and intuitive self-service to their customers and provide agents the context, insights, and intelligence to deliver timely, accurate responses that improve customer satisfaction with their cloud, business applications, analytics and AI solutions. The company handles millions of live digital customer interactions a day on behalf of its clients, providing insight and knowledge into the intents that drive customer behavior.
"TTEC Digital is laser-focused on customer experience digital transformations," says Jim Sheehan, COO of TTEC Digital. "We are thrilled with the opportunity to partner with Microsoft in launching the Digital Contact Center and its overall alignment with TTEC Digital's business strategy. I am confident that the cloud infrastructure supported by Microsoft Digital Contact Center will further enable us to empower our clients to deliver outstanding omnichannel CX."
Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform provides a complete solution that allows TTEC Digital to supply end-to-end customer service, inclusive of contact center interactions to their customers. Alongside the channels of engagement, the platform boasts a truly modern toolset of solutions to help agents see a true 360-degree view of the customer as well as leveraging an increasing amount of AI capabilities that drive intelligent routing of incoming requests by providing agents assistance based on real data intelligence.
"We are pleased to have TTEC as one of our launch partners for the Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform. The platform will support TTEC's customer experience vision and meet the needs of the modern enterprise by delivering a streamlined experience across channels, that is also open and flexible," said Charles Lamanna, Corporate Vice President, Business Applications & Platform, Microsoft.
The vision for the Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform aligns closely with TTEC's commitment to building solutions that meet the needs of the modern enterprise and provide exceptional engagement interactions for customers and agents. As an initial launch partner, TTEC Digital can deliver quality experiences that take advantage of the Microsoft platform and greater ecosystem.
About TTEC
TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC) is one of the largest global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovators for end-to-end, digital CX solutions. The Company delivers leading CX technology and operational CX orchestration at scale through its proprietary cloud-based CXaaS (Customer Experience as a Service) platform. Serving iconic and disruptive brands, TTEC's outcome-based solutions span the entire enterprise, touch every virtual interaction channel, and improve each step of the customer journey. Leveraging next-gen digital and cognitive technology, the Company's Digital business designs, builds, and operates omnichannel contact center technology, conversational messaging, CRM, automation (AI / ML and RPA), and analytics solutions. The Company's Engage business delivers digital customer engagement, customer acquisition & growth, content moderation, fraud prevention, and data annotation solutions. Founded in 1982, the Company's singular obsession with CX excellence has earned it leading client NPS scores across the globe. The Company's nearly 62,000 employees operate on six continents and bring technology and humanity together to deliver happy customers and differentiated business results. To learn more, visit us at www.ttec.com.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to dismiss the case against a man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in southern Wisconsin last year.
Public defenders sought to have the case against Darrell Brooks Jr. dismissed in Waukesha County Circuit Court based a July 1 search of the defendant's jail cell. Investigators and prosecutors were looking for information related to Brooks' recent decision to change his plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
His attorneys say the warrant for the search was deficient and that the action violated Brooks' attorney-client privilege.
In denying the motion, Judge Jennifer Dorow said the paperwork seized, photocopied and return to the jail cell was not privileged material.
Dorow also rejected a motion to suppress some statements Brooks made to investigators after defense attorneys argued that Brooks continued to be questioned after stating he wished to invoke his right to remain silent.
Brooks, 40, faces nearly 80 charges, including six homicide counts, in connection with the Nov. 21 incident in Waukesha. He pleaded not guilty in February, then in June changed that plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
At one point during the motions hearing Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper asked the judge to note that Brooks appeared to have been sleeping during the proceeding. Dorow ordered a break and when the parties returned to the courtroom, Brooks lashed out and yelled at the judge before he was surrounded by three deputies and taken from the courtroom.
On Thursday, Dorow granted a defense motion to dismiss six counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle against Brooks, saying a defendant can’t have multiple punishments for the same crime. | 2022-08-26T17:16:19+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Defense-motions-denied-in-fatal-parade-attack-in-17400321.php |
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WDAF)– The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department has identified the suspect shot and killed by a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department officer after shooting at police Wednesday morning.
Hugo Corral-Velasco, 32, was shot and killed just after midnight near 27th Street and Wood Avenue.
The KCKPD was investigating a stolen vehicle in the area and found Corral-Velasco unresponsive inside with drug paraphernalia and a gun.
Officers with shields tried to make contact and knocked on the window. Corral-Velasco then grabbed the gun and began shooting at the officers.
While retreating, officers fired back, and he was hit. Corral-Velasco was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident continues to be investigated by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department. | 2022-11-10T18:54:43+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/man-shot-killed-by-kansas-city-kansas-police-identified/ |
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus on Monday opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority, the latest in a series of court cases against critics of the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko.
Andrzej Poczobut, 49, faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of the charges of harming national security and inciting discord. Poczobut, a journalist for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a top figure in the Union of Poles in Belarus, has been behind bars since his detention in March 2021.
He widely covered major protests that gripped Belarus for weeks in 2020 following a presidential election that gave Lukashenko, in power since 1994, a new term in office, but that was widely regarded by the opposition and Western countries as fraudulent.
The trial in the western city of Grodno was closed to independent journalists and Western diplomats, but photos from the courtroom suggested that Poczobut has lost significant weight while in custody.
The 2020 protests were the largest and most sustained in the country. Authorities responded to the demonstrations with a crackdown that saw more than 35,000 people arrested, thousands beaten by police and dozens of media outlets and nongovernmental organizations shut.
This month, Belarus put human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, a co-winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, on trial for financing protests. Another trial against two top figures of the now-banned independent news portal TUT.BY began last week.
About 300,000 of Belarus’ 10 million people are ethnic Poles. The Union of Poles came under government pressure after authorities accused Poland of trying to foment an uprising against Lukashenko. | 2023-01-16T15:46:48+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/belarus-opens-trial-of-journalist-for-prominent-polish-paper/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.
Cameron, the state’s attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, claimed a convincing victory over a 12-candidate field that included Kelly Craft, who served as United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration, and state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. Beshear easily dispatched two under-the-radar Democratic challengers in his own primary.
Cameron, the state’s first Black attorney general, would be the state’s first Black governor if elected. He played up the historic nature of his nomination in his victory speech Tuesday, saying his campaign aims to “embody the promise of America, that if you work hard and if you stand on principle, anything is possible.”
“To anyone who looks like me, know that you can achieve anything,” Cameron told his supporters. “Know that in this country and in Kentucky, all that matters are your values.”
The race now shifts to the general election, which will be one of November’s most closely watched contests and could provide clues heading into next year’s presidential race. Beshear, a popular Democratic governor, will face a tough reelection bid in a Republican-dominated state after a first term marked by a series of tragedies — the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and a mass shooting that killed one of his closest friends.
Beshear on Tuesday touted his stewardship of Kentucky’s economy — pointing to record economic development successes — in setting the stage for his fall reelection campaign. And he blasted the tone of the GOP gubernatorial primary after taking hits for months from the Republican candidates.
“Right now somewhere in America, there is a CEO deciding where to move their business and they’re considering Kentucky,” Beshear told a gathering of supporters. “Let me ask you: Is seeing people talk down our state and our economy, insult our people and stoke divisions going to help that next company choose Kentucky? Of course not.”
The fall matchup between Beshear and Cameron conjures parallels from the state’s last governor’s race but with a reversal of roles for the governor. In 2019, Beshear used the attorney general’s office as a springboard to the governorship. During his single term as attorney general, Beshear challenged a series of executive actions by then-governor, Republican Matt Bevin. Beshear narrowly defeated Bevin in a race that revolved around Bevin’s combative personality.
Turnout was light in many locations as rain fell across much of the state during part of the day, the secretary of state’s office said. Storm warnings were issued in some areas but there were no reports of voting disruptions. Election officials hoped for an upswing in turnout after the storms passed.
Cameron succeeded Beshear in the attorney general’s office, and the Republican turned the tables on Beshear, mounting numerous legal challenges against state and national Democratic policies that endeared him to conservatives. Cameron led the successful challenge that essentially halted the governor’s COVID-era restrictions, which Cameron said amounted to executive overreach. Beshear says that his actions saved lives and that he leaned heavily on guidance from Trump’s coronavirus task force.
A former aide to Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, Cameron has risen through the political ranks to become one of the most prominent Black Republicans in the country. His victory Tuesday will play into Trump’s efforts to solidify his status as the leader of the Republican Party heading into the 2024 presidential primary.
If Beshear follows his campaign formula from 2019, he will avoid talking about Trump or dwelling on polarizing national issues that could risk further energizing his opponent’s conservative base.
He is also expected to draw on his family’s strong political brand — his father, Steve Beshear, is a former two-term Kentucky governor who spoke at his son’s primary victory celebration Tuesday — and lean into his role of leading through adversity after a multitude of crises during his first term.
Through it all, Beshear emerged as the front man, holding daily pandemic briefings for months and then leading relief efforts to help those left devastated by tornadoes and floods.
Last month, Beshear publicly and emotionally grieved the loss of a close friend who died when a Louisville bank employee opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing five coworkers. He has frequently invoked his Christian faith as a cornerstone of his efforts to lead the state through tough times.
In addition to Craft and Quarles, Cameron also defeated state Auditor Mike Harmon and Somerset Mayor Alan Keck, among others.
But it was the combative rivalry between Cameron and Craft that dominated the primary campaign. Cameron endured an advertising blitz by Craft’s campaign — backed by her family’s fortune — and an outside group supporting her campaign. The pro-Craft group portrayed Cameron as an “establishment teddy bear” in claiming he wasn’t tough enough as attorney general. A pro-Cameron group swung back with attacks against Craft, who nabbed a last-minute endorsement from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Cameron’s handling of an investigation into the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police in 2020 could come under renewed scrutiny as he campaigns as the GOP nominee. Taylor’s death and the police-related killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests.
In announcing a grand jury’s findings in Taylor’s death, Cameron said jurors “agreed” that homicide charges were not warranted against the officers, because they were fired upon. Three of the jurors disputed Cameron’s account, arguing that Cameron’s staff limited their scope and did not give them an opportunity to consider homicide charges against the police in Taylor’s death.
Cameron’s immediate attention will turn toward building party unity for the fall campaign slog, a task for which he has demonstrated skills in the past. He bridged the gulf between Trump and McConnell despite a growing rift between the two GOP heavyweights. Cameron worked as the senator’s legal counsel and made a high-profile pitch for Trump’s unsuccessful reelection campaign at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
The gubernatorial campaign topped primary races for other constitutional offices in Kentucky.
Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who pushed successfully for expanded voter access, won his primary against two candidates, including one who cast doubt on the integrity of elections. He faces Democrat Charles “Buddy” Wheatley in November in his reelection bid.
Other primary winners included Republican Allison Ball, who is running for state auditor after two terms as state treasurer, and now will face Democrat Kimberley Reeder, who ran unopposed. Garrard County Attorney Mark Metcalf won the GOP primary for state treasurer and faces Democrat Michael Bowman in November. The general election race for agriculture commissioner pits Republican Jonathan Shell against Democrat Sierra Enlow, who won their respective primaries. The fall campaign for attorney general will feature Republican Russell Coleman against Democrat Pam Stevenson. Both were unopposed in the primary. | 2023-05-17T04:25:27+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/kentucky-republicans-pick-nominee-to-challenge-democratic-gov-beshear/ |
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NEW YORK (AP) — The first line of Olivia Harrison's book of poetry captures a feeling universal to everyone who has lost a loved one. “All I wanted was another spring,” she writes. “Was it so much to ask?”
Through the verses that follow that question, the widow of former Beatle George Harrison opens up about her husband, and about grieving after he died of lung cancer at the age of 58 on Nov. 29, 2001.
Twenty poems for 20 years, a number that's not a coincidence.
“Came the Lightening,” a collection published Tuesday, is a first for the 74-year-old Harrison, and a surprise. She has meticulously curated George's work with the help of their son, Dhani, but has otherwise maintained the privacy the couple kept throughout their marriage.
She was inspired to write by reading Edna St. Vincent Millay's work about a “wound that never heals,” and her own line about wanting another spring was a turning point. She changed her mind after initially deciding not to release it publicly.
“It was because he was a good guy,” she said in an interview with The Associated Press. “A good guy. And I thought, ‘I want people to know ... these things.’ So many people think they know who George is, I thought that he deserves this, from me, to let people know something a little more personal.”
She writes about the mundane moments of a marriage that become more special when they can't be repeated — the late-night dances to a jukebox in their living room, how her cold feet sought the warmth of his under the covers on a winter night.
George Harrison met the former Olivia Arias in the 1970s when she worked at his record company in Los Angeles. One poem recalls her nervousness in first welcoming him to her Mexican immigrant parents’ humble home. “He said, ‘it’s a mansion compared to my youth,’” she wrote.
She remembers him welcoming her into his Friar Park estate west of London for the first time with the gentle words, “Olivia, welcome home.”
They drove up in “John and Yoko's long white car." It was another hint that she wasn't just marrying anyone, along with her description of the day “the legendary Slowhand dropped in with the ex-Mrs.”
That would be Eric Clapton, with George's ex-wife Patti.
Awkward!
“It seemed to be this love triangle legend,” Harrison said. “I thought I would try to get it over with in three verses.”
Her husband never talked publicly about losing his first wife to Clapton, and Harrison's poem indicates it didn't go well. “Predictable exchanges and yes, they ended badly,” she wrote.
Harrison also writes, at some length, about the harrowing night of Dec. 30, 1999, when a disturbed man with a knife broke into Friar Park. She recalled pleading with George to stay hidden in the bedroom but instead he went down to confront him and was stabbed in the ensuing struggle. Olivia attacked the intruder with a fireplace poker and, against odds, they both survived.
“I wouldn't say it was a defining moment, but it was such a profound experience that I still can't believe,” she said. “George nearly died and you think, no, he's not going to die like that. He was a very defiant person in that sense — I'm not going to die like that. He was thinking that at the time, actually. After everything I've been through, I'm going to die like this?"
Nineteen years earlier, she had taken the middle-of-the-night phone call that John Lennon had died, and they huddled under their blankets for hours.
Even though George died not quite two years after the Friar Park attack, she considered it "a victory, not a loss.
“It was a victory because he went out on his own terms in the way that he wanted to,” she said. “It was something that he regretted that John Lennon didn't have the chance to do.”
Harrison writes tenderly about the day her husband died: “I wanted you to leave without any impediments of care, to float away like you always imagined and prepared. I couldn't help myself and nuzzled your ear, and whispered final words to leave you with my sound.”
Their son was 23 when George died. Harrison said she's constantly surprised to hear him talk about things she didn't know his dad had told him.
“Whether it was something for history's sake, or a mantra, or some lesson, I thought, he didn't wait until (Dhani) was 30 or 40,” she said. “That's a real lesson, too. Why do we hold back? Why are we so constrained by time? George didn't live like that. Maybe he was prescient. Maybe he knew.”
In the book, she also writes about the final visits of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to say goodbye to their former Beatles mate.
Now, she and Dhani sit at the boardroom table with McCartney, Starr and Yoko Ono when Beatles business is discussed. It's in many ways an ongoing venture, like with last year's Peter Jackson-produced “Get Back” project.
“Dhani and I are really there to look after George's legacy,” she said. “On some things, we're more opinionated. But on other things, I'm like, ‘it’s their music, it's their images ... they know what they want to hear and see. It's great to shepherd and provide George's material and help them in any way we can.”
Besides, she said, it's a lot of fun.
It wasn't until the anthology project in the 1990s that George became more comfortable with the Beatles legacy, she said.
“He said, ‘I guess it's not going away.' I said it's not. He was so funny. I said, no, it's not and he said, ‘Good, maybe I’ll get some respect around here,'” she said with a laugh.
Harrison still lives in the Friar Park estate. She's too old to move, she said, and too much stuff is accumulated. She and her husband were both avid gardeners, and one hint about why she stays comes in a poem that talks about the trees there: “My constant source of comfort, my oldest, tallest friends,” she writes.
She also writes of “one more meeting, I've written the scene, where I get off my chest one final thing."
What might that meeting be like?
“It would probably be in the garden,” she said. “Just sitting in the garden, (where he would say) ‘aren’t you glad I planted that tree over there?'” | 2022-06-21T21:06:07+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/living/article/George-Harrison-s-widow-talks-of-life-death-17256057.php |
Avocados from Peru, the official superfood of the Rams, debuts the team's signature Guac recipe to be released on social media channel "So Yummy"
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading up to the 'Vamos Rams' game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, October 9, the Los Angeles Rams have partnered with Avocados From Peru (AFP), to release the ultimate Rams House Guac – the team's first-ever official guacamole. The recipe's hero ingredient is the Rams' official superfood, Avocados from Peru, which will be featured on the viral "So Yummy" social media channels. The full recipe can be found below.
As part of the partnership and the team's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, fans will have the opportunity to enter into a multi-prize sweepstakes for a chance to win the Avo-Rams Hyundai IONIQ EV, a trip to the iconic Machu Picchu in Peru, and a VIP Rams gameday experience. Fans can enter the Avo-Rams EV Sweepstakes through November 7, 2022, by visiting therams.com/avocados and following @avosfromperu on Instagram.
The Avo-Rams Hyundai IONIQ EV will be on display at the next three Rams home games on the Upper American Airlines Plaza, where fans can take photos with the car and sign up for this exciting sweepstakes. The winner will be celebrated in front of the car on November 13, 2022, during the pregame of the Rams vs. Cardinals game at SoFi Stadium.
"Avocados from Peru is honored to have been chosen by the team to create their official Rams guacamole recipe," said Xavier Equihua, President & CEO of the Washington, DC based Peruvian Avocado Commission. "To celebrate this momentous occasion, we are excited to give everyone the opportunity to win the ultimate Green Machine – the AVO Rams EV as we continue to promote eating healthy and living green."
"Avocados and guacamole are a staple at our practice facility, at tailgates at SoFi Stadium, and at homegates during road games," said Jen Prince, Chief Commercial Officer of the Los Angeles Rams. "We are thrilled to partner with Avocados from Peru to create our signature Rams House Guac and to bring fans closer to our team through food and football."
Prep Time
5 minutes
Total Time
5 minutes
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
6 Avocados from Peru, pitted and peeled
¼ cup jalapeño, sliced into small cubes
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
Juice of 3 limes
Salt
Instructions
Mash the avocados to a good consistency, leaving small chunks of avocado. Add in your jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Combine together and enjoy!
AFP avocados will also be available to purchase for a limited time this football season in select Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions locations in the Southern California region. AVP is the official grocery partner of the Los Angeles Rams.
For more information, please visit Therams.com/avocados
The Peruvian Avocado Commission (PAC) is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was established in 2011 to increase the consumption/demand for Avocados from Peru through advertising, retail promotion and public relations. The PAC's promotional activities are conducted under the guidelines of the federal promotion program for Hass avocados, which is under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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A series of five shark attacks in two weeks on New York's Long Island probably has many beachgoers in the Northeast hesitant to wade into the water.
But the sharks aren't targeting humans — they're after fish.
A sand tiger shark nursery located just off the Long Island coast and an abundance of bait fish close to shore could explain the recent string of unwanted encounters, according to Florida Program for Shark Research Program Director Gavin Naylor.
The sand tiger shark is one of the more menacing looking creatures lurking beneath the ocean's surface. It can grow up to 10 feet in length and has a set of jagged teeth protruding from its jaws.
However, as far as sharks go, this big fish shouldn't be cause for alarm.
The sand tiger is a relatively docile species of shark that wants little to nothing to do with humans. Attacks are almost always carried out by smaller juveniles that accidentally bite someone while chasing fish.
"Off the coast of Long Island there are lots of juvenile sand tiger sharks, a lot of them, and usually we don't have a problem with them. But as you've probably heard reported, a lot of the baitfish — the bunker (the menhaden) — are actually closer in this year and there's a lot more," Naylor said. "... It's a statistical fact that sharks don't target people. If they did, we'd have about 10,000 bites a day."
Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium announced the discovery of a sand tiger shark nursery off the southern Long Island coast in 2016. Naylor said this could explain why encounters, such as the five in the past two weeks, didn't result in life-threatening injuries.
Adult sharks are considerably larger and are capable of delivering more damage in the event of an attack, but they're also more mature, and less likely to mistake a human for food.
What to do if you see a shark
Having said all that, there are some extra precautions you can take to better avoid an unwanted encounter with sharks: don't swim between dusk and dawn; don't go into the water alone; avoid flashy jewelry, which can be mistaken for fish scales; don't go in if you've got an open wound.
If you've done your due diligence and still come face to face with a shark, the best thing you can do is remain calm — easier said than done. Square up with the shark and don't take your eyes off of it, Naylor said. Move purposefully, while watching the shark, and back towards the shore.
And if the shark gets too close for comfort — or it tries to bite you — defend yourself. Your best bet is to punch or kick the shark in the nose or gills.
Having said all of that, our fear of sharks is a bit out of proportion, Naylor said. The odds of getting bit by a shark are a little less than 1 in 4 million, according to the International Shark Attack File. In fact, you're 10 times more likely to get killed by fireworks.
"You're probably 200 times more likely to drown in the ocean than you are to get bitten by a shark," Naylor said. "And I think that people aren't that worried about drowning."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-07-18T01:35:42+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2022-07-17/sharks-mistaking-feet-for-fish-are-likely-behind-long-island-attacks |
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has temporarily moved at-risk birds indoors to help protect them against the avian flu.
The zoo made the decision to relocate the birds after a new case of the avian flu was reported 35 miles away, according to a press release.
“It’s a temporary measure meant to reduce our flock’s exposure to wild birds,” said Cincinnati Zoo’s curator of birds and task force leader Jenny Gainer. “The threat level should diminish after the spring migration. We have established a comprehensive protocol that will guide our decisions on when to return birds to their outdoor spaces.”
None of the zoo’s bird have symptoms of the avian flu at this time.
Birds that were moved indoors include the bald eagles, saddle-billed stork, gray crowned crane, Eurasian eagle owl, barred owl, white-naped pheasant pigeons, little blue penguins, African penguins, trumpeter swans, kea, vultures, guineafowl and Andean condors. The zoo also closed the Birds of World South America and Australasia habitats until further notice.
The avian flu is an infectious disease that causes nasal discharge, weakness and diarrhea in birds, according to the zoo.
About the Author | 2022-04-23T07:39:49+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/cincinnati-zoo-moving-at-risk-birds-indoors-to-protect-against-avian-flu/RAP7B5NPJJFRRIYW7BQBNJ3NHY/ |
Shaelin May provided the goals while Kayleigh Dolinsky added an assist as North Warren won at home, 2-1, over Morris Hills.
Nya Gillen preserved the win for North Warrren (1-0) with eight saves.
Kelly Zeman scored with a feed from Julia Rabizadeh to put Morris Hills (0-2) on the scoreboard in the second period.
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) — A woman who was hit by a metal bracket that broke off the Top Thrill Dragster at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against the park’s parent company, court documents obtained by Nexstar’s WJW show.
The incident took place on Aug. 15, 2021. The woman, from Swartz Creek, Michigan, was standing in line when she was hit in the head by the metal bracket.
The lawsuit, filed in Erie County’s Common Pleas Court Wednesday, listed the woman, her husband and her father as the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit asked for compensation following “serious, permanent, disabling personal injuries” of the plaintiff and alleges the park and its parent company, Cedar Fair, were willfully negligent in installing and taking care of the flag plate that dislodged from the ride and struck the woman. The plaintiffs also allege the park “willfully destroyed/removed the return side” of the ride to “disrupt” their case.
The woman “suffered serious personal injury, conscious pain and suffering, medical expenses, inability to be gainfully employed, mental anguish, and the loss of the ability to engage in her regular activities from which she derived pleasure in life,” the lawsuit alleged.
More specifically, the lawsuit alleged the woman sustained a traumatic brain injury, requiring care for the rest of her life. Her medical bills have so far exceeded $2 million, and future medical expenses are estimated to total over $10 million, the court documents say.
The woman’s husband — who has been “deprived of the consortium, society, companionship, care, assistance, attention, protection, advice, guidance and the counsel of his wife” — as well as her father are also asking for money.
The plaintiffs did not specify the amount of desired compensated, other than that it exceed $25,000.
Following an investigation into the incident, the state’s Amusement Ride Safety Division previously concluded there was “insufficient evidence to find the actions or inactions of Cedar Point violated any of the laws or any rules” of the Ohio Revised Code.
WJW has reached out to both Cedar Fair and Cedar Point for comment. Cedar Fair declined to comment on any pending litigation “as a matter of company policy.”
The Top Thrill Dragster, which operated at the park nearly 20 years before being shut down in 2021, has been permanently closed. A “reimagined” version of the ride is expected to open next year. | 2023-07-13T17:02:53+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/permanent-disabling-injuries-woman-hit-by-piece-of-roller-coaster-sues-ohio-theme-parks-parent-company/ |
IU basketball's Hoosier Hysteria set for Oct. 7 on football's Homecoming weekend
Indiana will hold its annual Hoosier Hysteria basketball tip-off event Oct. 7, the night before the IU football team's noon homecoming game against Michigan, when it could be showcasing two top-25 basketball programs.
A time for the event was not announced, but according to an IU press release, Hoosier Hysteria will last 90 minutes and not conflict with the homecoming parade.
The men's team, in its second season under coach Mike Woodson, returns four starters including All-Big Ten center Trayce Jackson-Davis, and adds a top-10 recruiting class led by five-star recruits Jalen Hood-Schifino and Malik Reneau. The Hoosiers earned their first NCAA tournament berth since 2016 and are considered by some media outlets to be a favorite to win the Big Ten title in 2022-23.
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The women's team, which will also be showcased in the event, is coming off a Sweet 16 run after reaching the Elite Eight in 2020-21. The Hoosiers lose three starters in guards Ali Patberg and Nicole Cardano-Hillary, and forward Aleksa Gulbe, but return All-Big Ten first team guard Grace Berger and second-team forward Mackenzie Holmes, their two leading scorers last season with 16.2 and 15.2 points per game, respectively.
The release was not specific about how the event will be structured. In years past, the Hoosiers have held intrasquad scrimmages, but last season in Woodson's first year they did not.
“I know I was overwhelmed by the love shown to me by Hoosier Nation last year and I can assure you we will have a fun evening,” Woodson said in the release. “Our players and staff are excited about what’s ahead and we can’t wait to spend time with the best fan base in the country for the first time with our group.”
Follow Herald-Times IU Insider Dustin Dopirak on Twitter at @DustinDopirak or email him at DDopirak@gannett.com. | 2022-06-28T11:27:12+00:00 | heraldtimesonline.com | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/2022/06/27/iu-basketball-holding-hoosier-hysteria-oct-7/7751640001/ |
Welcome to The Daily 202! Tell your friends to sign up here. Sticking with Wednesday’s tennis theme: On this day in 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title.
And that’s no small thing in a country that venerates the free-speech protections of the First Amendment, and in which the solution-to-bad-speech-is-more-speech mantra has survived an internet era that helps a lie travel ‘round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.
The tension between valuing freedom of speech and whether and how to protect a society from false or malevolent speech is worth a serious, good-faith debate. How do we apply laws against defamation, for instance? Should we put curbs on deliberately misleading ads? What kind? How? Enforced by whom? What about criminalizing the publication of personal photos of someone else without their consent?
Some context to start
Before we get into what the magistrate’s decision does not cover, let’s go to my colleague Cat Zakrzewski’s Wednesday piece for some context:
“The injunction came in response to a lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, who allege that government officials went too far in their efforts to encourage social media companies to address posts that they worried could contribute to vaccine hesitancy during the pandemic or upend elections,” Cat reported.
“The Donald Trump-appointed judge’s move could undo years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies. For more than a decade, the federal government has attempted to work with social media companies to address criminal activity, including child sexual abuse images and terrorism,” Cat wrote.
Judge Terry A. Doughty prohibited contacts between a wide list of federal officials and agencies and tech companies, or with third-party organizations that either track attacks on election integrity or rebut public health misinformation, in a manner the magistrate said could infringe on “protected free speech.”
So what’s not included
The preliminary injunction explicitly excludes large categories of communications from the prohibitions. We won’t list them all, but here are some notable exemptions.
- Some are obvious. Government may still inform tech companies of activity “involving criminal activity or criminal conspiracies.” Or “national security threats, extortion, or other threats posted on its platform.” OK, this is the “duh” category.
- Or “criminal efforts to suppress voting, to provide illegal campaign contributions, of cyberattacks against election infrastructure, or foreign attempts to influence elections” or “informing social-media companies of postings intending to mislead voters about voting requirements and procedures.”
There are interesting elements here. If someone posts that vote-by-mail is rife with fraud, is that misleading people about voting procedures? What about falsely claiming an election was stolen from you using vote-by-mail?
But some are a little murkier.
- “informing social-media companies of threats that threaten the public safety or security of the United States”
- “exercising permissible public government speech promoting government policies or views on matters of public concern"
A few questions
You can probably see the problems. Does “threats that threaten the public safety” of the United States include spreading medical disinformation — “vaccines don’t save lives, hydroxychloroquine does” — in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic?
And what is “permissible public government speech?”
In another section, the judge enjoined the government from “taking any action such as urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner social-media companies to remove, delete, suppress, or reduce posted content” that is protected by the First Amendment.
Does that mean a White House press secretary can’t say from the briefing-room podium that YouTube or Twitter or Facebook should do a better job of enforcing their own internal guidelines for when to take down user-generated content? It looks that way.
(Ironically, my colleague Philip Bump noted Wednesday, the injunction itself seems to have a fair amount of misinformation.)
The foreign influence example
Caveat lector: I’m not a lawyer (and I was a wretched paralegal). But the language above seems to exempt government-to-tech communications about “foreign attempts to influence elections.”
So what happens if those attempts are taken up by Americans, turning an illegal foreign social-media campaign into what might otherwise be “protected free speech”?
Can the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, who is otherwise not allowed to talk to social-media companies about taking down “protected free speech,” reach out to Twitter to press them to crack down on laundered foreign influence ops?
To be continued …
Politics-but-not
What’s happening now
Mercenary boss returns to Russia to collect money and guns
“Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin was in Russia on Thursday, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, raising further questions about the murky agreement under which Prigozhin avoided insurgency charges for a failed rebellion that posed a brazen challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority,” Robyn Dixon and Catherine Belton report.
Russia to close Finnish Consulate in St. Petersburg, expels diplomats
“The decision was announced just days before NATO heads of state and government gather in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the alliance’s annual summit, which is to be followed by a visit to Finland by President Biden. Moscow’s decision also follows by about a month Finland’s announcement that it would expel nine Russian diplomats,” Emily Rauhala and Natalia Abbakumova report.
U.S. truck makers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs
“Some of the country’s largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines have agreed to accept California’s plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036 under a deal aimed in part at thwarting potential litigation and at maintaining a single national standard for truck pollution rules,” Timothy Puko reports.
Lunchtime reads from The Post
Will China overtake the U.S. on AI? Probably not. Here’s why.
“China’s AI development lags far behind its Western counterparts in many sectors, analysts say. But there is one area where Beijing has gotten ahead of Washington, and that’s putting regulations on the AI industry,” Meaghan Tobin reports.
- “Chinese authorities have been so proactive about regulating some uses of AI, especially those that allow the general public to create their own content, that compliance has become a major hurdle for the country’s companies.”
Tracing a tragedy: How hundreds of migrants drowned on Greece’s watch
“An investigation by The Washington Post also casts doubt on the other main claims by Greek officials and suggests that the deadliest Mediterranean shipwreck in years was a preventable tragedy,” Imogen Piper, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Claire Parker and Elinda Labropoulou report.
- “Contrary to the coast guard account that the boat was making steady progress and determined to get to Italy, The Post found the boat’s speed fluctuated dramatically — in line with passenger recollections of engine problems — while circling back on its route.”
- “Maritime rescue veterans and legal experts said Greek officials exploited indications that aid wasn’t wanted and failed in their obligation to launch an all-hands rescue effort as soon as the precarious boat was detected.”
AOC, Dan Crenshaw and the mellow struggle for psychedelic drug access
“There aren’t a lot of political issues that Crenshaw, the conservative former Navy SEAL, and Ocasio-Cortez, the democratic-socialist former bartender, agree on. But psychedelics is a rare topic that fires up grass-roots activists and big-money investors,” Ben Terris reports.
- “And yet, for all this agreement, it has so far proved difficult to pass any bills related to psychedelics. This is not — according to both Crenshaw’s and Ocasio-Cortez’s offices — because of some organized anti-psychedelics lobbying or big money lining up in opposition. The psychedelics coalition is up against an even more common impediment to change: Washington’s fear of something new.”
… and beyond
The real reason Tesla is letting rival car companies use its EV charging stations
“Look into the business end of a sleek NACS charger, and the answer will be staring you in the face. The charger’s trio of bigger holes are for electricity. But the two smaller ones are data ports. Tesla famously uses cellular and WiFi to collect what one investigation called a ‘hoard’ of data about its cars and users, tracking everything from the efficiency of the braking system to how often drivers use the AC,” Adam Rogers writes for Insider.
- “Now, by letting Ford and GM plug into its chargers, I think Tesla may be able to siphon off data from its rivals’ cars, too. That would not only give it a market advantage in the auto industry but would also supply the company with a lucrative stream of data it can commoditize and sell to others.”
A question for 2024 candidates: Why do you really want to be president?
“The question ‘Why are you running for president?’ will tell you everything you need to know about whether a candidate is fit for office. Are they running not to lose or are they running because they’d rather lose on their feet than win at the feet of scorched-earth politics?” Michael Starr Hopkins writes for the Hill.
- “Rarely do we see a candidate who is perfectly fine with the idea of losing. One who recognizes that no one can fully comprehend or appreciate the burden that comes with becoming president of the United States. It’s a job that requires the self-awareness to acknowledge that anyone who craves the position should never have it.”
The Biden agenda
Biden meets with Swedish prime minister to bolster country’s bid to join NATO
“President Biden met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday in a show of support for Sweden to be allowed to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ahead of next week’s high-profile summit of NATO leaders in Lithuania,” Mariana Alfaro reports.
- “Sweden’s bid to join the alliance has been blocked over objections from Turkey and Hungary. But Biden underscored the United States’ support for its membership at the White House alongside Kristersson.”
Biden approves largest wind project yet off U.S. shores
“The Biden administration gave a green light Wednesday to the largest-ever offshore wind project the U.S. has yet approved, paving the way for dozens of turbines that could eventually power hundreds of thousands of New Jersey homes,” Kate Selig reports.
What Americans think of recent SCOTUS decisions, visualized
“After a series of key setbacks for their side on affirmative action, gay weddings and student loan debt forgiveness, Democrats are again railing against the Supreme Court. They have lumped the decisions in with perhaps the court’s most unpopular and consequential adverse ruling in recent times: the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year,” Aaron Blake explains.
- “But unlike the decision that ended Americans’ right to abortion, these most recent decisions are not as obviously unpopular with the American public. And indeed, some of them could even be understood as having popular support.”
Hot on the left
Wisconsin governor uses veto powers to extend annual increases for public schools for the next four centuries
“Gov. Tony Evers, a former public school educator, used his broad partial veto authority this week to sign into law a new state budget that increases funding for public schools for the next four centuries,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Molly Beck and Jessie Opoien report.
- “The surprise move will ensure districts' state-imposed limits on how much revenue they are allowed to raise will be increased by $325 per student each year until 2425, creating a permanent annual stream of new revenue for public schools and potentially curbing a key debate between Democrats and Republicans during each state budget-writing cycle.”
Hot on the right
Trump raises $35 million in second quarter, advisers say
“Former president Donald Trump’s joint fundraising committee raised $35 million in the second quarter of this year, according to two Trump advisers — a total that speaks to his continuing dominance within the field of GOP contenders for president,” Maeve Reston reports.
- “The money was raised through his joint fundraising committee — dividing the cash that he raised between his official campaign and his leadership PAC, Save America, which he has used to pay some of his legal bills. The report detailing the amount that he raised and spent between April and June is not yet available from the Federal Election Commission.”
Today in Washington
At 12:50 p.m., Biden will tour Flex LTD in West Columbia, S.C.
Biden will deliver remarks on “Bidenomics” at 1:15 p.m.
At 2:20 p.m., Biden will depart West Columbia to return to the White House.
In closing
Willie Nelson got high on the roof — and other White House drug stories
“The Secret Service is investigating after cocaine was found Sunday at the White House. The white powder was found near an area where visitors to the West Wing leave their cellphones, three people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post, a discovery that caused a brief evacuation of the White House grounds,” Gillian Brockell reports.
“It wasn’t the first time, though, that an illegal drug had made it to the Executive Mansion. Here’s a brief history of drugs at the White House.”
Thanks for reading. See you tomorrow. | 2023-07-06T16:53:39+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/06/whats-interesting-is-whats-not-that-louisiana-injunction/ |
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, ranked eighth on Barron's 2023 list of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies. Carrier finished in the top 10 for the second-consecutive year, moving up one spot from the 2022 list.
"Ranking in the top 10 of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies list for a second consecutive year is a testament to our focus on sustainable solutions and the momentum we've built in a short time as an independent public company," said David Gitlin, Chairman & CEO, Carrier. "Sustainability is in our DNA and we remain focused on creating impactful and leading climate solutions to address the world's most pressing challenges in a way that benefits our customers, employees and our planet."
To make the list, companies were scored on a variety of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures. Barron's partnered with Calvert Research and Management, a leader in ESG investing, to rank the companies, analyzing the largest 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies by market cap. The top 100 firms delivered strong results for shareholders and achieved the highest scores across 230 ESG metrics, ranging from workplace diversity to greenhouse gas emissions.
To learn more about how Carrier is helping its customers achieve their sustainability goals, please visit Corporate.Carrier.com/Corporate-Responsibility.
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WATERLOO – Longevity.
It is an anomaly in today’s coaching world, in particular at the junior hockey level.
The Waterloo Black Hawks were blessed for two decades with the same head coach, P.K. O’Handley, who brought championships to a franchise craving for them while also spurning offers to either join the college or professional coaching ranks.
That kind of stability in the United States Hockey League is rare. Only in Cedar Rapids, where Marc Carlson is entering his 24th season as head coach and general manager of the RoughRiders, has a coach lasted longer with a USHL franchise than O’Handley.
So what is the point here?
The Black Hawks have themselves another good coach in Matt Smaby.
The hope for the Black Hawks organization is Smaby sticks around for several seasons. Yes, that is a self-serving sentence, because you get spoiled working with one coach for a long time.
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Intuition tells me that Waterloo is only going to be able to keep Smaby around for a few seasons. I have no inside information or inkling that Smaby is looking to move on. And by no way am I’m I insinuating it, either.
But there are obvious signs it could happen.
Successful coaches in the USHL, especially in recent years, have earned bigger and better opportunities.
You only have to look back at the last decade to find USHL coaches who have advanced to become head coaches of NHL teams -- Jon Cooper (Green Bay to Tampa Bay), Jim Montgomery (Dubuque to Boston), Derek Lalonde (Green Bay to Detroit) and before he had a highly-successful stint at the University of North Dakota, Seattle Kraken head coach David Hakstol, who coached Smaby at UND, was head coach at Sioux City.
There was another sign I got recently.
I was in Grand Forks a couple of weeks ago, where Smaby starred as a collegiate player, coached as an assistant at UND and ran the Grand Forks youth hockey program before being named Waterloo’s coach in July of last year.
On two different occasions while covering Northern Iowa’s football game with UND, I was asked not about the Panthers, but rather if I knew Matt Smaby?
People in Grand Forks love Matt Smaby.
One conversations was with a random Fighting Hawk (and Matt Smaby) fan. The other was with a UND beat writer who asked me how Smaby was doing before saying the second-year Black Hawks coach's stock is rising and other opportunities may already have been presented to Smaby.
That was an interesting tidbit.
However, I believe Smaby is completely and fully invested in his current job, which is molding young men not only into future college and professional players but into better men.
“He is an amazing coach, somebody you can rely on,” Black Hawks second-year forward Garrett Schifsky said. “An open door every single minute of the day where you can go in and talk to him about any and every thing. He is an open, understandable guy, and I love him.”
The feeling is Smaby is also on a mission to bring more championships back to Waterloo.
In his first season with the Black Hawks, Smaby admits, he had his ups and downs as did his team. But by the end of the season, Smaby had Waterloo playing at a high level, winning a Clark Cup playoff series before falling to eventual champion Sioux City.
A pretty solid season for a first-year head coach.
At the same time, Smaby lives by the mantra, "If you are not growing, you are dying."
“I learned a lot,” Smaby said of his first season. “Like our guys and like our team, I failed a lot. I did a pretty deep assessment on what I did, what I liked that I did and things I would change moving forward.
"For me, going through situations and dealing with players … all of that was a first time thing. It is an experience to draw back on when things pop up in the future.”
“It was a great learning experience,” continued Smaby, talking about season one. “You have those expectations, expectations of what it is going to be like, and then a heck of a lot of things pop up and you are expecting them to go one way and they go in a little bit different way.
“I’m always sitting back and thinking about ways we can do things better. Who we are and how we treat people isn’t going to change, but we are always going to be looking for ways to get better. The first year was fun, challenging and hard, and I can’t wait to get going again.”
Those kind of comments sound like a coach with tunnel vision on the task at hand, and until he finishes the challenge to his specifications he is of the ilk that is not dying, but growing. | 2022-09-23T11:19:33+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/sports/blogs/half_nelson_half_fiction/half-nelson-half-fiction-black-hawks-smaby-is-a-rising-commodity/article_9cb9581d-b1eb-55ed-9f4c-743ba89c774c.html |
DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — Gates Industrial Corp. (GTES) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $84.9 million.
The Denver-based company said it had net income of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 25 cents per share.
The manufacturer of power transmission and fluid power systems posted revenue of $893.3 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $220.8 million, or 77 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $3.55 billion.
Gates Industrial expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.13 to $1.23 per share.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Stephen Clark had 26 points in Citadel's 76-73 victory against Charleston Southern on Wednesday night.
Clark had eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (5-3). Austin Ash scored 22 points while shooting 5 for 12 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free throw line, and added six rebounds. Madison Durr recorded nine points and shot 2 of 5 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line.
Claudell Harris Jr. led the Buccaneers (2-4) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, six rebounds and two steals. Kalib Clinton added 18 points and RJ Johnson had 13 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2022-12-01T04:41:32+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/Clark-scores-26-as-Citadel-takes-down-Charleston-17622898.php |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper lobbed Philadelphia’s first recruiting pitch over the summer when the injured All-Star used a guest stint in the broadcast booth to advocate for the future free agent and his former Washington teammate.
“Trea Turner, he’s my favorite player in the league,” Harper said. “Not even close.”
Harper and Turner have been reunited by the National League champion Phillies for the upcoming season and well beyond. Turner’s $300 million, 11-year contract with the Phillies was finalized Thursday, a deal that’ll take the 29-year-old shortstop and 2021 NL batting champion into his 40s.
A long-term risk, perhaps, for the Phillies, but one owner John Middleton and president Dave Dombrowski were willing to take with the Phillies’ championship window open for the next few seasons. Harper still has nine years left on his $330 million, 11-year free-agent deal, though he could miss at least two months as he recovers from elbow surgery.
Turner can certainly help steady a lineup that lost a combined a no-hitter to the Houston Astros in the World Series and lost in six games — and likely from the top of the order, knocking free-swinging NL home run champ Kyle Schwarber down a spot or two.
Schwarber, who struck out 200 times, did steal a career-high 10 bases. Turner, though, has led the league in steals twice and had 27 last season.
“He stole a lot of bases last year. He’s kind of coming around there,” Turner said with a laugh. “I don’t know if I want to kick him out of there.”
Turner hit .298 with 21 homers and a career-high 100 RBIs this year in his first full season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also scored 101 runs.
“We pictured playing with Bryce and Schwarber and a lot of those guys on the team now,” Turner said at Citizens Bank Park. “It just seemed like a lot of things added up and pointed us in this direction.”
A lot of things. Like money. Turner gets salaries of $27,272,727 in each of the next 10 seasons and $27,272,730 in 2033. He also will make a $100,000 annual contribution to Phillies charities. His deal includes a full no-trade provision.
Turner and his family met with Dombrowski, general manager Sam Fuld and manager Rob Thomson last month in Florida. Turner had other suitors and turned down at least one richer offer to sign with Philadelphia.
“This place is fun to play,” Turner said. “I watched a lot of playoff games and this place was rocking.”
Dombrowski downplayed the decision to spend so much money on Turner, especially deep into his 30s, when players are traditionally on the downside of their careers.
“I do think sometimes you have to differentiate between a normal big league player and an elite athlete,” Dombrowski said. “I do think there are some differences in that regard, too. We have done a lot of research in that regard. An elite athlete can last longer at the performance level than, say, other individuals can.”
Bigger bases and restrictions on defensive positioning coming to the game next year likely enhanced the free-agent market for Turner, because those are two changes that make his athleticism and defensive versatility more valuable.
He turned down a $19.65 million qualifying offer from the Dodgers in November, joining a stellar group of free-agent shortstops that also included Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson.
Turner broke into the majors with Washington in 2015. The two-time All-Star hit .300 with 192 steals in six-plus seasons with the Nationals, winning the World Series in 2019.
Turner and ace right-hander Max Scherzer were traded to the Dodgers in a multiplayer deal at the 2021 trade deadline. Turner hit .338 with 10 homers and 11 steals down the stretch, and Los Angeles made it to the NL Championship Series before being eliminated by Atlanta.
Turner is a .302 hitter with 124 homers, 434 RBIs and 230 steals in 849 games. He has spent most of his career at shortstop, but he also has made starts at second base and in center field.
He would earn $50,000 each for making the All-Star team, winning a Gold Glove or earning a Silver Slugger. He would get $500,000 for winning an MVP award, $50,000 for placing second and $25,000 for third. Turner also would earn $100,000 for a World Series MVP award and $50,000 for an NLCS MVP designation.
Turner and Harper played with the Washington Nationals from 2015-18. Harper, who won an NL MVP award with each team, texted Turner in the offseason and served as a sounding board for questions he had about Philly.
Turner had one on Thursday: Where’s the best place to eat? He’ll have 11 years to sample all of Philly’s cuisine.
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.
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MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan reached its first Champions League final in more than a decade with a 1-0 victory against city rival AC Milan on Tuesday.
Inter had a 2-0 lead from the first leg of the semifinal and Lautaro Martinez's 74th-minute goal ended any hopes for Milan to stage a comeback. The Nerazzurri won the so-called “Euroderby” 3-0 on aggregate to progress to its first final since it won the league, Italian Cup and Champions League under José Mourinho in 2010.
And it was the same formidable attacking partnership that led Inter to the Serie A title two years ago that proved decisive again, as Romelu Lukaku set up Martínez for the only goal.
Inter will face either Real Madrid or Manchester City in Istanbul on June 10. The second leg of the other semifinal is on Wednesday, with the scoreline locked at 1-1.
Milan was also looking to end a lengthy wait for the final. It last reached the showpiece event in 2007, when it won the last of its seven titles.
The Rossoneri were able to welcome back Rafael Leão. He missed last week’s loss with a thigh injury and Milan was hoping his comeback would inspire the team to do the same.
The difference was immediately apparent as Milan played with an intensity it sorely lacked in the first leg amid a frantic start from both teams.
Brahim Díaz saw a weak shot comfortably smothered by Inter goalkeeper André Onana early on before Leão almost got Milan back into it with his first real sight of goal, shortly before halftime. The winger sprinted into the left of the area but his angled drive grazed the outside of the far post.
Inter sealed its place in the final when Martínez made his way into left side of the area and exchanged passes with Lukaku — who had come on for Edin Džeko less than 10 minutes earlier — before firing in at the near post.
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LONDON (AP) - Results from English football:
Chelsea 0, Fulham 0
Everton 1, Arsenal 0
Aston Villa vs. Leicester, 10 a.m.
Brentford vs. Southampton, 10 a.m.
Brighton vs. Bournemouth, 10 a.m.
Wolverhampton vs. Liverpool, 10 a.m.
Man United vs. Crystal Palace, 10 a.m.
Newcastle vs. West Ham, 12:30 p.m.
Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds, 9 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Man City, 11:30 a.m.
Man United vs. Leeds, 3 p.m.
West Ham vs. Chelsea, 7:30 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Brentford, 10 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. Brighton, 10 a.m.
Fulham vs. Nottingham Forest, 10 a.m.
Leicester vs. Tottenham, 10 a.m.
Southampton vs. Wolverhampton, 10 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Newcastle, 12:30 p.m.
Leeds vs. Man United, 9 a.m.
Man City vs. Aston Villa, 11:30 a.m.
Liverpool vs. Everton, 3 p.m.
Arsenal vs. Man City, 2:30 p.m.
Blackburn vs. Blackpool, 10 a.m. ppd
Huddersfield vs. Bristol City, 10 a.m. ppd
Hull 3, QPR 0
Luton Town vs. Cardiff, 10 a.m. ppd
Middlesbrough 2, Watford 0
Millwall vs. Burnley, 10 a.m. ppd
Norwich vs. Birmingham, 10 a.m. ppd
Preston vs. Coventry, 10 a.m. ppd
Reading vs. Sheffield United, 10 a.m. ppd
Rotherham vs. Sunderland, 10 a.m. ppd
Swansea vs. Stoke, 10 a.m. ppd
West Brom vs. Wigan, 10 a.m. ppd
Coventry 2, Huddersfield 0
Luton Town 1, Cardiff 0
West Brom 1, Coventry 0
Norwich 0, Burnley 3
Rotherham 0, Sheffield United 0
Blackburn vs. Wigan, 10 a.m. ppd
Huddersfield vs. QPR, 10 a.m.
Hull vs. Cardiff, 10 a.m.
Luton Town vs. Stoke, 10 a.m.
Middlesbrough vs. Blackpool, 10 a.m.
Millwall vs. Sunderland, 10 a.m.
Preston vs. Bristol City, 10 a.m.
Reading vs. Watford, 10 a.m.
Swansea vs. Birmingham, 10 a.m.
Blackburn vs. Wigan, 3 p.m.
Blackpool vs. Huddersfield, 2:45 p.m.
Birmingham vs. West Brom, 3 p.m.
Blackpool vs. Rotherham, 10 a.m.
Bristol City vs. Norwich, 10 a.m.
Burnley vs. Preston, 10 a.m.
Cardiff vs. Middlesbrough, 10 a.m.
Coventry vs. Luton Town, 10 a.m.
QPR vs. Millwall, 10 a.m.
Sheffield United vs. Swansea, 10 a.m.
Stoke vs. Hull, 10 a.m.
Sunderland vs. Reading, 10 a.m.
Watford vs. Blackburn, 10 a.m.
Wigan vs. Huddersfield, 10 a.m.
Birmingham vs. Cardiff, 2:45 p.m.
Coventry vs. Millwall, 2:45 p.m.
Norwich vs. Hull, 2:45 p.m.
QPR vs. Sunderland, 2:45 p.m.
Burnley vs. Watford, 3 p.m.
Reading vs. Rotherham, 3 p.m.
Bristol City vs. Wigan, 2:45 p.m.
Preston vs. Luton Town, 2:45 p.m.
Swansea vs. Blackpool, 2:45 p.m.
Stoke vs. Huddersfield, 2:45 p.m.
Sheffield United vs. Middlesbrough, 3 p.m.
West Brom vs. Blackburn, 3 p.m.
Charlton 1, Bolton 2
Burton Albion 2, Oxford United 0
Cheltenham 0, Port Vale 0
Ipswich vs. Accrington Stanley, 10 a.m. ppd
Lincoln 0, Cambridge United 0
Milton Keynes Dons 0, Exeter 2
Morecambe 5, Bristol Rovers 1
Peterborough 2, Portsmouth 1
Plymouth vs. Derby, 10 a.m. ppd
Shrewsbury 2, Forest Green 1
Wycombe vs. Fleetwood Town, 10 a.m. ppd
Barnsley vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 8 a.m. ppd
Oxford United 1, Barnsley 2
Accrington Stanley vs. Lincoln, 10 a.m.
Bolton vs. Cheltenham, 10 a.m.
Bristol Rovers vs. Milton Keynes Dons, 10 a.m.
Cambridge United vs. Ipswich, 10 a.m.
Derby vs. Morecambe, 10 a.m.
Exeter vs. Charlton, 10 a.m.
Fleetwood Town vs. Burton Albion, 10 a.m.
Forest Green vs. Peterborough, 10 a.m.
Oxford United vs. Shrewsbury, 10 a.m.
Port Vale vs. Wycombe, 10 a.m.
Portsmouth vs. Barnsley, 10 a.m.
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Plymouth, 10 a.m.
Port Vale vs. Accrington Stanley, 2:45 p.m.
Barnsley vs. Cambridge United, 10 a.m.
Burton Albion vs. Exeter, 10 a.m.
Charlton vs. Fleetwood Town, 10 a.m.
Cheltenham vs. Accrington Stanley, 10 a.m.
Ipswich vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Lincoln vs. Bristol Rovers, 10 a.m.
Milton Keynes Dons vs. Oxford United, 10 a.m.
Morecambe vs. Forest Green, 10 a.m.
Peterborough vs. Bolton, 10 a.m.
Plymouth vs. Portsmouth, 10 a.m.
Shrewsbury vs. Port Vale, 10 a.m.
Wycombe vs. Derby, 10 a.m.
Accrington Stanley vs. Wycombe, 2:45 p.m.
Bolton vs. Milton Keynes Dons, 2:45 p.m.
Bristol Rovers vs. Ipswich, 2:45 p.m.
Cambridge United vs. Cheltenham, 2:45 p.m.
Derby vs. Lincoln, 2:45 p.m.
Exeter vs. Shrewsbury, 2:45 p.m.
Fleetwood Town vs. Peterborough, 2:45 p.m.
Forest Green vs. Charlton, 2:45 p.m.
Oxford United vs. Plymouth, 2:45 p.m.
Port Vale vs. Barnsley, 2:45 p.m.
Portsmouth vs. Burton Albion, 2:45 p.m.
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Morecambe, 2:45 p.m.
AFC Wimbledon 1, Stockport County 0
Barrow 0, Northampton 2
Crawley Town 3, Salford 2
Grimsby Town vs. Newport County, 10 a.m. ppd
Harrogate Town 0, Sutton United 1
Hartlepool 1, Colchester 2
Mansfield Town 4, Doncaster 1
Rochdale 0, Carlisle 1
Stevenage vs. Crewe, 10 a.m. ppd
Swindon 3, Gillingham 3
Tranmere 1, Leyton Orient 0
Walsall vs. Bradford, 10 a.m. ppd
Salford 1, Walsall 0
Carlisle 5, Barrow 1
Crewe 1, Stockport County 1
Newport County 2, Swindon 1
Bradford vs. Mansfield Town, 10 a.m.
Carlisle vs. Harrogate Town, 10 a.m.
Colchester vs. Barrow, 10 a.m.
Crewe vs. Grimsby Town, 10 a.m.
Doncaster vs. Hartlepool, 10 a.m.
Gillingham vs. Crawley Town, 10 a.m.
Leyton Orient vs. AFC Wimbledon, 10 a.m.
Northampton vs. Walsall, 10 a.m.
Salford vs. Rochdale, 10 a.m.
Stockport County vs. Tranmere, 10 a.m.
Sutton United vs. Stevenage, 10 a.m.
Crewe vs. Leyton Orient, 2:45 p.m.
Grimsby Town vs. Harrogate Town, 2:45 p.m. ppd
Doncaster vs. Tranmere, 2:45 p.m.
AFC Wimbledon vs. Carlisle, 10 a.m.
Barrow vs. Newport County, 10 a.m.
Crawley Town vs. Crewe, 10 a.m.
Grimsby Town vs. Colchester, 10 a.m.
Harrogate Town vs. Stockport County, 10 a.m.
Hartlepool vs. Sutton United, 10 a.m.
Mansfield Town vs. Gillingham, 10 a.m.
Rochdale vs. Northampton, 10 a.m.
Stevenage vs. Bradford, 10 a.m.
Swindon vs. Doncaster, 10 a.m.
Tranmere vs. Salford, 10 a.m.
Walsall vs. Leyton Orient, 10 a.m.
Bradford vs. Tranmere, 2:45 p.m.
Carlisle vs. Mansfield Town, 2:45 p.m.
Colchester vs. Walsall, 2:45 p.m.
Crewe vs. Hartlepool, 2:45 p.m.
Gillingham vs. Grimsby Town, 2:45 p.m.
Leyton Orient vs. Rochdale, 2:45 p.m.
Newport County vs. Stevenage, 2:45 p.m.
Northampton vs. AFC Wimbledon, 2:45 p.m.
Salford vs. Harrogate Town, 2:45 p.m.
Stockport County vs. Crawley Town, 2:45 p.m.
Sutton United vs. Swindon, 2:45 p.m.
Doncaster vs. Barrow, 2:45 p.m.
Aldershot 1, Oldham 1
Altrincham 0, Boreham Wood 2
Barnet 3, Chesterfield 0
Dagenham and Redbridge 0, Yeovil 2
Dorking Wanderers 0, Solihull Moors 3
Notts County 1, Halifax Town 0
Scunthorpe 1, Bromley 1
Southend 1, Eastleigh 3
Torquay United 1, Maidstone United FC 0
Wealdstone 1, Gateshead FC 2
Wrexham vs. Woking, 10 a.m. ppd
York City FC 1, Maidenhead United 2
Aldershot 0, Boreham Wood 1
Solihull Moors 1, Notts County 2
Woking 1, Torquay United 1
Yeovil 0, Wealdstone 0
Eastleigh 0, Barnet 2
Scunthorpe 1, Barnet 3
Aldershot vs. Dorking Wanderers, 10 a.m.
Boreham Wood vs. Chesterfield, 10 a.m.
Bromley vs. Maidenhead United, 10 a.m.
Eastleigh vs. Woking, 10 a.m.
Oldham vs. Halifax Town, 10 a.m.
Solihull Moors vs. Gateshead FC, 10 a.m.
Southend vs. York City FC, 10 a.m.
Torquay United vs. Notts County, 10 a.m.
Wealdstone vs. Dagenham and Redbridge, 10 a.m.
Yeovil vs. Maidstone United FC, 10 a.m.
Altrincham vs. Wrexham, 12:20 p.m.
Oldham vs. Dagenham and Redbridge, 2:45 p.m.
Halifax Town vs. Barnet, 2:45 p.m.
Wrexham vs. Yeovil, 2:45 p.m. ppd
Chesterfield vs. Woking, 2:45 p.m.
York City FC vs. Solihull Moors, 2:45 p.m.
Maidenhead United vs. Southend, 2:45 p.m.
Barnet vs. Oldham, 10 a.m. ppd
Chesterfield vs. Torquay United, 10 a.m. ppd
Dagenham and Redbridge vs. Solihull Moors, 10 a.m.
Halifax Town vs. Bromley, 10 a.m. ppd
Gateshead FC vs. Yeovil, 10 a.m. ppd
Maidenhead United vs. Aldershot, 10 a.m. ppd
Maidstone United FC vs. Scunthorpe, 10 a.m. ppd
Notts County vs. Eastleigh, 10 a.m. ppd
Woking vs. Boreham Wood, 10 a.m.
Wrexham vs. Wealdstone, 10 a.m.
York City FC vs. Altrincham, 10 a.m. ppd
Dorking Wanderers vs. Southend, 12:20 p.m. ppd
Chesterfield vs. Notts County, 12:20 p.m.
Southend vs. Halifax Town, 2:45 p.m.
Notts County vs. Barnet, 2:45 p.m.
Boreham Wood vs. Solihull Moors, 2:45 p.m.
Oldham vs. Gateshead FC, 2:45 p.m.
Aldershot vs. Chesterfield, 2:45 p.m.
Wrexham vs. Woking, 2:45 p.m.
Altrincham vs. Bromley, 2:45 p.m.
Dagenham and Redbridge vs. Eastleigh, 2:45 p.m. | 2023-02-04T15:28:01+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/english-results-17763654.php |
HUD announces $2.8 billion in grants for homeless services
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country.
The funding, announced Monday, will be allocated via competitive bids through HUD’s Continuum of Care Program, the largest source of federal grant support to housing and services programs for people experiencing homelessness.
HUD funds approximately 7,000 homeless services projects annually through the program. Applications for the new round of funding are due to HUD by Sept. 29.
A HUD statement announcing the funding said that existing Continuum of Care participants can “renew existing projects, apply for new projects and to reallocate resources from lower performing projects to better serve people experiencing homelessness.”
The announcement specifies that the new funding will prioritize services for homeless youth and for “survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”
Other priorities in the funding include an emphasis on racial equity and anti-discrimination polices for LGTBQ+ individuals. Access to the Continuum of Care funding will also be expanded to welcome applicants from Native American tribes and internal tribal housing support programs.
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge said in a statement that the new funding “will help more Americans experiencing homelessness move into homes and access critical supportive services like health care, education, and job training.”
Fudge added that the Biden administration seeks to “prioritize equity in homelessness efforts and the humane treatment of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, and the funding announced today will help communities do just that.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AJ Allmendinger continued his dominance of NASCAR road course racing and set himself up for a sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a victory Saturday in the Xfinity Series.
Allmendinger has won six of the last 11 road course races — nine in his NASCAR career — and his latest victory is his third of the Xfinity season.
All three wins are on road courses this year as Allmendinger already won at Circuit of the Americas in Texas and Portland, and now the hallowed Brickyard.
Allmendinger is the defending winner of the Cup race and on Sunday will go for the sweep.
“God I love this place!” Allmendinger screamed to the crowd. “Indy, baby! Let’s go!”
Allmendinger sprayed his crew with beer then dropped to his knees on the Yard of Bricks for the celebratory kiss.
“I love it!” Allmendinger screamed into the live NBC Sports camera.
His win in a Chevrolet was his 11th in the Xfinity Series since 2019 when he came out of semi-retirement to help Kaulig Motorsports build its motorsports practice. Allmendinger was the “trophy hunter” for the team in the Xfinity Series, and now does it in Cup in races with big stakes as Kaulig has expanded.
Allmendinger led 43 of the 62 laps and beat Alex Bowman by 2.084 seconds. Bowman thanked his Hendrick Motorsports team for allowing him to race Saturday to prep for Sunday.
“We obviously struggled really badly today in the Cup car, maybe I learned something that will play out tomorrow on the racetrack,” said Bowman, who qualified 28th for the Cup race.
Justin Allgaier finished third as Chevrolet swept the podium, then added one more with a fourth-place finish for Ross Chastain.
Chase Briscoe and Riley Herbst were fifth and sixth in Fords, and Ty Gibbs was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in eighth.
Allmendinger, Bowman, Chastain, Briscoe and Gibbs are all entered in the Cup race Sunday; Gibbs is filling-in for Kurt Busch, who is suffering from concussion-like symptoms, for a second consecutive week.
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More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-31T11:09:35+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/sports/ap-sports/allmendinger-remains-king-of-indys-road-with-xfinity-win/ |
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DAVOS, Switzerland and COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The AO Foundation and RIMASYS are pleased to announce that they have taken their strategic partnership to the next level with a full-stake investment by the AO in RIMASYS.
Building on a shared strategic vision and their recent successful collaboration, the AO and RIMASYS have mutually agreed that the AO takes over all remaining shares of the company. Both parties initially joined forces in their efforts to develop high-fidelity and scalable solutions to engage and educate surgeons. RIMASYS's technological capabilities and disruptive product portfolio complements the state-of-the-art expertise in orthopedics and trauma surgery that the AO has built with global impact over the past 60 years. This partnership focuses on advancing the technology and solutions used to train and engage practitioners worldwide in the surgical treatment of trauma and musculoskeletal disorders. It aims to scale and accelerate the growth and geographic reach of RIMASYS's unique technologies beyond Europe and to jointly develop future innovations to advance the surgical education ecosystem. This transaction concludes an initial minority investment in RIMASYS completed by the AO in February 2021.
RIMASYS and the AO remain separate organizations, with RIMASYS operating as a legal entity headquartered in Cologne, Germany, with its dynamic founders group committed to remaining at the helm of their company. RIMASYS retains its name, organizational structure, and business strategy while continuing as a reliable partner serving its customers and meeting its business obligations. Educational offerings such as World Surgery Tour and Trauma Academy will accelerate its growth independently.
Both parties will continue their existing partnerships; the AO continues its exclusive partnership with its industrial partner DePuy Synthes organizing more than 900 educational global events annually while RIMASYS continues its multivendor business model and acts as a source of innovative new educational formats, products, and services for the AO's global surgeon network
RIMASYS will benefit from the AO's expertise and extensive global reach to scale and roll out its educational offerings around the world. Meanwhile, the AO benefits from the fast-paced innovative development cycles of this agile young organization focused on enhancing surgical education, skill training, and medical device development. While lifelike fracture simulations, originally RIMASYS's core technology, have already been used in several AO educational offerings, the company also for the first time showcased their unique mobile OR theater (The Shard) at the recent flagship AO Davos Courses. Alongside this, as another view into the future of medical education and communication, RIMASYS created an immersive 3D platform to give a virtual experience of the famous AO Davos Courses.
"We believe that we complement each other's strengths to jointly address the long-term challenges of converging the real and digital world. Our ambition continues to best satisfy the needs of the new surgeon generation and all our partners who have supported us since the foundation of our company. Our dynamic start-up spirit will benefit from the global reach and reputation of the AO to build the professional network of the future for the surgical community—and ultimately improve patients' lives," says Marc Ebinger, CEO, and co-founder of RIMASYS.
"RIMASYS is a young, agile, and pioneering organization with a proven track record in educational innovation. With its motivated team and ambitious founders, it will help us drive innovation in online and offline education activities. We will ensure that RIMASYS retains its autonomy while receiving the support it needs to maintain its innovative spirit and unconventional solution development—we are proud to have them aboard and excited about the opportunities that this creates for both organizations," adds Florian Gebhard, president of the AO Foundation.
About RIMASYS
RIMASYS GmbH is a technology-driven health-tech start-up, founded as a university spin-off in 2016. Core of the Cologne-based company are proprietary biomechanical algorithms describing injury mechanisms, utilized to generate lifelike fractured anatomical specimens with closed soft tissue. RIMASYS focuses on enhancing surgical education with high-fidelity solutions and improving patient outcomes by advancing practical skill training and medical-device development. Further innovation is focused on digital health, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. The team of 50 young and ambitious professionals aims to build a disruptive ecosystem of solutions at a fast pace, enhancing surgeon education and interaction. For more information, visit: www.rimasys.com
About the AO Foundation
The AO is a medically guided, not-for-profit organization, a global network of surgeons, and the world's leading education, innovation, and research organization specializing in the surgical treatment of trauma and musculoskeletal disorders. The AO has a global network of over 460,000 healthcare professionals. Each year over 800 educational events are offered around the world, supported by nearly 7,000 faculty members, and attended by over 98,000 participants. The AO has 18,000 surgeon members working in the fields of trauma, spine, craniomaxillofacial, veterinary, and reconstructive surgery. For more information, visit: www.aofoundation.org
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A man tried to crash into a car using his pickup, according to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.
On Jan. 20, Allen Jerrell Jackson, 35, was served with an arrest warrant charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Webb County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a terroristic threat report in the 200 block of Ramona Avenue in Oilton.
A male stated that a man identified as Jackson used his white Ford pickup to try to hit his car, states an arrest affidavit.
After the incident, Jackson and his wife called the complainant’s mother saying that they would try to “f**k him up” when they would see him, according to court documents.
On Dec. 6, investigators called Jackson two times to no avail. Investigators then went by Jackson’s home by the corner of 5th Street and Behlen Avenue in Mirando City. Jackson’s mother told investigators that he was working at the moment.
Later, Jackson called investigators. He stated he did not know the complainant and added that investigators might have the wrong person. Jackson then agreed to meet with investigators at a Sheriff’s Office Substation.
Jackson did not show up for the appointment. Investigators did obtain a video of the alleged assault. The suspect vehicle shown in the video matched the one Jackson drives, according to the Sheriff’s Office. | 2023-01-25T22:38:41+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/man-charged-aggravated-assault-17741232.php |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair opens today!
From July 29 to August 21, the Indiana State Fairgrounds will celebrate this year’s fair theme: Fun at the Speed of Summer.
Features exclusive to this year include a Batmobile display and a Model T rapid assembly line in front of the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Here are some more fast facts as FOX59 hits the road Friday morning to welcome in the first day of the Indiana State Fair:
- Open Friday, July 29 – Friday, August 21 (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
- Admission ticket cost at the gate: $14
- Kids 5 and under are FREE
- $3 Thursdays: Tickets, Midway rides, food options are $3 on Thursdays. Check out more deals and promotions here.
- State Fair parking: $10
- Hoosier Lottery Free Stage performers include Pat Benatar, Travis Tritt, Kansas, Chaka Khan. See the full list here.
- New foods at the fair this year include pickle pizza, a state fair charcuterie board, and peach shake-ups. We have more here.
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Party in the back: State fair event seeks next great mullet | 2022-07-29T10:44:29+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/opening-day-at-indiana-state-fair-pickle-pizza-model-ts-and-mullets/ |
(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — On a recent Sunday, the True Agape Tabernacle of Praise met with a mission and a voice at the center of it that has recently gained notoriety.
Bishop Dr. Emma Lynn Paris LaBelle, who goes by Paris, said among the people at the service, “I just came to be a servant here today.”
LaBelle, who also has a doctorate in Humane Letters, is a person who may make you think differently when it comes to someone who is LGBTQ+ and a person of faith, being a leader.
“I wear many hats,” she said. “I’ve always been for not asking for a seat at the table, but creating the table.”
LaBelle is a trans woman who has been in the ministry for years. She recently has had a spotlight shown on her, stemming from a post on TikTok that went viral, showcasing part of her story.
“I just wanted to post that you can love God and be who you are because God loves you,” she said. “That was it, a very innocent post. I woke up to 38,000 views.”
That post has since garnered close to 1,000,000 views and has come with comments of both support and condemnation.
LaBelle is the first to say that someone should not judge a book by its cover.
“You have to understand my life to understand where I am,” she said. “When I was a child, I was in foster care, from the age of 7 to the age of 13. I was in 54 foster homes in seven years. I was born to two drug-addicted parents. I’ve been raising myself since I was 13 years old.”
LaBelle’s ministry is more than just serving the LGBTQ+ community. She said roughly 80% of the people who attend her services are not LGBTQ+.
However, she said she is aware of her presence among others.
“A lot of times people feel as if trans folk are underground, we don’t exist. It’s not true, and I think sometimes when we show up in our true capacity and true caliber, people are uncomfortable, and I’ve learned people are uncomfortable because they don’t understand,” she said.
LaBelle’s story may seem unique, but polls indicate that she is one among many.
A poll in 2020 from the UCLA School of Law found that nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults are religious, and they are more likely to be religious if they are older, Black, and live in the South.
Black LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be religious than the United States as a whole, on average, according to the poll.
“When Jesus went to Calvary, he didn’t die for this certain group of people, he died for everyone,” said LaBelle. | 2023-06-30T12:03:06+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/transgender-pastor-spreads-message-of-love-understanding-after-tiktok-post-goes-viral/ |
President Joe Biden focused mostly on domestic issues in his State of the Union address last week, but when he did turn to foreign policy he had strong words of support for Ukraine. He assured Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., who was in the audience, that “America is united in our support for your country. We will stand with you as long as it takes.”
Biden was right to take credit for uniting NATO and assembling a coalition to assist Ukraine in countering Russian aggression. That effort has continued with recent announcements by the U.S., Germany and the United Kingdom that they would be sending tanks to assist Ukraine in countering an expected surge by Russian forces in the spring.
But some critics worry that the West has been too moderate in assisting Ukraine and make a powerful case that the U.S. and its allies should move quickly to provide even more military assistance to Ukraine.
In a recent article in Foreign Affairs, Michael McFaul, a professor at Stanford who served as U.S. ambassador to Russia in the Obama administration, called for a shift away from what he called an incremental approach that “is likely to only prolong the war indefinitely.”
“Instead, in 2023, the United States, NATO, and the democratic world more broadly should aim to support a breakthrough,” McFaul wrote. “This means more advanced weapons, more sanctions against Russia, and more economic aid to Ukraine. None of this should be doled out incrementally. It needs to be provided swiftly, so that Ukraine can win decisively on the battlefield this year.”
Among other proposals, McFaul suggested that “Ukrainian pilots also should begin training to fly F-16 fighter jets.” The Biden administration has been reluctant to provide F-16s to Ukraine, and administration officials have suggested that it is more likely that Ukraine would obtain the fighter jets from European countries. On Wednesday, in a speech to the British parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for fighter jets. (Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that Britain would train Ukrainian fighter pilots, and the British government said it was “actively looking” at whether Ukraine could be sent Western jets.)
Biden is right to assure Ukraine that the U.S. will stand with it for “as long as it takes,” and if it’s possible to expedite military assistance he should do so. That doesn’t mean the U.S. and its allies shouldn’t be cognizant of the possibility that Putin might overreact, including by resorting to nuclear weapons. So far, despite some ominous talk, Putin has not moved to use nuclear weapons.
Nor does it mean that the U.S. and its allies should close the door on the possibility of a negotiated end to the war. Zelenskyy has proposed a peace plan that includes the recovery by Ukraine of all the territory Russia has captured or purported to absorb, including Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. (The U.S. has condemned the annexation of Crimea but has focused on helping Ukraine regain territory seized by Russia in the last year, though that policy may change.)
Whether a future peace agreement might also include some concessions to Russia — for example, autonomy for pro-Russian inhabitants of eastern Ukraine — is a question that could be addressed in the future. For now, Ukrainians understandably are focused on defending themselves.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed a complicated problem for the U.S. and NATO alliance. Ukraine is not a NATO member, and the U.S. and its allies rightly have ruled out using NATO troops to defend it. But Putin’s unprovoked and brutal aggression against Ukraine raises the specter of a Russian attack on current and future members of the alliance. It also threatens an international order in which nations respect the territorial integrity of their neighbors.
As Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland noted in testimony before the Senate last month, “Ukraine’s fight is about so much more than Ukraine.” That reality requires an even more urgent effort to reverse Russian aggression.
— Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-14T15:33:58+00:00 | dailycamera.com | https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/02/14/editorial-biden-is-right-to-stay-firm-on-us-support-for-ukraine/ |
More community colleges expanding counseling support for students with Uwill
NATICK, Mass., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the college mental health crisis continues, a growing number of community colleges are turning to teletherapy to better support students. Uwill, the leading mental health and wellness solution for college and students, today announced new partnerships with community colleges in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wyoming.
Students at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), Massasoit Community College, Sheridan College, and Springfield Technical Community College join others around the country in gaining access to Uwill's mental health and wellness environment that includes immediate appointments with licensed therapists based on student needs and preferences.
"Community college students often face unique challenges compounded by family, work, and other life stresses that may affect mental health and ultimately impede their ability to persist academically," said Erin Andrews, LMHC, Head of Clinical Affairs at Uwill. "Removing barriers to mental health support is essential to their educational success."
Research confirms community college students, especially first-generation students and single parents, have greater mental health needs than peers at 4-year institutions, but often struggle to access mental health support because of costs.
"Uwill understands the specific needs of our students and the importance of connecting with someone who students can relate to," said Amanda Nordstrom, Dean of Student Services at KBOCC. "Mental health has never been more important, and we are proud to support students in and out of the classroom."
According to the American Psychiatric Association, more than 50% of community college students nationwide screened positive for symptoms of mental health conditions, but less than 30% sought treatment. Further, community college students were nearly 1.5 times more likely to seek support for trauma than their peers at 4-year institutions.
"Our mission is to provide immediate, flexible, and quality mental health and wellness support for students, and that is especially important for community college students," said Michael London, Founder and CEO of Uwill. "We're honored to work with many institutions throughout the country to offer students the therapy and tools they need to thrive."
Utilizing its proprietary technology and counselor team, Uwill pioneered the first student and therapist matching platform. The solution offers an immediate appointment with a licensed counselor based on student preferences, all modalities of teletherapy, a direct crisis connection, wellness events, real-time data, and support. Uwill partners with students from all 50 states, including community colleges such as Columbus State Community College, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College, New Mexico State University Alamogordo, and SUNY Ulster.
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Uwill has become the leading mental health and wellness solution for colleges and students. The most cost-effective way to complement a college's mental health offering, Uwill partners with more than 100 institutions including Boston College, Dartmouth College, University of Michigan, and University of Maryland, College Park. Uwill is also the teletherapy education partner for NASPA. For more information, visit uwill.com
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MAYVILLE, Wis. (AP) _ Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. (MEC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $3.8 million.
The Mayville, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of 19 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $136.3 million in the period.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Senate on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country’s constitution, expanding its first article to specifically ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or disability, a move hailed as historic by rights groups.
The constitution’s updated Article 1 mandates that all people in the country must be treated equally and that “discrimination on the basis of religion, belief, political opinion, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or on any other basis is not allowed.”
Astrid Oosenbrug, chair of the country’s COC gay rights organization, called the vote “a historic victory for the rainbow community and a crown on years of work” by the group.
She said it was “an emotional moment when, after all these years, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional recognition this afternoon. At last, LGBTI+ rights are proudly mentioned in Article 1 and are no longer concealed.”
In 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize gay marriage, but members of its LGBTQ community continue to suffer verbal and sometimes physical abuse in this country that has long been seen as a bastion of tolerance.
Oosenbrug said the constitutional change should be seen by lawmakers as an assignment to “tackle discriminatory violence, bullying in schools and other forms of discrimination.”
A group called Ieder(in), which represents people with disabilities and chronic illness, also welcomed the vote.
“Adding the disability basis to Article 1 is historic news,” the organization’s director, Illya Soffer, said in a statement. “The government has been given an additional task to permanently improve and strengthen the position of people with a disability. Not only in law, but also in practice. This is badly needed, because at the moment they experience discrimination and exclusion every day in their lives.”
The move was initiated by three lawmakers in the lower house of Dutch parliament, two from opposition parties and a third from the centrist D66 party, which is part of the ruling four-party coalition led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The Dutch Constitution dates back to 1798 and has been updated several times since then. Tweaking the document is a long process. Changes must be approved by a majority of both houses of parliament, then a second reading can only happen once national elections have happened and then both houses must approve any change with a two-thirds majority.
The latest change was approved Tuesday by 56 senators, while 15 voted against the proposal in the 75-member senate.
“The constitution forms the foundation of our society. It is important that we keep it up to date,” Interior Minister Hanke Bruins Slot said. | 2023-01-18T14:51:22+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-dutch-senate-expands-constitutional-ban-on-discrimination/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Anderson has been a pleasant surprise for a Los Angeles Dodgers rotation missing Clayton Kershaw and Andrew Heaney due to injuries.
The unbeaten Anderson extended his scoreless streak to 26 innings and became the first National League pitcher with seven wins as the Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 6-1 on Friday night.
“He was just once again so consistent. He made pitches when he needed to and kept guys off balance. Just another outstanding outing,” manager Dave Roberts said.
Cody Bellinger, Zach McKinstry and Chris Taylor homered for the Dodgers, who have held New York to one run in winning the first two games of this four-game series between the NL’s top two teams.
Pete Alonso went deep for the Mets, who had piled up 49 runs on a 6-0 homestand before arriving at Dodger Stadium.
Anderson is with his fifth team since 2019. The 32-year-old lefty came into the season with a 34-38 career record and 4.53 ERA, but has found his stride with the Dodgers.
He allowed only three hits and has gone three straight starts without giving up a run. The last time he was scored upon was the first inning against Arizona on May 17.
Anderson (7-0) struck out five, with 57 of his 81 pitches being strikes, including 14 swings and misses. He lowered his ERA to 2.59, which is seventh in the NL.
Anderson said the biggest improvement this season has been with his changeup. He threw 24 against the Mets, with 16 going for strikes. Of those 16, New York hitters whiffed on 10.
The one thing Anderson is not trying to pay attention to is the shutout streak. It is the second-longest one in the majors, trailing Milwaukee reliever Josh Hader, who is at 37 innings.
“I’m just trying to keep executing the pitches I need to and just try to win some ballgames,” Anderson said. “I’m feeling pretty good right now and we’re doing a good job of getting ahead in the game plan.”
Justin Turner led off the Dodgers second with a base hit before Bellinger drove a cutter from Chris Bassitt (4-3) over the wall in right field. It was Bellinger’s sixth home run of the season and first since May 12.
McKinstry, called up from the minors Thursday after Kevin Pillar went on the injured list with a left shoulder fracture, connected for a two-run shot to right in the fourth to extend the lead to 4-0.
Taylor delivered a solo shot on a full count in the eighth to make it 6-1. The left fielder is batting .349 (15 for 43) with seven extra-base hits, including three homers, in his last 11 games.
Alonso prevented the Mets from being shut out for a second straight night when he led off the seventh inning by driving Yency Almonte’s inside sinker way over the wall in left-center.
It was Alonso’s 14th homer, tied for second in the NL and fourth in the majors. According to Baseball Reference, Alonso is the eighth player with at least five home runs in his first 10 career games at Dodger Stadium. Ryan Howard, Fernando Tatis and Lance Berkman lead the way with six.
Bassitt threw 110 pitches, a season high for a Mets pitcher, and yielded four runs (three earned) on five hits with eight strikeouts in six innings.
“We’re getting very competitive outings from him, they just get magnified when you’re not scoring any runs,” manager Buck Showalter said.
STREAKING ALONG
Trea Turner had a pair of singles to extend his hitting streak to 26 games. His infield single in the seventh drove in Mookie Betts to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 5-1.
Since the start of last season, Turner has two of the longest hitting streaks in baseball — 27 and 26 games. Angels infielder David Fletcher also had a 26-game streak last season.
SNAPPED
Francisco Lindor returned to the lineup, albeit with a fracture to the tip of his right middle finger after slamming it in a hotel door Wednesday night, but went 0 for 4 as his 10-game RBI streak was snapped.
Lindor came up with runners on first and second in the eighth but grounded out to end the inning.
“I’m really proud of him getting through that and hopefully it improves from there,” Showalter said. “He’s a competitive young man and another reminder why he is widely respected in our clubhouse.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: RHP Tylor Megill (right biceps tendinitis) will make his first rehab stop Sunday at Double-A Binghamton.
Dodgers: INF Edwin Ríos was placed on the injured list after he tore his right hamstring trying to beat out a double-play ball Thursday night. Roberts said Ríos is going to be out “a handful of weeks.” INF Eddy Alvarez was called up to take Ríos’ spot.
UP NEXT
Mets: LHP David Peterson (2-0, 3.03 ERA) allowed four runs over 4 2/3 innings in his last start Monday against Washington.
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (6-1, 3.22) is 1-0 in four career starts against the Mets.
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BOSTON — This is the other part of the leading-man role that Bam Adebayo has evolved into, particularly in the Miami Heat’s absence of Jimmy Butler.
The shots that previously weren’t there now have been there in abundance. After attempting at least 20 shots in consecutive games for the first time in his six-year career in the Heat’s previous two games, victories over the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks, Adebayo attempted 19 in Wednesday night’s 134-121 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
What the Heat center didn’t get, isn’t getting, in his view, is the respect of someone working his way to the next level.
Wednesday night it wasn’t as much about the five fouls he was called for during his 38 minutes, 45 seconds. It was about the calls that weren’t made while he was playing in attack mode.
Even more disappointing, he said, was not receiving a response to his concerns.
So with 24 seconds remaining, there first was a technical foul issued to Adebayo by referee Tony Brothers and then another from referee Nick Buchert, leaving Adebayo ejected from the game.
“I mean, me personally, I don’t really get bent out of shape about fouls,” Adebayo said, with the Heat turning their attention to Friday night’s rematch against the Celtics at TD Garden. “My biggest thing is like, my mom taught me ever since I was younger, if somebody’s talking to you, you look at them dead in the eyes. I feel like that’s unprofessional when players come to try come talk to you and you don’t look at them and, you know, acknowledge them.
“I feel like that has to be addressed. And that’s conversations we don’t get to see, we don’t get to hear when they go in their corners. I feel like they should be put on the podium and have to explain certain situations throughout the game.”
Adebayo said no detailed explanations were forthcoming, with a different officiating crew to work Friday’s game.
“I asked if I’m getting fouled? They tell me, no,” he said. “And then I go watch film and they were just pushing me. So it’s one of those things where it’s kind of like, ‘Come on bro, y’all are out here to make the game fair.’ And I’m not saying dudes don’t get touched more than others.
“But our team shooting a total of nine free throws and we’re one of the teams that gets in the paint, lives in the paint, and you’re telling me we only shoot nine? Come on, man.”
The Heat closed 9 of 9 from the line, the Celtics 20 of 23, including the two free throws converted for Adebayo’s technical fouls.
That, more than Jayson Tatum’s 49 points for the Celtics or even Boston’s 22 3-pointers, Adebayo said was what allowed the margin to stand in double digits.
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“I mean it’s hard to get a team out of a flow when we only shoot nine free throws and they shoot 23,” said Adebayo, who closed 2 of 2 from the line, in addition to his 10 of 19 from the field, including his first 3-point conversion since Jan. 25, 2021. “I feel like that’s the deciding factor right there. I feel like we shoot 18 total free throws, we’re in the ballgame.”
Even before Adebayo discussed his consternation, coach Erik Spoelstra said his big man had a case.
“I think he had every right to be frustrated in terms of how he was attacking and not really getting some of those hand-checking calls,” Spoelstra said. “He’s really becoming efficient in his faceup. That’s tough to not foul him, when he really goes quick and aggressive and strong.
“And that last play, he had his jersey yanked out and it wasn’t a call and he ended up having that off-balance shot. That was probably after six or seven of those kind of plays.
“I felt his frustrations, as well.”
So instead of the Heat moving back to .500, yet to get above that mark this season, they are 10-12, with games remaining on this trip against the Celtics on Friday and then on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, with the hope that Butler will be back Friday, after missing the past eight games with a sore right knee.
“We’ll be back,” Adebayo said. “We’ve had an up-and-down season these first 22 games. So I mean, never count us out, though. That’s one thing I’ve said about us, you count us out and we’ll surprise you.” | 2022-12-01T15:38:08+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-main-thursday-20221201-geiz4dontjepnmrcoy3hejl2aq-story.html |
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will headline the White House's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Sunday, a bitter historical milestone for the Biden administration after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the national right to abortion.
Administration officials said she'll speak in Florida, where Democrats have been on guard for new efforts to restrict abortion from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate. The speech is a continuation of Harris' focus on reproductive rights in recent months, which has included meetings with activists, healthcare providers and state lawmakers from around the country.
It's also intended to be a signal that the administration isn't giving up on abortion now that the midterm election is over. Democrats performed better than expected, but the prospects for codifying Roe v. Wade into law haven't improved, and the administration has struggled to find ways to safeguard abortion access.
“The Vice President will make very clear: the fight to secure women’s fundamental right to reproductive health care is far from over,” said a statement from Kirsten Allen, a Harris spokesperson. “She will lay out the consequences of extremist attacks on reproductive freedom in states across our country and underscore the need for Congress to codify Roe."
Allen added that Harris and President Joe Biden believe "that a women’s right to choose is non-negotiable.”
Biden will likely commemorate the anniversary as well, although his plans have not yet been disclosed.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra plans to visit Minnesota this week as the state legislature works on a new law to solidify abortion rights.
While in Minnesota, administration officials said, Becerra expects to appear with Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, stop at a Planned Parenthood facility and meet with organizers who want to use a mobile van to provide abortions to people who cross into the state from Wisconsin, which has strict abortion limits.
Becerra then plans to visit a Wisconsin clinic that's no longer allowed to provide abortions and hold an event with Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Gwen Moore, both Democrats, to talk with medical students.
It's likely that the battle over reproductive rights will focus more on state legislatures than Washington, where the two parties appear deadlocked on the issue.
Democrats have 51 seats in the Senate, which means they can block any Republican attempts to ban abortion nationwide, but there's not enough support within their caucus to sidestep filibuster rules to restore the national right to abortion.
In addition, the administration has limited tools to take executive action, although it's worked to make abortion pills more widely available. | 2023-01-18T19:32:51+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/01/18/harris-to-push-abortion-fight-in-florida-on-roe-anniversary/ |
Updated December 7, 2022 at 4:34 PM ET
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in Wednesday as Peru's next president after Congress voted out President Pedro Castillo shortly after he dissolved the legislative body.
The 60-year-old lawyer took the oath of office and became the first female leader in the more than 200-year history of the independent republic.
Her swearing in capped hours of uncertainty as both the president and Congress appeared to exercise their constitutional powers to do away with each other.
Boluarte said her first order of business would be to address government corruption, ostensibly what felled Castillo.
"There has been an attempted coup ... that has not found an echo in the institutions, nor in the street," Boluarte said. She called for a political truce to install a national unity government.
"What I ask for is a space, a time to rescue the country," she said.
Bilingual in Spanish and Quechua, Boluarte was elected as vice president on the presidential ticket that brought Castillo to power July 28, 2021. During Castillo's brief administration, Boluarte was minister of development and social inclusion.
Earlier Wednesday, Peru's Congress removed Castillo from office shortly after he had decreed the dissolution of the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote o oust him.
The national ombudsman's office, Constitutional Tribunal and Supreme Court called Castillo's move to dissolve the Congress a coup, although at least one expert disagreed.
Peru's Congress has the ability to remove the president and the president has the ability to dissolve the Congress, so "technically, it is not a coup," said Eduardo Gamarra, a political science and international relations professor at Florida International University.
"The confusion is in the 15,000 interpretations that exist about who prevails, the Congress or the president," he said. The one who wins will be the one with more power, he said.
Lawmakers voted 101-6 with 10 abstentions to remove Castillo from office for reasons of "permanent moral incapacity."
Castillo left the presidential palace in an automobile that carried him through Lima's historic downtown and later entered a police station, where his status was not immediately clear. In a photograph circulated by the national police on Twitter, which was later erased, Castillo was visible seated inside the station surrounded by officers.
Shortly before the vote, Castillo announced that he was installing a new emergency government and called for the next round of lawmakers to develop a new constitution for the Andean nation. He said during a televised address that he would rule by decree meanwhile, and ordered a nightly curfew starting Wednesday night.
Castillo also announced that he would make changes in the leadership of the judiciary, police and constitutional court. The head of Peru's army then resigned, along with four ministers, including those over foreign affairs and the economy.
Castillo took action as his opponents in Congress moved toward a third attempt to remove him from office.
The Ombudsman's Office, an autonomous government institution, said before the congressional vote that Castillo should resign and turn himself in to judicial authorities. After years of democracy, Peru is in the midst of a constitutional collapse "that can't be called anything but a coup," the statement said.
"Mr. Castillo must remember that he was not only elected president of the republic, but also that the people elected representatives for public service," the statement said. "Castillo's actions ignore the will of the people and are invalid."
The congressional vote called for Vice President Dina Boluarte to assume the presidency. Boluarte via Twitter rejected Castillo's actions, saying "it worsens the political and institutional crisis that Peruvian society will have to overcome with strict adherence to the law."
Boluarte, a 60-year-old lawyer, is the first woman to reach the presidency in Peru's more than 200 years as an independent republic. Bilingual in Spanish and Quechua, she was on the same ticket when voters chose Castillo in July 2021. She also served as minister of development and social inclusion.
Peru's Joint Chiefs and National Police rejected the constitutionality of Castillo's dissolution of the Congress in a statement.
International reaction was at times outpaced by events.
United States Amb. Lisa Kenna called on Castillo via Twitter to reverse his decree to dissolve Congress, saying the U.S. government rejected any "extra-constitutional" actions by the president to interfere with Congress.
A short time later the Congress voted to remove Castillo.
Mexico Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said via Twitter that given recent events in Peru, Mexico had decided to postpone the Pacific Alliance summit scheduled for Dec. 14 in Lima. He said he regretted the recent developments and called for democracy and human rights to be respected.
Chile and Spain also took a neutral stance. The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric lamented the political situation in Peru and trusted that the crisis would be resolved through democratic mechanisms.
Spain's government strongly condemned the break in constitutional order and congratulated the country on righting itself democratically.
Castillo had said in an unusual midnight address on state television ahead of the vote that he would never stain "the good name of my honest and exemplary parents, who like millions of Peruvians, work every day to build honestly a future for their families."
The peasant-turned-president said he's paying for mistakes made due to inexperience. But he said a certain sector of Congress "has as its only agenda item removing me from office because they never accepted the results of an election that you, my dear Peruvians, determined with your votes."
Castillo has denied allegations of corruption against him, saying they're based on "hearsay statements by people who, seeking to lighten their own punishments for supposed crimes by abusing my confidence, are trying to involve me without evidence."
Federal prosecutors are investigating six cases against Castillo, most of them for alleged corruption, under the theory that he has used his power to profit from public works.
The power struggle in Perú's capital has continued as the Andes and its thousands of small farms struggle to survive the worst drought in a half-century. Without rain, farmers can't plant potatoes, and the dying grass can no longer sustain herds of sheep, alpacas, vicuñas and llamas. Making matters worse, avian flu has killed at least 18,000 sea birds and infected at least one poultry producer, endangering the chicken and turkeys raised for traditional holiday meals.
The government also confirmed that in the past week, the country has suffered a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4.3 million Peruvians have been infected, and 217,000 of them have died.
The first president to come from a poor farming community in the nation's history, Castillo arrived in the presidential palace last year without any political experience. He changed his cabinet five times during his year and a half in office, running through 60 different cabinet officials, leaving various government agencies paralyzed.
Although Castillo is the first president to be investigated while still in office, the probes are no surprise in a country where nearly every former president in the last 40 years have been charged with corruption linked to multinational corporations, such as the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
Since 2016, Perú has been entrenched in political crises, with congresses and presidents trying to eliminate each other in turn. President Martín Vizcarra (2018-2020) dissolved Congress in 2019 and ordered new elections. That new legislature removed Vizcarra the next year. Then came President Manuel Merino, who lasted less than a week before a crackdown killed two protesters and injured 200 more. His successor, Francisco Sagasti, lasted nine months before Castillo took over.
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- ST-01 is a MSLA 2.0-powered 3D printer for high throughput digital production in medium to large dental and orthodontic laboratories.
- ST-32 is a semi-automated 3D printer designed for lights-out manufacturing of clear aligner models
- New generation of 3D printers are powered by MSLA 2.0, a step improvement of Structo's proprietary MSLA technology in longevity and reliability, delivering better unit economics and superior total cost of ownership.
SINGAPORE, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Structo, a dental 3D printing solutions provider is proud to announce a new line of dental 3D printers releasing later in the year. Powered by Structo's next-generation proprietary technology, Mask Stereolithography (MSLA) 2.0, the new ST-01 and ST-32 3D printers introduce better efficiency and unit economics for dental and orthodontic laboratories.
"Macroeconomic challenges such as the global labour crunch, and supply chain uncertainties from the pandemic have led to increased day-to-day operational costs for our customers, hurting their bottom line," said Desmond Lim, Structo's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). "The team knew these were pressing issues that need to be addressed immediately, and we are happy to be announcing a new range of solutions targeted at solving these immediate challenges".
ST-01 3D PRINTER
ST-01 is a floor standing MSLA-powered 3D printer that is designed for high throughput digital production in dental and orthodontic labs. With a large build volume that is 221 x 129 x 200 (Height) mm, dental laboratories will be able to deploy the printer for high throughput production. For laboratories manufacturing clear aligners, ST-01 has a throughput of 9 clear aligner models every 15 minutes. Paired with Structo's solventless post-processing workflow, users will be able to get parts ready for thermoforming in 30 minutes. It is also designed for medium and large dental and orthodontic labs, where case volumes require high throughput production.
ST-32 AUTOMATED 3D PRINTER
ST-32 is a MSLA-powered 3D printer built with automation features to enable lights-out manufacturing. Incorporating automation elements in an enclosed cell, ST-32 allows for the continuous printing of clear aligner models with minimal labor by eliminating several non value-add process in between print jobs.
While MSLA 3D printing is extremely quick, the one challenge that it leads to is the amount of time technicians have to spend attending to the printer in between print jobs. This was a core pain point that the development team at Structo set out to solve when developing ST-32 by integrating some automation elements.
ST-32 incorporates a gantry system that automates the changeover process in between print jobs. Each job is printed on an EZrelease magnetic sheet, with full traceability, that allows for easier part removal further down the process. Once a print job is completed, the gantry system will remove the sheet with the freshly-printed parts and store it in a magazine within the cell. It will then insert a new EZrelease sheet to start a new print job. This automation allows dental laboratories to run after hours print jobs, returning the next day to an entire magazine of printed models ready for the next phase in their appliance making process. At peak capacity, ST-32 will be able to print up to 24 EZrelease sheets in a span of 8 hours without needing any technician intervention. The magazine is able to store up to 32 EZrelease sheets at any given time.
Structo will be exhibiting these newly-announced range of 3D printing solutions at LMT Lab Day Chicago on Feb 24-25 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Wednesday it successfully performed the first test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin said would make the West “think twice” before harboring any aggressive intentions against Russia.
The test launch of the Sarmat missile comes amid soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over the Russian military action in Ukraine and underlines the Kremlin’s emphasis on the country’s nuclear forces.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the Sarmat ICBM was launched Wednesday from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and its practice warheads have successfully reached mock targets on the Kura firing range on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
It said the launch was fully successful, proving the missile’s characteristics “in all phases of its flight.”
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that Russia had given the U.S. an advance notice about the launch in line with the New START nuclear arms control treaty between Moscow and Washington.
“Russia properly notified the United States under its New START obligations that it planned to test this ICBM,” he said. “Such testing is routine. It was not a surprise. We did not deem the test to be a threat to the United States or its allies.”
Speaking to senior officials, Putin hailed the Sarmat launch, claiming that the new missile has no foreign analogues and is capable of penetrating any prospective missile defense.
“This really unique weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our armed forces, reliably ensure Russia’s security from external threats and make those, who in the heat of frantic aggressive rhetoric try to threaten our country, think twice,” Putin said.
Amid the new Western sanctions that banned the exports of high-tech products to Russia and specifically targeted its arms industries in response to Moscow’s action in Ukraine, Putin emphasized that the Sarmat is built exclusively from domestic components
“Of course, this will simplify the serial production of the system by enterprises of the military-industrial sector and accelerate its delivery to the Strategic Missile Forces,” he added.
The Sarmat is a heavy missile that has been under development for several years to replace the Soviet-made Voyevoda, which was code-named Satan by the West and forms the core of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.
“The Sarmat is the most powerful missile that has the highest range in the world, and it will significantly bolster the capability of the country’s strategic nuclear forces,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said the Sarmat is capable of carrying hypersonic glide vehicles along with other types of warheads. The Russian military had previously said that the Avangard hypersonic vehicle could be fitted to the new missile.
The military has said that the Avangard is capable of flying 27 times faster than the speed of sound and making sharp maneuvers on its way to target to dodge the enemy’s missile shield.
It has been fitted to the existing Soviet-built intercontinental ballistic missiles instead of older type warheads, and the first unit armed with the Avangard entered duty in December 2019.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the state Roscosmos agency that oversees the missile factory building the Sarmat, described Wednesday’s test as a “present to NATO” in a comment on his messaging app channel.
Rogozin said the Sarmat is set to be commissioned by the military this fall after the completion of its trials, calling it a “superweapon.”
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Robert Burns in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-04-21T03:36:02+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/russia-test-fires-new-intercontinental-ballistic-missile/ |
Updated April 10, 2023 at 7:54 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn — Nashville's Metro Council has unanimously voted to reinstate freshman Democrat Justin Jones to his seat in the Tennessee House. The GOP-led legislature expelled Jones last week for gun reform protests he led on the chamber floor after the Covenant School shooting.
The vote puts Jones into the seat on an interim basis until a special election can be held for the seat.
"Justin Jones has been elected to the vacancy of Tennessee House 52 pursuant to the state law and the rules governing the Metropolitan Council," Vice Mayor Jim Shulman announced at Monday's specially called meeting, as cheers erupted in the gallery.
Jones returns to the state Capitol Monday
Shortly after the council vote, Jones returned to the Tennessee capitol to be sworn back into office amid a sea of media and supporters. He then made his way back to the House chamber, arm in arm with state Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, who narrowly escaped expulsion last week.
And just like that @brotherjones_ is back on the House Floor. Walked in by @VoteGloriaJ. pic.twitter.com/7r60J6uk52
— Blaise L Gainey (@BlaiseGainey) April 10, 2023
The unanimous vote
Metro Council rules ordinarily require members to wait four weeks before filling vacancies in the state legislature. It would have only taken two dissenting members to prevent a suspension of the rules. Had that happened, Tennessee's legislative session may have been adjourned by the time Jones was reseated.
"I know that community members called and emailed us, and I think they did a great job because we didn't have a single objection to suspension of the rules today," said Council Member Sandra Sepulveda.
Ahead of the meeting, at least 30 councilmembers released statements declaring their intent to vote Jones back into the District 52 seat. He needed a simple majority of the 40-member council to reclaim the seat.
Meanwhile, in Shelby County, commissioners will meet Wednesday to discuss reappointing fellow ousted Rep. Justin Pearson, also a Democrat.
Since the expulsions of the two young Black lawmakers, Black leaders have called the move racist and hypocritical. Johnson, who escaped expulsion, is the only one among the three who is white.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán headlined a conservative political conference in Dallas. In Hungary, he has a "zero migration" policy and has sought to suppress independent voices of dissent.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán headlined a conservative political conference in Dallas. In Hungary, he has a "zero migration" policy and has sought to suppress independent voices of dissent.
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Arlington Park pre-development plan approved originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Village of Arlington Heights approved a pre-development plan for the Bears' stadium at Arlington Park on Monday.
The agreement vote is not binding, but the framework of the design and potential construction of the 326-acre land is agreed upon between the board and the Bears.
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"This is not a binding obligation or either part, that it is a good faith agreement to work together to cooperate towards the exploration of the redevelopment of this property," said Cliff Stein, senior vice president and general counsel of the Chicago Bears.
The agreement also indicates the Bears' first public acknowledgment surrounding a request for public money. In September, the Bears concluded they will need public funding for infrastructure, and the stadium would not be built without it.
MORE: Arlington Heights trustees concerned about stadium plans
Hawk Howerton, the architecture company responsible for constructing the Bears' new stadium in Arlington Park, released a 31-page document outlining the design of the district surrounding the Bears' stadium.
The first part of the plan outlines the transportation services readily available to access the stadium, followed by the dimensions and approximate walking time/distance around the stadium.
Interestingly, it outlines the geography of each implemented section of the multi-purpose district. These include the hotel, sportsbook, "Bears fit," the neighborhood park, parking around the stadium and more.
It also displays the green and water areas around the stadium. There will be a green area for tailgating, according to the master plan.
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For the green and water area, the plan attaches current examples around the city of Chicago and across the country of representations they'd like to derive for their areas. The green space in Lincoln Park is a prime Chicago example.
The plan details graphics of what the district would look like in real life. The graphics look similar to that of an outdoor mall – filled with stores, buildings and other commercial renderings that can be accessed with walking paths.
The mastery plan is extremely detailed with Bears-centric designs, with specific insights into each section of the multi-purpose district.
The only missing piece of the puzzle is the stadium design. Every sighting of the stadium in the development plan is an opaque outline.
However, Hawk Howerton has created the concept for the rest of the stadium district and its specifics, as seen in the plan itself. | 2022-11-08T18:30:57+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/arlington-heights-approves-bears-pre-development-stadium-plan/2990222/ |
Zach Thompson pitched six solid innings and combined with three relievers on a five-hitter to lead the Buffalo Bisons to a 3-1 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday at Sahlen Field.
The teams will play the second game of their series at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday.
The Bisons (47-49, 13-8 second half) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Addison Barger homered to right-center field with two outs. It was Barger’s fifth home run of the season.
Buffalo made it 2-0 in the third. With one out, Ernie Clement singled and stole second. He moved to third when Barger grounded out, and scored on Spencer Horwitz’s double to right. Davis Schneider lined out sharply to third to end the inning.
In the fourth, Luis De Los Santos doubled and, with two outs, scored on a single to center by Cam Eden to give the Herd a 3-0 lead.
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The RailRiders (45-49, 11-9) got on the board in the sixth when Estevan Florial doubled, advanced to third on a fly ball out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Wells.
Thompson (6-5) allowed just one earned run over six innings to pick up the victory. He allowed three hits and three walks, and he struck out three. Paul Fry allowed a single then struck out the side in the seventh and Yosver Zulueta gave up one hit and struck out one in the eighth.
Zach Pop retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his first save of the season.
Jhony Brito (2-2) took the loss for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and one walk over five innings. He struck out three.
Horwitz went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Rafael Lantigua went 2-for-4 to lead the Bisons’ 10-hit attack. | 2023-07-26T03:18:40+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/sports/baseball/zach-thompson-pitches-buffalo-bisons-past-scranton-wilkes-barre-railriders/article_782b9c64-2b27-11ee-b0a2-878ffe4920b5.html |
KardiaMobile Card recognized for its contributions to digital health
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AliveCor, the leading innovator in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced that KardiaMobile Card, the world's thinnest and lightest personal ECG, has been honored on Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas list in the Health category and awarded the 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Award for Best New Technology Solution in the Cardiology category.
KardiaMobile Card is the world's first credit-card-sized personal ECG device. With the ability to detect six of the most common arrhythmias in just 30 seconds, KardiaMobile Card provides patients with the critical data they need to take charge of their heart health at home or on the go.
"At AliveCor, we're relentless in our pursuit to improve personal cardiac monitoring and are honored to be recognized by Fast Company and MedTech Breakthrough for our efforts in bringing our advanced, clinically validated AI directly into patients' wallets and back pockets," said Jessica Weinstein, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, AliveCor. "KardiaMobile Card represents the future of heart health, and we're excited to be at the forefront of improving cardiovascular care delivery by making essential data more accessible."
Fast Company's annual list of World Changing Ideas spotlights individuals and organizations that are solving today's biggest challenges. The 2023 honorees reflect some of the most transformative ideas across all industries.
The MedTech Breakthrough Awards, organized by MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization, honors the platforms, devices and people who are making a difference in the healthcare industry.
About AliveCor
AliveCor, Inc. is transforming cardiological care using deep learning. The FDA-cleared KardiaMobile device is the most clinically-validated personal ECG solution in the world. KardiaMobile 6L provides instant detection of Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Sinus Rhythm with Supraventricular Ectopy, Sinus Rhythm with Premature Ventricular Contractions, Sinus Rhythm with Wide QRS, and Normal Sinus Rhythm in an ECG. Kardia is the first AI-enabled platform to aid patients and clinicians in the efficient detection of atrial fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia and one associated with a highly-elevated risk of stroke. AliveCor's enterprise platform allows third-party providers to manage their patients' and customers' heart conditions simply using state-of-the-art tools that provide easy front-end and back-end integration to AliveCor technologies. AliveCor protects its customers with stringent data security and compliance practices, achieving ISO 27001 Certification, SOC 2 Type 2 Certification and HIPAA compliance attestation. AliveCor is a privately-held company headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. "Consumer" or "Personal" ECGs are ECG devices available for direct sale to consumers. For more information, visit alivecor.com.
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Saturday’s Colorado spring football game has been sold out for weeks.
On Monday, CU and head coach Deion Sanders announced that season tickets have been sold out, as well.
“We sold out, which is a blessing,” Sanders said.
For the first time since 1996, CU has sold all of its season tickets. It’s only the ninth time in program history it’s happened and the first time it’s happened before August.
CU sold all of its season tickets in 1972 and during a seven-year stretch from 1990-96.
“Selling out of season tickets for the first time in almost 30 years shows how strong our fan base is,” CU athletic director Rick George said in a press release. “Selling out at the earliest point before a season in our history is a testament to our fans’ thirst to see a championship caliber product on the field. The 100th season of Folsom Field will be a special one with Coach Prime’s first team and a tremendous home schedule on tap. We expect a full house every game and believe we will accomplish that goal shortly after single game tickets go on sale.”
CU finished with a program record season ticket renewal rate of 98 percent, while collecting more than 20,000 interest forms from fans.
Single game tickets will go in sale in May. A public sale of remaining single game tickets is expected for late May.
Students will be able to purchase a student sports pass in July. CU is increasing the student allotment by 1,500 to just under 12,000 total student tickets.
Fans can also sign up to get on a wait list for 2024 season tickets.
On Saturday, the Buffs will play their spring game at Folsom Field at 1 p.m. (ESPN).
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue personnel in California have launched a search for a second hiker on the same snow-covered mountain where actor Julian Sands is missing.
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that its search and rescue team received a request Sunday to search for a 75-year-old Los Angeles man on 10,064-foot (3,068-meter) Mt. Baldy.
Jin Chung, of North Hollywood, was last seen around 6 a.m. on Sunday, the sheriff's department said.
Chung carpooled to the mountain with two others and made plans to meet them at the vehicle at 2 p.m., but Chung did not return, authorities said. Ground crews searched unsuccessfully for Chung after he was reported missing.
The sheriff's department said rescuers unsuccessfully continued searching for Sands on Mt. Baldy over the weekend.
"Helicopters and drones continued to use infrared devices during the search however, all were negative for any signs of Sands," the department's statement said.
Sands, 65, was reported missing Jan. 13 while hiking. Search and rescue crews began looking for him on the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Storms have coated the mountain with heavy snow and ice, and searches have been thwarted by the threat of avalanches and foul weather, including powerful winds.
Authorities describe mountain conditions as extremely dangerous. Two hikers have died in recent weeks. One fell at least 500 feet (152 meters) down an icy slope.
Sands starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the 1985 British romance from director James Ivory, “A Room With a View.”
He also had major roles in in 1989's “Warlock,” 1990's “Arachnophobia,” 1991's “Naked Lunch,” 1993's “Boxing Helena,” and 1995's “Leaving Las Vegas.”
Sands has worked consistently in the decades since with smaller roles in film and television. | 2023-01-24T16:50:02+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/entertainment/article/Searchers-seek-2nd-hiker-in-area-where-Julian-17737780.php |
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Two Maryland police officers shot and wounded a man with a knife during a call for a person experiencing mental health issues on Monday, police said.
Greenbelt police spokeswoman Hannah Glasgow said officers were called to a home on Plateau Place for a report of a suicidal male, news outlets report. The man who was shot was the one who called officers to the house, she said.
When officers made contact with the man at the home, he had a knife in his hand and didn’t comply with officers’ orders to drop it, Glasgow said.
When the man exited the home rapidly toward officers and raised the knife, two officers fired and the man was injured, she said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable, non-critical condition on Monday, the department said.
The officers were wearing body cameras and the footage is expected to be released Wednesday, Glasgow said.
Both officers were male, one joined the department in 2014 and the other last year, and they're on routine paid administrative leave, the department said. The Attorney General’s Office's Independent Investigations Unit declined the case based on the man’s injuries.
Prince George’s County police are leading the investigation and Greenbelt police are assisting, Glasgow said. | 2022-05-03T16:06:42+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Police-Greenbelt-officers-shoot-wound-man-with-17144246.php |
It used to be that the conversation around subtropical marine life centered on declines: the death of coral beds, the diminishing variety of seagrasses, the disappearance of fish.
But for now, it's an overabundance that's hard to miss. From Montego to Miami, an influx of algae called sargassum is leaving stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. It's the most sargassum researchers have tracked this early in the year.
Deciding what to do with it is proving more challenging the more we learn about it — and inspiring some entrepreneurs to rethink removing sargassum altogether.
Wait, what is sargassum and why is it flourishing?
Sargassum is a type of buoyant, rootless algae that bunches up in islands and floats around the ocean.
Patches of sargassum have been spotted in the Atlantic Ocean for centuries, but since 2011, a monstrous, 5,000-mile-long belt of the seaweed has circulated annually between the Gulf of Mexico and the mid-Atlantic.
The density of that belt's clusters keeps increasing, possibly because modern agriculture techniques are sending more and more nutrients downstream and into the ocean.
Just this April, sargassum levels in the Caribbean Sea reached a new record, with the overall belt growing to an estimated 13 million tons, according to a bulletin from the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography lab.
And the top bloom season is still days away, with a peak likely to hit in June or July. If the past is precedent, the bloom size could double in the next month, says Brian Barnes, a researcher at USF's College of Marine Science.
It's hard to predict what this could mean for beaches, especially in the eastern Atlantic where persistent clouds are obscuring the satellite views that Barnes and his team rely on.
But already, sargassum beachings are increasing, with the southern regions of Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico looking likely to be the most impacted.
Ignoring it can be dangerous — and odorous
Once ashore, sargassum isn't just unsightly or cumbersome to swim around — it stinks. The seaweed starts to decay within 24 hours of hitting the shore, releasing hydrogen sulfide and the smell of rotten eggs.
There's some evidence to show that those gases can cause nausea and headaches or aggravate respiratory issues. In 2018, doctors on the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique reported more than 11,000 cases of "acute sargassum toxicity" during an eight-month period of intense beach buildup, Reuters reported.
But even the smell alone can be costly.
Take the Florida city of Key West for example. Public Information Officer Alyson Crean says Key West isn't even really a beach town, with the largest public beach stretching only about half a mile in length.
But a 2020 analysis found that 1 in 10 tourists say they'd either cancel or reschedule their trip to Key West if they knew sargassum was present. A bad sargassum year could leave a $20 million dent in the $2.4 billion Key West tourism industry, leading to a loss of about 300 jobs, according to the report.
Removing sargassum can also come with a high price tag
In places like Key West, removing sargassum from the beach is about the only option for dealing with it.
"Strict environmental laws say that the sargassum can't be taken out of the water," Crean says. And installing containment barriers in the water would be a "battle," she says, because it takes "a long time" to get any permits approved by the state.
Closer ashore, sargassum can also pose a threat to local wildlife, smothering coral reefs and seagrasses. But in the open ocean, it can store carbon, the key driver of climate change. It can also serve as a prime habitat for sea turtles, fish and crustaceans.
So Key West waits for the seaweed to wash ashore. On summer mornings, a team of volunteers walk the beaches to check for trapped turtle hatchlings or signs of new nests, Crean says. After the all-clear, a contracted company uses heavy equipment to rake the sargassum off the beach.
It's a routine that costs the city about $1 million annually, and Key West is prepared to pull more funding from a reserve stash if necessary, Crean says.
Other coastal locales are following suit. Nearby Miami-Dade County, which spent more than $3.9 million on sargassum cleanup last year, is asking the state for an additional $2 million.
What happens to all that sargassum when it's removed from the beach?
Removing sargassum is only one challenge; disposing of it is another entirely.
Crean says that the company Key West contracts with donates sargassum to farmers to use as fertilizer. In Mexico, it's trucked inland to rot in the jungle, reports National Geographic.
But options for processing or decomposing the seaweed may become costlier as the field of sargassum study grows.
Researcher Brian Lapointe told NPR last month that new research suggests decomposing sargassum may leach heavy metals into its surrounding environment.
One study that examined sargassum along beaches in Mexico found that 86% of samples had arsenic levels that were higher than the U.N.'s limit for livestock feed — one repurposing idea that was explored earlier on.
So can we do anything at all?
Some companies are still trying to get creative, experimenting with turning sargassum into biofuel, construction material or even medicinal products.
One of the more promising ideas is a double-edged sword: Sinking sargassum to prevent it from releasing carbon.
The U.K. startup Seaweed Generation is building an autonomous robot that could intercept sargassum patches close to shore, drag them back out to the open ocean and force them to sink to a depth of 1,000 meters, effectively trapping the carbon sargassum holds.
"It's a bit like a seaweed Roomba," the company's CEO, Paddy Estridge, told NPR. "It goes through the water very very slowly and, a bit like Pac-Man, scoops up the seaweed." Then it dives down and offloads the biomass around 200 meters deep, where the air pods that keep the sargassum afloat pop, sending the mass to a watery grave.
The so-called AlgaRay is still in pilot phases, funded by venture capitalists. But if successful, a fully fledged model could be ready to operate next year, submerging as much as 15 tons of sargassum in a single trip.
Until then, the best option for an individual concerned with sargassum may well be patience — or avoidance.
Barnes, the researcher who tracks sargassum with satellite images, says there's no point in, say, canceling your beach vacation, even if you know the local government isn't doing daily cleanup.
"The effects are very, very local," he said. "You'll see a huge, unbelievable amount of sargassum in one little bay, but if you look past that into the next bay, there's absolutely no sargassum."
If you're really worried, though, he suggests maybe taking a cue from the researchers, keeping a close eye on where blooms are creeping close to shore.
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ARLINGTON, Va., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released a new report that analyzes the environmental impacts of zero-emission trucks (ZET). This analysis, a 2021 top priority of ATRI's Research Advisory Committee, utilized federal and industry-sourced data to identify and compare full life-cycle CO2 emissions for a range of truck types, including a baseline diesel truck, battery electric trucks and hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
The study found that while electric trucks have no direct tailpipe emissions, CO2 production associated with vehicle, battery and electricity production would only result in a 30 percent decrease in CO2 emissions when compared to a standard diesel truck.
The marginal environmental benefits of electric trucks are due, in large part, to lithium-ion battery production – which generates more than six times the carbon of diesel truck production. The research, which utilized outputs from the Argonne National Lab's GREET Model, also incorporates CO2 emissions that generate from the U.S. electrical grid – which still relies primarily on fossil fuels. ATRI 's research concludes that hydrogen fuel cell trucks are ultimately the most environmentally friendly truck type, although the technology is not presently feasible for long-haul operations.
"The U.S. trucking industry is strongly committed to carbon-reduction efforts, and electric motors and drive trains offer many additional performance and maintenance benefits," said Hugh Ekberg, President and CEO of CRST. "But ATRI's research highlights that several of the leading zero-emission approaches being advocated today still need additional research to fully understand how the different technologies can be best developed and utilized to maximize carbon reduction."
The report concludes by identifying additional strategies that can reduce CO2 truck emissions for all three energy sources – diesel, electricity and hydrogen. For example, renewable diesel could decrease CO2 emissions to only 32.7 percent of a standard diesel engine without requiring new infrastructure or truck equipment. Finally, hydrogen sourced from solar-power electricity could enable hydrogen fuel cell trucks to emit only 8.8 percent of the baseline diesel CO2.
A copy of the full report is available through ATRI's website here.
ATRI is the trucking industry's 501c3 not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation's essential role in maintaining a safe, secure, and efficient transportation system.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the cast of the TV series “Ted Lasso” at the White House on Monday to promote mental health and well-being.
Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title character — an American coaching a soccer team in London — and other members of the cast will meet with the Bidens “to discuss the importance of addressing your mental health to promote overall wellbeing,” the White House said. The third season of the Emmy-winning, feel-good Apple TV+ series began streaming last week.
A White House official said the Bidens have seen some of the show and are familiar with its “message of positivity, hope, kindness, and empathy.” Cast members expected to be in attendence include: Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Toheeb Jimoh, Cristo Fernandez, Kola Bokinni, Billy Harris, and James Lance.
Biden has previously called on lawmakers in both parties to expand resources to fight the “mental health crisis” in the nation as part of his “ unity agenda.” His administration has surged funding to bolster the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and expand school-based mental health professionals. | 2023-03-20T19:18:28+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/entertainment-news/bidens-to-host-ted-lasso-cast-to-promote-mental-health-2/ |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced Friday that a Buffalo man was sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration between 4 to 12 years in prison.
On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, 22-year-old Mkaipa M. Muya was driving a sedan at high-rate speeds at approximately 4 a.m. under the influence of alcohol.
Muya proceeded to crash the vehicle on Walden Avenue near Hoerner Avenue in the town of Cheektowaga. The force behind the collision caused the car to crash into a building after it hit a utility pole
A 30-year-old male sitting in the front passenger seat was taken to ECMC with minor injuries. The rear-seat passenger was ejected from the vehicle upon impact. The victim, a 17-year-old girl, died at ECMC from her injuries. Muya did not suffer any injuries from the crash.
Muya pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide, the highest count in the indictment. | 2022-10-22T00:28:34+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-man-sentenced-to-prison-after-killing-teenage-passenger-in-drunk-driving-crash |
Anti-fossil fuel protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh's famous 1888 painting "Sunflowers" at London's National Gallery on Friday.
Two young women from the campaign group Just Stop Oil threw the contents of two tins of Heinz tomato soup over the painting, which, the group said, has an estimated value of $84.2 million.
They then glued themselves to the wall beneath the painting.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the National Gallery confirmed the incident in Room 43, where "Sunflowers" was displayed, and gave an update on its condition.
"There is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed," it said. In a subsequent tweet, the gallery explained that the painting was glazed and therefore protected.
London's Metropolitan Police confirmed they were responding to the incident and that the protesters had been arrested on suspicion of "criminal damage and aggravated trespass."
Friday's incident is the latest in a series of protests targeting famous works of art in a bid to draw attention to the role of fossil fuels in climate change. In July, members of Just Stop Oil glued themselves to a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" at the Royal Academy of Art in London.
The same month, activists from the group glued themselves to a masterpiece held in the National Gallery, while members of an Italian climate activist organization glued themselves to Botticelli's "Primavera" in Florence.
On Sunday, climate activists from Extinction Rebellion were arrested for gluing themselves to Picasso's "Massacre in Korea" at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
According to a statement, Just Stop Oil timed Friday's act "to coincide with the planned launch of a new round of oil and gas licensing" in the UK.
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MLB Games Tonight: How to Watch on TV, Streaming & Odds - Friday, July 21
The MLB schedule today should provide some fireworks. The contests include the Los Angeles Dodgers squaring off against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.
In terms of live coverage, we have everything you need to know about today's MLB action here. Take a look at the links below.
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How to Watch Today's MLB Games
The Chicago Cubs (45-51) play host to the St. Louis Cardinals (44-53)
The Cardinals will look to pick up a road win at Wrigley Field versus the Cubs on Friday at 2:20 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- CHC Key Player: Nico Hoerner (.273 AVG, 6 HR, 54 RBI)
- STL Key Player: Nolan Arenado (.287 AVG, 21 HR, 74 RBI)
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The Detroit Tigers (44-52) face the San Diego Padres (46-51)
The Padres will take to the field at Comerica Park versus the Tigers on Friday at 6:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- DET Key Player: Spencer Torkelson (.231 AVG, 14 HR, 52 RBI)
- SD Key Player: Juan Soto (.262 AVG, 17 HR, 54 RBI)
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The Tampa Bay Rays (60-40) face the Baltimore Orioles (59-37)
The Orioles hope to get a road victory at Tropicana Field versus the Rays on Friday at 6:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- TB Key Player: Wander Franco (.273 AVG, 11 HR, 45 RBI)
- BAL Key Player: Adley Rutschman (.274 AVG, 13 HR, 42 RBI)
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The Miami Marlins (53-45) host the Colorado Rockies (37-59)
The Rockies will hit the field at LoanDepot park versus the Marlins on Friday at 6:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- MIA Key Player: Luis Arraez (.376 AVG, 3 HR, 46 RBI)
- COL Key Player: Ryan McMahon (.254 AVG, 15 HR, 46 RBI)
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The New York Yankees (50-47) play the Kansas City Royals (28-70)
The Royals will look to pick up a road win at Yankee Stadium against the Yankees on Friday at 7:05 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- NYY Key Player: Gleyber Torres (.263 AVG, 14 HR, 39 RBI)
- KC Key Player: Bobby Witt Jr. (.251 AVG, 16 HR, 51 RBI)
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The Washington Nationals (38-58) host the San Francisco Giants (54-43)
The Giants will hit the field at Nationals Park against the Nationals on Friday at 7:05 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- WSH Key Player: Lane Thomas (.289 AVG, 15 HR, 51 RBI)
- SF Key Player: LaMonte Wade Jr (.274 AVG, 9 HR, 29 RBI)
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The Boston Red Sox (51-46) play host to the New York Mets (45-51)
The Mets will look to pick up a road win at Fenway Park against the Red Sox on Friday at 7:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- BOS Key Player: Justin Turner (.289 AVG, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
- NYM Key Player: Francisco Lindor (.229 AVG, 19 HR, 61 RBI)
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The Cincinnati Reds (52-46) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-43)
The Diamondbacks will take to the field at Great American Ball Park versus the Reds on Friday at 7:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- CIN Key Player: Jonathan India (.253 AVG, 14 HR, 51 RBI)
- ARI Key Player: Corbin Carroll (.286 AVG, 19 HR, 51 RBI)
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The Cleveland Guardians (47-49) play the Philadelphia Phillies (52-44)
The Phillies will look to pick up a road win at Progressive Field versus the Guardians on Friday at 7:10 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- CLE Key Player: José Ramírez (.285 AVG, 14 HR, 54 RBI)
- PHI Key Player: Nicholas Castellanos (.290 AVG, 14 HR, 57 RBI)
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The Texas Rangers (58-39) face the Los Angeles Dodgers (55-40)
The Dodgers will look to pick up a road win at Globe Life Field against the Rangers on Friday at 8:05 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- TEX Key Player: Marcus Semien (.275 AVG, 13 HR, 59 RBI)
- LAD Key Player: Mookie Betts (.279 AVG, 27 HR, 65 RBI)
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The Milwaukee Brewers (54-43) play host to the Atlanta Braves (62-33)
The Braves will look to pick up a road win at American Family Field against the Brewers on Friday at 8:10 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- MIL Key Player: Christian Yelich (.284 AVG, 14 HR, 54 RBI)
- ATL Key Player: Ronald Acuña Jr. (.332 AVG, 23 HR, 58 RBI)
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The Minnesota Twins (50-48) host the Chicago White Sox (41-57)
The White Sox will take to the field at Target Field against the Twins on Friday at 8:10 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- MIN Key Player: Carlos Correa (.231 AVG, 12 HR, 42 RBI)
- CHW Key Player: Luis Robert (.275 AVG, 28 HR, 57 RBI)
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The Los Angeles Angels (49-48) take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (42-54)
The Pirates will hit the field at Angel Stadium of Anaheim against the Angels on Friday at 9:38 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- LAA Key Player: Shohei Ohtani (.306 AVG, 35 HR, 76 RBI)
- PIT Key Player: Carlos Santana (.230 AVG, 9 HR, 45 RBI)
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The Oakland Athletics (27-72) face the Houston Astros (54-43)
The Astros will take to the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum versus the Athletics on Friday at 9:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
Hitters to Watch
- OAK Key Player: Brent Rooker (.239 AVG, 16 HR, 44 RBI)
- HOU Key Player: Kyle Tucker (.298 AVG, 14 HR, 64 RBI)
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The Seattle Mariners (48-48) face the Toronto Blue Jays (54-43)
The Blue Jays will hit the field at T-Mobile Park versus the Mariners on Friday at 10:10 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- SEA Key Player: Julio Rodríguez (.246 AVG, 13 HR, 50 RBI)
- TOR Key Player: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (.272 AVG, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
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(The Hill) – An endorsement by former President Trump in Missouri’s GOP Senate primary triggered confusion Monday after two candidates with the same first name laid claim to his support, which indicated he would be throwing his backing behind “Eric.”
In a statement sent via his Save America PAC, Trump touted the notion of sending “a MAGA Champion and True Warrior to the U.S. Senate,” in a reference to his “Make American Great Again” slogan.
“We need a person who will not back down to the Radical Left Lunatics who are destroying our Country. I trust the Great People of Missouri, on this one, to make up their own minds, much as they did when they gave me landslide victories in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and I am therefore proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” Trump said.
Both former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt are top contenders in the race, but Trump did not specify which “Eric” he was backing over the other — or if he was supporting both.
The Hill has contacted representatives of Trump for clarification.
Greitens, a loyal supporter of the former president, quickly claimed the endorsement, tweeting: “Honored to have the support of President Trump! We will MAGA!”
Schmitt followed by claiming the endorsement for himself, writing: “It is truly an honor to have President Trump’s endorsement in the Senate race.”
The attorney general said that he is “the only America First candidate in this race,” adding, “I look forward to restoring the America First agenda with you,” a statement apparently aimed at Trump.
“From the beginning, I’ve been the true MAGA Champion fighting against the RINO [Republican in Name Only] establishment backing Schmitt,” Greitens said in a later tweet, emphasizing his belief that Trump had endorsed him.
He continued: “President Trump said it best when he characterized Schmitt’s campaign as ‘great dishonesty in politics.’”
Greitens has come under fire from both Republicans and Democrats after his ex-wife accused him of abusing both her and the couple’s children.
Some of the alleged abuse occurred during Greitens’s tenure as governor, before he resigned due to a sex scandal involving his then-hairdresser.
Both senators of the state have called on Greitens to drop out of the race in the midst of his wife’s allegations, including retiring Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, whom Greitens is running to replace.
A survey conducted last week by Emerson Polling and The Hill found Schmitt in the lead of the GOP candidates in the race with a third of the vote, and Greitens falling behind at 16 percent.
Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler outpaced Greitens in the poll but remained 12 percent behind Schmitt.
Hartzler responded to Trump’s endorsement announcement by seemingly jokingly congratulating Eric McElroy, a much lesser-known GOP Senate candidate in Missouri who is also an author and former congressional candidate.
“Congrats to Eric McElroy. He’s having a big night,” said Hartzler, according to a statement shared by her campaign manager on Twitter. Hartzler has been endorsed by Missouri’s other sitting senator, Republican Josh Hawley. | 2022-08-02T04:09:01+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/trump-endorsement-of-eric-in-missouri-triggers-confusion/ |
TUCSON, Ariz., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In an 8-to-1 decision, the Texas Supreme Court agreed with the amicus brief filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), by ruling that the Texas Medical Board should have voided its report in the Data Bank against a good physician.
"More than 100,000 physicians have disparaging reports against them in this federal database," observed AAPS General Counsel Andrew Schlafly. "Many of those reports should be voided as the Texas Supreme Court just held with respect to this physician."
Robert Van Boven, M.D., D.D.S., valiantly fought for nearly a decade to obtain justice amid false accusations against him. "The Board's findings and conclusions in its Final Order negated the factual basis for the allegations against Van Boven," the Texas Supreme Court found, yet the Texas Medical Board had refused to void its prior adverse action report to the Data Bank against the physician.
Mr. Schlafly states, "This decision by the Texas Supreme Court establishes a cause of action for physicians to obtain justice for outdated and inaccurate reports about accusations that were never proven."
When a physician ultimately prevails against false accusations, as Dr. Van Boven did, there should not be a "scarlet letter" that remains forever in the federally maintained Data Bank. This new decision establishes appropriate liability for entities when they fail to void false accusations in the Data Bank once the physician is exonerated.
The Texas Supreme Court held that "the Board was required to file a Void Report with the Data Bank. Officials' actions to the contrary were therefore ultra vires, and the officials are not immune from Van Boven's claims."
"The era of smearing physicians with impunity by not voiding false accusations from the Data Bank is over," Mr. Schlafly states.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943. Its motto is omnia pro aegroto (everything for the patient).
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(NewsNation) — “Every single person” on the “Rust” movie set knows what happened the day cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot, actor Alec Baldwin said in an interview with incoming NewsNation host Chris Cuomo on his podcast.
Speaking on Cuomo’s podcast “The Chris Cuomo Project,” Baldwin said, “The people who are talking the loudest about what happens or speculating about what happened were not on the set of the film.”
“The LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, they are talking on and on about this,” he said. “The thing that they have in common was no one was there.”
The actor fatally shot Hutchins on Oct. 21 while filming for the movie “Rust.” Director Joel Souza was also wounded when the Colt .45-caliber revolver went off.
Baldwin said in an ABC interview in December that he never pulled the trigger, but an FBI report released this week said otherwise. It concluded that the gun could not have been fired without pulling the trigger.
Baldwin’s lawyer, in a statement to NPR, called the FBI’s findings “misconstrued” and said the gun was in “poor condition.”
Speaking to Cuomo, Baldwin broke down what “fanning a gun” can look like and how that may have contributed to what happened.
“In old Western movies, you would see someone fan the hammer of the gun,” Baldwin said.
If the hammer didn’t lock, and someone pulled it back far enough, it would fire the bullet without someone having to pull the trigger, Baldwin explained.
“The man who is the principal safety officer of the set of the film declared the gun was safe when he handed it to me,” Baldwin said. “The man who was the principal safety officer of the film declared in front of the entire assemblage, ‘This is a cold gun.’ Now, why did he say that if he didn’t know and hadn’t checked? The point is we were told everything was cool and you can relax and we are working with a gun that is safe to rehearse with.”
For Baldwin, there is only one question to ask now: “Who put a live round in the gun?”
“What is likely is that someone who was responsible for one situation or one line of responsibility and the other person — a tandem of the two people — one of them or both were negligent,” Baldwin said.
New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator ruled the shooting an accident after completing an autopsy and review of law enforcement reports. Prosecutors have not yet made a decision about any charges, and police are waiting to receive data from Baldwin’s cellphone before completing the investigation.
Baldwin’s legal team suggested the medical investigator’s report was further proof that the shooting was “a tragic accident” and that he should not face criminal charges.
“This is the third time the New Mexico authorities have found that Alec Baldwin had no authority or knowledge of the allegedly unsafe conditions on the set, that he was told by the person in charge of safety on the set that the gun was ‘cold,’ and believed the gun was safe,” attorney Luke Nikas said in a statement.
Multiple agencies launched investigations into the shooting, and in April, New Mexico workplace safety regulators fined the production company more than $136,000 and outlined a litany of safety failures that took place on the set. There were two misfires on set prior to the fatal shooting, according to the report.
In all his years making movies, Baldwin said he’s never before had “one problem” with these kinds of props.
“Why would anybody believe that I worked in this business for 40 years and that day I decided to play with a gun?” he asked. “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
Despite this, Baldwin said there are people who have seized on the opportunity to use the shooting against him.
“We’ve come down to a point where it doesn’t matter what you do. This is something that was a delight to the people who hate my guts politically,” he said, pointing out how former President Donald Trump claimed that Baldwin “may have had something to do with” the shooting. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., even made T-shirts mocking the incident that were sold on his website.
“It doesn’t matter what you do, the ones who are out to get you are out to get you,” Baldwin said.
Reflecting on this “cancel culture,” Baldwin attributed it to social media and the current political climate, especially the “disconnect” between politicians and the average person.
People don’t think politicians “who are bought and owned by the people who put them in office” will listen to them or pass laws in their interest, Baldwin said.
So instead, he said the average person uses “cancel culture, ending your career, saying something that will have some impact” to make their voices heard.
Still, Baldwin, on Cuomo’s podcast, insisted: “I’m not the real victim here.”
“Things for me are going to get better,” he said. “Things for me are going to get cleared up, I’m 1000% confident of that. Nothing’s going to bring this woman back. She died. She has a little boy. This is the real tragedy.”
Hutchins’ shooting death was a reminder of the dangers that can be present on film sets, which have resulted in deaths in the past. Most notably, actor Brandon Lee died in 1993 after he was shot on the set of “The Crow” when a makeshift bullet was mistakenly left in a gun.
This interview was edited for clarity.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-08-16T15:54:19+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/alec-baldwin-talks-rust-shooting-with-chris-cuomo/ |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea coast as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukraine and Russia also accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
The loaded vessels were cleared to depart from Chornomorsk and Odesa, according to the Joint Coordination Center, which oversees an international deal intended to get some 20 million tons of grain out of Ukraine to feed millions going hungry in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations signed the agreements last month to create a 111-nautical-mile sea corridor that would allow cargo ships to travel safely out of ports that Russia’s military had blockaded and through waters that Ukraine’s military had mined. Implementation of the deal, which is in effect for four months, has proceeded slowly since the first ship embarked on Aug. 1.
Four of the carriers cleared Sunday to leave Ukraine were transporting more than 219,000 tons of corn. The fifth was carrying more than 6,600 tons of sunflower oil and the sixth 11,000 tons of soya, the Joint Coordination Center said.
Three other cargo ships that left Friday passed their inspections and received clearance Sunday to pass through Turkey’s Bosporus Strait on the way to their final destinations, the Center said.
However, the vessel that left Ukraine last Monday with great fanfare as the first under the grain exports deal had its scheduled arrival in Lebanon delayed Sunday, according to a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy. The cause of the delay was not immediately clear.
Ukrainian officials were initially skeptical of a grain export deal, citing suspicions that Moscow would try to exploit shipping activity to mass troops offshore or send long-range missiles from the Black Sea, as it has done multiple times during the war.
The agreements call for ships to leave Ukraine under military escort and to undergo inspections to make sure they carry only grain, fertilizer or food and not any other commodities. Inbound cargo vessels are checked to ensure they are not carrying weapons.
In a weekend analysis, Britain’s Defense Ministry said the Russian invasion that started Feb. 24 “is about to enter a new phase” in which the fighting would shift to a roughly 350-kilometer (217-mile) front line extending from near the city of Zaporizhzhia to Russian-occupied Kherson.
That area includes the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station which came under fire late Saturday. Each side accused the other of the attack.
Ukraine’s nuclear power plant operator, Energoatom, said Russian shelling damaged three radiation monitors around the storage facility for spent nuclear fuels and that one worker was injured. Russian news agencies, citing the separatist-run administration of the plant, said Ukrainian forces fired those shells.
Russian forces have occupied the power station for months. Russian soldiers there took shelter in bunkers before Saturday’s attack, according to Energoatom.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, recently warned that the way the plant was being run and the fighting going on around it posed grave health and environmental threats.
For the last four months of the war, Russia has concentrated on capturing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made gradual headway in the region while launching missile and rocket attacks to curtail the movements of Ukrainian fighters elsewhere.
The Russians “are continuing to accumulate large quantities of military equipment” in a town across the Dnieper River from Russian-held Kherson, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank. Citing local Ukrainian officials, it said the preparations appeared designed to defend logistics routes to the city and establish defensive positions on the river’s left bank.
Kherson came under Russian control early in the war and Ukrainian officials have vowed to retake it. It is just 227 kilometers (141 miles) from Odesa, home to Ukraine’s biggest port, so the conflict escalating there could have repercussions for the international grain deal.
The city of Mykolaiv, a shipbuilding center that Russian forces bombard daily, is even closer to Odesa. The Mykolaiv region’s governor, Vitaliy Kim, said an industrial facility on the regional capital’s outskirts came under fire early Sunday.
Over the past day, five civilians were killed by Russian and separatist firing on cities in the Donetsk region, the part of Donbas still under Ukrainian control, the regional governor, Serhiy Haidai, reported.
He and Ukrainian government officials have repeatedly urged civilians to evacuate.
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Andrew Wilks contributed reporting from Istanbul.
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-08-07T21:57:50+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/shift-in-wars-front-seen-as-ships-cleared-to-leave-ukraine/ |
Woo! WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is the 2023 Gasparilla Grand Marshal in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - Not only will pirates invade Tampa, but the Nature Boy himself will also lead the way during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival.
Ric Flair, a WWE Hall of Famer, was announced as this year's Grand Marshal. The festivities will take place Saturday, Jan. 28, featuring the Gasparilla Invasion and Parade of Pirates. At 2 p.m., Flair will lead more than 95 parade floats, 50 krewes, seven marching bands, and the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla pirates down Bayshore Boulevard.
Flair is known as a wrestling star legend. His career spanned about six decades. He was one of the first big stars to crossover and draw mainstream interest with his "Woo!" catchphrase and lavish robes.
Flair got started in American Wrestling Association and later competed in WWE, World Championship Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Total Non-Stop Action, and more. He wraps up his in-ring career as a 16-time world champion and two-time WWE Hall of Famer.
READ: Tampa’s history in pro wrestling played vital role in developing superstars – past and present
Last year, he won his "last match" in the WWE. Before 2022, Flair performed in 2011. His daughter, Charlotte Flair, has become a popular wrestler in the WWE franchise and also dons bejeweled robes like her father.
Sgt. Major Matt Parrish, who was named the Community Hero for the Gasparilla event, will be by Flair's side during the parade. He is the senior-enlisted lead for the USSOCOM Preservation of the Force and Family Program.
Sgt. Parrish is a Green Beret who spent his career in special operations. He has completed multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and most counties in Central and South America.
"Sgt. Major Matt Parrish exemplifies what it means to be a community hero," said Steve Bonner, President of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. "His selfless dedication to our country and his fellow service members deserves to be commended, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to recognize his efforts both on the front lines and leading the day-to-day welfare, discipline, security, and training of more than 3,500 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Government Civilians, and Contractors assigned to USSOCOM Headquarters."
Last week, thousands of families lined Bayshore Blvd. for the Children's Gasparilla Parade. This week, it's the adults' turn.
The pirate season has been a Tampa tradition since 1904. According to the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, there have only been ten times in Gasparilla's history when the celebrations weren't held.
It used to be celebrated on the second Monday in February. In 1988, it was moved to make it a Saturday event. | 2023-01-23T22:33:17+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/woo-wwe-hall-of-famer-ric-flair-is-the-2023-gasparilla-grand-marshal-in-tampa |
Around Siouxland: Miracle League of Sioux City spring baseball
Published: Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:38 PM CDT|Updated: 14 minutes ago
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Miracle League of Sioux City is starting baseball this spring.
Their main goal is to provide the opportunity for any athlete that wants to play baseball. They have what are called buddies, so kids get to join in and play with Miracle League athletes in a fun environment.
They are also starting to add more sports as they continue to grow. Anyone can register to play baseball this spring. The deadline is April 5.
For more information, visit their Facebook page here.
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LOS ANGELES >> Megan Thee Stallion is a three-time Grammy winner and hip-hop superstar, but her success wasn’t enough to shield the 27-year-old artist from the power of widespread misinformation and social media vitriol leveled against her after she was shot in 2020.
The Houston-born rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, was shot multiple times in both feet after leaving a Hollywood Hills party in 2020 with rapper Tory Lanez and former assistant Kelsey Harris. Megan needed surgery to remove the bullet fragments from her feet.
Megan accused Lanez of wielding the gun. The ensuing onslaught of criticism reached a fever pitch this month during Lanez’s assault trial. Experts say it stems from misogynoir, a specific type of misogyny experienced by Black women.
Tia Tyree, a professor at Howard University, described misogynoir as “contempt, dislike” or mistreatment of Black women.
Tyree, whose research focuses on representations of Black women in mass media, social media and hip-hop culture, emphasized that misogynoir has been part of the Black female experience in the U.S. for centuries, dating back to the beginnings of American slavery.
“Many people see the term, and they’re intrigued by it. They think, ‘Wow, what is this new thing happening to Black women?’” she said. “And that’s the most disappointing part of the narrative about misogynoir. There’s nothing new about the mistreatment and disrespect of Black women in the United States.”
Megan named Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, as the shooter in an Instagram Live video three months after the shooting. She said she did not tell Los Angeles police responding to the scene because she was afraid for her safety.
The shooting happened on July 12, 2020, less than two months after George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Fear of police violence could have played a role in her reluctance to share specifics with officers, Tyree said, adding that Black women are expected to protect Black men in society.
A cycle of silence prevents many Black women from sharing their experiences, explained Melvin L. Williams, a professor at Pace University who studies hip-hop feminism, Black male rappers and hip-hop culture.
“They face industry blackballing and fewer professional opportunities when they speak out,” Williams said.
Megan alleged that Lanez and his team spread misinformation about the shooting. Social media users have claimed that Lanez never shot her and have posted about her sexual history to discredit her.
Lanez, who is charged with three felonies, has maintained his innocence. In closing arguments this week, his lawyers argued that Harris was the shooter and that Megan tried to create a more sympathetic narrative by blaming Lanez.
Harris’ attorney has declined to comment on her involvement.
“Tory came out and told so many different lies — about me not being shot, about him not being the shooter and making this all about a sex scandal,” Megan testified last week.
When jury deliberations began Thursday, misinformation claiming that Lanez had already been acquitted abounded. Social media platforms have also played host to intense scrutiny of Megan’s story — specifically her credibility.
Rappers Drake and 21 Savage mentioned her in their joint album with specific lyrics that attempted to discredit her allegations. 50 Cent posted memes mocking her interview with Gayle King as well.
Megan is “infiltrating what is a very hypermasculine space,” Tyree said, referring to hip-hop culture. “And just as any other hypermasculine space, there are bro codes that exist, and she is at the point bumping up against them, and you see the response for it.”
She is a part of a chorus of Black women — including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters — who have spoken out about violence against women. Burke and Waters signed an open letter supporting Megan.
Social media attacks against Megan have drawn comparisons to television coverage in the 1990s of Anita Hill’s congressional testimony and, more recently, to online racist hate targeting Meghan Markle. Another recent example was Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, which drew many social media posts that spread misinformation and cast doubts on Heard’s credibility.
Northwestern University law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, the author of “Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers,” noted that these trials came five years after the #MeToo movement sparked a global social reckoning, followed by a backlash.
“We can look at this outpouring of stories as being really significant and meaningful, and it is, but until we can have figured out how to fairly judge credibility, and how to hold perpetrators to account in a meaningful way, then I think there’s just a lot of work left to be done,” Tuerkheimer said.
Race is a key difference in the treatment of accusers, said Izzi Grasso, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington who studied misinformation around the Depp-Heard trial.
Grasso’s research concluded that people with marginalized identities are disproportionately targeted for harassment, online misinformation campaigns and discriminatory content moderation. The online world reflects the “systems of power and domination that we see in the real world,” Grasso said.
Moya Bailey, a Northwestern University professor who coined the term misogynoir, found that social media platforms such as TikTok and Twitter perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Black women because it’s profitable.
Algorithms normalize the dehumanization and objectification of Black women for other people’s pleasure or ambivalence, Washington University in St. Louis professor Raven Maragh-Lloyd said.
Lanez has claimed that Harris and Megan were fighting over him. People are more likely to see content about Megan’s sexual history as “some sort of justification” for not believing her — or for blaming her for getting shot, Maragh-Lloyd said.
She said it comes down to what sells — and misogynoir provides the fuel: “To perpetuate misinformation about Black women’s bodies or Black women’s desires, it’s going to garner clicks and eyeballs.” | 2022-12-24T00:34:52+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/23/breaking-news/trial-in-shooting-of-megan-thee-stallion-exposes-misogynoir/ |
By SARAH RANKIN
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court has asked Maryland and Virginia officials to enforce laws she says prohibit picketing outside the homes of the justices who live in the two states.
“For weeks on end, large groups of protesters chanting slogans, using bullhorns, and banging drums have picketed Justices’ homes,” Marshal Gail Curley wrote in the Friday letters to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and two local elected officials.
Curley wrote that Virginia and Maryland laws and a Montgomery County, Maryland, ordinance prohibit picketing at justices’ homes, and she asked the officials to direct police to enforce those provisions.
Justices’ homes have been the target of abortion rights protests since May, when a leaked draft opinion suggested the court was poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
The protests and threatening activities have “increased since May,” Curley wrote in a letter, and have continued since the court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was issued last week.
“Earlier this week, for example, 75 protesters loudly picketed at one Justice’s home in Montgomery County for 20-30 minutes in the evening, then proceeded to picket at another Justice’s home for 30 minutes, where the crowd grew to 100, and finally returned to the first Justice’s home to picket for another 20 minutes,” Curley wrote in her letter to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. “This is exactly the kind of conduct that the Maryland and Montgomery County laws prohibit.”
In her letter to Jeffrey McKay, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, she said one recent protest outside an unspecified justice’s home involved dozens of people chanting, “no privacy for us, no peace for you!”
The letters from Curley were dated Friday and shared with reporters by a spokesperson for the Supreme Court on Saturday.
Curley’s request came about a month after a California man was found with a gun, knife and pepper spray near the Maryland home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after telling police he was planning to kill the justice. The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., has been charged with attempting to murder a justice of the United States and has pleaded not guilty.
Youngkin and Hogan, both Republicans, have both previously expressed concerns about the protests. In May, they sent a joint letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for federal law enforcement resources to keep the justices safe and enforce a federal law they said prohibits picketing with the intent to influence a judge.
The direct request by the court puts it at odds with the Justice Department, which, while providing U.S. marshals, has not taken steps to limit the protests as long as they are peaceful.
Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci said in a statement Saturday that the governor had directed state police to “further review enforcement options that respect the First Amendment and the Constitution.” He also said that “had the marshal taken time to explore the matter,” she would have learned that the constitutionality of the Maryland statute she cited has been questioned by the state Attorney General’s Office.
Elrich said he had no recording of having received the letter addressed to him and questioned why it was released to the press. He said he would review it and was willing to discuss it with Curley, but defended the job Montgomery County Police have done so far.
“In Montgomery County we are following the law that provides security and respects the First Amendment rights of protestors. That is what we do, regardless of the subject of the protests,” he said.
Youngkin spokesman Christian Martinez said the Virginia governor welcomed the marshal’s request and said Youngkin had made the same request of McKay in recent weeks.
“The Governor remains in regular contact with the justices themselves and holds their safety as an utmost priority. He is in contact with state and local officials on the Marshal’s request for assistance and will continue to engage on the issue of the Justice’s safety,” Martinez said.
Youngkin in May pushed for a security perimeter around the homes of justices living in Fairfax County, but McKay rebuffed that request, saying it would infringe on First Amendment protest rights.
McKay said Saturday that the county’s position on the issue was “unchanged.”
“The law cited in the letter is a likely violation of the First Amendment, and a previous court case refused to enforce it. As long as individuals are assembling on public property and not blocking access to private residences, they are permitted to be there,” he said.
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By: The Editors By: The Editors | December 14, 2022 | Culture
Beeple's "5000 Days" artwork sold for more than $69 million at Christie's auction
If you thought NFTs were just a craze, think again.
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are blockchain-minted artworks with unique encryption codes which allow for verified authenticity and ownership. An NFT can be anything from a digital art piece to a song or whole album. Even fashion designers are getting in on the NFT craze.
More than 509,000 NFT artworks were sold in March 2021 alone, totaling more than $85 million in sales. It's kind of a big deal.
See also: The 20 Top-Selling NFT Artists to Collect Right Now
How much can an individual NFT sell for? Well, the market is alway changing, but Cryptoart.io keeps a handy running list, ranking artists by total value sold, listing the highest-selling pieces so far, and more. The data is pulled from a variety of digital platforms, including Nifty Gateway, SuperRare, Foundation, MakersPlace, KnownOrigin and Async Art.
While the data is constantly changing, we compiled a list of the 15 most-expensive NFT art pieces ever sold—so far.
*Disclaimer: This list was last edited Dec. 14, 2022. This list is quite volatile as Total Artwork Value is calculated by the current conversion between USD and ETH. Check out Cryptoart.io for the most up-to-date info and standings.
Artist: Beeple / Price Sold: $69,346,250.00
Since May 1, 2007, Mike Winkelmann has created a digital art piece every single day. On Jan. 7, 2021, he created his 5,000th image, then he compiled those first 5,000 images into an NFT known as Everydays: The First 5000 Days. That NFT sold for more than $69 million at a Christie’s auction, and NFTs were immediately sent into the mainstream. Winkelmann, known by his artist name of Beeple, continues to make art every single day, and posts them to his Instagram account.
Artist: Beeple / Price Sold: $28,985,000.00
Another one of Beeple’s works, Human One is a generative sculpture that mixes physical and digital art. This piece features an astronaut suit walking continuously forward, enduring different weather and biomes. Beeple maintains remote access to the piece and plans to evolve its content for the rest of his life. Human One sold on Nov. 10, 2021 via another Christie’s auction.
Censored consists of two generative interactive blockchain artworks.
— Pak (@muratpak) February 5, 2022
Clock (1/1)
[Auction]
A muted timer.
It currently counts Julian Assange's days in prison.
Censored (x/x)
[Open Edition]
A collective piece by you.
It currently exhibits your. https://t.co/SZG1ikwArV pic.twitter.com/C46ssSx1az
Artist: Pak / Price Sold: $21,754,827.50
The anonymous digital artist who goes by the name of Pak is ranked as one of the highest-grossing NFT artists to date. His highest selling NFT Clock sold for 16,593.059 ETH. The NFT may not look like a clock, but it’s actually a digital counter of the number of days WikiLeak’s founder Julian Assange has been locked up in London’s Belmarsh Prison. Pak and Assange worked together to create this NFT to help fund Assange’s legal defense.
A 10-second video artwork, ‘CROSSROADS,’ authenticated by blockchain as one-of-a-kind, was sold for $6.6 million – it is a new type of digital asset known as NFT that has exploded in popularity with many willing to spend enormous sums on the items.
— Skipper (@skipper_xrp) January 28, 2022
Made By Artist BEEPLE pic.twitter.com/bdykS9Z2rG
Artist: Beeple / Price Sold: $6,600,000.00
Beeple’s Crossroad is a bit different from his usual style. The NFT is a 10-second loop that features a large man lying face-first in the background. There are words painted all over him, and there are people walking in the foreground who don't acknowledge the figure on the ground. A blue bird settles on the man’s large body, tweets the signature Twitter whistle, and creates a speech bubble with a clown emoji inside. Beeple created this piece prior to the 2020 election between Trump and Biden, so the buyer who purchased this piece did so with the uncertainty of the outcome. The man lying in the background turned out to be former president Donald Trump, and this piece symbolizes his loss in the election. It was sold on Feb. 25, 2021 through Nifty Gateway.
#everyday #cinema4d - OCEAN FRONT pic.twitter.com/KEUbQ0Sskw
— beeple (@beeple) March 24, 2019
Artist: Beeple / Price Sold: $6,000,000.00
Beeple is not shy with his messaging. From politics to global warming, Beeple depicts harsh mirrors of our reality. For this piece, he raises awareness of climate change. The NFT shows mini vans and trailers balanced on scaffolding, and at the very top rests a tree. This art piece tries to depict the precarious nature of our society. Part of his Everyday collection, Ocean Front was sold on March 20, 2021 through Nifty Giveaway.
Artist: MadDogJones / Price Sold: $4,144,000.00
Micah Dowback, a.k.a. MadDogJones, is a digital artist whose works feature a mixture of cyberpunk themes with a hint of dystopia. In his 50-second loop video Replicator, an office copier sits in a dark room somewhere in a big city. The copier turns itself on, along with a lamp, and begins copying and printing an assignment. Then, it shuts itself off. Replicator was meant to serve as a metaphor for how technology continuously evolves, showing how something that is really not that old, such as the copier, seems outdated. The animated NFT was purchased on April 23, 2021. This was the first of its generation.
Edward Snowden's ~ "Stay Free (Edward Snowden, 2021)" on @withFND is at a 1,471 ETH bid right now.
— Loopify (@Loopifyyy) April 16, 2021
$3,561,805+https://t.co/LN2xEXS5B9
Artist: Snowden / Price Sold: $2,915,841.92
Stay Free is the only known NFT created by famous whistleblower Edward Snowden. The piece features the entirety of a landmark court decision that ruled against the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance techniques, stating that these violated existing security laws. The NFT includes a picture of the whistleblower by famed British portrait photographer Platon. Snowden leaked highly-classified information from the National Security Agency back in 2013, which led to this historic ruling. The auction was held on behalf of Freedom of the Press Foundation, and the piece was sold April 16, 2021.
#AuctionUpdate Make room for the one-and-only, @fewociousThe artist's sculpture, 'Nice to meet you. I'm Mr. MiSUNDERSTOOD', just made a record £2.1 million #SothebysContemporary @michaelbouhanna pic.twitter.com/jH4rsubakX
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) October 15, 2021
Artist: Fewocious / Price Sold: $2,838,640.00
At 19-years-old, pop surrealist and digital artist Fewocious is one of the best-selling NFT artists on the market. Nice to Meet You, I’m Mr. MiSUNDERSTOOD is a sculpture-turned-NFT that depicts a sobbing character seemingly-lifted from a children’s show with colorful swatches surrounding its body. The piece symbolizes how growing up and changing can be both exciting and terrifying. The bright colors show desperation for change, but the blue shows fear in doing so. The NFT was sold through Sotheby’s Auction House on Oct. 15, 2021.
#AuctionUpdate @dmitricherniak 's "Self Portrait #1" is sitting pretty and is currently at the $1,500,000 USD mark with a little over 5 days to go@pablorfraile https://t.co/P94h5AXDWG pic.twitter.com/4tweWTXokt
— Sotheby's Metaverse (@Sothebysverse) October 20, 2021
Artist: DmitriCherniak / Price Sold: $2,682,000.00
Unlike other self portraits, Dmitri Cherniak’s Self Portrait #1 features no face. Cherniak’s art piece is filled only with circles and curves, with splashes of color dispersed throughout. Rather than follow the norm, Cherniak goes for a playful and imaginative piece. He experimented with shapes and colors, and the NFT sold on Oct. 26, 2021 through SuperRare.
Artist: Refik Anadol / Price Sold: $2,382,250.00
Take a trip into space with Refik Anadol’s Machine Hallucinations – Space : Metaverse. Anadol is a digital media artist that focuses his research and art production on the photographic history of space exploration. This NFT collection is inspired by his studio’s collaboration with NASA JPL. Anadol transports us into the world of outer space and space exploration using advanced machine learning algorithms programmed to present photographs taken by satellites and spacecraft deep in space to mesmerize the human brain. The main goal of this NFT is to explore the relationship we humans have to space, and the potential and visuality of its endless possibilities.
New record sale on SuperRare! @XCOPYART All Time High in the City sold for $2,924,080 (1000Ξ) on Saturday
— SuperRare (@SuperRare) September 27, 2021
Through SuperRare royalties, @XCOPYART has received a 10% artist royalty (100Ξ) and @hex6c will receive a 1% collector royalty (10Ξ)#dontsleeponcryptoart pic.twitter.com/j3K2hC46Ng
Artist: XCopy / Price Sold: $2,137,060.40
XCopy, a London-based digital artist and crypto enthusiast, presents art pieces with a dark and dystopian atmosphere, often paired with flashing images and epilepsy trigger warning. Known for depicting death, XCopy’s All Time High in the City is no exception. It goes as far as to literally visualize Death, the figure. The animated NFT features the ferryman of the Underworld, presumably Charon, taking a man in a suit across the river Styx. This foreboding image has flashes of red and black, giving the viewer a feeling of unease. All Time High in the City was bought at this record price on Jan. 2, 2022, but was created in 2018.
Right-click and Save As guyhttps://t.co/4KbjnmAPPe circa 2018
— XCOPY (@XCOPYART) August 19, 2020
They said it at $100 they'll still say it at $100,000 #cryptoart https://t.co/m8YBGEWCfO pic.twitter.com/8SXLQZxK6W
Artist: XCopy / Price Sold: $2,097,728.00
A lot of people are still unsure about why people buy NFTs when they can just save the image and claim it as their own. XCopy took this doubt and turned it into an NFT, selling it for 1,600 ETH. XCopy’s Right-click and Save As guy contains flashing, animated images in darker colors. The description states, “Why would I buy it when I can right click and save as?” Despite the amusing comment, Right-click and Save As guy was bought Dec. 9, 2021, to someone who decided to not just right click and save the image.
The Ross Ulbricht Genesis NFT Collection
— FreeRossDAO (@FreeRossDAO) December 17, 2021
2/11
"Perspective"
Age: 36
Graphite pencil drawing created in prison, with accompanying short essay. pic.twitter.com/lNK3DNXXtJ
Artist: FreeRoss / Price Sold: $1,895,821.68
Ross Ulbricht is currently facing a double life sentence with an additional 40 years in prison for charges brought against him as the creator and founder of the darknet marketplace called Silk Road. Recently, he's turned art he has created behind bars into NFTs. His image Perspective, which is a part of his Ross Ulbricht Genesis Collection, features a graphite pencil drawing of an eye with smaller eyes within. The idea is to give “perspective” on “consciousness.” Sold Dec. 9, 2021, proceeds were donated by the buyer to help the incarcerated and their families, while also fighting to free Ulbricht from prison.
A Coin for the Ferryman - 1/1
— XCOPY (@XCOPYART) April 20, 2018
New #crypto #art release over @SuperRare_co #bitcoin #banker #ETH pic.twitter.com/dLQgervQOw
Artist: XCopy / Price Sold: $1,743,736.40
This NFT definitely needs a flash-warning, because XCopy went above and beyond. A Coin for the Ferryman depicts a man in the foreground wearing a suit and tie. The background flashes every color from the rainbow while the man, who seems to have his mouth open and eyes sloped down, glitches over and over. XCopy posts “#banker” with the NFT on Twitter. The ominous NFT was bought on Nov. 4, 2021 through SuperRare.
@CozomoMedici just bought "Some Asshole" for 1.3k ETH (around 3.8M USD).
— NooNe0x (@phon_ro) September 27, 2021
XCOPY is on fire!https://t.co/7nza1sRhwV
Congrats @2Yeahyeah on the massive sell! pic.twitter.com/lgiB0BSQzC
Artist: XCopy / Price Sold: $1,704,404.00
Although this NFT does feature flashes of color and glitching effects, Some Asshole may be one of XCopy’s less intense NFTs. The art piece presents the silhouette of a human in the foreground with a background of flickering black and red. The silhouette is hard to make out, since there is no face or any detail to give any identity. The foreground does not move or change in any way, something out of the norm from XCopy's previous works. Initial created in 2018, Some Asshole sold for this handsome sum on Sept. 27, 2021 through SuperRare.
Looking to make an investment in the NFT space but want to learn even more before pulling the crypto trigger? Check our list of the top-selling NFT artists to start collecting right now.
Photography by: Beeple | 2022-12-15T05:18:09+00:00 | oceandrive.com | https://oceandrive.com/most-expensive-nfts |
Police: Substitute teacher arrested after letting 7th grader use vape pen
EUSTIS, Fla. (WESH) – A substitute teacher is facing child abuse charges after police say she let a seventh grader take a hit off her vape pen.
Last week, a seventh grader at Eustis Middle School said a substitute teacher named Jennifer heard him and a friend talk about wanting to try vaping, and she said, “I have one” and pulled out her vape pen, according to a Eustis police report.
The seventh grader said she then asked if he wanted a hit and told him not to report it.
Eustis police said the substitute, Jennifer Hale, is facing child abuse charges.
“Teachers. It’s scary now,” said Jennifer Hunter, who has an eighth grader at Eustis Middle School.
As a mom she’s had her worries about what other kids are doing at school.
“I never thought that a substitute teacher would give my child that or someone else’s child any of that stuff, just other students,” she said.
According to the police report, when the principal confronted Hale about what happened, she admitted to it and was escorted off campus and told not to return.
“You can’t do this. You just can’t do it. I mean, this should be common sense,” said Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri. “She has a responsibility to that classroom to protect kids, not abuse them.”
Capri said the reason she gave for doing it was surprising.
“We contacted her. She immediately, post-Miranda, confessed to doing it,” Capri said. “Her response was she just wanted to fit in. I don’t get it. What is there to fit in? You’re there to teach a class, not to fit in.”
Hunter said she feels the same.
“They don’t need to fit in with the kids at all,” she said. “They need to be more parent-like than fitting in with the kids.”
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Sympatic is a data collaboration platform based on the zero-copy paradigm that enables healthcare and life sciences companies to leverage sensitive data to benefit from AI and discovery with no data transfer and full privacy preserved.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sympatic, a data collaboration platform that allows users to create and manage safe data sandboxes in their cloud of choice, today announced that it has raised a pre-seed round of funding led by Saltagen Ventures with participation from ScaleGood Fund.
Sympatic rethinks how data collaboration occurs and lays the foundation for a future of ethical data use. Sympatic's founder, Dr. Piers Nash, personally experienced the endless delays and barriers to data sharing over two decades in research. A University of Chicago cancer research professor and Director of the National Cancer Institute Genomic Data Commons, Nash experienced how difficult, risky and expensive it is to access vital data to accelerate new cures.
The current industry standard are data sharing agreements that take months to negotiate and are ultimately unenforceable; where sensitive data is duplicated, and copies of data shipped out of reach. Risk, uncertainty and danger results in lost time, failure to create innovations, and revenue forgone. With as few as three data elements being enough to positively re-identify most individuals, the notion that de-identification provides privacy protection is misleading. Solutions that obfuscate, tokenize or encrypt data decrease data quality and increase analytic complexity while creating a residue of future risks.
Sympatic is revolutionizing the process with VirtualVault® management. "As a cancer researcher and genomic data custodian, it's painful to see privacy policies fail when data is shared or data held back that could save lives." said Piers Nash, Sympatic's founder and CEO. "Our goal is to allow the full power of deep medical data to be used to drive discovery and new AI models while leaving data owners in full control without the need to duplicate data. We are thrilled to partner with Saltagen Ventures who share Sympatic's commitment to develop the next generation of zero-copy data collaboration tools."
"We're pleased to partner with Sympatic, a mission-driven technology company that was born from Piers' firsthand experience navigating the complexities of healthcare data collaboration," said Joseph Fung, managing partner at Saltagen Ventures. "The Sympatic team has already made an immense impact developing patentable technology to unleash the value of data collaboration that stands to transform the health and life science industry."
Sympatic is a cloud platform enabling data collaboration based on the zero-copy paradigm. Sympatic leverages VirtualVault® technology to simplify data collaboration, increase velocity of data use and prevent data loss. Learn more at sympatic.com.
Saltagen Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in science and technology-based startups. Saltagen focuses on the verticals of biomedical technology, AI and machine learning, and edtech/media technology. Saltagen invests in visionary and disruptive technology startups that have strong defensibility.
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Epoxy seal applied to 9 bridges in Roscommon, Ogemaw counties
ROSCOMMON CO., Mich. (WNEM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation has epoxy sealed the decks of nine bridges on I-75 and Rau Road over I-75 in Ogemaw and Roscommon counties.
The $486,000 investment will protect the structural integrity and extend the life of the nine bridges.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the completion of the project as well as three other road and bridge projects across the state on Wednesday.
“Thanks to our hard work, we are moving dirt to fix roads and bridges across Michigan at a record pace. With the completion of these four projects, Michiganders will have a smoother drive, saving them time and money as they run errands, go to work, or travel,” Whitmer said. “Through the end of 2022, we will fix over 16,000 lane miles of road and more than 1,200 bridges, supporting nearly 89,000 jobs. The bipartisan budget I recently signed, will continue to support more projects like these across the state. The projects we’re moving forward with will support more good-paying jobs and deliver on an issue that matters to us all—safe, reliable infrastructure.”
The other projects include resurfacing 17.3 miles of M-37 in Peninsula Township in Grand Traverse County, repairs on Luther Road bridge over US-131 in Osceola County, and culvert replacement on 19 Mile Road over Dalziel Creek in Mecosta County.
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Hard-pressed to come up with significant savings to reduce the deficit, some Senate Republicans are taking a closer look at reforms to Medicare Advantage in light of reports that insurance companies are collecting billions of dollars in extra profits by over-diagnosing older patients.
But the idea of cracking down on Medicare Advantage overpayments to insurance companies divides Republicans, who have traditionally championed the program.
Proponents of Medicare Advantage reform anticipated it will face strong opposition from the insurance industry, one of the most powerful special interest groups in Washington.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is leading the push to reduce Medicare overpayments.
“Medicare is going insolvent. If we don’t do anything, it’s going to go insolvent. We have a whole package of things, all of them bipartisan, and we’re doing it essentially to have something out there so that if somebody decides to do something, there will be things that are examined, considered and bipartisan” to vote on, he said.
“I come up with lots of stuff. We thought it through policy and think it’s policy that can make it all the way through,” he said.
Cassidy’s office says his bill could extend the solvency of Medicare by saving as much as $80 billion in federal funds over the next decade without cutting benefits.
He emphasizes that it would not cut Medicare Advantage benefits, but critics of the legislation are sure to challenge that claim.
“We’re not undermining Medicare Advantage,” he said.
“In fact, I would say this is a better alternative than what CMS is doing by rule,” he added, referring to a new rule-making action by the Biden administration to recover overpayments in Medicare Advantage through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Panel estimates that Medicare Advantage plans collected $124 billion in overpayments from 2008 to 2023. They collected an estimated $44 billion overpayments in 2022 and 2023 alone, according to MedPAC.
Unlike traditional fee-for-service Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private companies. Both are funded by taxpayers through general revenues, payroll taxes and beneficiaries’ premiums.
Cassidy is also leading a bipartisan working group to reform Social Security to extend its solvency. Members include Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
“To have a significant impact on fiscal policy, you’d have to look at entitlements,” said Romney, who called Medicare Advantage “an area we’re going to be looking at very shortly — the committee will be looking at Medicare Advantage, the cost of Medicare Advantage …. It’s become more expensive than the old fee-for-service Medicare.”
In a follow-up interview Thursday, Romney said senators are also looking at reforms to Pharmacy Benefit Managers, the companies that serve as middle-men between drug manufacturers, insurance companies and pharmacies.
Romney said, “in the past, Medicare Advantage has been a lower-cost way of providing Medicare than fee-for-service Medicare.”
“If that’s changing, I’d like to understand why and make sure we don’t create impediments to the lower-cost Medicare Advantage,” he said.
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said Medicare Advantage overpayment “definitely” is a “reform issue.”
“I’ve been the loudest voice on reforming health care and that’s a commonsense idea,” he said. “Whatever it takes to bring down health care costs.
“I’m one of the most free-market people here, but the health care industry is not a free market. It’s like an unregulated utility,” he said. “There’s so much opaqueness.”
But some Republicans are already trying to paint efforts to reduce overpayments as cuts to Medicare Advantage.
“The problem with Medicare Advantage is President Biden is cutting $540 per member per year. That’s the problem. Medicare Advantage has been very successful,” said Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), an OB/GYN who practiced medicine for more than 25 years.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Steve Daines (R-Mont.) accused Biden of “proposing Medicare Advantage cuts” when the president accused some Republicans of wanting to sunset Medicare at his Feb. 7 State of the Union address.
Medicare Advantage is getting more popular among Democrats as well as the number of blue state enrollees in the program soars. The number of Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage has nearly doubled over the last 12 years, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Cassidy’s proposal, which he introduced with progressive Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Monday, could draw broader interest from Republicans.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to the Senate GOP leadership, called Medicare Advantage a “success.”
“That doesn’t mean that it should be immune from oversight, so I’ll be interested to see what they have to say,” he said.
Cassidy and Merkley say that Medicare Advantage plans have a financial incentive to make beneficiaries appear sicker than they are because they are paid a standard rate based on the health of individual patients. Their bill, the No Unreasonable Payment, Coding or Diagnoses for Elderly (No Upcode Act) would require risk models based on more extensive diagnostic data over a period of two years.
It would also limit the ability of insurance companies to use old or unrelated medical conditions to inflate the cost of care and ensure that Medicare is only charged for treatment related to relevant medical conditions, according to a summary provided by the senators’ offices.
The goal is to narrow the disparity in how patients are assessed by traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
Studies and audits conducted by CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general found that insurance companies collected billion of dollars in overpayments because of diagnoses that were not later supported by enrollees’ medical records.
The Kaiser Family Foundation reported in August that more than 28 million people — or about 48 percent of the eligible Medicare population — were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans in 2022. They accounted for $427 billion or 55 percent of total federal Medicare spending. | 2023-03-31T13:05:07+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/hill-politics/republicans-divided-over-tackling-medicare-advantage-overpayments/ |
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT), an industry leading provider of products and accessories for rugged outdoor enthusiasts, today announced that the company will participate in the CL King's Best Ideas Conference (Virtual Event) on Monday, September 12th. The company will also participate in the Lake Street 6th Annual Best Ideas Growth Big 6 Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 14th. Management is scheduled to meet with investors in one-on-one and group meetings at both events.
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT) is an industry leading provider of outdoor products and accessories, including hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, and personal security and defense products, for rugged outdoor enthusiasts. The company produces innovative, top quality products under its brands BOG®; BUBBA®; Caldwell®; Crimson Trace®; Frankford Arsenal®; Grilla Grills®; Hooyman®; Imperial®; LaserLyte®; Lockdown®; MEAT!; Old Timer®; Schrade®; Tipton®; Uncle Henry®; ust®; and Wheeler®. For more information about all the brands and products from American Outdoor Brands, Inc., visit www.aob.com.
Contact:
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LANCASTER, Ohio, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Lee, Northeast Director of the Tim Lamb Group, has brokered the sale of six NYE Group dealerships in upstate New York to the Atlantic Coast Automotive Group, a large dealer group.
Founded by Harold Nye in 1968, the NYE Group has been led by Harold's son, William, in Oneida, New York since 1998. The group represents a variety of franchises including Chevrolet, Buick GMC, Ford, Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Toyota, and Volkswagen.
"The sale of my six dealerships was a large and complicated transaction," said Bill Nye, owner NYE Group. "Rob Lee of the Tim Lamb Group was always readily available, experienced with answers, and prompt with decisions. The OEM approval stage is also not simple. Tim Lamb was there with support, 'go to' people and steady advice. They are a great team."
The deal was closed on May 24, 2022.
Since 2006, Tim Lamb Group has been the number one choice for dealers looking to sell, or purchase, a new vehicle dealership. Twelve regional directors handle billions of dollars per year in transactions for multiple dealer operators in every part of the United States and Canada. The Group has leveraged their factory management experience and retail dealership background to become the largest auto dealership sales and acquisitions firm in North America. For more information and dealership offerings, visit www.timlambgroup.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: Colleen Robar, 313-207-5960, crobar@robarpr.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans still do not have a deal with President Joe Biden to raise the nation’s debt ceiling less than a week away from a potentially catastrophic default.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Friday that negotiators were working to “finish the job” and seal a deal before the United States runs out of cash to pay its bills. Republicans worked through the night with the White House to find agreement on spending cuts that GOP lawmakers have demanded in exchange for raising the debt limit.
McCarthy said he did not know whether they would finalize the details in the next 24 hours.
“I thought we made progress yesterday,” he said. “I want to make progress again today. And I want to be able to solve this problem.”
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the country could run out of cash by June 1. A default would potentially devastate the U.S. and global economy depending on how long the standoff goes.
A look at the negotiations and why they are happening:
WHAT IS THE DEBT CEILING FIGHT ALL ABOUT?
Once a routine act by Congress, the vote to raise the debt ceiling allows the Treasury Department to continue borrowing money to pay the nation’s already incurred bills.
The debt limit vote in more recent times has been used as a political leverage point, a must-pass bill that can be loaded up with other priorities.
House Republicans, newly empowered in the majority this Congress, are refusing to raise the legal limit unless Biden and the Democrats impose federal spending cuts and restrictions on future spending.
The Republicans say the nation’s debt, now at $31 trillion, is unsustainable. They also want to attach other priorities, including stiffer work requirements on recipients of government cash aid, food stamps and the Medicaid health care program. Democrats oppose those requirements.
Biden had insisted on approving the debt ceiling with no strings attached, saying the U.S. always pays its bills and defaulting on debt is non-negotiable. But he launched negotiations after House Republicans passed their own legislation and made clear they would not pass a clean debt ceiling increase.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DEBT CEILING ISN’T RAISED?
There isn’t really a blueprint for what would happen. But a first-ever government default would threaten the economy. Yellen and economic experts have said it could be “catastrophic.”
On Wednesday night, the rating agency Fitch put the nation’s credit on “Rating Watch Negative,” which amounts to a warning that it might downgrade the U.S. credit as a result of the impasse.
If rating agencies such as Fitch were to actually downgrade America’s debt, it would mean that Washington would have to pay higher interest rates on Treasury bonds, notes and bills.
White House estimates say a prolonged default could cause 8.3 million job losses and a world-shaking recession, while even a brief default could lead to 500,000 fewer jobs. Moody’s Analytics has estimated that a default of no longer than a week would lead to the loss of 1.5 million jobs.
The repercussions would be broad. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said that “no corner of the global economy will be spared.”
Yellen has said that federal government payments to millions of families would “likely go unpaid,” including Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and military families. Disruptions to government operations also would impact “air traffic control and law enforcement, border security and national defense, and food safety.”
IS A RESOLUTION CLOSE?
The bipartisan negotiators have routinely reported “progress.” But weeks of talks have so far failed to produce a deal.
The two sides are looking at an agreement that would raise the debt ceiling for two years — until after the next presidential election — cutting spending for 2024 and imposing 1% cap on spending growth for 2025.
They have been at odds over how to trim annual budget deficits. Republicans are determined to cut spending; Biden’s team favors holding spending levels flat.
“It’s really coming down to one thing, this has been about spending,” McCarthy said Friday morning.
But reaching a negotiators’ agreement is only part of the challenge. Any deal would also have to pass the Republican-led House and Democratic-majority Senate with significant bipartisan support. In the end, leaders from both parties will need to muscle it over the finish line.
WHAT ARE THE HANGUPS?
Democrats have strenuously objected to a Republican push to impose stiffer work requirements on people who receive government aid through food stamps, Medicaid health care and the cash assistance programs.
Biden has kept the door open to some discussion over work requirements, but it’s not enough for House Republicans.
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, one of McCarthy’s negotiators, told reporters that “Democrats right now are willing to default on the debt” over their opposition to increased work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps.
Asked if Republican bargainers would be willing to drop their demands on the issue, as the White House wants, Graves replied: “Hell no, hell no, not a chance.”
Republicans have long pushed to boost work requirements for federal aid, even though some already exist. Democrats have successfully fought previous efforts, but McCarthy has said that there will be no deal this time if Democrats don’t agree to changes.
There are other policy priorities under consideration, as well, including steps to improve the electrical grid and speed the permitting of construction and development of energy projects. While members of both parties favor those ideas, Republicans and Democrats haven’t always agreed on how to resolve it.
North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, another of McCarthy’s negotiators, said the negotiations are “small step by small step” and that there’s “not an hour that goes by” that Republicans are not communicating with the White House.
“There is forward progress, but each time there is forward progress, the issues that remain become more difficult and more challenging,” McHenry said.
CAN THEY GET IT DONE IN TIME?
As each day goes by with no deal, the timeline gets narrower.
The Treasury says it will run out of money as soon as June 1. Yellen said Wednesday it’s “almost certain” the U.S. would default by early June if nothing is done.
It’s hard to pinpoint an exact date the government would start missing payments, because tax revenues and expenditures vary from day to day.
McCarthy has promised that he will allow 72 hours for lawmakers to look over any proposed deal before it is brought for a vote, so the soonest the House could vote at this point is early next week. Lawmakers are out of town until Tuesday, though McCarthy could call them back from recess.
Once passed in the House, the bill would go to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has said it could pass more quickly.
So it’s crunch time. And before the legislative text can be reviewed, it needs to be written, which won’t happen until a deal is made.
IS THERE A BACKUP PLAN IF TALKS FAIL?
Democrats have urged Biden to raise the debt ceiling on his own, without help from Republicans.
Progressives want Biden to invoke a clause in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment that says the validity of the public debt in the United States “shall not be questioned.” Default, the argument goes, is therefore unconstitutional.
The president has resisted that option, which raises legal issues. He says it’s a “question that I think is unresolved,” as to whether he could act alone.
In Congress, meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has launched a process that would “discharge” the debt ceiling issue to the House floor forcing a vote on raising the limit. But it has no Republican support.
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Associated Press writers Colleen Long, Stephen Groves and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report. | 2023-05-26T19:18:43+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/ap-debt-ceiling-explained-what-to-know-about-the-showdown-in-washington-as-default-looms/ |
—Preliminary data suggest that gene therapy via neurosurgical administration is generally safe, well tolerated and associated with enhanced mean putaminal coverage and clinical improvements—
—Study uses one-time MRI-monitored surgery for delivery in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease—
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently operated as a subsidiary of Bayer AG, will present the preliminary results of a clinical Phase 1b study investigating the safety and efficacy of AB-1005, an adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene therapy for the treatment of mild to moderate Parkinson's disease at the AD/PD™ 2023 Advances in Science & Therapy Conference taking place March 28–April 1, 2023, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Initial results from the open-label study investigating AB-1005, administered to the putamen via one-time bilateral convection-enhanced delivery, will be presented during an onsite oral session on April 1 at 5:25 p.m. Central European Time, as part of the "Drug Development in AD, PD, LBD" symposium being held in Hall G3. Preliminary data to be presented suggest that both the gene therapy and the neurosurgical administration are generally safe, well tolerated and associated with enhanced mean putaminal coverage and clinical improvements. The study included 11 participants who had completed 9–18 months of clinical follow-up post treatment, of which 10 had completed more than 12 months.
More than 10 million people worldwide are currently living with Parkinson's disease, which is debilitating and the most common neurodegenerative movement disorder in the world.1,2 Globally, disability and death related to Parkinson's disease are increasing faster than for any other neurological disorder.3
While GDNF administration has been investigated for Parkinson's disease for years, results have been mixed. It has been rationalized that by improving GDNF delivery of AAV2 gene therapy with MRI-monitored convection enhanced delivery it may be possible to overcome the limitation of insufficient putaminal coverage to achieve clinical improvements in motor function.4-6 Moreover, clinical trials in Parkinson's disease over the last decade have shown that AAV is a well-tolerated and a suitable vector for gene therapy.7
As leaders in the field of gene therapy, AskBio is committed to investigating the potential that GDNF gene therapy holds for patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease. Although ongoing trials are needed to confirm these findings, the company believes they represent a step forward in advancing therapeutic solutions for those with this debilitating disease.
AskBio is also exploring GDNF therapy beyond Parkinson's and is currently enrolling patients in the US with the parkinsonian subtype of multiple system atrophy (MSA-P) in a Phase 1 trial to assess the preliminary safety, tolerability and efficacy of GDNF therapy for this rapidly progressing condition.
About Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by nerve cell damage in the brain, leading to decreased dopamine levels. The worsening of motor and non-motor symptoms is caused by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons and at diagnosis, it is estimated that patients have already lost 60-80% of their dopaminergic neurons. Parkinson's disease often starts with a tremor in one hand. Other symptoms are rigidity, cramping and slowness of movement (bradykinesia).8 According to the Parkinson's Foundation, more than 10 million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson's disease.
About AskBio
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular and metabolic disease indications with a clinical-stage pipeline that includes therapeutics for Pompe disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple system atrophy and congestive heart failure. AskBio's gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry-leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive capsid and promoter library. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered clinical testing. An early innovator in the gene therapy field, with over 800 employees in five countries, the company holds more than 750 patents in areas such as AAV production and chimeric and self-complementary capsids. Learn more at www.askbio.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About Bayer
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. Its products and services are designed to help people and the planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. Bayer is committed to driving sustainable development and generating a positive impact with its businesses. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. The Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability and quality throughout the world. In fiscal 2022, the Group employed around 101,000 people and had sales of 50.7 billion euros. R&D expenses before special items amounted to 6.2 billion euros. For more information, go to www.bayer.com.
AskBio Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," "intends," "potential," "possible" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include without limitation statements regarding AskBio's clinical trials. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond AskBio's control. Known risks include, among others: AskBio may not be able to execute on its business plans and goals, including meeting its expected or planned clinical and regulatory milestones and timelines, its reliance on third-parties, clinical development plans, manufacturing processes and plans, and bringing its product candidates to market, due to a variety of reasons, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, possible limitations of company financial and other resources, manufacturing limitations that may not be anticipated or resolved in a timely manner, potential disagreements or other issues with our third-party collaborators and partners, and regulatory, court or agency feedback or decisions, such as feedback and decisions from the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Any of the foregoing risks could materially and adversely affect AskBio's business and results of operations. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. AskBio does not undertake any obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements based on events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting for a series of talks on migration, trade and climate change on Tuesday as the three leaders try to mend tensions that have divided the continent.
The three-way gathering is held most years, although there was a hiatus while Donald Trump was U.S. president. It’s often called the “three amigos summit,” a reference to the deep diplomatic and economic ties between the countries.
However, the leaders still found themselves at odds, especially as they struggle to handle an influx of migrants and to crack down on smugglers who profit from persuading people to make the dangerous trip to the United States.
In addition, Canada and the U.S. accuse López Obrador of violating a free trade pact by favoring Mexico’s state-owed utility over power plants built by foreign and private investors. Meanwhile, Trudeau and López Obrador are concerned about Biden’s efforts to boost domestic manufacturing, creating concerns that U.S. neighbors could be left behind.
The centerpiece of the summit will be hours of talks with all three leaders, but Biden will start Tuesday with a bilateral meeting with Trudeau. It’s unlikely to be as contentious as his sit-down with López Obrador on Monday.
During that meeting, the Mexican leader challenged Biden to improve life across the region, telling him that “you hold the key in your hand.”
“This is the moment for us to determine to do away with this abandonment, this disdain, and this forgetfulness for Latin America and the Caribbean,” Lopez Obrador said.
Biden responded by pointing to the billions of dollars that the United States spends in foreign aid around the world, saying that “unfortunately our responsibility just doesn’t end in the Western Hemisphere.”
It was a noticeably sharp exchange after the two leaders had smiled and embraced and shaken hands for the cameras.
Biden and López Obrador haven’t been on particularly good terms for the past two years. The Mexican leader made no secret of his admiration for Trump, and last year he skipped a Los Angeles summit of the Americas because Biden didn’t invite the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
However, there have been attempts to thaw the relationship. Biden made a point of flying into the new Felipe Angeles International Airport, a prized project of the Mexican president even though it’s been a source of controversy.
The airport, which is expected to cost $4.1 billion when finished, is more than an hour’s drive north of the city center, has few flights and until recently lacked consistent drinking water. However, it’s one of the keystone projects that López Obrador is racing to finish before his term ends next year.
The U.S. and Mexico have also reached an agreement on a major shift in migration policy, which Biden announced last week.
Under the plan, the U.S. will send 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela back across the border from among those who entered the U.S. illegally. Migrants who arrive from those four countries are not easily returned to their home countries for a variety of reasons.
In addition, 30,000 people per month from those four nations who get sponsors, background checks and an airline flight to the U.S. will get the ability to work legally in the country for two years.
On Monday, before the summit began, López Obrador said he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced.
“We don’t want to anticipate things, but this is part of what we are going to talk about at the summit,” López Obrador said. “We support this type of measures, to give people options, alternatives,” he said, adding that “the numbers may be increased.”
Mexico would likely require an increase in those receiving work authorization in the U.S. in order to receive more migrants who are being expelled.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, cautioned that nothing was decided yet.
“What we need is to see how the program announced last week works in practice, what if any adjustments need to be made to that program and then we can talk about taking the next steps,” he said.
The number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has risen dramatically during Biden’s first two years in office. There were more than 2.38 million stops during the year that ended Sept. 30, the first time the number topped 2 million.
Biden is expected to follow up his first trip to Mexico as president with another to Canada, although it has not yet been scheduled.
A senior Canadian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said Canada is working with Americans on a visit in the near future.
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Associated Press writers Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza in Mexico City; Rob Gillies in Toronto; and Chris Megerian and Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this report. | 2023-01-10T12:46:01+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-biden-l%C3%B3pez-obrador-trudeau-meet-in-mexico-city-for-summit/ |
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A new analysis from Zillow shows that Americans are having to work longer to pay for rent.
According to Zillow, Americans have to work 63 hours a month to pay for rent. Three years ago, it took renters about 57 hours of work to pay for a month of rent.
That’s because rent costs have outpaced wages. According to Zillow, wages have grown 23% in the last five years, but rent has gone up 36.9% in the same time period.
As the typical rent sits near $2,000, rent increases have outpaced wage growth in 46 out of 50 of America’s 50 largest metro areas.
"The rental market has cooled this year, but so far that has meant prices growing more slowly, not any real relief for renters," said Jeff Tucker, senior economist at Zillow. "Rents were growing at a record pace for much of 2021, squeezing budgets for renters moving or renewing leases. Now, it appears more people are opting to double up with roommates or family, which means more vacancies and pressure on landlords to price their units competitively, offering some hope of relief on the horizon.”
Zillow reports that rent is around $2,040 a month. A similar analysis from Redfin shows rent costs dropped below $2,000 to $1,983.
Miami and Tampa have seen the largest real increases in rent costs, according to Zillow. Renters in San Francisco, Boston and San Jose are the only top 50 metro areas that have seen wages outpace rents. | 2022-11-30T18:51:35+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/national/how-much-harder-are-americans-working-to-pay-rent |
Ryan Poles came away with a plug-and-play wide receiver in D.J. Moore — who is instantly the Chicago Bears’ top target in the passing game — in his blockbuster trade of the No. 1 draft pick Friday.
Poles also added a second-round pick this year and future draft capital for sliding back to No. 9 in the deal he struck with the Carolina Panthers. The trade will become official after the new league year begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Now attention turns to how Poles can begin to assemble the roster in free agency, in which the Bears general manager was a bargain shopper a year ago.
Poles has stressed repeatedly that he believes in building through the draft. He also has talked about seeing the process through with Justin Fields, and after providing the quarterback with a No. 1 receiver, now he has a chance to turn his attention to the offensive line. If the Bears can improve the talent around Fields, they can raise their expectations for the quarterback in Year 3.
The defensive front needs to be completely rebuilt after a disastrous season. The Bears probably need three new starters on the line, maybe four, and have to find a replacement for Roquan Smith at weak-side linebacker, among other positions of need.
Starting on the offensive line, it stands to reason the Bears will be shopping for a starting right tackle. Poles has spoken positively about how rookie Braxton Jones played at left tackle, but the Bears have used a different Week 1 right tackle for three consecutive seasons and lack options.
One source said the team is expected to have interest in the San Francisco 49ers’ Mike McGlinchey, which makes sense considering he’s experienced in the wide-zone running scheme the Bears use. McGlinchey and Jawaan Taylor of the Jacksonville Jaguars could command $15 million per season, perhaps more. Kaleb McGary of the Atlanta Falcons is another option.
The Bears might have interest in Wes Schweitzer of the Washington Commanders as an interior option on the offensive line. He worked with Bears offensive line coach Chris Morgan with the Falcons.
On the defensive line, it will be fascinating to see what happens with Denver Broncos tackle Dre’Mont Jones. The market for interior linemen got a boost Sunday when the Commanders reportedly reached agreement with Daron Payne — whom they secured with the franchise tag — on a four-year, $90 million contract. That will make Payne the second-highest paid interior lineman behind Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams.
Jones is believed to be seeking a contract paying him $18 million per season. Whether he can get that remains to be seen. Zach Allen of the Arizona Cardinals is another interior option who will be paid handsomely. The Bears could look to sign a nose tackle and try to fill the three-technique position in the draft.
The Bears can either look to sign a linebacker in free agency — Bobby Okereke of the Indianapolis Colts could arrive knowing the scheme — or try to fill the weak-side position via the draft. That’s one of the benefits of having two picks at the end of Round 2 and the first pick of Round 3. That can be a prime area to find an athletic linebacker.
The negotiating window opens at 11 a.m. Monday, and the past tells us some deals can be finalized quickly, though they can’t become official until after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Poles and the Bears are flush with about $70 million in cap space after factoring in the acquisition of Moore, and they can remain committed to building via the draft while making key additions to fortify both lines.
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The rather perfect summer we are enjoying in Seattle feels like a needed respite from bad news.
The pages of this newspaper have been filled for many months with stories about the intractable homeless problem, overdose deaths from fentanyl, the slow recovery of downtown from the bleak days of the COVID-19 pandemic, random gun violence in several neighborhoods and the high cost of housing. It is enough to give people a sense that we are slipping too far from the most-livable city designation Seattle has long claimed.
There is another way to look at it, though. Some of those problems are the products of the city’s tremendous economic success. Seattle’s rise to be one of the nation’s richest cities may have exacerbated the homeless problem, but it also means a whole lot of people here are more prosperous than they were a few years ago. And those office buildings are not empty because jobs have disappeared, they are underutilized because well-paid tech workers got used to working from home during the pandemic and are resisting a return to the office.
Would we rather be living in a town in economic decline?
There is good news, too, and it is not hard to find. A recent Seattle Times story noted the ranking of Seattle’s park system as one of the best in the country. That is an amenity available to everyone, not just the affluent. Another story ranked the city’s most popular beaches, as rated by readers. How many cities not located in California, Hawaii or Florida even have beaches to rank? And, speaking of parks and water, after decades of debate over what to do about the Alaska Way Viaduct, that old relic is gone and, in its place, a new waterfront park is well on its way to completion.
Is Seattle an awful place to live? Take a look at Lake Union on any sunny summer day and that idea will seem absurd. You will see a fleet of private boats cruising by, some of them trophy craft operated by people with money to burn, but also small boats with friends and family having a great day on the water. You will also see a heck of a lot of people paddling kayaks, rowing sculls, navigating on paddle boards and even a few piloting crazy-looking hot-tub boats. In parks at the north and south ends of the lake there will be big clusters of folks – all ages, all races, all economic groups – relaxing in the urban air.
Those are not unhappy people suffering in a desolate cityscape, they are citizens of one of the most beautifully situated cities on the planet.
And, this year, while much of the rest of the country is smothered by smoke from Canadian wildfires, our skies are blessedly blue. That can change quickly, but, for now, Seattle is enjoying a summer to remember.
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‘Keep them alive’: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as they wait, or help themselves to drug screening tests left out in a box on a table with a somber message: “Your drugs could contain fentanyl. Please take free test strips.”
Owner Waverly Willis has given out strips for years at his barbershop, hoping to protect others from unwittingly being exposed to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. and often secretly laced into other illegal drugs.
“When I put them out, they just fly out the door,” said Willis, who proudly hands out about 30 strips a week as part of The Urban Barber Association, a Cleveland organization that provides health education to the community via local barbershops.
Nearly 18 years into his own sobriety from drugs, Willis isn’t shy about making the strips available. He figures he’d be dead if fentanyl were so widely prevalent when he was using.
Fentanyl has driven overdose deaths in the U.S. since 2016, and that isn’t changing as the cheaper and deadlier synthetic opioid continues to be cut into the drug supply. Approximately 75,000 of the nearly 110,000 overdose deaths of 2022 could be linked to fentanyl, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Legalizing test strips could bring those numbers down, advocates say, saving lives by helping more people understand just how deadly their drugs could be.
Until this spring, use of the strips was technically illegal in Ohio. It has joined at least 20 other states whose lawmakers formally decriminalized the strips since Rhode Island became the first in 2018. Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Kentucky and Mississippi also followed suit this year.
The CDC recommends fentanyl test strips as a low-cost means of helping prevent drug overdoses. They can detect fentanyl in cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and many other drugs — whether in pills, powders or injectables.
Yet these small paper strips are still considered illegal in some states, outlawed under drug paraphernalia laws dating to the 1970s era war on drugs — long before fentanyl began seeping into the nation’s drug supply. Every state but Alaska had an anti-paraphernalia law on the books by the mid-1980s, making materials used for testing and analyzing illicit substances illegal.
Increasingly, the strips are now being seen as a potentially life-saving.
Newark, Ohio, resident Rodney Olinger has used methamphetamines for eight years. The 45-year-old gets four to five fentanyl test strips weekly from the Newark Homeless Outreach, and calls them a “blessing.” He credits the strips with helping ensure he and his fiancée, who also uses, stay alive.
“It’s very scary,” Olinger said of fentanyl. “Just a little bit could kill you.”
While the strips may not prevent drug use overall, they allow testers to take a pause if a strip comes back positive, possibly encouraging them to reconsider drug use and seek help, said Sheila Vakharia with the national nonprofit Drug Policy Alliance, which seeks to shape U.S. drug policy.
“You never know if a fentanyl test strip can keep someone alive long enough so they can make that decision for themselves,” she said.
The CDC says any drug that dissolves in water can be tested. The strip is dipped in the solution for about 15 seconds, set out a few minutes, and is positive for fentanyl if a single pink line appears. Two pink lines is a negative result.
The strips can often be obtained from advocacy groups, local and state health departments, or purchased online.
Where strips are illegal, the push to change the law continues.
In Kansas, lawmakers debated until April whether to legalize the strips. But there was never any debate for Kansas mother Brandy Harris, who lost her 21-year-old son Sebastain Sheahan to a fentanyl overdose in April 2022. Addicted since age 13, he was first prescribed opioids after being hit by a truck.
Friends and family knew Sheahan as “big-hearted” and “goofy” with a soft spot for abused animals. He was open about his addiction issues and had been clean three years before he died after a relapse.
Harris believes her son would still be alive if he’d had test strips showing what he was ingesting. “I do believe that if these were available, that at least one person would be saved,” Harris said. “And that is the main goal — at least one person.”
Kansas’ governor recently signed a bipartisan bill decriminalizing the strips starting July 1.
Montana and other states are considering similar legislation. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas recently dropped opposition to decriminalizing the strips, citing a “better understanding” of how they prevent opioid deaths.
And in Pennsylvania, Republican state Rep. Jim Struzzi lost his brother to a drug overdose in 2014 and lobbied colleagues for years to destigmatize the strips.
“Fentanyl isn’t going to ask you if you’re a Democrat or a Republican before it kills you,” said Struzzi, who sponsored state legislation making test strips legal in January.
The shift in how political leaders view the strips has advocacy groups, health departments and outreach programs optimistic. Increased legalization opens doors for more funding, including for strips themselves and for public education campaigns.
The SOAR Initiative, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit fighting overdose deaths, distributes about 5,000 strips each month, according to executive director Jessica Warner.
SOAR sends out the strips via mail to anonymous recipients, both individuals and larger distributors. Handing them out never brought legal consequences in Ohio even before.
In fact, prosecution for possessing the strips doesn’t appear to be occurring anywhere in the U.S., according to Jonathan Woodruff of the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association, which tracks drug laws nationwide. He said drug paraphernalia possession is a minor offense in most states and law enforcement may now be more attuned to the strips’ life-saving benefits.
Northeast of Boston, police Lt. Sarko Gergerian of the Winthrop Police Department has boxes of them stacked in his office.
Legalized in Massachusetts in 2018, the strips go into “survival kits” that his department, as part of the Community and Law Enforcement Assisted Recovery Program, gives to those struggling with substance use — as well as to recovery coaches and social workers for distribution.
Gergerian calls it a “win” when a life is saved — not the arrest of someone struggling with addiction.
“Could you imagine if your kid was addicted to a substance and they weren’t ready to give it up?” Gergerian posed. “We need to keep them alive. Anything else is immoral.””
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Kantele Franko in Columbus, Ohio, and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report.
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Samantha Hendrickson is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | 2023-06-08T06:15:00+00:00 | mynorthwest.com | https://mynorthwest.com/3898155/keep-them-alive-more-states-legalize-fentanyl-test-strips-to-combat-surging-opioid-deaths/ |
LANCASTER, N.Y. — The Lancaster Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.
They are remembering Officer Ronald Smith, who passed away Wednesday morning after losing his battle with cancer. He was 55 years old.
They posted on Facebook that Officer Smith started his career as a police officer in 2007 and has been with Lancaster Police Department for almost 15 years.
Before becoming a police officer, Smith was a member of the National Guard before joining the Army. The department says he worked the midnight shift his entire career and was known for his vigilance and ability to uncover criminal activity.
He's survived by his wife Michelle and their four sons: Clayton, Christopher, Shane, and Shawn. The department says he will be greatly missed.
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CINCINNATI — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and appeared to be getting CPR before being driven off the field in an ambulance during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
That game was called off at about 10 p.m. as news of the player’s condition was listed as critical, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced in a statement.
Hamlin collided with Bengals receiver Tee Higgins after a completion, got to his feet and then fell backward a second or two later and lay motionless. He was surrounded by stunned players from both teams, and when he was taken off the field 16 minutes later, the Bills gathered in prayer.
While medical personnel were gathered around Hamlin, his uniform was cut off and he appeared to be getting CPR. He was strapped to a backboard and moved into the ambulance.
The game was suspended 21 minutes after the injury, and players walked off the field slowly.
The ESPN broadcast is showing the two head coaches conferring with someone on the phone and then both shaking hands and embracing momentarily. The game was then called off.
A league official, the ESPN crew added, is at the game and was seen with the two head coaches, Sean McDermott of the Bills and the Bengals Zac Taylor.
The 24-year-old Hamlin is in his second year with the Bills. He didn’t see much playing time as a rookie but has been a much bigger part of Buffalo’s defense this season. Entering the game, the 6-foot, 200-pound Hamlin had 91 tackles, including 63 solo tackles, and 1 1/2 sacks.
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The majority of developing nations are set to miss out on the economic benefits of booming green technologies, slowing progress toward their climate goals and widening the inequality gap between rich and poor countries, a United Nations report warned Thursday.
The U.N.’s agency for trade and development, or UNCTAD, said that unless the international community and national governments actively tend to green tech industries in developing countries, the benefits associated with lower-emission technologies will be near inaccessible for many poorer nations particularly in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are at the beginning of a technological revolution based on green technologies,” said UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan. “Developing countries must capture more of the value being created in this technological revolution to grow their economies.”
Electric vehicles, solar and wind energy and green hydrogen are projected to reach a market value of $2.1 trillion by 2030, four times higher than they’re worth today. The industries are set to explode as nations try and limit their planet-warming emissions to try and curb warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius (2.7 to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Countries like Mexico, the Philippines and Vietnam were part of a few countries singled out in the report as emerging nations with policies that will enable them to develop some of their green technology sectors for the future. It also pointed to Brazil’s bioethanol industry and Chile’s green hydrogen potential as examples of successful clean energy industry takeoffs.
The report outlines more than a dozen technologies, including gene editing, blockchain, nanotechnologies and renewable power that are currently being used or developed mostly by industrialized nations. The body has made an urgent appeal to reform existing global trade and intellectual property transfer rules to allow developing countries to harness their own green industries and also be able to access technologies developed in richer states.
“Developing countries need agency and urgency in coming up with the right policy responses” to help the growth of green technology in their own nations, said Shamika Sirimanne, UNCTAD’s director of technology. Sirimanne urged developing nations to adopt innovation and energy policies that would propel their clean energy and technology industries.
The report found that total exports of green technologies from the industrialized north almost tripled from $60 billion in 2018 to over $156 billion in 2021. In comparison, Global South exports rose from $57 billion to $75 billion in the same time period.
High income nations like the United States, Sweden, Singapore and Switzerland dominated the report’s ranking of countries ready for the massive boom in the industry and are primed to benefit the most from spiking investments in green technology.
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A white lion at a China zoo is turning heads for its unique mane.
According to TMZ, pictures of Hang Hang, the white lion, who is at the Guangzhou Zoo, went viral after they were posted on Chinese social media.
A white lion in #Guangzhou Zoo has a cute hair style. pic.twitter.com/LmMys26t4l
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) May 31, 2022
Newsweek reported that a woman visiting the zoo took pictures of the lion and posted them to her Little Red Book page. Shortly after posting the pictures, they went viral.
Social media users pointed out that the lion's mane looked styled, the news outlets reported.
Newsweek reported that zoo officials were prompted to respond because of the popularity of the lions 'do.
They denied giving the animal a haircut, adding that the animal had "taken care of" the hairstyle himself.
Officials say the hairstyle is believed to be a result of high humidity in the region, the media outlets reported. | 2022-06-02T22:20:55+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/white-lion-at-china-zoo-turns-heads-for-unique-mane |
NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW) resulting from allegations that PacWest may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased PacWest securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On March 10, 2023, Business Insider reported that after Silicone Valley Bank's $1.8 billion loss, shares of PacWest have crashed. The Company has "exposure to the same type of venture capital clients that Silicon Valley Bank had. A sizeable amount of PacWest's lending portfolio is tied to real estate owned by venture capital firms." On this news, PacWest's stock price fell $7.54 per share, or 37%, to close at $12.35 per share on March 10, 2023.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented unspecified goals to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported Wednesday, in an indication he’ll continue his provocative run of weapons displays.
Kim’s statement came as animosities with rival South Korea rose sharply this week as the South accused the North of flying drones across the rivals’ border for the first time in five years. This year, North Korea already performed a record number of missile tests in what experts call an attempt to modernize its arsenal and increase its leverage in future dealings with the United States.
During the Tuesday session at the ongoing plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim analyzed new security challenges in international politics and on the Korean Peninsula and clarified principles and directions to take in external relations and fights against enemies to protect national interests and sovereignty, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim “set forth new key goals for bolstering up the self-reliant defense capability to be pushed ahead with in 2023 under the multilaterally changing situation,” KCNA said, without elaborating.
Some observers say the new goals could be related to Kim’s push to expand his nuclear arsenal and introduce a spate of high-tech weapons systems such as multi-warhead missiles, a more agile long-range weapon, a spy satellite and advanced drones. They say Kim would eventually aim to use his boosted nuclear capability to force its rivals to accept the North as a legitimate nuclear state, a status he would think is essential in getting international sanctions on his country to be lifted.
On Monday, South Korea’s military fired warning shots and launched fighter jets and helicopters, after detecting what it called five North Korean drones that violated the South’s airspace. South Korea also flown its own surveillance assets, in a likely reference to unmanned drones, across the border into North Korea in response.
South Korea’s military said it had failed to shoot down the drones and offered a public apology over causing security concerns. President Yoon Suk Yeol called for strong air defense and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea.
Some experts say the North Korean drone flights might have been designed to test South Korean and U.S. readiness and neutralize a previous inter-Korean tension-reduction agreement. They say North Korea likely assess its drone flights has caused security jitters and a domestic divide in South Korea. | 2022-12-28T03:43:13+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-north-koreas-kim-lays-out-key-goals-to-boost-military-power/ |
Rob Gronkowski makes surprise Christmas visit at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/Gray News) - Retired NFL star Rob Gronkowski made a surprise visit at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital New England ahead of Christmas.
WGGB reports the Super Bowl champion tight end wanted to brighten the holidays for the patients and their families.
“We are so honored that Rob chose to visit Shriners Children’s New England this holiday season,” said Frances Marthone, administrator at Shriners Children’s New England.
Gronkowski dressed up as “Robbie the Elf” and brought presents for each child that included jerseys, footballs, and sneakers autographed by the NFL star.
“He [Gronkowski] was extremely generous with his time and really brought a smile to our patients and staff,” Marthone said.
The children were able to play basketball, air hockey, and soccer with the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star.
Gronkowski also spent time painting with the kids and tried tackling the art of origami.
“Many of our patients have conditions that will affect them for the rest of their lives. It can be quite challenging for the child and their family. It’s wonderful to be able to provide them all with an experience they will never forget,” Marthone said.
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The Little Car Company of Bicester, U.K., builds kid-sized replicas of classic cars, but now it’s switching things up. Instead of making a smaller-scale version of a real car, it’s up-scaled a toy car.
The Tamiya Wild One Max is an iconic remote controlled car launched by Japanese firm Tamiya in 1985, which The Little Car Company has turned into a life-size drivable car. It’s on sale worldwide, with road-legal versions available in the U.K. and Europe.
Some modifications were required to make a full-size version of the RC car. The cockpit has been widened and can accommodate two adults, the company claims, seated in Cobra buckets with four-point harnesses. The front shock towers were also rounded off to improve visibility and pedestrian safety; a windshield, wiper, and 5.0-inch dashboard screen were added. At 141.7 inches long and 74.8 inches wide, the car is still fairly compact.
The front suspension was also changed from the original RC car’s trailing-arm design to a double-wishbone setup, with Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs, and 14-inch Maxxis off-road tires at all four corners. The Little Car Company claims 10.6 inches of ground clearance, an approach angle of 34.1 degrees, a breakover angle of 28.4 degrees, and a very impressive 50.8-degree departure angle.
Eight swappable battery packs provide a total of 14.1 kwh of capacity, which should be enough for 124 miles of range on-road or 68 miles off-road, The Little Car Company estimates (likely on the more lenient European WLTP cycle). Peak output of 38 hp and continuous output of 20 hp can propel the Wild One Max to a top speed of 62 mph.
In the U.K. and European Union, the Wild One Max can be classified as a “quadricycle” and be legal on public roads, much like the low-speed Citroën Ami and Fiat Topolino EVs. This requires an option package that adds the windshield and wiper, as well as headlights, taillights, indicators, license-plate brackets, mud guards, and exterior mirrors. Left-hand drive and right-hand drive will be available.
The first 100 examples will be Launch Editions with a carbon-fiber dashboard and key fob, hologram decals, and a 1/10-scale model kit of the car, which is being reproduced by Tamiya for the occasion.
Orders open July 13. Pricing starts at 35,000 British pounds (about $45,000 at current exchange rates) with a non-refundable 3,500-pound (about $4,500) deposit. That’s in line with previous releases from The Little Car Company, which have included Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and Aston Martin DB5 replicas costing tens of thousands of dollars. Production is scheduled to start in 2024.
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- Meet the first woman to buy a Porsche | 2023-07-10T23:45:36+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/automotive/internet-brands/little-car-company-unveils-life-size-rc-car/ |
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be an easier, more convenient way to brush teeth at home, work or while traveling," said one of two inventors, from Las Vegas, Nev., "so we invented the TWO- IN- ONE TOOTHBRUSH. Our two-in-one design would take up less space in a work bag, suitcase or overnight bag."
The invention provides a convenient oral care product for brushing teeth. In doing so, it eliminates the need to transport a separate toothbrush and tube of toothpaste. As a result, it increases oral hygiene and it could reduce hassles and messes. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for the general population, travelers, workers, on-the-go individuals, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Las Vegas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-LVT-286, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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A Jersey City police officer lost control of his police SUV while responding to a call, crashing into three parked cars and sending his partner and himself to a local hospital Saturday afternoon.
The crash occurred at 4:33 p.m. on Kennedy Boulevard between Wade Street and Warner Avenue, the crash report said.
Police Officer Samuel Rodriguez said he was traveling west on McAdoo Avenue in a 2020 Ford Explorer and attempted to make a right turn onto Kennedy Boulevard when he lost control of the vehicle, the crash report said.
Rodriguez complained of pain to his back, and Police Officer Norhan Mansour complained of pain to her neck, hip, and back area, and both were taken to the Jersey City Medical Center.
The police cruiser suffered disabling damage with airbag deployment, while one of the parked vehicles was damaged severely, and another couldn’t be driven away. | 2022-11-07T22:14:56+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/11/2-officers-injured-multiple-cars-struck-in-jersey-city-police-crash.html |
HERZLIYA, Israel, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nayax Ltd. (Nasdaq: NYAX) (TASE: NYAX), a global leader in commerce enablement and cashless payments designed to help merchants scale their business, today announced that it has received its European issuer license from Mastercard, on behalf of CoinBridge. The European issuer license enables CoinBridge to further expand its operations and services into the European Union and United Kingdom. Together with receipt of an Israeli issuer license from Mastercard earlier this year, this reflects Nayax's strategy of obtaining issuer licenses across the globe and facilitating the launch of CoinBridge's "Pay with Points" loyalty solution across all regions. With this newly awarded license, CoinBridge intends to launch its payment services with leading European retailers in the coming months.
CoinBridge is a unique solution for seamlessly converting digital assets, including rewards, points, gift cards, vouchers, cashbacks and payouts, into real purchase transactions at any shop or website, worldwide, over the Credit Cards Scheme.
CoinBridge provides retailers with a simple way to increase customer engagement, drive higher purchasing frequency and optimize spending volume within their shops, as well as further leverage customer purchase data to personalize customer propositions, increase customer loyalty and optimize brand performance – all without the need for any integration with merchants or POS systems.
Designed to increase consumers' financial freedom and satisfaction, CoinBridge's groundbreaking solution allows consumers to pay in-shop using retailers' existing mobile loyalty apps in a convenient and easy manner, via a "Tap & Go" experience, as well as online, by typing in a unique virtual credit card number assigned to them for each transaction.
CoinBridge provides a single-point solution for retailers, which includes a quick and simple technological implementation as well as full regulatory, card issuing, financial settlement and digital asset conversion coverage with merchants, permitting retailers to launch quickly with no technological or regulatory delays.
Developed in light of strong global growth in loyalty schemes and directly addressing retailers' pains and needs, CoinBridge enables retailers and loyalty clubs to move away from legacy solutions and embrace digital alternatives, a trend that will only strengthen in the coming years. According to the "Digital Loyalty Programme" report released in June 2022 by Juniper Research, digital loyalty membership is expected to increase by 33% and reach 32 billion members by the year 2026.
The CoinBridge solution is based on a unique patented technology of issuing virtual pre-paid cards to facilitate the conversion of loyalty assets. Nayax has submitted nine patent applications related to the technology with two already granted, under which CoinBridge will also serve as the token enabler as well as the issuer and acquirer. The solution has already begun rollout with retailers in Israel and is expanding to the European Union and UK markets in 2023. For all these customers, CoinBridge will offer an umbrella of payment solutions – from traditional clearance and acquisition services to issuance.
"In receiving our European issuer license, we have significantly expanded our portfolio of innovative solutions, allowing us to offer issuer services and augment our advanced payment and clearance activities. We would like to thank Mastercard for their cooperation and trust, which is based on Nayax's extensive experience in the world of payments," said Yair Nechmad, Co-Founder and CEO, Nayax. "We aim to bring growth to retailers and positively impact communities by offering consumers ways to easily spend their points at any outlet, thereby achieving our two main goals of continuously bringing more innovative solutions to the market and positively influencing our customers' bottom line."
"We're excited to have received the Mastercard issuer license for Europe as it expands our services into the continent and beyond," said Guy Rosenhoiz, CEO, CoinBridge. "This is a major milestone on our way to becoming retailers' main go-to solution for "Pay with Points" and Next-Generation Virtual Gift Cards, while driving our expansion further into the European Union and United Kingdom, bringing us closer to global service reach."
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Nayax (Nasdaq & TASE: NYAX) is a global commerce enablement and payment platform designed to improve retailers' revenue and operational efficiency. Nayax offers a complete solution including localized cashless payment acceptance, a management suite, and consumer engagement tools, enabling merchants to conduct commerce anytime, anywhere. With global experience in serving the unattended retail industry, Nayax has transformed into a comprehensive solution focused on our customers' growth across multiple verticals. Today, Nayax's worldwide influence is reflected in its listing on both the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and on Nasdaq, and its 9 global offices with 800 employees. Nayax has connections to more than 80 merchant acquirers and payment method integrations and is a recognized payment facilitator worldwide. Nayax's vision is to redefine commerce to benefit communities around the world. Please visit www.nayax.com to learn more.
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The new leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee reiterated the federation’s support for exploring a way for Russian athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals, while insisting the current sanctions against the country remain in place.
Gene Sykes, who took over for Susanne Lyons as USOPC chair on Jan. 1, wrote a letter to athletes and other U.S. stakeholders last week after the International Olympic Committee announced it was moving forward in trying to craft a way for some Russians to compete. They have been banned from most major international competitions since the country invaded Ukraine last February.
“After listening to many athletes and constituents from around the United States, we recognize a real desire to compete against all the world’s best athletes — but only if that can happen in a way that ensures safe and fair play,” Sykes wrote in his letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press.
The USOPC was involved in meetings in December in which the IOC first outlined the idea for Russians to participate as neutrals. The IOC emphasized that it doesn’t want Russians to be penalized simply for where they are from, but nor does it want athletes who have supported the war to be included.
Shortly after the December meeting, Lyons said the USOPC had signed off on the plan, though she expressed skepticism that the IOC would be able to create a system to determine who among the hundreds of Russian athletes had been supporting or speaking out against the war.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lobbied French President Emmanuel Macron to not allow Russians at the Paris Games. Zelenskyy used a recent nightly address to the nation to insist that Russian athletes should not be allowed to participate.
Sykes acknowledged in his letter that the USOPC remains in solidarity with Ukraine and its athletes, and expressed “very real concern, even skepticism, about whether (conditions) can be met” to allow Russians in.
“As such, we encouraged the IOC to continue exploring a process that would preserve the existing sanctions, ensuring only neutral athletes who are clean are welcome to compete,” Sykes wrote. “This process will require careful management and will demand extra efforts to earn the confidence and trust of our community.”
Sykes’ letter, sent last Thursday, came as more countries are lashing out against framework the IOC is considering, which would call for some athletes from Russia and Belarus to be allowed to compete provided there is no representation of their country’s flags, colors or anthems.
On Wednesday, the Korean Olympic committee said it wanted further clarification from Asia’s top sports organizing committee, which has invited Russia to compete in Olympic qualifiers this year — a move that would remove Russia from its usual spot in European qualifying events and could also cost South Koreans spots in the games.
The day before, Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker said “this whole situation will look very different if the war is still going on in 18 months.”
In responding to the IOC announcement last week, Britain’s culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, said, “I want to be clear that this position from the IOC is a world away from the reality of war being felt by the Ukrainian people.”
Leaders in Latvia have threatened to boycott the Olympics if Russia is allowed. Meanwhile, when the head of Russia’s Olympic committee sounded an optimistic tone about his country possibly getting some athletes to Paris, the IOC reacted strongly with a statement that “the sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian states and governments are not negotiable.”
In his letter, Sykes conceded this was an “incredibly complex situation,” and that media coverage of it has been confusing.
“If these conditions of neutrality and safe, clean, and fair competition can be met, we believe the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games can prevail. This will continue to be our guiding focus,” he wrote.
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AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-02T21:51:40+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-usopc-russian-pathway-possible-but-sanctions-must-remain/ |
The Barbarian and The Troll
Season of the Witch
Season 1 E 4 • 04/23/2021
Season of the Witch: The group arrives at the witch's castle for an epic battle of swords and spells, and a surprise admission from Stacey that shocks her father.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
8-1-4
(eight, one, four)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
8-1-4
(eight, one, four) | 2022-09-02T18:27:46+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17415575.php |
DENVER (AP)Tommy Bruner had 18 points in Denver’s 74-44 victory over Western Illinois on Thursday night.
Bruner shot 8 for 13, including 2 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Pioneers (13-12, 4-8 Summit League). Justin Mullins scored 11 points, shooting 4 for 8, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc. Lukas Kisunas recorded 10 points and finished 5 of 6 from the floor. Marko Luki had 10 on 3 of 4 from the field with two 3 pointers.
Trenton Massner led the way for the Leathernecks (14-9, 7-5) with nine points and two steals. Quinlan Bennett added nine points for Western Illinois. Jesiah West also recorded eight points, 11 rebounds and two steals. The Leathernecks broke a five-game winning streak with the loss.
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By MUNIR AHMED
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres said Pakistan’s flooding, caused by weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains, were a signal to the world to step up action against climate change.
“Let’s stop sleepwalking toward the destruction of our planet by climate change,” he said in a video message to an Islamabad ceremony launching the funding appeal. “Today, it’s Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country.”
More than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis, have been affected by the catastrophic flooding, which has devastated a country already trying to revive a struggling economy. More than 1 million homes have been damaged or destroyed in the past two and half months, displacing millions of people. Around a half million of those displaced are living in organized camps, while others have had to find their own shelter.
According to initial government estimates, the devastation caused $10 billion in damage to the economy.
“It is a preliminary estimate likely to be far greater,” Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told The Associated Press. More than 160 bridges and more than 3,400 kilometers (2,100 miles) of road have been damaged.
Although rains stopped three days ago, large swaths of the country remain underwater, and the main rivers, the Indus and the Swat, are still swollen. The National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday warned emergency services to be on maximum alert, saying flood waters over the next 24 hours could cause further damage.
Rescuers continued to evacuate stranded people from inundated villages to safer ground. Makeshift tent camps have sprung up along highways.
Meteorologists have warned of more rains in coming weeks.
“The situation is likely to deteriorate even further as heavy rains continue over areas already inundated by more than two months of storms and flooding. For us, this is no less than a national emergency,” Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said Tuesday, urging the international community to give generously to the U.N. appeal.
“Since mid-June, in fact, Pakistan has been battling one of the most severe, totally anomalous cycles of torrential monsoon weather,” he said. Rainfall during that time was three times the average, and up to six times higher in some areas, he said.
The U.N. flash appeal for $160 million will provide food, water, sanitation, health and other forms of aid to some 5.2 million people, Gutteres said.
“The scale of needs is rising like the flood waters. It requires the world’s collective and prioritized attention,” he said.
A day earlier, the International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved the release of a much awaited $1.17 billion for Pakistan.
The funds are part of a $6 billion bailout agreed on in 2019. The latest tranche had been on hold since earlier this year, when the IMF expressed concern about Pakistan’s compliance with the deal’s terms under the government of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan was ousted through a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April.
Pakistan has risked default as its reserves dwindle and inflation has spiraled, and to get the IMF bailout, the government has had to agree to austerity measures.
The flooding catastrophe, however, adds new burdens to the cash-strapped government. It also reflects how poorer countries often pay the price for climate change largely caused by more industrialized nations. Since 1959, Pakistan is responsible for only 0.4% of the world’s historic CO2 emissions. The U.S. is responsible for 21.5%, China for 16.5% and the EU 15%.
Several scientists say the record-breaking flooding has all the hallmarks of being affected by climate change.
“This year, Pakistan has received the highest rainfall in at least three decades,” said Abid Qaiyum Suleri, executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute and a member of Pakistan’s Climate Change Council. “Extreme weather patterns are turning more frequent in the region and Pakistan is not an exception.”
Pakistan saw similar flooding and devastation in 2010 that killed nearly 2,000 people. But the government didn’t implement plans to prevent future flooding by preventing construction and homes in flood prone areas and river beds, said Suleri.
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Associated Press writer Jamey Keaten contributed to this story from Geneva.
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Port Canaveral is revealing where it wants to build its next cruise terminal a few years from now.
The project was said to be in its early stages following a port commission meeting last month. Then during a commission meeting Wednesday, the port’s CEO, Captain John Murray said the port would like to build the terminal around the area of the Bluepoints Marina.
In that part of the port, there’s several small businesses that could be impacted.
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“It’s really important that we cater to the people that actually need the port,” Murray addressed commissioners.
A fisherman during public comment period questioned the decision to build another terminal.
“And I’m just a little concerned about the cruise industry,” Jamie Glasner said. “What’s the main agenda? Is it going to be taking over the port?”
A commissioner answered, “This port is not just about cruising.”
Murray said the port’s goal is to not just build another terminal, but to improve the area around the marina from what it is right now.
“A lot of property at that end of the port is not as efficiently utilized as it could be,” the port’s CEO said. “We think the time is proper to reinvent that area to create more efficiencies, create more opportunities.”
Bluepoints Marina told News 6 even if the new terminal forces the marina to relocate, it believes there will still be enough space for anyone wishing to store their boat.
Captain Murray said the terminal won’t be exclusive for one cruise line – he said it will serve larger ships from multiple lines.
In its five-year budget plan, the port estimates the new terminal will cost $175 million.
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Trevor Reed vows to campaign against any lawmakers who slow legislation to help detained Americans
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN
Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine recently freed after two years imprisoned in Russia, has vowed to campaign against any lawmakers that slow legislation aimed at helping detained Americans.
In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Reed appeared to take aim at a group of House GOP lawmakers, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, that he said slowed passage of a resolution last year calling for his release. “I’m going to go to every single one of their campaigns and thank them personally about that,” he said.
“How do you justify that? That’s embarrassing to me that anyone that represent the United States would vote against something like that. I’m sure that the Russians loved that. I’m sure that they’re all big fans of all of those congressmen who did that,” Reed continued. “That’s completely unacceptable to me. it’s embarrassing. And I better not see that ever happen again to any other Americans because I promise that I will be at every single campaign that that person runs for the rest of their life to tell everyone that they did that.”
Greene’s office did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Reed’s father, Joey, expressed frustration with Greene, as well as “her cronies and that small group of idiots.”
Beyond that, Joey Reed, a former Marine, told CNN he was also disappointed with how the Marines handled his son’s imprisonment.
“We heard nothing from Marine Corps. Not a single representative from the Marine Corps. No Marine Corps groups,” he told Tapper.
The Marines did not address the substance of Joey Reed’s complaint, but told CNN in a statement: “Trevor Reed served his country honorably as a marine and we thank him for his service. We are happy he has returned home safely and wish him and his family the best as they reunite.”
Reed was sentenced to nine years in prison in July 2020 after being accused of endangering the “life and health” of Russian police officers in an altercation the previous year. He and his family have denied the charges against him. Ultimately, Reed was returned to the US as part of a prisoner swap in exchange for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian smuggler convicted of conspiring to import cocaine. The US commuted his sentence.
Behind the scenes, officials both inside and outside the US government had for years been working to get Reed released.
Last month’s swap, one administration official told CNN, was the culmination of “months and months of hard careful work across the US government” that took place against the backdrop of growing tensions between Washington and Moscow — exacerbated dramatically by Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine.
“We need to do absolutely everything we can, as Americans, to advocate for those Americans who are being held illegally overseas and do every single thing we can possible to get them out,” Reed told CNN.
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