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Austin Riley Player Prop Bets: Braves vs. Marlins - July 1
Published: Jul. 1, 2023 at 7:29 AM CDT|Updated: 42 minutes ago
The Atlanta Braves, including Austin Riley (.396 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 56 points above season-long percentage), battle starting pitcher Eury Perez and the Miami Marlins at Truist Park, Saturday at 4:10 PM ET.
He collected two extra-base hits in his last game (3-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI) against the Marlins.
Austin Riley Game Info & Props vs. the Marlins
- Game Day: Saturday, July 1, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Marlins Starter: Eury Pérez
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -278)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +300)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +120)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -115)
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Austin Riley At The Plate
- Riley is hitting .274 with 16 doubles, 15 home runs and 31 walks.
- Among the qualifying hitters, he ranks 43rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 56th and he is 46th in slugging.
- Riley has gotten a hit in 57 of 81 games this season (70.4%), with at least two hits on 25 occasions (30.9%).
- In 14 games this season, he has hit a long ball (17.3%, and 4.2% of his trips to the plate).
- Riley has an RBI in 31 of 81 games this season, with multiple RBI in 12 of them. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in two contests.
- He has scored at least once 41 times this year (50.6%), including 10 games with multiple runs (12.3%).
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Austin Riley Home/Away Batting Splits
Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Marlins pitching staff ranks fourth in the league.
- The Marlins' 4.03 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Marlins pitchers combine to allow 86 home runs (one per game), the ninth-fewest in baseball.
- Perez gets the start for the Marlins, his 10th of the season. He is 5-1 with a 1.34 ERA and 54 strikeouts through 47 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander's last time out came on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed six scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
- The 20-year-old has put up a 1.34 ERA and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings across nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .182 to his opponents.
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LOONEY, Myrtia Lorain
77, of Springfield, Ohio, passed 2:05 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022, at Springfield Regional Medical Center, Springfield, Ohio, with her kids by her side.
Myrtia was born December 14, 1944, in Pike County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elbert Horsley and Mary C. (Powell) Horsley. On October 14, 1963, she was united in marriage to the love of her life, Paul Richard Looney, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are a daughter, Diann Ranae (Doug) Rausch, son, Steven Paul (Robin) Looney, two grandchildren, Autumn Jewel Looney and Ryleigh Ranae Rausch, her dog, Cherokee, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandchild, Evan Paul Leland Rausch, brother, Davis Horsley, and sister, Oteene Conkle.
She was a homemaker and stay-at-home mom until she went to work at Sears. After that, she followed her passion and opened Country Clay Ceramics where she enjoyed teaching ceramics to others for more than 30 years. She loved work, her family, traveling, country music, and talking.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022, with Pastor Larry Moore officiating at the Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly, Ohio. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery, Piketon, Ohio.
Family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service on Thursday at Boyer Funeral Home, Waverly, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
Funeral Home Information
Boyer Funeral Home
125 West 2nd Street
Waverly, OH
45690
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The main challenger trying to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this month’s presidential election cuts a starkly different figure than the incumbent who has ruled the country for two decades.
Where Erdogan is a mesmerizing orator, the unassuming Kemal Kilicdaroglu is soft spoken. Erdogan is also a master campaigner who uses state resources and events to reach supporters while Kilicdaroglu talks to voters in videos recorded in his kitchen. As the polarizing Erdogan has grown increasingly authoritarian, Kilicdaroglu has built a reputation as a bridge builder and vows to restore democracy.
The contrasts are reflected in the two men’s political paths. Erdogan’s staying power has kept him in office first as prime minister then as president since 2003. Kilicdaroglu (pronounced KEH-lich-DAHR-OH-loo) has not won a general election since taking the helm of his secular, center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, in 2010.
But that could change on May 14, when Turkey holds its most hotly contested presidential election in years. Opinion surveys give Kilicdaroglu, 74, a slight lead over Erdogan, even though analysts warn of the perils of writing off a president with potent political skills. If neither candidate wins more than 50% of the votes, the election will go to a May 28 runoff.
Divisions within the opposition have long helped the 69-year-old Erdogan hold on to power, but this time around Kilicdaroglu is running as the candidate of a united bloc known as the Nation Alliance, which unified six diverse parties, including nationalists and Islamists. Kilicdaroglu has also clinched the pro-Kurdish party’s tacit support.
Adding to Kilicdaroglu’s chances for victory are a faltering economy and high inflation that have been blamed on Erdogan’s unconventional economic policies. Another factor is the devastating earthquake in February that killed more than 50,000 people and exposed years of government negligence.
Erdal Karatas, a barber in Istanbul, used to support Erdogan but has switched allegiances amid the economic downturn and inflation and will vote for Kilicdaroglu.
Erdogan’s “first 10 years were really successful, but in the last 10 years he has veered off course. We can call it power-poisoning,” he said. “We take out loans to pay for debts and credit cards. Our income does not cover our expenses.”
The Nation Alliance has vowed to roll back Erdogan’s efforts to concentrate vast powers in the president’s hands. The coalition has also pledged to reinstate a parliamentary democracy with checks and balances, to return to more conventional economic policies and to fight corruption.
“These elections are about rebuilding Turkey, ensuring that no child goes to bed hungry. They are about ensuring gender equality,” Kilicdaroglu said at a rally in the CHP stronghold of Izmir, in western Turkey. “These elections are about reconciliation and not conflict. And these elections are about bringing democracy to Turkey.”
In another stark difference with the incumbent, Kilicdaroglu has said he aims to serve just one term and then retire to spend time with his three grandchildren. If elected, he plans to move to the modest presidential palace in Ankara that was home to past presidents, instead of the 1,150-room palace that Erdogan built.
Under Kilicdaroglu, analysts say, Turkey is likely to adopt a more pro-European and pro-NATO stance, while still preserving Turkey’s economic ties with Russia.
Erdogan Toprak, a CHP legislator and longtime friend of Kilicdaroglu, said without Kilicdaroglu’s patience and consensus-building skills, a united opposition would not have emerged. The bloc includes former Erdogan allies.
“He does not hold grudges,” Toprak said. “He attaches great importance to compromise, and he displays tolerance. That’s what created the Nation Alliance.”
Forming the alliance “required a lot of patience and self-sacrifice.” Kilicdaroglu “showed the self-sacrifice and patience … even though he got a lot of criticism from within the party.”
The social democrat politician who has built a reputation for honesty and integrity was born in 1948 in Tunceli province, in eastern Turkey, to a deed officer father and a homemaker mother.
He is the fourth of seven children from an Alevi family, an Islamic tradition that is distinct from the Sunni, Shia and Alawite sects and whose members have faced discrimination in the overwhelmingly Sunni country.
An economist by training, Kilicdaroglu headed Turkey’s social security organization before joining the CHP and winning a seat in parliament in 2002 — the same year Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development party came to power.
He grabbed public attention after exposing corruption allegations against ruling party members and became CHP’s leader after the resignation of former party head Deniz Baykal, who died this year.
Under Kilicdaroglu’s leadership, the CHP, which was established in 1923 by the modern Turkish Republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, has shed its rigid secular, nationalist stance and recently opened up to minority Kurds and to more conservative sections of society. It has assured pious women that their rights to wear Islamic-style headscarves will be upheld.
Steered by Kilicdaroglu, the party managed to unseat ruling party mayors in Istanbul and Ankara in 2019 by launching an effective local election campaign. Until then, the party had lost all parliamentary and presidential elections under Kilicdaroglu. The popular mayors of Ankara and Istanbul have campaigned on his behalf.
Kilicdaroglu is prone to fumbles, however. On April 1, he was forced to apologize after he was photographed accidentally treading on a prayer rug. Erdogan, who has relentless mocked Kilicdaroglu over the years, used the incident to portray his rival as disrespectful to religious values.
Erdogan frequently refers to Kilicdaroglu as “Bay Kemal” or “Mr. Kemal” to portray him as a elitist political figure who is out of touch with people from Turkey’s conservative, impoverished heartland, even though Kilicdaroglu comes from a low-income background. Kilicdaroglu has embraced the nickname in response, frequently referring to himself as “Bay Kemal.”
Many have speculated that his Alevi background could cost Sunni votes. Kilicdaroglu spoke about his Alevi heritage for the first time in a video address in April, when he called on young voters to put an end to divisive sectarianism politics.
Unlike Erdogan, whose control of mainstream media allows him to dominate the airwaves, Kilicdaroglu has been trying to woo voters with videos recorded from his modest kitchen and posted on social media. Images of his kitchen are now being used as background for video conference calls.
In 2017, Kilicdaroglu grabbed international attention when he walked for 25 days from Ankara to Istanbul in a “March for Justice” to protest the conviction of one of his lawmakers and a large-scale government crackdown on critics following a 2016 coup attempt.
The politician survived an attack in 2016 when Kurdish rebels fired a missile at a convoy he was traveling in. Three years later, he escaped another attack by suspected Erdogan supporters while attending the funeral of a soldier slain in clashes with the rebels.
“Turkey is going through a difficult period,” Toprak said. Kilicdaroglu, “who is not power-hungry, will overcome this troubled period through reconciliation and tolerance. The country has a one-man rule problem. That will go away.”
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Associated Press writers Zeynep Bilginsoy and Mehmet Guzel in Istanbul contributed to this report. | 2023-05-02T08:21:24+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/challenger-in-turkey-presidential-race-offers-sharp-contrast/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world |
(KTLA) – Officials in Santa Monica, California, are working to remove a crumbling portion of the bluffs above Pacific Coast Highway after the potential hazard was noticed by Suzanne Yankovic — wife of musician “Weird Al” Yankovic — and other passersby.
Suzanne Yankovic posted an Instagram video of the bluff earlier this month. It was then seen by Los Angeles County supervisors who alerted the city of Santa Monica.
“I noticed this crack from the bluffs, seems precarious fyi,” Suzanne Yankovic wrote in the post, tagging city officials.
If the cliffside were to collapse, it could be catastrophic to those driving on the freeway below.
It is unclear whether a collapse would have occurred within days or years, so officials took action right away. A crane was brought in to break apart the top portion of the unstable bluff with debris being hauled away in dump trucks.
The PCH and a portion of the 10 Freeway approaching the coast were also closed late Tuesday. The road closures are expected to continue until about noon Wednesday. | 2023-07-26T16:19:01+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/weird-al-yankovics-wife-suzanne-alerts-california-officials-to-potentially-dangerous-road-hazard/ |
SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pursuant to Section 9-610 of the Uniform Commercial Code, GemCap Solutions, LLC, as servicer and attorney-in-fact for secured party GemCap Holdings, LLC (the "Secured Party") will hold a secured party public sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, with reserve, to be conducted telephonically by the Secured Party on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (the "Public Sale"). Qualified Bidders (defined below) may attend the Public Sale telephonically.
The Secured Party is conducting the Public Sale to foreclose the security interest held by the Secured Party in and to substantially all of the personal property assets of CLR ROASTERS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the "Borrower"), including, without limitation, (i) inventory ("Inventory"), (ii) accounts receivable ("Accounts Receivable"), (iii) certain machinery and equipment owned by the Borrower all as set forth on the schedule prepared by Secured Party (collectively, the "FF&E"), (iv) the following trademarks and trade names: "Café La Rica", "Josie's Java House", "Java Impact", "Javalution Coffee Company", and "Javafit"; the following domain names: Clroaster.com; Clrcups.com; Marlinsclr.com; Cafelarica.com; Cafelarica.net; Cafelarica.us; Cafelarica.co; Larica café; Marlinscafecito.com; Cafecitomarlins.com; Cafecitorica.com; and Cafecitooficail.com; and the Borrower's customer list (collectively, the "Intellectual Property"), (v) trade fixtures ("Trade Fixtures"), and (vi) the stock owned by Borrower in the Silas Plantation Family Group, a Nicaragua corporation ("Silas Plantation Stock"). The Inventory, Accounts Receivable, FF&E, Intellectual Property, Trade Fixtures, and the Silas Plantation Stock are collectively referred to as the "Public Sale Collateral".
The Secured Party is conducting the Public Sale to foreclose the lien and security interest held by the Secured Party in and to the Public Sale Collateral. At the Public Sale, all of Borrower's right, title and interest in and to the Public Sale Collateral will be sold "as is" and "where is" and the Secured Party shall make no representation or warranty, either express or implied, relating to title, use, quiet enjoyment, possession, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, completeness, condition or the like, all of which are hereby disclaimed, in the sale or disposition of the Public Sale Collateral. In addition, the Public Sale Collateral is being sold (i) free and clear of Secured Party's liens and any subordinate security interests, and (ii) without recourse to Secured Party, its attorneys and representatives. The Public Sale of the Public Sale Collateral, if made, shall be to the highest and best bidder.
In order to participate in the bidding process, each person or entity (a "Potential Bidder") must deliver to the undersigned (i) an executed confidentiality agreement in form and substance acceptable to Secured Party, (ii) current financial statements of the Potential Bidder or other evidence acceptable to Secured Party that will show the financial ability of the Potential Bidder to purchase the Public Sale Collateral, (iii) a completed and executed Asset Purchase Agreement in the form provided by Secured Party, and (iv) a deposit in an amount equal to ten percent of the bid amount which will be held in escrow by Secured Party. A Potential Bidder that complies with the foregoing requirements shall be deemed a "Qualified Bidder". Those Qualified Bidders participating at the Public Sale shall be provided with the telephone number and passcode to attend the Public Sale and shall be given the opportunity to bid on a competitive basis.
At the Public Sale, each of the Inventory, Accounts Receivable, FF&E, the Intellectual Property, the Trade Fixtures and the Silas Plantation Stock may be offered for sale in separate lots or in combination lots and the Public Sale Collateral will be offered as a single lot. At the conclusion of the Public Sale, the successful bidder(s) must pay the final bid amount in full by a wire transfer of funds to the Secured Party. The Secured Party reserves the right to credit bid on any or all of the Public Sale Collateral at the Public Sale. The Secured Party reserves the right to reject all bids, adjourn or cancel the Public Sale.
For further details regarding the Public Sale Collateral, obtaining the confidentiality agreement and the form asset purchase agreement, and information regarding the Public Sale, you may contact either Michael Berens, Esq. by email at mberens@gmail.com or by telephone at (530) 304-6922 or David Ellis by email at dellis@gemcapsolutions.com or by telephone at (310) 494-1437.
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BERLIN (AP) — Normally when the World Cup comes around, Germans proudly fly their country’s flag and enthusiastically back their team.
Not this time.
Anyone walking around Berlin this week will struggle to notice any signs of World Cup fervor. There are no flags, no signs, no public viewing events – no indication that the soccer-mad country’s bid for a fifth world title is about to begin with a game against Japan on Tuesday.
Qatar’s human rights record and treatment of migrant workers have spoiled the party for many.
“We don’t want to enjoy a World Cup like this,” Bernd Beyer of the Boycott Qatar 2022 initiative told The Associated Press. “The fans do not identify with it and are saying they don’t want to have anything to do with it.”
There were widespread protests against the tournament during Bundesliga and second division games over the past few weekends, with fans holding banners blasting the human rights situation in Qatar and recent comments by World Cup ambassador Khalid Salman denouncing homosexuality.
The lack of enthusiasm also has had a commercial impact. Retailers have previously capitalized on the buzz around major tournaments with Germany team-related offers. Former Germany coach Joachim Löw and his players could be seen everywhere promoting various goods and services. This time, the Association of German Sports Retailers says sales of fan articles are way down compared to previous World Cup years.
“So far it’s not even half of what is usually sold in stores at major events of this kind,” the association’s president Stefan Herzog told the RND newspaper group.
Adidas said demand for Germany kits was low and that its biggest seller to date was Mexico's jersey, considered by some to be among the most stylish of the shirts worn by the 32 World Cup teams.
Sales of TV sets, which generally go up for major sporting events, are also down, RND reported.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s spokesman, Steffen Hebestreit, told reporters in Berlin on Friday that the German leader will follow the national team’s matches if his schedule allows. He said he wouldn’t rule out Scholz traveling to the final if Germany makes it that far. Asked about fans’ plans for a boycott, Hebestreit said that “this World Cup was awarded and will now take place under difficult circumstances.”
Bundesliga clubs including Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach have criticized the decision to give the World Cup to Qatar and said they will only give it minimum attention on their websites and social media platforms. Another club, Hoffenheim, says it won’t report on the tournament at all.
“There’s just a multitude of things that have happened and are happening there that overshadow the great joy of sporting competition,” Jörg Schmadtke, the sporting director of Bundesliga club Wolfsburg, told the Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper last week.
Schmadtke said he didn’t even know if he will watch the games on TV.
“It doesn’t move me like in previous years, when I looked forward to such a tournament,” Schmadtke said.
Qatar Holding LLC holds a 10.5% stake in automobile giant Volkswagen, which owns Wolfsburg.
Qatar has repeatedly pushed back against criticism over its human rights record, insisting the country has improved protections for migrant workers.
In contrast to previous tournaments, there will be no major public viewing events due to various factors including the cold weather, complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the difficulties staging more outdoor parties during the Christmas market season.
The usual massive “fan mile” viewing party at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was nixed in September, when the organizing company said it wasn’t feasible this year. Around 9 million supporters took part in it when Germany hosted the tournament in 2006.
German fans are not the only ones who appear to be unimpressed by this year's World Cup. Belgium's soccer federation this week dropped plans to set up a fan zone for supporters to follow games on big screens citing a lack of demand, and Paris and other French cities also nixed public viewing parties. In Barcelona, mayor Ada Colau said she would not “dedicate public resources nor public spaces for the viewing of a World Cup that is being held in a dictatorship.”
In Germany, hundreds of bars are refusing to show World Cup games, said Beyer of the Boycott Qatar 2022 initiative. Among them is the Dortmund pub Mit Schmackes, owned by 2014 World Cup winner Kevin Grosskreutz.
“We love soccer and we can also say that we live soccer. The reasons are clear – that’s why we will decline to broadcast the World Cup matches in Qatar, even if this results in losses for us,” the pub said in an Instagram post to which Grosskreutz replied with three fire emojis to indicate his approval.
The Fargo bar in Berlin is another not showing the tournament.
“I’ve been showing the World Cup in my premises since 2006. They were always events where people got together, we cheered and celebrated, hugged each other. With the background to this World Cup, you can no longer do that with a clear conscience,” Fargo owner Lennart Kloehn told the local Tagesspiegel newspaper.
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-11-18T16:00:40+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Soccer-mad-Germans-turning-their-backs-on-World-17594622.php |
The Empowered Health program strives to educate and inspire people to take an active role in the prevention and treatment of cancer and navigate health inequities
ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CDC Foundation today announced a suite of new resources and tools to improve cancer outcomes as part of its Empowered Health program. These new resources include the Empowered Health Academy, with content tailored to both patients and providers, and a peer support community, including a group directory. Empowered Health is an evidence-based program designed to empower individuals to take an active role in their health, and to help patients and providers strengthen their relationships, improve their conversations, and make important medical decisions together.
"It is critical that individuals engage in meaningful discussion with their healthcare providers to make important medical decisions. When people feel empowered about their health it can lead to better health outcomes," Lisa Richardson, MD, MPH, director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. "I'm proud of these new tools that encourage meaningful, shared decision making. They take into account the provider's medical expertise, as well as what's important to the patient."
Empowered Health is led by the CDC Foundation with technical support from CDC and financial support from Amgen. The new resources announced today include:
- The Patient and Caregiver Academy features a five-part animated video series, with accompanying guides co-created with the Patient Empowerment Network, aimed at helping people with cancer and caregivers understand their role in shared decision making and empowering them to engage in treatment and healthcare decisions.
- The Provider Academy features easily digestible educational resources provided in a variety of formats, including audio podcasts developed in collaboration with Medscape, videos and infographics. The academy aims to educate and inform providers about the benefits of shared decision making and best practices on how to engage patients.
Also included as part of the program resources is a unique Peer Support Community including a Peer Support Group Directory that allows individuals to search for cancer support groups tailored to their needs, and a network of Empowered Health Ambassadors, a group of patients, survivors, caregivers and providers who share their experiences and tips on empowerment.
"We are honored to work with so many inspiring leaders in the oncology community on this program," said Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation. "And, we are excited about the potential these tools will have to improve cancer care for all, including those impacted by health inequity."
"As personalized medicine continues to take prominence in oncology care, empowerment and shared decision making has never been more important. The resources launched today as part of the Empowered Health program will help people become active participants in their own care and enable providers to facilitate shared decision making with their patients." said Darryl Sleep, MD, chief medical officer at Amgen. "We are proud of Amgen's and the CDC Foundation's long-standing work together and feel confident that Empowered Health can support meaningful improvements in cancer prevention and care."
An important component of the Empowered Health program is inclusivity, and the belief that empowerment is only possible when patients have the right information, at the right time, in a language and format they understand. To meet this goal, Empowered Health has partnered with Rosa es Rojo, a non-profit organization supporting Hispanic women at high-risk of breast cancer, to make many of its Spanish resources culturally relevant to the Hispanic community.
"Cancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanic people in the United States, yet many cancer resources are available only in English or simply translated without being rooted in our Hispanic culture," said Aideé Granados, founder and CEO of ROSA es ROJO and a breast cancer survivor. "When you are talking about matters of life and death, culturally relevant content is crucial to saving lives. I am so pleased to be working with the CDC Foundation on the Empowered Health program. It's refreshing to see an organization being proactive in addressing the needs of the Hispanic population."
For more information on Empowered Health, visit: www.EmpoweredHealth.org and follow us on Instagram.
About the CDC Foundation
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.6 billion and launched more than 1,200 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 160 countries last year. For more information, visit https://www.cdcfoundation.org.
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Key Trump attorney departing legal team as Mar-a-Lago probe intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was leaving the legal team, a move that comes as a special counsel investigation into the retention of classified documents shows signs of being in its final stages.
Timothy Parlatore told The Associated Press that his departure had nothing to do with Trump and was not a reflection on his view of the Justice Department’s investigation, which he has long called misguided and overly aggressive. He said he believed he had served Trump well.
Other lawyers, including former Justice Department prosecutor James Trusty, are continuing to represent Trump in Washington investigations.
CNN earlier reported Parlatore’s departure.
Parlatore has long been a key member of the team representing Trump in an investigation by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith into the possession of hundreds of classified documents at the former president’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago as well as into possible efforts to obstruct that probe.
A grand jury over the last several months has heard from a broad array of witnesses close to Trump. Federal prosecutors in March questioned another of Trump’s lawyers, M. Evan Corcoran, before the grand jury after successfully piercing attorney-client privilege. Parlatore testified voluntarily in December about efforts to recover classified documents in response to government demands.
Last month, Parlatore and other lawyers for Trump issued a letter to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Mike Turner, laying out a series of defense arguments of Trump and saying that the Justice Department should be “ordered to stand down” in its investigation.
Besides the Mar-a-Lago probe, Smith has also been investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, with former Vice President Mike Pence among the grand jury witnesses in that probe. Manhattan prosecutors charged Trump in March arising from hush-money payments made to a porn star who said he had an extramarital sexual encounter with her years earlier.
In Georgia, prosecutors in Fulton County are expected to announce in coming months the results of an investigation into attempts to subvert Trump’s election loss to President Joe Biden in that state.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Resideo Technologies Inc. (REZI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $57 million.
On a per-share basis, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company said it had net income of 38 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 39 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 34 cents per share.
The residential comfort and security systems maker posted revenue of $1.55 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.53 billion.
For the current quarter ending in June, Resideo Technologies said it expects revenue in the range of $1.59 billion to $1.64 billion.
The company expects full-year earnings to be $1.80 to $2 per share, with revenue ranging from $6.2 billion to $6.55 billion.
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Consumer confidence worsened in April as Americans became pessimistic about jobs
Bryan Mena, CNN
US consumer confidence worsened in April as Americans become more pessimistic about the job market.
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, which measures attitudes toward the economy and the job market, fell to 101.3 in April, down from 104 in March. The business group’s measure of economic expectations fell in April and has remained below a threshold “associated with a recession within the next year” for every month since February 2022, with the exception of an uptick in December.
Consumer attitudes have held steady since the turbulence in the banking industry last month, but high inflation and economic uncertainty have continued to weigh on consumers.
“Consumers became more pessimistic about the outlook for both business conditions and labor markets,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of economics at The Conference Board, in a statement accompanying the data. “Compared to last month, fewer households expect business conditions to improve and more expect worsening of conditions in the next six months. They also expect fewer jobs to be available over the short term.”
That matches government figures showing the labor market has begun to show some cracks. Employers added 236,000 jobs in March, the smallest gain in two years, and job openings fell below 10 million for the first time since May 2021. Large companies have continued to announce layoffs, such as 3M, which announced on Tuesday that it is cutting 6,000 jobs.
The University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer-sentiment reading for April also showed that consumers were more affected by economic fears and high inflation than the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been less than a week since news of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending the Pentagon into full-speed damage control to assure allies and assess the scope of the leak.
The information on scores of slides has publicized potential vulnerabilities in Ukraine’s air defense capabilities and exposed private assessments by allies on an array of intelligence matters, raising questions about whether the leak will erode allies’ trust in sharing information with the U.S. or impact Ukraine’s plans to intensify the fight against Russia this spring.
Overall, the leaked documents present a “very serious risk to national security,” a top Pentagon spokesman told reporters Monday.
This is a look at what the documents are, what is known about how they surfaced, and their potential impact.
WHAT ARE THEY?
The classified documents — which have not been individually authenticated by U.S. officials — range from briefing slides mapping out Ukrainian military positions to assessments of international support for Ukraine and other sensitive topics, including under what circumstances Russian President Vladimir Putin might use nuclear weapons.
There’s no clear answer on how many documents were leaked. The Associated Press has viewed approximately 50 documents; some estimates put the total number in the hundreds.
WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?
No one knows for sure, not even the Pentagon chief.
“They were somewhere in the web, and where exactly, and who had access at that point, we don’t know. We simply don’t know,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a press conference Tuesday. “We will continue to investigate and turn over every rock until we find the source of this and the extent of it.”
It’s possible the leak may have started on a site called Discord.
Discord is a social media platform popular with people playing online games. The Discord site hosts real-time voice, video and text chats for groups and describes itself as a place “where you can belong to a school club, a gaming group, or a worldwide art community.”
In one of those forums, originally created to talk about a range of topics, members would debate the war in Ukraine. According to one member of the chat, an unidentified poster shared documents that the poster claimed were classified, first typing them out with the poster’s own thoughts, then, as of a few months ago, uploading images of folded papers.
The person who said he was a member of the forum told The Associated Press that another person, identified online only as “Lucca,” shared the documents in a different Discord chat. From there, they appear to have been spread until they were picked up by the media.
Many details of the story can’t be immediately verified. And top U.S. officials acknowledge publicly that they’re still trying to find answers.
WHAT’S BEEN REVEALED
The leaks have highlighted how closely the U.S. monitors how its allies and friends interact with Russia and China. Officials in several countries have denied or rejected allegations from the leaked records.
The AP has reported on U.S. intelligence picking up claims from Russian operatives that they were building a closer relationship with the United Arab Emirates, the oil-rich Middle Eastern nation that hosts important American military installations. The UAE rejected the allegations, calling them “categorically false.”
The Washington Post reported Monday that Egypt’s president ordered subordinates to secretly prepare to ship up to 40,000 rockets to Russia as it wages war in Ukraine. A spokesman for the Egyptian foreign ministry said Egypt was maintaining “noninvolvement in this crisis and committing to maintain equal distance with both sides.”
Other leaks have concerned allegations that South Korean leaders were hesitant to ship artillery shells to Ukraine and that Israel’s Mossad spy service opposed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed overhaul of the judiciary.
Funded at $90 billion annually, the U.S. intelligence agencies have sweeping powers to tap electronic communications, run spies and monitor with satellites. The results of those powers are rarely seen in public, even in limited form.
U.S. RESPONSE
The Pentagon has begun an internal review to assess the leak’s impact on national security. The review is being led by Milancy D. Harris, the deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security, a defense official said in a statement to AP. The team includes representatives from the offices of legislative affairs, public affairs, policy, legal counsel and the joint staff, the official said.
The Pentagon was also quickly taking steps to reduce the number of people who have access to briefings, a second defense official said. Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. Pentagon officials are also closely monitoring where the leaked slides are “being posted and amplified,” said Chris Meagher, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs.
Separately, the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into how the slides were obtained and leaked.
CIA Director William Burns on Tuesday called the leak “deeply unfortunate.”
“It’s something that the U.S. government takes extremely seriously,” he said in remarks at Rice University. “The Pentagon and the Department of Justice have now launched a quite intense investigation to get to the bottom of this.”
WHAT’S THE IMPACT?
Senior military leaders have been contacting allies to address the fallout. That includes calls “at a high level to reassure them of our commitment to safeguarding intelligence and fidelity to our security partnerships. Those conversations began over the weekend and are ongoing,” Meagher said.
U.S. officials are likely to face more questions when they travel to Germany next week for the next contact group meeting, where representatives of more than 50 nations gather to coordinate weapons and aid support for Ukraine. But the document leak is not expected to affect that meeting or allies’ willingness to continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, a senior defense official told The Associated Press, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
“I think a lot of the allies will probably be more curious about why it happened,” said Chris Skaluba, director of the Atlantic Council’s transatlantic security initiative. Given the high-level security clearance needed to access the information in the first place, the leak raises questions as to who “would have that much of an agenda to put it out there,” and whether the intent was to undermine support for Ukraine, Skaluba said.
Austin on Tuesday contacted his South Korean counterpart, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, to discuss the leaked documents, several of which were particularly sensitive to Seoul, not only publicizing U.S. surveillance of its ally but also detailing its reservations about providing munitions directly to Ukraine.
Following the call, the Defense Ministry issued a statement saying Lee and Austin had agreed that “a significant number of the relevant documents were forged.”
“Going forward, we will further strengthen the trust and cooperative system between the two countries through the solid ‘Korea-U.S. intelligence alliance,’” it said.
And both Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken reached out to their counterparts in Ukraine. Austin suggested Tuesday the leaks would not have much of an impact on Ukraine’s plans for a spring offensive.
Ukraine’s strategy will “not be driven by a specific plan. They have a great plan to start and but only President Zelenskyy and his leadership really know the full details of that plan,” Austin said.
For other sensitive issues highlighted in the leaked slides, such as Ukraine’s shortage of air defense munitions, the shortage itself has been known and is one of the reasons U.S. military leaders have been pressing allies to supply whatever systems they can, such as the Iris-T systems pledged from Germany and the U.S.-manufactured Hawk air defense systems provided by Spain.
“Publicizing an apparent shortage of anti-aircraft missiles may give comfort to Russia. But if it energizes Ukraine’s partners to accelerate delivery of missiles and other air defense capabilities, Kyiv will be grateful. The bigger ‘known unknown’ is the extent to which these leaks influence U.S. political support for Ukraine,” said Ben Barry, senior fellow for land warfare at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. | 2023-04-12T00:05:20+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/what-we-know-so-far-on-the-leaked-pentagon-documents/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Armed robbery outside UWM Cambridge Commons dorm
MILWAUKEE - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police said an armed robbery took place in front of the Cambridge Commons Residence Hall Wednesday evening, Jan. 4.
The crime happened around 6:30 p.m.
UWM police said two students were approached on the sidewalk in front of the residence hall. The robber pointed a gun at them and demanded property.
Police described the robber as a man, 18, who had a female driver with him.
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According to police, the man was wearing a blue sweater with a red collar. They described him as Hispanic with a medium build.
The female of unknown age was driving a white Kia SUV, wearing a white mask. Police described her as 5'2" tall.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact UWM police at 414-229-4627. | 2023-01-05T05:07:43+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/armed-robbery-outside-uwm-cambridge-commons-dorm |
AutoAp Providing Safety Recall Information for Total Customer Connect's Recall Marketing Services
SAN RAMON, Calif. and BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Customer Connect (TCC) and AutoAp, Inc. jointly announced a strategic partnership for AutoAp to provide VIN-specific recall information to augment TCC's dealership service marketing and technology offerings.
AutoAp provides the industry's most accurate and timely vehicle safety recall information both directly to dealerships through its suite of recall management services and to dealer service providers to power their solutions and services.
TCC delivers a full suite of marketing and software services that help dealerships provide a premium customer experience while generating significant additional revenue. Timely identification of safety recalls is an important part of the spectrum of its services.
According to AutoAp research, more than 20 percent of all vehicles on the road have at least one open safety recall. For many safety recalls, there are delays between the manufacturer's announcement and posting on National Highway Transportation Safety Administration information sources. Because of these timing delays and error rates, dealers are often unaware that vehicles on their lots have open safety recalls and could unknowingly sell a vehicle with an open recall.
AutoAp has tackled this industry challenge by using advanced processing that results in highly accurate and more timely safety recall alerts. Many AutoAp dealers reduce the recall open rates in their inventory by 83% compared to industry averages.
Shawn Rajabi, Total Customer Connect's Founder and CEO said, "Over the years, we have worked with several providers of recall information but are delighted to now be working with AutoAp. We have found that the quality of their services, including the accuracy of identifying vehicles affected by specific recalls, is unsurpassed and, much like us, they are a collaborative partner working to benefit the industry."
Yuriy Kamsha, Total Customer Connect's CTO added, "True professionals with a wealth of industry experience, AutoAp's responsiveness and attention to detail make them a welcome strategic partner."
Mark Paul, AutoAp's Founder and CEO said, "TCC is well-known in the industry for being true partners with their dealership clients with a keen focus on the dealers' success. We are honored that they selected AutoAp to power the critical safety recall component of their services and look forward to a long relationship with TCC that is not only mutually beneficial, but brings significant value to dealerships and consumers alike. After all, when it comes to recalls, the end game is to make sure that customers' vehicles are safe to be on the road."
AutoAp, Inc., a Portland, Ore., based company helps clients increase profitability, decrease liability and reduce customers'/drivers' risks, with the industry's most comprehensive, accurate and timely safety recall solutions. The company provides the industry's leading safety recall management technologies and services to help franchised and independent auto dealers, automotive solutions providers, fleet management companies, corporate and government fleets and rental car companies, increase driver safety, lower liability, generate service revenue and reduce recall management costs. Find out more at www.autoap.com and obtain a copy of their 2022 "State of the Retail Industry" report.
Since 2001, Total Customer Connect's mission has been to increase franchise dealer fixed operations profitability by improving dealerships customer experience through every point of the customer lifecycle. Total Customer Connect uses state-of-the-art technology and DMS integration to maximize customer interactions providing innovative customer-centric solutions for automotive dealerships with measurable results in fixed operations revenue and building quality customer relations. TCC is the trusted Revenue-Enhancement and Customer-Retention company for franchise dealers and is specifically designed to increase opportunities and enhance service processes. Find out more at https://totalcustomerconnect.com/
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TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
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Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 30. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
60s. Lows around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
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Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows around 20. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s.
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Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
Highs in the upper 40s.
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Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
310 AM MST Thu Jan 26 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) — Douglas Ordonez and Dominique Adams were excited to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary with a vow renewal during an idyllic getaway, but an Uber charge for nearly $30,000 left them without money in a foreign country.
It all started when Adams was in Costa Rica and took an Uber to the airport so she could fly to Guatemala to meet her husband.
“I took an Uber, everything was fine, I didn’t think twice about it,” Adams told KTLA in an interview.
Adams said as soon as she got inside the airport in Costa Rica, her husband called her saying his credit card declined.
“He checked our bank account and saw the almost $30,000 charge, and we both were like ‘What the h—? What do we even do?'”
What was supposed to have been a ₡30,000 Costa Rican Colones charge — which equates to a little more than $55 — was processed as a $30,000 charge.
With no money, the couple had to postpone their vow renewal.
“The bank was blaming Uber and Uber was blaming the bank,” Adams said.
The couple spent their vacation pinching pennies with the little cash they had brought on vacation.
“We were both distraught, stuck in limbo, feeling like there’s nothing we could do,” she added.
“We were constantly calling the bank asking for an update. And that’s when we were blamed for the mistake because we called our bank to give them a travel notice,” said Adams. “The bank said, ‘That’s what allowed the charge to go through.'”
The couple said it took four days for the charge to get reversed.
“To this day, Uber hasn’t contacted us. They haven’t emailed us back. Before this was resolved they marked this case as resolved in their app. They were very negligent,” Adams said.
In a statement to KTLA, an Uber spokesman said, “At Uber, we take every report seriously. As soon as we received the user’s report, our support team promptly addressed the issue and released the authorization hold mistakenly applied due to a bank error in Dollars and not in Colones. However, the time it takes for the refund to be processed depends on each bank’s policies.”
At the time of publication, Altura Credit Union hadn’t responded to KTLA’s request for comment.
When asked if she had any advice for international travelers, Adams said, “Yes, use a credit card rather than a debit card. I should’ve taken my own advice.”
The couple says they don’t plan on using Uber ever again. | 2023-07-15T04:09:20+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/california-couple-charged-nearly-30k-for-one-uber-ride/ |
Up to 10 people needed help flushing chemicals from their eyes Saturday after authorities say someone sprayed bear repellent inside a train near Stadium Station in Seattle.
The person who discharged the repellent at about 5:30 p.m. left the scene, and details weren’t immediately available about what led up to the incident, said Sound Transit spokesperson Rachel Cunningham. Police have yet to identify the person who sprayed the crowd, and left the train when it stopped, said Seattle Police Department Detective Patrick Michaud. Light-rail trains are equipped with cameras covering many angles inside and outside the rail cars.
The train was diverted to a spare track next to the station, where police arrived, passengers evacuated and seven people asked for medical care, according to Cunningham. The Seattle Fire Department responded, and tweeted that up to 10 people needed help flushing chemicals from their eyes.
Full service resumed, with delays expected across the 24-mile line, just before 6 p.m. A passenger at U District Station said he waited 30 minutes, and about 100 people accumulated there until the next train showed up.
Nick DeVaux, of Puyallup, waiting down the line at Angle Lake Station to head north, said about 75 to 90 people were gathering there with no idea when a train might show up, for half an hour. “It’s hot, it’s 94 degrees outside. Some people are taking their shirts off,” he said. “Everyone keeps looking down the tracks expecting something to happen.”
Then at 6:22 p.m. a train rolled in, bells ringing. DeVaux said his group was going to the Seafair Torchlight Parade in downtown Seattle, and tried to do the right thing by taking the train and avoiding downtown parking.
Efficient transit is especially vital this weekend because of Saturday night’s parade and roadwork on southbound Interstate 5 in Sodo. Cunningham called the incident “a significant impact to southbound trains.” | 2022-07-31T02:11:09+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/bear-repellent-sprayed-inside-sound-transit-light-rail-train/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
The deep wilderness of southeastern Oklahoma is widely believed to be a Bigfoot hot spot.
Reported sightings of the mythical Sasquatch legend are chillingly common in the area's woods, and no story is too wild to be taken seriously.
The fascination for Bigfoot runs so deep in Honobia, Oklahoma, that thousands of enthusiasts gather yearly to celebrate all things Sasquatch.
The festival started 16 years ago and has evolved into one of the country's largest Sasquatch festivities, with some calling it the area's Super Bowl.
It's a two-day event in the mountains that attracts Bigfoot believers and skeptics from across the country.
"You might make a call, and you'll be able to hear a callback," attendee Devin Shoonech said. "Except whenever you hear him call back, obviously it's going to be way deeper."
For hardcore believers, the festival's highlight is the day-long conference with renowned Bigfoot scholars.
However, it's around sundown that things get spooky — when everyone is invited to share their encounter stories. Some shared they saw a 12-foot figure or heard a "different" type of howling sound.
All the new Bigfoot knowledge comes in handy at night when folks go back to the camping grounds.
The mystique and folklore of Bigfoot world are what makes it so appealing.
According to a 2020 survey, 11% of Americans believe Sasquatch is real. Whether or not a person believes in the Bigfoot legend, its economic footprint in that part of the Sooner State is hard to miss.
In Hochatown, about 40 minutes from the festival, storeowner Janet Cress says business is booming, largely thanks to the hundreds of Bigfoot items she sells.
"He comes by every night," Cress said. "He leaves us little locks of hair. We put him in a bottle, and we sell Bigfoot hair."
Back at the festival, the final day starts with a 5K race in the mountains, with a Bigfoot sighting at the finish line.
All jokes aside, Sasquatch believers say the festival is a safe space to learn from one another without being ridiculed.
There, they can fully enjoy their hobby and celebrate nature and those who live in its midst.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Tuesday evening in Wyoming, Rep. Liz Cheney did something Donald Trump has yet to do. She conceded her election loss with grace and dignity, first in a phone call to the opponent who won the Congressional seat Cheney held since 2017, for three terms, then in a televised public speech before family, campaign workers and supporters.
While she conceded the election loss, Cheney did not concede the ongoing campaign for democracy over Trumpocracy, vowing to fight on in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln and General U.S. Grant during the Civil War, both of whom Cheney invoked in her concession speech.
[Note: the cartoon leading this post, featuring Lincoln and Washington, was produced Tuesday afternoon, before, not after Cheney’s concession speech.]
“Two years ago, I won this primary with 73 percent of the votes. I could easily have done the same again, the path was clear, but it would have required that I go along with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election.”
“It would have required that I enable his ongoing efforts to unravel a democratic system and attack the foundations of our Republic. That was a path I could not and would not take, No House seat, no office in this land is more important than the principles that we are all sworn to protect. And I well understood the potential consequences of abiding by my duty.”
“The primary election is over, but now the real work begins.”
Despite being even more conservative than her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and voting with then President Trump 93% of the time, Liz Cheney became a pariah and target to Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, when she first voted for Trump’s impeachment, then joined and became deputy Chair of the House Select Committee for Jan. 6.
Her participation and leadership on the Committee is the primary reason Cheney lost. Pre-election, nearly 30% of those voting for Cheney’s opponent, Harriet Hageman, said they were only supporting Hageman because of Cheney’s impeachment vote and Jan. 6 Committee membership, not any affinity for Hageman, who is former Cheney supporter.
While Cheney is one of only two Republicans on the Jan. 6 Committee, nearly 99% of the damning testimony against Trump in the hearings has come from not just Republicans, but from Trump appointees and staffers.
When Wyoming Republican/Trumplicans voted against Cheney, they also voted against the ‘Party of Lincoln’ namesake, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and the rest of the founding fathers. They were voting for Trumpocracy over democracy. They just weren’t casting a vote for Hageman, they were casting a vote for Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, fake electors, fixing elections and mishandling ‘top-secret’ documents that include Nuclear defense information, along with overdone orange spray tans.
In her speech, Rep. Cheney noted the persistence of Lincoln and General Grant in response to initial defeats.
“The great and original champion of our party, Abraham Lincoln, was defeated in elections for the Senate and the House before he won the most important election of all. Lincoln ultimately prevailed, he saved our Union and he defined our obligation as Americans for all of history. Speaking at Gettysburg of the great task remaining before us, Lincoln said, ‘That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. That this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom and a government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth.’
“As we meet here tonight that remains our greatest and most important task.”
“Today, our highest duty is to bend the arc of history to preserve our nation and its blessings to ensure that freedom will not perish, to protect the very foundations of this constitutional republic.”
Cheney recounted General Grant in the ‘Battle of the Wilderness’, during which the Union Army had suffered massive casualties without a decisive win. Yet instead of retreating back to Washington D.C., Grant turned and marched onward towards Richmond.
She condemned the Republican Party’s election deniers and warned against what they sow and nation may still reap.
“Our nation is barreling, once again, towards crisis, lawlessness and violence. No American should support election deniers for any position of genuine responsibility, where their refusal to follow the rule of law will corrupt our future.”
“We must be very clear-eyed about the threat we face and about what is required to defeat it. I have said since January 6, that I will do whatever it takes to make surer Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office.”
“This is a fight for all of us together. I’m a conservative Republican. I believe deeply in the principles and the ideals on which my party was founded. I love its history. And I love what our party has stood for. But I love my country more.”
If she does nothing else. Rep. Cheney will go down in history far more favorably than Trump and McCarthy for her work with the Jan. 6 Committee.
GOP stands for ‘Grand Old Party.’ Rep. Liz Cheney now represents ‘Grand’ in taking a stand for principal over compromised ballot victory. | 2022-08-17T12:21:18+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/darcy/2022/08/liz-cheney-loss-and-win-darcy-cartoon.html |
GMC redesigned the Canyon for 2023, and for 2024 the mid-size pickup truck gets a Canyon AT4X AEV Edition aimed at serious off-roaders.
GMC’s Sierra 1500 and Sierra HD already offer the AT4X AEV treatment, but this is the first time the Canyon gets it.
As the name suggests, the 2024 Canyon AT4X AEV Edition is based on the already capable Canyon AT4X and features enhancements developed in partnership with American Expedition Vehicles (AEV), a company that specializes in off-road gear.
Like the pickup truck’s corporate cousin, the 2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison, the Canyon AT4X AEV Edition benefits from additional underbody protection and a new front bumper with winch capability. The rear bumper also features removable corners that can be taken off and replaced easily when hitting trails.
The underbody protection, consisting of hot-stamped boron-steel skid plates, covers the radiator, steering gear, transmission and transfer case, fuel tank, and rear differential.
The pickup truck also wears flared wheel arches designed to fit chunky 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory MT tires. The tires wrap around AEV’s 17-inch beadlock-capable Salta wheels.
The new tires and the 4.5-inch factory lift kit bring ground clearance up to 12.2 inches, or 1.5 inches higher than the Canyon AT4X, which rides on 33-inch tires. The result is impressive approach, breakover, and departure angles of 38.2, 26.9, and 26.0 degrees, respectively.
No change has been made to the powertrain. It means under the hood sits a 2.7-liter turbo-4 rated at 310 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque. The engine is standard across the Canyon lineup and comes mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. Drive goes to all four wheels.
The Canyon AT4X AEV Edition will be available to order later this year. Pricing information will be announced closer to the market launch.
For 2024, both the Canyon AT4X and AT4X AEV Edition feature a new launch control function when in their Baja drive mode. The launch control is able to detect the surface conditions and adjust engine speed and torque to optimize traction and as a result improve acceleration, GMC said.
All 2024 Canyons also adopt General Motors’ Ultifi software platform that enables over-the-air updates.
Production of the Canyon is handled at a GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri.
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- Fiat celebrates “Mission: Impossible” role in Abarth 500e ad | 2023-07-06T21:30:27+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/automotive/internet-brands/2024-gmc-canyon-at4x-aev-ready-to-hit-the-trails-with-35-inch-tires/ |
Kathryn Redmond remembers Mona Fort, who died from COVID at age 67, with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra. The song accompanied the photo tribute at her funeral.
Copyright 2022 NPR
Kathryn Redmond remembers Mona Fort, who died from COVID at age 67, with the song My Way by Frank Sinatra. The song accompanied the photo tribute at her funeral.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-05-26T22:23:20+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/2022-05-26/mona-fort-who-died-of-covid-is-remembered-with-my-way-by-frank-sinatra |
We’re all familiar these days with rapid COVID tests, those over-the-counter swab tests that give us two lines if we’re infected with COVID-19, one line if we’re not. Now, researchers have come up with a different test that measures whether you’re protected from COVID, and not whether you have it.
The test works with a simple finger prick, and could answer the questions: “Am I protected today?” and “Do I need a booster?”
Edward Chen, a science writer with our editorial partner STAT News, talks to Here & Now‘s Scott Tong about the strengths and weaknesses of the new antibody test.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-08-25T16:00:28+00:00 | wksu.org | https://www.wksu.org/2022-08-24/new-covid-19-test-could-answer-the-question-am-i-protected-today |
Plane crash averted at Texas airport; FAA, NTSB to investigate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday morning had to change course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“The pilot of the FedEx airplane discontinued the landing and initiated a climb out,” the FAA said in a statement.
The Boeing 767 cargo airplane was several miles from the airport when it was cleared to land, according to the FAA. But just before it was expected to land, an air traffic controller gave the go-ahead for an airplane operated by Southwest Airlines to take off.
In a tweet Saturday, the National Transportation Safety Board described it as a “possible runway incursion and overflight involving airplanes from Southwest Airlines and FedEx.”
The Southwest flight was able to depart safely, according to the FAA.
The FAA and NTSB said they are investigating the incident.
Shannon Davis, a spokesperson for FedEx, said in an emailed statement, “FedEx Express Flight 1432 from Memphis, Tenn. to Austin, Texas safely landed after encountering an event just before landing at Austin Bergstrom International Airport this morning.”
Both Davis and Southwest Airlines referred further questions to the FAA and NTSB.
In a statement to The Associated Press, the Austin-Bergstrom International said it was “aware of the Federal Aviation Administration’s investigation into the discontinued landing of a flight. We will assist our FAA partners and their investigation as necessary.”
A similar close call was averted at John F. Kennedy International Airport last month after an American Airlines plane crossed a runway while a Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 737 plane was preparing for takeoff. The Delta plane stopped about 1,000 feet (about 0.3 kilometers) from where the American Airlines plane had crossed from an adjacent taxiway, according to the FAA statement.
Austin-Bergstrom is about 5 miles (8 kilometers) southeast of downtown Austin.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-05T07:42:12+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2023/02/05/plane-crash-averted-texas-airport-faa-ntsb-investigate/ |
Officials: US providing Ukraine $2.6 billion in military aid
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say the U.S. will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and will spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons in the future. The latest aid comes as the Ukrainian troops prepare for a spring offensive against Russian forces. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because the aid has not yet been announced. An announcement is expected as soon as Tuesday. In Brussels on Tuesday, NATO foreign ministers are meeting to discuss how the military alliance can step up its support for Ukraine. | 2023-04-04T13:59:57+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/04/04/officials-us-providing-ukraine-2-6-billion-in-military-aid/ |
Missing Massachusetts woman told DC police Brian Walshe threatened to kill her, friend
Her husband, Brian Walshe, is charged with misleading the investigation
Her husband, Brian Walshe, is charged with misleading the investigation
Her husband, Brian Walshe, is charged with misleading the investigation
A newly discovered police complaint that was filed by missing Massachusetts woman Ana Walshe prior to her marriage to Brian Walshe reveals trouble between the couple as far back as the summer of 2014.
According to a public incident report filed in Washington, D.C., Ana Knipp, her maiden name, told Metropolitan Police Department that Brian Walshe, "made a statement over the telephone that he was going to kill [Ana] and her friend."
The police incident report dated Aug. 2, 2014, does not specifically name Brian Walshe, but police confirm to sister station WCVB that he is the person associated with that complaint.
Police said that the investigation into potential offenses described as felony threats in the incident report was closed because Ana Walshe never cooperated with the investigation.
No charges were ever filed, but the report is another potential sign that Brian Walshe may not have been the man many thought him to be.
The missing woman's husband remains in custody on a charge of misleading the investigation and the couple's children are in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
Case background:
- Ana Walshe was reported missing on Jan. 4, but hasn't been seen since New Year's Day.
- Her husband, Brian Walshe, is in custody for the charge of misleading a police investigation.
- Brian Walshe is also awaiting sentencing in a federal case involving fake Andy Warhol paintings and was supposed to report his planned movements.
- Investigators say they found video of him making an unplanned trip to a hardware store, where he bought $450 worth of cleaning supplies in cash.
- Prosecutors said blood and a knife with blood on it were found in the basement of the home the Walshe family was renting. The DA's office said that search and processing efforts at the home concluded on Tuesday afternoon.
- Items found during a search at a transfer station in Peabody include a hacksaw and rug with blood on it, WCVB has learned.
- The Department of Children and Families has taken custody of the couple's three children.
Days of searching for evidence at the home the family rented in Cohasset came to a close on Tuesday. During that effort, prosecutors said blood and a knife were found in the basement.
Additionally, the investigation has included searches of a transfer station in Peabody and a waste-to-energy facility in East Wareham. WCVB has learned that evidence found at the transfer station, near the home of Brian Walshe's mother, included a hacksaw and a rug with blood on it.
Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, was reported missing on Jan. 4 by her employer, Washington, D.C.-based real estate company Tishman Speyer.
"Police were notified around Jan. 4 by her employees in Washington, D.C., that she had not shown up for work on Jan. 4. That was the first time that (anyone) was notified that she was missing," Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland said in court on Monday. "She actually had a plane ticket for Jan. 3 that she did not use and did not show up at the airport."
Brian Walshe is awaiting sentencing in a federal case involving fake Andy Warhol paintings, and he is supposed to request permission to leave his home and specify the time required for each trip.
Prosecutors said that investigators could not substantiate his claims of getting lost on the way to his mother's home or going to two stores on Jan. 1. Brian Walshe said he was without his phone that day.
Brian Walshe also reported that he only left the couple's home on Jan. 2 to get ice cream or a smoothie for his son at Press Juice Bar in Norwell. Surveillance video obtained from Press by WCVB shows Walshe inside the juice bar on the morning of Jan. 2.
However, surveillance video at Home Depot in Rockland showed him purchasing the cleaning supplies, including mops, a bucket and drop cloths and various kinds of tape, officials said. A police report revealed that he wore a surgical mask and gloves at the store, and used cash to pay for the purchase.
Police also found that Walshe's phone traveled to Brockton and Abington, communities where he is not approved to travel.
A defense attorney said her client has been "incredibly cooperative" with police.
"He is not charged with murder. He's charged with misleading investigators by not saying, as I understand it, if he went to a Home Depot," Walshe's attorney said.
Ana Walshe — who was born in Belgrade, Serbia — was working at a deluxe hotel in Lenox, when she met Brian Walshe — the son of a physician who attended boarding schools and top universities — in 2008.
The couple married in 2015 and have three young sons together, ages 2, 4 and 6.
Ana Walshe is now a dual citizen of Serbia and the United States. She still has family members who live in Serbia.
Police said Ana Walshe is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. She has brown hair, brown eyes and an olive complexion and speaks with an eastern European accent.
Anyone with information about Ana Walshe's whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Harrison Schmidt at 781-383-1055 extension 6108 or email hschmidt@cohassetpolice.com.
Cohasset police have also set up a new email for tips at tips@cohassetpolice.com. | 2023-01-13T01:48:47+00:00 | koat.com | https://www.koat.com/article/ana-walshe-missing-massachusetts-woman-husband-threatened-to-kill-her/42479383 |
TORONTO (AP) — Novak Djokovic withdrew Sunday from the National Bank Open, opting for additional rest after his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final.
Tennis Canada announced that Djokovic pulled out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-year-old, 23-time Grand Slam champion was set to begin his hard-court preparations for the U.S. Open after falling to the top-ranked Alcaraz last Sunday in a five-set final at Wimbledon.
“I have always enjoyed my time in Canada but after speaking with my team, we believe this is the right decision to take,” said Djokovic, who has won the National Bank Open four times.
“I would like to thank Karl Hale, the tournament director, for understanding this decision. I really hope I can return to Canada and Toronto in the coming years to play in front of great fans there.”
American Christopher Eubanks will gain automatic entry into the main draw as Djokovic’s replacement. Eubanks is fresh off a surprising quarterfinal run at Wimbledon, where he beat No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 12 seed Cam Norrie en route to the final eight.
“Of course, we’re disappointed that Novak won’t be playing at the National Bank Open this year,” Hale said. “He’s an incredible player and one we know our fans were eager to watch at Sobeys Stadium.
“He will be missed but we still have a long list of sensational players confirmed for this year’s event, including 41 of the top 42 players in the world.”
Toronto’s Sobeys Stadium will host the men’s side of the national tennis championship from Aug. 3 to Aug. 13. The women’s side will be at Montreal’s IGA Stadium at the same time.
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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-07-24T03:18:12+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-toronto-tournament-opts-for-more-rest-after-loss-in-wimbledon-final/ |
How to Watch Creighton vs. NC State on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:16 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 6-seed Creighton Bluejays (21-12) play against the No. 11 seed NC State Wolf Pack (23-10) on Friday at Ball Arena. The matchup starts at 4:00 PM.
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- When: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM ET
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Creighton Stats Insights
- This season, the Bluejays have a 46.7% shooting percentage from the field, which is 2.3% higher than the 44.4% of shots the Wolf Pack's opponents have made.
- Creighton is 15-5 when it shoots higher than 44.4% from the field.
- The Wolf Pack are the 53rd-ranked rebounding team in the country, while the Bluejays sit at 35th.
- The 76.6 points per game the Bluejays score are 5.8 more points than the Wolf Pack allow (70.8).
- Creighton is 17-6 when scoring more than 70.8 points.
NC State Stats Insights
- The Wolf Pack have shot at a 45.3% clip from the field this season, 3.1 percentage points higher than the 42.2% shooting opponents of the Bluejays have averaged.
- NC State has compiled a 16-1 straight-up record in games it shoots over 42.2% from the field.
- The Wolf Pack are the 53rd-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Bluejays sit at 272nd.
- The Wolf Pack's 78.2 points per game are 9.7 more points than the 68.5 the Bluejays give up.
- When NC State allows fewer than 76.6 points, it is 19-4.
Creighton Home & Away Comparison
- Offensively Creighton has performed better at home this year, putting up 79.3 points per game, compared to 72.5 per game when playing on the road.
- In 2022-23, the Bluejays are allowing 62.5 points per game in home games. In road games, they are allowing 70.6.
- At home, Creighton is draining 2.6 more three-pointers per game (9.9) than away from home (7.3). It also has a better three-point percentage at home (37.5%) compared to away from home (30.7%).
NC State Home & Away Comparison
- At home NC State is scoring 83.3 points per game, 11.6 more than it is averaging on the road (71.7).
- At home the Wolf Pack are allowing 69.8 points per game, 2.3 fewer points than they are away (72.1).
- NC State drains more 3-pointers at home (9.1 per game) than away (8.1). It also has a higher 3-point percentage at home (36.9%) than away (32.4%).
Creighton Schedule
NC State Schedule
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President Biden has suffered through many bad weeks and difficult months. This past week wasn’t among them.
A few months ago, Republicans were expansive in their predictions about what would happen in the upcoming midterms. Democrats were in the dumps. Many Republicans remain quite bullish about their prospects — and for many good reasons. But today, Democrats are cautiously optimistic about their chances to defy those early predictions and deny Republicans the big gains once seen as inevitable.
Democrats who weathered the 2010 midterm election, which saw the party take a beating and lose control of the House, say the political climate, while still tilted toward the Republicans, is not nearly as bad as it was then. “When I would walk into a coffee shop, or a McDonald’s, or a gas station, I was getting yelled at,” said one Democratic elected official who spoke on the condition of anonymity so he could speak candidly. “And this isn’t even anywhere near that — not even close.”
Still, this veteran politician was reluctant to sound too positive, at least not before taking soundings with voters over the coming weeks. Like other Democrats, he knows the overall climate isn’t good and sees the Labor Day start of intensive campaigning as a better point for measuring the state of the races. But as Congress breaks for its August recess, there’s a different mood, one that some Republicans sense as well.
The Wall Street Journal opinion editors sounded an alarm this past week, issuing an editorial that warned that a GOP victory in November isn’t assured and “the predicted red wave may be breaking far from the electoral shores.” They noted signs of resurgent energy among Democratic voters, coupled with the potential weakness of GOP nominees backed by former president Donald Trump.
In 2010, Democrats were on the defensive for what they and then-President Barack Obama had done, namely enacting the Affordable Care Act, which was roundly criticized by the right.
This year, Biden and congressional Democrats have been on the defensive in part for what they hadn’t done, as the president’s legislative agenda stalled after some early victories in 2021. Roadblocks in Congress led to increasingly vocal frustration among rank-and-file Democrats that the president wasn’t delivering on the promises of his campaign.
Today Biden can point to having produced an expansive legislative record with the slimmest of majorities in the Senate and House. That won’t free him from criticism by Republicans over specific policies, or solve some of his other problems, but it has the obvious potential of raising the energy level of his base.
There was a view inside the White House six weeks ago that the summer could produce the kind of good news that now has materialized. This was at a time when things were beginning to change politically. It was just after the Supreme Court had overturned Roe vs. Wade, injecting a powerful issue into the campaign dialogue that is energizing many female voters. It was also after Congress had approved a gun safety bill, modest as it was, for the first time in 30 years.
White House officials saw other accomplishments potentially on the horizon. The hope was that Congress could finish the summer on a strong note, with actions that would negate the negativity within the Democratic base and persuade persuadable voters not to instinctively vote against the party in power in November, as is customarily the case in midterm elections.
That wish list has now become a reality. It began with the passage of a bill to support manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States and of legislation to provide support for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Both were approved with some Republican votes.
The capstone came Friday when the House approved — on a straight party-line vote — legislation that encompasses long-sought Democratic goals: the biggest investment ever ($370 billion) to fight climate change; giving government the power to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices; extending health-care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. To pay for all of this, the bill establishes a new minimum tax for some of the nation’s largest corporations and a surcharge on stock buybacks by major corporations, while adding funding to the Internal Revenue Service to go after tax cheaters.
The Inflation Reduction Act fell well short of what was being discussed a year ago at this time, the so-called Build Back Better Bill that had a much heftier price tag but never survived the negotiations with Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin III (W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.). Both blessed the new bill, making passage possible. So what began as a summer in the doldrums for many Democrats has become a time of tempered celebration. Will it be short-lived?
The White House didn’t wait for final passage of the bill to issue its fall campaign messaging memo, with hard-edge language on how Democrats and the president had taken on and defeated corporate and special-interest groups — from big drug companies to the gun lobby to oil and gas companies.
“The president and congressional Democrats beat the special interests and delivered what was best for the American people. Every step of the way, congressional Republicans sided with the special interests — pushing an extreme MAGA agenda that costs families,” said the memo from White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield and senior adviser Anita Dunn.
Many Democrats have urged the White House to take this kind of populist line as a way to frame the choice in the fall, and they were heartened to see the memo. The question is whether Biden and his White House team can maintain the discipline to keep driving these points throughout what still promises to be a rough fall election season. Based on the past 18 months, there is doubt about that, even among Democratic loyalists.
There was news beyond Congress that the White House also viewed as favorable. The inflation rate for last month came in at 8.5 percent above a year earlier, still near a 40-year high and therefore still a Republican talking point. But it was down a tick from the previous month’s 9.1 percent level, raising the question of whether inflation has peaked and if it has, will voters really notice.
Meanwhile, the national average for gasoline prices dipped below $4 for the first time since last spring. Prices are still well above where they were when Biden took office, but given how sensitive consumers are to any movements in the price of gasoline, the softening was welcome news to Democrats.
The economy remains a puzzle, even to experts, as it toggles between inflation, a strong jobs market and signs of a possible recession. Conditions were captured by a smart headline in The Post last week, which described the economy “sizzling or fizzling,” take your pick.
The same confusion currently applies to Republican prospects for the November midterm elections. Will it still be the blowout some Republicans have been predicting or could the GOP emerge disappointed by the results?
All of this is stirring at a time as the biggest news story of the week threatens to toss in another wild card to the fall election outlook: the federal search warrant that brought FBI agents to remove boxes of documents, including 11 sets marked classified, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
This was more bad news for the former president, who has had to endure damaging revelations by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol.
Though the fact that he was keeping classified documents on his property represented a fresh black eye for Trump, the immediate aftermath of the FBI search was a huge backlash among Trump supporters and Republican politicians.
But such quick reaction by some Republican elected officials, who have little to no knowledge of the true nature of the Justice Department’s investigation, risks embarrassment and charges of hypocrisy for a party that spent so much time and energy investigating Hillary Clinton’s emails.
The summer has been anything but quiet, and what’s happened has given Biden some bragging rights and Republicans some reasons for pause. That’s not yet the full story of Election 2022, and no one can confidently read the road ahead. But at this moment, it’s a different story that it was when the summer began. | 2022-08-13T17:52:32+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/13/biden-gets-big-victory-democrats-get-some-november-talking-points/ |
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Derrick Henry was a bit amused by the premise of a question talking about the importance of passing in the modern NFL.
“Is it a passing league?” he said jokingly. “I’m playing. But we (have) guys in the league that are running the ball well, that are efficient and been playing at a high level for an amount of years. So just credit to our RBs in the game. Just keep killing it.”
Henry and his running back friends have been doing just that through the first half of the season with a big assist from a young generation of running quarterbacks such as Lamar Jackson and Justin Fields.
While the big paydays and much of the attention goes to quarterbacks, receivers and other players who impact the passing game either by blocking or defending, there has been a bit of a renaissance when it comes to running the football.
With defenses keeping two safeties deep and playing with fewer defenders near the line of scrimmage to guard against the big play, and offenses more willing to take advantage of that, running the ball is having its biggest success in decades.
Through the first nine weeks of the season, teams are combining for 241.4 yards rushing per game for the highest mark at this point of the season since 1987 when the league used replacements players for three games.
The previous time it happened with real NFL players the entire time was in 1985 when Walter Payton, Marcus Allen and Eric Dickerson were among the game’s biggest stars.
“It feels like there is a little bit of a change around the league where teams really are making a big emphasis and focus to run the football,” Seattle defensive coordinator Clint Hurtt said.
There are five teams averaging at least 150 yards a game on the ground — one more than did it in the past three seasons combined.
The Giants have used their success on the ground to be one of the league’s biggest surprises with six wins already on the strength of a healthy season from Saquon Barkley and using quarterback Daniel Jones in the running game.
Atlanta has remained in contention in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year by capitalizing on the mobility of quarterback Marcus Mariota and backs such as Cordarrelle Patterson.
“People know we want to run the football,” coach Arthur Smith said. “That’s what fires you up, and it won’t be that way every week. We’re going to have a challenge. We know how competitive it is. But when you can run the ball, when they know you’re going to run it, that speaks volumes about your guys.”
Even teams that have dynamic options in the passing game have been using the run to great success to take advantage of how defenses play these days.
The struggling Raiders had their biggest success offensively this season during a three-game stretch when Josh Jacobs rushed for 441 yards against defenses geared to stop Davante Adams.
“You’ve got to be able to function and execute against whatever they do,” coach Josh McDaniels said. “If they’re going to try to protect the deep part of the field and not give up a bunch of big plays, I think that comes back down to execution and discipline for us. I mean, if you have to drive it 10 to 12 plays to score, then you’re going to need to be able to be disciplined enough to do that.”
Perhaps no team has had as much success on the ground as the Bears, who have gotten a big spark on offense when they seemed to ditch the passing game and focus the offense around Fields and his ability to run.
Chicago is averaging 195.4 yards per game on the ground, putting the Bears on pace for 3,322 yards — 26 more than the single-season record set in a 16-game season by Baltimore in 2019.
But the Bears are averaging 243 yards rushing the past four games — becoming the second in NFL history to rush for at least 235 yards in four straight games. That feat was last accomplished by the 1949 Eagles when the sport barely resembled the modern version that took over when rules made passing easier in 1978.
“I think we are just really maximizing our strengths and minimizes our weaknesses right now,” coach Matt Eberflus said.
Fields set an NFL regular-season record when he ran for 178 yards last week against Miami, including an electrifying 61-yard touchdown.
That was part of a record-setting week for quarterbacks, whose combined 801 yards rushing last week were the most ever in a week for the position. The 5,132 yards rushing by QBs are the most ever through nine weeks led by Jackson (635) and Fields (602).
“He’s as fast as any skill position runner,” Miami coach Mike McDaniel said after facing Fields. “Like he is really, really fast and he can cut and break tackles. There are a lot of running quarterbacks. This one in particular I think is very elite and adept at that.”
While watching Fields run through his defense exasperated McDaniel, who even begged him to stop to no avail, the success on the ground has brought joy to other coaches.
Perhaps none more than Seattle’s Pete Carroll, who endured criticism in recent years for not letting Russell Wilson pass more, but now has the top team in the NFC West thanks in part to rookie running back Kenneth Walker III and an offensive approach that suits Carroll’s style.
“It’s always been important, it’s just been that other things drew the attention of the following and the media,” he said. “It was never of less significance because that’s how the game works.”
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AP Pro Football Writer Teresa Walker and AP Sports Writer Tim Booth contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP)Andrew Sims scored 24 points to help Stonehill defeat LIU 73-66 on Friday night.
Sims added seven rebounds for the Skyhawks (8-13, 4-3 Northeast Conference). Isaiah Burnett scored 13 points and added five assists. Max Zegarowski recorded 11 points and shot 4 for 9 (0 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line.
The Sharks (2-17, 0-7) were led in scoring by Marko Maletic, who finished with 17 points and six rebounds. Andre Washington added 17 points and four assists for LIU. Tre Wood also had 10 points, six assists and two steals. The loss is the seventh in a row for the Sharks.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2022, the 49th annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, closed the in-person portion of the conference, 8-11 August 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, with more than 11,700 attendees, 90-plus exhibitors from 16 countries, remarkable featured speakers, and a variety of panels, programs, and hands-on experiences. Access to the virtual component of SIGGRAPH 2022 will continue through 31 October 2022.
SIGGRAPH 2022 offered a platform to share exceptional offerings in digital art, technology, computer science, and various innovations from more than 2,400 contributors. The conference and virtual experience were enjoyed by an international audience from 74 countries and garnered 30,000-plus views during the livestream sessions across the four-day, in-person conference. The top five attended programs in the virtual platform included Technical Papers, Birds of a Feather, Talks, Courses, and Production Sessions.
"Every year we gather our global community to showcase how computer graphics and interactive techniques shape the future," said Munkhtsetseg Nandigjav, SIGGRAPH 2022 Conference Chair. "After two years of meeting virtually, I was thrilled to host our return to a live, in-person conference in Vancouver. The city was a wonderful host, from the amazing location to the warm welcome from the local community. SIGGRAPH participants were incredibly joyful and excited to reunite and see the latest developments in our field. Being face-to-face at these SIGGRAPH conferences is an annual recharge. It's an opportunity to come together to learn, share our passions, and enrich our skills. I'm honored to be a part of this celebration as we continue to encourage the development and innovation in the arts and sciences that impact the world around us. And I'm looking forward to seeing how our work continues to evolve headfirst into the future."
Highlights from the conference included:
- Featured Speakers: Sougwen Chung, Ed Catmull, Pat Hanrahan, Sarah Bond, and Ime Archibong
- Production teams behind some of the year's top films took part in the Production Sessions, including DNEG, Pixar Animation Studios, Wētā FX, and Walt Disney Animation Studios
- New for 2022, the inauguration of Conference Papers, where exciting emerging ideas were presented in a shorter format than traditional Technical Papers
- Technical Papers showcases the latest industry advancements and scientific contributions. A total number of 247 papers were selected out of a record number of submissions, and five "Best of" honors were awarded
- Roundtables allowed participants to connect directly and hold intimate conversations with Technical Papers, Art Papers, Courses, and Talks contributors, and interact in small group settings
- Emerging Technologies and Immersive Pavilion showcased the latest in VR, AR, and mixed reality innovations
- Metaverse discussions and workshops were covered in the Featured Speakers, Frontiers, Appy Hour, Real-Time Live!, and Courses programs
- VR Theater presented the evolved storytelling and growth of virtual reality content
SIGGRAPH 2022 also celebrated this year's contributors by honoring some "Best of" from various programs, including:
Art Gallery
Best in Show – "Ray"
Weidi Zhang, Media Arts and Technology Program (MAT), University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Art Papers
Best Art Paper – "Traditional African Dances Preservation Using Deep Learning Techiques"
Adebunmi Odefunso, Purdue University/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Esteban Garcia Bravo, Purdue University; and Yingjie Chen, Purdue University
Electronic Theater
Best in Show – "The Seine's Tears"
Yanis Belaid, Pôle 3D (France)
Jury's Choice – "The End of War"
Lei Chen, Tsinghua University (China)
Best Student Project – "Yallah!"
Nayla Nassar, Rubika (France)
Audience Choice* – "Alternate Mesozoic"
Lucie Laudrin, ESMA (France)
Emerging Technologies
Best in Show – "HDR VR"
Nathan Matsuda, Yang Zhao, Alex Chapiro, Clinton Smith, and Douglas Lanman, Reality Labs Research, Meta
Immersive Pavilion
Top Selection – "Journal of My Journey: Seamless Interaction in Virtuality and Reality With Digital Fabrication and Sensory Feedback"
Miguel Ying Jie Then, Ching Lui, Yvone Tsai Chen, Zin Yin Lim, Ping Hsuan Han, National Taipei University of Technology
Real-Time Live!
Best in Show – "A Showcase of Decima Engine in Horizon Forbidden West
Hugh Malan, Maarten van der Gaag, Guerrilla
Audience Choice – "AI and Physics Assisted Character Pose Authoring"
Florent Bocquelet, Boris Oreshkin, Dominic Laflamme, Felix Harvey, Louis-Simon Ménard, Jeremy Cowles, and Bay Raitt, Unity Technologies
Technical Papers
Best Paper Awards
"Instant Neural Graphics Primitives With a Multiresolution Hash Encoding"
Thomas Müller, Alex Evans, Christoph Schied, and Alexander Keller, NVIDIA
"DeepPhase: Periodic Autoencoders for Learning Motion Phase Manifolds"
Sebastian Starke, University of Edinburgh/Electronic Arts; Ian Mason, University of Edinburgh; and Taku Komura, University of Hong Kong
"Spelunking the Deep: Guaranteed Queries on General Neural Implicit Surfaces via Range Analysis"
Nicholas Sharp, University of Toronto; Alec Jacobson, University of Toronto/Adobe
"Image Features Influence Reaction Time: A Learned Probabilistic Perceptual Model for Saccade Latency"
Budmonde Duinkharjav, New York University; Praneeth Chakravarthula, Princeton University/UNC Chapel Hill; Rachel Brown, NVIDIA Research; Anjul Patney, NVIDIA Research; and Qi Sun, New York University
"CLIPasso: Semantically Aware Object Sketching"
Yael Vinker, Tel Aviv University/École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Ehsan Pajouheshgar, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Jessica Y. Bo, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne/ETH; Roman Christian Bachmann, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Amit Bermano, Tel Aviv University; Daniel Cohen-Or, Tel Aviv University; Amir Zamir, EPFL; and Ariel Shamir, Reichman University
VR Theater
Best in Show – "On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)"
Steve Jamison, Mike Brett, Archer's Mark and Astrea; Pierre Zandrowicz, Atlas V and Astrea; and Arnaud Colinart, Atlas V
*Vote tallied on-site via survey poll.
Best in Show awards determined by a six-member jury; Audience Choice awards determined by the live audience.
The SIGRRAPH 2022 virtual experience is available until 31 October 2022. To learn more and register for the ongoing virtual conference, go to https://s2022.siggraph.org/.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The redevelopment of the 2.2-acre Bond Bread Factory / WRECO Garage site at Howard University received unanimous approval by the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Redevelopment of Bond Bread/WRECO will be led by a master development team consisting of DC-based developers The Menkiti Group, Fivesquares Development, and EDENS. The project advances the guiding principles of the Duke District Plan, with an intention to emphasize the centrality of a "university district" to the future of the neighborhood and position that district as a dynamic, mixed-use area. With this approval, the project can move forward with design and permitting.
"Urban transformation is about so much more than bricks and mortar; it is also about the intangible and how well a project preserves and transforms the identity of the community. For me, this project is deeply personal as a local Black developer and real estate professional who has spent the last two decades building an organization in the District that is focused on transforming lives, careers, and communities through real estate," said Bo Menkiti, Founder & CEO of The Menkiti Group.
"I have witnessed firsthand the power and impact of being able to incorporate both the cultural history and the restoration of historic buildings into transformative new developments. I am truly honored to have our firm leading this special project in partnership with Howard University and alongside our fellow developers at Fivesquares and EDENS. Together we share a collective vision and goal of preserving the history of the Bond Bread and WRECO buildings as well as reconnecting the community to its cultural history."
The vision for the project is to enhance the cultural heritage and character of DC, the historic Shaw, Pleasant Plains and LeDroit park neighborhoods, and Howard University. The 9-story redevelopment, designed by Studios Architecture, includes 469 residential units, a 180-room lifestyle hotel, 50,100 SF of retail space, and a 19,800 SF open public courtyard with the historical truss reveal of the former WRECO bus garage. Façade retention of the two historic buildings will seek to respect the scale of the neighborhood while creating a harmonizing blend between preservation of existing design and contemporary design. By creating a vital neighborhood center, the development team aims to highlight the inextricable link to Howard University and will ensure the project reflects the culture and character of the University, the neighborhood and its history, and the surrounding community.
"This project will be the 18-hour, destination anchor for what is emerging as one of the most exciting districts in Washington DC where Howard University and the city come together in a new vibrant central square," said Andy Altman, Principal & Co-Founder of FIVESQUARES. "As the former planning director for the city, it is especially rewarding to partner with the talented team of The Menkiti Group and EDENS to bring a community vision generated over a decade ago to life."
In late 2017 Howard University released a highly competitive developer selection process which received more than 20 responses to its Request for Qualifications. After careful review and deliberation, Howard selected a development team comprised of diverse, locally based, locally operated experts in the areas of neighborhood building, retail development, and multi-family housing.
"Receiving this approval represents a critical next step in enhancing Howard University's strategic efforts to energize and revitalize the community surrounding our campus," said Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick. "The Bond Bread Partnership has enabled us to move forward with this development that will enhance the Shaw and Pleasant Plains neighborhood and create value for D.C. residents and businesses, while respecting the historic structures on this site."
The Bond Bread Partnership comprised of The Menkiti Group, Fivesquares, and EDENS has defined their vision for this project as one that focuses on maximizing the benefits to the university as well as the neighboring communities. Together they are committed to reinforcing and expressing Howard's historical legacy as a world-class and globally significant institution by defining the urban gateway of Georgia Avenue as a dynamic entrance to the university as it meets the city and dynamic surrounding neighborhoods.
"In repurposing this historic project, we acknowledge that these two landmarks have witnessed significant cultural shifts while embracing the nuances of their own stories - a time where one building fed the city and the other serviced the buses at Howard University's front door," said Steve Boyle, Chief Development Officer at EDENS. "Without diminishing the heritage of this site, we reflected on how the revitalization could lead the dialogue of the past, present, and future while continuing the interwoven story of service and legacy on the Georgia Ave corridor. The design of this emblematic project required active listening and discovery to craft a cohesive tapestry that amplifies the stories and voices of today while allowing for future stories to be told."
The current design concept seeks to open up the site through various connections from W to V Street as well as a passageway through Georgia Avenue. The project design encourages and invites the local community to experience the robust programming and gather in a courtyard steeped in historical expressions of art, poetry, and literature of the neighborhood.
"We believe deeply in the power of preserving the cultural history and legacy of a place, and that is evident in the plan we are committed to executing." said Bo Menkiti. "When this site is effectively preserved and carried forward into the future, we know it has the potential to be one of the great iconic sites in the city that will be a feature of the neighborhood and Howard University's historical identity, as well as a beacon to their future impact."
Founded in 2004, The Menkiti Group is a 100% minority-owned Certified Business Enterprise headquartered in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Menkiti Group is an integrated real estate services company focused on a double bottom line, measuring success in terms of positive social impact and financial returns. The company was founded with the mission to transform lives, careers, and communities through real estate, and they are committed to driving neighborhood impact and engaging in communities with a long-term lens. Their focuses include urban investment, residential and commercial development, residential sales, and a commercial brokerage.
The company's approach to urban neighborhood transformation and investment is centered upon partnerships with capital investors, local developers, community stakeholders, and small business owners to create thriving urban spaces that drive sustainable neighborhood impact and produce economic growth. The enterprise is dedicated to making smart investments in neighborhoods that are often on the "other side of perception," to directly impact community vitality. Projects range from residential renovations and the development and tenanting of main street commercial properties to large-scale, mixed-use, transit-oriented development projects.
Over the past 18 years, The Menkiti Group has invested over $350MM in emerging urban neighborhoods, worked on the development of over 3MM SF of real estate, and has assisted over 2,000 families in purchasing their first homes. For more information, please visit MenkitiGroup.com or call (202) 733-5455.
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Which pre-workouts are best?
Many people take pre-workouts before they hit the gym to help increase their energy and motivation. This can lead to better results and, potentially, help you reach your conditioning goals more quickly.
Anytime you are taking a supplement, it is always best to stick with reputable brands because they are not only proven to be effective but can also be relied on to use high-quality ingredients.
For example, the company behind Cellucor C4 Original pre-workout has sold over 3 billion servings worldwide. It has been making supplements for 15 years, so there is little chance of it containing unsafe ingredients.
What to know before you buy a pre-workout
What is a pre-workout?
Pre-workouts are a supplement designed to take before you exercise to help you get the most out of your workout. They generally include three main ingredient categories, including stimulants, pump enhancers and nootropics.
Stimulants help increase your energy by blocking receptors in your brain for the chemicals that make you feel tired. This allows you to exercise harder and for longer than you might otherwise.
Pump enhancers can work via several mechanisms depending on the ingredient in question. Most increase the amount of nitric oxide in your bloodstream, which in turn increases the blood flow to your muscles. Others aid in the production of ATP, which is your body’s energy source. Both of these can help improve performance and decrease delayed onset muscle soreness after a workout.
Nootropics are generally associated with improved cognitive performance, and they are said to do this by increasing the blood and oxygen flow to the brain. When used in a pre-workout, they help improve motivation and mental focus.
Should you take a pre-workout?
Whether or not you should take a pre-workout is a personal choice that no one can answer for you. Many athletes achieve optimal conditioning without the use of any supplements at all. However, many others struggle to work up the energy or motivation to head to the gym every day or simply don’t see the results they would like. If you fall into this latter group, a pre-workout might be the solution you desire. For even better results, you may want to consider also using a post-workout protein powder to give your muscles the building blocks they need.
Pills vs. powder
Pre-workouts come in both pill and powder form, each of which has its own benefits. Without a doubt, pills are more convenient. They are easier to transport and don’t require any messy mixing before use. However, they can take longer for the body to absorb, so you’ll need to plan accordingly. Another issue is achieving the proper doses in pills since they are limited in size, and it is difficult to get enough grams of the various active ingredients into them.
Powders are easier for the body to absorb quickly and don’t require you to swallow several large pills, which is a struggle for some people. Also, you can easily tweak the dosage to suit your personal needs.
Features to look for in a quality pre-workout
Amino acids
Amino acids play a significant role in building muscle. They are produced naturally in your body, but you can increase your levels through foods and supplements. Your body uses 21 types of amino acids, but nine are considered the most essential. Many pre-workouts include essential amino acids, most commonly branch-chain amino acids like leucine and arginine.
Creatine
Many gym-goers take creatine separately to help them improve their athletic performance and build more muscle mass. However, you can also find pre-workouts that contain creatine, so there is one less supplement you have to buy.
Caffeine
Caffeine is the most commonly used stimulant in pre-workouts because it is highly effective and well-tolerated by most people. The caffeine in pre-workouts may come from green tea, coffee or other sources.
Proprietary blends
Along with the above ingredients, most pre-workouts include proprietary blends that may contain vitamins, extracts, herbs and other ingredients to make them more effective. You should always read the ingredient label carefully of any pre-workout you are considering to ensure it doesn’t contain any ingredients to which you may be sensitive.
Flavor
Pre-workouts come in flavored and unflavored options. If you will be mixing your pre-workout with water, a flavored option is usually the best choice. However, if mixing your pre-workout into juice, a protein shake or other beverage, an unflavored option will be more suitable.
How much you can expect to spend on a pre-workout
Most pre-workouts cost $15-$40 for 30 servings.
Pre-workout FAQ
Are pre-workouts safe?
A. Pre-workouts are generally considered safe. However, they may be unsuitable for people with certain heart conditions or who are sensitive to stimulants. However, the FDA does not regulate them, so it is best to stick with reputable brands and read the ingredient labels carefully.
How long before a workout should I take a pre-workout?
A. It is generally recommended to take your pre-workout 20-30 minutes before exercising so it has time to start working.
What are the best pre-workouts to buy?
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What you need to know: Touted many gym-goers for its efficacy, C4 Original pre-workout should give you that extra boost you need before hitting the gym.
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What you should consider: It produces a tingling feeling in some people that may be uncomfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Optimum Nutrition Essential Amin. O
What you need to know: If you want energy without a lot of caffeine, Essential Amin. O is the way to go.
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What you need to know: In addition to 100 milligrams of caffeine, it also contains electrolytes to keep you hydrated. It is suitable for vegans, is gluten-free, and is non-GMO Project certified.
What you’ll love: It’s easy to mix as you only need one scoop in ice-cold water.
What you should consider: Vega Sport used a new formula, so previous users might find the taste somewhat different.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ BridgeBio Pharma Inc. (BBIO) on Thursday reported a loss of $9.9 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Palo Alto, California-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 81 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 92 cents per share.
The rare disease drug developer posted revenue of $73.7 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $30 million.
BridgeBio Pharma shares have decreased 52% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 85% in the last 12 months.
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POTIOMKYNE, Ukraine (AP) — A grassy lane rutted with tire tracks leads to Volodymyr Zaiets’ farm in southern Ukraine. He is careful, driving only within those shallow grooves — veering away might cost him his life in the field dotted with explosive mines.
Weeds grow tall where rows of sunflowers once bloomed. Zaiets’ land hasn’t been touched since the fall of 2021, when it was last seeded with wheat. Now, it’s a minefield left by retreating Russian forces.
Zaiets eschewed official warnings and demined this patch of land himself, determined not to lose the year’s harvest. He expects that 15% of his 1,600 hectares (4,000 acres) of farmland was salvaged.
Workers like Victor Kostiuk still spot mines, but he’s ready to start the tractor.
“We have to do it,” he says, “Why be afraid?”
Across Ukraine, the war has forced grain growers into a vicious dilemma. Farmers in areas now free from Russian occupation must decide if it’s worth risking their lives to strip land of explosives before the critical spring planting season.
They have soaring production and transportation costs caused by Russia’s blockade of many Black Sea ports, and several neighboring European countries imposed import restrictions on Ukrainian grain to prevent a glut.
The dual crisis is causing many farmers to cut back on sowing crops. Bottlenecks in shipping grain by land and sea are creating losses, with expectations of a 20% to 30% reduction in grain output, poorer quality crops and potentially thousands of bankruptcies next year, according to industry insiders, Ukrainian government officials and international organizations.
The “drastic reduction” of grain crops potentially threatens global food security, said Pierre Vauthier, head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Ukraine. “That is the main thing everybody eats. So that’s why it is a big concern.”
More than a year since Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian agriculture industry is starting to see the full impact of what’s been dubbed “ the breadbasket of the world,” whose affordable supplies of wheat, barley and sunflower oil are crucial to Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia where people are going hungry.
The FAO says 90% of agricultural businesses lost revenue and 12% reported lands contaminated with mines. Land planted with grain dropped last year to 11.6 million hectares (28.6 million acres) from 16 million hectares (around 40 million acres) in 2021. That’s expected to fall to 10.2 million hectares (25.2 million acres) this year.
In the southern Kherson province, between the threat of missiles from the sky and mines on the ground, farmers make the same, often tragic, calculation: Take the risk and plant or lose their livelihoods.
The region is among the highest wheat-producing areas in Ukraine and the most heavily mined. Demining services are overstretched, with infrastructure and civilian homes prioritized over farms.
But growers can’t wait: April and May are key planting months for corn, the autumn months for wheat. Many are switching to planting oil seeds that are less costly.
“We have nearly 40 big farmers in our area, and nearly everyone is unable to access their lands except two,” said Hanna Shostak-Kuchmiak, head of the Vysokopillya administration that includes several villages in northern Kherson.
Zaiets is one, and Valerii Shkuropat from the nearby village of Ivanivka is the other.
“Our heroes,” said Shostak-Kuchmiak, “who were driving their cars around picking up mines and bringing them to our deminers.”
Neither farmer felt they had the choice. Both knew that without a harvest this year, they will be insolvent by next.
Everyone understands the risks, said Shkuropat, who’s vast 2,500 hectares (more than 6,000 acres) of land once grew peas, barley, millet and sunflowers. He estimates that half can be planted.
Last month, one of his workers was killed and another was wounded while picking up metal missile remnants.
“If we sow, if we grow crops, people will have jobs, salaries and they will have a means to feed their families,” Shkuropat said. “But if we don’t do anything, we will have nothing.”
Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports stripped the country of the advantage it once enjoyed over other grain-exporting countries. Transit costs, now four to six times higher than prewar levels, have rendered grain production prohibitively expensive.
High costs of fuel, fertilizer and quality seeds only add to farmers’ woes. Most must sell their grain at a loss.
Farmers are responding by seeding less, said Andrii Vadaturskyi, CEO of Nibulon, a top Ukrainian grain shipping company.
“No one is paying attention to the fact that already 40% less wheat has been seeded (this year), and we expect 50% less corn will be seeded in Ukraine,” he said, drawing on data from 3,000 farmers.
Nibulon once paid an average of $12 to ship a ton of grain from the southern port city of Odesa. Now it pays $80-$100 per ton, Vadaturskyi said,
HarvEast CEO Dmytro Skornyakov said that his agricultural company pays almost $110 in logistics costs to export every ton of corn.
“It covers our expenses, but doesn’t give us any profit,” he said.
Negotiations are underway on renewing the U.N.-brokered agreement that allows Ukrainian grain to safely leave three Black Sea ports. Shippers say the deal isn’t working efficiently.
Russian inspections are causing long wait times for vessels, piling on fees and making the sea route expensive and unreliable, Ukrainian grain shippers say. Russia denies slowing inspections.
“We had some vessels which were waiting close to 80 days in the queue simply to be loaded,” said Vadaturskyi of Nibulon. “Someone has to lose that money, either the buyer, owner of the vessel or trader.”
Transit routes through Europe are open even as Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary temporarily banned Ukrainian wheat, corn and some other products over concerns about their own farmers’ profits.
But those routes are slow and costly. Shipping by sea accounted for 75% of Ukrainian grain exports at the start of the year.
Meanwhile, some farmers won’t risk planting their fields.
Oleh Uskhalo’s land in Potiomkyne is awash with ammunition, the vast wheat farms reduced to a graveyard of scorched equipment.
Inside a bombed-out grain shed lies piles of wheat grain — Ushkalo’s entire prewar harvest — rotting under the sun.
“We can go on for another year,” he said. After that, he doesn’t know. He hopes for government compensation.
“I cannot send (my workers) to a field where I know mines and bombs are,” Uskhalo said. “To send a person to blow themselves up? I can’t do that.”
He faces resistance from his employees, eager to earn wages.
“The tractor drivers, they say, ‘We can go, we can sign a document stating that we take full responsibility,’” Uskhalo said.
It’s too risky, he told them.
In the distance, he can see a tractor equipped with disk tillers, a type of plow. “I wonder if it’s Volodymyr Mykolaiovych,” he said, referring to Zaiets.
“All it takes is for one of those disks to hit a mine and that’s it.”
That’s what happened to Mykola Ozarianskyi.
In April, the farmer took a chance: He hopped on his tractor in his village of Borozenske, in Kherson, to head to a friend’s sunflower field to cut stalks.
He swerved to turn down a side farm road. He remembers the explosion, then waking up in a hospital bed with a collapsed lung and broken ribs.
Every day, he thinks of his 16 hectares (around 40 acres) of land, still unseeded.
“I will do it,” he said, straining to speak while a tube drains blood from his chest. “For a farmer, not planting means death.”
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'A very close call': Trapped man and dog rescued after truck, camper, trailer tumble into Idaho river
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Emergency responders in Idaho rescued a man and his dog after his pickup, camper and trailer went off the road and into the Snake River.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened over the weekend in the area near Wolf Flats on the Heise River Road around 7:30 a.m. local time.
911 calls reported the man was trapped in the water. They also heard the man yelling for help and seeing his vehicle and debris float down the river.
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First responders went downstream to look golf the man. They said he was semi-conscious when they found him and took im to a hospital via helicopter.
The man was treated for hypothermia and other minor injuries but is expected to survive.
Investigators believed he was the only occupant in the vehicle when he lost control and went off-road into the water.
The dog was located on the camper, floating in the middle of the river.
"Bystanders communicating with dispatchers and arriving personnel played a big part of helping guide them to areas where the man was last seen," authorities said in an online news release. 'he coordination and teamwork by all of the above mentioned responding agencies greatly helped in the success of this rescue, which was a very close call for this victim during dangerous conditions."
This story was reported from Los Angeles. | 2023-06-13T14:21:55+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/trapped-man-and-dog-rescued-after-truck-camper-trailer-tumble-into-idaho-river |
Reinfection is the latest new normal of this pandemic.
Reinfection with COVID-19 means a person was infected, recovered and then infected again. This is occurring because the coronavirus is mutating and becoming more contagious and less deadly. Remember, there are many coronaviruses. Historically, it is not unusual to see reinfections with coronaviruses.
Omicron continues to dominate and its sub-variants are much more contagious. BA.4 and BA.5 make up 17% and 54% of U.S. cases, respectively. We all want this to be over, but cases are rising. A Mayo Clinic model predicts the average daily number of cases will reach 122,761 cases by mid-July. This is an increase of 33% from last week. Hospitalizations and deaths have not climbed at the same rate. Something to be thankful for. | 2022-07-09T04:52:53+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2022/07/westfield-public-health-bulletin-reinfection-a-constant-threat-as-coronavirus-mutates.html |
WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, May 28, 2022
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247 PM EDT Sat May 28 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central New Haven
and Middlesex Counties through 330 PM EDT...
At 246 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Branford, or near New Haven, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
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Hampton, Old Saybrook, Durham, Chester, Hamden, Cheshire, Branford,
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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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Jibri Bell never intended to get married, let alone be on a national reality television show about marriage.
When he met Miona in Serbia while on tour with his band Black Serbs, he fell in love and it all changed.
“I fell in love, which was hard for the band to stomach because I was so focused, we were doing so well as a band,” he said. “We were in a really good position and I decided to choose love, to do my relationship and do my band, which is super hard to do.”
Bell and Miona’s relationship, and the fallout of the band, will now play over TLC’s ninth season of “90 Day Fiancé,” a reality television show that follows international couples using the United States' K-1 non-immigrant visa — also known as the fiancé visa.
In order to obtain the visa, couples must intend to marry each other within 90 days of entering the U.S. as a K-1 non-immigrant. If married within 90 days of being admitted to the country, the fiancé may apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States.
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Bell, who grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School, said he met his bride while his band performed in the 2019 EXIT Festival in Serbia, an award-winning summer music festival with more than 1,000 artists who play at more than 40 stages and festival zones.
“I looked at her and I said, ‘Hey, if you can do this lifestyle with me and travel with me and perform, this is what I want to do, I want to be on stage,’” he said. “‘If you can join me in this creative, nomadic lifestyle that I’m going to embark on, I will marry you, I will propose to you.’”
But before Bell became a musician, motivational speaker and TV star known for his bright outfits, he was just Jibri Bell, a bi-racial kid trying to navigate his way through bullying, juvenile detention and the public school system.
Bell was a 5-year-old when he and his mother, Mahala, moved from Chicago to Rapid City to be near his aunt and uncle, Jamie and Qusai Al-Haj.
He said he had a difficult teenage life in South Dakota, struggling with thoughts of suicide, going to the Human Services Center in Yankton, and being in and out of the Pennington County Juvenile Detention Center for truancy and fighting.
“It was really hard for me to find my voice in Rapid City, especially as somebody who’s a bi-racial black kid growing up in South Dakota,” Bell said. “There was only a couple of us and I really, really had a hard time.”
He said his mom eventually sent him to STAR Academy in Custer when he was 16. The bus ride there from Yankton is what changed his life.
Bell said he was on a prison bus and was in shackles when a large man walked in and sat behind him. He said the man had a swastika on his forehead and derogatory tattoos.
“He was breathing down my neck the whole six-hour ride from Yankton to Custer State Park and I just was like, 'Yeah, I don’t want this lifestyle, I don’t want to get in trouble, I don’t want to be this person,’” he said.
After serving almost 90 days at the academy, he came back to Rapid City and back to Stevens High School. He said he kept his head down and worked hard.
That’s when he met David Brkljac and his twin sister, Luna. The two were Serbian refugees brought to South Dakota through their father who was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. Bell and Brkljac became best friends and formed the Black Serbs in 2019.
Throughout high school and after graduation, Brkljac taught Bell the Serbian language and they played music together. Brkljac was the one who brought Bell to Serbia for the first time, Bell’s first out-of-country experience.
Bell said he hopes people have empathy for each other and uplift one another. He said there’s a lot of hate and racial divides, but people need to protect one another.
He said his next steps in life are spreading love and light, and planting “seeds of abundance.” He said he wants to teach and help kids by sharing his story, and hopes his music reaches all different audiences and sectors of the world.
— Contact Siandhara Bonnet at siandhara.bonnet@rapidcityjournal.com — | 2022-04-26T13:47:03+00:00 | rapidcityjournal.com | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/rapid-city-reality-star-hopes-to-spread-love-through-platform/article_da79f7b4-d5a3-57b1-93e7-9f422c8a82ce.html |
When visiting friends or family who have both houseplants and young children, I’ve been compared to “Aunt Bonnie” from the Geico commercial “Aunt Infestation.”
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In it, a young couple who just moved into a new home complains of having pests — not ants but overbearing “aunts.” Like the one who declares the condiments in their refrigerator to be “Expired! Expired! Expired!,” I invariably invade room after room of my hosts’ homes exclaiming, “Toxic! Toxic! Toxic!”
I’m pointing out houseplants that should be kept out of kids' mouths. And I don’t mind dashing friends’ hopes of an Instagram-worthy indoor jungle if it means potentially preventing harm.
“We get an average of 33,000 calls a year from people whose kids put different plants in their mouths,” said Kaitlyn Brown, clinical managing director of America’s Poison Centers in Arlington, Virginia. “It’s primarily toddlers crawling around who get in trouble with household plants because they explore their environment and they put everything in their mouths.”
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Most accidental exposures aren’t serious, she said, “but in some cases the irritant effect becomes severe enough to affect breathing, and also some plants can cause burns to the skin or eyes.”
Recently, I spotted a beautiful, mature Diffenbachia in the kitchen of a cousin’s home. She said her son, who had just begun crawling, had shown interest in its foliage.
So it fell to me to tell her the plant earned its common name, dumb cane, from the archaic term for mute. Chewing a portion of its stem can render someone temporarily but painfully speechless, as the calcium oxalate crystals in it can cause throat and mouth swelling. Exposure to its sap can lead to nose, eye and skin irritation.
Caladium, flamingo flower (Anthurium), Swiss cheese plant (Monstera), peace lily (Spathiphyllum), ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia), philodendron and pothos (Epipremnum) also contain oxalate crystals. The latter two are vining plants, which require more vigilance because they can grow downward from what was considered a safe, out-of-reach spot.
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Amaryllis and its relatives, including clivia and daffodil, contain lycorine, a toxic alkaloid that can cause varying degrees of abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
If you suspect your child has nibbled a stem, leaf, flower, root or bulb, call the national poison control center (1-800-222-1222) for guidance. “It’s always best to call so we can advise about what symptoms to watch for or help decide if they need to go to the hospital,” Brown said.
Teach children not to put non-food plant parts into their mouths. Educate yourself, too, by researching whether your plants are safe to grow around kids. Learn their botanical names so you can provide them to a poison specialist or medical personnel in the event of an incident. Keep the plant tag handy or write each plant’s name under its pot for quick reference.
Not all houseplants are problematic, of course. Spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) are not only nontoxic, but are among the most prolific and easiest indoor plants to grow.
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African violets (Saintpaulia), Boston ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata), Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera), waxplants (Hoya), parlor palms (Chamaedorea elegans), radiator plants (Peperomia), prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) and baby’s tears (Soleirolia soleirolii) are other safe options. So are culinary herbs.
Yet even though nontoxic plants probably won’t make you seriously ill, they aren’t meant to be eaten and could cause stomach irritation and other unpleasant symptoms.
Start your research on potention risks at PoisonHelp.org or on the website of your local poison control center. And err on the side of caution; you’ll make Aunt Bonnie proud.
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Does anyone notice the seeming lack of outrage from most Republican politicians regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its attempts to destroy a democratically governed country?
I believe that might be because these politicians are too busy trying to destroy a democratically governed country right here in the good old United States of America.
I like Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz — he seems to be a very likable guy. But no matter what Oz says now, I believe that if he’s elected as Pennsylvania’s senator, he’s going to have to do whatever former President Donald Trump wants him to do. If he doesn’t, he’ll be considered a RINO (Republican in name only) and so may be a one-term senator. So I believe Oz won’t do what anyone else wants — just what Trump wants.
And Trump, in my view, is crazy! And therein lies the problem. How often has Trump mentioned Ukraine since it was invaded by Russia? Can he even find it on a map? And he apparently wants to be president again?
Yeah, Oz, you’re OK. But I believe that Trump’s going to turn you into a sycophant, anyway, and have you support his revenge machinations.
Let’s get people into office who can think for themselves, reason and chew gum at the same time. Bare minimum.
Vote Democratic!
Ben Thompson Jr.
Lebanon | 2022-11-03T09:14:58+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/oz-would-be-controlled-by-trump-letter/article_e3feede8-5aca-11ed-874b-d70b6fe10652.html |
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes, including sexual assault, to independent military attorneys, taking that power away from victims' commanders.
The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress in 2022 aimed at strengthening protections for service members, who were often at the mercy of their commanders to decide whether to take their assault claims seriously.
Members of Congress, frustrated with the growing number of sexual assaults in the military, fought with defense leaders for several years over the issue. They argued that commanders at times were willing to ignore charges or incidents in their units to protect those accused of offenses and that using independent lawyers would beef up prosecutions. Military leaders balked, saying it could erode commanders' authority.
The change was among more than two dozen recommendations made in 2021 by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military that was set up by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. And it was included in the annual defense bill last year. But since it requires a change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, it needed formal presidential action.
In a call with reporters previewing the order, senior Biden administration officials said it was the most sweeping change to the military legal code since it was created in 1950.
The Pentagon had already been moving forward with the change. A year ago, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force set up the new special trial counsel offices, which will assume authority over prosecution decisions by the end of this year. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, that prosecution authority will expand to include sexual harassment cases.
The changes come as the military continues to grapple with rising numbers of reported sexual assaults in its ranks.
While the services have made inroads in making it easier and safer for troops to come forward, they have had far less success reducing the number of assaults, which have increased nearly every year since 2006. Overall, there were more than 8,942 reports of sexual assaults involving service members during the 2022 fiscal year, a slight increase over 8,866 the year before.
Defense officials have long argued that an increase in reported assaults is a positive trend because so many people are reluctant to report them, both in the military and in society as a whole. Greater reporting, they say, shows there is more confidence in the reporting system, greater comfort with the support for victims, and a growing number of offenders who are being held accountable.
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Associated Press writer Lolita Baldor contributed to this report. | 2023-07-28T09:30:16+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2023/07/28/biden-orders-changes-to-the-military-code-of-justice-for-sexual-assault-victims/ |
BOGOTÁ, Colombia, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) informs that, with regards to the information published in the public media, that since yesterday Ecopetrol has been attending an administrative visit of the delegation of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC by its acronym in Spanish "Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio") at its offices in the city of Bogota.
This visit, which continues today, has been addressed with all willingness and cooperation by the Company and the employees who were interviewed during the visit.
Regarding the aforementioned, the SIC publicly issued a clarifying statement that "(...) the preliminary stage of its actions is aimed at determining whether it is necessary to conduct a formal investigation for the commission of infringements against the competition protection regime. Therefore, in the preliminary stage there is no investigation and no person is being investigated or sanctioned".
The Company expresses its cooperation with the Superintendency in the efforts it is making to protect free competition and abstains from publicly providing details of the administrative visit to preserve the legal reserve to which these actions are subject.
Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA's shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector. This press release contains business prospect statements, operating and financial result estimates, and statements related to Ecopetrol's growth prospects. These are all projections and, as such, they are based solely on the expectations of the managers regarding the future of the company and their continued access to capital to finance the company's business plan. The realization of said estimates in the future depends on the behavior of market conditions, regulations, competition, and the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors, and are consequently subject to change without prior notice.
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That's worth mentioning because it's no longer something you can just assume. Artificial intelligence that can mimic conversation, whether written or spoken, has been in the news a lot this year, delighting some members of the public while worrying educators, politicians, the World Health Organization, and even some of the people developing AI technology.
Misuse of AI is part of what actors and writers are striking about in Hollywood, and the threat of AI is something Hollywood was imagining long before it was real.
In 1968, for instance, the year before humans first set foot on the moon — and a time when astronauts still used pencils and slide rules to calculate re-entry trajectories because their space capsules had less computing power than a digital watch has today — Stanley Kubrick introduced movie audiences to a sentient HAL-9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
HAL (for Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) introduced itself early in the film by saying, "No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error."
'Open the pod bay door, HAL'
So why was HAL acting so strangely? He (it?) was responsible for maintaining all aspects of a months-long space flight, ferrying astronauts to the moons of Jupiter. Programmed to run the mission flawlessly, the computer's behavior had become alarming, and two of the astronauts had decided to shut down some of its functions. Their plan was short-circuited when HAL, lip-reading a conversation they'd managed to keep him from hearing, cast one of them adrift while he was outside the ship repairing an antenna and refused to let the other back on board.
"Open the pod bay door, HAL" became one of the most quoted film lines of the decade when the computer responded, "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."
It's hard to articulate what a genuine shock this was for 1960s movie audiences. There'd been films with, say, robots causing havoc, but they were generally robots doing someone else's bidding. Movie robots, at that point, were about brawn, not brain.
And anyway, malevolent robot stories were precisely the sort of B-movie silliness Kubrick was trying to avoid. So his intelligent machine simply observed (with an unblinking red eye) and, when addressed directly, spoke with a calm, modulated voice, not unlike the one that would be adopted four decades later by Siri and Alexa.
Darwin Among the Machines
Earlier literary notions of "artificial" intelligence — and there were not a lot of them at that point — hadn't really caught the public's imagination. Samuel Butler's 1863 article Darwin Among the Machines, is generally thought to be the origin of this species of writing, and it mostly just notes that while humankind invented machines to assist us — and remember, a really sophisticated machine in 1863 was the steam locomotive — we were increasingly assisting them: tending, fueling, repairing.
Over tens of thousands of years, Butler wondered, might humans not evolve in much the same way Darwin's study of natural selection had just established the rest of the plant and animal kingdoms do, to the point that we would become dependent on our devices?
But even when he incorporated that idea a decade later into a satirical novel called Erewhon, expounding for several chapters on self-replicating machines, Butler barely touched on the notion that those machines would develop consciousness. And neither did the influential 19th-century science fiction writers who followed him. H.G. Wells and Jules Verne invented plenty of unorthodox devices as they sent characters to the center of the Earth, and into space and the recesses of time, without ever considering that those devices might want to do things on their own.
The term "artificial intelligence" wasn't even coined (by American computer scientist John McCarthy) until about a dozen years before Kubrick made his Space Odyssey. But HAL made an impression on the public where scientists had not. Within just a couple of years, movie computers didn't just want spaceship domination; in Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), they wanted to take over the world.
Malignant machines gone viral
And then this notion of technology-run-wild, ran wild. A high school student played by Matthew Broderick nearly started World War III in WarGames (1983) when he thought he was hacking a computer company's website but accidentally challenged the Pentagon's defense network to a quick game of "global thermonuclear war." The problem, it soon became clear, was that no one told the defense network they were just "playing."
Elsewhere, mechanical men stopped being all-brawn and got a new dispensation to think for themselves, something fiction had granted them before Hollywood got around to it.
In the 1940s, sci-fi novelist Isaac Asimov came up with "Three Laws of Robotics" that would theoretically keep "independent" machines in line. When Asimov's story I, Robot, was turned into a film a half-century or so later, those laws should have reassured Will Smith as he stared down thousands of bots. But he had good reason to be skeptical; he was fighting a robot rebellion.
The Terminator movies effectively put all these themes on steroids — cyborgs in the service of a computerized, sentient, civil-defense network called Skynet, designed to function without any human input. A "Nuclear Fire" and three billion human deaths later, what was left of humanity was engaged in a war against the machines that has so far consumed six films, a TV series, a pair of web series, and innumerable games.
And nuclear blasts weren't necessary to make machine intelligence alarming, a fact cyberpunk-noir established definitively in Blade Runner with its "replicants," and in a Matrix series that reduced all of humanity to a mere power source for machines.
Hollywood's still fighting that vision. Who knows what "The Entity" wants in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning (presumably we'll find out next year in Part Two), but whatever it is, it won't bode well for humanity.
Hollywood concentrates on exploiting our fears — in the late 20th century, we worried about ceding control to technology. In the 21st century, we worry about losing control of technology.
It seems not to have occurred to Tinseltown that AI might do the things it's actually doing — make social media dangerous, or make undergrad writing courses unteachable, or screw up relationships by auto-completing incorrectly. None of those are terribly cinematic, so Hollywood concentrates on exploiting our fears — in the late 20th century, we worried about ceding control to technology. In the 21st century, we worry about losing control of technology.
Bring on the droids
Have there also been friendlier film visions of AI? Sure. George Lucas came up with lovable droids R2-D2 and C-3PO for Star Wars, and Pixar gave us Wall-E, a bot who was pluckily determined to clean up an entire planet we'd despoiled.
Spike Jonze's drama Her imagined a sentient, Siri-like personal assistant as a digital girlfriend. Star Trek's Data was not just a Next Generation android version of Mr. Spock, but also a sort of emotion-challenged Pinocchio.
And another Pinocchio — this one fashioned to stand the test of time — would have been Stanley Kubrick's own answer to the question he'd posed with HAL in 1968.
Kubrick labored for decades to hone the script for A.I. Artificial Intelligence, then just two years before he died, handed the project off to Steven Spielberg — the story of David, a robot child who has been programmed to love, and who ends up going beyond that programming.
"Until you were born," William Hurt's Professor Hobby told the bionic child he'd modeled on his own son, "robots didn't dream, robots didn't desire unless we told them what to want." The miracle, he went on, was that though David was engineered rather than born, he shared with humans "the ability to chase down our dreams...something no machine has ever done, until you."
That may not have been enough to make David a real boy, but it put a gentle face on what is perhaps our greatest fear about AI – that we are mortal, and it is not.
In the film, David outlives all of humanity, never growing up, never changing. And perhaps because he was played by Haley Joel Osment, or perhaps because Spielberg was calling the shots, or perhaps because the music swelled ... just so — it didn't feel the least bit threatening.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-31T20:34:47+00:00 | wqcs.org | https://www.wqcs.org/2023-07-31/open-the-pod-bay-door-hal-heres-how-ai-became-a-movie-villain |
WESH 2 archive footage shows confusion, horror day of Columbia disaster
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Families, spectators and news crews all gathered on the Space Coast Feb. 1, 2003, expecting to witness the return of Space Shuttle Columbia and the seven astronauts on board. Instead, WESH 2 archive news coverage of the day shows the confusion and horror as everyone realized the crew wouldn't be coming home. Feb. 1, 2003, Columbia disaster coverage (Part 1)Feb. 1, 2003, Columbia disaster coverage (Part 2)See the full Chronicle: Witness to History – The Loss of Shuttle Columbia here.
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Families, spectators and news crews all gathered on the Space Coast Feb. 1, 2003, expecting to witness the return of Space Shuttle Columbia and the seven astronauts on board. Instead, WESH 2 archive news coverage of the day shows the confusion and horror as everyone realized the crew wouldn't be coming home.
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See the full Chronicle: Witness to History – The Loss of Shuttle Columbia here. | 2023-02-02T02:33:16+00:00 | wesh.com | https://www.wesh.com/article/archive-footage-columbia-disaster/42731271 |
PHOENIX (AP) — The Grinch came early for an Arizona driver who tried to pass off an inflatable figure of the Dr. Seuss character as a passenger.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a state trooper last week noticed a car in a high-occupancy vehicle lane on Interstate 10 in Phoenix with a “Seusspicious-looking” green passenger.
While the gag may have caused the officer’s heart to grow, it did not stop the driver from getting cited for being in the HOV lane during a restricted time.
The agency, however, could not help but post a photo of the Grinch figure with the driver’s face blurred on its Twitter account.
Officials say they appreciate the “festive flair” but that the driver’s action was still illegal.
They are urging motorists to follow traffic laws. | 2022-12-14T20:38:10+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/arizona-driver-cited-for-carpooling-with-inflatable-grinch/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
14-year-old boy drowns at Daytona Beach, officials say
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A 14-year-old boy is dead after beach officials said he drowned in the ocean at Daytona Beach on Thursday.
Deputy Chief Tamra Mulphurs said on July 7, the boy from Altamonte Springs was swimming with friends near the Hard Rock Hotel around 7:30 p.m.
"The three other teens he was swimming with started making their way to shore when they could no longer see him," officials said.
Search efforts were conducted by Beach Safety and the Coast Guard using rescue skis, drones, and rescue swimmers.
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The boy was later found less than a mile north of where he went missing at about 9:30 p.m. by bystanders.
Lifesaving measures were performed and he was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
Mulphurs reminded swimmers during a news conference on Friday to always try and swim in front of a staffed lifeguard tower and if there isn't one, it's best to avoid going in the water. She also warns that if you find yourself in a rip current, don't panic and try to swim parallel to the shore.
Muphurs says hazardous rip currents have been an issue at beaches over the last few months and they have rescued 1,600 swimmers since the beginning of the year. | 2022-07-08T16:58:46+00:00 | wogx.com | https://www.wogx.com/news/14-year-old-boy-drowns-at-daytona-beach-officials-say |
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators reported Thursday that a federal contractor that provided identity verification services for the Internal Revenue Service exaggerated the amount of money being lost to pandemic fraud in an apparent attempt to increase demand for its product and that it also overstated its capacity to provide services.
The investigation of ID.me, which uses facial recognition to verify identities in some cases, was launched in April after critics of the software company said it could be a target of cyberthreats and presented privacy concerns. Other advocates were critical of a private company taking on what should be a core government task of verifying people's identities to receive benefits.
The report found that in 14 states that contracted with ID.me for identity verification services — including California, Texas, and Florida — wait times for ID.me video chats reached an average of more than four hours, though the firm claimed it answered calls in far less time, potentially delaying pandemic relief funds to millions of Americans.
The report said ID.me asserted that there were significantly higher levels of pandemic fraud compared to other assessments that were based on expert analysis in an apparent effort to boost interest in its services.
The committees cited ID.me CEO Blake Hall's assertion that “America has lost more than $400 billion to fraudulent claims,” though the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General has identified $45.7 billion in potential unemployment fraud.
Terry Neal, a spokesperson for ID.me, said “calling ID.me’s estimate too high or baseless is premature and we welcome additional oversight on this important matter." Neal pointed to statements from officials in five states, including California, that credit ID.me with helping to prevent billions in fraud.
The report was commissioned by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the Committee on Oversight and Reform after privacy advocates and lawmakers made calls for the company to be investigated.
“It is deeply disappointing that a company that received tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to help Americans obtain these benefits may have hurt their ability to access that critical relief,” said Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., who chairs the coronavirus crisis subcommittee.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y, who chairs the oversight committee, said she was “deeply concerned about ID.me providing inaccurate information to federal agencies in order to be awarded millions of dollars in contracts.”
Neal said “we regret the long wait times that individuals endured while we fought to clear fraud out of the system. This situation was short-lived and temporary and caused by historic fraud."
“Excluding specific episodes, wait times have generally been below 30 minutes as they are today,” Neal said.
Earlier this year, the IRS announced it would suspend its use of ID.me's facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers.
ID.me's website states that the IRS, Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office still maintain contracts with the federal government, and 14 states still maintain contracts with the firm.
Critics of the company, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have said outsourcing a core government function creates privacy problems.
"ID.me collects a rich stew of highly sensitive personal information about millions of Americans, including biometric data," the ACLU's website states, including government documents, social security numbers, military service records, and data from credit card bureaus and banks. | 2022-11-17T17:53:46+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/irs-contractor-gets-more-scrutiny-in-congressional-report/IC7RFIZ2QFERRONECVG3MWIQ4U/ |
Monkeypox death confirmed by LA County health officials
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the cause of death, and a spokesperson said it was confirmed by an autopsy. The patient was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized. No other information on the person was released.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks cases and has not confirmed any U.S. deaths from the disease. LA County officials say they worked with the CDC on their case.
A CDC spokesperson confirmed the cooperation but did not immediately respond when asked if this was the first U.S. death.
Texas public health officials on Aug. 30 reported the death of a person who had been diagnosed with monkeypox. The person was severely immunocompromised and their case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox may have played in their death.
Monkeypox is spread through close skin-to-skin contact and prolonged exposure to respiratory droplets. It can cause a rash, fever, body aches and chills. Relatively few people require hospitalizations and only a handful of deaths worldwide have been directly linked to the disease.
The CDC recommends the monkeypox vaccine for people who are a close contact of someone who has disease; people who know a sexual partner was diagnosed in the past two weeks; and gay or bisexual men who had multiple sexual partners in the last two weeks in an area with known virus spread. Shots are also recommended for health care workers at high risk of exposure.
The United States has the most cases globally, with 21,985 confirmed, according to the CDC. California has recorded the most cases nationally, with more than 4,300. Black people and Latinos have been disproportionately infected.
A recent decline in cases, combined with an uptick in vaccinations, has encouraged the White House as officials promise to ramp up vaccination offerings at LGBTQ Pride festivals around the country in the coming weeks.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-13T10:04:15+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/09/13/monkeypox-death-confirmed-by-la-county-health-officials/ |
Paradise Spas and Outdoor Living hosts a Christmas fundraiser ‘Fill the Tub,’ that will benefit three area organizations. KX speaks to representatives of Project Bee, Minot Area Homeless Coalition, and Domestic Violence Crisis Center. Learn about the items they will need this season.
Donations can be dropped off at Paradise Spas and Outdoor Living at the Dakota Square Mall.
This segment is broken up into three parts. | 2022-12-14T00:25:20+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/studio701/business-spotlight/fill-the-tubs-the-season-of-giving-special-with-paradise-spas-and-outdoor-living/ |
The betterair system releases its patented Enviro-Biotics ® micron-size, particles that biologically clean surfaces, objects, and air, transforming the treated area into a healthier, safer, and more pleasant environment
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ANDOVER, NJ, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- betterair and the senior homes group Care Partners today announced the signing of an agreement to install betterair's Enviro-Biotics ® systems in 57 Care Partners' communities. The agreement was signed after a successful pilot scheme in two Care Partners' nursing homes. betterair will supply bio-purification systems for over 1,000 homes operated by Care Partners.
betterair systems have become increasingly popular around the world and over the past two years have been installed in high-profile locations such as NBA arenas (the Brooklyn Nets' Barclays Center) hotel chains, and senior homes. betterair's home system (https://better-air.com) and (www.mybetterair.com for the USA) has also seen a significant increase in sales, and coronavirus infection rates in homes where the system is installed have been far below average.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81.
Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. He was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead around 8 a.m., she said. A cause of death was not immediately known.
Before his transfer to the prison medical facility, he had been held in the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years for a campaign of terror that set universities nationwide on edge. He admitted committing 16 bombings from 1978 and 1995, permanently maiming several of his victims.
Years before the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax mailing, the “Unabomber’s” deadly homemade bombs changed the way Americans mailed packages and boarded airplanes, even virtually shutting down air travel on the West Coast in July 1995.
He forced The Washington Post, in conjunction with The New York Times, to make the agonizing decision in September 1995 to publish his 35,000-word manifesto, “Industrial Society and Its Future,” which claimed modern society and technology was leading to a sense of powerlessness and alienation.
But it led to his undoing. Kaczynski’s brother David and David’s wife, Linda Patrik, recognized the treatise’s tone and tipped off the FBI, which had been searching for the “Unabomber” for years in nation’s longest, costliest manhunt.
Authorities in April 1996 found him in a 10-by-14-foot (3-by-4-meter) plywood and tarpaper cabin outside Lincoln, Montana, that was filled with journals, a coded diary, explosive ingredients and two completed bombs.
As an elusive criminal mastermind, the Unabomber won his share of sympathizers and comparisons to Daniel Boone, Edward Abbey and Henry David Thoreau.
But once revealed as a wild-eyed hermit with long hair and beard who weathered Montana winters in a one-room shack, Kaczynski struck many as more of a pathetic loner than romantic anti-hero.
Even in his own journals, Kaczynski came across as not a committed revolutionary, but a vengeful hermit driven by petty grievances.
“I certainly don’t claim to be an altruist or to be acting for the ‘good’ (whatever that is) of the human race,” he wrote on April 6, 1971. “I act merely from a desire for revenge.”
A psychiatrist who interviewed Kaczynski in prison diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic.
“Mr. Kaczynski’s delusions are mostly persecutory in nature,” Sally Johnson wrote in a 47-page report. “The central themes involve his belief that he is being maligned and harassed by family members and modern society.”
Kaczynski hated the idea of being viewed as mentally ill and when his lawyers attempted to present an insanity defense, he tried to fire them. When that failed, he tried to hang himself with his underwear.
Kaczynski eventually pleaded guilty rather than let his defense team proceed with an insanity defense.
“I’m confident that I’m sane,” Kaczynski told Time magazine in 1999. “I don’t get delusions and so forth.”
He was certainly brilliant.
Kaczynski skipped two grades to attend Harvard at age 16 and had published papers in prestigious mathematics journals. His explosives were carefully tested and came in meticulously handcrafted wooden boxes sanded to remove possible fingerprints. Later bombs bore the signature “FC” for “Freedom Club.”
The FBI called him the “Unabomber” because his early targets seemed to be universities and airlines. An altitude-triggered bomb he mailed in 1979 went off as planned aboard an American Airlines flight; a dozen people aboard suffered from smoke inhalation.
Kaczynski killed computer rental store owner Hugh Scrutton, advertising executive Thomas Mosser and timber industry lobbyist Gilbert Murray. California geneticist Charles Epstein and Yale University computer expert David Gelernter were maimed by bombs two days apart in June 1993.
Mosser was killed in his North Caldwell, New Jersey, home on Dec. 10, 1994, a day he was supposed to be picking out a Christmas tree with his family. His wife, Susan, found him grievously wounded by a barrage of razor blades, pipes and nails.
“He was moaning very softly,” she said at Kaczynski’s 1998 sentencing. “The fingers on his right hand were dangling. I held his left hand. I told him help was coming. I told him I loved him.”
When Kaczynski stepped up his bombs and letters to newspapers and scientists in 1995, experts speculated the “Unabomber” was jealous of the attention being paid to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
A threat to blow up a plane out of Los Angeles before the end of the July Fourth weekend threw air travel and mail delivery into chaos. The “Unabomber” later claimed it was a “prank.”
The Washington Post printed the “Unabomber’s” manifesto at the urging of federal authorities, after the bomber said he would desist from terrorism if a national publication published his treatise.
Patrik had had a disturbing feeling about her brother-in-law even before seeing the manifesto and eventually persuaded her husband to read a copy at the library. After two months of arguments, they took some of Ted Kaczynski’s letters to Patrik’s childhood friend Susan Swanson, a private investigator in Chicago.
Swanson in turn passed them along to former FBI behavior science expert Clint Van Zandt, whose analysts said whoever wrote them had also probably written the “Unabomber’s” manifesto.
“It was a nightmare,” David Kaczynski, who as a child had idolized his older brother, said in a 2005 speech at Bennington College. “I was literally thinking, ‘My brother’s a serial killer, the most wanted man in America.’”
Swanson turned to a corporate lawyer friend, Anthony Bisceglie, who contacted the FBI.
David Kaczynski wanted his role kept confidential, but his identity quickly leaked out and Ted Kaczynski vowed never to forgive his younger sibling. He ignored his letters, turned his back on him at court hearings and described David Kaczynski in a 1999 book draft as a “Judas Iscariot (who) … doesn’t even have enough courage to go hang himself.”
Ted Kaczynski was born May 22, 1942, in Chicago, the son of second-generation Polish Catholics — a sausage-maker and a homemaker. He played the trombone in the school band, collected coins and skipped the sixth and 11th grades.
His high school classmates thought him odd, particularly after he showed a school wrestler how to make a mini-bomb that detonated during chemistry class.
Harvard classmates recalled him as a lonely, thin boy with poor personal hygiene and a room that smelled of spoiled milk, rotting food and foot powder.
After graduate studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, he got a job teaching math at the University of California at Berkeley but found the work difficult and quit abruptly. In 1971, he bought a 1½-acre parcel about 4 miles (6 kilometers) outside of Lincoln and built a cabin there without heating, plumbing or electricity.
He learned to garden, hunt, make tools and sew, living on a few hundred dollars a year.
He left his cabin in Montana in the late 1970s to work at a foam rubber products manufacturer outside Chicago with his father and brother. But when a female supervisor dumped him after two dates, he began posting insulting limericks about her and wouldn’t stop.
His brother fired him and Ted Kaczynski soon returned to the wilderness to continue plotting his vengeful killing spree.
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Balsamo reported from Miami. This story includes biographical material written by former Associated Press writer Derek Rose. | 2023-06-10T17:35:26+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/politics/ap-politics/theodore-ted-kaczynski-known-as-the-unabomber-has-died-in-federal-prison/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk's tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic.
Musk frequently tweets jokes and insults and sometimes goes on unusual tangents, such as a recent series of tweets suggesting that one of his companies has begun selling its own line of fragrances. It is not clear if SpaceX has actually established future plans for service in Ukraine.
On Friday, senior U.S. officials confirmed that Musk had officially asked the Defense Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine. Starlink, which provides broadband internet service using more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites, has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces since early in the nation's defense against Russia's February invasion.
"The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we'll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free," Musk tweeted Saturday.
Early Friday, Musk tweeted that it was costing SpaceX $20 million a month to support Ukraine’s communications needs. Tesla didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
The senior U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter not yet made public, said the issue of Starlink funding has been discussed in meetings and that senior leaders are weighing the matter. There have been no decisions. | 2022-10-15T22:47:26+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/musk-spacex-might-keep-funding-satellite-service-in-ukraine/5OIKABK2FNDZ3CZR3HCR6ZOSOE/ |
A secluded space inside Paris' Moulin Rouge, a historic red windmill, will be up for rent on Airbnb for just three overnight stays.
The Moulin Rouge was established as a dance hall in 1889, featuring a cabaret show that included the first cancan performance. It was damaged by fire in 1915, but was restored, and is still a performance venue today.
The Airbnb room is in a secluded part of the building and aims to recreate the space as it would have been in its heyday. It sits on Paris' Boulevard de Clichy in Montmartre.
Booking begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET for individual one-night stays for two guests on June 13, 20 and 27. It costs just one euro for each overnight stay, according to a release from Airbnb.
The space includes an "opulent boudoir," complete with a small paper stage as an homage to the cabaret's spirit. A dressing area includes vintage costumes, perfume and "effusive letters from admirers." It also includes a rooftop terrace.
Airbnb guests will get a private tour of the Moulin Rouge and a three-course dinner. They'll also get to meet Claudine Van Den Bergh — the lead dancer and Airbnb host — in her dressing room.
Plus, guests get seats at the modern Moulin Rouge show, Féerie, which promises "a fantasy world of feathers and French opulence," Airbnb says.
The Moulin Rouge is just one of the iconic places that have been available for brief stays. In the Chicago suburbs, the McCallister family's house from Home Alone was available in December. Barbie's Malibu Dreamhouse (it's life-size) was also available back in 2019.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-05-16T11:35:06+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2022-05-16/airbnb-is-renting-out-the-iconic-moulin-rouge-for-three-one-night-stays |
Colorful pageant, street parties to cap Platinum Jubilee
LONDON (AP) — Royal fans were hoping for an appearance by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace after a colorful street pageant through London on Sunday, the final day of a holiday weekend celebrating the monarch’s 70 years on the throne.
Thousands of performers will parade along a three-kilometer (nearly two-mile) route from Horse Guards Parade down the Mall to Buckingham Palace, telling the story of the queen’s life with dance, vibrant costumes, carnival music and giant puppets.
Festivities will begin with the ringing of bells at Westminster Abbey, and a military band will lead the gilded gold state coach, a horse-drawn carriage that transported the queen to her coronation 69 years ago.
The monarch won’t take part in the pageant, but archival video of her will be broadcast at the coach’s windows.
Royal fans braved the wet, chilly weather and camped out on the Mall overnight to secure the best view of the pageant. Some came for the celebrities due to perform, while others say they want to be part of a historical moment.
“It’s part of history it’s never going to happen again. It’s something special, so if you are going to do it you’ve got to go big or go home,” said Shaun Wallen, 50.
The queen hasn’t appeared in public for the Platinum Jubilee events since Thursday, when she smiled and waved on Buckingham Palace’s balcony with her family. She has limited her appearances in recent months due to what the palace describes as “episodic mobility issues.”
Still, she delighted the country when she appeared in a surprise comedy video that opened a concert Saturday staged in front of Buckingham Palace. In the video, the monarch had tea with a computer animated Paddington Bear — and revealed that, just like the furry character, she was partial to marmalade sandwiches and liked to keep them in her handbag.
Diana Ross and the rock band Queen headlined the star-studded tribute concert, which also featured Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli.
On Sunday, celebrities including Ed Sheeran will belt out “God Save The Queen” outside Buckingham Palace as a finale to the pageant. Many hope that the monarch will make a second balcony appearance to round off the weekend of celebrations.
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Jo Kearney contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-05T12:02:21+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2022/06/05/colorful-pageant-street-parties-cap-platinum-jubilee/ |
My patient sat dutifully waiting for me on the exam chair with the crinkly paper. He was reading The New York Times, cross-legged, his playful colored socks peeking out from the hems of his pants. He seemed content. His bushy gray eyebrows moved up and down in response to the article he was reading. He was more than halfway through radiation therapy for throat cancer, and despite the fatigue, sore throat, and other miserable side effects, he was enduring it with humor.
I surveyed him from the door, asking myself, “What if the treatment doesn’t end up working? What if the cancer doesn’t all go away? What if it comes back?” After more than 10 years as an oncologist and treating thousands of patients, I know I cannot fully control the outcome. But I still feel responsible for it.
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I put these thoughts aside and entered the room cheerfully, genuinely happy to see him. He noticed me when he heard the clicking of my heels on the floor. “How are you today?” I asked.
“Well, I have a question for you,” he said as he folded the newspaper on his lap. “I want to know: How do you think I am doing?” The eyebrows raised. He was unperturbed as I stood in front of him with a flashlight, readying to assess his mouth for sores or infection.
“We think the treatment is going very well,” I said. I remembered to stand up straighter and eke out one more inch on my 5-feet-1-inch frame. Even at my height, I tend to slouch to eye level with my patients sitting in the exam chair, so as not to remind them of their vulnerability by looking down on them.
“I don’t want to know how we think I’m doing,” he said. “I want to know how you think I’m doing.” He was still smiling.
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“Yes — I understand,” I said, thinking that he didn’t hear me the first time. “The tumor is shrinking nicely, and we think the treatment is working well.”
He persisted. “And your opinion?”
I understood now. I smoothed down the front waist pockets of my starched white coat, blotting my palms on the polyester fabric. “I . . . I think the treatment is working well. The tumor is getting smaller, and you’re managing the side effects.”
“Now, that’s what I want to know,” he said. ”And I feel better knowing that you think things are going well.” He leaned back in the exam chair as if to say, “I rest my case.”
I hid my discomfort. It was more comfortable to hide behind the “we,” inclusive of not just myself but all the other members of his treatment team. Many times, I’ve thought about why I couldn’t answer the simple question he asked me. I sought refuge in the general “we.” Only recently have I recognized that discomfort as guilt. It’s something that I didn’t learn about in medical school.
I used to think that if I just worked hard enough, if I just honed my medical skills to perfection, I could cure the cancer. I know it sounds naïve, and my sister tells me, “Fortunately, you’re not God,” but I still feel guilty when a treatment doesn’t work, especially when it causes painful side effects. This guilt sometimes keeps me from calling family members of patients who die. It’s not that I don’t think about them, but I find myself avoiding making the phone call.
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A few months after our conversation, I found myself seated in a utilitarian wooden pew of a New England church. It was my throat cancer patient’s memorial service, and his family had invited me to attend. It was full of people who had come together to celebrate his life. I came on my own and was flanked by couples I did not know, most of them at least two decades older than I. Few of them knew about the details of his last year since the cancer diagnosis, the weeks he spent in the hospital recovering from the side effects, and the cancer recurrence that ultimately took his life.
His wife delivered a poignant speech, recalling how difficult it was to see him suffer through weeks of painful radiation therapy and how he retained his dignity until the end. The attendees shook their heads in commiseration. I sat there suppressing the sound of my grief by holding my breath and letting that painful ball well up in my throat until my ears hurt.
No one in that room except for his immediate family knew I was the one. I was the doctor who gave the radiation therapy that caused the side effects that were so difficult to witness. I looked around to see if anyone was looking at me, the doctor who caused the suffering.
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In medicine, we are trained to reflect on suboptimal patient outcomes to see if we could have done anything differently. Through this reflective process, clinicians identify errors or areas for improvement. These potentially modifiable factors can be a source of guilt. But there are other types of guilt that can occur in the absence of a medical error. These can be just as intense and are self-imposed — consciously or unconsciously.
Guilt strikes when our medical interventions cause suffering, regardless of whether the patient is well informed or even cured of their cancer. This guilt has been described as a defensive reaction to feeling helpless when other powerful forces are dictating the outcome of a patient’s illness. These forces can be wide-ranging and include social and economic influences, limitations of the health care delivery system, and the severity of the illness. To protect ourselves from feeling helpless, some clinicians may take on an exaggerated, omnipotent responsibility for their patients’ outcomes. If the outcome is not favorable, guilt arises. There must have been something I could have done to save the patient or make them feel better, we think.
In the face of burnout and the exodus of health care workers, we need to understand the psychological aspects of their work that can take a toll on them. Recent research involving medical students shows that guilt is correlated with empathy and can lead to exhaustion and other symptoms of burnout. But the solution is not to replace empathy and compassion with cold professionalism. Rather, those qualities need to be nurtured. Teaching students to recognize the subtle emotional aspects of patient care, such as guilt, is important so that detrimental consequences don’t sneak up on them over time.
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In the church, my patient’s widow stood alone receiving condolences and well-wishes from the many attendees. My eyes were puffy, but I blotted my tears away to retain some semblance of the white coat professionalism I still tried to maintain.
When it came to my turn, she hugged me tightly, “Thank you for all you did for him and for our family.”
I pulled back and looked at her. “I am so sorry,” I said. What I was really saying was, “Forgive me.”
Dr. Danielle Margalit is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and a radiation oncologist at the Dana-Farber/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center in Boston. | 2023-05-23T07:21:38+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/23/opinion/doctors-guilt-and-burnout/ |
Antisemitic messages seen at multiple places in Jacksonville this weekend
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By Hannah Sarisohn and Chuck Johnston, CNN
Officials in the Jacksonville, Florida, area condemned multiple antisemitic messages that appeared in public spaces this weekend including a football stadium, highway overpass and downtown building.
An antisemitic message referencing rapper Kanye West was seen scrolling on the outside of TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville during the Georgia-Florida college football game on Saturday, according to video shot by a relative of Vic Micolucci, a reporter for CNN affiliate WJXT.
In the video, the words “Kanye is right about the jews” are visible scrolling across the exterior of the stadium structure, referencing recent antisemitic comments from the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
CNN has reached out to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and TIAA Bank Field for comment.
It is unclear how the message was projected onto the stadium wall. It is also unclear how long the message was visible outside the stadium.
In other videos circulating on social media, the same message was also visible on at least one building in Jacksonville on Saturday night.
And on Friday, banners were also visible from a highway overpass on Interstate 10 in Jacksonville, according to a tweet from a local reporter. They were also referenced in a statement by Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried.
The banners read “End Jewish Supremacy in America” and “Honk if you know it’s the Jews.”
The language in the scrolling messages in Jacksonville mirrors banners that were hung from a freeway overpass in Los Angeles last weekend by a group appearing to make Nazi salutes.
Several officials condemned the messages in statements Sunday morning.
“The first step is to ensure we do not normalize this behavior,” Fried said. “Do not normalize Antisemitic messages above a freeway, or anywhere else.”
The Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast Florida has “condemned and is outraged” by the multiple antisemitic events.
“We are harnessing our outrage into positive action. The Jewish Federation and Foundation has been in communication with the FBI, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and the St. Johns Sheriff’s office. We will continue to work with them in ensuring the safety and security of our community,” the group said in a statement.
“The rhetoric we have seen and heard in the last few weeks is unnerving and a scare tactic. However, our largest concern is that even one person will see this as a call to action and repeat what we witnessed in Pittsburgh exactly four years ago this weekend,” the Federation said.
Pittsburgh was the site of the deadliest attack of Jewish people on American soil, when on the morning of October 27, 2018, a man stormed the Tree of Life synagogue and killed 11 people.
US Rep. John Rutherford, whose district includes Jacksonville, said in a statement on Twitter, “There is absolutely no room for this sort of hate in Florida. I continue to stand in support of the Jewish community in Jacksonville and across the nation.”
In a tweet on Sunday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said the city is made better because of its diversity.
“Those who spread messages of hate, racism and antisemitism will not be able to change the heart of this city or her people,” Curry wrote in the tweet. “I condemn these cowards and their cowardly messages.”
The University of Georgia and University of Florida jointly issued a statement condemning the messages.
“We strongly condemn the antisemitic hate speech projected outside TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville after the Florida-Georgia football game Saturday night and the other antisemitic messages that have appeared in Jacksonville.
“The University of Florida and the University of Georgia together denounce these and all acts of antisemitism and other forms of hatred and intolerance. We are proud to be home to strong and thriving Jewish communities at UGA and UF, and we stand together against hate,” the statement said.
West appeared in a rambling 16-minute video shared by WmgLab Records on YouTube on Saturday, in which he did not apologize for his antisemitic remarks but seemed to try to distance himself from any “hate group.”
“I have no association to any hate group,” West said as he closed his remarks in prayer. “If any hate happens upon any Jewish person, it is not associated (gestures to himself) because I am demanding that everyone walk in love.”
NFL owners weighed in on the recent spate of antisemitism as well. Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he was “really distressed on all this antisemitic rhetoric around Florida-Georgia.”
“It’s not the Jacksonville I know and love, and all of us have to work together to absolutely put an end to it. So, let’s stop it,” he said prior to the Jaguars game against the Denver Broncos in London.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who is Jewish, released a statement Sunday condemning anti-Jewish hate.
“We must do more to make people aware that antisemitism is a growing threat against Jews on social media and in communities across the country,” Kraft said. “I have committed tremendous resources toward this effort and am vowing to do more. I encourage others to join in these efforts. My hope is this commercial will continue to enhance the national conversation about the need to speak out against hatred of all types, and particularly to stand up to Jewish hate.”
Antisemitic incidents in the United States have been on the rise for years, with 941 incidents in 2015 and 2,717 tracked in 2021 by the Anti-Defamation League.
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JAY, Maine (AP) — Across the U.S., families are looking to the winter with dread as energy costs soar and fuel supplies tighten.
The Department of Energy is projecting sharp price increases for home heating compared with last winter and some worry whether heating assistance programs will be able to make up the difference for struggling families. The situation is even bleaker in Europe, with Russia’s continued curtailment of natural gas pushing prices upward and causing painful shortages.
In Maine, Aaron Raymo saw the writing on the wall and began stocking up on heating oil in 5-gallon increments over the summer as costs crept upward. He filled a container with heating oil as he could afford it, usually on paydays, and used a heating assistance program to top off his 275-gallon oil tank with the arrival of colder weather.
His family is trying to avoid being forced into a difficult decision — choosing between food or heating their home.
“It’s a hard one,” he said. “What are you going to choose for food, or what amount of fuel oil are you going to choose to stay warm?”
A number of factors are converging to create a bleak situation: Global energy consumption has rebounded from the start of the pandemic, and supply was barely keeping pace before the war in Ukraine further reduced supplies.
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association says energy costs will be the highest in more than a decade this winter.
The Energy Department projects heating bills will jump 28% this winter for those who rely on natural gas, used by nearly half of U.S. households for heat. Heating oil is projected to be 27% higher and electricity 10% higher, the agency said.
That comes against inflation rates that accelerated last month with consumer prices growing 6.6%, the fastest such pace in four decades.
The pain will be especially acute in New England, which is heavily reliant on heating oil to keep homes warm. It’s projected to cost more than $2,300 to heat a typical home with heating oil this winter, the energy department said.
Across the country, some are urging utilities to implement a moratorium on winter shut-offs, and members of Congress already added $1 billion in heating aid. But there will be fewer federal dollars than last year when pandemic aid flowed.
In Jay, where Raymo lives with his partner, Lucinda Tyler, and 8-year-old son, residents were already bracing for the worst before the local paper mill announced it’s going to close, putting more than 200 people out of work. That has the potential to wreak havoc on the town budget, and cause higher property taxes that will further eat into residents’ budgets.
Both Raymo and Tyler work full-time jobs. He works as many as 70 or 80 hours a week in an orthopedists’ office and she works from home in shareholder services for a financial services company. They don’t qualify for much help even though they’re scraping by to keep up with repairs, buy gas and put food on the table — and heat their 100-year-old home in a state known for bitter cold weather.
“We work significant hours but it seems that it’s not enough,” said Tyler, who wept with relief when she learned they qualified for even a modest amount of heating assistance.
Last month, Congress added $1 billion in funding to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, bringing the total to at least $4.8 billion and making additional heating aid available for the start of the winter season.
The third hottest summer on record already strained LIHEAP funding, “so I am glad that we were able to secure these new resources before the cold of winter sets in,” said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont.
But that level represents an overall reduction from last year, when federal pandemic relief pushed the total energy assistance package past $8 billion.
Some are seeking help who’ve never done so in the past. In Auburn, Maine, 72-year-old Mario Zullo said he worked all his life and never asked for help until last year when he received heating assistance last year. The program helped upgrade his heating.
“It came to us at a time when we needed it the most,” Zullo said.
Mark Wolfe, executive director of NEADA, said he fears the federally funded program won’t be enough because of the high cost of energy and continued instability in energy markets. It could be even worse if the winter is especially cold, he said.
“The crisis is coming,” he said. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and factors in play that could drive these prices higher.”
In Maine, the state has the nation’s oldest population and it’s the most reliant on heating oil, creating a double whammy.
“People are scared. They’re worried. They’re frustrated,” said Lisa McGee, who coordinates the heating aid program for Community Concepts Inc. in Lewiston, Maine. “There’s more anxiety this year.”
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Follow David Sharp on Twitter @David_Sharp_AP | 2022-10-21T05:08:54+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/business/ap-heating-worries-mount-amid-growing-costs-uncertainty/ |
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — At least one Napoli player is looking forward to the club’s possible title celebrations on Thursday in a town far, far from home.
Alex Meret, the team’s goalkeeper, is from the northeastern Italian city of Udine, where Napoli can secure the title by getting at least a draw against Udinese. That chance comes four days after the southern club failed to clinch the Serie A championship in front of its own fans on Sunday after being held to a 1-1 draw by Salernitana at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
The let down put a damper on celebrations that had already started after second-place Lazio lost at Inter Milan earlier in the day.
“We’re definitely disappointed because we wanted to celebrate at home with the incredible atmosphere created by our fans,” Meret said. “But we’re already focused on the match in Udine. … My family is there and they will come watch so it’ll be a wonderful feeling.”
Napoli is attempting to win the Italian league for the first time since Diego Maradona led the team to its only two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990. The team has an 18-point lead and could even clinch the title a day earlier if Lazio fails to beat Sassuolo.
All that is proving to be something of a logistical nightmare for the club and the city.
City officials in Naples, unable to predict when the title celebrations will start, are considering imposing a traffic ban in the center from Wednesday, before the start of Lazio’s match. The city did the same thing on Sunday.
There are also security concerns regarding the team’s flight back to Naples from Udine. More than 10,000 fans greeted the team at the airport after its win at Juventus nine days ago and that would likely be increased exponentially if Napoli wins the title.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis said the team could land early Friday morning or in the afternoon. The team could also be rerouted to a different airport.
Plans are also being put in place to show the match on giant screens at the stadium in Naples.
“We are having eight giant screens installed to put two in front of each stand to allow Neapolitans to watch the match like that,” De Laurentiis said. “There are organizational problems and we don’t have much time so we’re asking for a symbolic price of 5 euros ($5.50) and if there’s money left it will be given to charity.
“Moreover, the celebrations that we had prepared will happen on Sunday at the home match against Fiorentina.”
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions.
Once in force, the bans will affect foreign visitors as well as citizens. They’re part of an overhaul of the country’s criminal code that has been in the works for years. The new code also expands an existing blasphemy law and keeps a five-year prison term for deviations from the central tenets of Indonesia’s six recognized religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. The code still needs approval from the president, and the government says it will not be fully implemented for several years.
The amended code says sex outside marriage is punishable by a year in jail and cohabitation by six months, but adultery charges must be based on police reports lodged by a spouse, parents or children.
Citizens could also face a 10-year prison term for associating with organizations that follow Marxist-Leninist ideology and a four-year sentence for spreading communism.
Rights groups criticized some of the revisions as overly broad or vague and warned that adding them to the code could penalize normal activities and threaten freedom of expression and privacy rights.
However, some advocates hailed the passage as a victory for the country’s LGBTQ community. After fierce deliberation, lawmakers eventually agreed to remove an article proposed by Islamic groups that would have made gay sex illegal.
The revised code also preserves the death penalty, despite calls from the National Commission on Human Rights and other groups to abolish capital punishment. But the new code adds a 10-year probationary period to the death penalty. If the convict behaves well during this period, their sentence will be reduced to life imprisonment or 20 years’ imprisonment.
The code maintains a previous ban on abortion, but updates it to add exceptions already provided in a 2004 Medical Practice Law, for women with life-threatening medical conditions and for rape, provided that the fetus is less than 12 weeks old.
Under Indonesian regulations, legislation passed by Parliament becomes law after being signed by the president. But even without the president’s signature, it automatically takes effect after 30 days unless the president issues a regulation to cancel it.
President Joko Widodo is widely expected to sign the revised code in light of its extended approval process in Parliament. But the law is likely to gradually take effect over a period of up to three years, according to Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights Edward Hiariej.
“A lot of implementing regulations must be worked out, so it’s impossible in one year,” he said.
The code restores a ban on insulting a sitting president or vice president, state institutions and the national ideology. Insults to a sitting president must be reported by the president and can lead to up to three years in jail.
Hiariej said the government provided “the strictest possible explanation that distinguishes between insults and criticism.”
The current penal code is a legacy of Dutch colonial administration. Updates have languished for decades while legislators in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation debated how to adapt the code to its traditional cultures and norms. Indonesia proclaimed independence on Aug. 17, 1945.
A previous revised code was poised for passage in 2019, but President Widodo urged lawmakers to delay a vote amid mounting public criticism that led to nationwide protests in which tens of thousands of people participated. Opponents said it contained articles that discriminated against minorities and that the legislative process lacked transparency. Widodo instructed Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly to obtain input from various groups as lawmakers debated the articles.
A parliamentary taskforce finalized the bill in November and lawmakers unanimously approved it on Tuesday, in what Laoly praised as a “historic step.”
“It turns out that it is not easy for us to break away from the colonial living legacy, even though this nation no longer wants to use colonial products,” Laoly said in a news conference.
“Finalizing this process demonstrates that even 76 years after the Dutch Criminal Code was adopted as the Indonesian Criminal Code, it is never too late to produce laws on our own,” Laoly said. “The Criminal Code is a reflection of the civilization of a nation.”
Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that laws penalizing criticism of public leaders are contrary to international law, and the fact that some forms of expression are considered insulting is not sufficient to justify restrictions or penalties.
“The danger of oppressive laws is not that they’ll be broadly applied, it’s that they provide a venue for selective enforcement,” said Andreas Harsono, a senior Indonesia researcher at the group.
Many hotels, including in tourism areas such as Bali and metropolitan Jakarta, will risk losing visitors, he added.
“These laws let police extort bribes, let officials jail political foes, for instance, with the blasphemy law,” Harsono said.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the U.S. was “closely monitoring the revised criminal code” of its democratic partner.
“We are concerned regarding how these changes could impact the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Indonesia,” Price said Tuesday at a news conference in Washington. “We’re also concerned about how the law could impact U.S. citizens visiting and living in Indonesia, as well as the investment climate for U.S. companies.”
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AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed from Washington. | 2022-12-07T02:28:40+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/international/ap-adultery-a-punishable-offense-in-indonesias-criminal-code/ |
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Neymar will miss Brazil’s last group game at the World Cup because of his right ankle injury, the team doctor said Tuesday.
Rodrigo Lasmar said the Brazil forward will not recover in time to face Cameroon in the Group G game on Friday.
Neymar missed Monday’s game against Switzerland, when Brazil won 1-0 to secure its spot in the round of 16. A draw against Cameroon will be enough to give Brazil first place in the group.
Lasmar did not give a timetable on Neymar’s return, and did not say if the player would return at all. Brazil’s coaching staff, though, reiterated Tuesday that the Paris Saint-Germain forward was expected to play again at the tournament in Qatar.
Neymar, who damaged ligaments in his ankle during Brazil’s opening match against Serbia, was the only player who didn’t go to Stadium 974 to watch the match against Switzerland. He stayed at the team hotel for physiotherapy treatment.
Lasmar said Neymar also had a fever on Monday, which “was under control” and would not affect his ankle treatment.
Lasmar said right back Danilo, who also is nursing an ankle injury, and left back Alex Sandro, who had to leave Monday’s match with a muscle injury, also won’t play against Cameroon.
Danilo got injured in the team’s opener last week and also missed the game against Switzerland. Alex Sandro got hurt in the final minutes of Brazil’s win against the Swiss and was replaced by Alex Telles. Tests on Tuesday showed that he as a muscle injury in his left hip. Lasmar also did not provide the expected recovery time for Danilo and Alex Sandro.
Tite replaced Neymar with Fred and Danilo with Éder Militão in Monday’s starting lineup. The coach was yet to announce who would play on Friday, but was expected to rotate players considering a draw against Cameroon would be enough to secure first place. If Brazil finishes first, the last-16 match would take place only three days later. Brazil’s opponents would come from Group H, which includes Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana.
Neymar, trying to win his first major title with Brazil, is two goals shy of Pelé’s all-time record of 77 with the national team.
His right ankle also kept him from playing in the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. Five years earlier, he was taken out of the World Cup in Brazil after hurting his back in the quarterfinals against Colombia.
On Tuesday, Brazil complained about the field conditions at Stadium 974, where it could be back for the round of 16 if it finishes first in its group. The team said it would ask FIFA to act and make sure the grass conditions improved at the venue.
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The Season 7 premiere of “People Magazine Investigates,” a new true-crime series on Investigation Discovery, airs on July 10. You can watch live as it airs on Philo (free trial).
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With mortgage rates higher than they have been in years, more high-income earners are opting to rent rather than buy.
The decision is causing a major problem for middle and low-income renters who are consistently finding it harder to find a place within their budget.
RentCafe analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data and found in San Francisco, households making more than $150,000 a year made up more than a third of the rental market. The city has some of the highest prices in the country, but places like Seattle, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Houston have all seen their share of high-income renters increase recently.
“I think there are two broad explanations for [the rise in high-income renters],” said Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, a senior research associate at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. "The first is that households are facing so many constraints that they’re not able to access homeownership. And then the second is there’s actually some shifting in preferences and so they’re choosing to remain renters.”
Airgood-Obrycki believes high interest rates for mortgages, student loan debt and the decreasing number of starter homes are a few reasons why high-income earners are choosing to rent right now.
The student loan debt, specifically, has prolonged the ability to save for a home, even for those with a six-figure salary.
“There’s just not inventory to buy,” said Airgood-Obrycki. “At the same time, we’re also building fewer starter homes for entry-level. They used to be about a third of the market and now they’re down to just about 7% of the market, so the homes we’re building are just larger and more expensive.”
Naturally, this has made it tough for middle and especially low-income renters to find places as these high-income renters are not always choosing to live in luxury buildings.
According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, there were 11 million low-income renter households last year, but only 7.4 million units on the market that fit their budget.
“These households are just severely cost-burdened, so they may not have somewhere else to go that is affordable to them,” said Airgood-Obrycki. “What seems to be happening is that there is some doubling up that will happen, but there’s also taking on a lot more financial burden to be able to afford anything in that market.”
Airgood-Obrycki says new builds offer a solution as they would free up inventory.
Last year marked the highest number of new builds since the Great Recession, according to the National Association of Home Builders. However, the group expects the number of new builds to decline from 500,000 last year to 400,000 this year.
Other solutions, Airgood-Obrycki says, are subsidies for lower-income families and a more promising housing market. | 2023-03-02T22:57:16+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/more-high-income-earners-are-choosing-to-rent-rather-than-buy |
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America Corporation today announced the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Bank of America common stock of $0.22 per share, payable on June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2023.
The Board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.75 per share on the 7% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series B. The dividend is payable on July 25, 2023 to shareholders of record as of July 11, 2023.
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AMES — Ashley Joens won’t be writing a speech for the senior day festivities that will follow No. 23 Iowa State’s Big 12 home season finale at 3 p.m. Saturday against Texas Tech.
A few strokes from a red pen will suffice.
“It’s the same as last year,” said the Cyclones’ senior star. “I edited it a little but, but it’s almost the same.”
Joens — who rewrote ISU’s record book — has become the program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder by a wide margin and will play her last regular season game at Hilton Coliseum against the Red Raiders (18-12, 6-11).
“I think she’s missed two (or three) practices in five years,” ISU head coach Bill Fennelly said. “She shows up. She works hard. She’s never complained about anything. She’s done everything we’ve asked her to do. She’s ultra-skilled and will have records that will never be touched.”
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Joens chose to come back for an extra year because of COVID-19 and has helped the Cyclones (18-9, 10-7) position themselves for another strong run in next week’s Big 12 Tournament, as well as the NCAA Tournament that begins the following week. Last season, ISU advanced to the Big 12 championship game before falling in overtime, 82-73, to No. 7 Texas. The Cyclones then reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2010.
“We’re really excited about the postseason and what it has to offer because we’ve been able to beat every team in the Big 12,” senior center Morgan Kane said. “We need to just go in there with that mindset.”
Joens’s mindset has never wavered despite having to face double- and triple-teams most of the past four seasons as well as physical play throughout her celebrated career.
“It seems crazy that five years have flown by and it’s going to be the end here soon,” Joens said.
But a goodbye to Hilton doesn’t mean a farewell to basketball. The Cyclones plan to remain relevant deep into March — and seniors such as Joens, Kane and Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw will try to make that happen.
“This year has hit us with a lot of adversity and we had to learn how to adjust and be flexible,” Joens said. “That’s life. Everything’s not always going to be easy, but you have to find different ways to compete and continue to find ways to be successful.” | 2023-03-03T20:33:01+00:00 | globegazette.com | https://globegazette.com/sports/college/basketball/college-womens-basketball-joens-prepared-for-iowa-state-senior-day/article_a5125211-deed-5695-8036-696f871aae11.html |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A row of tightly trimmed ficus trees along a stretch of sidewalk outside Universal Studios has become a hot spot in the face-off between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters and actors.
Some members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Writers Guild of America unions — along with sympathetic local politicians — think the studio purposely pruned the trees in an effort to remove a source of shade for workers picketing under the hot Southern California sun. They gathered regardless on Wednesday, with one woman wearing a green wreath on her head and holding a sign depicting a full, untrimmed tree under the words “Never Forget.”
“Universal, get your ducks in order. We don’t want to see any more shady nonsense because the people are watching,” said Konstantine Anthony, a SAG-AFTRA member and the Democratic mayor of nearby Burbank.
Burbank’s city limits don’t include the stretch of Barham Boulevard where the trees were trimmed, which is part of Los Angeles. Anthony said he had consulted with Los Angeles political leaders about the trimming.
“We can’t find any work orders done for this particular tree trimming, which is problematic because in Southern California we have a lot of laws governing trees,” he said. “Normally, you don’t trim until October, and in fact, the exact same style and type of tree about 200 feet this way are not trimmed. But those aren’t providing shade to the picketers, are they?”
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman, whose district includes Universal City, said in a statement that no permits had been issued for tree trimming at the site. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said his office was investigating the issue.
An NBCUniversal spokesperson said in a statement that it knew the trimming had “created unintended challenges for demonstrators, that was not our intention.” The studio said it was working to provide some shade coverage for picketers. | 2023-07-20T06:49:26+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/trimmed-trees-outside-la-studio-become-flashpoint-for-striking-hollywood-writers-and-actors/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
First came the good news. After taking classes at a community college, Ricki Korba was admitted to California State University, Bakersfield, as a transfer student. But when she logged on to her student account, she got a gut punch: Most of her previous classes wouldn’t count.
The university rejected most of her science classes, she was told, because they were deemed less rigorous than those at Bakersfield — even though some used the same textbooks. Several other courses were rejected because Korba exceeded a cap on how many credits can be transferred.
Now Korba, a chemistry and music major, is retaking classes she already passed once. It will add a year to her studies, plus at least $20,000 in tuition and fees.
“It just feels like a waste of time,” said Korba, 23, of Sonora, California. “I thought I was supposed to be going to a CSU and starting hard classes and doing a bunch of cool labs.”
Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later. It’s advertised as a cheaper path to a bachelor’s degree, an education hack in a world of ever-rising tuition costs.
Yet the reality is rarely that simple. For some students, the transfer process becomes a maze so confusing it derails their college plans.
Among nearly 1 million students who started at a community college in 2016, just one in seven earned a bachelor’s degree within six years, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.
One of the biggest obstacles is known as credit loss: when students take classes that never end up counting toward a degree.
Sometimes it’s a result of poor advising. Without clear guidance from community colleges, students take courses they don’t need. Blame can also lie with four-year colleges, which have varying rules for evaluating transfer credits. Some are pickier than others.
The outcome, however, is often the same. Students take longer to finish their degrees, costing more in tuition. For many, the extra work becomes too much to bear. Ultimately, roughly half of community college students drop out.
“It’s completely defeating for some students,” said Jessie Ryan, vice president of the Campaign for College Opportunity, a research group. “These systems have been designed to work for colleges and educators, but they haven’t been designed to work for students.”
The search for solutions has yielded scattered success. In many states, colleges and universities have formed partnerships to make sure certain classes transfer. More than a dozen states have adopted common class numbering systems to create consistency across schools.
Still, problems remain frustratingly common.
A recent study at the City University of New York system found, among students who transferred from a community college to a bachelor’s program, nearly half lost at least some work. On average, those students lost the equivalent of almost a full semester.
“The pipeline from community college to a bachelor’s degree is a very leaky pipeline,” said Alexandra Logue, one of the researchers and a former provost at the CUNY system. The outcomes are worst among Black, Hispanic and low-income students, who are more likely to start at community colleges, she said.
Korba thought she was taking the right classes at Columbia College, a community college in Sonora. She worked with a counselor and used an online catalog showing which courses were supposed to transfer to CSU schools.
But when officials at Bakersfield reviewed the transcript, they said most of her classes wouldn’t count toward her major.
University officials declined to comment on Korba’s case, but said a small number of transfer credits can fall into a “gray area” and require extra review. Dwayne Cantrell, Bakersfield’s chief enrollment officer, said credit loss is rare and many classes from California community colleges are accepted automatically.
Facing an extra year of school, Korba likely will run out of financial aid before she graduates. She’s making plans to go part-time in school and work longer hours so she can afford tuition and rent. But she wonders how long she can juggle it all.
“I worry how much more interested I’ll be in school than just focusing on getting money from a job,” she said.
Stories like Korba’s aren’t uncommon, especially in California, which has long struggled to connect its 116 community colleges to more than 30 public universities.
Mea Montañez will graduate from San Francisco State University in May, but only after retaking nearly a year’s worth of classes she already passed at a community college. The school didn’t accept her classes in psychology, her major, because they weren’t considered a match.
“I’m taking the classes and I’m like, ‘This is exactly what I took,’” said Montañez, 34. “If anything, it was much more challenging at the community college level.”
University officials said classes can look the same on paper, but the details of what’s taught don’t always line up. Still, they acknowledged room for improvement.
“Credit loss happens, but it’s something we’ve been working hard on for a long time,” said Lori Beth Way, dean of undergraduate education at SFSU.
When students transfer to any school, their transcripts are often reviewed by faculty. For instance, biology professors would decide whether a biology class from another school should count.
But those judgments can be colored by stigma — some faculty look down at community colleges — and financial incentives, Logue of CUNY said.
Refusing credits, she said, means students must take more classes at their own school. Faculty also sometimes hold a higher standard for accepting a class toward a major than just accepting it as a general requirement.
“That’s money, and it keeps people’s jobs,” she said. “But it’s a very short-sighted viewpoint.”
Some states have intervened to take subjectivity out of the process. Under a new Maryland rule, a class must be accepted if it shares 70% of the learning objectives with a comparable class. If credits are denied, students and community colleges must receive an explanation.
California made strides with a 2010 law requiring community colleges to offer special associate degrees guaranteeing admission to a CSU campus. A 2021 law will put all eligible students on that track unless they opt out, and create a set of general education classes that must be accepted at all state universities.
Two Virginia colleges have gone further. From their first day on campus, students at Northern Virginia Community College are offered a direct path to a bachelor’s at nearby George Mason University. Students receive dual admission at both schools and they can choose from 87 academic pathways telling them exactly which classes they need.
Known as Advance, the program is designed to minimize credit loss and increase graduation rates. George Mason is working on expanding the model to other community colleges.
“Students understand from Day One what they are required to take,” said Jason Dodge, director of the program. “They know the rug is not going to slip out from under them along the way.”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of Saving the College Dream, a collaboration between AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Hechinger Report, The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, and The Seattle Times, with support from the Solutions Journalism Network.
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SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - Michigan State Police are taking a closer look at excessive use of force.
A couple of weeks ago, trooper Paul Arrowood was charged with two crimes stemming from an encounter with a man walking on Webber Street in Saginaw.
It is one of three excessive use of force incidents involving troopers at the Tri-Cities Post within the last 12 months. Michigan State Police are talking a closer look at these incidents.
They have to wait for the criminal investigations to be done before internal reviews of these incidents are conducted, but the commander of the Third District is confident in the process that exposes excessive force incidents.
"They do phenomenal things every day under the most intense situations, which quite frankly should make us proud, and this incident is not reflective of that and it's not who we are," said Capt. Greg Morenko of the Michigan State Police.
New body camera footage of the Sept. 4 incident involving Arrowood was released this week. Arrowood approached a man walking on Webber Street in Saginaw on that night.
"You can't be walking in the roadways," Arrowood can be heard saying as he approaches the man.
Arrowood grabbed the 28-year-old man and apparently felt the man was resisting. Arrowood threw the man to the ground and the trooper's body camera fell off in the process.
Video from another trooper's camera shows Arrowood punching the man several times. Arrowood was charged with assault and misconduct in office.
"A member of our agency identified the potential misconduct there and got the investigative process going, which ultimately led to where we are right now," Morenko said.
Last March, trooper Bram Schroeder of the same post punched a man during a traffic stop and was criminally charged. A preliminary hearing in that case is scheduled for next month.
There was a third alleged excessive use of force incident involving a Tri-Cities Post trooper, but the Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office declined to issue a criminal charge against the trooper last week.
Morenko said the third incident was not flagged at first as a potential case of excessive force.
"We missed some things in one of these incidents. What was missed and why it was missed and who missed it -- that is what we are trying to figure out and we will correct that," Morenko said.
He said there has been additional training on the use of force and how to review such incidents.
"It is not indicative of the 1,000-plus troopers out there doing awesome work every day. I am confident in them, confident in their supervision," Morenko said.
Michigan State Police released the initial video of the September incident for transparency.
Arrowood had a court hearing Thursday and waived his right to a preliminary hearing within 21 days and new a court date has not been set. He remains on unpaid suspension from Michigan State Police. | 2023-03-17T19:12:45+00:00 | abc12.com | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/msp-captain-discusses-recent-excessive-use-of-force-incidents/article_cc1a8e3a-c43d-11ed-9a68-6b95fd3473be.html |
The U.S. says it was likely an Israeli soldier who killed Shireen Abu Akleh, a prominent Palestinian-American journalist, shot in May. She was covering an Israeli military raid..
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The U.S. says it was likely an Israeli soldier who killed Shireen Abu Akleh, a prominent Palestinian-American journalist, shot in May. She was covering an Israeli military raid..
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The City of Guntersville celebrates 175 years with party on the lake
City leaders say that Guntersville is one of the oldest in Alabama
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -John Gunter was one of the first white settlers to inhabit what is now Marshall County. In 1848, he founded a town he dubbed “Gunter’s Landing”. Nearly two centuries later, that same city thrives as a lake-side town with a lot to offer.
The City of Guntersville celebrated its 175th birthday with a celebration at Civitan Park on the lake. Many residents and city officials came out to enjoy the festivities.
Food vendors from across Marshall County arrived to serve those who came to celebrate.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce could be seen greeting guests with pins and birthday cupcakes as they entered the party.
Event coordinator Milla Sachs dotes on what a success the event became and said the city began planning the event as early as September of 2022.
“We wanted this to be just a big old birthday party celebration, and we’re just excited that it looks like the weather will be good for us. We’ve got the number one event band in the United States here tonight, and we are looking for Party On The Moon,” Sachs said.
The festivities closed out with a concert provided by Party On The Moon. The band has travelled with chart-topping artists across the United States.
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GOP presidential candidate and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is soliciting $1 donations in exchange for $20 gift cards.
Burgum, a dark horse candidate for the GOP nomination, needs to drum up his number of unique donors to qualify for the Republican debate stage in August.
A WinRed site supported by Burgum’s campaign is designed to do just that: by offering donors a $20 gift card if they donate at least $1, with a limit of one per person.
Burgum is one of the wealthiest candidates in the GOP primary field and will be giving away 50,000 gift cards: the equivalent of $1 million.
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"Donate $1 and receive a $20 gift card!" the website reads in all caps.
"The burden on American families caused by the Democrats is unruly, and Joe Biden is doing nothing to fix it," the website reads. "We want to help, so we’re offering you a $20 gift card, and all you have to do is contribute $1 to claim it."
Burgum spokesperson Lance Trover told Fox News Digital, "Doug knows people are hurting because of Bidenflation and giving Biden Economic Relief Gift Cards is a way to help 50,000 people until Doug is elected President to fix this crazy economy for everyone."
"It also allows us to secure a spot on the debate stage while avoiding paying more advertising fees to social media platforms who have owners that are hostile to conservatives," Trover added.
Burgum’s campaign also posted a tweet on Monday advertising the gift card deal.
"People are hurting because of Bidenflation, and giving Biden Economic Relief cards is a way to help 50,000 people until we get in office and fix this crazy economy for everyone!" the tweet reads.
Burgum’s apparent donation deal is unique in the landscape of campaigns looking to drum up supporter numbers to hit the 40,000 unique donor minimum and get onto August's debate stage.
Longshot GOP candidate Perry Johnson is giving away t-shirts for $1 while former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson put a button on his website encouraging people to donate to get him across the finish line.
"Donate To Get Asa in the Debate!" the button reads.
The first GOP presidential primary debate will be hosted by Fox News on August 23, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed reporting. | 2023-07-11T03:48:56+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/north-dakota-governor-doug-burgum-solicits-1-donations-in-exchange-for-20-gift-cards/article_f23e0ca5-4c6b-574d-b7ce-492049e91640.html |
‘She only had about a minute left’: Firefighters rescue woman caught in flash flood
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - First responders in the Las Vegas area say they were able to rescue a woman who got caught in rushing floodwaters last week.
“They said she only had about a minute left to hold on. She looked like she was in rough shape,” said Clark County Fire Department Capt. Travis Grove.
Firefighters and police officers responded to the scene near Craig Ranch Park after a monsoon storm moved through the area.
KVVU reports people called emergency crews when they saw the woman in the water and heard her screaming.
Firefighters said the water was rushing up to 30 mph and think the woman might have been floating in the water for nearly two miles.
Authorities said the woman was able to cling to a pillar when rescuers threw her a rope.
“It was on her. She tried to bite it with her teeth as her arms were stuck. Somehow, she grabbed the rope. We didn’t think she’d have enough energy,” Grove said.
Rescuers said they were able to bring the woman to safe ground. She was taken to the hospital and later released.
Officials didn’t immediately release how the woman ended up in the wash, but firefighters said the rescue is a clear example of why people should stay out of wash areas.
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When I heard about a cocktail bar opening in the Milk District, I naturally thought the place would specialize in White Russians and Milk Punches and Brown Cows — you know, cloying and creamy quaffs swished before beddy-bye. But Otto's High Dive is hardly a sleepy watering hole for night-cappers. It's a "neighborhood rum bar" alive with the din of tipplers who gather amid an understatedly lush, design-forward space to down daiquiris, mojitos and Cuba libres.
Cuba, in fact, was the ultimate inspiration for Otto's. Justin Levaughn, a bartender whose impressive résumé includes stints at Suffering Bastard, Courtesy, Sunroom and Ravenous Pig, wanted to open a rum bar somewhere in the city. When he came across this East Robinson Street property — owned by local developers and Hourglass District founders Giovanni Fernandez and Elise Sabatino — he learned that Fernandez's grandfather owned a rum bar in Manzanillo, Cuba, in the 1940s and '50s called La Barra Polar. Levaughn joined forces with the couple, as well as industry vet Sean Pagan (Vines, Eddie V's, Kokino) and Christopher Munro, and a Cuban rum bar was born.
And what a birth it's been. Since opening in December, Otto's has consistently been one of the hottest hangs around so, yeah, reservations are hard to come by. In fact, I felt fortunate to snag a seat at the bar on both my visits, the latter thanks to a kind accommodation from Levaughn himself.
The owner-bartender — perdóname, owner-cantinero — shook and stirred a bevy of rum-based cocktails for the wide-eyed wonks with front-row seats. All the seasoned cantineros here are skillful, consummate and confident; I don't think I've had a so-so swig here. Certainly not the shaken "Chan Chan" ($14) with aged rhum, sherry, ginger and rice pudding, nor the stirred "Ton of Bricks" ($14), a rummy riff on an old fashioned with bourbon, sherry, banana, bay leaf and tonka bean. There are 20 cocktails from which to choose, but don't overlook the refreshing mezcal-based "Chancleta" ($14) or the "Bustelo Biafra" ($14) for a post-meal kick.
Speaking of, I also got a kick out of Otto's menu of Cubano-ish fare. It's overseen by former Ravenous Pig executive sous chef "Handsome" Jake Ettison, whose tight, focused menu plays up flavors that are simple and fuss-free. Braised short-rib ropa vieja served with rice and beans ($22) and mojo chicken topped with a chunky chimichurri ($22) honestly reminded me of the modest, uncomplicated meals I had in Cuba. Not that Handsome Jake's dishes aren't handsome — his hearts of palm salad ($15) with grape tomatoes and cucumbers slicked in a lemon-dill vinaigrette is as fetching as it is bracing; the crudo of citrus-cured kingfish ($20) trimmed with dollops of mojo aioli, mango salsa, cilantro and dusted with a chicharron crumble made for some beautiful bites at the bar. Oysters (not from Cuba) were also enjoyed — pristine Raspberry Points from PEI and bright Beausoleils from New Brunswick ($24 for a dozen).
What drew the biggest reaction, however, was the zingy sauce of the shrimp cocktail. Running the plump Argentinian reds (they're poached in a court-bouillon) through the thick Bloody Mary and Tajin relish was digital dining at its best. This isn't cutting-edge food by any means, but classic eats done right. The pastel de carne ($4), or meat pie, isn't made in house but brought in from iconic L.A. bakery Porto's. I could've eaten 10 of these things. "One of our owners' uncle owns Porto's so we use their products exclusively," says Levaughn. "Gotta keep it in the family!" Cheese, apple and guava pastries from Porto's are also offered.
Florida orange tres leches cake ($15) is a choice ending and the ending of choice for me. It's large enough to feed two people, and pairs well with Holmes Cay Fiji Rum. On one visit, we discreetly inquired about the availability of Havana Club Cuban rum, and we may or may not have received a complimentary pour from a secret stash.
"Salud," I said to my pal, who proceeded to drop the shot glass and liquid onto the counter. "Cabrón," he muttered, while trying to sweep the spirit back into the glass.
Sure, it was a somewhat mortifying scene, but clarity soon prevailed. At this Milk District bar, there's really no use crying over spilled rum. | 2023-05-24T09:17:55+00:00 | orlandoweekly.com | https://www.orlandoweekly.com/food-drink/ottos-high-dive-pays-homage-to-cubas-heyday-with-exceptional-cocktails-and-focused-fare-34258846 |
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Food Forest Abundance, with operations in 12 countries and 35 states, announced today the creation of their new Freedom Farm Academies. This comes at a time when the UN warns of a looming, widespread food crisis. David Beasley, Executive Director of World Food Program said in an August 22 interview with PBS, "It's a very serious problem. And we're facing an unprecedented food crisis globally."
"The solution we demonstrate is not hypothetical, the solution has been proven all over the world, and it has no downside," said Jim Gale, the CEO and Chief Storyteller at Food Forest Abundance. "We believe not just in teaching people how to fish but teaching people how to teach people how to fish. People's eyes light up when they experience and innerstand what we're doing for the world."
The Freedom Farm Academies still involve the proven methodology called Permaculture. Permaculture is as old as earth's first forest and is a way of growing food in a manner consistent with what one may find in a forest. The underlying principle is that a forest grows everything, including lots of edible foods, without any pesticides, insecticides or fertilizer. "The forest has seven plus layers," Gale added. "It's all about building soil and designing in foods that we love. The only losers in this process are the companies selling the pesticides, insecticides and fertilizers."
Food grown in healthy soil is described as beyond organic. Food Forest Abundance is helping individuals, families and communities to use their land wisely. The new Freedom Farm Academies are strategically positioned to bring these solutions to every community in the world, so people can experience first hand what true freedom looks, feels and even tastes like. "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete is what Buckminister Fuller said," concluded Gale.
"Nature is abundant therefore food should be too. You should be able to go into your yard, a city park, your kid's school yard or in the area around your church and grab something to eat that's healthy, and most importantly free," said Darin Olien, co-host of the Emmy™ Award Winning, #1 Netflix docu-series, 'Down to Earth' with Zac Efron. "I did this as a kid and we should do this again. I'm excited that this is igniting a revolution in how we grow our food, how we eat and how we live. I believe it's the key to restoring self reliance and freedom. There should never be anyone going hungry again."
About Food Forest Abundance: Food Forest Abundance helps people grow their own food. By leveraging the science of permaculture (permanent agriculture) and by working in harmony with nature, they are able to design and install beautiful food forests at homes, schools, churches, city parks, long term care homes, corporate campuses and more, that yield incredible amounts of healthy, poison free food. Food Forest Abundance has a team of professional permaculture design specialists and installers around the world who are ready to help you today. Growing your own food, strengthening your community and growing freedom. Connect with Food Forest Abundance today at https://foodforestabundance.com/resources/press-room/
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The Justice Department (DOJ) has completed its investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department, finding that the department and the local government have engaged in a pattern of behavior that deprives people of their rights.
The DOJ issued a scathing report on Wednesday that said the police department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government have regularly used excessive force, conducted searches without valid warrants, used no-knock warrants, discriminated against Black people in law enforcement activities and took other actions that violate the Constitution and federal law.
The DOJ launched the investigation in April 2021, in the aftermath of the death of Breonna Taylor, an African American woman who was killed in 2020 by police following a no-knock warrant being executed at her apartment.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week's election results, his legal team announced Monday.
Lawyer Dan Maanzo told journalists on Monday morning that the petition to the Supreme Court has been filed online. Odinga is expected to deliver physical copies of the petition shortly. The court will have 14 days to rule.
Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner of the very close Aug. 9 election. The peaceful election turned chaotic in the final minutes before the declaration when the electoral commission split and a majority of commissioners said they couldn’t support the results.
The dissenting commissioners and the chairman have traded accusations of misconduct, extending the uncertainty in East Africa’s most stable democracy.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, who backed former rival and longtime opposition leader Odinga against his own deputy, Ruto, still has not spoken publicly since he cast his vote. Kenyatta spokeswoman Kanze Dena didn’t reply when asked when he might make a statement. | 2022-08-22T09:14:14+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Kenya-presidential-vote-loser-files-Supreme-Court-17388911.php |
NEW YORK, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new anthology that shares the long-overlooked history of female orators in America by journalist, speechwriter, and speaker Dana Rubin was released today by RealClear Publishing. Reviewers are calling SPEAKING WHILE FEMALE: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women a critically important contribution to feminist history, a revision of our understanding of whose words helped create the nation, and a reawakening to the power of women's words. Speaking While Female was an instant bestseller.
Featured on MSNBC's Know Your Value and C-SPAN, Rubin's work reveals the decisive influence and rhetorical firepower of women's voices. The collection includes speeches by iconic and lesser-known women of every race, ethnicity, and background, celebrating the vibrant diversity of participants in the public conversation.
After unearthing thousands of overlooked and forgotten speeches by women, Rubin created the Speaking While Female Speech Bank, a free resource used by educators, scholars and students, and the world's largest online archive of women's speech.
With SPEAKING WHILE FEMALE: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women, Rubin puts the spotlight on the overlooked history of women speakers in America. "This country was fundamentally shaped by the ideas of women, expressed through the spoken word," says Rubin. "In every era, at every critical juncture, women were sharing their knowledge, shaping our institutions, and defining American values."
Tennis star Billie Jean King says SPEAKING WHILE FEMALE shows women "the importance of celebrating our history with future generations," and Foreword Reviews calls this book "an ode to the beauty of empowerment," communicating "leadership, pain, and hope for a better future."
Rubin consults with organizations, supporting their leaders to be subject matter experts, brand ambassadors, and role models for the next generation. She is available for interviews and events.
Speaking While Female is on sale now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, RealClear Publishing, and other major retailers. More information can be found at speakingwhilefemale.co.
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LAS VEGAS, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 15, 2022, the stockholders of Gaming & Hospitality Acquisition Corp. (the "Company"; Nasdaq: GHACU, GHAC, GHACW) approved an amendment (the "Charter Amendment") to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the "Charter") to allow the Company to redeem all of its issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Public Shares"), in advance of the Company's original termination date of February 5, 2023 (the "Original Termination Date") by changing the date by which the Company must cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up, if it fails to consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (each, a "Business Combination") from the Original Termination Date to the later of (x) December 15, 2022 or (y) the date of the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Amended Termination Date"). The Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 15, 2022, whereupon the Charter Amendment became effective immediately.
Because the Company will not be able to complete a Business Combination by the Amended Termination Date, the Company will be obligated to redeem all outstanding Public Shares as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days after the Amended Termination Date (the "Mandatory Redemption"), following which the Company will be dissolved, liquidated and wound up. The Mandatory Redemption will completely extinguish the rights of holders of the Public Shares. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company's warrants, which will expire worthless upon the liquidation of the Company.
Pursuant to the Charter, the outstanding Public Shares will be redeemed, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account established in connection with the Company's initial public offering, including interest (net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), by (B) the total number of then outstanding Public Shares. If stockholders hold Units (as defined below), such stockholders do not need to separate the Units into their component parts in order to have their Public Shares redeemed. The Company expects to complete the Mandatory Redemption on or around December 20, 2022 at a per-share redemption price of approximately $10.10.
On December 15, 2022, the Company notified The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") of the Mandatory Redemption and requested that Nasdaq (i) suspend trading of the Company's Public Shares, redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one Public Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (the "Redeemable Warrants"), and units, each consisting of one Public Share and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant (the "Units" and, collectively with the Public Shares and the Redeemable Warrants, the "Securities"), effective before the opening of trading on December 16, 2022, and (ii) file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form 25 Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration ("Form 25") to delist and deregister the Securities under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Once Form 25 becomes effective to deregister the Securities under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company intends to file a Form 15 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration with the SEC, requesting that the Company's reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act be suspended with respect to the Securities.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, statements regarding the Company's anticipated redemption, liquidation, delisting, deregistration and dissolution, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management's current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC, as amended from time to time. Copies of the Company's filings with the SEC are available publicly on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. The inclusion of any statement in this press release does not constitute an admission by the Company or any other person that the events or circumstances described in any such statement are material.
About Gaming & Hospitality Acquisition Corp.
Gaming & Hospitality Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
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KINGSTON, Rhode Island — The University of Rhode Island celebrated more than 4,000 of its newest alumni during the University’s 136th Commencement. Close to 3,600 undergraduate degrees and more than 800 graduate degrees were conveyed to students during the ceremonies which took place May 20-22.
Sarah-Marie Seifert of Glenburn received a bachelor of science in cell and molecular biology. | 2022-08-29T18:47:56+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/08/29/bdn-maine/seifert-graduates-from-university-of-rhode-island/ |
DENVER (KDVR) — Denver set records with rainfall over the last few days. The rain measured at the Denver Airport came out to over 4 inches over the last 3 days, which is nearly one-third of Denver’s annual rainfall.
In a typical May, the Denver area will pick 2.16 inches of rainfall. So far in the month though, Denver has picked up more than double that normal amount. With 4.47, as of Friday evening, that brings 2023 to the 12th wettest May on Record. Right now the record for the 10th wettest May is 4.67 inches set in 1995. The record for the wettest May in the Denver area is 8.57 inches set in 1876.
Some of the heaviest rainfall totals in the area came to over 6 inches of rain in areas like Aurora, Foxfield, Sedalia and Pondarosa Park.
There were also several areas that reported significant snowfall totals of over one foot. Berthound Pass reported 27 inches of snowfall, Winter Park and Loveland Pass both measured 21 inches of snowfall and Echo Lake picked up 18 inches of snow from this system.
Lower elevations like the Denver metro stayed well above the freezing point, but what if this had all come down as snow?
Typically, snow falls in a 10:1 ratio, which means every 1 inch of rainfall could have come down as 10 inches of snow. That means the Denver area could have picked up over 3 feet of snowfall. Areas to the south like Sedalia which recorded over 6 inches of rain could have picked up over 5 feet of snow if the conditions were right and the temperatures were colder. | 2023-05-13T16:21:55+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/weather/wx-news/record-rain-could-have-been-feet-of-snow-in-denver/ |
SYDNEY (AP) — Thirty minutes after Australia knocked off Canada in the preliminary round of the women’s basketball World Cup, Lauren Jackson was back on the court signing autographs and posing for selfies with hundreds of adoring fans.
They couldn’t get enough of the Australian star and she reciprocated the love, not wanting to leave even when a security guard tried to get her to go back to the locker room.
The 41-year-old mom has been soaking in every minute of her impressive comeback story that has Australia in the quarterfinals as the top seed and drawing over 9,000 fans to some of their games.
“It’s special. I really could never have imagined I got the reception I’ve had the past week,” Jackson said. “It’s been more special than anything to me. I couldn’t have ever imagined it. To be here and be a part of it. I’m still pinching myself. I still can’t believe I’m in the green and gold.”
Among the crowd were five fans wearing G.O.A.T. masks in honor of the greatest player in the history of Australia basketball.
“I don’t think she’s just one of the greatest international players, but one of the greatest ever in the history of the sport,” former WNBA President Val Ackerman said. “I recall her being among the first of the multi-dimensional post players. She’s 6-foot-5 but could handle the ball, pass and shoot the 3. It’s the first time I could recall seeing that in post players.”
Jackson has been a force everywhere she has played.
She averaged 18.9 points during her WNBA career with Seattle, where she won two championships. She also won league titles in Australia, Spain and Russia as well as three Olympic silver medals and one bronze. Jackson helped Australia win its lone gold medal in the 2006 World Championship.
She retired from playing in 2016 after knee injuries derailed her career. Jackson, who has two sons — Harry and Lenny — had hoped to compete in the Olympics in 2016 but an ACL injury ended that dream. She stopped playing in the WNBA in 2012, walking away as one of the best players in league history.
Jackson had no intentions of playing again competitively after having a partial replacement on her right knee and dealing with the ACL tear that was followed by a staph infection. The former WNBA MVP acknowledges she had become reliant on painkillers, anti-inflammatories, sleeping pills and anti-depressants at the end of her playing career.
Things started to change about 13 months. That’s when Jackson said she was part of a trial for medical cannabis and that seemed to help.
Jackson started working out again a few months later to get in basketball shape — she had gained nearly 50 pounds since retiring. She was working out with the coach of her hometown Australian Basketball league team.
Matt Paps, the coach of the Albury team, told Jackson that he’d love to have her comeback and play. Now with the comeback complete, she’s got the Opals two wins away from medaling at home.
“I don’t believe in fairy tales,” Jackson said. “I just don’t. But if it ends today, if it ends tomorrow, I don’t care.
“I’ve had the ride of my life.”
Jackson, who is wearing No. 25 to signify her 25 years with the Opals, is more of a role player now than she was earlier in her Hall of Fame career. She is averaging 5.8 points while playing a little more than eight minutes a game.
“Lauren’s not the Lauren of old now, but she’s still going to be there for us,” said Australia coach Sandy Brondello, who played with Jackson on the national team for many years.
Like Ackerman, the coach said her former teammate is one of the best to ever play.
“Without a doubt, she’s the top three in the whole world regardless of where she’s from,” Brondello said.
In her latest run with her mates, Jackson is providing valued leadership for the Opals. After an opening loss to France, she gave an impassioned speech to the team. They responded, winning the next four games to win their group.
“It was angry mom time,” Jackson said laughing. “I had some choice words. We know (what) it takes to win and to have this opportunity to play in front of a home crowd we have to play with pride and that’s what it took.”
Jackson said despite how much fun she is having, she doesn’t expect to compete for the Opals after this. She’ll be 43 when the Olympics are in Paris in two years.
“No way. No, Nothing can top this,” she said. “Honestly, nothing can top it. The fact we got through to the quarterfinals, this is the pool of death. People thought after Game 1 we might be on the way out. They are going to be moving forward. They got it. They know what it takes now. It’s pretty awesome I get to be a part of it.”
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More AP women’s basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-09-29T12:59:12+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/sports/us-world-sports/ap-lauren-jackson-aussie-fans-enjoying-her-world-cup-finale/ |
A Russian court on Friday sentenced a top opposition figure to a years-long prison term, the latest move in the Kremlin’s multipronged crackdown on opposition activists, independent media and rights groups.
Andrei Pivovarov, former head of the Open Russia group, was sentenced to four years in prison by a court in the southern city of Krasnodar. Pivovarov was charged with “directing an undesirable organization,” a criminal offense under a 2015 law. He has maintained his innocence and has insisted that the charges against him were brought because of his plans to run for parliament in September 2021.
Pivovarov’s jailing and prosecution came as part of a sweeping effort by President Vladimir Putin’s government to stifle any and all dissent in Russia. It kicked off with the arrest and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in January 2021. Since then, dozens of opposition activists have faced prosecution and pressure from the authorities. Many have left Russia, while others have been imprisoned.
The clampdown intensified after Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, with the remaining Kremlin critics facing charges for publicly denouncing the war. Earlier this week, a court in Moscow remanded another top opposition figure, Ilya Yashin, in custody pending investigation and trial on the charges of spreading false information about the Russian military. Yashin was one of the few prominent opposition politicians who haven’t left Russia.
Pivovarov was pulled off a Warsaw-bound plane at St. Petersburg’s airport just before takeoff in May 2021. He was taken to the southern city of Krasnodar, where he was accused of supporting a local candidate on behalf of an “undesirable” organization. The charges were based on his social media posts supporting independent candidates in Krasnodar’s municipal election.
Pivovarov rejected the charges and noted that the criminal case against him was opened two days after Open Russia shut down. The group disbanded to shield members from prosecution after it was designated an “undesirable” organization.
Commenting Friday on his sentence, Pivovarov’s close ally Tatyana Usmanova vowed in a Facebook post that the fight for his freedom will continue. “An appeal, cassation and the Supreme Court are ahead, we will fight on,” Usmanova wrote.
Also Friday, Russian authorities declared two investigative news outlets “undesirable,” outlawing their operation in Russia.
The Prosecutor General’s office told Russia’s state news agency Tass that the investigative group Bellingcat and the Russian online outlet The Insider, as well as the Czech nonprofit CEELI Institute, “pose a threat to the foundations of the (country’s) constitutional order and security.”
The Insider, a news outlet registered in Latvia, has worked with Bellingcat on high-profile cases such as the nerve agent poisonings of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and Russian opposition leader Navalny. The websites of both have been blocked in Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian authorities have blocked dozens of news sites and taken renowned critical radio station off the airwaves. The websites of several foreign news outlets have also been blocked in Russia, as Moscow sought to control the narrative of what it calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
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Bechtel Limited achieves major international standard for the way in which it cares for its employees, a first in the industry
LONDON, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bechtel Limited, the UK company which is part of the Bechtel group of companies, has become the first in its industry to be awarded with the international standard ISO 30415 in Human Resource Management: Diversity and Inclusion.
The standard explores attitudes of employers towards diversity and inclusion and the extent to which its systems, processes, and behaviors are truly diverse and representational towards its employees. The certification requires an ongoing commitment to further improve diversity and inclusion practices. To date, just four companies worldwide have received this award, and Bechtel Limited is the first in the construction sector.
"Bechtel has employed a diverse workforce for many years, and it offers good opportunities for career development and progression," said John Mulholland, the ISO assessor who evaluated Bechtel Limited. "Two areas that Bechtel is focused on are Men Advocating Real Change workshops that provide an opportunity for people to reflect on their behavior and the impact it may have on others; and fostering women in leadership that is evidence of Bechtel's commitment to improvement."
"It is brilliant that Bechtel's UK workplace has been recognized as an inclusive and diverse environment where colleagues can thrive," said John Williams, managing director of Bechtel Limited. "That is our ambition. We're on a journey but this new ISO standard will help us to do even better. Supporting our customers to achieve incredible results requires fully utilizing the talents of our communities by building teams of valued and fulfilled colleagues."
Bechtel chose to work with Center for Assessment to achieve ISO 30415 certification.
"Center for Assessment is proud to assess forward-thinking organizations against ISO 30415 and recognize them with certification. Bechtel truly embraces diversity & inclusion across the whole organization and Center for Assessment is delighted to have completed a successful assessment for them," said Richard Hamilton, head of Business Development at Centre for Assessment. "Certification aims to drive continuous improvement and the organizational culture at Bechtel is equipped to make this happen, enabling them to be an attractive workplace that values its people."
Bechtel is a global leader in engineering, construction and project management and has been operating in the U.K for 70 years, building projects with customers that have the power to transform by creating access and opportunity, protecting people and the environment, getting the world closer to net zero, and accelerating progress so current and future generations thrive. In the U.K, Bechtel's projects include working with CityFibre to accelerate the rollout of fiber; supporting High Speed 2 to build sustainable transport while enabling sustainable growth; developing floating offshore wind with Hexicon A.B. to turbocharge clean energy production; and working with Cavendish Nuclear Solutions to safely retrieve, package and permanently dispose of decades-old nuclear waste at Sellafield.
In the same week as being notified of the ISO accreditation, Bechtel's UK team was included in the 2022 list of Top 100 Most Inclusive Workplaces by the UK's National Centre for Diversity. The accolade awards workplaces which have developed their policies and practices to promote fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement. The U.K team is sharing best practices with Bechtel offices across the world, including in the U.S., Middle East, Europe, and Australia, to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion across its global footprint.
About Bechtel
Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Bechtel serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com
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Overjet, the leader in dental AI for providers and payers, received a Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL) from Health Canada for its innovative X-ray analysis technology.
BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Overjet, the dental industry leader in artificial intelligence solutions, announced today it's expanding into Canada. The company received a Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL) from Health Canada for its AI-powered radiograph analysis and annotation software designed to help dentists offer more comprehensive care.
Overjet is collaborating with several of Canada's largest dental groups, insurers, and product distribution companies to implement the AI technology. The software analyzes dental X-rays in real time to detect cavities and calculus, as well as identify restorations, root canals, and other prior treatment. It also quantifies bone loss to aid in the diagnosis of periodontal disease, a common gum infection that causes the bone and tissue supporting teeth to deteriorate.
The objective analysis helps dentists know where to take a deeper look so they can provide comprehensive patient care. The software also reviews the past 18 months of X-rays of every patient in the practice and cross-references with the treatment plans on file to identify patients with potentially undiagnosed conditions.
"Canada is one of the leading countries in AI and technology adoption, and we look forward to bringing Overjet to Canada to enhance oral health," said Wardah Inam, PhD, the CEO and co-founder of Overjet. "We look forward to working with our Canadian partners to create a future that is clinically-precise, efficient, and patient-centric."
"It's an honor to have the opportunity to introduce AI technology to advance patient care in the country where I grew up," said Chris Balaban, DMD, VP of Clinical Affairs at Overjet. "Overjet not only provides data-driven insights to help dentists determine the right treatment at the right time, but it helps educate and empower patients to make more informed decisions about their oral and overall health."
In the United States, Overjet has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and is used by dental support organizations (DSOs), independent dentists, and dental insurance carriers, representing more than 100 million patients.
Canadian providers, payers, and industry partners seeking more information are urged to visit overjet.com.
Founded by experts from MIT and Harvard School of Dentistry, Overjet is the industry leader in dental artificial intelligence, helping both providers and payers improve patient care. By combining deep expertise in dentistry and advanced engineering, Overjet develops accurate and quantified ways to detect pathologies, and integrates actionable insights into workflows to operationalize a feedback loop between providers, payers, and patients. Every day, some of the largest DSOs and insurance companies rely on accurate information provided by Overjet's FDA-cleared platform to drive better care and service to patients. Learn more at overjet.com.
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HBCU coach apologizes after offering scholarship to student dropped by Florida for rapping slur
Albany State football coach Quinn Gray issued an apology on Friday days after offering a scholarship to four-star quarterback Marcus Stokes.
Stokes had his scholarship to the University of Florida pulled in November after video of him using the N-word surfaced on social media.
In a statement, Stokes said that he used the word while "rapping along to the words" of a song.
On Tuesday, Stokes announced on social media that he had received an offer from the Albany State Golden Rams, a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia.
On Friday, Albany State head football coach Quinn Gray apologized for his decision to "speak with a student that did not meet your expectations."
While Gray did not mention Stokes in the statement, the head coach was reportedly reprimanded by the school’s president for the offer, according to HBCU Gameday.
"Let me start with a humble apology. An apology for not honoring the tradition and history of ASU and for letting many of you down," Gray said in his statement. "I didn't uphold the Ramily standard that I know you expect. Please know that my decision to speak with a student that did not meet your expectations was unacceptable. I only wanted the best for our team, athletes, and institution when I invited the student to visit ASU. As I say to our players, ‘there is a consequence to every action.’
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"The consequences of my actions brought pain to our University. I was trying to help a student get back in competition, and in my haste, I did not consider the impact the decision would have on all of you. Frankly, it wasn't my place to use ASU as the platform for redemption in this case. I regret that I used flawed judgment. If given the opportunity, I will do better."
Fox News Digital reached out to Gray to confirm whether Stokes still has an offer from the university.
"ASU expects excellence," the statement continued. "The president has made it clear that my actions did not meet that standard. It was never my intent to misrepresent what ASU stands for nor to ignore the rich history of this institution. I am fully committed to the University's mission of supporting academic excellence and student success.
"Being accepted into the Ramily is something that you have to earn. The Ramily embodies the spirit, authenticity, and love forged from the toil of giants before me. My actions caused you to question my commitment to our institution and our ancestors. As the consequences go, I hope to find a way back into the Ramily."
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Stokes also received an offer from Alabama A&M and the University of West Florida this week, according to his Twitter account.
Following the news that the Gators had decided to pull their offer in November, Stokes apologized in a statement.
"I was in my car listening to rap music, rapping along to the words and posted a video of it on social media," he wrote. "I deeply apologize for the words in the song that I chose to say. It was hurtful and offensive to many people, and I regret that.
"I fully accept the consequences for my actions, and I respect the University of Florida’s decision to withdraw my scholarship offer to play football. My intention was never to hurt anybody and I recognize that even when going along with a song, my words still carry a lot of weight. I will strive to be better and to become the best version of myself on and off the field."
"I know that learning from my mistakes is a first important step."
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Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report | 2023-01-29T03:00:49+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/hbcu-coach-apologizes-after-offering-scholarship-to-student-dropped-by-florida-for-rapping-slur |
Apple's foray into live sports took a big step forward Tuesday.
Apple and Major League Soccer have announced a 10-year partnership on a streaming service that will allow fans to watch every game without local blackouts or restrictions. The service will be available exclusively through the Apple TV app beginning next year.
The deal is Apple’s second venture into streaming professional sports. In April, it began airing “Friday Night Baseball,” an exclusive weekly doubleheader of Major League Baseball games.
“The opportunity to partner with a sports league, and truly build the product together with them is very, very unique,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services. “We can bring the things that we do really well with the things that they do really well and really make the product, which I think will be significantly better for the fans. We want to create a great experience for fans to be able to watch and experience MLS like they’ve never had before."
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber said Apple is not paying a rights fee but rather a minimum guarantee against revenues that will be generated with both selling subscriptions.
“It’s part of what we both wanted. We’re in business together,” Garber said.
People with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press that the minimum guarantee is worth $250 million per year. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t at liberty to publicly discuss financial matters.
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The details of the streaming service will be announced in the coming months. The package will be included for fans who have full-season ticket packages for their club.
Some MLS and Leagues Cup matches will be available at no additional cost to Apple TV+ subscribers, with a limited number of matches also available for free.
“We really couldn’t have found a better partner to embark on this new journey together to capitalize on the momentum that exists in MLS today,” Garber said. “We can use this deal as rocket fuel as we build towards the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico in 2026 and thinking about what the sport of soccer, what Major League Soccer could look like, in the years beyond."
Currently, most MLS out-of-market games are streamed on ESPN+, but there are blackout restrictions due to some local rights agreements. The league’s deals with Fox Sports and ESPN expire at the end of the year. ESPN has carried games since the league began in 1996 and Fox since 2014. Garber is hoping the league can reach a deal with a broadcast partner.
Even with the Apple deal, MLS does have the opportunity to simulcast some games nationally.
Streaming is already built into soccer fans' DNA. The league said it has found in various studies that 83% of MLS fans watch sports on streaming devices or recorded TV in a typical week, much higher than the general average of 52% for all TV viewers.
What also makes the deal intriguing for Apple is that MLS has the youngest and most diverse audience compared to the other four major professional North American sports leagues.
Besides all regular-season and postseason matches, the package includes all Leagues Cup matches — the competition between MLS and Mexico’s Liga MX — as well as select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches.
Apple will also partner with MLS on presentation of the matches as the league takes over production. This is another step forward for the league, but is similar to the way European soccer leagues do business. All matches will be called in English and Spanish while those involving Canadian clubs will also be available in French.
All matches will also be available in Full HD (1080p) for the first time. Previously, matches were broadcast in 1080i or 720p.
Garber said the league will have a more streamlined schedule beginning next season, with most matches being played on Saturdays at 7 p.m. local time and some on Wednesdays. The only time that might change is for a national broadcast or stadium conflict. The league will expand to 29 teams in 2023 with the debut of St. Louis CITY SC.
The deal comes as Apple is also exploring opportunities with other sports. The company has been pursuing streaming NFL games when the league’s “Sunday Ticket” expires at the end of the upcoming season. | 2022-06-14T23:27:02+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/apple-mls-announce-10-year-streaming-partnership/2784339/ |
Kostyuk to play and wear Wilson, further cementing the brand's leading role in tennis
CHICAGO, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sporting Goods Co. today announces its partnership with professional tennis player, Marta Kostyuk, as the first complete Wilson ambassador, across rackets, footwear and clothing. Just over one year ago, Wilson got into the technical apparel business– matching its level of industry-leading excellence in sports equipment with sportswear that is second-to-none. Now, Kostyuk becomes the first Wilson Advisory Staff member to wear and play Wilson, head-to-toe, as she continues her rise to the top.
"Wilson is committed to equipping athletes with all they need to succeed on and off the court, and there is nobody better to join forces with than Marta Kostyuk," says Jason Collins, Global General Manager of Wilson Racquet Sports. "Marta has an extremely sharp game, and we look forward to not only expanding Wilson's impact in the sport of tennis, but also supporting her as she grows her competitive edge and personal brand."
The 20-year-old Ukrainian touted the Blade v8 racket, custom Wilson Sportswear and the Rush Pro 4.0 tennis shoes on-court at the Adelaide International Tennis Tournament last week, where she made the quarterfinals. The Wilson sportswear design team will continue to develop custom apparel for Kostyuk that mirrors the innovative quality available to consumers. Kostyuk will continue to feature these pieces, as well as new performance rackets and footwear silhouettes, as she builds on her career-high world rankings of 49 in singles (Feb. 2022) and 39 in doubles (Sept. 2022).
"Growing up in a tennis family, Wilson has always been a trusted staple in my game for as long as I can remember," says Marta Kostyuk. "It feels surreal to officially be playing and wearing Wilson; a partnership that I know will inspire and evolve, just as the game does."
The partnership launches in tandem with Wilson's latest tennis sportswear collection, inspired by the first Major of the season. The line, available for both women and men, is available beginning today on wilson.com. Top silhouettes include women's Match Point Tee Lite, Players Cropped Polo and Wrap It Up Tennis Skirt, as well as men's Players Seamless Polo, Players Seamless Crew and Tournament Short.
Kostyuk joins Wilson's roster of incredible athletes, with the strongest global ambassador network in the sport of tennis. As a Wilson Advisory Staff member, Kostyuk will offer valuable insights and test Wilson's performance tennis products, as well as work with Wilson's sportswear design team on inspiration and direction for the future. For more information and to shop Marta's looks, please visit wilson.com.
Note: Pros often customize the racket they use. Racket specifications on endorsed consumer models may vary from the models used by Pros for match-play.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — After a rain delay of more than 4 1/2 hours, a couple hundred fans were left at Progressive Field when Sunday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians resumed in the fourth inning.
The official delay was 4 hours, 33 minutes and the teams consulted with Major League Baseball throughout the break. With both clubs in playoff contention and not a lot of good travel logistics in the final month of the regular season, the decision was made to wait out the rain.
There is no official record for rain delays. In 2013, the Kansas City at St. Louis game was held up for 4:32 before resuming in the ninth inning. In 1990, the Texas at Chicago White Sox game never got started and was called after a wait of 7:23.
Seattle’s Adam Frazier was batting with runners on first and second when the umpires called for the tarp at 3:35 p.m. The game began in a steady rain, which became a downpour while Frazier was batting. Seattle led 2-1 at the time of the delay.
The grounds crew made a brief appearance around 6:30 p.m. to drag the tarp into right field and dump the water into the outfield. The infield and mound were worked on before the tarp was put back on the infield.
An announcement was put on the scoreboard telling fans that more rain was approaching and a decision would be made after those showers passed through the area.
The game finally resumed at 8:08 p.m. in front of a small crowd, which cheered at literally everything that happened once the players took the field.
Both teams wanted to play a nine-inning game. Had they not resumed and the game been suspended, the Mariners would’ve needed to return to Cleveland after completing a series in Kansas City on Sept. 26, finish play against the Guardians and then host Texas the next day.
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Ford’s latest Mustang is set to go racing all over the globe, with the company on Friday revealing a new GT3 customer race car that’s confirmed for both North America’s IMSA SportsCar Championship and the global FIA World Endurance Championship. Entry in the latter will see the Mustang GT3 compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Mustang GT3 is derived from the track-focused Mustang Dark Horse, and will be ready to race from the 2024 season. Ford will field the car in the SportsCar Championship’s GT3 class starting next year, and customer team Proton Competition will enter it in the World Endurance Championship’s GTE class, also from next year. GTE is the same class in which Ford took a class victory at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a race car based on its GT supercar.
Some of the cars the Mustang GT3 will compete against will include race cars based on the likes of the Aston Martin Vantage, Chevrolet Corvette, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, and Porsche 911.
Ford has developed the Mustang GT3 with motorsports partners Multimatic and M-Sport. Multimatic is the same company that builds the GT supercar, as well as the more recent Bronco DR racer, and will also build the Mustang GT3. M-Sport in recent years has worked closely with Ford in rally competition, and will be responsible for building the Mustang GT3’s engine, in this case a bespoke 5.4-liter version of the regular 5.0-liter V-8. It’s possible the engine will also end up in a road-going Mustang GT3 hinted at by Ford CEO Jim Farley in March.
The Mustang GT3 race car also features unequal-length double-wishbone suspension front and rear, a rear-mounted transaxle gearbox, carbon-fiber body panels, and an aero package developed to meet GT3 rules.
Its first race will be the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona next January. The race is the opening round of the SportsCar Championship.
Joey Hand, one of the class-winning drivers in Ford’s 2016 Le Mans campaign, is serving as a test and development driver for the program.
Versions of the latest Mustang are competing across a wide spectrum of racing series, including NASCAR, Australia’s Supercars series, and soon also GT3 competition. A Mustang GT4 race car is also coming to further expand the car’s eligibility in global competition. Ford is also known to be working on a Mustang Dark Horse R race car that could potentially form the basis of a new one-make series.
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- Watch Ben Collins drive a 1985 Porsche 962 Rothmans Group C racer headed to auction | 2023-06-09T16:05:03+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/automotive/internet-brands/ford-mustang-gt3-revealed-will-race-at-le-mans-from-2024/ |
Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications.
The company hasn’t explained to the journalists why it took down the accounts and made their profiles and past tweets disappear. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts that he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence for that claim.
The sudden suspension of news reporters followed Musk’s decision Wednesday to permanently ban an account that automatically tracked the flights of his private jet using publicly available data. That also led Twitter to change its rules for all users to prohibit the sharing of another person’s current location without their consent.
Several of the reporters suspended Thursday night had been writing about that new policy and Musk’s rationale for imposing it, which involved his allegations about a stalking incident he said affected his family on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
“Same doxxing rules apply to ‘journalists’ as to everyone else,” Musk tweeted Thursday. He later added: “Criticizing me all day long is totally fine, but doxxing my real-time location and endangering my family is not.”
“Doxxing” refers to disclosing online someone’s identity, address, or other personal details.
The Washington Post’s executive editor, Sally Buzbee, called for technology reporter Drew Harwell’s Twitter account to be reinstated immediately. The suspension “directly undermines Elon Musk’s claim that he intends to run Twitter as a platform dedicated to free speech,” Buzbee wrote. “Harwell was banished without warning, process or explanation, following the publication of his accurate reporting about Musk.”
CNN said in a statement that “the impulsive and unjustified suspension of a number of reporters, including CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, is concerning but not surprising.”
“Twitter’s increasing instability and volatility should be of incredible concern for everyone who uses Twitter,” CNN’s statement added. “We have asked Twitter for an explanation, and we will reevaluate our relationship based on that response.”
Another suspended journalist, Matt Binder of the technology news outlet Mashable, said he was banned Thursday night immediately after sharing a screenshot that O’Sullivan had posted before the CNN reporter’s suspension.
The screenshot showed a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department sent earlier Thursday to multiple media outlets, including The Associated Press, about how it was in touch with Musk’s representatives about the alleged stalking incident, but that no crime report had yet been filed.
“I did not share any location data, as per Twitter’s new terms. Nor did I share any links to ElonJet or other location tracking accounts,” Binder said in an email. “I have been highly critical of Musk but never broke any of Twitter’s listed policies.”
Binder said a message he received while trying to access his Twitter account showed that his suspension was permanent. But Musk later suggested the penalty would last a week in response to a question about his suspension of former ESPN and MSNBC host Keith Olbermann.
Late Thursday, Musk briefly joined a Twitter Spaces conference chat hosted by journalist Kate Notopoulos of Buzzfeed. He reiterated his claims that the journalists Twitter banned were “doxxing” him when they were reporting on the jet tracking accounts being banned.
“There is not special treatment for journalists,” Musk said, after being asked by the Post’s Drew Harwell if he had a connection between the stalking incident and posting of real-time information.
“You dox, you get suspended, end of story,” he added, before abruptly signing out. The Spaces ended abruptly shortly after 9 p.m. Pacific time.
“Sorry it appears the Space cut out, screen went suddenly blank on my end and everyone got booted,” host Notopoulos tweeted at 9:14 p.m. Pacific.
Another suspended reporter, Steve Herman of Voice of America, said he assumes he was banned “because I was tweeting about other journalists being suspended for tweeting about accounts being booted that had linked to the Elon Jet feed.”
The suspensions come as Musk makes major changes to content moderation on Twitter. He has tried, through the release of selected company documents dubbed as “The Twitter Files,” to claim the platform suppressed right-wing voices under its previous leaders.
He has promised to let free speech reign and has reinstated high-profile accounts that previously broke Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct or harmful misinformation, but also has said he would suppress negativity and hate by depriving some accounts of “freedom of reach.”
The nonprofit Committee to Protect Journalists, which defends journalists around the world, said Thursday night it was concerned about the suspensions.
“If confirmed as retaliation for their work, this would be a serious violation of journalists’ right to report the news without fear of reprisal,” the group said. | 2022-12-16T11:29:25+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/twitter-suspends-journalists-who-covered-elon-musk/ |
Cultural debates over race, abortion and transgender rights divided lawmakers on a bill that outlines Pentagon priorities for the coming year — legislation that's historically been bipartisan.
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The 2023 Masters Tournament Odds & Preview: Justin Thomas
The 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club will see Justin Thomas as part of the field in Augusta, Georgia from April 6 - 9, up against the par-72, 7,545-yard course, with a purse of $15,000,000.00 at stake.
Looking to bet on Thomas at the Masters Tournament this week? Read on for the betting odds and stats you can use before you make your picks.
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Justin Thomas Insights
- Over his last 20 rounds, Thomas has finished below par 12 times, while also posting 15 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has carded a top-five score in three of his last 20 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day four times.
- Thomas has registered a score within three shots of the day's best in four of his last 20 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day 11 times.
- In his past five tournaments, Thomas has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- Thomas has finished with a better-than-average score in four of his past five tournaments.
- Thomas will attempt to extend his streak of made cuts to 14 by qualifying for the weekend again.
Over the last year
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Masters Tournament Insights and Stats
- In Thomas' past seven appearances at this tournament, he has finished among the top five once and the top 10 two times. His average finish has been 18th.
- Thomas made the cut in each of his last seven attempts at this event.
- Thomas last competed at this event in 2022 and finished eighth.
- The Tour has played courses with an average length of 7,294 yards in the past year, while Augusta National Golf Club is set for a longer 7,545 yards.
- The average course on the PGA Tour in the past year has played to 69.75 strokes per round and a score of -5. At Augusta National Golf Club, the scoring average is higher at +1 per tournament.
- Augusta National Golf Club checks in at 7,545 yards, 182 yards longer than the average course Thomas has played in the past year (7,363 yards).
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -3 among finishers, lower than the +1 average at this course.
Thomas' Last Time Out
- Thomas was in the 59th percentile on par 3s at the Valspar Championship, with an average of 3.10 strokes on the 20 par-3 holes.
- His 4.03-stroke average on the 36 par-4 holes at the Valspar Championship was strong, putting him in the 81st percentile of the field.
- Thomas shot better than 71% of the golfers at the Valspar Championship on the tournament's 16 par-5 holes, averaging 4.63 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.75.
- Thomas recorded a birdie or better on one of 20 par-3s at the Valspar Championship (the other participants averaged 1.4).
- On the 20 par-3s at the Valspar Championship, Thomas recorded three bogeys or worse (less than the tournament average of 3.4).
- Thomas' six birdies or better on par-4s at the Valspar Championship were more than the field average of 3.3.
- In that last outing, Thomas had a bogey or worse on six of 36 par-4s, equal to the field average.
- Thomas ended the Valspar Championship with a birdie or better on nine of the 16 par-5s, bettering the tournament average of 4.3.
- On the 16 par-5s at the Valspar Championship, Thomas had more bogeys or worse (two) than the field average (1.3).
Masters Tournament Time and Date Info
- Date: April 6 - 9, 2023
- Course: Augusta National Golf Club
- Location: Augusta, Georgia
- Par: 72 / 7,545 yards
- Thomas Odds to Win: +2000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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With Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away, we’re sure you’re in the middle of trying to plan the perfect holiday meal. Whether it’s using your favorite turkey recipe, choosing the perfect side dishes, or deciding on a new dessert to top off the meal, Thanksgiving dinner is one of the highlight meals of the year.
But what about breakfast on that busy cooking day? Even on Thanksgiving morning, everyone is going to wake up hungry and want to eat. You can kick off the holiday food festivities with this adorable cinnamon roll turkey!
These sweet and savory little turkeys come from the Pillsbury kitchen. We love that they start with refrigerated dough, which means less time working on food. And, on Thanksgiving Day, that is essential.
To make the cinnamon roll turkeys, you’ll need:
- 1 can (17.5-ounce) refrigerated Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing (5 Count)
- 10 slices bacon
- 10 candy eyeballs
- 5 pieces candy corn
- 5 red mini candy-coated chocolate candies
- 15 mini pretzel sticks, cut in half
Since the can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls contains five rolls, this is enough to make five turkeys. If you think you’ll need to make more (and we’re pretty sure you will), just multiply the ingredients to accommodate the number of servings you need. So, if you want 10 turkeys, just double the recipe.
You can usually find candy eyeballs in the baking or candy section in your local craft stores. Sometimes grocery stores have them, as well.
Baking up these cinnamon roll turkeys is super simple, too. There are only five steps!
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Open the rolls and set the icing to the side. Then, separate them into five rolls on a baking sheet. Undo each roll about 1 inch and then tuck the end of the dough into the roll to create the turkey’s neck.
- Bake for 19 to 21 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown. Remove from the sheet and allow to cool on a rack for 5 minutes.
- Cook bacon until crisp, and drain it on a paper towel-lined plate. Cut each slice in half and tuck four halves into the back of each roll so they stick up for the tail.
- Finally, spread the rolls with icing and decorate them with candy eyeballs, candy corn and coated chocolate candies. Use the halved pretzel sticks for the turkey’s feet.
Pillsbury has the full recipe here.
Not only is this a delicious way to start your Thanksgiving Day feast, but it’s also the perfect meal for even little kids to help prepare and serve. They get to feel like part of the celebration and then get to enjoy a sweet treat for breakfast!
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories. | 2022-11-11T15:02:42+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/cinnamon-roll-turkeys-are-cute-thanksgiving-day |
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