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By RIA ROEBUCK JOSEPH
THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
(The Center Square) – A new ACT for California is on the horizon. “This is a big deal for climate action,” Gov. Gavin Newsom stated. The Advanced Clean Trucks rule will set new minimum limits for zero-emission truck sales, with increasing ZEV manufacturing standards starting from 2024 through 2035.
Last week, two Clean Air Act waivers for California’s heavy-duty truck regulations were approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, allowing the rule to go into effect.
California truck manufacturers will be required to increase new ZEV truck sales to as high as 75%, including 40% of semi-tractor sales by 2035.
“We’re leading the charge to get dirty trucks and buses – the most polluting vehicles – off our streets, and other states and countries are lining up to follow our lead around the world,” Gov. Newsom stated.
The governor’s 2020 Zero-Emission Vehicle Executive Order, requires 100% heavy-duty vehicles in California to be clean-running by 2045. Following that order, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) developed the ACT Regulation as a means to accelerate a large-scale transition to zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles.
Eight states are following California’s blueprint and moving to adopt or have adopted ACT. Together with California, the states represent 22% of all truck sales in the country.
The “decision by the U.S. EPA allows California to be the world’s first government to require zero-emission trucks and paves the way for clean trucks and buses across the globe,” a statement from the governor’s office read.
The governor and legislature have committed over $5 billion to the transitional shift to cleaner trucks and buses. Last year similar incentives resulted in 19% of all new car sales in the state being zero-emissions vehicles.
“Last year, California became one of the first jurisdictions in the world with a real plan to end tailpipe emissions for cars,” Gov. Newsom said.
Much of California’s electricity continues to come from fossil fuels with 3% from coal and 38% from natural gas according to the California Energy Commission. | 2023-04-05T00:31:37+00:00 | newspress.com | https://newspress.com/californias-new-act-a-push-for-clean-running-heavy-duty-trucks/ |
U-Haul hits and injures several pedestrians on New York City sidewalk
A man drove a U-Haul truck onto a sidewalk, striking and injuring several pedestrians in New York City on Monday before police captured him following a chase.
The truck sped through the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn before police stopped it near the entrance to a tunnel leading from Brooklyn to Manhattan, a law enforcement official said. Details were not immediately available. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The official said at least five pedestrians were hurt in the crash, which coincided with the start of the death penalty phase in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, an Islamic extremist who killed eight people in 2017 by mowing them down with a truck.
It was not clear whether the two events were related. | 2023-02-13T17:58:37+00:00 | 4029tv.com | https://www.4029tv.com/article/nyc-u-haul-pedestrians-struck/42859379 |
FAYETTEVILLE — If Arkansas defeats No. 23 Liberty on Saturday it will mean they are heading to another bowl game following the season.
Arkansas (5-3) will host Liberty (7-1) at 3 p.m. Saturday with the game televised on the SEC Network. The Hogs have won two games in a row and Sam Pittman has never lost to a non-conference opponent.
It will mark the first home game for Arkansas since Oct. 1 when they hosted Alabama. The Razorbacks are favored in this game despite being unranked, but what will they have to do to get a victory? Here’s five keys.
KJ Jefferson Have Big Game
When quarterback KJ Jefferson rolls the Hogs usually do as well. He had a very big game against BYU and came back with another good performance against Auburn. Jefferson is the key in this balanced offense from Kendal Briles. He can run, but the passing game that started slowly this season is now clicking as well. Jefferson has such wide receivers as Jadon Haselwood and Matt Landers along with tight end Trey Knox. His partner in the backfield, running back Rocket Sanders, is also a threat in the passing game. No one will forget the shovel pass from Jefferson to Sanders that helped defeat Missouri State. Jefferson has only thrown one interception all season and that bounced off the receiver’s hands. He had some costly fumbles earlier in the season, but he has eliminated those in this winning streak.
Win Third Down on Both Sides
Yes, this is in here each week it seems like, but the games where Arkansas stays on the field on third down and gets off on defense usually translates to a lot of success for the Hogs. Arkansas has done a better job of this since the last loss to Mississippi State. That was a game where Jefferson didn’t play and the defense had no solution for stopping the Bulldogs offense. Liberty has a good offense that can run or pass and they dominated BYU. Liberty has two proven quarterbacks. Watch third down plays on Saturday and see how successful the Razorbacks are on both sides of the ball. Success there should lead to a win.
Cut Down on Penalties, Eliminate Turnovers
Arkansas has had too many penalties this season. It’s somewhat of a mystery since Pittman’s teams are usually very disciplined. Part of the penalty issue has been a injury-depleted secondary getting pass interference calls. But they have had other penalties as well and too many of them. They have cut back on the turnovers and that is a must. It seems lately they have one fumble each game. They need to eliminate that. Auburn scored three points off the turnover last week.
Have Success in Red Zone
Last week Arkansas was 7 for 7 in the red zone. That is the success they need the remainder of the season against four very good teams to close out the regular season. Touchdowns are important, but if not able to get into the end zone at least get a field goal from Cam Little. The talented sophomore hasn’t missed a field goal since the Texas A&M game. In some games this season the Hogs simply haven’t been very good in the red zone. That haunted them in the loss to Texas A&M. Liberty is fresh off a bye week and Hogs need to capitalize on each opportunity they get to put points up against the Flames.
Don’t Let it be Four-Quarter Game
Liberty coach Hugh Freeze said this week Arkansas has better players and probably better coaches than his team. He is right and that is why Arkansas needs to deliver a knockout blow to the Flames and not let this game go deep in fourth quarter with the outcome still in doubt. The longer Liberty hangs around the longer they believe they can beat the Hogs. Freeze said he has never had success in Fayetteville and the Razorbacks need to make sure his third try at Razorback Stadium isn’t a charm.
There’s several other keys, but if Arkansas can successfully do these five things they will get a win. | 2022-11-04T17:33:27+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/5-keys-for-razorbacks-to-defeat-no-23-liberty/ |
Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers
The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for “spectacular” views of the event, and it's also dredging up bad memories among some Hawaii residents who have been through harrowing volcanic experiences in the past.
It was just four years ago that Nicole Skilling fled her home near a community where more than 700 residences were destroyed by lava. She relocated to the South Kona area, only to find herself packing her car with food and supplies this week after Mauna Loa erupted late Sunday.
Officials were initially concerned that lava flowing down the side of the volcano would head toward South Kona, but scientists later assured the public that the eruption migrated to a rift zone on Mauna Loa's northeast flank and wasn't threatening any communities.
Still, the uncertainty is somewhat unnerving.
“It just happened last night, so I really haven’t had a lot of time to worry about it yet, basically," Skilling said Monday. “And thankfully, right now, it’s at the northeast rift zone. But if it breaks on the west side, that’s when we’re talking about coming into a large populated area. ... That’s why I do have a little bit of PTSD.”
Video: Helicopter view of Mauna Loa volcano eruption
Even though there were no evacuation orders, some people decided to leave their homes, prompting officials to open shelters in the Kona and Kau areas. Very few if any stayed in them overnight, Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth said, and they would be closing Tuesday.
Despite that, some in the area were preparing for unpredictable changes.
Kamakani Rivera-Kekololio, who lives in the south Kona community of Hookena, was keeping supplies like food and blankets in his car.
“We're being makaukau for anything,” Rivera-Kekololio said, using the Hawaiian word for “ready.”
Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said Tuesday that the lava was flowing “not super fast” at less than 1 mph, though the exact speed wasn't yet clear. It was moving downhill about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from Saddle Road, which connects the east and west sides of the island. The flow was likely to slow down about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) from the road when it hits flatter ground.
It was not clear when or if the lava will reach the road.
“We’re not even sure it will reach the highway, but that is certainly the next step in progress if it continues on these trends,” he said, adding that it's also possible a fissure could open up and drain away some of the supply feeding the flow.
The smell of volcanic gases and sulfur was thick in the air Tuesday along Saddle Road, where people were watching a wide stream of lava creep closer. Clouds cleared to reveal a large plume of gas and ash rising from an open summit vent above the flow.
Video: Visitors react to Mauna Loa volcano eruption
Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation.
“We’re thankful the lava flow is not affecting residential areas at this time, allowing schools and businesses to remain open,” he said in a statement. “I’m issuing this Emergency Proclamation now to allow responders to respond quickly or limit access, if necessary, as the eruption continues.”
Hon said lava crossed the Mauna Loa Observatory access road Monday night and cut off power to the facility. It could move toward the county seat of Hilo, he added, but that could take a week or longer.
Meanwhile, scientists are trying to measure the gas emitted from the eruption.
“It's just very early in this eruption right now,” Hon said.
The eruption is drawing visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is open 24 hours a day. “The viewing has been spectacular" especially before sunrise and at night, park spokeswoman Jessica Ferracane said.
Visitors there are currently able to witness two eruptive events: the glow from Kilauea's lava lake and lava from a Mauna Loa fissure.
“This is a rare time where we have two eruptions happening simultaneously,” Ferracane said.
People in the northern Hilo neighborhood closest to the Mauna Loa eruption were cautious, but not overly scared Tuesday.
Lindsay Cloyd, 33, said it makes her a bit nervous, but she feels safe and is also in awe of the forces of nature happening in her backyard.
Originally from Utah and living in Hawaii for only a few years, she has never been part of an eruption.
“I feel so humbled and small," she said, adding that "it’s a profound, incredible experience to get to be here while that’s happening.”
Down the street, Thomas Schneider, 38, an optical engineer at the Gemini Observatory on Mauna Kea, just finished building his new home in the neighborhood.
The threat of lava never came up when he was buying the property, but he'd lived in Hilo for over a decade and knew the risks.
“If you were to look around my property you would see lava rock formations sticking out,” he said. “We live on an active volcano, so everywhere is kind of a lava zone.”
Video: Smoke plumes rise above Mauna Loa after volcanic eruption
Mauna Loa’s last eruption came close to his neighborhood but stopped short.
He said he’s not afraid.
“I’ve been waiting since I moved here to see Mauna Loa go off, it’s supposed to be spectacular,” he said. “It’s kind of exciting that it’s finally erupting.”
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Kelleher reported from Honolulu. Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu contributed. | 2022-11-30T10:31:25+00:00 | koat.com | https://www.koat.com/article/hawaii-volcano-eruption-has-some-on-alert-draws-onlookers/42102037 |
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.185 per outstanding share of Carrier common stock. The dividend will be payable on May 24, 2023 to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 5, 2023.
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As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.
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Police: Man arrested for fraud in cashback scheme at Kroger grocery stores
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - Police are investigating a man who allegedly was using a cashback scheme at multiple grocery stores.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department reports that 24-year-old Austin Chase Hooper was arrested for committing fraud at self-checkout kiosks at Kroger supermarkets.
According to an arrest affidavit, Hooper would purchase a small item using the cashback option with a card at self-checkouts at Kroger stores, as reported by WSMV.
Before the money could dispense, Hooper allegedly placed a bag over the cash dispenser and concealed the funds the kiosk provided.
Authorities said he would quickly pocket the cash, call a Kroger attendant, and tell the worker that the machine did not dispense any money.
On Aug. 22, 2021, Steve Woodwall with Kroger Loss Prevention reportedly spotted Hooper’s connection with these incidents and banned him from all Kroger locations.
The 24-year-old was later indicted for theft and burglary, according to authorities.
The affidavit stated that 21 incidents involved Hooper attempting his cashback scheme at Kroger stores in the area.
Copyright 2022 WSMV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-25T19:44:36+00:00 | live5news.com | https://www.live5news.com/2022/06/25/police-man-arrested-fraud-cashback-scheme-kroger-grocery-stores/ |
TODD MISSION, Texas, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Renaissance Festival welcomes thousands back to the Kingdom during opening weekend. Fun, fantasy, and faeries return this weekend, October 15th and 16th, during 1001 Dreams!
"Fairgoers from all over the state were welcomed back to the TRF this past weekend," says Carl Foy, Marketing Director for Texas Renaissance Festival. "The King and Queen kicked off Oktoberfest at the Festival in Style, donning traditional Bavarian styled garb, as thousands enjoy the shows, shoppes, and food at the largest event of it's kind in the country."
This weekend faeries, elves, and other fanciful creatures bring enchantment to the lanes of New Market Village at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Cheer on your favorite knight during the royal joust, take in a show at any of the 27 stages, shop and eat your way through the kingdoms of France, Germany, England, Spain, and more! Patrons can show their magical finery in the fantasy costume contest or test their endurance in the fiery dragon-wing eating contest. Every night ends with his majesty's royal fireworks!
Texas Renaissance Festival is open from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm, Saturdays, Sunday, and Thanksgiving Friday through November 27th. Save $5 per person buy purchasing admission in advance at TexRenFest.com. Also, children under the age of 12 are free on Sunday!
The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre New Market Village and Fields of New Market Campgrounds in Todd Mission, Texas. This immersive experience features world renowned live entertainment works by master artists and craftspeople, award winning food and drink, hand-powered rides, and games, and over 100 interactive characters during its eight themed weekends from October 8 through November 27, 2022.
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Federal health officials are conducting a new study to determine whether veterans once stationed at a now-shuttered California military base were exposed to dangerously high levels of cancer-causing toxins.
The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes nine months after an Associated Press investigation found that drinking water at Fort Ord contained toxic chemicals and that hundreds of veterans who lived at the central California coast base in the 1980s and 1990s later developed rare and terminal blood cancers.
In a letter last Friday to Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., the director of the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Patrick Breysse, wrote that “there are sufficient data and scientific reasons for ATSDR to re-evaluate health risks related to historical drinking water exposures at Fort Ord.” Porter had asked for a new study in February, two days after the AP published its story.
The agency did not immediately respond to a request seeking further details about the new study.
Army veteran Julie Akey, who lived at Fort Ord and was diagnosed in 2016 at the age of 46 with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, said she is “confident that science will prove our high rate of cancers and illnesses are not a coincidence.”
Akey started a Facebook group for Fort Ord veterans with cancer. The number has grown to nearly 1,000.
In 1990, four years before it began the process of closing as an active military base, Fort Ord was added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the most polluted places in the nation. Included in that pollution were dozens of chemicals, some now known to cause cancer, that were found in the base’s drinking water and soil.
The AP’s review of public documents showed the Army knew that chemicals had been improperly dumped at Fort Ord for decades. Even after the contamination was documented, the Army played down the risks.
One of those chemicals was trichloroethylene, or TCE, which was known as a miracle degreaser and was widely used at Fort Ord. The Army found TCE in Fort Ord’s wells 43 separate times from 1985 to 1994, and 18 of those tests showed TCE exceeded legal safety limits.
The new health study will update one conducted more than 25 years ago. The previous ATSDR public health study, published in 1996, found that toxins in the soil and in the aquifers below Fort Ord were not likely to pose a past, present or future threat to those living there.
But that conclusion was based on limited data supplied by the military and before medical science understood the relationship between some of the chemical exposures and cancer, particularly TCE. Four years after the ATSDR’s assessment, in 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services added TCE to its roster of chemicals known to cause cancer.
It’s unclear how long and at what concentrations TCE may have been in the water before 1985, when hundreds of thousands of people lived on the base. And TCE wasn’t the only problem. The EPA identified more than 40 “chemicals of concern” in soil and groundwater.
The Department of Veterans Affairs told the AP earlier this year that the contamination was “within the allowable safe range” in areas that provided drinking water.
Veterans who lived at Fort Ord and have since tried to get medical care or disability benefits through the VA based on their cancers have repeatedly been denied. Akey and others hope the new study will find a link between their cancers and their time at Fort Ord, allowing them to get care and benefits.
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Contact AP’s global investigative team at Investigative@ap.org or https://www.ap.org/tips/. | 2022-11-09T23:32:38+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/national/ap-cdc-to-conduct-health-study-at-polluted-former-army-base/ |
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BOYS BKB: OGEMAW HEIGHTS 68, PINCONNING 47 | 2023-01-31T05:49:44+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/01/bay-city-roundup-neighbors-to-the-north-making-a-bay-county-connection.html |
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) issued the following statement today:
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Child, 2, dies in hot car in Kansas, sheriff says
Published: Aug. 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
SCRANTON, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) – A 2-year-old child was found unresponsive in a car in Kansas on Sunday afternoon, according to the Osage County Sheriff’s Office.
Emergency responders rushed the toddler to the hospital where the child was pronounced dead, WIBW reported.
Circumstances surrounding the child’s death have not been released, but Sheriff Chris Wells said evidence suggests the death may have been heat-related.
Wells said authorities do not believe the child was left in the car.
The child’s official cause of death will be determined by an autopsy.
Copyright 2022 WIBW via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-01T19:09:46+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2022/08/01/child-2-dies-hot-car-kansas-sheriff-says/ |
(The Hill) – President Biden on Saturday congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation, saying he is pleased that first lady Jill Biden could be present in the United Kingdom to join them for the ceremony.
“Congratulations to King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their Coronation. The enduring friendship between the U.S. and the U.K. is a source of strength for both our peoples. I am proud the First Lady is representing the United States for this historic occasion,” Biden tweeted.
The president did not attend the event as U.S. presidents have traditionally not attended the coronations of British monarchs, but the first lady led the U.S. delegation.
“It’s an honor to represent the United States for this historic moment and celebrate the special relationship between our countries,” she said in an Instagram post on Thursday upon arriving in the country.
Buckingham Palace had said international representatives from 203 countries, including about 100 heads of state, were expected to attend.
The president spoke with Charles last month to congratulate him on the upcoming coronation and emphasize the relationship between the United States and United Kingdom. He also told the king that he wants to meet in person at a future date.
Jill Biden met and took a picture with Kate, Princess of Wales, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska after she arrived.
President Dwight Eisenhower did not attend the coronation of Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1953, but also sent a delegation to represent the United States. Elizabeth died after a 70-year rule in September, ending the longest reign in British history.
The president and first lady attended her funeral. | 2023-05-06T15:13:04+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/biden-congratulates-king-charles-queen-camilla-on-their-coronation/ |
ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of her contribution to the staffing and recruiting industry, Jagriti Kumar, Chief Financial officer, NLB Services was named on the Staffing Industry Analysts' (SIA) 2022 40 Under 40 list, in its 6th annual announcement of the list.
As a global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, SIA publishes this annual list to identify and honor staffing industry leaders of today and tomorrow. The 2022 class has indeed prioritized "building back better" with a reinvigorated focus on candidate care - a trend and an imperative for the post-pandemic staffing industry.
Elated at this incredible achievement of Jagriti Kumar, Sachin Alug, Chief Executive Officer, NLB Services, said, "It is a proud moment for the entire NLB team, and especially for the women working with us. Jagriti's win is a testament to her grit, perseverance, commitment and thrust on excellence. We are confident that it is just a start and we will see many more achievers on international forums going forward."
Sharing her joy, Jagriti Kumar, Chief Financial Officer, NLB Services, said, "I am deeply honored to have been chosen. I am extremely grateful to the team at NLB for giving me an opportunity to explore my full potential. The award truly belongs to the entire NLB family for being an integral part of every step we take."
"SIA's 2022 40 Under 40 shares some extraordinary differentiators from those of other industries," said Subadhra Sriram, editor and publisher at SIA. "They have helped transition the industry from its pre-pandemic model of work to one that is more candidate-friendly and flexible. It takes both resilience and a vision to do that. In addition, this group loves working with people and placing them in jobs. These rising stars have seized the opportunity to build back better."
Jagriti, as the Chief Financial Officer, has been playing a pivotal role in the strategic growth of NLB Services including structuring customer-facing deals, ensuring compliance across continents (North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe), managing strategic expansion into new lines of business, and developing robust internal policies and governance systems.
She has also been instrumental in guiding the company to navigate the impact of the coronavirus crisis. She has been a pillar of strength of NLB's thriving growth and success. Jagriti was the winner of Gold Globee® in the "Executive Hero of the Year" category, and won Silver Globee® in "Outstanding Female Professional of the Year - Accounting & Finance" category, in the 14th Annual 2021 Women World Awards®.
About NLB Services
Founded in 2007, NLB Services is one of the fastest-growing transformational workforce solution providers. Our comprehensive range of talent solutions is backed by our deep understanding of our client needs and rich industry experience.
Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, our vast global presence and unyielding customer centricity have enabled us to forge strategic partnerships with leading Fortune 500 companies, worldwide. We are a strong team of over 8000 professionals with unparalleled domain depth and exceptional digital expertise.
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Our eyes met through the reflection in the mirror. The time lapse of her lifetime briefly played along the history of my heart. Yet here she was, standing tall in her wedding dress.
She looked stunning. My sister and niece tended to the dress, straightening the folds of the train, adjusting the veil and tucking where alterations still need to be done. They expressed animated admiration for how beautiful my daughter looked. For a prolonged second, all I could do was rest in a bit of tenderness. My goodness, how she has grown into such a lovely woman.
My youngest daughter is getting married in November. Part of the whole wedding experience, as many of you know, is finding the perfect dress. Several months ago, we had fun as my daughter tried on a variety of dresses, some fluffy, some blingy, some modern in style, some classic. We had fun, yet seeing her in the decided dress that reflected her personality was surreal. She stood confident and proud, and I could see her growing excitement for the day that will surely be a bridge to a new life shared with the one she has chosen. I couldn’t help but reflect in how far she has come to meet this moment.
The journey through early adulthood is not easy. I remember my 20s and in some ways spent those years relearning all I thought I knew about building a life. I can still recall the angst of that time. Witnessing my children route these years was filled with even more angst. Motherhood does that, you know. Watching from afar as they discovered their own authenticity left me hoping they would feel my loving encouragement in the quiet of their days. Navigating new employment opportunities with how to best empower themselves, staking their place in the big world and making new friends in new places were tough. There were many teary phone conversations from Minneapolis when I encouraged my daughter to cry for a few minutes more, but then dry her eyes, get up, make a cup of tea and then go for a walk. Tomorrow is always a new opportunity for better, I’d tell her. We would hang up, and then I’d breathe deeply in prayer. Only my daughter could make things better for herself. I hate it when we can’t fix things for our kids.
My daughter forged through her young adulthood with tenacity. The challenge to make new friends could only be embraced after contentment with self was cultivated. Replacing insecurities and self-doubts with conviction and determination required grit. We all know what it means to put confidence face forward even when our insides are screaming doubt and reservation. Perhaps my mother heart ached during these years because I recognized it all. I used to be her, but she was so much more than me.
Here she was. My lovely daughter who wore not only the dress that would mark her day of grand celebration but also she wore the hard-earned confidence and self-awareness that she will wear for life.
“Do you like it, Mom?” she asked as our eyes met in reflection. I felt overwhelming love for her. Words escaped me. All I could do was nod in admiration. Little did she know I was looking at all of her. Beyond the fancy, my daughter stood poised and ready for a new life. I rose up off the viewing couch in the bridal store to meet the moment of primping and girly fun.
“Yes, Hol,” I said looking into her joy-filled blue eyes. “You look wonderful.”
Anne Marie Romer is author of the book “Just Give Me the Road.” Follow her on Instagram @romerannemarie.
About the Author | 2022-07-21T14:01:03+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/daughter-stands-tall-ready-for-new-life/ZZ7HOCMGNZD4FM377SROK2QQV4/ |
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A disaster recovery center is now open in Merced County for residents who have been impacted by severe storms and flooding.
Officials with FEMA announced that a recovery center has opened in the Yosemite Building at the Merced County Fairgrounds, located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
At the recovery center, residents will be able to get help updating their FEMA applications and learning about other assistance that is available.
To apply for assistance, you will need to have the following information:
FEMA specialists at the recovery center can also help explain rental assistance, fax requested documents to the FEMA processing center, and scan or copy new information or documents needed for case files.
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The recovery center will be open every day from 7 am to 7 pm.
You can also apply online by clicking here, using the FEMA app, or calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. | 2023-01-19T01:32:42+00:00 | abc30.com | https://abc30.com/disaster-recover-center-fema-merced-county-severe-flooding/12716973/ |
The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to $785 million for only the fourth time in game history after Friday's pot went unclaimed.
During the last drawing, players on Friday failed to match all six numbers -- the white balls 1, 3, 6, 44 and 51, plus the gold Mega Ball 7 -- moving the first drawing of the year beyond $700 million.
When can you play next? Find the next drawing date, how to play, what you need to win and why January is significant to this jackpot, in the article below.
When Is the Next Mega Millions Drawing?
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The next Mega Millions drawing, the first of 2023, happens at 11 p.m. EST/10 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The prize is currently estimated at $785 million or $395 million cash.
That's significant because January is a special month for Mega Millions, lottery officials said.
"On only three previous occasions has the Mega Millions jackpot gone beyond $700 million, and all three times those rolls continued on past $1 billion," Mega Millions said in a statement. "One was in January just two years ago, when the jackpot was eventually won in Michigan at $1.05 billion on January 22, 2021. Will history repeat itself with another billion-dollar January win?"
Though no one won this jackpot so far, Mega Millions says there have been plenty of winners. The Dec. 30 drawing, for example, yielded 2,776,599 winning tickets, with prizes ranging from $2 up to $1 million.
A ticket sold in Ohio matched the five white balls to win the $1 million prize, and 82 tickets across the country matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize, ranging from $10,000 to $30,000.
"In the 22 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14, there have been more than 19.8 million winning tickets at all prize levels," Mega Millions said. "These include 41 worth $1 million or more, won in 18 different states from coast to coast: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia."
Illinois Mega Millions players have been among the lucky winners in general.
Earlier this year, a jackpot-winning $1.34 billion Mega Millions ticket was sold at a suburban Des Plaines gas station. After taking nearly two months to come forward, the ticket winners, who have chosen to remain anonymous, claimed "the largest lottery prize ever in Illinois, and the third largest lottery prize in U.S. history," the Illinois Lottery says.
How to Play Mega Millions
Each ticket costs $2 to play. Players also have the option to add a "Megaplier" option to their tickets. That addition costs $1, and can potentially multiply any non-jackpot prize a player wins.
To play, players are asked to pick five numbers between 1-and-70, and to choose one Mega Ball.
Players can either pick their own numbers, or can have the machine select numbers for them. Tickets must be purchased one hour or more before the drawing.
How to Win Mega Millions
There are nine different ways to win prizes in the game.
If you match all five numbers and the Mega Ball, you win the jackpot. The odds of doing so are around 1-in-302 million.
Here are the other eight prize levels. All of these prizes are subject to the “Megaplier,” which can increase the given prize.
Match five numbers: $1 million
Match four numbers and the Mega Ball: $10,000
Match four numbers: $500
Match three numbers and the Mega Ball: $200
Match three numbers: $10
Match two numbers and the Mega Ball: $10
Match one number and the Mega Ball: $4
Match the Mega Ball: $2
Tickets can be checked at any Illinois Lottery retailer, or via the Illinois Lottery’s mobile app.
Prizes of $600 or lower can be claimed at participating retailers, with certain limitations. Prizes over that amount must be redeemed at Illinois Lottery customer service centers. | 2023-01-02T18:11:31+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/when-is-the-next-mega-millions-drawing-your-shot-at-785m-is-this-week/3034747/ |
Harry Styles adds more ‘Love On Tour’ dates
By Marianne Garvey, CNN
Harry Styles has more love to give.
The “Late Night Talking” singer, who is currently doing a run of concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, has added an additional 18 dates to his global “Love On Tour” show.
The new dates include stops in São Paulo, Austin and Chicago, with more performances in Asia slated to be announced.
Styles released his most recent album, “Harry’s House,” in May. His single “As It Was” off the album reached No.1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed there for 10 weeks.
Styles is nominated for eight MTV VMA’s on Sunday, including artist of the year, but will be performing at his own concert in New York City during the award ceremony.
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Cardinals finish a bizarre day in Charlotte with a victory, and a functional offense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It took less than an hour or so for the Cardinals game against the Panthers on Sunday to become a shrugfest, the kind of game in which you have no good answer when someone asks you why you were still watching.
It was that bad. At least on offense. There’s a temptation to say the first half of Sunday’s game set offensive football back a decade, but, hey, there’s always next week, and for the Cardinals, that means a game against the undefeated Eagles.
But the second half brought improvement, at least for the Cardinals, and some hijinks, including a Cardinal player being ejected for bumping into an official and a Cardinal running back kicking off.
That the Cardinals were kicking off was a positive sign. They hadn't done it much this year, because you earn that right through scoring. And that had been a problem through most of this season.
It wasn't in the second half on Sunday. The Cardinals ended their offensive constipation by scoring 23 points in the second half to win, 26-16. The victory evened their record at 2-2 and broke a six-game losing streak to Carolina.
Those are no small things. The goal through DeAndre Hopkins' seven-game suspension was to survive, and that's been accomplished. The Cardinals are .500 in a league that's up to its chinstrap in mediocrity.
But they need to improve and they did in the second half, although there was nowhere to go but up.
The Cardinals didn’t score in the first quarter for the fourth consecutive time this season. They had only three points in the first half. Carolina scored just 10 points, and those came on an interception return for a touchdown and a late field goals.
The Cardinals botched two fourth-down plays in creative ways.
On the first, coach Kliff Kingsbury decided to hand the ball to receiver Rondale Moore instead of James Conner, one of the best short-yardage backs in the league last year. The Cardinals didn’t block the outside linebacker, and Moore lost 4 yards.
On the second, a fourth-and-1, center Rodney Hudson snapped the ball over the head of quarterback Kyler Murray, who raced back to recover and then threw an incomplete pass.
The Cardinals wasted timeouts and seemed to be on their way to wasting a a dominant performance by their defense. But that comes with an asterisk because the Panthers offense was as equally inept as the Cardinals’.
It looked like the same old, same old.
Murray and Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield, who each won Heisman Trophies at Oklahoma, each passed for only 90 yards in the first half.
The Cardinals found some footing, and some semblance of offensive cohesion, to start the second half. After another stop by the defense, the Cardinals drove 89 yards for a score, finally trying a deep throw to Marquise Brown, who drew a pass interference call that helped matters quite a bit.
This time, the Cardinals ran a short-yardage play that worked. On third and goal from the 3, Murray actually had two receivers open and chose tight end Zach Ertz. That touchdown and extra point tied the game at 10.
But just when the Cardinals were starting to play good football, just when you thought they had found solutions for their problems, they cost themselves a chance at a touchdown.
Guard Will Hernandez was ejected for making contact with referee John Hussey as Hernandez came to the defense of Conner, who had been tossed to the ground.
So, instead of first-and-goal at the 3, the Cardinals were back at their 18. Matt Prater made a 39-yard field goal to give the Cardinals their first lead in regulation this season. But Prater apparently aggravated a hip doing it, and running back Eno Benjamin kicked off.
He was the first non-kicker to kick off for the Cardinals since Pat Tillman replaced an injury Bill Grammatica in 2001.
As it did all day, the Cardinals defense came through again. Defensive lineman J.J. Watt, who tweeted early Sunday he had undergone a procedure last week to shock his heart back into normal rhythm, deflected a pass that ended up in the arms of teammate Dennis Gardeck.
Gardeck returned it 24 yards to the Panthers' 5, and two plays later Murray ran around left end for a touchdown that gave the Cardinals a 20-10 lead.
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Lucky scratch-off: Man turns stop at gas station into $2.5 million lottery jackpot
Published: Apr. 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM PDT|Updated: 49 minutes ago
ALLIANCE, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - An Ohio man received the surprise of a lifetime on Thursday thanks to a winning multimillion-dollar lottery ticket.
WOIO reports Steven Taylor hit a $2.5 million jackpot after purchasing a $10 Make My Year scratch-off ticket from a gas station in the Alliance area.
According to the Ohio Lottery, Taylor will be paid $250,000 a year for 10 years before taxes. He will take home about $180,000 after state and federal taxes.
Lottery officials said the lucky winner had a 1 in 2.5 million chance to win the top prize, with three more of the jackpots currently up for grabs.
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DPS: Laguna Heights man killed in auto-pedestrian crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating after a 66-year-old male pedestrian was killed Thursday night in Laguna Heights after attempting to cross the street without utilizing the crosswalk, according to a news release.
The fatal auto-pedestrian crash occurred at around 9:08 p.m. on SH 100 and Madison Street when Reyes Garza attempted to cross the street and was struck by a gray Dodge Journey traveling westbound on SH 100.
Garza was not utilizing the proper crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing in a densely lit area, the release stated.
The driver of the Dodge stopped to render aid.
Garza was hospitalized and succumbed to his injuries.
DPS urges pedestrians to never jaywalk and always use a crosswalk, yield to vehicles, make eye contact with drivers before crossing, and walk on the left side of the road facing traffic if there is no sidewalk.
Drivers are urged to reduce their speed when approaching crosswalks and yield to pedestrians when turning. | 2023-03-31T23:21:40+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/dps-laguna-heights-man-killed-in-auto-pedestrian-crash |
SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday shopping will soon get into full swing, so the experts at Regional Center of Orange County have come up with quick tips to help friends and family members of children with developmental disabilities select the right toys for each child.
- Consider Developmental Age, Not Chronological Age. Many children with special needs have a cognitive disability, so the age range listed on a particular toy may not be suitable for them. A parent or other caregiver will know the child's developmental age. However, remember that while some toddler-age toys may be developmentally-appropriate, they could present a barrier to social interaction for older children.
- Consider Sensory Preferences. In general, it's good to look for toys that engage a child's senses, such as touch, sound and sight. But remember that loud sounds and bright or flashing lights that delight one child can be distressing for another. Similarly, certain textures and scents can be comforting to some children but unpleasant to others. The child's parents are the best source for identifying sensitivities and sensory preferences that can affect your gift selections.
- Take Into Account Physical Challenges. Like typical children, those with special needs can benefit from toys that encourage them to use their fingers and hands in ways that build fine motor control. This can include building blocks (like wooden blocks and Legos), as well as arts and crafts, even simple musical instruments (like kazoos, drums or xylophones). For a child who uses a wheelchair, consider whether the toy will be accessible from the chair or will it require assistance.
- Build Social Skills. While independent play is important, many children with developmental disabilities, especially autism, struggle to develop social relationships. Toys that promote social interaction, such as board and card games, can help children engage with others and practice communication skills.
- Consult the Child's Therapist. Some toys and games can foster important physical, cognitive, social and behavioral/emotional development. The therapists working with the child can be a great resource for toys and gift ideas that use play to nurture developmental progress.
- Ask the Parents. Children with developmental disabilities can be at greater risk for injury, so standard advice about toy safety – such as avoiding high-powered magnets, tiny batteries and other small parts -- may not be sufficient. When in doubt, ask the child's parents if a particular toy is appropriate.
For more tips and information, check out the Toys and Play page on RCOC's website, which features links to more than a dozen websites, articles and other resources devoted to helping parents and caregivers select toys and games that are appropriate for children with various developmental disabilities, including those intended to foster developmental progress.
About RCOC: Regional Center of Orange County is the private, nonprofit organization contracted by the State of California to coordinate lifelong services and supports for more than 23,000 Orange County residents with developmental disabilities and their families. The Regional Center is the first stop for those seeking to obtain local services and supports to help them live safely and with dignity in the community. Developmental disabilities include intellectual disabilities, autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Learn more at www.rcocdd.com
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WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two teens accused of shooting a friend were arraigned in Weslaco Municipal Court.
Joseph Antonio Baltazar, 17, and Manuel Chavez Rodriguez, 18, were arraigned Saturday municipal court judge Samuel Sanchez.
According to a news release from Weslaco police, Baltazar was charged with aggravated assault with deadly weapon and Rodriguez was charged with tampering with evidence.
On Thursday, police arrived at the South Texas Health Systems Emergency Room in reference to an 18-year-old with a gunshot wound in critical condition.
Police said the teen was in a vehicle with several of his friends driving around the 100 block of East I-2 Frontage Road.
One of the passengers, later identified as Baltazar, was carrying a handgun and handling unsafely, moments later the gun went off and hit the teen in the back, according to police.
Baltazar later confessed to police he was sitting on the rear right passenger when the gun was discharged.
Investigators located the vehicle and found the gun thrown near a canal bank in Alamo.
Baltazar’s bond was set at 50,000 and Rodriguez had a bond of $25,000. | 2023-05-08T19:54:27+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/teens-accused-of-shooting-friend-in-car-arraigned/ |
(The Hill) — Uber is investigating a possible breach of its network after a hacker gained access on Thursday to the company’s internal system.
The transport company shut off a number of its internal services, including messaging and engineering services, during the investigation, according to The New York Times.
The person claiming responsibility for the hack told the Times that he gained access to Uber’s internal systems by posing as a corporate information technology person and convincing a company employee to share a password with him.
The hacker accessed the internal messaging service Slack through one person’s account and sent employees a message saying, “I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.”
The person also posted an explicit photo on a webpage used to communicate with employees, an Uber spokesperson told the Times.
The alleged hacker sent images of Uber’s internal systems, including email, cloud storage and code repositories, to the Times and shared information with cybersecurity researchers.
“They pretty much have full access to Uber,” said Yuga Labs Security Engineer Sam Curry to the Times after corresponding with the alleged hacker.
The hacker, who said he was 18 years old, claimed that he broke into Uber because of its weak security and used his access to its Slack messaging service to call for higher pay for Uber drivers.
“We don’t have an estimate right now as to when full access to tools will be restored, so thank you for bearing with us,” wrote Uber Chief Information Security Office Latha Maripuri in an internal email seen by the Times.
The Hill has reached out to Uber for comment on the network breach. | 2022-09-16T15:03:19+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/uber-investigating-possible-network-breach-after-hacker-taunts/ |
Addition of five bankers accelerates capacity to support mid-size companies in Arizona
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: UMPQ), today announced the expansion of its Phoenix-based middle market banking team with the addition of five new members to support its rapid growth in serving mid-size companies across Arizona.
Today's announcement marks the latest development in Umpqua's Western U.S. expansion. Late last year, Umpqua hired long-time Phoenix banking leader Kevin Gillette as market director to build its middle market operation in Arizona. The bank also recently expanded into Colorado as part of its commitment to supporting high-growth companies in communities throughout the Mountain West.
"Phoenix in one of the fasting growing, most dynamic economies in the country right now, and Umpqua is thrilled to be a growing part of the business community here," said Gillette. "Our combination of size, expertise, and personalized approach to supporting our customers has been attractive to mid-size companies in the region, and these five talented additions to our team will enhance our contribution to customer success as we grow our market presence."
Joining Umpqua's growing middle market banking team under Gillette's leadership are the following bankers:
- Dan Slocum, senior vice president and senior relationship manager. Slocum has more than a decade of experience in banking serving as a trusted advisor to mid-sized companies and providing strategic insights around capital deployment, working capital and cash management. He has an MBA from Arizona State University and bachelor's degree in finance from Eastern Michigan University.
- Alain Pelanne, senior vice president and senior relationship manager. Pelanne brings years of banking and health care sector experience with a focus on credit risk and analysis. He has an MBA and bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Virginia.
- Michael Paduone, senior treasury management consultant, global payment and deposits. With more than two decades of banking experience, Paduone advises middle market health care and education clients on improving financial control, reducing fraud risk reduction, and improving capital management. Paduone has an MBA and bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania Western University. He also holds the designations of ACH Professional and Certified Treasury Professional.
- Jonathan Akongo, senior vice president and client solutions manager, corporate banking. Akongo has more than 25 years of experience in credit and commercial lending, primarily for middle market companies, including loan structuring, syndications, loan workouts and special assets management. He holds a master's degree in public administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing from Makerere University in Uganda.
- Ramy Michael, middle market underwriter. Michael specializes in financial statement analysis, credit analysis, and credit risk. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Arizona State University.
Umpqua Bank, headquartered in Roseburg, Ore., is a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, and operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Umpqua Bank has been recognized for its innovative customer experience and banking strategy by national publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fast Company and CNBC. The company has been recognized for eight years in a row on FORTUNE magazine's list of the country's "100 Best Companies to Work For," and was recently named by The Portland Business Journal the Most Admired Financial Services Company in Oregon for the 17h consecutive year. In addition to its retail banking presence, Umpqua Bank owns Financial Pacific Leasing, Inc., a nationally recognized commercial finance company that provides equipment leases to small businesses.
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Texas man involved in online romance scams gets 3 years
A Texas man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in an online romance scam in which the identities and images of real U.S. military generals were used to cheat victims from across the nation out of a total of $1.5 million
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years in prison for his role in an online romance scam in which the identities and images of real U.S. military generals were used to cheat victims from across the nation out of a total of $1.5 million, federal prosecutors said.
In addition to three years and a month behind bars, Fola Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, was also sentenced in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to three years of probation, ordered to pay full restitution and forfeit his home valued at $560,000, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.
The victims were often women in their 70s and 80s and either widowed or divorced, according to court documents.
In one case, a widow from Rhode Island was contacted by a member of the conspiracy claiming to be a “General Miller,” who convinced the woman to hand over $60,000 to help pay for the shipment of his personal belongings to the U.S., prosecutors said.
A check from the victim was made payable to a company created by Alabi and mailed to Alabi’s home, authorities said.
The victim almost sent another check to the fake general, but her bank and local police intervened.
Other victims sent money, usually in the form of bank checks or cash, to addresses and companies that were controlled by Alabi, prosecutors said. The money was deposited in bank accounts he also controlled and then quickly withdrawn or transferred.
The funds were often wired overseas to China and India and some were used to pay Alabi's mortgage, prosecutors said.
Other victims were based in Tennessee, North Carolina, California, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Texas, Idaho and South Dakota, authorities said.
Alabi pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy and money laundering.
Two real generals in victim impact statements told the court that they continue to be victimized by online romance scams, authorities said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The morning after the midterm election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slipped on a sterling silver whistle given to her by her husband, who was attacked last month by an intruder at their San Francisco home.
The whistle was similar to those worn by coaches or drill sergeants, and she wore it at her office after a long night of watching election returns. Staff members were assembled for a pizza party lunch in the same conference room where she has led her party through some of the most tumultuous times at the U.S. Capitol.
She blew the whistle as she entered, and the staff cheered. With the races close and many votes still being counted, it was time for the waiting to begin. The final results will determine which party controls the House — and Pelosi’s own future.
The Democratic leader, whose plans are uncertain, has arrived at a crossroads: The nation’s first, and only, female speaker could be forced to relinquish the gavel if Republicans win majority control, a potential defeat coming just weeks after the chilling assault that fractured her husband’s skull.
This could be the end of Pelosi’s long tenure in Congress. Or not.
Many expect her to retire rather than lead Democrats in a shrunken minority. The attack on her husband, Paul, made her exit seem even more likely. He was assaulted less than two weeks before the election, when a man invaded their home searching for his wife.
And yet after rising to become perhaps the most consequential House speaker in decades, Pelosi is not one to simply step aside. When asked ahead of the election if she had decided to stay or go, she said only that the attack on her spouse of nearly 60 years would be a factor.
“I have to say my decision will be affected about what happened,” Pelosi said on CNN.
The response became something of a Rorschach test on Capitol Hill: Some believe Pelosi will retire to spend time with her family — she and her husband are both 82. Others sensed her driven determination to stay on the job.
A cohort of younger Democratic lawmakers, some who have spent years in Congress, are waiting for Pelosi and other top House leaders to pass the baton. She had once said this would be her last term in leadership, but that was four years ago, and she no longer mentions it.
“That’s a conversation for another day,” Pelosi said on election night on the PBS “NewsHour.”
Pelosi’s rise instantly established her place in history — not only as the first female speaker, but as the only speaker in 70 years to have won the office twice, in 2007 and again in 2019.
But it’s what Pelosi did with the gavel — steering the Affordable Care Act into law with Barack Obama and twice impeaching Donald Trump — that seals her legacy as one of the strongest political figures in America.
The day after the election, she arrived in Egypt for the international COP-27 climate change conference as she works to project U.S. influence abroad. One of her first pieces of legislation as a new lawmaker 35 years ago was climate-related.
For years, Pelosi has been ridiculed by Republicans, her image lampooned more than any other in endless GOP campaign ads.
Top Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, downplayed the attack on her husband and spread misinformation about it. A vulgar fringe theory quickly made its way into the mainstream at a time of rising threats against elected officials.
“A lot of people would wither under the pressure that she’s under,” said Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University.
Brinkley said it would be sad if Pelosi’s career ended after “such a grotesque moment.” But he compared her to other powerful figures, including Coretta Scott King, who continued in public service after the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King Jr.
“I see that spirit in her, that no-quit — the grit,” Brinkley added, saying it reminded him of Theodore Roosevelt.
“She takes slings and arrows by the second, from all different corners, but she constantly keeps a kind of political courage, personal integrity, and no-nonsense demeanor about her,” he said. “She’s legendary.”
It’s possible that Pelosi will relinquish the gavel but stay in office for some time. After easily winning another two-year term representing her California district, she is eligible to be sworn in with the rest of the new Congress on Jan. 3.
She has called serving as the representative from San Francisco her “greatest honor” since first being elected to public office in 1987.
Paul Pelosi was struck in the head with a hammer, suffering the skull fracture and other injuries, authorities said. He was released after nearly a week in the hospital following successful surgery. His wife has said that his recovery will be “a long haul.”
The intruder, 42-year-old David DePape, broke into the couple’s home demanding “Where is Nancy?” She was in Washington at the time. DePape has been charged with attempted murder.
DePape told police he wanted to talk to the speaker and would “break her kneecaps” if she didn’t satisfactorily answer his questions. His idea was for Pelosi to be wheeled into Congress to show other Democrats there were “consequences” to their actions. He is being held without bail.
The attack carried echoes of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol when Trump told supporters to “fight like hell” for his presidency on false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
A mob loyal to Trump stormed the Capitol trying to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Some called “Where’s Nancy?” as they roamed the halls.
Asked on CNN about those who made light of the attack on her husband, Pelosi said: “It’s really sad for the country that people of that high visibility would separate themselves from the facts and the truth in such a blatant way.”
But she also said that this is a time for healing — for her, the Congress and the country.
“This institution is a great institution,” Pelosi said, recalling her father, a former congressman and mayor, teaching her about the Capitol as a young girl.
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, hangs on the wall of the conference room of her Capitol office.
“To see the assault on Jan. 6 on this Capitol was something that was so devastating and traumatic for many of us,” she said, noting the echoes in the attack on her husband. “So I think it’s really important for us to find a way to restore unity in the Congress of the United States.” | 2022-11-11T11:52:27+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-pelosi-faces-uncertain-future-weeks-after-attack-on-husband/ |
New Mexico shooting: New videos show gunman saying 'kill me' to officers
SANTA FE, N.M. - Videos released Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in northwest New Mexico recorded a voice said to be the shooter urging police to "kill me" and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church.
"He is yelling on the Ring footage, ‘Come kill me,'" Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe said of Beau Wilson, the high school senior who authorities say killed three older women during the attack.
"He’s making a stand, he has opportunities to run off, he does not use those opportunities," Hebbe said. "So yes it’s my belief that ultimately in his head, he has made the decision that he is going to stand and fight it out until he is killed."
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Three older woman were killed Monday by the shooter, including a mother and daughter who happened to be driving through the neighborhood. The victims were identified as longtime Farmington residents Gwendolyn Schofield, 97, her 73-year-old daughter, Melody Ivie, and 79-year-old Shirley Voita.
At least six other people were wounded in the shootings, which sent waves of grief rippling through the community of 50,000 people. They included two police officers, who have been released from medical care as they recover.
Hebbe's comments mirrored an account from witness Candi Brammell, who lives next to the church and told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that the gunman seemed to be egging police on, saying: "Come on!"
Brammell said she couldn’t believe what she was seeing as Wilson opened fire. Within an instant, he was exchanging shots with the police and then was down in the grass.
FILE - A bullet hole with an evidence marker, which went through a rear window of a car parked across the street where a gunman was shooting at random people on N Dustin Avenue on May 16, 2023 in Farmington, New Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/Getty Images)
Wilson lived with his father in a home that contained an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, apparently legally owned, according to law enforcement authorities. He bought an assault-style rifle last year after he turned 18.
On Monday, police say, he began shooting indiscriminately with the rifle from the front porch area of the home.
The first person hit was Voita, a retired nurse who was driving by. Video released by police showed her car rolling down the street with the door open after she managed to get out. Video also showed the path of a vehicle carrying Schofield and Ivie, who stopped to help.
"They see something in the road, which turns out to be (Voita), and they’re in the process of pulling over" when another hail of gunfire erupts, Hebbe said, narrating the images. "At that time we believe all those rounds are fired from (the rifle)."
Police say Wilson soon dropped the weapon into some bushes even though it still held more live ammunition.
Wilson then walked down the street for about a quarter mile, spraying bullets indiscriminately using two pistols. He discharged a .22-caliber gun and then depleted rounds from a 9-mm weapon in the final shootout with police, during which he let off at least 18 rounds.
FILE - Bullet holes with evidence markers at the house where a gunman was standing shooting at random people on N Dustin Avenue on May 16, 2023, in Farmington, New Mexico. (Roberto E. Rosales/Getty Images)
He wore what appeared to be a modified protective vest with steel plates, but authorities say he discarded the vest before the shootout with police.
Police body camera video showed the perspective of one officer walking and running down the middle of the residential streat, readying an assault rifle in one hand while barking commands into a radio in the other. On the run, he takes cues from a local resident and a dog runs beside them.
That video is later partially obscured, but a shadow on the ground shows the officer bracing in firing position for the final confrontation.
A note was later found in the pocket of the discarded vest that said, "If your reading this im the end of the chapter."
Police said earlier this week that they couldn't say how many gunshot wounds the victims had suffered and were waiting on the medical investigator's report, which had not been made public as of Thursday.
Neighbor Bryan Brown, who was among those who ran to render first aid, told AP that Voita had gunshot wounds to the leg and the head.
The gunman's body was left in the grass for a time as investigators worked the scene, and it was unclear then how many times he was shot.
Efforts were underway by authorities to access medical and school records that might shed light on Wilson’s mental history.
New Mexico enacted a so-called red flag law in 2020 that can be used to seize guns from people who pose a danger to themselves or others. Judicial records show the Farmington Police Department has petitioned successfully for the removal of guns in other instances, most recently in February.
Police have been probing for motivations behind Monday's rampage, which took place the day before Wilson was due to graduate from high school, amid some indications from relatives of prior mental health issues.
Located near Four Corners where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado meet, Farmington is a supply line and bedroom community to the region’s oil and natural gas industry.
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Montoya Bryan reported from Albuquerque and Snow reported from Phoenix. | 2023-05-19T01:29:39+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/new-mexico-shooting-new-videos-show-gunman-saying-kill-me-to-officers |
Fishermen in Maine, the state responsible for about 80% of the nation’s lobster haul in 2021, must now report more detailed information such as when, where and how many they catch.
Few had to report until this year, making Maine the only state that harvests lobster that didn’t require full details, according to the Portland Press Herald.
Fishermen started having to share the additional information with the state and regulators at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission beginning Jan. 1. Most lobster that comes to U.S. docks does so in Maine, so the new requirement should help fill some data gaps.
Fishermen in the state brought in about 109 million pounds of lobster in 2021.
The Maine lobster industry is also facing new rules designed to protect vanishing right whales, but the state’s congressional delegation used the recent federal spending bill to delay those protections. | 2023-01-10T19:28:27+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/01/maine-fishermen-must-now-report-all-lobster-catches-to-authorities.html |
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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA), a global leadership advisory firm, announced today that Gretchen Anderson has been appointed as the new global leader of its culture business.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gretchen to our team," said Justin Cerilli, co-lead of RRA's global capabilities. "According to our research, 90% of CEOs believe improving culture is critical to increasing company value. Throughout her impressive career, Gretchen has demonstrated a profound understanding of how culture translates into company value. Dana Krueger, my global capability co-leader, and I know that Gretchen will be a vital asset to our firm and to advising clients about how to improve their own culture."
In her new role, Anderson will lead a team of global consultants who will diagnose and address challenges related to organizational culture, integrating these insights with Russell Reynolds Associates' proven approaches to talent and leadership. She will serve as a senior strategic advisor to CEOs, CHROs and boards of directors for RRA's industry-leading roster of public, private and nonprofit clients. RRA's culture offering includes the proprietary Culture Imaging approach – an innovative analytics tool designed to elucidate frank, unfiltered responses.
"I believe cultures evolve when people are willing to have the difficult conversations at the right times, and that our role as leadership advisors is to help leaders have the courage and conviction to make those conversations possible," said Anderson. "It's that certitude that I am looking forward to bringing to organizations through our culture offering and teams all over the world."
A Baltimore resident and part of RRA's New York team, Anderson has held multiple leadership roles at renown advisory firms, working most recently at Spencer Stuart. Prior to that, she worked at PwC where she led the Katzenbach Center, a global institute on leadership and organizational culture. She is also an accomplished author, having co-written "The Critical Few: Energize Your Company's Culture by Choosing What Really Matters" with Jon Katzenbach and James Thomas.
Anderson holds a BA in English from Middlebury College in Vermont and spent a year of undergraduate as a matriculated student at St. Hugh's College at Oxford University. She has a Ph.D. in literature from Stanford University and completed an executive education program at Columbia University.
About Russell Reynolds Associates
Russell Reynolds Associates is a global leadership advisory firm. Our 520+ consultants in 47 offices work with public, private and nonprofit organizations across all industries and regions. We help our clients build teams of transformational leaders who can meet today's challenges and anticipate the digital, economic and political trends that are reshaping the global business environment. From helping boards with their structure, culture and effectiveness to identifying, assessing and defining the best leadership for organizations, our teams bring their decades of expertise to help clients address their most complex leadership issues. We exist to improve the way the world is led. www.russellreynolds.com
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HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the 2-day APSCO Leadership Development Forum, the 16th Council Meeting was held on 15-16 November 2022. As the only private entity to participate in the roundtable discussion, Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited (HKATG; 01725. HK) benefited a lot from the event.
In addition to establishing friendly relations with representatives of government agencies, business units, and scientific research institutions from Peru, Mongolia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, and other places, the Group has also signed an MOU on the cooperation with Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO), becoming the first-ever commercial aerospace company to establish a partnership with the organization, reflecting its vital role in the field of commercial aerospace.
This is the first time APSCO to cooperate with a private entity, highlighting the leading position of HKATG in the industry. The signing of the MOU on cooperation has several significances including 1. Comprehensively deepening the cooperation between the HKATG and the APSCO, to help the development of global commercial aerospace. 2. Give full play to the advantages of HKATG, and allows the Group to contribute to the economic development, people's livelihood security, and national modernization of APSCO members; 3. Offers members high-quality services in manufacturing and satellite launch sites. This MOU is expected to drive HKATG's satellite manufacturing in the "fast lane".
Collaboration is Key to Growth
According to MOU, APSCO and HKATG agreed to cooperate in areas such as aerospace education and training, opening the Group's facilities for members, and optimization of APSCO's supply chain. HKATG will also provide APSCO and its members with its advanced satellite manufacturing center facilities in Hong Kong for satellite assembly, integration, and comprehensive testing. With Hong Kong's geographical advantages and trade policies, HKATG will also provide one-stop satellite application services for APSCO members.
This MOU will certainly create a win-win situation for APSCO and HKATG; the economy, livelihood, and national modernization of APSCO members are expected to be improved with the wide application of satellite services. As a commercial aerospace enterprise, cooperation with APSCO will help HKATG to further expand its business territory.
Strengthen Global Aerospace Industry Chain
The Group's participation in this APSCO forum and meeting has great implications for the promotion of Hong Kong's advantages, talents, internationalization, and integration national development. Compared with other APSCO members, Hong Kong has multiple advantages, including its free-market economy, international talents, and technical support.
As for satellite manufacturing, due to Hong Kong's tax-free policy and well-developed logistics industry, the cost of importing parts from all over the world is much lower than in other places; coupled with the unique advantages of Hong Kong's attractive tax regime, HKATG can reduce the cost of satellite manufacturing by 30%-50% and shorten the manufacturing time by 30%-50%, bringing incomparable competitiveness on the precision manufacturing. As a private entity company in the APSCO forum and conference, HKATG has demonstrated the mutual benefit of exchanges and cooperation between national aerospace and commercial aerospace. It also proves that HKATG is seen as the bridge between the country and commercial aerospace companies.
HKSAR Government Fully supports
The smooth sailing of HKATG in recent years is inseparable from the strong support of the HKSAR government. In recent years, the mainland and Hong Kong have focused on aerospace research and promoted commercial aerospace from development to launch. To echo the "14th Five-Year Plan" and give full play to its own advantages, the latest "Policy Address" also fully supports the development of local innovation and technology. Innovation, Technology, and Industry Bureau is committed to leading the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong, exploring new service and industrial models, and promoting the "re-industrialization" of Hong Kong.
Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau actively strengthens support for the innovation and technology community, encourages private organizations to participate in research and development, and promotes the transformation, implementation, and industrial development of research and development results. At the briefing on "China's recruitment of payload specialists in Hong Kong" earlier, the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Mr. Dong Sun talked about the development of Hong Kong's aerospace industry, and publicly mentioned the Golden Bauhinia Satellite No. 1'' and ''Golden Bauhinia Satellite No. 2'', reflecting the authorities pay close attention to commercial aerospace development. With the full support of the HKSAR government, HKATG is expected to better play its role as an important pioneer and leader in Hong Kong's "re-industrialization".
The MOU signed by Mr. Sun Fengquan, the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HKATG, and Ms. Yu Qi, Secretary-General of APSCO, took a big step towards Hong Kong's "re-industrialization". Focusing on satellite manufacturing and measurement, operation and control services in Hong Kong, building the Asia-Pacific aerospace industry chain, and strengthening capacity building and education and training have set a precedent for the all-around cooperation between local enterprises and global technology companies and international organizations.
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Council green lights GCRF wish list, approves land purchasing for Interconnecting Gulfport project
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Gulfport City Council had a number of hot topics on its Tuesday agenda Tuesday. Among them, Gulf Coast Restoration Fund projects, the Interconnecting Gulfport project, and mobile food truck vendors.
Cities and counties need to submit a GCRF project list to the state by the end of July. Gulfport has a list of 19 items ranging from road widening and sidewalks, to sports complexes and pickleball courts. You can read over the full list here: https://bit.ly/3PYqFOu
Councilmember R. Lee Flowers took issue with the long list, claiming that state leaders told him that local governments only need to submit the most important projects that need to get done. It’s an issue the city ran into last year, when state leaders contacted Mayor Billy Hewes’ office to narrow down the list to three items.
Despite that, council members voted to approve the project list with the intention of working with the mayor’s office to narrow down the scope at a later date.
“We are just one of many municipalities and local governments that will be loading into this portal,” said Gulfport Chief Administrative Officer Leonard Papania. “There will be a process where you have to parcel down and identify those most important to the city. The city council expressed a lot of interest in wanting to be a part of that and we’ll have a forthcoming meeting to really make that identification of projects we want to go forward with in Gulfport.”
Council members also voted to approve land purchasing, or eminent domain, for property needed in the Interconnecting Gulfport project. The multi-million dollar road work will connect Gulfport from North I-10 to South I-10 by way of Daniel Boulevard, located just south of Sam’s Club. The road will connect to Gulfport Premium Outlets and Canal Road.
Many residents who live in the area where the work will happen have been critical of the project, claiming that current flooding issues will only be worsened by the development. Despite that, the land purchase was approved.
“You heard some council members express concerns there could be delays,” said Papania. “You continue moving that project forward and then as you encounter issues, you deal with them. But you don’t stop a project anticipating what you don’t know.”
City council members tabled an ordinance that would establish laws on the books for mobile food trucks. Currently, the food vendors are allowed at private events, like those at Jones Park, but cannot set up shop in the city. The ordinance would establish a permit process and designated areas for food trucks to operate.
Council members questioned the wording of the ordinance and want clearer definitions before moving forward.
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Petition outlines Baltic mayor's alleged 'gross incompetence,' misconduct in office
Ahead of a petition drive Saturday to recall Baltic Mayor Deborah McIsaac, the group calling for the vote has published the reasons why she should be removed from office.
The petition, which was put online Thursday for public viewing, outlines five actions that form the basis of accusing McIsaac of misconduct in office, gross incompetence and gross partiality, in the eyes of South Dakotans for Transparent Government, a political action committee.
The actions include:
- Harassing and/or threatening city employees both before the election and after the election;
- Improper use of city property/funds during a personal “press conference” by the utilization of city resources during a campaign event and through participation by city employees and appointed officers upon request;
- Failing to present public information in a true and correct manner to members of the public related to development projects within the city and ongoing litigation;
- Utilizing her office to advance her own political interests and the financial interests of others while failing to disclose a potential conflict of interest; and
- Harassing and intimidating conduct toward members of the public that would constitute gross incompetence by failing to maintain decorum.
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Baltic has been in court with a local developer since November. Grant Park Capital, which is building two new developments, has filed three lawsuits against McIsaac and the city council, alleging the city has created new demands that ultimately resulted in the suspension of building permits and the refusal to maintain streets in the development.
Two of the lawsuits were thrown out in March by a Minnehaha County circuit court judge but a third was filed in February with more information about alleged acts taken by the city during the December winter storm. The lawsuit has not had a hearing yet.
In a special Baltic city council meeting on April 4, city attorney John Hughes said the litigation against the city had taken up hundreds of hours.
At the same meeting, afterward, McIsaac spoke about the allegations and said she didn't feel like she had done anything wrong.
"I don't have anything to hide," she told reporters.
What are the specifics of the lawsuits?
The original lawsuit filed in November alleged that after the change in leadership on the Baltic city council earlier in the year, the council began to change the rules when it came to the Grant Park and Phillips Crossing additions.
This included the creation of a new stormwater detention pond in an area already approved for residential lots, creation of additional sidewalks and erosion mitigation.
The city also requested Grant Park pay for the installation and improvement of the existing water distribution system despite Baltic having been approved for a fund through a state grant to improve the water system.
In October, Grant Park’s building permits were suspended on the grounds the developer was not complying with city code.
That was after the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources sent multiple letters to Brian Hefty, the Grant Park developer, that the housing construction site had various violations including erosion control and stabilization measures.
A letter sent by DANR in November, after the permits had been suspended, said that Grant Park had taken some corrective action between their July and October inspections but that “the Oct. 26, 2022 inspection identified many of the same violations from the previous inspections.”
The winter storms that hit a majority of the state in December and January only worsened the battle between Grant Park and Baltic.
Residents in the Grant Park addition were notified in early December that the city would not be responsible for snow removal but rather the development would be. The year before, the city had been responsible for all snow removal, according to the lawsuit.
As a result, Grant Park sent text messages to residents saying that the development would be responsible for snow removal for the year.
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But things came to a head in early January after Baltic received more than 20 inches of snow. One resident, who works as a volunteer firefighter, received an emergency call but had to personally plow his driveway and a pathway to get to the city streets. Grant Park had been unable to remove the snow until later in the day.
During that time, the resident could hear the city removing snow but the plow never came down his street, according to the lawsuit.
It was recommended the resident call McIsaac about the issue and when he did so, the mayor responded by saying he could contact the judge overseeing the lawsuit since the decisions were in his hands and that if the resident could, call the local bar to see if they had a snowmobile to get him where he needed to be.
McIsaac said on April 4 she did have a conversation with that resident about him being stuck, but she explained she did not have the authority to make the decision to send the city plow over the phone.
Baltic developer agreement remains unsigned
An agreement between the city and Grant Park remains unsigned.
Hughes sent the agreement to Grant Park’s lawyers in November and resent it on April 4, he said during a city council meeting Wednesday. The day after, he was notified the two law firms representing Grant Park, Goosmann Law firm and Rinke Noonan, had withdrawn their counsel and instead Schoenbeck & Erickson PC had taken over the case.
Meanwhile, Hughes told those gathered at Baltic City Hall, residents in the Grant Park addition are starting to get frustrated. One person had closed on a lot but had not been told about the building permit suspension.
Baltic Mayor Deborah McIsaac on the recall election
On Wednesday, McIsaac and Hughes explained the recall process during the city council meeting.
Those in attendance were critical about not seeing copies of the petition and what alleged actions McIsaac had done.
By Thursday morning, the petition language had been shared on a website dedicated to the McIsaac recall and social media.
McIsaac did not respond to calls from the Argus Leader seeking comment.
At the April 4 meeting, McIsaac said the grounds for recall were "egregious and absolutely unfounded."
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She added the previous administration had issues with Grant Park and had actively been meeting with them. Hefty had signed a document the development would work with all existing zoning regulations but McIsaac said he was not complying with it.
"The only tool we have in our tool box is building permits," she said. "We didn't stop work on the whole development. There was a lot of houses that were in play when we made this decision, so we made the collective decision that anything that had been started or any building permits that were approved up until July 26 could move forward.
"We're not anti-development. We want the development to thrive. But it needs to be proper development."
What's next in the Baltic recall?
The petitioners have 60 days to get signatures from 15% of registered voters in Baltic to trigger a recall election. Once the signatures are obtained and received by the Baltic financial officer, the city has 10 days to set an election date, according to state law. But at the same time, within five days of the petition being received, a complaint can be filed to the circuit court for judicial intervention.
“The alleged grounds for the recall can be litigated before the court,” Hughes said. “So that’s a very substantial step. It’s not a simple process to recall a mayor or a council person.”
He added he assumed court action would be likely. | 2023-04-14T22:53:06+00:00 | argusleader.com | https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/14/baltic-south-dakota-mayor-deborah-mcisaac-recall-petition-alleges-gross-incompetence-misconduct/70108762007/ |
(The Hill) — The Walt Disney Company is taking the fight to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in an escalating feud between one of Florida’s largest employers and the likely 2024 presidential contender.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said Monday that DeSantis’ decision to punish the company for speaking out against what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law was “anti-business” and “anti-Florida.”
A whole new world: DeSantis signs bill giving him more power over Disney
Iger’s remarks come after Disney used a legal loophole to maintain authority over its self-governing district in central Florida, appearing to circumvent a DeSantis-led bill to strip Disney’s power.
Disney CEO goes on offense, accuses DeSantis of retaliation
In response to Disney’s criticism of Florida Republicans’ law to limit discussion of sexual orientation and gender in schools, DeSantis led an effort to strip Disney of power it had for over 50 years to broadly control land use in a 39-mile district surrounding its Florida resort.
During a shareholder meeting Monday, Iger slammed DeSantis for seeking to “punish a company for its exercise of a constitutional right.” Still, Iger announced that Disney planned to invest $17 billion into its Florida resort over the next decade.
“Our premise is that any action that thwarts those efforts simply to retaliate for a position the company took sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida,” Iger said.
Under the new Florida law, the board overseeing the district would be hand-picked by DeSantis rather than Disney. But Disney struck a last-minute deal with its allies on the outgoing board that would keep Disney in control of the district and potentially give the company even more power.
DeSantis on Monday called for an investigation into the legality of the board’s decision and “legal or ethical violations” relating to the move. A DeSantis spokesperson said that all legislative options are on the table to undo the agreement.
“These collusive and self-dealing arrangements aim to nullify the recently passed legislation, undercut Florida’s legislative process, and defy the will of Floridians,” DeSantis wrote in a letter to Florida’s chief inspector general.
Disney has become a popular target for Republicans, who have taken aim at the company’s business in China, its support for LGBTQ representation and its opposition to the Florida law.
Last week, Iger laid off Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac Perlmutter, a prolific GOP donor who gave more than $2.5 million to DeSantis’ reelection campaign with his wife, Laura.
Perlmutter reportedly clashed with the Disney CEO, who is a registered Democrat.
Spat comes as DeSantis loses ground to Trump
DeSantis is feuding with Disney as he falls behind former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, according to recent polling.
If the Disney dispute drags on, it could challenge DeSantis’ image as an adept executive who appeals to Trump supporters and Republicans who want to move away from Trump, said Todd Belt, director of George Washington University’s graduate political management program.
Can he go the distance? DeSantis faces looming challenge with independent voters
“His inability to deal with this Disney issue really undercuts both of those particular constituencies,” Belt said. “If it looks like he’s not good at governing, then this really opens him up to criticism, especially from his biggest critic who is going to be Donald Trump.”
Trump led DeSantis by 31 points in a Yahoo News-YouGov poll conducted after Trump was indicted for his role in paying hush money to an adult film actress. DeSantis had trailed Trump by just eight points two weeks prior and held a four-point lead in February.
DeSantis leads Trump by 5 points among Florida Republican voters, according to a Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy survey released Tuesday.
DeSantis leads GOP charge against corporate America
Republicans have traditionally maintained close ties with corporate America, which broadly shares their support for low taxes and limited government intervention.
But the tenuous alliance has started to unravel in recent years as large businesses increasingly speak out on social issues and find themselves at odds with Republicans.
Don’t be our guest: DeSantis says he insisted on ‘no Disney characters’ at his Disney World wedding
DeSantis is the most aggressive in cracking down on companies. He led bills to prohibit diversity training in the workplace and block companies from considering environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors when investing. He also vetoed $35 million in funding for a Tampa Bay Rays facility after the baseball team called for action to stop gun violence.
“Corporatism is not the same as free enterprise,” DeSantis said during a September speech at the National Conservatism Conference. “I think too many Republicans have viewed limited government to basically mean whatever is best for corporate America is how we want to do the economy.”
Some Republicans said DeSantis went too far by punishing Disney, arguing that the government shouldn’t meddle with companies’ affairs. Ken Griffin, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has pledged to bankroll DeSantis’ presidential campaign, said last May he didn’t appreciate the move.
“It’s important that the leaders in both parties stay above the fray when it comes to retaliation against corporate America,” Griffin said at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
Disney wasn’t the only corporation to speak out against Florida law. More than 150 large companies, including Amazon, General Motors, Microsoft and American Airlines, voiced opposition to the bill and other state-level proposals targeting the LGBTQ community.
“These bills would harm our team members and their families, stripping them of opportunities and making them feel unwelcome and at risk in their own communities,” the companies wrote in a February 2022 letter.
The companies added that it’s “exceedingly difficult” to recruit the most qualified candidates in states that pursue similar laws.
Similar retribution efforts have taken place in other states, but they’re relatively rare. In 2021, Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives voted to revoke a tax break for Delta Air Lines after the company criticized their bill to overhaul voting rules. | 2023-04-05T19:45:51+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/why-is-ron-desantis-fighting-with-disney/ |
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) will publish its second quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 after the New York Stock Exchange closes. The company will also host a conference call to review the financial results on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 starting at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Participants may listen to the conference call by dialing 844-291-6362 (domestic) or 234-720-6995 (international), along with access code 1468163. The conference call will be simulcast and archived on our website at investor.omnicomgroup.com.
About Omnicom Group Inc.
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(AP) — Authorities say tens of thousands of customers were without power and damage reports were coming in after severe weather including a tornado was reported east of Cincinnati.
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington said it was receiving “reports of damage throughout our area” and posted a video of damage to buildings in Goshen Township.
Forecasters earlier said radar had indicated a tornado shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday in northern Clermont County.
Duke Energy’s outage map listed more than 71,000 customers without power. including more than 51,000 in Hamilton County and more than 20,000 without power in Clermont County. | 2022-07-06T22:28:29+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/weather/weather-stories/storm-with-possible-tornado-leaves-damage-power-outages-near-cincinnati/ |
Despite it being over 18 months since the last COVID-19 relief check was approved by the federal government, the Government Accountability Office estimates that at least 9 million Americans are still eligible for payments.
The government said that many of those who have not claimed a check have little to no income and lack internet access. Those who are still eligible for a check generally have not been required to file a tax return for the last few years.
The government said those eligible for payments who do not owe back taxes have until Nov. 15 to file a simplified tax return.
The latest checks were sent out in March 2021. Americans making up to $75,000 a year were sent a direct payment of $1,400 (couples making up to $150,000 a year got $2,800). Heads of households making up to $112,500 annually received the full $1,400.
The government estimated that 165 million Americans were eligible for the last round of COVID relief checks.
Those with eligible children who also have not filed a tax return for 2020 and 2021 also have until Nov. 15 to claim an expanded child tax credit. The government increased the child tax credit temporarily last year.
“Part of the challenge for the IRS and Treasury in 2020 was they only had data on taxpayers that had previously filed taxes,” the GAO said. “Since a broader set of families were eligible for the COVID-19 stimulus payments and the expanded CTC, Treasury and IRS reached out to around 9 million Americans to let them know they were eligible for the relief payments. In May 2021, the Treasury Inspector General identified potentially 10 million individuals eligible for payments. As of June, IRS had no plans to conduct additional outreach.”
The public can file a simplified tax return through the IRS website. | 2022-10-11T18:59:05+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/millions-of-americans-still-eligible-for-covid-relief-check-government-says |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – Multiple people are dead after an early morning shooting Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Kansas City Police Department was called to the intersection of 57th Street and Prospect around 4:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they say they located three people – two men and a woman – dead in a parking lot and a street, department spokesperson Jake Becchina told the Associated Press.
The victims were found outside an unnamed business that is known for operating after hours, KCPD Chief Stacey Graves said.
“If the business knew persons would be present, without security, selling alcohol, and thwarting our laws, that business should be closed,” Mayor Quinton Lucas tweeted Sunday morning.
Since then, officers have located at least five other victims that took themselves to the hospital with injuries. As of now, there are eight victims in total.
KCPD is still working to figure out what led to the shooting. They are currently collecting evidence and looking at cameras. There is no suspect information at this time as the investigation continues.
Police also responded to a nearby shooting on Prospect Avenue near 31st Street around 3 a.m. and said critical injuries were suffered, though they did not say how many people were injured. | 2023-06-25T19:53:16+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/3-dead-5-injured-after-shooting-in-kansas-city/ |
Dansby Swanson Player Prop Bets: Cubs vs. Nationals - May 1
Published: May. 1, 2023 at 12:23 PM CDT|Updated: 52 minutes ago
On Monday, Dansby Swanson (.286 slugging percentage in past 10 games, with zero homers) and the Chicago Cubs face the Washington Nationals, whose starting pitcher will be MacKenzie Gore. First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET.
He racked up two hits (going 2-for-5 with an RBI) in his last appearance against the Marlins.
Dansby Swanson Game Info & Props vs. the Nationals
- Game Day: Monday, May 1, 2023
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Nationals Starter: MacKenzie Gore
- TV Channel: MASN
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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Dansby Swanson At The Plate
- Swanson leads Chicago in OBP (.412) this season, fueled by 28 hits.
- He ranks 44th in batting average, 11th in on base percentage, and 142nd in slugging among the qualifying hitters in MLB action.
- Swanson has recorded a hit in 13 of 26 games this season (50.0%), including nine multi-hit games (34.6%).
- He has homered in one of 26 games, and in 0.8% of his plate appearances.
- In six games this season, Swanson has picked up an RBI, with more than one RBI once.
- He has scored at least once 11 times this season (42.3%), including five games with multiple runs (19.2%).
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Dansby Swanson Home/Away Batting Splits
Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Nationals have a 4.59 team ERA that ranks 20th among all league pitching staffs.
- Nationals pitchers combine to rank 15th in baseball in home runs allowed (31 total, 1.1 per game).
- Gore (3-1) takes the mound for the Nationals in his sixth start of the season. He's put together a 3.00 ERA in 27 2/3 innings pitched, with 35 strikeouts.
- His last appearance came on Wednesday against the New York Mets, when the lefty went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 24-year-old's 3.00 ERA ranks 28th, 1.296 WHIP ranks 49th, and 11.7 K/9 ranks eighth among qualifying pitchers this season.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-01T18:16:27+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/sports/betting/2023/05/01/dansby-swanson-mlb-player-prop-bets/ |
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's government has pledged to set up its own anti-corruption agency in an effort to unlock billions in European Union funding that the bloc has withheld over rule-of-law and graft concerns.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed the decree published late Monday which will establish an “independent authority to prevent, detect and correct illegalities and irregularities” concerning the handling of EU funds.
The agency will be tasked with stepping in when it deems national authorities have not acted sufficiently to prevent or investigate cases of fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest and other violations, according to the decree.
The move appeared to be a concession by Hungary's nationalist government to the EU executive, which must decide this month whether to approve Hungary's application for billions in recovery funds meant to assist European economies damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The European Commission has withheld those funds for over a year as it has sought to address what it sees as a rollback in Hungary's democratic credentials, and alleged corruption that funnels EU money to politically connected insiders.
A large recipient of EU funds, Hungary has come under increasing criticism over the past few years for veering away from democratic norms with policies such as exerting excessive control over the judiciary, stifling media freedom and denying the rights of LGBT people.
Yet with inflation and energy prices soaring and Hungary's currency, the forint, at historic lows against the euro and dollar, Orban's government needs the nearly 6 billion euros (dollars) in recovery funds to spare its economy from a recession.
The new anti-corruption agency will begin operating on Nov. 21, and a separate anti-corruption task force, made up of both governmental and non-governmental delegates, will be established by Dec. 1.
In 2021, Hungary’s government opted out of joining the European Public Prosecutors Office — an independent EU body tasked with combating crimes affecting the financial interests of the bloc — arguing that joining would amount to a loss of national sovereignty. | 2022-09-06T15:23:05+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Hungary-to-set-up-anti-corruption-agency-to-17421922.php |
Access to a common abortion medication currently hangs in the balance in a pair of contradictory decisions by federal judges, setting the stage for the most significant legal action on abortion since the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year.
Mifepristone is widely used across the U.S. to end pregnancy in the first 10 weeks of gestation. About half of all abortions nationwide are performed using mifepristone as the first of a two-pill regimen. The drug is also commonly used to help manage miscarriages.
The name-brand drug Mifeprex was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration more than 20 years ago. Since then, it has been used millions of times, and major medical groups say it has a strong safety record. A generic version was approved in 2019.
Now, the drug's future is in jeopardy. A federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction that undoes the FDA's approval of mifepristone nationwide beginning this Friday. Meanwhile, a competing ruling out of Washington state could limit the Texas injunction's reach.
The Biden administration has appealed the Texas decision, and a federal appeals court is likely to weigh in this week. Ultimately, it may be up to the Supreme Court to resolve the conflicts.
"Everyone's eyes are now pointed back towards D.C.," said Katie Glenn Daniel, the state policy director at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. "We anticipate that eventually, whether it is the merits of this case or these injunctions — now dueling injunctions — that the Supreme Court will have to weigh in in some way."
Here's what you need to know:
Where do things stand now?
As of Monday, there is no change yet to Americans' ability to access mifepristone.
But that could change as soon as this Friday, when the preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is set to take effect.
The Texas lawsuit, filed by a coalition of abortion rights opponents, raised questions about the process by which the FDA originally approved the drug in 2000.
Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, agreed with their concerns and, in a preliminary ruling on Friday, declared the FDA's approval to be invalid. He stayed his own decision for seven days in order to give time for an appeals court to weigh in.
Meanwhile, there's a competing ruling out of Washington state, where the attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia had sought to force the FDA to expand access to the drug.
The judge in that case, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice, an Obama appointee, didn't go that far. But he did rule Friday that the agency cannot alter access to the drug while the lawsuit proceeds. That decision could offer relief if the Texas injunction goes into effect — though it would be limited to those 17 states and the District of Columbia.
(Those states are Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.)
For residents of those states, Rice's decision "preserves the status quo on ensuring that access to mifepristone remains available," said Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to NPR on Friday.
For the rest, Ferguson said, the Texas ruling "seriously has the potential to eliminate that access for mifepristone here in the coming days."
The Texas ruling's quick timeline has left open a number of questions for medical providers and pharmacies regarding access to the widely used drug.
"For example, if medication is already in pharmacy and has already been prescribed, can those prescriptions be filled?" said David Donatti, an attorney at the ACLU of Texas. "These are questions that the lowest court order just does not answer."
What are the next steps in the legal process?
Ultimately, this is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Department of Justice has already appealed the Texas ruling. That will be heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is generally a more conservative appeals court.
The appeals court's decision is likely to come before Friday, April 14. No matter which way it rules, the decision will almost surely be appealed to the Supreme Court.
"We absolutely hope the Supreme Court resolves this issue once and for all. It's been decades in the making," said Chelsey Youman, an attorney with Human Coalition, an anti-abortion-rights group that filed an amicus brief in the Texas case.
How are abortion providers responding?
Like much of the past couple years since the Supreme Court swung conservative and Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion providers have been consulting with lawyers and preparing for multiple scenarios.
"It's going to be working closely with legal advisers in a really rapidly changing environment. That's what I foresee in the next seven days, and likely beyond that," said Melissa Grant, the chief operating officer at Carafem, an abortion provider that provides mifepristone at its three physical clinics and via telehealth.
One possibility is for providers to switch to a one-pill protocol. In the U.S., mifepristone, which works by blocking the pregnancy hormone progesterone, is used in concert with a second pill, misoprostol, which causes the uterus to expel the pregnancy tissue. Used together, there are fewer side effects to a medication abortion.
But using only misoprostol can still be effective. Several major health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, say the one-medication protocol is acceptable, especially when mifepristone isn't available.
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(NEXSTAR) – The diabetes drug Semaglutide has sparked a weight loss craze, as people realized it can be used to shed pounds quickly when prescribed off-label.
Semaglutide is better known by the brand names it’s marketed under, like Ozempic and Wegovy. Tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro, has gotten a lot of buzz for the same reasons. But enthusiasm for the drugs has led to a short supply, along with patients reporting unexpected side effects.
One such side effect has been described as “Ozempic face.” The rapid weight loss can leave some patients’ faces looking hollowed out, sagging and rapidly aged.
“When it comes to facial aging, fat is typically more friend than foe,” plastic surgeon Dr. Oren Tepper told the New York Times. “Weight loss may turn back your biological age, but it tends to turn your facial clock forward.”
“One of the most common things I notice with any form of weight loss in middle-aged and older patients is we don’t all lose it in the areas we want,” Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank said in an interview with TODAY. “When we get older, definitely the facial volume changes and shifts around. But when you lose weight so acutely and quickly, you see more of a global facial wasting.”
That “facial wasting” is what can make a person suddenly look much older.
To treat so-called “Ozempic face,” some patients are turning to another medical procedure: injecting dermal fillers to make their faces look fuller.
Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali told the Times he’s seen an increase in patients looking for fillers after dramatic Ozempic or Mounjaro-driven weight loss. “Generally, it’s people in their 40s and 50s who are losing significant amounts of weight and are concerned about facial aging and sagging that occurs as a result.”
Ozempic and Mounjaro were originally used to treat type 2 diabetes. The injections are shown to improve blood sugar levels and heart function, but doctors have more recently started prescribing them to help patients lose weight.
The drugs both have more serious side effects, as well, including possible pancreas inflammation, vision changes, low blood sugar, problems with the kidneys and gallbladder, and a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer.
The drugs aren’t cheap, either. Unless you can get it covered under insurance, they run about $1,000 for a one-month supply. | 2023-03-06T15:30:29+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/ozempic-face-doctors-explain-side-effect-of-weight-loss-drugs/ |
Several injured when SUV crashes into front of Apple store
Published: Nov. 21, 2022 at 11:57 AM CST|Updated: 7 minutes ago
HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say an SUV crashed into an Apple store in Massachusetts, injuring several people.
A large hole was seen in the glass front of the store and first responders were at the scene in Hingham following the crash shortly before 11 a.m. Monday.
Police are investigating and didn’t immediately say whether the crash was believed to be accidental.
At least five people were reported hurt.
A nurse at nearby South Shore Hospital told WCVB that the hospital was notified that seven to 10 victims could be transported to their emergency room.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-21T18:05:49+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/11/21/several-injured-when-suv-crashes-into-front-apple-store/ |
PENSACOLA, Fla., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Regenative Labs (Regenative), a leading HCT/P manufacturer, announces a retrospective analysis of patients who have received Wharton's Jelly applications to the refractory sacroiliac (SI) joint to mitigate loss of function and pain, improving quality of life.
Dr. Albert Lai of Desert Pain Specialists and Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine in California has presented for publication a novel case study of Wharton's Jelly, a mesenchymal connective tissue, applied to the structural tissue defect of the articular cartilage in patients with refractory SI joint dysfunction. Dr. Albert Lai is Double Board-Certified Physician with specialties in Physical Medicine Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. The homologous use application validated by Lai sets a precedent for non-surgical allograft application.
"This new research marks a great advancement in care for those patients suffering from chronic, treatment-resistant SI joint dysfunction. Through this observational study I am able to further commit to outcomes-based medicine and deliver the best care possible for my patient population. Having a safe and minimally invasive alternative to SI fusion surgery is incredible," shared Lai.
SI joint-mediated pain affects roughly 15% of the United States population resulting in 12 million physician visits annually. The current standard of care for the SI joint addresses the symptoms involved, with pain medication, braces, or SI fusion. These costs can range upwards of 30k for a fusion, and the cost of pain management continues to rise as treatment does not address the root cause of the pain. The rising annual number of surgeries is enough to implement intraoperative and perioperative protocols that anticipate and present an alternative to invasive arthroscopic repair of the SI joint.
To advance the necessary research and fill the need for non-surgical alternatives, Regenative has been tracking data in its comprehensive repository in which physicians across specialties submit patient data as they track patient outcomes up to 120 days after the patient receives an application of Regenative's products, like its Wharton's Jelly allografts.
Last month, Regenative announced how preliminary 90-day data on over 50 patients with SI joint defects demonstrates greater than 35% improvement in NPRS & WOMAC scores, indicating improved functionality post-application.
"Our retrospective data repository is designed to promote value-based, outcomes-focused physician practices and has inspired clinically significant case studies and statistically significant peer-reviewed research. Our repository is backed by an IRB, ensuring compliant protocols are followed with respect to what is collected," shared Regenative Labs CEO, Tyler Barrett.
Barrett is committed to providing patients with alternative options, and through what may be revealed in these studies, offering proven treatments to better address the root cause of their pain.
Barrett and his team hope to enlist physicians to take part in studies regarding uncovered uses. Physicians will have their outcomes highlighted, furthering the understanding of regenerative medicine and uncovering new applications for this groundbreaking field of medicine.
"We're doing the research at Regenative, and the results are very promising. We are calling on all physicians across the country to engage with us and advance the field of regenerative medicine," Barrett concluded.
Contact Regenative to get your practice involved today
About Regenative Labs: Regenative Labs produces regenerative medicine products to address the root cause of a patient's conditions using Wharton's Jelly innovations rather than masking the pain with other treatments. Regenative Labs works closely with scientists, physicians, hospitals, and surgery centers to constantly monitor and improve patient progress and outcomes for new product development. Formed by veteran industry professionals familiar with the daily challenges of innovations in healthcare, the company provides non-addictive, non-invasive options for patients. Regenative Labs' expert product research and development team comply with FDA guidelines of minimal manipulation for homologous use. The company adheres to AATB and FDA guidelines. Learn more at Regenative's website: www.regenativelabs.com
About Dr. Albert Lai: A southern Californian native, Lai completed his medical training at Tufts University, where he subsequently served as a clinical instructor. Lai is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He also holds board certifications in Pain Medicine and Independent Medical Examiners. Lai has served as the managing partner at the offices of Desert Pain & Rehabilitation Associates based in Rancho Mirage for the past 18 years and as medical director of Centers of Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine in Placentia, California. Learn more at the Centers of Rehabilitation webs website: https://ocpain.net
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PARIS (AP) — A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in France and elsewhere in Europe faces an important hurdle on Tuesday with lawmakers set to vote on it.
The bill would legalize the temporary use of so-called intelligent surveillance systems to safeguard the Paris Games, which run next year from July 26-Aug. 11, and the Paralympics that follow. The systems combine cameras with artificial intelligence software to flag potential security concerns, such as abandoned packages or crowd surges. Human operators would decide whether action is needed.
French authorities insist the surveillance wouldn’t involve facial recognition. Supporters of the bill argue that the technology could help avert disasters like the deadly crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people during Halloween festivities in South Korea in October.
“It’s not about recognizing ‘Mr. X’ in a crowd,” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told National Assembly lawmakers last week when they were debating the measures. “It’s about recognizing situations.”
The Senate overwhelmingly approved the draft in January, by 245 votes to 28. If the National Assembly follows suit Tuesday afternoon, the bill is slated for further fine-tuning by assembly members and senators before its final adoption, expected in April.
Digital rights watchdog groups argue that France will violate international human rights law by becoming the first of the European Union’s 27 countries to legalize AI-powered surveillance, even if just temporarily. The bill says the technology can be used on an experimental basis to the end of 2024 to safeguard sporting and cultural events in France that are particularly at risk of being targeted by terror attacks.
The technology’s use “risks permanently transforming France into a dystopian surveillance state” and “will lead to an all-out assault on the rights to privacy, protest, and freedom of assembly and expression,” said Mher Hakobyan, an Amnesty International adviser on AI regulation.
“It has also been well-documented that hostile surveillance technologies are disproportionately used to target marginalized groups, including migrants and Black and brown people,” Hakobyan added.
Even though the draft law says the cameras won’t use facial recognition, they are still liable to scrutinize physical traits including people’s postures, walks and gestures, critics contend. Opponents also are concerned that the technology risks zeroing-in on people who spend a lot of time in public spaces, such as the homeless. The bill also clears the way for the technology’s use with cameras mounted on drones.
During last week’s National Assembly discussions on the bill, opposition lawmaker Sandra Regol argued that it would turn Olympic visitors into “guinea pigs” for AI-powered surveillance.
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More AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-03-28T15:46:17+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/lawmakers-vote-on-paris-olympic-law-with-surveillance-fears/ |
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Twelve years to the day that Richard Childress and Kyle Busch came to blows in one of the parking lots of Kansas Speedway, the two were celebrating a NASCAR Cup Series victory at a track straight down Interstate 70 near St. Louis.
It was proof of many things: That a team that once dominated NASCAR’s top series with Dale Earnhardt behind the wheel of the famed No. 3 could still contend for championships, that Busch could be every bit as successful after moving on from powerhouse Joe Gibbs Racing, and perhaps most importantly, that a couple of boys can grow up.
“Yeah, I mean, people change,” Busch said after holding off Denny Hamlin on Sunday night to win at World Wide Technology Raceway.
“The relationship that I have now, and the effort that’s gone into securing me, to get me to go to RCR — the discussions and talks that happened there — just proves them right, right?”
Sure seems that way.
It’s not as if Busch has magically turned around the No. 8 team in his first season; Tyler Reddick drove the car to three wins a year ago. But with his green-white-checkered victory just outside St. Louis, the two-time Cup Series champion matched the total and is now halfway toward reaching Childress’ audacious goal of winning six times this season.
“It’s been fun to have that group around,” said Busch, who’s also won at Talladega and Auto Club Speedway in California. “They know when we go to places, we struggle at places, that we all want to get better, right? I could do a better job most of the time. (Crew chief) Randall Burnett and the guys can do a better job as well. We just all continue to strive and work hard and bounce off of each other in order to come out and have the best possible stuff every time we hit the race track.”
Hard to believe there’s such synergy between Busch and Richard Childress Racing given where they once were.
The infamous brawl between Childress and Busch came after a Truck Series race in 2011 at Kansas. Busch had been racing hard with Joey Coulter, who was driving for RCR, and Childress didn’t appreciate it. He went to confront Busch and, after removing his watch and handing it to grandson Austin Dillon, proceeded to put him in a headlock and begin throwing punches.
Childress, a spry 65 at the time, had to be pulled off Busch, who went to the ground defensively to avoid any more punches. He was later fined $150,000 by NASCAR and placed on probation for the remainder of the season.
“Yeah, we put that totally behind us,” said Childress, now 77 yet every bit as fired up about winning races. “We talked about it. That was one of the first things we talked about. That’s history. We’ve both grown a lot. I know I’ve grown up. I’ve grown older, but I’ve grown up, too. There’s an old song out there, ‘I’m still growing up but I’m getting older.’”
His team is getting better, too.
After winning four times with Kevin Harvick during the 2013 season, Richard Childress Racing went 0-for-everything in the Cup Series the next three years. At its nadir during the 2016 season, the team managed just six top-10 finishes in 108 starts, and the trio of Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman did little to engender confidence in the direction of the program.
Even after Newman ended that maddening 112-race winless streak at Phoenix in 2017, the wins were hard to come by. The team won once more that season and reached victory lane just twice over the next four seasons combined.
But last year was a breakthrough of sorts with Reddick winning four times and combining with Dillon to finish in the top three on 10 more occasions. There was clearly speed in the RCR cars again, and with Reddick soon to depart for 23XI Racing, it was only a matter of finding a driver capable of utilizing that speed in the the No. 8 car.
Busch has turned out to be the improbably perfect fit.
“You know, we won a lot with Harvick, won a lot with Earnhardt. Our plan is to win a lot with Kyle,” Childress said, “and not only be a contender for that championship. If we make the final four, we’ll have a shot at winning it for sure.”
Not just this year but for years to come.
“Kyle has been really — he’s such a pleasure to work with,” Childress said. “Everybody says, ‘Man, how y’all going to get along?’ Same questions they asked me about, ‘You and Dale won’t last six months.’ We lasted 20 years. I want to keep Kyle here, and hopefully we can end his career when he gets ready to.”
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I saw there was a need for a device that could fix the slat on a vertical blind," said the inventor from Tempe, Ariz. "I thought of this idea to help remedy the problem so that the blind could be attached back to the clip and hang in place."
He invented BLINDSIES that enables a homeowner to mend vertical blind slats that may pull away from the holder. This device is simple to use and could help save users a considerable amount of time and energy. It would repair the broken blind slat and reinforce the actual holder. Additionally, this could help prevent premature purchases of vertical blinds, saving consumers money.
The original design was submitted to the Orange County sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-OCC-1389, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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As doctors strike in Israel, Here & Now‘s Scott Tong gets the latest analysis on the opposition to Israel’s judicial overhaul from journalist Neri Zilber.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of jail inmates waiting for public defenders to represent them filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the state to assign attorneys to indigent defendants within two weeks of their first court appearance.
Six inmates and two former inmates filed the lawsuit in Brown County Circuit Court against Gov. Tony Evers and members of the state Public Defender Board.
They allege they've been waiting for weeks for representation. Antrell Thomas, one of the plaintiffs, alleged that he has been held in the La Crosse County Jail since last August, when he was confined on charges of drug possession, according to the jail’s website. He has yet to receive a court-appointed lawyer.
The lawsuit seeks judicial orders denoting the lawsuit as a class action and requiring the state to assign attorneys to indigent defendants within 14 days of their initial court appearance.
The Associated Press reported an acute shortage of public defenders across the country in May, exacerbating a backlog of criminal cases that built up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wisconsin State Public Defender Kelli Thompson said in April that her agency staff had shrunk about 20% and it could take years to get through a 35,000-case backlog.
A message left at the state public defender's office after hours Tuesday wasn't immediately returned. | 2022-08-23T23:47:02+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/inmates-launch-lawsuit-to-get-lawyers-within-2-weeks |
Mysterious figure spotted outside Amarillo Zoo; city asking for public's help identifying
AMARILLO, Texas - An unidentified figure was caught on camera in Amarillo around the zoo and city officials are asking residents to give their best guess on what it might be.
According to the City of Amarillo, the figure was spotted around 1:25 a.m. on May 21 outside the zoo and for now, is referred to as an Unidentified Amarillo Object (UAO).
"Was it a person with a strange hat who likes to walk at night?" the city asked. "A large coyote on its hind legs? A Chupacabra? It is a mystery – for Amarillo to help solve."
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Officials say there were no signs of burglary, nor were any animals or individuals harmed, so the incident is being treated lightly.
"It is important to note that this entity was outside the Amarillo Zoo," City of Amarillo (COA) Director of Parks and Recreation Michael Kashuba said. "There were no signs of attempted entry into the zoo. No animals or individuals were harmed. There were no signs of criminal activity or vandalism."
That's why authorities are letting the public offer ideas on what the UAO might have been "in the spirit of fun if not curiosity."
"We just want to let the Amarillo community have some fun with this," Kashuba added. "It is definitely a strange and interesting image. Maybe Amarillo can help solve the mystery of our UAO."
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On the city's Facebook page, many commentators had their own humorous guesses.
"Clearly it is Rocket the Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy," one person wrote.
"They were trying to reach the zoo attendants about their car extended warranty," another person guessed.
"This is literally sonic the hedgehog," another person wrote. | 2022-06-09T18:11:18+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/mysterious-figure-spotted-outside-amarillo-zoo-city-asking-for-publics-help-identifying |
When Juneteenth became a federal holiday last year, South Carolina organizer Jamal Bradley was excited for it to finally get the recognition it deserves. But his enthusiasm was quickly dashed when he learned state leaders decided not to follow suit in observing the holiday.
"It just lets me know there's still work left to do in South Carolina," said Bradley, who started a petition for Juneteenth to become a state holiday.
Also known as "Emancipation Day" or "Freedom Day," Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and gave word to enslaved African Americans that they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. The holiday has been celebrated by many Black families for generations, but began to gain wider attention in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Despite the federal recognition, some Black organizers are beginning to see that local support can be a harder lift. While every state has at some point recognized Juneteenth as a day of observance, 26 states have yet to adopt Juneteenth as a paid public holiday, including seven former Confederate states, according to the Pew Research Center.
Reasons for the delay vary from state to state. In some places, it's due to lagging bureaucracy. In other places, it's due to disputes over when to actually celebrate the holiday.
Likewise, there's a range of implications. On a practical level, the lack of a state holiday means local employees may not be able to take time off to observe Juneteenth. It may also mean state government buildings will remain open on the holiday. But to many Black activists, the extent to which Juneteenth is embraced by state governments speaks volumes about their progress toward racial justice.
"Our lawmakers are missing an opportunity to show that this state is ready to move forward," Bradley said.
It could be years until every states adopt Juneteenth
Bradley believes it's particularly important for former Confederate states to recognize Juneteenth. His home state, South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union. For South Carolina to officially recognize Juneteenth, Bradley says, it would be a milestone for both the state and the nation.
Earlier this year, state lawmakers proposed a bill offering a floating holiday for state employees to use on Juneteenth. That legislation was advanced by the Senate but has thus far failed to clear the House.
"It wouldn't have fully reconciled what has taken place, but it would've been a good start," said Bradley, who's organized Juneteenth celebrations in the capital of Columbia for the past five years.
He's hopeful that South Carolina will eventually adopt Juneteenth, but believes it may take years.
Some activists want Juneteenth to be equal to July 4th
Doris Moore Bailey from Lakeland, Fla., believes it's time for Juneteenth to be treated like July Fourth.
Florida also has yet to designate Juneteenth as an official state holiday, in part because of a controversy over what day to commemorate: June 19 or on the day enslaved people in Florida learned they were emancipated. A Juneteenth state holiday bill died after some historians argued the state should honor Florida's Emancipation Day instead. A Union general read the Emancipation Proclamation in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865.
"We have two Independence days, June 19 and Fourth of July, one freed the people and one freed the land," said Bailey.
Since 1992, she and former state representative, Dr. Alzo Reddick, has worked to establish Juneteenth as an annual tradition in her city. Three decades ago, her event garnered less than 50 people. This year, over 300 residents attended.
Despite the growing popularity in Lakeland and across Florida, Bailey says she still struggles to receive support from city leaders. The city has publicly proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Day in Lakeland, but it has yet to be recognized as an official public holiday.
Mayor Bill Mutz said it wasn't considered to be a public holiday because the city calendar is planned a year in advance, but that Juneteenth was "certainly something we can observe in the future."
But Bailey believes there's still work to be done for non-African American lawmakers to take Juneteenth more seriously and more quickly.
"It can still be divisive," she says. "They're not going to do a heavy lift to make it equal to July Forth. The challenge is, this is a marathon, not a sprint. That's how I see the journey of Juneteenth."
Establishing traditions for future Black generations
So far, Alabama has only adopted Juneteenth as a state holiday for this year, but whether that will be a permanent policy is ultimately to the state legislature. To Unique Morgan Dunston, a state-recognized Juneteenth is an opportunity to tell a more accurate, complete portrayal of American history.
Growing up in Marshall County, Ala., Dunston never learned about nor had the opportunity to celebrate Juneteenth. Yet, she was surrounded by Confederate holidays, statues and customs.
It wasn't until 2020 that Dunston says she understood Juneteenth's significance. Now, she's been working to help raise awareness about the holiday and organize celebrations for her community.
Having Juneteenth recognized in all levels of government can be especially meaningful in places like Marshall County, Dunston says, where Black residents make up less than 3% of the population.
"It's weird, Juneteenth feels new but we're talking about something that happened in 1865," Dunston said. "But I love that children will know what Juneteenth is and not have to learn about it as an adult like I had to."
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fight broke out and punches were thrown during the game between the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
Five players were ejected following the brawl, which started in front of the Orlando bench late in the third quarter. Minnesota guard Austin Rivers and Magic center Mo Bamba were the initial players involved, and it spilled over to include several others on the court.
Rivers, Jaden McDaniels and Taurean Prince were ejected from the Timberwolves. Jalen Suggs was tossed along with Bamba for Orlando.
Replays showed Rivers right in front of the Magic bench as play was ongoing at the far end of the court. Bamba came off the bench and video showed Rivers throwing punches at Bamba. Suggs later pulled Rivers away and swung him to the court. McDaniels and Prince joined the scrum.
A few minutes earlier, Rivers missed a 3-point attempt from in front of the Orlando bench, and Bamba and Markelle Fultz could be seen reacting to the miss.
The fight came one night after an on-court altercation between Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell.
Brooks swung and struck Mitchell in the groin area during the third quarter Thursday after the Grizzlies guard had fallen to the floor. Mitchell retaliated by throwing the ball at Brooks and then shoving him.
Both players were ejected from Cleveland’s 128-113 win. Afterward, Mitchell accused Brooks of being a dirty player.
The NBA announced punishments for both players Friday, with Brooks getting suspended one game without pay and Mitchell fined $20,000.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-04T04:18:21+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/fight-between-magic-timberwolves-leads-to-5-17763210.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday:
Wynn Resorts Ltd., up $3.27 to $78.20.
The Chinese gambling haven of Macao tentatively renewed the casino operator's license, along with several others.
Apple Inc., down $3.89 to $144.22.
Wall Street is worried that protests and lockdowns in China could continue hurting iPhone production.
Taboola.com Ltd., up 80 cents to $2.64.
Yahoo took a 25% stake in the advertising company as part of a 30-year commercial agreement.
Axsome Therapeutics Inc., up $17.92 to $74.74.
The drug developer gave investors an encouraging update on a study for a potential Alzheimer’s disease drug.
Shopify Inc., up $1.24 to $38.03.
The cloud-based commerce company reported strong sales from merchants on Black Friday.
Univar Solutions Inc., up $1.39 to $32.39.
The specialty chemicals company and Germany’s Brenntag are in discussions over a potential deal.
Progyny Inc., up $2.54 to $36.92.
The fertility manager raised its revenue forecasts following the resumption in deliveries of the fertility medication Menopur.
Hess Corp., down $5.24 to $139.52.
Energy stocks slipped along with falling natural gas prices. | 2022-11-28T22:56:13+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Apple-Hess-fall-Wynn-Resorts-Shopify-rise-17616501.php |
Epic video game 'Adventures of the Old Testament' brings the Bible to a 21st century audience in video game format designed to engage, entertain and inform todays audience in a modern, relevant and dynamic manner.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-founded by Jonathan Kendrick, Chairman and CEO of the ROKiT Group of Companies, and Mike Soto, CEO, ROKiT Studios have developed Adventures of the Old Testament through a mix of animation and gameplay with the goal of making the Bible accessible in a modern, fun and easy to understand format through the epic trials, tribulations and action-packed adventures of the Bible's Old Testament.
"It's a full-scale playable experience, with real-time strategy and role-playing game mechanics that puts you in the shoes of some of history's most iconic figures." Said Jonathan Kendrick. "Players will enjoy the game in Single Player and Multi-Player mission mode as well as an open-world game mode. Adventures of the Old Testament allows you to delve into all 39 books of the Old Testament through a number of quest-like levels, featuring over 80 episodes of biblical stories and scripture summaries in quick, easy-to-digest animations. You'll experience everything, as part of the stories, from the creation of the world itself to Moses fighting his way out of Egypt as well as David and Goliath's battle right through to Daniel in the lion's den."
Jonathan and Mike took their inspiration for Adventures of the Old Testament from their own experiences of seeing their own children playing video games for hours on end and they wanted to see people around the world engage with content formatted in a similar style.
"The Old Testament is not only full of incredibly exciting stories, but we hope it generates further interest which in the Bible and to lead them into wanting to engage with the next game we will release, Adventures of the New Testament." Said Mike Soto. "We also encourage prospective players to get active about this on social media via www.BibleVideoGame.com where they can follow the project's progress in real time and, if they're interested in learning more about Adventures of the Old Testament or want to make sure they're one of the first to play, they can Wishlist it on STEAM today."
Adventures of the Old Testament will be released for PC, MAC, iOS, and Android on Monday 19th September with monthly free updates to the game to follow and will be released for all consoles in November 2022.
Backed by years of expertise and experience, ROKiT Studios is an independent animation and gaming studio based in California that has already released several popular youth-friendly games including Where's Samantha? and Dragon Caffi, both of which are available on Nintendo SWITCH and STEAM.
For more information about ROKiT Studios, please visit www.rokitstudios.com and for more information about the ROKiT Group of Companies, please visit www.rokit.com
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SOURCE ROKiT Studios | 2022-09-14T15:47:50+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/09/14/rokit-studios-launches-adventures-old-testament/ |
Advanced Capability Accelerates MTTR and Establishes a Robust Zero-Trust Foundation
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SafeGuard Cyber, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions for email and communication-based threats, today announces automated response and multi-channel user onboarding with Microsoft Azure AD and Okta integrations for its security and risk management platform. These integrations enable automated and workflow-based responses to advanced social engineering threats such as impersonation and account takeover, as well as other threats, business risks, and compliance violations.
The integrations extend the SafeGuard Cyber platform's multi-channel detection capabilities, with the ability for security and compliance operation teams to manage and automate responses to threats and risks across all communication channels.
"In the current economic climate, organizational leadership needs to ensure optimum resource utilization in security operations and reduce unnecessary costs," said Chris Lehman, CEO of SafeGuard Cyber. "Many of our enterprise customers have made significant investments in Azure AD or Okta to manage identities across their organizations, and our new capabilities allow them to streamline operations and maximize ROI for their security and overall operations."
Integrated response through SafeGuard Cyber enables security architects and operations teams to deliver the ideal response to threats and business risks, either in an automated or direct action through the SafeGuard Cyber platform as part of incident management or an investigation.
"As the threats of fraud, impersonation, and social engineering increasingly result in material breaches and financial losses through ransomware and business compromise, the need to have a context-aware, zero-trust foundation with detection and response capabilities is more urgent than ever," said Rusty Carter, chief product officer at SafeGuard Cyber. "Our integrations with Okta and Azure AD enable organizations moving towards a cloud or hybrid workplace to simplify identity-based responses to communication-based threats, while enriching authentication to include context and intent of interactions."
Context-aware and advanced integrated response with Okta and Azure AD is available for all SafeGuard Cyber customers and delivers:
- Automated user onboarding for monitoring communications by group
- Automatic, risk-based responses that include user-session invalidation
- Support for all SafeGuard Cyber protected channels
SafeGuard Cyber detects attacks and identifies risk by understanding how humans interact and communicate. The company's Natural Language Understanding-based SaaS platform offers the industry's most advanced visibility and detection of phishing, BEC and malware attacks that span the full range of modern business communications channels, including social media, collaboration, mobile messaging, conferencing, CRM and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
For more information, visit these pages on SafeGuard Cyber's API integrations with Azure and Okta.
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SOURCE SafeGuard Cyber | 2022-07-27T12:21:30+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/07/27/safeguard-cyber-delivers-context-aware-response-with-microsoft-azure-ad-okta/ |
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government and the country’s main Indigenous group reached an agreement Thursday to end 18 days of often-violent strikes that had virtually paralyzed the country.
The deal, which includes a decrease in the price of fuel and other concessions, was signed by Government Minister Francisco Jiménez, Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza and the head of the Episcopal Conference, Monsignor Luis Cabrera, who acted as mediator.
The agreement sets out that gasoline prices will decrease 15 cents to $2.40 per gallon and diesel prices will also decline the same amount, from $1.90 per gallon to $1.75.
The deal also sets limits to the expansion of oil exploration areas and prohibits mining activity in protected areas, national parks and water sources.
The government now has 90 days to deliver solutions to the demands of the Indigenous group.
“Social peace will only be able to be achieved, hopefully soon, through dialogue with particular attention paid to marginalized communities, but always respecting everyone’s rights,” Cabrera said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-07-01T00:53:42+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/06/30/ecuador-agreement-ends-18-days-of-strikes/ |
CARMEL, Ind. — For the third time in five weeks a baby has been surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box in Carmel.
According to Safe Haven Baby Boxes, a healthy baby boy was anonymously surrendered in the baby box at the Carmel Fire Department Station #45 on North College Avenue. Last month, two babies were surrendered at the exact same location.
Out of the 107 Safe Haven Baby Boxes in the US, this box has seen a record number of surrenders, the organization said. This recent Carmel surrender was the fifth Baby Box surrender in the country so far this year, with boxes currently available in Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky and New Mexico.
“The Carmel Clay community is honored that a mother in crisis would entrust their new born baby to Carmel Firefighters,” Carmel Fire Chief David Haboush said. “Our firefighters believe every baby deserves a home. We are proud to be able to do our part to ensure this baby finds their forever home.”
Not only is it the third child surrendered there in less than two months, it is also just the third time this same Safe Haven Baby Box has been utilized by a parent in crisis.
More details about this latest surrender will be shared during a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18 at Carmel Fire Department. | 2022-05-17T23:48:09+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/3rd-baby-in-5-weeks-surrendered-at-carmel-safe-haven-baby-box/ |
Benet senior center Samantha Trimberger has been feeling under the weather lately.
The Redwings are hoping she gets over it soon because they’re at a big disadvantage when their only true post player is not on the court.
“She is vital because she is our rim protector,” Benet coach Joe Kilbride said. “She’s a very good rebounder, and she’s a good passer. We need her to be that presence at the rim for us on both ends.”
The 6-foot Trimberger’s presence was missing at the outset of the Redwings’ 37-32 East Suburban Catholic Conference loss to Nazareth in La Grange Park on Wednesday. Kilbride wanted to give Trimberger some rest, so he opted not to start her.
By the time Trimberger entered the game with 2:26 left in the first quarter, the Roadrunners led 14-2. Benet’s loss snapped its 40-game regular-season conference winning streak that dated to Jan. 20, 2017.
“She couldn’t practice yesterday, so I wasn’t going to start her,” Kilbride said. “She said she felt OK in warmups, so we gave her a shot, and I thought she did OK.”
Indeed, the Redwings (11-5, 3-1) actually outscored the Roadrunners (15-1, 3-0) in each of the final three quarters. Trimberger made her last three shots and finished with six points, four steals and three rebounds.
“I wish I could have practiced yesterday, but I’m here to give it my all in everything I can,” Trimberger said. “I wish I had more energy, but when I get healthy, I can bring that back.”
Staying healthy has been tough for the Redwings. This is Trimberger’s second bout of illness.
“Apparently, she’s going to the germ mall or something,” Kilbride said. “She’s had a good year, but she’s struggled with a couple in a row now. She just needs to get well. After that, it will be fine.”
Trimberger looked fine in the second half. She scored twice off feeds from Indiana-bound star Lenee Beaumont, showcasing her perseverance.
“When I’m not converting early, I’ve just got to stay confident with it because it’s not going to do any good for my team if I get down on myself,” Trimberger said. “And Lenee is doing a really good job of finding me with those passes. It’s really helpful when she can do that.”
Beaumont led all players with 20 points, 12 rebounds and three assists. Her 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining in the fourth quarter cut Nazareth’s lead to five points, but neither team scored after that.
The loss gave Benet its first three-game losing streak under Kilbride, whose record is 220-32 in nine seasons.
“We definitely don’t want a fourth one in a row, so everything is building up to the end of the season,” Trimberger said. “Even though we’re losing, it’s showing us what we need to work on and get better at so we can be prepared later for those games down the stretch.”
The Redwings trust Trimberger to be prepared.
“I love Sam not only as my teammate but as a person,” Beaumont said. “She left school early today to take a nap to try to make sure she could play. That’s just the type of person she is. She’s willing to do anything, whether that’s score the ball or do the little things that we need to win.”
That’s not Trimberger’s only quality.
“She’s a great student of the game too,” Beaumont said. “She knows what’s going on at all times. We read each other’s minds at times, so I trust her with everything.”
Trimberger is being entrusted with a much bigger role this season. She played alongside current Navy freshman Morgan Demos last season, and she’s averaging 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
“I have big shoes to fill, obviously, but it’s been a good challenge for me, and I’ve enjoyed it,” said Trimberger, who will not play college basketball. “Last year I wasn’t necessarily someone that was supposed to score all the time. This year I’ve really stepped into that role as well as trying to get everybody else energized.”
Matt Le Cren is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun. | 2023-01-05T16:25:05+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-gbk-trimberger-st-0106-20230105-spz646yg5nfvrgxjeh25haid7q-story.html |
Editor’s Note: The video above is about Browns’ coaching staff changes.
(WJW) – The Cleveland Browns NFL Draft picks are set.
The Browns will get their first 2023 draft pick in the second round of the NFL Draft at 42nd overall.
According to Fox 8 Sports Reporter John Sabol, the Browns’ biggest needs are defensive tackle, defensive end, linebacker, wide receiver and safety.
Here’s a breakdown of the NFL Draft 2023 picks:
Round 2: #42
Round 3: #98 (Compensatory)
Round 4: #111
Round 4: #126 (via Minnesota)
Round 5: #140 (via Los Angeles Rams)
Round 5: #142
Round 6: #190
Round 7: #229
The NFL Draft will take place in Kansas City on April 27 through April 29. | 2023-03-11T02:53:15+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/nfl/nfl-cleveland/cleveland-browns-nfl-draft-picks-order-revealed/ |
The partnership will allow ANI to accurately measure the impact of developing new skills amongst their employees and their business
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mix Talent and ANI, two rapidly growing Columbus-based businesses, have announced a partnership that will pair Mix's expertise in assessments and measurement with ANI's negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership training and coaching.
Having worked with several fortune 500 companies, some of the largest governmental agencies like NASA and the United States Senate, and several prominent universities, ANI believes their partnership with Mix will add significant value to their client engagements. "We want to be at the forefront of negotiation and the data and measurement capabilities we get by partnering with Mix will be the difference. We can answer the question, 'What is your track record of success?' with specificity, and currently no one else can do that," said Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A., the Managing Director at ANI.
Chad Thompson, PhD, who is Head of Assessment & Consulting at Mix Talent, reached out to Mr. Christian initially to discuss the possibility of a partnership. "This all started when we brought Kwame in to do training and coaching with Mix," Thompson said. "I knew there were some powerful synergies between our organizations and that's how it got started."
Founded in 2018, Mix Talent is a talent acquisition and consulting organization focused on supporting pharma, biotech, digital therapeutics/medtech, and gene therapy organizations. Their assessment solutions help organizations identify, analyze, and measure talent – a collection of capabilities that ANI believes will be highly valuable to their clients' organizations.
According to Ali O'Malley, PhD, Director, People Insights and Transformation at Mix Talent, this partnership goes beyond simply solving a short-term business need. "This is really about answering the question, 'How do we shift social systems and use organizations who are committed to doing better?' We want to get beyond box-checking. We want to understand how those attitudes are being moved as a function of the training and coaching, which is focused on inclusive leadership."
The organizations intend to make this partnership flexible, allowing clients to customize their solutions. "It's not just something off the shelf, it's tailored and easy to do. That's what our clients are hungry for," said Shane Ray Martin, Head of Sales at ANI. "We really want organizations to be able to come and say 'We're interested in this, but not in that; we need help here, but not there. That will be a huge benefit to our clients whether they are in retail, insurance, technology, or manufacturing.'"
About Mix Talent
Mix Talent was built to support the near-term goals and long-term success of pharma, biotech, digital therapeutics/medtech, and gene therapy organizations. They recognize the power of company culture, and they specialize in identifying, recruiting, assessing, and selecting talent that fits and fortifies that culture.
About ANI
ANI is one of the few negotiation consulting firms that focuses entirely on building negotiating skills for individuals and companies. Just some of their content and services include workshops (virtual and in-person), coaching, online courses, books, negotiation guides, and podcasts (Ask With Confidence and Negotiate Anything).
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SOURCE Mix Talent | 2022-06-02T13:22:42+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/06/02/mix-talent-american-negotiation-institute-announce-partnership/ |
Kourtney Kardashian is expecting her first baby with husband Travis Barker.
Kardashian, 44, made the surprise announcement during a Blink-182 concert Friday night in Los Angeles.
The concert was briefly paused as the band stopped to take note of Kardashian in the crowd with a handwritten sign that said, "Travis I'm Pregnant."
A surprised Barker immediately jumped off the stage to hug his wife.
The irony of the announcement was not lost on many Blink-182 fans. The band released the video "All the Small Things" in 1999. In the video, a woman holds up a sign that says, "Travis I'm Pregnant."
SEE MORE: Paris Hilton and her husband, Carter Reum, welcome a baby boy
The couple, which has six children between them from previous relationships, has been documenting their journey to get pregnant.
In an episode of "The Kardashians" Kourtney stated that she was "officially done with IVF," but still hoped to have a baby with Barker.
"I believe it will happen," she said.
Pregnancy after the age of 35 carries more risks, health officials say. According to the Mayo Clinic, the possibility of miscarriage goes up with age, as well as premature birth and chromosomal conditions.
Despite the risks, more women are having babies later in life. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 133,000 women between the ages of 40 and 44 gave birth to children in 2022. That's up from 126,000 in 2021.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-06-17T16:04:33+00:00 | koaa.com | https://www.koaa.com/kourtney-kardashian-makes-surprise-announcement-i-m-pregnant-travis |
Bespoke menswear brand sources exclusively from family-owned, Italian businesses
MIAMI, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bespoke menswear brand Hive & Colony recognizes the importance of attention to detail from creating a custom suit to expertly accessorizing a client's look. The brand's uniqueness lies in its selection of handcrafted accessories, and how and where those accessories are sourced.
"Accessories can elevate your style and add personality to your look. At Hive & Colony, we believe it is important to ensure our accessories have the same level of intricate detail and excellent quality as the suits we create for our clients," said Brittanie Gigler, Head of Product Development and Design.
Working exclusively with family-owned, Italian businesses, Hive & Colony spent copious amounts of time in Italy building carefully curated relationships with suppliers who share the brand's level of passion. Each of Hive & Colony's accessory suppliers are brands that have been passed down through generations and hold an unparalleled devotion to creating a pristine product.
- Cufflinks – Created by a family company in Florence, Italy, Hive & Colony's cufflinks are detailed with Mother of Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, and Tiger's Eye, to name a few, manufactured and sourced in Florence.
- Shoes – Handmade off the coast of Italy in Montegrano, Hive & Colony footwear features double-leather half-soles with double stitching and a focus on quality and comfort.
- Belts – Designed by a third-generation beltmaker, Hive & Colony belt accessories are sourced from local Italian suppliers and woven in Villadossola.
- Ties, Bowties & Pocket Squares – Handcrafted, designed and sourced directly from Milan, the Hive & Colony collection of ties, bowties, and pocket squares are available in jacquard, silk, or wool.
All accessories are available for same-day purchase at Hive & Colony's showrooms. "We welcome you to visit one of our showrooms and let us add the finishing touches to your custom suit with our handcrafted, Italian accessories," added Gigler.
Visit hiveandcolony.com to explore their collection of Italian accessories, locate the nearest showroom, and begin the bespoke process.
About Hive & Colony
From the streets of Manhattan to its first showroom in Boston, Hive & Colony has pollinated its vision of redefined menswear from coast to coast. Through the utilization of 1,000+ rich materials and 3D measurement technology, Hive & Colony has tailored a custom shopping experience as unique as it is luxurious. Sophistication is never sacrificed through Hive & Colony's array of hand-crafted Italian accessories or custom suits and tuxedos. To book an individualized experience at a showroom visit hiveandcolony.com or follow on Instagram at @hiveandcolony.
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SOURCE H&C Retail Management LLC | 2023-07-24T12:34:25+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2023/07/24/hive-amp-colony-elevates-looks-with-expert-accessories/ |
Rep. George Santos announces reelection bid
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose lies about his background and wealth helped propel him into office, announced Monday that he’s running for reelection.
More than perhaps any incumbent, Santos enters the race as an underdog — abandoned by many fellow Republicans while facing investigations over a myriad of allegations about falsehoods during his last campaign.
During that race, Santos portrayed himself as a graduate of prestigious colleges who had gone on to have a successful career on Wall Street while amassing a real estate investment portfolio. In reality, he didn’t go to college, didn’t work for the Wall Street firms where he claimed to have made big deals and had struggled in recent years to pay his rent.
In his campaign announcement, Santos didn’t mention any of that and instead highlighted his zeal in fighting for conservative principals in Washington and his background as “a poor boy of immigrant parents in Queens.”
“We need a fighter who knows the district and can serve the people fearlessly,” he said.
Santos has previously referred to the fabrications about his background, which included lying about having Jewish ancestry and about having been a star volleyball player, as harmless embellishments.
Journalists have also uncovered other issues in his past, including criminal theft charges in Pennsylvania in 2017 and charges from years ago in Brazil, where he was accused of using a fraudulent check to buy apparel.
Despite those allegations, Santos refused calls from many fellow New York Republicans to resign.
While Santos faces a crush of investigations — by the House Ethics Committee and a county prosecutor in New York — he appears unmoved by the challenges.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-17T23:03:24+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/04/17/rep-george-santos-announces-reelection-bid/ |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Cabinet ministers from Greece and the U.K. discussed Greece's bid to get the Parthenon Sculptures returned from London but gave no sign the world's thorniest cultural heritage issue was any closer to resolution Tuesday.
Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said he told U.K. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe Leo Docherty that Athens seeks a “win-win” solution with the British Museum, where ancient Greek marble works that originally decorated the Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis are displayed.
The talks in Athens also touched on other bilateral and European issues. They came days after a Greek newspaper reported the British Museum's chairperson held secret discussions with Greece's prime minister about the return of the 5th century B.C. sculptures in the museum's collection. The rest of the surviving works are in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
A Greek Foreign Ministry statement quoted Varvitsiotis as telling Docherty that “contemporary reality demands the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures.”
The ministry said Docherty stressed that the matter concerns the British Museum, rather than the U.K. government.
While the museum didn’t deny talks have taken place, a spokesperson refused to discuss the specifics of Saturday's story in Greek newspaper Ta Nea.
The works now in London — also known as the Elgin Marbles — were removed in the early 19th century by a British diplomat, Lord Elgin. At the time, Greece was under Ottoman Turkish occupation.
Athens argues the sculptures were taken illegally and should be returned for permanent display beside those still in Greece. The British Museum rejects that stance, despite indications that U.K. public opinion favors the decades-old Greek demand. | 2022-12-06T21:45:35+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/greece-seeks-win-win-deal-on-parthenon-sculptures-in-uk/BULPEMVQVFGQXG3VBYDBG6N3JA/ |
CDC: Some monkeypox cases more severe than ‘originally thought’
(CNN) - Health officials are warning some cases of monkeypox are more severe than originally thought.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes some people with the disease have experienced debilitating symptoms.
Those symptoms include painful lesions, some of which have become necrotic and led to amputations.
Some patients have also experienced involvement of multiple organs and developed conditions including heart and brain inflammation.
Most of these severe cases are being seen in people who are also infected with advanced stages of HIV. Scientists say the same could happen in anyone whose immune system is compromised.
The majority of cases diagnosed in the U.S. have been mild to moderate. The U.S. has about 25,000 cases reported, and one death has been attributed to monkeypox.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-30T02:31:36+00:00 | live5news.com | https://www.live5news.com/2022/09/30/cdc-some-monkeypox-cases-more-severe-than-originally-thought/ |
College students will gain tangible credentials across business subjects and earn as they learn
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saxbys, a Certified B Corporation and National Education Company, is expanding its reach by debuting Experiential Learning Badges to augment The Saxbys Experiential Learning Platform (E.L.P.), providing all student cafe leadership the opportunity to broaden their education and skills through tangible, professional credentials.
The Saxbys E.L.P. partners with 14 leading higher education institutions to offer full academic credit and wages to a Student Cafe Executive Officer (Student C.E.O.) who has full autonomy of their on-campus cafe for six months. With the launch of the Badge program, Saxbys is quadrupling the reach of its E.L.P. curriculum, serving not only Student C.E.O.s, but all part-time student cafe leadership.
Learners can engage with a range of business disciplines that are not tied to any specific major, giving them the chance to explore different interests and bolster their resume experience.
The Experiential Learning Badges will debut with three curricula: Supply Chain Management, Talent Acquisition, and Training & Development. Each teaches broad disciplines before offering hands-on experience within Saxbys' student-run cafes.
This program blends the rigor of the academic approach and the application of corporate training with an important twist. The entire program is designed for students balancing college with work – not only are the Badges free, Saxbys is paying team members who participate, giving them the unique opportunity to 'earn as they learn.'
"We made the intentional decision to pay our learners as a signifier of just how much we value and believe in their education," said Dr. Liz Langemak, Director of Academic Platforms at Saxbys. "This investment from Saxbys lowers the barriers to achieving knowledge across subjects, propelling our team members into impactful careers."
Becoming badged and certified offers pathways to promotions and raises at Saxbys, and grants learners meaningful credentials that they can add to their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.
"We know that our higher education partners and students alike are hungry for skills that differentiate them and set them up for success as they launch their careers," said Nick Bayer, Founder & CEO of Saxbys. "Our Experiential Learning Badges will allow students to supplement their education – at no cost – serving as an investment in their future that will pay dividends."
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SOURCE Saxbys | 2022-09-13T12:06:04+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/13/saxbys-announces-experiential-learning-badges-empower-education-exploration/ |
Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills
ATLANTA (AP) — Congress in the coming weeks will consider shoring up voting and election laws — efforts that will reflect the vast gulf between Democrats and Republicans on protecting a foundation of American democracy.
The parties will unveil separate and competing proposals that will have little chance of success in a divided government, but are likely to be used to rally supporters ahead of the 2024 elections.
House Republicans on Monday are scheduled to release a proposal that would tighten voting laws and take a defiant stand against concerns that laws passed in recent years by GOP-controlled state legislatures disadvantage some voters. Democrats, meanwhile, are preparing to reintroduce their own proposals to set federal voting standards and restore protections under the Voting Rights Act.
Even as the country prepares for the next presidential election, the separate measures will underscore how the two major parties have acted with little cohesion and often are completely at odds over voting procedures.
House Republicans are trying to send a message with both the date and location for releasing their plan, which will come Monday ahead of a field hearing in Atlanta on the eve of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. MLB withdrew its midsummer game from the city’s suburbs in 2021 over objections to the state enacting restrictive voting laws.
The event also will kickstart a push in the House to pass the GOP’s “American Confidence in Elections Act.”
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil, chair of the House Administration Committee, which oversees election law, has billed the plan as “the most conservative election bill to be considered in the House in over 20 years.”
“It works to boost voters’ confidence and uphold the Constitution by ensuring states maintain primary control over elections, not the federal government,” he said at a hearing last month. “This is in stark contrast to House Democrats’ efforts in the last two congresses, which would have nationalized our election system and centralized it in Washington, D.C.”
Since the 2020 presidential election, many Republican-led state legislatures have added ID requirements to mail voting, curtailed or banned the use of ballot drop boxes and limited the ability of someone to return a ballot on behalf of someone else.
Republicans in Georgia have touted the state’s sweeping 2021 voting law as a model for national reform, arguing the 2022 midterms and solid voter turnout were a rebuke to concerns the measure would result in voter suppression.
“The Georgia General Assembly has worked to create a system that makes it easier to vote, have results that can be audited and verified, give voters options for their preferred method of voting and build confidence using voter ID,” former Georgia state Rep. Scot Turner, a Republican, told the House Administration Committee during a May hearing.
Critics say voter assistance groups had to increase efforts to counter the effects of the law, spending more money to educate voters and help ensure they could successfully cast a ballot despite facing new hurdles.
The House GOP legislation would encourage states to examine voter lists, conduct post-election audits and enact other checks on voter eligibility. It also aims to make an example of Washington, D.C. voter laws by ending the district’s policy of allowing non-citizens to vote for local offices and prohibiting election officials from sending unrequested absentee ballots.
The Republican legislation also includes provisions to loosen finance reporting requirements and other restrictions on political parties, as well as protect nonprofit organizations that engage in political advocacy from disclosing their donors.
It’s all done in the name of “election integrity” and restoring voters’ confidence in the results. But what often goes unsaid by Republicans is that former president Donald Trump inflamed many of those doubts with his baseless insistence that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Democrats say the sustained attacks on the voting process by Trump and his allies show that measures are needed to ensure free and fair elections. Their long-running efforts to enact federal voting protections failed last year after Democrats were unable to secure enough votes in the Senate to overcome procedural rules used by Republicans to block them.
While little has changed since then, Democrats argue it’s important to keep pressing the issue.
“America is under threat from election deniers and extremist anti-voting forces who undermine our democracy,” said Rep. Joe Morelle, the ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee. “In contrast, our agenda offers national standards that ensure every eligible American can participate in accessible, secure and transparent elections.”
Democrats expect the proposals to closely mirror an updated bill that came together last year with the involvement of Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat. He had sought a compromise that could draw some Republican support, dropping some of the more controversial provisions and pushing to keep state-approved voter ID requirements under certain circumstances.
In the end, Republicans remained united in their opposition, arguing the bill was a Democratic power grab aimed at taking over federal elections. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, named in honor of the former civil rights leader and congressman from Georgia who died in 2020, would allow for federal review of voting law changes in certain jurisdictions to resume.
A 2013 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court halted the process known as preclearance, after deciding the formula was outdated for identifying which jurisdictions should be subject to the review.
Meanwhile, states are not waiting for federal action – leading to a wave of election-related bills that sharply diverge based on the state and which party is in control. Where Democrats hold the majority, lawmakers have been focused on expanding access to voting, overhauling the redistricting process and restoring the right to vote for those with past felony convictions.
California, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington are among the states that have passed comprehensive voting rights laws in recent years.
In Michigan, lawmakers have been busy passing legislation to implement a 2022 voter-approved initiative that established nine days of early voting, the use of a photo ID or signed affidavit to verify a voter’s identity and the use of a permanent absentee voter list, among other actions. Lawmakers also are weighing a proposal to create a state-level Voting Rights Act that would create a preclearance process for state-level review of local voting changes under certain circumstances.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat in her second term, said Republicans in the U.S. House have so far been unwilling to confront false claims about elections and to embrace voter-friendly policies.
“What we’ve seen from this Congress really over the last six months is -- instead of standing up to the lies around democracy -- digging into them,” Benson said. “Any legislation that amplifies misinformation or codifies it, instead of debunking it, is going to be contrary to what we really need in Michigan and elsewhere to restore and ensure our voters have confidence in our elections.”
She also called on Congress to provide a sustained level of funding for elections, rather than the scattershot approach that has resulted in a varying amount each year. A recent GOP budget proposal eliminated federal grants for state and local election offices to enhance election technology and security.
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Groves reported from Washington.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-10T12:02:20+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/2023/07/10/deep-partisanship-will-be-display-congress-releases-competing-voting-bills/ |
(NewsNation) — Contrary to what researchers originally thought, sharks actually spend a considerable amount of time in urban areas, according to a new study.
Marine ecologist Neil Hammerschlag, a professor at the University of Miami who led the study, said large land predators tend to avoid big cities, only coming out where and when there are fewer humans. Those who worked on the study expected sharks in the ocean to do the same.
But they didn’t find anything to suggest that sharks are avoiding the sights, sounds and general bustle of the city. Instead, they found, sharks are “urban adapters,” meaning they do go around cities, though still largely relying on natural areas.
A news release from the University of Miami said the study speculates sharks could be attracted to shore because of land-based activities such as the discarding of fish carcasses.
This shouldn’t be a cause for alarm for beachgoers, though, Hammerschlag said on NewsNation’s “Morning in America.”
Although sharks may go to urban areas, they still tend to avoid people. The United States only saw 47 unprovoked shark bite incidents in 2021, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File. Of those, one was fatal. Worldwide, there were a total of 137 alleged shark-human interactions, but only 11 fatalities.
“The fact that there are so few bites and shark bites are so rare just points to the fact that humans are not on the menu,” Hammerschlag said. “Sharks really don’t represent a real danger to humans. And I think that the take-home message is to just be aware of your surroundings and just be conscious and try to be good neighbors with the sharks.”
One place in Florida has a particularly high number of shark sightings: Volusia County. According to researchers, 36% of all shark bites nationwide have happened there, and at Volusia County beaches, people are 10 times more likely to be bitten by a shark than anywhere else in the U.S.
Recently, Pacific Grove, California, saw its first shark attack since 1952. A man was rushed to the hospital Wednesday with shark bites on his stomach, arm and leg. He’s expected to survive, thanks to a couple celebrating their anniversary who heard trouble in the water.
Nurse Amy Johns and her husband, Paul Bandy, an off-duty police officer, both saw the man struggling after being attacked. Surveillance video shows Bandy swimming out and grabbing hold of the bloodied man. Once on shore, Johns applied a tourniquet and helped until emergency services arrived. | 2022-06-24T14:51:02+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/sharks-closer-to-city-than-some-may-think-study-finds/ |
Some of these cops are out here telling on themselves. And since we’re finally at a time when police officers are under a microscope for doing what have been common police practices since hallelujah, they’re actually being investigated for alleged misconduct.
A Miami-Dade police officer has been reassigned to desk duty pending an investigation into an incident in which he told a Black motorist he pulled over for a seatbelt violation, “This is how you guys get killed out here, man.”
Video footage of the incident published by the Miami Herald indicates that the officer said this to the Black man, identified as Gerardson Nicolas, after Nicolas questioned him about the stop instead of immediately handing over his license and registration on command.
From the Herald:
The exchange between Nicolas and the officer took place near the corner of Northeast 159th Street and 18th Avenue, just before 9 a.m. Wednesday and as Nicolas was on his way to work. The officer asks Nicolas for his license, registration and insurance and says if he doesn’t offer it up, “you will not be going to work.”
When Nicolas doesn’t immediately offer up the documents, the officer makes the racially charged statement. Nicolas, whom the Miami Herald couldn’t reach Monday night, told NBC 6 he began recording the encounter when the officer grabbed his car’s door handle.
I mean, I don’t know—but it really sounds like the officer was implying that Black people are getting killed by police for simply questioning why we’re being stopped instead of immediately complying with police demands and that killings, under those circumstances, are our faults and not theirs. It’s hard to imagine the cop would’ve said this to a whiter motorist who gave them the same meager resistance that Nicolas did. So, the question for this officer is simple: Who TF is “you guys?”
“It’s exactly what the inference is that bothers me,” said Interim Miami-Dade Police Director George Perez, who ordered the investigation, according to the Herald.
But Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, had a different take. Stahl said he wants to see more video footage before he’s willing to believe the officer said anything wrong or racist. Of course, Stahl curiously did not need to see any additional footage to speculate that the officer was talking about the danger of not wearing seatbelts when he said, “This is how you guys get killed out here.”
“People die from not wearing seat belts every day,” Stahl said.
I guess we’re just supposed to ignore the fact that, in the video, Nicolas and the officer don’t appear to be talking about the seatbelt at the time the officer said what he said. Instead, they appear to be arguing over Nicolas not immediately doing what he was told. And, of course, it doesn’t matter that Nicolas—who was actually there for the conversation—also took the cop’s remark to mean Black people are getting killed just for questioning the cops that stop us.
If the officer’s comment was just about seatbelts, then “you guys” must refer to literally anyone who drives.
Meh—Black folks ain’t buying that.
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Fortunes can ebb and flow substantially on social media platforms, with content creators reaping riches from viral videos one month — and making little the next. Influencers may also receive lavish gifts, one-off checks and direct tips from loyal viewers.
In the eyes of the IRS, they owe taxes on all of it. For some creators, especially those filing freelance taxes for the first time, tax season can feel a bit daunting.
Carolina Paniagua made a few hundred dollars through the Instagram Reels Play Bonus Program by posting about books last year. Paniagua, 25, who uses they and them pronouns, works full time as a domestic violence educator in Chicago but understood that there would be tax implications for their side income.
“I’m walking through a minefield, figuring out what I’m supposed to do,” they said. “I only have around 7,000 followers, and I don’t make a ton of income through Instagram. But if you make money, you have to report it.”
They have watched a lot of TikTok videos offering tax advice (the #taxtok hashtag has been used more than half a billion times) but are skeptical about much of the information they encounter. And they have questions about whether a certified public accountant will know how to handle their income from Instagram reels and whether they should file W2 and 1099 taxes together.
Many content creators see fluctuations in income each month, and their taxes can quickly become complicated. The expenses that they incur as content makers — from ring lights to eye shadow kits — might be unfamiliar to traditional accountants. As small-business owners, many creators are also on the hook for estimated quarterly taxes.
Laura N. Collazo Perez, 24, has posted about her taxes on TikTok. “People shouldn’t give legal advice or financial advice, but social media is about sharing experience,” she said. So it makes sense to her that creators are opening up about this aspect of their lives, too.
When Collazo Perez started generating an income as a freelance social media strategist and content creator in July, she began tracking taxable income and expenses in a spreadsheet. She said she had told herself, “This is an adulting task that needs to get done.” She made about $25,000 in the second half of last year, she said.
Collazo Perez noted how easy it is for creators to start generating taxable income on social media. “When aspiring influencers or creators get into the industry — which is as easy as a gifted collaboration — you could be on the radar of the IRS,” she said, referring to brands giving creators products to post. She added, “I respect the IRS.”
The IRS maintains a gig economy tax center at IRS.gov, which offers resources and guidance, including on 1099-K forms for those making money from online platforms.
And TurboTax introduced a resource offering TikTok-style video tutorials about how to file taxes. Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA who works with TurboTax, said the company saw a 207% increase in users saying they are creators or influencers between 2018 and 2020.
Greene-Lewis said creators often get confused about how to handle taxes on items that brands sent them. “Gifts would be taxable at the fair market value,” she said. “If it’s something they’re being paid to promote, that wouldn’t be taxable.”
A new cottage industry of accountants and experts has popped up to help creators file taxes. Fluent in the quirks of direct tipping and the peculiarities of creator write-offs, these specialized accountants often market themselves on social media.
Tony Hoong, a CPA who posts on TikTok using the handle @thecpadude, helps creators get set up with a quarterly or biannual tax filing. “There’s folks that know the tax is there but don’t want to do it at all,” he said. Some clients, accustomed to employers withholding funds for them, “are just blown away by the amount of the tax bill,” he added. Collazo Perez is among his clients.
Katherine Studley, a tax accountant, posts on social media as The Only Consultant and helps a roster of OnlyFans creators with their taxes. “These are complex returns — not standard Schedule C,” she said of her clients’ filings, adding that some need to consider items like S corporations, payroll and assistants.
The needs of these creators vary — and fortunes can change quickly. “If you go viral, you might make $80,000 in one month,” Studley said. “Some clients are 19 and haven’t heard of a 1099.” Others, she said, may need to issue 1099 forms to their own contractors.
She recommends that creators make professional bank accounts. “Have all of your spicy income deposited into that account,” she said she advised her clients.
Eric Wei, a co-founder of Karat, a financial services company for creators, said some people suddenly earning online might panic and “ask their mom’s friend’s uncle’s fraternity brother” for help with accounting. “Many times that person who comes from a more traditional tax background has no idea how a YouTuber actually makes money,” he said.
Major creators often have varied income streams, he said, including ad revenue from YouTube, subscriptions from Patreon, affiliate links and partnerships with brands. “A lot of creators are keeping $50,000 in their PayPal or Venmo or Cashapp, because that’s what they’re getting paid for brand deals,” Wei said.
Beyond that, creators making content in niches — like magic, games or makeup — might be able to write off expenses that directly relate to their content. Many creators, he said, “are missing out on a ton of write-offs.”
Most people who watch a video of a band practicing in a studio may first notice epic guitar riffs or eye-popping style. When Michael Mincieli, the head of tax for Patreon, watched one of these videos recently, he saw tax write-off after tax write-off.
“I will look at videos and think to myself — all the recording stuff in the background? That’s deductible,” he said. Mincieli continued: “Microphones? Deductible. The lighting for the set, that’s all deductible. Producing software? That’s deductible.”
The name of the band in the video he watched? The Taxpayers. | 2023-03-04T23:45:41+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/they-went-viral-and-made-money-now-they-owe-taxes/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
MIAMI (AP) — Miami’s Erik Spoelstra and Denver’s Michael Malone are two of the four NBA coaches to have spent at least eight years with their current team.
They know how rare that is — especially as the league’s coaching changes mount.
Championship-winning or title-contending coaches aren’t safe in the NBA these days. In recent days, 2019 NBA champion Nick Nurse, 2021 champion Mike Budenholzer, 2021 Western Conference champion and 2022 coach of the year Monty Williams and most recently 2008 NBA champion Doc Rivers were all fired. Nurse was fired by Toronto, Budenholzer by Milwaukee, Williams by Phoenix and Rivers by Philadelphia.
“It’s disturbing,” Spoelstra said. “Doc’s a Hall of Famer. … There’s only so many teams that can advance. It’s just a really hard thing to do. Yeah, it’s been a tough couple weeks, hearing the news of just some really surprising firings.”
It doesn’t make sense to Spoelstra, or likely to many other coaches. Spoelstra has the NBA’s second-longest current tenure with one team. San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich has coached the Spurs since 1996, Spoelstra took over the Heat in 2008, Steve Kerr became coach in Golden State in 2014 and Malone became coach in Denver in 2015.
“I understand this business,” said Malone, who’ll lead Denver into the Western Conference finals starting Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. “You look around the coaching landscape, if you want a secure profession, coaching is not the one to get into. I should have been a TV reporter.”
Of the last nine coaches to take a team to the NBA Finals, only two — Kerr and Spoelstra — are still with the franchise that they went to the title round with.
Three of the last four championship-winning coaches — Budenholzer in 2021, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Frank Vogel in 2020 and Nurse in 2019 – have since been fired by those clubs. Also no longer with their teams for various reasons after recent runs to the finals: Ime Udoka in Boston, Cleveland’s David Blatt and then Tyronn Lue as well, and now Williams by the Suns.
Budenholzer’s dismissal left Kerr upset, as he revealed earlier this month — but noted that all coaches understand how vulnerable they are.
“My first response is not necessarily shock, it’s more disappointment because Bud is a fantastic coach,” Kerr said. “He just won a championship and has been wildly successful in his coaching career. But this is the business we’re in. … Expectations every year for every team are so high, and only one team can win. It’s sad news for the coaching profession.”
At least six teams will have new coaches next season — Phoenix, Milwaukee, Toronto, Detroit and now Philadelphia are looking, and Houston has hired Udoka as the replacement for Stephen Silas. There were two in-season moves as well: Brooklyn’s Jacque Vaughn was hired by the Nets in November, and Atlanta’s Quin Snyder was hired by the Hawks in Feburary. And two coaches in the conference finals are in Year 1 of their careers: the Lakers’ Darvin Ham, and the Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla, who had to take over unexpectedly in Boston last fall following Udoka’s suspension for an inappropriate relationship with a Celtics employee.
Mazzulla will meet Spoelstra and Miami in the Eastern Conference finals starting Wednesday. Spoelstra has faced Boston three times for the East title in four years, going up against three different coaches — Brad Stevens in the NBA bubble restart in 2020, Udoka last year and now Mazzulla — and says while the coaches change, organizational stability exists and is crucial.
“Joe was in the bubble. … He’s been part of some really good teams,” Spoelstra said. “That does have an impact. Probably more than anything in this league right now, you’re looking for some kind of organizational stability between the front office and coaching staff.”
There aren’t many examples of that in the league right now. At minimum, 13 of the NBA’s 30 teams will open next season with a coach who has been in place for no more than one season.
Rivers said Sunday that he expected to stay with the 76ers. “No one’s safe in our business. I get that,” Rivers said.
Further proof of that came two days later, when he was dismissed.
“It’s just the business of basketball,” Miami guard Kyle Lowry said. “And one thing about our business is sometimes it gets a little cut-throat.”
Spoelstra has long said part of Miami’s strength is consistency. Managing general partner Micky Arison, CEO Nick Arison, team president Pat Riley, general manager Andy Elisburg and others have been with the Heat for decades — and from the very beginning, in Elisburg’s case, since he’s been with the franchise for all 35 of its seasons.
Spoelstra has been with the organization for more than half his life as well; he was 24 when he started in the video room, and now he’s 52.
“It takes so much time and energy to restart something,” Spoelstra said. “And I think that’s part of the reason why we’ve been able to reboot so many times, over and over and over. We’re not reinventing a new culture and then trying to teach everybody and then all of a sudden, two years later, it’s going to be somebody else doing the exact same thing. But particularly to have proven veteran guys (fired), it’s just been stunning. It really has been disturbing.”
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AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Jaiden Credle ran 36 times for 136 yards and touchdown, Justin Lynch scored on a 9-yard run in the closing seconds and Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 24-21 Wednesday night.
Lynch finished with 83 yards rushing on six carries for Northern Illinois (3-7, 2-4 Mid-American Conference).
Treyson Bourguet ran for a 16-yard touchdown for Western Michigan (3-7, 2-4) in the first quarter, Sean Tyler added a 3-yard TD run that made it 14-10 just before halftime and Bourguet threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Sambucci that gave the Broncos a 21-17 lead going into the fourth quarter.
After a Western Michigan punt, the Huskies took possession at their own 27 with 3:13 to play and, on the next play from scrimmage, Lynch — the younger brother of NIU All-American and 2013 Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch — ripped of a 52-yard run to the 21 followed by runs of 7 and 9 yards before his TD run capped the scoring with 56 seconds left.
Western Michigan defensive end Andre Carter was ejected early in the fourth quarter when he was called for his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for spiking the ball after he intercepted a pass in Northern Illinois territory.
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Three men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday, a triumph for state prosecutors after months of mixed results in the main case in federal court.
Joe Morrison, his father-in-law Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar were found guilty of providing “material support” for a terrorist act as members of a paramilitary group, the Wolverine Watchmen.
They held gun drills in rural Jackson County with a leader of the scheme, Adam Fox, who was disgusted with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other officials in 2020 and said he wanted to kidnap her.
Jurors read and heard violent, anti-government screeds as well as support for the “boogaloo,” a civil war that might be triggered by a shocking abduction. Prosecutors said COVID-19 restrictions ordered by Whitmer turned out to be fruit to recruit more people to the Watchmen.
“The facts drip out slowly,” state Assistant Attorney General Bill Rollstin told jurors in Jackson, Michigan, “and you begin to see — wow — there were things that happened that people knew about. … When you see how close Adam Fox got to the governor, you can see how a very bad event was thwarted.”
Morrison, 28, Musico, 44, and Bellar, 24, were also convicted of a gun crime and membership in a gang. Prosecutors said the Wolverine Watchmen was a criminal enterprise.
Morrison, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, and Musico were emotional as they watched the verdicts by video away from the courtroom. Judge Thomas Wilson ordered all three to jail while they await sentencing on Dec. 15.
The verdicts “are further proof that violence and threats have no place in our politics,” said Whitmer, who has not participated as a trial witness or spectator in the state or federal cases. “Those who seek to sow discord by pursuing violent plots will be held accountable under the law.”
Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat in a tight race for reelection, hailed the outcome and praised law enforcement.
“Terrorist attacks and mass shootings are not spontaneous events. They are the result of planning, plotting and amassing resources in a buildup to violent acts,” she said.
Defense attorneys argued that Morrison, Musico and Bellar had broken ties with Fox by late summer 2020 when the Whitmer plot came into focus. Unlike Fox and others, they didn’t travel to northern Michigan to scout the governor’s vacation home or participate in a key weekend training session inside a “shoot house.”
“In this country you are allowed to talk the talk, but you only get convicted if you walk the walk,” Musico’s attorney, Kareem Johnson, said in his closing remarks.
Defense lawyers couldn’t argue entrapment. But they attacked the tactics of Dan Chappel, an Army veteran and undercover informant. He took instructions from FBI agents, secretly recorded conversations and produced a deep cache of messages exchanged with the men.
Whitmer, who is seeking reelection on Nov. 8, was never physically harmed. Undercover agents and informants were inside Fox’s group for months. The scheme was broken up with 14 arrests in October 2020.
Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of a kidnapping conspiracy in federal court in August. Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were acquitted last spring. Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks pleaded guilty.
Five of the 14 men are facing charges in state court in Antrim County, the site of Whitmer’s second home. A judge there still must determine whether there’s probable cause to send them to trial.
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Childcare organization honors childcare provider of the year
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A Rochester woman won “Childcare Provider of the Year” Saturday at the Family Child Care Incorporated conference.
Every year, FCCI gives an award to an exceptional provider in Olmsted County. Gina Boose was announced as the 2023 winner.
Boose has been a childcare provider since 2015 and is also the training director for FCCI.
“One of her childcare parents stated so lovingly Gina is amazing with the children in her care she often is found sitting on the floor with them and interacting with them constantly throughout the day,” FCCI board member Katie Derby said. “She keeps parents updated with weekly updates in the private parents’ Facebook group and it is so fun getting to see photos of what the kids did during the week we feel as though our children’s individual personalities and needs are important to Gina.”
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton was also in attendance, where she spoke about Provider Appreciation on May 12.
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Summer vacations are synonymous with fresh fish. My father set out in the wee hours of the morning to catch Wisconsin lake perch and walleye for a family meal. Occasionally, the plan worked.
Nowadays, when traveling, I order local fish at restaurants or seek out fish markets to cook someone else’s daily catch. Then I light the grill at our vacation rental or at a beachside park. Armed with some good olive oil, salt and pepper the grilling could not be easier or faster.
When grilling fish at home, I start by making a pot of creamy mashed potatoes or corn-sweetened polenta to accompany the fish. Seasonal vegetables, such as asparagus or small zucchinis can be grilled before the fish; they taste great at room temperature. Sides done, the cook can concentrate on grilling the fish. An easy smoked tomato vinaigrette transforms simple fish into a restaurant-worthy treat.
Thick fish fillets, such as salmon, halibut and mahi-mahi, taste great on the grill. Plan on 11 minutes per inch of thickness for cooking time. Thinner fillets, such as ocean perch, snapper or tilapia, cook in about half the time.
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Many large supermarkets sell whole, farm-raised rainbow or brook trout. They typically are less expensive than other fish and have delicate flesh and mild, sweet taste. Purchase them cleaned and trimmed; I remove the heads before grilling so I can use them to make a mild fish broth. Cook the headless fish, splayed out flat on a hot grill skin side down for a couple of minutes. Then, finish the cooking by the indirect method (away from the heat source) for a total time of about 5 minutes.
Leftover grilled fish makes a beautiful salad. Thinly slice ripe fresh tomatoes and arrange them in overlapping circles on a plate. Top with flakes of the grilled fish, diced avocado and spoonfuls of the vinaigrette.
Fish grilling tips:
1. Always preheat the grill grate so it is very hot.
2. Oil the fish, not the grill grate, to help prevent sticking.
3. Do not try to move the fish around or flip it over; it will stick and break.
4. After the fish has developed a golden sear on one side, rather than attempting to move the fish, turn off the burners underneath it to finish cooking indirectly. If using a charcoal grill, rotate the cooking grate so the fish can finish cooking in a cooler section of the grill.
5. Use a very thin flexible spatula to remove the fish from the grill with minimal breaking.
Grilled Trout with Smoked Tomato and Pine Nut Vinaigrette
Makes 4 servings
- 4 farm-raised rainbow trout, cleaned, 9 to 10 ounces each OR about 2 pounds trout filets, ocean perch or small tilapia filets
- Coarse (kosher) salt, freshly ground black pepper
- 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (1.5 ounces) or slivered almond or chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup (about 1 ounce) finely chopped smoked sun-dried tomatoes (not oil packed)
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1. Rinse fish and pat dry. Place on an oiled baking dish. Season fish or fillets with salt and pepper on all sides. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil, turning to coat all sides. Refrigerate covered for up to a couple of hours.
2. For smoked tomato vinaigrette, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the remaining olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat until warm. Add garlic and pine nuts. Cook, stirring constantly just until nuts are golden, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sun-dried tomatoes and green onions. Let cool to room temperature.
3. Prepare a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill to medium hot. Let grill grates heat for at least 5 minutes.
4. Stir the remaining 4 tablespoons of oil and the vinegar into the garlic mixture. Add 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper to taste. Set near the cooking surface.
5. Add fish to grill, skin side down, directly over heat source. Cover grill and cook until skin starts to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Turn off the gas burner directly under the fish (leave other burners on) OR rotate the charcoal grill grate so fish is no longer over the coals. Do not try to move the fish and do not flip them over.
6. Cover the grill and cook until the flesh is opaque and nearly flakes with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes more.
7. Use a very thin metal spatula to carefully remove fish from the grill and transfer to a serving platter. Drizzle with some of the smoked tomato vinaigrette. Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.
Sweet Corn and Parmesan Polenta
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Note: You’ll need 3 large ears of corn to yield 2 cups of kernels. Thawed, frozen kernels make a quick substitute; so does canned cream style corn. Look for instant polenta in boxes or pouches in the Italian section of large supermarkets.
- 2 cups (about 12 ounces) fresh or frozen (thawed) corn kernels
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup (6 ounces) instant polenta
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
1. Puree corn kernels in a blender or food processor until smooth.
2. Put chicken broth and garlic into a large, deep saucepan. Heat to a boil over medium-high heat. Slowly whisk in the polenta until smooth. Reduce heat to low. Use a wooden spatula or silicon spoon to cook and stir polenta until it thickens, about 3 minutes. Stir in pureed corn, cheese and pepper. Remove from heat and cover tightly for up to 30 minutes.
3. To serve, gently warm the mixture over low heat while stirring in 1/4 cup hot water and the butter to return it to a creamy stage. Serve hot.
(JeanMarie Brownson is a James Beard Award-winning author and the recipient of the IACP Cookbook Award for her latest cookbook, “Dinner at Home.” JeanMarie, a chef and authority on home cooking, Mexican cooking and specialty food, is one of the founding partners of Frontera Foods. She co-authored three cookbooks with chef Rick Bayless, including “Mexico: One Plate at a Time.” JeanMarie has enjoyed developing recipes and writing about food, travel and dining for more than four decades.) | 2022-07-12T00:00:39+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/jeanmarie-brownson-this-fish-dish-should-be-a-summer-staple/article_ea96a506-1cc8-543f-b72d-0dac54aeb70d.html |
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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. A few years back, we started hearing about a sinister, unseen force threatening American progress. It was the deep state, an unnamed group of officials within the U.S. government that would always use their leverage in the federal bureaucracy to oppose change, either because the deep staters were wedded to ill-advised policies of the past or because they sought to protect their own power, status, salary and pensions. The menace of the deep state was an idea particularly propagated by backers of President Donald Trump.
Our guest, David Rothkopf, says if there is a deep state, we should probably be thanking rather than condemning it. His new book recounts many instances during the Trump administration when veteran government officials quietly intervened to undermine some of Trump's most troubling orders and policy initiatives, not because they threatened the officials' personal interests, but because they were illegal, unworkable, immoral or against the country's interests. David Rothkopf is a former editor of Foreign Policy magazine, who worked on international trade policy in the Clinton administration. He's written several previous books. He's now a columnist for The Daily Beast and host of the podcast "Deep State Radio." His new book is "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation."
David Rothkopf, welcome to FRESH AIR.
DAVID ROTHKOPF: It's a pleasure to be here.
DAVIES: You know, this idea of the deep state was popularized by Steve Bannon, among others, you know, the guy who was a big backer of Trump and then went into the White House for a period of time. I think it's fair to say that there's some resistance to change in all big organizations, and particularly in the government, maybe. But the notion of the deep state suggests something more, like this ongoing conspiracy, people who meet and plot to foil the agenda of the president or Cabinet secretary that they distrust. Is there any evidence of that, of a deep state structure or organization?
ROTHKOPF: No, no, quite the contrary. First of all, the popularization of the term really hit just as Donald Trump was beginning to run for president. And it was part of an effort by the Trump campaign, Steve Bannon, who you mentioned, to sell this idea that the government wasn't to be trusted, that you needed an outsider. You needed somebody who could break through Washington. And if I may, you know, I think, you know, we talk a lot these days about the big lie, the big lie having to do with the election of 2020. But the real origin of this idea goes back to another big lie, a big lie I would attribute back as far as the Reagan administration. And that's the idea that the government is the enemy, that our government - that any service by the government is a burden on the people, not an aid to the people. And there's a reason that that's perpetuated because if you believe that, then you don't believe the government.
You can offer an alternative narrative; hence the second big lie. If you believe it, then shutting down government programs becomes something that is desirable, even if they actually help people. And so selling the idea of a deep state helps advance an agenda that's anti-government, anti-regulation, outsider driven and doesn't want to be held accountable by those people in the government who are actually following the law or placing their oath of office, their oath to the Constitution, ahead of loyalty to an individual or to a party.
DAVIES: You know, as I looked over your background and your career, it occurred to me that if anyone might be accused of being too cozy with the deep state, it would be somebody with your history. I mean, you served in the Commerce Department in the Clinton administration. You were an editor of the magazine Foreign Policy. You were a managing director of Kissinger Associates - right? - the firm of Henry Kissinger. So I can imagine how someone might look at you and say, well, this is a guy who is too steeped in conventional status quo wisdom. I wonder if you could just talk a bit about what critics of people who serve in the government don't understand about these people who actually come to work every day. I covered government, and I have a sort of a different view of it myself. But what are these folks, if they're not, you know, plotting to protect their little private interests and oppose change?
ROTHKOPF: It's a good question. The vast majority of people who I've encountered who work in the U.S. government - and I include in this Republicans, Democrats, independents, people in every branch of the government - actually, in my experience, end up going into the government because they believe in the idea of public service. In fact, no one is getting rich going into the United States government. Many people who work in the government, who choose a career in the government, are choosing a path that does not offer the kind of financial upside that jobs in the private sector offer. Although people do move back and forth between the government and the private sector in our system.
I'm not saying it's all great. You know, bureaucracies can be slow. Bureaucrats can be irritating to deal with. There are parts of the government that are dysfunctional and wasteful, and those are things we need to fix. But going after everybody in the government with some broad-brush approach as a conspiracy theory like the deep state conspiracy theory does, does no one any benefit, not the people in the government nor the people that they end up helping.
DAVIES: You talked to a lot of people who worked in the Trump administration for this book and got the benefit of their experience. You know, a strong theme of the Trump campaign was a disdain for existing practices and existing policies in government, you know, embodied in the phrase drain the swamp. And in some respects, it wasn't just a slogan because when a new administration comes in, you know, they have to staff a lot of new jobs, you know, I guess a few dozen or really a few hundred that are important policymaking jobs. And typically, what administrations have done is set up a transition operation, you know, to look at what do we need to do? How do we find these people? How do we vet people to make sure they're both qualified and have integrity without terrible skeletons in their closet? How did the Trump administration approach the task of taking over the government?
ROTHKOPF: The Trump transition was the most chaotic and dysfunctional transition that the U.S. government has ever seen. And there have been some pretty tense ones, you know, but this was entirely a series of self-inflicted wounds. Trump resisted the idea of having a transition office until people around him, including Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, persuaded him that, you know, it was actually the law. You had to have one. And Christie set one up. And then as soon as Trump got elected - and I think this was in part because Trump didn't actually expect to win - he said, let's shut that office down. We're going to do this a different way. And, of course, he thought he knew better with everything, and he thought he's going to just pick a couple of folks who he trusts, put them in, they can hire their own people, and it'll be a little bit like the way he used to run a business.
But, of course, what he didn't understand is that people who take senior government jobs get vetted for those jobs because there are security issues associated with those jobs, because they have to be confirmed by the United States Senate. He didn't really understand the relevance of certain kinds of experience in those jobs. He felt, in fact, that he was going to run the government a lot like he ran his company.
There's a myth that he ran a big company - he didn't really. He ran a small family-owned company where there were a couple of dozen people who sort of made critical decisions regarding real estate holdings and so forth. And he just thought, well, anything important is going to come up, it's going to come through me or a couple of people I know. And keeping it close like that is good. And that led to a very chaotic process where people weren't vetted. People were brought in who, you know, were not just ill-equipped for their jobs, they were grotesquely wrong for their jobs.
DAVIES: Can you think of an example of how the chaotic transition process got him bad people or led to appointments that had to be reversed?
ROTHKOPF: Well, the best example of the chaotic transition process getting him a bad person was Michael Flynn, who was the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, but who had been known to be dealing with foreign governments, including the Turkish government, and to some extent, the Russian government. And a number of people in positions to know, including even former President Obama, said, don't hire this guy. This is going to be a problem for you. And Trump ignored them. And, you know, Flynn lasted a few weeks.
DAVIES: You know, you write that a lot of people that you talked to could see that things were very chaotic in the transition process and were concerned about what lay ahead. And a lot of them asked for advice from Stephen Hadley, who was a former national security adviser. What did he tell them?
ROTHKOPF: Well, I mean, I don't know that a lot of them asked him. Several people that I spoke to went to him over the course of the administration prior to going in. And Steve Hadley is a very thoughtful guy, has served in multiple administrations. And his response to them, one of - as it was recounted to me was, you really got to understand where your red lines are. And I'm paraphrasing. You know, you have to understand what it is that would make you quit your job. Because he understood that this administration was likely to test those red lines, and that you had to be prepared. You had to understand what your limits were and where you would say, no, I'm not going to do that. I'll resign rather than doing that. And it proved to be a wise piece of advice, given the number of people who were ultimately forced into that position.
DAVIES: Let me reintroduce you. We're going to take a little break here. We are speaking with David Rothkopf. His new book is American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation. We'll continue our conversation in just a moment. This is FRESH AIR.
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DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR. And we're speaking with David Rothkopf. His new book is about how veteran government officials in the Trump administration acted to undermine some of the president's most extreme or troubling orders. The book is "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation."
You know, a lot of people in this book resisted various actions of the government for one reason or another. In some cases, they might be, you know, against the national interest or dangerous. There's also the case of policy initiatives that are just poorly implemented or unclear. And one of these is the ban on Muslims coming into the country. I mean, apart from the objections that one would have to something which uses religion as a test for entry into the country, it - well, it just wasn't well thought through. How did people in the administration, like the Department of Homeland Security, who would have to implement this, how did they learn about this policy?
ROTHKOPF: Well, they learned about it after it was implemented. There were just a couple of people, Stephen Miller and a couple of other people who drafted the ban. And the ban was introduced. And it was introduced without giving heads up to people like TSA, people within the Department of Homeland Security that would have to implement this. And if you recall back to the period in early 2017 where this was launched, there was chaos at airports because people didn't know how to handle it.
I would say, though, that, you know, it wasn't so much that, you know, people were undermining an order from the president to which they objected. The Muslim ban illustrates what they were really doing was they were saying we have laws that were passed by the Congress. We have a Constitution. And we can't, when we're in the government, color outside those lines. You talked about, you know, the moral repugnance of blocking people due to their religious orientation. Well, it's also unconstitutional. And if you are going to ban people's entry into the United States, you have to have a reason to do it.
And in fact, what happened was lawyers at DHS, lawyers in the State Department said to the White House, no, you know, we need to find criteria for limiting who comes into the country and who doesn't. And, of course, the courts blocked the early versions of this ban and said it had to comply with the law. So you had a series of guardrails that worked.
DAVIES: You know, the interesting thing, of course, is that had, you know, President Trump and his team - they could have crafted an order which might have been more effective in the aims that they were seeking, but they kept everybody out of the loop. They didn't consult the lawyers or the people who actually run, you know, the immigration system and border security. Why didn't they? Why did - why was it kept a secret?
ROTHKOPF: I think it was a combination of things. I think on the one hand, some of them didn't know to. I think on the other hand, some of them didn't trust those people. I think when it comes to Trump, he just didn't understand how the government worked and thought, look, this is what I want to do. I'm the president. I got elected. People need to do it. So I'm going to - you know, go draft whatever paper you need to draft, and let's get going.
And so between those, you know, misconceptions about the system and how it worked, key people were kept out of the loop. And that produced multiple aftershocks in the courts, in these agencies. And, in fact, they ended up having fights over immigration and keeping immigrants out of the country throughout the entire four years of the administration.
DAVIES: The Department of Homeland Security had to deal with a lot of direct presidential orders because the border was obviously - particularly the southern border - of interest to President Trump. What kind of things did - I guess it was John Kelly, initially, and then Kirstjen Nielsen who headed Homeland Security. What kinds of things did they deal with in terms of presidential orders and impulses?
ROTHKOPF: Well, some of the, you know, crazy ones that, you know, you may have read about them, you may not have heard about them, but, you know, it was everything from, you know, Trump and his desire to keep out all people from crossing the southern border. But, you know, in particular, I think we have to be honest, you know, he didn't much like brown people. You know, when he was talking about the Muslim ban and he was saying the kind of countries he wanted to keep out, he would say, but, you know, it's fine to let in people from, say, Norway. And the message from him was clear. But the range of crazy ideas that Trump had - you know, he didn't just want a wall; he wanted a moat. He didn't just want a moat; he wanted a moat filled with alligators. He didn't just want to dissuade people with a wall and a moat; he wanted to be able to shoot people as they approached the border. When he was told he couldn't shoot to kill, he said, well, can you just shoot them in the legs?
When he decided that the big threat was caravans of people coming up across Mexico, he actually had a discussion about whether or not the military could launch missiles at the caravans in Mexico, our friend and neighbor. He - one of his officials approached the military and said, let's deploy tens or even hundreds of thousands of U.S. military troops to the border. And in each one of these cases, from the big bad ideas to some of the sillier ones about what color he wanted the wall painted or, you know, whether he wanted spikes on top of the wall or not, these officials had to deal with it, deflect it, postpone it, avoid it; not just because they didn't like the ideas, but because what he was suggesting was illegal.
DAVIES: You know, it's worth noting that I think a lot of these career government employees, you know, even when they were told to implement something which they personally disagreed with, they - you know, they had the idea that, look, there was an election. There was a choice made. President Trump was - didn't keep a lot of these ideas a secret. So if this is the leader that voters have chosen, it's our job to do what we can to implement his - you know, his choices, provided they are workable and not illegal. Did Kirstjen Nielsen give you any of her strategies for dealing with Trump, I mean, like, I don't know, surrounding him, calling other people, putting him off?
ROTHKOPF: Well, sure. I mean, you know, she and other people, you know, developed their own sort of workarounds, ways of dealing with this stuff over time, you know, within the administration. And by the way, when I say over time, I don't mean, like, years. I mean, within a few weeks, many senior people with whom I spoke to in the administration said they realized this was not going to work like any other administration they'd ever been exposed to. And this includes, by the way, some senior Trump officials who were political appointees but who had worked in government in multiple roles in past administrations. And they said, well, we've got to find a way to deal with it.
And so sometimes, you know, an official - it could have been John Kelly at DHS, it could have been Kirstjen Nielsen, it could have been Rex Tillerson, it could have been James Mattis at the Department of Defense, you know, later on, could be his successors like Mark Esper. You know, they said, well, I'm going to consult with other members of the administration. We're going to figure out how to, you know, honor as much of the president's request as is legal and help him to avoid breaking the law or doing something immoral or damaging American interests through various forms of workarounds, whether it's their own committees or referring things to lawyers or sometimes just sitting down with the president and saying, no, sir, that can't be done.
DAVIES: Let me reintroduce you. We're going to take another break here. We are speaking with David Rothkopf. His new book is "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation." He'll be back to talk more after this break. I'm Dave Davies. And this is FRESH AIR.
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DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. We're speaking with David Rothkopf whose new book is about how veteran government officials in the Trump administration acted to undermine some of the president's most extreme or troubling orders and policy initiatives. Rothkopf is an author, former editor of Foreign Policy, and currently a columnist for the Daily Beast and host of the podcast "Deep State Radio." His new book is "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation."
You have a chapter on COVID. You write that the handling of the pandemic reflected one of the most shocking breakdowns in public policy history - a combination of extraordinary negligence, mismanagement and malfeasance on the part of Trump and his team. This was a long story that we all saw play out over a long period of time. Is there one particular episode that you find particularly illustrative of this?
ROTHKOPF: Well, early on with COVID, Trump's concern was that it might impact his election chances. And even though he had been briefed in January of 2020 that there was this potential epidemic and that it could have very serious effects, he wanted to downplay it. And so he resisted all efforts to get data on it. And, you know, in early March of 2020, he went to the Center for Disease Control. And you may recall at the time, there was a ship off the coast of California where some people had come down with COVID. And he didn't want to let it dock because he said, why should I have these bad statistics put on my record when I had nothing to do with them getting this disease? And his desire, at that moment, to suppress knowledge about the disease and to minimize the potential impact of the disease led to people not preparing for it, led to the country being hit hard by it. And that has real-life effects, you know?
Studies showed that had the United States implemented a masking and social distancing policy just a couple of weeks earlier, that tens and perhaps hundreds of thousands of lives would have been saved in this country. And that's what I find so egregious about COVID. Hundreds of thousands of people died who didn't have to. And, you know, there has been no accountability for deliberate efforts by the government to impede what should have been done, what science said should have been done, what common sense said should have been done. It's a particularly appalling chapter.
DAVIES: So who were the people in the government, the deep state, if you will, those patriotic and veteran government officials, who stood tall in the case of the pandemic for, you know, a more effective public health policy?
ROTHKOPF: Well, there were, you know, a variety. They occurred - many levels. You know, some you know about, right? Anthony Fauci has been in the government for decades and decades, has fought against multiple epidemics, has dealt with seven presidents in the course of his career, and fought to have science be at the center of the response to this disease. But there were other people that I spoke to within the government, people at DHS, people even in the White House.
There's a woman named Olivia Troye, who became the point person on the COVID task force for the vice president, who was chairing it. She's somebody who'd devoted herself to work in the national security community since 9/11. And she worked with people, like Fauci and others, behind the scenes to try to offset the impact of some of the president's bad decisions or to find ways - to find more workarounds to actually get the president to do the right thing.
And the - a perfect example there is - you recall after this initial period where the president resisted doing something, the task force came to him and said, well, why don't we initiate a kind of limited lockdown - 15 days - to stop the spread? And they picked 15 days 'cause they didn't think Trump would approve anything longer than that even though they knew it would have to be longer and it would have to be extended. But they were trying to find a proposal he would accept so they could get it going. And then, as it began to work, they thought, you know, he would extend it, which, in fact, is what happened. And that was done by a lot of people working behind the scenes, trying to do the right thing, and pushing, you know, uphill against a president whose impulses all led in the opposite direction.
DAVIES: So it was a case where they thought it was something that they could sell that would lead to something a little better. And it made sense. It worked. You know, you have an interesting story about the famous news conference at which President Trump started riffing on the idea of using household bleach to kill the COVID virus within the human body. There's kind of a backstory here. How did that happen?
ROTHKOPF: Well, you know, they would have these periodic discussions about, you know, how's this going and how do we sell it? And there was one of these meetings in which somebody said, hey, there's some data that seems to show that using, you know, bleach on certain surfaces may reduce the spread of the disease. And a press person in the room said, hey, let's jump on that. That's good news. We need some good news. We need a solution. And, you know, they essentially went from that meeting out into the briefing room. And the president then starts to riff on what was a kind of a very limited finding and says, you know, if this works, you know, on counters, you know, maybe we could find a way to get that bleach into our veins.
And, you know, Dr. Birx, Deborah Birx, who was part of the leadership on this team, who was working pretty hard behind the scenes, and who had a pretty good reputation, ends up sitting there uncomfortably but doesn't say, Mr. President, that's a crazy idea and, in that instant of choosing silence, I think, did irreparable damage to her career because the idea was so ludicrous. And, you know, one of the people I spoke to who was in the government said, as they heard the president say this, I knew somebody out there was going to do this, that people were going to die or get ill because this idea was so terrible. And, you know, that's what happened.
DAVIES: Well, I guess the alternative to her staying silent would have been to speak up and probably lose her job, right?
ROTHKOPF: Well, that's right. But that goes back to the Steve Hadley point that we discussed earlier, which is sometimes when you're in the government, you've got to know when you're going to quit, when there is a line that you're not willing to cross.
DAVIES: You know, after the George Floyd protests in 2020, the president seemed enamored of really harsh steps to put down protests and civil disturbances. What did he suggest? And how did his military leaders react?
ROTHKOPF: Well, he suggested that the military be brought in to put down the protests, and the military leaders were outraged by this. This is not an appropriate role for the United States military. He went as far as suggesting that, you know, the 101st Airborne Division, you know, this decorated combat division, you know, be dropped into these cities as a show of force. And they pushed back on it.
And then he tried to find other ways to, you know, send the message that he was going to use this kind of force. And that included something that had seemed once innocuous, which was there had been a little fire across the street from the White House, and somebody on the president's staff suggested perhaps he should walk across to the place where the fire took place, a church, and he could hold up a Bible and talk about coming together as a country.
This was an idea, actually, of his daughter, who thought, you know, perhaps it could help his image. And he encouraged the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of defense to join him. And as they were walking across Lafayette Park and cameras are going and - you know, the chairman and the secretary of defense realized that they'd been suckered, that, essentially, the president wanted to send this message that, I have the military behind me, and we are going to respond together to this. And it really burned those relationships forever.
You know, Chairman Milley, Secretary of Defense Esper, from that point on - and they were close to one another because they had worked together previously - found themselves more and more alienated from the White House and more and more candid about what the problems they saw within the administration were 'cause they saw this as a president who didn't respect constitutional or legal limitations on the use of military force, who wanted to politicize the military, something which they and all their colleagues deeply opposed.
DAVIES: We are speaking with David Rothkopf. His new book is "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation." We'll continue our conversation in just a moment. This is FRESH AIR.
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DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR. We're speaking with David Rothkopf, whose new book is about how veteran government officials in the Trump administration acted as guardrails to deflect or weaken some of the president's most extreme or troubling orders and policy initiatives. The book is called "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation."
You know, as the 2020 election approached, you write that some officials were worried that Trump would contest the result. What kind of, you know, planning, collaborating did they do to think about how they might respond?
ROTHKOPF: Well, Trump had been neuralgic about the issue of election meddling since the 2016 election, because, of course, there had been these allegations that the Russians had tried to tip the scales in favor of Trump. The reason there were allegations is that's what happened. But Trump didn't like those because he felt they kind of made his election open to question. And so any time he would bring up Russia or any time he would bring up election security, he would go off on a rant. And so senior people in the government who were responsible for election security, whether it was at the Department of Homeland Security or elsewhere in the government, said, you know, we've got to look at making sure 2020 is secure - this involved also the intelligence community - and we should have meetings.
And they set up what one of them called to me a kind of parallel Cabinet process. The White House, you know, was kept informed, but only as much as was absolutely necessary. And they, you know, came together to try to set up systems to identify potential interference, to stop it before it happened, to ensure the elections were conducted in a fair way. And ultimately, the 2020 elections were one of the cleanest and fairest that we had ever seen. They did their job successfully, but no thanks to the president, no thanks to the team around him.
DAVIES: You wrote in the book about how some people early in the Trump administration talked to Stephen Hadley, a former national security adviser, about whether they should stay in the administration. And his advice was, decide how far you will be pushed, at what point you would resign. And I'm wondering if you also talked to people in these interviews who said, you know, I saw things that really troubled me and I thought - that were really awful, but I didn't leave because I figured, if I was gone, it would be worse. They would get someone who was willing to, you know, toe the line without a thought. Did you hear that from people?
ROTHKOPF: I heard it from many, many people. It was a real conundrum that many people faced. And I think it's the reason that Secretary Mattis and other members of the Cabinet stayed as long as they did. They were concerned by some of the president's behavior, but they felt that if they remained where they were and they remained vigilant and they worked with others in the administration, that they could mitigate the damage that was done, keep things on the relative straight and narrow.
And, in fact, I would go further. I would say many, many, many of the senior officials I spoke to, if not all of them, faced this issue at one point or another during their tenure in the Trump administration and said, no, I'm going to try to stick it out and try to make a positive difference. Now, you know, the listener can say they were doing that for personal reasons because of personal ambitions. And surely, that must have played some role. But I believe, in talking to as many of these people as I did, that the simple public-service impulse to want to stay and do the best they could guided the majority of them.
DAVIES: This book is kind of a warning call in a way. I mean, it's an homage to those who had the integrity to stand up against things that they felt were immoral or unconstitutional or illegal. Are there ways that America should be strengthening its guardrails? I mean, what do we do to make us more resistant to bad things in government?
ROTHKOPF: There are multiple ways - and ensuring that we get good people to work in government, people of character, that we value public service, that we provide people who are willing to devote their lives to that kind of public service with certain minimal, reasonable protections for their jobs. And make sure that it's clear that they cannot be removed from their jobs for following the law. And that includes, by the way, not just sort of, you know, the regulations associated with hiring such people, but having in place inspector generals and whistleblower ability that allows people to speak out when something they see as wrong is important because, ultimately, the government of the United States does not report to the president. The government of the United States reports to the people of the United States and is supposed to serve their interests.
And I would say that, you know, protecting and developing and encouraging a transparent, law-driven bureaucracy is important in any government. Having said that, of course, you know, you've got to have the rule of law, you know? People have got to be held accountable for abuses. There's more work to be done by the Department of Justice. You have to have a Congress that respects these things and respects the rule of law and does not seek to undermine them for partisan reasons, as we have done. And there, the guardrails have broken down, too.
So protecting the integrity of our government and the interests of our people and our nation requires a lot of repair work to be done, because from the first moments he entered office, Donald Trump tried to break down the guardrails and to gather more and more power around a single individual. And make no mistake, these efforts to weaken the bureaucracy are, as much as election denial and putting their thumb on the scales in an election, a step towards authoritarianism. So you're absolutely right to say that this is a warning. This is a story that is not over. And the people who are leading the Republican Party right now actually support steps like the ones that Trump took and that did so much damage.
DAVIES: You said in that answer that it's important that we have accountability and that there is more work to be done by the Justice Department, I think. What do you mean?
ROTHKOPF: Well, you know, so far, we have a long litany of things that Donald Trump did in violation of the law, whether it's the obstruction charges that were cited by the Mueller report, or whether it's the theft of secret documents that potentially put national security interests at risk, or whether it's January 6 and the coup attempt that took place on January 6, or it's election fraud or it's a host of other issues. We know that abuses took place. But as of this moment, the president has not been indicted or tried or held accountable for any of - the former president. And those closest to the former president, with very few exceptions, have not been. And, you know, unless it's clear that we will not tolerate this, unless it's clear that people who violate the law will be prosecuted as any other citizen would be, we invite these things happening again.
DAVIES: Well, David Rothkopf, thank you so much for speaking with us.
ROTHKOPF: Thank you for having me. I really enjoyed the conversation.
DAVIES: David Rothkopf is a columnist for The Daily Beast and host of the podcast "Deep State Radio." His new book is "American Resistance: The Inside Story Of How The Deep State Saved The Nation." Coming up, Justin Chang reviews "The Banshees Of Inisherin," the new film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. This is FRESH AIR.
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Fast-Growing Credit Card Company Adding Dozens of Employees in North Texas Hub
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit One Bank, one of the fastest-growing credit card companies in the United States, announced it is looking to hire more than 150 new employees. The Las Vegas-based company is looking to expand their national reach and establish a stronger presence in key markets. North Texas is a specific area of focus, as Credit One Bank adds dozens of team members in Dallas-Fort Worth, solidifying the area as one of its primary operational hubs outside of Las Vegas.
Leadership and specialty positions in IT are available, including roles for developers, engineers, and architects. For employees within the Dallas metroplex, employment would be remote only. Credit One Bank will hold a hiring event on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 7:05 p.m. at Globe Life Field as the Texas Rangers take on the New York Yankees.
Looking ahead, Credit One Bank intends to continue adding hundreds of employees through 2023. The company offers a variety of credit card products for people at different stages in their financial journey as well as jumbo CDs. Currently, Credit One Bank employs more than 1,000 regular, full-time team members.
"The need to identify, develop and retain top talent has never been greater than it is today," said Credit One Bank's senior vice president of human resources, Todd Mayhew. "We have created programs and hired leaders that foster career satisfaction and create engaged, multi-talented, and goal-oriented teams. It's an excellent time to join our Bank."
Credit One Bank is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive benefits and compensation plans. For more information, visit the Careers page on Credit One Bank's website.
About Credit One Bank
Credit One Bank, N.A. is a financial services company based in Las Vegas. Driven by data, Credit One Bank offers a spectrum of products for people in all stages of their financial life including credit cards through the Visa®, Mastercard® and American Express® networks. Founded in 1984, Credit One Bank is one of the fastest-growing credit card providers in the United States. Credit One Bank is the Official Credit Card of NASCAR®, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Vegas Golden Knights, and Best Friends Animal Society®, and is a proud partner of WWE®. Learn more at CreditOneBank.com and on social media (@CreditOneBank) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police say a Kenyan lawyer facing charges at the International Criminal Court of bribing and threatening prosecution witnesses in a past ICC case against Kenya’s recently elected president has been found dead.
Paul Gicheru had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to all eight counts of interfering with witnesses in the case against William Ruto, who had been charged with involvement in violence after Kenya’s 2007 election that left more than 1,000 people dead. The charges against Ruto and others, including previous President Uhuru Kenyatta, were ultimately dropped when the case fell apart amid allegations of witness interference. Ruto denied the allegations against him.
A police report seen by The Associated Press says the family of the 50-year-old Gicheru found him unconscious at his home Monday night. “The body was found lying on the back, clean, casually dressed and no saliva or blood on any body opening,” the report says, noting that “the deceased is a known diabetic and high blood pressure patient.”
It was not immediately clear how Gicheru died. The Kenya Human Rights Commission said it was “concerned with the shocking news of the untimely death” and urged a swift and conclusive investigation.
Ruto was chairing his first Cabinet meeting on Tuesday after being sworn in on Sept. 13.
ICC spokesman Fadi El Abdallah said he could not comment on Gicheru’s case but only on the procedure to be followed: “If there is information about the death of an accused, a confirmation of this information should be submitted to the (trial) chamber and then the chamber issues a decision ending the case.”
Judges are currently considering their verdicts in the case. No date had been set for a hearing to deliver the judgment.
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Associated Press writer Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, contributed. | 2022-09-27T12:46:40+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-kenyan-lawyer-in-icc-case-linked-to-new-president-found-dead/ |
INDIANAPOLIS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Legion National Commander Paul E. Dillard issued the following statement regarding the announcement that President Biden tested positive for COVID-19:
"The American Legion extends its heartfelt prayers that President Biden will have a full and speedy recovery from COVID-19. Our nation has made remarkable progress in combatting and defeating this horrific virus, though far too many people have been lost to the disease worldwide. We are fortunate to have access to life-saving vaccines and we are gratified that the White House described the president's symptoms as 'very mild.' The American Legion looks forward to having our nation's president back to good health."
The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans organization, is dedicated to the motto of "Veterans Strengthening America." Chartered by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is committed to mentoring youth and sponsoring wholesome community programs, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security and continued devotion to servicemembers and veterans. Nearly 1.8 million members in more than 12,500 posts across the nation and regions overseas serve their communities with a devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Media Contact: John Raughter, (317) 630-1350 jraughter@legion.org
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Emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to climate change
(CNN) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took an important step in protecting Antarctica’s emperor penguins, who are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis.
The tallest and heaviest of penguins were officially placed under the safekeeping of the Endangered Species Act last Tuesday.
With global warming melting the ice that the flightless birds count on for their survival, the species is now categorized as threatened.
The journal Global Change Biology reports that the emperor penguin population could all but disappear by 2100. That’s if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase at their current rates, melting Antarctic sea ice.
Endangered species classification could help the emperor penguin population, just as it helped stabilize the population of polar bears.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-02T10:23:29+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2022/11/02/emperor-penguins-risk-extinction-due-climate-change/ |
For the sixth time this season, UCSB’s Amelia Honer has earned The Big West Women’s Tennis Player of the Week award, the conference announced on Wednesday. She is the first Gaucho and just the second player in The Big West to receive the award six times in a single season since at least 2002, when the conference’s Player of the Week archives begin.
The sophomore from Newtown, Pennsylvania was practically unbeatable last week, winning her doubles and singles matches against both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton, losing only eight total games over the weekend. She shut out her singles opponent against the Anteaters, 6-0, 6-0, then combined with Kira Reuter to do the same in doubles against the Titans, 6-0. The Gauchos won both duals, improving to 6-1 in Big West play, putting them second in the conference standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season.
Honer is now unbeaten in her last 13 singles contests, as well as her last seven doubles matches alongside Reuter. In this week’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, Honer and Reuter reached a new high, being recognized as the No 12 doubles partnership in Division I women’s tennis. Honer is also in the singles rankings, at No. 60 in the country.
Honer and the Gauchos will round out the regular season this week, traveling to CSUN on Friday, then returning home for the season finale against Cal Poly on Saturday.
Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB.
email: sports@newspress.com | 2023-04-22T01:07:20+00:00 | newspress.com | https://newspress.com/ucsbs-honer-earns-record-sixth-player-of-the-week-award/ |
Premium for the Masses
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vac-Con today introduced the non-CDL Titan 3-yard combination sewer cleaning truck, which was unveiled at the 2023 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment, & Transport Show (WWETT) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The non-CDL Titan provides the performance expected from the premium line of Vac-Con machines in a compact configuration. This model is an ideal option for smaller municipalities and contractors and those who need the ability for anyone on the team to jump in the truck and go — no CDL required. This is a premium unit for the masses.
The non-CDL Titan weighs under 26,000 GVWR with full freshwater tanks and features 3-yards of usable capacity in the debris body. A simple operating system is designed for operators of all skill levels to comfortably run the machine in the field.
Notable standard features include:
- Positive displacement blower rated up to 2,100 CFM at 16-in. Hg
- Lightweight aluminum water tanks with 500-gallon capacity
- 30 GPM @ 3,000 PSI water system
- Titan style 60-in. diameter debris tank
- Improved Titan filtration with cyclone separator and final filter
- Hose reel rotates 180-degrees with capacity of 500-ft. x ¾-in. hose
- Boom rotates 180-degrees and extends 5-ft. with a lifting capacity of 500-lbs. at full extension
"Vac-Con continues to meet customer requirements by innovating and expanding our product offering," said Bryce Rieger, National Sales Manager. "The non-CDL Titan fills the gap in an evolving industry where operator skills range from beginner to expert. Anyone can drive and operate this machine, which empowers our customers with the flexibility they need to get the job done."
The non-CDL Titan is available now for demonstrations.
About Vac-Con®
Since 1986, the mission of Vac-Con has been to support, design, and manufacture innovative vacuum and high-pressure water cleaning solutions that deliver superior performance in municipal, industrial, and utility markets worldwide through their global dealer network. For more information, visit www.vac-con.com.
About Holden Industries, Inc.
Holden Industries, Inc. is an employee-owned corporation headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. As the parent organization of a group of diversified manufacturing companies, Holden is dedicated to profitable growth through capital efficient reinvestment and strategic acquisitions. Holden strives to continuously improve the operational performance of all disciplines with its principle focus of identifying the needs of its customers and developing innovative and cost-effective products and services to meet those needs. For more information, visit www.holdenindustriesinc.com.
Contact: Caroline Brown, 904-297-9167, cbrown@vac-con.com
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By MICHAEL TARM, KATHLEEN FOODY and STEPHEN GROVES, The Associated Press
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.
The gunman turned back to Illinois, where he was later arrested, after deciding he was not prepared to pull off a shooting in Wisconsin, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference following a bond hearing.
An Illinois judge ordered the suspect to be held without bail.
Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon said in court that the gunmam “looked down his sights, aimed” and fired at people across the street, killing seven and wounding more than two dozen. He left the shells of 83 bullets and three ammunition magazines on the rooftop.
The parade shooting left another American community — this time affluent Highland Park, home to about 30,000 people near the Lake Michigan shore — reeling. Hundreds of marchers, parents and children fled in a panic.
Some of the wounded remain in critical condition, Covelli said, and the death toll could still rise.
Questions also arose about how the suspect could have skirted Illinois’ relatively strict gun laws to legally purchase five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide.
Police went to the home following a call from a family member who said Robert E. Crimo III was threatening “to kill everyone” there. Covelli said police confiscated 16 knives, a dagger and a sword, but said there was no sign he had any guns at the time, in September 2019.
Police in April 2019 also responded to a reported suicide attempt by the suspect, Covelli said.
Crimo legally purchased the rifle used in the attack in Illinois within the past year, Covelli said. In all, police said, he purchased five firearms, which were recovered by officers at his father’s home.
The revelation about his gun purchases is just the latest example of young men who were able to obtain guns and carry out massacres in recent months despite glaring warning signs about their mental health and inclination to violence.
Illinois state police, who issue gun owners’ licenses, said Crimo applied for a license in December 2019, when he was 19. His father sponsored his application.
At the time “there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger” and deny the application, state police said in a statement.
Investigators who have interrogated the suspect and reviewed his social media posts have not determined a motive or found any indication that he targeted victims by race, religion or other protected status, Covelli said.
Nine people, ranging from 14 to 70, remained hospitalized Tuesday, hospital officials said.
The gunman initially evaded capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, Covelli said.
A police officer pulled over 21-year-old Crimo north of the shooting scene several hours after police released his photo and warned that he was likely armed and dangerous, Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said.
More: Parents of boy, 2, found alone at Illinois parade shooting among dead | 2022-07-06T17:54:27+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/07/suspect-in-july-4th-parade-mass-shooting-considered-another-attack-police.html |
LONDON (AP) — A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe.
“Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after a 10-minute bidding war for a hammer price of 74 million pounds ($94.35 million). The higher final figure includes a charge on top of the sale price known as the buyer’s premium.
The sale price well exceeded the presale estimate of 65 million pounds, or $80 million.
It also beat the previous European auction record of $104.3 million — 65 million pounds at the time — including buyer’s premium paid for Alberto Giacometti’s sculpture “Walking Man I” at Sotheby’s in 2010. Previously, the most expensive painting auctioned in Europe was Claude Monet’s “Le basin aux nymphéas,” which fetched $80.4 million at a Christie’s sale in 2008.
The piece sold Tuesday was the last portrait Klimt completed before his death in 1918. The painting shows an unidentified woman against a resplendent, China-influenced backdrop of dragons and lotus blossoms.
It was last sold in 1994, going for $11.6 million at an auction in New York.
Sotheby’s said the buyer was art adviser Patti Wong, acting on behalf of a Hong Kong collector.
Famed for his bold, daring art nouveau paintings, Klimt was a key figure in artistic modernism at the start of the 20th century. His work has fetched some of the highest prices for any artist.
Klimt’s “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II” sold at a New York auction in 2006 for $87.9 million, and his landscape “Birch Forest” sold at Christie’s in New York last year for $104.6 million.
Two more of his portraits are reported to have sold privately for more than $100 million.
The world auction record for an artwork is the $450.3 million paid in 2017 for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” though some experts dispute whether the panting of Jesus Christ is wholly the work of the Renaissance master. | 2023-06-28T13:52:52+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/klimt-painting-sets-european-record-with-94-million-price-tag-at-sothebys-auction-in-london/ |
Jane Fonda campaigns to save ‘our brethren in the ocean’
By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actress and activist Jane Fonda is campaigning for a treaty to save marine creatures that are hunted for food including sharks, swordfish, octopus and tuna, saying they feel joy, feel sadness when they lose their offspring, and “are our brethren in the ocean.”
A day after talks resumed at U.N. headquarters to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity, the 85-year-old Oscar winner told a news conference Tuesday that these marine creatures “play with us and they feel emotions — and how dare we so lack humility that we will risk killing them off for money and for food.”
For almost four years, Fonda said, she has been working with Greenpeace, and she came to New York to deliver 5.5 million signatures from people in 157 countries demanding a strong Global Ocean Treaty to Rena Lee, president of the U.N. negotiations. A key aim for the treaty is to turn 30% of the world’s oceans into marine sanctuaries by 2030 where fishing is banned.
Growing up in Santa Monica, California, Fonda said she loves the ocean and was at the beach every day that it was warm enough. And she said she has been scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, in the Galapagos in Ecuador, in the Caribbean, and elsewhere in the world.
“I’ve swum with some of the most magnificent creatures, and I know that they may very well be more intelligent than me,” Fonda said. “And I love them, and I think that we should all understand that we’re talking about saving the last great wild animals that are hunted for food.”
Fonda said the world can’t survive without healthy oceans, which scientists say provide 50% of the oxygen we breathe. But the oceans are subject to overfishing and pollution, including pieces of plastic that fish eat, she said.
The heating of the ocean as a result of climate change is also killing kelp beds that many marine creatures depend on to live, she said, and the leaching of fertilizer from industrial farms “is causing massive and expanding dead zones in the ocean.”
“The ocean is our ally,” Fonda said. “Let us love and respect it.”
Hervé Berville, France’s secretary of state for the sea who sat next to Fonda, said he believes “we have the political momentum” during negotiations that end on March 3 to overcome the remaining challenges and reach agreement on a treaty protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030.
Fonda warned that time is running out.
“Even dogs don’t poop in their kennel, because they know that the kennel provides security and a home for them,” she said. “We’re pooping in our kennel.”
Humans are destroying things they don’t understand, Fonda said.
“Why the treaty is important is it will force us to behave right, and to save this great ally that we have called the ocean — the one ocean on this blue planet that can save us,” she said. “There’s a lot at stake.” | 2023-02-22T07:15:45+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/02/21/jane-fonda-campaigns-to-save-our-brethren-in-the-ocean/ |
(KTLA) — Meet the newest graduate of Fullerton College: he can’t drive or grow a beard, but he’s highly accomplished.
On Saturday, the youngest person walking across the stage to accept their diploma during the commencement ceremony will be Clovis Hung, a 12-year-old wunderkind who will be graduating with five degrees from the Fullerton, California, school.
The school says Hung was only nine years old when he enrolled at the community college as part of its Special Admit program, which allowed him to earn college credits while simultaneously completing his home school curriculum.
Hung was inspired to enroll at Fullerton College after seeing another young prodigy, Jack Rico, graduate from the school at the ripe old age of 13. Rico graduated with four degrees — a number Hung sought to surpass.
The pre-teen will be accepting five Associate of Arts degrees in History, Social Sciences, Social Behavior and Self-Development, Arts and Human Expression, and Science and Mathematics.
Hung told the campus news service that, naturally, he feels proud.
“Hard work has finally paid off,” he said.
His mother said Clovis has always been highly motivated, curious and mature for his age. But he’s still a kid.
According to the school, Hung still makes time for basketball, video games and the Boy Scouts, but learning has always been his passion.
He first enrolled in the school in 2020, taking a history class about world civilizations as his first course. There were concerns that the paces of higher learning might be too much for the 12-year-old to handle, but those were quickly assuaged.
“After that first history class, I found out I could handle it well and instantly fell in love with college life. So, I challenged myself to take more classes,” Hung told the school’s publication.
That began the education snowball and soon Clovis was taking on a larger and more challenging course load.
His presence in the school has been a welcome one, officials said.
Biology Professor Kenneth Collins said Clovis reflects a healthy mix of a hard-working college student and an inquisitive child.
“He is mature enough that the other students take him seriously, but enough of a kid that they look after him like a younger brother and cheer him on,” Collins said.
He’s also not satisfied with being just another face in the graduating crowd.
Clovis was elected Senator for Associated Students in the upcoming semester, and he plans on continuing to study STEM courses at the community college until he decides he’s ready to apply for universities. He’s also working to obtain his pilot license, which he hopes to obtain by 16.
Ultimately, he wants to pursue a career that helps people, including the possibility of being a pediatrician, a commercial pilot, or another position in the aerospace industry commercial pilot.
In the meantime, he’s happy to spend his free time pursuing his other hobbies, spending time with friends and family, and taking care of his dog, Chep Chep, and his cat, Cotton.
Hung and the 900 other Fullerton grads will accept their diplomas on Saturday at 9 a.m. on the campus’s Sherbeck Field.
One thing’s for sure, Hung has already blown us all away. | 2023-05-19T04:22:21+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/12-year-old-set-to-graduate-from-fullerton-college-with-5-degrees/ |
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – House members who represent West Texas and Southern New Mexico reacted along party lines to Friday’s historic Supreme Court abortion ruling. One thing they agreed upon is the ruling will deeply impact American society.
“It is a dark day in America when a Supreme Court ruling ensures the generations that follow ours will have fewer rights than we enjoy now,” said U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “Striking down Roe v. Wade overturns 50 years of precedent and strips women of their reproductive freedom and control of their own bodies, lives, and futures.”
But U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, celebrated the decision that basically lets states legislate on a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy.
“Millions more will get to experience the beautiful gift from God that is life on Earth,” Gonzales tweeted under the hashtag #LifeWins.
He said Roe v. Wade has deprived of life 62 million unborn children and praised the U.S. Supreme Court majority for “standing up for the unborn.” He also asked for prayers for the Supreme Court justices who struck down Roe v. Wade who may face death threats.
Escobar said the case that set a new abortion precedent, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is a “blatant attack on the rights of the American” people by an activist Court she referred to as Republican Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plaything.
“House Democrats will continue the fight to ensure every woman has the freedom to make personal decisions with those they love and trust without politicians trying to control them,” Escobar said. “I implore my colleagues in the Senate to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act with heightened urgency to enshrine access to abortion care into law in our country.”
U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-New Mexico, whose district includes the entire New Mexico-Mexico border, said the fight over abortion gets down to the state level.
“In Dobbs, (the Supreme Court) has finally returned the question of abortion to the 50 states and restored the democratic right of Americans to defend the unborn. Now, it is our responsibility as Americans to build a society where every mother and her child are protected, supported, and loved,” she tweeted Friday. | 2022-06-24T19:59:39+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/border-report/border-house-reps-split-on-abortion-ruling/ |
Police: Man accused of taping pacifier to baby’s mouth
SOUTH GREENSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) - A Pennsylvania man faces child endangerment charges after he allegedly taped a pacifier in his two-month-old baby’s mouth.
Around 8 p.m. on April 25, police said Jordan Hirst called friends and family in a panic because he didn’t know where his one-and-a-half-year-old son had gone.
According to police, two of those friends, along with three others that they called to help out, found his son lying on the floor next to his crib when they got to Hirst’s home.
Court documents reported there was dried blood in and around his nose.
Two people who came to help took the boy to his grandmother’s and returned to the house.
During that time, three of the others found Hirst’s baby in her crib with a pacifier allegedly taped in her mouth, police reported.
Police said all of those people Hirst called that night to help him find his son told them he was drunk when they got to his house.
According to court documents, Hirst told police he was so drunk, he didn’t remember anything that happened from 7 p.m. that night until 4 a.m. the next morning.
Just two years ago, Hirst was honored by the Irwin Council for his work saving a woman’s life when he was an EMT with the Irwin Volunteer Fire Department.
The fire department reported he resigned for a different position with Jeannette EMS in April 2022. Jeannette EMS has not commented on Hirst’s employment status at this time.
Copyright 2023 WPXI via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-27T20:06:36+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/2023/05/27/police-man-accused-taping-pacifier-babys-mouth/ |
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday:
0-4-8, FB: 6
(zero, four, eight; FB: six)
1-1-7-0, FB: 5
(one, one, seven, zero; FB: five)
07-08-11-17-20-21
(seven, eight, eleven, seventeen, twenty, twenty-one)
7-5-3
(seven, five, three)
6-2-4-9
(six, two, four, nine)
03-05-07-09-10-11-13-14-16-17-18
(three, five, seven, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen)
02-05-07-09-12-17-18-19-20-21-22
(two, five, seven, nine, twelve, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two)
8-8-9
(eight, eight, nine)
4-0-1-6
(four, zero, one, six)
03-06-14-15-31-36, Doubler: N
(three, six, fourteen, fifteen, thirty-one, thirty-six; Doubler: N)
7-2-7
(seven, two, seven)
2-6-6-7
(two, six, six, seven) | 2022-09-21T03:03:09+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Lottery-State-by-State-17455818.php |
Sudanese leaders sign an historic power-sharing agreement that is expected to end decades of civil war between the northern government and southern rebels.
The deal ratified by Sudan's vice president and a rebel leader comes after more than eight years of negotiations. Some 2 million people are estimated to have died in the struggle. The continuing conflict in and around Darfur, where tens of thousands have died in the country's west, is not affected by the accord.
Hear NPR's Jacki Lyden and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth, who attended the signing ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-01T15:24:17+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/2005-01-08/sudan-signs-peace-deal-ending-north-south-conflict |
(KTLA) – Some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities are accused of using too much water while the rest of southern California tries to conserve amid a drought emergency. But water resource officials say it’s not just the stars who are using more than their fair share – thousands are being warned about using too much water.
They’re some of the biggest names in Hollywood: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, and Kim and Kourtney Kardashian. They’re also apparently some of the biggest water wasters in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Calabasas.
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District officials say the stars, some of which aren’t even home, are among some 1,600 customers who have surpassed 150% of their monthly water budgets at least four times since the agency declared a drought emergency last December.
Now water officials say they may install a device that will restrict their water usage to their properties.
“They are in line to get a flow restriction device put on their water meters in order to limit how much water they’re continuing to use,” said Michael McNutt of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District.
McNutt says the device will cause indoor faucets to trickle out and outdoor sprinklers will go from flowing freely to sputtering to a stop.
He explains the only surefire way to avoid getting a flow restriction device is to contact the water district and sign a commitment form that you’ll work with the district to come into compliance. If you don’t, you’ll get a flow restriction device put on for two weeks straight.
“If, once it’s removed, they continue to exceed their water budgets by 150%, it’s put back on for a minimum of a month,” McNutt said.
Violators will also get hit with some pretty pricey fines for each violation.
Representatives for Stallone and retired NBA star Dwyane Wade say the are taking measures to reduce their water usage. Las Virgenes officials say all the stars who have been publicly outed are taking some of the necessary steps.
“The great thing about the celebrities is they’re all working with us to get to where they need to be,” McNutt said.
District officials say people need to do away with thirsty lawns and replace them with drought-tolerant landscaping and install drip irrigation, which sends the water straight to the root to help save things like trees.
In the meantime, water officials say they’d love to work with high-profile people to demonstrate how to create a more drought-tolerant California.
“What I would love for them to do is contact me and work with me to put out public service messages, not only about what they’re doing, but how people can be like them and be a part of the solution,” McNutt said.
Water officials say that they have installed about 50 of those flow restriction devices to different homes. McNutt says none of those homes belong to celebrities because all of them are cooperating to bring down their water usage. | 2022-08-24T03:28:20+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/calabasas-celebrities-among-the-worst-water-wasters-water-officials-say/ |
(The Hill) — Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures raises a heart disease patient’s risk of dying, according to a new study.
Combing through four decades worth of global data on heart disease patients, the authors found that such extremes were collectively responsible for about 11.3 additional cardiovascular deaths for every 1,000 such incidents.
Patients with heart failure were more likely than those with other types of heart disease to face negative impacts from very cold and hot days, the authors observed, publishing their findings on Monday in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
These individuals experienced a 12-percent greater risk of dying on extreme heat days and a 37-percent increased risk of dying on extreme cold days, in comparison to optimal temperature days in a given city, according to the study.
The apparent link between temperature extremes and patient outcome “underscores the urgent need to develop measures that will help our society mitigate the impact of climate change on cardiovascular disease,” study co-author Haitham Khraishah, a fellow at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, said in a statement.
To draw their conclusions, Khraishah and his colleagues conducted a global analysis of more than 32 million cardiovascular deaths over 40 years. The study looked at deaths in 567 cities in 27 countries in five continents between 1979 and 2019.
While the precise measure of weather extremes varied from city to city, the researchers defined this as the top and bottom 1 percent of the temperature at which the lowest death rate is achieved.
For every 1,000 cardiovascular deaths, the researchers found that extreme hot days —above 86 degrees Fahrenheit in Baltimore, where the authors are based — were responsible for 2.2 additional deaths.
Meanwhile, they found that extreme cold days — below 20 degrees Fahrenheit in Baltimore — accounted for 9.1 additional deaths.
Heart failure patients experienced 2.6 additional deaths on extreme hot days and 12.8 on extreme cold days, according to the study.
Although the researchers don’t know why temperature extremes had a greater impact in heart failure patients, Khraishah surmised that this “could be due to the progressive nature of heart failure as a disease.”
“One out of four people with heart failure are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, and only 20 percent of patients with heart failure survive 10 years after diagnosis,” he said.
Khraishah and his colleagues acknowledged that their study had some limitations, including underrepresentation of data from South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
More information from these regions could reveal that extreme heat had an even greater impact than initially measured, according to the authors.
“The decline in cardiovascular death rates since the 1960s is a huge public health success story,” corresponding author Barrak Alahmad, a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in a statement.
This success story is due to the efforts of cardiologists to address individual risk factors such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, according to Alahmad, who is also a faculty member at Kuwait University’s College of Public Health.
“The current challenge now is the environment and what climate change might hold for us,” Alahmad said. | 2022-12-12T14:36:55+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/watercooler/scientists-link-1-in-100-heart-disease-deaths-to-weather-extremes/ |
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