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Ralph Boston, Olympian and 1st to jump 27 feet, dies at 83
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ world record then later had his own mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon’s record-shattering leap at the Mexico City Games, died Sunday. He was 83.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed Boston died Sunday at his home outside of Atlanta.
Boston broke or tied the world record six times during the 1960s. He was the first person to reach the 27-foot mark. His first world record came shortly before the Rome Olympics in 1960 with a jump of 26 feet, 11 inches that surpassed the 25-year-old record held by Owens.
Boston won gold in Rome, then, nine months later, eclipsed 27 feet.
In 1968, Boston was warming up at the Mexico City Games when Beamon jumped 29-2 1/4, shattering the record by nearly two feet in a jump that stands among the greatest single moments in Olympic history.
Coming off his win in 1960, Boston was favored four years later, but a gusty rainstorm and an unexpected performance by Britain’s Lynn Davies quashed Boston’s hope for a repeat.
Boston won bronze in the 1968 meet where Beamon set his record. In an interview with Mississippi Today, Beamon said it was Boston who came up to him after he had faulted on his first two attempts and suggested he adjust his footwork in the run-up.
“I figured I had better listen to the master, and I did,” Beamon said.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-03T21:08:47+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/2023/05/03/ralph-boston-olympian-1st-jump-27-feet-dies-83/ |
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two people were killed and 20 others were injured after a crash that sent two cars careening into a crowd of bystanders while an annual Memorial Day weekend “cruise” night was wrapping up in Nebraska’s capital, police said Monday.
Two women, ages 20 and 22, had been inside one of the cars and died in the Sunday night crash on O Street in Lincoln. Of the injured bystanders, one person was listed in critical condition and the others were treated at hospitals for injuries not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
“We do not believe nor is there any evidence this was an intentional act,” Lincoln police said in a statement.
Lincoln Police Chief Teresa Ewins said in a news conference Monday afternoon that neither of the vehicles involved in the crash was participating in the “Americruise” event, which has been taking place in the city since the early 1990s. It was a collision that could have happened at any time, she said.
“At the time of the collision there wasn’t a lot of people out,” Ewins said. “The cars were not flowing down street as normal during this event.”
Police said the crash happened when a 18-year-old Omaha man driving a black Ford Taurus traveling westbound on O Street struck a white Toyota Corolla that was “facing” eastbound. The women, both in the Corolla, were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Taurus was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The impact drove both vehicles onto the sidewalk. The Taurus had rolled over onto its top, trapping two victims who were rescued by bystanders who pushed the car back on its wheels.
O Street has been a popular spot for cruisers over the Memorial Day weekend and thousands of spectators have gathered at times to watch from business parking lots. However, authorities say some drivers have attempted dangerous maneuvers to excite the crowd, such as burnouts and speeding, and law enforcement had an increased presence this year, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
“We’ll be changing a lot of things in regards to people that are coming to Lincoln to cause havoc like that,” Ewins said, referring to the extracurricular activity as sideshows. “It’s not acceptable. And yes, things will change.”
A spectator was killed at the event in July 2000 when a non-participant car veered off O Street and hit 39-year-old Connie McCullough. She died shielding her children. | 2022-05-31T01:12:05+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/2-killed-20-injured-after-car-barrels-into-nebraska-crowd/ |
Rhonda Bishop spent 123 seconds of silence Saturday kneeling in front of a Jefferson Avenue lawn memorial, a small sea of flowers, pictures and cutout doves bearing the names of each of the 10 people killed in the racially motivated mass shooting at Tops Markets last Saturday.
"I'm on my knees and looking at every picture there, just saying to myself again and again, 'Lord, comfort these families,' " said Bishop, the neighbor of victim Margus Morrison, the 52-year-old school bus aide, for 15 years. "I've been touched, but these families ... these are people they loved. It was sad. It's really sad."
There was one direction that Bishop could not look. "I can't even look over at that Tops because I know what happened there," she said.
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Bishop was one of several hundred Buffalonians who gathered Saturday outside fenced-off supermarket on Jefferson Avenue. The purpose was to observe 123 seconds of silence, from 2:28:57 to 2:31 p.m., to reflect on the lives lost in the massacre that occurred in the same time window a week prior. The short tribute, expected to be honored throughout Western New York, was prompted by Mayor Byron Brown.
The designated quiet period stood in stark contrast to the overall atmosphere, which was chaotic. A religious group bellowed into a microphone across the street from the memorial. Worship music wafted northward, hastily turned off as the time for silence began. Food truck vendors, community organizers and local pastors added to the clamor of a loud scene, set about 100 yards from the Tops Market where workers in yellow hazmat suits were entering and leaving.
Dominique Hutcherson and her mother Deborah Dixon, who both live in the neighborhood, spoke of the fear they've felt since the shooting. "I'm scared to go anywhere," Dixon said. "I'm always look around."
"We don't want to live like that," said Hutcherson, a Black woman who drove to Niagara Falls Boulevard to do her grocery shopping last week so "she could be around white people" and feel safer. She added that the Jefferson neighborhood needs a bigger grocery store, more businesses and more workforce training.
Hutcherson, who's worked in foster care for 16 years, visited the Tops Friday night. "It was such an eerie feeling out here," she said of her Friday visit. "Today is a little different. It's powerful, it's meaningful."
To honor the memory of the 10 people slain and three wounded in the May 14 massacre at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue, Mayor Byron W. Brown is inviting the public to observe 123 seconds of silence Saturday, the one-week anniversary of the attack. He is asking people to pause from 2:28:57 p.m. until 2:31:00 p.m. – the time the shooting occurred.
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Somber was the word Hutcherson used to describe the silent tribute. "In those 123 seconds ... we thought about their last seconds," Hutcherson said, referring to the victims. "I can't even imagine. I don't know if this neighborhood is ever going to be the same."
Ahmad Randall, director of communications for Elim Christian Fellowship, saw the quiet tribute and sizable, diverse turnout as emblematic of the city. "This is what it's about. Through thick and thin, every season of life, we're good neighbors at the end of the day," he said as he watched the crowd in front of the memorial. "The power of community overcomes conflict. That's what's happening right now in the City of Buffalo."
Bishop, Morrison's neighbor, was adamant that the victims and the community surrounding Jefferson Avenue be remembered by the larger Buffalo community long after the funerals and media coverage. "It'll just be wilted flowers, and nobody thinks about what happens here," she said.
The scene was far more serene at Peace, Love and Power, an event held earlier Saturday at Johnnie B. Wiley Stadium, a few blocks from the Tops. About 50 people, many representing community organizations, took part in healing-focused activities such as yoga, a drum circle, socialization, poetry, restorative justice circles and upbeat music spun by a DJ.
"We heal in lots of different ways, like drumming is a healing practice, music and dance is a healing practice, eating a piece of watermelon is healing practice, yoga and mindful movement, right?" asked Jessica Bauer Walker of CoNECT, a community network that helped facilitate the event. "Healing is not just sitting and talking to a counselor, healing is being in community.
"We already feel better just being here, being out in the fresh air, being with each other and just feeling like we're in this together, we're gonna get through it together," she said.
The relaxing activities were balanced by an emphasis on inward reflection.
Here’s Dina Thompson, executive director of Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition. pic.twitter.com/CbxSIEhup3
— Ben Tsujimoto (@Tsuj10) May 21, 2022
"We have to learn as a people who we are – Black, white, and all that – then we have to learn how to love unconditionally," said Linda Henderson, a member of Most Valuable Parents, a parent group connected to Buffalo Public Schools that advocates for several causes.
"We need to check ourselves," she said shortly after. "We're responsible for the actions and inactions that we didn't do. They say when you point one finger, you've got three pointing right back at you."
The Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition, PUSH Buffalo, Say Yes, the Buffalo Urban League, Yogis in Service, the BPS Food Truck, Buffalo Juneteenth and LiveWell all had a presence, with Deputy Erie County Executive Maria Whyte and Restorative Justice Coalition executive director Dina Thompson giving impassioned speeches.
More powerful words from Maria Whyte, who appeared today for LiveWell and as deputy Erie County executive. pic.twitter.com/nFuTk59bSq
— Ben Tsujimoto (@Tsuj10) May 21, 2022
Ben Tsujimoto can be reached at btsujimoto@buffnews.com, at (716) 849-6927 or on Twitter at @Tsuj10. | 2022-05-22T00:16:29+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/news/local/one-week-after-tops-mass-shooting-buffalo-pauses-to-honor-the-victims/article_7f68277e-d928-11ec-b02a-4758d43c51e4.html |
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: November 9, 2021 to May 6, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Palantir Technologies Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Palantir's investments in marketable securities were having a significant negative impact on the Company's earnings per share ("EPS") results; (ii) Palantir overstated the sustainability of its government segment's growth and revenues; (iii) Palantir was experiencing a significant slowdown in revenue growth, particularly among its government customers, despite ongoing global conflicts and market disruptions; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company was likely to miss consensus estimates for its first quarter 2022 EPS and second quarter 2022 sales outlook; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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Emily Kallfelz of the Cambridge Boat Club, who started 20th among 25 entrants, outsculled Olympic champion Emma Twigg to claim the women’s singles championship Saturday afternoon at the Head of the Charles Regatta.
“Most people would agree that being able to row on this body of water every day is definitely helpful,” said Kallfelz, who made up seven seconds over the final mile to beat the New Zealander by four seconds in 19 minutes, 4.170 seconds.
Her victory capped a comeback season for the US teamer, who missed last year’s race with a back injury.
“It’s been a bit of a wild ride,”said Kallfelz, who stroked the quad at this summer’s world championships. “But it’s been really fun to be back.”
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Ezra Carlson, who’ll row in the US boat in Sunday’s championship eights, took the men’s singles crown after finishing fifth last year.
“I knew I wanted to improve on that result so I was excited to come back and race it again,” said Carlson, who defeated Chris Carlson (unrelated) by 17 seconds in 17:28.753. “And this year went well, obviously.”
Carlson, who competed for Craftsbury Green Racing, inherited the title from former Washington teammate Ben Davison, who opted not to defend.
“Honestly I’m a little bummed that he’s not here this year,” Ezra Carlson said. “He’s a great competitor and a great friend. I always look forward to racing him when I get the chance. I’m sure he’ll be back trying to take the win away from me next year.”
Germans nearly double the men’s double
Germany’s Marc Weber and Jonas Gelsen claimed the men’s doubles championship, beating US rivals Thomas Phifer and Sorin Koszyk by five seconds in 16:01.349. They’re the first foreign champions since Croatian brothers Valent and Martin Sinkovic set the course record in 2014.
Had top-seeded world titlist Oliver Zeidler and Hannes Ocik not scratched, the Germans likely would have finished 1-2.
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In the women’s event, US team member Savannah Brija and Kate Horvat dunked Margaret Hedeman and Cara Stawicki by more than 33 seconds in 17:50.316.
Not messing around
US Rowing, which won the last two championship men’s eights titles before the global pandemic scrubbed the 2020 regatta, brought a stacked boat for Sunday’s race. The lineup includes five members of the crew that just missed the podium at the world regatta — Harvard grads Liam Corrigan and Pieter Quinton; Michael Clougher of Canton, Mass.; Michael Knippen and Chris Carlson; plus Henry Hollingsworth from the four.
While the American women aren’t fielding an eight, they’re heavy favorites to retain their crown in the fours with a quartet composed of Charlotte Buck, Alina Hagstrom, and Kelsey Reelick from the global eight that just missed the podium, and Madeleine Wanamaker, who won bronze in the pair.
Good day for racing
Saturday’s ideal racing weather, flat water and a whisper of wind, made for 15 shattered course records. New standards were set in the men’s club singles (Adriaan Venter), senior master singles (Tom Graves), men’s master doubles (Nathaniel Kelly-Jake Watkins), men’s senior master eights (Ex Nemo ‘A’), men’s grand master eights (Upper Yarra), alumni eights (Washington), men’s master fours (Ex Nemo), men’s (Delaware) and women’s (MIT) alumni fours, men’s club eights (Harvard), the women’s master singles (Gevvie Stone), women’s senior master singles (Shannon Kaplan), women’s grand master eights (Lucky Charms ‘A’), women’s master eights (Capital), and the mixed para inclusion double (Andrew Todd-Johanna Beyer).
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The record revision likely will dwindle on Sunday afternoon when the wind shifts to the northeast and rain is due.
Schedule shift praised
After some initial pushback from senior rowers last year when their events were switched to Friday morning, the three-day schedule is here to stay after a successful reprise this weekend.
“There were a few grumblings in the beginning. ’Oh, Friday, really?’,” said Fred Schoch, the regatta’s executive director. “Now they say, ‘Thank you for making the change because we can spend the rest of the weekend seeing our friends.’ ”
The races, which went from 7:45 until 10:16, were finished early enough to allow crews to get in precious tuneup time.
“One of the unique features of the Head Of The Charles is that we allow practice,” Schoch said. “If you go to any other Head race you show up, rig, and race. You don’t get to practice unless you come a couple of days early.”
Money performance
After the 2020 event was canceled, the regatta lost several sponsors last year.
“We had to dig ourselves out of a pretty good hole,” observed Schoch.
So it was fitting that two new sponsors are medical firms: vaccine maker Moderna and Blue Cross Blue Shield. | 2022-10-23T00:04:12+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/22/sports/home-win-cambridge-boat-clubs-emily-kallfelz-win-womens-singles-charles/ |
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former two-time MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces.
Parker spent the past two seasons playing for her hometown Sky, leading Chicago to the WNBA championship in 2021. She also won the 2016 title playing for the Los Angeles Sparks.
She posted on Instagram that Chicago would always be her home, but “my family’s home is on the west coast.
“To play for a championship close to home is the perfect situation for us. I’m looking forward to continuing the journey this summer in Las Vegas.”
The free-agent signing period begins Wednesday, and the Aces can’t comment until then.
Parker, a 6-foot-4 forward/center, adds to an already loaded lineup that includes reigning MVP A’ja Wilson, who also won the league’s top award in 2020. Wilson also was last season’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Chelsea Gray was MVP of the WNBA Finals and Kelsey Plum MVP of the All-Star Game. Wilson, Plum and Jackie Young were All-Star starters.
Parker and Gray were teammates on Los Angeles’ 2016 title team.
The Aces traded one of their key pieces, two-time Sixth Woman of the Year Dearica Hamby, to the Sparks on Jan. 21, creating speculation Las Vegas was creating salary cap room to sign a big-name player.
Parker, the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year and the 2016 Finals MVP, certainly fits that bill. Even at 36 last season, she averaged 13.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Sky.
“Candace has done so much for our franchise in her time here,” Chicago coach and general manager James Wade said in a statement. “I understand her reasons for wanting to be closer with her immediate family. We wish her nothing but the best. She will always be a part of the Sky family. We will celebrate her time here as she deserves.”
Losing her is a big blow to the Sky, who made the semifinals in last season’s playoffs before losing in five games to the Connecticut Sun. Kahleah Copper is the only starter under contract for next season, so the Sky could head into a rebuild.
“I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to win a championship in my hometown and parade down the same streets I watched the Bulls parade down as a young girl first falling in love with the game of basketball,” Parker posted.
Parker joins the Aces at a time the Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it wanted that organization investigated regarding allegations that Hamby made after traded. She posted on Instagram she was “lied to, bullied, manipulated, and discriminated against” because she is pregnant with her second child.
The Aces still have not commented on Hamby’s claims.
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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Major League Football, which began practice last week at Ladd-Peebles Stadium and was set to begin games next month in Mobile, has been “shut down,” per a coach in the league.
The news stemming, in part, from unpaid hotel rooms/reservations.
Today after practice, MLFB coaches were in meetings at a team hotel when hotel officials knocked on the door and informed them to “leave immediately.” By the time coaches returned to their rooms, hotel officials were knocking on player doors informing them to “get out.”
Hotel room cards were shut off for everybody involved in the MLFB. Hotel officials retrieved luggage for people in the organization if they were not already in their rooms prior to the cards being shut off. WKRG News 5 was told this happened at three of the four team hotels.
WKRG’s Simone Eli was at one hotel in Mobile where more than a dozen MLFB players sat in the lobby awaiting rides home. One player told News 5 he was not being helped financially to get home. One coach needing a flight to Illinois also said he was not getting accommodations to go home.
“We were chilling in our hotel rooms and the workers came in taking the locks off the doors telling us to get out,” player Brendon Watson told News 5. “It’s nothing we can do. We don’t know if we are paying for flights, people don’t have money, everybody is scrambling to get home.”
Another coach with MLFB stated the players have only received a small stipend, but were not going to be paid until their first game check. The coach told News 5 MLFB coaches have been paid at least once to this point.
News 5 spoke with a league official in the hotel lobby who told WKRG they were going to try to bring coaches and players back in two weeks, when “stockholder money was approved by the SEC to help fund the league.”
The league official also told News 5 they were paying for players to get home. This statement contradicts what News 5 witnessed and was told by players/staff. When News 5 pressed the league official about seeing players/coaches ordering Ubers and searching for flights, he told me they “planned on reimbursing them.”
News 5 has called and asked for an official statement from the league, but have not yet received a response. | 2022-07-29T15:15:35+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/major-league-football-league-shut-down-in-south-alabama/ |
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FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The next generation of the world's best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV1, is coming to the U.S., and will be on-sale in select markets starting in November, followed later by availability across the whole country. The seven-passenger 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the much-anticipated plug-in hybrid variant of Mitsubishi Motors' award-winning2 flagship SUV, will carry a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting from $39,8453.
"The 2023 Outlander PHEV is the pinnacle of Mitsubishi Motors' engineering," said Mark Chaffin, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. "With 38 miles of electric range and 420 miles of combined range, this vehicle offers the perfect blend of clean and quiet electric motoring with the ease of refueling and no range anxiety that only a gasoline engine can offer. Customers have been reserving cars at Mitsubishi dealers for months, and we can't wait to start delivering on that excitement."
The 2023 Outlander PHEV is rated to offer 38 miles of all-electric range from a 350-volt, 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack mounted below the floor and between the wheels for a low center of gravity, but minimal loss of ground clearance. This is a 40% improvement in range over the previous model. Making use of the onboard DC fast-charger, the pack can be filled to 80% capacity in approximately 38 minutes; 2023 Outlander PHEV is the only non-luxury-brand plug-in hybrid in the U.S. to offer fast-charging. The vehicle also can be charged from a level- 1 or level-2 wall charger, or via the internal combustion engine itself using Charge Mode while driving or parked.
Matched with a 2.4-liter MIVEC four-cylinder Atkinson Cycle gasoline engine and expanded 14.8-gallon fuel tank, the vehicle features a 64 MPGe (miles-per-gallon equivalent) rating, and will offer up to 420 miles of combined electric-gasoline range on a single charge and single tank of fuel.4
The 2023 Outlander PHEV is fitted with a new generation of Mitsubishi Motors' twin-motor Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC)5 system, utilizing the gasoline engine and front motor to drive the front wheels, and a stand-alone rear-mounted motor to drive the rear axle. Both electric motors are more powerful than previous, with the front at 114-horsepower and rear at 134-horsepower, bringing combined system power to 248-horsepower and 332 lb/ft of torque.
Mitsubishi Motors' expertise in electrification, motorsport-derived S-AWC all-wheel drive systems and an array of new technologies are all showcased in the 2023 Outlander PHEV, making it the most advanced and best-equipped vehicle the brand has ever offered.
Bold design, styling and a surprisingly luxurious and comfortable interior and seven-passenger flexibility are all shared with the 2022 Outlander, a vehicle that has broken Mitsubishi sales records and turned heads since its launch in April 2022.
About Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Through a network of approximately 330 dealer partners across the United States, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the U.S. In its Environmental Targets 2030, MMNA's parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has set a goal of a 40 percent reduction in the CO2 emissions of its new cars by 2030 through leveraging EVs — with PHEVs as the centerpiece — to help create a sustainable society.
MMNA has its headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as corporate operations in California, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, Florida and Virginia.
For more information on Mitsubishi vehicles, please contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at 615-257-2698 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.
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1: Based on IHS Markit New Registrations of plug in hybrid and all SUV body styles for Jan 2012 – Oct 2021 compiled from governments & other sources (where available). Captures 95% of global new vehicle volumes in more than 80 countries.
2: Among other awards, the 2022 Outlander was named to the list of 10Best Interiors by Wards, and the Hispanic Car of the Year by the Hispanic Motor Press Association.
3: Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price. Excludes destination/handling, tax, title, license etc.. Retailer price, terms and vehicle availability may vary. Vehicle MSRP does not include Destination/Handling Charge of $1,345 (Alaska/Hawaii $1,470). Pricing at the time of this news release. Prices are subject to change without notice. Features, packages and additional equipment are based on the latest information available at the time of this release and are subject to change without notice.
4. Actual mileage may vary with driving conditions. Use for comparison only.
5: Super All-Wheel Control (S-AWC) incorporates Active Yaw Control (AYC) to realize the AWC concept at a very high level. This Integrated Vehicle Dynamics Control System manages the driving forces and braking forces of the four wheels to help realize vehicle behavior that is faithful to the operation by the driver under a variety of driving conditions. S-AWC is not a substitute for safe and careful driving.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTIA / HTIBP) ("HTI") announced today that it intends to continue to pay dividends on a quarterly basis on its 7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") at an annualized rate of $1.84375 per share or $0.4609375 per share on a quarterly basis. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable in arrears to Series A Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on the applicable record date and payable on the 15th day of the first month of each fiscal quarter (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day).
Accordingly, HTI declared a dividend of $0.4609375 per share of Series A Preferred Stock payable on July 15, 2022 to Series A Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on July 5, 2022.
In addition, HTI announced today that it intends to continue to pay dividends on a quarterly basis on its 7.125% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") at an annualized rate of $1.78125 per share or $0.4453125 per share on a quarterly basis. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are payable in arrears to Series B Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on the applicable record date and payable on the 15th day of the first month of each fiscal quarter (or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day).
Accordingly, HTI declared a dividend of $0.4453125 per share of Series B Preferred Stock payable on July 15, 2022 to Series B Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business on July 5, 2022.
Healthcare Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTIA/HTIBP) is a publicly registered real estate investment trust focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on seniors housing and medical office buildings, located in the United States. Additional information about HTI can be found on its website at www.healthcaretrustinc.com.
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to be materially different. The words "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of HTI's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include (a) the potential adverse effects of (i) the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, and (ii) the geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including related sanctions and other penalties imposed by the U.S. and European Union, and other countries, as well as other public and private actors and companies, on HTI, HTI's tenants, HTI's operators and the global economy and financial markets, and (b) that any potential future acquisition is subject to market conditions and capital availability and may not be identified or completed on favorable terms, or at all, as well as those risks and uncertainties set forth in the Risk Factors section of HTI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on March 18, 2022, and all other filings with the SEC after that date, as such risks, uncertainties and other important factors may be updated from time to time in HTI's subsequent reports. Further, forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and HTI undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results, unless required to do so by law.
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Taco night is a great go-to weekday dinner staple that the whole family can enjoy. It doesn’t matter if it’s an ordinary Tuesday night or Cinco de Mayo, tasty tacos are a crowd-pleaser. Whether you’re setting up a make-your-own taco bar with soft or hard-shelled tacos, or reaching for the best taco holder to display premade tacos you’ve already created, these seven clever hacks can help you level up taco night.
Pick Up The Best Taco Holders
These inexpensive devices keep your hard and soft-shell tacos upright so you don’t lose any meat or fillings. These containers hold more than tacos — you can use them for hotdogs and sushi rolls too.
If you’re shopping around for one, check out our selection of the best taco holders that’s been vetted by a team of experts.
Marinate Your Main Ingredient
While you might be used to sprinkling on taco seasoning after you’ve sautéed your ground beef, steak or portobello mushrooms, one tiny trick can make a major impact on flavor: marinating. Add a blend of lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, olive oil and seasonings, and pour it over your main filling. For optimum results, marinate ingredients for at least half a day or overnight so they can work their magic.
Spread Thin Layers Of Dairy
Whether it’s a layer of melted cheese on a shell or a daub of sour cream or Greek yogurt, you won’t need a mound of these ingredients to get a taste in every bite. Simply add a dollop and smear.
A bonus to sprinkling cheese on the bottom of a soft shell is that it can keep it from falling apart. Since juicy meat can degrade the tortilla, coating it with cheese can help keep things together. The good news is you don’t need to microwave it — adding cold cheese under warm meat will melt it all on its own.
Chop Up Fresh Herbs
Add a sprinkle of freshly chopped cilantro to your taco or guacamole. You can pick up a small bundle of this green herb at the grocery store for less than $2 and add what’s leftover to rev up your salad dressing or liven up a bowl of rice.
Add Avocado
Whether you have time to whip up a fresh batch of guacamole or only have enough time to dice up one avocado, adding this creamy green fruit can enhance the flavor of your taco and add a boost of dietary fiber to your meal.
Serve Pickled Red Onions
Raw onion can overpower other ingredients, but pickling them in a concoction of vinegar and sugar can take the edge off. Mix vinegar, sugar, water, salt, pepper and bay leaves in a saucepan until it simmers. Then remove from heat and pour over thinly sliced onion. Picked onions can be added to more than just tacos. They’re a perfect addition to sandwiches and salads.
Don’t Overlook Side Dishes
Side dishes like chips and salsa, black beans or refried beans will add variety to any basic taco night. Adding sides like avocado and tomato salad or Mexican street corn is an easy way to sneak in extra vegetables.
Tacos don’t have to be reserved for lunch or dinner. Have you ever made breakfast tacos? They’re a sweet and savory delicious meal.
This story originally appeared on Don't Waste Your Money. Checkout Don't Waste Your Money for product reviews and other great ideas to save and make money. | 2023-03-21T18:27:33+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/clever-hacks-to-have-the-best-taco-night-ever |
SINGAPORE, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Fed's 75 basis point rate hike has less and less impact on the cryptocurrency market decline," said Andrew Weiner, vice president for cryptocurrency exchange MEXC: "If you look back at the data on the rate hikes this year and the price of BTC, you will find that this statement proves true, and we should pay closer attention to comprehensive indicators such as CPI."
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On November 2 (UTC), Fed raised the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to a range of 3.75%-4%, which is 75 basis points of interest rate hikes four consecutive times. As for now, a total of 355 basis points of interest rate hikes have been accumulated in 2022.
Affected by the news, the crypto market suffered a brief setback that day. BTC fell slightly from 20796USDT to a low of 20066USDT, a decrease of 3.5%, and then slightly increased to the current 20314USDT.
Andrew made a review of this year's Fed rate hike events.
The Federal Reserve officially began debating the issue of interest rate hikes on January 25, 2022. The core task at hand was solving the economic problems caused by the expansion of the US dollar's liquidity in 2020.
However, the target interest rate range remained unchanged at 0-0.25% in the first quarter, and the first rate hike in 2022 was not announced until March 26. At that time, all media and institutions were worried that the Fed would raise interest rates by 50 basis points. However, the final announcement was only a 25 basis point interest rate hike. Since the result was in line with most people's expectations, BTC shortly rose by 10.59% during the next 4 days.
But in the long run, the probability of the Fed raising interest rates was inevitable. After ten days of sideways trading, BTC began to fall from 47,199 USDT between April 5th to May 4th. The Fed then announced a new round of 50 basis points of interest rate hikes, and the funds began to decline once more. As a result, BTC experienced a new round of downward decline, which only stopped falling at 17,626 USDT on June 18 - encountering sideways fluctuation at the same time.
Although the rate hike of 75 basis points on June 15 caused BTC to drop by 30.3% for four consecutive days, June 19 was the crucial emotional inflection point. The public seemed immune to rate hikes, and the amount of capital flight became smaller. BTC also rose steadily to 24,879 USDT in the following days, with its highest gain being 41.14% during this period.
At the same time, the price of BTC started feeling the affects of the CPI. On August 12 and September 12, BTC's price fell continuously, coinciding with the CPI announcement in the United States.
Andrew believes that, "The CPI can most accurately reflect the effectiveness of interest rate hikes. Suppose a 75-basis-point interest rate hike does not curb inflation well. In that case, the intensity of interest rate hikes will not be reduced; it may even increase the intensity of them."
Judging from the data, between the crypto market's price decline and the Fed rate hike, the former seems immune to the latter. Within three days of announcing 75 basis points of interest rate hikes, the Fed did not cause a new round of capital flight. From January 8th to 9th, BTC fell from 20674USDT to 17182USDT.
"Bear markets tend to be relatively fragile and prone to Lehman events due to liquidity issues, but a 'bottom' sometimes forms after a Lehman black swan," says Andrew.
M-Research has written many times previously and pointed out that the entry of institutions mainly caused the crypto bull market from June 2020 to November 2021. The core reason was that institutions avoided the risk of depreciation of the US dollar by allocating BTC and ETH.
Can you boldly predict what will drive the new bull market in cryptocurrency?
Andrew said, "The previous institutional bulls were also the core catalyst for the downturn in the cryptocurrency market. Institutions started selling cryptocurrency when the Federal Reserve began implementing monetary tightening policies. The funds flowed back from the cryptocurrency market to hard currencies, such as the US dollar. At this time, it's too early to expect a new crypto bull market, but the conditions for it are slowly forming and I recommend you pay attention to these 3 key indicators,"
- Highly leveraged institutions have completely liquidated their crypto assets due to liquidity problems, a prerequisite for the end of the bear market.
- When the Fed's tightening monetary policy bears fruit and gradually reduces the rate of interest rate hikes, institutions will once again begin their allocation of crypto assets.
- The Ethereum ecosystem's development and ETH's deflation process.
Another contributing factor to the last bull market was the development of DeFi and NFT, both of which promoted the detonation of GameFi and the metaverse. Still, their development was constrained by the lack of scalability of the Ethereum network itself. However, as Arbitrum, Optimism, StarkWare, and zkSync have begun to solve this problem, it will only be a matter of time before DeFi and NFT usher in a new burst of prosperity at the application layer.
After the integration of Eth2.0, ETH began to accelerate into the deflation process. In the past 30 days, its total supply has continued to decline, with a cumulative decrease of 56955.01 pieces, worth about $88.98 million. The daily average, seven-day average, and 30-day average of ETH supply are all showing negative growth. The XEN Crypto (XEN) project alone consumed over 4491.03 ETH within seven days.
Looking back on May of this year, the issuance of the Otherdeed NFT project consumed 62,423 ETH in gas fees, accounting for about 79% of the total gas consumption of the Ethereum network for nearly 3 hours. How much will the deflation of ETH be if it were to occur now, with the ETH staking rate increasing due to the merging of Eth2.0 to PoS and with the burning mechanism of EIP1559?
If Ethereum, Layer 2, and the Fed's monetary policy shifts stack up, it will be the best inflection point for cryptocurrencies to go from a bear market to a bull market.
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Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio says higher inflation and supply issues are coursing through the food industry, forcing companies to adopt new strategies for everything from production to promotion to packaging.
And he doesn't see an end to either issue anytime soon.
"We've already increased the prices that we were expecting this year, but I'm predicting that next year, inflation will continue, and as a consequence [we] will have other rounds of price increases," Patricio said in an interview with CNN Business.
For its second quarter ended June 25, Kraft Heinz raised its prices overall by 12.4 percentage points compared to the year-earlier period. The company is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday.
Beyond the double-barrel challenges of shortages of raw materials and inflation, issues like the continuing pandemic, the war in Ukraine and climate change are adding to the uncertainty.
"It has been very hard," Patricio said. "This has been hard for the entire industry."
Patricio said Kraft Heinz has tried "to minimize inflation on everything we do" because "it would be very easy just to pass the price to consumers, but that has consequences."
So to keep costs low for the end consumer, Patricio said his company has had to be "much more efficient in our factories" and careful about procurement costs.
Kraft Heinz has also leaned into different packaging and pricing options for consumers, including bulk value packs of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and wider variety of bottle sizes for products like Heinz ketchup for shoppers who want smaller, lower-priced choices.
"It's a constant fight to try to minimize price increases," Patricio said.
Part of that fight is Patricio's "obsessive" tracking of potential supply chain issues. Almost three years of challenges have trained the company to predict where a snag will occur and respond quickly.
"Every day we have a new problem. It's the new normal," he said. "At the beginning we thought it was a crisis — now we know it's a new normal and we have to adapt to that." He later added: "If you predict that that's gonna be a problem, you can go faster. If you adapt faster, you can win. And this is what we're trying to do."
Those supply issues are broader than the Covid era, however. A crushing three-year drought has led to a shortage of tomatoes, for example.
"Every day there's a shortage of something," Patricio said. "It doesn't help [that] with the global warming that the crops have not been good. So there's lack of tomatoes in the world, there's lack of potatoes in the world, there's lack of beans in the world."
Despite that tomato shortage, Patricio vows Heinz ketchup will stay on the shelves as usual.
"We predicted that we would have a problem with the crop of tomatoes," he said, "so we bought them in advance."
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister.
All she knew at that point was that their brother and his wife, who live in the U.S., had landed safely in Haiti to visit ailing relatives and prepare for Rara, a colorful and boisterous festival born out of the dark days of slavery.
It wasn’t until Toussaint got home and her sister followed up the unread text with a phone call that she learned her warnings had materialized: their brother, an accountant; his wife, a social worker; and another person were snatched off a public bus amid a surge in gang-related kidnappings.
Toussaint took a deep breath. Not again, she thought.
Seventeen years earlier, gangs had kidnapped two of her cousins in the capital of Port-au-Prince. They were eventually released but remain traumatized.
This time, the gang that kidnapped her brother, wife and another person is demanding $200,000 — each.
“How are we ever going to come up with that money?” Toussaint told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday from the U.S.
The kidnapping occurred March 18, and since then, her brother, Jean-Dickens Toussaint, has been allowed to make only two brief calls.
All his family knows is that he and his wife, Abigail Michael Toussaint, are tied up. The phone calls are too brief to find out if they are being given food or water or treated generally well, Nikese Toussaint said.
The couple were on their way to Jean-Dickens Toussaint’s hometown of Leogane, which many Haitians believe organizes the country’s best Rara festival. Three pandemic years had gone by since he last led a Rara band through those streets, and the 33-year-old accountant was excited to resume his role as “colonel.”
Rara is similar to a carnival, with drums, bamboo instruments and metal horns accompanying singers as they parade through the town behind band leaders like Toussaint in an homage to the slave revolution that led Haiti to become the world’s first Black republic.
But the celebration was cut short.
The Toussaints, who are from Tamarac, Florida, never made it to Leogane.
Gangs stopped the public bus they were on as it tried to cross Martissant, considered ground zero for ongoing violence that has worsened since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
The gangs apparently noticed the suitcases in the bus and zeroed in on the couple and the person accompanying them on the trip, Nikese Toussaint said.
The family paid someone they trusted $6,000 to give to the gang, but the money vanished. It’s not unusual for gangs in Haiti to refuse to release kidnapping victims even after they’ve been paid, but Toussaint believes it was a scam.
“That’s when we said, ‘Uh, oh, we have to get help,’” she recalled. “We didn’t know what to do at that point. We don’t want to take any more risks.”
Toussaint said her family is in touch with the FBI, which is helping with the case.
“To the gangs, I want to say, we want our family back. We are not rich over here,” Nikese Toussaint said.
A statement from the U.S. State Department said the agency was aware of reports of two U.S. citizens being kidnapped and was in regular contact with Haitian authorities.
The kidnappings are the latest to target U.S. citizens, although most victims are Haitian, ranging from wealthy business owners to humble street vendors. At least 101 kidnappings were reported in the first two weeks of March alone, with another 208 people killed in gang clashes during that period, according to the U.N.
The ongoing violence in Port-au-Prince and beyond also has displaced at least 160,000 people as warring gangs set fire to neighborhoods in their bid to control more territory.
More than a week has gone by since the Toussaints were kidnapped. Their family is trying to stay strong because the couple have a son who turns 2 on Tuesday.
“We’re trying to smile,” Nikese Toussaint said of their video calls with the boy. “We have to smile with him, and give him love, and at the same time we get a little smile (from him), and that’s when the pain gets a little harder.” | 2023-03-28T19:44:19+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/family-of-us-couple-kidnapped-in-haiti-pleads-for-release/ |
Major Phoenix-area freeway closures, restrictions this weekend: May 19-22
PHOENIX - Heads up! If you're hitting the Valley freeways this weekend, there will be some major closures on I-10, I-17 and the U.S. 60.
I-10
Interstate 10 will be narrowed down to one lane in both directions near the Miller Road interchange in Buckeye for a widening project.
When: Saturday from 2 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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I-10 will be narrowed down to one lane in both directions near the Watson Road interchange.
When: Sunday from 2 a.m. to 4 p.m.
I-17
Southbound Interstate 17 will be closed between Greenway Road and Northern Avenue for a pavement improvement project.
- Both Loop 101 ramps to southbound I-17 will be closed.
- Southbound I-17 on-ramps at Union Hills Drive and Bell Road will also be closed.
When: 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday
Alternate routes:
- Drivers can use eastbound Loop 101 Pima to southbound State Route 51 to access downtown Phoenix.
- Southbound I-17 drivers can exit ahead of the closure and use southbound 19th or 35th Avenues.
More info: https://azdot.gov/weekend-freeway-travel-alert
US 60
Westbound U.S. 60 will be closed between the Loop 202 (SuperRedTan Interchange) and Stapley Drive for a pavement improvement project.
- Westbound U.S. 60 on-ramps at Crismon and Ellsworth Roads will be closed.
When: 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday
Alternate routes:
- Drivers can use westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain or SanTan.
- Drivers can exit ahead of the closure and use Southern Avenue or Baseline Road. | 2023-05-19T13:48:06+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/major-phoenix-area-freeway-closures-restrictions-this-weekend-may-19-22 |
BOSTON (AP) — Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and win in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds.
Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters, won the women’s race in a sprint down Boylston Street to finish in an unofficial 2:21:38 and complete the Kenyan sweep.
Chebet, 2021 winner Benson Kipruto of Kenya and Gabriel Geay of Tanzania dropped Kipchoge from the lead pack around Mile 20 and then ran together for the last three miles. Geay won a footrace for second, 10 seconds behind the winner and 2 seconds ahead of Kipruto.
Kipchoge, a 12-time major marathon winner, was sixth. Scott Fauble was the top American, finishing seventh.
Kipchoge had been hoping to add a Boston Marathon victory to his unprecedented running resume. The 38-year-old has won two Olympic gold medals and four of the six major marathons; Boston is the only one he has competed in and failed to win. (He has never run New York.) He also broke 2 hours in an exhibition in a Vienna park.
Fighting a trace of a headwind and rain that dampened the roads, Kipchoge ran in the lead pack from the start in Hopkinton until the series of climbs collectively known as Heartbreak Hill. But to the surprise of the fans lined up along Boylston Street for the final sprit, he wasn’t among the three leaders.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race in a course record time – his sixth victory here – and American Susannah Scaroni won her first Boston title despite having to stop early in the race to tighten her wheel.
For the first time, the race also includes a nonbinary division, with 27 athletes registered.
A dozen former champions and participants from 120 countries and all 50 states were in the field of 30,000 running 10 years after the finish line bombing that killed three people and wounded hundreds more. The race also included 264 members of the One Fund community — those injured by the attack, their friends and family and charities associated with them.
The city marked the anniversary in a ceremony on Saturday.
A robotic dog named Stompy belonging to the Department of Homeland Security patrolled the start line before the race began, trailed by photographers capturing the peculiar sight. Officials said there were no known threats.
At 6 a.m., race director Dave McGillivray sent out a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National Guard that hikes the course annually. Capt. Kanwar Singh, 33, of Malden, Massachusetts, said it’s a special day.
“Ten years ago, the city came to a halt. It’s an incredibly strong comeback, as a group together,” he said. “I tell people, never bet against Bostonians.” | 2023-04-17T17:07:07+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/127th-boston-marathon/ |
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ADISA, the nation's largest trade association for the alternative and direct investment space, announced today the 2022 winners of its A Champion of Excellence (ACE), Distinguished Service and President's Awards. The awards were presented during the welcoming ceremony at ADISA's 2022 Annual Conference & Trade Show at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The association's highest honor, the ACE Award, is bestowed to an ADISA member who has not only reached a pinnacle in their personal career, but has also brought credit to themselves and ADISA through additional distinguished works. The 2022 ACE Award was presented to two worthy recipients – Brad Updike, LLM, JD, CSA, director of Mick Law P.C., a specialty law firm based in Omaha, Nebraska; and Greg Mausz, chief operating officer and senior managing director of Skyway Capital Markets, a boutique investment banking firm based in Tampa, Florida.
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to individuals and companies who have provided exceptional service to ADISA, the alternative investments industry and the overall community. This award was also presented to two individuals, Jade Miller, president, capital markets, at Bourne Financial Group, and Jeff Shafer, co-founder and chief executive officer of CommonGood Capital.
David Wilson, CLU, ChFC, managing member at Equifinancial, received the President's Award. The President's Award is given to an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions in their chosen field, either by service in local, state, or national affairs, or in support of the advancement and continued excellence of ADISA.
"ADISA is proud to honor all of this year's award winners," said ADISA Executive Director John Harrison. "Each of them represents the ideal that we all strive to achieve as industry professionals. We are fortunate to have them in the alternative and direct investment space, and we truly appreciate everything they do for ADISA and our industry at-large."
ADISA's 2022 Annual Conference & Trade Show, the nation's largest event for members of the alternative and direct investment space, hosted more than 1,100 of the industry's leading professionals for education, networking and the exchange of ideas. This year's conference agenda covered tax-advantaged investments, impact investing, private equity, personal technology, opportunity zones, cryptocurrency, portfolio allocation and management, real estate investment trusts, Delaware statutory trusts, legislative and regulatory updates and more to provide a comprehensive educational program.
ABOUT ADISA
The Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association is the nation's largest trade association representing the non‐traded alternative investment space. ADISA's members are typically involved in non-traded real estate investment trusts, business development companies, master limited partnerships and private and public funds (LPs/LLCs), 1031 exchange programs (DSTs/TICs), energy and oil and gas interests, equipment leasing programs, or other alternative and direct investment offerings. The association was founded in 2003 and has approximately 5,000 members who are key decision makers, representing more than 220,000 professionals throughout the nation – including sponsor members who have raised in excess of $200 billion in equity and serve more than 1 million investors.
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Premieres Wednesday:
African Queens: Njinga — Jada Pinkett Smith executive-produced and co-stars in a hybrid documentary/dramatization that depicts the reign of Queen Njinga of Angola. An interesting historical fact about Njinga you should know going in: Her hair always looked great, and there was absolutely nothing funny about it whatsoever. (Netflix)
Full Swing — The makers of the racing series Formula 1: Drive to Survive shift their focus to golf to document a year in the life of the PGA tour. Eight episodes of chip shots seems a lot tamer than the possibility of someone's brains getting splattered along a sidewall. But this was the year the tour went head-to-head with Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf, so I guess there's the possibility of more gore than a Herschell Gordon Lewis film festival after all. (Netflix)
Horario Estelar (Prime Time) — Mexico sends us a drama series about a TV journalist who tries to cover up his own role in a crime he's been reporting on. Wringing 10 episodes out of that premise was a lot easier than if he'd been dumb enough to ... I don't know, text regularly with the local gang lord's chief of staff or something. That's the sort of thing you only do if you've never been within three blocks of a J-school. (Hulu)
The Law According to Lidia Poët — The true history of the late 19th century undergirds a drama series about Italy's first female lawyer. Initial reports are that it's very interesting, although the historical accuracy is called into question a bit by dialogue like "It's-a me, Motion to Vacate!" (Netflix)
Mila in the Multiverse — We had told you this sci-fi series for teens was going to be dropping two weeks ago, but that ended up only happening in its native Brazil. I guess Disney+ just wanted to wait until Bolsonaro was out of the hospital so he could enjoy it too. Stay away from the KFC, you crazy bastard! (Disney+)
Red Rose — Straight from BBC Three comes a horror series about teens whose control of their own lives is eroded by a mysterious and malevolent app. I hope it isn't TikTok they're talking about, because as far as I'm concerned, blind obeisance is a small price to pay to be tight with Noodles the corporate canine. (Netflix)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga — In its third and final season, the show analyzes the incredible influence Staten Island's finest had on hip-hop and the culture in general. Ah, yes: We finally come to the Shkreli years. (Hulu)
Premieres Thursday:
Aggretsuko: Season 5 — She's spent four seasons channeling her professional frustrations into death metal, and now the conclusion of her story sees Retsuko the red panda moving in with her boyfriend while entering the world of politics. Look for her to name the chick from Turning Red as her running mate in one of those backroom crony deals. (Netflix)
Star Trek: Picard — After three seasons, it's time to say goodbye to the TNG spinoff/sequel we ended up not needing as much as we thought we would. New developments this time include the return of Gates McFadden's Beverly Crusher, who is now performing medicine on planets the Federation neglected. If you can't wait to find out what that's like, just get vaccinated at a Publix pharmacy. (Paramount+)
The Upshaws — In Part 2's mid-season cliffhanger, Mike Epps' Bennie and Wanda Sykes' Lucretia got arrested for trafficking in stolen goods. Now we get to see the upshot, but I wouldn't worry too much: In a timely plotting decision, the writers have made sure the case is handled entirely by Black cops. Safe at home! (Netflix)
The Witch Part 2: The Other One — Related only tangentially to 2018's The Witch Part 1: The Subversion, this South Korean sci-fi/action/horror hybrid follows a girl with mysterious powers as she attempts to escape from an underground lab. Meanwhile, I still can't figure out where to stand while I'm waiting for my fries at Five Guys. (Shudder)
Premieres Friday:
Animaniacs — A week of farewells continues with Season 3's sendoff of Yakko, Wakko, Dot, Pinky and the Brain. A spoof of Mad Max: Fury Road is among the pop-culture jabs we'll be getting before they're all sent back to the water tower. And what a shame they're going out now, before we could find out what they thought of Velma. (Hulu)
Carnival Row — The Victorian fantasy comes to a close (sensing a trend here?) in a second season that ups the stakes between the humans and the mythological creatures they've oppressed. A spate of killings inflames the already heated tensions, while co-star Cara Delevingne wonders why they can't all just chill out and f*** each other or something. (Prime Video)
Community Squad — Argentina offers its take on the worldwide policing controversy, with a bunch of civilian volunteers finding more trouble than they bargained for when they signed up to patrol their neighborhood. But what did they expect in a place that's overrun with the children of Nazis who were never punished for their crimes? I mean, it's practically Kentucky! (Netflix)
A Girl and an Astronaut — Eternal youth is a mixed blessing in this Polish series starring a space traveler who returns to Earth after 30 years looking not a single day older, and who then tries to resume a relationship with the woman he left behind. "Whatever would they talk about?" frets Leo DiCaprio. (Netflix)
Hello Tomorrow! — In a dramedy series that's said to follow a retro-futurist aesthetic, Billy Crudup plays the leader of a sales force that offers timeshares on the Moon. Somebody tries to get them to branch out into NFTs, but they turn it down because they have some standards. (Apple TV+)
J-hope in the Box — South Korean pop sensations BTS are currently on hiatus so their members can fulfill their governmentally mandated military obligations. So here comes this documentary, which shows J-hope doing his part by ... recording a solo album and playing Lollapalooza? Boy, the South Korean army sure has some progressive career tracks. To think Elvis Presley had to peel potatoes. (Disney+)
Josh Jackson: Up Here Killing Myself — The Daily Show writer and stand-up comic uses a trip to his therapist as the framing device for a soul-baring onstage exploration of childhood poverty. Among other laff-riot topics. (Peacock)
Poor Devil — Spain sends us an animated series about a teenage Antichrist whose Dad wants him to torment and subjugate humanity, but who would really rather star in Broadway musicals. In a novel compromise, the kid gets to play the Dr. Phillips, but he has to give everybody in the audience diarrhea. (HBO Max)
Sharper — Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan star in a psychological thriller set among New York's ultra-rich, here depicted as the unwitting dupes of a clever con man. One word of advice: If he offers to refurbish an ice rink for you, run! (Apple TV+)
Unlocked — The loss of her cellphone puts a South Korean woman at the mercy of a ne'er-do-well who happens to find it. This movie about appropriated data is based on a 2018 Japanese flick called Stolen Identity. Think about that. Take all the time you need. (Netflix)
Premieres Monday:
Marc Marquez: All In — A five-part docuseries follows the long road to recovery MotoGP rider Marquez had to face after his career was derailed by an arm injury and chronic double vision. If you really want to show solidarity, watch it twice! (Prime Video)
Premieres Tuesday:
Kathleen Madigan: Hunting Bigfoot — That isn't a euphemism: It's the actual Sasquatch that veteran comic Madigan is planning to discuss in her first Amazon special. Then again, one of the other topics is "trying to have a conversation with a millennial," so maybe it's a unicorn she's really looking for? (Prime Video) | 2023-02-15T15:26:49+00:00 | orlandoweekly.com | https://www.orlandoweekly.com/movies-tv/new-on-netflix-this-week-african-queens-njinga-a-girl-and-an-astronaut-unlocked-and-more-33560874 |
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government warned of possible power shortages Monday in the Tokyo region, asking people to conserve energy as the country endures an unusually intense heat wave.
Weather officials have announced the earliest end to the annual summer rainy season since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping records in 1951. The rains usually temper summer heat, often well into July.
The economy and industry ministry urged people living in the region serviced by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. to conserve power in the afternoon, especially when demand peaks at 4-5 p.m.
Kaname Ogawa, director of electricity supply policy at the ministry, said electicity demand Monday was bigger than expected because the temperature is higher than Sunday’s forecast.
“We are struck by unusual heat for the season,” Ogawa said. “Please cooperate and save as much power as possible.”
Ogawa, however, said people should use air conditioning appropriately and take precautions against heat stroke.
TEPCO is expecting contributions from the Tohoku Electric Power Co., which serves Japan's northern prefectures, to help ease the crunch.
The Japanese archipelago has seen record high temperatures for June in some areas. In Isezaki, north of Tokyo, the temperature rose to 40.2 Centigrade (104.4 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, the highest ever for June. Temperature in downtown Tokyo rose to nearly 35C (95F) on Monday , higher than the forecast Sunday of 34C (93F).
With humidity at about 44%, temperatures felt still warmer.
With hot air coming from a powerful high atmospheric pressure system stalled over the Pacific Ocean, high temperatures were expected until early July, the meteorological agency said.
More than 250 people were taken to hospitals in Tokyo over the weekend for treatment of heat stroke, according to the Mainichi newspaper.
The power supply is relatively tight after Japan idled most of its nuclear reactors after 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima. It also has been closing down old coal plants to meet promises for reducing carbon emissions.
Japan also faces a potential shortage of fossil fuel imports amid sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. | 2022-06-27T07:07:54+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/tokyo-warned-of-power-crunch-as-japan-endures-heat-wave/477H5IKTPZADJMKNGXPELMBOOI/ |
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler is Miami’s leader this postseason in points, minutes, assists and steals per game. He’s the sommelier at team dinners. He’s the barista when it’s time for coffee.
If all that wasn’t enough, he’s also the DJ.
When music blares in the Heat locker room, Butler is almost always in charge. Could be gospel, could be Whitney Houston, could be Nickelback and — as it was after Miami’s 111-105 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals — it could be Morgan Wallen, whose song “Somebody’s Problem” has become a Heat anthem.
Wallen’s song is not about basketball, though that’s completely irrelevant to the Heat. These days, Butler is Somebody’s Problem. In fact, he’s Everybody’s Problem. And the Boston Celtics are running out of time to find a solution.
Game 3 of the East finals is Sunday night, with the eighth-seeded Heat leading 2-0 after stunning almost everyone but themselves by going into Boston and winning the first two games of the series — putting themselves in position to reclaim a conference title that the Celtics defeated them for last season.
“I’ve said it all year long,” said Butler, who is averaging 31.1 points in the postseason. “We are going to ride with one another until the wheels fall off.”
The wheels are fine right now. The Heat have won 10 out of 13 games to open the playoffs, after never winning 10 out of 13 during any stretch of the regular season. They toppled top-seeded Milwaukee in Round 1, ousted fifth-seeded New York in Round 2 and now have second-seeded Boston in serious trouble. And they’ve successfully rallied from more 12-point-or-more deficits in these playoffs — six, after doing it again on Friday night — than the rest of the NBA has combined (five) entering Saturday.
“Feels like this has just been our existence all year long. I guess nobody is really paying attention,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Every single game, it felt like for weeks on end, every game was ending on a last-second shot, whether we’re shooting it or the other team is shooting it. So, you develop some grit from that.”
They also developed something — maybe some of the grit Spoelstra speaks of — from going through last year’s East finals, when Boston won three times on Miami’s home floor, including a Game 7 triumph that sent the Celtics to the NBA Finals against Golden State.
The Heat know this series isn’t over. They remember what Boston is capable of in Miami, and they know it’ll be a rallying cry for the Celtics as well.
“This team, we have a real, real decision to make,” said Boston’s Grant Williams, the talk of Game 2 after he went forehead-to-forehead with Butler in the fourth quarter as Miami — perhaps not coincidentally — started a 24-9 run to end the game.
“That decision’s going to be, ‘Are we going to come back and really set the tone for the rest of this year and make a statement?’ or ‘Are we going to come out and lay down?’” Williams said. “And I don’t think this team is built for laying down.”
2-0 LEADS
This is the 18th time that Miami has taken a 2-0 series lead in Udonis Haslem’s 20 seasons with the team. The Heat have won all 17 of the previous series, 13 of them under Spoelstra.
Boston has lost 15 of its last 16 series after falling behind 2-0. The exception came in the first round against Chicago in 2017, another matchup where the Celtics dropped Games 1 and 2 at home.
SHOOTING WOES
Celtics starters Jaylen Brown (17 for 44, .386) and Al Horford (4 for 13, .308) are off to dismal shooting starts in this series. Brown is 2 for 13 on 3-pointers, Horford 1 for 8.
Meanwhile, Celtics center Robert Williams is 11 for 11 through two games. It’s his second streak of 11 consecutive made field goals in these playoffs, and he’s shooting an absurd 49-for-59 in the postseason (.831).
STAT WATCH
No player had more rebounds or assists in the first two games of the series than Miami’s Bam Adebayo.
He had 25 rebounds (Tatum had the second-most with 20) and 14 assists (tying Boston’s Marcus Smart for the most).
But the real gem on the stat sheet from the first two games might be this: Butler has more steals (nine) than the Celtics combined (eight).
FANDUEL SAYS
While Miami is now a slight favorite to win the series, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Celtics are 3.5-point favorites in Game 3.
And the Celtics (+290) still have significantly better odds to win the NBA title, according to FanDuel, than Miami does (+440).
QUOTABLE
“I think a lot of it has to do with effort and details. You can play as hard as you can, but if you don’t execute, that’s important.” — Boston coach Joe Mazzulla on Saturday, asked if Miami is putting forth more effort than the Celtics.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-21T11:55:26+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-heat-bring-2-0-lead-over-celtics-home-to-miami-as-east-finals-resume-on-sunday/ |
NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan about his loss in the Republican primary this week. His Trump-backed opponent received money from Democrats.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan about his loss in the Republican primary this week. His Trump-backed opponent received money from Democrats.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-08-06T13:12:17+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/2022-08-06/rep-peter-meijer-on-his-loss-to-trump-endorsed-challenger-in-michigan-primary |
8-year-old helps raise money for favorite Waffle House worker in need of car
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Gray News) - An Arkansas boy’s efforts to get some help for a good friend of his are not going unnoticed.
Kayzen, 8, shared that with a little help, he started a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise funds for his friend and favorite Waffle House server Devonte.
The 8-year-old said he has come to know the worker from eating breakfast at a Little Rock-area Waffle House.
The boy shared that Devonte is a hardworking dad with two little girls and a wife. Kayzen described him as a dedicated worker who has to walk or get a ride to work every day.
According to the GoFundMe account, Devonte was looking for a decent-priced car but found mold in the family’s apartment that has set them back.
Kayzen said they are helping Devonte and his family get into another rental property but started the account with the hopes of raising funds to help get the family a reliable vehicle.
And after five days, the fundraising efforts have gained enough attention to more than double the $5,000 original goal.
As of Friday, the GoFundMe fundraiser has raised more than $11,000.
“I hope your heart is as big as mine and you will help me spread kindness in the world,” the boy wrote.
The 8-year-old said Devonte is one of the most joyous and positive people you’ll ever meet, always greeting everyone with a big smile.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-24T21:24:20+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/02/24/8-year-old-helps-raise-money-favorite-waffle-house-worker-need-car/ |
Astros vs. Guardians: Odds, spread, over/under - June 10
Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians (30-33) will host Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros (36-28) at Progressive Field on Saturday, June 10, with a start time of 6:10 PM ET.
The Guardians are -150 moneyline favorites in this matchup with the Astros (+125). The matchup's over/under has been set at 8 runs.
Astros vs. Guardians Time and TV Channel
- Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
- Time: 6:10 PM ET
- TV: BSGL
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Venue: Progressive Field
- Probable Pitchers: Triston McKenzie - CLE (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs J.P. France - HOU (1-1, 3.44 ERA)
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Astros vs. Guardians Betting Trends and Insights
- This season, the Guardians have been favored 32 times and won 17, or 53.1%, of those games.
- The Guardians have gone 7-6 (winning 53.8% of their games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -150 or shorter.
- Cleveland has a 60% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- The Guardians played as the moneyline favorite in three of their last 10 games, and won all of them.
- Over its last 10 matchups, Cleveland and its opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- The Astros have come away with eight wins in the 15 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- The Astros have been listed as an underdog of +125 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
- The Astros have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Houston and its opponents are 5-5-0 in the last 10 games with a total.
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NEW YORK (AP) — There’s only one more chance this year to possibly take in Manhattanhenge, the biannual alignment of the setting sun with the city’s east-west streets that brings New Yorkers out of their apartments to watch it bathe the urban canyons in a rosy glow.
With gray, gloomy weather socking in the horizon at Wednesday’s sundown, fans of the spectacle will have to hope the clouds part Thursday.
“I tried but it’s not going to happen today,” said Kevin Andrade, a restaurant server who had the day off and waited in hopes of a fiery sky show on West 23rd Street. “I’m so sad about it.”
It was Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the museum’s Hayden Planetarium, who coined the term Manhattanhenge to describe the phenomenon. He was inspired by Stonehenge, where tourists and modern-day Druids camp out on the summer solstice to watch the rising sun align with the prehistoric stones.
Manhattanhenge attracts its own Druids when it happens for two nights around Memorial Day and another two in mid-July. Devotees line thoroughfares like 42nd and 34th streets to watch the sun’s disc sink below the horizon, perfectly framed by the gleaming towers.
“We have had luck in the past when the weather clears,” said Jackie Faherty, an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History whose sold-out lecture on Manhattanhenge on Thursday will be followed by a free public viewing party. “All we need is for it to be clear at sunset.”
There are are also sunrise Manhattanhenge days in December and January, but those have not drawn crowds for reasons including the hour and the chill, Faherty said.
Other cities where streets align with the sun on certain days include Boston and Toronto. The best-known urban “henge” other than New York’s is Chicagohenge, which happens during the spring and fall equinox.
Faherty said she prefers Manhattanhenge because New York has more iconic skyscrapers and the Hudson River to the west provides “a visual break in the landscape of buildings.”
Weather permitting, fans will flood the streets and point their phones and cameras at the fading light.
“In this era of social media, it’s a gorgeous picture,” Faherty said. “I often call it the Instagram holiday for New York City.” | 2023-07-13T02:55:01+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/ap-manhattanhenge-fans-hope-cloudy-weather-wont-obscure-nycs-famed-sunset-phenomenon/ |
TOKYO (AP) — The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency stressed the importance of transparency on Friday after visiting the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, where he observed preparations for the release of treated radioactive wastewater that has prompted concerns inside and outside Japan.
Rafael Grossi, the director general of IAEA, which is assisting Japan’s plan to start releasing the wastewater into the sea next year, said his agency will help maintain transparency throughout the process.
Grossi is meeting with officials to discuss the plan, which has received international attention. On Thursday he visited the Fukushima Daiichi plant, where he observed its ongoing decommissioning and preparations for the wastewater discharge.
Japan’s government says disposal of the water, stored in hundreds of large tanks, is necessary for the plant’s cleanup and decommissioning to move forward.
Grossi touched on lingering concerns in Japan and in neighboring countries about possible health hazards from the release of the wastewater, which includes tritium, a byproduct of nuclear power production that is inseparable from the water and a possible carcinogen at high levels.
“I proceed from the principle that every serious honest concern must be taken seriously and every effort must be made to address it,” he said. “For these countries, any countries, what they have every right to demand is that the international standards are complied with, nothing more, nothing less.”
Grossi stressed that the IAEA’s role is to ensure that measures taken at the plant are fully in line with international standards that have been accepted by those expressing concerns. China and South Korea have fiercely opposed the plan.
Local fishing communities say the release will hurt the reputation of their catch because the wastewater also contains other isotopes such as cesium and strontium, which will be reduced way below legal limits, but not to zero.
Japan’s government has faced repeated public criticism for minimizing any risk from the wastewater. Last year, the reconstruction agency had to remove a video which portrayed tritium as a cute cartoon character swimming in a glass of water.
Japan’s nuclear regulator this week approved a plan by the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, to release the water, saying radiation risks to the environment were minimal.
A massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima plant’s cooling systems, causing three reactor cores to melt and release large amounts of radiation. Water that is being used to cool the damaged reactor cores, which remain highly radioactive, has since leaked into the reactor basements, where it is contained, collected and stored in tanks. | 2022-05-21T16:39:24+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-science/un-nuclear-agency-chief-fukushima-transparency-important/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host.
Sajak announced his retirement from the venerable game show in a tweet.
“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all,” the tweet said.
Sajak, 76, has presided over the game show, which features contestants guessing letters to try to fill out words and phrases to win money and prizes, since 1981. He took over duties from Chuck Woolery, who was the show’s first host when it debuted in 1975.
Along with Vanna White, who joined the show in 1982, Sajak has been a television mainstay. The show soon shifted to a syndication and aired in the evening in many markets, becoming one of the most successful game shows in history. Sajak will continue to serve as a consultant on the show for three years after his retirement as host.
“As the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat has entertained millions of viewers across America for 40 amazing years. We are incredibly grateful and proud to have had Pat as our host for all these years and we look forward to celebrating his outstanding career throughout the upcoming season,” said Suzanne Prete, executive vice president of game shows for Sony Pictures Television.
In recent years, some of Sajak’s banter and chiding of contestants have become fodder for social media. That prompted Sajak to remark in his retirement post about doing another season: “(If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)” | 2023-06-13T17:02:47+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/pat-sajak-announces-wheel-of-fortune-retirement-says-upcoming-season-will-be-his-last-as-host/ |
SAO PAULO — Tropical Cyclone Yakecan hit Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul and authorities said about 182,000 homes were without electricity Tuesday night.
Earlier, authorities cancelled soccer matches, closed public buildings early, suspended classes in schools and universities and beefed up services for the homeless due to fears of major disruptions caused by winds of more than 60 mph (100 kph).
Weather experts said the tropical cyclone would buffet the region until early Thursday. | 2022-05-18T01:25:22+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/tropical-cyclone-blacks-out-182000-homes-in-southern-brazil/2022/05/17/cb70216e-d63d-11ec-be17-286164974c54_story.html |
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE: KLR) (NYSE American: KLR WS) ("Kaleyra" or the "Company"), a rapidly growing omnichannel business communications platform, will hold a conference call on Monday, August 8, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.
Kaleyra management will host the presentation, followed by a question and answer period.
Date: Monday, August 8, 2022
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time)
U.S. dial-in: 855-327-6837
International dial-in: 631-891-4304
Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 949-574-3860.
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of Kaleyra's website.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through August 15, 2022.
Toll-free replay number: 844-512-2921
International replay number: 412-317-6671
Replay ID: 10019918
Kaleyra, Inc. is a global group providing mobile communication services to financial institutions, e-commerce players, OTTs, software companies, logistic enablers, healthcare providers, retailers, and other large organizations worldwide.
Kaleyra today has a customer base of 3800+ companies spread around the world. Through its proprietary platform and robust APIs, Kaleyra manages multi-channel integrated communication services, consisting of messaging, rich messaging and instant messaging, video, push notifications, e-mail, voice services, and chatbots.
Kaleyra's technology makes it possible to safely and securely manage billions of messages monthly with over 1600 operator connections in 190+ countries, including all tier-1 US carriers.
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It's been one year since nurse Trinetta Alston held the hands of survivors of the Top's grocery store massacre, and today, she's still holding those hands.
"I still check in with them, like three to four times a week," she told Scripps News. "They call me. They still know they have 24/7 access to me."
In the immediate aftermath of the racist attack that took the lives of ten Black residents, the need for more Black health care professionals like Alston, Dr. Kenyani Davis, and Dr. LaVonne Ansari was evident, with residents hesitant to open up due to the racial nature of the crime.
"Some of them who originally said they were fine have actually spoken out and said they actually, were not fine. Anxieties are setting in now, with the anniversary coming up," an anxiety Alston says they can't forget thanks to constant news coverage.
Davis says the onslaught of mass shootings across the country also forces residents to relive that day.
Since the tragedy, there have been more than 650 mass shootings across the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive.
From a health care perspective, professionals say it's a frustrating reality.
"The city of Buffalo on May 14, and literally one month later was Uvalde. They hadn't even got out of their trauma yet," said Davis. "It truly is a public health concern. And any public health concern is a medical concern. And we still are not able to address this."
According to the Anti-Defamation League, in 2022, 21 of the 25 domestic extremist-related murders were linked to white supremacists.
SEE MORE: White supremacist gets life sentence for Buffalo supermarket massacre
Nearly half of those murders happened that day in Buffalo, with the shooter admitting to killing the victims because they were Black. It's especially traumatizing for residents and Black first responders, who Ansari says were often forgotten after the tragedy, caught in between two worlds.
"The Black police officers, the firemen, all of them are strongly impacted, but they're not getting the same help as the rest. So, we gotta make sure we take care of them" said Ansari, who'd met with them recently.
In March, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $2.5 million in state funding. That, plus millions more in federal dollars, will go to mental health leaders to operate the Buffalo United Resiliency Center. The center is dedicated to meeting the physical and mental health needs of East Side residents and survivors.
"We had George Floyd, we had COVID, two blizzards that killed us, and slaughtered and massacred in a supermarket. Think about the impact that has had on a community of color — all within three years," reflected Ansari.
The tragedy did something else, too. It drew attention to the deadly consequences of redlining, a Jim Crow era method of systematically pushing Black people into certain neighborhoods, making the East Side grocery store the perfect target since it was the only one in the area.
Lots of promises have been made to improve the quality of life for residents, but the team here says systemic improvements, like adding more stores, takes time and real change.
"The conversations I'm having at some of these majority spaces is that you're expecting us to change something in a year that's been conditioned for over 400 years," said Ansari.
"God willing, in the next five years, Buffalo is in the national news as one of the best places to live because of its diversity and its way of life, and its innovation of blending the social needs, as well as the infrastructure for people to all thrive, so that Buffalo is the Buffalove, the Buffalo Renaissance we all talked about, but truly ensuring that is inclusive of everybody," said Davis.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-05-12T18:32:20+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/buffalo-still-healing-1-year-after-tops-grocery-store-shooting |
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today announced Brady Ericson will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Gropp will serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the separate, publicly traded company that will result from completion of the previously announced proposed spin-off of BorgWarner's Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments. BorgWarner also announced today that the intended company name is "PHINIA Inc." ("PHINIA").
"Brady and Chris are well-rounded and respected leaders at BorgWarner and in the industry. They each possess a breadth of knowledge and experience that will be required to guide PHINIA as an independent company and pursue its continued success," said Frédéric B. Lissalde, President and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner. "Today's announcement is also an exciting next step that personifies and gives an identity to what we had referred to as 'NewCo', now PHINIA."
Ericson began his career at BorgWarner in 2000 and has served as Vice President of BorgWarner and President and General Manager of BorgWarner Fuel Systems and Aftermarket since March 2022. He has been an officer of BorgWarner since 2011 while serving as President and General Manager of three different business units and as BorgWarner's Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to this, he served in roles of increasing responsibility in operations, manufacturing strategy, engineering, and sales. He has served in overseas assignments in four different countries in Europe and Asia. Earlier in his career, Ericson held various sales and engineering positions with Honeywell (formerly AlliedSignal), Remy International, and Ford Motor Company. Ericson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.
"I am honored and humbled to be selected to launch and lead PHINIA. We will draw upon BorgWarner's rich 130-year history – maintaining the strong culture of product leadership, integrity and operational excellence," says Ericson. "There is a tremendous opportunity and a bright future ahead for our talented employees, with exciting things on the horizon."
Gropp began her career at BorgWarner in 2001, serving most recently as Vice President of Finance for Fuel Systems and Aftermarket since October 2020. Over her 22 years at BorgWarner, Gropp has held positions of increasing responsibility in several BorgWarner businesses domestically and internationally, from Plant Controller and Commercial Controller to Finance Director and Vice President of Finance for three of BorgWarner's businesses. Prior to joining BorgWarner, Gropp was an auditor for KPMG and Director, Finance/Controller for Pressac Inc. Gropp earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama. She is a certified public accountant licensed in Alabama and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants.
"We've delivered significant operational and segment margin improvement over the last couple of years in Fuel Systems and Aftermarket," says Gropp. "I'm excited for the opportunity to lead PHINIA, as part of Brady's leadership team, and seek to continue the positive momentum and financial discipline, with the objective of setting us up for success as an independent entity."
PHINIA is expected to be a product leader in fuel systems, starters, alternators and aftermarket distribution with balanced and synergistic exposure among Commercial Vehicle, Light Vehicle, and Aftermarket end markets, and to have broad regional and customer exposures.
The proposed spin-off is expected to be completed in late 2023, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions.
About BorgWarner
For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative global product leader bringing successful mobility innovation to market. Today, we're accelerating the world's transition to eMobility — to help build a cleaner, healthier, safer future for all.
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You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, projected or implied in or by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, among others, include: our ability to effect the transaction described above and to meet the conditions related thereto; the ability of the separated companies to each succeed as a standalone publicly traded company; the potential that uncertainty during the pendency of the transaction could affect the Company's financial performance; the possibility that the transaction will not be completed within the anticipated time period, or at all; the possibility that the transaction will not achieve its intended benefits; the possibility of disruption, including changes to borgwarner.com existing business relationships, disputes, litigation, or unanticipated costs in connection with the transaction; the uncertainty regarding the expected financial performance of the Company or PHINIA following completion of the transaction; potential negative effects of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on the market price of the Company's securities and/or on the financial performance of the Company; the impacts of any information and consultation processes with works councils and other employee representatives in connection with the transaction; evolving legal, regulatory, and tax regimes; the supply disruptions impacting us or our customers, such as the current shortage of semiconductor chips that has impacted original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") customers and their suppliers, including us; commodities availability and pricing, and an inability to achieve expected levels of success in additional commercial negotiations with customers concerning recovery of these costs; competitive challenges from existing and new competitors including OEM customers; the challenges associated with rapidly changing technologies, particularly as relates to electric vehicles, and our ability to innovate in response; uncertainties regarding the extent and duration of impacts of matters associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including additional production disruptions; the difficulty in forecasting demand for electric vehicles and our electric vehicles revenue growth; potential disruptions in the global economy caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine; the ability to identify targets and consummate acquisitions on acceptable terms; failure to realize the expected benefits of acquisitions on a timely basis including our recent acquisitions of AKASOL AG, Santroll's light vehicle eMotor business, and Rhombus Energy Solutions, the anticipated acquisition of Hubei Surpass Sun Electric's charging business, and our 2020 acquisition of Delphi Technologies PLC; the failure to promptly and effectively integrate acquired businesses; the potential for unknown or inestimable liabilities relating to the acquired businesses; our dependence on automotive and truck production, both of which are highly cyclical and subject to disruptions; our reliance on major OEM customers; fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; our dependence on information systems; the uncertainty of the global economic environment and potential for recessionary conditions in regional economies; the outcome of existing or any future legal proceedings, including litigation with respect to various claims; future changes in laws and regulations, including, by way of example, taxes and tariffs, in the countries in which we operate; impacts from potential future acquisition or disposition transactions; and the other risks noted in reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our most recently-filed Form 10-K and/or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake any obligation to update or announce publicly any updates to or revisions to any of the forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, circumstances, or assumptions underlying the statements.
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Air hockey is easy to get into, but if you want to become the undisputed champion in your neighborhood, there are a few things you must know.
If you have lightning-quick reflexes and a powerful pushing arm, you’ll crush your opponents in no time. But don’t worry about not having the slapping power of Wayne Gretzky or the goalie abilities of Martin Brodeur. The most significant thing to remember is that it’s not always about winning or losing. First and foremost, you must have fun.
In this article: EastPoint Air Hockey Table, ESPN Sports Air Hockey Game Table and MD Sports Air Hockey Table.
How air hockey tables work
Air hockey tables mostly consist of a flat surface with thousands of tiny holes. A compressor or fan blows air through the holes, causing anything placed on top to float a small distance off the surface.
Usually, this is a plastic puck, measuring 2.5 inches for smaller versions and 2.9 inches for larger pucks. Depending on the size, a puck weighs between two-tenths and seven-tenths of an ounce, which influences the difficulty of controlling it.
How you play
You strike the puck around the air hockey table with a paddle. This looks similar to a hamburger patty press, made from plastic with a large knob on the top. The paddle must always touch the air table, and you strike the puck with the edges, trying to get it into your opponent’s goal.
The person with the most goals after a predetermined time can be the winner. You also can decide that there’s a winner when a certain number of goals have been scored.
Either way, instead of trying to count up and remember the tally in your head, there are plenty of tools you can use for keeping score. While old-fashioned pen and paper is an option, there are some nifty analog and digital scorekeepers. There are even air hockey scoring apps for mobile phones.
Getting the right size table
Nothing will spoil your planned neighborhood air hockey championship more than realizing that the table doesn’t fit where you want it. So, before buying a table, consider the best location for it, keeping in mind that you’ll need some room around it to move.
They come in different sizes, ranging from full-size tables with electronic scoreboards and professional pucks to smaller versions that easily fit on a dining room table or in the back of your car for mobility.
Best air hockey tables for home use
This is one of the best air hockey tables, easily converting into a table tennis surface. The beautifully designed table has NHL decals on the sides and has an official-looking white and black color scheme. It comes with two pushers, two pucks, two table tennis paddles and a net.
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ESPN Sports Air Hockey Game Table
This black and red air hockey table has ESPN logos on both sides and on the ultra-smooth surface and includes an LED electronic scorekeeper with push-button controls. The table comes with two pushers and two pucks.
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If you want an air hockey table with a futuristic look, this table is perfect. It has an electronic scorekeeper that bridges over the table and easy-to-push buttons for setting up the next game. The table is 90 inches long and 50 inches wide and comes with four pucks and four pushers.
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Triumph Fire ‘N Ice LED Light-Up 54-Inch Air Hockey Table
This table is excellent if you don’t have a lot of space or just need an air hockey table smaller than normal. It has light-up corners when a goal is scored and comes with two differently colored pushers and a puck.
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Best Choice Products 58-Inch Mid-Size Arcade Style Air Hockey Table
This 54-inch table resembles the air hockey tables you’d find in arcade centers. The white and blue design with red pushers gives it a classic look and it has an electronic scorekeeper on one side.
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Atomic 90-Inch LED Light UP Arcade Air-Powered Hockey Table
This is an excellent table if you have a lot of room, since it’s 90 inches long, 50 inches wide and 31 inches tall. The sturdy construction will be durable for a long time and it includes two light-up pucks and pushers. When a goal is scored, it plays high-tempo music for added effect.
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Joola Sport Squad HX40 40-Inch Table Top Air Hockey Table
Perfect for camping or when space is limited, this air hockey table measures 40 inches long and 20 inches wide and is best played on a flat surface such as a dining room table countertop. It has two analog scorekeepers on either side and comes with two pushers and two pucks.
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Best Choice Products 40-Inch Portable Tabletop Air Hockey
This tabletop air hockey table comes with two pushers and two pucks and has ice hockey lines drawn on the surface. It has analog scorekeepers at either end and stands on four stable feet.
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Qtimal Home Standard Air Hockey Paddles and Pucks
This bundle is a perfect choice if you need more pushers or pucks. It includes two standard-size pushers with felt underneath, two 2.5-inch pucks and two 2.9-inch pucks. You can safely store all your accessories in the included drawstring bag.
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Action Foosball and Air Hockey Scoreboard
You can leave the pen and paper in your desk if you keep score with these analog scoreboards. They easily rest on any flat surface, are about 12 inches long and the numbers go from one to 10.
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ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — World War II veterans shared vivid memories of D-Day and the fighting as dozens returned to Normandy beaches and key battle sites to mark the 79th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control.
Looking at the vastness of Utah Beach, its sand blowing in strong wind and bright sunshine, 99-year-old Robert Gibson remembered: “it was tough.”
Gibson landed there on June 6, 1944 alongside more than 150,000 other Allied troops.
He said there were “lots of casualties. We had almost run over bodies to get in the beach. Never forget we were only 18, 19 years old. … I’m glad I made it.”
The first job of his battalion, he said, was “to guard an ammunition dump and the first night it got struck. You didn’t know where you were to go. Bullets were going all over the place. But we ducked it.”
On Monday, veterans have been greeted to the sound of bagpipes at the Pegasus Memorial, where they attended a ceremony commemorating a key operation in the first minutes of the D-Day operations, when troops had to take control of a strategic bridge.
World War II veterans Jake Larson, a 100-year-old American, and Bill Gladden, a 99-year-old British national, met at the memorial where they had a close discussion.
“I want to give you a hug, thank you. I got tears in my eyes. We were meant to meet,” Larson told Gladden, their hands clasped.
Larson, who has more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, explained with enthusiasm: “I’m just a country boy. Now I’m a star on TikTok. You can see me all over: ‘Papa Jake.’ I’m a legend! I didn’t plan this, it came about.”
Larson landed on Omaha Beach, where he ran under machine-gun fire and made it to the cliffs without being wounded.
“I’m 100 without an ache or a pain. You can’t fake that,” he said.
U.S. veteran Andrew Negra returned for the first time to Utah Beach this year. The last time he stood there was when he landed on July 18, 1944.
He was “amazed” by the warm welcome from local French people: “Every place we went, people are cheering, clapping, and they’ve been doing this for I don’t know how many years.”
At age 99, Negra is the only member of his battalion who is still alive. Braving the wind to walk on the beach for a few minutes, he said, “So many we lost. And here I am.”
Negra participated in combat operations until his division reached eastern Germany in April 1945.
On Sunday, more than 40 American veterans of World War II formed a parade, using wheelchairs, along the streets of the small town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, where thousands of paratroopers jumped not long after midnight on June 6, 1944.
Cheerful crowds applauded, calling out “Merci” and “Thank you.” Children waved, and many families asked for a photo with the men.
Donnie Edwards, president of the Best Defense Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps World War II veterans visit former battlefields, said, “For us, every year is a big one.”
Given the ages of the soldiers who fought nearly eight decades ago, Edwards observed, “Nothing is guaranteed. So we want to make sure that we do everything we can to get them an incredible and enjoyable experience.”
The veterans then headed to Sainte-Marie-du-Mont for a brief ceremony at a monument honoring the U.S. Navy that overlooks Utah Beach.
“The fallen will never be forgotten. The veteran will ever be honored,” an inscription in the stone reads.
Some of the almost-centenarians asked volunteers to accompany them on the wide stretch of sand.
Matthew Yacovino, 98, became emotional as he remembered what happened there to his older brother, who almost died after his jeep blew up during the landings.
“The driver got killed and my brother fell on the beach unconscious,” Yacovino said with tears in the eyes.
His brother eventually recovered. Yacovino himself served as a U.S. combat air crewman during the war.
Like others who come to Normandy for historical reenactments of what transpired there, Valérie and Lionel Draucourt, visitors from the Paris region, dressed in khaki uniforms. They wanted to pay their respects to the veterans.
“Frankly, I don’t think we can quite fathom what they lived through. We can’t understand it, it’s so big, it’s crazy,” Lionel Draucourt said.
Veterans were due to take part in official ceremonies of the 79th anniversary on Tuesday, including at the Normandy American Cemetery.
On D-Day, Allied troops landed on the beaches code-named Omaha, Utah, Juno, Sword and Gold, carried by 7,000 boats. On that single day, 4,414 Allied soldiers lost their lives, 2,501 of them Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded.
On the German side, several thousand were killed or wounded.
U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman, Gen. Mark Milley, stressed that the significance of the commemorations “for memorializing the efforts that they did and what they did.”
“They were fighting to make sure that fascism and Nazism didn’t stay in control of Europe. Ultimately, we all know that they were successful,” Milley said.
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Nicolas Garriga contributed to this story. | 2023-06-05T21:45:57+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/it-was-tough-wwii-veterans-return-to-utah-beach-to-commemorate-d-day/ |
NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. f/k/a Spartan Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: SUNL).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Sunlight between January 25, 2021 and September 28, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until February 14, 2023 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. f/k/a Spartan Acquisition Corp. II issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company lacked effective underwriting and risk evaluation with respect to its contractor advance program; (2) Sunlight lacked the oversight and periodic monitoring systems necessary to timely detect bad debt associated with its contractor advance program; (3) the Company lacked effective internal controls over accounting and reporting of non-cash advance receivables; (4) as a result, the Company would be forced to take a non-cash advance receivables impairment charge exceeding $30 million; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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ROLLA, Mo., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the PBM Nutritionals Infant Formula Label Settlement.
There is a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, White v. PBM Nutritionals, LLC, that alleges that certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, And Bobbie Baby brand formula products were deceptively packaged and labeled as being able to make a specific number of liquid ounce bottles of formula when following the directions for preparation and use. PBM Nutritionals denies these allegations and asserts that its labelling and marketing is truthful but has settled this case to avoid further litigation and distraction of resources from its business.
A complete list of the Products included in the settlement is available at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316 and requesting a copy of the Product list.
Consumers who live in the United States and purchased in the United States from January 1, 2017 through July 21, 2022 (for personal use only) certain Well Beginnings, Meijer Baby, Little Journey, Wesley Farms, Burt's Bees Baby, Berkley Jensen, Parent's Choice, Earth's Best Organic, Comforts, Up & Up, Babies "R" Us, Member's Mark, and Bobbie Baby brand Products (as identified on the list of Products at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com).
The Settlement will provide up to $2,000,000 to pay valid claims as follows:
- Consumers with proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $30.00 per Household.
- Consumer without proof-of-purchase can get $2.00 per unit up to a total of $10.00 per Household.
- Consumers cannot submit claims under both categories.
- Claims must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on November 30, 2022.
In addition, PBM Nutritionals will make changes to the way it labels the Products.
- Do Nothing. Consumers who do nothing will be legally bound by decisions of the Court and will give up any rights to sue for the claims resolved by this Settlement.
- Opt-Out. Consumers who do not want to be bound by the Settlement must exclude themselves by October 18, 2022.
- Object to the Settlement. Consumers may submit an objection and explain why they do not like the settlement. Objections must be submitted by October 18, 2022.
- File a Claim: Consumers can file a claim, with or without proof-of-purchase, by November 30, 2022.
Complete instructions on how to file a claim, opt-out, or objection are found at www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316.
The Court will hold a hearing on October 26, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at Phelps County Circuit Court, 200 North Main Street Rolla, MO 65401 to hear any objections, determine if the Settlement is fair, and to consider attorney's fees and expenses of up to $600,000 and a Service Award for Class Representatives of up to a combined total of $17,500. Consumers may attend the Hearing, but they aren't required to.
This is only a summary. If you have questions or want more information about this lawsuit, the settlement, and consumers rights in the settlement, visit www.PBMlabelSettlement.com or by calling (833) 512-2316., or write to: White v. PBM Nutritionals, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration, PO Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391.
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The payment provider delivers checkout flexibility, affordability, and simplicity to Xero customers through one seamless app integration.
CALGARY, AB, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Helcim, a small business payments provider, will now offer ACH bank transfers through its app integration with global small business platform, Xero. The latest update effortlessly replaces the need for traditional payment methods like checks and wire transfers, which are often time-consuming and less favorable among consumers. This change not only meets the growing demand for enhanced payment options but also ensures a seamless experience for businesses.
Simplicity and affordability remains paramount to Helcim. By making ACH payments available through their Xero integration, Helcim has made it even easier for small businesses to offer a streamlined payments solution to their customers and clients. Customers can now easily switch between credit card and ACH payments without the need to sign into their online banking platform.
"When it comes to accounting, we understand that time is money," shares Helcim Product Manager Mike Quick. "That is why we wanted our integration with Xero to be as flexible and frictionless as possible for small businesses. Not only have we come out with something that competitors don't offer through one app, but we have continued to streamline the reconciliation process and mark ACH or credit card payments received through Helcim's Xero app as paid and reconciled through a single clearing account."
With a low rate of only 0.5% + 25 cents, capped at $6, businesses of all sizes can now experience significant reductions in expenses. This game-changing offering particularly benefits businesses handling high transaction volumes, aligning with Helcim's core values of transparency and affordability.
"Small businesses are facing significant cash flow challenges today. By taking simple proactive steps such as using digital payments, small business owners can make it as easy as possible for customers to settle their accounts," said Faye Pang, Canada Country Manager at Xero. "We know seamlessly connecting these payments to their accounting platform is important for encouraging a healthy cash flow and we're excited that our customers have a new way to manage ACH bank transfers with Helcim."
The app update is now live in the Xero App store. To begin, simply sign up for Helcim and turn on the integration in your dashboard. For more information on the app update please visit our website.
Helcim is on a mission to be the world's most loved payments company by giving small businesses every possible edge to thrive and enrich our communities. The company delivers an easier, smarter, and more affordable payment experience with a human touch. Helcim serves thousands of businesses in Canada and the US across 800 different industries, processing billions in payments each year.
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The House Jan. 6 committee Thursday night revealed what former President Trump was doing during the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since the War of 1812, and a whole lot more in a primetime hearing.
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The House Jan. 6 committee Thursday night revealed what former President Trump was doing during the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since the War of 1812, and a whole lot more in a primetime hearing.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-07-22T12:26:01+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-07-22/hearing-examines-where-trump-was-for-the-187-minutes-of-the-attack-on-the-capitol |
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man was arrested on Monday evening after he allegedly hit his wife with a Christmas tree when she asked for help with dinner.
FOX35 reported that Richard Atchison, 52, is facing charges after officers responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in Fruitland Park.
The argument began when Atchison’s wife asked him to help make dinner. At some point during the dispute, his wife reportedly put a spoon in the sink, accidentally splashing him, causing him to “lose his temper.”
Atchison proceeded to pack his things and went outside to his vehicle. However, he went back inside because “he had been drinking,” the news outlet stated. He told his wife to leave instead.
As his wife began to leave, Atchison allegedly shoved her, picked up a Christmas tree that was in the corner of the room, and threw it at her, hitting her in the process.
According to FOX35, Atchison allegedly then blocked the front door to prevent her from leaving.
He was booked into the Lake County Jail without incident and was held on a $8,000 bond. He was released on Tuesday. | 2022-12-15T22:54:25+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/florida-man-arrested-allegedly-struck-wife-with-christmas-tree-after-asked-to-help-make-dinner/ |
Sale includes its directly owned assets and 100% of its interest in Green Power Investment Corp
TOKYO, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Energy), a leader in renewable energy and transmission infrastructure, announced it has entered an agreement for the sale of its directly owned Japanese assets and 100% of its interest in its affiliate in Japan, Green Power Investment Corp. (GPI), to NTT Anode Energy Corporation and JERA Co., Inc. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2023, following the necessary regulatory review process in Japan. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The sale is the culmination of a successful investment into the Japanese renewable market and partnership between Pattern and GPI. Pattern's directly owned assets include Sumita Tono Wind, Ishikari Offshore Wind and Storage, and Fukaura Wind. Sumita Tono Wind began operation earlier this month and is providing power to 47,000 households in Japan.
Since Pattern acquired majority ownership in 2015, GPI has grown into one of the largest independent renewable platforms in Japan with a team of over 200 professionals with extensive experience and knowledge of renewable energy operations. GPI owns and operates six renewable energy facilities totaling 337 MW, two projects under construction totaling 192 MW, including the largest combined offshore wind and storage project in Japan.
"Our partnership with GPI was a tremendous success and has grown into a leading renewables business in Japan," said Hunter Armistead, CEO of Pattern Energy. "As the Japanese market continues to evolve, we saw the need for more of a local force, with deep connections, to partner with GPI and drive the business forward. The timing was right for all parties to make this happen. NTT Anode and JERA are ideal partners for GPI that can continue to build upon the strong foundation we've worked together to establish."
"We would like to thank Pattern for its continued support over the years," said GPI President Mitsuru Sakaki. "We look forward to our new partnership with NTT Anode and JERA and are excited about the potential for continued growth and expansion of our business."
About GPI
Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) is a Japanese developer, owner and operator of renewable energy assets. The founder of GPI, Toshio Hori, was one of the earliest pioneers in renewable energy, having built some of the first large scale wind power projects in Japan, the United States and Europe. GPI is headquartered in Tokyo and has a team of more than 200 professionals covering all areas of expertise necessary to operate and manage a full-scale renewable energy business. GPI's development portfolio totals more than 4 gigawatts of wind capacity, including approximately 1.4 GW MW of wind projects that have FiT certifications. Pattern Energy holds a majority interest in GPI.
About Pattern Energy
Pattern Energy is one of the world's largest privately-owned developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects. Its operational portfolio includes 36 renewable energy facilities that use proven, best-in-class technology with an operating capacity of nearly 6,000 MW in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Mexico. Pattern Energy is guided by a long-term commitment to serve customers, protect the environment, and strengthen communities. For more information, visit www.patternenergy.com.
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The next three months offer a variety of exciting musical and theater openings in the Santa Cruz area, starting off with the Mountain Community Theater production of “The Viewing Room” by Mark Smith.
Directed by Peter Gelblum, “The Viewing Room” opens May 19 and runs weekends through June 11. It’s set in the Hollenbeck Funeral Home where the deceased, Chester Dumbrosky, decides to appear at his own wake to make amends. Critics say Smith’s dialogue reminds them of Neil Simon, but with a little less bite.
Tickets are $20 to $25, except for May 20 which is “Community Night” when all tickets are two for $25. For more information, go to: www.mctshows.org or call (831) 336-4777.
The last of three Northern California performances by the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers will be on May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Carmel Center for the Performing Arts at Carmel High School. Santa Cruz resident Thomas Dewey, who plays the cello, is one of the performers.
Tickets are $27 to $32 and are available at www.sffiddles.org. For more information, call (317) 843-3800.
UC Santa Cruz’s Department of Performance, Play & Design will offer the production “Unibeauty and Her Wicked Daughters” on the Theater Arts Mainstage. It opens May 19 at 8 p.m. and has seven performances, ending on May 28 at 3 p.m.
The play, written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, will be directed by Rebecca Wear, assistant professor of Performance, Play & Design. All performances are free and open to the public, although audience members must have a ticket to attend. They can be acquired at www.UCSCtickets.com (Donations are also accepted.) For more information, go to www.ucsc.edu, then click on “Arts” and then “Upcoming Events.”
Parking is $5 (or by permit, which can be purchased in advance from an on-site attendant. Arts Lot #126 is the closest lot to the performance. UCSC is located at 1156 High Street.
Jewel Theatre Company finishes its 17th season of theatrical productions on May 26 when Joe DiPietro’s warm family comedy, “Over the River and Through the Woods” opens.
Directed by Shaun Carroll, “Over the River” is the story of Nick, a young Italian-American who dutifully visits both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner in Hoboken, New Jersey. Written in 1993, “Over the River” played off-Broadway for about 800 performances.
The Jewel production runs Thursdays through Sundays, ending on June 18. Tickets are $50 to $55. For more information, go to www.jeweltheatre.net or call (831) 425-7506.
Next up is the New Canon Theatre Company’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of love amid war. Running June 8-24, “Much Ado” will be staged in a garden setting at Blue Fox Cellars in Carmel Valley.
New Canon Theatre Company Artistic Director Justin Gordon steps into the role of Benedict. This is the first of four theatrical productions New Canon Theatre Company will offer as part of its second season. For tickets ($15 – $45), go to www.newcanontheatre.org or call (831) 238-0242.
Looking into July, Cabrillo Stage has cut back to just one musical production for the summer – and it’s a blockbuster: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” It opens July 7 and runs through July 30.
Andrea L. Hart, Cabrillo Stage’s new artistic director, says “Hunchback” features a large cast of 40+ actors/singers, many of whom appear as members of the on-stage choir.
Under the direction of Vinh G. Nguyen, musical director Michael J. McGushin and choreographer Brance William Souza, this “Hunchback” is based on the Victor Hugo novel, but with the Disney animated film’s musical score written by Alan Menken, with Stephen Schwartz’s lyrics and a book by Peter Parnell.
Online ticket sales opened April 1, although phone sales and the Cabrillo box office will not open until June 15.
Tickets run $25 for back/side seats to $60 for premium seats. For more information, go to: www.cabrillostage.com or call (831) 479-6154.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare also opens in early July and runs through Aug. 27. This year the lineup includes William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Taming of the Shrew” as well as his history play, “King Lear.”
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s third production is Lauren Gunderson’s “The Book of Will” which tells the moving, but humorous story of two actors who worked to preserve Shakespeare’s legacy with the creation of the “First Folio.”
Single tickets are $20 to $70 plus a service charge and are available now on the Santa Cruz Shakespeare website (www.santacruzshakespeare.org) or by calling the box office at (831) 460-6399. | 2023-05-10T18:30:46+00:00 | santacruzsentinel.com | https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/05/10/monterey-bay-area-theater-musical-productions-opening-soon/ |
NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (""Verrica or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VRCA). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Verrica and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
In December 2020, Verrica submitted its New Drug Application ("NDA") to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") seeking regulatory approval of VP-102 for the treatment of molluscum. Then, on September 20, 2021, after the market closed, Verrica announced receipt of a Complete Response Letter ("CRL") due to deficiencies at a facility of Verrica's contract manufacturer in connection with the Company's NDA.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $1.00 per share, or 8.3%, to close at $11.03 per share on September 21, 2021.
In November 2021, Verrica resubmitted the NDA for VP -102, claiming "[t]he resubmission addresses the successful resolution of inspection deficiencies" at the manufacturing facility. Finally, on May 24, 2022, after the market closed, Verrica announced receipt of another Complete Response Letter regarding the VP-102 NDA citing "deficiencies identified during a general reinspection of Sterling Pharmaceuticals Services, LLC (Sterling), the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) that manufacture's Verrica's bulk solution drug product."
On this news, Verrica's stock price fell $3.55 per share, or 63.8%, to close at $2.01 per share on May 25, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Leah Roe posted 23 saves as Washington Township defeated Williamstown 4-2 in Sewell.
Washington Township (8-3) held a 3-2 lead at the half.
Ava Porreca and Emma-Rose Phillips had a goal and an assist each with Karley DuCoin and Ryli Zee also adding goals.
Brylee Barry and Isabella Martin had a goal apiece for Williamstown (2-7) with Jessica Gramley tallying 10 saves in goal.
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Extreme rainfall accompanied by deadly flooding hit the United States and several other countries over the weekend and last week.
There were several dozen fatalities in central and southern regions of South Korea, including the Chongju region where an underpass flooded and drowned motorists who became trapped in their submerged vehicles.
In the U.S., flooding claimed five lives in Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, where a search is ongoing for two missing children. Flooding also struck parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey this past weekend. A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey by Gov. Phil Murphy following significant damage from flooding and landslides.
This follows last week’s relentless flooding in India, Japan, China, Turkey and the U.S.
Although the destructive floods are occurring in different parts of the world, atmospheric scientists say they have this in common: With climate change, storms are forming in a warmer atmosphere, making extreme rainfall a more frequent reality now. The additional warming that scientists predict is coming will only make it worse.
That’s because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which results in storms dumping more precipitation that can have deadly outcomes. Pollutants, especially carbon dioxide and methane, are heating up the atmosphere. Instead of allowing heat to radiate away from Earth into space, they hold onto it.
While climate change is not the cause of storms unleashing the rainfall, these storms are forming in an atmosphere that is becoming warmer and wetter.
“Sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit can hold twice as much water as 50 degrees Fahrenheit,” said Rodney Wynn, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay. “Warm air expands and cool air contracts. You can think of it as a balloon — when it’s heated the volume is going to get larger, so therefore it can hold more moisture.”
For every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that the atmosphere warms, it holds approximately 7% more moisture. According to NASA, the average global temperature has increased by at least 1.1 degrees Celsius (1.9 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1880.
“When a thunderstorm develops, water vapor gets condensed into rain droplets and falls back down to the surface. So as these storms form in warmer environments that have more moisture in them, the rainfall increases,” explained Brian Soden, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Miami.
Along Turkey’s mountainous and scenic Black Sea coast, heavy rains swelled rivers and damaged cities with flooding and landslides.
At least 15 people were killed by flooding in another mountainous region, in southwestern China.
“As the climate gets warmer we expect intense rain events to become more common, it’s a very robust prediction of climate models,” Soden added. “It’s not surprising to see these events happening, it’s what models have been predicting ever since day one.”
Gavin Schmidt, climatologist and director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said the regions being hit hardest by climate change are not the ones that emit the largest amount of planet-warming pollutants.
“The bulk of the emissions have come from the industrial Western nations and the bulk of the impacts are happening in places that don’t have good infrastructure, that are less prepared for weather extremes and have no real ways to manage this,” said Schmidt.
In last week’s flooding, schools in New Delhi were forced to close on July 10 after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, with landslides and flash floods killing at least 15 people. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods.
In Japan, torrential rain pounded the southwest, causing floods and mudslides that left two people dead and at least six others missing. Local TV showed damaged houses in Fukuoka prefecture and muddy water from the swollen Yamakuni River appearing to threaten a bridge in the town of Yabakei.
In Ulster County, in New York’s Hudson Valley and in Vermont, some said the flooding is the worst they’ve seen since Hurricane Irene’s devastation in 2011.
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Flights returning to normal after difficult holiday weekend
Air travel is returning to normal Monday after several days of widespread flight cancellations due to weather and staffing issues.
Tracking service FlightAware was showing about 1,800 canceled flights worldwide Monday. Only 300 of those were to, from or within the United States, representing roughly 1% of all scheduled flights.
That's way down from the 6,200 global cancellations Sunday. From Thursday through Sunday more than 5,000 U.S. flights were canceled by the airlines, or about 5% of their schedule.
With Juneteenth being observed as a federal holiday Monday, and the Father's Day holiday on Sunday, traffic was brisk at airports over the weekend.
The 2.4 million travelers screened by the TSA at U.S. airports on Friday was the most in one day so far this year, up 17% from the Friday before Father's Day last year. Although that traffic is still 12% below 2019 levels, it's more than four times the number of travelers ahead of the 2020 Father's Day weekend.
Airlines have been limited in the number of flights they can schedule due to a shortage of staff. The major U.S. carriers all offered buyouts and early retirement packages to cut staffing levels during the first year of the pandemic when demand for air travel plunged. They have had trouble bringing those staffs back to pre-pandemic levels, partly because it takes time to train and qualify new employees to fill pilot, flight attendant and mechanic positions. There are 13% fewer domestic flights available in June compared to June 2019, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
The tight staffing and scheduling has limited airlines' ability to recover from bad weather events such as those that occurred across the nation last week. There were similar surges in flight cancellations during other holiday travel periods recently, including Memorial Day weekend and the year-end holidays.
The limited number of flights and strong demand from passengers has sent fares soaring. According to analysis of prices at the nation's three largest airlines — American, United and Delta — conducted by Cowen, leisure fares are up 42% compared to a year ago for the week ending June 6.
The Consumer Price Index, the government's leading inflation measure, estimates that overall fares were up 37.8% in May compared to a year ago, and up 21.7% compared to May of 2019, ahead of the pandemic. | 2022-06-20T17:07:23+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/flights-returning-to-normal-holiday-weekend/40351381 |
World's Largest In-Home Fitness Franchise Flexes Strength of its Leadership Team while Prioritizing Brand Performance & Nationwide Development
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GYMGUYZ, the largest in-home and on-site personal training company in the world, has appointed Chief Marketing Officer Phil Brojan as President of the company. His deeply rooted passion and understanding of leadership and innovation has allowed GYMGUYZ to deliver results, profitability, and growth for its franchisees and stakeholders.
As Chief Marketing Officer for GYMGUYZ, Brojan has played a significant role in helping raise brand awareness as GYMGUYZ expanded to 18 new territories over the last year. This is credited to assembling a talented team, implementing new marketing strategies and building an aggressive franchise development plan that is poised to deliver exponential growth. GYMGUYZ aims to award another 75 territories by the end of 2023.
In addition to his former role as Chief Marketing Officer, Brojan has been a multi-unit franchise owner of GYMGUYZ since 2018, offering individualized one-on-one workouts, group instruction, and corporate fitness throughout the Northern New Jersey/Greater Morris County area.
Brojan has an impressive resume with 30 years of experience in developing growth and marketing strategies for many of the world's leading brands, including 15 years at travel and hospitality behemoth Wyndham Worldwide (now Travel & Leisure Co.). As President of GYMGUYZ, Brojan will oversee all aspects of GYMGUYZ's franchise system, including operations, marketing, learning and development, and technology.
"Having experienced the process of becoming a successful GYMGUYZ franchisee himself, no one knows how to better support our franchisees than Phil," said Josh York, CEO & Founder of GYMGUYZ. "Phil's passion, dedication, strong leadership, and extreme focus on the success of our franchisees has put us not only ahead of the curve, but prepared us for the rapid growth we are currently experiencing."
As the company continues to evolve and expand, GYMGUYZ has launched a myriad of new fitness services outside of in-home workouts, offering custom-designed fitness programs for corporations, hospitals, schools, residential communities, and other organizations. In fact, the brand has fast become a critical provider in the Corporate Wellness space as companies look for ways to lure employees back to the office or keep remote workers healthy and moving.
"Since 2018, I've had the privilege of growing both personally and professionally with this tremendous brand. I look forward to continuing to seek out innovative ways to support our franchisees and grow their revenues and profitability. Our increasing market share in the corporate fitness space will certainly play a large role in that growth," said Brojan. "The success of our franchisees is our success. We're keenly focused on ways to make them more successful, and by doing so, the rest will come."
With a 15-year strong business model, GYMGUYZ is transforming lives every day by offering convenient, customized, and creative workouts. Clients and companies in over 1,300 cities are being delivered a Certified Personal Trainer, state-of-the art equipment, and tailored workouts right to their homes, offices, corporate campuses, or other preferred settings. The company also plans to add stretch services to its wide array of in-home and onsite fitness services. The company has been piloting those services in recent months and plans to fully launch systemwide in late Q3.
To learn more about GYMGUYZ consumer and business services, visit https://www.gymguyz.com/. To learn more about franchising with GYMGUYZ, visit https://www.gymguyz.com/franchise-opportunities/.
About GYMGUYZ
GYMGUYZ is proud to be the largest in-home and on-site personal training company in the world. GYMGUYZ brings the workout to their clients and provides convenient, customized and creative workouts. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., and founded in 2008 by fitness specialist Josh York, the brand delivers expert personal trainers that utilize a fleet of branded vehicles stocked with state-of-the-art fitness equipment to deliver exceptional fitness experiences. In 2019, the brand was recognized as No. 5 on Inc. Mag's 10 Hottest Franchise Businesses in America, which highlighted their growth of more than 801% over the last three years. GYMGUYZ also scored the first and second place spots on Franchise Gator's annual list of the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Franchises and received recognition as a top franchise in Entrepreneur's Highly Competitive 41st Annual Franchise 500. Now serving over 1,300 cities internationally, including cities in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, GYMGUYZ is the fastest-growing fitness concept in the U.S. with plans to open another 75 territories by the end of 2023. For more information on GYMGUYZ and franchising opportunities, visit http://www.gymguyz.com/.
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New platform will enable the hundreds of thousands of licensed insurance producers in the US to offer life insurance products that are fully digital and bought within minutes
NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sproutt, the life insurance company that uncovers the 'hidden' healthy aspects in everyone, today announced the launch of Sproutt SmartLife for Agents, enabling insurance producers in the US to offer life insurance products in the fastest and most convenient way. The new platform employs Sproutt's proprietary predictive Smart Routing technology to enable modern insurance producers to provide the best possible product to the most customers – helping close the 'needs gap' of 41 million Americans needing but lacking life insurance.
COVID-19 not only led to a spike in life insurance demand, but also accelerated the already growing transition to digitalization. In a recent survey of independent insurance agents and brokers, 96 percent said their customers are looking for more digital tools than they were pre-pandemic. In fact, agents saw an 11 percent increase in customers making purchases fully online. Sproutt SmartLife for Agents is bridging this virtual gap, providing access to digital life insurance policies for both sellers and consumers alike.
"During the pandemic, brokers and agents approached us directly, requesting that we provide them access to our platform," said Yoav Shaham, CEO & Co-Founder of Sproutt. "and by Leveraging data from thousands of policies to inform our artificial intelligence technology, we were able to build a one-of-a-kind predictive sales tool for agents - we call it Smart Routing."
In the wake of the pandemic, 58% of insurance CIOs indicated that they had increased their funding of digital innovation through 2025. This move to the digital space created new data streams and led to more seamless, faster processes surrounding purchasing insurance for insurance producers and customers. Sproutt's Smart Routing leverages these digital resources to empower agents to make data-driven decisions that best serve their customers' needs. The ability to predict in real-time the acceptance chances for a specific customer based on their unique attributes maximize agents' effectiveness while ensuring that each customer has access to the best insurance solution and optimal buying experience.
Predictive analytics, along with the use of big data and AI for rules-based underwriting, have modernized the risk assessment process for life insurance, leading to rapid policy issuance for consumers. As Sproutt's Smart Routing technology matures, the company is able to introduce a new distribution paradigm: Sproutt SmartLife for Agents enables life insurance producers to provide for 95% of all consumers' life insurance needs on one smart portal, wherever consumers prefer.
"We aim to provide our eIndependent Agents with holistic solutions to meet their customers' life insurance needs." said Marty Mendoza, Sr. Director of eIndependent at eFinancial. "With Sproutt SmartLife for Agents, we've enhanced our digital offering to make it even easier for independent agents to provide their customers fast, easy, and affordable life insurance options."
Sproutt SmartLife for Agents creates new advantages for agents including:
- Rapid risk assessment: agents can utilize Sproutt's proprietary Smart Routing to best match a customer's risk profile to the most suitable product, instantly improving their placement rate while also enhancing the customer experience.
- Dynamic customer solutions: Sproutt SmartLife for Agents enables agents to fulfill 95% of all consumers' insurance needs by leveraging technology and offering instant decisions through fully underwritten products.
- Increased market penetration: agents can sell their way with Sproutt SmartLife for Agents, including 100% digitally, in-person, over-the-phone, or on their mobile device. Sell 24/7 with our customer-direct capabilities.
- Save time and increase revenue: Sproutt SmartLife for Agents leverages technology to enable rapid policy acquisition, saving agents valuable time. A full end-to-end solution for agents.
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Sproutt is a new kind of life insurance company that uncovers and rewards the 'hidden' healthy behaviors in everyone. Using AI technology, Sproutt's Quality of Life Index (QLI) assesses behaviors that reflect healthy living – movement, sleep, emotional health, nutrition, and overall lifestyle balance – to personalize life insurance policies for each customer. Sproutt sells its policies direct-to-consumers as well as through agents and brokers via its SmartLife for Agents. Backed by State of Mind Ventures, Moneta VC, FinTLV, Guardian Life, MS&AD Ventures, MoreTech Ventures, Harel Group, Menora Mivtachim, Raptor Group, and Falcon Edge Capital, Sproutt's business operations are based in New York with an R&D center in Tel Aviv.
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CANTON, Ohio (AP)Four-time All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis is one of five first-year eligible players among 28 modern day semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023.
Joining Revis as candidates for induction next year are offensive linemen Jahri Evans and Joe Thomas, defensive lineman Dwight Freeney and linebacker James Harrison. Each last played in the 2017 season.
Henry Ellard and London Fletcher are semifinalists for the first time. Albert Lewis, a semifinalist in 2013, is also on the list. Ellard, who retired following the 1998 season, and Lewis, who also retired in 1998, are in their final year of eligibility as modern era players.
Torry Holt returns for the ninth time, Hines Ward and Darren Woodson are semifinalists for the seventh time and Ronde Barber makes the list for the sixth time. Zach Thomas is a fifth-timer and James Willis and Reggie Wayne are back for a fourth time.
Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Willie Anderson, Anquan Boldin, Rodney Harrison, Devin Hester, Andre Johnson, Robert Mathis, Steve Smith Sr., Fred Taylor, DeMarcus Ware, Ricky Watters and Vince Wilfork complete the list.
The 28 semifinalists will be reduced to 15 finalists before the final voting process in January. The inductees will be announced on Feb. 9 during NFL Honors, the prime-time awards show when The Associated Press reveals its individual award winners for the 2022 NFL season, including Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year.
Four finalists previously announced are Don Coryell in the coaching category, and Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko and Ken Riley in the senior category.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes set the NFL record for total yards in a season, and the Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 31-13 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday to lock up the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
Mahomes passed for 202 yards and rushed for 29 against the Raiders, giving him 5,608 total yards this season. That surpassed the record of 5,562 yards set by Drew Brees in 2011 with the New Orleans Saints.
More than setting the mark, Mahomes helped ensure the top seed for the Chiefs (14-3) and a bye in the first round of the playoffs, which begin next weekend. Kansas City, however, is not assured of home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
Because Monday night’s Buffalo-Cincinnati game was canceled, the Chiefs could wind up playing the Bills or Bengals in the AFC championship on a neutral field. The Buffalo-Cincinnati game initially was postponed after Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest. Hamlin remains in critical condition, but is improving.
The Chiefs matched their franchise record for regular-season victories, set in 2020, and they set a team mark with their 17th consecutive game of at least 300 yards of offense.
The Raiders (6-11) ended their first season under coach Josh McDaniels with three consecutive losses and four defeats in five games. They made the playoffs a year ago, but now face serious questions at quarterback, offensive line and throughout the defense.
Jarrett Stidham started his second game in a row in place of the sidelined Derek Carr, and this performance didn’t go nearly as well as the first one. Stidham completed 22 of 36 passes for 219 yards with a touchdown and interception. He was sacked six times.
A week ago, he threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-34 overtime loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who was dealing with hip and oblique injuries as well as a reported family emergency, was a game-day decision but played. He rushed for 45 yards and could possibly win the NFL rushing title with 1,653 yards.
But Jacobs fell short of the franchise rushing record of 1,759 yards set by Marcus Allen in 1985. This was potentially Jacobs’ final game as a member of the Raiders because his fifth-year option was not picked up. His performance this season has given Las Vegas officials plenty to consider.
NOTES
Both teams wore black shirts in warmups honoring Hamlin that read “LOVE FOR DAMAR” with his No. 3 in the middle. Mahomes also wore a hoodie that had a drawing of the player with “HAMLIN STRONG” below it. … Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton made 16 tackles, giving him 180 for the season and breaking the team record of 179 set by Derrick Johnson in 2011. … Kansas City running back Jerick McKinnon has caught a touchdown pass in six consecutive games. He has nine TDs total over that span. … Chiefs rookie defensive end George Karlaftis has 5½ sacks in seven games. … Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce caught six passes for 38 yards, giving him 110 receptions this season, just one off the Chiefs’ mark set by Tyreek Hill last season.
INJURIES
Chiefs: DE Frank Clark (groin) went out in the second quarter.
Raiders: CB Nate Hobbs (hand) and LB Harvey Langi (concussion) went out and didn’t return.
UP NEXT
Chiefs: Regular season is over. Kansas City waits to see its opening playoff opponent.
Raiders: Las Vegas has some major decisions to make with its roster now that its season is over.
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AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2023-01-08T17:56:15+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-mahomes-sets-record-chiefs-beat-raiders-for-afcs-top-seed/ |
TODAY:
A chilly start to the day with temperatures in the teens and 20’s. A few bits of cloud cover move in from the south due to a coastal storm. Conditions stay dry as high pressure blocks any chance of precipitation moving into the region. Highs reach the upper 40’s.
TONIGHT:
Dry weather continues as cloud cover clears out in the middle of the night in the Twin Tiers. Lows drop to the mid 20’s.
TOMORROW:
Plenty of sunshine by lunchtime on Monday, but cloud cover cannot be ruled out. Temperatures remain above average with highs reaching the low 50’s. Overnight, clouds build up ahead of a weak frontal system from the Great Lakes. This system brings a slight chance of snow showers up north. Staying dry otherwise. Lows in the low 30’s. | 2023-02-12T16:51:13+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/regional-forecast-southern-tier/regional-forecast-southern-tier-2-12-23/ |
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A crowd apparently panicked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring at least 73 others, according to witnesses and Houthi rebel officials.
The tragedy was Yemen’s deadliest in years that was not related to the country’s long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan later this week.
Armed Houthis fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control, apparently striking an electrical wire and causing it to explode, according to two witnesses, Abdel-Rahman Ahmed and Yahia Mohsen. That sparked a panic, and people, including many women and children, began stampeding, they said.
Video posted on social media showed dozens of bodies, some motionless, and others screaming as people tried to help. Separate footage of the aftermath released by Houthi officials showed bloodstains, shoes and victims’ clothing scattered on the ground. Investigators were seen examining the area.
The crush took place in the Old City in the center of Sanaa, where hundreds of poor people had gathered for a charity event organized by merchants, according to the Houthi-run Interior Ministry.
People had gathered to receive about $10 each from a charity funded by local businessmen, witnesses said. Wealthy people and businessmen often hand out cash and food, especially to the poor, during Ramadan.
Interior Ministry spokesperson Brig. Abdel-Khaleq al-Aghri, blamed the crush on the “random distribution” of funds without coordination with local authorities.
Motaher al-Marouni, a senior health official, said 78 people were killed, according the rebels’ Al-Masirah satellite TV channel. At least 73 others were injured and taken to the al-Thowra Hospital in Sanaa, according to hospital deputy director Hamdan Bagheri.
The rebels quickly sealed off a school where the event was being held and barred people, including journalists, from approaching.
The Interior Ministry said it had detained two organizers and an investigation was under way.
The Houthis said they would pay some $2,000 in compensation to each family who lost a relative, while the injured would get around $400.
Yemen’s capital has been under the control of the Iranian-backed Houthis since they descended from their northern stronghold in 2014 and removed the internationally recognized government.
That prompted a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 to try to restore the government.
The conflict has turned in recent years into a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, killing more than 150,000 people, including fighters and civilians and creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
More than 21 million people in Yemen, or two-thirds of the country’s population, need help and protection, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Among those in need, more than 17 million are considered particularly vulnerable.
In February the United Nations said it had raised only $1.2 billion out of a target of $4.3 billion at a conference aimed at generating funds to ease the humanitarian crisis.
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Magdy reported from Cairo. | 2023-04-20T11:13:20+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/stampede-in-yemens-capital-kills-and-injures-dozens/ |
(AP) – Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles.
Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021. He has had a series of knee operations.
Federer posted his news on Twitter, saying his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.
This news comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which was expected to be the last tournament of 23-time major champion Serena Williams’ career. | 2022-09-15T15:23:17+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/sports/roger-federer-says-he-is-retiring-from-professional-tennis/ |
SHELTON, Conn. , April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) will implement its enterprise imaging cloud subscription service, Sectra One Cloud, at Parkview Health. This will allow the Indiana-based health system future scalability as imaging volumes grow and will ensure data security in a fully managed cloud environment.
The software, operated in Microsoft Azure, offers a turnkey, fully managed SaaS solution with Sectra taking all responsibility for required infrastructure under a managed services agreement.
"This is an exciting time for Parkview Health to be positioned for success in the forefront of an industry transformation to cloud. The Sectra One Cloud subscription model provides access to the full Sectra product portfolio while ensuring an easy and predictable cost model to grow enterprise imaging volumes," says Isaac Zaworski, president of Sectra Inc.
The contract was signed in March 2023 and the implementation will focus on radiology, breast imaging, advanced visualization, and VNA capabilities.
Parkview Health is a not-for-profit, community-based health system serving a northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio population of more than 1.3 million. The organization began as Fort Wayne City Hospital in 1878 and now provides care at 10 hospitals and a network of primary care and specialty physician clinics.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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The Florida-Based Sports Card Company that's changing lives one stream at a time
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Backyard Breaks, a live-streaming company that sells sports cards and memorabilia, raised $100,000 for Alex's Lemonade Stand in just a few hours during their live-stream. Alex's Lemonade Stand was created by a 4-year old in 2000 that was diagnosed with cancer herself. In just four years, Alex raised $1 million for herself and other children suffering from Pediatric Cancer. Backyard Breaks recently partnered with Central Valley Cards and Alex's Lemonade Stand to run a charity stream in her honor.
Since being founded, the company has grown significantly within the competitive world of sports cards, which has seen explosive growth in the past couple of years. During these times, Backyard Breaks has used their platform to promote what matters to them the most - giving back to their community.
In April 2022, Backyard Breaks hosted their first Charity Stream for Autism Awareness. In just a few short hours live-streaming, the company was able to raise $46,000 for Autism Speaks, a foundation that sponsors autism research.
More recently, Backyard Breaks hosted a Charity Livestream on June 29, 2022. The company teamed up with Alex's Lemonade Stand, a Pediatric Cancer Foundation, in order to raise money for Pediatric Cancer Research. By the end of the night, they raised over $100,000 for the foundation.
The donation will go towards Pediatric Cancer Research, in addition to supporting families that are affected by pediatric cancer. Alex's Lemonade Stand covers the family's costs associated with traveling the country in order to find a cure for their beloved children.
Backyard Breaks has shown how powerful Charity Livestreams can be. The company plans to organize a Charity Stream once a month in order to continue giving back to the community after seeing such great success with the first two live-streams.
Founded in 2021, Backyard Breaks has quickly become the largest sports card seller in the United States. Their live-streams have taken a departure from the traditional way of selling sports cards, integrating a strong focus on entertainment and giving back to the community. This unconventional approach to selling sports cards has helped Backyard Breaks build a strong community of loyal customers and fans.
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Real estate appraisers are overwhelmingly older, white and male. Now, with a growing body of research on racial bias in appraisals, there's a new push to bring in more diverse people.
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Real estate appraisers are overwhelmingly older, white and male. Now, with a growing body of research on racial bias in appraisals, there's a new push to bring in more diverse people.
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Everyone from the local cops to U.S. postal inspectors was involved in a drug bust in Boston, the Suffolk County DA’s office said as it announced the arrests of several people who are behind bars on high bail.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office announced two different busts that resulted in the seizure of “large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine”: one on River Street in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, and the other in Revere.
In the Hub, 33-year-old Rahelin Reynoso, 44-year-old Quenty Ogando and 31-year-old Erika Prado all were charged with trafficking fentanyl out of a house at 43 River St.
The warrant served Tuesday involved U.S. Postal inspectors, Department of Homeland Security agents, Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police, according to Hayden’s office, and they discovered about 100 pounds of fentanyl in powder and pill form, about $2.25 million worth, per the release. In addition, cops found “three industrial-sized pill press machines, multiple sealed and labeled US priority-mail envelopes containing various amounts of pills and assorted packaging materials.”
The DA’s office said “the defendants admitted to police their involvement in fentanyl distribution and said that they would spend hours each day locked in the apartment manufacturing, packaging and mailing the fentanyl in pill form.”
Judge Thomas Kaplanes ordered Reynoso and Ogando held on $100,000 bail each and Prado on $50,000 bail, and ordered all to surrender their passports. The three will return to court December 9 for a probable cause hearing.
In Chelsea District Court, Elizaul Landestoy Sanchez, 34, of Revere, is charged with counts relating to dealing cocaine and fentanyl.
He’s behind bars on $100,000 bail after “a joint task force consisting of Revere and Lynn police, DEA agents and Massachusetts State Police executed a search warrant at 58 School Street in Revere and seized more than 509 grams of cocaine and more than 26 grams of fentanyl.”
Some of the drugs, Hayden’s office said, “were found in a children’s bedroom.”
Sanchez, per the office, has a “significant criminal record” that includes state prison time for drug trafficking.
“Both of these operations took major amounts of dangerous drugs off the streets and disrupted a sophisticated fentanyl manufacturing and distribution operation involving pill shipments via the mail system,” Hayden said in a statement. “Every state in the nation has experienced the devastating effects of fentanyl so operations like these are necessary and important.”
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Another nice but hot and humid day is in store to finish off the weekend this Sunday. After breaking the record high of 86F set back in 1979 on Saturday with a actual high of 87F in Miami, we could break today’s record too. If the high reaches the forecast of 88F, that would break the current record of 87F set in 1940. Fort Lauderdale and Key West will also be hot with feels-like temperatures in the 90s but will likely be a couple degrees or so away from reaching the record this date.
The heat is all due in part to an upper level area of high pressure centered near South Florida that produces and traps heat, and that feature along with a southwest flow will be responsible for above average temperatures across much of the southern and eastern US this Sunday.
In addition to the heat, it will be another mostly dry day with rain chances at normal at a 10-20 percent chance. Only a couple, afternoon spotty showers will be possible. The day will feature mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with temperatures warming into the 80s by late morning. The wind will be light out of the south-southwest from 5-10 mph. The rip current risk at our east coast beaches will remain at a moderate category.
Tonight will not be as warm, with wake-up temperatures Monday in the low to mid 70s, which is still about 5F above average. That will be paired with a few clouds and the potential for fog around the sunrise hours, especially across inland sections of South Florida.
Monday will be another warm and humid day with generally sunny skies and highs once again above average in the mid to upper 80s. A weak front will arrive into South Florida on Monday but will not completely clear through the area. This will cause a wind shift from the south-southwest today to the northeast Monday into Tuesday, however. This will allow for about a 3F temperature drop by Tuesday, but temperatures will still be a few degrees above normal.
The upcoming week will remain generally nice and quiet. A second front does enter the picture around the Thursday period, too, but this will not be a strong, cooling front either. Temperatures could drop a couple more degrees late week behind it, and isolated showers will be possible during this time period, especially on Wednesday ahead of the front’s arrival. The model guidance does also suggest a drop in humidity with this front as well, but details on the exact effects of this front are to early to be completely determined. | 2022-11-27T12:14:40+00:00 | wsvn.com | https://wsvn.com/weather-blog/record-heat-possible-this-sunday-in-miami/ |
On a snowy Valentine's weekend in Manhattan, Catherine Smith and Doug O'Brien were married. They met at NBC News and, through 35 years in NYC, worked together many times in their broadcasting careers. Retiring to Catherine's hometown, Doug pursues his life-long interest in trains by volunteering at the Railroad Museum of Penna. and serving as President of the Friends of the Museum. Catherine extended her passion for journalism by teaching broadcasting for 6 years at her alma mater, Lancaster Catholic High School. Now, they are working together again as tour guides for President Buchanan's Wheatland. Livin' the life in Lancaster! | 2023-02-12T06:00:48+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/celebrations/anniversaries/smith-obrien-35th-anniversary/article_3bbf8102-3381-5c2f-ab73-e170227fd425.html |
The phrase "Taco Tuesday" is now free to use after a taco chain restaurant relinquished its trademark on the popular phrase.
Taco John's has held the trademark since 1989, in all U.S. states except New Jersey. Taco Bell filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to have it reversed, arguing that no one should have the rights to a common phrase.
In a statement released Tuesday, Taco John's conceded and said they are "lovers, not fighters."
"We've always prided ourselves on being the home of Taco Tuesday, but paying millions of dollars to lawyers to defend our mark just doesn't feel like the right thing to do," Taco John's CEO Jim Creel said.
"Best taco tuesday ever... for now," Taco Bell tweeted.
best taco tuesday ever... for now 👀 https://t.co/WpmVnWyqXi
— Taco Bell (@tacobell) July 19, 2023
Gregory Hotel, Inc. holds the "Taco Tuesday" trademark in New Jersey.
Taco John's is asking Taco Bell to match its $100-per-restaurant donation to the nonprofit Children of Restaurant Employees, or CORE.
"Taco Tuesday wouldn't be possible without those in the service industry who are behind the scenes, crafting tacos for us all to enjoy," it said.
Taco John's has about 400 locations in 23 states, while Taco Bell has more than 7,200 locations in the U.S. and about 1,000 restaurants across 30 countries internationally.
NBA superstar LeBron James petitioned to trademark Taco Tuesday in 2019, but was denied, and has since appeared in a Taco Bell commercial advocating for universal use of the phrase.
Taco John's, which censored James' name in its press release, also urged him to donate the money he received from being a Taco Bell spokesperson to CORE.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men. Instead, all potential donors would be screened with a new questionnaire that evaluates their individual risks for HIV based on sexual behavior, recent partners and other factors.
If finalized, many gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships would be able to donate blood for the first time in decades. It’s the latest move by the FDA to broaden donor eligibility, with the potential to boost donations.
“We feel confident that the safety of the blood supply will be maintained,” FDA’s Dr. Peter Marks told reporters.
Gay rights groups have long opposed blanket restrictions on who can give blood, saying they discriminate against the LGBTQ community. Medical societies including the American Medical Association have also said such exclusions are unnecessary given advances in technology to test blood for infectious diseases.
“Current and former blood donation policies made unfounded assumptions about gay and bisexual men and really entangled individuals’ identity with their likelihood of having HIV,” said Sarah Warbelow of the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group.
The U.S. and many other countries started blocking blood donations from gay and bisexual men during the early 1980’s AIDS epidemic, aiming to prevent the spread of HIV through the blood supply.
In 2015, the FDA dropped the lifetime ban and replaced it with a one-year abstinence requirement. Then in 2020, the agency shortened the abstinence period to three months, after donations plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regulators said there has been no negative impact on the blood supply as a results of those changes.
The FDA sets requirements and procedures for blood banks throughout the U.S. All potential donors answer questions about their sexual history, injectable drug use and any recent tattoos or piercing, among other factors that can contribute to the spread of blood-borne infections. Donated blood is then tested for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis and other infectious diseases.
Under the new proposal, men who have sex with men will be asked if they have had new or multiple partners in the last three months. Those who answer affirmatively to either question and also report having anal sex would be barred from donating until a later date. The policy would also apply to women who have sex with gay or bisexual men.
Anyone who has ever tested positive for HIV would continue to be ineligible to donate blood. Those taking pills to prevent HIV would also still be barred, until three months after their last dose. The FDA noted that the medication, known as PrEP, can delay the detection of the virus in screening tests.
Marks said the agency is willing to consider further easing restrictions “but we have to have the science to do that.”
FDA regulators will take public comments on the proposal for 60 days before beginning to finalize the guidelines.
The proposed policy mirrors those used in Canada and the U.K.
The FDA based its latest proposal, in part, on a recent study of 1,600 gay and bisexual men. The FDA-funded research compared the effectiveness of a detailed, personalized questionnaire on sexual behavior to the current time-based abstinence rules.
It will take several months for blood banks to make the changes, according to Cliff Numark, an executive with Vitalant, a blood center that participated in the study. The changes will require new questionnaires, training for staff and updating computer software.
The Red Cross said it supports the FDA changes but added that it’s too early to know if they will result in more blood donations.
Lukas Pietrzak of Washington D.C., said he eagerly volunteered for the FDA study. He credits emergency blood transfusions with saving his father’s life after a cycling accident in 1991.
Pietrzak donated blood in high school but became ineligible after becoming sexually active as a gay man.
“Until I fully came out to my friends, I had to skirt around why I never went to blood drives with them,” says Pietrzak, 26, who now works for the federal government.
When there are calls for blood donations “now we’re able to be part of that,” Pietrzak said.
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This Marks the Second flyExclusive STC Installation of SmartSky
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartSky Networks®, a leading provider of inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, today announced flyExclusive, one of the nation's five largest private jet operators, has completed an STC installation of SmartSky's broadband WiFi service on a flyExclusive Cessna Citation XL jet.
The installation of the flagship system was the second STC installation completed by flyExclusive's experienced aviation MRO services team. It represents an important milestone in upgrading to SmartSky's connectivity solution on flyExclusive's premium fleet, which includes 40 Citation XL charter aircraft. In addition to the Citation XL, flyExclusive has already installed SmartSky's inflight WiFi on the super-midsize Citation X. The FAA certificate for the XL was issued on June 8, 2023.
"flyExclusive is one of the nation's leading private aviation providers because we have focused everything we do on our customers and making every minute matter for them," said Mike Guina, chief operating officer of flyExclusive. "The milestone we've achieved with SmartSky Networks means that more of our customers will be able to maximize their time in the air by staying connected to what's happening with their businesses and families on the ground."
flyExclusive's vertically integrated business model means it can maintain, repair, and operate its own jets at its headquarters in Kinston, North Carolina. There, flyExclusive is able to control the fleet's consistency and quality using its state-of-the-art paint facility, an upholstery and interior shop, and a 24/7 maintenance operation. The team announced in May that it achieved Part 145 Certification, which means that it is certified to install third-party systems on the company's fleet as well as private jets owned by other operators.
"flyExclusive's MRO team did an incredible job with the STC installation on the XL, completing it in just 210 labor hours. We are ecstatic for even more flyExclusive customers to get to experience SmartSky's unprecedented WiFi performance in the sky," said SmartSky President Ryan Stone.
About SmartSky
SmartSky Networks was founded to transform aviation through disruptive communications technologies, services, and tools. The network takes advantage of patented spectrum reuse, advanced beamforming technologies, and 60 MHz of spectrum for significantly enhanced connectivity. SmartSky Networks uniquely enables an "office in the sky" experience with unmatched capacity for data transmissions both to and from the aircraft. This real-time, very low latency, bidirectional data link makes SmartSky Networks the best in-flight user experience, and a key enabler for new and enhanced applications and services. For more information, visit SmartSkyNetworks.com
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Updated May 31, 2023 at 9:55 PM ET
House lawmakers have passed a piece of compromise legislation brokered between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid an unprecedented debt default with just days to spare.
The House approved the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Wednesday evening with a vote of 314-117.
"Tonight, the House took a critical step forward to prevent a first-ever default and protect our country's hard-earned and historic economic recovery," Biden said in a statement. "Neither side got everything it wanted. That's the responsibility of governing. I want to thank Speaker McCarthy and his team for negotiating in good faith, as well as Leader Jeffries for his leadership."
Congressional leaders have been saying for weeks that any bill to prevent a default must have bipartisan support.
"Was [the bill] everything I wanted? No. But sitting with one House, with a Democratic Senate and a Democratic president who didn't want to meet with us, I think we did pretty dang good for the American public," McCarthy said during a press conference following the vote, referencing his frequent complaint that Biden wouldn't meet with him again after a February meeting until House Republicans passed a debt ceiling bill of their own.
Democrats during the floor debate reiterated a claim they've made for months: that House Republicans held the economy hostage by not agreeing to pass a clean debt limit bill.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries praised his members for pushing back against "extreme MAGA Republican efforts to jam right-wing cuts down the throat of the American people."
The 99-page bill cleared a procedural hurdle Wednesday afternoon with bipartisan support. Democratic lawmakers initially held back on voting on the rule needed to advance the legislation, leaving Republicans to be the only ones voting in favor of the rule for several minutes.
"I probably would've done the same thing," McCarthy said of Jeffries' choice to wait until the last minute to give his members the green light to vote. "Well played."
The vote came just days before the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
The bill now heads to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it will need 60 votes before it would go to Biden's desk. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has already said lawmakers are prepared to stay the weekend to pass the legislation, if needed.
What's in the bill
The bipartisan bill pairs a suspension of the debt limit for nearly two years to a package of spending cuts. It establishes spending caps for the federal budget while also making policy changes, including: a claw-back of approximately $27 billion in federal agencies intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and an overhaul of permitting reviews for energy projects. It shifts roughly $20 billion of the $80 billion the IRS got through the Inflation Reduction Act.
The bill phases in higher age limits for work requirements on certain federal safety net programs like food stamps, lifting the maximum age from 50 to 54 by 2025. It also would create new exemptions that waive those requirements for all veterans and those experiencing homelessness, and young adults between 18-24-years old aging out of foster care.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the changes to the food stamp program could cost the government roughly $2.1 billion over the next decade.
The CBO forecasts the overall agreement would cut federal deficits by about $1.5 trillion over the next decade. That's just under 7% of what those deficits were projected to be prior to the deal. Most of the deficit reduction would come from caps on discretionary spending other than defense — which makes up a small portion of the federal budget.
Expected defections on both sides of the aisle
The high stakes negotiations for the deal and subsequent vote are a critical test for McCarthy as speaker. With his narrow majority, McCarthy had a bit of a balancing act — crafting a deal that satisfied the demands of the majority of his conference without alienating some of the Democratic lawmakers he needed to support the bill in order for it to pass.
A bloc of conservative members expressed their dismay at some of the provisions in the legislation, and argue McCarthy didn't align the bill close enough to a version the House passed in April.
"People want to compare to what they wanted," Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said ahead of the vote. "But they should compare to where we were at, which was we were going to get a clean debt ceiling with nothing."
GOP members left a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday night largely quashing the idea that disaffected members could move to oust McCarthy under a provision he agreed to during his fight for the gavel that allows any single lawmaker to bring up a snap vote to potentially oust the speaker.
Meanwhile, some Democratic members struggled between wanting to pass a bill to avoid a potentially catastrophic default and voting for legislation with provisions their constituents don't support, like work requirements and speeding up permitting on energy projects.
New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster told NPR Biden has been "very involved" in reaching out to members to boost support for the bill. The two spoke by phone about the legislation on Monday. Kuster chairs the center-left New Democrat Coalition, which provided a major portion of Democratic votes Wednesday night. Kuster, who voted for the bill, said she hopes the compromise deals paves the way for a new chapter in bipartisanship.
"Since the prior president and certainly since Jan. 6th, it's been very difficult in the Capitol working across the aisle. It's been very painful," she said. "And I think this whole agreement is a turning of a corner toward a more productive relationship between Republicans and Democrats."
Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin told reporters ahead of the vote that the deal is "imperfect" but necessary. She voted for the measure.
"There was a group of us who felt strongly that while we didn't like the bill and we didn't like the way it was negotiated in many ways, we weren't going to let our country go over a fiscal cliff and that had to be our guiding force," she said.
NPR's Lexie Schapitl, Ximena Bustillo, Vincent Acovino and Scott Horsley contributed to this report.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-06-01T02:11:17+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-05-31/house-approves-the-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-bill-as-default-deadline-looms |
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The White House on Tuesday described a new bill that would impose a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as “wildly out of step” with the country, pushing back hard on the legislation introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the ban “would strip away women’s rights in all 50 states.”
“This bill is wildly out of step with what Americans believe,” she said. “The President and Vice President are fighting for progress, while Republicans are fighting to take us back.”
The Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion over the summer, ushering in new bans on abortion in a number of states.
Democrats have sought to harness grassroots anger over the court’s decision and the strict new laws to their benefit by making abortion rights a big issue in the midterm elections.
Jean-Pierre said that Biden and Democrats in Congress are committed to restoring Roe v. Wade. The White House has pushed for Congress to codify Roe but passing such a measure would take a larger Democratic majority in the Senate to overcome a legislative filibuster.
“President Biden and Congressional Democrats are committed to restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade in the face of continued radical steps by elected Republicans to put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors, threatening women’s health and lives,” Jean-Pierre said.
She called Graham’s bill “an extreme piece of legislation” while briefing reporters later on Tuesday.
“The first thing is the senators’ proposal would keep in place the most extreme, the most extreme state level abortion bans that ban all abortions and have no exemptions for health,” she said.
Additionally, she bashed Graham for previously saying that the issue of abortion should be left up to the states.
“That’s from his own his own mouth and now he wants to do a national ban,” she said.
Graham’s bill includes exceptions for rape, incest and risk to life of the mother.
Graham vowed on Tuesday that Congress will vote for the bill if Republicans take back the House and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. The bill won’t move in the current Democratic-controlled Congress.
Updated at 2:36 p.m. | 2022-09-14T00:06:21+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/hill-politics/white-house-blasts-graham-abortion-bill-as-wildly-out-of-step/ |
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DALLAS, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII), a leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions, today reported record financial results for the third quarter of 2022.
Lennox International reported third-quarter record revenue of $1.24 billion in the quarter, up 17%. GAAP operating income was a third-quarter record $186 million, up 14%. GAAP earnings per share was a third-quarter record $3.99, up 17%.
Total segment profit rose 15% to a third-quarter record $189 million. Total segment margin was 15.2%, down 30 basis points. Adjusted earnings per share rose 21% to a third-quarter record $4.10.
"Lennox International posted new third-quarter highs for revenue, profit and EPS driven by strong price execution and increased manufacturing output. We delivered strong operating performance in the face of continued supply chain constraints and manufacturing inefficiencies," said CEO Alok Maskara. "We are building turnaround momentum in our Commercial business and are going to invest in a new commercial factory to help alleviate ongoing manufacturing capacity constraints."
Business Segment Performance In Residential, revenue and profit set new third-quarter highs as revenue was up 17% and segment profit rose 7%. Segment margin was 18.4%, down 190 basis points, impacted by unfavorable mix as manufacturing output of higher-end products remained constrained and supply chain challenges negatively impacted manufacturing efficiency. In Commercial, revenue was up 20% as higher factory output enabled us to convert more order backlog into sales. Segment profit rose 31%, and segment margin expanded 100 basis points to 11.7%. In Refrigeration, revenue was up 14% as reported and up 21% at constant currency, led by growth in North America. Segment profit rose 54%, and segment margin expanded 370 basis points to 14.3%.
Maskara added, "Demand and backlog remain strong in Commercial and Refrigeration segments. In Residential, we are fully prepared for the upcoming regulatory SEER efficiency standards and are investing in inventory to support our customers during this transition. For the company overall, we are narrowing full-year 2022 EPS guidance from $13.80-$14.50 to a range of $13.80-$14.20 given ongoing supply chain inefficiencies."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Revenue: Revenue was a third-quarter record $1.24 billion, up 17% driven by volume and price. Foreign exchange had a negative 1% impact on revenue.
Gross Profit: Gross profit was $334 million, up 13%. Gross margin was 26.8%, down 110 basis points, primarily impacted by residential mix, global supply chain disruptions and factory inefficiencies.
Net Income: On a GAAP basis, net income for the third quarter was $141.9 million, or $3.99 per share, compared to $126.3 million, or $3.41 per share, in the prior-year quarter.
Adjusted net income in the third quarter was $145.6 million, or $4.10 per share, compared to $125.8 million, or $3.40 per share, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2022 excludes net after-tax charges of $3.7 million.
Cash from Operations, Free Cash Flow and Total Debt: Net cash from operations in the third quarter was $171 million compared to $222 million in the prior-year quarter as the company invested in inventory in preparation for the minimum-efficiency regulatory changes. Capital expenditures were approximately $20 million in the third quarter compared to $23 million in the prior-year quarter. Free cash flow was $151 million compared to $199 million in the third quarter a year ago. Total debt at the end of the third quarter was $1.60 billion. Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $48 million at the end of the quarter. The company paid a total of $75 million in dividends in the third quarter with two quarterly pay dates within the period.
BUSINESS SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Residential Revenue in the Residential Heating & Cooling business segment was a third-quarter record $835 million, up 17%. Segment profit was a third-quarter record $154 million, up 7%. Segment margin was 18.4%, down 190 basis points, impacted by lower mix as manufacturing output of higher-end products remained constrained and supply chain challenges drove manufacturing inefficiencies.
Commercial Revenue in the Commercial Heating & Cooling business segment was $253 million, up 20%. Segment profit was $30 million, up 31%. Segment margin expanded 100 basis points to 11.7% primarily driven by higher manufacturing output, price and mix.
Refrigeration Revenue in the Refrigeration business segment was $157 million, up 14%. Foreign exchange had a negative 7% impact to revenue growth. Segment profit rose 54% to $22 million. Segment margin expanded 370 basis points to 14.3% primarily driven by price.
FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE
Updating 2022 guidance for revenue growth from 10-15% to 12-15%
Updating 2022 guidance for GAAP and adjusted EPS from $13.80-$14.50 to $13.80-$14.20
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION A conference call to discuss the company's third-quarter results and outlook will be held this morning at 8:30 a.m. Central time. To listen, call the conference call line at 800-343-4849 (U.S.) or 203-518-9848 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and use conference ID LIIQ322. The conference call also will be webcast and supplemental presentation materials available on Lennox International's web site at www.lennoxinternational.com. A replay will be available from approximately 11:30 a.m. Central time on October 27 through November 10, 2022 by dialing 800-938-2246 (U.S.) or 402-220-1123 (international). The call and supplemental presentation materials will be archived on the company's website.
ABOUT LENNOX INTERNATIONAL Lennox International Inc. is a leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable and healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems. Lennox International stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol LII. Additional information on Lennox International is available at www.lennoxinternational.com or by contacting Steve Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations, at 972-497-6670.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the 2022 full-year outlook and expected consolidated and segment financial results for 2022, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available as well as management's assumptions and beliefs today. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include risks that the North American unitary HVAC and refrigeration markets perform worse than current assumptions. Additional risks include, but are not limited to: the impact of higher material prices, availability and timely delivery of raw materials and other components, the impact of new or increased trade tariffs, LII's ability to implement price increases for its products and services, economic conditions in our markets, regulatory changes, the impact of unfavorable weather, a decline in new construction activity and related demand for products and services, and any resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic impact on the company and its employees and customers. For information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, see LII's publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. LII disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Ted Kaczynski, known as the ‘Unabomber,’ has died in federal prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81.
Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. He was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead around 8 a.m., she said. A cause of death was not immediately known.
Before his transfer to the prison medical facility, he had been held in the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years for a campaign of terror that set universities nationwide on edge. He admitted committing 16 bombings from 1978 and 1995, permanently maiming several of his victims.
Years before the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax mailing, the Unabomber’s deadly homemade bombs changed the way Americans mailed packages and boarded airplanes, even virtually shutting down air travel on the West Coast in July 1995.
He forced The Washington Post, in conjunction with The New York Times, to make the agonizing decision in September 1995 to publish his 35,000-word manifesto, “Industrial Society and Its Future,” which claimed modern society and technology was leading to a sense of powerlessness and alienation.
But it led to his undoing. Kaczynski’s brother, David, and David’s wife, Linda Patrik, recognized the treatise’s tone and tipped off the FBI, which had been searching for the Unabomber for years in nation’s longest, costliest manhunt.
Authorities in April 1996 found him in a 10-by-14-foot (3-by-4-meter) plywood and tarpaper cabin outside Lincoln, Montana, that was filled with journals, a coded diary, explosive ingredients and two completed bombs.
As an elusive criminal mastermind, the Unabomber won his share of sympathizers and comparisons to Daniel Boone, Edward Abbey and Henry David Thoreau.
But once revealed as a wild-eyed hermit with long hair and beard who weathered Montana winters in a one-room shack, Kaczynski struck many as more of a pathetic loner than romantic anti-hero.
Even in his own journals, Kaczynski came across not as a committed revolutionary but as a vengeful hermit driven by petty grievances.
“I certainly don’t claim to be an altruist or to be acting for the ‘good’ (whatever that is) of the human race,” he wrote on April 6, 1971. “I act merely from a desire for revenge.”
A psychiatrist who interviewed Kaczynski in prison diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic.
“Mr. Kaczynski’s delusions are mostly persecutory in nature,” Sally Johnson wrote in a 47-page report. “The central themes involve his belief that he is being maligned and harassed by family members and modern society.”
Kaczynski hated the idea of being viewed as mentally ill and when his lawyers attempted to present an insanity defense, he tried to fire them. When that failed, he tried to hang himself with his underwear.
Kaczynski eventually pleaded guilty rather than let his defense team proceed with an insanity defense.
“I’m confident that I’m sane,” Kaczynski told Time magazine in 1999. “I don’t get delusions and so forth.”
He was certainly brilliant.
Kaczynski skipped two grades to attend Harvard at age 16 and had published papers in prestigious mathematics journals. His explosives were carefully tested and came in meticulously handcrafted wooden boxes sanded to remove possible fingerprints. Later bombs bore the signature “FC” for “Freedom Club.”
The FBI called him the “Unabomber” because his early targets seemed to be universities and airlines. An altitude-triggered bomb he mailed in 1979 went off as planned aboard an American Airlines flight; a dozen people aboard suffered from smoke inhalation.
Kaczynski killed computer rental store owner Hugh Scrutton, advertising executive Thomas Mosser and timber industry lobbyist Gilbert Murray. California geneticist Charles Epstein and Yale University computer expert David Gelernter were maimed by bombs two days apart in June 1993.
Mosser was killed in his North Caldwell, New Jersey, home on Dec. 10, 1994, a day he was supposed to be picking out a Christmas tree with his family. His wife, Susan, found him grievously wounded by a barrage of razor blades, pipes and nails.
“He was moaning very softly,” she said at Kaczynski’s 1998 sentencing. “The fingers on his right hand were dangling. I held his left hand. I told him help was coming. I told him I loved him.”
When Kaczynski stepped up his bombs and letters to newspapers and scientists in 1995, experts speculated the Unabomber was jealous of the attention being paid to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
A threat to blow up a plane out of Los Angeles before the end of the July Fourth weekend threw air travel and mail delivery into chaos. The Unabomber later claimed it was a “prank.”
The Washington Post printed the Unabomber’s manifesto at the urging of federal authorities, after the bomber said he would desist from terrorism if a national publication published his treatise.
Patrik had had a disturbing feeling about her brother-in-law even before seeing the manifesto and eventually persuaded her husband to read a copy at the library. After two months of arguments, they took some of Ted Kaczynski’s letters to Patrik’s childhood friend Susan Swanson, a private investigator in Chicago.
Swanson in turn passed them along to former FBI behavioral science expert Clint Van Zandt, whose analysts said whoever wrote them had also probably written the Unabomber’s manifesto.
“It was a nightmare,” David Kaczynski, who as a child had idolized his older brother, said in a 2005 speech at Bennington College. “I was literally thinking, ‘My brother’s a serial killer, the most wanted man in America.’”
Swanson turned to a corporate lawyer friend, Anthony Bisceglie, who contacted the FBI. The investigation and prosecution were overseen by now-Attorney General Merrick Garland, during a previous stint at the Justice Department.
David Kaczynski wanted his role kept confidential, but his identity quickly leaked out and Ted Kaczynski vowed never to forgive his younger sibling. He ignored his letters, turned his back on him at court hearings and described David Kaczynski in a 1999 book draft as a “Judas Iscariot (who) ... doesn’t even have enough courage to go hang himself.”
Ted Kaczynski was born May 22, 1942, in Chicago, the son of second-generation Polish Catholics — a sausage-maker and a homemaker. He played the trombone in the school band, collected coins and skipped the sixth and 11th grades.
His high school classmates thought him odd, particularly after he showed a school wrestler how to make a mini-bomb that detonated during chemistry class.
Harvard classmates recalled him as a lonely, thin boy with poor personal hygiene and a room that smelled of spoiled milk, rotting food and foot powder.
After graduate studies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, he got a job teaching math at the University of California at Berkeley but found the work difficult and quit abruptly. In 1971, he bought a 1½-acre parcel about 4 miles (6 kilometers) outside of Lincoln and built a cabin there without heating, plumbing or electricity.
He learned to garden, hunt, make tools and sew, living on a few hundred dollars a year.
He left his cabin in Montana in the late 1970s to work at a foam rubber products manufacturer outside Chicago with his father and brother. But when a female supervisor dumped him after two dates, he began posting insulting limericks about her and wouldn’t stop.
His brother fired him and Ted Kaczynski soon returned to the wilderness to continue plotting his vengeful killing spree.
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Balsamo reported from Miami. This story includes biographical material written by former Associated Press writer Derek Rose.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-10T18:20:42+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2023/06/10/reports-ted-kaczynski-known-unabomber-has-died-prison/ |
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilario Marilao, M.D. recently became aware of a data breach incident involving a break-in of a locked storage cabinet in the locked basement of the office building. We first discovered missing documents on September 6, 2022, following a minor flood in the basement. We immediately investigated and determined that account ledgers had been stolen. We have narrowed the exposure to personal information belonging to some parents of patients seen by Dr. Marilao between 2010 to 2011. If your last name begins with the letter A through M, and you or your child were insured under any line of Medi-Cal or an HMO plan, the stolen ledgers may have contained personal data belonging to you. This data may have included personally identifiable information with some combination of your name, address, phone number, Social Security Number, health insurance information, your child's name, date of service and/or your child's date of birth.
While we have no evidence that any of your personal information has been misused in any manner, we are taking appropriate precautionary measures to ensure your financial security and help alleviate concerns you may have.
There have been no previous incidents and we cannot determine whether the break-in occurred prior to, or in association with, the flooding incident in the basement. Nevertheless, all files have been moved out of the basement to our office upstairs. New security alarms and cameras have also been installed to monitor the activities in and around the office.
In response to the incident, we are providing you with access to representatives who are available for the next 90 days, to assist you with questions regarding this incident, between the hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday. Please call the help line at 1-800-405-6108 to obtain more information and to determine if you qualify to receive credit monitoring services at no cost. The last day to request credit monitoring services is December 30, 2022.
Also, should you wish to obtain a credit report and monitor it:
IMMEDIATELY obtain free copies of your credit report and monitor them for any suspicious activity. You can obtain your free copies by going to the following website: www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling them toll-free at 1-877-322-8228. (Hearing impaired consumers can access their TDD service at 1-877-730-4204.)
You can also obtain more information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about identity theft and ways to protect yourself. The FTC has an identity theft hotline 877-438-4338 (TTY: 1-866-653-4261) or on-line at www.ftc.gov/idtheft.
While representatives should be able to provide thorough assistance and answer most of your questions, you may still feel the need to contact Dr. Marilao's office regarding this incident. If so, please call 951-358-0787 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday. Please note that you will need to call the toll-free number above to inquire about credit monitoring services.
We take our responsibility to protect your personal information very seriously. We are committed to helping every individual who may have been impacted by this unfortunate data breach.
Sincerely,
Hilario Marilao, M.D.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were back up this week, just as the latest government data shows inflation has not slowed, meaning the Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise its benchmark borrowing rate later this month.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate rose to 5.51% from 5.30% last week. One year ago the average 30-year rate was 2.88%.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, rose to 4.67% from 4.45% last week. A year ago, the rate was 2.22%.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a half-point in May and another three-quarters of a point last month, the biggest single hike since 1994. Fed policymakers have signaled that much higher interest rates could be needed to reign in persistent, four-decade high inflation. Most economists expect the Federal Reserve to jack up its borrowing rate another half-to-three-quarters of a point when it meets later this month.
Fed officials acknowledge that their rate hikes could weaken the economy, but suggested that such steps were necessary to slow price increases back to the Fed’s 2% annual target.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its consumer price index soared 9.1% over the past year, the biggest yearly increase since 1981. On Thursday, Labor released data showing that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose by 11.3% in June compared with a year earlier.
The Fed’s benchmark short-term rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, will now be pegged to a range of 1.5% to 1.75% — and Fed policymakers forecast a doubling of that range by year’s end.
Higher borrowing rates have discouraged house hunters and cooled what was a red-hot housing market, one of the most important sectors of the economy. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fourth consecutive month in May.
Home prices kept climbing in May, even as sales slowed. The national median home price jumped 14.8% in May from a year earlier to $407,600 — an all-time high according to NAR data going back to 1999.
Mortgage applications have declined 14% from last year and refinancings are down 80%, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this week. Those numbers could retreat further with more Fed rate increases a near certainty.
Layoffs in the housing and lending sectors have already begun. On Tuesday, the online mortgage company loanDepot said it was cutting 2,000 jobs.
Last month, the online real estate broker Redfin said it was laying off 8% of its workers and Compass said it was letting go of 450 employees.
The nation’s largest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, is laying off hundreds from its mortgage unit and has reassigned hundreds of others to jobs elsewhere in the firm. | 2022-07-14T14:24:41+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Average-long-term-US-mortgage-rates-bounce-back-17304676.php |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said she plans to drop manslaughter charges against a former police officer who became the first ever to be charged for an on-duty killing in the city because the charges were politically motivated.
Jenkins said in a letter sent Wednesday to Attorney General Rob Bonta that she intends to drop the charges against San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa at a March 1 hearing.
Samayoa was on his fourth day on the job when in 2017 he fatally shot Keita O’Neil, a carjacking suspect, during a police chase.
Chesa Boudin, Jenkins' predecessor, charged Samayoa with manslaughter and other charges after he took office in 2020, calling his decision “historic.” Boudin was part of a politically progressive wave of prosecutors committed to seeking restorative justice over mass incarceration. He was recalled from his post last year amid frustration and anxiety over the pandemic and viral footage of Asian seniors being assaulted in San Francisco.
In the letter obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, Jenkins said that an investigation into the Boudin's handling of the case revealed internal conflicts. She said the charges were filed just before the statute of limitations for manslaughter was to expire and the warrant was signed by an investigator who had been assigned to the case days earlier — while the longtime lead investigator was on vacation.
“The irregularities and facts that have come to light surrounding the case against officer Samayoa suggest that the charges were not filed in good faith, appear to have been politically-motivated, and have made it impossible for us to proceed forward with this prosecution,” Jenkins said in a statement Friday.
Boudin didn't immediately return a message Friday seeking comment. He told the San Francisco Chronicle he filed the case on the facts, which he said also led the Police Department to fire Samayoa and the city to pay O’Neil’s family a $2.5 million settlement.
“It’s clear Jenkins has been coordinating with the officer’s defense team to avoid a public hearing on the disturbing facts of the case,” he said. “She is scapegoating me to try to divert attention from what this decision ultimately reveals about her: Jenkins will not hold everyone equally accountable under the law, she is deeply politically motivated, and she does not care about victims of police violence.”
Jenkins said that her office has asked the state Attorney General’s Office to review the case in support of O'Neil's family’s wishes.
The office on Friday confirmed it received the request and is reviewing it.
O’Neil, who died at a hospital, was suspected of assaulting a California Lottery employee and stealing a van that belonged to the agency. Police said they chased the van and another SUV seen traveling with it to a public housing area. O’Neil abandoned the stolen vehicle and started running toward the patrol car occupied by Samayoa, who was in the passenger seat, and his training officer.
Body camera footage shows Samayoa drawing his pistol while the cruiser was still moving. The video then shows him opening the side door and firing a single shot through the window as O’Neil runs by in the opposite direction. O’Neil, who died later at a hospital, was not armed.
An attorney for O’Neil’s family, Brian Ford, called Jenkins’ decision to drop the charges “shameful and cowardly.”
“She is more interested in protecting murderous cops and attacking Boudin than in seeking justice for the citizens of San Francisco,” Ford told the newspaper. “But it means that Attorney General Rob Bonta has all the more duty to investigate and take up the prosecution of Christopher Samayoa for the murder of Keita O’Neil.” | 2023-02-11T00:15:02+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/san-francisco-s-da-drops-charges-against-former-17777664.php |
(WQOW) - A semi overturned on I-94 at HWY 37 early Friday morning and traffic is slowed as crews work to clean up.
According to the Wisconsin DOT the semi was carrying paper. The left lane heading westbound is closed.
(WQOW) - A semi overturned on I-94 at HWY 37 early Friday morning and traffic is slowed as crews work to clean up.
According to the Wisconsin DOT the semi was carrying paper. The left lane heading westbound is closed.
Have a story idea? Let us know here | 2022-05-20T12:36:05+00:00 | wqow.com | https://www.wqow.com/news/lane-closed-on-i-94-from-over-turned-semi/article_8feb3caa-d827-11ec-a4da-b7afd76e5352.html |
Florida sheriff says man will 'absolutely not' face charges for defending home with 'AK-47-style' gun
A Florida homeowner will "absolutely not" face charges after firing an "AK-47-style gun" at suspected home invaders, a local sheriff said.
"He started shooting for his own protection, to get them out of his house and to protect himself," Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said of the recent shooting in a video address posted to the office's official Facebook page.
Simmons said three men, including one armed with a gun, entered a home in Escambia County just ahead of midnight on July 7. The homeowner was present when the three men entered the house and pulled out a handgun from his waistband, but dropped the firearm.
The homeowner was able to run and retrieve another weapon, an "AK-47-style gun," while one of the suspects picked up the victim's handgun.
The homeowner then began firing at the suspects before they fled the home.
Authorities were able to identify two of the suspects, while they discovered a third man soon after with a non-fatal gunshot wound to the head.
A Florida homeowner will "absolutely not" face charges after firing an "AK-47-style gun" at suspected home invaders, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said. (Escambia County Sheriff's Office)
FLORIDA MOM, BIKINI MODEL DEFENDS FAMILY IN GUNFIGHT DURING ARMED HOME INVASION
"We get a report of a third individual that had a wound to the head not long after [the home invasion]. The stories he's giving us as to how he got shot in the head are inconsistent at best. In short, we don't believe him. So what we're looking at is to determine whether this is the third person that was involved," Simmons said, while not identifying the man.
Authorities identified the two other suspects as Antonio DeWayne Dean Jr., 18, and Da'Torrance Leanders Hackworth, 20. The sheriff's office posted an update on July 8 that Hackworth had been arrested.
Dean has a bevy of active warrants, Simmons said, including carjacking, aggravated assaults with a firearm, robbery with a firearm and domestic violence battery.
Simmons capped off his address by saying the homeowner would "absolutely not" face charges for shooting at the suspects.
"The homeowner's protecting himself. And in Florida, in Escambia County, you can protect yourself," he said.
The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's inquiry if Dean has been arrested or if the man with the gunshot wound has been charged. | 2022-07-13T21:06:54+00:00 | fox9.com | https://www.fox9.com/news/florida-sheriff-man-will-absolutely-not-face-charges-for-defending-home-with-ak-47-style-gun |
A deadly shooting in Springfield last Monday began with an accusation that a parent struck a child.
Justin Breitung, 34, was shot and killed on March 20 at a bus stop near 100 Belmont Ave. in Springfield’s Forest Park neighborhood, according to the Hampden Country District Attorney’s Office. By Friday, authorities arrested and brought murder charges against Rafael Calo, 37, and Christina Guzman, 32, two parents who claimed Breitung had struck their child.
Court documents show that the two Springfield parents admitted to detectives that Calo used a 9mm pistol to shoot Breitung after briefly exchanging words. According to an arrest report, Guzman told detectives that she learned that her son was allegedly struck by Breitung at the bus stop early on Monday morning and that the couple had gone looking for Breitung at his home.
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Later that afternoon, the couple confronted Breitung before Calo used a gun to allegedly shoot and kill the man.
“Ms. Guzman stated it happened so fast but she observed Rafael (Calo) with a gun in hand and that he began to shoot at the male (Breitun),” according to the arrest report.
Calo also reportedly told detectives that he shot Breitung and he was the sole person responsible.
“Mr. Calo stated the firearm he was arrested with this am (morning), was the same firearm used to shoot Mr. Breitung,” the arrest report states.
After police obtained an arrest warrant for the couple, Calo and Guzman were both arrested and then arraigned in Springfield District Court on Friday, March 24. Guzman faces a murder charge and intimidation of a witness charge.
They are both being held without bail.
Several units within the Springfield Police Department, along with Massachusetts State Police, and the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force approached Calo with their guns drawn on the corner of Dickinson Street and Leyfred Terrace on Friday morning at about 8:20 a.m. and arrested him.
Calo is also charged with carrying a loaded large-capacity firearm, possession of a high-capacity magazine/feeding device, and a firearm violation with two prior violent/drug crimes, and endangerment of a child. The arrest report notes that Calo is a prior convicted felon who was not allowed to be licensed to carry a gun.
After Calo’s arrest, police searched the apartment he shared with Guzman and found a 3-year-old child in a bed alone.
According to his obituary, Breitung was born in Watertown, married and a father of two. | 2023-03-28T17:45:45+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/springfield/2023/03/springfield-parents-rafael-calo-christina-guzman-charged-with-murder-of-justin-breitun.html |
ALAUSI, Ecuador (AP) — A massive landslide swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing at least 16 people and sending rescuers on a frantic search for survivors, authorities said Monday.
Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat said more than 30 people were rescued and nearly 50 others remained missing following Sunday's landslide in Alausí, about 137 miles (220 kilometers) south of the capital, Quito. The agency also reported 23 people were injured when the mountainside collapsed around 10 p.m.
“My mother is buried" under the mud, said Luis Ángel González, 58, who also lost other family members Sunday. "I am so sad, devastated. There is nothing here, no houses, no anything. We are homeless (and) without family.”
The South American country's risk management agency estimated that 500 people and 163 homes were affected by the disaster, which also destroyed a portion of the Pan-American Highway.
The governor of Chimborazo, Ivan Vinueza, told The Associated Press that some of the injured were taken to area hospitals. He explained officials had already asked people to evacuate the area after landslides and cracks began to develop about two months ago. Some followed the advice, and by Saturday, as tremors intensified, others fled.
Area residents told local media they heard tremors on the mountain before the landslide, which is estimated to be about 150 meters (490 feet) wide and 0.4 miles (700 meters) long. It swept away trees, homes and other buildings. More than fifty houses were buried under tons of mud of debris.
The emergency response agency said 60% of potable water service in the area was affected by the landslide. The communication’s office of President Guillermo Lasso said some schools would be switching to online classes.
Firefighters from half a dozen cities were dispatched to the area to help. Rescuers focused on the flanks of the landslide because that is where they have found traces and debris of houses.
Rescuer and paramedic Alberto Escobar said it is unlikely more survivors will be found because of the time that has elapsed.
“We had a call for help on the left side, but the population does not collaborate (with us), they are not silent,” he said, adding that the search would continue as long as it did not rain.
Video from cameras connected to the country’s emergency service network showed residents fleeing their homes with help from neighbors. It also showed people transporting appliances and other belongings in vehicles.
Survivors, many housed in temporary shelters, cried over their misfortune Monday. Among them was the Zuña family, who was staying at the Iglesia Matriz de Alausí, where rooms for catechism or parish meetings were adapted with bunk beds days ago after authorities declared an emergency in the area due to the risk of landslides.
Sonia Guadalupe Zuña told the AP her mother was reluctant to leave what they had built over the years.
“We went to the shelter, but my mother didn’t want to,” Zuña said. “Later, my daughter went to convince her. When they walked along the rails, everything collapsed. They arrived covered in dirt and crying.”
Save for the clothes they had on, Zuña's family lost everything.
“I don’t know where, but we’re all leaving," she said crying. "My parents taught us that by working hard, you get material things, but being together is priceless.”
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Associated Press writers Gonzalo Solano in Quito, Ecuador, and Regina Garcia Cano in Caracas, Venezuela, contributed to this report.
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Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March of 2021. The intent was to provide direct relief to Americans and rescue the economy from the impact of Covid-19. As a result, the State of Oklahoma received more than three billion dollars in funding that will have tremendous implications for communities across the state, including Lawton.
Over the past year, our community’s leaders and elected leaders have worked diligently to ensure Lawton and the greater region receive the necessary funding to impact our community for generations. As City Manager, I am very proud of our leaders and the collaborative effort that was executed, allowing us to receive some of this funding. I would like to express my gratitude to the Mayor and City Council, The Chamber of Commerce, and the consortium of community leaders who advocated for funding.
The City of Lawton has many needs as it looks toward the future. Water infrastructure is one of the most critical. Lawton provides drinking water for nearly 115,000 people across Southwest Oklahoma, including the Fort Sill Army Base. Much of that water is sourced from Lake Ellsworth, Waurika Lake, and Lake Lawtonka, which all received funding for critical infrastructure upgrades. These infrastructure projects will be a part of a long-term strategy to secure our water supply for generations and protect our military base.
In addition to the water projects, our community was fortunate to receive funding for the FISTA, the Marie Detty Youth & Family Services Center, and the Lawton Youth Sports Authority youth sports center. ARPA Funding will aid the FISTA as it continues to build a synergistic hub for the best in engineering, technology, and defense expertise to support the warfighter’s needs; this additional funding will do nothing but accelerate that mission. These projects will impact our community and provide more opportunities to build on the created momentum.
Again, all of this would not have happened without the support of our community’s leadership and elected officials. A special thanks to the following for their work advocating for our community.
Senator John Michael Montgomery
Senator Chris Kidd
Representative Daniel Pae
Representative Rande Worthen
Representative Trey Caldwell
Representative Marcus McEntire
Representative Toni Hasenbeck
Michael Cleghorn is city manager for the City of Lawton. | 2022-10-23T11:36:42+00:00 | swoknews.com | https://www.swoknews.com/opinion/columnists/column-major-thanks-to-our-local-leaders/article_40fa87e5-485e-53f8-8cfb-44c8dd6ed622.html |
NEW YORK, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Gaotu Techedu Inc. F/K/A Gsx Techedu Inc. ("Gaotu" or the "Company") (NYSE: GOTU) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Gaotu investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded Gaotu American depository shares between March 5, 2021 and July 23, 2021, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
GOTU investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) China was barring tutoring for profit in core school subjects, and this policy change would restrict foreign investment in a sector that had become essential to success in Chinese school exams; and (2) the impact such regulations would have on Gaotu's operations and profitability and the value of Company securities.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Gaotu during the relevant time frame, you have until February 28, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference’s media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons, according to people familiar with the deal.
Two people confirmed details of the new media rights deal to The Associated Press on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because contracts have yet to be finalized and no official announcement was expected soon.
Sports Business Journal was the first to report the deal would be worth $380 million annually. The Big 12 still has two years left on its current deals with Fox and ESPN.
New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced in August he was engaging the networks in discussions about an extension and just a few weeks ago said a new deal could be done soon.
The television deal provides stability to a league that a little more than a year ago seemed to be in danger of falling apart. Oklahoma and Texas announced in the summer of 2021 that they intended to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference at the end of the current TV deal, which expires in 2025.
Former Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and the conference moved quickly to add Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida and BYU. Those four will join next year, giving the Big 12 14 teams for at least one season.
It would cost tens of millions of dollars for Texas and Oklahoma to break current contracts leave the conference early.
Without the Longhorns and Sooners, there were concerns about how much networks would value the the Big 12. The final two years of the current deal pays $220 million annually.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Red e App, the world leader in creating non-desk and frontline employee engagement and connection, today announced that Red e App is one of the select companies from across the world chosen to be featured in the global launch of Google's #WeArePlay campaign.
#WeArePlay celebrates the global community of people behind apps and games and their unique stories. It represents teams of all sizes – some founded by longtime coders and other by tech newcomers, some based in big cities and others in smaller towns. These are short stories that tell personal journeys of those individuals who were inspired to make apps or games that solve a challenging problem or bring joy to people who benefit from their creation.
Red e App Founder and CEO Jonathan Erwin remarked on the #WeArePlay release. "This recognition of our efforts to connect the world's non-desk workforce comes at a time when companies across all industries are expanding their understanding of what truly inclusive and meaningful employee engagement looks like.
Creating connection with the non-desk workforce is not easy. At Red e App we have spent the past ten years perfecting the solution to this problem. It starts with an understanding of the needs and behaviors of this segment of the workforce, and it ends with intelligent design. You know it's working when you see high levels of adoption and usage, as well as measurable gains in retention, productivity and profitability. Applying existing work tech built for deskbound workers is not only illogical, but it is also ineffective.
We are incredibly passionate about bringing non-desk workers and their employers closer together through tech, and are proud that Google has chosen to recognize us for our efforts as part of the #WeArePlay campaign."
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As the new school year begins, teachers at many schools across the country are adding a new component to their routines: a mental health check-in with their students. The idea is to open up conversations around how kids are feeling emotionally, and to connect them to help before issues escalate to a crisis.
"I've been really impressed with the proactive position that school systems have taken," says Dr. Tami Benton, psychiatrist-in-chief at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the president-elect of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Many schools that Benton works with are spending less time focusing on academics in the first few weeks of the school year, and more time checking in on kids' mental health and school readiness. "They're actually starting to develop their own approaches to assessing the social-emotional development status of kids," she says.
The new approach comes after two and a half rocky years of pandemic, with kids' lives disrupted by bouts of remote schooling and many families in economic stress, which worsened the already shaky state of children's mental health in the U.S.
In 2020, the CDC reported a greater proportion of kids showing up at emergency rooms in a mental health crises: serious suicide attempts, eating disorders, aggressive behaviors.
"The thing that's most concerned us was really the number of significant self-harm and suicidal ideation that we've seen in an emergency room," says Dr. Smriti Khare, pediatrician and the chief mental and behavioral health office at Children's Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, which saw a 40% rise in visits to the ER after the start of the pandemic in 2020 compared to the year before.
In the fall of 2020, three professional organizations including the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry declared the state of children's mental health a national emergency.
And last fall, when kids returned to classrooms after a year of virtual learning, schools had hoped the return to in-person teaching would ease kids' emotional troubles, but they saw the opposite.
"We had a lot of kids with elevated levels of anxiety and stress, and we were seeing students manifesting mental health symptoms that had not existed prior to the pandemic," Robert Mullaney, superintendent of Millis Public Schools in Massachusetts. "We had an increase in suicidal ideation."
These experiences primed educators to be proactive at the start of school this year.
Fallout from a national crisis
In the 2021-22 academic year, 76% of public schools in the country reported increased concerns around students showing symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. And only about half the schools said they were equipped to address students' mental health needs.
Life may be starting to get back to normal but many kids are struggling to feel motivated – a result of the trauma and chronic stress they have experienced in the past two years, says Dr. Vera Feuer, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cohen's Children's Medical Center in Long Island, who oversees the hospital's emergency psychiatry, urgent care and school mental health services.
"So, really having this after-effect, where there is numbness, lack of motivation, not feeling like we can get back into those routines. It might still be a lingering effect from that initial stress and trauma," she says.
Many American families are still under financial strain, creating parental stress which has a big impact on children, says Kendall Roach, a therapist in Jefferson City, Missouri, who works with kids through the telehealth company, Babylon Health. Others have lost homes, adds Roach.
"I have kids that I see who are technically homeless," she says. "They're living in tents. They're waking up and going maybe to a family's house to get their shower, and hopefully a hot breakfast and then going to school."
Schools take a proactive approach
The U.S. Surgeon General's advisory on youth mental health last year helped raise national awareness and more open conversations about kids' mental health, says Benton. And educators have realized that unless they addressed student mental health, students would struggle academically.
In fact, new data shows a stark decline in test scores among school kids during the pandemic, the largest drop in reading scores in 30 years.
"I have a third grader who has to be reading to learn," says Elisa Villanueva Beard, the CEO of Teach for America, which primarily serves marginalized communities. "But I also know that my son cannot be reading unless he is happy, in a state where his brain allows access to learning. And that means that we've got to tend to our kids, and meet them where they are."
That realization has pushed schools to be better prepared to pay attention to student mental health. And many have worked closely with health care providers to educate staff on ways to incorporate mental health discussions into their daily routines.
"We've spent a lot of time through the year as well as through the summer trying to be available for teachers, administrators as well as parents to figure out how to help them, give them tools to help [students] cope," says Khare.
"We have to actually equip our teachers to be able to approach classrooms in a trauma-informed way," says Villanueva Beard. "What that would mean is that a student walks into a classroom and the teacher has set up a system where they're able to get on a device and right away share how they're feeling."
That's exactly what psychologist Janice Beal advised teachers in schools in Houston that she works closely with.
"Every morning, [for] 5 minutes, check in with the students and have everybody share how they're feeling for that particular day," she says.
It's not that she thinks teachers – who've already stepped up and done more than ever before during the pandemic – should now become mental health professionals, explains Beal.
"We want you to be able to understand what mental health concerns may be in your classroom and to be able to recognize them, so that you can refer them for help."
Schools in New York have integrated mental health discussions and healthy habits as "sort of a fabric of the day," says Feuer
"For example, in a classroom, allowing time for kids to take a moment, to focus, to recognize, to have the space where they can express concerns," she explains.
Schools are also helping students, especially younger ones learn to label emotions and talk about emotions. And teachers "listen to them with an empathic ear," she adds.
"Unfortunately, there have been so many other things that have shaken kids' sense of safety when it comes to being in schools, including, gun violence at the end of the year," she adds.
So, having more of these open conversations around mental health will help kids cope better.
Tapping into new funding
But schools also need additional resources to connect kids who are struggling to mental health care.
"We've just heard from more and more teachers that they're really struggling to meet the mental health needs of kids in the school setting," says Benton.
The recent influx of federal dollars to provide school based mental health care has certainly helped, she adds.
Mullaney says he was able to hire more behavioral and mental health professionals in the past year to address growing needs of his students. But he knows many school districts who are still struggling to attract new staff.
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced additional $87 million in grant funding to address youth mental health, including for school-based mental health.
However, school districts around the country are just starting to tap into some of these recent funding. "I think it's going to take a while before we see implementation and change related to those things," says Benton.
But she is hopeful that this national attention, the bipartisan support in Congress in addressing youth mental health, and the more open conversations on the topic will start to help kids most in need.
"People are involved, people are engaged, new projects are happening," says Benton. "People are experimenting with new methods for providing care. More young people have become involved as advocates in their own mental health care. So I think all of the activity has really made a difference in supporting children's mental health."
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #5 in Wichita has released a statement regarding an incident that took place between Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple and a Wichita police officer.
The incident took place during a neighborhood cleanup event in September. Whipple claims the officer acted inappropriately toward him and did not have his body camera on until Whipple called City Manager Robert Layton.
The FOP says it is disappointed with how Whipple conducted himself.
“We have seen the video of the Wichita Police Officer and Mayor Whipple from the
neighborhood clean-up that occurred on September 24th,” The statement reads. “We are disappointed at how Mayor Whipple conducted himself during the incident and how he responded after the incident by publicly attacking the Officer. We are also concerned that Mayor Whipple released his own copy of the incident and did not include the video of the witness.”
The FOP release said the officer was “loud, stern and direct in his verbal commands to Mayor Whipple and had to be due to the distance the Officer was from Mayor Whipple who was in his vehicle. The Officer initiated the contact because Mayor Whipple made an improper u-turn, going through a closed median and past a patrol vehicle blocking the entrance to the parking lot where they were doing the neighborhood clean-up.”
The neighborhood cleanup event was just for residents who live in District 4, which Whipple does not. Whipple said the property came from a rental unit in the area, though.
The FOP said it was offended that Whipple tried to deflect attention from his own conduct by “personally attacking” the officer with “false and overexaggerated” accusations.
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Pentagon lays out new food, housing programs for troops
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon announced a number of new programs Thursday that are aimed at helping service members who are struggling with housing shortages and steep food and living expenses as they move from base to base.
Gil Cisneros, undersecretary for personnel, told reporters that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the moves, which also include programs to expand child care and make it easier for spouses to find work.
The new programs, he said, will help "ensure we continue to offer a competitive suite of benefits that makes DOD the employer of choice for those who so selflessly serve."
With growing competition from corporations seeking to hire young people in the tight job market, the military services are struggling to meet their recruiting goals.
A key problem in the past year or two has been housing. Service members transferring to new duty stations have complained about difficulties finding rentals, particularly ones they can afford as escalating housing costs surpass their military allowance. In response, Austin ordered increases in the basic housing allowance in 28 areas where rent has spiked more than 20% above current allowances.
Austin also directed a permanent increase in temporary lodging expenses for service members moving into areas where there are housing shortages. Troops will now get 14 days — rather than the previous 10 — in temporary living costs for moves within the U.S., and up to 60 days in areas where there are housing shortages.
Both of the housing changes take effect next month.
Austin also ordered price cuts at base commissaries.
File: The Commissary at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Remington/Released)
Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said the department is eliminating the requirement that commissaries maintain a specific profit margin to cover their operating costs, allowing them to lower prices on staples like bread, milk and eggs.
The Pentagon initially said service members would see some grocery prices go down by about 25%. But defense officials have since clarified that to say the new changes would result in a 3-5% price drop in grocery items at most locations by mid-October. Troops shopping at commissaries already routinely see about a 21% price reduction in grocery items compared with civilian stores, and the latest additional price drop would mean that the overall savings could be as much as 25%.
Austin also has directed the department to increase funding for child care centers so they can take more children. And he made it standard policy to give service members working at the centers a 50% discount for one child to go there.
And he said the department will work more quickly to set up interstate agreements to help military spouses transfer their professional licenses when they move to a different state. Spouses often have a difficult time getting new jobs when the service member is deployed to a new base because their licenses or professional certifications aren't recognized in that state.
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This story was first published Sept. 22, 2022. It was updated Sept. 23, 2022, to correct that commissaries could see a 3-5% price drop, not 25%, in grocery items at most locations by mid-October. | 2022-09-23T23:24:00+00:00 | fox9.com | https://www.fox9.com/news/pentagon-new-food-housing-programs-for-troops |
Debt.com survey shows financial problems are leading to more marital problems.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Debt.com's annual Divorce and Debt Survey shows a disturbing trend from 2022 to 2023: Inflation might be a contributing factor in recent divorces.
Last year, just under a third of respondents said "debt or other financial difficulties" were "primary factors" in their divorce. This year, it rose to exactly 4 in 10. That's a jump of 7 percent.
Forty-two percent said the largest contributing factor was "disagreements on big purchases" such as cars, appliances, and furniture, eclipsing credit card debt at 29 percent. Debt.com president Don Silvestri says that's a significant statistic.
"High inflation affects all prices, but big-ticket items can pose big relationship problems," Silvestri says. "No divorce is simple, and there's rarely a single cause, but it's quite apparent from these results that a sour economy has also soured some marriages."
Silvestri says it's concerning because "the economy isn't going to turn around anytime soon." Other survey results support that idea:
- Generally, "financial difficulties" were "primary factors" in divorce for 25 percent of respondents this year – up from 21 percent in 2022.
- In 2023, 40 percent of respondents took on between $1,000 and $10,000 in debt after their divorce. In 2022, it was only 33 percent.
- Debt is so intimidating that couples are trying to avoid divorce. Nearly 30 percent of divorcees said they considered separation. Last year, it was 20 percent.
"While it's impossible to attribute divorce specifically to inflation and other economic factors, it's clear they're being cited more often as a pain point," Silvestri says. "Sadly, with inflation slowing but not stopping, we expect to see more struggling couples citing economic factors as major reasons for their breakups."
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HONG KONG (AP) — Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law entered guilty pleas on Thursday, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub.
Thursday’s court proceedings came amid a sweeping campaign against those speaking out against demands for absolute loyalty to China’s ruling Communist Party.
The 47 democracy activists, aged 23 to 64, were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law and detained last year over their involvement in an unofficial primary election in 2020 that authorities said was a plot to paralyze Hong Kong’s government. The primary showed strong support for candidates willing to challenge the Beijing-backed local government.
Among those making guilty pleas were well-known political activists including Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, Hong Kong media said.
Media reporting restrictions were lifted for the cases, which will start next month at Hong Kong’s high court.
Hong Kong was handed over from British to Chinese rule in 1997 with a pledge that it would retain its own legal, economic and social systems for 50 years.
Despite the steady deterioration of those special rights promised to the territory under a “one country, two systems” framework, it retains the system of British common law, independent from Communist Party dictates that determine legal outcomes on the mainland.
During Thursday’s hearing, Wong, who remains in detention, said the primary election allowed Hong Kongers to express their political will.
“Our vote is our voice, being heard in the global community,” Wong said.
About 2,000 Hong Kong residents have been detained and the main opposition Apple Daily newspaper shut down since 2019 pro-democracy protests. More have been arrested over ensuing actions, including 90-year-old Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, while political speech and public gatherings have been frozen by uncertainty about where the authorities’ red lines are set.
China responded to the protests by imposing the sweeping National Security Law, rounding up opposition figures in the media and civil society, and reorganizing the local legislative council to ensure only pro-Beijing figures can hold office. | 2022-08-18T17:54:23+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/ap-top-headlines/hong-kong-political-activists-plead-guilty-amid-crackdown/ |
Pujols pitches 9th, Cardinals romp to 15-6 win over Giants
By STEVE OVERBEY
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set a major league record for wins by a starting battery as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the San Francisco Giants 15-6 in a game that ended with longtime slugger Albert Pujols on the mound. Molina homered and drove in four runs, Wainwright tossed six effective innings and St. Louis roughed up Carlos Rodón early. Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado each added a two-run homer for the Cardinals. Pujols entered to pitch in the ninth for the first time in his 22-year career. He gave up four runs on two homers but got the final three outs with plenty of margin to spare. The 42-year-old Pujols became the oldest player to make his big league pitching debut since 1929. | 2022-05-16T07:06:42+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/05/15/pujols-pitches-9th-cardinals-romp-to-15-6-win-over-giants/ |
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.15 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on September 8, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 19, 2022.
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Developing and managing properties that serve as community cornerstones, Macerich currently owns 48 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 44 regional town centers. Macerich is firmly dedicated to advancing environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. A recognized leader in sustainability, Macerich has achieved a #1 GRESB ranking for the North American retail sector for seven straight years (2015-2021). For more information, please visit www.Macerich.com.
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(NEXSTAR) – With yet another large lottery jackpot brewing — this time, a $875 million Powerball jackpot — it’s tempting to want to try your luck.
But, in a game when you’ll be facing potentially millions of other players, are there any ways to sway your odds of landing the record-setting Powerball prize?
First, it’s important to understand what your odds at the jackpot really are.
Any ticket has a 1 in 292.2 million chance of matching the winning jackpot numbers, Powerball officials say. You’re more likely to be attacked by a shark (1 in 3.7 million, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History) or being struck by lightning (less than 1 in a million), or even both on the same day, than winning big.
Still, there are some methods lottery players swear by to improve their chances of winning the major payout.
Among those are selecting certain numbers. Data shows there are some numbers that are drawn more frequently than others. Over the last seven years (the Powerball number pool grew in 2015), there are some numbers that have been drawn more than others, according to Powerball statistics website Powerball.net: 32, 39, 36, 23, and 16, and for the red Powerball, 18, 24, 6, 11, and 20.
Four of those numbers — 23 and 32, and Powerball numbers 18 and 20 — were pulled in the last five Powerball drawings. Others may also suggest going for numbers that are “overdue,” meaning they haven’t been pulled recently.
Or, because you need to correctly match six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot, you may be more concerned about selecting the best combination. You could spend your time evaluating all the possibilities and deciding which numbers to select, but it will most likely not help you.
Every combination of numbers — regardless of whether you pick your lucky number, your birthday, “overdue” numbers, or a random draw — has the same slim chance of winning. The same numbers could even be pulled two drawings in a row, Rutgers University professor and department chair Rong Chen explains.
While picking the correct combination of numbers is nearly futile (not impossible, of course), Chen notes you could improve your odds of not having to share the jackpot, should you win. By picking numbers other players are less likely to select, like those on the edges of the ticket form or numbers associated with a birthday or anniversary, you may have a better chance of being the sole winner of the jackpot.
There are other methods lottery players use to try to increase their chances of winning, like lottery wheeling — selecting a group of numbers and playing every combination or permutation of those numbers — or selecting numbers that have or haven’t been picked recently. Some also try the Delta Lotto System, which uses a bit of math to reduce the number of digits you’ll pick from, though many note it doesn’t take probability into account.
But, remember, every draw has an equal chance of winning the Powerball jackpot.
If you have some extra funds to spare, there is a simple way to improve your odds: buying more tickets. Buying 100 tickets, for example, would cut your odds to about 1 in 2.92 million instead of 1 in 292.2 million, Andrew Perry, a professor at Springfield College explained to Nexstar’s WWLP.
“However you play, there’s a high probability of losing all your money. I would advise people not to risk money that they can’t afford to lose,” Perry said.
Though your odds of landing the top prize is slim, it isn’t impossible. There have been more than 230 jackpots in Powerball’s 31-year history, so about seven jackpots will be won every year.
Even if you don’t hit the jackpot, you still have a decent chance of winning a prize. With nine ways to win, the odds of winning any prize while playing Powerball is 1 in 29. The smallest prize available is $4 — enough to buy two more Powerball tickets.
Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET. The lottery game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. | 2023-07-15T18:49:50+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/is-it-possible-to-increase-your-powerball-jackpot-odds/ |
ROME (AP) — The Vatican has recalled a postage stamp promoting this year’s World Youth Day in Portugal following complaints that it celebrated Portugal’s colonial empire and the nationalist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar at a time when the Holy See has been atoning for colonial-era abuses.
The stamp, which was still available for purchase online Thursday, features Pope Francis leading a group of children up Lisbon’s Monument to the Discoveries. The giant stone and concrete monument was built in 1960 to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator, one of the masterminds of Portugal’s maritime expansion in the 15th century.
The monument, which is located on the north bank of the Tagus River in Lisbon, is repudiated by some in Portugal because it was built by and during the Salazar dictatorship as part the government’s push to promote national identity and feats such as the country’s colonial expansion in Africa.
The postage stamp, which features the World Youth Day logo and retails for 3.10 euros ($3.30), was issued last week by the Vatican’s numismatic and philatelic office. The office is a major contributor to the Vatican City State’s budget through its in-person and online sales of commemorative coins, medallions and stamps, which are often sought-after collectors’ items.
The city state administration, however, said in a statement late Wednesday that it was withdrawing the stamp “and is in the process of providing a new stamp as a replacement.”
The controversy is particularly acute given the Vatican only in March formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized Spain and Portugal’s colonial-era conquests and seizures of lands in Africa and the Americas.
Francis, history’s first Latin American pope, has apologized repeatedly to Native peoples for colonial-era crimes and abuses committed by Catholic missionaries.
Italian media quoted a Vatican-based Portuguese bishop, Carlos Azevedo, as saying the stamp was in “poor taste” and not reflective of Francis’ message of brotherhood.
“Certainly Pope Francis doesn’t identify with this nationalist image that contradicts universal fraternity as well as his magisterium,” Azevedo was quoted as saying.
Francis is due to travel to Lisbon in August to close out World Youth Day, the weeklong youth rally that St. John Paul II launched to energize young Catholics in their faith. The event, which usually occurs every three years, was postponed for a year due to the pandemic.
Salazar governed Portugal from the 1930s to 1968 and died in 1970. A 1974 military coup toppled the dictatorship, opening the way for Portugal to pull out of unpopular wars in its African colonies and grant them independence. | 2023-05-19T14:24:36+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/ap-vatican-recalls-stamp-celebrating-portugals-colonial-empire-after-complaints/ |
Around 3 billion people play video games. But if you're not already in on the fun, the barrier to entry can be daunting. New consoles cost hundreds of dollars, not to mention the price of individual games, which can go as high as $70 each.
Thankfully, you can get started on many games for free or for a few dollars on devices you may already own. So if you crave some entertainment for when you're on the move, want to relive childhood Mario or Zelda memories, or loved HBO's The Last of Us and want to play the series it was based on, here are some tips to get you started.
Games for your phone
Best for: Casual gamers on-the-go.
Cost: Free to a few dollars.
Classics like Hearts and Solitaire have graced phones for decades. But if you like card games, consider the mobile app Marvel Snap and its dramatic matches that last mere minutes. You'll aim to conquer locations from Central Park to Atlantis with a personalized deck of superhero and villain cards.
Like most games on the Android and iOS stores, Marvel Snap comes free — with a catch. It'll initially shower you with new cards but also entice you to spend real money to expand your collection. This "freemium" model dominates mobile gaming especially, along with market-tested psychological tricks to keep you hooked.
However, there's one game subscription you may already have. Netflix has been broadening its gaming catalog with prestigious titles like last year's live-action mystery Immortality and the upcoming indie adventure Oxenfree II. Just open the Netflix app and hit the "Games" section at the bottom of the screen to download them on your phone.
Level up: More mobile games
Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass offer hundreds of titles for $5/month or $30/year, including: excellent puzzle games like Mini Metro, the monarchical dilemma simulator Reigns: Her Majesty, and Escheresque delight Monument Valley and its sequel.
Streaming games to computers, tablets and TVs
Best for: Those with 5G or Fiber internet who want to try big-screen titles for cheap.
Cost: Anywhere from $5 per month to $15 per month or more, depending on the service and tier.
Popular franchises you've likely heard of — Mario Kart, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto — tend to be designed for bigger screens and controllers.
Take LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, for example. It's great for families and has a little of everything: podracing, space battles, lightsaber duels and more. Yet its graphics are demanding enough to require a relatively powerful computer or a recent console.
So instead of purchasing the game individually for a device that may not be up to snuff, you could subscribe to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ($15 a month) and play LEGO Star Wars off the cloud.
Amazon and Nvidia offer similar services, enabling you to stream hundreds of games so long as you've got (very) fast internet and a tolerance for occasional glitches.
Consoles and more
The Nintendo Switch
Best for: Families and those interested in Mario, Zelda or Pokémon.
Cost: $200 to $350.
Nowhere else but on the Nintendo Switch can you play the latest Mario, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and Fire Emblem games — not to mention The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one of the biggest gaming hits ever.
The Switch also lives up to its name. You can play handheld on its built-in screen or transform it into a home console by connecting it to a TV through a dock. Compared to other consoles, it's relatively cheap, ranging from a basic Lite model at $200 to a $350 OLED version with a bigger, nicer display.
It's also a blast with family and friends, with brilliant cooperative games like Super Mario Odyssey and Kirby and the Forgotten Land, alongside competitive classics like Super Smash Brothers, Mario Kart and Mario Party. However, Nintendo games rarely sell at a discount (unlike PC, PlayStation, and Xbox games) and will usually run between $40 to $70 each.
Xbox Series X/S
Best for: Those who want a one-and-done option.
Cost: $350-$500.
The modest Series S ($350) and the much more powerful Series X ($500) can play anything from Xbox's vast digital library, but they're also built for Game Pass, which lets you download or stream hundreds of games for $10 to $15 a month. That includes new titles and big-budget mainstays like Halo that might otherwise cost you $70 per game.
PlayStation 5
Best for: Fans of fancy graphics and cinematic storytelling.
Cost: $400 to $500.
If you loved HBO's The Last of Us, you might consider a PlayStation to play the original game or its wrenching sequel, The Last of Us: Part II. You can also buy critically-acclaimed exclusives like Demon's Souls, God of War Ragnarök and, most recently, Final Fantasy 16 as well. If you're willing to shell out for a PS Plus Premium subscription, you can even access its impressive back catalog.
PC Gaming
Best for: Tinkerers, PC superusers.
Cost: Variable, but really starts at $400.
Traditionally the domain of tech obsessives, PC gaming has never been more approachable thanks to the arrival of new handheld computers like the Steam Deck, which looks like a chunkier Nintendo Switch, and runs from $400 to $650. While this option isn't for the faint of heart, it's a plausible starting point for folks familiar with PCs who want dedicated gaming hardware.
Virtual reality headsets and beyond
Best for: Fans of fully immersive experiences with plenty of floor space.
Cost: Starting around $300.
Finally, VR headsets look goofy and take some adjusting to, they can also be surprisingly intuitive. Instead of having to translate buttons to on-screen motion, when you want to move your arm in VR, you just move your arm. When you want to look around, you just turn your head.
That natural movement propels Beat Saber, a rhythm game that's helped sell many a Meta Quest 2 ($300). While it requires room to swing your arms and slide around, it makes you feel like a dancing swordmaster as you rock out to Lizzo, Queen and more classic tracks. I'd also recommend Superhot VR to anyone who wants to dodge bullets and pull off stunts like Neo from The Matrix.
But not every game comes so easily. Some are far more technical and can even induce motion sickness. And despite Meta's continued commitment to VR, and the efforts of competitors like PlayStation and Apple, it has yet to go truly mainstream.
Video games can be admittingly overwhelming, so if you're interested, start small. Borrow a friend's Switch. Download a Netflix phone game. Try a game-streaming subscription service for a month. While you might be daunted initially, the field has grown varied enough that there's some patch of it perfect for you.
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Matt James is grateful for his time on The Bachelor -- and he'll never say otherwise. In his debut book, First Impressions, James revealed why he doesn't have any ill will toward the franchise, despite several controversies surrounding his season.
"Whatever mixed feelings I may have about The Bachelor franchise after my season, whatever disagreements I may feel with the way I was portrayed or how conversations I remember clearly were ultimately characterized, you will never see me disparage the show publicly," James writes. "I know personally the faceless mass of people propping up the franchise. They are hardworking and kindhearted friends, relying on a show that employs hundreds for their livelihoods. You don’t mess with that."
James further explained his point in a conversation with ET's Denny Directo.
"This is people's livelihood. You've got camera operators, you've got grips, you've got lighting [people], you got sound [people], who rely on this show and their families rely on this show," he said. "In essence, it's not a bad show. There's bad characters, there's things that happen that make the experience different for everybody."
"From everything that I've gained from it, from a relationship standpoint, and from personal growth and family bonding, I can't go out there and say that there's things that you wish you could change and conversations that you wish you could have back," James added. "There were key people in that franchise that helped me through, so I'll forever be indebted to that."
While James said that "it's a shame" that several people have gone "through this experience with that sour taste in their mouth," he noted that "it doesn't have to be like that." Still, the franchise isn't without some blame.
"You have to make sure that the show that you're continuing to build out caters to the audience, because if you're having to do circus acts and trapeze stuff to strum up this fake hype, then maybe you should get back to the basics," he said.
Before James ever appeared on The Bachelor -- and before his final pick and current girlfriend, Rachael Kirkconnell, was ushered into a racism controversy that led to the exit of the franchise's longtime host, Chris Harrison -- he made history as the series' first Black lead.
In his book, James writes that, in the wake of George Floyd's murder, he looked "like a solution" to ABC executives combating criticism about a lack of diversity. James, though, was unaware of what he was being thrust into until production got underway.
"Listening to the producers frame me as their new golden boy, a symbol of their progressive attitudes, I suddenly felt put off from the position," he writes. "I could see myself being tokenized in their eyes. The last thing I wanted was to give the series, which (I would soon discover) had long faced allegations of discrimination, undue absolution."
"But then I considered what my acceptance could mean for mainstream culture. It’s easy to be dismissive of The Bachelor, but its reach is undeniable. I considered the impact I’d have if I brought distinction and dignity to that iconic role," he adds. "... Rather than slowing down the process, I doubled down. I wanted this now. For myself. For my family. For onlookers, eager to see themselves on one of America’s biggest stages."
Knowing the number of people his love story would be shown to, James told ET, made him want the show "to be shot authentically."
"There hadn't been someone like myself stepping into that position," he explained. "With everything that was going on in the country at that time, I wanted my experience to be raw and truthful to my experience, not what someone thought that experience should look like, or what someone thought someone in my position should act like."
"I want people to see the culture through a lens that they hadn't seen before. It's uncomfortable with people, because they haven't been around people like myself," James added. "If I can bridge that gap by providing context, then what better outcome than me stepping into this position, looking for love with someone who potentially looks like them, making that connection, and being OK with that type of relationship taking place?"
When the show began airing, though, James writes, "I appreciated, for the first time, just how much of my power I had given away."
"This had been billed as 'my' season, but it wasn’t, not really at least," James writes. "I had a dizzying few months leading up to that moment, but at each step along the way -- through preparation and filming -- I thought I was in the driver’s seat. I didn’t remember handing over ownership of my story; but watching the premiere, it was clear that I had."
One of the consequences of his story not being portrayed fully, is, in James' opinion, that viewers didn't get to know him well. "My introduction to America ran five minutes. It spoke little about the people and beliefs I valued most," he writes, citing "unseen" moments with the women that would've showed his "fears, faults, and contradictions" as another example of such behavior.
Another instance of this is the lack of discussion about one of James' biggest focuses: giving back. James founded ABC Food Tours, a non-profit organization that educates children in underserved communities about food and exercise in New York City.
"That's such a big part of my life," he told ET. "... Reliving those stories was one of the more fulfilling parts of the book... When you sit there and relive these moments, and tell these stories for everyone to share, you're like, 'Dang, that happened.' We're working on changing these families' lives."
Also left out was any substantial information about James' background or family life, an exclusion that was most noticeable when the show aired a conversation with his estranged father, Manny James, who had been in and out of his life since childhood.
Before the conversation aired, James worried on Twitter that, "without context," it could perpetuate "dangerous stereotypes and negative depictions of Black fathers," and cautioned the audience to watch it with "nuance" in mind.
In his book, James gives more context to his father's life, from his father's death when he was young, to his time in jail for growing and selling marijuana.
"I feared becoming for my wife what my father was to my mother. Dishonorable. Unreliable. A source of pain. I feared bringing children into the world whom I might one day disappoint," James writes. "When the show’s producers suggested that my dad come on for an episode, I agreed because I thought the time had come for another conversation. We hadn’t seen each other in nearly two years."
"Without context, the conversation looked like a stereotype that too many are familiar with: the trope of the deadbeat Black dad. The label doesn’t fit because it’s one dimensional. Dad and I contain complexities," he adds. "The conversation, including the parts that weren’t shown, helped me overcome the limits I’d placed on myself. It didn’t deliver us to a rosier place. But it allowed me to let go of the greatest fear looming over me. I confirmed I wasn’t anything like my father."
While speaking with ET, James revealed that, today, he and his dad "have a great relationship," and added, "As you gain perspective of things, my empathy and compassion for the way things were handled changes."
As for how the elder James feels about his son discussing his misdeeds in First Impressions, the reality star admitted, "Before this experience of being on The Bachelor and all that I think he would be pretty upset, just because the things that I share in the book about my dad's past are shameful to most people."
"But until you embrace those things, you can't overcome them," James explained. "That's what I saw on the show and through his visit and that conversation that we had on the show. He's begun to embrace those things in the past, which have made him a better father, a better co-worker, a better person. I think that he's going to be proud of me for having the courage to share those things."
Feeling that so many important parts of himself were left out of his season is one thing that prompted James to write First Impressions.
"After that experience, I felt I left a lot of people questioning, 'Who is this guy?' There's a lot that [viewers] didn't get to explore because we were trying to get into the narrative... I wanted to get my side of who I am and what I've been through out there," he told ET. "As I was writing with [co-author] Cole Brown, I'm just like, 'This story's going to resonate with a lot of people, because the experiences that I've gone through, a lot of people have experienced.' Hopefully it's a victory story for them, and they can relate to a lot of things and be like, 'If Matt came out the other side, then I could do the same.'"
First Impressions, James' debut book, is now available wherever books are sold.
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CANTON, Ohio — Ohio State will hold a one-day recruiting event on Friday, July 28 ahead of the August recruiting dead period to host some of the top recruits in the country.
Several 2025 prospects have already confirmed they will be on hand for SummerFest at the Shoe, including 3-star defensive tackle Dior Garner out of Canton McKinley.
Garner is a native of Columbus who moved to Canton during the pandemic to play for the historic Bulldogs program, but has yet to make it to Columbus for an Ohio State camp. When the invite came down, Garner said he was excited to learn he would be in the company of other top recruits.
“I was at practice and my coach told me he wanted to talk to me after and then told me, and I was just excited,” Garner told cleveland.com.
“They didn’t invite me down in the spring and I didn’t go to the camp (over summer), and I know other players from other states and all around that are going that are top recruits, and for me to go just feels great.”
While Garner has not received an offer from Ohio State as of yet, he gained a lot of attention from a camp at Michigan in early June where he earned MVP for the defensive linemen.
Garner did receive a camp invite to Ohio State this summer, but could not attend due to a scheduling conflict.
“I really grew up as an Ohio State fan, mind you right now my whole room is Ohio State,” he said.
“So what happened was back in the spring coach (Michigan assistant Steve Clinkscale) came to our school while I was working out and talked to me and a couple other players to come down to a camp. I’m just thinking he’s telling me that and I go out to the camp, I go out and get MVP.
“Coach Mike Elston (Michigan DL coach) he told me he was going to be watching me, loved how I worked out at the camp and hopefully get out to a game this season.”
At 6-foot-4, 285-pounds, Garner is the No. 56-rated defensive lineman in the 2025 class and holds an offer to Bowling Green.
Despite limited game film from his sophomore season, he has excelled at a number of camps this summer including at Kentucky, Pitt, Michigan and at the Under Armour camp series in Columbus, where he got his first introduction to Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson.
While he has had limited interaction with the Buckeyes coaching staff, Garner said he is excited to absorb everything he can from the unofficial visit.
“I’m more looking forward to learning and building a relationship because at that level - at the Big Ten, Ohio State - it’s more about waiting for your turn. But me being there, I’m going to try and do everything I can to be humble, be positive and really just take everything in,” Garner said.
“It’s my first visit to Ohio State, so I’m going to look at the love that they show me first, not just because of who I am. Just seeing how it goes because it’s my first time seeing coaches and worry about myself.”
With his visit to Columbus on the forefront of his mind, Garner said he is still focused on his junior season just over a month away. He will be pulling double duty this fall, playing both offensive tackle and defensive line for the Bulldogs.
“Last year, I really was an O-lineman, I made the switch to D-line last summer about this time when I found out I was going to have an older O-line group, so I switched to D-line for training and I really didn’t play as much last season,” Garner said.
“This season, I’m way stronger, faster, more explosive. I learned how to use my hands better. I feel like it’s going to be hard to stop me for most centers and guards.”
Check out some of Garner’s highlights.
SummerFest at the Shoe
One of the players head coach Ryan Day and quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis are hoping to see at the SummerFest is 2026 quarterback Nathan Bernhard out of Ashland.
The 6-foot-5 Bernhard already has an offer from Penn State, which has successfully recruited Ohio for the past few seasons, as well as an offer to Iowa State.
Bernhard threw for 1,267 yards and 8 touchdowns in just five games as a freshman on varsity.
Dennis will have four-star 2025 quarterback commit Tavien St. Clair out Bellefontaine on hand for the event to further the pair’s relationship since St. Clair’s commitment on June 21.
St. Clair is the No. 13-ranked quarterback in the class after throwing for 2,453 yards with 25 touchdowns to 4 interceptions as a sophomore. He chose the Buckeyes over Michigan, Alabama and LSU to name a few of his choices.
Texas 5-star cornerback Devin Sanchez
The nation’s No. 2 rated cornerback in the 2025 class, Devin Sanchez, announced he would be in attendance at the camp.
Sanchez is one of the most sought-after defenders in the country after posting 18 pass breakups and four interceptions as a sophomore. The Buckeyes offered Sanchez on Jan. 26.
This will be Sanchez’s third visit to Columbus, with stops back in April and June with his parents making the trip with him as well.
The 6-foot-2, 170-pound defender currently holds 32 offers led by the Buckeyes, Alabama, Michigan, Oklahoma and Georgia to name a few.
Toledo Whitmer 2025 4-star offensive lineman Carter Lowe
In the never-ending battle recruiting between Ohio State and Michigan, Toledo’s Carter Lowe has been in the middle of the action with offers from both schools coming early in the year.
The Buckeyes got the jump on Lowe by a couple of days with an offer back on Jan. 27 followed by the Wolverines on Jan. 29.
Despite being caught between the two programs geographically, Lowe told cleveland.com back in April he grew up a neutral party in the greatest rivalry in college.
“I think a big thing that helps me focus on myself is that I didn’t grow up a fan and my parents didn’t either,” Lowe said. “It’s not like they’re ‘Oh yeah, you grew up as an Ohio State fan, you have to go to Ohio State’
“It keeps my mind open to anywhere I really want to go. Of course my mom wants me to stay close, but she’s just been supporting me the whole way and she’s going to support me wherever I go and I appreciate that a lot from my parents.”
Lowe is the No. 14-ranked offensive lineman in the 2025 class and is also considering West Virginia with other offers to Georgia, Clemson and Tennessee.
Lakota West 2025 4-star tight end Luka Gilbert
The biggest tight end in the 2025 class happens to play about 100 miles away from the Buckeyes, who have pushed hard for 6-foot-8 Luka Gilbert.
A true tight end who can block and catch passes at a high level, Gilbert has picked up offers from Kentucky, Michigan, Pitt and Virginia Tech this offseason. He attended a camp at Ohio State back in June and impressed the coaching staff.
Gilbert is the No. 2-rated player in the state and No. 3-ranked tight end nationally. | 2023-07-19T15:21:14+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/07/mickinley-dt-dior-garner-5-star-db-devin-sanchez-heading-to-july-28-summerfest-buckeyes-recruiting-roundup.html |
A New York City drug dealer who supplied a deadly dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to actor Michael K. Williams has pleaded guilty.
The case dates back to September 2021, when surveillance footage shows Williams purchasing drugs in his Brooklyn neighborhood from Irvin Cartagena.
Williams, who is best known for his roles in the popular TV shows "The Wire" and "Boardwalk Empire," was later found dead in his apartment from an apparent overdose.
Cartagena, 39, was arrested in Puerto Rico last year and entered a plea agreement with prosecutors in exchange for lesser charges.
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Prosecutors said Cartagena and his co-conspirators were aware of Williams' death, but continued to sell the fentanyl-laced heroin around Brooklyn and Manhattan.
"This is a public health crisis. And it has to stop," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said. "Deadly opioids like fentanyl and heroin don’t care about who you are or what you’ve accomplished. They just feed addiction and lead to tragedy."
Cartagena faces a mandatory sentence of five years in prison with the possibility of up to 40 years behind bars. | 2023-04-06T14:59:03+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/drug-dealer-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-actor-michael-k-williams |
DELAWARE - The Department of Natural Resources And Environmental Control addressed some concerns weeks after its surf fishing reservation system launched.
The pilot surf fishing reservation system for Delaware state parks drive-on and multi-use beaches launched on May 16, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
Last year, the department's division of Parks and Recreation worked with stakeholders and gathered input from the public to develop this program so that access to beaches for surf-fishing could remain during peak times but not damage natural resources.
Some surf fishermen like Bill Justice said some of the beaches appeared empty and reservations were not available on Memorial Day weekend.
"We had users that wanted to use it and couldn't use it because the reservation system had sold out. I just think we got to rethink the whole process," he said.
DNREC said reservations were not sold out over the weekend at most of the Delaware State Park beaches.
"The entire weekend there were spots somewhere in our park system. I don't know if that's always going to be the case, but that's the goal of the reservation system, was to let people know where we have space," Parks Director Ray Bivens said.
Reservations will be required on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. They say this begins Saturday, May 20, and goes through Labor Day, which is Monday, Sept. 4, making a total of 36 days in 2023 where reservations are required.
Reservations can be made online here. | 2023-06-02T18:12:54+00:00 | wrde.com | https://www.wrde.com/news/dnrec-addresses-concerns-weeks-after-launch-of-surf-fishing-reservation-program/article_b959c306-015a-11ee-9262-cf9c6762ed4e.html |
Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee speaks with Time senior correspondent covering climate Justin Worland about the big picture on climate change talks in China this week and at the next big international summit in November.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-19T20:32:22+00:00 | kclu.org | https://www.kclu.org/2023-07-19/climate-change-talks-between-u-s-china-yield-few-results-but-demonstrate-will-to-work-together |
New innovations simplify and accelerate data access and data sharing across organizations and clouds at significantly reduced costs
ABU DHABI, UAE and AUSTIN, Texas, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle CloudWorld Tour – Oracle today announced new innovations to Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, the industry's first and only autonomous database powered by machine learning and optimized for analytics workloads. The innovations break through the proprietary and closed nature of traditional data warehouses and data lakes. In contrast, Oracle is providing native multicloud capabilities and open standard-based data sharing across databases, simplifying data integration and analysis with a unique low-code based tool, and transforming the economics of data lakes by providing ultra-fast enterprise storage at the same low cost as object storage. Customers can now rethink their data warehouse and data lake architectures without having to choose between performance and cost.
"Customers face many obstacles when analyzing siloed data across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS applications, especially the lack of multicloud and data lake interoperability, and the need to assemble an array of disjointed tools and services to support the data analytics ecosystem. The latest Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse innovations make it easier for customers to query, manage, share, and scale their data—regardless of location," said Çetin Özbütün, executive vice president, Data Warehouse and Autonomous Database Technologies, Oracle. "We continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in data management systems to deliver the performance, automation, and multicloud integration for all key database workloads and data types."
The new breakthrough innovations are available at no additional cost for Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse customers and include:
- Open collaboration: Unlike proprietary data-sharing models, Oracle implements the industry-standard, open-source Delta Sharing protocol. With this open approach, customers can now securely share data with anyone using any application or service that supports the protocol. Sharing data faster improves business decisions by eliminating the use of stale data and inaccurate results.
- Expansive multicloud functionality: Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is built for multicloud with secure access to object storage in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud; live SQL connections to Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, MongoDB, Apache Hive, and PostgreSQL; and pre-built connectors to ingest data from over 100 data sources. Autonomous Data Warehouse also now includes query access to Apache Iceberg tables and integration with AWS Glue for retrieving data lake schema and metadata automatically.
- Simplified data integration and data analysis: Low-code based Oracle Autonomous Database Data Studio provides an intuitive self-service cloud console for analysts and data scientists to load, transform, and analyze data, without relying on IT—no additional products needed and no multi-product integration hassles. A Google Sheets add-on is now part of Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse in addition to the already available Microsoft Excel add-in that accelerates users' ability to derive insights based on a single source of truth.
- High performance storage at the same cost as object storage: Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse's Exadata storage cost is reduced by over 75 percent, bringing it in line with the cost of object storage, while delivering up to 20X faster query performance. This enables customers to completely rethink their current approach to data warehouse/data lake architectures and store all their data in Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, and in turn to accelerate time-to-actionable insights—all at a lower cost.
What Customers and Analysts are Saying
"Oracle Autonomous Database includes Data Studio, a robust data management tool, eliminating the need for separate investments in data integration, governance, and analytics. There is nothing more to buy or install," said Shanaka Rabel, group chief digital and transformation officer, Stretchline. "We now see data consistently across our global operations and get insights we didn't have before. Oracle Autonomous Database is far ahead of the competition."
"As well as simplifying our data management architecture with Autonomous Database, we have been moving towards a data franchise ownership within our business," said Derek Hayden, senior vice president, Data Strategy & Analytics, OUTFRONT Media. "Having tools like Data Studio will make that move easier and enable us to partner with our business faster and more easily."
"The great thing about the Transforms tool of Autonomous Database Data Studio is that you can put together sophisticated transforms without worrying about the details, but you can also get down to the lowest level of detail if you need to," said Dr. Holger Friedrich, chief executive officer, sumIT AG.
"Oracle has eliminated many organizations' common obstacles in their multicloud solutions," said Carl Olofson, research vice president, Data Management Software, IDC. "With new enhancements in Autonomous Data Warehouse, organizations can access and share data across organizations and clouds, eliminate data integration complexity through Autonomous Data Studio, and take advantage of lower storage prices at higher performance for running enterprise-scale data lakes. This advances the industry and the cloud data warehouse market forward, which is great news for customers."
"Many organizations are using object storage to access and analyze many different data types at a lower cost. However, this approach has inherent problems, namely slow performance compared to querying database-optimized storage, lack of timely analytics, and disparate tools for security and management," said Bradley Shimmin, chief analyst, AI & Data Analytics, Omdia. "Oracle has solved this problem and basically torn asunder any reason to continue with existing solutions by allowing organizations to run data lakes on Autonomous Data Warehouse at the same price of object store, all while making use of the company's Exadata Database Storage performance, which can deliver up to 20X higher query performance. This provides customers with a compelling reason to go with Oracle for their data lake architectures, both in terms of price/performance ratio and technical capabilities."
Oracle Autonomous Database
As the industry's first and only self-driving database, Oracle Autonomous Database runs natively on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and can automatically secure highly available databases, configure and optimize for specific workloads, and scale resources when needed. Built on Oracle's unique converged database engine, Oracle Autonomous Database delivers a complete set of capabilities to support all modern data types, workloads, and development styles, making the development and operation of all applications completely simple, which helps decrease complexity, cost, and risk. In addition to OCI, Oracle Autonomous Database is available to Azure users via the Oracle Database Service for Azure and in customers' data centers through Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer and OCI Dedicated Region, enabling customers to modernize their database infrastructure on-premises to address data residency, data sovereignty, and latency requirements.
Additional Resources
- Read the technical blog
- Learn more about Oracle Autonomous Database
- Learn more about Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Sunday.
The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday. Flagstar is one of New York Community Bank’s subsidiaries. The deal will include the purchase of $38.4 billion in Signature Bank’s assets, a little more than a third of Signature’s total when the bank failed a week ago.
The FDIC said $60 billion in Signature Bank’s loans will remain in receivership and are expected to be sold off in time.
Signature Bank was the second bank to fail in this banking crisis, roughly 48 hours after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Signature, based in New York, was a large commercial lender in the tristate area, but had in recent years gotten into cryptocurrencies as a potential growth business.
After Silicon Valley Bank failed, depositors became nervous about Signature Bank’s health due to its high amount of uninsured deposits as well as its exposure to crypto and other tech-focused lending. By the time it was closed by regulators, Signature was the third largest bank failure in U.S. history.
The FDIC says it expects Signature Bank’s failure to cost the deposit insurance fund $2.5 billion, but that figure may change as the regulator sells off assets. The deposit insurance fund is paid for by assessments on banks and taxpayers do not bear the direct cost when a bank fails. | 2023-03-21T01:03:13+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/new-york-community-bank-to-buy-failed-signature-bank/ |
BARTLESVILLE, Okla., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Four more African countries have been added to the list of the world's most dangerous and difficult places to follow Christ.
The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) added and designated Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Niger as "hostile" nations in their annual 2023 Global Prayer Guide.
The VOM 2023 Global Prayer Guide is designed to equip and encourage Christians to pray more specifically by providing in-depth information about the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. The VOM 2023 Global Prayer Guide is free and available to anyone who requests a copy at www.persecution.com/prayerguide.
Since 1997, VOM has tracked persecution of Christians and designated nations or areas where followers of Christ regularly face persecution as either "restricted" or "hostile" in their annual prayer resource.
Benin, a small country bordering western Nigeria, is considered the birthplace of voodoo. The country is about 30 percent Christian, but Christianity is viewed by many in the north as a threat to their traditional beliefs.
The church in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is under immense pressure. Islamist groups severely persecute Christians there, raiding villages, destroying churches and brutally killing hundreds of believers.
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. It's also one of the most dangerous because an Islamic insurgency that started in 2019 continues to create chaos and instability in the northern province of Cabo Del Gado.
In Niger, radical Islamists from countries that surround the nation–such as Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria– are attacking Christians inside the country with increasing frequency.
"The first thing that persecuted Christians ask Christians in free nations to do for them is to PRAY. With this newly updated VOM Global Prayer Guide, every Christian can be equipped to pray with a real understanding of the needs and specific ways to pray," said Nettleton.
VOM offers other prayer resources as well, including the new VOM app for iOS and Android which gives users a daily reminder to pray and a specific prayer request for that day.
Founded in 1967, VOM is a nonprofit, interdenominational missions organization serving persecuted Christians in the world's most difficult and dangerous places to follow Christ. For more information, visit VOM.org.
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine intercepted plans to destroy Moldova
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has discovered plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova. Speaking to European Union leaders in Brussels, Zelenskyy said he recently spoke with Maia Sandu. “I have informed her that we have intecepted the plan of the destruction of Moldova by the Russian intelligence,” Zelenskyy said through a translator. Zelenskyy said the documents intercepted showed “who, when and how is going to break the democracy of Moldova and establish the control over Moldova.” Zelenskyy added that he did not know whether Moscow ultimately “gave an order to follow that plan.” | 2023-02-09T14:29:46+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/02/09/zelenskyy-ukraine-intercepted-plans-to-destroy-moldova/ |
LOCKPORT, Ill. (WGN) — Motorists keep crashing into a couple’s house in Lockport, Illinois — and they say nobody wants to help them.
“We were actually in the living room watching and the whole house shook,” homeowner Kristy Howard said of a recent incident.
Cars or SUVs on several terrifying occasions have crashed into Howard’s home and garage, which sits near a state road about 30 miles south of Chicago.
The reason, she said, is because motorists keep mistaking their driveway for a nearby avenue.
To protect themselves, Howard and her husband have been forklifting heavy concrete barriers onto the driveway.
“There were two already this week,” said Howard, “but they didn’t go through our garage because we did put up the concrete barriers.”
The Howards claim they’ve complained for years — pleading with the City of Lockport, Will County and the Illinois Department of Transportation. They said they’ve been asking for guard rails or more reflective signs to prevent future crashes, but so far their requests have gone unanswered.
A spokesperson for the city said the Howards live in an unincorporated area of Lockport, putting it outside of their jurisdiction. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), meanwhile, said the couple can file a formal complaint. But the Howards claim IDOT promised them a year ago that the agency would look into the matter.
In the meantime, Howard is concerned their insurance company will become fed up.
“When is our insurance going to drop us?” she asked. “And how are we going to have homeowners insurance?” | 2022-08-07T01:14:40+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/why-motorists-keep-crashing-into-illinois-couples-home-there-were-two-already-this-week/ |
Prodigy Brewing, which opened shop in downtown Logan last July, recently had its liquor license suspended.
A sign outside the brewery and restaurant, located at 25 W. Center Street, notifies customers that, temporarily, they will not be able to purchase alcohol at the establishment.
Manager Wongsar Vann said he’s not worried. The suspension is only for 10 days and the restaurant, what he calls an “upscale pub,” will be back to serving alcohol on March 16 – just in time for St Patrick’s Day.
What’s more, he said, the returning customers have been supportive and patient.
"The customers feel our pain but are still supporting us,” he said. “We’re just not selling any alcohol right now.”
Instead, it is serving “mocktails,” non-alcoholic drinks. Vann and his crew even have a name for them: “We’re calling them Prohibition Mocktails,” he said.
Vann said the suspension happened because in November the establishment failed an undercover sting. A server knew the procedure to ID customers, he said, but had failed to scan an identification. That customer turned out to be an undercover law officer.
Vann said he and his team got to choose when the license suspension would occur, and they chose spring break, a time when he said restaurants in the valley usually are less busy.
Still, he is looking forward being able to sell alcohol again and to celebrate with St. Paddy’s Day.
Among the pub’s offerings is a 100-year-old recipe of beer cheese.
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