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HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (NYSE: EDI), today announced the following monthly distributions:
The amounts of distributions reported in this notice are estimates only and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the distributions for tax purposes will depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you what distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that is managed by Stone Harbor Investment Partners. The Fund's primary investment objective is to maximize total return, which consists of income and capital appreciation on its investments in emerging markets securities. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
For more information on the Fund, contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the Closed-End Funds section of virtus.com.
An investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible loss of principal. A fund's shares may be worth less upon their sale than what an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. For more information about the Fund's investment objective and risks, please see the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's most recent annual report may be obtained free of charge by contacting "Shareholder Services" as set forth at the end of this press release.
Stone Harbor Investment Partners is a global institutional fixed-income investment manager specializing in credit and asset allocation strategies. The firm manages institutional clients' assets in a range of investment strategies including emerging markets debt, global high yield, bank loans, as well as multi-sector credit products including unconstrained and total return approaches. The firm's investment strategies are based on fundamental insights, derived from a combination of proprietary research and the in-depth knowledge and specialized experience of the firm's team. Founded in 2006, it is based in New York City with additional offices in London and Singapore. Stone Harbor Investment Partners is a division of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC, a registered investment adviser affiliated with Virtus Investment Partners. For more information, visit shipemd.com.
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. The company provides investment management products and services through its affiliated managers and select subadvisers, each with a distinct investment style, autonomous investment process, and individual brand. For more information, visit virtus.com.
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2022-09-02T20:59:01+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/09/02/virtus-stone-harbor-emerging-markets-total-income-fund-announces-distributions/
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ALTAMAHAW, N.C. — Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina neads a leader like him who can relate to the challlenges and desires of working people.
“I’m running for governor because we the people of North Carolina need someone who understands us,” Robinson told roughly 1,000 supporters at the event at a speedway in Alamance County, about a half-hour from where he grew up. “We don’t need another politician who’s spent their life climbing the political ladder.”
Robinson’s entry was anticipated for well over a year, with the Greensboro native heavily hinting at a run in speeches and fundraising appeals. The 54-year-old also released an autobiography that talked about a childhood of poverty, financial challenges as an adult, his religious beliefs and his late entry into politics.
Other competitors are also lining up to try to succeed Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is barred by the state consitution from seeking a third consecutive term.
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein announced his bid in January. Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell also got in the race, last month. And former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., is preparing to enter in the coming weeks, according to Tim Murtaugh, a spokesperson for a consulting firm advising Walker.
Robinson’s popularity among the Republican base and flush coffers put him squarely at the top of the list of candidates for a GOP primary. But others have questioned whether his aggressive, conservative style and blunt comments about LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and the role of women make him the party’s best choice to win a general election in a closely divided state.
Despite Republican success in controlling the state legislature, the GOP has won the governor’s office just once since 1992, back in 2012.
The office of lieutentant governor has been considered for several decades as a stepping stone to the state’s highest office. But since the late 1960s, only three of them — all Democrats — have made the leap to governor.
Robinson held the event at Ace Speedway, which defied Cooper’s executive order in 2020 limiting outdoor crowds to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The track’s owners are still fighting the Cooper administration in court over its temporary closure.
Robinson’s 35-minute speech Saturday included addressing fiscal matters like inflation, school safety and supporting law enforcement. But the choice of venue reinforced his narrative as an anti-establishment candidate looking out for average folks.
“I was supposed to be crushed by racism as a Black man in the South,” he said under rain showers. “I have a chance to be a symbol to others in humble beginnings, and despite what anyone else may tell you, you can achieve anything.”
A former factory worker and day care operator, Robinson gained public attention from a viral video of his 2018 anti-gun control speech to the Greensboro City Council about attempts to cancel a local gun show.
“I think he’s honest. I think he’s straightforward. I think he’s worked hard for where he is today,” said Ruthann Harris, 78, of Elon, who attended the rally.
“I think he’ll listen to the people,” said Nim Harris, her husband.
Robinson critics have pointed to speeches he has made in conservative churches and on radio shows that touched on his antipathy to LGBTQ+ activism and support for banning abortion.
In one address at a church in 2021, Robinson said, “There’s no reason anybody anywhere in America should be telling any child about transgenderism, homosexuality, any of that filth.”
Robinson hasn’t apologized for such remarks, saying that he wasn’t attacking the LGBTQ+ community but rather that it was a judgment on reading materials in public schools. He also has said he can separate his religious views from the responsibilities of office.
Robinson said Saturday he wants to make North Carolina a “destination state for life,” which he said includes his support for prohibiting abortions once an ultrasound first detects fetal cardiac activity, typically about six weeks after fertilization. State law currently bans nearly all abortions after 20 weeks.
Gubernatorial rivals already have been pushing back at Robinson even before the formal announcement.
Stein’s campaign-opening video accused Robinson of wanting “to tell you who you can marry, when you’ll be pregnant and who you should hate.” And Folwell said last month that Robinson has spent his time in the political spotlight “attacking people instead of attacking the important problems that our citizens are facing.”
As for Walker, it was his distribution of Robinson’s 2018 speech that helped vault him to fame. But Robinson endorsed Ted Budd for U.S. Senate last year rather than Walker, who finished a distant third to Budd in the GOP primary. Budd endorsed Robinson in a video message aired at Saturday’s rally.
In a statement this weekend, Walker said he understands the desire of his supporters “to nominate a Republican who can hold up under the scrutiny a candidate for governor will undergo.”
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2023-04-22T23:33:28+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/22/north-carolina-governor-election-robinson-republicans/4ae7e8c2-e15b-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html
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ONEKAMA — The highly anticipated season two of HBO Max’s reality dating series “Fboy Island,” stars one of northern Michigan’s own — Louise Barnard of Onekama.
Last summer’s debut season hit the streaming service platform to record numbers — the biggest launch since HBO Max became a thing in spring 2020 — with viewership increasing with each episode’s release. Mere weeks after its premiere, the show received the green light for a season two, and now, for lovers of reality dating shows, the wait is over.
“We are so grateful for all of the viewers’ support,” said Sam Dean, co-showrunner of “FBoy Island Season 2.”
“Ultimately, we wouldn’t have a second season if it wasn’t for viewers investing their time with us. We have worked hard to create a second season we believe is even better than the first. We hope to honor the viewers, provide them with a reason to come back, and hopefully, attract new viewers.”
“The fanbase has built over time, and people seem eager for season two,” added Bill Dixon, co-showrunner.
For those not in the know, the premise of “FBoy Island” is pretty straightforward: Can three single ladies separate the commitment-seeking “Nice Guys” from the money-hungry “FBoys” and ultimately make a lasting love connection while also winning some prize money in the process? That’s the goal for contestants Mia Emani Jones, Tamaris Sepulveda, and Louise Barnard during the 10-episode season.
Jones, Sepulveda, and Barnard beat out 3,000 women who auditioned for a shot at love in Cabo.
“[It was] like a Taylor Swift concert amount [of applicants],” recalled Dixon.
Out of that vast number of females, Barnard stuck out from the crowd.
“We absolutely fell in love with Louise from the moment we met her during our casting phase,” said Dean. “Her vibrancy is infectious. She is kind, funny, smart, and savvy. Louise has a great inner confidence, knows what she wants, and articulates her desires and intentions beautifully.”
Originally hailing from the small town of Onekama, Louise Barnard, 25, lives in Miami and works as a model. At 15, Barnard started her modeling journey with River’s Edge Dancewear in Onekama. But, with limited modeling opportunities and resources in the area, it wasn’t until college that she was able to find and join organizations geared toward modeling.
Not long after that, Barnard started creating YouTube videos focused on hairstyles, thrifting, makeup and fashion.
Now, she maintains a well-followed YouTube channel with nearly 94,000 subscribers, and she also works as an influencer on social media, which is how casting directors discovered her.
“I had a couple of casting directors reach out to me through Instagram, but I didn’t know it was for ‘FBoy Island,’” said Barnard. “I was curious, so I decided to go through the casting process. They ended up really liking me, and we kind of hit it off.”
“Louise is special because she is very smart and very funny, but not in an overbearing way,” said Dixon. “She isn’t trying to prove anything to anyone. I think some of the guys on the show made a snap judgment based on her appearance, and boy were they wrong.”
But when the offer came to do season two, Barnard hesitated. At the time, she had just started dating a guy who wasn’t keen on the idea of Barnard participating in a reality dating series.
“We ended up breaking up,” added Barnard, “And I was like, ‘You know what, this is great.’ So I went through with it, and the next thing I knew, I was in Cabo.”
Having watched the inaugural season before auditioning, Barnard was familiar with the show’s setup and found it super entertaining. Still, it also struck her as unique in the realm of reality dating shows.
“I had never seen a show that had so much female empowerment, and so, that’s what I really liked — it put women in this position of power with the guys fighting for the women.”
Even though Barnard enjoyed the reality show and its fresh premise, she never really entertained any particular aspirations to be on TV — it just happened.
“I love reality TV. I’ve watched a million reality shows,” said Barnard. “But I never thought I would be on one. But, it was such an incredible experience and a great collaboration with everyone. It was a life-changing and amazing adventure, building relationships and having fun.”
Touted as a social experiment, “FBoy Island” aims to answer the age-old question of “Do nice guys always finish last?” with the added follow-up question: “Can FBoys truly reform?”
“I think most fans of the dating show genre are hyper-aware of the cliches, troupes, and tricks, and we just lean all the way in,” said Dixon. “We try to satirize dating shows while also still being a dating show. Despite the silliness and self-awareness, I think there is a kind of honesty to it.”
And fun-loving, creative Barnard entered the realm of reality TV to break old habits of falling for the wrong guys and to send a message to viewers.
“I hope I can be a role model for other girls from small towns who want to do bigger things in their lives, like breaking into the realm of TV and modeling.”
Barnard said the show emphasizes her weird and quirky behavior, which she loves.
Her goal was to showcase her authentic self and show other girls and women that being yourself and working toward what you want and love is the way to go, regardless if you come from a big city or a small, wholesome village like Onekama.
Filmed in Cabo San Lucas and hosted by actress and comedian Nikki Glaser, the HBO Max series, will air the first three episodes of season two on Thursdays, July 14 and 21, followed by two episodes on Thursdays, July 38 and August 4.
Will Louise Barnard walk away lucky in love? Tune in to find out!
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2022-07-17T13:06:08+00:00
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record-eagle.com
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https://www.record-eagle.com/news/onekama-local-stars-in-dating-reality-show/article_d9064a50-00b9-11ed-8143-e7955faa89b0.html
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)Chendall Weaver had 21 points in UT Arlington’s 70-58 win over Sam Houston on Saturday.
Weaver shot 6 for 11 from the floor with a 3-pointer and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Mavericks (8-15, 3-7 Western Athletic Conference). Kyron Gibson finished with 10 points, eight assists and three steals. Brandon Walker added nine points and six rebounds.
Cameron Huefner had 15 points and seven rebounds to pace the Bearkats (17-6, 7-4), who had a five-game win streak end. Lamar Wilkerson scored 12 points and Qua Grant scored six with six assists.
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Up next for UT Arlington is a home match-up Monday with Tarleton. Sam Houston visits Abilene Christian on Saturday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2023-02-05T08:35:19+00:00
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kxnet.com
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https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/weaver-scores-21-ut-arlington-beats-sam-houston-70-58/
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Mayor Michelle Wu takes the stage Wednesday evening to deliver her first State of the City address, in one of the best opportunities she’ll get all year to pitch her agenda for Boston.
She is expected to speak at 7:30 p.m. at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway to an audience of supporters and fellow elected officials. The city will also livestream the address on its website.
The speech comes at an important political moment for Wu. Now in her second year in office, the mayor has built her team and is ready to focus outward, she says, and press forward with her ambitious campaign promises on housing, transportation, climate, education, and more. To accomplish those goals, she’ll have to collaborate with a new Democratic governor, Maura Healey, who shares many of Wu’s priorities but is less progressive than the mayor on a number of issues.
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Wu’s speech also comes at a delicate moment in her relationship with business and real estate leaders, many of whom have balked at the mayor’s proposals to cap rent increases and increase the fees developers pay toward affordable housing construction.
During a radio interview on WBUR’s “Radio Boston” Monday, Wu said that in her State of the City speech, she intends to address “where we are,” but that the bulk of her message would be “what’s coming ahead.”
“There’s so much to convey,” Wu said Monday. She said she would focus on upcoming administration priorities “around our growth — development, housing, planning, and how it can be more integrated.”
Expect to hear the mayor talk about her signature issues: transportation, the municipal Green New Deal, education, and housing and development in the city. Here’s a few things to listen for when the mayor takes the stage Wednesday evening:
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What tone will Wu set for year two?
In her public remarks as a candidate and as mayor, Wu has balanced optimism about the city’s potential with a sense of urgency about its challenges. Now, she’s well into her first term and has a number of tough political fights coming up: with the business world over the progressive housing policies she’s pitching; with change-resistant police unions at the bargaining table; and with a state Legislature that has historically had little interest in Boston’s priorities. How Wu characterizes those policy pushes could give a telling preview about her strategy for the debates to come.
Will she strike a conciliatory tone, suggesting that she aims to lean on allies and work behind the scenes? Or will she come out swinging, in a signal that she’ll exert public pressure on those who stand in the way of her priorities?
In her inaugural speech earlier this month, Healey spoke directly to business leaders in the state, telling them her administration would be “partners every step of the way.” As some of those powerbrokers mount opposition to elements of Wu’s housing plans, what message will the progressive mayor have for them?
How specific will Wu get on rent control, urban renewal, and the BPDA?
Wu last week unveiled her legislative agenda for the new two-year session on Beacon Hill, announcing the seven priorities she hopes to see the state approve for Boston. Among them were yet-to-be-filed proposals on two critical, controversial issues: Limiting how much rents in the city can increase each year, and changing “urban renewal,” a powerful development tool that allows Boston to seize so-called blighted property by eminent domain. Wu intends to send both plans to the State House as so-called “home-rule petitions,” meaning the policies must first go through the Boston City Council.
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The mayor’s draft proposal on rent control would tie allowable increases to inflation, with a maximum hike of 10 percent allowed in high-inflation years, and exemptions for new construction and owner-occupied properties with few units. But that proposal is not final and has not yet been formally unveiled. This week’s speech gives Wu opportunities to lay out new details of her plan, and also to make her case directly to the leaders whose support she’ll need to get it passed.
Less is known about how precisely Wu would overhaul urban renewal, and what her plans are for the Boston Planning & Development Agency, a body she repeatedly said during her campaign she intended to “abolish.” Asked about the BPDA in December, the mayor she would have more to say this year. Questions also remain on urban renewal, which Wu said last year she would end by the end of 2022. Several urban renewal areas remain active into 2023, but administration officials told The Boston Globe last week they remain committed to sunsetting it.
What will Wu say about the city’s ongoing challenges at BPS and Mass. and Cass?
When she was sworn in as mayor in November 2021, Wu inherited longstanding problems at Boston Public Schools and near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, where the city’s homelessness, mental health, and addiction crises collide. This week’s speech gives her an opportunity to spotlight progress she’s made on both.
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On schools, the city is working through a check list of wide-ranging changes to improve its academics and operations, part of an agreement reached with state education officials last year to avoid a state takeover. BPS has made progress on some issues, such as improving the punctuality of school buses, but the district has a lot more work ahead to improve special education offerings, craft a master plan for building new school facilities and refurbishing old ones, and bring back students who dropped out of school during the pandemic.
Wu can also point to improvements at Mass. and Cass. Her administration has helped hundreds of people find housing, whether on their own or in low threshold emergency housing sites, and cleared a persistent tent encampment that had become a health and safety hazard. Still, as Wu herself has acknowledged, housing, and addiction problems persist there and elsewhere in the city, with more services needed to meet the demand.
Emma Platoff can be reached at emma.platoff@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @emmaplatoff.
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2023-01-25T16:56:35+00:00
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bostonglobe.com
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/25/metro/what-watch-michelle-wus-first-state-city-speech-wednesday-night/
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Suspended Georgia sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses
Published: Oct. 26, 2022 at 6:57 PM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict on six of seven charges against a suspended Georgia sheriff accused of violating the constitutional rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs.
Victor Hill had been suspended as Clayton County sheriff after his indictment last year.
Prosecutors said he had detainees strapped into restraint chairs for hours even though they posed no threat and complied with deputies’ instructions.
Defense attorneys asserted that Hill used the restraint chair legally to maintain order at the jail and didn’t overstep his lawful authority.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2022-10-27T00:42:42+00:00
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ktiv.com
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https://www.ktiv.com/2022/10/26/suspended-georgia-sheriff-convicted-civil-rights-abuses/
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is projected to defeat his Democratic rival, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), sending him to a third term in the Senate.
CNN and Fox News called the the race for Rubio at around 8 p.m.
Rubio’s victory is likely to help cement the notion that Florida, a longtime battleground and now the nation’s third largest state, has become reliably Republican territory.
Demings’s defeat is only the latest on a growing list of Democratic losses in the Sunshine State, coming just four years after Sen. Bill Nelson, a longtime staple of Florida Democratic politics, was ousted from office.
Of course, winning in Florida was never going to be easy for Democrats. For one, the 2022 midterm cycle was long expected to be a punishing one for the party, which went into Election Day with full control of Congress and the White House.
And Rubio has in the past demonstrated an ability to overperform other Republicans in his home turf, Miami-Dade County, a Democratic stronghold in the state.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. His victory is likely to help cement the notion that Florida is a solidly Republican state. (Greg Nash)
But Demings also had other obstacles, most notably the growing Republican advantage in Florida. The GOP surpassed Democrats in voter registration numbers last year, and that advantage has only continued to grow.
Republicans have also made gains among Hispanic voters in recent years, chipping away at a voting bloc that Democrats once heavily relied on.
Throughout the campaign, Demings relied on her experience as a former Orlando police chief to hit back at Republican allegations that she was insufficiently supportive of law enforcement.
Rubio’s Democratic opponent, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), faced a number of obstacles in her campaign, including the growing number of Republican registered voters in Florida. (Associated Press)
At the same time, however, she also struggled with the same attacks that Democrats have faced nationally, namely that President Biden and congressional Democrats bear responsibility for stubbornly high inflation and that the party had staked out extreme positions on everything from abortion rights to public education.
Rubio also had the advantage of name recognition. First elected to the Senate in 2010, he made a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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2022-11-09T03:36:10+00:00
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siouxlandproud.com
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https://www.siouxlandproud.com/hill-politics/rubio-wins-reelection-in-florida-senate-race/
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(NEXSTAR) – C.J. Harris, a singer who made it far in the 2014 season of “American Idol,” has died, multiple outlets reported Monday.
TMZ, which was first to report the news, said Harris suffered an apparent heart attack Sunday night. A spokesperson for the Walker County Coroner’s office in Alabama confirmed with People that Harris was taken to the hospital, but didn’t make it.
He was 31 years old.
Harris auditioned for the 14th season of “American Idol” by singing the Allman Brothers’ “Soulshine.”
“It’s like you sing because you have to sing, not because you want to sing, and I mean that in the deepest way,” said judge Keith Urban. “And that’s why it’s so believable and real, and it’s greater than the sum of its parts.”
Harris broke into tears after receiving a unanimous vote from all three judges to advance him to the next round.
He finished in sixth place.
Harris died in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama. In a 2014 interview with Nexstar’s KSWB, he spoke of how his hometown led him to a passion for music.
“You can live in Las Vegas or Hollywood and it can be a distraction,” said Harris. “Being from a small town there’s not much to do but play music.”
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2023-01-16T18:23:57+00:00
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wcia.com
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https://www.wcia.com/news/national/former-american-idol-contestant-cj-harris-dead-at-31-reports/
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Friday:
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2023-04-14T21:19:17+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/open-high-low-settle-chg-17898156.php
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The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
The high court put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while it considers an appeal.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on November 15 that the state’s abortion ban was invalid because when it was signed into law in 2019, U.S. Supreme Court precedent under Roe. v. Wade and another ruling allowed abortion well past six weeks.
The decision immediately prohibited enforcement of the abortion ban statewide. Abortion providers had resumed performing the procedure past six weeks.
The state attorney general’s office appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court. It also asked the high court for an order putting the decision on hold while the appeal was pending.
Georgia’s ban took effect in July, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It prohibited most abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” was present.
Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that will eventually become the heart around six weeks into a pregnancy. That means most abortions in Georgia were effectively banned at a point before many people knew they were pregnant.
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2022-11-23T18:14:09+00:00
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sun-sentinel.com
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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-georgia-abortion-ban-20221123-ilhdwj4p6rgulg22g3rmrjngvm-story.html
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YONGIN, South Korea and AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS) and Speragen today announced that a joint Externally Led - Patient-Focused Drug Development (EL-PFDD) meeting hosted by SSADH Association and attended by the U.S. FDA and other stakeholders was held to address the patient experience with SSADHD (Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency), a disorder caused by mutations in the ALDH5A1 gene which is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
The purpose of this meeting is for patients affected by SSADHD, and their families, to provide clear perspectives to researchers, academics, industry partners, and the FDA on living with their condition and what defines a meaningful treatment. In the meeting, a total of 113 participations including patients, families, KOLs, members of FDA, GC Biopharma and Speragen, were gathered from all over the world.
The participants were communicating to the FDA about the impacts of SSADHD on individuals' daily lives, what types of treatment benefits impact patients' lives, and perspectives on how well available therapies are working.
Based on the discussion, the SSADH Association will submit the Voice of the Patient report to the FDA by the end of this year. GC Biopharma and Speragen also plan to develop a clinical outcome assessment for developing ERT (Enzyme Replacement Therapy) for SSADHD to meet the patient's unmet needs.
"The meeting was a major step towards our ultimate goal of providing new treatment options to the patients and their families," said EC Huh, Ph. D., President of GC Biopharma. "We will continue our work to provide rare disease treatments and expand our R&D pipelines."
"We are so very proud of the patients and families for sharing their experiences and impacts from living with SSADHD. It took great vulnerability and courage to be so open about their struggles" said Alice McConnell, CEO of Speragen.
About SSADHD
Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) is a disorder that can cause a variety of neurological and neuromuscular problems. The signs and symptoms can be extremely variable among affected individuals and may include mild to severe intellectual disability; developmental delay (especially involving speech); hypotonia; sleep disturbances; difficulty coordinating movements (ataxia); and/or seizures. Some affected individuals may also have decreased reflexes (hyporeflexia); nystagmus; hyperactivity; and/or behavioral problems. SSADH deficiency is caused by mutations in the ALDH5A1 gene and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Management is generally symptomatic and typically focuses on treating seizures and neurobehavioral issues. Like so many rare diseases, there is no treatment for SSADHD worldwide.
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
About Speragen
Speragen was co-founded by a mother of two children who are affected with SSADHD. Speragen knows first-hand the challenges of navigating a life with a rare disease: from the daily challenges, the diagnostic odyssey, accepting the new reality post-diagnosis, finding a team of knowledgeable clinicians who can provide care, and finally to seeing the chasm between the current state of treatment and the possibility of a first-in-class drug becoming available. Speragen, comes from the Latin word "spera" meaning "hope". It was formed to help solve these issues more rapidly by bridging the gulf from hope to the realization of a therapy.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of GC Biopharma's management. Such statements do not represent any guarantee by GC Biopharma or its management of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. GC Biopharma undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements it may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule.
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hs.kim@gccorp.com
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Alice McConnell
alice@speragen.com
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2022-08-31T01:25:44+00:00
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uppermichiganssource.com
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/prnewswire/2022/08/31/gc-biopharma-speragen-sponsored-an-externally-led-patient-focused-drug-development-with-fda-attendance/
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2023-02-10T03:11:47+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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The race among tech companies to roll out generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools is raising concerns about how mistakes in technology and blindspots in regulation could hasten the spread of misinformation, elevate biases in results and increase the harvesting and use of Americans’ personal data.
So far tech giants Microsoft and Google are leading the race in releasing new AI tools to the public, but smaller companies and startups are expected to make progress in the field.
This year isn’t the start of the AI boom — both leading companies have been laying the groundwork for launching AI products for years.
Still, Microsoft President Brad Smith has called 2023 an inflection point for AI, comparing it to 2007 for the smartphone or 1995 for the web — the years the new technologies exploded in popularity with the public.
ChatGPT speeds up the race for AI
Momentum for generative AI tools sped up in the fall, after the launch of popular tool ChatGPT, which delivers detailed answers to user queries in a conversational tone.
The AI-powered tool is backed by parent company OpenAI, which received hefty investments from Microsoft before and after its launch.
As ChatGPT’s popularity has skyrocketed, regulators are attempting to to lay down a foundation of ground rules for tech companies already speeding ahead.
Policymakers scramble to keep up with largely unregulated AI technology
As it stands, federal AI guidance is largely voluntary and broad, meaning companies are left to set and follow their own guardrails.
“Right now in the US there’s sort of a lot of things going on, but it’s very early. I think regulators and policymakers don’t have a good understanding of how some of these technologies work,” said Rayid Ghani, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
“They don’t necessarily have a good handle on how to regulate them — whether they regulate the process, whether to regulate what it produces,” he added.
Tech bets big on AI race as billion-dollar market opens up
As that process continues, tech companies are competing neck and neck in the race to be dominant in the AI sector.
Last week, Google announced the launch of Bard, a ChatGPT rival. The company also said it would introduce more AI-powered tools across its search function, including releasing AI-powered blurbs of responses to users’ queries before the traditional links the search engine produces.
One day later, Microsoft said it would incorporate generative AI into a new version of its search engine Bing.
Long operating in the shadow of the dominant search engine Google, Bing reached 31.7 million visits the day after the announcement, which is 15 percent higher than Bing’s average daily volume for the past six months, according to data estimated by SimilarWeb.
The race to be on the cutting edge of the generative AI game poses concerns that the products and services may be risky for users if companies are rushing to “get in front of competitors,” Ghani said.
“Not that they were robust before in a lot of these dimensions, but now they’re even less so,” he said.
Some AI may be coming out before all it is completely ready
The clearest example of that risk is generative AI tools giving false information in results, or what the industry is dubbing “hallucinating.”
“In many cases, you would not know that it’s wrong unless you’re an expert yourself or you’re doing separate research on the topic and you’re able to verify the facts that the AI chatbot is advancing,” said Nathalie Maréchal, co-director of the privacy and data project at the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Even during Google’s demonstration of Bard last week, the tool gave the wrong response.
In a gif showing an example search query for “what new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope can I tell my 9 year old about?,” Bard’s response incorrectly said that the telescope took “the very first pictures of a planet outside of our own solar system.”
In fact, the first image of an exoplanet was captured in 2004 by a different telescope, according to NASA’s website.
What happens when AI gets it wrong?
Delivering false information is not a new facet of generative AI chat tools, because incorrect information has always been available in response to search queries on search engines that have existed for decades.
But the shift toward incorporating these generative AI tools into search exaggerates those risks by taking away a level of sourcing for where the answers are coming from, Ghani said.
Who or what is sourcing the information AI uses?
As they incorporate these tools into search, Microsoft and Google seem to be leaning toward a process that will allow users to hover over text and see where the information was pulled from.
Those search functions have not been opened to the wider public yet. With ChatGPT, such a feature does not exist and there’s no indication as to where the information is pulled from.
Maréchal said generative AI chat tools also pose risks over generating “plausible seeming disinformation” more easily and at lower costs for bad actors with the intent to spread false or misleading messages across social media.
That could make it more difficult for social media companies’ detection tools, which are largely powered by other forms of AI, to identify disinformation.
“Companies should be thinking more carefully through the risks and harms of products before they release them,” she said.
Regulation of AI is largely voluntary, worrying critics
As for specific regulation on AI, the government’s guidance is mostly optional at this point.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last month released an AI Risk Management Framework. The group said that is intended for voluntary use and aims to improve the ability of companies to incorporate trustworthiness into the design, development and use of AI products and services.
There are also more agency-specific regulatory actions being built from agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Ghani said those aim to address specific issues related to AI use in those sectors.
The NIST framework followed a blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights the White House released in October. Complying with the rights laid out by the White House was also voluntary.
Data privacy and AI are a concern for the White House
One pillar laid out by the White House’s bill of rights was a push for data privacy.
Maréchal said the rise of generative AI tools underscores the need for lawmakers to pass a comprehensive data privacy bill, like the American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA).
But despite bipartisan support, the bill failed to make it through Congress last year.
“ADPPA wasn’t written with this specific risk category in mind, this particular product in mind. ADPPA will protect people from a wide range of harms, including discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics,” she said.
Even if models were trained on personal data that was available before new regulation, she said there is a strong “recency bias,” which is when the behavior data that is most useful for generating revenue is what a system uses.
“The more recent [data] about your behavior is what’s going to be the most relevant,” she said. “Otherwise, we’d all be seeing ads about stuff that we were doing 10 years ago.”
Tech companies say they are following internal regulations when building AI
The lack of strict government regulations on AI as it evolves means much of the work is coming from self-imposed guidelines.
Microsoft said it is following the “Responsible AI Standard” it released in June to guide how it builds its systems. The company says its standards are based on six core principles: fairness, reliability and safety, privacy and security, inclusiveness and transparency and accountability.
While Microsoft said it uses its self-imposed principles, the company is also in discussions with key D.C. players, with executives in town last week for meetings.
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman was also on Capitol Hill earlier this year and met with lawmakers including tech regulation-focused Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), according to aides for the senators.
Companies are warning against creating too many AI regulations
Microsoft executives cautioned against D.C. imposing regulations that could slow down innovation. Tech has argued it should be able to go fast with guardrails in place, with the ability to add more as they go.
The company’s executives have also warned that competitors in China may not slow down simply because U.S. companies are being forced to regulate.
At the moment, Microsoft has said that it is leading the AI race in its partnership with OpenAI, with Google and China’s Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence on its heels, according to Microsoft.
The AI push by companies is raising questions about China and xenophobia
Maréchal said that companies framing the AI race as a Chinese-versus-American problem is a “nonsense argument” that is used to “appeal to certain policymakers’ xenophobia.”
“First of all, innovation is not inherently good because it’s innovation,” she said. “An innovative way to harm more people is not something that we want and China is using various AI tools for mass surveillance and social control, and that is not what we should be moving towards.”
Other companies, big and small, are also expected to jump more aggressively into the generative AI race.
Wedbush analysts Dan Ives and John Katsingris wrote in a Feb. 10 report that they believe Microsoft is leading the race so far “Usain Bolt style.”
But both analysts said the race will be a “a long one” that they expect tech giants to spend billions on in the coming years.
“Now the Street awaits Apple, Meta and others with their next poker moves in this AI Big Tech battle underway,” the analysts added.
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2023-02-14T10:54:52+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/hill-politics/the-ai-arms-race-is-on-are-regulators-ready/
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Students from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton toured the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy.
The fire academy in Springfield hosted for its first time 10 high school juniors to teach the students about the duties of the fire service led by Assistant Coordinators Rich Craven and Mike Gelinas. Students learned firefighter tactics and wore full gear during exercises, as well as search and rescue operations. Firefighters performed live fire exercises observed by the students.
Tours are scheduled this year to Springfield and Stow and the Department of Fire Services hopes to expand the opportunity to students at all three fire academy campuses.
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2023-04-03T13:38:08+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/smith-voc-students-get-hands-on-tour-of-fire-academy/
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An aggressive sea otter in California is hassling locals by riding boards she stole from surfers in the lineup.
Steamer Lane is a legendary point break nestled along the rocky shores of Santa Cruz, home to swaths of experienced surfers, as well as a 5-year-old female sea otter with a growing reputation for repeatedly confronting surfers and kayakers.
Videos across social media show the otter hoisting itself out of the ocean and onto boards while surfers sit back in awe. At times she's chewed on the boards or forced surfers to surrender their boards altogether.
Onlookers in the videos can be heard laughing in jest at surfers' misfortune, but officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service say the otter poses a public safety risk.
"While there have been no confirmed reports of injury, due to the highly unusual behavior of this otter, kayakers, surfers, and others recreating in the area should not approach the otter or encourage the otter's interactions," the USFWS said in a statement.
Sixty-year-old Santa Cruz native and photographer Mark Woodward said he has photographed hundreds of otters over the years, but has never seen something like this. He's witnessed the otter bully surfers three times in less than a week.
"I saw the first incident on June 18 and I didn't know what was happening," Woodward told NPR. "... It was quite astounding."
The USFWS said the otter's behavior is "concerning and unusual," and though the exact cause is unknown, officials said it could be associated with hormonal surges or being fed by humans.
Southern sea otters are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and are protected under the Marine Mammal Act as well as California law, the USFWS said. After being hunted to near extinction for their fur in the 1700s and 1800s, the population has rebounded since becoming a protected species and is a key predator in California's coastal ecosystems.
A team from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium is looking for the otter to catch and rehome her. Unfortunately once the otter is caught, Monterey Bay Aquarium spokesperson Kevin Connor told NPR, she won't be able to return to the wild.
The animal, officially known as otter 841, was born in captivity — because it's mother had also been too friendly with humans — and then successfully released into the wild in June 2020, Connor told NPR. It wasn't until September 2022 that she started exhibiting her bizarre behavior at Steamer Lane.
At the time, CDFW and aquarium staff were able to drive the animal out of the area, a process called hazing, in hopes of deterring her from interacting with people. But her most recent interactions show she's no longer afraid of humans, Connor said.
"Trying to recapture the otter is an effort to avoid anything more drastic. If the otter were to harm or bite a person, the USFW, which is responsible for managing the population of these animals, would have to begin discussions of euthanizing the animal," Connor said. "That's the reality, and nobody wants to see that."
Once caught, she will be taken to the aquarium for an exam before being moved into her forever home at an USFWS-approved location. Like her mother before her, otter 841 has been deemed un-releasable, Connor said.
The southern sea otter was believed to be gone forever, until a family of 50 were found in Big Sur in 1938, Connor said. Today, they number approximately 3,000, a mere 30% of what scientists believe the original population was before their near brush with extinction.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2023-07-13T10:08:08+00:00
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nprillinois.org
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https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-07-13/an-otter-in-santa-cruz-is-hassling-surfers-and-stealing-their-boards
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WEST LONG BRANCH N.J. (AP) — Marques DeShields had 234 yards of total offense with four touchdowns and Rhode Island made the only conversion in the seventh overtime, defeating Monmouth 48-46 on Saturday.
Rhode Island stopped a 2-point pass in the seventh overtime, then Ed Lee caught a pass from Kasim Hill to win it for the Rams.
DeShields had 161 yards rushing with two touchdowns and 73 yards receiving with two more touchdowns. His 73-yard catch-and-run tied it at 35 late in the fourth quarter and the score remained the same at the end of regulation.
Hill completed 14 of 24 passes for 352 yards with three touchdowns but was intercepted three times. Lee had four receptions for 120 yards for the Rams (5-2, 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association).
Monmouth's Tony Muskett was 18-of-29 passing for 249 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Jaden Shirden had 23 carries for 141 rushing yards with one touchdown for the Hawks (4-4, 2-3).
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2022-10-22T22:12:11+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Rhode-Island-goes-seven-overtimes-to-defeat-17527478.php
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2022-11-30T19:07:47+00:00
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kxnet.com
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https://www.kxnet.com/studio701/smile-of-the-day/smile-of-the-day-greenshields-sisters/
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Joran van der Sloot has fans 'all over the world' who send Natalee Holloway suspect hundreds per month: lawyer
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, has "fans" worldwide who send him an average of $400 per month, according to his Peruvian lawyer.
Van der Sloot is the prime suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance during her senior class trip to Aruba in May 2005 with Mountain Brook High School of Alabama.
He's facing charges of wire fraud and extortion in the United States after allegedly trying to sell Beth Holloway, Natalee's mother, information on where her daughter's body was located. The Peruvian government ruled earlier in May that he would be temporarily extradited to face trial in the U.S.
Federal prosecutors say van der Sloot asked for $250,000 — $25,000 up front for the information and the rest being paid out when the body of Natalee Holloway was positively identified.
Van der Sloot lied about Natalee Holloway's whereabouts, prosecutors said.
Natalee Holloway was last seen alive in Aruba while on a Mountain Brook High School senior trip. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
His lawyer, Maximo Altez, told Fox News Digital that van der Sloot has worldwide fans who send him money monthly while he's in prison. Altez says van der Sloot responds to all the women who send him letters.
"All his fans from all over the world sent letters to Joran. I rented him a P.O. Box to receive them. Some letters brought 10 euros, 20 euros, 5 dollars. They were girls who wrote and sent him letters with money, and he answered them all," Altez said.
Altez added that van der Sloot receives around $400 per month.
"Maybe $400 a month ...," Altez said. "The letters did not arrive at the prison, they arrived at a P.O. Box."
Van der Sloot is in a Peruvian prison for the murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores in 2010. His original sentence was 28 years, but he got more time because of a drug smuggling scandal in prison.
Van der Sloot isn't the only nefarious criminal suspect who receives money and letters from people around the world.
Bryan Kohberger, who is charged with the murder of four University of Idaho students, also receives love letters from people around the country.
Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)
One Facebook user claims to be a single mother from Kentucky and has sent dozens of love letters to Kohberger, saying the suspect is her "divine masculine counterpart."
"There are some men that if they experienced higher intimacy levels and sexual fulfillment (sic) would never go and want to find someone else to be with in those ways, and with that said, when I'm fixated on a particular person such as my love interest who I feel is more than that to me, I don't want other men," the woman, who goes by Brittney J. Hislope, wrote in a Feb. 1 post on Facebook.
Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Dennis Rader, known as the "Bind, Torture, Kill" murderer, also received so-called fan mail and even money while inside prison, according to his daughter.
Serial killer Dennis Rader stands before Sedgwick County District Court Judge Greg Waller as sentencing is read Aug. 18, 2005, in Wichita, Kansas. (Bo Rader-Pool/Getty Images)
"I mean, he's been getting fan mail since the first day he went to jail," Kerri Rawson told Fox News Digital. "And he's got quite a large bank account. I mean, it's probably a couple thousand dollars last I knew."
Rawson said she's seeing that some women are "obsessed" with hardened criminals such as her dad.
"He gets these women all caught up in his life. And when you're in prison, it's not like you can approach somebody. They have to approach you. So these women are willingly coming to my father, you know, visiting him," Rawson said.
Natalee Holloway's mother, Beth, said in an earlier statement shared with Fox News Digital that the extradition gives a chance for justice to finally be served.
"I was blessed to have had Natalee in my life for 18 years, and as of this month, I have been without her for exactly 18 years. She would be 36 years old now," Beth Holloway said. "It has been a very long and painful journey, but the persistence of many is going to pay off. Together, we are finally getting justice for Natalee."
Beth Holloway fights back tears as she participates in the launch of the Natalee Holloway Resource Center June 8, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
— Beth Holloway
Fox News' Michael Ruiz and Haley Chi-Sing contributed to this report.
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2023-05-24T17:19:13+00:00
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fox29.com
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https://www.fox29.com/news/joran-van-der-sloot-fans-natalee-holloway-suspect
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Best aerators for your lawn
Aeration is important for any lawn because it loosens up tightly compacted soil so water, air and nutrients can get down to the roots. This lets the grass grow lush and healthy. There are several types of lawn aerators, ranging from manual to electric, each with its advantages. Regardless of which type you get, it’s a good idea to aerate your yard at least once a year.
Aeration and dethatching
Over time, yards collect organic matter such as dead grass, leaves, stems, shoots and other debris. This is called thatch and can be harmful for three reasons:
- It blocks essential resources such as sunlight, water and oxygen from reaching the grass roots.
- It can add stress to the grass roots and keep them from growing properly.
- It creates a breeding ground for pests and plant diseases.
If you have no more than half an inch of thatch, you shouldn’t need to dethatch the lawn before aerating it. Otherwise, use a dethatcher tool to remove the top layers of organic matter to make the process easier.
Types of aerators
The main types of aerators that exist are:
- Core: Core aerators have hollow tines that dig into the dirt and remove core or plugs of soil. This loosens up the earth, keeping it from becoming too compact and preventing resources from reaching the grass roots. Most core aerators are manual and leave behind small, round holes around 2 to 3 inches deep. They’re best for heavily compacted yards.
- Spike: These are similar to core aerators, but they use thin spikes to create very small holes throughout the yard. They don’t remove any plugs. Instead, they push down the soil, leaving more room near the surface.
- Slicing: Slicing aerators use rotating blades to cut through the grass and thatch into the soil. They’re best for yards with a lot of compact dirt and organic matter.
- Liquid: A newer method, this works by using a liquid solution with a garden hose that has a spray nozzle. The solution, which is usually ammonium lauryl sulfate, can break down soil and other dense particles found in the yard. This method doesn’t require heavy equipment, but it’s a slower process and best for moderately compacted yards.
Manual vs. electric
Aerators are either manual or electric.
- Manual aerators: There are two types of manual aerators: shoes and step-on. The shoes attach to your boots and have spikes on the soles. Step-on ones usually also have spikes or tines and require you to push them down into the ground with your foot. Both options are good for small to medium-sized yards.
- Towing aerators: A type of manual aerator, these can be attached to the back of a lawn mower or pushed by hand. They’re ideal for larger yards. Most are either core or spike aerators, but there are also slicing variants. Some models can fertilize the ground at the same time.
- Electric aerators: These models are usually more expensive than manual ones, but they can handle larger projects, making them great for avid landscapers. Most can also dethatch the yard.
When you should aerate your yard
The best time to aerate a yard is right before the grass starts growing. For warm-season grasses that grow in the south, aerate from late spring to the beginning of summer. For cool-season grasses or if you live in a northern region, do the process at the start of spring or fall. Avoid aerating in the middle of summer or winter, or when the grass is dormant.
Most lawns, especially those with a lot of foot traffic or clay soil, benefit from yearly aeration. If you have loose or sandy soil, you can aerate the lawn once every two to three years. Also, if you notice a buildup of thatch or water puddles in the yard, it might be time to aerate.
8 best lawn aerators
Agri-Fab 45-0299 48-Inch Tow Plug Aerator
This tow core aerator has 32 galvanized knives that can dig 3 inches deep, making it ideal for larger yards with heavily compacted soil. It easily attaches to the back of a lawn mower or tractor and has a weight tray capable of holding up to 140 pounds to make aeration even easier.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Brinly SAT2-40BH-P Tow-Behind Spike Aerator
This tow-behind aerator has 11 tine stars, each with 12 spike tips that can pierce up to 2 inches deep. The tines consist of galvanized steel, which helps prevent rust, corrosion and bending, regardless of how compact the soil is. It also comes with a weight tray that can hold up to 150 pounds for extra penetration.
Sold by Amazon
Yard Butler ID-6C Manual Lawn Coring Aerator
Perfect for smaller yards, this manual core aerator can reach into the soil and pull up 3.5-inch cores. It’s made with durable steel and is resistant to rust and bending. It also has a cushioned grip to make the process more comfortable for the user. It comes with a lifetime guarantee.
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This one-piece spike aerator consists of steel and can handle even the toughest of yards. It’s small, easy to use and is designed to limit strain on your back while using it. It can create holes up to 4 inches deep.
Sold by Home Depot
These lawn aerator shoes come with 13 spikes, each of which is 2 inches long and can easily attach to your regular boots. They come in adjustable sizes and work well on hard, compacted soil and small rocks.
Sold by Amazon
Plantnomics Lawn Aerator Shoes with Hook-and-Loop Straps
With adjustable straps and a total of 26 spikes, these lawn aerator shoes can attach to your footwear with ease. They use hook-and-loop fasteners to create a firm fit that doesn’t slip while aerating the yard. They can also handle up to 220 pounds.
Sold by Amazon
With 13 metal spikes on each one, these shoes can pierce up to 2 inches of compact soil with ease. They have adjustable nylon straps that can fit around most shoe sizes. They’re also adjustable and durable.
Sold by Amazon
Corona Max Yardbreather Aerator with Auto-Eject 3.5-Inch Soil Plugs
This manual aerator auto-ejects 3.5-inch plugs of soil with ease. It comes with a slip-resistant footplate and comfortable grip handles for extra stability and support. Both the spikes and footplate are heat-treated, making them long-lasting.
Sold by Home Depot
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2022-06-09T18:56:18+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/reviews/br/lawn-garden-br/lawn-care-br/the-8-best-lawn-aerators/
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David J. Larmie, 85, of Willow Street, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023, at Hospice. He was the beloved husband of Carol J. (Harding) Larmie with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Bethal, VT, he was the son of the late Louis and Ruth Larmie.
David was a graduate of Whitcomb High School, class of 1955. Following High School David spent four years in the Air Force. After the Air Force he relocated to Lancaster, PA where he met Carol and started a family. David enjoyed spending time with his family and his "best girl dog", Precious. He was an avid Phillies fan and enjoyed reading and watching sports in his spare time.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters Deb D. Brooks (Brian) of Strasburg, Valerie W. Boos (Tim) of Lancaster, Carla L. Savidge (Kelly) of Lancaster, Cathie A. Frey (Ernie) of Kirkwood, Connie M. Plank (Guy) of Quarryville, a son Shayne David Larmie of Quarryville, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane L. Larmie and 6 siblings.
A memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Grace Community Church of Willow Street, 212 Peach Bottom Rd., Willow Street, PA 17584. Family and friends will be received from 10 AM until the time of the service at 11 AM.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17601-4125.
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2023-02-05T05:55:35+00:00
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lancasteronline.com
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https://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/david-j-larmie/article_82f7fc04-427d-5dc0-830f-e61dd68d72db.html
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The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed at least 120 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said.
Late Thursday, authorities said about 1,300 people were still unaccounted for in Germany but cautioned that disrupted roads and telephone service could account for the high figure.
Meanwhile, German officials were quick to say that a warming climate is at least partially to blame for the catastrophic flooding.
In response to news footage showing the massive destruction and desperate families perched on rooftops waiting to be rescued on Friday, Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said that "Climate Change has arrived in Germany."
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed shock over the flooding and said that action needed to be taken to prevent future catastrophes.
"Only if we take up the fight against climate change decisively, we will be able to prevent extreme weather conditions such as those we are experiencing," Steinmeier said in an address Friday in Berlin.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in Washington this week, said that "heavy rain and flooding doesn't quite capture what has happened" in Germany.
"We don't know the death toll yet, but it's going to be high" Merkel said. "Some died in their basements, some as firefighters trying to bring others to safety."
Merkel, on her last U.S. visit as chancellor before a Sept. 26 election to replace her, met Thursday with President Biden at the White House. Climate change was among the items on their agenda.
That meeting took place as regional governments in western Germany battled against the rain-triggered floods to rescue hundreds of people cut off by the raging water.
Nine residents of an assisted living facility for people with disabilities are among some 60 people dead in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Officials said the situation remains chaotic there and in North-Rhine Westphalia, where the city of Cologne is located, and that electricity and cellphone networks are down.
South of Cologne, a police officer, Patrick Reichelt, told public broadcaster ARD that rescuers were barely able to manage to save children from a school because of the power of the floodwaters.
"The current of the water running past the elementary school is too strong for our motorboats," the officer said. "We just managed to get the kids out, but that was the last trip we'll be making over that way today."
The governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, who is hoping to replace Merkel as chancellor, called an emergency Cabinet meeting Friday. His handling of the flooding crisis is seen as a test of his leadership.
In the town of Erftstadt, several people died after their houses collapsed due to a massive sinkhole, according to authorities.
"We managed to get 50 people out of their houses last night," Frank Rock, the head of the county administration, told broadcaster n-tv. "We know of 15 people who still need to be rescued."
"One has to assume that under the circumstances some people didn't manage to escape," he said.
On Thursday, an entire district of the ancient city of Trier was evacuated, including a hospital and its patients, some of whom were just out of surgery.
Some of the worst damage has occurred in the wine region of Ahrweiler, where torrents of floodwater have cut off entire villages. In the town of Schuld, houses collapsed, and dozens of people were missing or unaccounted for.
Meanwhile, in Belgium, the death toll rose to 12, with five people still missing, local authorities and media reports cited by The Associated Press said early Friday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)With Ohio State making a run in the fourth quarter, Purdue buckled down defensively and knocked off the No.2 Buckeyes.
Abbey Ellis made a season-high five 3 pointers and Purdue earned its first top-five road victory in program history, beating Ohio State 73-65 on Sunday.
”We made a promise to ourselves that we were going to be tough throughout the whole game, especially in the fourth quarter, and we were,” Ellis said. ”We just stuck to what we’re good at, what we know, and we knew that defense was going to get us through. And I think that showed in the end.”
It was the second consecutive win over a Top 25 team for the Boilermakers.
”It’s pure joy, pure happiness,” Ellis said. ”I think we brought that hype from the Illinois game, came in here underdog, nothing to lose so proud of the girls. We held tight the whole time.”
The Buckeyes (19-3, 8-3 Big Ten) lost their third-consecutive contest after winning the first 19 games of the season.
Leading by as many as 17 points early in the third quarter, the Boilermakers saw their lead dwindle as Ohio State and Taylor Mikesell rallied in the second half.
Mikesell, who went 0 of 6 in the first two quarters, made back-to-back 3-pointers in the third while Purdue shot 29.4% in the frame.
Ohio State used a 9-0 run to bring the score to 55-53 with 6:58 left in the fourth quarter, and Taylor Thierry tied it up at 58 after laying in a score with 4:28 remaining. Thierry fouled out 19 seconds later.
Purdue (15-6, 6-5) created separation over the next two minutes as Madison Layden scored five-straight points and Ellis made a jumper to go up 65-58.
The Buckeyes made three of eight field goal attempts in the final 2:15 and went 1 of 2 at the free throw line in that span.
Ellis made her fifth 3-pointer with 43 seconds left and sealed Purdue’s win. She finished with 26 points while Cassidy Hardin totaled 15.
”We talked about (how) this game could go one of two ways for us. It could be a really, really embarrassing loss, or we could find a wounded animal,” Purdue coach Katie Gearlds said. ”They stayed resilient and they stayed with it. And our kids were just tough down the stretch making some plays.”
Purdue shot 44.8% from 3-point range and 43.1% from the field.
Thierry led Ohio State with 18 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and a pair of steals.
”It’s just really frustrating because even within the game, we had stretches where we had good focus and good energy,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. ”Credit Purdue. They came in, they were more focused and more ready from the tip, and that ultimately was the difference.”
STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Gearlds is no stranger to historic moments at Purdue.
Spanning her career as a Boilermaker from 2004-07, the former All-American was part of four NCAA Tournament teams, advancing to the Elite Eight and three Sweet Sixteens. Purdue hasn’t made the tournament since 2016-17.
In Gearlds’ second season as head coach, the Boilermakers are contending for a return to the postseason.
”Proud of them just being tough minded because, man, it got loud in there,” Gearlds said. ”Their ability to buy into what we’re trying to do as a group, as a staff, their buy-in to me and trust in me and how we’re trying to build this program, hopefully this is just the beginning of Purdue kind of righting the ship.”
BUCKEYES PAST AND PRESENT
Members of the 1992-93 Ohio State women’s basketball team were recognized at halftime. The Buckeyes advanced to the Final Four and NCAA Championship game that season, becoming the first team from the Big Ten to advance that far in the tournament.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue: The Boilermakers notched their first back-to-back wins against ranked opponents since 2017-18, and their first top-five win since 2011.
”What happened this week, that’s this week. We got to focus on IU,” Ellis said. ”It’s a big rivalry game at home. We got to protect our house.”
Ohio State: Ohio State shot 41.7%, better than its past two losses, but below its season average. The Buckeyes have had trouble knocking down shots from distance, posting 25% shooting or worse from 3 in their three-game losing streak.
UP NEXT
Purdue: Hosts No. 6 Indiana Feb. 5.
Ohio State: Travels to Wisconsin Wednesday.
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2023-01-30T08:54:21+00:00
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siouxlandproud.com
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https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ncaa-basketball/ellis-purdue-hold-off-no-2-ohio-state-73-65/
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have replaced a planned Fernando Tatis Jr. bobblehead night with a Juan Soto T-shirt giveaway after the superstar shortstop was banned 80 games Friday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug.
Tatis, a 23-year-old sensation and one of the brightest stars in all of Major League Baseball, was on the cusp of returning to the Padres from a broken wrist that had sidelined him all season. He was on track to rejoin the team well before the Sept. 7 bobblehead night — until the positive test.
Instead, the Padres will offer fans shirts in the club’s City Connect color scheme with Soto’s name and No. 22 on the back before they play the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team announced the change Tuesday.
Soto, also 23 and one of baseball’s most well-known young faces, was acquired from the Washington Nationals in a blockbuster deadline deal Aug. 2.
The Padres’ City Connect jerseys, which they wear for Friday night home games, feature vivid colors that celebrate the cross-border culture of San Diego and Tijuana.
MLB said Tatis tested positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Tatis said he accidentally took a medication to treat ringworm that contained the banned substance. Several teammates were critical of Tatis following Friday’s announcement, including pitcher Mike Clevinger, who talked about being “disappointed” in Tatis and hoping the shortstop realizes “it’s about more than just him right now.”
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2022-08-21T21:08:05+00:00
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wivb.com
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https://www.wivb.com/sports/ap-sports/padres-switch-tatis-bobblehead-giveaway-to-soto-shirt-night/
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WASHINGTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fredrick Wilson, a top energy attorney who previously served as a key legal advisor in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has joined Troutman Pepper's market-leading Energy Practice Group in Washington, D.C. as a partner. He joins the firm from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.
"We are delighted to welcome Fred to our national energy team," said Partner Amie Colby, chair of Troutman Pepper's Regulatory and Finance Department. "His extensive expertise in energy law, including his previous position as a top FERC advisor, and background in electrical engineering, make him a tremendous addition and asset to our energy clients across the country."
Wilson applies his engineering expertise and first-hand regulatory insight to help energy clients with respect to project development, complex transactions, and the full range of regulatory matters before FERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and state regulators. He has extensive experience with RTO/ISO market rules and issues under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, Public Utility Holding Company Act, and Natural Gas Policy Act.
"Our D.C. office has a large energy practice footprint, and we are excited to add Fred to the nationally recognized team," said Henry Liu, managing partner of the firm's D.C. office, which has welcomed five partners this year.
"I look forward to partnering with the firm's cross-disciplinary teams to help our energy clients navigate the myriad challenges they continuously face. Troutman Pepper is uniquely positioned to offer the full range of services that participants in wholesale energy markets need, so I'm very excited to join this Energy Practice," Wilson said.
Wilson earned his JD from the University of Houston Law Center, his MBA in finance from Georgia State University, and his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Howard University.
Troutman Pepper has one of the premier energy groups in the country, with more than 150 attorneys focused on the energy sector, including regulatory, project finance, tax, environmental, litigation, construction, real estate, and corporate attorneys. The firm is a preeminent member of the highly specialized FERC bar and is well-known for its expertise representing electric, natural gas, and hydropower clients on the industry's most pressing issues.
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys strategically located in 23 U.S. cities. The firm's litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from start-ups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients' most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.
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Prior to Sunday, a bright and warm afternoon at a packed-out Citi Field, the Mets had been 6-0 in rubber matches this season. That record was snapped when the Mets lost their first series of the year in a 8-7 defeat to the Mariners.
The Mets (23-13) opened the weekend’s series hosting Seattle as the only team in MLB to have avoided losing a series. The run, which was broken on Sunday, was the Mets’ longest span in franchise history to open a season without losing a series — surpassing the 1998 Mets, who did not lose any of their first eight series.
“It puts it in perspective how hard it is,” said Mets manager Buck Showalter on losing their first series, 11 matchups into the season. “When you’re playing against the best players in the game, winning in nine innings, it’s hard. I think our guys appreciate how hard it is to do and how it can ebb and flow over the course of the season. You try to keep a grip on reality and a sense of maturity on what reality is.”
Carlos Carrasco set the tone Sunday for a Mets pitching staff that struggled to put up zeroes. The veteran right-hander allowed traffic on the basepaths in four of the five innings he attempted to navigate. In the fourth, Carrasco loaded the bases with nobody out and allowed all three runs to score. By the fifth, when the Mets tried to hang onto a one-run lead, Carrasco’s double to Jesse Winker was the final straw for Showalter, who pulled the righty after 4.1 innings for his second-shortest outing of the year.
“I was off a little bit today,” Carrasco said. “I couldn’t control my slider. … They just got me.”
What was once an ear shattering and boisterous Citi Field crowd, flashing an announced attendance of 38,476, was mostly silenced after the sixth inning. Chasen Shreve allowed the Mariners to tie the game and Drew Smith later in the sixth gave up the lead, but it all started on the 114 mile per hour bullet of a home run off the bat of Julio Rodriguez. Shreve, for the second time in as many days, coughed up a game-tying dinger to Seattle before he exited, with a runner on first, for Drew Smith. But the right-hander also struggled.
Smith entered the Mariners series with a perfect ERA but a pair of suboptimal relief outings over the weekend spoiled that scoreless run. Smith allowed his first run of the season to score on Friday, in the team’s first loss to Seattle behind a terrific start from Max Scherzer, and his two-run shot to Cal Raleigh in the sixth inning on Sunday heightened his ERA to 1.20.
Disappointing results were the theme of the Mets pitching staff in the series finale, as four out of five used arms were tabbed for at least one earned run on Sunday. The Mets bullpen, featuring Shreve, Smith and Joely Rodriguez, combined for four earned runs. Colin Holderman, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse hours before Sunday’s first pitch, was the only Mets pitcher to avoid giving up a run.
“That’s a good team over there. I’m surprised by their record,” Brandon Nimmo said of the Mariners (16-19). “They fought us really well this weekend. … Unfortunate to lose the first series of the year but it was probably going to happen at some point. Now we got it out of the way, and now we can move forward.”
The Mets offense had impressed in the early innings, tacking on runs for Carrasco and answering back whenever Seattle scored. But after J.D. Davis and Nimmo both collected two-run triples in the fourth inning, the latter giving the Mets a one-run lead, the Amazin’s bats went cold all the way until the ninth inning.
Left-hander Robbie Ray, veteran right-hander Sergio Romo, former Met Paul Seawald and closer Drew Steckenrider combined to retire 14 consecutive Mets from the end of the fourth inning until one out in the ninth. Eduardo Escobar punched a ninth-inning triple to right field and Jeff McNeil plated him with an RBI single, but two outs away from their 13th loss of the season, the late rally fell short.
Nimmo trimmed their deficit to 8-7 with an RBI double, but Starling Marte followed by striking out and the Mariners opted to intentionally walk Francisco Lindor to face none other than Pete Alonso. The Mets slugger got the count to 3-2, but struck out on a half-swing against a Diego Castillo slider to wrap up the loss, despite the attempted late-game heroics.
“I was really excited because I love being put in those pressure situations,” Alonso said of his reaction when Lindor was intentionally walked. “I love that, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. (Castillo) executed. It stinks to end the game that way, especially on a pitch I was trying to hold up on, and it would’ve put us in a really good spot, but oh well. Gotta move on.”
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2022-05-15T23:19:07+00:00
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CHICAGO, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("Kingsway" or the "Company") today announced it has closed on the sale of the railyard it owns in Texas. TRT Leaseco, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company and direct owner of the railyard, completed the sale to BNSF Dayton LLC, who also assumed the mortgage. The total sales price was $215.2 million – consisting of $44.5 million cash and $170.7 million of mortgage assumption – netting proceeds of $21.4 million to Kingsway after taxes, fees and distribution to the minority shareholder.
John T. Fitzgerald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kingsway, commented, "The sale of the railyard is a major milestone in monetizing our legacy assets and simplifying our balance sheet. With this sale – along with the previously announced sale of Flower Portfolio – our notes payable and subordinated debt as of December 31, 2022 will be $183.2 million lower (or 70%) than it was as of September 30, 2022."
Net proceeds from the sale are expected to be used in furtherance of exercising Kingsway's options to repurchase its TruPs subordinated debt and other corporate purposes. Kingsway has options to repurchase $51.8 million fair value (or $75.5 million principal value) of its subordinated debt and $19.2 million of deferred interest (both as of September 30, 2022) for a total of $59.4 million. If Kingsway were to exercise its options in full, then – along with the railyard and Flower Portfolio sales – the remaining notes payable would be $16.4 million (value as of September 30, 2022), which is non-recourse to Kingsway, and the remaining subordinated debt, inclusive of deferred interest, would be $14.3 million (value as of September 30, 2022).
Kingsway is a holding company that owns or controls subsidiaries primarily in the extended warranty, business services, asset management and real estate industries. The common shares of Kingsway are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "KFS."
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This press release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. Words such as "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," "seeks" and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements; however, the absence of any such words does not mean that a statement is a not a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect Kingsway management's current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional information about Kingsway, including a copy of its Annual Reports can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at www.sedar.com, or through the Company's website at www.kingsway-financial.com
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SEÚL, Corea del Sur (AP) — Surcorea informa que suben a 146 los muertos durante estampida humana durante celebraciones de Halloween en Seúl.
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This Living Local segment is sponsored by Medical West
Medical West Hospital in Bessemer is encouraging everyone to have a primary care physician and to see that physician at least once a year.
“Most healthy people don’t go to the doctor like they should because they think there’s nothing wrong,” said Emily Worthy, who is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in Internal Medicine at Medical West. “They only go to the doctor with an acute health care concern that just happened.”
A primary care physician includes pediatricians, family medicine, and internal medicine doctors. Worthy sees adults and adolescents for their primary and chronic health care needs.
“Everyone needs a primary care physician, even if they are healthy, to help prevent and screen for chronic health conditions,” she added. “It’s easier to manage a patient’s acute care needs that come up.”
Worthy stressed a visit to a primary care physician can lead to prevention, which is key, because screening tests can detect whether the patient needs specialized care. She added that regular visits educate patients on how to stay healthy while lowering health care costs. And if the need arises, visits can make referrals to specialists easier.
“We can see the total picture before it becomes severe,” she said. “Then we can go ahead and put that patient with high blood pressure on medications to prevent them from having problems with their kidney function later on.”
For more information about choosing a primary care physician, visit medicalwesthospital.org.
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https://www.cbs42.com/cbs-42-living-local/medical-west-stresses-the-importance-of-having-a-primary-care-physician/
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students last fall is not expected to fight extradition at a hearing Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where he was captured at his parents home.
Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student and teaching assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, was taken into custody early Friday by state police in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Monroe County’s chief public defender, Jason LaBar, said his client is eager to be exonerated and plans to tell a judge in Pennsylvania that he will waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly taken to Idaho.
LaBar said his client should be presumed innocent and “not tried in the court of public opinion.”
Capt. Anthony Dahlinger, of the Moscow Police Department in Idaho, told The Associated Press on Saturday that authorities believe Kohberger was responsible for all four murders.
“We believe we’ve got our man,” he said, adding that investigators obtained samples of Kohberger’s DNA directly from him after he was arrested.
Kohberger’s relatives in Pennsylvania have expressed sympathy for the families of the victims but vowed to support him and promote “his presumption of innocence.”
His parents, Michael and Maryann, and his two older sisters, Amanda and Melissa, said in a statement released Sunday by his attorney that they “care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children. There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them.”
The family said that relatives will continue to let the legal process unfold, and that “as a family we will love and support our son and brother.” They say they have fully cooperated with law enforcement to try to “seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions.”
Latah County prosecutors in Idaho have said they believe Kohberger broke into the students’ home near the university campus intending to commit murder. Their bodies were found Nov. 13, several hours after investigators believe they died.
The students — Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington — were members of the university’s Greek system and close friends.
Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. Kernodle and Chapin were dating, and he had been visiting the house that night.
Latah County prosecutors have said the affidavit for four charges of first-degree murder will remain sealed until he is returned. He is also charged with felony burglary.
Investigators have asked for information about Kohberger from anyone who knows him, and Dahlinger said investigators got 400 calls to a tip line within the first hour of that request. He said they were “trying to build this picture now of him: Who he is, his history, how we got to this event, why this event occurred.”
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2023-01-03T12:33:55+00:00
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https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-suspect-in-idaho-slayings-not-expected-to-fight-extradition/
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Moreso than ever before, Tulsa became a destination town for music lovers in 2022. The Bob Dylan Center and refurbished Church Studio opened to the public in the first half of the year.
In the second half of 2022, Tulsa became perhaps more visible on television than ever before, thanks to the debut of the series “Tulsa King” and the second season of the critically adored series “Reservation Dogs” from co-creator Sterlin Harjo of Tulsa.
All of the above were included in our list of the area’s biggest arts and entertainment events in 2022. Which of these did you sample?
Bob Dylan Center debuts
Tulsa gained a new attraction with global appeal when the Bob Dylan Center opened in May.
Located a few steps away from a sister attraction, the Woody Guthrie Center, the Bob Dylan Center is the official home of the Bob Dylan Archives, a treasure trove of more than 100,000 objects accumulated by Dylan and others. The George Kaiser Family Foundation purchased the Bob Dylan Archives in 2016.
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In its first six months, the Bob Dylan Center has welcomed 23,000-plus visitors from all 50 states (plus Washington, D.C.) and 17 countries.
Among notable visitors: John Mulaney (comedian, actor), Chris Hillman (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers), Henry Rollins (Black Flag, Rollins Band), Bonnie Raitt (musician), Mavis Staples (musician), Elvis Costello (musician), Patti Smith (musician), George Saunders (Booker Prize-winning author), Penn Jillette (magician), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), John Doe (the band X) and Denise Crosby (actress).
Dylan performed at Tulsa Theater two weeks before the Bob Dylan Center opened. The Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys performed at Tulsa Theater after releasing a Guthrie-inspired acoustic album (“This Machine Still Kills Fascists”) in September. The album was recorded at Church Studio, which is next on this list.
Church Studio gets new life
On March 1, 1972, Tulsa-raised music superstar Leon Russell put his name on the deed for a church at 304 S. Trenton Avenue. The church was transformed into Church Studio, which became a hangout and workshop not only for artists in Russell’s Shelter Records stable but for musicians from all over the world.
On March 1, 2022, a grand opening period began for “new” Church Studio. Owner Teresa Knox spearheaded a major restoration of the historic venue. A statue of Russell greets visitors on the east side of Church Studio, now a go-to spot for musicians and music fans who visit Tulsa.
By November, Church Studio had welcomed 11,000 guests, including 4,000 who showed up during a hectic grand opening week.
Tulsa added a new performance site when Church Studio re-opened its doors. Church Studio has hosted intimate “legacy series” concerts featuring Bill Champlin, Kenny Loggins, George Thorogood, Taj Mahal, Jimmy Webb, Air Supply, John Ford Coley and others.
‘Reservation Dogs’ premiere
Many people love the television series “Reservation Dogs.” The New York Times called it the best thing on television in 2022. Writers from Variety and Rolling Stone ranked it as the year’s best TV series.
It’s accurate to say Oklahomans and Indigenous people especially dig “Reservation Dogs.” That was evident when a season two premiere of “Reservation Dogs” was celebrated in July at the Cove, the River Spirit Casino’s concert venue.
Fans crowded near a red carpet to catch glimpses of “Reservation Dogs” actors and creatives. Then they packed the Cove for a first taste of season two.
“This is dope,” writer Chad Charlie said, talking about the red carpet crowd. “I think it’s dope because it shows the amount of people that are proud and are proud to see themselves on television. I love it. I love to be able to be a part of something that is iconic for our own people and our own community. Our people just want to feel loved. Our people want to feel represented, and I feel like this show has been doing that. It is creating a certain amount of representation that everyone can be proud of.”
“Reservation Dogs,” shot primarily in Okmulgee, features an all-Indigenous cast and creative team, including Harjo, who was the featured speaker during a University of Tulsa Presidential Lecture Series event in October.
‘Tulsa King’ begins
Sylvester Stallone is starring in a television series for the first time, and “Tulsa King” is set in Tulsa.
Filming began locally for “Tulsa King” in March. Stallone attracted the attention of onlookers and photographers when scenes were shot at Tulsa International Airport as well as Center of the Universe and other downtown Tulsa locations.
The premise of the series? Stallone is Dwight “The General” Manfredi, a New York mafia capo who becomes a free man after a 25-year prison stay. Manfredi expects to be rewarded for his loyalty (read: silence) and is surprised to learn that reward is a directive to start anew in an Oklahoma town where he has no connections.
Season one of “Tulsa King” was shot primarily in Oklahoma City. The series debuted in November and has already gained a thumbs-up for a second season.
“Tulsa King” comes courtesy of “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan.
BOK Center roars back
For the first time since 2019, BOK Center hosted a full year’s slate of shows in 2022. The concert calendars in 2020 and 2021 were abbreviated due to the pandemic.
The return to normalcy included the busiest two weeks in BOK Center history. Between Thursday, March 16 and Saturday, March 26, the venue hosted 10 events in 13 days, including sold-out concerts featuring Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg/Ice Cube (an initial show sold out so quickly that a second show was added).
The Eagles, the first group ever to play at BOK Center, made a return appearance in May. Carrie Underwood revisited her home state for a concert on Halloween.
Among other BOK Center performers in 2022: Jeff Dunham, Tool, Eric Church, Slipknot, Megadeth, Brooks & Dunn, Jack White, Nelly, Machine Gun Kelly, Jason Aldean, One Republic, Poison, Bill Burr, Michael Buble, Iron Maiden, the Scorpions, Thomas Rhett, Post Malone, Rod Wave and Cody Johnson.
Heads up: Bruce Springsteen is coming in 2023.
Turnpike Troubadours reunion embraced
The Turnpike Troubadours had been on indefinite hiatus before returning to the touring world with two shows at Cain’s Ballroom in April. The embrace that followed was more like a group hug — a really big group hug.
Cain’s Ballroom had more than 70,000 users log in to pursue Turnpike Troubadours tickets. Asked if the shows sold out immediately, Chad Rodgers of Cain’s responded with this: “Quicker than immediately.”
Ticket sites crashed when fans tried to snare tickets for Turnpike Troubadours shows at other venues.
On Nov. 11, the Turnpike Troubadours were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame with Wade Hayes and Jim Paul Blair (posthumously) at the Muskogee Civic Center.
Festival lineup grows
All your favorite music festivals were in full bloom in 2022. Calf Fry. Woodyfest. Rocklahoma. Born & Raised.
And a newcomer joined the festival roster.
Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton headlined Troy Aikman’s Highway to Henryetta festival in June at Henryetta’s Nichols Park. Proceeds were earmarked for educational and community initiatives in Aikman’s hometown.
Rocklahoma, formerly a Memorial Day weekend event, was held on Labor Day weekend for the second consecutive year.
Frida Kahlo debuts
Big news arrived in the arts world when Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s paintings were shown for the first time in Tulsa.
“Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera & Mexican Modernism” opened July 6 at the Philbrook Museum of Art on what would have been Kahlo’s 115th birthday. The exhibit included seven of Kahlo’s self-portraits, including “Diego on my Mind” from 1943.
On display were works by Kahlo’s husband, Diego Rivera, and some of their contemporaries. In addition to paintings, the exhibit included drawings, prints, clothing and more than 100 photographs.
Do it for Johnny, again
Actor Ralph Macchio will forever have a link to Tulsa because he played greaser Johnny Cade in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders,” which was shot in Tulsa in 1982.
Forty years later, in October 2022, Macchio returned to Tulsa for a stop on his book tour and was joined by “The Outsiders” author S.E. Hinton for an event at her alma mater, Will Rogers High School.
Presented by Magic City Books, Macchio’s return attracted a sold-out crowd. His memoir is titled “Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me.”
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2022-12-14T05:55:57+00:00
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tulsaworld.com
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UVALDE, Texas — Distraught families gathered at a local civic center and turned to social media to mourn and to make desperate pleas for help finding missing children as the death toll in a gruesome school shooting at a Texas elementary school rose to at least 19 students and two teachers.
By nightfall, names of those killed during Tuesday’s attack at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde began to emerge. One man at the civic center walked away sobbing into his phone “she is gone.” On the backside of the building, a woman stood by herself, alternately crying and yelling into her phone, shaking her fist and stamping her feet.
Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez told CNN on Wednesday morning that all the dead were in the same fourth-grade classroom, where the shooter barricaded himself and opened fire on the children and teachers.
Manny Renfro said he got word Tuesday that his grandson, 8-year-old Uziyah Garcia, was among those killed.
“The sweetest little boy that I’ve ever known,” Renfro said. “I’m not just saying that because he was my grandkid.”
Renfro said Uziyah last visited him in San Angelo during spring break.
“We started throwing the football together and I was teaching him pass patterns. Such a fast little boy and he could catch a ball so good,” Renfro said. “There were certain plays that I would call that he would remember and he would do it exactly like we practiced.”
Fourth-grade teacher Eva Mireles, 44, was remembered as a loving mother and wife.
“She was adventurous. I would definitely say those wonderful things about her. She is definitely going to be very missed,” said 34-year-old relative Amber Ybarra, of San Antonio.
Ybarra prepared to give blood for the wounded and pondered how no one noticed trouble with the shooter in time to stop him.
“To me, it’s more about raising mental health awareness,” said Ybarra, a wellness coach who attended the elementary school where the shooting happened. “Someone could possibly have seen a dramatic change before something like this happened.”
Lisa Garza, 54, of Arlington, Texas, mourned the death of her cousin, Xavier Javier Lopez, who had been eagerly awaiting a summer of swimming.
“He was just a loving 10-year-old little boy, just enjoying life, not knowing that this tragedy was going to happen today,” she said. “He was very bubbly, loved to dance with his brothers, his mom. This has just taken a toll on all of us.”
She also lamented what she described as lax gun laws.
“We should have more restrictions, especially if these kids are not in their right state of mind and all they want to do is just hurt people, especially innocent children going to the schools,” Garza said.
On social media, pictures of smiling children were posted, their families begging for information. Classes had been winding down for the year and each school day had a theme. Tuesday’s was Footloose and Fancy. Students were supposed to wear a nice outfit with fun or fancy shoes.
Adolfo Cruz, a 69-year-old air conditioning repairman, remained outside the school Tuesday night, waiting for word about his 10-year-old great-granddaughter, Eliajha Cruz Torres, whose whereabouts remained unknown to family.
Cruz drove to the scene after receiving a tearful and terrifying call from his daughter shortly after the first reports that an 18-year-old gunman had opened fire at the school. While he waited outside the school Tuesday night, his family was at the hospital and civic center waiting for any potential word on her condition.
Çruz called the waiting the heaviest moment of his life.
“I hope she is alive,” Cruz said. “They are waiting for an update.”
Federico Torres waited for news about his 10-year-old son Rogelio. He told KHOU-TV that he was at work when he learned about the shooting and rushed to the school.
“They sent us to the hospital, to the civic center, to the hospital and here again, nothing, not even in San Antonio,” Torres said. “They don’t tell us anything, only a photo, wait, hope that everything is well.”
Torres said he was praying that “my son is found safe … Please if you know anything, let us know.”
Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, which is located across the street from Robb Elementary School, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening that it would be assisting families of the shooting victims with no cost for funerals.
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Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas. Jamie Stengle contributed from Dallas.
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2022-05-25T12:59:54+00:00
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abqjournal.com
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A man who was wanted for a murder in Ohio was arrested in Oklahoma City.
In 2010, officers with the Cincinnati Police Department began investigating the murder of Richard Jones, whose body was found on the grounds of the Hartwell Country Club.
In June of 2011, Ohio authorities charged Charles Turk with murder in connection to Jones’ death.
The U.S. Marshals say they have been searching for Turk for years and he was finally arrested in Oklahoma City.
Investigators say Turk was arrested at the Coyote Ugly Bar in Oklahoma City, where he worked as security.
Turk will be held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center until he is extradited to Hamilton County.
“The men and women of the United States Marshals Service and our law enforcement partners in Southern Ohio will continue to track down those accused of violent crimes until they are brought to justice, regardless of how long they have been hiding, or where they have fled to,” said Michael D. Black, United States Marshals, Southern District of Ohio.
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2023-06-12T13:27:41+00:00
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kfor.com
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https://kfor.com/news/local/ohio-fugitive-wanted-for-murder-arrested-in-oklahoma-city/
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Nebraska have identified the six young people killed in a car crash that was first reported when a passenger's cellphone automatically alerted dispatchers.
The Honda Accord hit a tree in a residential neighborhood in Lincoln early Sunday, investigators said.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports the driver was 26-year-old Jonathan Kurth, of Lincoln.
Four passengers died at the scene: Octavias Farr, age 21; Jonathan Koch, age 22; Nicholas Bisesi, age 22; and Benjamin Lenagh, age 23. A fifth passenger, Cassie Brenner, age 24, died later at a hospital.
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All of the dead were residents of Lincoln except Lenagh, who was from Omaha.
Police are still investigating the cause of the early Sunday crash, but they say it was reported by an iPhone that detected the impact and called responders automatically when the phone’s owner didn’t respond.
Investigators don't know how fast the car was traveling when it left the road, but say it was clearly speeding when it hit a mailbox then crashed into a large tree. The posted speed limit on the street is 25 mph.
Kurth and Farr were in the front seats and were wearing seat belts when the crash occurred, police said. The others were in the back seat and not wearing seat belts, investigators said.
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2022-10-04T18:35:15+00:00
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wcfcourier.com
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https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/authorities-id-6-killed-in-southeastern-nebraska-crash/article_d96042de-3a21-5126-85cc-d36ab13c03a3.html
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Red Boost is a nutritional formula that supports increased blood flow to the penis and penile chambers. Better blood flow means you stand to benefit from more substantial and longer-lasting erections.
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2023-02-01T21:28:39+00:00
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tmj4.com
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy got flushed out of the pocket, spun back the other direction and found a wide-open Elijah Mitchell for the score that put San Francisco in control for good.
Purdy answered another test and delivered another sterling performance in a remarkable rookie season that began as the final pick in the NFL draft.
Purdy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his playoff debut, leading the 49ers to a 41-23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in a wild-card game on Saturday.
“Once the game started, it was just 11 on 11, I have to do my job, get it to the guys in space and go from there,” Purdy said. “We didn’t make it more than what it was. … It wasn’t, ‘Oh my gosh it’s the playoffs and we got to get all tense.’ We just have to play our game.”
Purdy picked up where he left off in the regular season for the 49ers (14-4) and showed few signs of playoff jitters by winning his sixth straight start since replacing an injured Jimmy Garoppolo early in a Week 13 win over Miami.
The Niners advanced to the divisional round where they will host either Minnesota, Tampa Bay or Dallas next weekend.
Purdy connected on a 3-yard pass to Christian McCaffrey in the first quarter, converted a 1-yard sneak in the third quarter and a 7-yard TD pass to Mitchell early in the fourth to make it 31-17.
The Niners broke it open when Deebo Samuel took a short pass from Purdy and raced in for a 74-yard score with help from a downfield block by Brandon Aiyuk.
Purdy threw for 332 yards — the second most ever for a rookie in the playoffs to Russell Wilson’s 385 in a loss to Atlanta 10 years ago — and he became the first rookie QB ever to account for four TDs in a playoff game.
Purdy has lived up to the confidence his coaches and teammates have shown in him ever since he took over.
“I felt that way from the beginning once he got in that game against Miami,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “We didn’t have the luxury to sit there and worry about stuff the way the game was going. We just had to win the game and he’s done a hell of a job. He’s done it every time since. I have a lot of confidence in him.”
The Seahawks (9-9) kept it close for most of three quarters before a strip sack by Charles Omenihu late in the third quarter spoiled a red zone drive.
Purdy then hit Jauan Jennings on a 33-yard pass to set up the TD pass to Mitchell that broke the game open. Purdy tied an NFL record for rookies set by Justin Herbert with his seventh straight game with multiple TD passes.
“He has showed us over and over again who he is and the type of player he is,” linebacker Fred Warner said. “So I’m not surprised.”
San Francisco piled on from there.
The loss brought a disappointing end to a surprising season for the Seahawks, who got into the playoffs on the final weekend in their first season after trading away Wilson.
Geno Smith stepped in admirably, throwing 30 TD passes in the regular season and keeping it close for a while in the playoff game thanks to a 50-yard TD pass to DK Metcalf in the first half.
Smith finished 25 for 35 for 253 yards, two TDs and one interception.
“I’m not at all satisfied,” Smith said. “I don’t feel good about what happened today. I feel like we we could have kept going. So for me, man, I just got to be better and I take this one personally.”
The Niners raced out to a 10-0 lead after two possessions getting a field goal on the opening drive and then a 3-yard pass from Purdy to McCaffrey following McCaffrey’s 68-yard run on the second possession.
But Seattle battled back with a 14-play drive capped by Kenneth Walker’s 7-yard run and the deep pass to Metcalf.
MOTIVATION
The Niners responded after Seattle safety Johnathan Abram grabbed and twisted Samuel’s previously injured left ankle on a tackle early in the second half. Samuel stayed down to get his temper under control as his teammates rallied to his side.
The play angered the Niners, who responded by scoring the next 25 points to take control.
“At the end of the day, that turned our team up a notch and as you can see we went out there and made plays,” Samuel said.
BONEHEAD PLAY
The Seahawks took a 17-16 lead into the half thanks to a bonehead play by Niners safety Jimmie Ward. Smith scrambled 9 yards to his own 47 with 1 second left in the half, but Ward hit him late after he started sliding.
The 15-yard penalty moved the ball to the San Francisco 38 and Jason Myers made a 56-yard field goal to make it 17-16 at the half.
Seattle became the third team since the start of the 2000 postseason to lead at the half in a playoff game after trailing by at least 10 at the end of the first quarter.
INJURIES
Seahawks: LB Darrell Taylor (neck stinger) left the game in the first half.
49ers: DE Samson Ebukam (ankle) left in the second half, but probably could have returned if the game had been closer.
UP NEXT
Seahawks: The offseason.
49ers: The divisional round against Minnesota, Tampa Bay or Dallas.
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2023-01-15T05:15:39+00:00
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myfox8.com
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https://myfox8.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-purdys-4-tds-lead-49ers-past-seahawks-41-23-in-playoffs/
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Surgical Care Coalition urges Congress to address systemic challenges to stop the annual reductions that harm patient care
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2023 (CY2023) released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) once again jeopardizes seniors' access to critical treatments and procedures, according to the Surgical Care Coalition.
CMS is proposing to cut the Medicare conversion factor—the basic starting point for calculating Medicare payments—by 4.42% for CY2023. As surgical care faces another round of proposed cuts, it's clear that these cuts on top of the sequester cuts threaten patient care and are unsustainable for the long term. Congress must take action to stop another round of cuts, while also stabilizing the system, to protect patients and the care they need.
Surgical leaders across specialties are concerned about the cuts:
"Year after year, CMS proposes cuts which put access to critical procedures at risk for millions of patients—often the very patients who are most in need of care," said Patricia Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, American College of Surgeons Executive Director. "Today's proposed rule underscores the continued disinvestment in patient care, and the Surgical Care Coalition urges Congress to immediately stop these cuts to protect patients and work toward finding a long-term solution that promotes quality care and investment."
"Once again, we are facing another year of devastating cuts to a Medicare system that is already ill-equipped to meet the needs of millions of Americans," said John Ratliff, MD, American Association of Neurological Surgeon/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Washington Committee Chair. "The Surgical Care Coalition stands ready to urge Congress to not only stabilize payment levels in the short-term but also transform the system into one that is stable and reliable in the long-term."
"The current Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is broken. It fails to incentivize collaboration and pits doctor against doctor every year," said Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, Chair of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Council on Health Policy and Relationships. "It's crucial that Congress work to address these cuts and create a more sustainable payment system. Failure to do so presents a serious risk to patients during a time of declining access to surgical care and rising prices for services and treatments."
"The cost of running a medical practice has increased 39% in the past twenty years. When adjusted for inflation, the impact is a decline in value of Medicare physician payments of 28%," said George Williams, MD, American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Secretary for Advocacy. "On top of jeopardizing patients' access to care, the proposed cuts further exacerbate the difficult operating environment surgical practices already face and the people that are affected most are our patients."
"The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule fails to support patients in need of life saving surgeries that remove and substantially reduce the risk of breast cancer," said Nathalie Johnson, MD, FACS, American Society of Breast Surgeons President. "As rates of breast cancer unfortunately continue to steadily rise and impact more women every year, further cuts will reduce surgeons' ability to provide patients with the care they need."
"Annual cuts to reimbursement for surgical care imperils access for seniors to medically necessary and sight-saving and sight-restoring therapies," said Doug Rhee, MD, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery President. "2.3 million Americans last year alone depended on Medicare to receive cataract surgery. Unfortunately, CMS's proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 poses an even greater risk than in years past to patient access to these and other life-altering interventions."
"The past two years have demonstrated that patients need a more durable health care system that ensures they have access to the care they need, when they need it," said Christopher Reeder, DO, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons President. "CMS's proposed policies are emblematic of the need for long-term reform to the broader Medicare payments system.
"Anesthesiologists, who play a critical and unique role on surgical teams, are facing an unacceptable cut under the proposed fee schedule," said Randall M. Clark, MD, FASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) President. "The need for a more sustainable payments system has never been more evident, and ASA is ready to fight alongside the Surgical Care Coalition to prevent these cuts from taking effect."
About the Surgical Care Coalition
The Surgical Care Coalition advocates for access to quality surgical care for all Americans. The Surgical Care Coalition is comprised of 14 surgical professional associations that proudly represent the more than 180,000 surgeons working across the country with a common goal of improving the quality of care, and quality of life, for all patients.
Members of the Surgical Care Coalition
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- The American Society of Breast Surgeons
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
CONTACT: media@surgicalcare.org
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2022-07-07T22:39:01+00:00
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uppermichiganssource.com
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https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/prnewswire/2022/07/07/patient-care-under-continued-threat-proposed-medicare-physician-fee-schedule/
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Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, a case that was chronicled in the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.”
Emily Witty, a spokeswoman for the city of Baltimore’s state’s attorney’s office, said in an email that her office had dropped its case against Syed and would release further details about its decision later Tuesday.
Laura Nirider, a co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law who accompanied Syed when he walked out of prison last month, earlier tweeted: “Breaking news: After the latest round of DNA testing generated results that, like previous rounds of testing, excluded Adnan Syed, he has now been formally exonerated!”
A Baltimore judge last month overturned Syed’s murder conviction and ordered him released from prison, where the 41-year-old had spent more than two decades. Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn also gave prosecutors 30 days in which to decide whether to retry Syed or drop the charges.
Phinn ruled that the state had violated its legal obligation to share evidence that could have bolstered Syed’s defense. After his release, Syed was placed on home detention with GPS location monitoring.
Lee’s family had asked Maryland’s intermediate appellate court to halt the case. Attorney Steve Kelly said Lee’s family is not challenging Syed’s release, but instead wanted the judge to hold another hearing that the family can attend in-person and address the court — Lee’s brother Young Lee appeared via videoconference on short notice during the previous hearing. The attorney did not have an immediate comment Tuesday.
Last week, state Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office filed court papers supporting the appeal by Lee’s family.
Syed has maintained his innocence for decades and captured the attention of millions in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on the case and raised doubts about some of the evidence, including cellphone tower data.
Prosecutors have previously said that a reinvestigation of the case revealed evidence regarding the possible involvement of two alternate suspects. The two suspects may have been involved individually or together, the state’s attorney’s office said.
One of the suspects had threatened Lee, saying “he would make her (Ms. Lee) disappear. He would kill her,” according to a court filing.
The suspects were known persons at the time of the original investigation and were not properly ruled out nor disclosed to the defense, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors also said new information revealed that one of the suspects was convicted of attacking a woman in her vehicle, and that one of the suspects was convicted of engaging in serial rape and sexual assault.
Prosecutors also noted unreliable cellphone data used during Syed’s court case to corroborate his whereabouts on the day of the crime. The notice on the records specifically advised that the billing locations for incoming calls “would not be considered reliable information for location.”
Syed served more than 20 years in prison for the strangling of Lee, who was 18 at the time. Her body was found weeks later buried in a Baltimore park.
More than a decade later, the popular “Serial” podcast revealed little-known evidence and attracted millions of listeners, shattering podcast-streaming and downloading records.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2022-10-11T15:46:54+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/2022/10/11/prosecutors-drop-charges-against-adnan-syed-serial-case/
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OXFORD, Miss. (AP)Tolu Smith scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Cameron Matthews also scored 17 points and Mississippi State beat Mississippi 69-61 in an offensive scrum in overtime on Saturday.
Dashawn Davis scored 12 points and D.J. Jeffries scored 10 for Mississippi State (18-9, 6-8 SEC) which overcame 19 turnovers shooting 18 for 21 from the foul line.
Jaemyn Brakefield scored 20 points for Ole Miss (10-17, 2-12), Matthew Murrell scored 15 points though struggled shooting 4 for 17 and Myles Burns scored 10 with a career-high seven steals. Burns’ defensive effort was the second-highest steals total in program history. Five other former players equaled the feat. Gerald Glass (1988) and Eric Laird (1983) share the record with eight.
The Bulldogs shot 16.7% (3 for 18) from 3-point range while Ole Miss shot 13.6% (3 for 22) from deep. The long ball was so hard to come by that Jeffries inadvertently ricocheted one in off the corner of the backboard with the shot clock expiring with 3:25 left in overtime for a 61-56 Bulldogs lead.
Mississippi State made all four shot attempts and all four foul shots in the extra session and never trailed in overtime.
Smith made a layup with 29 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 56-all for Mississippi State. Eric Reed Jr. came up with a block on Murrell who lost his footing on his jump-shot attempt trying for the win.
Mississippi plays at Missouri on Tuesday. Ole Miss travels to play Auburn on Wednesday.
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2023-02-19T20:36:20+00:00
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siouxlandproud.com
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https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ncaa-basketball/mississippi-st-seizes-control-in-ot-to-sink-ole-miss-69-61/
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Highmark Stadium used to be a much louder place.
This is not a slight to the current iteration of Bills Mafia, whose game-day escapades now rival any Starter jacket-draped lunacy that regularly took place inside then-Rich Stadium in the late 1980s and early '90s. It’s just a pure decibel-based statement, informed by the sweltering summer nights when now-Highmark hosted screaming Fender licks that melted faces, raised Zippos and rattled windows on neighboring (and distant) streets.
Two prime examples came in 1988 and 1992. For the first, the hirsute Monsters of Rock tour brought the debaucherous likes of Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Metallica for a June date in the Southtowns. For the second, Metallica returned on a July night with Faith No More and Guns n’ Roses, operating at the peak of their powers. Buy any Ronnie James Dio enthusiast from that era a cold Labatt Ice, and they will regale you with tales of those shows – and how many days it took for their hearing to recover.
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But listening to foggy recollections from your rocking elders is one thing. Reliving the amplified ethos of the past – if only for two precious evenings – is another.
That’s the opportunity facing those ready to endure back-to-back nights of hair-sprayed, head-banging nostalgia headed to Orchard Park. On Aug. 10, the quadruple bill of Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts hits the Highmark stage for one last tour (maybe) through their collective string of rock standards and strip club favorites. On Aug. 11, it’s Metallica’s turn, back to add another thunderous Queen City set to its ongoing tally, and towing along Zeppelin/Who devotees Greta Van Fleet and opener Ice Nine Kills.
Over 48 hours, Abbott Road will be turned up to 11 – while turning the clock back a few decades. Here’s a primer for those attending each or both shows.
Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Aug. 10. Gates open at 3:30; show starts at 4:30 p.m.
Drug overdoses and substance abuse struggles. Car wrecks and sex scandals. Band infighting, failed albums and multiple seasons of “Rock of Love.” These bands have been through a lot – so it’s no surprise that even a global pandemic couldn’t stop this show from happening.
Postponed in 2020 and 2021, the tour reawakened this year, and has brought a litany of 1980s rock and hair-metal favorites back to the masses. Yes, this is a nostalgia tour, meant to whisk concertgoers back to a magical time of arched bangs, stonewashed jeans and shouting to have sugar poured on themselves (in the name of love). But for it to work, the bands still must be able to perform – and for the most part, they can.
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Despite promises on multiple farewell tours, the original lineup of Mötley Crüe is still going, now reinvigorated by its exposure to a new generation through Hulu and Netflix productions. Def Leppard remains the most continuously prolific on the lineup, with this year’s full-length release of “Diamond Star Halos” the latest example. Poison’s Brett Michaels was hospitalized in late June before the band’s set in Nashville, but the 59-year-old frontman has since refastened his bandana to deliver time-tested ballads; and Joan Jett’s rock 'n’ roll growl is still in fist-pumping shape nearly 50 years after debuting with the Runaways.
Preshow prep plan: Dust off your vintage cassettes of each act’s masterworks; get lost on YouTube with videos you used to record off MTV; and carve through the salacious details of Mötley Crüe’s autobiography, “The Dirt.”
Past shows to discuss with friends: All four acts delivered memorable sets inside the Aud throughout the 1980s and '90s, with standouts including Leppard’s “Hysteria” date in 1988, the Crüe’s “Dr. Feelgood” tour stop in '89, and Poison’s headlining set in '91.
Singalongs to plan for: Fans can almost certainly expect to hear “Kickstart My Heart” by Mötley Crüe, “Photograph” by Def Leppard, “Unskinny Bop” by Poison and “I Love Rock n’ Roll” by Joan Jett.
Singalongs to hope for: Outside the mandatory numbers, nice surprises would include "Ten Seconds to Love” by Crüe, “You Got Me Runnin’ ” by Leppard, “I Want Action” by Poison and Jett’s cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Light of Day.”
Metallica with Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills
Aug. 11. Gates open at 5 p.m., show starts at 6.
Times change. Styles change. Haircuts change. But in more than 40 years of Metallica mayhem, only one of these adjustments (see: hair) has had any major impact on the band and its devoted fandom.
It still plays a thunderous, Flying V-brand of rock, carried on by guitarists James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo, who joined the band in 2003. They have recorded plenty of new music since their salad days of the 1980s and '90s, with 2016’s “Hardwired … To Self-Destruct” their last studio release; and they are still a major draw for generations X through Z, as evidenced by their celebrated July 28 appearance at this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago.
So as they tour with popular classic rock devotees Greta Van Fleet and Boston’s incendiary Ice Nine Kills, where does this leave the 2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees in the realm of the nostalgia circuit? Comfortably outside of it – even if thousands of fans will descend on Highmark Stadium to hear frenetic guitar solos first unleashed during the Reagan administration. Though time-stamped, Metallica’s brand of sonic thrill and emotive thrust will always be timeless to those looking to ride the lightning – or find themselves amid the darkness.
Preshow prep plan: Make sure your black T-shirt, black jeans and black boots/sneakers are clean; do a series of neck-strengthening exercises; then cue up “One,” press play and have at it.
Past shows to discuss with friends: The aforementioned Rich Stadium appearances (which featured a wild “Enter Sandman” for the second encore in '92); a '97 stop at then-Marine Midland Arena; and an early appearance in '83 inside South Buffalo’s fabled Skyroom.
Air guitar to plan for: There will be a plethora to carve through, but limber up for set-list standards like “Master of Puppets,” “Sad But True” and “Seek & Destroy.”
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2022-08-04T13:24:10+00:00
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buffalonews.com
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https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/music/time-to-prep-for-2-days-of-hell-raising-and-hair-spraying-rock-at-highmark/article_775a0f16-1267-11ed-aae1-e3d3e078a30a.html
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Teen dies after horse falls on her head during equestrian competition in Florida
By Sara Smart and Rebekah Riess, CNN
A 15-year-old equestrian was killed during a competition in Florida after her horse fell on her head, officials say.
The accident happened as Hannah Serfass was riding her 12-year-old horse in a hunter/jumper event Sunday at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a report.
The horse, a Holsteiner gelding named Quaxx, suffered a “rotational fall,” the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) said in a news release.
“The rider was about halfway through the course and had just made the # 6 jump. The horse landed the jump successfully and took 2 or 3 steps/gallops towards the next hurdle and for unknown reasons planted its left front hoof which caused the horse to lean down significantly towards its left front hoof,” the sheriff’s office report said.
Serfass and the horse then began falling in the same direction, with the horse “falling over and onto the rider’s head on the ground,” the report said.
An EMT responded immediately and Serfass was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead, the USEF release said. The horse was uninjured.
Serfass “was a very talented up-and-coming young rider” from Webster, Florida, the USEF said. “She was known for her passion for horses, her natural ability, and her work ethic.”
“She showed nothing but dedication and love to this sport,” a verified GoFundMe memorial page said of Serfass.
“We send our sincere condolences to the family, trainer, friends, & the whole equestrian community. We are all heartbroken,” Fox Lea Farm said in a statement on Facebook.
The USEF will be reviewing the accident “to learn what we can do to minimize risk and increase safety in equestrian sport,” it said in its release.
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2023-05-03T17:23:12+00:00
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https://keyt.com/news/2023/05/03/teen-dies-after-horse-falls-on-her-head-during-equestrian-competition-in-florida/
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have hired a Utah company to appraise federal lands in Idaho to determine how much money lawmakers say the federal government should be paying the state if the lands were privately owned and subject to property taxes.
Republican Sen. Steve Vick and Republican Rep. Sage Dixon, co-chairmen of the Legislature’s Committee on Federalism, signed the $250,000 deal with Aeon AI last month. The Federalism Committee deals with state sovereignty issues.
Idaho is about 63% federal public land, but local governments can’t collect property tax on that land. A federal program called PILT, or payment in lieu of taxes, aims to offset the loss of those taxes.
Some Idaho lawmakers say the state should get more than it has historically received, and results from the Aeon AI appraisal could bolster that argument.
U.S. lawmakers in both parties have at times taken issue with the PILT program and its payments, particularly Western states such as Idaho containing significant federal lands.
The payments are made annually by the Interior Department and its agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management. The payments also cover federal lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies.
Idaho received $34.5 million last year. This year's payment hasn't been finalized.
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2022-06-09T19:02:03+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Idaho-lawmakers-hire-firm-to-appraise-federal-17230835.php
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It’s time for a shift from the depressing subject of government in Illinois to the nearly-as-depressing subject of baseball in St. Louis.
Here are the distressing facts: The Cardinals’ ship be sinking. They’re in last place in their weak division with a 32-45 record. They have the third-worst record in the National League.
Since this is a sports story, here are couple of feed-good clichés to give fans unrealistic hope. It’s a long season, and, as history has shown, anything can happen.
It’s not over until teams are mathematically eliminated, as Yogi Berra said before sportswriters decided “It ain’t over till it’s over” sounded more Yogi-ish.
Still, the evidence indicates this is the summer of Cardinal fans’ discontent.
What happened? Miscalculation of talent on a grand scale.
What’s necessary to turn the team around? Better hitting, vastly improved starting and relief pitching, better defense and smarter play. In other words, everything.
What are the odds of a turnaround?
The Cardinals had a 2.8 percent chance of making the playoffs on Sept. 7, 2021, according to FansGraphs. Thanks to a 17-game September winning streak, they made it, losing to the Dodgers (106-56) in a one-game playoff.
Fans would get better odds playing those extortionist video-gambling machines.
Cardinal players either have underperformed or were overrated, and there’s nothing new about either.
The San Diego Padres (37-41) and New York Mets (35-42) both spent a fortune on talent over the offseason, and were accorded front-runner status for the playoffs. So far, they’re flops.
The long history of free agency in baseball shows buying a pennant isn’t as easy as it sounds. Late team owners Ray Kroc (Padres) and Gene Autry (Angels) could have written books about it.
This year, it’s great players on other teams (Tampa Bay, 54-27; Baltimore, 47-29; Arizona, 47-32; and Texas, 47-30) who are exciting their fans.
What’s a Cardinals fan to do?
The usual grumbling is justified. Skeptics warned the Cardinals’ mostly stand-pat approach to personnel was risky.
Fire manager Ollie Marmol, the same guy who took them to the playoffs last year? That would satisfy fan bloodlust and could theoretically light a fire under the team.
The Phillies won the National League pennant in 2022 (sweeping the Cardinals in their best-of-three wild card series along the way) after firing manager Joe Girardi on June 3 of that year, replacing him with assistant coach Rob Thomson. The Phillies were 21-29 when Girardi was fired.
But that’s a desperation move that rarely works. Players, not managers, win games.
That leaves acquiescence, unfamiliar territory for disbelieving and angry Cardinal fans.
The Cardinals’ 2022 season was a great one, what with Paul Goldschmidt’s MVP season, Albert Pujols’ record-setting home runs, Nolan Arenado’s heroics and Yadier Molina’s sendoff after a fabulous career.
But all glory is fleeting. That’s why last year’s thrills quickly faded in the face of this year’s failures.
Miracles do happen, and it unfortunately will take one to turn the season around. Either that or Cardinals fans will have embrace the perennial Cubs pledge: “Wait till next year.”
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2023-06-27T09:40:06+00:00
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news-gazette.com
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https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-cardinals-fans-feeling-pain-of-teams-pathetic-start/article_96b9d0c5-cbf7-5b56-8e9b-0bdc1b46266a.html
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TEANECK, N.J. (AP) _ Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $563 million.
On a per-share basis, the Teaneck, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of $1.07. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.08 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.04 per share.
The information technology consulting and outsourcing firm posted revenue of $4.83 billion in the period, meeting Street forecasts.
For the current quarter ending in July, Cognizant said it expects revenue in the range of $4.9 billion to $4.94 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $5.02 billion.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.45 to $4.55 per share, with revenue ranging from $19.8 billion to $20.2 billion.
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2022-05-04T21:47:35+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Cognizant-Q1-Earnings-Snapshot-17148161.php
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Southeastern opens its doors to prospective students
DURANT, Okla. (KXII) -Southeastern Oklahoma State University hosted its annual SE Live.
Student body president, Madison Hunt said, “I mean y’all can see it, it’s a really good atmosphere.”
Savage Storm opened it’s campus for prospective students, “they have an opportunity to come tour campus, find out more about their admissions process, scholarships, financial aid,” said Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management, Shelly Key.
Plus, this event gives students a glimpse into life at Southeastern.
“We have our organizations that are doing a resource fair and there’s free lunch on the lawn,” Key said.
Students could even choose academic lectures geared towards their interests.
“We just want students to come out, start thinking about college early,” Key added.
Wednesday, Southeastern saw nearly three hundred potential students from both sides of the Red River.
“It’s a little larger than last year, so we’re certainly happy about that. I think the weather has something to do with it,” Key said.
Madison Hunt knows the impact SE Live can have on these students.
“SE Live was the day that I really got my start at Southeastern because I came when I was an incoming student and it meant the world to me,” Hunt said.
And Hunt hopes the students take away one thing, “I want them to get a sense of community from Southeastern.”
Key added, “We host this event every year with the same hope, that students find the right fit for them, we hope that at the end of the day, it’s Southeastern.”
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2022-10-06T00:21:18+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/2022/10/05/southeastern-opens-its-doors-prospective-students/
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Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa has concussion; no timeline for return
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion when he hit his head against the turf and underwent additional testing Friday.
Tagovailoa had a headache Thursday night and Friday morning, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. The team was waiting still for results from the MRI, which McDaniel said was done out of “extra precaution” on top of the CT scans and X-rays taken the night before.
McDaniel said he had no timetable on when Tagovailoa might be able to return.
“I’m not even really thinking about timetables or anything regarding him as a player right now,” McDaniel said. “It’s all about Tua the person.”
Tagovailoa was sacked by Bengals defensive tackle Josh Topou late in the first half Thursday. On the play, he spun awkwardly and was thrown to the turf. While on the ground, Tagovailoa appeared to display the fencing response, with his fingers frozen in front of his face.
He remained down for more than seven minutes before being loaded onto a backboard and stretchered off the field. He was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center for evaluation.
The Dolphins later said he was conscious and had movement in all of his extremities. He was discharged Thursday night and flew back to Miami with the team.
McDaniel said Tagovailoa was interacting with teammates on the flight home. He sat next to McDaniel and talked to him about the game.
“His personality was normal Tua,” McDaniel added.
It was unclear what is next for Tagovailoa, whose breakout season has been interrupted by a scary injury two weeks after he threw a career-high six touchdowns in Week 2 against Baltimore.
It is another obstacle in what has been an up-and-down NFL career for the former Alabama quarterback.
The Dolphins, amid a rebuild in 2020, drafted Tagovailoa No. 1 overall to be a franchise-altering piece following a college career that included a 2018 national championship.
But when that didn’t happen as quickly as Miami anticipated, questions arose on whether to stick with the young quarterback or go in another direction.
Tagovailoa seemed to be answering those questions through the first three weeks of the season, efficiently utilizing the weapons that Miami surrounded him with during the offseason, including star receiver Tyreek Hill, to lead the Dolphins to a 3-0 record heading into Thursday’s game.
Including his 110 passing yards before leaving the game, Tagovailoa is second in the league in passing yards (1,035) and he has thrown 10 touchdowns with three interceptions.
Tagovailoa dealt with injuries at various points in his career, including a dislocated right hip in 2019 as Alabama’s starting quarterback.
Last Sunday against Buffalo, Tagovailoa took a hit from Bills linebacker Matt Milano late in the first half and appeared to hit his head on the turf. He stumbled when he got up and was immediately taken to the locker room, where he was evaluated for a concussion. He returned to the game at the start of the third quarter and was not in the concussion protocol the following week, despite questions about why he was allowed to return to the game at all.
McDaniel reiterated Friday that Tagovailoa was cleared by several layers of medical professionals during that game and said he did not have a head injury.
“My job as a coach is here for the players. I take that very serious,” McDaniel said. “And no one else in the building strays from that.”
He added: “There was no medical indication from all resources that there was anything regarding the head. If there would have been, of course, I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I prematurely put someone out there.”
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2022-09-30T21:17:32+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/2022/09/30/dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-has-concussion-no-timeline-return/
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Thomas temporarily blocks Graham testimony in Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked Sen. Lindsey Graham’s testimony to a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state.
Thomas’ order is intended to prevent Fani Willis, Fulton County district attorney, from compelling Graham to testify while the Supreme Court weighs the senator’s request for a lengthier halt to the proceedings.
Willis has a deadline Thursday to tell the high court why Graham should have to answer the grand jury’s questions. Lower courts have ruled that his testimony can take place.
Thomas acted on his own, as the justice who handles emergency appeals from Georgia.
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2022-10-24T17:57:59+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/10/24/thomas-temporarily-blocks-graham-testimony-georgia/
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Elizabeth Holmes faces sentencing for her Theranos crimes
(AP) - A federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.
Holmes’ sentencing in the same San Jose, California, courtroom where she was convicted on four counts of investor fraud and conspiracy in January marks a climactic moment in a saga that has been dissected in an HBO documentary and an award-winning Hulu TV series about her meteoric rise and mortifying downfall.
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila will take center stage as he weighs the federal government’s recommendation to send Holmes, 38, to federal prison for 15 years. That’s slightly less than the maximum sentence of 20 years she could face, but far longer than her legal team’s attempt to limit her incarceration to no more than 18 months, preferably served in home confinement.
Her lawyers have argued that Holmes deserves more lenient treatment as a well-meaning entrepreneur who is now a devoted mother with another child on the way. Their arguments were supported by more than 130 letters submitted by family, friends and former colleagues praising Holmes.
A probation report also submitted to Davila recommended a nine-year prison sentence for Holmes.
Prosecutors also want Holmes to pay $804 million in restitution. The amount covers most of the nearly $1 billion that Holmes raised from a list of sophisticated investors that included software magnate Larry Ellison, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and the Walton family behind Walmart.
While wooing investors, Holmes leveraged a high-powered Theranos board that included former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, who testified against her during her trial, and two former U.S. Secretaries of State, Henry Kissinger and the late George Shultz, whose son submitted a statement blasting Holmes for concocting a scheme that played Shultz “for the fool.”
Davila’s judgment – and Holmes’ reporting date for a potential stint in prison -- could be affected by the former entrepreneur’s second pregnancy in two years. After giving birth to a son shortly before her trial started last year, Holmes became pregnant at some point while free on bail this year.
Although her lawyers didn’t mention the pregnancy in a 82-page memo submitted to Davila last week, the pregnancy was confirmed in a letter from her current partner, William “Billy” Evans, that urged the judge to be merciful.
In that 12-page letter, which included pictures of Holmes doting on their 1-year-old son, Evans mentioned that Holmes participated in a Golden Gate Bridge swimming event earlier this year while pregnant. He also noted Holmes suffered through a case of COVID in August while pregnant. Evans didn’t disclose Holmes’ due date in his letter.
Duncan Levin, a former federal prosecutor who is now a defense attorney, predicted that Davila’s sentencing decision won’t be swayed by the pregnancy, but expects the judge to allow her to remain free until after the baby is born.
“She will be no more of a flight risk after she is sentenced that she was while awaiting sentencing,” Levin said. “We have to temper our sentences with some measure of humanity.”
The pregnancy makes it more likely Davila will be criticized no matter what sentence he imposes, predicted Amanda Kramer, another former federal prosecutor.
“There is a pretty healthy debate about what kind of sentence is needed to effect general deterrence to send a message to others who are thinking of crossing that line from sharp salesmanship into material misrepresentation,” Kramer said.
Federal prosecutor Robert Leach emphatically declared Holmes deserves a severe punishment for engineering a scam that he described as one of the most egregious white-collar crimes ever committed in Silicon Valley. In a scathing 46-page memo, Leach told the judge he has an opportunity to send a message that curbs the hubris and hyperbole unleashed by the tech boom of the past decade.
Holmes “preyed on hopes of her investors that a young, dynamic entrepreneur had changed healthcare,” Leach wrote. “And through her deceit, she attained spectacular fame, adoration, and billions of dollars of wealth.”
Even though Holmes was acquitted by a jury on four counts of fraud and conspiracy tied to patients who took Theranos blood tests, Leach also asked Davila to factor in the health threats posed by Holmes’ conduct.
Holmes’ lawyer Kevin Downey painted her as a selfless visionary who spent 14 years of her life trying to revolutionize health care with a technology that was supposed to be able to scan for hundreds of diseases and other aliments with just a few drops of blood.
Although evidence submitted during her trial showed the tests produced wildly unreliable results that could have steered patients in the wrong direction, her lawyers asserted Holmes never stopped trying to perfect the technology until Theranos collapsed in 2018. They also pointed out that Holmes never sold any of her Theranos shares — a stake valued at $4.5 billion in 2014 when Holmes was being hailed as the next Steve Jobs on the covers of business magazines.
Defending herself against criminal charges has left Holmes with “substantial debt from which she is unlikely to recover,” Downey wrote, suggesting that she is unlikely ever to pay any restitution that Davila might order as part of her sentence.
“Holmes is not a danger to society,” Downey wrote.
Downey also asked Davila to consider the alleged sexual and emotional abuse Holmes suffered while she was romantically with Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, who became a Theranos investor, top executive and eventually an accomplice in her crimes. Balwani, 57, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 7 after being convicted in a July trial on 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy.
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2022-11-18T09:55:25+00:00
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kwtx.com
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https://www.kwtx.com/2022/11/18/elizabeth-holmes-faces-sentencing-her-theranos-crimes/
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Former President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, former Trump administration Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, for “unnecessary turmoil” within the GOP in the wake of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (Calif.) failure to win the lower chamber’s Speakership.
“There is so much unnecessary turmoil in the Republican Party,” Trump said, adding that the disorder is due in large part to McConnell, Chao and their “RINO” allies, using an acronym for “Republicans in name only.”
The statement is the latest example of Trump attacking not only McConnell but also his wife, who last month denounced the former president’s frequent use of a racist nickname for her. Trump repeated the nickname in his latest statement.
The former president’s comments came just after the House on Tuesday sat through three votes for Speaker, only to adjourn without a winner.
Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) came out ahead of McCarthy in all three rounds of voting, but neither candidate secured the necessary 218 votes to take the top leadership spot — despite Republicans holding 222 seats after this year’s midterms.
Nineteen Republicans voted against McCarthy in the first two votes, and the number of dissenters rose to 20 in the third round.
Trump had initially tried to help McCarthy get the votes he needed, but declined on Tuesday to say whether he’d continue supporting the lawmaker after he lost the three consecutive rounds of voting.
The House will head into a fourth vote when it reconvenes on Wednesday at noon, and the process will continue until a nominee gets a majority of lawmakers’ ballots.
Trump has long expressed his contempt for McConnell and for his former Transportation secretary. McConnell’s pullback from the former president has continued to rile Trump — and Chao resigned after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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2023-01-04T02:37:22+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/hill-politics/trump-attacks-mcconnell-wife-over-gop-turmoil-after-mccarthy-fails-to-win-speakership/
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Employees Nationwide to Receive Full-Service Credit Building Resources
NEW YORK, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- During a time of record inflation when 51% of middle-income Americans are struggling to save, Kashable and SecureSave have joined forces to provide working Americans with access to affordable credit, emergency savings funds and financial wellness resources. Under a new partnership announced today, participating employers are for the first time empowered to offer SecureSave's emergency savings accounts and Kashable's low-cost loans all under one dashboard.
"Employers are paying attention to what their employees need – and that includes greater access to credit and simpler, secure ways to pay off debt while also building savings. Working with SecureSave, we're offering employers and their employees comprehensive financial wellness benefit programs during a time when so many employees could use a little help," said Einat Steklov, co-founder and co-CEO of Kashable.
97% of employers are feeling more responsible than ever for employees' financial wellness. Amid this financial stress, employees are seeking support, with 82% reporting that their employer should play a role in supporting their financial wellness.
"Kashable is a forward-thinking company delivering financial solutions to employees and we are proud to partner with them to expand their innovative offerings to include emergency savings solutions," said Devin Miller, CEO and Co-Founder of SecureSave. "Together, we drive more support to employees who are looking for ways to feel and be financially secure."
According to a recent SecureSave report, 74% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and lacking personal finance skills. Kashable and SecureSave are partnering together to help alleviate this financial stress for Americans by providing access to savings and personal finance tools to millions of employees across the country.
About Kashable
Kashable is a financial technology company that provides socially responsible credit and other financial wellness solutions for employees offered as an employer-sponsored voluntary benefit. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, Kashable deploys innovative technology to improve the financial well-being of working America with a commitment to both reliability and affordability. Offering an economical, fast, and responsible alternative for employees who may otherwise be driven to take loans against retirement plans, predatory lenders or high rate credit cards to bridge short term gaps in their finance, Kashable focuses on providing a path to financial security for all. For more information, visit kashable.com.
About SecureSave
Headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, SecureSave is a financial technology platform designed to help individuals build emergency savings through an employer benefits platform. It was co-founded by Devin Miller, Bassam Saliba, and Suze Orman, who realized that emergency savings needed to be easier and more accessible to help solve the growing savings crisis in the US. SecureSave makes an immediate impact on employee lives; by increasing financial wellness through a program that is easy to deploy and manage at low cost of ownership for the employer. Most of all, it is well received and accepted as adding value to working for a company that cares. To learn more about the company, visit their website at securesave.com.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson is facing a multigame suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the potential suspension is pending the result of a B sample.
According to league rules, Robinson could be suspended without pay for up to six games to start the season. Sports Illustrated was the first to report Robinson’s pending punishment.
The possibility of being without Robinson for any length of time could affect the way Jacksonville approaches the NFL draft beginning Thursday night. The Jaguars have the 24th overall pick, and offensive tackle already was considered one of their top needs along with pass rusher, cornerback and tight end.
Jacksonville lost right tackle Jawaan Taylor to Kansas City in free agency, leaving the team with Robinson and third-year pro Walker Little as starters. The Jags signed oft-injured veteran Josh Wells to a one-year deal earlier this month.
Robinson tore the meniscus in his right knee in mid-December and missed the final five games of the season, including two in the playoffs. Little, a second-round pick in 2021, filled in and played well.
Adding to the position in the draft seems like a no-brainer for an organization doing all it can to build around budding quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Robinson also is entering what most believe will be his final season in Jacksonville. He’s due to count more than $22 million against the team’s salary cap this year and next after signing a three-year, $52.75 million contract in 2022 that included $33 million guaranteed.
He was one of the few high-priced veterans whose contracts Jacksonville did not tweak in the offseason to create cap space. If Robinson is suspended, it would cost him roughly $900,000 a game in lost salary. He’s the highest-paid player on Jacksonville’s roster.
A second-round pick in 2017, Robinson has started 75 games over six seasons in Jacksonville.
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2023-04-27T23:51:25+00:00
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Updated April 10, 2023 at 11:11 AM ET
A ProPublica report on a railroad cost-cutting approach called Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) concludes that a strategy that employs longer trains with fewer employees puts profits ahead of safety in the freight rail industry.
"In the past, about a 1.4 mile-long train was considered huge. Now trains are two, even three miles long. Long trains are just one tenet of PSR," said Dan Schwartz, one of the ProPublica reporters who investigated the strategy that has helped rail corporations turn record profits.
Longer trains with fewer employees can transport the same amount of cargo in a single trip as a shorter train would in up to four trips. To achieve this, the rail industry constructs longer trains by using existing cars and positioning engines at intervals throughout the train to move and stop additional weight.
"Other things they're doing to reduce cost is they've dramatically laid off a lot of their workforce," Schwartz told NPR's Morning Edition. "Since 2015, they've laid off about a fifth. And a lot of those cuts have been in maintenance workers. There's fewer people to catch trains in disrepair."
Schwartz says longer trains tend to require more maintenance because greater stress is placed on more components.
Although the railroad industry says PSR has led to fewer problems, data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in 2022 reveals that the United States averaged roughly three train derailments per day.
While examining more than 600 FRA reports from 2005 to 2020, Schwartz says he and his colleagues found nearly 20 derailments associated with the long lengths of trains. Schwartz says that paints a "pretty alarming picture."
Regulators have few long train records
The investigation found that the FRA, which regulates U.S. rail safety, doesn't systematically record the length of trains. And states that have tried to enact their own rules have been rebuffed by court rulings that defer to federal agencies for such matters as safety regulation.
ProPublica consulted with experts outside the industry who suggested that longer trains are not necessarily more dangerous. But under a PSR system of doing more with less, Schwartz told NPR's A Martinez the conditions are right for long trains to be dangerous.
"Those dangers are not being mitigated," Schwartz says.
Schwartz says ProPublica's interviews with more than 200 individuals revealed concerns about sufficient training among railroad workers.
"An engineer who drives the train often needs more training to handle a long train. They aren't given that. There's a lot of other requirements that should be met to satisfy safety concerns. But to date, there's no regulation capping the length of trains," Schwartz says.
The Feb. 3 derailment in New Palestine, Ohio, of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials involved a train with 150 cars. Federal investigators believe an overheated wheel bearing caused that crash. While the length of the train has not been cited by investigators as a cause of the crash, ProPublica says PSR strategies still played a role.
Norfolk Southern dismissed safety alarm
Schwartz says his investigative team learned that Norfolk Southern has a policy that allows a help desk to wave off an alarm from a train crew. He points to a derailment of 21 cars on Oct. 8, 2022 in Sandusky, Ohio, that was preceded by an alert that a wheel was overheating.
"The detector told the help desk, you got a problem here. And the help desk told the crew, continue on. And then minutes later, the train derailed and dumped molten wax onto what is normally a very busy street. Fortunately, no one was on the street at the time."
Schwartz notes that this policy is in line with PCR principles. According to the report, the rail administration has stated it does not have sufficient evidence to suggest that longer trains pose a unique or particular risk.
A Martínez conducted the interview with Dan Schwartz. Mohamad ElBardicy and Shelby Hawkins edited and produced the audio version. Majd Al-Waheidi edited it for digital. contributed to this story
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Red sox second. Kike Hernandez walks. Franchy Cordero homers to left field. Kike Hernandez scores. Bobby Dalbec strikes out swinging. Reese McGuire grounds out to shallow right field, Whit Merrifield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Jarren Duran doubles to deep left field. Rob Refsnyder flies out to deep right field to Teoscar Hernandez.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 2, Blue jays 0.
Blue jays fourth. George Springer singles to center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. George Springer to second. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at second. George Springer to third. Alejandro Kirk singles to shallow left field. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to second. George Springer scores. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Bo Bichette strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 2, Blue jays 1.
Blue jays fifth. Matt Chapman strikes out swinging. Whit Merrifield singles to second base. Jackie Bradley Jr. strikes out swinging. George Springer singles to right field. Whit Merrifield to second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to right field. George Springer to third. Whit Merrifield scores. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. flies out to shallow center field to Jarren Duran.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Red sox 2.
Blue jays tenth. George Springer doubles to deep left field. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Rafael Devers to Franchy Cordero. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to second base, Kike Hernandez to Franchy Cordero. George Springer to third. Alejandro Kirk pops out to shallow center field to Kike Hernandez.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 3, Red sox 2.
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2022-08-25T03:30:57+00:00
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Lexus has continued to refine the LC since the sports car’s 2018 introduction, and the 2024 model sticks to that trend.
Revealed on Wednesday, the 2024 LC benefits from an updated infotainment system with a bigger screen, the latest in electric driver-assist features, and the new exterior colors Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0 and Copper Crest.
The LC convertible is also eligible for the first time for the Bespoke Build package that offers additional design treatments, including exclusive colors, wheel patterns, and interior trim options.
The new model year also gets higher prices. The range now starts at $98,850 for the LC 500 coupe versus $94,600 the previous year.
The 2024 LC continues with the same good looks as in previous years. As a minor change, the LC 500h hybrid model’s 21-inch wheel design becomes standard on the V-8-powered LC 500. The coupe still comes standard with a glass roof that can be swapped out for a lighter carbon-fiber unit. The convertible has an automated soft top that requires 15 seconds to fold down and can be operated at speeds of up to 31 mph.
In the cabin, the uncluttered dash gets a new 12.3-inch infotainment screen to replace a 10.3-inch unit. The screen features touch sensitivity, but voice activation can also be used to control vehicle functions. The voice activation supports natural speech, meaning it will be able to understand simple phrases for functions like entering directions, searching for points of interest (powered by Google), and adjusting audio or climate settings. Cloud navigation, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto are all featured. Trim materials include Alcantara and hand-stitched leather, which are joined by dash accents with a satin metallic finish.
The 2024 LC also comes with a full range of electronic driver-assist features. These include automatic emergency braking with cyclist and pedestrian detection, accident avoidance steer assist, adaptive cruise control, active lane control, and traffic sign recognition. Parking sensors and a surround-view camera system are also standard to help prevent curb scrapes.
No change has been made to the powertrains. The 2024 LC is offered with the choice of a V-8 in the LC 500 grade or a hybrid setup built around a V-6 in the LC 500h grade. The convertible is offered exclusively as the LC 500 grade.
The V-8 is Lexus’ familiar 5.0-liter unit, rated in the LC 500 at 471 hp and mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
The LC 500h hybrid features a 3.5-liter V-6 and electric motor combo good for 354 hp, as well as an electronic CVT in combination with a 4-speed automatic, which together simulate the feel of the transmission in the LC 500. The LC 500 is the quicker of the two, delivering 0-60 mph acceleration in about 4.4 seconds. In both cases drive goes to the rear wheels only.
The 2024 LC is due at dealerships in June. The 2024 Lexus LC 500h now starts at $102,150, while the Lexus LC 500 convertible starts at $106,350. All figures include a $1,150 destination charge.
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2023-05-18T12:15:08+00:00
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — Police in Indianapolis are asking for help identifying three armed carjackers accused of stabbing a rideshare driver and stealing the victim’s vehicle.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the carjacking happened around 10 p.m. Monday.
The rideshare driver told police that three men wearing masks stabbed him and stole his vehicle near the intersection of 10th Street and North Whitcomb Avenue.
Officers reportedly found the stolen Mazda unoccupied nearby.
Robbery detectives say they are now hoping the public can help them identify and apprehend the men, whose faces were partially visible in surveillance images.
Anyone who recognizes the suspects are asked to contact Det. Todd Lapin at the IMPD robbery office at (317) 327-3475. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $286.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Orlando, Florida-based company said it had profit of $2.34.
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The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.24 per share.
The owner of Olive Garden and other chain restaurants posted revenue of $2.79 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.72 billion.
Darden Restaurants expects full-year earnings to be $7.85 to $8 per share, with revenue in the range of $10.45 billion to $10.5 billion.
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2023-03-23T12:09:17+00:00
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‘Thor’ battle “sisters” Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson go viral with ‘Clueless’ tribute photo
Posted/updated on: July 7, 2022 at 3:03 pmNatalie Portman and Tessa Thompson had a little throwback fun during a Thor: Love and Thunder press day Wednesday by channeling, respectively, Clueless characters Cher Horowitz and Dionne Davenport.
Portman perfectly matched Alicia Silverstone's character with a yellow plaid Dior miniskirt and matching blazer, over a black crop top and black Doc Martens boots; Thompson wore a black pleated dress and matching black stockings, her long hair braided like Dionne's in the 1995 film.
"Having a clueless…moment..." Portman captioned an Instagram post, earning a comment and a repost from Cher herself, Silverstone. "Stunning. You both look amazing," she gushed.
In the Thor sequel, Portman reprises as Dr. Jane Foster, who in this film gets to become Mighty Thor. Not all of her transformation was via special effects, her co-stars joked. "Some weightlifting?!" Chris Hemsworth joked at a recent press event. "Natalie led the charge in the gym, and [we] tried to keep up with her."
Portman called the compliment "very sweet," noting, "I was especially grateful to everyone's imagination to cast a 5-foot-3 actor in a 6-foot role. I think that takes a real leap of possibility in your mind, and probably not something I will, you know, get the opportunity to do to be imagined as by any other group."
Thompson's Valkyrie goes through some changes herself, from a warrior to the King of Asgard -- and all the meetings that entails. "She ... was a professional soldier for thousands of years and now finds herself kind of stuck in bureaucracy. So she's really missing being on the battlefield and missing her sisters. And so it's been great fun to get to have that again with Natalie in particular as Mighty Thor."
Thor: Love and Thunder opens Friday from Marvel Studios, a division of ABC News.
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BURR RIDGE, Ill., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkinCure Oncology, the world leader in providing a comprehensive model for the delivery of Image-Guided Superficial Radiotherapy (Image-Guided SRT), the most advanced non-surgical technology for the treatment of common skin cancers, today announced the availability of the technology in South Dakota. That state's first installation is at Aberdeen Dermatology Associates where the announcement was made earlier today.
Image-Guided SRT is the only treatment for nonmelanoma skin cancer (basal and squamous cell carcinomas) that uses ultrasound images to help clinicians direct low-level X-ray energy to targeted areas of the skin, killing cancer cells. A study published in the peer-reviewed journal Oncology and Therapy showed that Image-Guided SRT produces a 99.3 percent cure rate, making it just as effective as traditional Mohs surgery.
"Skin cancer is prevalent in South Dakota, and we encourage everyone to get a complete body exam once a year by a board-certified dermatologist," said Ty Hanson, D.O., director of Aberdeen Dermatology Associates. "For those dealing with common skin cancer, we are excited to provide a new, non-surgical treatment alternative. It's covered by Medicare and most insurance plans, and it's being recognized as the new standard of care."
"As some 9,000 South Dakotans will likely be diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancer this year, we are pleased to be partnering with Aberdeen Dermatology Associates to offer a highly effective, non-surgical treatment option for their patients," said Kerwin Brandt, CEO of SkinCure Oncology.
SkinCure Oncology is the world leader in providing a comprehensive model for the delivery of Image-Guided Superficial Radiotherapy (Image-Guided SRT), the most advanced non-surgical technology for the treatment of common skin cancers. The company partners with quality-focused dermatologists and Mohs surgeons to bring cancer center-level radiotherapy treatment to physician offices. To date, SkinCure Oncology is working with more than 240 dermatology practice locations across the country, and more than 40,000 patients have been treated with Image-Guided SRT over the last five years. Learn more about the company at skincureoncology.com, and visit gentlecure.com for helpful consumer and patient information.
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.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
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It was on June 19, 1865 that slaves in Texas were officially freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Newly freed slaves in Texas celebrated the first Juneteenth in 1866, making it the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It was officially made a federal holiday on June 17, 2021.
Despite the significance of this day, there are many Americans who know little about it. As you observe the holiday, take time to commemorate, celebrate and learn. This Juneteenth, we hope that everyone in our region takes the opportunity to reflect on the past, how it shapes our present, and how we can work together to build a better future.
Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts
A Local, USA Special
Watch Monday, June 12 at 10 p.m. on NEPM TV
Monday, June 19 at 8 p.m. on NEPM WORLD
Explore the complex history of Black Americans who enlisted in the U.S. military as a path to citizenship, a livelihood, and greater respect, and how they fought in military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home. These “buffalo soldiers” fought bravely in the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, the Mexican Punitive Expedition, World War I, World War II and the Korean War. But they also participated in the subjugation of Indigenous peoples as the United States appropriated tribal land, resulting in a complicated legacy.
Fresh Air: Rachel Swarns
Listen Tuesday, June 13 at 2 p.m. on the NEPM News Network and at 7 p.m. on NEPM 88.5
The American Catholic Church relied on the profits from enslaving and selling Black people for about a century. Fresh Air welcomes journalist and author Rachel Swarns. Her new book, “The 272,” is about the enslaved families sold to benefit the Church.
Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story
Watch Thursday, June 15 at 9 p.m. on NEPM TV
This film explores the extraordinary life of Howard Thurman, a teacher, poet and in his heart a “mystic,” and proponent of the non-violent struggle for social change. Jesse Jackson, Otis Moss, Jr and others speak about Thurman’s “spirit” being foundational in their lives. Congressman John Lewis calls him the “patron saint” of the Civil Rights Movement. Actor Keith David voices Thurman’s words.
The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli
Watch Sunday, June 18 at 1 p.m.
This documentary tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of Black military pilots who broke stereotypes and helped win World War II with their daring fighter escorts of American bombers. Narrated by country music star Darius Rucker, the film returns to Ramitelli airfield in Italy to share the history of the air squadron that helped shift the tides of the war.
The Long Form
Notes from America
Listen Sunday, June 18 at 6 p.m. on NEPM 88.5
To mark Juneteenth, Notes from America with Kai Wright and Houston Public Media are teaming up for a second year to present a special live broadcast of Notes from America. Join host Kai Wright, broadcasting live from Houston Public Media’s studios, and local leaders of the original Juneteenth movement, including Zion Escobar, who’s working to preserve the site of Freedmen’s Town – the first free city established by the last Black Americans to claim freedom from enslavement. Kai will talk with Escobar and other local voices to learn more about the history of the holiday and hear from callers.
Mending Walls: The Documentary
Watch Friday, June 30 at 9 p.m. on NEPM TV
Artist Hamilton Glass challenges 30 artists from different cultural backgrounds to collaborate on 16 murals about race, status, and experiences. Using real-time footage and testimonials, Mending Walls: The Documentary shows how the artists get to know each other through difficult conversations, and how working together ultimately opens their eyes and hearts to our differences.
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Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
Rasool Berry is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals a resilient hope that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society.
NPR Podcast: Buffalo Extreme
What happens after a racist mass shooting in your neighborhood? On May 14, 2022, the world changed for residents of Buffalo, New York, when a white man approached the Jefferson Street Tops supermarket and started shooting. He murdered ten and injured three people, almost all Black. That same day, teenagers and children — members of a Black cheer team called BASE — were at their gym around the corner. "Buffalo Extreme" is their story: a 3-part series where NPR hands the mic to the girls, their moms and coaches as they navigate the complicated path to recovery in the year after.
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Authored by Public Enemy’s Chuck D, who famously labeled Hip Hop as “the Black CNN” for bringing the stories of the street to the mainstream, this 4-part series includes personal testimonies of the MCs, DJs, graffiti artists, filmmakers, politicians and opinion formers who created and shaped its direction as it grew from an underground movement in the Bronx to the most popular music genre in the U.S. and the fastest growing genre in the world today.
American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free
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The documentary tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American women entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
American Experience
The Murder of Emmett Till
The murder and the trial horrified the nation and the world. Till's death was a spark that helped mobilize the Civil Rights movement. Three months after his body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River, the Montgomery bus boycott began.
American Experience: Freedom Riders
From award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Freedom Riders is the powerful harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South.
NEPM CULTURE TO DO ROUND UP: JUNETEENTH EVENTS
I Am Afro: A Street Fair for All the People
Congregational Church of North Adams, 134 Main Street
Saturday, June 17 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Hosted by the Berkshire Black Economic Council and the First Congregational Church of North Adams (FCCNA), this free Juneteenth celebration will feature performances, pop-up booths, delicious food, and family-friendly activities. Live performances featuring DJ Quick, The Kashmir Souls, Psyka Solar, Rice, Mayd, Christine Biles and more.
Celebrate Juneteenth: A Day of Freedom
Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke
Monday, June 19 from 1 – 5 p.m.
Head to Wistariahurst to commemorate freedom and celebrate the vibrant tapestry of Black history, life, and culture that has shaped Holyoke. Experience lawn games, incredible music, delicious treats from local Black vendors, stunning face painting, and hands-on art projects. Capture your story through oral history activities and be part of history.
Arise for Social Justice Juneteenth Celebration
Emerson Park, Springfield
Monday, June 19 from 1 – 4 p.m.
Arise for Social Justice was founded 30 years ago in Springfield by women on welfare. Today, it is a member-led community organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of poor people. Arise has worked on issues such as housing, homelessness, criminal justice, environmental justice, and public health. Their 13th annual Juneteenth event will include free food, entertainment, information and more.
Bringing the Story of Freedom to Life: Tammy Denease's One-Woman Performance as Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman
Historic Deerfield
Monday, June 19 at 2 p.m.
Historic Deerfield celebrates Juneteenth with a special performance by Tammy Denease of Hidden Women Stage Company. An accomplished performing artist, storyteller, actor, and playwright, Tammy Denease specializes in bringing to life the lives of very important, yet “hidden” women in history. Denease will offer her one-woman theatrical performance as Elizabeth Freeman, the first enslaved African American to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts.
Springfield Symphony Orchestra
Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom
Springfield Symphony Hall
Monday, June 19 at 3 p.m.
Conductor Kevin Scott will lead the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in a concert featuring a collection of classical and spiritual music with powerful themes of freedom, hope, and unity. Performers include the Springfield Symphony Chorus, the Extended Family Choir, the Avery Sharpe Quartet with soloists Kevin Sharpe, Vanessa Ford, Sofia Rivera, Heshima Moja. This concert is free, reservations are recommended.
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LONGMONT, Colo. — Colorado's had a hockey championship parade, and we've had a basketball championship parade. So why can't we have one for a winning mullet?
Jaxson Finken, a 9-year-old from Longmont, has made it through the first round of the USA Mullet Championships for his age group. Now, the voting is open to get him to the top 25 (it closes Monday night).
The Hygiene Elementary School student started growing his "do" two years ago. When he found out there was a national competition, Jaxson was ready to win.
"He was so excited," his mom, Priscilla, said. "In the first round of competition, we would update him every time, and he was like, 'No way, people like my mullet?'"
In the above story, you can hear Jaxson describe his intricate hair routine, and, to help him get to the next round, you can vote here.
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2023-07-21T15:08:34+00:00
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, October 16, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
Issued by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
431 PM CDT Sun Oct 16 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY
THROUGH 500 PM CDT...
At 430 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Fort Stockton, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Pecos
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
LAT...LON 3068 10307 3084 10306 3088 10270 3062 10274
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 270DEG 22KT 3076 10292
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police have charged the first Australian veteran with murder for a killing in Afghanistan three years after a war crimes investigation found that 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct.
Former Special Air Service Regiment trooper Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in New South Wales state and charged by police with the war crime of murder, an Australian Federal Police statement said.
“It will be alleged he murdered an Afghan man while deployed to Afghanistan,” the statement said.
Schulz's charge was mentioned late Monday in a Queanbeyan court where his lawyer did not apply for his release on bail. Schulz was remanded in custody to appear in a Sydney court on May 16.
Australian Broadcasting Corp. broadcast helmet camera video in 2020 of a soldier it said was Schulz shooting an Afghan man in 2012 in a wheat field in Uruzgan province.
Schulz, who was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan, faces a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted.
Police are working with the Office of the Special Investigator, an Australian investigation agency established in 2021, to build cases against elite SAS and Commando Regiments troops who served in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
A military report released in 2020 after a four-year investigation found evidence that Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians. The report recommended 19 current and former soldiers face criminal investigation.
Benjamin Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most highly decorated member of the armed services when he left the SAS in 2013, has been accused by former colleagues of unlawful treatment of prisoners, including illegal killings. The former corporal, who was awarded the Victoria Cross and the Medal for Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan, has denied any misconduct.
His defamation trial against The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times newspapers ended in July 2022 but a judgment has yet to be announced.
More than 39,000 Australian military personnel served in Afghanistan during the 20 years until the 2021 withdrawal, and 41 were killed there.
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2023-03-21T02:55:27+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/former-australian-elite-soldier-charged-with-afghans-murder/77E2SZVRYZFELEFESS5Y4FM3FE/
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2023-02-07T23:56:05+00:00
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- All customers are eligible for unlimited Home Internet
- $49.99* / month
- 5G mmWave service expanding to more households and communities
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To help customers have the reliable internet access they need, UScellular has enhanced its Home Internet service by introducing unlimited data availability for $49.99 per month to all Home Internet customers. Additionally, UScellular has expanded access to the company's 5G mmWave network.
Now, more than 12.2 million households have access to unlimited 4G, 5G or 5G mmWave in-home connectivity with UScellular's Home Internet service. The wireless carrier provides high-speed internet wirelessly to homes or businesses and can deliver speeds up to 300 Mbps depending on the network technology available in the area.
"We want to make it easier for our customers to get reliable, high-speed internet access at their home or business, whether they live in an urban, suburban or rural area," said Eric Jagher, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for UScellular. "We're excited to offer unlimited Home Internet to all customers and we will continue to invest to ensure our customers can stay connected to the people and places that matter most."
Earlier this year, the company introduced its 5G mmWave Home Internet service to parts of ten cities, and it has now expanded this service to cover more than 125,000 households and 30 cities. Currently, mmWave is available in additional communities including Medford, Ore., Tulsa, Okla., Des Moines, Iowa, Madison, Wis., and Knoxville, Tenn. In the coming weeks, the company's 5G mmWave service will be available to 170,000 households in parts of 50 communities.
For a limited time, customers who add new unlimited Home Internet service will receive free equipment and free professional home installation (where applicable). Customers who bundle Home Internet service with a new line of mobile service will also get $20 off their monthly bill.*
UScellular participates in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the Lifeline Program to help eligible households pay for internet and wireless service.
For more information on UScellular's home internet options, customers can visit a UScellular store or go to www.uscellular.com/homeinternet. Learn more about UScellular's approach to bridging the digital divide here.
* Requires autopay/paperless billing, a new line of mobile service with an Unlimited postpaid plan, either new 4G Home Internet service with an Everywhere plan or 5G Home Internet service with an Even Better plan and Home Internet equipment purchase via 36-month installment contract. Plan offer paid via a $10/month autopay/paperless billing discount and a $20 service credit that expires after 18 months. Equipment offer paid via a credit over 36 months. Taxes, fees and add. terms apply.
UScellular is the fourth-largest full-service wireless carrier in the United States, providing national network coverage and industry-leading innovations designed to help customers stay connected to the things that matter most. The Chicago-based carrier provides a strong, reliable network supported by the latest technology and offers a wide range of communication services that enhance consumers' lives, increase the competitiveness of local businesses and improve the efficiency of government operations. Through its After School Access Project, the company has pledged to provide hotspots and service to help up to 50,000 youth connect to reliable internet. Additionally, UScellular has price protected all of its plans, promising not to increase prices through at least the end of 2023. To learn more about UScellular, visit one of its retail stores or www.uscellular.com. To get the latest news, visit newsroom.uscellular.com.
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2022-09-13T18:30:51+00:00
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witn.com
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https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/09/13/uscellular-introduces-unlimited-data-home-internet/
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Evidence presented Friday in the corruption trial of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness suggests McGuiness expected an employee to handle a controversial contractor payment at the heart of her criminal case, not knowing the employee would quit while on vacation.
Defense attorney Steve Wood showed jurors a series of emails exchanged in September 2020 among McGuiness, former chief of staff Thomas Van Horn, and administrative officer Shequanna Cousin about paying a past due invoice to My Campaign Group. The firm had received a no-bid communications services contract from McGuiness in 2019.
The auditor’s office had submitted the $11,250 invoice to the state Division of Accounting for approval, but it was sent back because the purchase order for the contract, which allocated a total of $45,000, had a remaining balance of only $4,350.
McGuiness then asked Van Horn and Cousin if it was possible to pay $4,900 of the $6,900 excess as a “direct claim” voucher outside the purchase order. Such payments are allowed if a change order or “after-the-fact waiver” request is submitted. The $4,900 amount, meanwhile, meant that the auditor’s office would not have to wait around for approval from the Division of Accounting because the payment approval threshold was $5,000.
“Yes, it is possible to do,” Cousin responded in an email, asking if Van Horn and McGuiness wanted to proceed with paying $4,350 under the purchase order and $4,900 as a direct claim, for a total of $9,250.
Five days later, McGuiness sent another email telling Van Horn and Cousin, who was out of the office on vacation, that she was getting calls from My Campaign Group owner Christie Gross about getting paid. With Cousin out of the office, McGuiness asked Van Horn to verify whether any payment had been made.
Van Horn told McGuiness and Cousin that he had already sent the $4,350 under the purchase order, and that they would have to do a waiver for the remainder.
McGuiness replied that Cousin was authorized to make the $9,250 payment but indicated that she was unsure about the process “since this is not in my wheelhouse.” She questioned whether the $4,900 needed to be a direct claim and whether the remaining $2,000 required a waiver.
As part of her duties, Cousin was responsible for paying purchase orders, payment vouchers and submitting waiver requests. Unbeknownst to McGuiness and Van Horn, however, Cousin had decided to quit and would not be returning from vacation.
“They didn’t know you were gone, and they were sending the email to the person who is charged with doing the after-the-fact waiver, right?” Wood asked. “And you didn’t do anything ... because you were gone.”
“Correct,” said Cousin, who agreed with Wood that if she had filed a waiver request “the payment would have been fine.”
McGuiness, a Democrat elected in 2018, is responsible as state auditor for rooting out government fraud, waste and abuse. She is being tried on felony counts of theft and witness intimidation, and misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, conflict of interest and noncompliance with procurement laws. McGuiness is the first statewide elected official in Delaware to face criminal prosecution while in office.
Prosecutors allege, among other things, that McGuiness orchestrated the no-bid contract for My Campaign Group, a firm she had used as a campaign consultant when running for lieutenant governor in 2016, then deliberately kept the contract payments under $5,000 to avoid having to get them approved by the Division of Accounting. They claim that splitting up the funding sources for the final invoice and making two payments — one for $9,250 and another for $1,950 using a state credit card — was a deliberate attempt to avoid regulatory scrutiny and amounts to illegal financial “structuring.”
Despite those allegations of concealment, the auditor’s office sought approval from the Division of Accounting for a single payment of $11,250, more than double the $5,000 reporting threshold, and actually received approval from the accounting division for the $9,250 payment. The director of the Division of Accounting testified that employees in her agency made a mistake in granting that approval, but no one in that agency has been charged with a crime.
Prosecutors also allege that McGuiness hired her daughter and her daughter’s best friend as temporary employees in 2020, even though other temporary employees had left because of the lack of available work amid the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities allege that in hiring her daughter and exercising control over taxpayer money with which she was paid, McGuiness engaged in theft of state money and conflict of interest.
Authorities also allege that when employees in her office became aware of McGuiness’ misconduct, she responded by trying to intimidate the whistleblowers, including monitoring their email accounts.
The trial resumes Monday.
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2022-06-24T23:00:51+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Defense-says-auditor-not-to-blame-for-contract-17264436.php
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WASHINGTON — As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the package is expected to be announced Wednesday, the day the war hits the six-month mark and Ukraine celebrates its independence day. The money will fund contracts for drones, weapons and other equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two, they said.
The total of the aid package — which is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — could change overnight, but not likely by much. Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release.
Unlike most previous packages, the new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments, most of them done under Presidential Drawdown Authority, have focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel that the Pentagon already has in stock that can be shipped in short order.
In addition to providing longer-term assistance that Ukraine can use for potential future defense needs, the new package is intended to reassure Ukrainian officials that the United States intends to keep up its support, regardless of the day-to-day back and forth of the conflict, the officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted the more extended focus Tuesday as he reaffirmed the alliance’s support for the conflict-torn country.
“Winter is coming, and it will be hard, and what we see now is a grinding war of attrition. This is a battle of wills, and a battle of logistics. Therefore we must sustain our support for Ukraine for the long term, so that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg said, speaking at a virtual conference about Crimea, organized by Ukraine.
Six months after Russia invaded, the war has slowed to a grind, as both sides trade combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both sides have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, as Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
There are fears that Russia will intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days because of the independence holiday and the six-month anniversary of the invasion.
Late Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the State Department issued a new security alert for Ukraine that repeated a call for Americans in the country to leave due to the danger.
“Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” it said.
To date, the U.S. has provided about $10.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including 19 packages of weapons taken directly from Defense Department stocks since August 2021.
U.S. defense leaders are also eyeing plans that will expand training for Ukrainian troops outside their country, and for militaries on Europe’s eastern and southern flanks that feel most threatened by Russia’s aggression.
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Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.
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2022-08-23T17:07:27+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-to-send-3-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine-as-war-hits-6-months/2022/08/23/435669f2-2302-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html
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BRAINTREE, Mass., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crews & co. (formerly Crews Consulting Group) has officially secured a spot on the Inc. 5000 2022 Exclusive Guide to America's Top Private Companies, a listing of fast-growth, privately-held US businesses demonstrating significant annual growth. Since its first publication in 1982, the prestigious Inc. 5000 list has become a well-known indicator of entrepreneurial success.
The Inc. 5000 list measures revenue over three fiscal years and reflects the top 0.07% of all companies in growth. Crews & co. has landed at number 2156 on this year's list, having grown 275% in revenue from 2019 to 2021.
During that time, the firm has added 11 business consultants, built out its finance services division, and developed critical infrastructure to prepare for significant growth. The firm also launched the Growth Method (previously known as GROWTH), a comprehensive business operating system built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, in April of 2021.
"We have worked tirelessly over the last few years, and investing in our team has significantly expanded our capacity to help more businesses scale" says Founder and CEO Eric Crews. "It's been a privilege to help nearly 100 incredible clients achieve the business success they are looking for. I am so proud of our company for everything we have accomplished and grateful for every opportunity we have had to get where we are today."
Crews & co. is proud to be making its debut on the Inc. 5000 list in the top 50% of honorees. The company also came in at #48 in Boston, #57 in Massachusetts, and #204 in the Business Products and Services category.
The firm, which was formerly known as Crews Consulting Group, is in good company. Fellow Inc. 5000 honorees include an impressive census of dauntless organizations whose growth defies the pandemic-era impacts on labor, supply chains, sales and marketing initiatives, and global connectivity.
"Despite the many challenges posed by a global pandemic, we maintained our focus on helping seven-figure businesses achieve their first $10M, $20M, or $50M year," says Crews. "We prioritized developing our Growth Method, strengthening our team, and doubling down on our commitment to client success. It's extremely humbling to be on this list among so many excellent organizations."
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2022-08-23T19:40:58+00:00
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What more do the Democrats want from Joe Manchin?
The West Virginia senator has voted in favor of President Joe Biden’s policies more than 90 percent of the time. Among 52 key votes that help define a presidency, Manchin cast the decisive vote six times on important issues ranging from protecting voting rights to providing $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief. A fiscal conservative, he cast the critical vote to increase the federal debt limit and to approve a $3.5 trillion budget plan.
Recently, he signed off on expanding subsidies for President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Health Care Act, making a record $370 billion investment in combatting climate change, implementing a minimum 15 percent corporate tax and allowing Medicare to negotiate less-expensive prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, a move fiercely opposed by Big Pharma.
So crucial was his role that influential news outlets dubbed the package he hammered out with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer “the Manchin deal.”
All this from a senator who represents a poor Appalachian state still dependent on coal mining, a state that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in the last two presidential elections.
Remarkably, in a sign of the follow-the-leader politics that now dominate both parties, Manchin’s 90.4 percent pro-Biden voting record on major issues places him dead last in presidential loyalty among all 50 Democratic senators.
Despite supporting Biden most of the time, it’s Manchin’s contrary stances that grab headlines and spark anger from more progressive Democratic lawmakers.
Most significantly, Manchin made it clear that he would single-handedly kill the centerpiece of Biden’s legislative agenda, the Build Back Better Act, after the House passed it in November. Manchin said he opposed the package because of its effect on inflation and its overall $2.2 trillion price tag.
So strong was Manchin’s opposition, it led Biden and Schumer to rename the bill, which upon its July 27 Senate introduction was called the Inflation Reduction Act. Most significantly for Manchin, its $443 billion price tag is one-fifth that of the House measure.
Months before the trimmed-back package was released, Manchin faced fury from some progressive lawmakers for blocking Biden’s much bigger BBB plan, as Schumer and other Washington insiders call it. Rep. Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, branded Manchin’s opposition “anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman and anti-immigrant” because the package included funding for those groups.
During Donald Trump’s four years in office, Manchin voted against Trump’s positions half the time on his most important issues. Here, too, he was dead last among Democratic senators — the lowest percentage of key votes opposing the Republican president.
Some pro-Trump votes were popular bipartisan measures such as pandemic aid, economic stimulus in response to coronavirus shutdowns and efforts to ease the opioid crisis.
But on other, more controversial issues, Manchin joined Republicans in passing legislation that narrowly overcame Democratic opposition. Reflecting his coal constituency, he helped block tougher restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. He helped defeat an aid bill for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and helped pass a measure providing $5.7 billion for a border wall. He voted for William Barr and Jeff Sessions to become attorney general. He backed Republicans in a close-but-failed bid to end federal funding of abortions. He cast the only Democratic vote to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.
At a different age at a different time, Democratic leaders who parted paths with their party compatriots were hailed as visionaries.
President Lyndon Johnson overcame fierce resistance from fellow Southern Democrats to push through the historic Civil Rights Act in 1964 and, a year later, the landmark Voting Rights Act, making some concessions to gain needed support from a few.
“I am a compromiser and maneuverer,” Johnson said. “I try to get something. That’s the way our system works.”
With his New Democrats movement, President Bill Clinton led his party back to the center while gaining two terms in the White House. Among his more moderate policies, Clinton backed work requirements for welfare recipients, supported a tough anti-crime bill and pushed for a balanced budget.
“The era of big government is over,” he famously said in 1996, halfway through his tenure.
Thirteen years later, newly elected President Barack Obama resisted many fellow Democrats’ calls for universal health care, opting instead to maintain private insurance. That compromise helps explain why Republicans have failed dozens of times to repeal the law now universally known — and widely heralded — as Obamacare.
So far, Manchin has resisted outreach from Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to ditch the Democrats and switch parties, following the path of Democrat-turned-Republican luminaries such as Ronald Reagan, Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms.
That prospect would give Republicans control of the Senate and increase Manchin’s clout. So, too, does the fear that a Trump acolyte could defeat him in two years.
In his 2012 race for his first full Senate term, after serving the last two years of Sen. Robert Byrd’s term following Byrd’s death, Manchin defeated his Republican opponent by a 24-point margin. Six years later, with Trump hugely popular in West Virginia, Manchin’s victory margin was sliced to barely 3 points.
Facing re-election in 2024, when Biden is vowing he’ll be back on the ballot and Trump is more than hinting at another run, Manchin will seek a third full Senate term.
Voters will decide then whether the man who was dead last in opposing Trump and dead last in supporting Biden has been a sellout or a statesman.
James Rosen, a former Washington Bureau reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, has received multiple National Press Club, Military Reporters and Editors and other honors for his reporting on Congress, the White House and the Pentagon. He wrote this for InsideSources.com
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2022-08-09T23:47:13+00:00
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twincities.com
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‘I came up looking like a goddess’: Drag queen crowned king at high school prom
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WAVE/Gray News) - A video of a high school student in Indiana is going viral of him taking home the crown of prom king at his high school dance.
WAVE reports Cristian Hernandez, 18, dressed in drag for the big dance while taking home the crown. He said his outfit took him five hours to complete, but it was worth it.
“I was nervous going in, but then I walked on the red carpet, and everyone was screaming. I was more comfortable after that,” Hernandez said.
Like his fellow nominees, he considered wearing a tuxedo, but something told him to mark the occasion with more flair.
“I was telling everyone, ‘Oh, I’m going to wear a suit,’ and then I came up looking like a goddess,” Hernandez said.
The TikTok video of his crowning at Jeffersonville High School has been viewed more than 160,000 times as of Monday evening.
And while his win of the prom king title is meaningful, Hernandez said he recognizes that it’s significant to others he hasn’t even met.
“I’m glad it means a lot to them because I really want people to open and be themselves,” Hernandez said. “I know there’s plenty of people that have hate towards the LGBT [community], and I’m just trying to push some doors open for the community.”
Hernandez is nonbinary, and his pronouns are “he” or “they.” He also said not everyone was cheering for him, but his win wasn’t for them.
“There were boys commenting that I shouldn’t have won,” Hernandez said. “I shrugged them off.”
The 18-year-old said it’s easy to forget the naysayers because he has seen so much positive feedback.
“It really just warms my heart. Sometimes I even get a tingly feeling, almost like love but almost crying,” Hernandez said. “Alumni have contacted me saying they’re proud of me. Especially hearing ‘I’m proud of you?’ It just feels really good.”
Hernandez will graduate from Jeffersonville High next month and said he plans to attend Ivy Tech in Indianapolis along with continuing to create drag content.
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2022-05-17T23:19:18+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/17/i-came-up-looking-like-goddess-drag-queen-crowned-king-high-school-prom/
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MIAMI — At a small Miami-area museum, a Cuban hip-hop artist known as El Funky performed a Spanish song that once triggered large-scale protests to topple the island's communist regime for freedom.
El Funky, whose given name is Eliexer Márquez Duany, was part of a group of musicians who collaborated for the 2021 Latin Grammy-winning song known as "Patria y Vida," or country and life.
It led to detention in his home, and later his escape to the United States.
"You are the remains, nothing is left for you, you are going down," El Funky raps in Spanish to a crowd that includes members of Congress and pro-Democracy Cuban activists. "The town is tired of holding on. We're waiting for a new dawn."
Now, El Funky is working to become a legal U.S. resident this year, and he hopes to vote for the re-election of former President Donald Trump in 2024. He's part of a larger trend among Miami-based Cuban-Americans disappointed with Democrats' stance on Cuba.
"The current president... is not helping at all," El Funky said after his performance, which followed a congressional roundtable to commemorate the July 11, 2021 Cuban demonstrations. "I'll vote for Trump to come back."
In a crowded Republican presidential field for 2024, three are Floridians — the most of any state.
Nationally, Trump leads the contenders for the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, which includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a much lesser known Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.
The red state arguably gives Republicans their best test case to see who will come out on top for their party's ticket.
Without Trump, there's 'no Ron DeSantis'
Most Florida Republicans understand that were it not for Donald Trump, there would be no Ron DeSantis.
Yet even as Trump faces growing legal problems, he still leads DeSantis — his closest challenger — for the GOP presidential nomination.
While DeSantis made a national splash as governor that led to his presidential run, his home state illustrates a case study on why Trump still holds a grip over the party.
"All one has to do is look at the current state of polling in Florida among Republicans, Trump enjoys a 20-point lead over the twice-elected incumbent governor," said Fernand Amandi, a Florida political analyst who largely works with Democrats.
This month, a poll released by Florida Atlantic University found that despite Trump's legal woes, he's well ahead of DeSantis, arguably the next top GOP presidential candidate.
"Most Florida Republicans understand that were it not for Donald Trump, there would be no Ron DeSantis," Amandi added. "So as long as Donald Trump is running for reelection in a party that is in his image and his making, I think of Republicans will vote the way other Republicans across the country are overwhelmingly for Trump interests."
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— Dr. Kevin Wagner (@KevinWagnerPhD) July 10, 2023
Trump 'weakest incumbent' in recent memory
DeSantis has run a copycat campaign. And when given the choice between the real thing and an imitation, voters are going to choose the real thing
Former Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo calls Trump the weakest incumbent in recent history, pointing to his party's three losses in the 2018, 2020 and 2022 election years.
He argues if Trump's legal troubles keep piling up, other candidates could have a shot.
In South Florida, Trump is facing 34 federal charges over the alleged mishandling of classified documents following a separate New York criminal case. Now, he's facing the threat of new criminal charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
"Trump was indicted... he will likely be indicted again," Curbelo argued. "Perhaps at some point Republican primary voters start thinking about electability and whether he would be the best choice and that could provide an opening for someone else."
If DeSantis wants to break out, he'll need a new strategy to differentiate himself from Trump, Curbelo said.
"DeSantis has run a copycat campaign. And when given the choice between the real thing and an imitation, voters are going to choose the real thing," he explained.
DeSantis has to "not simply try to use the Trump playbook again that worked for him in 2018 in the state of Florida. But he wasn't running against Donald Trump. Now he is," Curbelo said.
Across town at the Versailles Cafe in the Little Havana neighborhood, a popular Republican stomping ground, Cuban-Americans Bernardo and Rita Betancourt are also familiar with all the Floridians running for president.
In their native Spanish, the longtime Miami residents, who are both in their 80s, call Suarez a friend, DeSantis a good governor but identify Trump as their favorite to become president, again.
"Donald Trump, all day," they said. "I'm confident that he can improve the situation in this country."
It's an argument heard from many Republican voters across the state and beyond, but it's still not clear they can convince the rest of the country it's a winning formula for the presidency.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
4-7-8
(four, seven, eight)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
4-7-8
(four, seven, eight)
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2022-10-04T00:13:30+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-game-17484649.php
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Royals 3, Blazers 2
First Period
1. Victoria, Trembecky 6 (Newman, Kipkie) 10:48.
Penalties — Kuefler Kam, Misskey Vic (major, major-fighting) 8:59; Poole Vic (interference) 10:56.
Second Period
2. Victoria, Hodson 14 (Poole) 12:04 (pp).
Penalties — Victoria bench (too many men, served by Almquist) 5:07; Seminoff Kam (cross checking) 8:14; Hofer Kam (high sticking) 11:50; Newman Vic (hooking) 16:33; Zellweger Kam (embellishment) 16:33.
Third Period
3. Kamloops, Minten 23 (Levis, Zellweger) 1:03.
4. Victoria, Poole 26 (Kipkie, Thacker) 7:03.
5. Kamloops, Hofer 27 (Stankoven, Seminoff) 7:40 (pp).
Penalties — Edwards Vic (roughing) 3:29; Minten Kam (slashing) 3:29; Rybinski Vic (boarding) 7:29; Brandwood Kam (slashing) 8:24; Parker Vic (tripping) 14:36; Thacker Vic (delay of game) 17:23; Parker Vic (cross checking) 19:26; Kuefler Kam, Kipkie Vic (roughing) 19:36; Kuefler Kam (boarding) 19:36; Zellweger Kam, Misskey Vic (roughing) 19:55; Edwards Vic (cross checking) 20:00.
Shots on goal by
Goal — Kamloops: Ernst (L, ). Victoria: Holt (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Kamloops: 1-6; Victoria: 1-3.
Referees — Corey Koop, Connor McCracken. Linesmen — Ryan Sirk, Liam Reid.
Attendance — 4,440 at Victoria.
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2023-01-29T06:31:57+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/hko-whl-sums-kamloops-victoria-17749229.php
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rising star Trinity Rodman scored for U.S. in the 76th minute and again in the 88th, and the Americans finally capitalized on their many offensive chances to beat Wales 2-0 on Sunday in a final tuneup for the Women’s World Cup.
First, Rodman broke up a scoreless tie when she one-touched a pass from Sophia Smith then later emphatically delivered again to provide a glimpse of Americans’ youth movement headed Down Under this month.
Smith corralled a pretty ball from Lynn Williams — who subbed in during the 64th minute — sent from the center circle and raced past her defender on the left side to find a charging Rodman for the initial goal.
Rodman, the highly touted 21-year-old forward, set up her own shot the next time. She entered for Alex Morgan to begin the second half.
Rodman doubled her number of goals for the U.S. to give her four over 18 matches for the Americans — and she even had another chance on a header in the 74th. The U.S. hardly looked in sync for much of the afternoon less than two weeks from the World Cup opener but the backups brought some new energy.
U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski is mixing and matching lineups featuring veterans and unproven new talent on the 23-woman World Cup roster with nine returners from the 2019 World Cup champion team and 14 players making their debut on the biggest world stage.
Alana Cook nearly found the net on a header in the 68th minute that Wales forward Kayleigh Green headed away near the post and Sofia Huerta had a nice look in the 73rd minute.
Alyssa Thompson missed from just outside the penalty box in the 61st minute — so it was a game of missed chances on a picture-perfect Bay Area afternoon for the sold-out friendly match that had its share of physical moments and hard hits.
The Americans’ best opportunity early was a header by Lindsey Horan from the middle of the 18-yard box in the 11th minute stopped by goalkeeper Olivia Clark. Ashley Sanchez took a header shot late in the first half off a free kick.
A scrappy Wales team fought on its defensive end to limit the Americans’ chances for open looks at the net. But the Welsh didn’t manage their first shot until the 74th minute on an attempt by Hannah Cain.
Yet the U.S. did get ample chances to work on various set pieces with several first-half corner kicks.
Wales defender Lily Woodham exited briefly and was examined by medical personnel following a head-to-head collision with Alyssa Thompson in the 23rd minute that gave Woodham a swollen right eye immediately. And forward Carrie Jones took a shoe to the head moments before the halftime whistle.
Alyssa Thompson showed her speed on the left wing and defender Crystal Dunn made some long runs into the Americans’ offensive half while sparking the defense.
A day after Megan Rapinoe announced she will retire after her fourth World Cup and finish the National Women’s Soccer League season with the OL Reign, the 38-year-old forward didn’t get on the field. She received huge cheers when she came outside for warmups and again running through the tunnel after going through her pregame routine.
She will have to wait for the World Cup to make her 200th career national team appearance over a 17-year career with the Americans — and will become just the 14th U.S. player to reach the mark.
Rapinoe, who debuted in the 2011 Germany World Cup and also played in 2015 in Canada and France four years ago, HAD 63 career goals with 73 assists. She is a three-time Olympian, winning gold in 2012 and also appearing in ‘16 and 2021.
Rapinoe and the Americans are chasing a third straight title when the Women’s World Cup opens July 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
Instead of seeing Rapinoe, the home fans in a sellout crowd of 18,000 were treated to their first chance seeing Rodman at PayPal Park, home of the MLS San Jose Earthquakes.
Midfielder Savannah DeMelo entered midway through the second half for her first career appearance with the Americans, who are 8-0-0 this year outscoring opponents 19-1.
The U.S. will begin group stage play in Group E facing Vietnam on July 22 at Auckland’s Eden Park. The Americans face 2019 runner-up The Netherlands in the second match July 26 then Portugal on Aug. 1.
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2023-07-11T00:44:45+00:00
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tylerpaper.com
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https://tylerpaper.com/trinity-rodman-scores-two-second-half-goals-us-beats-wales-2-0-heading-into-womens/article_926d6194-1eb5-11ee-ad6a-5322e7270670.html
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Owens scored 19 points as UC Riverside beat CSU Bakersfield 71-59 in a Big West Conference opener on Thursday.
Owens had seven rebounds for the Highlanders (8-5). Jamal Hartwell II scored 14 points while shooting 4 for 7 from beyond the arc. Lachlan Olbrich was 5 of 7 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding eight rebounds.
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The Roadrunners (4-8) were led in scoring by Kaleb Higgins, who finished with 25 points, eight assists and four steals. Antavion Collum added 12 points and six rebounds for CSU Bakersfield. In addition, Travis Henson had seven points and two blocks.
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2022-12-30T06:31:19+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Owens-has-19-UC-Riverside-knocks-off-CSU-17684756.php
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Donald Trump’s reaction to criminal charges renews election lies
NEW YORK - Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were "not guilty." But, politically, the most significant may be "election interference."
Trump’s repetition of those words, which have been taken up by other top Republicans, show how he is trying to turn his historic position as the first former president charged with crimes to his advantage.
It's another example of what's been a consistent refrain throughout his political career — claiming without evidence that an election is being rigged against him.
RELATED: Can Donald Trump still run for president despite indictment?
After his initial court appearance in the New York case, the first of several in which he is in legal jeopardy, Trump ticked through the varied investigations he was facing and branded them as "massive" attempts to interfere with the 2024 election.
"Our justice system has become lawless," Trump said as he appeared before supporters at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. "They’re using it now, in addition to everything else, to win elections."
Trump has made some version of those claims in at least 20 social media posts since March 3, the bulk of which occurred in the last two weeks, accelerating when a Manhattan grand jury appeared to be wrapping up its work and preparing to indict the former president.
Trump declared his latest bid for the White House shortly after the November midterms, in what some in his orbit saw as an effort to head off the various probes swirling around him.
RELATED: Donald Trump indictment ends decades of his perceived invincibility
Alleging an election is being stolen from him is a routine Trump tactic, despite no evidence to back up his assertions. When competing for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, Trump claimed his loss in the Iowa caucuses was due to fraud.
When he won the White House that November but lost the popular vote, Trump claimed the only reason for falling short in the latter category was because undocumented immigrants voted. A task force he formed to find voter fraud disbanded without finding any evidence to back up his claim.
In 2020, Trump began arguing the election would be fraudulent months before voting started. He attacked efforts to loosen restrictions on mail voting during the coronavirus pandemic, and expanded those allegations after losing the election to claim he'd actually won it. Those lies led to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the 2020 election was tainted. The former president’s allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges Trump appointed.
Trump is behaving like a politician in the legal crosshairs, said Steven Levitsky, a Harvard political scientist.
"He's certainly not the first politician to be prosecuted — sometimes fairly, sometimes not — to play the political victim card," Levitsky said.
Levitsky, who cowrote the book "How Democracies Die," said that several former presidents of other countries, when prosecuted, have claimed it was a plot to foil their future elections.
Most recently, that was the complaint of Brazil's former president Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva after he was jailed before the 2018 election. Silva was freed by his country's supreme court and won back the presidency in October.
RELATED: Donald Trump indicted: What's the difference between indictment and arrest?
What's notable in Trump's case, however, is that his own party is echoing the stolen election claims ahead of the next campaign. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last month said he was directing his party's committee chairs to "investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections with politically motivated prosecutions."
"That a whole party is carrying this line is somewhat unusual," Levitsky said.
Last week's charges in New York court stemmed from Trump's reimbursements to his lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, of hush money paid in the waning days of the 2016 presidential election to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleged they had an affair. Even some critics of Trump have seen the charges as a stretch of New York laws.
The heart of the Manhattan case is prosecutors' claim that Trump falsified business records at his company to make the payoff in order to keep a potentially damaging story quiet while he was campaigning — an illegal attempt by Trump, they argued, to try to influence the election.
The former president also faces legal jeopardy from other investigations, two of which are related to his attempts to try to interfere with the 2020 election.
RELATED: Donald Trump's company found guilty of tax fraud
Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are probing Trump's January 2021 call to the state's top elections officer asking him to "find" enough votes to declare Trump the winner there.
The U.S. Justice Department also has launched a federal special counsel probe into Trump's attempts to try to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump is also enmeshed in a federal special counsel investigation of his handling of classified documents found at his Florida estate.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, when asked at a news conference on Tuesday whether the timing of the case was political, responded by saying: "I bring cases when they’re ready."
RELATED: Stormy Daniels meets with prosecutors investigating Donald Trump
Bragg’s office declined to comment on Trump’s statements about "election interference," as did the Department of Justice.
Critics warn that Trump is, once again, sowing suspicions of fraud that could damage democracy. "We’ve seen this film before," Joanna Lydgate, chief executive officer of States United Action, which tracks politicians who embrace Trump's election lies, said in a statement.
"We know this is dangerous because we all saw what happened on January 6th."
Trump has routinely waved off such warnings, and has seamlessly integrated his current legal jeopardy into the false allegations he’s made for three years about Democratic Party wrongdoing leading to his ouster.
In his first campaign rally, in Waco, Texas, days before the Manhattan indictment, Trump railed against all the investigations and said that his opponents were using the probes "because it’s harder for them to stuff the ballot boxes, of which they stuffed plenty."
"The new weapon being used by out-of-control unhinged Democrats to cheat on election is criminally investigating a candidate," he said.
Trump and other Republicans have sometimes contradicted themselves, decrying the investigations as an attempt to tarnish Trump while also predicting they'll aid his bid for the White House.
"I think you’ll see his poll numbers go up," Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., one of the president's most vocal backers in the House, predicated at a GOP conference last month. "He’s never been in a stronger position." She condemned the charges last week as "unprecedented election interference."
Aaron Scherb, senior director of legislative affairs for Common Cause, which has long been critical of Trump's allegations of election rigging, noted that all the investigations of the former president began well before he started running for president again.
"Nobody is above the law, including former presidents, and running for president cannot and must not serve as a shield for wrongful conduct," Scherb said.
Riccardi reported from Denver. Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri in Washington contributed to this report
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2023-04-10T19:56:05+00:00
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fox6now.com
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https://www.fox6now.com/news/trump-reaction-charges-renew-election-lies
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NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington, senior writer for ESPN, about the NBA Finals which begin Thursday. The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics to join the Denver Nuggets in the finals.
Copyright 2023 NPR
NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington, senior writer for ESPN, about the NBA Finals which begin Thursday. The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics to join the Denver Nuggets in the finals.
Copyright 2023 NPR
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2023-05-30T11:10:01+00:00
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publicradioeast.org
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https://www.publicradioeast.org/2023-05-30/nba-finals-the-miami-heat-will-take-on-the-denver-nuggets
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Every living past American president is paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, following the longest-serving British monarch’s death at 96.
Elizabeth died on Thursday at her estate in Scotland, Buckingham Palace announced.
During her lifetime, the queen had met with all but one of the American presidents, Lyndon Johnson, since Harry Truman.
Former President Trump praised Elizabeth’s “exceptional service to the people,” saying in a post on Truth Social, “May God bless the Queen, may she reign forever in our hearts, and may God hold her and Prince Philip in abiding care.”
U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II inspect a Guard of Honour, formed of the Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)
The 45th president appeared to share a special affinity for the queen, who he had described as being beloved by his mother. Trump called Elizabeth an “incredible woman” ahead of his 2018 visit to Windsor Castle to meet with her.
“What a grand and beautiful lady she was,” Trump said in a Thursday statement, “there was nobody like her!”
Former President Obama issued a lengthy remembrance of the queen just hours after her death was announced.
“Michelle and I were lucky enough to come to know Her Majesty, and she meant a great deal to us,” Obama said.
In this May 25, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip for a reciprocal dinner at Winfield House in London. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
The ex-commander in chief highlighted his personal experience with Elizabeth during a 2009 visit to England.
“Back when we were just beginning to navigate life as President and First Lady, she welcomed us to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity,” Obama said.
“Time and again, we were struck by her warmth, the way she put people at ease, and how she brought her considerable humor and charm to moments of great pomp and circumstance.”
Obama lauded Elizabeth for her “dedicated leadership,” saying he and the former first lady “are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified public service.”
In this Saturday, June 4, 1994, file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she sits alongside President Bill Clinton at a dinner in the Guildhall in Portsmouth, England, commemorating the 50th anniversary of D-Day. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
Former President Bill Clinton said he and his wife, former secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were joining with people “all around the world” in “giving thanks for [Elizabeth’s] life.”
Calling the queen a “source of stability, serenity and strength,” the 42nd president said he was thankful “for the kindness she showed us through the years, particularly during our visits to Buckingham Palace in 1995 and 2000.”
In this May 7, 2007, file photo, President Bush and Queen Elizabeth II arrive to take part in arrival ceremonies on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Former President George W. Bush recalled when he and wife Laura Bush spent time at Buckingham Palace, saying in a statement that “having tea with Her Majesty — and her Corgis — is among our fondest memories of the presidency.”
“Our world benefitted from her steady resolve, and we are grateful for her decades of service as sovereign,” Bush said.
In this file photo dated May 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, right, and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II are photographed with French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, at Buckingham Palace in London. (Pool Photo via AP, File)
Ninety-seven-year-old former President Jimmy Carter, who was born two years before Elizabeth, said he and wife Rosalynn extended their condolences to the monarch’s family and the citizens of the U.K.
“Her dignity, graciousness, and sense of duty have been an inspiration,” Carter said of Elizabeth in a statement, “and we join the millions around the world in mourning a remarkable leader.”
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2022-09-08T23:19:48+00:00
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cbs4indy.com
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https://cbs4indy.com/hill-politics/every-living-us-president-pays-tribute-to-elizabeth/
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Ukraine: 5 injured in rocket attacks on 2nd-largest city
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five people were injured in Russian rocket attacks Sunday in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, officials said.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said four people were injured when a Russian S-300 missile fell near an apartment block and another was hurt when a missile hit a higher-education building. Local media reports said the building hit was the National Academy for Urban Economy, about 700 meters from the city’s central square.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting continued in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, one of four regions that Russia illegally annexed last year even though its forces do not fully control the region. Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said five civilians were wounded in rocket attacks during the night in the city of Druzhkivka and that the town of Avdiivka and its outskirts were also fired on.
In the Black Sea port of Odesa, workers labored to connect temporary generators shipped in to try to restore electricity. The city and surrounding area were plunged into darkness over the weekend following a large-scale network failure.
Grid operator Ukrenergo said that the failure involved equipment “repeatedly repaired” after Russia’s savage strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, and that residents should brace themselves for lengthy blackouts.
As of Sunday afternoon, about 280,000 customers remained without power, said prime minister Denis Shmyhal.
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2023-02-05T14:05:59+00:00
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kswo.com
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With this vibrant new stamp design, the U.S. Postal Service continues its tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa by dedicating a new Forever stamp today. The ceremony took place at America's Center Ferrara Theater in St. Louis.
"USPS is honored to continue in the celebration of Kwanzaa — a communal tradition that has grown to hold special meaning to millions of people since its inception in 1966," said Eddie Banner, USPS Kansas-Missouri district manager, who served as the dedicating official. "I am pleased to dedicate this colorful and festive stamp in honor of Kwanzaa."
Joining Banner for the ceremony were master of ceremonies Tracie Berry-McGhee, founder of the SisterKeeper Empowerment Center; Jeanice L. Baker, president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Cheryl McNeil, fixed assets and sales use tax manager customer service at Edward Jones Investments; Cheryl Jordan, pharmacy benefit implementation specialist at Lumeris; and Erin Robinson, stamp artist and Emmy nominated illustrator.
"Kwanzaa reminds us to be intentional in making an impact within our families, communities and culture — to build bridges not barriers," said Baker. "We are excited and honored to have partnered with the United States Postal Service in unveiling this beautiful Forever stamp."
The stamp design depicts two children — a girl and a boy — standing together with a kinara (candleholder) and the seven lit candles (mishumaa saba) in front of them. They are dressed in robes akin to spiritual garments. A light-blue circle behind the children's heads represents wholeness and unifies the figures, and a mosaic motif frames the background.
Art Director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp with original artwork by Erin Robinson.
The Kwanzaa stamp is sold in booklets of 20. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #KwanzaaStamps.
Each year, millions of African Americans gather with friends and family throughout the week of Kwanzaa to honor the Pan-African holiday's seven founding principles — unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani).
Kwanzaa is a festive time for rejoicing in the prospect of health, prosperity, and good luck in the coming year. It is also a time for contemplation and recollection of past hardships, faced by both individuals and communities, and the ways in which history can inform and impact future happiness.
With origins in ancient and modern first-harvest festivities occurring across the African continent, Kwanzaa incorporates and reimagines many communal traditions as a contemporary celebration and reaffirmation of African American culture.
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Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
A video of the ceremony will be available on facebook.com/usps. Information for ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at usps.com/shop.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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2022-10-13T17:01:56+00:00
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kfyrtv.com
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/10/13/postal-service-dedicating-kwanzaa-forever-stamp/
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Price Simulator Makes It Easy For Medical Practices To Comply With No Surprises Act And Get Leads
SEATTLE, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, the No Surprises Act came into effect. This new law protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills due to inadvertently receiving out of network care or other circumstances. Not only does this apply to traditional doctor's offices, but cosmetic and plastic surgery offices are also affected. Practices must provide good faith estimates which detail the expected cost of care. Price Simulator does this automatically and does require any initial interaction with the practice.
Price Simulator is a web application installed on an existing medical practice's website. It engages the patient via an easy-to-use interface where the patient can add all of the procedures they are interested in. When they finish, they supply contact information and receive their quote on the web page and via email and text.
This fulfills two vital functions for any successful practice. First, it makes them compliant with the No Surprises Act without too much work on their part. Price Simulator also contains all necessary disclaimers. Prices can be changed and updated at any time. Secondly, Price Simulator provides the practice with leads they can follow up on. The practice receives at least two forms of contact information: phone number and email.
One plastic surgeon who currently uses Price Simulator says, "It is great knowing that my practice is compliant with the new act and I've never had more leads than after I got Price Simulator."
Price Simulator can apply to several medical specialties including plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, dermatology, and medical spas. Offering a free 30-day, no-commitment trial, Price Simulator is only $199 per month. It is fully customized to fit your practice and website.
About Price Simulator: Price Simulator (https://pricesimulator.com/) is a web app that allows medical practices to easily become compliant with the No Surprises Act. It doubles as a lead generation tool and installs on your existing website. Created by industry professionals, Price Simulator is specifically designed for the cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery, and medical spa industries.
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2022-05-24T16:19:24+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/05/24/become-compliant-with-no-surprises-act-with-price-simulator/
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Oakland Police Department is investigating a burglary that took place on Saturday, according to a statement from police.
OPD stated the the burglary happened Saturday morning around 10:15 a.m. on the 300 block of Euclid Avenue. Officers were called to the area due to a report of a person who was potentially experiencing a mental health crisis at an abandoned building nearby.
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When officers arrived on scene they discovered that a second building had been broken into in the 400 block of Van Buren Avenue. Police state that officers established a perimeter before conducting a “methodical” search of both locations. However, police could not find anyone.
This is an ongoing investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the OPD Burglary Section.
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2022-09-18T00:56:57+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-police-investigating-multiple-burglaries/
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called Friday for a halt to fighting in Sudan and the protection of civilians.
The brief press statement followed closed consultations by the U.N.’s most powerful body.
The council also called for the scaling up of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and neighboring countries, support for humanitarian workers, and respect for international humanitarian law.
Sudan descended into conflict in mid-April after months of worsening tensions exploded into open fighting between rival generals seeking to control the African nation. The war pits the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.
A three-day cease-fire brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia expired Wednesday morning and a protest group and residents said clashes resumed between the army and the paramilitary force in and around the capital, Khartoum.
The conflict has been centered largely in the capital and western Sudan’s Darfur region, which have seen ethnically motivated attacks on non-Arab communities by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, according to U.N. officials.
The fighting has killed thousands of people and forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes to safer areas in Sudan and neighboring countries, according the U.N. migration agency.
The U.N. said Thursday that in the two months after the conflict began, some 85 humanitarian groups reached 2.8 million people across Sudan with vital assistance, including food, water, health services, education, sanitation, hygiene, non-food supplies and protection services.
“Partners are delivering medical supplies and providing support to health facilities that are still operating. Between 15 April and 15 June, 19 organizations reached more than 470,000 people,” U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said.
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2023-06-24T21:23:06+00:00
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kfor.com
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https://kfor.com/news/ap-top-headlines/un-security-council-calls-for-halt-to-fighting-in-sudan-and-protection-of-civilians/
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PARIS (AP) — Two years after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open when she was fined, then threatened with disqualification, for skipping news conferences, another top tennis player — No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion — was allowed to avoid the traditional postmatch session open to all accredited journalists and instead speak Friday with what was described as a “pool” of selected questioners.
Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, didn’t appear at a news conference Friday after reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova. After each of her previous two wins this week, Sabalenka was asked about her stance on the war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, when Russia invaded that country with help from Belarus.
Sabalenka said she “did not feel safe” at her news conference Wednesday and wanted to protect her “mental health and well-being.” Sabalenka’s desire to bypass the standard Q-and-A was supported by the tournament and the WTA. She will not be fined.
The topic of the war was raised at both earlier news conferences by Daria Meshcheriakova, a part-time journalist from the Ukraine for a sports outlet she said gets 7 million views per month. Meshcheriakova, who said she used to be an employee of the German embassy in Kyiv, left Ukraine 10 days after the war began and moved to the Netherlands.
Sabalenka’s first match at this French Open was against a player from Ukraine, Marta Kostyuk, who refused to shake hands at the net afterward — as she’s done against all opponents from Russia or Belarus since the attacks began. Kostyuk was booed by fans apparently unaware of why she declined the usual gesture.
Two spokespeople for the French Tennis Federation wouldn’t say who was allowed to talk with Sabalenka on Friday, but a transcript was distributed to the media. The first “question” was: “Before we start, I know there was a tense situation in your second-round press conference, and if you wanted to address it at all.”
The response, according to the transcript: “After my match, I spoke with the media like I normally do. I know they still expect some questions that are more about the politics and not so much about my tennis. For many months now I have answered these questions at tournaments and been very clear in my feelings and my thoughts. These questions do not bother me after my matches. I know that I have to provide answers to the media on things not related to my tennis or my matches, but on Wednesday I did not feel safe in (the) press conference. I should be able to feel safe when I do interviews with the journalists after my matches. For my own mental health and well-being, I have decided to take myself out of this situation today, and the tournament has supported me in this decision. It hasn’t been an easy few days, and now my focus is (to) continue to play well here in Paris.”
What followed were topics such as how Sabalenka played Friday, her previous track record at Roland Garros, her fitness training and what types of movies she has been watching.
At the 2021 French Open, Osaka — a four-time major champion and former No. 1 — shined a light on the issue of athletes’ mental health by saying she did not want to speak to the media during the tournament. She was docked $15,000 for skipping the news conference after her first-round victory in Paris, then was threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with possible additional punishment, including disqualification or suspension, if she continued to sit out those availabilities.
Osaka then pulled out of the competition, saying she experiences “huge waves of anxiety” before speaking to the media and revealed she has “suffered long bouts of depression.”
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2023-06-03T09:58:31+00:00
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qcnews.com
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https://www.qcnews.com/sports/french-open-lets-belarus-sabalenka-skip-standard-news-conference-after-questions-about-ukraine-war/
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2022-07-04T18:34:47+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Gander-Outdoors-Truck-Average-Running-17283659.php
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley's campaign entered this summer with a cash advantage over Republican candidate Ted Budd, while also outraising him handily over the past three months in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race.
Budd's campaign collected over $2.1 million during the second quarter, of which $1.8 million was accounted for in a campaign finance report essentially covering May and June and due Friday at the Federal Election Commission.
The second-quarter total was less than one-third of the more than $7.4 million that Beasley had already announced a couple days before the FEC filing deadline. Of her total, $6.4 million was collected from April 28 through June 30, her campaign reported. The candidates already had filed reports in advance of their May 17 primary elections that covered April's first four weeks.
As far as cash on hand, Beasley reported $4.8 million in her campaign coffers beginning in July, while Budd had $1.8 million.
Beasley's campaign last week already trumpeted her figures as the largest raised in a second fundraising quarter by a U.S. Senate candidate in North Carolina. Budd's campaign sought to downplay Beasley's financial lead, saying in a news release that it anticipated getting outraised, and crediting the ActBlue online fundraising program for attracting out-of-state donors to her.
Budd adviser Jonathan Felts also said that North Carolina GOP Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr won statewide elections dating back to 2014 despite getting outraised by their Democratic rivals. Beasley and Budd are running to succeed Burr, who isn't seeking reelection. The Beasley-Budd race could determine the Senate's majority in a chamber that is currently equally divided among Democrats and Republicans.
National Republican groups have already said they plan to spend tens of millions of dollars on advertisements in North Carolina helping Budd or criticizing Beasley, a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court. The National Republican Senatorial Committee already has run commercials questioning some of Beasley's legal rulings. The Senate Majority PAC, which supports Democratic candidates, responded with its own ad.
Beasley, meanwhile, has been running commercials for the general election. In the latest one she criticizes Budd, a central North Carolina congressman, for voting this spring against a bill that would have capped insulin prices for consumers.
Since getting into the race in April 2021, Beasley’s campaign has raised $16 million. Budd has reported raising $6.4 million since early 2021.
While both Beasley and Budd won their primary elections by comfortable margins, it was Budd who faced robust competition by former Gov. Pat McCrory and ex-Rep. Mark Walker.
Budd benefitted from well over $10 million in outside spending by the Club for Growth Action super PAC, which ran ads and mailers backing Budd and criticizing McCrory and Walker. Former President Donald Trump also endorsed Budd for the nomination.
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2022-07-18T18:35:04+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Beasley-ahead-of-Budd-in-fundraising-cash-in-NC-17312447.php
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DELHI, India — Phoni Madan has been desperately searching in hospitals and morgues for his nephew, Nitam Roy.
Roy, a 30-year-old construction worker, was southbound on one of the trains which crashed in India's eastern state of Odisha on Friday night, killing at least 275 people and leaving more than 1,000 injured in the country's deadliest train crash in decades.
Amid scorching summer heat, rescue workers struggled through upended and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains, on which 2,000 people were on board at the time of the crash, to rescue survivors and bring out the dead bodies.
Hospitals in the town of Balasore and surrounding cities were flooded with injured — who were ferried in ambulances, tractors and private cars — as the death toll rose over the weekend. Dead bodies, covered by white sheets, lay on the rail tracks near the wreckage, while rescuers and local volunteers pushed to bring out hundreds of trapped passengers from the rail cars under the twisted metal and shattered glass. Air force choppers and Indian army soldiers were also pressed into service to help rescuers and transport the injured to hospitals.
Roy boarded the train earlier on Friday at Howrah near Kolkata and was on way to Chennai from where he was scheduled to take another train to Kerala, where he was supposed to work on a construction project in a remote village.
As soon as news of the train collision was broadcast on news channels and posted on social media, his family tried to reach him on his phone, but in vain.
Madan rushed to the scene, arriving there on Saturday morning.
"I searched in hospitals and at a school near the accident spot where four dead bodies were kept, but my nephew was not among them," said Madan, who works as a farmer near Kolkata and had to borrow money to take this journey.
Roy's name has been missing from the list of passengers from which officials have been identifying the victims.
Madan said Roy was traveling on the train without tickets. Madan told NPR that Roy belonged to a poor family and was the only breadwinner in the family of six.
Every day, thousands of poor people travel in Indian trains without a reservation from one place to another. These compartments, always crammed, and with people even sitting on the floor, are referred to as "general" coaches.
"I met many injured people here who told me that the general coaches were fully packed and there was barely any space to even walk," said Madan.
Madan says he has spent all of his money in search of his nephew and cannot go to other hospitals.
"I saw the faces of over 100 dead people but could not find my nephew," said Madan. "The bodies are in bad condition. Some cannot even be recognized."
Preliminary investigations found the derailment was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system, railway officials say
Initial findings have revealed that the train derailment was caused by an error in electronic signals that put a train onto the wrong tracks. India's railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is facing calls to resign, has been monitoring the rescue and restoration efforts from the accident spot and said on Sunday that it will come out in the investigation "who has done it and what is the reason."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited the crash site on Saturday to examine the relief effort and later met some injured people and doctors in a hospital.
Modi said he felt the pain of those who suffered in the accident and promised the victims that the government would try its best to help them and strictly punish anyone found responsible.
Many people are still searching for their relatives who were on board the ill-fated trains.
"Government is not helping us. I am a poor man and cannot travel hundreds of kilometres, from one city to another, in search of a dead body," said Madan. "They should take names from us and inform us.
Madan has been showing photographs of Roy to everyone he meets with the hope that he can at least find some trace of his nephew.
Roy is the father of a 6-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl.
Madan accuses authorities of hiding dead bodies to show an undercount of the dead.
"I met around 50 people who are not able to find their relatives. It seems the government does not want real figures of the dead to come out," he alleges. "Otherwise, where would the dead bodies go?" he asks.
Authorities on Sunday said that there are around 200 dead bodies of train accident victims, lying in different morgues, that have yet to be identified. A website has also been launched to help relatives of victims in identifying them.
While the full results of the investigation are still pending, Indian Railways spokesperson Jaya Varma Sinha said on Sunday that the driver of the train that derailed first and crashed into a halted cargo train has sustained serious injuries, and said "the train moved forward only after it received a 'green' signal. Neither did he jump any signal nor the train was overspeeding."
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2023-06-05T10:31:07+00:00
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wlrn.org
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https://www.wlrn.org/npr-breaking-news/2023-06-05/a-man-searches-desperately-for-his-nephew-who-is-missing-after-indias-train-crash
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Data from Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study of INT230-6 Alone or in Combination with Ipilimumab (INTENSITY# IT-01; BMS# CA184-592) Selected for Oral Podium Presentation
Exploratory Kaplan Meier Analysis of the refractory Sarcoma Population Shows that dosing INT230-6 Equivalent to 40% or More of the Patient's Tumor Burden During the Course of Therapy Results in a Median Overall Survival of 715 Days Compared to a mOS of 205 days or a Historical Refractory Sarcoma Control
WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. ("Intensity"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary immune-based intratumoral cancer therapies designed to kill tumors and increase immune system recognition of cancers, today announced that data from its open-label phase 1/2 study of novel lead asset, INT230-6, as a monotherapy or in combination with ipilimumab in adult subjects with metastatic sarcomas, will be presented today in an oral podium presentation, at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society Annual Meeting (CTOS) being held at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, BC, Canada from November 16 -19, 2022.
"Preliminary data suggests that INT230-6, as a monotherapy or in combination with the immune checkpoint blocker ipilimumab, demonstrates direct tumor killing in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and elicits an anti-cancer immune response within the injected tumor," stated Matthew Ingham, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a principal investigator for the trial. "To date, INT230-6 treatment related adverse events are mostly low grade and the drug is well-tolerated either as a monotherapy or in combination with ipilimumab. Additionally, in patients who had 40% or more of their tumor burden treated with INT230-6, an exploratory analysis showed that overall survival was improved when compared to historical benchmarks for this patient population."
Lewis H. Bender, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intensity Therapeutics, added, "The compelling safety and efficacy results from use of our drug in treating such a deadly and hard-to-treat cancer as soft tissue sarcomas underscore the potential of this treatment. The promising data supports our belief that INT230-6 could show clinical benefit with lower levels of off-target side effects compared to standard chemotherapies. We have designed a randomized phase 3 trial protocol to evaluate INT230-6 versus standard of care in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas and look forward to initiation of the study."
Abstract ID: 1301741
Title: Intratumoral INT230-6 (Cisplatin, Vinblastine, Shao) Alone or with Ipilimumab Prolonged Survival with Favorable Safety in Adults with Refractory Sarcomas (NCT03058289)
Session: Session 9: Immunology & Immunotherapy
Session Date Friday, November 18, 2022
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
First Author: Matthew Ingham, M.D.
Presenter: Christian Meyer, M.D.
The presentation will be accessible on the "Publications, Papers and Posters" section of Intensity's website at: https://intensitytherapeutics.com/news/publications-papers-and-posters/.
The data presented included results from 29 patients with different metastatic sarcomas treated with INT230-6 either as a monotherapy (n=15), or in combination with ipilimumab (n=14). The enrolled patients' cancer progressed following a median of three prior lines of therapy (range 0 to 9) including all approved, appropriate therapies for a subject's particular cancer. Demographics were similar in subjects enrolled in monotherapy and checkpoint inhibitor combination arms. Pharmacokinetic data shows that >95% of the active agents remain in the tumor. Immunohistochemistry shows that there is an increase in the immune cell infiltration pre and post dose.
Study IT-01 is a single arm study; however, published clinical phase 1/2 basket trials in sarcoma report mOS, ranging from 230 to 290 days (Jones et. al., Cassier et. al., Subbiah et. al.). Using the Subbiah study data a synthetic control group Kaplan Meier (KM) survival curve was generated. The overall survival of the control, all INT230-6 patients and those receiving a cumulative dose of greater than 40% of their total tumor burden (TTB), are shown in the below table. Subjects receiving combination with ipilimumab have not yet reached median survival with 345 days median follow-up. There have been only 2 deaths reported in the combination group as of data cut-off. Sarcoma subtypes may differ between groups and data is still early.
INT230-6, Intensity's lead proprietary investigational product candidate, is designed for direct intratumoral injection. INT230-6 was discovered using Intensity's proprietary DfuseRx℠ technology platform. The drug is composed of two proven, potent anti-cancer agents, cisplatin and vinblastine, and a penetration enhancer molecule (SHAO) that helps disperse potent cytotoxic drugs throughout tumors for diffusion into cancer cells. These agents remain in the tumor resulting in a favorable safety profile. In addition to local disease control, direct killing of the tumor by INT230-6 releases a bolus of neoantigens specific to the patient's malignancy, leading to engagement of the immune system and systemic anti-tumor effects. Importantly, these effects are mediated without the immunosuppression of concomitant systemic chemotherapy.
INT230-6 is currently being evaluated in several phase 2 cohorts (NCT03058289) in patients with various advanced solid tumors as part of Study IT-01. In 2019, the Company signed a clinical collaboration agreement with Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Merck) to evaluate the combination of INT230-6 and KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 (programmed death receptor-1) therapy, in patients with advanced pancreatic, colon, squamous cell and bile duct malignancies. In 2020, the Company executed a clinical collaboration agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to evaluate the combination of INT230-6 with Bristol-Myers Squibb's anti-CTLA-4 antibody, ipilimumab, in patients with advanced liver, breast and sarcoma cancers. In 2021, the Company executed agreements with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research to study INT230-6 in a randomized controlled neoadjuvant phase 2 study in women with early stage breast cancer (the INVINCIBLE study) (NCT04781725).
Intensity Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new immune-based approach to treat solid tumor cancers. Intensity leverages its DfuseRx℠ technology platform to create new, proprietary drug formulations that, following direct injection, rapidly disperse throughout a tumor and diffuse therapeutic agents into cancer cells. Intensity's product candidates have the potential to cause tumor necrosis and induce an adaptive immune response that not only attacks the injected tumor, but also non-injected tumors. In addition to partnerships with Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Company executed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Vaccine Branch in 2014. For more information, please visit www.intensitytherapeutics.com and follow the Company on Twitter @IntensityInc.
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the expected trading commencement and closing dates. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events, nevertheless, actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements we make. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include: the risk that the initial public offering of common stock may not close, as well as other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the prospectus, which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and reflect management's current estimates, projections, expectations and beliefs. The company does not plan to update any such forward-looking statements and expressly disclaims any duty to update the information contained in this press release except as required by law.
KEYTRUDA® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
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2022-11-18T12:38:00+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2022/11/18/intensity-therapeutics-reports-use-int230-6-alone-or-combination-with-ipilimumab-shows-evidence-direct-tumor-necrosis-promising-overall-survival-results-adult-subjects-with-metastatic-sarcomas-connective-tissue-oncology-society-ctos-2022/
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
8-0-5
(eight, zero, five)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
8-0-5
(eight, zero, five)
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2022-05-02T04:17:55+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17140781.php
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WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Monday, April 10, 2023
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358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated rain or snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Windy. West wind
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph increasing to 20 to
30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s. Breezy. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy.
Lows in the 30s. Highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid
50s to lower 60s. Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Lows in the
upper 30s to lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
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358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Windy.
Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Windy.
West wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower to mid 50s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 50s. West wind 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 20s to upper 30s. Highs in the 50s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
50s to mid 60s. Lows in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Lows in the upper
30s to mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
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Including the cities of Connell, Prosser, and Tri-Cities
358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
to mid 50s. Very windy. Southwest wind 20 to 35 mph. Gusts up to
35 mph increasing to 45 mph in the afternoon. Rainfall amounts
less than a quarter of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Windy.
West wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to
the southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower to mid 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Southwest wind
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
30s. Highs in the 50s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s
to lower 70s. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in the upper
50s to upper 60s.
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Including the cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla
358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
Very windy. Southwest wind 20 to 35 mph with gusts to around
45 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Rainfall
amounts up to a half of an inch possible.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Windy.
Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting
to the south 5 to 15 mph overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain or snow showers.
Snow level 1000 feet, rising to 2000 feet in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Snow level 2000 feet. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Breezy.
Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
30s. Highs in the 50s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance
of rain showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ030-112300-
Northwest Blue Mountains-
Including the city of Ski Bluewood Resort
358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Rain and mountain snow in the morning, then scattered
rain and mountain snow showers in the afternoon. Mountain snow
accumulation of 2 to 3 inches valleys and 2 to 4 inches in the
mountains. Snow level 3500 feet. Highs in the mid to upper 30s,
except in the lower to mid 40s valleys. Windy. Southwest wind
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in
the evening. Lows in the 20s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly
cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s
to lower 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the 20s. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain or snow
showers. Highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s
to lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s to lower
40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
and mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
$$
WAZ522-112300-
Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Roslyn and Easton
358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Widespread snow showers in the morning, then numerous
snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to
5 inches. Highs in the 30s. Windy. West wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts
up to 30 mph increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 17 to 23. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph in the evening, becoming light.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 17 to 23. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s. West wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the lower to mid 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s to
mid 40s. Lows in the 20s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain and high mountain snow showers. Lows in the upper
20s to mid 30s. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and mountain snow showers likely.
Light mountain snow accumulations. Lows in the mid 20s to lower
30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
and mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
$$
WAZ523-112300-
Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Appleton, Cle Elum, and Cliffdell
358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning,
then scattered rain or snow showers in the afternoon. Snow level
2000 feet. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s, except in the lower
to mid 40s valleys. Windy. West wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Lows in the
20s. Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
evening. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Highs in
the upper 30s to upper 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 20s. Northwest wind
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s,
except in the mid 40s to lower 50s valleys. West wind 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 20s to lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
and high mountain snow showers. Lows in the 30s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain and high mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s to
mid 50s. Lows in the 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
$$
WAZ521-112300-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
358 AM PDT Tue Apr 11 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered rain or snow showers. Snow
level 2500 feet. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Windy. West
wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph increasing to 50 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers
overnight. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Windy. West wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph decreasing to 5 to
15 mph overnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain or snow showers in the afternoon.
Snow level 2000 feet in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s to lower
30s. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s
to lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s.
Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s to lower
40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
$$
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2023-04-11T12:19:22+00:00
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expressnews.com
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Iconic Hospitality Brand and Rising Culinary Star Team Up for New Vietnamese Concept
LOS ANGELES, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The h.wood Group today announces the upcoming opening of Đi Đi - an innovative Vietnamese restaurant concept in partnership with Chef and social media personality, Tue Nguyen (@twaydabae).
Nguyen, a longtime friend and culinary collaborator of The h.wood Group, rose to TikTok fame in 2020 when she began cooking traditional Vietnamese dishes to educate her audience on the food, culture and people of her childhood. Đi Đi - Vietnamese for "Let's Gooooo!" - is her offline love letter to this cuisine.
Slated to open in June 2023, Đi Đi will be co-owned by The h.wood Group and Nguyen. Nguyen will serve as Chef Partner overseeing culinary aspects of the restaurant, while h.wood will spearhead operations. The space was formerly occupied by h.wood's contemporary Mexican outpost, Petite Taqueria, which closed this past year. Petite Taqueria served as the site of Nguyen's sold out pop-up activation series. The opening of Đi Đi will celebrate Nguyen's much anticipated homecoming and will further cement her successful partnership with the iconic Los Angeles-based hospitality brand.
"Our projects with Chef Tue have always been so popular not only because she is so talented but because she cooks from the heart," said John Terzian and Brian Toll, Co-Founders and Co-Presidents, The h.wood Group. "Her knowledge and passion for Vietnamese cuisine makes Đi Đi poised to become one of the most refreshing new dining concepts on the Los Angeles food scene."
Nguyen added, "My food has always been a story about my experience as an immigrant. This restaurant captures the essence of both the cuisine and the vibrant culture. Vietnam is constantly evolving and it's time to bring modern day Vietnam to Hollywood."
Lined with palm trees, Đi Đi will be an homage to traditional Vietnamese romance and soft architecture. In addition to its highly appetizing menu, Đi Đi will also boast a strong cocktail program to complement each dish. Đi Đi will be located at 755 North La Cienega Drive.
ABOUT THE H.WOOD GROUP
The h.wood Group is a Los Angeles-based, hospitality and lifestyle marketing company with an iconic portfolio of luxury nightlife and restaurant venues. The vision of longtime friends John Terzian and Brian Toll, The h.wood Group was founded in 2008 as a way for the consummate hosts and entrepreneurs to bring their high-end, thoughtful concepts and passion for service to life. From Delilah and The Nice Guy, to Bootsy Bellows and Harriet's, The h.wood Group is responsible for some of the most iconic brands in the world. With eleven venues in Los Angeles, three across the country and six new ones on the horizon, The h.wood Group is rapidly expanding thanks to its multi-concept portfolio uniquely positioned to cater to different markets. This growth is guided by the brand's core values - distinct design, exceptional service and palpable atmosphere - which combine to create extraordinary moments for every guest. The h.wood Group experience is known well beyond the walls of their brick-and-mortar locations, through its work as one of the most reputable event producers in the world. With passions for art, fashion, sports and entertainment, The h.wood Group's signature approach to service and storytelling unites brands, consumers and talent at some of the world's most iconic cultural events including Coachella, F1, Cannes, Art Basel and more. The h.wood Group offers corporate branding, catering, event production and marketing services at both private events and international pop-ups, reflecting and shaping popular culture on both local and global scales.
For more information, visit https://hwoodgroup.com/
ABOUT CHEF TUE NGUYEN
Chef Tue Nguyen is one of the fastest rising stars in the digital food space. Since graduating from culinary school and beginning her content creation journey, she has showcased her culinary skills through sold out pop-ups with The h.wood Group, Family Style Festival, ComplexCon, Madame Vo in NYC, and her most recent sold out pop-up with chef Roy Choi in LA. She can be seen as the current host of "Making It Big" on Buzzfeed, the host of People magazine's first digital food show, "Celeb Eats", and recently announced a cookbook deal with Simon Element, a division of Simon & Schuster.
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2023-03-30T17:06:09+00:00
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wymt.com
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https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2023/03/30/lets-go-hwood-group-chef-tue-nguyen-announce-opening-i-i/
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Negotiations between Chelsea and Benfica for the transfer of Argentina international Enzo Fernandez intensified on Monday and will continue into deadline day tomorrow, sources have told ESPN.
Sources added that Chelsea are nearly ready to offer the release clause of €120 million for the 2022 World Cup winner after tabling an offer on Monday around €100m plus bonuses.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
The two clubs will continue to talk on Tuesday, but on the basis of the last offer Chelsea are feeling optimistic an agreement is possible. Enzo, 22, has already agreed personal terms with the Blues, who tried to recruit him earlier this month but were reluctant to pay the release clause.
In the meantime, Chelsea are also in talks with Paris Saint-Germain for the departure of Hakim Ziyech, with the Morocco international keen to move to the Ligue 1 leaders. He is under contract until June 2025 at Chelsea and the two clubs are discussing potential deals beginning with a loan with an option to make the move permanent.
PSG need a wide attacking player to replace Pablo Sarabia, who left for Wolves last week.
At the Parc des Princes, Ziyech would be reunited with his Morocco teammate Achraf Hakimi. They play behind each other on the right hand side with their country and are very close off the pitch.
Hakimi and Ziyech have already discussed the potential move, sources added to ESPN.
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2023-01-30T23:27:37+00:00
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espn.com
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https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4865374/chelsea-inching-closer-to-deal-for-benficas-enzo-fernandez
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Former 2022 Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year pens deal with #1 pre-workout brand Bucked Up
OREM, Utah, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bucked Up, a leading sports nutrition and lifestyle brand, today announced the signing of rodeo and bareback champion Rocker Steiner. Steiner joins Bucked Up as the brand's first rodeo athlete.
Steiner, a fourth-generation seasoned rodeo competitor from the famous rodeo Steiner family, finished 10th in the 2022 world standings and was named the 2022 Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year. Steiner is known for his fearless riding style and his unwavering determination in the arena. His energy and performances have made him a fan favorite and arguably rodeo's fastest-rising star.
"We are thrilled to have Rocker on board," said Bucked Up CXO Jeff Gardner. "The passion, skill, dedication to winning and energy he brings to the sports make him a natural fit for our team here at Bucked Up, and we look forward to working with him to showcase his talents and have him represent Bucked Up only the way Rocker can."
As a Bucked Up sponsored-athlete, Steiner will be an ambassador for the sports nutrition brand at every event he competes in across the country. Steiner will serve as a spokesperson for the brand's energy drinks and supplements.
"I'm excited to be a part of the Bucked Up family and work with a company that shares my passion for the sport of rodeo," said Steiner. "Bucked Up matches the energy that I bring to the rodeo arena in the business world. I look forward to representing Bucked Up at upcoming events and showcasing their high-quality products to the rodeo community. Before we ever spoke of a sponsorship I was already a customer and fan of Bucked Up's products."
With the addition of an athlete like Rocker, Bucked Up is poised to become a major player in the world of rodeo sports. The brand is committed to providing all athletes and individuals with the products they need to achieve their health and fitness goals.
For more information about Bucked Up, please visit buckedup.com.
About Bucked Up
Bucked Up is a sports nutrition and lifestyle brand focused on helping all athletes and individuals achieve their health and fitness goals. Offering over 500 different products ranging from supplements and energy drinks to apparel and accessories, Bucked Up is committed to providing customers with the best products available. Dedicated to using high-quality ingredients and non-proprietary blends, Bucked Up's pre-workout is the #1 best-selling product in its class. The brand's products are now offered in over 30,000 stores worldwide, including Walmart, Amazon, GNC and Vitamin Shoppe.
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2023-04-20T16:49:00+00:00
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wagmtv.com
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2023/04/20/bucked-up-signs-rodeo-star-rocker-steiner/
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An often-congested 26-mile stretch of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande is a step closer to being widened now that the Arizona Legislature has appropriated $400 million for the project.
The state financing clears the way for the Arizona Department of Transportation to submit a request to the federal government for $300 million. The Federal Infrastructure, Investments and Jobs Act required the state appropriation in order for a grant application to be made.
The federal money and the new state appropriation would be added to $290 million that has previously been budgeted to pay for the estimated $990 million project. Some of the funding comes from Proposition 400, a dedicated half-cent sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.
The project involves the stretch of interstate sometimes called the “Wild Horse Pass Corridor” that starts from Loop 202 south of Phoenix to just south of the State Route 387 interchange near Casa Grande. It is the only segment of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson that is just two lanes.
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2022-05-05T16:47:43+00:00
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abc15.com
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https://www.abc15.com/news/business/legislature-funding-puts-interstate-10-widening-south-of-phoenix-another-step-closer
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Why butter boards are popular
Butter boards have reached a tipping point in popularity. These tasty and visually appealing treats not only allow a home chef to express themselves creatively, but they’re also guaranteed guest pleasers. After all, who doesn’t love bread and butter?
Butter boards can be quick and easy to make or you can spend hours preparing one, the choice is yours. The one constant, however, is your guests will gobble them up completely.
What is a butter board?
While a butter board might sound like a new eco-friendly type of building material, it’s actually an appetizer or snack board similar to a charcuterie board or a cheese board, only it’s covered with softened butter and toasted bread or crackers. Instead of using the traditional butter dish and butter knife, a butter board gives you the chance to take something commonplace and add an unexpected and delightful flair. This extra pizzazz can turn an afterthought into a centerpiece that has your guests fawning over your culinary artistry.
How do you make a butter board?
One of the many reasons a butter board is so appealing is that the options are limitless. You can make a very basic spread with the aforementioned softened butter and toasted bread, or you can treat your butter board as a canvas. After spreading the butter (or butters), you can sprinkle or decorate to enhance the visual appeal and taste of your treat by adding herbs, seeds, jam, cubes of smoked meats, edible flowers and more. Your bread (or crackers) can be plain, so the full flavor originates from the butter, or you can drizzle the bread with olive oil and seasonings to create an even more robust and satisfying experience for your guests.
What is a butter board made of?
The best material for your butter board is a nonporous hardwood. Some popular options are teak, cherry, olive, bamboo, oak, walnut, acacia and hard maple.
How do you clean a butter board?
Coating wood with butter might sound like a cleaning nightmare, but in reality, it’s not any different than putting meats and cheeses on top of wood. The trick is to make sure you clean it after every use.
Never submerge a wooden cutting board in water or place it in the dishwasher. When cleaning, simply scrape the surface with a plastic spatula and gently wash it with a sponge, warm water and a drop of dish soap. The important thing is to dry it thoroughly with a towel. There should be no visible moisture on the board. Then, set it on its side to air dry completely before putting it away.
Best butter boards you can buy
Ayiaren Acacia Wood Cutting Board with Handle
This beautiful board is made from 100% food-grade acacia wood. It’s a spacious 17 by 10 inches to allow for a sizable spread. The durable board is sturdy but light for easier cleaning.
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Freshware Bamboo Cutting Boards
You get three bamboo boards (large, medium and small) in this set, giving you more options for displaying your work. These high-quality boards feature a bright, natural wood design and they’re easy to clean.
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John Boos Block Chop-N-Slice Maple Wood Edge Grain Reversible Cutting Board
While it looks heavy, this elegant 1-inch cutting board is lightweight, so it’s easy to lift. The reversible design means you can use either side of the board, and it’s crafted from sustainably sourced materials.
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Naturally Med Olive Wood Cutting Board
If you want to wow your guests with a rustic dazzle, this beautiful olive wood cutting board has a natural, one-of-a-kind look that will enhance the presentation of your butter board spread. Boards may vary in shape and size, but the maximum length is approximately 14 inches.
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Ayiaren Circular Acacia Wood Cutting Board with Handle
This round cutting board is made from acacia wood. It has a large, 12-inch serving space with a 4-inch handle. There are no toxic glues or finishes used in the manufacturing. The convenient hole in the handle makes it easy to hang this handsome board.
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2022-10-18T01:29:49+00:00
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keloland.com
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https://www.keloland.com/reviews/br/kitchen-br/utensils-tools-br/as-butter-boards-go-viral-these-top-selling-boards-will-wow-your-guests/
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Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile, and other prominent supporters gathered at the Javits Center to commemorate Robin Hood's contributions to New York City and look to the future.
NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, 4,000 New Yorkers attended Robin Hood's annual benefit gala at the Javits Center to mark the foundation's 35th year and recognize its legacy and contributions in the fight against poverty in New York City. The annual benefit raised $61.4 million, adding to the nearly $3 billion Robin Hood has invested to help New Yorkers permanently escape poverty over the last three decades. 100% of the proceeds will fuel Robin Hood's continued fight against poverty in 2024 through local grantmaking to feed, house, educate, provide job training and placement, and much more for the 1.5 million New Yorkers living in poverty.
This year's benefit was co-chaired by Greg & Alexandra Mondre, David Solomon, and Kenneth Tropin. The event boasted musical performances by 17-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning recording artist, Kendrick Lamar, and nine-time Grammy Award winner, Brandi Carlile.
"We are proud of our 35-year history partnering with community organizations, donors, government leaders, and the people of New York City to create pathways out of poverty for millions of New Yorkers. We couldn't be more grateful to those who have supported us through the years," said Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. "But we know that despite all we have accomplished together, poverty robs far too many New Yorkers of the opportunity to live the lives they deserve. One of those New Yorkers was Jordan Neely, who died in part because he was unhoused, unfed, and unwell. We can and must do better. That is what Robin Hood is about: making sure that your starting point in life does not define where you end up in life."
"We founded Robin Hood because we love this city and knew the New York City of the 1980s could be better for everyone. Our goal was to make a difference in the lives of New Yorkers, and we wanted to promote proven solutions that solved the challenges facing the city," said Robin Hood founder Paul Tudor Jones. "We applied the same tools and principles we used in our everyday business lives to grantmaking at Robin Hood. This has proved to be consequential for Robin Hood, and today, it means Robin Hood possesses an agility to perform, respond, and adapt to the ever-changing landscape that impacts poverty in New York City. It keeps our work on the cutting edge and produces an outsized impact."
Robin Hood is the city's largest local poverty fighting philanthropy, distributing nearly $143 million in grants on average each year to more than 300 of the most impactful, direct-service, community-based, poverty fighting organizations across all five boroughs. Additionally, Robin Hood has been at the nexus of every major relief recovery in New York City since 9/11, including Superstorm Sandy and the COVID-19 pandemic, distributing more than $250 million in aid with nearly half of all proceeds issued in the form of direct cash assistance to New Yorkers in need.
Robin Hood's grantmaking is evidence-based, informed by its proximity to community voices closest to the issues driving poverty. It leverages its grantmaking investments through partnerships across sectors and scales its reach and impact through influencing policy at the city, state, and federal levels of government. Donors frequently identify its tradition of risk-taking and making smart bets as hallmarks of Robin Hood's approach to seeding, funding, and scaling solutions that help New Yorkers permanently escape poverty.
"We've supported Robin Hood from its earliest days because of the exceptional job it has always done bringing together leaders from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to fight poverty in New York City," said Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and 108th Mayor of New York City. "Throughout our years in City Hall, Robin Hood helped us open more high-quality charter schools, create opportunities to divert youth from the juvenile justice system, provide more support to CUNY students, build more affordable housing, offer job training programs to more people, and many other steps that opened doors and offered helping hands. As Robin Hood continues to strengthen the city's safety net and promote economic opportunity mobility, Bloomberg Philanthropies is glad to be among its champions."
Since 1988, Robin Hood has received more than 300,000 gifts from 172,000 individuals, families, and organizations.
"Over the last 35 years, bringing to bear the resources and expertise of the private sector to help scale Robin Hood's mission and impact has been crucial to success," said Dina Powell McCormick, chair of the Robin Hood Board of Directors. "There are no more powerful tools than our collective commitment, capital, and market-based solutions in the fight to alleviate poverty and lift up all New Yorkers."
Highlights of What Robin Hood's Funding Has Helped to Make Possible Over 35 Years
- Moved 32,000 New Yorkers off the streets and into transitional and permanent housing.
- Built 12,500 affordable housing units.
- Provided 82 million meals to feed hungry New Yorkers.
- Trained 200,000 individuals in workforce development programs.
- Helped launch 177 charter schools.
- Built 60 libraries.
- Assisted more than 480,000 households in accessing public benefits like food stamps, Medicaid, cash assistance, housing vouchers, and transportation assistance.
- Provided $18 million in pro bono services for executive coaching and strategic planning services to its grantee community partners.
- Secured $7 billion in New York State funding to help families across the state access high-quality, affordable child care services in their own communities.
As critical gaps in the city's safety net materialized or unmet needs were identified, Robin Hood created and launched a series of special initiative partnerships, bringing focus and attention to innovative solutions to overlooked challenges. Current special initiatives include Childcare Quality & Innovation Initiative, The Robin Hood Learning +Technology Fund, Mobility L.A.B.s, Blue Ridge Labs, Fund for Early Learning, The Power Fund, and Grants Readiness and Insights Training (GRIT). Past initiatives have included focuses on veterans; immigrants; street cart vendors; eligible New Yorkers who qualify for, but don't receive, public benefits; and the U.S. Census during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Partnering vendors who made this year's annual benefit a success included:
Catering: Union Square Events (for guests); DEGA Catering (for crew)
Choreography: Sarah O'Gleby
Creative, Decor, & Design: David Stark Design & Productions
Draping: Drape Kings
Event Management: Event Associates Inc.
Graphics: Riverside Graphics
Lighting: 4Wall Entertainment Lighting
Mobile Check-in & Pledging: Checkin Tech LLC; Smartsource; Yurgosky
Photography: Ronald Antonelli, Travis W Keyes
Production (Event, Show, & Technical): Nimblist
Production Staffing: Theatrical Resources; Pentwater Productions; Tait Production
Rentals: AFR; Dimitri Carpet; Party Rental Ltd.; Pete's Big TVs; Precise Prompting; Productions on Point; Quixote; SGPS; United Rentals; United Sites
Rigging: 2XD Productions; C2W
Scenic: Atomic Design
Security, Health & Safety: GXC Inc.; The Baghera Group; T&M USA, LLC
Sound: Clair Brothers Audio Systems
Staging: All Access
Talent Management: Marty Hom, Inc Venue: Javits Center
Video: All Mobile Video; FUSE; Verona
Video Content: Long Story Short
About Robin Hood:
This year Robin Hood celebrates its 35th year of funding, supporting, and connecting New York's most impactful community organizations at the forefront in the battle against poverty. We're NYC's largest local poverty-fighting philanthropy and since 1988, we've invested nearly $3 billion to elevate and fuel the permanent escape of New Yorkers from poverty. Last year, through grantmaking with 300+ community partners, we created pathways to opportunities out of poverty for more than 325,000 New Yorkers, and through our strategic partnerships on child care, child poverty, jobs, and living wages, we are scaling impact at a population level for the more than 1.5 million New Yorkers living in poverty. At Robin Hood, we believe your starting point in life should not define where you end up. To learn more about our work and impact, follow us on Twitter @RobinHoodNYC or go to robinhood.org.
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2023-05-16T15:57:58+00:00
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wagmtv.com
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2023/05/16/robin-hood-tops-614-million-donations-annual-benefit-celebrating-35-years-fighting-poverty-new-york-city/
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LOS ANGELES — Owning Tesla stock this year has been anything but a smooth ride for investors.
Shares in the electric vehicle maker are down nearly 70% since the start of the year, on pace to finish in the bottom five biggest decliners among S&P 500 stocks. By comparison, the benchmark index is down about 20%.
While Tesla has continued to grow its profits, signs of softening demand and heightened competition have investors increasingly worried.
And then there’s CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. Some of Musk’s actions since taking over the social media company, including doing away with a content moderation structure created to address hate speech and other problems on the platform, have unnerved Twitter’s advertisers and turned off some users.
That’s stoked concerns on Wall Street that Twitter is taking too much of the billionaire’s attention, and possibly offending loyal Tesla customers.
Musk’s acquisition of Twitter opened up a political firestorm and has caused Musk and Tesla’s brand to deteriorate, leading to a “complete debacle for the stock,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives wrote in a research note this week.
Musk has said that he plans to remain as Twitter’s CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job.
Despite Musk’s focus on Twitter, Tesla’s results have been solid this year. The Austin, Texas, company posted year-over-year profit and revenue growth through the first three quarters of 2022, including more than doubling its third-quarter profit from a year earlier.
Still, electric vehicle models from other automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla’s dominance of the U.S. EV market. From 2018 through 2020, Tesla had about 80% of the EV market. Its share dropped to 71% in 2021 and has continued to decline, according to data from S&P Global Mobility.
This month, in a rare move, Tesla began offering discounts through the end of the year on its two top-selling models, a sign that demand is slowing for its electric vehicles.
Ives predicts that Tesla will likely miss Wall Street’s estimates when the company reports its fourth-quarter results, citing higher inventory levels, the recent price cuts and overall production slowdowns in China.
“The reality is that after a Cinderella story demand environment since 2018, Tesla is facing some serious macro and company specific EV competitive headwinds into 2023 that are starting to emerge both in the U.S. and China,” Ives wrote.
Still, Ives is optimistic that Tesla’s long-term prospects remain solid as the global market for electric vehicles grows — and Musk refocuses on Tesla.
“However, any further Musk strategic missteps will be carefully scrutinized by the Street and further weigh on shares,” he wrote.
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2022-12-28T22:13:42+00:00
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bostonherald.com
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https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/28/tesla-stock-on-pace-for-worst-year-ever/
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ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — The U.S. Postal Service announced it will be debuting new “Peanuts” stamps to celebrate the birth of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, author of the iconic comic strip.
Characters from the famous strip including Charlie Brown, Lucy, Franklin, Sally, Pigpen, Linus, Snoopy (with Woodstock), Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie will take 10 designs on a pane of 20 stamps.
The centennial of the birth of Schulz brings these new stamps celebrating his wit and wisdom through his unforgettable “Peanuts” characters.
Debuting in 1950, “Peanuts” garnered hundreds of millions of readers worldwide. Its original cast included Charlie Brown and Snoopy, soon joined by Lucy, Linus, and others. Each character reflects Schulz’s rich imagination and great humanity. Charlie Brown, at the heart of “Peanuts,” is often defeated but always resilient. “Schulz’s resonant stories found humor in life’s painful realities including rejection, insecurity, and unrequited love.”
In the 1960s, “Peanuts” became a worldwide phenomenon with beloved television specials, books, a Broadway show, and numerous products. For five decades, Schulz steadfastly wrote, drew, inked, and lettered every “Peanuts” strip — nearly 18,000 of them — the last one published the day after he died.
He won many awards during his lifetime. In 2000, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress.
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
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2022-09-01T19:40:41+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/usps-debuts-peanuts-stamps-in-celebration-of-comic/
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LINKBANCORP, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company of The Gratz Bank, including its LINKBANK division (the "Bank") today announced the launch of its initial public offering of common stock. The Company is offering 4,575,000 shares. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 686,250 shares of common stock from the Company. The initial public offering price is currently expected to be between $8.00 and $9.50 per share. The common stock is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "LNKB."
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to support the Company's growth strategy, including providing capital to the Bank to support growth of its operations, including, without limitation, expansion of its lending activities, financing strategic acquisitions that may from time to time arise and for other general corporate purposes. The Company has no immediate plans, arrangements or understandings relating to any material acquisition.
Stephens Inc. and Piper Sandler & Co. are serving as joint book-running managers. D.A. Davidson & Co. is serving as co-manager.
The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Stephens Inc., 111 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, or by phone at 1-800-643-9691 or Piper Sandler & Co., 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10020, or by phone at 1-800-747-3924, or by email at prospectus@psc.com, or from D.A. Davidson & Co., 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401, Attention: Equity Syndicate or by calling (800) 332-5915.
A Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No:333-267303) relating to the common stock has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") but has not yet become effective. The common stock may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the Registration Statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the common stock, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. The common stock to be offered in the initial public offering will not be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
LINKBANCORP, Inc. was formed in 2018 with a mission to positively impact lives through community banking. Its subsidiary bank, The Gratz Bank, is a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank serving individuals, families, nonprofits and business clients throughout Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania through 10 client solutions centers of The Gratz Bank and LINKBANK, a division of The Gratz Bank.
This press release includes "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the initial public offering. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "might," "should," "could," "predict," "potential," "believe," "expect," "attribute," "continue," "will," "anticipate," "seek," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "projection," "goal," "target," "outlook," "aim," "would," "annualized" and "outlook," or similar terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to: risks related to fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies; changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; demand for loans and deposits in our market area; conditions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the severity and duration of the associated economic slowdown either nationally or in our market areas and the effectiveness of vaccination programs, that are worse than expected; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity, fraud and natural disasters; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; changes in prevailing interest rates; credit risk management; asset-liability management; and other risks detailed in the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors" and other sections of the Registration Statement filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contact: Nicole Ulmer, IR@linkbancorp.com
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2022-09-07T16:36:55+00:00
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ksla.com
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https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/09/07/linkbancorp-inc-launches-initial-public-offering-common-stock/
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