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WEST PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth West Senators (5-1, 2-1 SOC II) earned a 13-2 home win over Northwest (0-3, 0-3 SOC II) in five innings in SOC II play.
Trevor Fike and Tucker Spriggs led the Senators’ offensive production, each collecting for three hits and combining for seven RBI.
Jakob Tipton earned the win on the hill, allowing eight hits and two earned runs in his five innings.
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BOX SCORE
Northwest 2 0 0 0 0 — 2 8 1
Portsmouth West 5 0 5 3 X — 13 13 3
Northwest hitting
Levi Tackett 0-2, BB
Logan Shepherd 0-2, R, BB
Kaleb Seals 2-3, R
Orville Tackett 3-3
Justin South 1-3, RBI
Andrew Nichols 1-2
Waylon McGlone 0-3
Eli Dettwiller 1-2
Layne Stapleton 0-2
West hitting
Trevor Fike 3-4, 2R, 3RBI
Tucker Spriggs 3-4, R, 4RBI
Jakob Tipton 0-2, R
Jacob Davis 1-3, R, RBI
Eli Sayre 0-2, R, RBI
Ryan Tatman 2-2, 3R, RBI
Reece Coleman 1-1, 2R, BB
Wesley Cooper 1-1
Jacob Holsinger 2-2, 2R, 2RBI
Cole Windsor 0-3
Pitching
Eli Dettwiller (N) 3IP, 9H, 9ER, 2BB, 2K (L)
Logan Shepherd (N) 1IP, 4H, 3ER, 2K
Jakob Tipton (NW) 5IP, 8H, 2ER, 2BB, 5K (W)
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WEST PORTSMOUTH — A five-spot in the home half of the fifth inning helped the West Lady Senators defeat Northwest 11-0 in SOC II play on Friday.
West (6-0, 3-0 SOC II) scored a trio of runs in both the first and second innings — before their fifth inning put the game away.
The Lady Senators combined for 15 hits on the day, and junior pitcher Sydney McDermott held Northwest hitless.
In five innings of work, McDermott allowed no hits, no walks and struck out 12 Lady Mohawk batters.
Northwest’s (2-4, 2-1 SOC II) lone batter to reach base was Lauren Redoutey, who reached via error with two outs in the top of the first.
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BOX SCORE
Northwest 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1
West 3 3 0 0 5 — 11 15 1
West hitting
Emma Sayre 2-4, 2R
Macie Bradford 1-3, 2R, RBI, BB
Emily Moore 3-4., 3RBI, R
Kaylor Pickelsimer 1-3, R, RBI
Abi Boland 2-3, RBI
Myla Meade 2-3, R, 2RBI
Acie Stone 1-3
Sydney McDermott 2-4
Kylie Osborne 1-2, R, 3RBI
Brooklyn Pitts 0-1
Pitching
Madison Puckett (N) 4.1IP, 14H, 7ER (L)
Lauren Redoutey (N) 0.1IP, 1H, 1ER, 1BB
Sydney McDermott (W) 5IP, 0H, 0ER, 12K (W)
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SOUTH WEBSTER — Valley traveled to South Webster on Friday and earned a 13-2 win in five innings in SOC II play.
Valley (3-0, 3-0 SOC II) scored runs in the first four innings — taking a 12-0 lead into the bottom of the third when South Webster scratched across a pair.
George Arnett, Tate Queen, Chris Queen, and Landon Jones each had two RBI for the Indians in the road win.
Carter Nickel earned the win on the mound, going four innings while allowing six hits and two earned runs.
Cam Carpenter went 2-of-2 at the plate for the Jeeps (2-4, 0-3 SOC II) in the contest.
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BOX SCORE
Valley 3 4 5 1 0 — 13 9 0
South Webster 0 0 2 0 0 — 2 6 5
Valley hitting
George Arnett 2-2, 4R, 2RBI, 2BB
Chase Morrow 1-3, 3R
Tate Queen 1-3, 2R, 2RBI
Chris Queen 1-4, 2RBI
Landon Jones 103, 2RBI, BB
Jace Copley 1-3, RBI
Levi Stewart 0-1
Hunter Edwards 2-2, R, BB
JR Holbrook 0-0, BB
Colt Buckle 0-3, R
Jaekyn Ridout 0-3, 2R, RBI, BB
South Webster hitting
Gavin Baker 1-3, R, H
Jaren Lower 1-3, RBI
Robert Martin 0-3, RBI
Cam Carpenter 2-2, BB
Riley Cook 2-3
Isaiah Ruth 0-2
Brody Perkins 0-2
Elijah Blake 0-2
Connor Bender 0-1, R
Pitching
Carter Nickel (V) 4IP, 6H, 2ER, 6K (W)
Jaekyn Ridout (V) 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 1K
Jaren Lower (SW) 2.1IP, 4H, 9ER, 6BB, 2K (L)
Riley Cook (SW) 2.2IP, 5H, 3ER, 1BB
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SOUTH WEBSTER — The Valley Lady Indians earned a key SOC II win at South Webster by a score of 7-3.
Valley (2-2, 2-1 SOC II) plated a pair of runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. The teams would remain scoreless until the top of the sixth when the Lady Indians added five more.
Senior Lexi Whitt hit a two-out grand slam, scoring Karsyn Davis, Addalyn Conaway, and Madison Montgomery to give the Lady Indians a 7-0 lead.
South Webster (0-4, 0-3 SOC II) scored three in the home half of the sixth, including two when Skylar Zimmerman hit a two-run home run.
Valley sophomore Emilie Johnson earned the win in the circle, going the distance while allowing seven hits and one earned run.
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BOX SCORE
Valley 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 — 7 12 4
South Webster 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 3 7 1
Valley hitting
Emilie Johnson 2-4, BB
Taylor Cunningham 1-4, 2R, BB
Karsyn Davis 204, 2R
Addalyn Conaway 2-4, R, RBI
Madison Montgomery 2-3, R, RBI
Lexi Whitt 3-4, R, 5RBI
Braxtyn Holbrook 0-3
Camry Carpenter 0-4
Olivia Hilton 0-4
South Webster hitting
Bri Claxon 1-4, R
Lauren Kaltenbach 2-4
Skylar Zimmerman 1-4, R, 2RBI
Bella Claxon 0-3
Ashlee Spence 1-3, R
Ava Messer 2-3
Makayla Raynard 0-3
Hunter Sizemore 0-2
B. Potters 0-1
Riley Raynard 0-3
Pitching
Emilie Johnson (V) 7IP, 7H, 1ER, 5K (W)
S. Zimmerman (SW) 7IP, 12H, 7ER, 3BB, 6K (L)
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MINFORD — Perhaps Friday began indeed as an April Fool’s Day joke for the Minford High School baseball team.
The Falcons fell behind 3-0 after the initial at-bat, still trailed visiting Waverly 5-4 entering the bottom of the fifth frame, and J.T. Barnett’s arm had them handcuffed for the majority of the opening four innings.
But, at that juncture, Minford made its way across the plate for 11 runs —over the final two innings, off four Waverly pitchers in total, and via 10 of it 11 free passes for the day.
Yes folks, these Falcons finally got serious on April’s opening evening.
In the end, Minford mercy-ruled the Tigers 15-5 in six innings at a cold Falcons’ Nest—and improved to 2-1 in the rugged Southern Ohio Conference Division II, as the Falcons are indeed a three-time defending division champion.
Minford made good on a pair of four-run innings, sandwiched around a dramatic seven-spot fifth canto —in which the Falcons forged five runs across on wild pitches, combined with three singles, three walks, back-to-back RBI-groundouts, an unsuccessful fielder’s choice, a hit batter, and even a Cody Beekman balk.
Oh, there were two stolen bases —and one Waverly throwing error in the inning.
That made it 11-5 entering the sixth, in which four Falcons consecutively —Mason Book, Branson Alley, Cole Borland and Jacob Lewis —all drew walks to lead off, followed by a pair of hit batsmen in Carson Cronin and Kyle Laxton.
Finally, with Minford leading 14-5 in the sixth and only one out, Tanner Nichols came on in relief —only to face the Falcons’ Rhyan Queen.
Queen clearly won the at-bat, smacking a single into left field to score Lewis —and clinching the 10-run mercy-rule.
In addition, as Minford made its mercy rule no laughing matter — the junior Borland battled and bulldogged his way from a 3-0 deficit to a complete-game six-hit gem.
In fact, in facing the Tiger lineup three times through, Borland didn’t allow a hit over the final 13 Tigers he saw —and recorded an out on the final nine batters he faced following his three consecutive fourth-inning walks, including retiring the final eight.
He struck out four, only allowed an earned run apiece in the middle two innings, and retired the Tigers 1-2-3 in stanzas two, five and six.
The turn of events in less than two hours made Minford a winner —with Waverly already falling to 2-2, and to 1-2 in the SOC II.
The Falcons, playing with the SOC II target squarely upon their backs, sure didn’t want to drop two in the conference’s opening week.
On Wednesday, Minford fell at Division IV stronghold Valley 6-5 in a nine-inning epic.
“Coming back in after that loss, the boys were locked in during practice, and we worked on things that we needed to work on. We changed some things up, we sured some things up, made some adjustments, and just came in today playing like our backs were against the wall now. We still control our own destiny, and I think we have a good team to do that,” said Minford coach Anthony Knittel. “I was very proud of the boys bouncing back today.”
Speaking of bouncing back in a hurry, none was bigger than that by Borland —after allowing back-to-back leadoff singles by Hunter Hauck and L.T. Jordan, and Jase Hurd reaching on the Falcons’ only error of the game, and which Hauck crossed.
Borland struck out the next two Tigers, but Cristian Mossbarger belted a two-run double to right, scoring Jordan and Hurd — and binding Borland with a 3-0 deficit.
From there, though, the Tigers’ only offense was three consecutive third-inning singles by Hurd, Barnett and Dawson Shoemaker —and three straight fourth-inning walks to Peyton Harris, Quinton Hurd and Creed Smith.
The Tigers’ only other runs were Shoemaker’s RBI-single to plate Jase Hurd, and Hauck hitting into what was scored a 7-4 fielder’s choice —but an at-bat which brought Harris home.
Borland retired five Tigers in a row — from the final out in the opening inning to the initial out in the third.
“My hat goes off to Cole Borland and him competing. He did exactly what he was supposed to do, which was throw strikes. Waverly came out swinging the bat, which is what we expected. But pitching and defense has been our strengths over the last couple of years. I couldn’t be more proud of Cole,” said Knittel. “By him coming out and finding and utilizing his change-up, we had three or four pitches to go in with. Cole kept competing, and our defense is very good behind our pitchers. We had an error on the third batter of the game, but after that, we played clean baseball. That’s what we’re here to do. Let them hit it and pitch to contact, but let our defense work.”
The Falcons finally hit the ball themselves in the second stanza —after Adam Crank cranked a one-out double to center in the first.
Borland, J.D. Matiz, Grant Wheeler and Aodhan Queen collected singles in the inning —as Cronin reached on a Tiger error and Crank put down a sacrifice bunt.
“We always preach that when adversity hits, what are we going to do? Adversity hit us early tonight, but we bounced back in the second and put up a four-spot,” said Knittel.
That made it 4-3 Falcons —before Queen and Book’s back-to-back singles scored Crank for the 5-5 tie, as Queen collected the RBI.
Wheeler then singled for Minford’s only other hit of the inning —as Barnett walked three of the first six Falcons he faced, before Beekman relieved him as Barnett appeared to have injured his hand or wrist.
Barnett pitched four-plus innings and allowed 10 tallies —nine of which were earned on seven hits and his three fifth-inning walks.
He also hit Book with a pitch in the opening inning.
In all, the Falcons drew seven walks, had four batters be hit by a pitch, benefited from half-a-dozen wild pitches, and even stole three bases.
Hits were on a timely basis, too.
“In the fifth and sixth innings, two big innings with a lot of free bases. And we had timely hits that we did not get the other night (at Valley). It was great that we were able to do that. The biggest thing with baseball, get on base anyway and anyhow,” said Knittel. “If it’s a walk, hit batter, passed ball, wild pitch, you just take it and move on and get it to the next batter. Coming into that fifth inning, we wanted to slow the rhythm down, and we went hunting for fastballs. A couple guys got walked or hit by pitch and then we put the ball in play. Great team at-bats and great things happened as a result. Team baseball is doing the little things right. We’ll do anything we can to get a run.”
That the Falcons did, and got serious against Waverly with all April Fool’s Day jokes aside early.
“We preach at all times that great teams win late,” added Knittel. “Tonight we pulled away with this thing late in the game, which I was very happy to see.”
* * *
Waverly 301 100 — 5 6 3
Minford 040 074 —15 9 1
WHS: J.T. Barnett 4+IP, 10R, 9ER, 7H, 1HB, 3BB, 0K, 25BF; Cody Beekman 1+IP, 3R, 3ER, 1H, 1HB, 2BB, 0K, 7BF; Ben Nichols 1/3 IP, 2R, 2ER, 0H, 2HB, 2BB, 0K, 5BF; Tanner Nichols 0IP, 0R, 0ER, 1H, 0HB, 0BB, 0K, 1BF
MHS: Cole Borland 6IP, 5R, 2ER, 6H, 0HB, 3BB, 4K, 27BF
W —Cole Borland; L — J.T. Barnett
WHS hitting: Hunter Hauck 1-3 RS RBI; L.T. Jordan 1-3 RS; Jase Hurd 1-3 2RS; J.T. Barnett 1-3; Dawson Shoemaker 1-3 RBI; Cristian Mossbarger 1-3 D 2RBI; Peyton Harris BB RS; Quinton Hurd BB; Creed Smith BB
MHS hitting: Gage Wheeler 2-4 2RS RBI; Adam Crank 1-1 D RS HBP BB; Aodhan Queen 2-4 RS RBI; Mason Book 1-2 RS HBP BB; Branson Alley 2RS 2BB; Cole Borland 1-2 3RS RBI BB; Jacob Lewis 2RS RBI 2BB; Carson Cronin RS 2RBI HBP; J.D. Matiz 1-3 RS 2RBI; Kyle Laxton RBI HBP; Rhyan Queen 1-1 RBI
Reach Paul Boggs at (740) 353-3101 ext. 1926, by email at [email protected], or on Twitter @paulboggssports © 2022 Portsmouth Daily Times, all rights reserved
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HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A new program expected to begin in late spring or early summer is aiming to break down even more barriers for local victims of sexual assault.
The Hancock Community Health Network, through grant funding, will launch the county’s first Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. When it begins, it will mark the first time that victims of sexual assault will be able to receive a sexual assault exam without having to travel to another county.
“If a survivor was from Hancock County, they often had to drive more than an hour to receive medical treatment and services,” Aimee Herring, chief deputy prosecutor for Hancock County, said.
“It’s hard enough having been traumatized by something, then having to go to law enforcement, then after you do all of those things, you’re being told will you have to go far away to do that, that just creates another barrier,” Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton said. “We want to try to eliminate those barriers so that we can be responsive and try to do right by people and let our victims know that they matter.”
Donna Timblin, a nurse practitioner with Hancock Physician Network, will be one of the 12 SANEs working with the program when it begins. She said she believes this is an important step forward for the community.
“I think they’re just victimized twice,” Timblin said. “I think they come in, they’ve asked for help, you know, and we say ‘sorry we can’t help you; you need to drive an hour or two away’ and it gives them time to rehash the victimization over, and over, and over again.”
“Hopefully here, we can see them immediately, get them any help that they need, take care of their physical needs and take care of the patient,” Timblin added.
The SANE program will offer survivors in the community a secure and comfortable environment to receive medical attention after an assault. It will serve both Hancock and Henry County, another area where victims were unable to previously receive a sexual assault exam without traveling beyond county borders.
Anyone in need of medical care can go to nearby Knightstown during business hours or the Hancock Regional Hospital, which is the on-call facility, for a sexual assault examination after an assault occurs.
While an evidence collection kit can be lengthy and invasive, sometimes taking up to six hours, Timblin said, anyone who comes in will be treated with respect, dignity and love.
“We will collect the evidence, that is part of our job, but the primary part of our job is to take care of the patient,” said Timblin. “My job is not to be judgmental. My job is to just love you and take care of you.”
The hope is to expand access to the medical care, show support for survivors and increase their ability to allow them to report, if they choose to do so, and stay safe while doing so.
“We’ve notoriously had a low report rate,” Herring said. “I don’t think that’s because sexual assaults aren’t happening in our community, I think it’s because there are so many barriers to disclosure.”
“The national statistics would say that 66% of sexual assaults are never reported. Yet statistically speaking one and four women is raped in their lifetime,” she added. “There’s a lot of sexual assault going on, but there’s not a lot of talking about it, so we want to give victims and survivors the opportunity to decide what is best for them and prior to this grant, there was no opportunity to receive a medical forensic examination in their home community if a survivor was from Hancock County.”
Herring said it was a goal of the prosecutor’s office to work on getting nurses who specialize in sexual assault evidence collection in the Hancock County community within 2-to-5 years of when she started in 2020, along with building up the county’s Sexual Assault Response Team (SART).
“Little did I know that over here at the Hancock Physician Network that we had similar-minded people that were looking to make improvements and provide for the survivors in our community and we made the connection and have been working together,” said Herring.
Hancock Physician Health Network’s Chief Clinical Officer Susan Neeley was able to secure the funding for the program after she applied for the grant through the state. It’s not clear when the funding will arrive, but they expect it to be in the near future and the program to be underway by late spring or early summer.
While the medical examination is completely optional, officials want survivors to know that the option is there and it’s not just for the potential of collecting forensic evidence.
“It’s to make sure their bodies are okay and if they need any treatment, that they are provided that treatment, free of cost,” Herring said. “It’s not something that they’re going to receive a bill for later.”
The goal is also to make sure that if a victim does want to report, they know how to do so, who to contact, and if they don’t want to, that they still know how to receive the medical treatment they deserve.
“We want our survivors to know that they have a community to know that they have a community that supports them and they have a decision that they get to control. What happened to them prior to that was without their control,” Herring said. “They did not have any ability to stop the assault as it was happening, yet what they choose to do from there will be supported and encouraged and we’ll provide the resources for them.”
This program is just one resource of an even greater effort underway to provide support to survivors and hold perpetrators accountable in Hancock County.
“We will take care of any needs that you have,” Timblin said. “Please, if you are a victim, just come see us and we’ll do our best to take care of you.”
Hancock County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
Hancock County’s SART is working to help provide support services for survivors of sexual assault, while working to better prosecute offenders.
“This is a multi-disciplinary approach so that we all work together as a team to respond to potential sexual assault crimes,” said Eaton.
The response team is made up of police, prosecutors, victim advocates and healthcare providers.
“Every law enforcement agency in Hancock County is part of our Sexual Assault Response Team. They have assigned detectives and investigators working with our multi-disciplinary team,” Herring said. “Our goal is that every victim, no matter where they are assaulted receive same, top-of-the-line consistent services and they are treated with dignity and respect.”
A law passed in 2007 required counties to participate in a regional or county SART, but despite that, Eaton said only about half of Indiana counties are actually participating.
Although the response team existed for several years back, Eaton said it was more of a skeleton that was neglected and they recognized there was a major need for change.
From 2006 to 2016, the prosecutor’s office did not have a single conviction for rape. Eaton, who took office in 2015, and Herring, who joined in 2020, have been working to change this.
“We want to send a message to offenders in Hancock County that you may have been able to get away with this prior to the culmination of our team, but we’re out there, we’re working hard and one of our goals is to hold you accountable if you engage in this behavior,” said Herring.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Herring’s experience coming from St. Joseph County, where she served as the head of the Special Victim’s Unit and worked on their ‘robust’ SART team, has been crucial to helping build the program in Hancock County.
“When I came to Hancock County frankly, it was apparent pretty quickly that there was a lot of work to be done,” she said.
“We want to have a consistent team-oriented wrap-around approach for our victims so we can do right by them,” Eaton said. “One of the things that really happens when people may be the victim of a traumatic crime is feeling it that they’re alone, that there’s nobody there that nobody maybe cares or is going to help them, and I think that’s a large part why this is a crime that often times may not get reported.”
That’s what they’ve working to do, and will continue working to do, moving forward. Regardless of whether a case results in prosecution, Herring said, they want victims to know they are here, they are listening and they believe them.
“We know we have lots of survivors out there who have been silent that it’s not too late to make a report if that’s what you want to do,” Herring said. “If you choose to keep your story to yourself, that’s also a choice that you have, but there are resources and services for you.”
Donations needed to help after sexual assault exams
Often times, when a victim of sexual assault needs an exam, clothing and other personal items are collected as evidence, leaving a person needing clean clothes to wear as they leave the exam.
From April 1 through April 23, SART and Leadership Hancock County are teaming up for a donation drive across Hancock County to help minimize that worry.
Officials are hoping to collect items to offer survivors that they might need after their exam, allowing them to exit with dignity and comfort, and knowing the community is wrapping their arms around them in support.
“When you walk out of that hospital, you should feel good about what just happened,” Herring said. “It’s a long, intrusive, invasive examination, but you should have the treatment you deserve and when you walk out, you should not be walking out in a hospital gown or scrubs if we can avoid it.”
Leadership Hancock County will be collecting the following items and asks, for health reasons, that the donated items be new with tags or in original packaging:
- Underwear of all adult sizes
- Blankets
- Socks/slipper socks
- Robes
- Sports Bras all adult sizes
- Sweatshirts of all adult sizes
- Sweatpants of all adult sizes
- Sanitary Napkins
- Tampons
Individual/Travel Size:
- Snacks
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body Wash
- Face Wash
- Razors
- Shaving Cream
- Lotion
- Deodorant
Where to donate/Drop-off locations
Donation boxes are set up at dozens of locations across Hancock County. Those locations are listed below. The collection drive will go until April 23 and donations will be picked up during the week of April 24.
Resources for sexual assault survivors and loved ones
- National Sexual Assault Hotline Phone: 800-656-4673(HOPE)
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Human Trafficking Resource Center
- Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
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Suspect at large after multiple children shot in Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - Three underage victims and a 41-year-old man were shot Monday night in Covington, Kentucky, according to police.
Police say the shooting stemmed from a large fight involving numerous juveniles. It happened around 6:45 p.m. near the intersection of West 17th Street and Russell Street, WXIX reports.
Officers found victims at the scene ranging from 7 to 14 years old in addition to the adult victim. The victims were transported to area hospitals, police say. Their statuses are unknown.
The suspect is at large, and authorities are working to get a search warrant, according to sources close to the investigation.
Multiple families of the victims gathered outside the emergency room entrance at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Robert Gary drove there with his best friend, whose son was one of those shot. He says the experience has been frantic, emotional and upsetting.
“He’s pretty traumatized by the situation because that is his baby boy,” Gary said.
Gary says the child, Jontay, is quiet and not violent. He says he keeps to himself and plays on his tablet.
“I have no idea,” said Gary when asked why the shooting happened. “I don’t know. It’s an insane situation right there, you know? Just want to shoot everybody? It don’t make no sense. I couldn’t even imagine what he was thinking, you know?”
Jared Zach lives near the scene of the shooting.
“It makes me sick to my stomach because I see all these kids, and they are in this environment, and you know, this is not a good situation that we are in right now,” Zach said. “Especially when we are getting out of COVID and everything, and all the tensions are boiling, and you are living in this environment where drug and crime is so high, and it just worries me a lot. It scares me because I’m going to have to raise my son in this type of situation, and there is no foreseeable end to it.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Nancy Crampton-Brophy appeared in court on Monday for the first day of her trial. She is accused of shooting and killing her husband, Daniel Brophy, at his place of work, the Oregon Culinary Institute (OCI), in June 2018.
Court began with the judge ruling on a motion brought to him by Brophy’s defense attorneys. He agreed that the blog post Brophy wrote 11 years ago titled, “How to Murder Your Husband” would not be permitted as evidence. He noted that the post was old, it was written for a writing seminar and any value it might have to the case, he said, is outweighed by the prejudice it may cause in the jury.
The state prosecution gave its opening statements first. It painted Nancy Brophy as a woman who lied to police about her whereabouts on the day her husband was killed and who stood to gain a significant amount of money from his death.
The defense said that the state was going to present a circumstantial case while ignoring the largest fact of all: that Dan and Nancy Brophy were in love to the very end.
The prosecution then went on to outline how she visited “ghost gun” websites numerous times. Ghost guns are guns that do not contain a serial number, are unregistered and therefore untraceable. The prosecution claimed she bought a ghost gun kit that police found in a storage unit after Dan Brophy’s death. They went on to say she did not have the skills necessary to build that gun, so she went on to buy a Glock 17 9mm at the Portland Gun Expo and later she bought an aftermarket slide and barrel for it.
Brophy’s attorneys acknowledged that she visited the ghost gun sites and that she had purchased the two firearms. However, it said she was inspired by the crimes of Kevin Neal, a California man who killed five people and injured 10 others in 2017. Neal made a gun because he could not buy one. Brophy’s representation said she wanted to write a story that flipped the script on that idea with a woman who was in an abusive relationship and afraid to leave. According to Brophy’s lawyers, this protagonist would build a gun because she could not purchase one. In order to better relate to her protagonist, Brophy began doing research that led her to a “New York Times” article that had the links to the ghost gun websites she had visited.
Her representation said that Brophy bought the ghost gun kit in late 2017 and viewed it as a jigsaw puzzle. They alleged that she even asked her husband for help but realized she did not have the equipment or skill to put it together, so it sat without being used. Then, her lawyers claim that Dan Brophy knew that Nancy Brophy was going to buy a gun at the gun expo. Not only was she still working on her story, but given the number of mass shootings at the time and the recent Parkland shooting in Florida in February of 2018, they thought it might be good to have.
She purchased a slide and barrel because replacing some of the parts might be easier than building a whole gun, her attorney said. The defense said it would call to the stand at least two other writers who had also bought odd things to support their writing, including a large crossbow and a chastity belt. It also pointed out that Nancy Brophy had purchased other items to support her writing like night vision goggles, a telescope, handcuffs, glass doorknobs and many kinds of locks.
However, police never recovered the slide and barrel they know she purchased from eBay.
PHOTOS: Trial begins for romance novelist Nancy Brophy in husband's shooting death
Surveillance video
Prosecutors detailed surveillance video that showed a van investigators believe to be Brophy’s seen in the area of the Oregon Culinary Institute before Dan Brophy arrived at work on June 2, 2018. The van is seen again, according to prosecutors, arriving at the culinary school after Dan Brophy had entered as the sole occupant of the building and turned off the alarm around 7:21 a.m.
The van, which investigators believed to be Nancy’s, was seen leaving the area around 7:28 a.m.
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“Dan was standing at a commercial sink,” said the prosecutor. “He was filling up the ice and water buckets as he did every day for the students. He would have had his back to the door Nancy likely came through.”
He alleged that Nancy Brophy shot him, “… first through the back, penetrating his spine, piercing his heart. As Dan fell onto his back, possibly paralyzed, Nancy shot him through the chest, also piercing his heart.”
When Nancy Brophy allegedly returned home, neighbors saw her looking distraught, according to the prosecution. She said she was looking for her dogs who had gotten out but the neighbors never saw any dogs. A friend called to tell her about the police presence at the culinary institute. She called this friend back and forth several times before calling Dan Brophy’s mom, who asked why she hadn’t gone to see what was going on at the institute. She replied that there was too much of a police presence.
Nancy Brophy did go to culinary institute and detectives spoke with her in a recorded conversation, the prosecution said. Upon being told it was likely Dan Brophy who had been killed she said, “Yeah, I got that when everyone gave me a sad sack look.”
The prosecution pointed out that 10 minutes into the conversation, Nancy Brophy finally asked what happened to her husband and 47 minutes into the conversation she asked where Dan Brophy was.
The defense said it will call two psychologists to the stand who will explain what happens to someone’s brain and memory when traumatic things happen.
Life insurance policies
Another key piece of the state’s case against Nancy Brophy is that she had many life insurance policies out on her husband. They reported that the Brophys were paying around $1,000 a month for a number of life insurance policies while sometimes not paying their mortgage. It also pointed out that Dan Brophy took out $35,000 as a loan against his retirement to help with paying their mortgage.
Brophy’s defense attorneys pointed to the reason for the numerous policies have to do with her working in life insurance for a number of years and making commissions off of the policies she sold, even the ones she sold to herself. It also pointed to Dan being four years younger than her, making him eligible for better and cheaper policies for longer than she was eligible. It said that Nancy and Dan Brophy had agreed to take out the loan as part of their retirement plan. They were using the money to pay credit card debt, get up to date on the mortgage and do yard work in preparation of selling the lot and home. It also pointed out that if Dan Brophy had died just a few months later than he did, they would have had a large payout from an insurance policy.
“I don’t want to be the stupid question of the day, I think I have to be the question of the day,” Nancy Brophy can be heard saying in a recorded phone call to a detective just four days after the death of her husband. She asks if law enforcement could write a letter exonerating her as a suspect so her insurance will payout a $40,000 life insurance policy.
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The defense never addressed this directly, nor did it address what happened when Nancy Brophy was arrested in September 2018.
The state said when police came to arrest Brophy, who was 68 at the time and had never been arrested before, she said, “Oh, you must think I killed my husband.”
The defense did, however, paint a picture of the Brophys as a couple who were madly in love — An exemplary couple who others wanted to be like. Nancy Brophy’s attorney read text messages of the two keeping in contact, cheering one another on and checking in with one another.
The defense closed by addressing the jury and saying that after all the evidence is laid out, “We are certain you will understand Nancy Brophy did not kill her husband.”
Witness called to the stand
Two witnesses were called to the stand. One was Kathleen Dooley, a student at the culinary institute who called 911 when Dan Brophy’s body was found, and the only other employee in the building at the time, Dorothy Damon.
Both Dooley and Damon described the same scene at the student entrance of the building on June 2, 2018. The student entrance was locked, which was an uncommon occurrence. Damon let students in who were waiting around 8 a.m. and many students went into the student lounge, including Dooley, as Damon ran across the street to make photocopies for her class.
“I remember a fellow student yelling, ‘Call 911’,” Dooley recalled. Her 911 call was played for the court. She was on the phone as she ran to look for Damon, who had returned and was using the restroom when she heard commotion.
Dooley and Damon said they returned to the back of the kitchen where Dan Brophy’s body had been found. Another student was administering chest compressions and reported that he was bleeding from his chest. Dooley told the 911 operator that he was not conscious and not breathing.
“I went to Dan and I knelt down beside him and I didn‘t know what to do, so I held his hand,” said Damon. “I wanted to see if he would squeeze it back and he didn’t.”
Damon said she realized Brophy was no longer alive.
“When I realized Dan was gone, I told her [student doing compressions] she could stop. I didn’t want her to keep trying without being able to do anything to save him. She was wearing herself out.”
It wasn’t long after that when paramedics arrived and then police did. Neither witness called to the stand on Monday spoke of Nancy Brophy at all.
Witness testimony is expected to continue on Tuesday. KGW will have continuing coverage on air and online of the trial.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — The city of Vancouver's second organized homeless village, known as a "Safe Stay Community," is set to open Wednesday, April 13. It will be located on a city-owned property at 4915 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
The site will provide shelter and resources for up to 40 people as they work to transition out of homelessness. It will be managed by the nonprofit Living Hope Church.
The city said the village will help reduce trash and clutter in public places while also increasing stability and healthy, humane living conditions for homeless people. Camping will be prohibited within 1,000 feet of the site.
As part of the opening, the city’s Homelessness Assistance and Resources Team will work with local nonprofits to relocate homeless residents to the site, including those living in camps along the nearby Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway.
On Monday, March 28, Vancouver City Council adopted a resolution approving $1,007,900 for site preparation and the purchase of modular shelter units in addition to other affordable housing recommendations for 2022.
Site preparation included installation of electrical utilities, electrical hook-ups to each shelter unit, fencing, gates, parking and associated permits and fees.
"Before moving forward with the second Safe Stay Community, City staff conducted extensive outreach to neighboring residents, business owners and community groups within 1,200 feet of the site," the city said in a news release.
The city said some residents felt the location on East Fourth Plain Boulevard was not a good fit, and that these concerns will be taken seriously as it works to ensure the homeless village is a success.
The city's first Safe Stay Community opened in December on Northeast 51st Circle. Since opening, this community has provided residents with referrals for permanent housing, job placement support and access to health and treatment services necessary to exit homelessness.
Those interested in volunteering or donating to support the second Safe Stay Community can contact Living Hope Church.
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NEW ORLEANS — Kansas pulled off the biggest comeback in national championship history Monday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a tying 3-pointer by North Carolina's Caleb Love that missed everything at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory in the Superdome.
The senior-laden Jayhawks trailed the Tar Heels 40-25 at halftime before rallying to win their fourth national title, and the second for coach Bill Self, on the same floor where they lost to Kentucky in the title game a decade ago.
David McCormack's offensive rebound and stick-back gave the Jayhawks a 70-69 lead with 1:16 left. And after Armando Bacot turned the ball over at the other end, his sprained ankle from the semifinals finally giving out, McCormack added another basket with 22.3 seconds left to give Kansas some breathing room.
Caleb Love and Puff Johnson both missed shots for the Tar Heels that would have tied the game, but the Jayhawks gave North Carolina another chance when Dajuan Harris stepped out of bounds with 4.3 seconds left.
Love's closely guarded shot at the buzzer came up well short and the Jayhawks streamed onto the court to celebrate their dramatic comeback. It eclipsed that of Kentucky, which rallied from 10 down to beat Utah in the 1998 title game.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Arvest Bank of Benton County kicked off its 12th annual Million Meals campaign last Friday and also revealed new additions to its downtown branch.
On April 1, Arvest launched the Million Meals campaign with the goal of providing at least one million meals to those in need during Bentonville’s first First Friday event of 2022.
This campaign benefits more than 75 locally selected organizations throughout the four states Arvest operates. The campaign is particularly needed in Arkansas, which ranks ninth among the most food-insecure states in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Every dollar raised through Million Meals provides enough for the equivalent of five meals for local, hungry families. Donations will be accepted through May 28 at any Arvest branch or via the Arvest Go app.
This year’s local Million Meals has partnered with the Rogers Cycling Festival, set for April 30, and is pledging to donate 100% of ticket sales to the campaign for use by The Samaritan Center, Meals on Wheels of Northwest Arkansas and The First Baptist Church of Lowell Food Pantry.
Arvest associates had a booth with popcorn and drinks in Bentonville Square, which collected cash donations to support the campaign. Arvest associates also grilled burgers and hot dogs at the downtown Bentonville branch, where the new ATM with Live Teller was unveiled.
The ATM with Live Teller allows customers can choose to have face-to-face communication and conduct transactions with Arvest tellers via a video screen or use the machine as a traditional ATM.
The video tellers are also able to help customers complete more types of transactions than a traditional ATM, including:
- Larger withdrawal amounts
- Specific account inquiries
- Deposits of 30 items at a time
- Complete check cashing.
Standard ATM capabilities will be available 24 hours a day.
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JASPER, Ark. — The Buffalo River Elk Festival has announced the dates for its return to the Jasper downtown square.
On June 24 and 25, the festival will offer attendees entertainment, local art and handmade goods, food vendors, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission sponsored games/presentations and outdoor activities.
The Buffalo River Elk Festival is held annually in Newton County, the elk capital of Arkansas, and celebrates the successful reintroduction of wild elk to the Buffalo River.
This year’s festival will feature musical performances by regional artists.
Festival activities will include:
- Dutch oven cookoff
- Arkansas State Championship Elk Calling Contest
- Youth fishing derby
- Presentations by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission educators
- Arkansas elk tag lottery
- Shotgun Shell Drop
- Pie Contest
- Pageant
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission also holds a drawing for the Elk permits every year at the festival which has permits that you can only sign up for at the festival. For more information visit the AGFC website.
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The cleanup in Springdale continues as people work to rebuild their lives and figure out what's next after the EF-3 tornado.
"I know it's never going to happen fast enough,” said Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse. “But please know that the city, the county, and the state, we're trying to move everything as fast as we can."
They are in the process of seeing if Washington County qualifies for federal aid. However, for those impacted like Kristy Miller, it's not happening soon enough.
"You can look around. It's obvious. So, why is it a problem declaring this as a disaster?" said Miller.
Early next week the Arkansas State Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) is expected to assess the damage done.
"Talking with property owners, talking with residents, looking at damage," said Mayor Sprouse.
Mayor Sprouse says this should take a couple of days. Homeowners and renters with damage need to contact their insurance and keep their policies on hand. If they paid someone to help with any type of tornado damage, they need to keep the documentation.
"Because we have to come up with a total property damage estimate," Mayor Sprouse said.
Once that happens, the ADEM will meet with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to see if the damage meets its threshold qualifications.
“If the damage does not meet those thresholds then there are still some opportunities for some state aid," said Mayor Sprouse.
In the meantime, the city and county are relying on help from the Red Cross.
"Whatever it takes to help people and to bounce back on their feet during this time, Red Cross is appreciative to be able to be in the community," said John Brimley with Red Cross of Arkansas.
Residents like Miller appreciate the help, however, say it's only temporary.
“They're staying in a home that they shouldn’t be in,” Miller said. “They need the help."
Springdale says they are also in the process of removing debris and ask that you place debris at the edge of your yard so they can come to get it.
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Millions of Americans have diabetes and need insulin to survive, but the price of the drug is often too much to bear.
The American Diabetes Association estimates a quarter of diabetics have at some point had to ration their insulin. That’s dangerous and can even be fatal.
Outrage to those circumstances prompted the U.S. House to pass the Affordable Insulin Now Act. The bill was largely promoted by Democrats, and 12 House Republicans voted in favor.
Supporters say the act would cap the cost of insulin to $35 per month. But there’s been debate among diabetes activists and lawmakers about to what extent this proposal would really help the millions of people who rely on insulin.
THE QUESTION
Would the Affordable Insulin Now Act cap the cost of insulin to $35 per month for all Americans?
THE SOURCES
- Full text of the Affordable Insulin Now Act
- Analysis of proposal by Kaiser Family Foundation
THE ANSWER
No, the Affordable Insulin Now Act would not cap the cost of insulin to $35 per month for all Americans – it only affects some people with health insurance.
WHAT WE FOUND
The key portion of the full text of the Affordable Insulin Now Act reads, in part: “For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall provide coverage of selected insulin products and, with respect to such products, shall not… apply any deductible; or… impose any cost-sharing in excess… per 30-day supply… $35.”
In other words, if you’re insured, this bill would cap your monthly co-pay for insulin at $35.
If you’re uninsured, this bill wouldn’t do anything to help you.
That could still mean significant relief for some diabetics. A Kaiser Family Foundation study found about a quarter of insulin users would see their monthly costs reduced by this proposal.
But there’s nothing in the bill that would limit the actual price pharmaceutical companies charge for the drug.
Critics say as a result, insurance companies could just wind up raising premiums.
Critics also point to the word “selected” in the bill text, which indicates insurers would not be required to cover all types and brands of insulin under this bill, meaning some people might need to alter their prescription in order to save money.
Still, the American Diabetes Association applauded the bill, and called on the Senate to pass it.
The House passed the bill on March 31; it has yet to be received in the Senate.
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NEW ORLEANS — What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas.
The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs.
It was the largest comeback in national championship history, surpassing the 1963 title game when Loyola overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Cincinnati at the buzzer, 60-58.
“Tonight we obviously labored in the first half,” said KU coach Bill Self, who won his second championship. “But the kids competed.”
David McCormack scored the go-ahead bucket from close range with 1:21 left, then another at the 22-second mark to put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
North Carolina missed its final four shots, including Caleb Love’s desperation 3 at the buzzer. His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.
The Tar Heels went scoreless over the final 1:41. They couldn't find an answer for KU over the final 20 minutes.
“They were penetrating and doing whatever they wanted,” Love said.
After McCormick’s go-ahead bucket, Love drove to the basket but his shot got blocked. North Carolina got an offensive rebound and fed to Armando Bacot under the bucket. But the big man lost his footing and turned it over, then limped off the court, unable to return.
“I thought I really got the angle that I wanted and then I just rolled my ankle," Bacot said.
That put Brady Manek, not as good a defender, on McCormack, and the Kansas big man backed in Manek for the shot that put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
“When we had to have a basket, we went to Big Dave, and he delivered,” Self said.
McCormack and Jalen Wilson led KU with 15 points each. Christian Braun scored 10 of his 12 in the second half and transfer Remy Martin had 11 of his 14 over the final 20 minutes. The Jayhawks outscored Carolina 47-29 in the second half.
Carolina had scored 16 straight points late in the first half to open a 40-25 advantage at the break, but top-seeded KU (34-6) went on a 31-10 run over the opening 10 minutes of the second to take a six-point lead and set up a fantastic finish.
Bacot had 15 points and 15 rebounds to become the first player to record double-doubles in all six tournament games. He finished the season with 31 double-doubles, but it was not enough. Carolina was trying to join 1985 Villanova as only the second 8 seed to win March Madness.
Instead, the Tar Heels (29-10) fell one win short and dropped to 6-6 all-time in title games. This was their record 21st — and possibly most unlikely — trip to the Final Four. They made it to the final by beating Duke in a back-and-forth thriller and sending Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement.
There are no banners for that, though.
Instead, another will hang back in Lawrence, and McCormack, thanks to his late-game heroics, will go down in KU lore, along with Mario Chalmers, Danny Manning and the rest of the Kansas greats.
This title was three years in the making. KU was 28-3 and the odds-on favorite heading into March of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and stopped both the Jayhawks, and the season, in their tracks.
Seven players from that roster are on this one, as well. In some of their minds there were no “what-might-have-beens” about 2020 -- they knew they would have won it. They won this one instead, and showed, once again, it’s never good to count them out.
While this wasn't quite the 47-15 beatdown they put on Miami over the final 20 minutes in the Elite Eight, it was still darn impressive given the circumstances.
Ochai Agbaji, the team’s lone All-American, finished with 12 points and found breathing room after UNC’s lockdown guard, Leaky Black, got his fourth foul 6 minutes into the second half.
“This is a special group of guys," Agbaji said. "We’re going down in history. All I got to say is, ‘Rock Chalk, baby.’”
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Body found inside abandoned Upstate home, Coroner’s Office confirms
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said they are investigating after a female body was found inside an abandoned home on Cooper Street in Travelers Rest.
According to the Coroner’s Office, they were called to the scene at 5:33 p.m. on Monday. They said they are treating the person’s death as suspicious right now. Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans stated, “The decedent is a white female estimated to be between 40 and fifty years of age. The decedent was found inside an abandoned residence. The death appears to be non-recent. The investigation is in the early stages with limited details at this time pending further investigation. There are no obvious signs of trauma indicative to the cause of death. An autopsy will be conducted on the decedent on April 5, 2022. Further details will be released at a later time.”
The Travelers Rest Police Department said officers are also at the scene investigating. Chief of Police Benjamin Ford told us that no one is currently living inside the home, so they are working to determine why the victim was there. According to Ford, The body was found when people went over to the property to get things they left there.
This situation is still developing. We will update this story as officials release new information.
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Bond denied for man accused of kidnapping, murdering S.C. mother
His lawyer says he wants a jury trial, but until then he will stay in jail.
PAGELAND, S.C. (WBTV) - A judge denied bond for the man accused of kidnapping and murdering a South Carolina mother.
41-year old Deidre Reid was reported missing from Pageland in September. She was headed to the Greyhound station in Charlotte.
Family members say Reid was taking Emmanuel Bedford - the father of her youngest child - to the bus station. However, they say he never got on the bus and Deidre’s body is still missing.
Last month, he was indicted on both murder and kidnapping charges in this case.
Emmanuel Bedford pleaded not guilty to both murder and kidnapping charges. These are in addition to his grand larceny and obstruction of justice charges he got for stealing her car and lying to police.
His lawyer says he wants a jury trial, but until then he will stay in jail.
Before the decision was made, both sides argued in front of the judge about what should be done with Emmanuel Bedford as he awaits trial.
“We respectfully request that the bond be denied,” said Deputy Solicitor Kernard Redmond.
Redmond laid out the case for the judge, telling him that the evidence points to Bedford as the culprit.
“He’s obviously a flight risk and also a danger to society based on what took place,” explains Redmond.
But Bedford’s lawyer, Josh Koger Jr., asked the judge for a reasonable bond so his client could go home to Augusta, Georgia and find employment. He says Bedford would agree to house arrest and an ankle monitor if released.
Koger also argued that some of the evidence presented by the prosecution was circumstantial.
He says there was no telling who could have had access to Bedford’s car when it was impounded for three months.
He also says the SLED report states that in both the Greyhound and Flying J pictures, the agent says there was no way of telling if Reid was in the car in the pictures.
Koger further argued that a sighting was reported at the end of September calling this “still a missing persons case.”
He also said media and social media reports have made Bedford’s stay in jail dangerous as other inmates question his motives.
“This case is gonna be tried in the courtroom. It’s not going to be tried in the media. It’s not going to be tried in the newspaper. It’s gonna be tried in the courtroom,” says Koger.
It was not until Deidre Reid’s brother, James Reid got up to speak that the emotional dam broke and the courtroom erupted with sobs.
“This is pain. This is not fear. A part of me is wherever she’s at. I’m lost,” says James Reid.
WBTV caught up with the Reid family after the bond denial. Their one wish - to give their beloved sister a proper resting place.
“I would wish this on no one the way I feel. Or the way my siblings feel,” says James Reid.
Some of the family members taking it the hardest are Deidre’s kids. Her twin daughters holding on to their aunt for comfort while we asked questions.
“There’s nothing like your mother’s love. We can tell them we love them all day long, it’s not going to hit the same as it coming from your mother,” says Reid.
The Reids are still holding out hope that one day they can get the closure they’ve longed for months.
“This just feels like it’s not real. I hate that we have to go through this. I wish my sister would just come back. But we all have that feeling deep down inside that we just know she’s no longer with us,” says Reid.
Redmond hopes to have a trial start soon since most of the evidence is already in-house
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Colorado governor signs law to protect abortion rights
DENVER (AP) — Colorado joined a handful of other states Monday in codifying the right to abortion in statute, a party-line response to efforts across the country to limit abortion access in anticipation of a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a challenge to the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that banned states from outlawing abortion.
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which passed the Democratic-led Legislature after dozens of hours of testimony by residents and fierce opposition by minority Republicans. The law guarantees access to reproductive care before and after pregnancy and bans local governments from imposing their own restrictions.
It also declares that fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses have no independent rights. That’s a response to failed ballot initiatives that sought to restrict abortion by giving embryos the rights of born humans. In 2014, voters rejected a proposal to add unborn human beings to the state’s criminal code, allowing prosecutors to charge anyone who kills a fetus with a crime.
“Colorado has been, is and will be a pro-choice state,” Polis said, calling increasing abortion restrictions elsewhere “an enormous government overreach, an enormous government infringement” of individual rights. “No matter what the Supreme Court does in the future, people in Colorado will be able to choose when and if they have children.”
Colorado was the first state to decriminalize abortion in most cases in 1967, and it allows access to abortion but had nothing in state law guaranteeing it. New Jersey, Oregon and Vermont had previously codified the right to abortion throughout pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
Republicans would still be able to introduce legislation and ballot measures to reverse the new law. For that reason, abortion rights groups are weighing a 2024 constitutional ballot measure, much like Nevada did in 1990.
Colorado Democrats cited the high court’s consideration of a Mississippi case that could overrule Roe v. Wade, as well as a new Texas law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. If Roe is overturned fully, at least 26 states are likely to either ban abortion outright or severely limit access, the Guttmacher Institute says.
“We don’t want to ever see what’s happening in Texas to happen in Colorado,” said House Majority Leader Rep. Daneya Esgar, a sponsor of the Colorado legislation.
Idaho has enacted a law modeled after the Texas statute. Missouri lawmakers have introduced a bill to make it illegal for the state’s residents to get abortions in other states. Arizona’s legislature has approved a ban on abortion after 15 weeks and, like other states, has a law that would automatically ban abortion if Roe is overturned.
In California, Democratic leaders are considering more than a dozen bills this year to prepare for a Roe reversal. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law last month to make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans. Washington state enacted a law banning legal action against people who aid or receive an abortion, responding to the Texas law’s provision allowing people to sue abortion providers or those who assist them.
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Fentanyl causes police to change the way they handle drugs in the field
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Police officers have to change the way they handle drug tests at traffic stops due to Fentanyl.
“Fentanyl is so dangerous that just a little bit of wind blowing a granular on the skin, not on the mouth or in the eyes, but on the skin to a person who has no tolerance of it or a roadside police officer. It could start a reaction,” said Horry County Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.
Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid, is currently the main driver of drug overdose deaths according to the CDC.
One can be affected by Fentanyl through ingestion, inhalation or skin contact, which is why police officers won’t handle drugs out in the field anymore.
“We quit with the field tests,” said Richardson. “Just take the stuff in they gear up and do a field test indoors.”
Pharmaceutical Fentanyl has been prescribed for years by doctors to treat severe pain such as advanced-stage cancer; however, recent Fentanyl overdoses are linked to illegally manufactured Fentanyl.
Fentanyl is often added to other drugs because of its extreme potency, which makes drugs a lot more addictive and a lot more dangerous.
Police and government officials are currently working to get Fentanyl off the street.
A bill in South Carolina could allow for people who deal Fentanyl that causes a deadly overdose to be charged with homicide. It has passed the Senate and is waiting in a house committee.
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Former Cardinal Newman student arrested after making threats against school
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - An 18-year-old has been charged after making threats against Cardinal Newman High School.
According to Sheriff Leon Lott, Evan Nathaniel Musto withdrew as a student from Cardinal Newman last Thursday, and on Friday sent a message containing threats against the school to another student.
Lott says three separate faculty members were also mentioned in Musto’s threat.
The student who received the message contacted school administrators, and additional security was provided for a soccer match Friday night.
Musto was arrested without incident at his home Monday afternoon, investigators say.
He has been booked into Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
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President Biden promises to keep truckers moving through driver shortage
The president held an event at the White House Monday to promote the Department of Transportation’s Trucking Action Plan.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The White House calls trucking “a lynchpin” in moving goods through our supply chain. But, they say a driver shortage is causing disruptions.
The American Trucking Association says truckers move 72% of America’s goods, but an increase in trucking costs during the pandemic has led to a trucker shortage. Now, President Biden said he’s taking action to expand the industry.
“We adapt and adjust to just about any and everything that we do,” said Teddy Butler, a professional truck driver from Hampton, Georgia.
Butler said during the pandemic, drivers had to accommodate more door-to-door deliveries due to people staying at home. As a result of the change, the Federal Reserve said there was a more than 20% increase in trucking costs, which in turn led to a trucker shortage.
President Joe Biden said truckers keep America moving, and he wants more back on the road.
“2021 was the best year for trucking employment since 1994. There are now 35,000 more trucking jobs than there were before the pandemic.” The president said.
To try and remedy the shortage and other industry changes, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Labor launched a Trucking Action Plan in December. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said that America needs at least 80,000 more truckers to ease supply chain issues and to deal with the shortage.
“When you have that kind of gap it can lead to upward pressure on prices,” Buttigieg said. “Part of how we’re fighting inflation is making sure we support the trucking workforce, close that gap, and get goods moving smoothly, swiftly, and affordably.”
The trucking plan has four parts, including reducing the amount of time it takes to get a commercial driver’s license and for companies to launch apprenticeship programs, and connecting veterans to trucking careers.
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SC House panel takes in hours of public testimony on medical marijuana bill as it considers legislation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - If lawmakers decide to make South Carolina the 38th state to legalize medical marijuana, they will have to do it soon if they want it to happen this year.
The current legislative session ends next month for the state’s General Assembly, and while the state Senate passed S.150, the SC Compassionate Care Act, in February, it still needs approval from the House of Representatives and the governor’s signature to become law, unless both chambers opt to override a gubernatorial veto.
Gov. Henry McMaster has not indicated if he would support medical marijuana legislation.
As the bill works its way through the House, it now sits with the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs, or 3-M, Committee and on Monday, members of that committee heard six hours of public testimony on the legislation as they consider advancing it.
That was an unusual move, as public comment is typically limited to the subcommittee level, and lawmakers normally aren’t at the State House on Mondays. But 3-M Chair Leon Howard, D – Richland, said he wanted to ensure all members had the chance to hear constituents’ input and ask questions before they decide how to vote.
Most of the people who spoke at Monday’s meeting urged committee members to support the bill, including parents of children with incurable diseases, who said this drug is their best, and sometimes, only option for treatment.
“She is not high. She is not impaired. She is alive,” Jill Swing described her daughter, Mary Louise, who she said lives with cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
Kathy Roberson said her great-nephew, for whom she serves as legal guardian, also lives with epilepsy but has been seizure-free and off pharmaceutical drugs for the last four-and-a-half years.
“He’s alive today because of cannabis,” Roberson said.
Multiple veterans told the panel that medical marijuana was a safer and more effective treatment than the opioids they are typically prescribed through the VA for lasting injuries and PTSD they suffer during and after their services.
“It was not a gateway drug. In fact, for me and for so many others, including the Marines I brought into my own home, it was an exit drug from the addictive pharmaceuticals that were prescribed to us,” Gary Hess of Veterans Alliance for Holistic Alternatives said, adding medical marijuana users are forced to obtain the drug in states where it is still illegal through underground markets, where the drug may not be safe and certainly isn’t regulated.
This bill would not allow for smokable marijuana, and a person would need to have one of 12 qualifying medical conditions to get a prescription, with in-person approval from their doctor.
Its sponsor, Republican Sen. Tom Davis of Beaufort County, has called it the most conservative medical cannabis legislation in the country.
“I want people to look at South Carolina’s law and say, ‘If you want a law that helps patients and empowers doctors but doesn’t go down the slope to recreational, this is your bill,’” Davis testified to his House counterparts Monday.
However, some opponents of the bill said they feared this legislation would open the door for South Carolina to do just that, allowing for more legalization and use down the road.
“Every state that has recreational marijuana always begins with medical marijuana. We also know and understand here that there is no question that marijuana is the gateway drug,” First Baptist North Spartanburg Pastor Mike Hamlet said.
Others believe the FDA should first approve the drug’s use before it is allowed in South Carolina, including members of the state’s law enforcement community.
“You are being asked to legislatively approve medicine. From the beginning of this debate, law enforcement has consistently said if marijuana is medicine, it should be regulated like every other medicine,” South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association Executive Director Jarrod Bruder said.
While Monday’s meeting was reserved for public comment, Howard said the 3-M Committee will reconvene Thursday to discuss the bill, propose amendments, and potentially vote to send it to the House floor for debate.
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VA Flood Preparedness Act aims to improve healthcare access for veterans
WASHINGTON (WCSC) - U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace was one of two lawmakers to introduce a bipartisan law designed to fight challenges veterans face while trying to access healthcare in flood-prone areas.
Mace, a Republican who represents the state’s First Congressional District, was joined by Louisiana Democrat Rep. Troy Carter in introduce the VA Flood Preparedness Act.
In Charleston, flooding is an issue for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and impacts the care veterans get, VA officials say.
“We can predict a natural disaster, we can predict severe weather, we can’t always predict the tides. We do everything we can. However, it becomes an issue,” Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System spokesman Wayne Capps said. “We need to get employees to work, and we need to get veterans to their care.”
The bill would increase collaboration between local authorities and the VA so the VA can participate in flooding surveys and studies for the streets adjacent to their facilities, leading to solutions for the flooding problems. Mace says the legislation would allow the VA to have greater ownership over decision-making on parking lots, entrances, and exits to the facility, which they don’t have ownership of now.
“It does hinder access for veterans who oftentimes if they’re disabled or older and they’re retired, they have difficulty getting around, their mobility is comprised,” Mace said. “When you add flooding on top of it and having to drive there, get out of vehicles and access it, it makes it very difficult. What we want to do is ease that and allow the VA hospital to have more control over how the parking lot is operated, and how and where you can enter and exit to avoid complications for those patients.”
The bill would reach beyond the Lowcountry and across the country to other VA hospitals and medical centers facing similar issues.
Capps says the flooding happens all around their downtown facility, especially around Bee Street. They have a high-water vehicle just for flooding circumstances so they can get employees to work and veterans to their care.
The facility is the third-fastest growing VA in the nation, Capps said.
“We’re here to provide the top-quality care that you deserve. You worked so hard for it, and we’re here to provide that,” Capps said. “If we can contribute to the infrastructure and provide better access to your care, we’re excited to do that.”
Mace says she’s been working on this legislation for six months. She says it could take weeks or months to get the bill out of the committee and then out of the House. They are still waiting on a date for the committee hearing.
“Certainly, the VA and access to healthcare for our veterans is of utmost importance in the First Congressional District,” Mace said.
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LOCAL NEWS LIVE: Kansas rallies, beats North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas.
The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs.
It was the largest comeback in national championship history, surpassing the 1963 title game when Loyola overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Cincinnati at the buzzer, 60-58.
“Tonight we obviously labored in the first half,” said KU coach Bill Self, who won his second championship. “But the kids competed.”
David McCormack scored the go-ahead bucket from close range with 1:21 left, then another at the 22-second mark to put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
North Carolina missed its final four shots, including Caleb Love’s desperation 3 at the buzzer. His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.
The Tar Heels went scoreless over the final 1:41. They couldn’t find an answer for KU over the final 20 minutes.
“They were penetrating and doing whatever they wanted,” Love said.
After McCormick’s go-ahead bucket, Love drove to the basket but his shot got blocked. North Carolina got an offensive rebound and fed to Armando Bacot under the bucket. But the big man lost his footing and turned it over, then limped off the court, unable to return.
“I thought I really got the angle that I wanted and then I just rolled my ankle,” Bacot said.
That put Brady Manek, not as good a defender, on McCormack, and the Kansas big man backed in Manek for the shot that put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
“When we had to have a basket, we went to Big Dave, and he delivered,” Self said.
McCormack and Jalen Wilson led KU with 15 points each. Christian Braun scored 10 of his 12 in the second half and transfer Remy Martin had 11 of his 14 over the final 20 minutes. The Jayhawks outscored Carolina 47-29 in the second half.
Carolina had scored 16 straight points late in the first half to open a 40-25 advantage at the break, but top-seeded KU (34-6) went on a 31-10 run over the opening 10 minutes of the second to take a six-point lead and set up a fantastic finish.
Bacot had 15 points and 15 rebounds to become the first player to record double-doubles in all six tournament games. He finished the season with 31 double-doubles, but it was not enough. Carolina was trying to join 1985 Villanova as only the second 8 seed to win March Madness.
Instead, the Tar Heels (29-10) fell one win short and dropped to 6-6 all-time in title games. This was their record 21st — and possibly most unlikely — trip to the Final Four. They made it to the final by beating Duke in a back-and-forth thriller and sending Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement.
There are no banners for that, though.
Instead, another will hang back in Lawrence, and McCormack, thanks to his late-game heroics, will go down in KU lore, along with Mario Chalmers, Danny Manning and the rest of the Kansas greats.
This title was three years in the making. KU was 28-3 and the odds-on favorite heading into March of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and stopped both the Jayhawks, and the season, in their tracks.
Seven players from that roster are on this one, as well. In some of their minds there were no “what-might-have-beens” about 2020 -- they knew they would have won it. They won this one instead, and showed, once again, it’s never good to count them out.
While this wasn’t quite the 47-15 beatdown they put on Miami over the final 20 minutes in the Elite Eight, it was still darn impressive given the circumstances.
Ochai Agbaji, the team’s lone All-American, finished with 12 points and found breathing room after UNC’s lockdown guard, Leaky Black, got his fourth foul 6 minutes into the second half.
“This is a special group of guys,” Agbaji said. “We’re going down in history. All I got to say is, ‘Rock Chalk, baby.’”
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LIST: Midlands schools dismissing early due to possible severe weather threats
Published: Apr. 4, 2022 at 9:58 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
MIDLANDS, S.C. (WIS) - Due to the threat of severe weather in the Midlands, the following school districts have decided to dismiss school early Tuesday.
- Clarendon School District Two
- Manning Early Childhood will dismiss at 11 a.m.
- Manning Primary School will dismiss at 11 a.m.
- Manning Elementary School will dismiss at 11 a.m.
- Manning Junior High School will dismiss at 11:20 a.m.
- Manning High School will dismiss at 11:20 a.m.
- Manning Optional Educational Center will dismiss at 11:20 a.m.
- Lexington School District One
- Full-day, Pre-K programs, and elementary schools dismiss at 11:20 a.m.
- Half-day preschool programs (morning and afternoon sessions) will NOT meet.
- Middle schools dismiss at 12:10 p.m.
- High schools dismiss at 12:40 p.m.
- Lexington School District Two
- Elementary schools will dismiss at 11 a.m.
- Middle schools will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
- The Lexington Two Innovation Center will dismiss at 12 p.m.
- High schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
- Lexington County School District 3
- B-L Primary School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
- B-L Elementary School will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
- B-L Middle School will dismiss at 12:15 p.m.
- B-L High School will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
- Lexington-Richland School District 5
- All intermediate schools will dismiss at 10:30 a.m.
- All elementary schools will dismiss at 10:40 a.m.
- Academy for Success will dismiss at 11:20 a.m.
- All Middle Schools will dismiss at 11:35 a.m.
- Spring Hill High School will dismiss at 11:40 a.m.
- All Other High Schools dismiss at 11:55 a.m.
- Newberry County School District
- Elementary students will dismiss at 11:00 a.m.
- Middle and high school students will dismiss at 11:30 am.
- Students will be provided lunch before dismissal.
- Orangeburg County School District
- Elementary schools will dismiss at 11:00 a.m.
- Middle schools, K-12th grade schools, middle high schools, and stand-alone high schools will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
- Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
- All students will be provided lunch or have a bagged lunch sent home with them prior to dismissal.
- Richland One School District
- Elementary schools will dismiss at 11:00 a.m.
- High schools will dismiss at 11:45 a.m.
- Middle schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
- Students will be served breakfast and lunch before they are dismissed from school.
- Richland School District Two
- Middle schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
- Elementary schools will dismiss at 12:15 p.m.
- High schools will dismiss at 1 p.m.
- All after-school events and activities, including after-school care, are canceled.
- Sumter School District
- Elementary schools will dismiss at 10:30 a.m.
- Middle schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
- High schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
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Sumter School District to dismiss early tomorrow due to severe weather threat
Published: Apr. 4, 2022 at 9:08 PM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Sumter School District will dismiss early tomorrow, according to an official Facebook post.
Due to the threat of severe weather in our area, all schools will dismiss early on Tuesday, April 5. Elementary Schools will dismiss at 10:30 a.m.
Middle schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. and high schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m.
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Suspect at large after multiple children shot in Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - Three underage victims and a 41-year-old man were shot Monday night in Covington, Kentucky, according to police.
Police say the shooting stemmed from a large fight involving numerous juveniles. It happened around 6:45 p.m. near the intersection of West 17th Street and Russell Street, WXIX reports.
Officers found victims at the scene ranging from 7 to 14 years old in addition to the adult victim. The victims were transported to area hospitals, police say. Their statuses are unknown.
The suspect is at large, and authorities are working to get a search warrant, according to sources close to the investigation.
Multiple families of the victims gathered outside the emergency room entrance at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Robert Gary drove there with his best friend, whose son was one of those shot. He says the experience has been frantic, emotional and upsetting.
“He’s pretty traumatized by the situation because that is his baby boy,” Gary said.
Gary says the child, Jontay, is quiet and not violent. He says he keeps to himself and plays on his tablet.
“I have no idea,” said Gary when asked why the shooting happened. “I don’t know. It’s an insane situation right there, you know? Just want to shoot everybody? It don’t make no sense. I couldn’t even imagine what he was thinking, you know?”
Jared Zach lives near the scene of the shooting.
“It makes me sick to my stomach because I see all these kids, and they are in this environment, and you know, this is not a good situation that we are in right now,” Zach said. “Especially when we are getting out of COVID and everything, and all the tensions are boiling, and you are living in this environment where drug and crime is so high, and it just worries me a lot. It scares me because I’m going to have to raise my son in this type of situation, and there is no foreseeable end to it.”
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‘The women’s team is such an inspiration:’ Fans welcome national champion Gamecocks home
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The University of South Carolina gamecock women’s basketball team is back home in Columbia after defeating the University of Connecticut on Sunday night and capturing their second national championship.
Upon their return to Colonial Life Arena just after 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, hundreds of fans greeted them with a heroes’ welcome.
Many fans said the celebration is just getting started. All hope to, as junior forward Aliyah Boston said at Monday’s welcome home event, “bring it back next year.”
For UofSC students, it’s time to party like it’s 2017, the year the Gamecocks won their first title.
“We watched Dawn Staley at the Olympics so it’s cool to see it all come to fruition here,” one junior said. “You never imagine that your school’s going to win the national championship.”
UofSC sophomore Caroline Porter said she’s been cheering for the Gamecocks all season, and Sunday’s win was an incredible moment for her and her friends.
“None of my friends knew the tradition of running into the fountain,” she said. “And we’re all tour guides. So it’s like, ‘Guys, we have to go to the fountain right now. I’ll drive us. Let’s go, let’s go.’ I park in the garage, we’re sprinting, and it’s just the wildest moment of my entire life. I was sending videos to my parents. They’re like, ‘What’s going on?’”
Lifelong Gamecock fan Pamela Leonard said the outpouring of support demonstrated at Colonial Life Arena on Monday is thanks to the leadership of head coach Dawn Staley.
“I think it’s a statement and a testimony to Dawn and how she’s elevated women’s basketball,” she said. “They’ve earned it.”
Staley is only the sixth coach in women’s NCAA history to win more than one title.
Jazmyne Boyd, a UofSC senior, said Staley is an inspiration to her.
“It’s very exciting to see a Black woman carry a team all these years and to get it all and win it all in a championship,” she said. “It’s very uplifting and it makes you feel like very powerful and like you could do anything.”
WIS spoke exclusively with Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann at Monday’s event. He’s a UofSC alum, and could hardly contain his excitement.
“The women’s team is such an inspiration,” he said. “These girls have just fought so hard all the time. To be back here and get a chance to see the coach, and I’ll be honest, I got my picture taken with Destanni [Henderson] because after that game last night she’s my hero. She was unbelievable in playing. But the energy that those girls have shown and the passion and their fight to win it, it’s great.”
Rickenmann said final details are still being worked out, but the city is planning a parade to honor the Gamecocks and their championship sometime in the next week.
“If it’s anything near like it was in 2017, I think a lot of people are going to have a good time,” he said.
Country music star and UofSC alum Darius Rucker has said he plans to hold a concert on campus to celebrate the Gamecocks as well. The university spokesperson said that details on that concert are still being worked out, but to “stay tuned.”
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AUSTIN, Texas, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- By acquiring HIPAA Exams, 360training adds improved HIPAA courses to its massive library of online lessons. In the coming months, 360training will be launching a new "Healthcare" vertical on its website, complete with a catalog of 29 new online healthcare training courses. Essential courses to be released include:
HIPAA Exams designed this 90-minute online HIPAA training course to educate Health Care Workers on the complete HIPAA law, including HIPAA Privacy, HIPAA Security, Enforcement of HIPAA violations, and 2022 Updates.
HIPAA for Medical Office Staff is specific for Medical Office Staff personnel who do not directly provide medical treatment to patients.
HIPAA for Dental Offices comprehensively looks at HIPAA legislation and addresses its application within a dental office setting.
HIPAA for Business Associates provides a comprehensive look at HIPAA legislation as it applies to a Business Associate.
This IACET accredited online Bloodborne Pathogens course is for anyone working in a setting where bloodborne pathogens (BBP) or anything potentially contagious could infect them.
HIPAA Exams has been the most trusted source in HIPAA compliance since 2008. Tom Anderson, CEO of 360training, explains what drew him to the company:
"We are excited to announce the addition of HIPAA Exams to the growing 360training family of businesses. With over 13 years of experience, HIPAA Exams is our first major expansion into the immense and burgeoning healthcare sector. This represents our fifth acquisition in the last year. As we expand, we are eager to grow the HIPAA Exams brand and integrate these dynamic courses as the most trusted source of online medical compliance training."
HIPAA Exams is also one of the few IACET accredited providers. In addition, all HIPAA Exams courses:
- Are 100% online and can be accessed anywhere, anytime
- Include continuing education credits
- Have bulk pricing available
- Are low cost and highly accredited
HIPAA Exams, a division of Engaging Training Solutions Inc, is an IACET accredited business. They specialize in professional and management development training with primary focuses on health care, workplace safety, and legislative compliance. HIPAA Exams began in 2008 as an online learning system for hospitals. The company soon expanded when Massachusetts General, Scripps, and the U.S. Air Force asked HIPAA Exams to develop content for Registered Nurses specific to Joint Commission (JC) compliance.
Since 1997, 360training.com, Inc. has provided individuals and businesses with online regulatory-approved training, facilitating a safe, healthy environment for the communities they serve. The company has delivered over four million training plans across multiple brands, including Meditec, AgentCampus, VanEd, OSHAcampus, OSHA.com, GetTIPS, and Learn2Serve. Please visit www.360training.com or their social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to learn more.
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New Growth-Oriented Owners Will Invest in Company's Factory
Operations, Marketing Programs and Presence with Customers
THREE RIVERS, Mass., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LDR Growth Partners today announced the acquisition of Mustang Motorcycle Products LLC, maker of Mustang Seats and related motorcycle accessories, in a private transaction closed last Friday. Mustang, known for high-quality, handmade motorcycle seats, was founded in 1980 near Three Rivers, MA, where the company maintains factory operations. Mustang was purchased out of Motorsport Aftermarket Group, owned by a group of investors, led by Monomoy Capital Partners.
"Mustang Seats presents a tremendous opportunity for us at LDR," said William Brame, partner at LDR and co-head of its acquisition business. "Our unique approach is in providing growing companies the resources they need to continue to expand while identifying areas for new value creation. We'll invest in people, technology, and the machinery the company needs to help deliver the iconic Mustang Seats to motorcycle riders looking for our products domestically and internationally."
Mustang employs 85 people in a historic facility in Three Rivers. The company was founded by Al Simmons and named after the legendary P51 military aircraft from World War II. Mustang designs and manufactures a variety of styles of seats, with fitments for all major brands of motorcycles. The company also offers rider and passenger backrests and seating-related products.
LDR Growth Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and growing unique, cash flow generating businesses in the manufacturing, industrial products, and transportation sectors. The company currently owns and operates Whitman Controls, a 50-year manufacturer of process automation controls with large, multinational customers across a range of industries. LDR, founded in 2011 by three US Army officers, is also the owner of LDR Advisory Partners and LDR Leadership, firms which focus on improving company, employee and leadership performance.
LDR intends to keep Mustang's operations in its current primary location as it adds manufacturing technology, production capacity and marketing capabilities to the organization. The company has added nearly 20 additional employees since September of 2021 and the new owners anticipate hiring additional resources in the coming months to accomplish their goals.
"We believe in Mustang's product, in its people and in the strength of the motorcycle accessory market," continued Brame. "Our leadership is excited about entrenching ourselves in this company and in the riding community. We look forward to meeting our loyal customers and partners at rallies and events this year."
"The leadership and employees here at Mustang couldn't be happier about the news," said Mustang GM Mike Cornelius. "The additional investment from LDR will help us take the next step forward. Our orders show that riders want Mustang Seats and our team is excited to continue to deliver them to our loyal dealers and customers."
Mustang Seats are handcrafted in the USA to give riders the style they want and the comfort they deserve. Mustang is known worldwide as the highest quality motorcycle seats for virtually all brands of motorcycles. Based in Three Rivers, Massachusetts, the company sells seats and accessories through its network of premier powersports dealers and direct to consumers through www.mustangseats.com.
LDR Growth Partners supports growth-oriented businesses, management teams, and entrepreneurs with equity capital and precision support to scale operations and maximize returns under a spirit of market leadership, creativity, and innovation. LDR is led by a five-person cross-functional leadership team, and was founded in 2011 by U.S. Army Officers, with a common vision for business leadership and the power of building, supporting, and growing exceptional teams. The company has offices in Stamford, CT, Houston, TX, and Washington DC.
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- IBM z16 integrates the IBM Telum processor so clients can infuse AI inferencing for real-time insights
- IBM z16 is the industry's first quantum-safe system1
ARMONK, N.Y., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled IBM® z16™, IBM's next-generation system with an integrated on-chip AI accelerator—delivering latency-optimized inferencing. This innovation is designed to enable clients to analyze real-time transactions, at scale -- for mission-critical workloads such as credit card, healthcare and financial transactions. Building on IBM's history of security leadership, IBM z16 also is specifically designed to help protect against near-future threats that might be used to crack today's encryption technologies.
IBM innovations, including the IBM z16, have formed the technology backbone of the global economy for decades. Today's modern IBM mainframe is central to hybrid cloud environments, valued by two thirds of the Fortune 100, 45 of the world's top 50 banks, 8 of the top 10 insurers, 7 of the top 10 global retailers and 8 out of the top 10 telcos as a highly secured platform for running their most mission critical workloads. For example, according to a recent IBM commissioned study by Celent "Operationalizing Fraud Prevention on IBM Z," IBM zSystems run 70% of global transactions, on a value basis.2
"IBM is the gold standard for highly secured transaction processing. Now with IBM z16 innovations, our clients can increase decision velocity with inferencing right where their mission critical data lives," said Ric Lewis, SVP, IBM Systems. "This opens up tremendous opportunities to change the game in their respective industries so they will be positioned to deliver better customer experiences and more powerful business outcomes.
Financial institutions worldwide struggle with the impacts of fraudulent activities on their revenues and consumer interactions. According to a new study from IBM and Morning Consult "2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud Impact Report," credit card fraud is the most common type of fraud among consumers in the seven countries surveyed. Furthermore, respondents said they believe that banks and payment networks should be most responsible for preventing fraud. But running deep-learning models at scale in real-time has not been possible due to latency issues, meaning fraud detections models are only run on less than 10% of high-volume transactions – a significant amount of fraud is going undetected.
IBM z16 uniquely brings together AI inferencing, via its IBM Telum Processor, with the highly secured and reliable high-volume transaction processing IBM is known for. For the first time, banks can analyze for fraud during transactions on a massive scale: IBM z16 can process 300 billion inference requests per day with just one millisecond of latency3. For consumers, this could mean reducing the time and energy required to handle fraudulent transactions on their credit card. For both merchants and card issuers, this could mean a reduction in revenue loss as consumers could avoid frustration associated with false declines where they might turn to other cards for future transactions.
Other threats including tax fraud and organized retail theft are emerging as challenges for governments and businesses to control. Real-time payments and alternative payment methods like cryptocurrencies are pushing the limits on traditional fraud detection techniques. Applying the new capabilities of IBM z16 to other industries can help create an entirely new class of use cases, including:
- Loan approval: to speed up approval of business or consumer loans
- Clearing and settlement: to determine which trades and/or transactions may have a high-risk exposure before settlement
- Federated learning for retail: to better model risk against fraud and theft
In a hybrid cloud environment inclusive of on-premises and public cloud resources, it is critical to protect against today's threats and posture against cyber criminals who may be stealing data now for decryption later. Building on IBM technologies like Pervasive Encryption and Confidential Computing, IBM z16 takes cyber resiliency a leap further by protecting data against future threats that could evolve with advances in quantum computing.
As the industry's first quantum-safe system4, IBM z16 is underpinned by lattice-based cryptography, an approach for constructing security primitives that helps protect data and systems against current and future threats. With IBM z16 quantum-safe cryptography, businesses can future-ready their applications and data today.
With secure boot (meaning that bad actors cannot inject malware into the boot process to take over the system during startup), IBM z16 clients can strengthen their cyber resiliency posture and retain control of their system. Also, with the Crypto Express 8S (CEX8S) hardware security module will offer clients both classical and quantum-safe cryptographic technology to help address their use cases requiring information confidentiality, integrity and non-repudiation. IBM z16's secure boot and quantum-safe cryptography can help clients address future quantum-computing related threats including harvest now, decrypt later attacks which can lead to extortion, loss of intellectual property and disclosure of other sensitive data.
IBM has spent the last three years making significant investments in service of our commitment to embrace open-source technology on the IBM zSystems platform and establishing a common developer experience across the hybrid cloud. These solutions are designed to help our clients leverage their investments in — and the strengths of — their existing IT infrastructure, clouds and applications in a seamless way, while giving them the flexibility to run, build, manage and modernize cloud native workloads on their choice of architecture.
Recent announcements as part of this effort include:
- IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack: to help clients increase agility and accelerate their transformation including support for popular open-source projects.
- IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Center: a digital front door to a vast array of tools, training, resources, ecosystem partners and industry-specific expertise from IBM Consulting to help IBM zSystems clients accelerate the modernization of their applications, data and processes in an open hybrid cloud architecture.
- Tailored Fit Pricing: a full-stack approach to enable our clients to quickly respond to changes in dynamic workloads and needs of the business with cloud-like pricing.
- Bringing Anaconda to Linux on Z: one example of bringing popular data science frameworks and libraries to these enterprise platforms, providing a consistent data science user experience across the hybrid cloud.
- Streamlined Support: IBM Technology Support Services offers IBM z16 clients turnkey support to help predict and prevent unplanned disruption, and technical services that accelerate how businesses take advantage of the opportunity hybrid technology environments present.
With IBM z16, IBM used a highly collaborative, client-centered approach that deeply engaged hundreds of individuals from more than 70 clients, a practice that is already underway for future IBM mainframe systems. IBM z16 will be generally available on May 31, 2022. For more information, please visit Ross Mauri's blog.
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,800 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service. For more information, visit www.ibm.com
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1 Disclaimer: Cited by a third party analyst. IBM z16 with the Crypto Express 8S card provides quantum-safe APIs providing access to quantum-safe algorithms which have been selected as finalists during the PQC standardization process conducted by NIST. https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography/round-3-submissions. Quantum-safe cryptography refers to efforts to identify algorithms that are resistant to attacks by both classical and quantum computers, to keep information assets secure even after a large-scale quantum computer has been built. Source: https://www.etsi.org/technologies/quantum-safe-cryptography. These algorithms are used to help ensure the integrity of a number of the firmware and boot processes. IBM z16 is the Industry-first system protected by quantum-safe technology across multiple layers of firmware.
2 "Operationalizing Fraud Prevention on IBM Z," an IBM commissioned report by Celent. March 2022.
3 Disclaimer: Performance result is extrapolated from IBM internal tests running local inference operations in a z16 LPAR with 48 IFLs and 128 GB memory on Ubuntu 20.04 (SMT mode) using a synthetic credit card fraud detection model (https://github.com/IBM/ai-on-z-fraud-detection) exploiting the Integrated Accelerator for AI. The benchmark was running with 8 parallel threads each pinned to the first core of a different chip. The lscpucommand was used to identify the core-chip topology. A batch size of 128 inference operations was used. Results may vary.
4 Disclaimer: Cited by a third party analyst. IBM z16 with the Crypto Express 8S card provides quantum-safe APIs providing access to quantum-safe algorithms which have been selected as finalists during the PQC standardization process conducted by NIST. https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography/round-3-submissions. Quantum-safe cryptography refers to efforts to identify algorithms that are resistant to attacks by both classical and quantum computers, to keep information assets secure even after a large-scale quantum computer has been built. Source: https://www.etsi.org/technologies/quantum-safe-cryptography. These algorithms are used to help ensure the integrity of a number of the firmware and boot processes. IBM z16 is the Industry-first system protected by quantum-safe technology across multiple layers of firmware.
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco de Bogotá ("Banco de Bogotá") announced today the early tender results in connection with its previously announced offer to purchase for cash up to U.S.$300 million (the "Maximum Principal Amount") of the outstanding 4.375% Senior Notes due 2027 issued by Banco de Bogotá (the "Notes") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated March 22, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase") for a purchase price for the Notes equal to the applicable Purchase Price (the "Tender Offer"). Banco de Bogotá also announced today the extension of the Total Consideration through the Expiration Time. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.
The early tender date for the Notes was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 4, 2022 (the "Early Tender Date"). Banco de Bogotá has been advised by Global Bondholder Services Corporation (GBSC), the information and tender agent (the "Information and Tender Agent"), that, as of the Early Tender Date, US$119,707,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, or approximately 19.95% of the outstanding Notes, had been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the Tender Offer. The Notes that have been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Date) cannot be withdrawn, except as may be required by applicable law. Holders who validly tendered their Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Date, in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below) will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Payment, plus Accrued Interest (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), on the Early Settlement Date, which is expected to be April 6, 2022, or as promptly as practicable thereafter.
The table below summarizes certain payment terms for the Notes:
(1) Per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes, validly tendered and accepted for purchase, plus Accrued Interest (as defined below).
The Tender Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2022, unless extended, terminated early or withdrawn (such date and time, as the same may be extended, the "Expiration Time"). Banco de Bogotá has decided to extend the Total Consideration through the Expiration Time. Accordingly, Holders of Notes who validly tender Notes after the Early Tender Date but prior to or at the Expiration Time will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) plus Accrued Interest.
Banco de Bogotá's obligation to purchase Notes in the Tender Offer is subject to and conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described in the Offer to Purchase. Banco de Bogotá reserves the right, in Banco de Bogotá's sole discretion, to amend or terminate the Tender Offer at any time.
The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase.
Banco de Bogotá will only accept for purchase Notes up to the Maximum Principal Amount. If the Tender Offer is oversubscribed, the amount of Notes purchased by us from a tendering Holder will be subject to proration as described in "Principal Terms of the Tender Offer—Maximum Principal Amount and Proration" in the Offer to Purchase. As any Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the Tender Offer will be accepted for purchase by Banco de Bogotá subject to the Maximum Principal Amount (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), purchases of validly tendered Notes will be prorated, as more fully described in the Offer to Purchase.
Contact information of the Information and Tender Agent is set forth below.
A copy of the Offer to Purchase is available at the following web address: https://www.gbsc-usa.com/bogota.
Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this notice may be directed to the dealer managers at their respective telephone numbers set forth below or, if by any Holder, to such Holder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Tender Offer.
The dealer managers for the Tender Offer are:
This notice does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, the Notes or any other securities in the United States or any other country, nor shall it or any part of it, or the fact of its release, form the basis of, or be relied on or in connection with, any contract therefor. The Tender Offer is made only by and pursuant to the terms of the Offer to Purchase, and the information in this notice is qualified by reference to the Offer to Purchase. None of Banco de Bogotá, the dealer managers or the information and tender agent makes any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer.
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LIMA, Peru, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consorcio Transmantaro S.A., a stock corporation (sociedad anónima) organized under the laws of the Republic of Peru (the "Issuer"), offered to purchase for cash from each registered holder (each, a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"), upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated March 22, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Statement"; capitalized terms used in this announcement, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Statement), any and all of the outstanding 4.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023 (the "Notes") issued on May 7, 2013 by the Issuer (the "Tender Offer"). In conjunction with the Tender Offer, the Issuer solicited consents (the "Consents") (the "Consent Solicitation") to certain proposed amendments to the Indenture (as defined in the Statement) as further described in the Statement (the "Proposed Amendments").
The Issuer hereby announces that, as of April 4, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time (the "Early Tender Date"), it received valid tenders of Notes and Consents from Holders in the following amounts:
The Withdrawal Deadline has passed and Holders may no longer withdraw Notes tendered in the Tender Offer or revoke their Consents delivered in the Consent Solicitation. In accordance with the Statement, Holders of Notes that have been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation will receive the Total Consideration. In addition, such Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on those Notes from the last interest payment date with respect to those Notes to the Early Settlement Date, together with additional amounts thereon, if any. As described in the Statement, assuming all conditions to the Tender Offer have been satisfied or otherwise waived, the Issuer currently expects that the Early Settlement Date will be April 12, 2022.
The Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated (such date and time, including as extended or earlier terminated, the "Expiration Date"). Holders who validly tender Notes after the Early Tender Date but at or prior to the Expiration Date, and whose Notes are accepted for purchase, will not be eligible to receive the Early Tender Payment and will only be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration (plus accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment under the Notes to the Final Settlement Date, together with additional amounts thereon, if any).
Based on the participation received to date, the Issuer has also obtained the Requisite Consents to effect all of the Proposed Amendments as set forth in the Statement. The Proposed Amendments, once they become operative upon payment of the consideration on the Early Settlement Date following the execution of the Supplemental Indenture, will be binding as to all Notes, including those that are not tendered and accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer. Adoption of the Proposed Amendments may have adverse consequences for Holders who elect not to tender Notes in the Tender Offer.
The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are conditioned upon, among other things, the settlement of a new offering (the "New Offering") of senior notes (the "New Notes") on terms satisfactory to the Issuer to be made on or before the Early Settlement Date (as defined in the Statement) (the "Financing Condition"). No assurance can be given that the New Offering will be settled on the terms currently envisioned or at all. The New Offering is not conditioned upon the completion of the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation.
The Information and Tender Agent for the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation is D.F. King & Co., Inc. BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents for the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation.
Any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of this notice may be directed to the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents at their telephone numbers set forth below or such Holder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.
This notice does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, the Notes or any other securities in the United States or any other country, nor shall it or any part of it, or the fact of its release, form the basis of, or be relied on or in connection with, any contract therefor. The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are made only by and pursuant to the terms of the Statement and the information in this notice is qualified by reference to the Statement. None of the Issuer, the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents, the Information and Tender Agent or any other Agent, the Trustee or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendations as to whether Holders should tender all or any portion their Notes and to deliver the related Consents or withhold such Consents with respect to all or any portion of their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer or the Consent Solicitation. Holders must decide whether to tender Notes and deliver the Consents relating to such Notes, and if tendering, the amount of Notes to tender.
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This notice to the market does not represent an offer to sell securities or a solicitation to buy securities in the United States or in any other country. The New Offering was not and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Consequently, the notes issued in the New Offering are prohibited from being offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. citizens without the applicable registration or exemption from registration required under the Securities Act.
This notice to the market is released for disclosure purposes only, in accordance with applicable legislation. It does not constitute marketing material, and should not be interpreted as advertising an offer to sell or soliciting any offer to buy securities issued by the Issuer. This notice to the market is not for distribution in or into or to any person located or resident in the United States, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful to release, publish or distribute this announcement.
Forward-Looking Statements
This notice includes and references "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, the Issuer's business strategy, goals and expectations concerning its market position, future operations, margins and profitability.
Although the Issuer believes the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect.
The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and trends to differ materially from those made, projected, or implied in or by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of uncertainties or other factors.
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Contact information:
Consorcio Transmantaro S.A.
Attn: Karen Lourdes Lindley Olazo,
Chief of Financial Resources
Av. Juan de Arona 720
San Isidro - Lima, Perú
investors@rep.com.pe
+51 (1) 712-6600 Ext. 84074
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street,
New York, NY 10005
ctm@dfking.com
Toll-Free: (866) 416-0577
Toll: (212) 269-5550
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YONGIN, South Korea, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) has announced on March 29th that it had secured approximately 27 billion won worth of investment from IDG Capital, Korea Investment Partners, and DS Asset Management in recognition of its growth potential in the hydrogen mobility business. The funds will be mainly invested in developing logistics cargo drones with hydrogen fuel cell technology.
DMI has issued 260,383 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (RCPS)* at 103,693 won per share. After the increase in capital, Doosan Corporation-the parent company-'s stake in DMI is expected to decrease from 100% to about 86.96%. In the end, DMI will be recognized for its market value of about 210 million assuming a 100% stake.
* Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (RCPS): preferred stock that can be repaid in cash or converted into common stock upon maturity
By securing the investment, DMI has proved its technology in the hydrogen fuel cell mobility sector and its future growth potential.
DMI plans to spend the acquired funds on strengthening its product line-ups, enhancing global capabilities, attracting top talent, and developing the next generation water-cooled fuel cells crucial for larger and heavier mobility such as logistics drone. Already, DMI is participating in the national project to develop the logistics and cargo drone with 10 to 50kg payload. The project aims to complete the commercialization after 2025, which is the general period when logistics drones are expected to be on full-scale.
"The success of this investment implies that ultra-light fuel cell market possesses high growth potential and future value. DMI will expand its product line-up through the development of its original technology, diversify the fuel cell mobility business by actively venturing into global market and lead the field of industrial drones." Said Doosoon Lee, the CEO of Doosan Mobility Innovation.
DMI, a leader of the industrial drone market, showed tangible results last year such as sales to military troops, development of gas pipeline inspection solution, and the successful launch of wind-resistant model DS30W.
DMI's hydrogen drone is suitable for reconnaissance, surveillance, and monitoring as it can stay airborne for more than 2 hours and has little noise or vibration. With these strengths, DMI built special task force for defense sector last year to preoccupy the military market, which accounts for the largest portion of the industrial drone market. DMI has also participated in governmental projects such as rapid trial acquisition project with DAPA (Defense Acquisition Program Administration), outstanding commercial goods project with Ministry of National Defense and combat test project with Republic of Korea Army, striving to develop military solutions.
In addition, the company also provides various solutions such as gas pipeline monitoring, search & rescue, environmental monitoring, and utility inspection. It also provides a variety of services for customer convenience such as real-time monitoring that integrates digital technology and national-wide hydrogen supply system.
The industrial drone market is still dominated by public and military markets, but the private market is also growing in the fields of filming and video surveillance. Global industrial drone market is expected to grow up to 80 billion dollars by 2030, since it is highly aligned with other industries such as logistics delivery, drone taxi and safety monitoring.
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Did you lose money on investments in Embark Technology? If so, please visit Embark Technology, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Embark Technology, Inc. f/k/a Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II ("Embark" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EMBK) between January 12, 2021 and January 5, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Embark develops self-driving software solutions for the trucking industry in the U.S. The Company was originally a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"), which is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity, or person.
On November 10, 2021, the Company consummated a merger transaction with Embark Trucks Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Legacy Embark"), whereby, among other things, the Company changed its name from "Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II" to "Embark Technology, Inc." (the "Business Combination").
Throughout the Class Period, Defendants allegedly made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had performed inadequate due diligence into Legacy Embark; (ii) Legacy Embark and the Company following the Business Combination held no patents and an insignificant amount of test trucks; (iii) accordingly, the Company had overstated its operational and technological capabilities; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company had overstated the business and financial prospects of the Company post-Business Combination; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On January 6, 2022, The Bear Cave published a short report entitled "Problems at Embark Technology (EMBK)" (the "Bear Cave Report"). The Bear Cave Report alleged, among other things, "that Embark appears to lack true economic substance", that its "current evaluation appears to be based on puffery rather than actual substance", and that "[t]he company holds no patents, has only a dozen or so test trucks, and may be more bark than bite."
On this news, Embark's stock price fell over 16.75% to close at $6.81 per share on January 6, 2022.
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If you purchased EMBK securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Embark Technology, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
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Study finds Americans average a higher frequency of fraudulent charges than other countries, while total value of theft is highest in regions outside of US
ARMONK, N.Y., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new report commissioned by IBM (NYSE: IBM), geographies and generations differ greatly in the frequency and impact of financial fraud, as well as their attitudes toward fraud detection and the institutions responsible for protecting them from bad actors.
The 2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud Impact Report also found that as global consumers have moved nearly exclusively to credit card and digital payments, US citizens have been victimized more regularly than all other countries surveyed in the report, costing American consumers an average of $265 per year in fraudulent financial charges made by unauthorized third parties.
"Financial fraud and cyber threats are a growing menace to global financial institutions and their clients, increasing the need for companies to accelerate preventative measures to stay ahead of sophisticated criminal activity," said Shanker Ramamurthy, Managing Partner, Global Banking & Financial Markets, IBM. "As the global economy's evolution toward a cashless society continues at breakneck speed, banks and other financial institutions must continue to invest in modernizing their infrastructure and bolstering critical talent to meet the challenges they face from bad actors."
According to the report, when it comes to fraud on a global scale, American citizens are the most frequent victims of debit card fraud of all the countries surveyed. Americans also registered a large percentage of instances when it comes to being victims of credit card fraud, banking fraud, or digital payment fraud, when respondents were asked about their experiences using digital payment apps including PayPal, Venmo and Square. American respondents also spent the most time trying to recover money lost due to fraudulent charges.
However, US credit and debit card users reported the second lowest amount of money lost on fraudulent charges out of the countries surveyed. Only Japan reported a lower amount of losses over the last 12 months, while Germany, by far, was the most victimized country, with respondents losing more than three times the total financial amount of the second most victimized country (Singapore).
Across all countries, respondents believe banks are the financial institution most responsible for preventing fraud, when asked about their experiences using payment networks including Visa and Mastercard. In most countries, consumers see banks as the most responsible financial institution for preventing fraud, with a higher percentage in Brazil, while in Japan, payment networks were the financial institutions most likely to blame. In China, respondents registered the highest percentage of consumers who think government regulators are most responsible for preventing fraud.
In the US, nearly one-quarter of all respondents (22%) are not confident in their bank or credit card's ability to handle fraudulent charges or suspicious activity, not nearly as much as Japan, where almost one half of respondents claim to not have faith in their financial institutions.
One quarter of Americans (25%) report spending less than an hour a year checking their accounts for fraudulent activity – while more than two out of five US consumers (44%) spend less than ten hours per year checking their banking accounts.
With the US experiencing the highest number of financial fraud instances, it would make sense that the US has the highest percentage of respondents who had to contact their bank or credit card company to either cancel a card, dispute a charge, or reported losing money as the result of fraudulent charges.
The report also found a wide range of generational differences, as Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) are consistently the biggest victims of all forms of fraud, ranging from credit and debit card fraud to digital wallet, digital payment, banking and tax fraud.
GenXers (born between 1965 and 1980) reported the second highest number of fraudulent charges made by their credit cards or digital payment apps, while GenZers (born between 1997 and 2012) report the third highest instances of losing money as the result of a fraudulent charges.
Millennials also spend the most time trying to recover money lost due to fraudulent charges, disputing fraudulent charges, and checking accounts for fraudulent or unusual activity out of any of the generational groups. GenZers spend the second most amount of time addressing fraudulent activity, followed by GenXers and Baby Boomers.
GenZers experienced fraud most frequently through digital payment apps when asked about their experiences using digital payment apps including PayPal, Venmo and Square, while all other generations experienced financial security issues most frequently by credit card fraud. GenZers were also the generation least impacted by credit card fraud.
While Millennials and GenZers were concerned financial fraud is most likely to occur through their digital payment apps, for GenXers and Baby Boomers, credit cards are the biggest concern when it comes to potential fraud targets.
Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) reported the lowest instances of fraudulent charges in nearly all categories, also spending the least amount of time trying to recover money due to fraudulent charges or dispute fraudulent charges.
However, when broken down further by generation, Millennials were more likely to buy from businesses with fraud protection, while Baby Boomers were the least likely to do so.
- Credit card fraud is the most common type of fraud experienced across all countries. Nearly a third (31%) in Brazil have experienced credit card fraud.
- Brazilian and Singaporean consumers are most concerned with financial security issues (85% of Brazilian and 79% of Singaporean respondents cite concerns with credit card fraud), but a substantial portion across all countries are concerned about credit card fraud, debit card fraud, digital payment fraud, digital wallet fraud, and banking fraud.
- On average, German adults lost more due to fraudulent charges than adults in any other country – with an average of 3,520 euros ($3,917 in US currency) lost in the past twelve months due to fraudulent charges. Singapore had the second highest amount of fraudulent charges, with an average of S$1,648.52 Singapore dollars ($1,217 in US currency) per adult.
- Japanese respondents are less confident in their bank/credit card company's ability to handle fraud (only 59% have confidence in their financial institution's ability to handle fraud prevention), but a majority across all countries feel confident in their bank/credit card company's ability to handle fraud.
- A majority of adults in all countries are "more likely" to purchase a product from a business that has fraud prevention technology in place, led by Brazil (91%) and China (90%).
IBM commissioned the study to maintain its understanding of present-day challenges that consumers are facing when it comes to financial fraud, as well as the ability of global financial institutions to retain control of their mission critical infrastructure to provide secure payment transactions in real-time.
The study was commissioned by IBM and conducted by Morning Consult, a third-party market research firm based in the United States. The study was conducted among 1000 adults in six countries: the US, China, Singapore, Brazil, Japan, and Germany. The study was conducted online, and the data were stratified to match a target sample of adults in US, China, Singapore, Brazil, Japan, and Germany on age and gender, then weighted based on age, gender, race, and education level. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The full report can be downloaded here.
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- The solution provides real-time visibility for better cash management and draws actionable insights from complex transactional data patterns.
- Banks and financial institutions can gain from providing better customer experience and making more informed data-based business decisions.
SYDNEY, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IR (ASX:IRI) a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for unified communication and collaboration, IT infrastructure, and payment ecosystems, today announced the launch of their new product – Real-Time Payments, as an extension to the existing IR Transact suite. This will enable businesses to modernize their payment processes and increase financial transparency.
The growth in non-cash transactions has been phenomenal driving more reliance on digital and real-time payments since 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated this trend triggering real-time payment schemes across the globe. [1]A surge of 41% increase in real-time payments was observed during the pandemic. Globally, governments are providing an impetus to increase digital transactions.
IR's Real-Time Payments product simplifies the complexity of managing real-time payments for businesses. It enables detailed tracking of payment flows and monitors abnormal patterns instantly. The solution can utilize analytics to identify and respond to data patterns proactively – be it early detection of system slowdowns or improving service levels.
"Speed, choice and efficiency are key benefits driving a major change in the global real-time payment ecosystem. At IR, we fully understand that monitoring and analyzing the resulting data volumes can be a hurdle to overcome in this digital transformation journey. Our Real-Time Payments product ensures that any outages or slowdowns are identified and resolved quickly to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs)," said David Guiver, Head of Transact Products, IR. "The product ensures better management of finances minimizing fines to the extent possible and uncovers emerging trends informing better business decisions."
Real-time payment schemes are being introduced across countries. [2]The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for real-time payments is projected to be 23.6 percent from 2020 to 2025. IR's Real-Time Payments product benefits customers to ride this growth wave by ensuring the health of payment systems in a timely manner.
[1] Global Real-Time Payments Transactions Surge by 41 Percent in 2020 as COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerates Shift to Digital Payments - New ACI Worldwide Research Reveals | Business Wire
[2] ACI Worldwide Research previously referenced
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SINGAPORE and LONDON, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Intelligent Automation (IA) leader Laiye, serving 70% of the Top 10 global Fortune 500 companies, today announced a first-of-its-kind offer to ensure businesses make the leap to IA by committing to refunding 100% of the license cost if its solutions do not achieve the company's business goals.
In a first for the IA industry, Laiye has announced it will refund 100% of the value of its software license fees if business metrics are not achieved within an agreed time frame, offering a risk-free incentive to businesses looking to update their digital capabilities. Laiye will work with customers to determine the pre-agreed business metrics, which may include employee productivity, cost reduction, increased revenue, reduced error rates, improved customer Net Promoter Score, or better compliance and auditability.
"We have absolute confidence in our solution to not only tick off project milestones, but to also achieve the concrete business objectives our customers care most about," said Ronen Lamdan, CEO of Laiye International. "This is not simply a question of 'Did the implementation happen correctly?' Rather, it is a question we have asked ourselves since the inception of Laiye: 'Are we helping our customers achieve what they set out to do?' Customer success is our guiding light, and we do not shy away from committing to the outcomes customers want."
In a leap forward from the status quo, Laiye has the confidence to go further by virtue of its 600,000-strong developer community and 600 partners, and from the fact that, while competitors struggle with integrating AI as an afterthought in their offerings, Laiye solutions include it natively from the start.
Olivier Gomez, Co-Founder and CEO at Laiye's implementation partner IAC, said, "We don't often see companies committing to actual business results like Laiye is doing. It's refreshing to work with Laiye who truly values the impact of implementation on helping businesses transform and achieve the full potential of IA in a way that delivers the most impact to them."
Laiye is rolling out this initiative to two industries to start: e-commerce, including retail and CPG, and healthcare, industries in which it has strong history and expertise. Laiye has achieved sterling results for customers like AstraZeneca. The company is now radically expanding its offering with a roster of new capabilities coming in Spring 2022.
Yanxia Lu, Associate Research Director at IDC said, "In a space as rapidly evolving as IA, risk is a given. Companies feel that they are likely to go through the same pains as with legacy RPA deployments. They need that extra assurance that their provider will help them achieve the ultimate business results they seek. Laiye is a gamechanger and their business guarantee is certain to make waves in the market."
For more info: Laiye's Business Guarantee Program
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SEOUL, South Korea, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that its three-part 'NO OLED. NO GAME.' video series is under the global limelight, hitting more than 100 million views on the Internet. By introducing the outstanding gaming performance of its latest OLED TV displays in this intriguing video series, the company reminds gamers all over the world just how perfectly they can enjoy gaming on OLED displays.
The video series expresses how a screen's slow response time and low input lag can make a difference between winning and losing, depicting a frustrated gamer falling on the battlefield after an order comes too late. Already recognized among the global gaming community as the optimal gaming display, LG Display's OLED is equipped with an array of features that deliver a powerful, top-notch gaming performance.
The OLED features a wide variable refresh rate that ranges from 40 to 120Hz, allowing a smooth gameplay without stuttering or ghosting frames. It also boasts an excellent response time of less than 0.1 milliseconds (ms) allowing the depiction of accurate and clear images even during fast image shifts. A rapid response time also reduces input lag, or the delay time for gaming signals to show up on the screen, so fast-paced games can be enjoyed on the OLED screens with more clarity and accuracy.
In addition to performance, the video series also emphasizes OLED's unmatched picture quality, a factor equally paramount to a stellar gaming experience. The series demonstrates how the display's powerful visual quality enables the clear depiction of even the tiniest motions such as a character's pupil movements, creating an extremely realistic gameplay that fully immerses the game player.
LG Display's self-emissive OLED technology allows each pixel to control itself, turning on and off as needed to create outstanding picture quality, accurate images, and exceptional color. The pixels also allow the display to achieve perfect black when required, producing vibrant and stunningly crisp visuals that parallel a cinematic experience at the theater.
Moreover, LG Display's OLED panel boasts the lowest level of blue light emission in the industry, allowing gamers to play comfortably for long hours without worrying about eye discomfort. Aside from eye safety, the OLED has also been recognized for its distinction by obtaining gaming performance certifications from both Intertek, a British testing and certification company, and TÜV Rheinland, a German certification agency, for the first time in the industry.
The company's eye-catching 'NO OLED. NO GAME.' series has received an overwhelmingly positive response from viewers, with experienced players praising the cinematography and stories from the popular video series. To make these videos more accessible, each one is developed in English, German, and French and uploaded onto 'OLED Space' on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/OLEDSPACE) so that avid gamers would be able to enjoy them in full.
"Our goal is to deliver the OLED's differentiated values to our customers so that they can play with the highest level of immersion and to the best of their ability based on the stunning images and superior performance of our OLED TV panels," said Jin Min-kyu, Head of Life Display Promotion Division at LG Display.
About LG Display
LG Display Co., Ltd. [NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220] is the world's leading innovator of display technologies, including thin-film transistor liquid crystal and OLED displays. The company manufactures display panels in a broad range of sizes and specifications primarily for use in TVs, notebook computers, desktop monitors, and various other applications, including tablets and mobile devices. LG Display currently operates manufacturing facilities in Korea and China, and back-end assembly facilities in Korea, China, and Vietnam. The company has approximately 63,360 employees operating worldwide. For more news and information about LG Display, please visit www.lgdisplay.com.
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ESPOO, Finland, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Picosun Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) has played a vital role in enhancing electro-optical characteristics of micro-LEDs in research done by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan.
The usage of dielectric films as a passivation material is a popular technique to suppress dangling bonds as well as to improve output power and external quantum efficiency in LEDs. The study conducted at NYCU compared III-Nitride micro-LEDs of different sizes with and without ALD Al2O3 passivation. The results showed external quantum efficiency enhancement of 70% for 5 µm × 5 µm micro-LEDs and 60% for 10 µm ×10 µm micro-LEDs when using ALD Al2O3 passivation.
In addition, to achieve full color display, an inkjet printing to pattern quantum dots automatically has been developed at NYCU. The solution can considerably improve the precision of color pixels and satisfy the high-resolution requirements. Picosun ALD passivation technology was successfully used for preventing the quantum dots from photo-oxidation and degradation. After a 500 hours environmental reliability test, the color gamut remained at excellent level.*
"Micro-LED technology has been the disruptive technology in the next generation displays, and more application areas are emerging its benefits being long lifetime, high power efficiency and high brightness. With quantum dot-based technology micro-LEDs can be used in applications such as virtual and mixed reality as they allow the use of single-color, blue, micro-LED chips resulting in lower manufacturing costs. Our study has proved that ALD passivation plays a key role in upcoming nanometer-scale devices", says Hao-Chung Kuo, professor at NYCU.
"Picosun's ALD technology has been production-proven at many prominent LED manufacturers. ALD films' superior conformality and uniformity, and their ability to ensure reliable, pinhole-free encapsulation even at extremely low film thicknesses is a key benefit. Furthermore, the ALD process can be run at moderate temperatures", explains Juhana Kostamo, VP, Industrial Business Area of Picosun Group.
*NTSC and Rec. 2020 standards: Color gamut 99% and 90% at 50% humidity and 50℃ temperature
NTSC: Analog television format encoding system developed by National Television Standards Committee
Rec. 2020: International Telecommunication Union Recommended standard defining various aspects of ultra-high-definition television with standard dynamic range and wide color gamut
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Picosun provides the most advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions for global industries. Picosun's ALD solutions enable technological leap into the future, with turn-key production processes and unmatched, pioneering expertise in the field – dating back to the invention of the technology itself. Today, PICOSUN® ALD equipment are in daily manufacturing use in numerous leading industries around the world. Picosun is based in Finland, with subsidiaries in Germany, USA, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, China mainland and Taiwan, offices in India and France, and a world-wide sales and support network. Visit www.picosun.com.
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Los Angeles cybersecurity company is focusing on AI-powered cybersecurity, risk management and cognitive intelligence solutions for law enforcement and defense
LOS ANGELES , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Resecurity®, a cybersecurity and risk management company, recently exhibited its solutions at the Doha International Defense Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) conference at the Qatar National Convention Center on March 21-23, 2022. Hosted and organized by Qatar Armed Forces, DIMDEX brings together over 200 exhibitors and key decision-makers from across the globe to explore the latest maritime defense and security industry solutions and foster significant deals and partnerships.
With international events resuming and geopolitical tension rising, the conference provided a timely look at how government, law enforcement and industry can work together to combat adversaries in today's evolving digital threat landscape. This year's theme, Connecting the World's Defense and Security Community, focused on increasing collaboration and adopting advanced technology to contribute to the global maritime defense and security complex.
"With the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year, threat intelligence and cybersecurity solutions will play a critical role in protecting the region from advanced threats. Current geopolitical tensions will likely be one of the main drivers of targeted attacks, malicious code distribution and telecommunications disruptions, as we saw with the past Olympics. Resecurity is dedicated to providing the latest cyber threat intelligence and dark web monitoring solutions to national security and defense leadership, supporting their missions and fostering cyber peace," said Gene Yoo, CEO of Resecurity, Inc.
Resecurity® showcased how its AI-powered cybersecurity and threat intelligence solutions enable law enforcement and defense to better detect, mitigate and respond to technology and geographical risks within an organization's security ecosystem. Drawing on billions of data points, Resecurity's innovative platform allows operators to reduce potential blind spots and cybersecurity gaps by quickly seeing in-depth analysis and specific artifacts obtained through the dark web, botnets activity, network intelligence and high-quality threat intelligence data.
DIMDEX 2022 also marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relationships between Qatar and the USA. Accordingly, the show had a strong U.S. presence, with Resecurity exhibiting its intelligence platform alongside 15 participating U.S. companies, including Boeing, L3 Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Technologies. Other international and industry-recognized exhibitors included Fincantieri, Thales, Aselsan, Naval Group and others.
To learn more about Resecurity's cyber risk management and threat intelligence solutions showcased at DIMDEX 2022, visit https://resecurity.com.
About Resecurity
Resecurity is a cybersecurity company that delivers a unified platform for endpoint protection, risk management, and cyber threat intelligence. Known for providing best-of-breed data-driven intelligence solutions, Resecurity's services and platforms focus on early-warning identification of data breaches and comprehensive protection against cybersecurity risks. Founded in 2016, it has been globally recognized as one of the world's most innovative cybersecurity companies with the sole mission of enabling organizations to combat cyber threats regardless of how sophisticated they are. Most recently, Resecurity was named one of the Top 10 fastest-growing private cybersecurity companies in Los Angeles, California by Inc. Magazine. An official member of AFCEA, NDIA, SIA, FS-ISAC and Infragard. To learn more about Resecurity, visit https://resecurity.com.
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TaskUs, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASK) between June 11, 2021 and January 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important April 25, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TaskUs securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the TaskUs class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3647 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 25, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) TaskUs was experiencing severe financial strain and business challenges, particularly with its most important customer Facebook; (2) the Content Security market was smaller than defendants represented and defendants' representations were based on outdated market data; (3) TaskUs improperly recognized revenue from certain key contracts; (4) defendants overstated the size of TaskUs' workforce as well as employee retention rates, and understated attrition rates; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the TaskUs class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3647 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Security Matters Limited (ASX: SMX), a company focusing on digitising physical objects on the blockchain, has successfully marked recycled plastics by studying the impact of different feeding methods on final PCR readings with high accuracy.
The UK and other countries have or will soon implement their recycled Plastic Packaging Tax Legislations, enabling companies which use SMX's automated auditing technology, to avoid human auditing errors and increase cost-savings.
"SMX is proud of the successful outcome of proving commercial readiness which will enable companies to join the global sustainability effort and comply with the new plastic regulations as they meet their business goals. Our revolutionary technology provides companies with economical and transparent solutions to identify and report on their recycled contents used in plastic packaging, and remove their dependency on human auditing," said Haggai Alon, SMX CEO and Founder.
The compounding extrusion processes to prove the commercial readiness was performed in a fully industrial facility, where SMX's marked PCR pellets were sent to a bottles manufacturer to validate the accuracy throughout the production phases.
The marked PCR bottles were scanned using an SMX handheld portable reader and digitally recorded for traceability. There were approximately 50 different bottles, produced with different inclusion levels, layer configurations and pigment choices.
It was found that the quantification of the PCR was successful and did not affect the accuracy of the PCR reading. The addition of pigments and regrinding materials had no effect on detectability or sensitivity to thickness variation.
SMX is the one solution to create a circular economy as they are able to track, trace, certify and authenticate gas, liquid, and solid products across supply chain processes from raw materials, productions, and recycling.
SMX's portfolio in the plastics department include joining NextCycle Michigan; the recent release of the SMX Generation 2.0 online unit; being awarded the Frost and Sullivan 2021 Global Waste Management and Recycling Digitalization Technology Innovation Leadership Award; and the implementation of SMX's technology into BASF's ReciChain project in North America in 2020.
About Security Matters Limited
Security Matters has commenced the commercialisation of its unique, patented technology that uses a hidden chemical-based 'barcode' to permanently and irrevocably 'mark' any object, be it solid, liquid or gas. The barcode is read using the company's unique reader to access the corresponding stored data, recorded, and protected using blockchain technology.
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) between November 19, 2020 and November 12, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important April 8, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Telos securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Telos class action, go https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3147 http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-1961.htmlor call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 8, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the TSA and CMS contracts, which constituted a majority of Telos' future revenues, were not on track to commence as represented at the end of 2021 and in 2022; (2) defendants lacked a reasonable basis and sufficient visibility to provide and affirm Telos' 2021 guidance in the face of the uncertainty surrounding the TSA and CMS contracts; (3) COVID-19 and hacking scandal-related headwinds were throwing off the timing for performance of the TSA and CMS contracts and their associated revenues; (4) as a result, the guidance provided by defendants was not in fact "conservative"; (5) as a result of the delays, Telos would be forced to dramatically reduce its revenue estimates; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about Telos' business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, brings its legacy of health reporting, analysis and industry insights to life in "Building Toward Health Equity for All: Taking a Community-Level Approach" on Saturday, April 9 at the 51st Annual Legislative Conference of the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislators (NYSABPRHAL). The event, led by Marion Phillips, III, U.S. News Senior Vice President of Community Development & DEI, and former senior vice president of community development for Empire State Development, includes a cross-sector panel of experts discussing how policymakers and change agents can make an impact in health equity in their own communities.
Hosted by New York Senator Leroy Comrie (D-NY District 14), Assemblywoman Karines Reyes (D-NY District 87) and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez (D-NY District 80), the discussion features perspectives from Dr. Moro Salifu, chief of nephrology and director, Kidney Transplant Program, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; Dr. Tiffany Mitchell, emergency medicine physician, The Mount Sinai Hospital; and Dr. Miguelina Germán, director of pediatric behavioral health services, Montefiore Medical Group. Bill Holiber, president and CEO of U.S. News & World Report, will present U.S. News data relating to each of these districts and the state of New York overall.
U.S. News published in 2021 health equity data analysis alongside the Best Hospitals rankings, exploring whether the patients at each hospital reflected the racial and ethnic diversity of the surrounding community. In addition, in partnership with CVS Health, U.S. News provides useful data with an equity focus through the continued development of its Healthiest Communities rankings. For more than four years, Healthiest Communities has drawn from an examination of nearly 3,000 counties and county equivalents on 84 metrics across 10 categories, informing residents, health care leaders and officials about local policies and practices that drive better health outcomes for all.
"At U.S. News, our focus on equity is central to our mission of using data to help consumers and institutions make important decisions," said Phillips. "This panel of community healthcare heroes will enlighten policymakers about the challenges and opportunities that come with tackling the social determinants of health."
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To the Editor: New Hampshire residents of all political persuasions should be pleased with Governor Chris Sununu’s decision to maintain the partisan balance in both the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts. Consider:
State voter registration is about 30% Republican, 30% Democratic, and 40% unaffiliated. There are enough swing voters to ensure that both districts can be competitive, preventing our representatives from wandering too far from the will of the people — as intended by the Founders when they prescribed two-year terms.
Legislators are motivated by a combination of the direction from their party leaders (and donors), the wishes of their constituents, and their own consciences. “Secure” districts favor the influence of the party; “competitive” districts favor the influence of the voters.
Redistricting is a 10-year process, and we cannot know the issues and candidates in future years, but we do know that Chris Pappas in District 1, and Annie Kuster in District 2 have voted consistently with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s progressive agenda: multi-trillion dollar bills to expand social spending; federalization of elections to include prohibition of voter ID requirements and vast expansion of mail-in ballots with “harvesting”; and inflation-inducing expansion of trillion dollar budget deficits.
With their Democratic opponents veering so far to the left, quality Republican candidates, such as District 1’s Matt Mowers, should not need an extra balance of Republican-leaning voters, and District 2 should also be competitive. In the longer run, residents of both districts will benefit.
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BALTIMORE , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, announced it has awarded Chile its 2022 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science for its use of operations research (O.R.) to improve response strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Chilean Ministries of Health and Sciences partnered with the Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (ISCI) and telecom company Entel to develop innovative methodologies and tools that placed O.R. and analytics at the forefront of the battle against the pandemic. These tools shed light on the actual effects of lockdowns in different municipalities and over time; helped allocate limited intensive care capacity; allowed multiplying the testing capacity; provided on-the-ground strategies for active search of asymptomatic cases based on anonymized mobility data; and implemented a nationwide serology surveillance program.
"These innovations have been used in key decision aspects that helped with the three pillars of the Chilean strategy against the virus: contagion prevention, centralized management of critical beds and vaccination," said Paula Daza, former undersecretary of public health. "It also shows the importance of investing in science, innovation and technology, and that a small and far away country can produce world-class, world-changing science," added Andrés Couve, former Minister of Science. Leonardo Basso, ISCI director and professor at Universidad de Chile added, "Our cutting-edge analytics developments were deployed on the ground, involving the work of hundreds of people, from scientists to healthcare workers, and saved – in a conservative estimate – more than 2,800 lives."
Begoña Yarza, current Minister of Health, says, "We are very proud that this work in Chile has received this prestigious award. Our administration is just starting, and we are enthusiastic to continue collaborating and using analytics to support decision-making in other public health challenges." Finally, Antonio Moreno, managing director of Entel Ocean, emphasized "how fruitful the joint work of academia, government and a private sector willing to innovate was, and may be in the future."
First awarded in 1972, the Franz Edelman Award recognizes and rewards outstanding contributions of analytics and O.R. in the for- and nonprofit sectors around the globe. Each year, INFORMS honors finalist teams that have improved organizational efficiency, increased profits, brought better products to consumers, helped foster peace negotiation and saved lives. Since its inception, the cumulative dollar benefits from Edelman finalist projects have surpassed $363 billion.
Chile received the Edelman Award this evening at the Edelman Gala, a highlight of the 2022 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Houston, TX.
Franz Edelman Award Finalists
In addition to Chile, five other organizations were finalists for this year's Franz Edelman Award:
- Alibaba for "Integrated Forecast, Inventory, Price Optimization and Recommendation Has Reduced Millions in Inventory and Shrinkage Cost and Sustained Revenue Increase for Alibaba Retail Businesses"
- General Motors for "Vehicle Content Optimization at General Motors"
- Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) for "Data-driven COVID-19 Vaccine Development for Janssen"
- Merck Animal Health for "Operations Research Improves Biomanufacturing Efficiency at MSD Animal Health"
- U.S. Census Bureau for "Optimization and Routing for the 2020 Decennial Census"
Additional information about the 2022 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award finalists and competition can be found at:
https://www.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/2020-Edelman-Award.
INFORMS advances and promotes the science and technology of decision-making to save lives, save money and solve problems. As the largest association for the decision and data sciences, INFORMS members support organizations and governments at all levels as they work to transform data into information, and information into insights that lead to more efficient, effective, equitable and impactful results. INFORMS' 10,000+ members are comprised of a diverse and robust international community of practitioners, researchers, educators and students from a variety of fields.
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WEBSTER’s defines “anthropomorphize” as to attribute human form or personality to things not human; I define the phrase “sin of omission” as intentionally withholding a material fact that would be detrimental to ones’ agenda. Combine these definitions and you will understand the strategy of the anti-coyote hunting and trapping activists.
Ever wonder why the activists never post photos or videos on social media of a pack of coyotes unmercifully tearing a family dog apart? Or coyotes eating the flesh of a deer while it’s still breathing? How about quoting a peer reviewed study that indicates “problem” coyotes in urban areas relocated by wildlife professionals, rather than euthanized, have a low survival rate generally perishing due to starvation, vehicles, and predation by pre-existing packs (yes, coyotes eat their own). Or the use of coyote hunting and trapping to protect endangered species such as, plovers.
Activists typically promote only one social structure of the mated pair in a pack, claiming more coyotes will breed, not less, if one of the mated pair is dispatched through hunting or trapping. This sin of omission continues, despite research from as early as 1980 identifying “three coyote social groupings — single individuals, mated pairs, and packs of three or more individuals” driven by resource availability
From activists one only hears of the anthropomorphized “loving coyote family” and its assured destruction if hunting and trapping isn’t stopped. At the same time they assert there will be a coyote population explosion if hunting or trapping occurs.
Make no mistake; cessation is the end game here. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain arguing lack of a fair chase when dogs are used, or the false narrative that equates coyote hunting to illegal dog fighting, or pups dying because a farmer killed a coyote ravaging a chicken coop during whelping season. No those are just distractions… the knockout punch the activists want is cease and desist. Just spend a few hours on the internet in the activists’ global echo chamber to know this is their endgame wrapped up in various euphemisms.
The simple answer to my original question is that truth and facts do not fit the activists’ contrived, ill-informed, false and/or misleading narrative, not only about coyotes but the majority of men and women who comply with laws and regulations applicable to hunting and trapping coyotes, as well as the dedicated professionals who manage wildlife populations.
The bottom line is there are agenda-driven groups and individuals who are offended by legal coyote hunting and trapping. They think that being offended imparts righteousness, when being offended is simply expressing ones’ subjective opinion, period. Let’s not confuse the self-appointed arbiters of moral ecological truth with facts.
Activists will launch repeated and unrelenting attacks against anyone who does not share their cancel culture mentality in the spirit of “a lie told once remains a lie, a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.”
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AMERICA’s space program may not be at the forefront of your mind when you think of New Hampshire, however, New Hampshire has made and continues to make significant impacts on our nation’s journey to the moon and beyond.
In 1962, Derry native Alan Shepard made history, becoming the first American in space. Twenty-five years later, in 1986, Concord’s own Christa McAuliffe was selected to be the first American teacher to join a space mission. Over the years, there have been many New Hampshire businesses that have contributed their work to build, maintain, and create the future of American space travel. That legacy continues today and I am proud to say Haigh-Farr is a part of it.
Haigh-Farr Inc. has been providing innovative antenna solutions to the aerospace industry since 1969. Nearly 100 employees design, build, and test our hardware in-house to ensure quality and efficiency at our facility in Bedford, and we continue to grow in part because of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and the upcoming Artemis missions.
The SLS rocket is the largest and most powerful ever built and is currently the only exploration-class rocket capable of delivering humans to the moon and into deep space. The opportunities SLS presents for future exploration and scientific research are incredible. Haigh-Farr and our employees are excited and proud to be a part of SLS Program and the resurgence of human deep space exploration.
Our company designs, manufactures, and tests antennas, test hats, and couplers for SLS, which are used on the Forward Skirt and Intertank of the rocket to provide FTS, GPS and telemetry capabilities. However, our hardware isn’t the only reason Haigh-Farr is excited for SLS. The Artemis program will be the first moon landing most of our employees have been able to witness. Also, as a woman-owned company, to be a part of the historic landing of the first woman on the moon is especially thrilling.
New Hampshire is home to several other supplier companies that manufacture parts and technology for the SLS program. Together, our companies create jobs and otherwise make an economic impact throughout the state. As America moves forward into this next chapter of space exploration, it’s critical to maintain and develop the collective knowledge and innovation SLS suppliers within the supply chain provide to the program. To achieve that, our nation’s leaders must support NASA and the SLS program.
In the coming weeks, the 2022 SLS — Orion — EGS Suppliers Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. This several-day conference allows companies like Haigh-Farr to meet and speak directly with our representatives to express how critical the SLS program is to our business, our state, and the nation. Haigh-Farr will be attending and advocating on behalf of New Hampshire companies that not only keep our state’s economy strong, but are critical to the progression of America’s space program.
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BROAD RIPPLE, Ind. — A second round of construction is officially underway in the heart of Broad Ripple.
On March 28, construction crews broke ground on a major project to redesign Broad Ripple Avenue. Now, just one week later, a second round of construction has started – this time along College Avenue just north of the already-active construction site.
“Separate from any other projects in the Broad Ripple Avenue area is a project to revamp the College Avenue Bridge over the central canal,” said Ben Easley, a spokesperson for the Indianapolis Department of Public Works. “We didn’t specifically plan them to be moving in the same construction season, but this happens from time to time.”
Easley said they are separate projects, with separate crews, that just so happen to cross paths. He said this latest project will revamp the decking on that portion of the bridge and widen the sidewalks.
“For this project, specifically, we expected to start formal construction this week and be wrapped up by the fall,” said Easley.
That means College Avenue just north of Broad Ripple Avenue will be shut down to vehicular, pedestrian and bike traffic. Westfield Boulevard will remain open, but other detours include Kessler Avenue, Meridian Street and 71st Street.
“We still want people to think of Broad Ripple as being open for business,” said Easley. “Certainly the community leaders that we have interacted with have made that message very clear.”
The city said it has partnered with the Broad Ripple Village Association to minimize the impact on local businesses. Those businesses, like Indy CD & Vinyl, said the impact is inevitable, but they will be glad when it is all over.
“It’s kind of a double edged sword,” said Kelsey Simpson, retail manager at Indy CD & Vinyl. “Broad Ripple really needs this. We do need this progress and this construction, but it’s going to be really difficult to get around.”
Simpson said the weekends are still her busiest days, but she has noticed foot traffic slow during the weekday.
“Not a lot of people want to just walk around – they want to be able to park,” said Simpson. “A lot of people already have problems with the parking.”
Ultimately, Simpson said both projects are going to be a great thing for the neighborhood.
“We’re going to do what we can to keep it fresh and exciting in here and get people to walk over,” said Simpson.
Indy CD & Vinyl will host an event on April 24 to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. For more information, click here.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — On April 8, 2000, Jim McGrath, sports information director for Butler Athletics, was preparing to introduce the Bulldogs’ next head coach.
No stranger to the program, Thad Matta spent two different three years stints as an assistant coach at Butler after playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse for three seasons. The first-year head coach was an interesting choice to assume the role after Barry Collier left for Nebraska a few days earlier, especially given Collier’s success.
“Everybody knew Thad, and everybody liked Thad,” said McGrath. “There was a sense of confidence he could get it done but an uncertainty about how it would get done.”
FOX59 went through the archives and found footage from that day – Matta’s entire press conference included.
“It is a good situation to walk into,” Matta said about continuing Butler’s success. “That was part of the plan. If it wasn’t for Coach Collier, it was what I had hoped would happen and I could continue on forward.”
Matta was also very aware of the roster he was inheriting: “Coach Collier left the cupboards full, and I said, ‘I’d like to consider myself the stockboy.'”
McGrath recounted a serendipitous story Matta told to the Indianapolis and national media, which you can hear in the video below.
The first-year head coach followed the future one-and-done rule, spending one season in charge of the Bulldogs before heading to Xavier. It was a season to remember, including a 24-8 record to end the year, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference title, and the school’s first NCAA Tournament game win in 32 years.
Jim McGrath called it a sign of things to come for both Butler and Matta.
“It turned out it was the springboard to where the program was heading in the ensuing years,” said McGrath.
“If you talk about a coach being proven, Thad Matta is a proven coach. He’s had one season where he didn’t win 20 games, he’s been in the NCAA Tournaments, Final Fours, Elite Eights, etc.”
Matta posted a 439–154 record over 17 seasons before stepping away in June 2017 for medical issues. Twenty-two years later, Matta is coming back for his second stint as Butler’s head coach.
“When I heard he was coming back, I was absolutely excited,” said McGrath. “There wasn’t a better hire Barry could make.”
When asked about expectations for the second Matta regime, McGrath smiled.
“The sky’s the limit. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in another Final Four. I think Thad has the ability to do that.”
“Success runs hand in hand with Thad Matta and there’s no doubt. In my mind, he can get it done.”
This time, McGrath will watch from the stands with his fingers crossed, hoping for history to repeat itself once more.
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After sending Duke's Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement in the national semifinals, the Tar Heels couldn't complete the magical run, falling short in a 72-69 loss to No. 1 seed Kansas in the national championship game.
Kansas brought its fourth NCAA title back home thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina in an epic battle of power programs.
"Tonight we obviously labored in the first half," said KU coach Bill Self, who won his second championship. "But the kids competed."
David McCormack scored the go-ahead bucket from close range with 1:21 left, then another at the 22-second mark to put the Jayhawks ahead by three. North Carolina missed its final four shots, including Caleb Love's desperation 3 at the buzzer. His heave barely grazed the rim after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.
The Tar Heels went scoreless over the final 1:41. They couldn't find an answer for KU over the final 20 minutes.
"They were penetrating and doing whatever they wanted," Love said.
After McCormick's go-ahead bucket, Love's shot got blocked but North Carolina got an offensive rebound and fed to Armando Bacot under the bucket. But the big man lost his footing and turned it over, then limped off the court, unable to return.
"I thought I really got the angle that I wanted and then I just rolled my ankle," Bacot said.
That put Brady Manek, not as good a defender, on McCormack, and the Kansas big man backed in Manek for the shot that put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
"When we had to have a basket, we went to Big Dave, and he delivered," Self said.
McCormack and Jalen Wilson led KU with 15 points each. Christian Braun scored 10 of his 12 in the second half and transfer Remy Martin had 11 of his 15 over the final 20 minutes, as the Jayhawks turned what looked like a lost cause into one of the sweetest wins ever.
“It hurts, to get this far and come up short.” -Caleb Love pic.twitter.com/eqT6XBU8nz
— Travon Miles (@TrayABC11) April 5, 2022
North Carolina had scored 16 straight points late in the first half to open a 40-25 advantage at the break, but top-seeded KU (34-6) went on a 31-10 run over the opening 10 minutes of the second to take a six-point lead and set up a fantastic finish.
Bacot had 15 points and 15 rebounds to become the first player to record double-doubles in all six tournament games. He finished the season with 31 double-doubles, but it was not enough. North Carolina was trying to join 1985 Villanova as only the second 8 seed to win March Madness.
Entering today, North Carolina was 46-0 in the NCAA Tournament all-time when leading by double digits at the half, the longest streak by any team in NCAA Tournament history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 5, 2022
They're now 46-1. pic.twitter.com/gYbKQL5cKA
Instead, the Tar Heels (29-10) fell one win short and dropped to 6-6 all-time in title games. This was their record 21st trip to the Final Four. They made it to the final by beating Duke in a back-and-forth thriller and sending Krzyzewski into retirement.
There are no banners for that, though.
Instead, another will hang at Allen Fieldhouse, and McCormack, thanks to his late-game heroics, will go down in KU lore along with Mario Chalmers, Danny Manning and the rest of the Kansas greats.
Your 2022 National Champions...🏆
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) April 5, 2022
HAS A NICE RING TO IT 😁 pic.twitter.com/GR27MoPIpi
Not the way we wanted to go out, but best believe we’ll be back.
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 5, 2022
Proud of this team. Proud of this staff. Proud to be North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/KZ0bc1LzOW
The Jayhawks outscored North Carolina 47-29 in the second half -- not quite the 47-15 beatdown they put on Miami over the final 20 minutes of the Sweet 16, but still darn impressive given the circumstances.
Ochai Agjabi, the team's lone All-American, finished with 12 points and found breathing room after UNC's lockdown guard, Leaky Black, got his fourth foul 6 minutes into the second half. Agbaji was named Most Valuable Player.
"This is a special group of guys," Agbaji said. "We're going down in history. All I got to say is, 'Rock Chalk, baby.'"
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Kansas rallies to beat North Carolina for national championship
Kansas brought its fourth NCAA title back home Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs.
It was the biggest comeback in title game history, surpassing Kentucky's 10-point rally to beat Utah in 1998.
David McCormack scored the go-ahead bucket from close range with 1:21 left, then another at the 22-second mark to put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
North Carolina missed its final four shots, including Caleb Love's desperation 3 at the buzzer. His heave barely grazed rim after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.
The Tar Heels went scoreless over the final 1:41.
After McCormick's go-ahead bucket, Love's shot got blocked but North Carolina got an offensive rebound and fed to Armando Bacot under the bucket. But the big man lost his footing and turned it over, then limped off the court, unable to return.
That put Brady Manek, not as good a defender, on McCormack, and the Kansas big man backed in Manek for the shot that put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
McCormack and Jalen Wilson led Kansas with 15 points each. Christian Braun scored 10 of his 12 in the second half and transfer Remy Walker had 11 of his 14 over the final 20 minutes, as the Jayhawks turned what looked like a lost cause into one of the sweetest wins ever.
Carolina had scored 16 straight points late in the first half to open a 40-25 advantage at the break, but top-seeded Kansas (34-6) went on a 31-10 run over the opening 10 minutes of the second to take a six-point lead and set up a fantastic finish.
Bacot had 15 points and 15 rebounds to become the first player to record double-doubles in all six tournament games. He finished the season with 31 double-doubles, but it was not enough. Carolina was trying to join 1985 Villanova as only the second 8 seed to win the NCAA tournament.
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LOCAL NEWS LIVE: Kansas rallies, beats North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas.
The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry that erased a 16-point deficit and eventually overcame North Carolina 72-69 in an epic battle of power programs.
It was the largest comeback in national championship history, surpassing the 1963 title game when Loyola overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Cincinnati at the buzzer, 60-58.
“Tonight we obviously labored in the first half,” said KU coach Bill Self, who won his second championship. “But the kids competed.”
David McCormack scored the go-ahead bucket from close range with 1:21 left, then another at the 22-second mark to put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
North Carolina missed its final four shots, including Caleb Love’s desperation 3 at the buzzer. His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.
The Tar Heels went scoreless over the final 1:41. They couldn’t find an answer for KU over the final 20 minutes.
“They were penetrating and doing whatever they wanted,” Love said.
After McCormick’s go-ahead bucket, Love drove to the basket but his shot got blocked. North Carolina got an offensive rebound and fed to Armando Bacot under the bucket. But the big man lost his footing and turned it over, then limped off the court, unable to return.
“I thought I really got the angle that I wanted and then I just rolled my ankle,” Bacot said.
That put Brady Manek, not as good a defender, on McCormack, and the Kansas big man backed in Manek for the shot that put the Jayhawks ahead by three.
“When we had to have a basket, we went to Big Dave, and he delivered,” Self said.
McCormack and Jalen Wilson led KU with 15 points each. Christian Braun scored 10 of his 12 in the second half and transfer Remy Martin had 11 of his 14 over the final 20 minutes. The Jayhawks outscored Carolina 47-29 in the second half.
Carolina had scored 16 straight points late in the first half to open a 40-25 advantage at the break, but top-seeded KU (34-6) went on a 31-10 run over the opening 10 minutes of the second to take a six-point lead and set up a fantastic finish.
Bacot had 15 points and 15 rebounds to become the first player to record double-doubles in all six tournament games. He finished the season with 31 double-doubles, but it was not enough. Carolina was trying to join 1985 Villanova as only the second 8 seed to win March Madness.
Instead, the Tar Heels (29-10) fell one win short and dropped to 6-6 all-time in title games. This was their record 21st — and possibly most unlikely — trip to the Final Four. They made it to the final by beating Duke in a back-and-forth thriller and sending Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement.
There are no banners for that, though.
Instead, another will hang back in Lawrence, and McCormack, thanks to his late-game heroics, will go down in KU lore, along with Mario Chalmers, Danny Manning and the rest of the Kansas greats.
This title was three years in the making. KU was 28-3 and the odds-on favorite heading into March of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and stopped both the Jayhawks, and the season, in their tracks.
Seven players from that roster are on this one, as well. In some of their minds there were no “what-might-have-beens” about 2020 -- they knew they would have won it. They won this one instead, and showed, once again, it’s never good to count them out.
While this wasn’t quite the 47-15 beatdown they put on Miami over the final 20 minutes in the Elite Eight, it was still darn impressive given the circumstances.
Ochai Agbaji, the team’s lone All-American, finished with 12 points and found breathing room after UNC’s lockdown guard, Leaky Black, got his fourth foul 6 minutes into the second half.
“This is a special group of guys,” Agbaji said. “We’re going down in history. All I got to say is, ‘Rock Chalk, baby.’”
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No rent control: Couple's lease goes up nearly $800 a month
Marc Jacobs and his fiancé Rivkah Kranz have lived in their apartment complex near Boynton Beach for two years. In fact, they were about to sign a new lease on the two-bed room unit when they received their "sticker shock" of a monthly rent increase.
"This was stuck in our door," Marc said, pointing to the notice.
It's a piece of paper that revealed just how much their rent's increasing.
"Before we were paying our base rent was $1,745. and we got a notice on our door a couple of weeks ago that our rent was going up to $2,540 thereabouts," he said.
Some wonder if it's legal? State law says it is. The law exempts luxury apartments from rent control.
So, what defines luxury? According to the law from the 1970s, it's anything over $250 a month.
According to Florida Atlantic University Economist Ken Johnson, from an economic perspective rent controls send a message to potential developers.
"If you think about it what we're saying is we're going to tell developers, we want you to develop but we want you to constrain your rents. so how are they going to make a return?" he said.
Johnson says the rent control issue comes up every time we get to the peak of a housing cycle.
"Rents become expensive, homeownership becomes expensive. We talk about unaffordability and there's really nothing you can do about it at this last moment. There's a fever in the housing economy if you will and you've just got to let it pass.
That's a tough pill to swallow for Marc and Rivkah. Both have new jobs and raises but say they're priced out of buying a home, for now, leaving them with few options.
"We're going to be able to afford rent, but I feel like we are still poor than we were before we got our raises, before we got new jobs. The only reason we can stay here is that we got these new jobs," she said.
One exemption to the spike in rents would be if a "housing emergency" is declared. Even that would come with limits.
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Updated: April 04, 2022 10:57 PM
Created: April 04, 2022 08:43 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There is a record number of mothers in Albuquerque carrying around the pain of the loss of their child, every day. One of those mothers is channeling that pain into helping other families with the same burden.
It's a labor of love for Angel Carrion. She works a full time job, but continues working for other families in her free time.
"This helps me just bring people memories that I know that that's all you have," said Carrion.
T-shirts, pillows, lockets, dog tags, you name it-- she makes it for grieving families. Including a custom blanket full of photos-- always free of charge.
"This makes me OK, you know, makes me deal with it," Carrion said.
She's talking about the loss of her daughter. A drunk driver hit and killed 22-year-old Angelique in 2016.
"I think that's why she gives back-- because she feels our pain, she knows our pain," said Josette Otero.
The pain of mothers like Josette and Alicia Otero, Sally Sanchez, and Danielle Saavedra. They all lost their sons to gun violence, and they all have tangible memories of them-- thanks to Angel.
"We always want to honor our children, we don't want anyone to forget them, and so she makes it happen," said Alicia Otero.
That why they chose to Pay It 4ward for Angel.
“You do so much for us and we appreciate you more than you know. Nobody understands, nobody understands the pain like you do," said Josette.
Many thanks between a group with an unbreakable bond.
"What happens to you, you think you're by yourself but then when I met all of them, and heard their stories I'm like, 'that's me, that's my story. I live that every day, every pain that I hear them say is me,’" said Angel.
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Tommy Lopez
Updated: April 04, 2022 10:10 PM
Created: April 04, 2022 09:32 PM
SANTA FE, N.M. – During a special legislative session set to start Tuesday, state lawmakers are expected to discuss providing some relief to New Mexicans amid high gas prices.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and other Democrats gave new details Monday on what may be proposed.
The plans call for all taxpayers to receive a rebate, regardless of how much they drive or earn, in the form of two payments, one this Spring and another this Fall. Those who file taxes individually would get $500 and those who file jointly or as head of household would receive $1,000.
“I think for everyday New Mexicans when they have to start looking at paying the babysitter, the gas bill and filling the tank, that really becomes problematic,” said Rep. Doreen Gallegos, (D) Las Cruces.
“There’s a whole bunch of caregivers that have to drive around out there and take care of elderly folks that never planned to pay this kind of gas price,” said Rep. Patty Lundstrom, (D) Gallup.
This would mean hundreds of millions of dollars would go right back into the pockets of New Mexicans.
“We think it’s prudent to give a little more help to the people of our state and make sure we’re doing everything we can,” said House Speaker Brian Egolf, (D) Santa Fe.
KOB 4 heard from some frustrated drivers Monday.
“It just costs too much money to get from home to work,” one person said.
“I’m driving less, conscious of how many miles I'm putting on the truck,” said another.
“I’ve had to cut back on other things to afford gas,” another driver said. “I drive around to try and find the cheapest gas wherever I can really.”
Democratic state lawmakers said they also want to consider lowering prices of Railrunner tickets for a few months, to help those who travel by train.
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Updated: April 04, 2022 10:15 PM
Created: April 04, 2022 09:53 PM
ALGODONES, N.M. – At least 14 Algodones elementary students went to the hospital Monday after a classmate shared THC candies with them.
School representatives didn’t give their exact ages, but they’re all ten or younger.
"I'm not surprised by a lot of things anymore because there's so much accessibility to so much but in this case I'm a little bit dumbfounded by how quickly it came about,” said Bernalillo Public School Superintendent Matt Montaño.
They told an adult at the school they were feeling sick after all eating the same candy.
"Not to be unexpected that this could happen but to happen so quickly after the law went into effect on Friday was a bit surprising for me,” said Montaño. "I feel like I'm a little on my heels on it and I'm disappointed not to be able to be a little more proactive about this."
The New Mexico Poison Center warned about this risk prior to legalization, especially when it comes to products that mirror candy.
"Edibles are edible and they're attractive,” said Dr. Steven Seifert, the medical director of the NM Poison Center. “They're going to attract children as well as adults to consuming them."
Seifert, however, says this situation could’ve been much worse if a different drug was involved.
"Cannabis is not a very dangerous drug in general,” said Dr. Seifert. “And it does not have the same kind of health threats that many substances that are out in the community have."
However, marijuana does still present specific risks to children.
"These products are dosed for adults, so you take a child who gets an adult dose of cannabis and they're getting a much larger amount of drug for their body weight,” said Dr. Seifert. "Their airways are smaller, softer, more easily compromised, and then perhaps more susceptible to the central nervous system depression effects of cannabis."
This incident has sparked another reminder for adults to keep this newly-legal drug out of kids’ reach.
"This is a psychoactive drug that needs to be kept away from them just as you would keep other medications, alcohol, and any drugs that might be in the house,” said Dr. Seifert.
Children who have taken marijuana could experience symptoms like slower awareness, and balance and coordination issues.
The NM Poison Center is always a good source for information and guidance. You can always reach a professional at (800) 222-1222.
The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office is handling this investigation, and as of now, a representative says parents will not face criminal charges because it appears it was an accident, and no kids were seriously hurt.
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Updated: April 04, 2022 09:27 PM
Created: April 04, 2022 09:02 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Recreational marijuana sales got started on Friday, and New Mexicans shelled out big bucks to get buds. Recreational sales passed $3.5 million in just the first three days.
But, after the initial excitement dies down, will some buyers go back to buying illegally?
Erika Hartwick Brown co-owns a micro-grower and seller of cannabis in Albuquerque. She says she has seen those who would generally buy in the black market.
"I have it on good word that they've already been here and they are happy with what they are experiencing," said Brown.
But she says she doesn't think the black market will ever be edged out, and that legitimate shops and black market providers should be able to keep a client base. Which may prove true, places where black markets dominate are those with a much higher tax rate than New Mexico.
After weekend one, the state did more than $3.5 million in new recreational sales. If the enthusiasm keeps up - that'd mean roughly $182 million dollars a year in recreational sales, and that's with a 20% state tax. That would mean a little more than $36 million would go to the state.
"The money is coming to the state, I want to see them spend it well," said Brown.
But the question remains -- will the enthusiasm hold? For example, an eighth of legal weed in Chicago is close to $80.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, because it's taxed so high, the black market there is thriving. The same amount of weed at the Carver Family Farm - would be cost just over $46. But will the prices be low enough to keep customers buying legally?
"I think that we can both run concurrently, I think that's just the way of the world," said Brown.
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Mantachie kept itself in the thick of the Division 1-3A race with a clutch win on Friday night.
After losing to No. 1-ranked Booneville earlier in the week, the No. 5 Lady Mustangs earned an eight-inning 2-0 win in the rematch behind Ramsey Montgomery’s no-hitter.
Montgomery, a sophomore, gave up six hits in Tuesday’s 1-0 loss. She adjusted her approach Friday.
“I focused on making the ball move more,” Montgomery said. “I feel like Tuesday I was really trying to throw it by people. I tried to make the ball move more to get more groundouts and pop-ups.”
Montgomery struck out 12 and walked none. The only two runners to reach base were on an error and a fielder’s choice.
“The other night was a little bit of a motivator for her,” Mantachie coach Kristi Montgomery said. “She put herself in a situation of, we’ve got to go win. If we want a chance at the division, we’ve got to go win.
Mantachie – which was 15-4, 1-1 heading into Monday night's game versus Hatley – also had to tweak its approach at the plate after getting one-hit by reigning Daily Journal Player of the Year Hallie Burns. The Lady Mustangs had five hits Friday, including three in the eighth inning. Abbey Johnson had an RBI bunt single, and then Lillianna Cates had an RBI single.
“We kind of touched the ball on and off all night,” Kristi Montgomery said. “We never got a big hit, but we put the ball in play a lot more last night than we did the other night.”
Mantachie and Booneville (12-4, 3-1) both still have to face No. 2 Kossuth twice in division play. The Lady Mustangs hope the Booneville win can be a spark.
“We can use it as momentum,” Ramsey Montgomery said. “(Booneville’s) a really, really good team, and we knew that going in. So I think we can use this win as momentum for the rest of our games this season.”
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Coming to Daytona for Jeep Beach 2022? Here are 6 things you must do
DAYTONA BEACH — Speedweeks, the Daytona 500 and Bike Week are in the rearview mirror, but there’s yet another vehicular-themed celebration ready to unfold at the World’s Most Famous Beach.
Now in its 10th year, the annual Jeep Beach will draw tens of thousands of devoted fans of the iconic automotive brand for its weeklong run from April 25-May 1 in Daytona Beach.
And while not every invasion of vehicle-lovers has been warmly received in Volusia County (Daytona Truck Meet, anyone?), Jeep Beach has become a beloved event due to its commitment to supporting worthy area charities.
Since 2012, Jeep Beach has donated over $2 million to such organizations through the event’s weeklong fund-raising efforts. Recipients include the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia & Flagler Counties; the NASCAR Foundation; the Childhood Cancer Foundation, as week as more than 30 additional nonprofit groups.
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The event’s spirit of community awareness is illustrated by its annual closing-day Jeep Beach Parade. This year’s parade is slated for May 1, with Jeeps scheduled to hit the beach at 8 a.m. via access ramps from International Speedway Boulevard to Dunlawton Avenue.
As part of the ritual, drivers also participate in the Jeep Beach Sweep to pick up and dispose of trash to leave the beach better than they found it.
If you’re a Jeep owner or lover, or even if you’re not, here are other events worth catching:
JB22 5K Fun Run
This annual event unfolds on April 24, a day ahead of Jeep Beach’s official opening. Registration for runners and walkers opens at 8 a.m. with the race start at 9 a.m. on the sand behind the Landshark Bar and Grill, 471 S Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
It’s a Wave Start event, with participants grouped according to estimated pace per mile. Afterward, registered participants can enjoy a complimentary beer and slider at the Landshark.
Entry fees are $30 before April 15; $35 from April 16-22; and $40 day of race. To register, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/DaytonaBeach/JeepBeachWeek5kRunWalk.
Jeep Beach Food Truck Festival
Tasty treats from 20 food trucks will be the big draw at this event from noon-6 p.m. April 24 in the north parking lot of the Tanger Outlets mall, 1100 Cornerstone Blvd, Daytona Beach.
There will be a VIP parking area available for all Jeeps at the event.
In addition to the food, the event will feature an array of vendors, bounce houses, a craft zone and face-painting for the kids.
Jeep Beach Gives Back Charity Softball Game
This family-friendly event from features a celebrity softball game, kids’ activities, raffle items and appearances by both the Jeep Beach and Daytona Tortugas mascots. It runs from 6-9 p.m. April 25 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave, Daytona Beach.
The event also is a celebration of the charities supported by Jeep Beach, with representatives of many of the organizations on hand at the ballpark.
Jeep Beach in Boots
Jeep Beach visitors are encouraged to wear their favorite boots and jeans (or shorts and flip flops) for a family-friendly Jeep-themed meet-up from 6-9 p.m. April 26 in Victory Circle at the One Daytona retail, dining and entertainment complex across the street from Daytona International Speedway.
The country band Hayfire will provide music. There also will be a salute to first responders and community heroes that includes an honor guard presentation, bagpipes and the National Anthem.
Jeeps at the Rock
This all-day beach party, a two-day event on the sand behind the Hard Rock Hotel, kicks off at 9 a.m. April 27 and 28 on the beach behind the hotel at 918 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
Activities include a surf school, beach games, Tug-A-War vendors, hourly prize raffles, lunch and drink specials and a pool party featuring DJ Flip.
Jeep Beach Main Event
Sponsored by Daytona Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram & FIAT, this event features more than 200 vendors spread across seven acres of the infield on April 30 at Daytona International Speedway.
Gates open at 9 a.m., with entrance through Gate 70 for Jeeps with JB22 registration stickers. For other spectators, there’s a $15 admission to enter through the front of Daytona International Speedway.
Visit JeepBeach.com for more information on these events and others.
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'Our lives are being threatened': NASCAR driver Hailie Deegan skips race, tells shocking story on YouTube
Rising NASCAR star Hailie Deegan didn't participate in last week's Freedom 500 at Bradenton's (Florida) DeSoto Speedway, and now we know why.
Deegan, a full-time NASCAR Truck Series driver and one of the few female drivers in the sport, posted a video to her YouTube account late Monday saying that she skipped the race in fear for her life.
Deegan, who titled the video, "Our Lives Are Being Threatened," said she ultimately chose to miss the race because she saw a post from a fan who lives near her race shop that threatened to kill her boyfriend, Chase Cabre.
"His official words were, not that he's going to kill Chase, but that he's going to come ... and be the last thing Chase ever sees," Deegan says in the 15-minute video.
Deegan starts the video by explaining she missed the event because of a personal matter between her and Cabre.
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A few minutes into the video, Deegan — who was voted the Truck Series' Most Popular Driver last year — then says that everything started with an "eight-page, handwritten letter" written to her truck team, David Gilliland Racing, stating that "he" was dating Deegan for multiple months and was in love with her.
"It kind of scared me a little bit, because I'd dealt with stalker situations before," said Deegan. "I went home that day, looked up the guy's name on the note, and figured out that he was getting catfished by a fake Hailie Deegan account."
Catfishing, put simply, is a deceptive activity where a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity of a person on a social networking service.
"They say anything they have to to get money out of that person," Deegan continues in the video.
Deegan later said that the fake account went on to accuse Cabre of holding her "hostage," beating her and physically abusing her.
"None of that is true," Deegan says in the video. "But it makes them feel a lot of anger toward Chase. Then this guy gets wrapped up in this whole deal believing Chase beats me."
Cabre, who appears in the video alongside Deegan, goes on to say that he then saw another threatening social media post later that night after dinner.
Following that admission, the YouTube video then plays a 30-second clip of a sound bite from the alleged person threatening Cabre.
"At that point, someone who lives, I wouldn't say close, but not too far away from where it would be possible," Cabre says. "It makes you a little worried inside. Then, Hailie said ... let's call the cops."
According to the video, local authorities then stayed with the couple 24/7. Deegan, who said she first noticed alarming posts from the alleged person late last year, said everything they posted was "death-related."
She screenshotted the posts — "I know you need proof when stuff like this happens," she says — and the authorities stayed with the two all night.
"The messages have progressively gotten worse," Deegan says later in the video, adding that they've been going on for over two weeks now. "When you get tagged in pictures of guns and knives, literally by the hour ... this guy is very persistent on social media ... maybe over 100 times a day."
Deegan, who said that the couple has reached out to the person to say the account is fake, eventually admits that she is "done" being scared.
"I went to the extent of messaging him, literally just trying to break down the situation," she says. "Dude, you're getting catfished. This isn't me, my boyfriend does not beat me. We literally do everything together — I'm on TV all the time. I'm just explaining the whole thing, trying to break it down to him, and he seemed like he was accepting it at first."
Then, Deegan continued, the person started to have second thoughts, thinking they were "messaging the other account."
At that point, the couple says, they contacted FBI agents, NASCAR security and filed multiple police reports.
"If you are watching this video right now ... just please stop," Cabre says. "I'm not threatening, I'm doing anything ... I'm just saying, it's over. It's not real. Just leave it alone."
"It's become a nuisance in our life, because it's put everything on a halt," Deegan adds. "We don't really know what to do from here."
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The Masters: Rae's Creek comes and goes quickly, but has left a long trail of heartbreak
If John Rae hadn’t been such a mover-and-shaker, Masters history would include many chapters on would-be champs whose dreams drowned in Kenyon’s Creek.
Huh?
Yes, Kenyon’s Creek, a meandering 10-mile stream that once flowed gently across the undeveloped landscape and eventually into the Augusta Canal, which (then and now) fed into the Savannah River. It now feeds into Lake Olmstead, thanks to a late-1800s dam project.
In 1734, exactly 200 years before the first Masters Tournament, John Rae, an Irish trader, came west and settled in Augusta. Along with establishing a cattle farm, trading post and large homestead overlooking the river, Rae started a ferry service.
By the time of his death in 1789, he’d become such a prominent resident that “Kenyon’s Creek” had become Rae’s Creek. Today it still wanders its old 10-mile path, but nowadays it passes under a couple of main thoroughfares, around neighborhoods, behind a swim-and-raquet club, and eventually dries out west of town near Interstate 20.
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Of those 10 miles, without question the most famous stretch of Rae’s Creek cuts across the bottom of the old Fruitland nursery, a 365-acre property sold in the early 1930s to a group headed by golf legend Bobby Jones.
Good fortune often found Bobby Jones, and what good fortune it was that the purchased property stretched just beyond Rae’s Creek on the lowest part of the grounds.
That allowed Dr. Alister MacKenzie, the course architect, to plant a green between the creek and southern property line, which in turn forced golfers to deal with that creek, which in turn led to decades of great relief but also, what we remember most, heartbreak.
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Originally it was the third hole, but prior to the second Masters in 1935, the nines were reversed and the third became the 12th.
Rae’s Creek is at its widest inside Augusta National grounds — 60 feet wide, four feet deep. It’s surrounded by golf’s most colorful backdrop — blooming azaleas and dogwoods, guarded by majestic pines that look protective but, in dark moments, wreak havoc on wind patterns and sometimes make that 12th-tee club decision more of a guess.
That whole southern section of the course, with its natural beauty, eventually earned a proper label — Amen Corner. As serene as that sounds, it’s the not-so-holy water fronting the 12th green that snaps golfers out of any temptation to relax and enjoy the views.
In case you want to sound smart around friends this week, here are some other tidbits about Mr. Rae’s creek.
• Rae’s Creek branches out into 74 tributary streams along its 10 miles. The narrow creek running along the left side of No. 13 and across the front of its green is a Rae’s Creek tributary, though many mistakenly refer to it as Rae’s Creek.
Some years, it pays quite a tribute, gobbling its own share of misplayed shots and dashing the hopes of contenders.
• The pond left of the No. 11 green was once fed by Rae’s Creek, before a dam was built in 1950.
• Augusta National lore includes the story of former President Dwight Eisenhower, a club member, hitting his tee shot on No. 12 into Rae’s Creek, where it nestled atop a jut of sand sticking above the water. Urged to wade in toward the sandbar and play the shot, Ike quickly sank to his knees in mud and had to be rescued by two Secret Service agents.
• “Every putt breaks toward Rae’s Creek.” Toss out that old gem and prepare to do some splainin’. Here goes …
The southern tip of Augusta National is the lowest part of the 365 acres, 175 feet lower than the northern boundary. Where Rae’s Creek passes behind the 11th green is said to be the exact low point.
Therefore, natural forces create a pull toward Rae’s Creek and the 11th green. Putts breaking toward the north will break a tad less due to that pull. East-to-west putts that look straight might have a wee bit of pull to the south.
What do the longtime Augusta caddies call this phenomenon? Yes, “the pull.”
Example: In 1986, when Jack Nicklaus made the final birdie of his comeback (“Yes SIR!”), his 12-foot putt on No. 17 looked like it had an inch of break to the right, but Nicklaus suggested, “No, Rae’s Creek will keep it straight.”
He was right.
This is why many (or most) Augusta yardage books include a red dot on each green, indicating the direction of Rae’s Creek.
• The 12th tee doesn’t have the do-or-die feel of the No. 17 island green at TPC-Sawgrass. But with the traditional Sunday pin placement on the right side of the slightly angled green, a leader or contender’s temptation is mightily tested.
Aim at the pin but push it too far right, or maybe catch the ball a fraction off-center, you’ve lengthened the hole and invited Rae’s Creek to add another notch in its belt.
That’s why, without fail, you’ll see every golfer stand on that tee, staring at the tree tops, glancing over at the flag on the 11th green, looking down at the yardage book, back to the tree tops … hoping against hope he’ll get a clue for what the swirling breezes will do to his golf ball.
Occasionally, it ends badly, and you’ll see the golfer make that sad walk toward the penalty-drop area, wishing John Rae’s ferry would show up and take him upstream.
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Befuddled by North Carolina in an ugly first half, Kansas tightened up defensively and Martin provided the spark in a dazzling second half in the Jayhawks' 72-69 win over North Carolina on Monday night.
The Jayhawks (34-6) started fast and faded even faster to fall into a 15-point hole by halftime. They roared back behind Self's adjustments, setting a record for the biggest halftime comeback in championship game history.
Self inverted his team's post play after trying to jam the ball into David McCormack in the first half, getting a couple of early post-ups for Christian Braun (12 points) to open the second.
With North Carolina big man Armando Bacot away from the rim instead of protecting it, the Jayhawks found more driving lanes to shoot or kick out to the perimeter.
Kansas also got back to what it does best: Run.
Triggered by their defense, the Jayhawks got out in transition for layups and early offense during an opening 18-4 run, finding the offensive rhythm that went missing in the first half.
Kansas swarmed Bacot inside after a dominating first half - 12 points and 10 rebounds - shut off driving lanes and tipped passes to put the Tar Heels (29-10) on their heels.
Martin added the spice.
The Pac-12's leading scorer last season, he left Arizona State after four seasons for a chance to win a national title. Martin had an up-and-down season marred by injuries and his final collegiate game mirrored his whole year.
Forcing the issue in the first half, Martin shot 1 of 5 and had Self yelling at him to pass the ball. The good Remy showed up in the second half, taking the Jayhawks' already-humming offense to another level.
He scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, finishing 4 of 6 from 3.
Martin's shooting and the Jayhawks' transition game cleared space for McCormack, who finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
It was quite a turnaround from an ugly first half.
Kansas looked like the crisper team early, North Carolina like it was in a post-beating-Duke funk.
It lasted all of four minutes.
The Tar Heels, after a shaky start, turned the game ugly, putting the Jayhawks on their heels.
Defensively, North Carolina cut off driving lanes, forcing Kansas' guards into difficult shots. Even when they got to the rim, the Jayhawks were so rattled they blew open layups, leaving Self shaking his head.
North Carolina's Leaky Black made Ochai Ogbaji see red most of the half, harassing his every step - to the point Kansas wasn't even looking for its start player until late.
The Jayhawks tried to take advantage of Bacot's supposedly gimpy right leg, yet the North Carolina big man held his ground against McCormack in the lane. Kansas' 6-for-10, 250-pound center had a couple of early baskets, but tried to force the issue several times after that and ended up forcing up difficult shots.
North Carolina's offense wasn't exactly crisp, but it was gritty: The Tar Heels had 18 second-chance points on eight offensive rebounds to lead 40-25.
But what looked like another Kansas big-game collapse turned into a celebration.
Kansas shifted gears, got a spark from Martin, and, after surviving Caleb Love's 3-point attempt at the buzzer, finally got Self his second national title.
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Disney says character hugs, interactions will return soon
(CNN) - Disney guests will soon be able to hug their favorite characters again.
Walt Disney World and Disneyland guests can get up close and personal autographs, photos and hugs with Mickey Mouse and friends. COVID restrictions will be relaxed as early as April 18 for the traditional character interactions.
Disney parks have slowly been returning to normal operations, with Disney World’s Festival of Fantasy Parade starting back two weeks ago.
Meanwhile in California, Disneyland’s famous parade is expected to start up the marching band again the weekend of April 22.
While Disney is getting rid of some COVID restrictions, face masks are still required for all guests, ages 2 and older, on Disney buses and monorails. In Florida, masks are expected indoors for all guests who are not fully vaccinated, and in California, masks are recommended for everyone indoors.
Both parks encourage guests to get vaccinated.
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A Durham professor will join a team of scholars tasked with providing national leadership and research on how to best serve African American children and their families.
Nina Smith, an associate professor of human sciences at N.C. Central University, was selected to provide research for the newly-established National African American Child and Family Research Center (NAACFRC) at the Morehouse School of Medicine, the university announced in a press release.
Smith will work as a co-investigator under the leadership of Latrice Rollins, an assistant professor in community health and preventive medicine at the Morehouse medical school, according to the NCCU release.
The two academics plan to work in concert to help provide national leadership on how to best serve African American families in the areas of child development, child care, economic mobility, and fatherhood, according to the university.
Smith’s work will focus on rural research. She previously studied the impact of COVID-19 on African Americans in rural North Carolina.
“When Dr. Rollins decided to apply for these funds, she asked if I’d be interested in serving as a co-investigator given my research interests and the goals she wanted to accomplish,” Smith said in the release. “I said ‘yes’ immediately because I believe this center [NAACFRC] is one of the first, if not the first of its kind, and so I understood the importance of this national research agenda for African American children and families.
“There’s great work being done on African American children and families, but the spotlight isn’t on that work the same as it is with work with majority populations,” Smith added. “This center will spotlight work with African Americans and the need for continued research.”
In the release, Rollins noted that Smith’s “prior work on African American families demonstrates her expertise and ability to lead the NAACFRC research in this area, which will inform policies and programs for these families.”
Rollins said the center will focus broadly on early education, including early head start and head start; child care assistance; social and economic mobility, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and poverty alleviation programs; and healthy relationships, including fatherhood and supportive family relationships.
The work will include “specific research themes impacting African Americans,” including those in rural communities and others who have been impacted by health, disability, and criminal justice issues, according to the release.
“One in 10 African Americans lives in a non-metropolitan area; however, dominant narratives about rural America frequently neglect the experiences of African Americans,” said Rollins, who added that African Americans in rural areas “deserve special attention, and those with low incomes face substantial burdens to employment because of extremely limited transportation and childcare options.”
The center’s opening was heralded in a Black History Month press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHS). Among the goals of the center is the development of “a community-engaged and high-caliber research program focused on African American children and families,” according to the press release.
“The African American population, like other racial and ethnic populations in the US, is very diverse, and this Center will allow space for scholars, students, and practitioners to learn and share more about the varied experiences and strengths of this population,” according to DHS.
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Postpartum Medicaid will be extended from 60 days after birth to one year starting today, as a provision included in last year’s state budget comes into effect.
The provision allows pregnant people at or below 196 percent of the federal poverty guidelines—about $34,800 for a family of two—to remain eligible for coverage for 12 months postpartum.
Medicaid coverage for pregnant people had previously ended about two months after giving birth, even though many pregnancy-related deaths occur 43 to 365 days postpartum, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
North Carolina has a maternal mortality rate of 21.9 deaths per 100,000 live births according to the annual America’s Health Rankings report, which uses CDC data. The United States averages 20.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
“This extended coverage is an important component to help improve the health of families in our state,” Deputy Secretary for North Carolina Medicaid Dave Richard said in a press release. “I hope we can build on this important step by expanding Medicaid in North Carolina to further support maternal health and reduce infant mortality by improving health before the pregnancy.”
Sarah Verbiest, a member of the NC Child Fatality Task Force called the provision “a game changer for new families in North Carolina” before the legislation was passed, at the group’s Perinatal Health Committee meeting in late September.
North Carolina for Better Medicaid said the move “has the potential to make a meaningful difference in the health of new mothers and their families,” in a press release in December.
What it means
The extended coverage applies to all categories of beneficiaries, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Those who are eligible for postpartum Medicaid will receive a letter detailing the change, according to NC DHHS.
The change comes after the postpartum Medicaid benefits for people who gave birth during the pandemic have continued for months past the 60-day cut off due to a provision in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which continues to cover new parents until the end of the federal COVID public health emergency, which is currently due to expire on April 16.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 gave states the ability and the money to extend postpartum coverage to 12 months, which the North Carolina General Assembly included in its budget which passed in November 2021 at a cost of $12.5 million in state dollars in the current fiscal year (which ends on June 30) and another $50.8 million in state funds in the coming fiscal year.
Starting April 1, pregnant people on Medicaid for Pregnant Women will have coverage for full Medicaid benefits, meaning they will also have coverage for services such as dental, doctor’s visits, vision and behavioral health care. A full list of Medicaid services can be found here.
Advocates say the extension is important since many postpartum deaths are due to preventable causes, such as substance use disorder, cardiac disease or death by suicide, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
About 12 percent of women in North Carolina experience postpartum depression, according to NC DHHS.
New parents can be vulnerable in the first months after giving birth and may suffer from health conditions from physical health issues to mental health struggles, Verbiest previously told NC Health News.
Advocates for women’s health have argued that extending postpartum Medicaid can help reduce deaths that occur outside of the 60-day window North Carolina had previously used for postpartum Medicaid, especially since 41 percent of births in North Carolina are financed by Medicaid, according to Kaiser Family Foundation.
Extension not expansion
While the state has extended Medicaid for pregnant people, it has yet to expand Medicaid for the remainder of low-income adults. Currently, the Tar Heel state is one of just 12 states that has not expanded Medicaid, something that became possible because of the Affordable Care Act. However, a bipartisan committee at the state Legislature is studying the possibility of expanding Medicaid.
Medicaid expansion has divided North Carolina’s legislature along party lines for almost a decade, with Democrats, including Gov. Roy Cooper, largely supporting expansion and Republicans largely opposing it.
Medicaid expansion would allow households with an income below 133 percent of the federal poverty line to qualify for coverage. Currently, only low-income workers, low-income people with children, people with disabilities and pregnant people qualify up until they give birth and for 60 days thereafter.
Extending postpartum Medicaid was a bipartisan effort. It was originally introduced as a Senate bill by three Republican Sens. Jim Burgin (R-Angier), Joyce Krawiec (R-Kernersville) and Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin).
Both Krawiec and Corbin are on the Medicaid expansion committee. Corbin has been a vocal supporter of expanding Medicaid.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Monday night in Southeast Portland, police said.
Officers responded to the intersection of Southeast Powell Boulevard and 47th Avenue around 10:25 p.m. and found a female dead at the scene, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said.
The driver left the scene and PPB's Major Crash Team is working to identify them.
Southeast Powell Boulevard was closed between Southeast 45th Avenue and 49th Avenue.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact PPB at crimetips@portlandoregon.gov. Reference case number 22-90144 or call 503-823-2103.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Nike co-founder Phil Knight made another large contribution — $750,000 — to the Oregon independent gubernatorial campaign of Betsy Johnson.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Knight's donations to Johnson's campaign now total $1 million, according to state campaign finance records. Oregon remains one of five states without any political donation caps.
This is not Knight’s first six-figure donation during an Oregon governor’s race. In 2010, he gave $400,000 to Republican gubernatorial candidate and former NBA player Chris Dudley. In 2014, Knight spent $250,000 to help Democratic former Gov. John Kitzhaber win reelection.
In 2018, the billionaire gave a total of $2.5 million to moderate Republican lawmaker Knute Buehler, who was attempting to unseat current Gov. Kate Brown.
Brown, a Democrat, cannot run again due to term limits. Democrats have held the governor’s office since 1987.
Johnson is a former Democratic state senator who frequently voted with Republicans on issues like gun control, taxes and climate change. She resigned from the Senate in December to focus on her gubernatorial bid.
As an independent, Johnson avoids a crowded Democratic field in the primary and will not need to run a primary race to make the November ballot. Instead, she has to collect roughly 23,750 valid signatures from Oregon voters — an amount equal to 1% of the statewide vote in the 2020 general election.
Johnson has raised far more than any other gubernatorial candidate, with her campaign war chest sitting at a reported $5.1 million on Monday.
Former House Speaker Tina Kotek, a high-profile candidate among the Democrats for the governor's seat, has a cash balance of about $1.15 million. On the Republican side, Christine Drazen — the former House minority leader — has a balance of about $1.2 million.
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Woman throws lottery ticket away before realizing she won
DILLWYN, Va. (Gray News) - A Virginia woman had to root around in the trash to find her winning lottery ticket after she threw it away.
Mary Elliott, 67, says she panicked when she realized she had picked all five winning numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game. She had thrown out her ticket.
But she dove into the trash bin and, luckily, found it – coffee stains and all.
In fact, the barcode was so stained it couldn’t be scanned, but lottery officials honored the winnings. The ticket was worth $110,000.
“When I saw I’d won, I couldn’t stop shaking to save my life!” Elliott told the Virginia Lottery.
The retired healthcare worker says she chose the winning numbers based on relatives’ birthdays, including that of her son who died a few years ago, The Washington Post reports.
She told the Post that her win wasn’t due to luck but instead something bigger than her.
“I just don’t think people are just lucky,” she said. “I think that if God’s got something for you, he’s going to see that you get it.”
Elliott hasn’t decided how to spend her winnings. She says she’s waiting for divine inspiration.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN contributed to this report.
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Adelyn “Jean” Baudler, 82
Published 2:40 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
Adelyn “Jean” Baudler, age 82, passed away peacefully at her home on April 1, 2022 with her husband, Bryan, at her side. Jean had endured a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jean was born on March 16, 1940 in Austin, Minnesota to Harry and Adeline (Thompson) Henricks. After attending Austin High School, Jean married the love of her life, Bryan Baudler, and they had four children. Jean loved her family and their time together. She will be dearly missed.
Jean had a generous nature and a kind heart. She enjoyed exploring and traveling, the wondrous beauty of Nature, (including the deer in her backyard), singing, dancing and apple crisp. Jean took pride in her Norwegian heritage and could often be heard expressing her feeling with “uff da.” The Lutheran religion was an important part of her core existence.
Jean is survived by her husband of 64 years, Bryan; sons Bryan Jr. and Brad; daughters Carrie and Amy; granddaughters Amanda, Cassie and Natalie; great grandchildren Jaxon and Ava; sisters Sharon and Marianne; twin brother Jim and brother Bruce; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 9th at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary Chapel with The Reverend Mark Niethammer officiating. Interment will be at Red Oak Grove Cemetery in rural Austin.
Friends are invited to say a final good bye to Jean from 5 to 7 pm on Friday at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary, and also for one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Memorials in Jean’s memory may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org).
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American Legion National Commander to speak in Austin on April 13
Published 8:07 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
American Legion National Commander Paul E. Dillard is coming to Austin on April 13 and will speak on issues of importance to Minnesota veterans.
Dillard’s visit will involve breakfast and remarks from 8-10 a.m. at the Austin American Legion Post 91.
Among the topics Dillard plans to address are suicide prevention efforts in Minnesota, growing membership at the post level and The American Legion’s partnership with Chip Gnassi Racing.
He will visit with veterans, community leaders and citizens. It is among the many stops he will make throughout the state that week.
“We look forward to sharing with National Commander Dillard the great things our American Legion Family members are doing for our veterans, our families and our communities,” said Minnesota American Legion Commander Tom Fernlund. “We encourage members of the public and all supporters of veterans to hear what he has to say.”
With a membership of almost 2 million wartime veterans, The American Legion was founded in 1919 on the Four Pillars of a strong national security, veterans affairs, Americanism and youth programs. Legionnaires work for the betterment of their communities through nearly 13,000 posts across the nation and overseas, including 538 in Minnesota.
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Blossoms softball team opens strong
Published 9:32 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
The Blooming Prairie softball team beat GMLOK 9-7 in BP Monday.
Rachel Winzenburg and Emily Anderson each knocked in three runs for BP (1-0 overall).
BP pitching: Haven Carlson (W) 7 IP, 6 H, 4 BB, 7 R, 3 ER, 6 K
BP hitting: Rachel Winzenburg, 3-for-4, 3 RBIs; Alivia Schneider, 1-for-3; Shawntee Snyder, 1-for-3, R; Emily Anderson, 1-for-3, triple, 3 RBIs, R; Bobbie Bruns, 1-for-4; Lexi Steckelberg, 1-for-3, RBI, 2 R, BB; Macy Lembke, 0-for-1, 2 BBs, HBP
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Dennis R. Yotter, 60
Published 2:39 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
Dennis Ralph Yotter, 60, of Austin, passed away on March 28th, 2022.
Dennis was born July 7th, 1961, to Ralph and Patricia (Mitchell) Yotter in Slayton, MN. After graduating Albert Lea High School in 1980 he attended vocational school. He enlisted in the Minnesota Army National Guard and served 9 years where he achieved the rank of Sargent.
Dennis was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He worked hard his entire life and instilled a hard work ethic in his family. He was a talented industrial mechanic and was always willing to pass on his knowledge. In his free time, he enjoyed being outdoors, turkey and deer hunting, fishing, spending time with his grandchildren, eating blueberry pie, a cold beer after he finished mowing and country drives with his wife.
Dennis had a large laugh and even larger smile no matter the situation. He saw the positive even in the hardest of times. He was never short on friends and knew how to make a new friend out of everyone he met.
Dennis is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Julie; his parents; his children: Tara Yotter of Albert Lea, Melissa Yotter of Mankato, and Jordan (Amanda) Montes of Albert Lea; grandchildren: Sean, Seth, Alyvia, Isabella, Dylan, Aubrey, and Vivian; siblings: Bonnie Villarreal, David Yotter, Julie (Kevin) Kvenvold, and Doug (Shelly) Yotter; brother in-law, Jay (Mari) Bottelson; and several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews.
Dennis is preceded in death by maternal and paternal grandparents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clair and Bonnie Bottelson; and brother, Daniel Yotter.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea.
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Grams smashes two homers as Blue Devils win a pair
Published 8:23 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
The Riverland Community College baseball team won its fourth straight game when it swept Mesabi Range by scores of 2-0 and 15-6 in Mauston, Wis. Monday.
Camren Scott tossed a shutout in the first game for the Blue Devils (6-12 overall) and Jared Grams finished the day with two homers and six RBIs.
RCC 2, Mesabi 0
RCC pitching: Camren Scott (W) 7 IP, H, 1 BB, 0 R, 5 K
RCC hitting: Jared Grams, 2-for-3, HR, double, RBI, R; Jose Lopez, 0-for-2, BB; Drew Copley, 0-for-2, R; Jeremy Vega, 2-for-2, double, BB, RBI
RCC 15, Mesabi 6
RCC pitching: Jake Tasker, 1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 ER, 1 K; Andres Betancourt (W) 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 8 K; Spencer Merchant, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 2 K
RCC hitting: Grams, 4-for-4, HR, 5 RBIs, 3 R, BB; Lopez, 1-for-5, RBI, R; Camren Scott, 1-for-4, RBI, 2 R, BB; Vega, 2-for-5, double, 2 RBIs, R; Copley, 2-for-5, 2 R, RBI; Evan Hubatch, 1-for-3, RBI, R, BB; Dylan Zug, 2-for-4, 2 R; Chris Erickson, 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
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Kirtz leads Rebel baseball team over USC
Published 8:46 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
The Southland baseball team opened its season with a 9-1 win over USC on the road Monday.
Travis Kirtz had a pair of doubles and five RBIs for the Rebels (1-0 overall).
Southland pitching: Harrison Hanna (W) 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K; Travis Kirtz, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 K
Southland hitting: Gavin Nelsen, 1-for-5, 2 R, RBI, ; Hanna, 1-for-3, 3 R, 2 RBIs, 2 BBs; Eli Wolff, 0-for-3, R, 2 BBs; Travis Kirtz, 4-for-5, 5 RBIs, 2 doubles; Sam Boe, 0-for-1, R, HBP; Connor Edland, 1-for-3, R; Jack Bruggeman, BB, R
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Minnesota House Democrats call for $1.15B more for education
Published 5:49 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House Democratic majority on Monday proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state’s $9.25 billion budget surplus on education, drawing a sharp contrast with Republicans who control the Senate and who want to cut taxes by $3.4 billion while spending just $30 million more on schools.
“With a historic budget surplus, we need to deliver for Minnesota students,” House Speaker Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, said at a news conference.
The big spending and policy bills of the 2022 legislative session are starting to come together and the deep philosophical differences between Democrats and Republicans over how to use the massive surplus portend difficult negotiations before the session is due to adjourn May 23.
The catch-all House Democratic education package would focus on mental health support for students, such as counselors and social workers, as well as special education services and English language learners.
Because of that emphasis, their package does not include the 2% increase in general per-pupil funding in the current budget that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has proposed, said the chairman of the House Education Finance Committee, Rep. Jim Davnie, of Minneapolis.
The House Democratic plan also includes a voluntary statewide pre-kindergarten program that Democrats have long sought. And it includes $2.12 billion in new education spending for the next two-year budget, which would require approval by the 2023 Legislature.
GOP Sen. Roger Chamberlain of Lino Lakes, who chairs his chamber’s education committee, criticized the Democratic plan, saying schools have already received more than $1 billion in new state funding under the two-year budget adopted last year and $2.6 billion in federal COVID-19 relief. The centerpiece of the Senate Republican education bill is $30 million to bolster reading proficiency, with the goal of having 90% of third-graders reading at grade level.
Senate Republicans on Monday released a draft of their main tax bill for the session that, as previously announced, focuses on permanent tax cuts. It would cut income taxes for 82% of Minnesota filers by lowering the rate for the bottom tax bracket from 5.35% to 2.8%. Rates for the three highest brackets would not change.
An analysis by nonpartisan Senate staff released Monday indicates the biggest beneficiaries would be Minnesota couples earning $100,000 to $249,999 per year, who would see average cuts of around $1,200, and individual filers earning $50,000 to $149,999, who would save in the low $700s range.
The Senate GOP plan would also exempt all Social Security income from state taxes, instead of the current partial exemption that tends to benefit lower-income taxpayers. The staff analysis indicates that 86% of filers would see no savings from a full exemption, with the bulk of the benefits going to to couples earning over $100,000 and individual filers earning over $50,000.
Later Monday, House Democrats unveiled their own $1.64 billion tax cut bill. It includes tax credits of up to $3,000 for each child under age 5, capped at $7,500, and a one-time “child tax credit rebate” of $325 for each child under age 17. Seniors with an annual income under $75,000 would pay no taxes on Social Security benefits. And the bill would expand property tax refunds and credits, saving approximately 120,000 renters an average $700 and some 400,000 homeowners an average of $100.
“We’re providing targeted and significant tax cuts to make a real difference in the lives of families, workers, and senior citizens by lowering child care costs, making housing more affordable, and cutting property taxes,” House Tax Committee Chairman Paul Marquart, of Dilworth, said in a statement.
“However, we can’t do any of those things if Republicans use the budget surplus to provide permanent tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires who don’t need the state’s help.”
The centerpiece of the governor’s tax plan is one-time rebates of $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples.
Hortman said she, Walz and Senate GOP Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, of Winona, will eventually have to negotiate compromises on education, taxes and other issues behind the scenes, as well as on still-unresolved disputes over averting an unemployment insurance tax increase and bonuses for frontline workers who put themselves at risk during the pandemic.
What emerges will likely include “a little from column A, a little from column B,” the speaker said. But she acknowledged a “stark difference” between Democrats and Republicans at the moment.
“Minnesota Senate Republicans clearly believe our schools don’t need much in the way of help. … We will be working hard to persuade our Republican colleagues to join us in making these investments,” Hortman said.
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Pending notice: John Joseph Hallman
Published 5:49 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
March 24, 2022
WYLIE, Texas – John Joseph Hallman, formerly of Austin, Minn., died Thursday, March 24, in his home.
Services are pending.
Published 5:49 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
March 24, 2022
WYLIE, Texas – John Joseph Hallman, formerly of Austin, Minn., died Thursday, March 24, in his home.
Services are pending.
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Rebels held to one hit in opening loss
Published 6:54 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
ROSE CREEK — The Southland softball team mustered just one hit as it dropped its season opener to United South Central by a score of 6-3 Monday.
The Rebels (0-1 overall) tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth when Hattie Wiste scored on a wild pitch after being hit by a pitch. The Rebels only hit came in the bottom of the sixth when Bailey Johnson slapped a single to right field. Johnson and Wiste each scored on wild pitches in that frame, but Southland was still down 6-3.
The Rebels struck out 16 times in the loss.
“We struggled with hitting and their pitcher threw very well. We just have to lay off the risers,” Southland head coach Greg Schulte said. “Hattie and Bailey are our leaders and they’re both comfortable at the plate. We just need everyone else to get there.”
USC (1-0 overall) took the lead for good when it plated five runs in the top of the sixth to go up 6-1. The Rebels loaded the bases with one out and came up with a pair of two-run singles.
“We just had that one bad inning where they got the big hit after an error. We can’t have those,” Schulte said. “We’ve got to have a short memory and keep playing.”
USC 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 — 6 7 1
Softball 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 — 3 1 2
Southland pitching: Kiyanna Meyer (L) 7 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 6 R, 4 K, 1 HBP
Southland hitting: Julia Kiefer, 0-for-2; Hattie Wiste, 0-for-1, 2 R, 2 SB, BB, HBP; Bailey Johnson, 1-for-3, R; Bria Nelson, 0-for-3; Olivia Matheis, 0-for-2; Jaida Sorenson, 0-for-2, SB; Meyer, 0-for-3; Lauren Nielsen, 0-for-1, HBP; Hannah Menuey, 0-for-1; Maren Wehrenberg, 0-for-2; Katie Thome, 0-for-1; Abby Sorgatz, 0-for-1; Lynsey Wilson, BB; Nora Schmitz, 0-for-1
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Regina M. Bottema, 87
Published 8:08 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
Regina M. Bottema, 87 of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away at the Stacyville Nursing Home on Sunday, April 3, 2022.
Regina Mary was born September 25, 1934 to Alfons and Margaret (Kasel) Kirtz, and delivered on the family farm near Adams by Doc Schneider. Regina’s step-mother Helena (Schmidt) Kirtz was an important part of her life from an early age.
Regina attended Sacred Heart Parochial School in Adams thru 8th grade. She went on to attend Adams High School, and graduated with the Class of 1952. Following high school she took a job with Honeywell in the Twin Cities, and lived with her step-sister.
On November 26, 1955 she was united in marriage to Robert Alfred Bottema, whom she met at the Terp Ballroom in Austin. They resided in Rose Creek and started their family of 7 children. They later divorced, and Regina continued to raise her family in Rose Creek.
Over the years Regina worked for LeRoy Products, Libby in Rochester, and as a cook at the Agape Halfway House in Austin. She retired in 1999. On January 1, 2021 she left her home in Rose Creek and moved to Cedar Court in Adams. Regina was a long time member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Rose Creek. She enjoyed baking and painting, and loved to travel.
She was preceded in death by her parents Alfons Kirtz, Margaret Kirtz, Helena Kirtz; infant son Thomas at 10 days old; brothers Joe, Jerome, Fred, and Ray Kirtz; great-granddaughter Emerson Frank; great-great-grandson Rodney Stout.
Regina is survived by her children Susan (Earl) Kiefer, Margaret (Mark) Schmit, Julie (Kim) Meyer, James (Kim) Bottema, Steven (Tammy) Bottema, Mary (Pete) Lombard, Richard (Carrie) Bottema; grandchildren Angie Schmitz, Kathy Sheely, Jody Canterbury, Melorie Swenson, Bradley Kiefer, Matthew Schmit, Megan Lemon, Logan Meyer, Levi Meyer, Isabella Meyer, Amanda Frank, Jeremy Bottema, Lindsey Schaefer, Hilary Jones, Allison Bottema, Heidi Peterson, Abigail Lombard, Samantha Lombard, Christopher Beert, Thomas Bottema, and Laura Bottema; 28 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson; sister Dorothy Peterson; sisters-in-law Betty Kirtz, Marlene Kirtz, Edna Kirtz, Kay Kirtz, Bonita Wehmhoff; brothers-in-law Bill (Linda) Bottema, Marsen Barthel, Phil Frishmann.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Thursday, April 7th at St. Peter Catholic Church in Rose Creek with Father Antony Arokiyam officiating. Interment will be in the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Wednesday, April 6th at the Adams Funeral Home, and will continue on Thursday morning for one hour prior to Mass at church.
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Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets
Published 5:54 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
BUCHA, Ukraine — Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets and yards strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed at close range.
The grisly images of battered bodies left out in the open or hastily buried led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, namely a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia. Germany and France reacted by expelling dozens of Russian diplomats, suggesting they were spies, and U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be tried for war crimes.
“This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous,” Biden said, referring to the town northwest of the capital that was the scene of some of the horrors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the capital, Kyiv, for his first reported trip since the war began nearly six weeks ago to see for himself what he called the “genocide” and “war crimes” in Bucha. He said dead people had been “found in barrels, basements, strangled, tortured.”
Later, in a video address to the Romanian parliament, Zelenskyy said he fears there are places where even worse atrocities have happened.
“The military tortured people, and we have every reason to believe that there are many more people killed,” he said. “Much more than we know now.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the scenes outside Kyiv as a “stage-managed anti-Russian provocation.” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the images contained “signs of video forgery and various fakes.”
Russia has similarly rejected previous allegations of atrocities as fabrications on Ukraine’s part.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in towns around Kyiv that were recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office described one room discovered in Bucha as a “torture chamber.” In a statement, it said the bodies of five men with their hands bound were found in the basement of a children’s sanatorium where civilians were tortured and killed.
Associated Press journalists saw dozens of bodies in Bucha, including at least 13 in and around a building that local people said Russian troops used as a base. Three other bodies were found in a stairwell, and a group of six were burned together.
Many victims appeared to have been shot at close range. Some were shot in the head. At least two had their hands tied. A bag of spilled groceries lay near one victim.
The dead also included bodies wrapped in black plastic, piled on one end of a mass grave in a Bucha churchyard. Many of those victims had been shot in cars or killed in explosions trying to flee the city. With the morgue full and the cemetery impossible to reach, the churchyard was the only place to keep the dead, Father Andrii Galavin said.
Tanya Nedashkivs’ka said she buried her husband in a garden outside their apartment building after he was detained by Russian troops and was found dead with two others in a stairwell.
“Please, I am begging you, do something!” she said. “It’s me talking, a Ukrainian woman, a Ukrainian woman, a mother of two kids and one grandchild. For all the wives and mothers, make peace on Earth so no one ever grieves again.”
Another Bucha resident, Volodymyr Pilhutskyi, said his neighbor Pavlo Vlasenko was taken away by Russian soldiers because the military-style pants he was wearing and the uniforms that Vlasenko said belonged to his security guard son appeared suspicious. When Vlasenko’s body was later found, it had burn marks from a flamethrower, his neighbor said.
“I came closer and saw that his body was burnt,” Pilhutskyi said. “They didn’t just shoot him. They also used that weapon which sends out fire.”
Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, insisted Monday at a news conference that during the time that Bucha was under Russian control, “not a single local person has suffered from any violent action.” He said locals were moving freely around the town using cellphones and could post photos or video on social media “of any theoretical harassment,” but they did not.
High-resolution satellite imagery by commercial provider Maxar Technologies showed that many of the bodies have been lying in the open for weeks, during the time that Russian forces were in Bucha. The New York Times first reported on the satellite images showing the dead.
In other developments, more than 1,500 civilians were evacuated Monday from the besieged and devastated port city of Mariupol in the south, using the dwindling number of private vehicles available to get out, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
But amid the fighting, a Red Cross-accompanied convoy of buses that has been thwarted for days on end in a bid to deliver supplies and evacuate residents was again unable to get inside the city, Vereshchuk said.
European leaders and the United Nations human rights chief joined the Ukrainians in condemning the bloodshed that was exposed after Russian troops withdrew from the capital area.
At the same time, many warned that the full extent of the horrors has yet to emerge.
“I can tell you without exaggeration but with great sorrow that the situation in Mariupol is much worse compared to what we’ve seen in Bucha and other cities, towns, and villages nearby Kyiv,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has already opened an investigation. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the images from Bucha reveal the “unbelievable brutality of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda.” And French President Emmanuel Macron said there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha that demand new punitive measures.
“I’m in favor of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and gasoline. We need to act,” he said on France-Inter radio.
Though united in outrage, the European allies appeared split on how to respond. While Poland urged Europe to quickly wean itself off Russian energy, Germany said it would stick with a gradual approach of phasing out coal and oil imports over the next several months.
The U.S. and its allies have sought to punish Russia for the invasion by imposing sweeping sanctions but fear further harm to the global economy, which is still recovering from the pandemic. Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia.
Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, described Russia under Putin as a “totalitarian-fascist state” and called for strong actions “that will finally break Putin’s war machine.” “Would you negotiate with Hitler, with Stalin, with Pol Pot?” Morawiecki asked of Macron.
Russia withdrew many of its forces from the capital area in recent days after being thwarted in its bid to swiftly capture Kyiv.
It has instead poured troops and mercenaries into the country’s east in a stepped-up bid to gain control of the Donbas, the largely Russian-speaking industrial region that includes Mariupol, which has seen some of the heaviest fighting and worst suffering of the war.
About two-thirds of the Russian troops around Kyiv have left and are either in Belarus or on their way there, probably getting more supplies and reinforcements, said a senior U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an intelligence assessment.
Russian forces also appear to be repositioning artillery and troops to try to take the city of Izyum, which lies on a key route to the Donbas, the official said.
Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion has left thousands of people dead and forced more than 4 million Ukrainians to flee their country.
“This is a war of murders, a lot of blood. A lot of civilians are dying,” said Natalia Svitlova, a refugee from Dnipro in eastern Ukraine who fled to Poland.
“I don’t understand why this is possible in the 21st century and why no one can stop it.”
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Steve Brick, 61
Published 5:51 pm Monday, April 4, 2022
Steve Brick, 61 of Austin, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at the Cedars of Austin after a long battle with dementia.
Stephen Joseph Brick was born October 14, 1960 in Owatonna, Minnesota to Don and Arlene (Teigen) Brick. The Brick family moved to Austin in 1970 when his father Don opened Brick Furniture. Steve graduated from Austin High School with the class of 1979.
On August 1, 1986 Steve and Nancy Cooling were married. They have one son Gavin whom Steve was so proud of. Steve and Nancy celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on August 1, 2021.
Steve was the very proud owner of Brick Furniture. He loved working side by side with his father Don. Steve “never worked a day in his life” according to him. He never planned on retiring.
Steve loved to ride his Harley – he said it was freedom! You might have seen Steve at a casino or at the local Legion with his “pally” Spokes. His positivity was contagious even to those who thought they were immune. He was an energetic social person, a loyal friend, loving husband and a very caring father. A man who will be missed by many.
He was preceded in death by his father Don.
Steve is survived by his wife Nancy Brick; son Gavin Brick; mother Arlene Brick; sister Mary (Phil) Ralphs; brothers John (Kari) Brick, Matt (Tara) Brick; sisters-in-law Joni (Lee) Hansen, Sue (Kurt) Nelson, Paula Howard; nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life honoring Steve will be held from 2 to 5 pm Saturday, April 9th at the Austin American Legion Post #91 Club Room. Memorials in Steve’s memory are preferred for Dementia Research. Condolences may be expressed to the family at clasenjordan.com. Clasen-Jordan Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
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PHOTOS: New York police rescue seal from Long Island roadway
(Gray News) – Police came to the rescue of an aquatic animal on Sunday that found itself trapped on the dry land of a New York street.
In a Facebook post, Southampton Town police said their dispatchers received a call Sunday about a seal in the roadway at a Long Island traffic circle.
Officers responded to the location and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway near an inn.
The officers detained the seal until it was taken safely by the Riverhead Foundation Rescue Center of the Long Island Aquarium.
The program director of the center said seal season is approaching. He said that harbor seals usually rest on rocks and beaches, and something like this situation is uncommon.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN Newsource contributed to this report.
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Disney says character hugs, interactions will return soon
(CNN) - Disney guests will soon be able to hug their favorite characters again.
Walt Disney World and Disneyland guests can get up close and personal autographs, photos and hugs with Mickey Mouse and friends. COVID restrictions will be relaxed as early as April 18 for the traditional character interactions.
Disney parks have slowly been returning to normal operations, with Disney World’s Festival of Fantasy Parade starting back two weeks ago.
Meanwhile in California, Disneyland’s famous parade is expected to start up the marching band again the weekend of April 22.
While Disney is getting rid of some COVID restrictions, face masks are still required for all guests, ages 2 and older, on Disney buses and monorails. In Florida, masks are expected indoors for all guests who are not fully vaccinated, and in California, masks are recommended for everyone indoors.
Both parks encourage guests to get vaccinated.
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Woman throws lottery ticket away before realizing she won
DILLWYN, Va. (Gray News) - A Virginia woman had to root around in the trash to find her winning lottery ticket after she threw it away.
Mary Elliott, 67, says she panicked when she realized she had picked all five winning numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game. She had thrown out her ticket.
But she dove into the trash bin and, luckily, found it – coffee stains and all.
In fact, the barcode was so stained it couldn’t be scanned, but lottery officials honored the winnings. The ticket was worth $110,000.
“When I saw I’d won, I couldn’t stop shaking to save my life!” Elliott told the Virginia Lottery.
The retired healthcare worker says she chose the winning numbers based on relatives’ birthdays, including that of her son who died a few years ago, The Washington Post reports.
She told the Post that her win wasn’t due to luck but instead something bigger than her.
“I just don’t think people are just lucky,” she said. “I think that if God’s got something for you, he’s going to see that you get it.”
Elliott hasn’t decided how to spend her winnings. She says she’s waiting for divine inspiration.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN contributed to this report.
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FRANKFURT, Germany, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Founded in 2021, ADO (A DECE OASIS) electric bicycle is a Chinese Global brand of DTC, and the model of "30% online direct sales +70% offline agent distribution" has been formulated from the beginning. According to the statistics, more than 50 agents globally have been developed and the sales amount of more than RMB 0.1 billion has been signed only after emerging for only 1 year.
A DECE OASIS has launched and upgraded A and D series Ebikes, A series representing the Standard level, including A16, A20, A20F, A26 models, D series,representing high level with mirable, including D300, D300C. Let us look forward to the future of the O series.
"Affected by the epidemic, the next round of overseas dividend comes from the consumption downgrade of the middle class. Mr. Sen, the founder of A DECE OASIS and his team have devoted themselves to the development and sales of the electric bicycle brand-A DECE OASIS since 2021."
Mr. Sen said: "More importantly, there shall be a clear sales and brand strategy, it's necessary to determine the brand positioning and differentiation before the strategy is formulated."
Firstly, A DECE OASIS has a very clear positioning at the beginning of the brand creation. A DECE OASIS is positioned as the cornerstone of users taking a short trip. The A DECE OASIS products are set to guard every day when the user goes out based on the need for short trips within the 40km scope with the user's home as the radius.
Secondly, planning products, local services, brand marketing and channel building pursuant to brand positioning and values.
Finally, building an operation system matching with brand positioning, vision and values.
Mr. Sen: "The electric bicycle industry ultimately depends on local services."
1. The local services still rely on the 70% of B-terminal local city agents. "The service begins after the customer contacts the brand and the service is upgraded after the product is delivered to the customer, thus many offline physical stores are required to serve the users."
2. Globally 7 local warehouse, already provide overlight delivery in the United Kingdom and Germany. "A DECE OASIS's team has branches, warehouses, and local technical after-sales team in Germany. "
A DECE OASIS also promises to give the user a new one free of charge if the repair fails due to the product quality in the life cycle, and A DECE OASIS will be responsible for the user.
A DECE OASIS slogan-Cross your city, reflects the original intention, "A DECE OASIS is trustworthy when you ride A DECE OASIS's electric bicycle through your city."
Mr. Sen: "We must ensure that the products and services are in place and firmly protect consumers."
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