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Global average sea temperatures are at unprecedented highs.
Ocean heat is contributing to significant ice melt and causing coral die-offs.
In places, our instruments are registering what may be the highest ocean temperatures ever recorded on Earth.
Scientists say the oceanic heat waves that have pushed sea surface temperatures to new records this summer are expected to persist, which may continue to contribute to extreme weather later in the year.
Svenja Ryan, a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, told NBC News: "We’re not even at the height of the summer. Typically, the ocean continues to warm until September, so I think certainly we can expect this heat wave to last into the fall."
But experts can't say exactly what exactly to expect in terms of effects — in some cases, the conditions now are unlike anything they've ever seen before.
So researchers are studying whether the warm ocean temperatures are influencing this year's weather. Rainfall patterns may have been affected in places as far apart as Norway, which saw unusually dry conditions this year, and South Asia, where the monsoon that waters rice and other crops has been weaker than usual.
Typically, warmer waters also fuel stronger hurricanes, which draw their energy from the ocean as they move across it.
However, any intensification of this year's storms may be moderated by the characteristic wind shear from the El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific; the competing winds make it difficult for storms to keep their form and strength.
SEE MORE: Rising ocean temps contributing to Florida's dying coral reefs
Looking past just this year's effects, warmer oceans are expected to increase pressure on ocean ecosystems, intensify hurricanes, and accelerate ice loss — which could then cause other imbalances in the climate that we're used to.
Research published this week found that accelerated melting from ice in Greenland is changing the speed of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current, which is expected to eventually destabilize, now possibly as early as midcentury.
A weakening or collapse of the ocean-wide current could disrupt weather patterns on multiple continents, threaten the reliability of agricultural zones and displace millions of people due to sea level rise.
SEE MORE: A major Atlantic Ocean current could collapse as early as 2025
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths "a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
"What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track's fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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WASHINGTON – A top Pentagon official has attacked this week's widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation.
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick's letter, published on his personal LinkedIn page and circulated Friday across social media, criticizes much of the testimony from a retired Air Force intelligence officer that energized believers in extraterrestrial life and produced headlines around the world.
Retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch testified Wednesday that the U.S. has concealed what he called a “multi-decade” program to collect and reverse-engineer “UAPs,” or unidentified aerial phenomena, the official government term for UFOs.
Part of what the U.S. has recovered, Grusch testified, were non-human “biologics," which he said he had not seen but had learned about from “people with direct knowledge of the program."
A career intelligence officer, Kirkpatrick was named a year ago to lead the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, which was intended to centralize investigations into UAPs. The Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies have been pushed by Congress in recent years to better investigate reports of devices flying at unusual speeds or trajectories as a national security concern.
Kirkpatrick wrote the letter Thursday and the Defense Department confirmed Friday that he posted it in a personal capacity. Kirkpatrick did not return messages seeking comment.
He writes in part, “I cannot let yesterday’s hearing pass without sharing how insulting it was to the officers of the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community who chose to join AARO, many with not unreasonable anxieties about the career risks this would entail.”
“They are truth-seekers, as am I,” Kirkpatrick said. “But you certainly would not get that impression from yesterday’s hearing.”
In a separate statement, Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough denied other allegations made by Grusch and other witnesses before a House Oversight subcommittee.
The Pentagon “has no information that any individual has been harmed or killed as a result of providing information” about UFO objects, Gough said. Nor has the Pentagon discovered “any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.”
Kirkpatrick wrote, “AARO has yet to find any credible evidence to support the allegations of any reverse engineering program for non-human technology.”
He had briefed reporters in December that the Pentagon was investigating “several hundreds” of new reports following a push to have pilots and others come forward with any sightings.
Kirkpatrick wrote in his letter that allegations of “retaliation, to include physical assault and hints of murder, are extraordinarily serious, which is why law enforcement is a critical member of the AARO team, specifically to address and take swift action should anyone come forward with such claims."
“Yet, contrary to assertions made in the hearing, the central source of those allegations has refused to speak with AARO,” Kirkpatrick said. He did not explicitly name Grusch, who alleged he faced retaliation and declined to answer when a congressman asked him if anyone had been murdered to hide information about UFOs.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
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BRISBANE – Four air crew members were missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday.
The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Hamilton Island, a Great Barrier Reef tourist resort, at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
A search was underway to find the crew, and their families had been notified, officials said.
A rescue helicopter reported spotting debris Saturday morning near Dent Island in the Whitsunday Islands group.
The Taipan was taking part in Talisman Sabre, a biennial joint U.S.-Australian military exercise that is largely based in Queensland. This year’s exercise involves 13 nations and more than 30,000 military personnel.
Marles said the helicopter ditched, which refers to an emergency landing on water. He said it was taking part in a mission that involved a second helicopter, which immediately started a search and rescue operation.
“Defense exercises, which are so necessary for the readiness of our defense force, are serious. They carry risk,” Marles told reporters in Brisbane. “As we desperately hope for better news during the course of this day we are reminded about the gravity of the act which comes with wearing our nation’s uniform."
Defense Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell said Queensland state authorities, members of the public and U.S. military personnel were taking part in the search.
“Our focus at the moment is finding our people and supporting their families and the rest of our team, “ Campbell said. "This is indeed a terrible moment.”
It is the second emergency involving an Australian Taipan this year, after one ditched into the sea off the New South Wales state coast in March. That helicopter was taking part in a nighttime counterterrorism training exercise when it ran into trouble. All 10 passengers and crew members were rescued.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Brisbane for a meeting on Saturday and is due to travel with Marles to north Queensland on Sunday to see the exercise.
The exercise has been paused by the search.
Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid tribute to the missing air crew at the outset of a meeting with their Australian counterparts, Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
“It’s always tough when you have accidents in training, but … the reason that we train to such high standards is so that we can be successful and we can protect lives when we are called to answer any kind of crisis,” Austin said.
“Our guys tend to make this look easy and they make it look easy because they’re so well exercised and rehearsed and trained, and this is unfortunately a part of that, what it takes to get them to where we need them to be,” Austin added.
Blinken said, “We’re so grateful to them for their dedication, for their service, for everything they’ve been doing to stand up for the freedom that we share and that is what unites us more than anything else.”
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More patients are skipping the brick-and-mortar hospital to heal at home instead with hospital-at-home programs. And more health care systems are adopting the programs and offering them to patients, especially those 65 and older. The age group makes up a sixth of the U.S. population, and can be at increased risk for secondary infections or falls.
The model is part of health care in other countries too. But critics warn more regulation needs to happen before it is widely adopted in the U.S.
On a recent morning in California, Scripps News met with Pippa Shulman, chief medical officer of Medically Home. The company has partnered with hospital systems like the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. The decentralized health care company invited the media to see how their hospital-at-home service works.
"It could be anywhere electricity, running water, an access to a bathroom, everything else. We can help mitigate and support the patient," said Schulman.
Hospital-at-home, or acute at-home hospital care is for stable, acute-care patients. It would not be used for someone who could be admitted to a hospital with a bad infection, COPD, or heart failure, for example. The patients are discharged more quickly or stay at home completely to heal in their own dwelling.
The model uses telehealth and technology. Think calls with doctors and nurses, and devices like a watch that reads vitals or a medication dispenser, for example, supplemented by visits from health care workers for therapies or tests.
"We can do in-home ultrasound, we can do in-home blood testing, we can do in-home x-ray," Schulman explained.
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On the other end, medical professionals — doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses — are either working from home or in their own command center, having appointments, looking at a patient's vitals, livestreaming, video chatting, and giving them medical advice in real time.
"People think of the tech as sensors and remote this and monitoring," said geriatrician Dr. Bruce Leff."All-important, all true. But I think what they forget, on the other side, is that the tech and the software platforms allow programs to build high-quality, highly safe care, and the ability to coordinate services."
Leff is an early pioneer of hospital-at-home. He started a program at Johns Hopkins in 1994, conducting some of the first clinical research looking into health outcomes for patient care in and out of hospital. The first participants were patients who needed hospital care, but when offered, refused. Hopkins' institutional review board also required the patients to be monitored 24/7 in person.
"Interestingly, more than half the patients refused that because they thought it would be weird to have someone sitting in their home and watching them sleep."
The trend really boomed out of the COVID pandemic, when hospitals were overrun, and some were working with makeshift wards. In November 2020, Medicare rules changed due to the public health emergency. Hospitals were paid the same amount if an acute patient was in the actual hospital room or in their home. Hospitals were also no longer required to provide 24/7 in-person nursing care.
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Those Medicare rules were extended that same year. They're now set to expire December 2024, and while law requires the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to evaluate the program by then, what happens after is uncertain.
Nearly 300 hospital at-home programs exist in 37 states. And the market is expected to grow to $254 billion over the next seven years.
"My view ... is that in the future, hospitals will become big ERs, ORs and ICU beds. Everything else could and should be moved out to the community," said Leff. "As the tech gets better, we'll see more acuity taken care of in the home. I think ... we'll have improved approaches for engaging with family members in terms of maybe more standardization across programs ... Better training for caregivers, which I think is something we need to be working towards."
But acute health care at home has been met with criticism. The largest nurses' union calls it "home all alone."
"Acute care means that your condition is likely to change and you are likely to experience, or at high risk to experience, complications. So even if you're feeling well, that could change quickly," explains Michelle Mahon, RN. She's the assistant director of nursing practice for National Nurses United.
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National Nurses United also worries the cost will fall onto patients and taxpayers, and warns about the impact on caregivers.
A recent report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues that private equity, hedge funds and venture capital getting in the hospital-at-home game without more regulation and enforcement systems means there would be "incentives for financial interests to take advantage of taxpayer subsidies for private gain and at the risk of lower quality care or heightened inequality across diverse populations."
Dr. Leff is a clinical advisor to Medically Home, and Dispatch Health (another at-home health care provider), among others. He says he thinks "it's always good to be suspicious of how money is moving through the health system."
He also added, "There's absolutely some private equity money in this, but a lot of the money is actually coming in the form of investor partners as opposed to private equity. So take Dispatch Health and Humana, take Medically Home with the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. Those investments are being provided by investor partners who have a strong interest in creating a credible, safe, high-quality model."
The big question is: Does hospital-at-home work? Johns Hopkins' research in their hospital-at-home program showed the cost of hospital-at-home is a couple thousand dollars less, and length of stays were shorter. Cases of delirium — a complication — were dramatically lower.
A 2021 analysis in the Journal of American Medical Association of several studies of hospital-at-home patients found treatment lasted an average of five days longer and had a similar mortality risk. Hospital readmission risk went down 26%.
Limited research shows at-home acute care patients sleep better and have more physical activity. But the latest studies show many patients eligible for at-home acute care are still skeptical. One found more than 60% of patients offered the program turned it down, opting to stay in a hospital.
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DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train has been found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault. Jordan Steinke was acquitted of the third charge of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter.
Steinke was the first of two officers to go to trial over the Sept. 16, 2022, crash that left Yareni Rios-Gonzalez seriously injured.
Steinke testified that she did not know that the patrol car of another officer she was helping was parked on the tracks even though they can be seen on her body camera footage along with two railroad crossing signs. Steinke said she was focused on the threat that could come from Rios-Gonzalez and her pickup truck, not the ground.
Steinke said she put Rios-Gonzalez in the other officer’s vehicle because it was the nearest spot to temporarily hold her. She said she didn’t know the train was coming until just before it hit.
There was no jury in Steinke’s trial, which started Monday. Instead, Judge Timothy Kerns listened to the evidence and issued the verdict.
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This story has been updated to correct that the officer was acquitted of the charge of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter, not manslaughter.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) - Hometown basketball stars Johnny and Jordan Davis once again take some time out of their busy schedule to meet with kids confined to the hospital right now.
The Davis brothers are back in La Crosse for their third annual basketball camp, and meeting with Gundersen patients is becoming part of their homecoming tradition.
Patients had the opportunity to chat with the brothers and take photos, giving young sports fans the opportunity to meet their hometown celebrities.
“Throughout grade school and even high school I knew about them and would watch them play,” said pediatric patient Emmett Brooks. “So, it’s really cool to meet them and talk to them now.”
Along with photos and chats, the brothers also gifted swag bags, which included a backpack, t-shirts and Kwik Trip cards.
The annual trip to pediatrics gives the Davis brothers a chance to support those from their Hometown.
"The reason why we come in here is just to show our support for them through their fight,” said Johnny Davis, who plays for the Washington Wizards. “It just gives us an appreciation for why we do what we do. But, also just being able to come here and just being able to shed some little bit of joy on these young kids is good for us."
The Davis brothers are not the only ones who seem to appreciate the visit, pediatrics patients enjoyed their visit as well.
“It means a lot,” said Emmett Brooks, a current pediatric patient. “I know they’re pretty big names and they don’t have to come visit kids in the hospital, but I think it’s really generous of them to give back to kids in their community.”
The brothers plan to return to La Crosse next summer to host their Kids Basketball Camp for the fourth year, and they hope to once again pay pediatric patients a visit. | https://www.wxow.com/news/davis-brothers-visit-pediatric-patients/article_db4def6c-2da3-11ee-8df4-eb4d7662480f.html | 2023-07-29T02:01:19 | 1 | https://www.wxow.com/news/davis-brothers-visit-pediatric-patients/article_db4def6c-2da3-11ee-8df4-eb4d7662480f.html |
JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The nation's top health official implored states to do more to keep lower-income residents enrolled in Medicaid, as the Biden administration released figures Friday confirming that many who had health coverage during the coronavirus pandemic are now losing it.
Though a decline in Medicaid coverage was expected, health officials are raising concerns about the large numbers of people being dropped from the rolls for failing to return forms or follow procedures.
In 18 states that began a post-pandemic review of their Medicaid rolls in April, health coverage was continued for about 1 million recipients and terminated for 715,000. Of those dropped, 4 in 5 were for procedural reasons, according to newly released data from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra sent a letter Friday to all governors encouraging them to bolster efforts to retain people on Medicaid. He particularly encouraged them to use electronic information from other federal programs, such as food stamps, to automatically confirm people's eligibility for Medicaid. That would avert the need to mail and return documents.
“I am deeply concerned about high rates of procedural terminations due to ‘red tape’ and other paperwork issues,” Becerra told governors.
During the pandemic, states were prohibited from ending people’s Medicaid coverage. As a result, Medicaid enrollment swelled by nearly one-third, from 71 million people in February 2020 to 93 million in February 2023. The prohibition on trimming rolls ended in April, and states now have resumed annual eligibility redeterminations that had been required before the pandemic.
The new federal data captures only the first month of state Medicaid reviews from states that acted the most expeditiously. Since then, additional states also have submitted reports on those renewed and dropped from Medicaid in May and June.
Though the federal government hasn't released data from the most recent reports, information gathered by The Associated Press and health care advocacy groups show that about 3.7 million people already have lost Medicaid coverage. That includes about 500,000 in Texas, around 400,000 in Florida and 225,000 in California. Of those who lost coverage, 89% were for procedural reasons in California, 81% in Texas and 59% in Florida, according to the AP's data.
Many of those people may have still been eligible for Medicaid, “but they’re caught in a bureaucratic nightmare of confusing forms, notices sent to wrong addresses and other errors,” said Michelle Levander, founding director of the Center for Health Journalism at the University of Southern California,
Top CMS officials said they have worked with several states to pause Medicaid removals and improve procedures for determining eligibility.
South Carolina is one state that voluntarily slowed down. It reported renewing Medicaid coverage for about 27,000 people in May while removing 118,000. Of those dropped, 95% were for procedural reasons. In a recent report to the federal government, South Carolina said it removed no one from Medicaid in June because it extended the eligibility renewal deadline from 60 days to 90 days.
Michigan reported renewing more than 103,000 Medicaid recipients in June and removing just 12,000. It told the federal government that the state opted to delay terminations for those who failed to respond to renewal requests while instead making additional outreach attempts. As a result, the state reported more than 100,000 people whose June eligibility cases remained incomplete.
People who are dropped from Medicaid can regain coverage retroactively if they submit information within 90 days proving their eligibility. But some advocacy groups say that still poses a challenge.
“State government is not necessarily nimble,” said Keesa Smith, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. "When individuals are being disenrolled, the biggest concern ... is that there is not a fast track to get those individuals back on the rolls.”
Arkansas officials have been at the forefront of defending Medicaid cuts. They contend that many people likely don't return forms because they no longer need Medicaid.
People are “transitioning off of Medicaid” because "they are working, making more money, and have access to health care through their employers or the federal marketplace,” Arkansas Medicaid Director Janet Mann said earlier this month. “This should be celebrated, not criticized.”
Insurance companies that run Medicaid programs for states said they are trying to reduce procedural terminations and enroll people in new plans.
The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Elevance Health lost 130,000 Medicaid customers during the recently completed second quarter, as Medicaid eligibility redeterminations began. Chief Financial Officer John Gallina said earlier this month that many people lost Medicaid coverage for administrative reasons but are likely to reenroll in the near future.
Leaders of the insurer Molina Healthcare told analysts Thursday that the company lost about 93,000 Medicaid customers in the recently completed second quarter, mostly due to eligibility redeterminations. Molina officials said they are trying to switch people who no longer qualify for Medicaid to one of the individual insurance plans they sell through state-based marketplaces.
Federal data for April indicates that some states did a better job than others at handling a crush of questions from people about their Medicaid coverage.
In 19 states and the District of Columbia, the average Medicaid call center wait time was one minute or less in April. But in Idaho, the average caller to the state's Medicaid help line waited 51 minutes. In Missouri, the average wait was 44 minutes, and in Florida 40 minutes.
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Associated Press writer Tom Murphy in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON — Morocco made its debut for the Women's World Cup on Monday with a match against Germany. It is one of eight teams making their first appearance at the tournament.
Viewers tuning into the match broadcasts may wonder why the country's abbreviation is listed as "MAR." The reason is actually pretty simple. While most of the scoreboard acronyms, also referred to as FIFA codes, come from the first three letters of a country's name in English, there are exceptions. Morocco is one of those exceptions.
The Arab team will face South Korea on Sunday, July 30 at 12:30 ET.
Why is Morocco 'MAR'?
While the country's English name is Morocco, it's known as Maroc in French.
According to a 2018 report from Slate, even though the official languages of the country are Arabic and Tamazight, French continues to have a powerful position there as a holdover from the colonial era.
Morocco isn't the only team in the Women's World Cup with a country code that differs from that English standard.
Other abbreviations that stand out in the tournament include Spain going by "ESP and South Korea referred to as "KOR."
Morocco’s debut game at the Women’s World Cup ended in a 6-0 loss to two-time champion Germany. The margin of defeat on Monday was the biggest so far at the tournament.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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HVAC technicians in high demand during peak-heat months
This is especially true if your air conditioning unit malfunctions when you need it most.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The heat is taking a toll in more ways than one.
This is especially true if your air conditioning unit malfunctions when you need it most.
HVAC technician Josh Irias said July, one of the hottest months, is when they undoubtedly get the most calls for service.
“On a really busy day we get anywhere from 4 to 5 calls,” he said.
Friday afternoon, Irias helped Vince Librizzi with his AC unit.
“Some of the companies told me they were getting calls all night long,” recalled Librizzi of the demand this time of year.
To avoid an issue, Irias advises keeping your inside filters and your outside AC unit coils clean and have someone run maintenance on your units at least once a year.
If you do run into a problem, he says call a technician.
Irias says the grueling heat can slow his team down a bit, but they will still make sure to get to your house as quick as they can.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Does everyone need a will?
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) -Years after her death, Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has been in the news again because of the fight over a handwritten will found in her couch.
It’s not just rich and famous people who need a legal will, though. If you die without one, your property will be distributed according to state laws - not your wishes.
”You’re going to create those family struggles and who was promised something verbally, but it’s not in writing, and that becomes an issue for families,” said Allan Bonhoff, founder of Arizona Wills and Trusts of Tucson. “By allowing that to happen, sometimes the hostility begins and then you’ve lost your family after you’ve died that family tension is never forgiven. By having those documents, you’re clearly stating what you want to have done and keeping peace within your family.”
Bonhoff said anyone 18 and older in Arizona should consider a will. That’s whether you have a lot - or a little. Even if your circle of friends and family seems very small, leaving them without direction can lead to uncertainty and added pain and stress. It means your estate is likely to spend a year or two in probate. You can clearly identify who should care for children. Without a will, the courts will decide. You can also name an executor.
You may be wondering about holographic or hand-written wills. They are legal in Arizona. But a digital or typed copy is not valid. You must sign it, but though you don’t need witnesses or a notary, it’s a good idea to have one or both to avoid questions and conflict down the road.
Bonhoff said online services can also work fine, but there are lots of nuances to Arizona law, so for (typically) a few hundred dollars, you can meet with a preparer and make sure are the details are right. August is Make a Will Month, so these links can help you get started writing yours.
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A long battle between American Airlines and its pilots seems to finally be nearing its end.
On Thursday, the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American Airlines pilots, said it reached an agreement on an enhanced version of its previous tentative agreement, now referred to as TA 2.0.
TA 2.0 matches terms of agreements reached by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines pilots — a parity request American Airlines pilots asked for when they postponed the vote to ratify the original TA.
The original TA had been increased to more than $9 billion over four years when the 15,000 pilots in APA indefinitely postponed voting to ratify it until further improvements were made to "bring [them] in line with [their] peers."
Though the first TA had finally brought the airline's pay standards to the same level as United, the APA said other benefits, like "quality-of-life" provisions, didn't match up, pushing the union's board to postpone the vote late Sunday evening.
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The union's board of directors then said it would take days, not weeks, to reach a new agreement, and they stuck to their word.
TA 2.0, APA said, now includes all improvements to the original TA that it was asking for, "along with additional improvements." Those include changes in medical reimbursements, per diem, extended sick leave, and more, along with the obvious pay rate increases.
Now TA 2.0 is contingent again on a ratification vote by the union, which is set for August, and on United pilots ratifying their agreement, which gives employees up to a 40% raise.
American Airlines' pay rate matching with United and Delta leaves Southwest Airlines as the only one of the nation's four biggest carriers to not reach a tentative deal with its pilots. The airline has been in unsuccessful contract negotiations with its pilots for years, and its CEO Robert Jordan said there was "nothing new to report."
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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A relentless summer with record-breaking sweltering temperatures is putting the human body to the test.
"We are the warmest we have been in 1,000 years based on the best possible data that we have," said Carlos Del Castillo, the NASA Ocean Ecology Laboratory chief.
Scientific data is forecasting that July will be the hottest month globally on record, and possibly the warmest human civilization has ever experienced.
Dr. Pope Moseley is a research professor at Arizona State University and a lung and intensive care unit physician. He is one of two professors studying the impacts of extreme heat on the body in Arizona, using hospital and population data.
"The majority of people who are affected by heat and who seek hospital care or become seriously ill are not captured under the heat-related illness banner," said Moseley. "Heat is the force multiplier of chronic disease."
He says he wants to highlight the health implications of excessive heat beyond just the data on common heat illnesses.
"More than 65% of people have at least one chronic condition, and 40% have two or more. So, these chronic conditions are activated and made worse by heat," said Moseley.
SEE MORE: Over half the US is under extreme heat or flood warnings
He says research shows that during heat waves, blood stream infections go up, suicides rates tick up 1% to 2%, overdoses increase, and hospitalizations for dementia and heart attacks increase.
A recent report published by the American Heart Association also found that the risk of fatal heart attacks may double when combined with fine particle pollution and heat waves.
In Arizona, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office is at 106% capacity. The coroner's office brought in 10 coolers to store bodies. The county spokesperson says this year is worse than past years, with reports showing 25 heat-associated deaths in the county so far this year.
In April, Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix called on the federal government to add extreme heat to FEMA's list of declarable disasters, a plea that she made again this week to the president. "We would love it if Congress would give you the ability to declare heat a disaster," said Mayor Gallego.
The move would unlock additional resources for emergency relief. Phoenix is forecast to hit or exceed an entire month with temperatures at 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. While other parts of the country can expect to cool off this weekend, there is little relief in sight for the Southwest.
"Phoenix is going to be the place that these health issues are solved, because Phoenix is the place that is ground zero for heat waves right now," said Gallego.
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BEIJING, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chengdu Universiade officially kicked off Friday night in the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, known as the hometown of giant pandas and one of the most vibrant Chinese cities.
Ahead the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping has engaged himself in a flurry of face-to-face high-level meetings with foreign leaders attending the ceremony over the past couple of days.
Behind the tight diplomatic schedule, Xi has highlighted the importance of solidarity, cooperation and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, three key messages shared by the visiting leaders of Indonesia, Guyana, Georgia, Mauritania and Burundi.
Solidarity
In a toast at a welcoming banquet on Friday noon, Xi said the Games, since its inception, has always been "a celebration of youth, solidarity, and friendship."
"We should promote solidarity through sports, build up positive energy across the international community, join hands to tackle global challenges such as climate change, food crisis and terrorism, and shape a better future through cooperation," he urged.
Solidarity, unity and togetherness were also one of the hot topics during the Chinese president's separate meetings with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye.
During the meeting with the Burundian leader, for instance, Xi stressed the importance of solidarity between China and Africa in safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and the international fairness and justice.
Cooperation
During the meetings of the leaders, China and the five countries agreed to further cooperation, such as on trade, infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges.
In a meeting with Xi on Thursday, Widodo said Indonesia is willing to continue to enhance cooperation with China in areas including investment, marine fisheries, food security and healthcare. The leaders witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents following the meeting.
China and Georgia will issue a joint statement and announce the establishment of strategic partnership during Garibashvili's historic visit. Xi hailed the remarkable achievements in cooperation in various fields between the two countries over the past 31 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, while the Georgian prime minister said the elevation of bilateral relations will bring more opportunities to his country.
On Friday, China and Mauritania also signed a cooperation plan on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to enhance bilateral ties.
A community with a shared future for mankind
The term of building a community with a shared future for mankind was repeatedly highlighted during the leaders' meetings, with Indonesia, Guyana, Georgia, Mauritania and Burundi also expressing support for China-proposed initiatives.
While meeting with Xi on Friday afternoon, Ghazouani said Mauritania supports the BRI, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, saying that these initiatives are in line with the norms governing international relations that respect countries' independence and sovereignty and exchanges between different civilizations.
Addressing the welcoming banquet, Xi stressed the importance of deepening exchanges and mutual learning to promote harmony without uniformity in the spirit of inclusiveness and seeing different cultures with an attitude of mutual appreciation and mutual learning.
"The Chengdu Games should be an opportunity for us to champion the common values of humanity and write a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind," said Xi.
In an interview with CGTN, Ali, the Guyanese president, said the Games goes beyond the competitions among the young athletes.
"They can share the experiences, they can share culture, [and] they can share who they are in building a stronger family of humanity," he said.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Global average sea temperatures are at unprecedented highs.
Ocean heat is contributing to significant ice melt and causing coral die-offs.
In places, our instruments are registering what may be the highest ocean temperatures ever recorded on Earth.
Scientists say the oceanic heat waves that have pushed sea surface temperatures to new records this summer are expected to persist, which may continue to contribute to extreme weather later in the year.
Svenja Ryan, a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, told NBC News: "We’re not even at the height of the summer. Typically, the ocean continues to warm until September, so I think certainly we can expect this heat wave to last into the fall."
But experts can't say exactly what exactly to expect in terms of effects — in some cases, the conditions now are unlike anything they've ever seen before.
So researchers are studying whether the warm ocean temperatures are influencing this year's weather. Rainfall patterns may have been affected in places as far apart as Norway, which saw unusually dry conditions this year, and South Asia, where the monsoon that waters rice and other crops has been weaker than usual.
Typically, warmer waters also fuel stronger hurricanes, which draw their energy from the ocean as they move across it.
However, any intensification of this year's storms may be moderated by the characteristic wind shear from the El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific; the competing winds make it difficult for storms to keep their form and strength.
SEE MORE: Rising ocean temps contributing to Florida's dying coral reefs
Looking past just this year's effects, warmer oceans are expected to increase pressure on ocean ecosystems, intensify hurricanes, and accelerate ice loss — which could then cause other imbalances in the climate that we're used to.
Research published this week found that accelerated melting from ice in Greenland is changing the speed of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current, which is expected to eventually destabilize, now possibly as early as midcentury.
A weakening or collapse of the ocean-wide current could disrupt weather patterns on multiple continents, threaten the reliability of agricultural zones and displace millions of people due to sea level rise.
SEE MORE: A major Atlantic Ocean current could collapse as early as 2025
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More patients are skipping the brick-and-mortar hospital to heal at home instead with hospital-at-home programs. And more health care systems are adopting the programs and offering them to patients, especially those 65 and older. The age group makes up a sixth of the U.S. population, and can be at increased risk for secondary infections or falls.
The model is part of health care in other countries too. But critics warn more regulation needs to happen before it is widely adopted in the U.S.
On a recent morning in California, Scripps News met with Pippa Shulman, chief medical officer of Medically Home. The company has partnered with hospital systems like the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. The decentralized health care company invited the media to see how their hospital-at-home service works.
"It could be anywhere electricity, running water, an access to a bathroom, everything else. We can help mitigate and support the patient," said Schulman.
Hospital-at-home, or acute at-home hospital care is for stable, acute-care patients. It would not be used for someone who could be admitted to a hospital with a bad infection, COPD, or heart failure, for example. The patients are discharged more quickly or stay at home completely to heal in their own dwelling.
The model uses telehealth and technology. Think calls with doctors and nurses, and devices like a watch that reads vitals or a medication dispenser, for example, supplemented by visits from health care workers for therapies or tests.
"We can do in-home ultrasound, we can do in-home blood testing, we can do in-home x-ray," Schulman explained.
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On the other end, medical professionals — doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses — are either working from home or in their own command center, having appointments, looking at a patient's vitals, livestreaming, video chatting, and giving them medical advice in real time.
"People think of the tech as sensors and remote this and monitoring," said geriatrician Dr. Bruce Leff."All-important, all true. But I think what they forget, on the other side, is that the tech and the software platforms allow programs to build high-quality, highly safe care, and the ability to coordinate services."
Leff is an early pioneer of hospital-at-home. He started a program at Johns Hopkins in 1994, conducting some of the first clinical research looking into health outcomes for patient care in and out of hospital. The first participants were patients who needed hospital care, but when offered, refused. Hopkins' institutional review board also required the patients to be monitored 24/7 in person.
"Interestingly, more than half the patients refused that because they thought it would be weird to have someone sitting in their home and watching them sleep."
The trend really boomed out of the COVID pandemic, when hospitals were overrun, and some were working with makeshift wards. In November 2020, Medicare rules changed due to the public health emergency. Hospitals were paid the same amount if an acute patient was in the actual hospital room or in their home. Hospitals were also no longer required to provide 24/7 in-person nursing care.
SEE MORE: 1 million dropped from Medicaid as states start post-pandemic purge
Those Medicare rules were extended that same year. They're now set to expire December 2024, and while law requires the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to evaluate the program by then, what happens after is uncertain.
Nearly 300 hospital at-home programs exist in 37 states. And the market is expected to grow to $254 billion over the next seven years.
"My view ... is that in the future, hospitals will become big ERs, ORs and ICU beds. Everything else could and should be moved out to the community," said Leff. "As the tech gets better, we'll see more acuity taken care of in the home. I think ... we'll have improved approaches for engaging with family members in terms of maybe more standardization across programs ... Better training for caregivers, which I think is something we need to be working towards."
But acute health care at home has been met with criticism. The largest nurses' union calls it "home all alone."
"Acute care means that your condition is likely to change and you are likely to experience, or at high risk to experience, complications. So even if you're feeling well, that could change quickly," explains Michelle Mahon, RN. She's the assistant director of nursing practice for National Nurses United.
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National Nurses United also worries the cost will fall onto patients and taxpayers, and warns about the impact on caregivers.
A recent report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues that private equity, hedge funds and venture capital getting in the hospital-at-home game without more regulation and enforcement systems means there would be "incentives for financial interests to take advantage of taxpayer subsidies for private gain and at the risk of lower quality care or heightened inequality across diverse populations."
Dr. Leff is a clinical advisor to Medically Home, and Dispatch Health (another at-home health care provider), among others. He says he thinks "it's always good to be suspicious of how money is moving through the health system."
He also added, "There's absolutely some private equity money in this, but a lot of the money is actually coming in the form of investor partners as opposed to private equity. So take Dispatch Health and Humana, take Medically Home with the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. Those investments are being provided by investor partners who have a strong interest in creating a credible, safe, high-quality model."
The big question is: Does hospital-at-home work? Johns Hopkins' research in their hospital-at-home program showed the cost of hospital-at-home is a couple thousand dollars less, and length of stays were shorter. Cases of delirium — a complication — were dramatically lower.
A 2021 analysis in the Journal of American Medical Association of several studies of hospital-at-home patients found treatment lasted an average of five days longer and had a similar mortality risk. Hospital readmission risk went down 26%.
Limited research shows at-home acute care patients sleep better and have more physical activity. But the latest studies show many patients eligible for at-home acute care are still skeptical. One found more than 60% of patients offered the program turned it down, opting to stay in a hospital.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize the governor’s takeover of Disney World’s governing district.
The judge in state court in Orlando denied Disney’s motion in the lawsuit that says the company wrongly stripped appointees of powers over design and construction at Disney World when it made agreements with predecessors, who were supporters.
The case is one of two lawsuits stemming from the takeover, which was retaliation for the company’s public opposition to the so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation championed by DeSantis and Republican lawmakers. In the other lawsuit, in federal court in Tallahassee, Disney says DeSantis violated the company’s free speech rights.
The governor has touted his yearlong feud with Disney in his run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, often accusing the entertainment giant of being too “woke.” Disney has accused the governor of violating its First Amendment rights.
Attorneys for Disney had argued that any decision in state court would be moot since the Republican-controlled Legislature already has passed a law voiding agreements that the company made with a prior governing board made up of Disney supporters that gave design and construction powers to the company.
The entertainment giant had asked that the state court case be put on hold if it’s not dismissed until the federal lawsuit in Tallahassee was resolved since they covered the same ground and that lawsuit was filed first.
In that case, Disney sued DeSantis and his appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in an effort to stop the takeover, saying the governor was violating the company’s free speech and “weaponizing the power of government to punish private business.”
DeSantis wasn’t a party in the state court lawsuit.
The fight between DeSantis and Disney began last year after the company, facing significant pressure internally and externally, publicly opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, a policy critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”
As punishment, DeSantis took over the district through legislation passed by Florida lawmakers and appointed a new board of supervisors to oversee municipal services for the sprawling theme parks and hotels. But before the new board came in, the company made agreements with previous oversight board members who were Disney supporters that stripped the new supervisors of their authority over design and construction.
In response, DeSantis and Florida lawmakers passed the legislation that repealed those agreements.
Disney announced in May that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. Disney had planned to build the campus about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the giant Walt Disney World theme park resort.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the parent company of beer brand Bud Light, announced Thursday that it would lay off several hundred workers as it attempts to recover from backlash to a sales campaign that included a transgender activist.
The company will shed roughly 350 employees, a spokesperson told The Washington Post, less than 2% of its 18,000-person U.S. workforce. The cuts will come from corporate functions and will not affect brewing, warehousing or sales staff.
“While we never take these decisions lightly, we want to ensure that our organization continues to be set for future long-term success,” Anheuser-Busch chief executive Brendan Whitworth said in a statement.
Bud Light had long reigned as the country’s most popular beer with its blue cans and buzzy ad campaigns. But it was dethroned by Mexican import Modelo in recent months, according to market research data from consulting firm Bump Williams.
Sales of Bud Light had sagged since March, when promotions featuring transgender TikTok producer and activist Dylan Mulvaney upset some conservatives and led to a boycott. Anheuser-Busch InBev distanced itself from the ads amid the uproar, leading some liberals to eschew the brew, too.
The company’s stock is down 11% since the end of March; the S&P 500 is up 10% over the same period.
Conservative boycotts over LGBTQ+ sales campaigns have dented other major brands. Target in June pulled Pride Month merchandise and promotional materials from certain store windows after threats against employees spurred by online disinformation campaigns. The retailer’s stock has fallen 14.5% in the past three months.
The boycotts have become a major emphasis among certain influencers playing up perceived culture war issues.
“We can’t boycott every woke company or even most of them,” Matt Walsh, anti-LGBTQ+ commentator for the right-wing Daily Wire, tweeted in April. “But we can pick one, it hardly matters which, and target it with a ruthless boycott campaign. Claim one scalp then move onto the next.” | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/bud-light-parent-announces-layoffs-in-wake-of-brands-woes/article_b319e832-01df-56df-ab14-05e56602fe0a.html | 2023-07-29T02:03:38 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/bud-light-parent-announces-layoffs-in-wake-of-brands-woes/article_b319e832-01df-56df-ab14-05e56602fe0a.html |
6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two people were shot Friday night in Tampa, but neither of the victims will cooperate with police, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Officers were patrolling in the area of 26th Street and Lake Avenue when they heard gunshots, police said.
One man was found on the ground with a gunshot wound to the knee, according to police. He was taken to a hospital.
During the investigation, a second man was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle with a gunshot to the lower leg, TPD said.
Neither of the men are cooperating with the investigation, according to police.
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4 air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Four air crew members were missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday.
The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Hamilton Island, a Great Barrier Reef tourist resort, at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
A search was underway to find the crew, and their families had been notified, officials said.
A rescue helicopter reported spotting debris Saturday morning near Dent Island in the Whitsunday Islands group.
The Taipan was taking part in Talisman Sabre, a biennial joint U.S.-Australian military exercise that is largely based in Queensland. This year’s exercise involves 13 nations and more than 30,000 military personnel.
Marles said the helicopter ditched, which refers to an emergency landing on water. He said it was taking part in a mission that involved a second helicopter, which immediately started a search and rescue operation.
“Defense exercises, which are so necessary for the readiness of our defense force, are serious. They carry risk,” Marles told reporters in Brisbane. “As we desperately hope for better news during the course of this day we are reminded about the gravity of the act which comes with wearing our nation’s uniform.”
Defense Force Chief Gen. Angus Campbell said Queensland state authorities, members of the public and U.S. military personnel were taking part in the search.
“Our focus at the moment is finding our people and supporting their families and the rest of our team, “ Campbell said. “This is indeed a terrible moment.”
It is the second emergency involving an Australian Taipan this year, after one ditched into the sea off the New South Wales state coast in March. That helicopter was taking part in a nighttime counterterrorism training exercise when it ran into trouble. All 10 passengers and crew members were rescued.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Brisbane for a meeting on Saturday and is due to travel with Marles to north Queensland on Sunday to see the exercise.
The exercise has been paused by the search.
Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid tribute to the missing air crew at the outset of a meeting with their Australian counterparts, Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
“It’s always tough when you have accidents in training, but … the reason that we train to such high standards is so that we can be successful and we can protect lives when we are called to answer any kind of crisis,” Austin said.
“Our guys tend to make this look easy and they make it look easy because they’re so well exercised and rehearsed and trained, and this is unfortunately a part of that, what it takes to get them to where we need them to be,” Austin added.
Blinken said, “We’re so grateful to them for their dedication, for their service, for everything they’ve been doing to stand up for the freedom that we share and that is what unites us more than anything else.”
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A report released on Thursday by the government stated a 2.4% annualized growth in the American economy last quarter, offering reassurance against recession.
U.S. consumer sentiment rose in July to the highest since October 2021 as inflation continued to ease.
The sentiment index climbed to 71.6 from 64.4 last month, according to the final July reading from the University of Michigan. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 72.6, in line with the group’s print earlier in the month.
Consumers expect prices will climb at an annual rate of 3.4% over the next year, up slightly from the 3.3% expected in June, data Friday showed. They still see costs rising 3% over the next five to 10 years.
Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy as wage gains are finally outpacing inflation and unemployment remains low. Separate data out Friday showed key metrics of inflation and wages eased in recent months, adding to growing optimism that a recession can be avoided.
The share of consumers blaming high prices for eroding their living standards fell to 36%, the lowest reading in a year and a half, according to the report. However, this measure for lower-income consumers rose in the month.
“This re-emerging divergence between high- and low-income consumers, if sustained, restores the typical pattern in which higher-income consumers have more favorable sentiment,” Joanne Hsu, director of the survey, said in a statement. “The months ahead will reveal if the recovery in sentiment will be shared across the income distribution.”
The final July reading was somewhat weaker than the one earlier in the month. Since then, gas prices have risen significantly due to a combination of unexpected refinery outages and lower-than-normal stockpiles in key storage hubs, which may risk reigniting inflation.
The current conditions gauge climbed to 76.6 from 69 in June, while a measure of expectations also advanced, the university said. Buying conditions for durable goods improved to the highest level in two years. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/us-consumer-sentiment-rises-to-highest-since-2021-as-prices-ease/article_c6a47b7a-2eac-54fd-8ea3-e36a6c17cd65.html | 2023-07-29T02:03:48 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/us-consumer-sentiment-rises-to-highest-since-2021-as-prices-ease/article_c6a47b7a-2eac-54fd-8ea3-e36a6c17cd65.html |
Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa jewelry store employee shot at three armed robbery suspects on Friday afternoon, according to the Tampa Police Department.
A gray Nissan Altima drove around the parking lot at Liberty Jewelers on West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard before a woman got out and entered the store, police said.
As the woman was leaving after walking around for a few minutes, she held the door open for two men, one who was armed with a hammer, according to police.
The man with the hammer smashed a display case and grabbed multiple items, police said. The second man stood in the doorway and pointed a gun inside at employees and customers.
The store employee shot at the suspects, who left the area. A bullet hit an unoccupied car in the parking lot that belonged to someone who was not involved in the robbery, according to the Tampa Police Department.
No injuries were reported.
“Nobody heard anything,” said Seth Barnash, who owns the car that was hit by a bullet. “My clients and I, we work on music, speakers were up. We didn’t hear anything. We didn’t see anything until there was a knock on my door.”
Barnash works at the Sound Gallery recording studio a few doors down from the jewelry store.
“We really are like a tight-knit community here, especially in the shopping center,” he said.
Barnash watched the surveillance video, including the moment the bullet flew past the suspects and hit his car.
“It’s disappointing,” he said. “This is what I consider to be a nice, pretty safe neighborhood and this is a random occurrence.”
Barnash is hopeful the video will help police identify and arrest the three suspects.
“I’m just glad everybody is safe and I’m OK and the car’s OK, hopefully,” he said. “We’ll take it in tomorrow to the shop and see what’s going on, but it’s been an interesting day.”
Police are now searching for the suspects, who were in the Altima with a white paper tag OTX4425, according to TPD.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old daughter has never grown up. Until recently, she relied on her grandmother to make ends meet. Her grandmother passed away, and now I’m all she has. After she was fired from her civil-service job and evicted from her apartment, she broke her leg in a hiking accident. I got her into an apartment and have been supporting her for a few months now.
Once her leg has healed, she has an entry-level job to return to, however long that lasts. I don’t think it pays enough for her to live on. I offered to pay for training in ANYTHING she’s interested in, but she shows no interest in a part-time job to help with bills. I can’t believe what she tells me because she never learned responsibility, accountability or honesty.
She has now quit texting me because I called her out on her continual excuses, lies and half-truths. I’m committed to paying her rent until her leg is fully healed, but then what? Do I let her go to the street in hopes she’ll learn responsibility? I know what can, and probably will, happen. To say she’s ill-prepared is an understatement.
— FED-UP DAD IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR DAD: Until your daughter learns there are consequences for her irresponsibility, lack of accountability and lying, she will become increasingly dependent on your generosity. That she no longer answers your texts may be a plus.
Continue the arrangement you have with her until her leg has healed and then, finally, let her live with the consequences. It’s the only way she is going to learn. The alternative is to keep supporting her as if she were a child for the rest of your life.
DEAR ABBY: I’m an attractive, fit and emotionally intelligent 43-year-old woman who has been divorced for almost eight years. I have dated during that time, and even had a five-year relationship with someone I thought would be my future spouse, but who turned out to be a waste of time. I ended the relationship three months ago, and I’m ready to date again.
My problem is I have an aversion to online dating. Most of my relationships have been with men I’ve met via other means, but I feel I may need to use this tool to meet people since I’m so busy with work and being a single mother of two (ages 15 and 11). Joining a group or a club can be difficult, and I don’t have many friends who can fix me up. How can I make this process more enjoyable?
— LOOKING FOR LOVE IN NEW JERSEY
DEAR LOOKING: Online dating is enjoyable for some people and abhorrent to others. If the dating pool in your city has shrunk, you may have little choice other than to sign up for some dating apps. Talk to some of your friends and relatives and ask for some pointers. More than a few successful matches have been made online, but understand that it is a sifting process, and you have to be prepared to cope with disappointment if what you want doesn’t happen right away. Keep at it, don’t personalize it (“if at first you don’t succeed ...”) and recognize that every failure heightens the odds of success down the line.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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DEAR HELOISE: We recently had hard tile floors installed in the kitchen and dining areas of our home, and after it was installed, we were told to never use bleach or vinegar on the tiles. So, what should I use to keep our new tile clean?
— Joan F., Suffolk, Virginia
Joan, the best thing to use on hard tile floors is sudsy ammonia. The difference between non-sudsy and sudsy ammonia is the detergent. Be sure to wear gloves when working with ammonia of any kind. You can mix one cup of sudsy ammonia in a gallon of water to clean the floor, but since your tile is brand new, be sure to give the grout at least a week or more to set firmly.
— Heloise
Compact First Aid kit
DEAR HELOISE: I have four boys all under the age of 10, and it seems no matter where we go, someone is always getting hurt. A sliver in a finger, a scraped knee or a bruised elbow are everyday events around here. So, I cleaned out a tall potato chip can and stuffed it with all kinds of first-aid items that I now carry in my car.
My sister loved the idea so much that she did the same thing and even used another can as a sewing kit.
— Colleen N.,
Independence, Missouri
No more buttoning
DEAR HELOISE: My father is very independent, but when he developed arthritis in his hands, he had trouble buttoning his shirts. So, I took his shirts and sewed self-gripping fabric tape on the underside of the buttons and over the button holes. Now he can wear his shirts closed, but they appear to be buttoned up. It’s made it much easier for him to get dressed in the mornings and remove his shirt at night.
— Cynthia E.,
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Filing magazines
DEAR HELOISE: I used to have stacks of craft magazines that collected dust and made my home begin to look like a hoarder’s heaven! Finally I bought a two-drawer filing cabinet. I cut out the craft projects that I’d like to do someday and file them alphabetically.
As I went through those stacks of magazines, I couldn’t remember why I’d kept them. There was nothing in them I wanted! Now my home looks and feels much cleaner and organized.
— Linda R., Elkhorn, Wisconsin
School days
DEAR READERS: Just a reminder that in some states, school will be starting again in August. Always be careful driving around school zones for the safety of the children — and to avoid a very expensive fine.
— Heloise
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Deputy Insurance Commissioner D.J. Bettencourt said the pet insurance business has grown from the first policy written for Lassie in 1982 to $2.8 billion in premiums to insure more than four million pets in the U.S.
CONCORD — Declaring New Hampshire the “most pet-friendly state in the country,” Gov. Chris Sununu signed Friday a two-prong bill (HB 249) to set model standards for the selling of pet insurance legislation and let restaurant owners have a companion dog on the premises.
Sununu also made state law a permissive bill so emergency medical technicians could deliver injured police dogs to veterinary hospitals in their ambulances (SB 268).
“Pets become family,” said Sununu said of the pet insurance measure.
“This law will provide Granite Staters with peace of mind and opportunity to ensure their pets can receive the best care possible. New Hampshire is continuing to fulfill our promise of being the most pet-friendly state in the country.”
Reps. Jess Edwards, R-Auburn, and Anita Burroughs, D-Glen, co-sponsored this bipartisan bill that has New Hampshire join 13 states to adopt a model act for pet insurance the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) drafted with support of the industry.
“Once a policy has been put into effect, this bill would ensure consumers are given the guarantee that benefits are calculated in a fair way,” Edwards told the Senate Commerce Committee during a hearing last spring.
Cari Lee is director of government affairs and public policy with the North American Pet Health Insurance Association.
“This bill is good for consumers because it mandates robust consumer disclosures — especially in a growing market, we believe it is important that all consumers receive comprehensive and clear disclosures, so they are provided with the information they need to understand what they are buying no matter which company they purchase from,” Lee said.
D.J. Bettencourt, deputy insurance commissioner said the Veterinarian Pet Insurance Company in 1982 wrote the first policy in the U.S. for Lassie, the lovable and courageous collie who starred in a TV show.
By the end of 2021, the industry had exceeded $2.8 billion in premiums, he said.
Pet insurance doubled in past five years
This business doubled from 2018-22 with more than 4.4 million pets insured across the country.
“Since pets are treated as property, they are considered a property and casualty product,” Bettencourt said.
This law will standardize definitions of coverage, policy conditions, best practices for training and violations, Bettencourt said.
Elliot Axelman of Hooksett, a past GOP candidate for representative, had opposed the bill on philosophical grounds.
“The government should have no involvement in the free market and certainly should not regulate the pet insurance market,” Axelman said.
The owner of a bed and breakfast asked lawmakers for the second part of this bill after he could not to have animals in the business foyer because it was a shared space.
Dogs are allowed in the restaurant except in the food preparation area of the business.
Bettencourt said the Legislature in 2016 allowed dogs to have similar access, but lawmakers mistakenly struck that section of the law off the books last year.
Lawmakers named the police dog legislation “Max’s Law” in honor of a Portsmouth police canine killed in a training accident.
“Just like the individuals they serve alongside, New Hampshire is standing up to provide for K9 members of law enforcement, search and rescue, and military operations,” Sununu said.
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BEIJING, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chengdu Universiade officially kicked off Friday night in the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, known as the hometown of giant pandas and one of the most vibrant Chinese cities.
Ahead the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping has engaged himself in a flurry of face-to-face high-level meetings with foreign leaders attending the ceremony over the past couple of days.
Behind the tight diplomatic schedule, Xi has highlighted the importance of solidarity, cooperation and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, three key messages shared by the visiting leaders of Indonesia, Guyana, Georgia, Mauritania and Burundi.
Solidarity
In a toast at a welcoming banquet on Friday noon, Xi said the Games, since its inception, has always been "a celebration of youth, solidarity, and friendship."
"We should promote solidarity through sports, build up positive energy across the international community, join hands to tackle global challenges such as climate change, food crisis and terrorism, and shape a better future through cooperation," he urged.
Solidarity, unity and togetherness were also one of the hot topics during the Chinese president's separate meetings with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye.
During the meeting with the Burundian leader, for instance, Xi stressed the importance of solidarity between China and Africa in safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and the international fairness and justice.
Cooperation
During the meetings of the leaders, China and the five countries agreed to further cooperation, such as on trade, infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges.
In a meeting with Xi on Thursday, Widodo said Indonesia is willing to continue to enhance cooperation with China in areas including investment, marine fisheries, food security and healthcare. The leaders witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents following the meeting.
China and Georgia will issue a joint statement and announce the establishment of strategic partnership during Garibashvili's historic visit. Xi hailed the remarkable achievements in cooperation in various fields between the two countries over the past 31 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, while the Georgian prime minister said the elevation of bilateral relations will bring more opportunities to his country.
On Friday, China and Mauritania also signed a cooperation plan on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to enhance bilateral ties.
A community with a shared future for mankind
The term of building a community with a shared future for mankind was repeatedly highlighted during the leaders' meetings, with Indonesia, Guyana, Georgia, Mauritania and Burundi also expressing support for China-proposed initiatives.
While meeting with Xi on Friday afternoon, Ghazouani said Mauritania supports the BRI, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, saying that these initiatives are in line with the norms governing international relations that respect countries' independence and sovereignty and exchanges between different civilizations.
Addressing the welcoming banquet, Xi stressed the importance of deepening exchanges and mutual learning to promote harmony without uniformity in the spirit of inclusiveness and seeing different cultures with an attitude of mutual appreciation and mutual learning.
"The Chengdu Games should be an opportunity for us to champion the common values of humanity and write a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind," said Xi.
In an interview with CGTN, Ali, the Guyanese president, said the Games goes beyond the competitions among the young athletes.
"They can share the experiences, they can share culture, [and] they can share who they are in building a stronger family of humanity," he said.
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Scott Hoying of Pentatonix celebrates love, goes solo with seven-track debut ‘Parallel’
By JOHN RABY
Associated Press
During a two-month break in the a cappella group Pentatonix’s world tour, baritone Scott Hoying became a newlywed. He also broke out on his own, with his most personal music to date. The 31-year-old Grammy winner sings from the heart about falling in love and losing his best four-legged friend in his seven-track solo debut “Parallel.” It’s being released Friday. Other members of Pentatonix have released solo albums before, and going at it alone is something Hoying has thought about for many years, but with much hesitation. Still, the process of finally doing it has been therapeutic. He says it’s given him an opportunity to fortify his creativity and build confidence. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/28/scott-hoying-of-pentatonix-celebrates-love-goes-solo-with-seven-track-debut-parallel/ | 2023-07-29T02:03:57 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/28/scott-hoying-of-pentatonix-celebrates-love-goes-solo-with-seven-track-debut-parallel/ |
Gov. Chris Sununu has asked for federal emergency aid to New Hampshire to relieve roughly $3.1 million in damage from severe winter weather and flooding on April 30 and May 1.
The governor’s letter Friday to President Joe Biden requested that a major disaster be declared for New Hampshire as well as a designation for federal hazard mitigation grants.
The two-day temperature plunge and storm caused significant crop, infrastructure and property destruction across the state, especially in Carroll County, which experienced the worst flooding.
Initial damage assessments that began May 30 included Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford and Sullivan counties, with a focus on Belknap, Carroll and Merrimack, where the damage was most costly and widespread.
Across the state, eligible damages tallied for parks and recreation, roads and bridges and emergency protective measures came to roughly $2.13 million.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation reported over $100,000 in damages to federal highways.
The communities with the highest per capita (estimated cost per resident) impact in Carroll County were Ossipee ($271.78), Eaton ($65.79), Madison/Village District of Edelweiss ($63.10) and Tamworth ($40.26). In Belknap County, Barnstead ($30.70) and New Hampton ($19.29) had the highest per capita impacts. The Merrimack County towns with the highest per capita impact were Hill ($48.84), Danbury ($21.04) and Wilmot ($18.13).
According to investigators’ findings in May, almost all roads in the Town of Ossipee were damaged — seven significantly. The destruction ranged from culverts to full road washouts. At the conclusion of the preliminary assessment, the Town of Ossipee experienced $1.19 million in damages over the two-day period.
The state has also submitted a disaster declaration for eight counties resulting from a severe winter storm March 13-15, which caused roughly $2.65 million in statewide damage. Severe weather between June 17 and July 17, resulted in another $750,000 in damages in the Town of Ossipee alone, according to the governor’s request.
In his letter, the governor stated that federal assistance is necessary for the state and local governments to recover from disaster related losses, and to avoid economic shock to businesses and families through property taxes.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Hyo Joo Kim
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‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.
The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn’t taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.
Any replacement letters or symbols would require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said earlier this week.
Erecting a sign on top of a building also requires a permit, Hannan said Friday.
“Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation,” he said in an email.
Musk unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he remakes the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday.
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla, has long been fascinated with the letter X and had already renamed Twitter’s corporate name to X Corp. after he bought it in October. One of his children is called “X.” The child’s actual name is a collection of letters and symbols.
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India’s opposition is uniting to unseat Modi in next year’s election. Should he be worried?
Analysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN
New Delhi (CNN) — Less than one year before India takes to the polls to elect its prime minister, dozens of the country’s opposition parties have joined hands to form an alliance in a bid to unseat one of the most popular leaders the nation has ever seen: Narendra Modi.
The leaders of 26 political parties formed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, known as INDIA, during a meeting in the southern city of Bengaluru last week, marking a significant step in the months leading up to the general election.
Modi, the populist leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has tightened his grip on India’s democratic institutions in way not seen since 1970s, when Indira Gandhi ruled the country with an iron fist, pushing it toward autocracy.
Since Modi’s rise to power nearly a decade ago, critics say the once secular and democratic founding ethos of the world’s largest democracy is crumbling at alarming speed, with minorities feeling persecuted under the BJP’s majoritarian policies and any criticism of the government facing censorship and punishment.
In the years since becoming prime minister in 2014, M2odi has grown only more powerful and popular, while his opponents have been pushed further to the side.
Now, it appears as if their only chance of winning is to join forces and consolidate their influence.
Next year’s vote is a “fight between Narendra Modi and INDIA,” Rahul Gandhi, the embattled former chair of the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, told reporters after the alliance was formed last week.
While Indian elections remain competitive, taking on the ruling BJP will be a tough challenge, even for the most united of alliances.
The star power of Modi, his divisive but popular rhetoric among India’s Hindu majority, the lack of alternatives and the historic infighting of opposition, means the BJP are well placed to fight off challenges.
But despite previous personality clashes and power ambitions, the 26 opposition leaders appear unified in one goal: to overturn Modi.
Analysts say the BJP might have a reason to worry.
“The meeting should be seen as a serious attempt to form a united front to stop PM Modi’s BJP winning again,” said Niranjan Sahoo, a senior fellow at New Delhi’s Observer Research Foundation.
“Many regional parties sense a fighting chance vis-a-vis a hegemonic BJP under PM Modi.”
On Wednesday, the alliance made its first attempt by tabling a no-confidence motion against Modi for his inaction in the restive state of Manipur, which has seen an eruption of deadly ethnic violence.
The motion is unlikely to succeed, but it carries a symbolic message of an opposition united.
Gathering of important parties
Coined to evoke a sense of nationalism ahead of the 2024 general election, the INDIA alliance in a statement last week emphasized its goal of upholding the country’s democratic institutions.
“The character of our republic is being severely assaulted in a systematic manner by the BJP,” the statement said. “We resolve to fight the systemic conspiracy by BJP to target, persecute and suppress our fellow Indians.”
A key success of the new alliance has been to persuade other regionally important opposition parties to join Congress. That includes the Trinamool Congress, which is influential in West Bengal; the Samajwadi Party, which has a significant voting bloc in India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh; and the Aam Admi Party, which governs Delhi.
It “gathers some of the most important regional opposition parties, as well as a number of smaller formations,” said Gilles Verniers, assistant professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and Co-Director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data, adding it offers a “powerful symbol” of unity.
The coming together of these parties, many of whom have been competing against one another for decades, is significant, and that its leaders are willing to put to their own prime ministerial ambitions to one side, is noteworthy, analysts say.
Sahoo said it was “formidable” that these leaders “have shown a willingness to patch up with their rivals” to defeat the BJP.
“These parties led by Congress can put up a direct fight with the BJP in nearly two-third seats of Lok Sabha elections in 2024.” Sahoo said. “They can share resources and logistics to bridge the wide asymmetry with BJP.”
Millions of new voters
While the opposition parties got together in Bengaluru last week, the BJP and its allies also gathered in the capital New Delhi to celebrate nine years in power.
Modi described the INDIA alliance as a “hardcore corruption convention,” adding the BJP was on course to clinch another victory in 2024.
But analysts say there are signs of anxiety within the BJP, especially after it lost state elections to the Congress in the significant southern state of Karnataka earlier this year – a sign that its divisive Hindu-nationalist policies are not always a guaranteed vote-winner.
The election in Karnataka was the first significant gauge of voter sentiment since former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi embarked on a 4,000-kilometer (2,500-mile) trek across India to revive interest in his once powerful party.
“They are already worried,” Sahoo said. “This is clearly visible from the fact that the BJP brought as many as 38 partner allies to fight the Lok Sabha elections (lower house elections) next year.”
Verniers, from Ashoka University, noted “there will be millions of new voters,” to convince at the next election.
“The BJP must answer for the extraordinary concentration of wealth and for the economic distress that is prevalent in the country,” he said.
Still, Modi remains the face of India. Under his leadership, the country’s influence on the global stage has appeared to grow, with Western allies courting New Delhi and global companies looking to expand their footprint in the world’s most populous nation.
“After 10 years in power, the BJP now represents the establishment, and no longer the outsider force that would transform how politics is done in India,” said Verniers, adding however: “They do have reasons to be worried.”
No clear leader
While the BJP can bank on the popularity of Modi, the INDIA alliance has not yet put forward a leader to challenge him next year.
Gandhi, the former Congress chief and great-grandson of India’s first prime minister, is perhaps the only candidate with the same level of star power, or name recognition, to take on Modi.
But Gandhi remains mired in a legal dispute his allies say is politically motivated, and has seen his status as a lawmaker revoked, leaving him unable to stand in the election next year.
“Having an acceptable PM face is going to be the biggest challenge for the new coalition given they will be campaigning against a popular and demagogic prime minister,” said Sahoo, from Observer Research Foundation.
Gandhi, who was convicted in March of defamation, is challenging that judgment in India’s Supreme Court. A ruling in his favor would see him get reinstated and able to run for prime minister.
It remains a challenge for INIDA to take on the BJP and its allies, but analysts say the new alliance has shaken the ruling order and sets the stage for a dramatic showdown next year.
“This has huge symbolic values which has brought shivers in the (BJP) camp,” Sahoo said. “Regionalism is a major issue in continent-sized democracy and regional parties have the ability to check the national party with deeply unfederal impulses.”
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2nd break found on North Carolina roller coaster
Originally Published: 28 JUL 23 20:21 ET
By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN
(CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say.
The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was made during an investigation into the structural integrity of the closed Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.
The agency said the indication “could be either a break or a crack,” the statement said.
The Fury 325 will stay closed until inspections and repairs happen, park officials have said. It’s one of the tallest and longest rides in a massive park that straddles the North and South Carolina state line. The park says the Fury 325 takes riders to a peak height of 325 feet and reaches 95 mph.
Carowinds said it’s not “uncommon to discover slight weld indications in various locations of a steel superstructure” when conducting a maintenance review, in a statement given to CNN. The park added that such indications “do not compromise the structural integrity or safety of the ride.”
The amusement park closed the roller coaster on June 30 after visitor Jeremy Wagner took a video of the crack and said he immediately showed it to guest services before following up with the Charlotte Fire Department. The fire department called him back and said the ride had been shut down, CNN previously reported.
“I’m not an engineer, but that’s not right,” Wagner thought on his visit to the Carowinds park, he previously told CNN.
At the park with family, Wagner knew something was wrong when he spotted the crack, he told CNN. He pulled out his phone and hit record, zooming in to show the support pillar moving slightly out of place as passengers flew by.
“My daughter and niece rode it six times,” he told CNN.
Carowinds said it “continues to conduct a comprehensive series of detailed tests and inspections” to prepare for the ride’s reopening.
The North Carolina Department of Labor said there is no timeline for issuing the certificate of operation and that the investigation continues.
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Anchor brews its last bottles as employees continue fight to purchase company
By Freddy Brewster
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The last bottles of Anchor Steam, the iconic and namesake beer of Anchor Brewing Co., rolled off the assembly line on Thursday amid an ongoing fight by Anchor Brewing employees to purchase the company.
In fact, the employees alleged that Sapporo, the Japan-based beer company that bought Anchor Brewing Co. in 2017, has refused to share financial information that was made available to other potential buyers.
The group of Anchor Brewing employees announced on July 19 that they were interested in purchasing the company after Anchor Brewing Co. announced it was shuttering the 127-year-old brewery.
The next day, Anchor Brewing Co. released a statement acknowledging receipt of the group’s intent to purchase the company granted they "put forward a bona-fide, legally binding offer to buy the Company, one that includes a verifiable source of funds."
However, just a week later, it seems that the understanding between the two entities has hit a road bump.
"Sapporo informed us that they were refusing to grant us access to this financial information, claiming that it was now too close to the date when they would hand over control of their assets," the group of Anchor Brewing employees announced on Thursday. "This is despite the fact that other prospective buyers had already been given access to this financial information."
The statement says Anchor Brewing employees have been in contact with Project Equity and the Tuttle Law Group. The group of employees wants Sapporo to hand over the desired financial information and to delay handing over the company’s assets until Sept. 2.
"Sapporo stated that they would take an offer seriously from us," the group said in a statement. "Workers have taken this process seriously, through huge emotional turmoil, supporting themselves and their families, and continuing to show up to produce Anchor. Provide the financial information necessary to present a fair offer."
But Anchor Brewing Co. said they treated the group of employees the same as the other potential buyers.
"We welcomed the union employees' offer to participate in the liquidation process," said Sam Singer, spokesman for Anchor Brewing Co.
"The employees can bid for the assets as part of the liquidation of the business," Singer continued. "Once the liquidator is in place the union and other interested parties can gain access after signing a non-disclosure agreement to business information to inform their bids for Anchor Brewing Co. either in whole or in part."
Anchor Brewing Co. cannot extend the deadline because the business is out of money and out of time, he added.
"Anchor remains hopeful that of the many bidders who have expressed interest in buying all or some of Anchor’s assets that one of them will keep the company going for future generations," Singer said. The last bottles of beer were bottled yesterday, a touching and sad moment in time." | https://kion546.com/news/2023/07/28/anchor-brews-its-last-bottles-as-employees-continue-fight-to-purchase-company/ | 2023-07-29T02:04:21 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/07/28/anchor-brews-its-last-bottles-as-employees-continue-fight-to-purchase-company/ |
Bank robbery suspect drops out of ceiling and into recycling bin before he’s arrested, police say
By Sharif Paget, CNN
(CNN) — A bank robbery suspect’s escape was thwarted when he fell into a recycling bin – right where police were waiting for him, authorities said.
Police took the man, 27-year-old Tristan Heidl, into custody after he dropped down from the ceiling of a bank’s drive-thru into a recycling ban in Huron, Ohio, during the early hours of Wednesday, authorities said.
Huron police officers responding to an alarm at VacationLand Federal Credit Union around 2 a.m. heard noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru, according to a news release from the Huron Police Department.
They also saw a blue recycling bin in the middle of a drive-thru lane positioned directly under a roof access door.
Police body cam footage shows officers waiting as the roof’s access door opens and a backpack falls to the ground. Police said the bag contained construction tools.
Shortly after, the suspect dropped down from the ceiling into the recycling bin, body cam footage shows. Then officers rush over and arrest him.
Heidl was charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools, and safecracking. He waived his preliminary hearing on Friday and the case was bound over to the grand jury in the Erie County Common Pleas Court in Sandusky Ohio, Huron Police Chief Terry Graham told CNN. Heidl is now out on a $50,000 bond, Graham added.
CNN has sought comment from Heidl’s attorney.
Huron is located at the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie.
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Nonprofit helping families in Pajaro rebuild homes
PAJARO, Calif. (KION) - Months after the flooding after the Pajaro River levee breach, families are still trying to clean up and rebuild their lives.
Hope Crisis Response Network, a nonprofit group that serves people impacted by disasters, is helping families get back into their homes.
Nearly 2,000 people were forced out of their homes when the levee broke. Getting the resources needed for folks hasn’t been easy.
One family is finally fixing up their home thanks to help from volunteers.
Elia Sosa described the volunteers helping repair her home as angels.
Elia and her family say it's taken months to see some relief. From living at the fairgrounds to motels, they are happy to finally be living in the comfort of their own home.
"So it was just one thing, one obstacle after another. But other people helped us as Hope Crisis helped us a lot," said Elia Sosa, the daughter of Elia.
Hope Crisis Response Network is helping victims of flooding in Pajaro with cleaning supplies and volunteers.
"I hope that they will continue to help until this community is back on its feet," said Jim Near, a volunteer.
Volunteers with HCRN are getting their hands dirty to help with the repairs.
"Pulled the sheet rock off and so the house was dry. And there was a new subfloor put in. On this side of the bedroom. We took up the old subflooring the other side and put new subflooring down, put some new plumbing," said Bob Lee, a volunteer.
Elias's daughter contacted the organization after seeing her parents facing so many challenges.
"It was really sad to see my parents being older. and struggling. So, we just, it was sad watching their hard work, just go to waste," said Sosa.
Language has been a huge barrier. Her parents only speak Spanish and needed her help translating.
"I know that if my parents didn't have us, they wouldn't have gotten all the help that they've gotten," said Sosa.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 84% of people in Pajaro speak Spanish at home. Elia says it wasn’t easy finding resources.
"It was going in circles set a time, but not giving up and just keep knocking on doors," said Sosa.
After receiving little to nothing from insurance and FEMA, Elia is grateful to have found the Hope Crisis Response Network.
There are eight volunteers working in the home. They say hopefully by September the home will be fully repaired.
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The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TARA COPP
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation.
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick’s letter, published on his personal LinkedIn page and circulated Friday across social media, criticizes much of the testimony from a retired Air Force intelligence officer that energized believers in extraterrestrial life and produced headlines around the world.
Retired Air Force Maj. David Grusch testified Wednesday that the U.S. has concealed what he called a “multi-decade” program to collect and reverse-engineer “UAPs,” or unidentified aerial phenomena, the official government term for UFOs.
Part of what the U.S. has recovered, Grusch testified, were non-human “biologics,” which he said he had not seen but had learned about from “people with direct knowledge of the program.”
A career intelligence officer, Kirkpatrick was named a year ago to lead the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, which was intended to centralize investigations into UAPs. The Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies have been pushed by Congress in recent years to better investigate reports of devices flying at unusual speeds or trajectories as a national security concern.
Kirkpatrick wrote the letter Thursday and the Defense Department confirmed Friday that he posted it in a personal capacity. Kirkpatrick did not return messages seeking comment.
He writes in part, “I cannot let yesterday’s hearing pass without sharing how insulting it was to the officers of the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community who chose to join AARO, many with not unreasonable anxieties about the career risks this would entail.”
“They are truth-seekers, as am I,” Kirkpatrick said. “But you certainly would not get that impression from yesterday’s hearing.”
In a separate statement, Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough denied other allegations made by Grusch and other witnesses before a House Oversight subcommittee.
The Pentagon “has no information that any individual has been harmed or killed as a result of providing information” about UFO objects, Gough said. Nor has the Pentagon discovered “any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently.”
Kirkpatrick wrote, “AARO has yet to find any credible evidence to support the allegations of any reverse engineering program for non-human technology.”
He had briefed reporters in December that the Pentagon was investigating “several hundreds” of new reports following a push to have pilots and others come forward with any sightings.
Kirkpatrick wrote in his letter that allegations of “retaliation, to include physical assault and hints of murder, are extraordinarily serious, which is why law enforcement is a critical member of the AARO team, specifically to address and take swift action should anyone come forward with such claims.”
“Yet, contrary to assertions made in the hearing, the central source of those allegations has refused to speak with AARO,” Kirkpatrick said. He did not explicitly name Grusch, who alleged he faced retaliation and declined to answer when a congressman asked him if anyone had been murdered to hide information about UFOs.
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UPDATES: Lightning Delays Friday Night’s Luke Combs Concert in Philly
Luke Combs' concert in Philly at Lincoln Financial Field has been delayed by lightning. The storm has brought lightning and heavy rain to South Philadelphia, as of 9:30 pm.
The show was well underway when the delay was announced shortly before 9:00 pm. The concert's opening acts had already performed. Fans expected Luke to take to the stage around 9:00 pm when they learned of the delay as lightning was reported in the area.
Shortly after (around 9:30 pm), officials with Lincoln Financial Field ordered fans to exit the open seating area as a result of the thunderstorm for safety.
"For your safety, please exit the open seating area at this time and seek shelter along the concourses, utilizing the ramps to spread out. Thank you for your cooperation," stadium officials wrote on social media. "A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for our area. These storms may produce severe conditions, including lightning, and strong winds."
Footage shared on social media showed fans crowding inside the stadium awaiting an update.
The initial announcement about a delay was first shared with fans on monitors throughout the stadium.
That initial message told fans they were awaiting clearance as there was lightning in the area. It was posted just before 9:00 pm on Friday.
"Hey y'all, due to the threat of lightning, we'll be on stage as soon as we get clearance from the stadium. Appreciate your patience."
While concerts are technically rain or shine, they do not happen during a thunderstorm for safety purposes.
And, yes, the weather radar shows a pretty large line of thunderstorms approaching the city of Philadelphia. And, yes, there's a lot of lightning associated with these storms so far.
In fact, here's a look at the weather radar in the area just before 9:30. It appears as if the storm may last a little longer in the area. We'll keep you updated.
If you're in the stadium, stay patient. Concerts often resume after it is safe again. Stadium officials will keep you updated, of course, the best they can.
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‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
By JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.
The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn’t taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.
Any replacement letters or symbols would require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said earlier this week.
Erecting a sign on top of a building also requires a permit, Hannan said Friday.
“Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation,” he said in an email.
Musk unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he remakes the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday.
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla, has long been fascinated with the letter X and had already renamed Twitter’s corporate name to X Corp. after he bought it in October. One of his children is called “X.” The child’s actual name is a collection of letters and symbols.
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3rd inmate gets 24 years for federal prison murder of child sexual abuse ring leader
MILAN, Mich. (AP) — A federal prison inmate was sentenced Friday to more than 24 years for killing a fellow prisoner convicted of leading a child sexual abuse ring.
Alex Albert Castro, 43, of Fontana, California, was sentenced after pleading guilty in March to second-degree murder in the killing of Christian Maire, the mastermind of an international child exploitation ring.
U.S. District Judge Jonathan J.C. Grey ordered the sentence to run consecutively to a 42-year sentence Castro is serving for a drug crime.
Castro stabbed Maire with a shank 28 times in the head, neck and back at Milan federal prison in January 2019, court records say.
Two other inmates, Jason Dale Kechego and Adam Taylor Wright, are accused of kicking and stomping Maire in the head before he was thrown down a flight of metal stairs.
The detention center is on the grounds of a federal prison in Milan, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Detroit. Men are housed at the center while awaiting trial, sentencing or a permanent prison assignment.
Kechego, 41, was sentenced in November to 28 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder. His sentence is running consecutively with a 10-year sentence he already was serving for possession of a stolen firearm.
Wright, 42, of Springfield, Illinois, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in February 2022 and was sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison for his role in the killing.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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Ohtani hits majors-leading 39th home run against Blue Jays, extends HR streak to 3 at-bats
TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch he faced in Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays, going deep in three straight at-bats over two games.
Ohtani’s major league-leading 39th homer came off Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman in the first inning and traveled 397 feet into the right field bullpen at Rogers Centre.
Ohtani streak of homers ended when he struck out swinging on a 2-2 pitch from Gausman in the third inning.
Ohtani homered twice in the second game of a doubleheader at Detroit on Thursday before leaving with cramps. He threw a one-hitter in the opener for his first career MLB shutout.
The two-way superstar became the first player to throw a shutout in one game of a doubleheader and hit one homer — much less two — in the other.
Thursday’s performance against the Tigers came hours after the team confirmed Ohtani will stay with the Angels for the rest of the season before he becomes a free agent.
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Rangers place All-Star catcher Jonah Heim on 10-day IL with a left wrist injury
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The AL West-leading Texas Rangers placed All-Star catcher Jonah Heim on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained tendon in his left wrist.
Heim came out of a game at Houston on Wednesday after hurting his wrist on an awkward swing in the fourth inning. Heim is batting .280 with an .816 OPS, and has 14 home runs and a career-high 70 RBIs in 90 games.
Heim has started 80 of 103 games this season. The switch-hitter leads big league catchers in RBIs (66), hits (89), doubles (23), and runs (tied, 47). His .413 average with runners in scoring position is third-highest among qualifiers.
Mitch Garver started at catcher in the opener of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.
The Rangers also recalled outfielder Bubba Thompson from Triple-A Round Rock, optioned right-hander Owen White to Round Rock and activated right-hander Josh Sborz from the 15-day injured list.
Sborz went 4-4 with a 4.54 ERA in 29 relief appearances before being placed on the 15-day IL on July 15 with right biceps tendinitis.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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2nd break found on North Carolina roller coaster
By Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN
(CNN) — Another break or crack has been found on a North Carolina amusement park ride, weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted a crack in a steel support pillar, state officials say.
The discovery of the additional “weld indication” was made during an investigation into the structural integrity of the closed Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.
The agency said the indication “could be either a break or a crack,” the statement said.
The Fury 325 will stay closed until inspections and repairs happen, park officials have said. It’s one of the tallest and longest rides in a massive park that straddles the North and South Carolina state line. The park says the Fury 325 takes riders to a peak height of 325 feet and reaches 95 mph.
Carowinds said it’s not “uncommon to discover slight weld indications in various locations of a steel superstructure” when conducting a maintenance review, in a statement given to CNN. The park added that such indications “do not compromise the structural integrity or safety of the ride.”
The amusement park closed the roller coaster on June 30 after visitor Jeremy Wagner took a video of the crack and said he immediately showed it to guest services before following up with the Charlotte Fire Department. The fire department called him back and said the ride had been shut down, CNN previously reported.
“I’m not an engineer, but that’s not right,” Wagner thought on his visit to the Carowinds park, he previously told CNN.
At the park with family, Wagner knew something was wrong when he spotted the crack, he told CNN. He pulled out his phone and hit record, zooming in to show the support pillar moving slightly out of place as passengers flew by.
“My daughter and niece rode it six times,” he told CNN.
Carowinds said it “continues to conduct a comprehensive series of detailed tests and inspections” to prepare for the ride’s reopening.
The North Carolina Department of Labor said there is no timeline for issuing the certificate of operation and that the investigation continues.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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- Start Time: 1:00 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Hyo Joo Kim
- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
- Current Rank: 28th (+1)
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- Tee Time: 1:11 AM ET
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Rose Zhang
- Tee Time: 2:17 AM ET
- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +1800
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Linn Grant
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- Current Rank: 12th (-2)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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Ayaka Furue
- Tee Time: 2:28 AM ET
- Current Rank: 52nd (+3)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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Four Australian defense personnel missing after helicopter crashes during wargames
By Angus Watson and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
Sydney (CNN) — Four Australian defense personnel are missing in the water off the east coast of Australia after they were forced to ditch their Taipan helicopter in the sea during wargame drills late Friday.
Speaking at a press conference in Brisbane on Saturday, Defense Minister Richard Marles said the search was ongoing for the four crew of the Australian Army helicopter.
“We meet this day with a heavy heart. Last night, just after 10.30, an Australian Army helicopter, an MRH-90, ditched in waters close to Hamilton Island. The helicopter was engaging in a two-helicopter mission,” Marles said.
“There were four air crew aboard. Because there was another helicopter present, a search and rescue was able to commence immediately. As we speak to you now, the four-air crew are yet to be found. The search and rescue continues,” he added.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said their “thoughts are with loved ones of the missing” in a joint statement with his Marles, also the deputy prime minister.
“All Australians hold them in our hearts and we hold onto hope as the search and rescue teams go about their work right now. We have the utmost confidence in their professionalism and skill,” it said..
The mission was a part of large-scale military drills involving the United States, known as Talisman Sabre.
The drills are held every other year, alternating between the two countries, and also often involve other allied forces.
The exercises have been paused to allow all participants “regardless of their nation, to reach out and let their families know what is going on,” Talisman Sabre Exercise Director Brigadier Damien Hill said at the Brisbane press conference.
Marles said the families of the four-missing crew “have been notified of this incident and our hopes and our thoughts are very much with the air crew and their families. Our hopes are very much with the efforts of the search and rescue crews as they go about their work right now.
Friday’s crash is the second time this year the Australian Army has been forced to ditch an MRH-90 Taipan into the sea. Two injuries resulted from the previous incident in March, which was put down to engine failure.
In 2019 the Australian government announced it would retire its entire fleet of Airbus-manufactured Taipans years ahead of schedule, describing the Taipans as a “project of concern for the last decade.”
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Singer detained for dropping shorts on stage at festival in China’s ‘City of Rock’
By Berry Wang and Kathleen Magramo, CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) — A singer who pulled down his pants during a performance at a rock festival in northern China has been detained by authorities, the latest incident highlighting the fine line artists must tread in a country where the space for free expression is highly limited.
In a statement Monday, the local culture bureau of Shijiazhuang city said the singer – identified by the surname Ding – was detained by police for “damaging social morality.” Meanwhile, a show organizer was fined $28,000 and suspended from hosting concerts, it added.
Videos on Chinese social media show the frontman of the band Violent Champagne drop his shorts during a gig at the Rock Home Town festival in the city on Saturday.
“Drop the briefs!” audience members can be heard chanting in the videos. But the footage shows the singer keeping his underwear on.
The recent return of live performances after years of pandemic lockdowns has been welcomed by music lovers in China.
But as the events in Shijiazhuang have showed, authorities keep a close watch and react to anything perceived to cross unacceptable political or moral lines.
Shijiazhuang, the capital of the Hebei province surrounding Beijing, has been known for its indie music scene, something city officials have been keen to capitalize on.
Earlier this month the city announced it would host the Rock Home Town festival until October to help attract tourists and boost consumption amid China’s sluggish post-Covid economic recovery.
But many commentators online questioned how dedicated officials really were to the ethos of rocking out in the wake of the singer’s detention.
“Shijiazhuang wants to be the City of Rock, but do you have that gene?” said a comment on China’s Twitter-like Weibo following the singer’s detention.
“Before you start to rock, you are rolled away,” another quipped.
The Shijiazhuang culture bureau said Violent Champagne were not part of the festival’s official lineup, according to a report in state-run Jimu News.
In its statement Monday, the bureau said it would “strengthen supervision of performances” at the event.
“We hope that performers and staff will consciously abide by laws and regulations, strengthen morality, and provide healthy and positive entertainment for audiences,” it said.
Shijiazhuang was put on the music map in 2010 when the song “Kill the One from Shijiazhuang” by local band Omnipotent Youth Society was released and became a hit.
The melancholic tune carried lyrics depicting a man’s frustration with the banality of life – a sentiment that resonated among many in the predominantly working class province known for its iron and steel industries.
The song came back into the limelight again in 2021 when the Communist Youth League of Hebei changed the title to “The Shijiazhuang man that can’t be killed,” recasting the lyrics glorifying China’s resilience and its rapid economic development in the past decades.
That rendition received an immediate backlash on China’s video sharing platform Bilibili, with many netizens criticizing the awkward instillation of “positive energy” by party officials into a song that originally had a very different sentiment.
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Fact check: RFK Jr.’s misleading viral claim about Secret Service protection
By Daniel Dale, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Joe Biden, baselessly suggested Friday that the Biden administration is singling him out for rare treatment by denying him Secret Service protection.
Kennedy tweeted that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had decided that Secret Service protection for him is “not warranted at this time.” Kennedy said this denial came after nearly three months with no response to his campaign’s request for Secret Service protection and despite his campaign having submitted a 67-page report “from the world’s leading protection firm, detailing unique and well established security and safety risks aside from commonplace death threats.”
CNN has no reason to dispute any of that; the Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on Kennedy’s tweet, which had received more than 12 million views as of Friday afternoon. But Kennedy began the tweet as follows: “Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me.”
That is highly misleading.
Facts First: Kennedy’s suggestion that he is being treated differently than every other presidential candidate since 1968 is baseless. In reality, the vast majority of candidates in modern presidential primaries never receive Secret Service protection because they are not deemed “major” candidates – and it would be nearly unprecedented for even a major candidate to receive protection this early in a campaign if they did not already have it on account of currently or previously serving in the White House. A CNN review of presidential campaigns dating back to 1980 found that only then-Senator Barack Obama, who faced unique threats as a Black man with a realistic chance to become president, was granted Secret Service protection as early in a campaign as Kennedy is seeking it.
“We’re too far out from the election,” and Kennedy “just doesn’t meet the criteria,” said Jonathan Wackrow, a CNN law enforcement analyst and former Secret Service agent. “He’s not a major presidential candidate. You can make as many requests as you want; unless you meet that criteria that have been set forth, it’s just not warranted.”
Kennedy is entitled to argue that he should be given special treatment because of his family’s history. His father, the senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963. When another uncle, Sen. Ted Kennedy, was considering a 1980 presidential run, President Jimmy Carter preemptively granted him Secret Service protection before he even launched his campaign.
But that was the exception, not the rule; Carter’s decision came in September 1979, later in the campaign cycle than we are today in the 2024 cycle; and the junior Kennedy is inaccurately insinuating that being denied protection at this point amounts to differential treatment.
In response to CNN’s request for comment for this fact check, Kennedy campaign manager Dennis Kucinich called our assessment of the tweet “pretty ignorant” and argued that we have been unable to understand the trauma inflicted on the nation by the Kennedy assassinations of the 1960s. He also noted that Obama did have Secret Service protection at this point in the campaign.
What federal law and guidelines say
Federal law authorizes Secret Service protection for “major” presidential and vice presidential candidates. The law says it’s up to the secretary of Homeland Security, after consulting with a bipartisan committee of House and Senate leaders, to decide who counts as a “major” candidate. The Obama administration laid out a non-exhaustive list of criteria in 2017 to help determine who should be bestowed “major” status.
The criteria include being the formal or de facto nominee of a major party (Kennedy is a distant longshot to beat Biden for the Democratic nomination); the candidate polling at 15% or higher for 30 consecutive days in the RealClearPolitics average or a similar system (Kennedy was above 15% in the RealClearPolitics average in May and much of June but has been below 15% every day since June 22 and was at 13.7% on Friday – about 50 points behind Biden); the Secret Service having conducted an assessment of threats to harm the candidate (it is not clear what specific threats Kennedy has faced or whether a Secret Service assessment has occurred); and operating a national campaign with such features as a national campaign “apparatus,” regular appearances in multiple states, and publishing ads of some kind (it is not clear how big Kennedy’s campaign apparatus is; he has made appearances in various states; the tracking firm AdImpact told CNN Friday that it has not yet seen any spending from Kennedy’s campaign on ads for television, radio, Facebook or Google, though it is possible he has published some other kind of ad).
When previous presidential candidates got Secret Service protection
The Homeland Security secretary is allowed to offer a candidate Secret Service protection even if they fail to meet any of the specific criteria. But the historical record shows that it would be highly unusual for a candidate to be given protection at this point in the campaign cycle, more than 15 months before Election Day.
Starting with the 1980 campaign (as far back as CNN could quickly find details on Friday), Obama was the only presidential candidate to be newly granted Secret Service protection this far from Election Day or earlier. Almost all of the presidential nominees, including Biden in 2020, did not have their protection begin until less than a year before Election Day, contemporaneous news reports show.
2020: Biden received Secret Service protection in March 2020, less than eight months before Election Day; he was the front-runner for the Democratic nomination at the time. (Biden’s protection from having served as vice president had expired in mid-2017.) Republican nominee Donald Trump already had protection in 2020 because he was president.
2016: Trump received Secret Service protection in November 2015, less than a year before Election Day, when he was the clear Republican front-runner. Republican rival Ben Carson, a Black man who had placed first or second in multiple polls that fall, also got protection in November 2015.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton already had protection because she had been first lady. Her main rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, got protection in February 2016, about nine months before Election Day.
2012: Obama already had protection because he was president. Republican candidate Herman Cain, a Black man, received protection in November 2011, less than a year before Election Day, reportedly because he had received threats. Competitive Republican candidates Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and eventual nominee Mitt Romney all received protection in February 2012 or March 2012 – well under 10 months before Election Day in each case.
2008: Democratic candidate Clinton already had protection because she had been first lady. Obama, the eventual Democratic nominee, received protection in May 2007, about 18 months before Election Day, the earliest any candidate had received it. Republican nominee John McCain received protection late, less than seven months before Election Day, after resisting it for months.
2004: Republican nominee George W. Bush already had protection because he was president. Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry received protection in February 2004, less than nine months before Election Day, when he was the front-runner for the nomination. His leading rival, Sen. John Edwards, was authorized for protection around the same time.
2000: Democratic nominee Al Gore already had protection because he was vice president. Bush accepted it in March 2000, less than eight months before Election Day, after clinching the Republican nomination.
1996: Democratic nominee Bill Clinton already had protection because he was president. After resisting, Republican nominee Bob Dole accepted it in March 1996, less than eight months before Election Day, after he had clinched the nomination. Another Republican candidate, Pat Buchanan, had received protection in February 1996 after winning the New Hampshire primary.
1992: Republican nominee George H.W. Bush already had protection because he was president. Clinton received protection in February 1992, just under nine months before Election Day.
1988: Republican nominee George H.W. Bush already had protection because he was vice president. Republican candidate Pat Robertson got it in December 1987, less than a year before Election Day, after citing potential threats; Democratic candidate Jesse Jackson, a Black man who had received threats, was granted protection in November 1987. Other Democratic candidates got protection in January 1988, and nominee Michael Dukakis finally accepted it in May 1988 after resisting.
1984: Republican nominee Ronald Reagan already had protection because he was president. Eventual Democratic nominee Walter Mondale received it in January 1984, less than 10 months prior to Election Day, along with some other candidates in the primary; Jackson had received it in November 1983, less than a year before Election Day.
1980: Democratic nominee Carter already had protection because he was president. Eventual Republican nominee Reagan and other candidates in that primary got protection in January 1980, less than 10 months before Election Day. (As we mentioned above, Carter granted Democratic rival Ted Kennedy preemptive protection in September 1979.)
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How to watch as France vs. Brazil highlights exciting Day 10 of Women’s World Cup
By Matias Grez, CNN
(CNN) — Day 10 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup should prove to be a thriller.
Saturday’s action is highlighted by the mouth-watering clash between European giant France and South American juggernaut Brazil, with As Canarinhas knowing a win will secure passage through to the last 16.
Elsewhere, Sweden takes on Italy, before the potentially historic match up between Jamaica and Panama rounds off the day’s action.
How to watch
In the US, the matches will air on your local Fox channel. You can also stream the matches by signing in with your TV provider at foxsports.com or on the Fox Sports app. Telemundo and Peacock are providing Spanish-language coverage.
Seven Network and Optus Sport are broadcasting matches in Australia and the BBC and ITV have the rights in the United Kingdom.
A full breakdown of media rights holders in each country is available on the FIFA website.
Sweden vs. Italy starts at 3:30 a.m. ET, France vs. Brazil kicks off at 6 a.m. ET and Panama takes on Jamaica at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Sweden vs. Italy
With victories in their opening Group G matches, and with Argentina and South Africa drawing on Friday, both Sweden and Italy can qualify for the knockout stages with another three points.
Sweden will be the favorite going into Saturday’s first match, but the growth of women’s football in Italy has continued since the national team reached the second round of the knockout stages for the first time in its history four years ago in France.
The Swedes needed a 90th-minute winner to edge past South Africa in its opening group match, denying Banyana Banyana a first ever Women’s World Cup point, and will certainly need to improve significantly to get past Italy.
Italy’s 16-year-old sensation Giulia Dragoni – nicknamed ‘Little Messi’ – played a crucial role in the heart of the team’s midfield as Le Azzurre earned a narrow 1-0 win.
France vs. Brazil
It’s not often you get a heavyweight clash such as this in the group stages of the World Cup.
There is an added layer of intrigue given France’s 0-0 draw against Jamaica in its opening match, with the pressure firmly on Les Bleues to try and avoid an early exit in Australia and New Zealand.
Brazil, conversely, was impressive in its opening match against Panama, running out a comfortable 4-0 winner. Talisman and icon Marta, playing in her sixth and final World Cup, could come back into the starting lineup against France after starting on the bench against Panama.
France, ranked fifth in the world, will be buoyed by the number of chances it created against Jamaica, but will need to be far less wasteful in front of goal to have any chance of beating Brazil.
Panama vs. Jamaica
After securing the team’s first ever point at a Women’s World Cup, Jamaica will be full of confidence that it can go one better against Panama.
The Reggae Girlz were hugely impressive against France in that goalless draw but will have to try and overcome Panama without star player Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw, who was sent off for a second bookable offense late in the previous game.
With the country appearing at a Women’s World Cup for the first time, Panama’s players were reduced to tears during the national anthem ahead of the match against Brazil.
The team will certainly have more of a chance against Jamaica and will likely be eying a first ever Women’s World Cup point.
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(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a rough week for Trader Joe’s after the popular grocery store chain had to notify customers on Thursday and Friday about products potentially containing foreign matter.
On Friday, Trader Joe’s announced it was recalling frozen falafel balls (SKU# 93935) that may contain rocks.
The recalled falafel was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One day earlier, Trader Joe’s warned customers that its “Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup” may contain insects. Trader Joe’s says there have not been reported cases of illness from the soup.
The recalled soup (SKU# 68470) has the Use By dates of 07/18/23 – 09/15/23.
A third recall, updated Tuesday to include a sell by date, warns that there may be rocks in the company’s Almond Windmill Cookies and the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.
Those cookies have the following dates:
- Almond Windmill Cookies: SELL BY 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23
- Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies: SELL BY 10/17/23 through 10/21/23
In all of the recalls, anyone who bought or received a donation containing one of the potentially tainted items is urged to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe’s for a refund.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The search is on for the person who allegedly shot and wounded two people early Friday morning in Brooklyn, the NYPD said.
Bullets hit a 16-year-old girl who was not the target, police said.
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Brazilian justice officials said Thursday they can’t approve a U.S. request to extradite an alleged Russian spy because they have already been processing Moscow’s own request for the man.
Cherkasov is serving a sentence in Brazil on charges of using fraudulent documents.
Brazil’s justice minister, Flávio Dino, said on Twitter that Cherkasov will remain imprisoned in Brazil for the time being. A Russian request for Cherkasov on allegations of drug trafficking had been conditionally approved by Brazil’s Supreme Court earlier this year, making Brazil unable to complete the U.S. request, the Brazilian Justice Ministry stated. However, the Russian request is also pending Brazil’s own spying investigation into Cherkasov.
Paulo Ferreira, one of Cherkasov’s lawyers, could not immediately be reached for comment Friday night. He told the Wall Street Journal his client is not a Russian spy.
The Justice Department and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Justice Department’s March complaint alleges Cherkasov acted as a type of deep-cover Russian agent called an “illegal.” Such agents operate without any known link to their home government and often build elaborate false identities.
Cherkasov lived under the alias Victor Muller Ferreira, a Brazilian citizen, but U.S. and Brazilian authorities say he was actually born in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.
Cherkasov was seen by some as a potential bargaining chip in a prisoner swap the United States is seeking to negotiate in exchange for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held in Russia on espionage allegations. Gershkovich and the Journal both say the charge is false, and the State Department says he has been wrongfully detained. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/28/sergey-cherkasov-russian-spy-extradition-denied/ | 2023-07-29T02:05:50 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/28/sergey-cherkasov-russian-spy-extradition-denied/ |
TEMPEDriver pleads guilty in self-driving car crashArizona RepublicRafaela Vasquez speaks with her attorney during a court hearing for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed Elaine Herzberg, at Maricopa County Superior Court on July 28, 2023, in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin, APRafaela Vasquez speaks with her attorney during a court hearing for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed Elaine Herzberg, at Maricopa County Superior Court on July 28, 2023, in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin, APRafaela Vasquez speaks with her attorney during a court hearing for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed Elaine Herzberg, at Maricopa County Superior Court on July 28, 2023, in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin, APRafaela Vasquez, right, speaks with her attorney Albert Jaynes Morrison during a court hearing for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed Elaine Herzberg, at Maricopa County Superior Court on July 28, 2023, in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin, APMaricopa County Superior Court Judge David W. Garbarino speaks during a hearing for Rafaela Vasquez for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed Elaine Herzberg at Maricopa County Superior Court on July 28, 2023, in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin, APMaricopa County Superior Court Judge David W. Garbarino speaks during a hearing for Rafaela Vasquez for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed Elaine Herzberg at Maricopa County Superior Court on July 28, 2023, in Phoenix.Ross D. FranklinThis March 18, 2018, file photo from video from a mounted camera provided by the Tempe Police Department shows an interior view moments before an Uber SUV hit a woman in Tempe, Ariz. Rafaela Vasquez, the backup Uber driver involved in the first death involving a fully autonomous vehicle, has pleaded guilty to endangerment.APTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in Tempe.Tempe Police DepartmentTempe police released photographs from the pedestrian death involving an Uber self-driving car. A 49-year-old woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Volvo operated by Uber while crossing a street in TempeTempe Police Department | https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/tempe/2023/07/28/photos-driver-pleads-guilty-in-self-driving-car-crash/70490053007/ | 2023-07-29T02:05:53 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/tempe/2023/07/28/photos-driver-pleads-guilty-in-self-driving-car-crash/70490053007/ |
A fierce line of furious thunderstorms tore across the Washington area Friday night and, fueled by the heat of one of summer’s hottest days, ripped down electrical wires, toppled trees, poured down torrents of rain and interrupted Metro service.
Pete Piringer, spokesman for the county fire and rescue service, said there was “pretty significant damage” throughout the Wheaton/Glenmont and Wheaton Woods neighborhoods. Many streets were closed, he said.
Service was interrupted for a time on Metro’s Red Line after a tree fell across tracks in the Rockville area. Stranded boaters were rescued from the Potomac shore in the upper part of Montgomery.
The storms swept across the region from the west, on a day when the temperature touched 96 degrees in Washington for the second consecutive day. The reading is the highest made for Washington so far this year.
The heat came as a blanket of moist air covered the area through most of the day Friday, discouraging outdoor activity, preventing the evaporation of perspiration and, particularly significant, providing fuel for the creation, growth and development of thunderstorms.
At two consecutive hours late Friday evening, it seemed clear that the atmosphere could hold little more moisture. At 4 p.m., the heat index noted that the “feels like” temperature was 108 degrees. The dew point had reached a fairly insufferable 76 degrees.
Being outdoors gave the sense that the atmosphere had amassed almost all the water vapor it could possible hold. Something, it seemed, would have to break. In the next hour, it seemed that the air around us was loading up with even more moisture.
The sun beat down. It all gave a sense that after the moderate weather we had enjoyed, the true Washington summertime was asserting itself. The dew point had inched up a notch to 77. The heat index said Washington felt like it was 109 degrees. Skies turned darker. In some spots, they seemed an unnatural pale yellow or perhaps even green.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — School is not out for summer for some kids in Brooklyn, but they still look forward to going to the classroom each day. PIX11’s Mr. G found out what has the students so excited to attend Launch Charter School’s Summer Adventure Academy.
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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A teenage boy disappeared in the water at Jacob Riis Park on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens Friday evening, officials said.
The teenager was reported missing around 7:45 p.m. after he went underwater and didn’t surface, NYPD officials said. Aviation, harbor and dive units are all searching for the teen, according to police.
Police believe the teen was with at least one other swimmer when he disappeared underwater.
The incident happened a day after a 15-year-old boy went missing in the water while playing with his brother at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. The search continued on Friday for the 15-year-old who is presumed to have drowned. | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/teen-disappears-in-water-at-jacob-riis-park-on-rockaway-peninsula-officials/ | 2023-07-29T02:05:56 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/teen-disappears-in-water-at-jacob-riis-park-on-rockaway-peninsula-officials/ |
(The Hill) – President Biden on Friday made his first public remarks about his 4-year-old grandchild Navy, the daughter of his son Hunter Biden, after silence from the White House over the young girl amid legal disputes between her parents.
Biden said, in a statement exclusively provided to People, that his son and Lunden Roberts, the mother, are working to provide a life for her.
“Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward,” the president said. “This is not a political issue, it’s a family matter. Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy.”
The New York Times earlier this month published a piece about the child, writing that she’s never met Hunter Biden or her grandfather. After that was published, the White House dealt with questions in the briefing room from reporters asking whether Biden accepted Hunter Biden’s daughter in Arkansas as his granddaughter.
Roberts, who is in Arkansas, filed a paternity suit against Hunter Biden in May 2019, and the younger Biden appeared in court this May. In June, he reached a settlement in his child support case after he was ordered to sit for a deposition under oath to answer questions about his finances.
An anonymous source told People that the president and first lady Jill Biden have been “giving Hunter and Lunden the space and time to figure things out” and have been “following Hunter’s lead” throughout the legal proceedings involving the young girl.
Hunter Biden’s personal and legal troubles have been increasingly in the spotlight lately. He appeared in a Delaware court Wednesday, where his plea deal on federal tax and gun charges was put on hold by a judge who questioned the scope of the agreement. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/biden-offers-first-statement-on-hunters-4-year-old-daughter/ | 2023-07-29T02:05:57 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/biden-offers-first-statement-on-hunters-4-year-old-daughter/ |
(The Hill) — A federal judge in Montana issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the state from enforcing a law that bans certain drag performances, writing in an order that the law likely suffers from “constitutional maladies.”
Montana’s House Bill 359, passed by the state’s majority Republican legislature and signed into law by GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte in May, prohibits schools or libraries that receive state funding from hosting a drag story hour or “sexually oriented performance.” Performances are also prohibited from taking place in public or in the presence of a minor.
A group of 10 plaintiffs challenged the law in federal court earlier this month, arguing that the bill is “breathtakingly ambiguous and overbroad.” Plaintiffs include Adria Jawort, a transgender and two-spirit author whose lecture at a public library in Butte was canceled last month after officials determined that having her speak posed “too much of a legal risk” under the new law.
Montana Pride, the host of an annual LGBTQ Pride celebration in Helena, joined the lawsuit last week, arguing that city officials — as a result of the law — have withheld permits that are needed for this year’s Pride festival, which is slated to run from July 30 to August 6.
“The thirtieth annual Montana Pride is slated to begin in less than two days,” Chief Judge Brian Morris wrote in Friday’s order. “Plaintiffs, along with the approximately 15,000 Montanans who wish to attend the events, cannot avoid chilled speech or exposure to potential civil or criminal liability under H.B. 359 in the absence of the extraordinary remedy of a [temporary restraining order.]”
Republicans in the state legislature this session had argued the law was necessary to protect children from “mature themes” and obscene material.
But “Montana law already protects minors from obscene material,” Morris wrote Friday.
On top of that, the state conceded during a July 26 hearing that the statutory text of House Bill 359 regulates speech and expression outside of what is considered “legally obscene.”
The law additionally “contains no carveout for speech or expression with serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value,” Morris argued, and the First Amendment protects “at least some of the speech and expression” regulated by the law.
Morris noted in the order that the only two other district courts to have considered First Amendment challenges to similar state drag bans in Tennessee and Florida “have confirmed that those laws constitute facially content-based restrictions” and are therefore discriminatory.
A federal judge in June ruled that a Tennessee law banning drag shows in public or where children could view them is unconstitutional. The same month, a federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a similar ban on drag performances.
Attorneys for the state had sought to distinguish the Montana law from those of Florida and Tennessee on the basis that those laws failed to define “lewd.” But Morris on Friday argued that Montana’s drag ban also failed to define it.
The measure also fails to define “lascivious,” “flamboyant or parodic persona,” “salacious dancing” and “sexual manner,” Morris wrote. “The absence of definitions for these terms raises concerns for the Court about vagueness and overbreadth.”
In a statement to the Montana Free Press following Friday’s order, Montana Pride’s lead organizer, Kevin Hamm, said the court “got it right.”
“As I said throughout the legislature, drag is art. And drag bans not only infringe on free speech, but they are crafted (by design) to be so broad to allow for discrimination against trans & nonbinary people as well,” state Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr posted Friday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in response to Morris’s decision.
Zephyr, one of two openly transgender lawmakers in Montana, was censured by House Republicans in April after she said legislators who voted to pass a bill banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors would have “blood on your hands.”
In a statement to The Hill, Emily Flower, a spokesperson for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), who is a defendant in the case, said the state will present its response at an upcoming preliminary injunction hearing.
“We look forward to presenting our written response and full argument at the upcoming preliminary injunction hearing to defend the law and protect minors from sexually oriented performances,” she said. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ | 2023-07-29T02:05:59 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ |
(KTLA) – A labor union representing thousands of hotel housekeepers in Southern California is asking Taylor Swift to postpone her upcoming concerts at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood until they are paid “a living wage.”
UNITE HERE Local 11 published an open letter to the pop star in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday.
“We make beds, clean bathrooms, and take care of every guest need. Your shows make our hotels a lot of money,” the letter reads. “In Los Angeles, hotels are doubling and tripling what they charge because you are coming. They also add junk fees on rooms, just like Ticketmaster does. But we see none of it.”
Hotel workers have been staging labor actions in the Los Angeles area since the start of July as they negotiate for increased pay and benefits. They have also joined striking Hollywood writers and actors on the picket lines.
Experts predict Swift’s 52-night, 20-city tour will become the highest-grossing of all time. It is also having a notable economic impact on each city she visits with the surge of Swifties snatching up hotel rooms at jacked-up rates.
She is slated to perform six straight nights at SoFi Stadium beginning August 3.
Union leaders hope Swift will lend support to their cause.
“She has taken on corporate greed to make sure artists get fairly compensate and that those workers behind the scenes in her own music get the treatment they deserve,” Ada Briceno, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11, said at a rally on Thursday outside of the Hyatt Regency at LAX.
There is no indication the pop star is considering postponing her Inglewood shows. KTLA’s request for comment on Thursday was not immediately returned. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/taylor-swift-urged-to-postpone-los-angeles-area-shows/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:10 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/taylor-swift-urged-to-postpone-los-angeles-area-shows/ |
(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a rough week for Trader Joe’s after the popular grocery store chain had to notify customers on Thursday and Friday about products potentially containing foreign matter.
On Friday, Trader Joe’s announced it was recalling frozen falafel balls (SKU# 93935) that may contain rocks.
The recalled falafel was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Washington D.C.
One day earlier, Trader Joe’s warned customers that its “Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup” may contain insects. Trader Joe’s says there have not been reported cases of illness from the soup.
The recalled soup (SKU# 68470) has the Use By dates of 07/18/23 – 09/15/23.
A third recall, updated Tuesday to include a sell by date, warns that there may be rocks in the company’s Almond Windmill Cookies and the Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies.
Those cookies have the following dates:
- Almond Windmill Cookies: SELL BY 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23
- Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies: SELL BY 10/17/23 through 10/21/23
In all of the recalls, anyone who bought or received a donation containing one of the potentially tainted items is urged to throw it away or return it to Trader Joe’s for a refund.
Customers with questions may contact Trader Joe’s Customer Relations at (626) 599-3817 [Mondays-Fridays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT] or send Trader Joe’s an email. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:16 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ |
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — If you are looking to escape the heat, 2 NEWS you covered with a list of fun indoor activities that can be found throughout the Dayton area.
America’s Packard Museum
420 S Ludlow St. Dayton, OH 45402
Are you an automotive enthusiast, or just looking for a fun and nostalgic blast from the past? You should explore America’s Packard Museum, which carries the largest collection of Packard cars and artifacts in the world.
Also — Mark your calendar! America’s Packard Museum is throwing a special Gala, known as the Packard Spring Fling, next April. In addition, they will be hosting John Davis from Motorweek as a featured guest speaker.
You can learn more about the museum, as well as upcoming events, on their website.
Barbenheimer
Heavenly air-conditioning. Buttery popcorn. Cozy seats. Even in today’s digital streaming age, there is still a sense of wonder that comes along with catching a flick (or two!) at the movie theater — and now might be one of the best times to do it.
Two major films, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” are drawing massive crowds to theaters across the country, with “Barbie” grossing a record $162 million at the domestic box office, and “Oppenheimer” hitting $82.5 million, according to AP News. You can join in on the cinematic experience too by heading to a local theater.
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is a vital piece of our country’s aviation history, and it is consistently being updated with fresh exhibits and things to see. Even if you’ve ventured there before, it’s always a totally new experience.
They have a great deal going on, with upcoming events such as a free Introduction to Becoming a Pilot program for local students and a Fitness Under the Wings Yoga Class. You can learn more on their website.
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
2600 DeWeese Pkwy Dayton, OH 45414
The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is described as a children’s museum, science and technology center and zoo — all in one! They are committed to providing the community with science-focused programs and family fun.
Each year, the museum hosts four dates that offer free admission, and one is coming up next month on August 5. More information about these free admission days can be found on the museum’s website.
Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center
1 W 2nd St, Dayton, OH, 45402
Looking to treat your cultural side and by immersing yourself in the arts? The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, lovingly known as The Schuster Center to locals, is a top-notch facility where you can find local, national and even international entertainment. It is housed in the heart of Downtown Dayton.
Some upcoming performances include Toussaint Louverture, This is Tom Jones! and The Producers. You can find a full list of upcoming performances on the Dayton Live website.
Wright Cycle Company
22 S Williams St, Dayton, OH 45402
Fun fact: Did you know that the Wright brothers at one point had their own bicycle business?
It’s true! It was right here at the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton where they began to manufacture their own brand of bicycles, which gave the brothers the mechanical experience and financial resources necessary to begin their experiments into powered human flight, according to the National Park Service.
The building is part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and the National Aviation Heritage Area.
You can learn more about Wright Cycle Company on their website.
Community Calendar
Still looking for more? You can also find a Community Calendar featured on the WDTN website that is consistently updated with the latest events happening around the Miami Valley. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/beat-the-heat-with-these-fun-indoor-activities-in-dayton/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:19 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/beat-the-heat-with-these-fun-indoor-activities-in-dayton/ |
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — It's the quiet part of the season at Jason Vander Kooy's Mount Vernon dairy farm, but he still burns through 250 gallons of diesel on an average day.
"It is something that we need and to be charged extra for it, that's the frustrating part," says Vander Kooy.
This year, a fuel surcharge attached to the state's Climate Commitment Act went into effect -- designed to cut greenhouse emissions through a carbon capturing plan.
One key reason it passed through the legislature is that it exempts farms from the fee. But some fuel distributors are passing the charge on to farmers.
Vander Kooy says one of them is Marathon Petroleum.
Months after farmers sounded the alarm, the surcharge is still costing Vander Kooy an extra 68 cents per gallon -- up to $500 a day.
That's 30 cents more than the surcharge was in May.
"You know, we're here working every day, just trying to make a living and produce quality food," says Vander Kooy. "It's almost like we're being punished for working."
Farmers blame the Washington state Department of Ecology for a flawed system they say provides no way for suppliers to track and report exempt fuels, so they simply pass the cost on to customers.
The law also has no teeth and no fines for suppliers who flaunt it.
The Washington Policy Center says the state's farmers are paying an additional $33 million in diesel, alone, this year.
"I can't pass this cost on to somebody else," says Vander Kooy. "I am the guy at the end of the line."
But now farmers are fighting back.
"Distributors are picking the pockets of farmers and they're justifying it by saying the refineries pick their pocket," says Dan Wood, executive director of the Washington Dairy Farm Federation. "Justifying theft because someone stole from you is a very poor strategy."
The federation is publishing the names of fuel distributors who are not adding the surcharge. So far there are nine of them across the state.
"So, our expectation is the rest of them will stop charging the farmers, or they will lose their customers," says Wood.
Meantime, the fall harvest is coming, and Vandr Kooy expects his fuel costs to double.
"It makes it tougher and tougher to farm in Washington state," he said.
A spokesman for Marathon Petroleum sent KING 5 a statement that read, in part:
"We are committed to adhering to the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Cap and Invest program. Our teams are working diligently to follow the guidelines set forth by the State of Washington to determine the types of documents required, in order for the multiple clientele and resellers serviced by our direct customers, to claim a fuel has been used for a Cap and Invest program exempt purpose." | https://www.king5.com/article/money/farmers-fight-illegal-fuel-surcharge/281-a2546228-a1f0-45c7-9e48-8e24a455addb | 2023-07-29T02:06:19 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/money/farmers-fight-illegal-fuel-surcharge/281-a2546228-a1f0-45c7-9e48-8e24a455addb |
A long battle between American Airlines and its pilots seems to finally be nearing its end.
On Thursday, the Allied Pilots Association, the union representing American Airlines pilots, said it reached an agreement on an enhanced version of its previous tentative agreement, now referred to as TA 2.0.
TA 2.0 matches terms of agreements reached by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines pilots — a parity request American Airlines pilots asked for when they postponed the vote to ratify the original TA.
The original TA had been increased to more than $9 billion over four years when the 15,000 pilots in APA indefinitely postponed voting to ratify it until further improvements were made to "bring [them] in line with [their] peers."
Though the first TA had finally brought the airline's pay standards to the same level as United, the APA said other benefits, like "quality-of-life" provisions, didn't match up, pushing the union's board to postpone the vote late Sunday evening.
SEE MORE: Solving the airline pilot shortage may require multiple solutions
The union's board of directors then said it would take days, not weeks, to reach a new agreement, and they stuck to their word.
TA 2.0, APA said, now includes all improvements to the original TA that it was asking for, "along with additional improvements." Those include changes in medical reimbursements, per diem, extended sick leave, and more, along with the obvious pay rate increases.
Now TA 2.0 is contingent again on a ratification vote by the union, which is set for August, and on United pilots ratifying their agreement, which gives employees up to a 40% raise.
American Airlines' pay rate matching with United and Delta leaves Southwest Airlines as the only one of the nation's four biggest carriers to not reach a tentative deal with its pilots. The airline has been in unsuccessful contract negotiations with its pilots for years, and its CEO Robert Jordan said there was "nothing new to report."
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | https://www.abc15.com/american-airlines-again-reaches-tentative-contract-with-pilots | 2023-07-29T02:06:19 | 0 | https://www.abc15.com/american-airlines-again-reaches-tentative-contract-with-pilots |
HURON, Ohio (WJW) – A suspected bank burglar was busted when he gave new meaning to the term “direct deposit.”
Police in Huron, Ohio watched as the suspected bank thief dropped from the ceiling over the drive-thru, right in front of their eyes.
Police body camera video obtained by the WJW shows the incident. Officers can be heard ordering the suspect on the ground, and then helping get him out of the recycling can. The suspect was not injured.
“In my 35-plus years in law enforcement, this is the first time I ever saw a suspect fall into a garbage can,” said Huron Police Chief Terry Graham.
Graham said around 2:12 a.m. Wednesday, police received an alarm from the VacationLand Federal Credit Union located on University Drive East.
While checking the building, officers could hear noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru.
They also noticed the recycling can positioned in the middle of the drive-thru lane, directly under a roof access door. The officers heard noises coming from inside the bank and patiently waited.
“I am most impressed with our officers’ patience in a very difficult situation,” the chief said. “The tactics they used, I think, substantially contributed to no one being injured and the suspect being taken into custody.”
Tristan Heidl, 27, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and safecracking.
Police say Heidl had a backpack full of construction tools.
“He did get inside the bank and attempt to open numerous areas in the bank that contain money,” the chief said.
Police say Heidl was unable to get inside the safe and crash-landed with empty pockets.
“He didn’t get a dime,” Graham said.
Heidl is being held in the Erie County Jail on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court soon. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:22 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ |
(KTLA) — Come on Barbie, let’s go to the theme park!
Mattel is launching its first-ever theme park in Glendale, Arizona. Mattel Adventure Park will highlight all of its brands such as Barbie, Masters of the Universe, Hot Wheels and Thomas & Friends.
The city first made the announcement last year in a press release. However, there’s no exact date as to when the park will open, but according to Travel and Leisure, it will open sometime in 2024.
“From rides and attractions that appeal to the tiniest of tots, to a double-looping launch coaster designed for speed, to a flying theater adventure that shoots for the stars – Mattel Adventure Park is built to delight guests of all ages,” the park’s website read.
Barbie fans will be able to live in their own Barbie world by hanging out in the Barbie Beach House. The exhibit will feature the Barbie flying theater, which will take “riders on a journey from deep underwater to outer space.”
“Our unique indoor/outdoor design keeps your family cool and comfortable on even the hottest Arizona day with acres of air-conditioned space for your enjoyment,” the park website read.
The space is to be about nine acres large.
Visitors can even dress like Barbie through the Dream Closet Experience.
The “state-of-the-art hologram technology” will “help curate the ultimate wardrobe.”
Guests can rest their feet and try a signature pink cocktail at the Barbie Rooftop while also enjoying “panoramic views of the property.”
“Mattel Adventure Park will be even more engaging and entertaining at launch, with the addition of these iconic Mattel brand experiences,” said Julie Freeland, Senior Director, Global Location Based Entertainment, Mattel. “The expansion of this flagship attraction brings together the largest representation of Mattel’s beloved brands in a live space as never before.”
The park currently has a Facebook page and recently posted a graphic featuring an animation of some of the experiences expected.
The park will feature a nine-hole mini golf attraction that will also be an immersive experience with some Mattel Games.
Imagine playing golf while also dealing with some Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots.
For fans of Master of the Universe, the iconic Castle Grayskull will be transformed into an over 4,500 square-foot laser tag arena. Fans will “have the power to fight for Eternia.”
“We are extremely excited to add Barbie, Masters of the Universe and Mattel Games-themed attractions and rides to an already outstanding offering in development at the first-ever Mattel Adventure Park. We have spared no expense to bring these iconic brands to life in ways that will delight visitors of all ages for years to come,” said Mark Cornell, President, Epic Resort Destinations.
A camera monitoring the construction of the park is currently up on the Mattel Adventure Park website. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/mattel-theme-park-to-bring-barbie-world-to-life/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:25 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/mattel-theme-park-to-bring-barbie-world-to-life/ |
PHOENIX — To play on a major league field takes hard work that typically only major leaguers know.
There’s a group of Valley high schoolers however who are on the path to greatness with a big opportunity on the national stage next week.
Wearing personalized Arizona Diamondbacks' Serpientes jerseys the young baseball players are the future of America’s pastime in Arizona.
Angel Valenzuela plays first base for the Diamondbacks Nike RBI team, a group of 16-18-year-olds all from Valley high schools in lower-income communities.
”I actually grew up about two minutes from here, I can see chase field from my house,” said Valenzuela.
On Sunday, the squad will head to Vero Beach, Florida to play in their version of the World Series.
But beforehand, the squad got a chance to train at Banner Health Sports Medicine, where Valenzuela discovered something he already knew... having the bat speed to hit 99 miles per hour at just 18 years old.
“I was like wow. I always felt like I had it in me, I just needed that to Tell me I could do it,” he said.
Before Friday’s game against the Mariners, Arizona D-backs players offered advice to the young players before they take the big stage at Jackie Robinson Field in Florida. Amongst the MLB players was Alek Thomas, a former Nike RBI product himself from the Chicago area.
It's a program that allows underserved communities to have baseball resources.
When asked if Thomas would be where he is today if it wasn’t for the RBI program, he said “It’s useful helpful, it put us on the map and showed us what Chicago is all about.”
For more info on all teams playing in Florida, click here.
Information on how to watch Nike RBI: https://www.mlb.com/rbi | https://www.abc15.com/news/uplifting-arizona/valley-high-schoolers-repping-d-backs-head-to-florida-for-nike-rbi-world-series | 2023-07-29T02:06:25 | 0 | https://www.abc15.com/news/uplifting-arizona/valley-high-schoolers-repping-d-backs-head-to-florida-for-nike-rbi-world-series |
TACOMA, Wash. — A woman attempting to get her stolen car back was shot just outside the Tacoma Mall Friday afternoon.
The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive, according to the Tacoma Police Department.
The woman was the victim of a car theft on Thursday and was trying to get her car back when the shooting occurred, according to police.
The victim and another person approached the suspected thieves at approximately 2:30 p.m., then a physical fight ensued, according to police. There were two suspects, a male and a female, in the alleged stolen car when the fight broke out.
The female suspect shot the victim with a handgun during the fight, according to police
The suspects fled the scene shortly after the shooting and remain at large.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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NEW YORK (PIX11)– The first heat wave should become official by Saturday as temperatures are forecasted to hit 90 degrees or above for the third day in a row.
The humidity will continue to be around and make it feel more like around 100 degrees. Ending the probable heat wave is a cold front that will bring the potential of strong to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon.
A more refreshing air mass moves in for Sunday and it will linger into the next work week. Friday night will remain to be warm and muggy.
A weak frontal boundary to the south may bring the threat of stray thunderstorms to Central and Southern New Jersey. The rest of the region should stay dry with temperatures only dropping in the upper 70s.
A stray thunderstorm cannot be ruled out on Saturday morning.
During the middle part of the day, the sun will be out, and temperatures are expected to soar into the lower 90s and make the heat wave official. Adding in the high humidity, it will feel more like around 100 degrees once again. In the afternoon, a cold front will sweep across the region bringing in scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Some of these storms could be on the severe side with damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. While a low risk, a brief tornado and some hail cannot be ruled out as well.
The storms should diminish on Saturday evening, leaving us with a pleasant Sunday. Expect partly cloudy skies and much lower humidity. It will feel delightful as temperatures top out in the lower 80s.
The pleasant stretch continues into much of next week as temperatures hold in the lower 80s. We should stay dry until possibly Friday when the system approaches. | https://pix11.com/weather/heat-wave-coming-to-tri-state-region-this-weekend/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:28 | 0 | https://pix11.com/weather/heat-wave-coming-to-tri-state-region-this-weekend/ |
HURON, Ohio (WJW) – A suspected bank burglar was busted when he gave new meaning to the term “direct deposit.”
Police in Huron, Ohio watched as the suspected bank thief dropped from the ceiling over the drive-thru, right in front of their eyes.
Police body camera video obtained by the WJW shows the incident. Officers can be heard ordering the suspect on the ground, and then helping get him out of the recycling can. The suspect was not injured.
“In my 35-plus years in law enforcement, this is the first time I ever saw a suspect fall into a garbage can,” said Huron Police Chief Terry Graham.
Graham said around 2:12 a.m. Wednesday, police received an alarm from the VacationLand Federal Credit Union located on University Drive East.
While checking the building, officers could hear noises coming from inside the roof area over the drive-thru.
They also noticed the recycling can positioned in the middle of the drive-thru lane, directly under a roof access door. The officers heard noises coming from inside the bank and patiently waited.
“I am most impressed with our officers’ patience in a very difficult situation,” the chief said. “The tactics they used, I think, substantially contributed to no one being injured and the suspect being taken into custody.”
Tristan Heidl, 27, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools and safecracking.
Police say Heidl had a backpack full of construction tools.
“He did get inside the bank and attempt to open numerous areas in the bank that contain money,” the chief said.
Police say Heidl was unable to get inside the safe and crash-landed with empty pockets.
“He didn’t get a dime,” Graham said.
Heidl is being held in the Erie County Jail on a $50,000 bond. He is due back in court soon. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ | 2023-07-29T02:06:31 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/watch-ohio-bank-burglary-suspect-falls-from-ceiling-lands-in-recycling-can-near-officers/ |
Set up is underway inside Paradise Valley Community College Friday where teens from across the area are putting aside rivalries in a critical collaboration to save lives.
“We can’t do what we do without you guys, and you guys are helping us save lives every day,” said Teen Lifeline clinical director Nikki Kontz to the group.
In a show of solidarity, more than 30 high school football players, cheerleaders and marching band members are recording a public service announcement in hopes of preventing teen suicide.
The teens are bravely stepping in front of a camera crew and mustering up the courage to urge others to ask for help.
“If you’re struggling with thoughts of suicide, don’t give up, there is help and there is hope,” said one teen into the camera.
The students are here in support of Teen Lifeline. A peer-to-peer hotline that is available in the Valley for going on 37 years now.
“At Teen Lifeline they can call and talk to someone their own age, someone who understands what it’s like to be a teenager,” said Kontz.
They’re taking the same approach with their latest PSA by putting the teens front and center. Students like Deacon Shea were determined to be part of the solution.
“When I tell someone you’re not alone, it’s like I’m their shoulder, someone they could talk to, if they’re struggling, they can reach out to me,” said Shea.
Navi Bruzon recently found out one of his friends was considering taking his own life. Thankfully the support around the young man at the time prevented a tragedy.
“He definitely was going through a tough time and he’s glad he didn’t end it, so you know I’m glad to be doing this for people like him, close friends that I had no idea about,” said Bruzon.
Many times, we don’t see the signs, making Teen Lifeline that much more important.
“Let people know how you’re feeling because you matter, and your life has purpose,” said Mikayla Patterson.
The PSA’s will hit TV screens and social media feeds in September as part of Teen Suicide Prevention Month. But if you need help now, these young men and women are here for you anytime.
Click here to learn more about Teen Lifeline.
If you're a teen in the Valley and need to talk to someone call the Teen Lifeline hotline at (602) 248-8336.
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BURIEN, Wash. — After a two-day hearing in March, the Washington Medical Commission (WMC) issued a final ruling, suspending the medical license of Burien cosmetic surgeon Kristine Brecht for five years.
The WMC ruled Brecht violated the conditions of an Agreed Order she signed in 2021. The order allowed her to keep her medical license but prevented her from performing “any procedures that require sedation.”
She was also ordered to “cease and desist” performing surgeries in her unlicensed same day surgery center.
State investigators found Brecht did not abide by the orders by performing several “complex” plastic surgeries with sedation in her unlicensed surgery center in 2022. They included tummy tucks, fat transfers, breast augmentations and liposuction.
Brecht appealed a Summary Action Order of September 2022, which ordered her to cease practicing as a physician or surgeon. The commission found one of her cases in 2019 led to the death of 54-year-old Shannon Etter of West Seattle. Investigators wrote Brecht cased “severe harm or death to a human patient.”
In the appeal, Brecht testified she believed performing the procedures did not violate the agreed order because she used a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to administer sedation in procedures that didn’t technically require sedation, according to legal documents.
The commission did not agree with Brecht. They found her acts of violating the agreed order were “intentional,” and that she lacked “remorse,” or “awareness the conduct was wrong.”
“The end result is good and it really is a great relief,” said Mary Frances Duggan, the mother of Shannon Etter. “How many more people could she hurt? If she was allowed to continue, especially since she never admitted that she did anything wrong. You just can’t do that. You’re dealing with people’s lives. And you just cannot do things you’re not qualified to do.”
A 2021 KING 5 investigation found the WMC received at least 17 complaints about the doctor. In several cases the state found violations for her use of anesthesia. Instead of using general anesthesia or IV sedation, Brecht relied on pills like oxycodone, Ambien and lorazepam, even for high-risk surgeries, with no anesthesiologist in the room.
“At no time do I believe that I put any patients at risk,” Dr. Brecht wrote in 2020. “None of the patients in (the state’s case) suffered injuries as a result of my care and treatment.”
Samantha Blankenship, age 33 of Burien, went to Dr. Brecht in 2021 for liposuction, before the license restriction. She said Brecht gave her several oxycontin and a “handful of other pills,” for the procedure that left her feeling “out of it” for three days.
“It was pretty horrific. Nobody should have that much medication in their system,” Blankenship said. “I felt like I was overdosed. It was scary because I felt like I could have died having all that medication in my system.”
Like other patients who spoke with KING 5, Blankenship thought Brecht was a board-certified plastic surgeon. She was shocked when finding Brecht’s specialty is family practice medicine.
“I thought she was a plastic surgeon because of everything on her website made it seem like that,” Blankenship said. “I’m absolutely horrified. I’m a single mom. If something would happen to me what would my kids do? I’m angry. That angers me that this has happened so many times and happened to me.”
Brecht can apply to have her medical license reinstated in five years, with several additional rules. One of them mandates Dr. Brecht must change her website to make it clear she is not a plastic surgeon, but a board-certified family medicine doctor. The commission wrote her marketing practices were “potentially misleading to patients.”
“Lots of people fell for that, and my daughter died,” Duggan said. “It’s just been really, really difficult to think that this had to happen.”
Brecht cannot operate a solo practice again and will also have “strict monitoring and oversight of her practice by the WA Medical Commission indefinitely,” according to the WMC.
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(The Hill) — A federal judge in Montana issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, blocking the state from enforcing a law that bans certain drag performances, writing in an order that the law likely suffers from “constitutional maladies.”
Montana’s House Bill 359, passed by the state’s majority Republican legislature and signed into law by GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte in May, prohibits schools or libraries that receive state funding from hosting a drag story hour or “sexually oriented performance.” Performances are also prohibited from taking place in public or in the presence of a minor.
A group of 10 plaintiffs challenged the law in federal court earlier this month, arguing that the bill is “breathtakingly ambiguous and overbroad.” Plaintiffs include Adria Jawort, a transgender and two-spirit author whose lecture at a public library in Butte was canceled last month after officials determined that having her speak posed “too much of a legal risk” under the new law.
Montana Pride, the host of an annual LGBTQ Pride celebration in Helena, joined the lawsuit last week, arguing that city officials — as a result of the law — have withheld permits that are needed for this year’s Pride festival, which is slated to run from July 30 to August 6.
“The thirtieth annual Montana Pride is slated to begin in less than two days,” Chief Judge Brian Morris wrote in Friday’s order. “Plaintiffs, along with the approximately 15,000 Montanans who wish to attend the events, cannot avoid chilled speech or exposure to potential civil or criminal liability under H.B. 359 in the absence of the extraordinary remedy of a [temporary restraining order.]”
Republicans in the state legislature this session had argued the law was necessary to protect children from “mature themes” and obscene material.
But “Montana law already protects minors from obscene material,” Morris wrote Friday.
On top of that, the state conceded during a July 26 hearing that the statutory text of House Bill 359 regulates speech and expression outside of what is considered “legally obscene.”
The law additionally “contains no carveout for speech or expression with serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value,” Morris argued, and the First Amendment protects “at least some of the speech and expression” regulated by the law.
Morris noted in the order that the only two other district courts to have considered First Amendment challenges to similar state drag bans in Tennessee and Florida “have confirmed that those laws constitute facially content-based restrictions” and are therefore discriminatory.
A federal judge in June ruled that a Tennessee law banning drag shows in public or where children could view them is unconstitutional. The same month, a federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a similar ban on drag performances.
Attorneys for the state had sought to distinguish the Montana law from those of Florida and Tennessee on the basis that those laws failed to define “lewd.” But Morris on Friday argued that Montana’s drag ban also failed to define it.
The measure also fails to define “lascivious,” “flamboyant or parodic persona,” “salacious dancing” and “sexual manner,” Morris wrote. “The absence of definitions for these terms raises concerns for the Court about vagueness and overbreadth.”
In a statement to the Montana Free Press following Friday’s order, Montana Pride’s lead organizer, Kevin Hamm, said the court “got it right.”
“As I said throughout the legislature, drag is art. And drag bans not only infringe on free speech, but they are crafted (by design) to be so broad to allow for discrimination against trans & nonbinary people as well,” state Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr posted Friday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in response to Morris’s decision.
Zephyr, one of two openly transgender lawmakers in Montana, was censured by House Republicans in April after she said legislators who voted to pass a bill banning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors would have “blood on your hands.”
In a statement to The Hill, Emily Flower, a spokesperson for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), who is a defendant in the case, said the state will present its response at an upcoming preliminary injunction hearing.
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On Friday, Washington, D.C. metro rail authorities announced that the city's commuter train lines would be slowed down to 35 mph on above-ground tracks because of extremely hot weather.
The service said that passengersshould expect delays, which had the possibility of causing issues in Washington's many open-air stations without air conditioning.
The issue is not unique to just the U.S. capital, as other major cities have expressed worry that high temperatures could cause major issues for commuter rail operations.
In Los Angeles, officials called extreme heat the "most pervasive risk that metro faces," the LAist reported in 2019.
The heat could cause failures with signal switches, station elevators and other mechanical equipment.
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In a study that included researchers from Northwestern University's engineering school, Professor Alessandro Rotta Loria stated, "Subsurface temperature rises can also cause transportation infrastructure and public health issues, such as overheated subway rails that force trains to slow down or stop to avoid incidents with significant economic costs associated with the delay of public transportation services."
The study authors wrote, "Urban areas increasingly suffer from subsurface heat islands: an underground climate change responsible for environmental, public health, and transportation issues. Soils, rocks, and construction materials deform under the influence of temperature variations and excessive deformations can affect the performance of civil infrastructure."
In New York City, officials tried the short-term solution of placing fans in subway stations to try and create more breeze, and cool down subsurface temperatures.
Masoud Ghandehari, a professor at NYU of Urban Systems Engineering said he doesn't believe it's "financially viable" to ventilate the subway system in that city, and said it may not be physically possible.
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A relentless summer with record-breaking sweltering temperatures is putting the human body to the test.
"We are the warmest we have been in 1,000 years based on the best possible data that we have," said Carlos Del Castillo, the NASA Ocean Ecology Laboratory chief.
Scientific data is forecasting that July will be the hottest month globally on record, and possibly the warmest human civilization has ever experienced.
Dr. Pope Moseley is a research professor at Arizona State University and a lung and intensive care unit physician. He is one of two professors studying the impacts of extreme heat on the body in Arizona, using hospital and population data.
"The majority of people who are affected by heat and who seek hospital care or become seriously ill are not captured under the heat-related illness banner," said Moseley. "Heat is the force multiplier of chronic disease."
He says he wants to highlight the health implications of excessive heat beyond just the data on common heat illnesses.
"More than 65% of people have at least one chronic condition, and 40% have two or more. So, these chronic conditions are activated and made worse by heat," said Moseley.
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He says research shows that during heat waves, blood stream infections go up, suicides rates tick up 1% to 2%, overdoses increase, and hospitalizations for dementia and heart attacks increase.
A recent report published by the American Heart Association also found that the risk of fatal heart attacks may double when combined with fine particle pollution and heat waves.
In Arizona, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office is at 106% capacity. The coroner's office brought in 10 coolers to store bodies. The county spokesperson says this year is worse than past years, with reports showing 25 heat-associated deaths in the county so far this year.
In April, Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix called on the federal government to add extreme heat to FEMA's list of declarable disasters, a plea that she made again this week to the president. "We would love it if Congress would give you the ability to declare heat a disaster," said Mayor Gallego.
The move would unlock additional resources for emergency relief. Phoenix is forecast to hit or exceed an entire month with temperatures at 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. While other parts of the country can expect to cool off this weekend, there is little relief in sight for the Southwest.
"Phoenix is going to be the place that these health issues are solved, because Phoenix is the place that is ground zero for heat waves right now," said Gallego.
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Global average sea temperatures are at unprecedented highs.
Ocean heat is contributing to significant ice melt and causing coral die-offs.
In places, our instruments are registering what may be the highest ocean temperatures ever recorded on Earth.
Scientists say the oceanic heat waves that have pushed sea surface temperatures to new records this summer are expected to persist, which may continue to contribute to extreme weather later in the year.
Svenja Ryan, a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, told NBC News: "We’re not even at the height of the summer. Typically, the ocean continues to warm until September, so I think certainly we can expect this heat wave to last into the fall."
But experts can't say exactly what exactly to expect in terms of effects — in some cases, the conditions now are unlike anything they've ever seen before.
So researchers are studying whether the warm ocean temperatures are influencing this year's weather. Rainfall patterns may have been affected in places as far apart as Norway, which saw unusually dry conditions this year, and South Asia, where the monsoon that waters rice and other crops has been weaker than usual.
Typically, warmer waters also fuel stronger hurricanes, which draw their energy from the ocean as they move across it.
However, any intensification of this year's storms may be moderated by the characteristic wind shear from the El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific; the competing winds make it difficult for storms to keep their form and strength.
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Looking past just this year's effects, warmer oceans are expected to increase pressure on ocean ecosystems, intensify hurricanes, and accelerate ice loss — which could then cause other imbalances in the climate that we're used to.
Research published this week found that accelerated melting from ice in Greenland is changing the speed of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current, which is expected to eventually destabilize, now possibly as early as midcentury.
A weakening or collapse of the ocean-wide current could disrupt weather patterns on multiple continents, threaten the reliability of agricultural zones and displace millions of people due to sea level rise.
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DeSantis hits back at 'DC Republican' Tim Scott over Florida slavery curriculum: 'Speak the truth'
Black scholars helped construct the new curriculum that has seen staunch opposition from VP Harris and other liberals
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit back at fellow White House contender Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Friday after the latter criticized Florida's new school history curriculum and its approach to teaching about slavery.
"I think part of the reason our country has struggled is because D.C. Republicans all too often accept false narratives, accept lies that are perpetrated by the left," DeSantis said during a campaign stop. "And to accept the lie that Kamala Harris has been perpetrating even when that has been debunked – that's not the way you do it."
"The way you do it, the way you lead is to fight back against the lies, is to speak the truth. So I'm here defending my state of Florida against false accusations and against lies. And we’re going to continue to speak the truth," he added.
On Thursday, Scott called for DeSantis to clarify how Florida teaches students about slavery after the governor defended the state's new curriculum from similar criticism by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
"There is no silver lining in slavery," Scott said. "The truth is, anything you can learn that — any benefits that people suggest you had during slavery, you would've had as a free person. What slavery was, was really about separating families, about mutilating humans and even raping their wives. It was just devastating."
"I would hope that every person in our country, and certainly running for president, would appreciate that," he added.
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The criticism from Scott and Donalds joins that from Vice President Kamala Harris and left-wing media outlets claiming Florida's curriculum teaches students that slaves in the U.S. "benefited from slavery" — an accusation which DeSantis' administration has fiercely denied.
Their criticism also breaks with the large number of conservatives who've rejected the left's narrative on the new curriculum, which was approved by the Florida Department of Education last week, and states, "Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit."
Multiple Black scholars helped construct the new curriculum.
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The line is just one out of 191 other listed items in the standards, but the singling out of that one line by Harris during a trip to Florida last week led to countless critics accusing her of "brazenly lying," and "misleading" the American people.
Scott's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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6-year-old girl dies after being hit by boat propeller at lake, authorities say
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Authorities in Arizona say a young girl has died after she was hit by a boat propeller at Lake Pleasant Friday morning.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the lake regarding a boat accident at about 11 a.m.
KPHO reports that a 6-year-old girl was pulled from the lake with a severe leg injury. She was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez, two families had arrived at the lake around 7 a.m. for swimming and wakeboarding. All 12 people, reported to be six adults and six children, were on the same boat.
Investigators said the child was injured when no one realized she was still in the water and her mother started to accelerate to pull another family member who was wakeboarding.
The young girl was then run over by the boat.
Because of poor cellphone service in that part of the lake, the family couldn’t reach emergency services.
Other boaters in the area helped get the child out of the water and brought her to the Pleasant Harbor Marina where fire crews were waiting.
Deputies don’t believe impairment was a factor in the accident.
Detectives are investigating and processing evidence, but Enriquez said the girl’s death is being treated as a tragic accident.
Authorities said there appeared to be no safety violations on the boat, which was equipped with proper life jackets, a fire extinguisher and other gear.
Enriquez also said the owners are experienced boat operators who live near the lake.
The families involved were not immediately identified.
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More patients are skipping the brick-and-mortar hospital to heal at home instead with hospital-at-home programs. And more health care systems are adopting the programs and offering them to patients, especially those 65 and older. The age group makes up a sixth of the U.S. population, and can be at increased risk for secondary infections or falls.
The model is part of health care in other countries too. But critics warn more regulation needs to happen before it is widely adopted in the U.S.
On a recent morning in California, Scripps News met with Pippa Shulman, chief medical officer of Medically Home. The company has partnered with hospital systems like the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. The decentralized health care company invited the media to see how their hospital-at-home service works.
"It could be anywhere electricity, running water, an access to a bathroom, everything else. We can help mitigate and support the patient," said Schulman.
Hospital-at-home, or acute at-home hospital care is for stable, acute-care patients. It would not be used for someone who could be admitted to a hospital with a bad infection, COPD, or heart failure, for example. The patients are discharged more quickly or stay at home completely to heal in their own dwelling.
The model uses telehealth and technology. Think calls with doctors and nurses, and devices like a watch that reads vitals or a medication dispenser, for example, supplemented by visits from health care workers for therapies or tests.
"We can do in-home ultrasound, we can do in-home blood testing, we can do in-home x-ray," Schulman explained.
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On the other end, medical professionals — doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses — are either working from home or in their own command center, having appointments, looking at a patient's vitals, livestreaming, video chatting, and giving them medical advice in real time.
"People think of the tech as sensors and remote this and monitoring," said geriatrician Dr. Bruce Leff."All-important, all true. But I think what they forget, on the other side, is that the tech and the software platforms allow programs to build high-quality, highly safe care, and the ability to coordinate services."
Leff is an early pioneer of hospital-at-home. He started a program at Johns Hopkins in 1994, conducting some of the first clinical research looking into health outcomes for patient care in and out of hospital. The first participants were patients who needed hospital care, but when offered, refused. Hopkins' institutional review board also required the patients to be monitored 24/7 in person.
"Interestingly, more than half the patients refused that because they thought it would be weird to have someone sitting in their home and watching them sleep."
The trend really boomed out of the COVID pandemic, when hospitals were overrun, and some were working with makeshift wards. In November 2020, Medicare rules changed due to the public health emergency. Hospitals were paid the same amount if an acute patient was in the actual hospital room or in their home. Hospitals were also no longer required to provide 24/7 in-person nursing care.
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Those Medicare rules were extended that same year. They're now set to expire December 2024, and while law requires the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to evaluate the program by then, what happens after is uncertain.
Nearly 300 hospital at-home programs exist in 37 states. And the market is expected to grow to $254 billion over the next seven years.
"My view ... is that in the future, hospitals will become big ERs, ORs and ICU beds. Everything else could and should be moved out to the community," said Leff. "As the tech gets better, we'll see more acuity taken care of in the home. I think ... we'll have improved approaches for engaging with family members in terms of maybe more standardization across programs ... Better training for caregivers, which I think is something we need to be working towards."
But acute health care at home has been met with criticism. The largest nurses' union calls it "home all alone."
"Acute care means that your condition is likely to change and you are likely to experience, or at high risk to experience, complications. So even if you're feeling well, that could change quickly," explains Michelle Mahon, RN. She's the assistant director of nursing practice for National Nurses United.
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National Nurses United also worries the cost will fall onto patients and taxpayers, and warns about the impact on caregivers.
A recent report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues that private equity, hedge funds and venture capital getting in the hospital-at-home game without more regulation and enforcement systems means there would be "incentives for financial interests to take advantage of taxpayer subsidies for private gain and at the risk of lower quality care or heightened inequality across diverse populations."
Dr. Leff is a clinical advisor to Medically Home, and Dispatch Health (another at-home health care provider), among others. He says he thinks "it's always good to be suspicious of how money is moving through the health system."
He also added, "There's absolutely some private equity money in this, but a lot of the money is actually coming in the form of investor partners as opposed to private equity. So take Dispatch Health and Humana, take Medically Home with the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente. Those investments are being provided by investor partners who have a strong interest in creating a credible, safe, high-quality model."
The big question is: Does hospital-at-home work? Johns Hopkins' research in their hospital-at-home program showed the cost of hospital-at-home is a couple thousand dollars less, and length of stays were shorter. Cases of delirium — a complication — were dramatically lower.
A 2021 analysis in the Journal of American Medical Association of several studies of hospital-at-home patients found treatment lasted an average of five days longer and had a similar mortality risk. Hospital readmission risk went down 26%.
Limited research shows at-home acute care patients sleep better and have more physical activity. But the latest studies show many patients eligible for at-home acute care are still skeptical. One found more than 60% of patients offered the program turned it down, opting to stay in a hospital.
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GOP presidential candidate, Trump critic Will Hurd booed off stage at Iowa event
Hurd declared Trump was running for president to 'stay out of prison'
Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Congressman Will Hurd was booed off the stage at a campaign event in Iowa on Friday after he began railing against former President Donald Trump.
The instance occurred at the end of Hurd's speech at the Republican Party's annual Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines when he declared Trump was running for president "to stay out of prison," rather than to "make America great again."
"The reason Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 is he failed to grow the GOP brand in areas like women with a college degree in the suburbs, Black and Brown communities, and people under the age of 35," Hurd said as he began laying into Trump.
"One of the things we need in our elected leaders is for them to speak the truth, even if it's unpopular. Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. Donald Trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison," he said.
The crowd erupted in boos, causing Hurd to have to pause his speech.
"I know, I know, I know, I know, I know. Listen, I know the truth – the truth is hard," he said as the boos continued. "But if we elect Donald Trump, we are willingly giving Joe Biden four more years in the White House and America can't handle that."
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Churchill Downs to resume racing at fall meet with no changes after horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby in May.
The Louisville track suspended racing operations on June 7 and moved the rest of its spring meet to Ellis Park in western Kentucky at the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the sport’s national overseer.
Training continued at Churchill Downs during the track’s investigation.
Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths “a series of unfortunate circumstances” and said the review “didn’t find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years.”
“That, in a sense, can sometimes be unsatisfying,” he said. “But that’s business, and that’s sports.”
Two of the horse deaths occurred in undercard races on Derby day. Another five died later.
“The takeaway is, the track is very safe,” Carstanjen said Thursday on an earnings call with CDI investors.
“What we needed to do was spend some of this time in the interim, while we ran the rest of the (spring) meet at Ellis to just go soup to nuts through every single thing we do at the racetrack. There was nothing that jumped out as an apparent cause of the injuries, of the breakdowns; and, as we went through and rebuilt our processes from the ground up to check everything that we do to make extra sure, we didn’t find anything material.”
The track’s fall meet begins Sept. 14 and runs through Oct. 1.
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Popular Democrat governor breaks with party, speaks out against sex change surgeries for minors
Gov. Andy Beshear says he's 'never' supported child sex change surgery, but has maintained support for 'gender-affirming care'
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has broken with his party when it comes to just how far he's willing to support medical treatments for children identifying as transgender.
Beshear, who polls show maintains one of the nation's highest approval ratings for a sitting governor despite leading a deep-red state, pushed back on Republican criticism last week that he supports sex change surgeries for children.
In a new ad titled, "Parents," Beshear says the attacks from Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, his Republican opponent in this year's gubernatorial race, concerning child sex changes are "not true," and declares he's "never supported gender reassignment surgery for kids – and those procedures don’t happen here in Kentucky."
He also referenced his promise to "support parents," who he says "know what's best" for their children, a position he has maintained when it comes to other types of transgender-related treatments, such as hormone therapies, which he refers to as "gender-affirming care."
"Andy Beshear has always been clear that he does not support gender reassignment surgery for minors – which doesn’t happen in Kentucky," Beshear's campaign manager, Eric Hyers, said in a statement. "Daniel Cameron and his allies are pushing a blatantly false attack because they know they can’t win talking about Cameron’s record, which includes supporting cuts to teacher pensions and backing schemes to divert money out of our public schools."
"As governor and as a father, Andy Beshear will always support parents, because he understands that parents know what’s best for their kids – not politicians in Frankfort or Washington," he added.
In response to Beshear's stated opposition to child sex change surgeries, Cameron's campaign called foul.
"Andy Beshear supports sex-change surgeries for kids because he vetoed the bill banning them in March," campaign surrogate and Republican Party of Kentucky spokesman Sean Southard said in a statement. "Now, in the heat of a campaign, Andy Beshear is misleading voters about his true beliefs. It’s a shame, and Kentuckians are smart enough to see through Andy Beshear’s lies."
Southard was referencing Beshear's March veto of SB 150, a bill to ban gender transition surgeries for minors, prohibit school discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, and prevent teachers from being forced to use a student's preferred pronouns.
In his veto, Beshear argued the bill allowed "too much government interference in personal healthcare issues and rips away the freedom of parents to make medical decisions for their children," and that it would "cause an increase in suicide among Kentucky's youth."
A spokesperson for Beshear's campaign told Fox News Digital that his veto of the bill was based on multiple concerns about the legislation, including mental health and parental rights, and not about the ban on child sex change surgeries.
Southard also pointed to Beshear's veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act last year, or SB 83, a bill that prohibited biological males from competing in girls sports. In his veto, Beshear argued that the policies set by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association "allow transgender children the opportunity to participate in sports without disturbing the competitive balance."
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Those policies Beshear referenced allowed biological male children to compete in girls' sports if they underwent sex reassignment before puberty, or after puberty if they completed changes to their external genitalia, received hormone therapy "in a verifiable manner and for a sufficient length of time to minimize gender-related advantages," and continued taking such hormone treatments.
Beshear's vetoes of SB 83 and SB 150 were ultimately overridden by both Republican-controlled houses of the state legislature.
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The race between Beshear and Cameron is expected to be the most-watched of the 2023 election cycle and is likely to be viewed as a bellwether for the 2024 elections.
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Police: Man charged with murder after living with girlfriend’s body in closet for months
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend told investigators that he lived with her body in a closet for months before she was discovered.
KVVU reports that George Bone faces a murder charge in the death of Beverly Ma.
Police said they discovered Ma’s body after the woman’s family located her in a home on July 26.
Bone was reportedly Ma’s boyfriend, and the two were living together.
The family said they went to the house where the two were to check on the air conditioning unit. They had received an expensive bill and the repair man said no one was answering the door.
They arrived at the home, but Ma still did not answer them.
According to an arrest report, they talked to Bone upstairs, and that’s when he told them that Ma was dead.
While a family member was on hold with 911, she asked Bone why he didn’t call the police and why he stayed in the house with her body, the report said.
He reportedly told the family member that he wanted to prolong his arrest. The family described Bone as being casual about the situation and brushing his teeth while speaking to them.
The woman’s family said they were not close but did keep in touch with Ma as she suffered trauma in the past.
They had last seen her in person in April, but she stopped responding to their messages a couple of months ago.
During Bone’s interview with police, he said he had known Ma since high school, and they developed a romantic relationship in 2019 after he left prison.
He started living with Ma in July 2022 and Bone told police they fought often, the arrest report said.
According to authorities, Ma had called 911 on May 4 at about 4:40 a.m. Dispatchers could hear a woman and a man screaming at each other, but Ma never responded to the dispatcher’s questions and the line went dead.
Officers said they did a door knock at the house. However, no one answered.
During his interview with police, Bone reportedly told investigators he found Ma in the closet with a belt around her neck in May. He responded to text messages on her phone so her family would think she was alive.
He also told police that he was keeping the temperature in the home at 60 degrees because of the number of flies in the house.
According to Bone’s arrest report, investigators didn’t find consistent evidence regarding his story about Ma’s suicide attempt. Police pointed out these inconsistencies to Bone and he said he didn’t know how to dispose of a body.
Eventually, Bone requested an attorney and the police interview ended.
Bone was not granted bail in a July 27 hearing. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 1.
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Reds manager signs contract extension
Published: Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:15 PM EDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
CINCINNATI, OH. (WYMT) - Reds manager David Bell signed a contract extension through the 2026 season on Friday.
Bell was hired on a three-year contract in 2018, before signing a two-year extension on September 22, 2021.
The Reds manager has a career record of 302-340 and currently is leading the Reds to a winning record in the 2023 season.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 3
Celine Boutier currently leads the way (-7, +5500 to win) after two rounds of play at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship .
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- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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BEIJING, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chengdu Universiade officially kicked off Friday night in the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, known as the hometown of giant pandas and one of the most vibrant Chinese cities.
Ahead the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping has engaged himself in a flurry of face-to-face high-level meetings with foreign leaders attending the ceremony over the past couple of days.
Behind the tight diplomatic schedule, Xi has highlighted the importance of solidarity, cooperation and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, three key messages shared by the visiting leaders of Indonesia, Guyana, Georgia, Mauritania and Burundi.
Solidarity
In a toast at a welcoming banquet on Friday noon, Xi said the Games, since its inception, has always been "a celebration of youth, solidarity, and friendship."
"We should promote solidarity through sports, build up positive energy across the international community, join hands to tackle global challenges such as climate change, food crisis and terrorism, and shape a better future through cooperation," he urged.
Solidarity, unity and togetherness were also one of the hot topics during the Chinese president's separate meetings with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye.
During the meeting with the Burundian leader, for instance, Xi stressed the importance of solidarity between China and Africa in safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and the international fairness and justice.
Cooperation
During the meetings of the leaders, China and the five countries agreed to further cooperation, such as on trade, infrastructure and people-to-people exchanges.
In a meeting with Xi on Thursday, Widodo said Indonesia is willing to continue to enhance cooperation with China in areas including investment, marine fisheries, food security and healthcare. The leaders witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents following the meeting.
China and Georgia will issue a joint statement and announce the establishment of strategic partnership during Garibashvili's historic visit. Xi hailed the remarkable achievements in cooperation in various fields between the two countries over the past 31 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, while the Georgian prime minister said the elevation of bilateral relations will bring more opportunities to his country.
On Friday, China and Mauritania also signed a cooperation plan on jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to enhance bilateral ties.
A community with a shared future for mankind
The term of building a community with a shared future for mankind was repeatedly highlighted during the leaders' meetings, with Indonesia, Guyana, Georgia, Mauritania and Burundi also expressing support for China-proposed initiatives.
While meeting with Xi on Friday afternoon, Ghazouani said Mauritania supports the BRI, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, saying that these initiatives are in line with the norms governing international relations that respect countries' independence and sovereignty and exchanges between different civilizations.
Addressing the welcoming banquet, Xi stressed the importance of deepening exchanges and mutual learning to promote harmony without uniformity in the spirit of inclusiveness and seeing different cultures with an attitude of mutual appreciation and mutual learning.
"The Chengdu Games should be an opportunity for us to champion the common values of humanity and write a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind," said Xi.
In an interview with CGTN, Ali, the Guyanese president, said the Games goes beyond the competitions among the young athletes.
"They can share the experiences, they can share culture, [and] they can share who they are in building a stronger family of humanity," he said.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sooth, an industry-leading strategic marketing insights platform and consultancy, is excited to announce a dynamic partnership with Kestrel Consulting. This collaboration brings Sooth's founder, Ian Baer, and his innovative methodologies and expertise into Kestrel's broad network, promising to enrich Kestrel's client marketing and branding initiatives with fresh perspectives and deeper understanding.
Recognized for its patent-pending method that fuses data, AI, and human intellect, Sooth deciphers the intricacies of human decision-making, mapping emotional drivers and receptivity of diverse consumer and business audiences. Now part of Kestrel's network, Sooth's unique, sophisticated approach will bolster client marketing initiatives, offering a powerful toolset to unlock new avenues for connection, empathy, and understanding that is proven to increase customer lifetime value by four times or more.
As Kestrel's preferred provider of brand strategic services, Sooth will also accelerate its own growth by working on branding and marketing projects for clients and partners within the Kestrel network.
"Kestrel Consultants helps leadership teams, founders, entrepreneurs, and enterprises fly higher and achieve strategic outcomes through its exclusive partnership network of fractional executives and boutique business consultants," the company said in a statement. "We're proud to welcome Sooth into our exclusive partnership and referral network. We've admired Ian Baer's work for years, and his exceptional talent is a real complement to our network's other areas of expertise. We're excited to collaborate on new projects together."
This partnership represents a convergence of Sooth's methodologies and Kestrel's expansive network. By bringing together Sooth's unparalleled insights and Kestrel's team of skilled executives and consultants, they aim to empower Kestrel's clientele with deeper understanding and fresh perspectives, enabling them to achieve their marketing goals.
"Changes in consumer and business culture over the past several years have irrevocably changed how marketing works at an elemental level," said Ian Baer, Founder and Chief Soothsayer at Sooth. "With 90 percent of all decisions now determined by each person's unique emotional priorities, we're able to roadmap success for brands by unlocking an in-depth understanding of the factors that create connection between these brands and the customers they serve. Kestrel's model brings together complementary innovators to help companies elevate their game across a broad spectrum of business and marketing interdependencies. I could not be more excited to align with the talented leaders of Kestrel Consultants to bring clients high-impact business solutions at the speed and efficiency of modern commerce."
About Sooth
Sooth is an industry-leading strategic marketing insights platform and consultancy. Using a unique, patent-pending method that synergizes data, artificial intelligence, and human intellect, Sooth decodes the intricacies of consumer decision-making and maps the emotional motivators of diverse audiences with unparalleled precision. Sooth is committed to making marketing strategies more effective, intuitive, and emotionally engaging, empowering brands with the insights they need. www.SoothBeTold.com
About Kestrel Consultants
Kestrel Consultants helps leadership teams, founders, entrepreneurs, and enterprises fly higher and achieve strategic outcomes through its exclusive partnership network of fractional executives and boutique business consultants. Learn more at KestrelConsultants.com.
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