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MISSOURI, USA — An explosion in Missouri left a 4-year-old girl and two other children trapped under a collapsed roof.
Fortunately, the girl's father, Dominic Walker of Woodbridge, Virginia, ran back in to save her and the other children.
He was picking up his daughter from family in Missouri, when a gas leak caused an explosion at the home 4-year-old Mariah Walker was still inside of.
Family say Dominic Walker is now in a Missouri hospital suffering from third-degree burns.
His mother, who has been by his bedside all week, spoke with WUSA9.
"My son with his bare hands pulled the roof off his daughter. My son is so burnt up. His hands, body, his face,” says Desrene Barr.
Walker made it out of the explosion with third-degree burns over half of his body. He is still in a medically-induced coma, with pneumonia and several infections. He will have to learn to walk and talk again.
“I swear, I wish my son can transfer all that pain to me. Watching my son in that hospital bed. I can’t do nothing. I cry and pray. It’s all I can do. God said call onto him and he will answer,” says Barr.
His 4-year-old daughter is also recovering in the same hospital from first-degree burns.
Her grandmother, Desrene Barr, says her son is a hero.
Adding, "This story could have been a different story. Knowing he saved his daughters' life is a blessing in disguise. God will not forget that."
Walker and his daughter have a long road to recovery.
He’s undergone two surgeries and will need at least one more.
The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses.
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HURON, Ohio — Arresting a bank robbery suspect was a slam dunk for police officers in Ohio.
Officers responded to an alarm at the Vacation Land Federal Credit Union in Huron, Ohio early Thursday.
They heard noises coming from the roof over the bank's drive-thru and watched as a hatch opened from the ceiling. Moments later, a man dropped through the hatch, straight into a blue recycling can that was positioned under the roof access door.
The officers moved in and quickly arrested the 27-year-old suspect while he was still in the can. The suspect was taken to jail, where he's being held on a $50,000 bond. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/watch-huron-ohio-bank-robber-falls-into-trash-can/531-eef780c1-1ab0-43f8-8b06-fb4a0e46db31 | 2023-07-29T04:07:44 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/watch-huron-ohio-bank-robber-falls-into-trash-can/531-eef780c1-1ab0-43f8-8b06-fb4a0e46db31 |
Curiosities Market returns to Camden
CAMDEN, Tenn. — The Curiosities Market is returning to Camden on Saturday, July 29.
It is an exciting market of small businesses that carries all things offbeat and eclectic.
The first Curiosities Market was held back in May. Saturday’s event is being promoted as a “Double Market,” featuring small business owners selling handcrafted items as well as a new section for local farmers.
Items that will be available are artwork, horror related items, jewelry, and much more merchandise. More than 50 vendors are expected.
“Camden is very supportive. We are even having local farmers come out and sell their produce. We are not charging farmers anything to come set up just to make sure we are a very good addition to the community of Camden,” said Jessica Coleman, the owner.
This market will be going on every last Saturday of the month until October.
People attending are encouraged to dress up in their spooky or unusual costumes.
Find more local news here. | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/07/28/curiosities-market-returns-to-camden/ | 2023-07-29T04:07:46 | 1 | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/07/28/curiosities-market-returns-to-camden/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Friday was opening day at the Indiana State Fair and it started off as one of the most memorable ones yet.
"This definitely stands out as one of the hottest fairs I've been to, to date," said Lloyd Taylor.
This year, the Indiana State Fair is continuing its 166-year tradition. The hot temperatures didn't stop some fairgoers from continuing their own family traditions at the fair.
"It's been a blessing. It's been really great today. We are having a great time. We want to get out here and take advantage of the opportunity, and the small crowd today," said Taylor.
Those who braved the heat were rewarded with easy access to all the rides, food, and games.
The fair's chief marketing and sales officer, Anna Whelchel, said the fair's heat plan will keep everyone cool.
"We've also brought in outdoor portable AC units to help with some of those outdoor spaces where people are hanging out. We also have portable cooling stations, they are in essence busses that we can move to different areas of the fair if we need to cool people off," said Whelchel.
Fairgoers told 13News what they did to protect themselves from the heat on Friday.
"Stay hydrated, drinking plenty of water before we got out here. Making sure we take advantage of the air conditioners in some of these awesome venues around here," said Taylor.
The state fair also has new safety measures this year, including the unaccompanied minor policy, which states after 6 p.m. anyone under 18 must be accompanied by someone 21 years old or older. Some fairgoers believe this is a good idea.
"I think that's great because teenagers today need supervision. They think they're grown," said Trina Merritt.
"We were all young once before and we've all been there before. We just need someone to love and an opportunity to make sure the youth have a good place and safe venue to have fun," said Taylor.
And that's what this is all about.
For help planning your trip to the fair visit the Indiana State Fair website. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/heat-doesnt-stop-crowds-at-indiana-state-fair-opening-day/531-8c677ac4-9422-49b1-9a9c-45adca718a1f | 2023-07-29T04:07:50 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/heat-doesnt-stop-crowds-at-indiana-state-fair-opening-day/531-8c677ac4-9422-49b1-9a9c-45adca718a1f |
Day base opened at Carroll County hospital
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — A special ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of a day base at a Carroll County hospital.
“We are announcing an opening of a day base here at the Baptist Memorial Hospital here in Huntingdon. We have an aircraft that we try to have here everyday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. to be available for transfers out of the hospital or to respond to anywhere in this area,” said Andy Rice, the Base Medical Manager.
People were able to meet the team and view the helicopter. The guests were also treated to burgers and hotdogs, beverages, and free ice cream.
Many were in attendance for support and the opening of the new day base, including Carroll County Mayor Joseph Butler who says that everyone is thrilled to have this day base in the city.
He adds that the hospital has always done a great job, and he thanked everyone who helped make this
possible.
“And now to add this incredible service on top of that partnership with hospital wing to be able to serve our community and region through this air ambulance service is just an incredible blessing and opportunity for Carroll County and really the region,” Butler said.
Rice says that the ultimate goal is to have the helicopter and a medical crew at the hospital 24 hours a day.
Find more news out of Carroll County here. | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/07/28/day-base-opened-at-carroll-county-hospital/ | 2023-07-29T04:07:52 | 0 | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/07/28/day-base-opened-at-carroll-county-hospital/ |
WHITELAND, Ind. — Neighbors came together Friday to help people still dealing with the effects of tornadoes back in March.
Whiteland hosted a Community Night Out Friday, with music, food and fireworks. But more than anything, it was a chance to remind Hoosiers still rebuilding that they've got support.
"When the tornado did hit, everybody was out helping and we want to continue to show, again, that support of the residents that were impacted and the businesses that were impacted that we here as the town are here to help them get back on their feet," said Carmen Young.
Money raised at the event Friday will go toward the Johnson County Long-Term Recovery Team, a group of volunteers that steps in when disasters hit. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/whiteland-indiana-comes-together-for-community-night-with-tornado-victims-in-mind/531-46fb7ad5-9135-491f-8343-428274e610e1 | 2023-07-29T04:07:57 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/whiteland-indiana-comes-together-for-community-night-with-tornado-victims-in-mind/531-46fb7ad5-9135-491f-8343-428274e610e1 |
International basketball tournament begins in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. — Basketball teams came together from far and wide in the Hub City for the first ever international tournament.
Dr. Keith Taylor and Marlin Dotson from the Travel Basketball Team — named “Team Tenacious” — have created a tournament for West Tennessee teams and some international teams to play one another.
The tournament kicked off Friday night, featuring more than a dozen teams. Including two teams from Mexico.
The high school boys and girls tournaments are being held at Liberty Tech High School, while middle school boys and girls tournaments are being held at Sacred Heart of Jesus High School.
“We’re trying to give them the chance to have a scholarship because they can play at any high school in the United States. We have a lot of players. They play in college right now. And that’s our main goal, to bring the guys and girls the chance to have that future view to go to the United States,” said Augustine Avila, a co-founder of Team Tenacious Organization.
The tournament will continue through Sunday. Doors open at 9 a.m. and once again on Sunday.
Admission is $10 and a weekend pass is $30.
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CHICAGO — Officers searching the apartment of a Chicago man accused of fatally stabbing a man on a restaurant's roof discovered the body of a young woman in his refrigerator earlier this month, authorities said.
Brandon Sanders, 33, has not been charged in the death of Iman Al-Sarraj, 18, whose beaten body was found in early July in a refrigerator at his apartment in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood.
But he was arrested June 29 and charged with murder, robbery and burglary in the May killing of Rasim Katanic, a 69-year-old who was a Bosnian War refugee, WLS-TV reported.
Prosecutors said surveillance footage shows Sanders climbing a stairwell on May 12 to a rooftop where Katanic was working on a cooler compressor atop Tahoora Sweets & Bakery. Katanic was later found stabbed to death on that roof.
At his bail hearing, Sanders’ attorney said, “There are some issues with a mental state.” Sanders remains held without bail.
Katanic’s daughter, Aida Sutardio, told the Chicago Sun-Times her father had retired at 66 but continued doing maintenance work for longtime clients of his heating, ventilation and air conditioning business, including the restaurant where he was found on the roof.
She said she is having a difficult time grasping “that he was slaughtered on top of a roof.”
“We never thought that this is how his life would end,” Sutardio said.
The Associated Press left telephone messages Friday with the Cook County State's Attorney’s Office seeking comment on the status of the investigation into Al-Sarraj's death.
Al-Sarraj's father, Khalil Sarraj, said his daughter was born in Chicago after he came to the United States from Israel. “My heart is shattered in a million pieces,” he said. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/chicago-police-find-woman-dead-in-refrigerator/507-1ad830b3-25ba-4509-b0ce-c6a282b5fa37 | 2023-07-29T04:08:03 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/chicago-police-find-woman-dead-in-refrigerator/507-1ad830b3-25ba-4509-b0ce-c6a282b5fa37 |
Miss Teen Volunteer Pageant: Night 3
JACKSON, Tenn. — Friday night marks the end of preliminary competition for the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant.
After Friday night, every contestant will have competed in talent, fitness and wellness, and evening gown.
For the contestants, most of the work is done. For the judges, their work is just beginning.
Before the event began we had a chance to speak to Art Sparks, the CEO of the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Pageant.
We asked him how the competition was going up until this point.
“Everything has gone really real. The City of Jackson makes sure of that. They do so many things for the pageant,” Sparks said.
With Friday being the last night of preliminaries, eliminations will begin with Saturday’s show.
The judges will narrow the competition down from 36 contestants to 15, then to 12, then to five, and then from that five one winner is crowned.
“Let there be no doubt tomorrow night is the night. Some lucky lady will walk away as the new Miss Tennessee Volunteer,” Sparks said.
But what’s in it for the winner and those that competed? Scholarships, and lots of them.
According to Sparks, the scholarships are still yet to be determined because they continue to receive more donations.
Sparks says even as late as Thursday night they received a large donation that will contribute to the amount of scholarship money given to the contestants.
As of Friday night, Sparks says more than $85,000 will be awarded Saturday night.
“The queen will probably get somewhere between 10 and 12. That’s still up in the air because we still have some people that are giving some money because it goes to the scholarships,” Sparks said.
Friday night’s winner in talent was Miss Germantown Erin Sharp. And the winner in fitness and wellness was Miss Northwest Tennessee Emily Pennington.
The final night of competition for the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant is Saturday night.
Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.
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Rapper Travis Scott has released “Utopia,” his first album in five years and his first major release since 10 people died at his 2021 Astroworld music festival.
The star-studded 19-track “Utopia” features Beyoncé, SZA, Drake, Sampha, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Future, Bon Iver, James Blake, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, and many more.
The LP, Scott's fourth full-length, was originally announced back in 2020 and follows 2018’s “Astroworld.” In November 2019, 10 people died as a result of compression asphyxia during a massive crowd surge during Scott's Astroworld festival. A grand jury declined to file charges against Scott earlier this year.
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Also Friday, Houston police released files that showed that some workers were concerned about the crowd conditions at the show. The 1,300-page report also included a summary of an interview with Scott in which he said he did not hear calls from the crowd to stop the show.
The first track from the album, the popetón -adjacent “K-pop”, was released on July 21 and features the Weeknd and Bad Bunny. The release spans genres — an eclectic mix of autotune ambient ballads (“My Eyes”), ferocious bars ("Looove"), futuristic trap ("Lost Forever," Telekinesis"), and beyond.
In addition to the album, Scott hosted a one-night-only release of his feature film, “Circus Maximus” at select theaters on Thursday night.
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“Utopia” was originally scheduled to be celebrated with a livestreamed concert at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, but was canceled due to “complex production issues,” Live Nation said in a statement. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/travis-scott-returns-to-spotlight-with-utopia-album-drop-his-first-album-since-the-astroworld-festival-tragedy/3614200/ | 2023-07-29T04:08:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/travis-scott-returns-to-spotlight-with-utopia-album-drop-his-first-album-since-the-astroworld-festival-tragedy/3614200/ |
Sioux Falls fireman honored as Thunderbirds’ Hometown Hero
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A Sioux Falls family got the opportunity of a lifetime on Friday when the Thunderbirds’ Hometown Hero Flight took off at the Sioux Falls Airport.
The US Air Force Demonstration Squadron, or the Thunderbirds, is an elite group. One man was given the chance to ride with the Thunderbirds while his family cheered him on up close.
Pride, precision, and professionalism, as performed in F-16 fighter jets. Few get to experience the ride firsthand, which is why they reserve that honor for heroes in the community.
Mike Murphy was nominated as this year’s hometown hero. Mike is a battalion chief with the Sioux Falls Fire Rescue. He’s also the CEO of the Sioux Falls YMCA and director of the Leif Ericson Day Camp.
When Murphy was informed that he was nominated as a hometown hero, he said that he was surprised and honored by the recognition and the experience.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To get a chance to fly with the Thunderbirds is just something I never ever could have imagined I would get to do,” Mike said.
His family is proud of his hard work and they got a front-row seat to the air show run-through.
“When he called and said ‘Believe it or not, I’ve been selected to fly with the Thunderbirds’ and we said ‘Really?’ It was kind of that disbelief,” said Mike’s father, Patrick. “When you think of so many people that could have been picked, but for him to be recognized I think is just super awesome. He’s devoted himself to helping mankind. Maybe he’s not in the military, but he’s still doing a lot of things that risk his life.”
Mike’s father knows a thing or two about putting his life on the line with his own military service. Mike comes from a line of men who served their country and now he serves in a different way, but still just as important.
Patrick wasn’t sure just how much, if at all, his military service left an impression on his son, but he’s proud of the man Mike has become regardless.
“I think it’s just one of those things that I think he felt that there was something that he could contribute to and if it wasn’t through the military, it might be through another avenue,” Patrick explained. “In his case, it was as a firefighter. From my standpoint, I’ve been blessed. I was lucky to survive Vietnam, I was lucky to find a wonderful wife, and I’ve been blessed with three wonderful children as well as six grandchildren. I couldn’t have asked for a better life and Mike just is another compliment to the whole endeavor.”
Much of Mike’s family was in attendance and even some of the other firefighters made their way to support him.
“It was such a great experience for me, but then to have friends and family and coworkers that were able to share it with me just made it that much more special,” Mike said.
During the flight, Mike got a unique perspective of the air show from above the other Thunderbirds. Both Mike and his family and the Thunderbirds left with mutual respect for what they do.
“It was an amazing experience to be with the team and to see how they prepare for this performance and the amount of detail and preparation that goes into this is just unbelievable,” Mike expressed. “They’re just such a professional team.”
It took a lot of preparation for the flight, both physically and mentally, but it was a success.
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WASHINGTON — A popular fast food chain is trying a new approach to serving food, with two new restaurant design concepts being developed near Atlanta and New York City.
Chick-fil-A announced Thursday it's planning two new locations to test an elevated drive-thru and digital walk-up concept. The restaurant with the elevated drive-thru will be built in the Atlanta metro area, with the walk-up concept built in New York City.
Both locations are scheduled to open in 2024 and are part of an attempt to improve the drive-thru and mobile ordering experiences, Chick-fil-A said in a statement.
“Understanding this desire for convenience, the locations for these tests were intentionally selected with the customers in mind, giving them more control over their desired experience and cutting down wait-time, while continuing to provide genuine hospitality and care to every guest," said Khalilah Cooper, the company's executive director of restaurant design, in the announcement.
The drive-thru concept will have the kitchen seated directly above the drive-thru, allowing cars to pass under the building, stopping to collect their food as it is sent down to them. Employees will still deliver the food to the cars, executives promised in a video showing off the restaurant concepts.
According to the company, their initial concept for the elevated restaurant has four drive-thru lanes.
The other test Chick-fil-A is running involves mobile orders. That concept restaurant won't have cash registers or other ways to buy food in the restaurant itself. Instead, it will be a pickup hub for customers to order through the mobile app. When they reach the store, their food should be ready to go.
“Digital orders make up more than half of total sales in some markets – and growing – so we know our customers have an appetite for convenience,” said Cooper.
Chick-fil-A isn't the first fast food company to test out novel ways to deliver meals.
Taco Bell earlier this year launched a two-story restaurant in Minneapolis that has a similar concept to the restaurant Chick-fil-A is bringing to Atlanta.
The Taco Bell restaurant is also elevated above four drive-thru lanes. But the Mexican food chain's lines are all for different purposes.
There are lines for customers who preorder their Crunchwrap Supremes and Quesaritos ahead of time on the Taco Bell app, a spot for delivery drivers to pull up and quickly grab orders made with third-party partners, and then a single traditional drive-thru lane.
Unlike the Chick-fil-A restaurant, nobody hands over the food at the Taco Bell Instead, orders are lowered down to your car.
"The guest comes in, they pull up to the arrival monitor and they scan their phone. It checks in for orders prepared and assigns it to a lane. Once the order is assigned to the lane, we just verify the customer's name, we lift up the top of the lift, put the food in, push the two buttons and it's on its way," explained Jarret Persons, regional manager for Border Foods, which owns 170 Taco Bell locations, including the unique Minneapolis one. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/chick-fil-a-new-restaurant-concepts/507-916c263e-76b8-4db5-a110-02b37fc86f5a | 2023-07-29T04:08:09 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/chick-fil-a-new-restaurant-concepts/507-916c263e-76b8-4db5-a110-02b37fc86f5a |
A 54-year-old woman was charged after a 2-year-old was shot and killed in North Philadelphia on Thursday morning.
Twanda Harmon, the grandmother of the child, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person.
The gun had been reported stolen in North Carolina, according to the District Attorney's Office.
On Thursday morning, police were called to a house after a 14-year-old got ahold of an unsecured gun and fired the weapon, hitting the 2-year-old in the head.
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The teen who fired the gun is diagnosed with severe Down Syndrome, according to officials.
Police said in a statement that the 14-year-old and the child shot were cousins.
Police said that the home was occupied by four adults with four children ages 14, 9, 1 and 2 years old.
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The 2-year-old girl was transported to the hospital by private vehicle and was pronounced dead around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the police.
A witness said a man driving by in a white car stopped and took the mother of the baby and the baby to the hospital.
The Philadelphia Police Department and ATF are investigating.
This is a developing breaking news story, check back for updates.
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PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
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WASHINGTON — It's highly likely we'll see another billion-dollar jackpot in the coming days, with $940 million on the line in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing.
The game's giant prizes come with miniscule chances of actually winning — winners overcome odds of roughly 1 in 302.6 million. That's not deterring players, though, and those small odds are what makes huge jackpots as the prize rolls over each time.
The prize is now the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize and the fifth-largest in Mega Millions history. July has been a hot month for lottery prizes after a ticket sold in downtown Los Angeles won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot.
Mega Millions hasn't seen a grand prize winner since April 18, when a 71-year-old man from New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Johnnie Taylor of Howard Beach in Queens, New York, won $476 million but opted for the cash option — a lump sum of more than $157 million after taxes.
Since mid-April, there have been 28 drawings without a grand prize winner.
Winners almost always take the cash option, but they do have a choice to instead get the full amount in regular payments over 29 years. The cash option for Tuesday's drawing is $422 million.
Mega Millions winning numbers for July 28, 2023:
The winning numbers were: 5-10-28-52-63, Mega Ball: 18 and Megaplier: 5.
When is the Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings take place on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
What are the largest lottery jackpots ever?
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
- $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
- $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023 (one ticket, from California)
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
- $940 million, Mega Millions (estimated), July 28, 2023
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
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BEIJING, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tarena International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEDU) ("Tarena" or the "Company"), a leading provider of IT professional education and IT-focused supplementary STEAM education services in China, today announced that it received a written notification from the Staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") dated July 28, 2023, indicating that the Company no longer meets the continued listing requirement of minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares ("MVPHS") for the Nasdaq Global Select Market, as set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C), because the Company's MVPHS for the last 30 consecutive business days was below the minimum MVPHS requirement of US$15,000,000.
Pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the applicable grace period to regain compliance is 180 calendar days, or until January 24, 2024. The Company can cure this deficiency if its MVPHS closes at US$15,000,000 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the compliance period. The Company's management is looking into various options available to regain compliance and maintain its continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. In the event the Company does not regain compliance prior to the expiration of the compliance period, it will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. Alternatively, the Company may apply to transfer the Company's securities to The Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to the Nasdaq Capital Market's continued listing requirements.
About Tarena International, Inc.
Tarena is a leading provider of IT professional education and IT-focused supplementary STEAM education services in China. Through its innovative education platform combining live distance instruction, classroom-based tutoring and online learning modules, Tarena offers professional education courses in IT and non-IT subjects. Its professional education courses provide students with practical skills to prepare them for jobs in industries with significant growth potential and strong hiring demand. Tarena also offers IT-focused supplementary STEAM education programs, including computer coding and robotics programming courses, etc., targeting students between three and eighteen years of age. Aiming to encourage "code to learn," Tarena embraces the latest trends in STEAM education and technology to develop children's logical thinking and learning abilities while allowing them to discover their interests and potential.
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LONDON, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VAPORESSO, a leading innovator in the vaping industry, has received well-deserved recognition at this year's London Design Awards, with four of its groundbreaking products being awarded for their exceptional design. The London Design Awards is an international competition that recognises exceptional designs and outstanding creative projects worldwide, celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of the international design community.
The four distinguished products from VAPORESSO - the COSS, ECO NANO, LUXE XR, and XROS 3 NANO - have showcased the brand's formidable innovative prowess and have also been recognized with awards from many organizations. VAPORESSO's latest groundbreaking offering, the VAPORESSO COSS, is regarded as a game-changer in the vaping industry. It tackles existing issues with a thoughtful design that seamlessly caters to user habits. Its slogan, 'Convenient Operating, Smart Supplying', perfectly encapsulates the product's core values of INNOVATION, RELIABILITY, and STYLE.
"Winning these awards is a testament to the creativity, skill, and dedication of our team," said Jimmy Hu, Vice President of VAPORESSO, "We are thrilled to have our efforts recognised on such a prestigious global platform. It validates our commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality products that enhance the vaping experience for our customers."
The London Design Awards, held annually, applauds outstanding design achievements across various creative sectors. It acknowledges exemplary projects, products, and professionals who demonstrate innovation, creativity, and excellence within their respective industries. Meanwhile, the London Design Awards not only honours design excellence but also fosters creativity, encourages innovation, and facilitates collaborations between designers and design-driven businesses. The awards have grown in stature and popularity since their inception, attracting a wide range of participants from various design fields.
The recognition from the London Design Awards underscores VAPORESSO's dedication to creating products that exceed customer expectations and further solidifies its position as a thought leader in the industry. It also acts as an external validation of VAPORESSO's capabilities and quality of work, building trust and confidence among potential customers.
About VAPORESSO
Established in 2015, VAPORESSO is committed to creating a smoke-free world and enhancing the quality of life for its users. Through continuous innovation, stringent quality control, and substantial commitment, VAPORESSO produces products that cater to all levels and styles of vapers.
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Just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott took the stage at the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, a contract worker had been so worried about what might happen after seeing people getting crushed that he texted an event organizer saying, “Someone’s going to end up dead,” according to a police report released Friday.
The texts by security contract worker Reece Wheeler were some of many examples in the nearly 1,300-page report in which festival workers highlighted problems and warned of possible deadly consequences. The report includes transcripts of concertgoers' 911 calls and summaries of police interviews, including one with Scott conducted just days after the event.
The crowd surge at the Nov. 5, 2021, outdoor festival in Houston killed 10 attendees who ranged in age from 9 to 27. The official cause of death was compression asphyxia, which an expert likened to being crushed by a car. About 50,000 people attended the festival.
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“Pull tons over the rail unconscious. There’s panic in people eyes. This could get worse quickly,” Reece Wheeler texted Shawna Boardman, one of the private security directors, at 9 p.m. Wheeler then texted, “I know they’ll try to fight through it but I would want it on the record that I didn’t advise this to continue. Someone’s going to end up dead.”
Scott’s concert began at 9:02 p.m. In their review of video from the concert's livestream, police investigators said that at 9:13 p.m., they heard the faint sound of someone saying, “Stop the show.” The same request could also be heard at 9:16 p.m. and 9:22 p.m.
In an Aug. 19, 2022, police interview, Boardman’s attorneys told investigators that Boardman “saw things were not as bad as Reece Wheeler stated” and decided not to pass along Wheeler’s concerns to anyone else.
A grand jury declined to indict anyone who was investigated over the event, including Scott, Boardman and four other people.
During a police interview conducted two days after the concert, Scott told investigators that although he did see one person near the stage getting medical attention, overall the crowd seemed to be enjoying the show and he did not see any signs of serious problems.
“We asked if he at any point heard the crowd telling him to stop the show. He stated that if he had heard something like that he would have done something,” police said in their summary of Scott's interview.
Hip-hop artist Drake, who performed with Scott at the concert, told police that it was difficult to see from the stage what was going on in the crowd and that he didn’t hear concertgoers’ pleas to stop the show.
Drake found out about the tragedy later that night from his manager, while learning more on social media, police said in their summary.
Marty Wallgren, who worked for a security consulting firm hired by the festival, told police that when he went backstage and tried to tell representatives for Scott and Drake that the concert needed to end because people had been hurt and might have died, he was told “Drake still has three more songs,” according to an interview summary.
Daniel Johary, a college student who got trapped in the crush of concertgoers and later used his skills working as an EMT in Israel to help an injured woman, told investigators hundreds of people had chanted for Scott to stop the music and that the chants could be heard “from everywhere.”
“He stated staff members in the area gave thumbs-up and did not care,” according to the police report.
Richard Rickeada, a retired Houston police officer who was working for a private security company at the festival, told investigators that from 8 a.m. the day of the concert, things were “pretty much in chaos,” according to a police summary of his interview. His concerns and questions about whether the concert should be held were “met with a lot of shrugged shoulders,” he said.
About 23 minutes into the concert, cameraman Gregory Hoffman radioed into the show’s production trailer to warn that “people were dying.” Hoffman was operating a large crane that held a television camera before it was overrun with concertgoers who needed medical help, police said.
The production team radioed Hoffman to ask when they could get the crane back in operation.
Salvatore Livia, who was hired to direct the live show, told police that following Hoffman’s dire warning, people in the production trailer understood that something was not right, but “they were disconnected to the reality of (what) was happening out there,” according to a police summary of Livia’s interview.
Concertgoer Christopher Gates, then 22, told police that by the second or third song in Scott's performance, he came across about five people on the ground who he believed were already dead.
Their bodies were “lifeless, pale, and their lips were blue/purple,” according to the police report. Random people in the crowd – not medics – provided CPR.
The police report was released about a month after the grand jury in Houston declined to indict Scott on any criminal charges in connection with the deadly concert. Police Chief Troy Finner had said the report was being made public so that people could “read the entire investigation” and come to their own conclusions about the case. During a news conference after the grand jury’s decision, Finner declined to say what the overall conclusion of his agency’s investigation was or whether police should have stopped the concert sooner.
The report’s release also came the same day that Scott released his new album, “Utopia.”
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PITTSBURGH — A sudden burst of heavy rain might have been the only thing capable of stopping Zack Wheeler Friday night in a 2-1 Phillies win over the Pirates.
Wheeler mowed through Pittsburgh's feeble batting order, striking out 12 and allowing one run on three hits over 6⅔ innings. He began the bottom of the seventh at just 71 pitches and it looked like he'd be out there until at least the eighth inning.
Then the skies opened and play was halted with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, a man on first base and a 1-2 count. After a rain delay of approximately 42 minutes, play resumed but the pause was too long for Wheeler to return. The PNC Park grounds crew had a world of trouble covering the infield with the tarp and never had it fully applied. The first base line was uncovered and it took considerable work to get the field back into playable condition, even though the rain ended five minutes after the delay started.
"We tried to get him to finish that half-inning off but it was just raining so hard that they had to pull (the tarp), and it was raining so hard that they couldn't get it on the field," manager Rob Thomson said. "It is what it is, but he pitched great. I thought his command was great, two-seamer was really good. He gave us what we needed."
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Thomson said he would not have gone back to Wheeler even if the rain delay was only 20 pitches, citing Wheeler's pitch count (90) when the game was stopped, his workload this season and the fact that the Phillies have 17 straight games without an off-day.
Jeff Hoffman entered in relief for Wheeler and finished the seventh inning with one pitch. Gregory Soto preserved the lead by inducing an inning-ending double-play ball from the Pirates' best player, Bryan Reynolds, with men on first and second in the eighth and the game on the line. Craig Kimbrel picked up save No. 17.
It was a tense game because the Phillies couldn't capitalize on numerous early opportunities against right-hander Mitch Keller.
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"Another laugher, huh?" Thomson joked after the Phillies improved to 22-12 in one-run games. Only the Reds, Guardians and Athletics have played more.
They stranded a leadoff double by Kyle Schwarber in the first inning, a one-out double from Bryson Stott in the second and stranded the bases loaded with one out in the fourth. They also stranded the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth inning and Bryce Harper at the plate. He lined out hard to left field on the first pitch.
They scored their two runs on Schwarber's 27th home run of the season, a 406-foot shot to center in the third inning. Schwarber reached base all five times with a double, homer and three walks, one of them to end an 11-pitch plate appearance. He was the designated hitter Friday for the fourth time in the last five games, each of which Harper has started at first base.
Friday was Wheeler's first start with Harper at first. That transition is already paying dividends for the Phils. Their left-field defense is significantly improved. Schwarber beat out an infield single earlier this week. Does that happen if he's running around in left? He's driven in a run in three of the last five games.
"I do think he's moving around a lot better," Thomson said of Schwarber. "Just getting off his feet every other day, I think he's running better, he's running smoother."
Harper is expected to start at first base in two of the three games at beautiful PNC Park this weekend. He'll either start there Saturday night or Sunday afternoon, DH'ing in the other game.
Wheeler touched 98 mph in the first inning and hit 97 six times, also topping out at 93 with a slider that had averaged 88. He mowed through an overmatched Pirates team that is 25-50 since April 30 and ranks in the bottom three of baseball in batting average, OPS and runs per game this month.
Wheeler is 8-5 with a 3.74 ERA in 21 starts. He's struck out 146 and walked 24 for the best ratio in the league. The Phillies' ace has been locked in since the All-Star break, allowing just five runs and 15 baserunners in 20⅔ innings. The Phils are 8-1 in his last nine starts and the only loss was a 1-0 game last weekend when the Guardians scored their lone run on a defensive miscue.
At 56-47, the Phillies end the night in a playoff spot, no more than a half-game back of the top wild-card. They have Aaron Nola on the mound Saturday night against this meek Pirates offense.
"When you win close games, I think it's good for a team," Thomson said. "It builds character and it shows a little bit of toughness of what you're all about. You don't want to play them every day, but the more playoff-like games you can play, I think you learn from them."
After finishing in Pittsburgh, the Phillies have a four-game series in Miami against the skidding Marlins. They come home to face the lowly Royals and Nationals. From August 4 through August 30, the Phils have 19 of 24 games at home.
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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.
“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://www.ksn.com/news/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:08 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled to be held Tuesday, August 1. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:14 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Beechcraft-Textron has a new plane. Some aviation analysts say the single-engine turboprop, Denali, checks all the right boxes.
“Economical and easier way of operating than a small twin-engine jet,” said aviation analyst Bruce McClelland with the Teal Aviation Group.
The Denali made its air show debut this week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture.
McClelland says the Denali, still in development, is one more case of a plane that will add to the jobs base for Textron. He says that is good news for job security down the road with so many employed at places like Textron and Boeing.
“So the aviation business is still ramping up,” said McClelland. “We’re at about 95 percent of where we were in 2019. Business jet travel has done quite well.”
McClelland says the Denali will be a good option for someone who has considered a smaller twin-engine jet, a segment that thrived during the pandemic and is still going strong.
“For several plane makers, the problem they have is too much demand for what they can supply,” said McClelland.
He expects the Denali to be a hit for Beechcraft-Textron, especially considering Beechcraft has a long history in the marketplace.
“They’re a leader in this area. I think it’s a smart move on their part.”
McClelland says this is good news and he also points to the need for bigger jets like the 737 MAX where Boeing wants to ramp up production. Spirit, in Wichita, is a large supplier of the Boeing 737 MAX.
“Boeing’s backlog on the 737 is enormous,” said McClelland. “If they could build twice as many planes today, they would sell them.”
The Denali is also expected to incorporate an autoland system in conjunction with Garmin out of the Kansas City area. The plane is expected to have good range and, because there is a turbo on the prop, it will be a fast plane.
On Monday, Beechcraft-Textron’s Senior VP of sales and flight ops publicly talked about the new plane.
“The Denali’s clean-sheet and high-performance design is revolutionizing the single-engine turboprop market,” said Lannie O’Bannion, senior vice president, Sales & Flight Operations. “Beechcraft turboprops are renowned for their versatility and reliability, and I’m thrilled to unveil the newest member of the legendary product family to the world.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/new-beechcraft-denali-makes-debut-at-air-show/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:20 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/new-beechcraft-denali-makes-debut-at-air-show/ |
PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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(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://www.ksn.com/news/taylor-swift-urged-to-postpone-los-angeles-area-shows/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:26 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/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://www.ksn.com/news/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:32 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/trader-joes-recalls-falafel-and-broccoli-cheddar-soup-for-possible-rocks-insects/ |
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The end of the road has arrived for hundreds of Kansas City-area trucking employees.
Reports indicate Yellow Freight, one of the nation’s largest trucking firms, intends to file for bankruptcy protection, meaning at least 22,000 employees nationally will lose their jobs.
Yellow had been based for years in Overland Park, but the company moved its headquarters to Nashville last year. It still employs nearly 1,000 employees in the Kansas City metro, including at offices in Overland Park.
Yellow also employed 3,000-4,000 non-union workers, too. They’re also said to be out of a job. Yellow employees were officially notified during a Friday morning conference call, workers told FOX4.
The company operates two trucking terminals in the Kansas City metro — one off U.S. 40 Highway north of the Truman Sports Complex and another in Kansas City, Kansas, on State Avenue.
One trucker told FOX4 that office staffers from the 40 Highway location were being sent home, and drivers would be soon as well.
“The writing’s been on the wall,” said Taylor Ray, a former employee in the Overland Park office.
Ray said he hired on with the company fresh out of college two years ago. He became concerned with contract negotiations between the company and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters broke down, and some of Yellow’s 300,000 freight customers chose another road for their needs. Those decisions are said to have been affected by the ongoing labor dispute.
“It’s really poor timing, but we’re going to see where this thing takes us. I’m pretty confident I’ll be able to find something quickly with what I was doing here,” Ray said.
Reports weigh that Yellow failed to pay for employee healthcare benefits in July, and it wasn’t planning to do so in August.
Jessica Piscia, who also worked at the Overland Park offices, said she wishes the labor union and management had come to an agreement before it came to this.
“Everybody lost today. The union didn’t help the situation. Those drivers are looking for jobs. I’m looking for a job, and I’m not even a union member,” Piscia said.
FOX4 sent emails and left voicemails with Yellow’s corporate communications team on Friday, but no one replied. | https://www.ksn.com/news/yellow-freight-begins-layoffs-in-kansas-city-area-preparing-for-bankruptcy/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:38 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/yellow-freight-begins-layoffs-in-kansas-city-area-preparing-for-bankruptcy/ |
SAINT JOSEPH, Mo. — Life often proves that people don’t have to be of a certain age to be a leader.
That is certainly the case with 23-year-old Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook.
The Cincinnati alum was the third safety in the Chiefs’ defensive back rotation last season and a prominent member of the Fab Five, the Chiefs’ five-man defensive back rookie class from the 2022 draft.
Though he started one game, Cook’s (and the rest of the Fab Five) impact on the defense was immense. While they all shared rookie pains and breakdowns, they all hit their stride at the end of the season.
Coming into this season, Cook takes over a safety spot that was occupied by Juan Thornhill the last few years who signed a deal with the Cleveland Browns.
Cook took a second to ponder just how much Thornhill have impacted him in just a season.
“I think perseverance is one thing that I learned from him,” Cook said about Thornhill.
“Hearing his story, how he talked about himself about how he [overcame] some adversities coming in and then how he put on display a great football his last year. It was beautiful to watch as he got here. I think it was just wonderful.”
He also took a second to reflect on how his safety partner Justin Reid influences him as well.
“There’s so much to learn from him,” he said.
“Off the field, learning about like how to manage through life, how to manage through becoming of this situation. This wasn’t always a thing for me, so just being comfortable in front of the cameras, things like that, and then on the field, just being ready, being a pro.
“He’s playing on a high level, which I definitely enjoy, but just learn from him, because he a vet. I like to try to pick his brain by certain things, but it’s about everything, I can’t just pinpoint one thing.”
The Cincinnati native tallied 55 tackles and a sack last season. Several coaches have raved about Cook including head coach Andy Reid.
“He’s done a nice job. Both he and Reid, both their games have picked up,” Reid said.
“We saw that later part of the season with both of them and you saw it during the OTAs. And I’m sure that will continue here, so I’m pretty excited about that.”
You can hear how Cook has assumed more confidence in knowing the defense. A phrase as simple as “my guys” that he uses often to signify his friends or his teammates now signifies the rest of the starters with him on the defense.
“Right now, I’m just focused on getting the guys to the right position, playing fast, understanding what we need to do. I’m working on the details before I get to the season.”
From Thornhill to Reid to training with former Pittsburgh Steeler safety and ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, Cook has a bevy of positive influences to learn from and to help him grow.
As he gears up for his first year as a starter, he’s already on the right track to being what he wants to be and what the Chiefs’ defense needs him to be. | https://www.ksn.com/sports/chiefs/chiefs-safety-bryan-cook-embracing-new-leadership-role-in-second-year/ | 2023-07-29T04:09:44 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/sports/chiefs/chiefs-safety-bryan-cook-embracing-new-leadership-role-in-second-year/ |
Albies, Riley, Ozuna power the Braves to a 10-7 victory over the Brewers
ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies singled in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers in a four-run seventh and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves snapped a two-game skid with a 10-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
Ronald Acuña Jr. got the rally started in the fifth with a single and his 49th stolen base, most in the majors. After he scored on Albies’ 73rd RBI, Albies went first to third on Riley’s single and scored on Olson’s sacrifice fly for a 6-4 lead.
Olson has 33 homers and 82 RBIs, second-most in the majors in both categories. He followed Riley’s 23rd homer to give the Braves 11 back-to-back long balls this season. Atlanta leads the majors with 191 homers.
Marcell Ozuna made it 4-all in the fourth with his 19th homer.
The Braves (65-36) were coming off two straight losses in Boston and had dropped seven of 10, their worst 10-game stretch of the season. Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth for his 19th save in 21 chances.
Milwaukee (57-47) began the night with a 1 1/2-game lead in the NL Central. The Brewers cut the lead to 10-7 in the eighth on Abraham Toro’s three-run homer.
Joey Wiemer’s bases-loaded single plated two runs in the fourth for a 4-3 Milwaukee lead and chased starter Yonny Chirinos, who made his Atlanta debut after getting claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Atlanta scored three runs with two outs in the second to take a 3-2 lead on Orlando Arcia’s two-run single and Acuña’s single.
The Brewers went up 2-0 in the top of the second on Abraham Toro’s RBI groundout and Tyrone Taylor’s single.
Adrian Houser (3-3) took the loss after allowing eight hits and six runs in four innings. Collin McHugh (4-1) gave up one hit in 1 1/3 innings.
The game started 32 minutes late because of heavy rain in the metro area, but none fell at Truist Park until some sprinkles in the fifth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: Manager Craig Counsell said RHP Brandon Woodruff, sidelined since April 8 with right shoulder inflammation, will make a third rehab start after he allowed one run and four hits with three strikeouts in four innings Thursday for the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. ... LHP Justin Wilson was reinstated from the injured list after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2022 but he apparently got hurt warming up in the bullpen in the seventh and couldn’t enter the game.
Braves: Manager Brian Snitker said LHP Max Fried will make his fourth rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Gwinnett in Jacksonville, Fla. Fried, the team’s ace, was supposed to start Wednesday but has been dealing with a stomach bug.
HONORING AARON
The Braves wore their Hank Aaron-inspired city edition uniforms to honor the late Hall of Famer during Hank Aaron week. The team announced its 36th sellout of the season, with 42,502 in attendance.
HEADING THIS WAY
Counsell looks forward to penciling 1B Carlos Santana’s name in the lineup card when the 37-year-old slugger joins the team on Saturday. Santana was acquired Thursday in a trade with Pittsburgh.
“I think we’re really happy to get just a proven player in this league,” Counsell said. “Very experienced, great reputation in the league and obviously somebody on both sides of the ball who be very effective and very helpful for this team.”
NEW FACE
With Braves third base coach Ron Washington away for his induction to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Gwinnett manager Matt Tuiasosopo took his place. Washington played 10 years in the majors and has served as a coach or manager since 1996, including the last seven years on Atlanta’s staff.
UP NEXT
Brewers RHP Julio Teheran (2-4, 3.75) will face his former team Saturday as the teams play the second game of a three-game series. RHP Bryce Elder (7-2, 3.30) starts for the Braves.
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PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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KSLA INVESTIGATES: Neighbors say soaking wet man seen night 3 girls later found dead in pond disappeared
CASS COUNTY, Texas (KSLA) - In 2022, three young girls were found dead in a pond in Cass County. Initially, it was believed the girls had drowned, and their deaths were accidental. However, the case was later ruled a homicide.
Now, KSLA has conducted interviews with neighbors that reveal new details in the case.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE>>> FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR 3 GIRLS FOUND STRANGLED IN CASS COUNTY POND LAST YEAR
This coming Sunday, July 30, will mark one year since the three Cass County girls were pulled out of the pond. Months later, the Cass County district attorney revealed the girls were strangled to death.
One year later, a tight knit community is still waiting for answers on who killed Zi’Ariel Robinson-Oliver, 9, A’Miyah Hughes, 8, and Te’Mari Robinson-Oliver, 5.
Raydeen Edwards works for the local newspaper and has been covering the case.
“I think we are really trying to find out who did it,” Edwards said.
Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe tells KSLA this is a very active investigation, however, he wouldn’t elaborate on details.
“I would like to see it come to an end. Somebody needs to go to jail for this,” said Edwards.
Here’s what we know...
On July 29, 2022, the girls were reported missing. Neighbor, Josephine Webster, remembers driving home around 9:30 p.m. She says she was approached by a man who had been living at the home with the children and their mom, Shammaonique Oliver-Wickerson.
“I gave him my house phone and he called the mom and told her the girls hadn’t showed up,” Josephine said.
Law enforcement and volunteers searched the area. Nearly five hours later in the early morning hours, their bodies were found by divers in a pond that borders their property and for the first time, one year later, the owner of this pond allowed KSLA access.
“They would have to get in there through there with the horse to go down to the pond,” Josephine said.
“Just something about it just didn’t seem right,” said Aberney Webster Jr., a neighbor.
Josephine remembers telling detectives what could be a key piece of evidence about the man who came to her house.
“He was wet and I noticed that,” she said. “It looked like all the way down, not sweat. It looked like water.”
Eight months after the girls were killed, leader of the New Black Panther Nation and activist, Quanell X, stood next to the girls’ mother demanding justice.
“We come here to Cass County today angry as hell. We are hurting with this mother and her family,” Quanell X said at the time.
“It’s been hard for me, my family, mainly because we all want answers. We all want to know exactly what happened,” the girls’ mother said back in April of 2023.
KSLA reached out to the mother of the girls, but was unsuccessful in speaking with her for an interview. Meanwhile, the small town of Douglassville, right outside of Atlanta, Texas, wants the case solved so they can move on.
“It is still somebody out there on the loose and we don’t know who and where they come from,” said Aberney.
KSLA is still working to get ahold of the last person seen with the three girls; so far, we’ve been unsuccessful.
A balloon release in the girls’ memory is scheduled for Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m. near the home where the girls disappeared.
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(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled to be held Tuesday, August 1. | https://www.koin.com/news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:10:53 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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BEIJING, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tarena International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEDU) ("Tarena" or the "Company"), a leading provider of IT professional education and IT-focused supplementary STEAM education services in China, today announced that it received a written notification from the Staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") dated July 28, 2023, indicating that the Company no longer meets the continued listing requirement of minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares ("MVPHS") for the Nasdaq Global Select Market, as set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(b)(2)(C), because the Company's MVPHS for the last 30 consecutive business days was below the minimum MVPHS requirement of US$15,000,000.
Pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the applicable grace period to regain compliance is 180 calendar days, or until January 24, 2024. The Company can cure this deficiency if its MVPHS closes at US$15,000,000 or more for a minimum of ten consecutive business days during the compliance period. The Company's management is looking into various options available to regain compliance and maintain its continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. In the event the Company does not regain compliance prior to the expiration of the compliance period, it will receive written notification that its securities are subject to delisting. Alternatively, the Company may apply to transfer the Company's securities to The Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to the Nasdaq Capital Market's continued listing requirements.
About Tarena International, Inc.
Tarena is a leading provider of IT professional education and IT-focused supplementary STEAM education services in China. Through its innovative education platform combining live distance instruction, classroom-based tutoring and online learning modules, Tarena offers professional education courses in IT and non-IT subjects. Its professional education courses provide students with practical skills to prepare them for jobs in industries with significant growth potential and strong hiring demand. Tarena also offers IT-focused supplementary STEAM education programs, including computer coding and robotics programming courses, etc., targeting students between three and eighteen years of age. Aiming to encourage "code to learn," Tarena embraces the latest trends in STEAM education and technology to develop children's logical thinking and learning abilities while allowing them to discover their interests and potential.
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Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in Tarena's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and Tarena does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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LONDON, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VAPORESSO, a leading innovator in the vaping industry, has received well-deserved recognition at this year's London Design Awards, with four of its groundbreaking products being awarded for their exceptional design. The London Design Awards is an international competition that recognises exceptional designs and outstanding creative projects worldwide, celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of the international design community.
The four distinguished products from VAPORESSO - the COSS, ECO NANO, LUXE XR, and XROS 3 NANO - have showcased the brand's formidable innovative prowess and have also been recognized with awards from many organizations. VAPORESSO's latest groundbreaking offering, the VAPORESSO COSS, is regarded as a game-changer in the vaping industry. It tackles existing issues with a thoughtful design that seamlessly caters to user habits. Its slogan, 'Convenient Operating, Smart Supplying', perfectly encapsulates the product's core values of INNOVATION, RELIABILITY, and STYLE.
"Winning these awards is a testament to the creativity, skill, and dedication of our team," said Jimmy Hu, Vice President of VAPORESSO, "We are thrilled to have our efforts recognised on such a prestigious global platform. It validates our commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality products that enhance the vaping experience for our customers."
The London Design Awards, held annually, applauds outstanding design achievements across various creative sectors. It acknowledges exemplary projects, products, and professionals who demonstrate innovation, creativity, and excellence within their respective industries. Meanwhile, the London Design Awards not only honours design excellence but also fosters creativity, encourages innovation, and facilitates collaborations between designers and design-driven businesses. The awards have grown in stature and popularity since their inception, attracting a wide range of participants from various design fields.
The recognition from the London Design Awards underscores VAPORESSO's dedication to creating products that exceed customer expectations and further solidifies its position as a thought leader in the industry. It also acts as an external validation of VAPORESSO's capabilities and quality of work, building trust and confidence among potential customers.
About VAPORESSO
Established in 2015, VAPORESSO is committed to creating a smoke-free world and enhancing the quality of life for its users. Through continuous innovation, stringent quality control, and substantial commitment, VAPORESSO produces products that cater to all levels and styles of vapers.
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The Prom
Back in 2010 a high school student was banned from attending her senior prom. When the school board banned her from attending as she was planning on going … with her girlfriend. People were rightfully upset. Things happened. There was a musical based on the event called The Prom. That musical gets a fun staging this summer with Greendale Community Theatre. It’s an energetic embrace of love, acceptance and complexity with some respectably engaging tunes.
Olivia Lewandowski casually renders an engaging complexity for the stage in the role of Emma. She only wanted to go to prom with the girl she was dating. Now the whole world is watching her. Madalaine Brown delves gracefully into heavy inner conflict in the role of her girlfriend Alyssa. Alyssa’s got a very controlling mother who demands perfection and she’s not certain whether or not she’s ready to let everyone know who she’s dating.
News of the prom drama in a small town makes its way to a group of fading Broadway stars who rush to Emma’s aid without warning. Their unexpected arrival complicates things considerably. Robby McGhee carefully crafts a layered portrayal of middle-aged Broadway veteran Barry Glickman. Barry’s heart is in the right place, but it’s not until he starts to actively listen to Emma that he’s able to help.
The backdrop on which the show plays is minimalist. Darcy Devins and Lisa Quinn’s costuming is FAR from minimalist. The informal dress feels nuanced and lived-in while the formalwear is occasionally stunning. Some of the best costuming is accompanied by the choreography of Ami Majeskie. who also directed the show. She’s put together a satisfying emotional momentum in dance, motion and emotion.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Preble County Fair kicks off Saturday in Eaton and runs for eight days.
The fair, located at 722 South Franklin Street, will feature an abundance of games, rides and the best fried fair food you could ever ask for.
Fair goers will also be able to enjoy monster trucks, a demolition derby and a showcase of 4-H projects.
Admission to the Preble County fair is $7. Kids eight and under can gain entrance for free.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late Friday night after bringing heavy winds and rain that left more than a million people without power in southern China.
After making landfall Friday morning in southern Fujian province, where at least 400,000 people were evacuated, the storm flooded streets and toppled electric transmission towers in the province. Over a million households were left without power, according to the state-backed Xiamen Evening News.
The typhoon was downgraded to a tropical storm at 11 p.m. Friday night, China’s state-owned broadcaster CCTV announced.
Businesses and summer school classes had been ordered suspended and the public was urged to stay indoors. In the city of Quanzhou by China’s southern coast, authorities reported some 50 individuals sustained minor injuries. Residents shared photos on social media showing downed trees with roots fully out of the ground Saturday morning.
The tropical storm is expected to move its way farther inland in China, bringing heavy rains to the capital, Beijing.
Earlier in the week, the storm grazed past Taiwan’s main island after hitting the Philippines ‘ main island of Luzon, where it produced landslides, flooding and downed trees. The storm displaced thousands and caused 41 deaths — including 27 killed in the capsizing of a passenger ship. About 20 others remained missing, including four coast guard personnel whose boat overturned while on a rescue mission in hard-hit Cagayan province, officials said Saturday, adding that they were monitoring another approaching storm. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-typhoon-doksuri-is-downgraded-to-tropical-storm-status-as-it-leaves-southern-china/ | 2023-07-29T04:11:52 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-typhoon-doksuri-is-downgraded-to-tropical-storm-status-as-it-leaves-southern-china/ |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official said Friday.
Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Program, told a news conference that at least 38 of the 86 countries where WFP operates have already seen cuts or plan to cut assistance soon — including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and West Africa.
He said WFP’s operating requirement is $20 billion to deliver aid to everyone in need, but it was aiming for between $10 billion and $14 billion, which was what the agency had received in the past few years.
“We’re still aiming at that, but we have only so far this year gotten to about half of that, around $5 billion,” Skau said.
He said humanitarian needs were “going through the roof” in 2021 and 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and its global implications. “Those needs continue to grow, those drivers are still there,” he said, “but the funding is drying up. So we’re looking at 2024 (being) even more dire.”
“The largest food and nutrition crisis in history today persists,” Skau said. “This year, 345 million people continue to be acutely food insecure while hundreds of millions of people are at risk of worsening hunger.”
Skau said conflict and insecurity remain the primary drivers of acute hunger around the world, along with climate change, unrelenting disasters, persistent food price inflation and mounting debt stress — all during a slowdown in the global economy.
WFP is looking to diversify its funding base, but he also urged the agency’s traditional donors to “step up and support us through this very difficult time.”
Asked why funding was drying up, Skau said to ask the donors.
“But it’s clear that aid budgets, humanitarian budgets, both in Europe and the United States, (are) not where they were in 2021-2022,” he said.
Skau said that in March, WFP was forced to cut rations from 75% to 50% for communities in Afghanistan facing emergency levels of hunger, and in May it was forced to cut food for 8 million people — 66% of the people it was assisting. Now, it is helping just 5 million people, he said. In Syria, 5.5 million people who relied on WFP for food were already on 50% rations, Skau said, and in July the agency cut all rations to 2.5 million of them. In the Palestinian territories, WFP cut its cash assistance by 20% in May and in June. It cut its caseload by 60%, or 200,000 people. And in Yemen, he said, a huge funding gap will force WFP to cut aid to 7 million people as early as August.
In West Africa, where acute hunger is on the rise, Skau said, most countries are facing extensive ration cuts, particularly WFP’s seven largest crisis operations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon.
He said cutting aid to people who are only at the hunger level of crisis to help save those literally starving or in the category of catastrophic hunger means that those dropped will rapidly fall into the emergency and catastrophe categories, “and so we will have an additional humanitarian emergency on our hands down the road.”
“Ration cuts are clearly not the way to go forward,” Skau said.
He urged world leaders to prioritize humanitarian funding and invest in long-tern solutions to conflicts, poverty, development and other root causes of the current crisis. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-un-says-its-forced-to-cut-food-aid-to-millions-globally-because-of-a-funding-crisis/ | 2023-07-29T04:11:58 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-un-says-its-forced-to-cut-food-aid-to-millions-globally-because-of-a-funding-crisis/ |
Millie the Bombers’ Bat Dog a big hit in 8-3 victory over Baton Rouge
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Brazos Valley Bombers won their second straight game Friday night with an 8-3 win over Baton Rouge at Edible Field.
The Bombers broke the game open thanks to a 5 run third inning. All five runs were unearned and could have been looked upon as a bit boring, but in another promotional homerun Uri Geva saw Millie, from Sit Means Sit, become an immediate crowd favorite serving as the Bombers’ Bat Dog and retrieving bats during the frame.
The Bombers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single to right center by Jacob Guerero that drove in Hunter Autrey.
Trent Tompkins, a Rudder High School product, picked up the win thanks to hit free 4 inning performance that saw him strikeout four Rougarou.
The Bombers will put their two game winning streak on the line Saturday in the regular season finale against the Seguin River Monsters. First pitch is set for 7:05pm.
Copyright 2023 KBTX. All rights reserved. | https://www.kbtx.com/2023/07/29/millie-bombers-bat-dog-bit-hit-8-3-victory-over-baton-rouge/ | 2023-07-29T04:12:00 | 1 | https://www.kbtx.com/2023/07/29/millie-bombers-bat-dog-bit-hit-8-3-victory-over-baton-rouge/ |
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The troubled brother of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez was charged Friday, now in federal court, with new counts of threatening and stalking after authorities say he threatened to shoot up the University of Connecticut and kill three people in another state.
Dennis Hernandez was ordered to be held in custody after his appearance in the court in Hartford. A message seeking comment was sent Friday night to his attorney.
The new charges came days after it emerged that Hernandez was arrested July 18 on state charges after police said he threatened to kill officers and then urged them to shoot him at his home in Bristol. Officers had gone there after two people close to him raised concerns about his mental health, police said.
The arrest report said the 37-year-old had sent threatening messages, including ones about carrying out a shooting at UConn. He was a Huskies quarterback and wide receiver who went by DJ Hernandez in the mid-2000s.
Court filings in the new federal case include the same messages. Some say the writer is struggling financially, is frustrated at seeing other people get hired as coaches, feels owed by UConn, is planning on “taking down everything” and doesn’t care “who gets caught in the crossfire.”
“I’ve died for years now and now its others peoples turn,” read a July 7 message sent to a woman in Hernandez’s life. It followed a message the day before that warned: “UConn’s gonna see how accurate I am too with my targets.”
Hernandez told another person that he drove July 7 to UConn’s campus in Storrs and to Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, where he coached quarterbacks during the 2010-11 season, according to court papers.
He had been due in state court that day on another case stemming from allegations that he threw a bag containing a brick and a note over a fence and onto ESPN’s property in Bristol.
UConn police confirmed that a vehicle linked to Hernandez was on campus that day. Brown has said that its investigation didn’t indicate Hernandez had been on campus in recent weeks.
Hernandez is due back in state court Tuesday and in federal court Aug. 11.
His younger brother, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, killed himself in 2017 while serving a murder sentence. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-aaron-hernandezs-brother-now-facing-federal-charges-over-alleged-threatening-messages/ | 2023-07-29T04:12:04 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-aaron-hernandezs-brother-now-facing-federal-charges-over-alleged-threatening-messages/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled to be held Tuesday, August 1. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:12:10 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
A shooting in Zachary Friday night left one woman dead, according to Zachary police.
Police say the shooting took place at about 8 p.m. on the corner of New Weis Road and Lee Street.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is a developing story. | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/shooting-in-zachary-leaves-one-woman-dead-police-say/article_2cae5932-2dbd-11ee-a69f-eb5996feb5db.html | 2023-07-29T04:12:30 | 0 | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/shooting-in-zachary-leaves-one-woman-dead-police-say/article_2cae5932-2dbd-11ee-a69f-eb5996feb5db.html |
SAN FRANCISCO — 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.
On Friday afternoon, a worker on a lift machine made adjustments to the sign and then left.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2023-07-28/x-logo-installed-atop-twitter-building-spurring-san-francisco-to-investigate | 2023-07-29T04:12:30 | 1 | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2023-07-28/x-logo-installed-atop-twitter-building-spurring-san-francisco-to-investigate |
(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled to be held Tuesday, August 1. | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:12:41 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
Rapper Travis Scott has released “Utopia,” his first album in five years and his first major release since 10 people died at his 2021 Astroworld music festival.
The star-studded 19-track “Utopia” features Beyoncé, SZA, Drake, Sampha, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Future, Bon Iver, James Blake, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, and many more.
The LP, Scott's fourth full-length, was originally announced back in 2020 and follows 2018’s “Astroworld.” In November 2019, 10 people died as a result of compression asphyxia during a massive crowd surge during Scott's Astroworld festival. A grand jury declined to file charges against Scott earlier this year.
Also Friday, Houston police released files that showed that some workers were concerned about the crowd conditions at the show. The 1,300-page report also included a summary of an interview with Scott in which he said he did not hear calls from the crowd to stop the show.
The first track from the album, the popetón -adjacent “K-pop”, was released on July 21 and features the Weeknd and Bad Bunny. The release spans genres — an eclectic mix of autotune ambient ballads (“My Eyes”), ferocious bars ("Looove"), futuristic trap ("Lost Forever," Telekinesis"), and beyond.
In addition to the album, Scott hosted a one-night-only release of his feature film, “Circus Maximus” at select theaters on Thursday night.
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“Utopia” was originally scheduled to be celebrated with a livestreamed concert at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, but was canceled due to “complex production issues,” Live Nation said in a statement. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/travis-scott-returns-to-spotlight-with-utopia-album-drop-his-first-album-since-the-astroworld-festival-tragedy/3305892/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:04 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/travis-scott-returns-to-spotlight-with-utopia-album-drop-his-first-album-since-the-astroworld-festival-tragedy/3305892/ |
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Driving just south of Waco Thursday, James Cook wasn't on duty.
“I was headed back from College Station where we did some training,” Cook said.
Still, when he saw smoke, the Decatur firefighter rushed to help.
Cook was behind a pickup when a problem with its wheel sent it skidding from the pavement and into the grass where it was quickly engulfed in flames.
“As soon as she got to the grass with the sparks and that hot metal, it lit the grass on fire. She said by the time she got out and started getting the dogs out, the truck was already on fire,” he said.
From his city vehicle, Cook called 911.
By the time he got to the driver, she’d pulled herself and seven French bulldogs from the fiery truck.
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Cook helped transfer them into his own vehicle to escape the 105-degree weather as they waited for fire crews to arrive.
“It’s just what we do. I had emergency lights on the vehicle. I knew I was going to be able to help at least if nothing else, keep traffic off of what was going on,” Cook said.
“I think for me, I enjoy seeing my staff just care,” said Decatur Fire Chief Deroy Bennett.
Bennett said Cook’s actions represent the department’s mission to help people.
He also said the fact an incident of car trouble could burn an acre and a half of land in mere minutes speaks to the danger of current fire conditions.
“It’s just extremely dry conditions. You know, like today with the wind that's a little bit stronger, anytime we get a fire, it's just moving really fast,” he said.
With fires burning in nearby counties and burn bans in place for much of the state, Bennett said Decatur is staffing up.
“Earlier today, we were toned out for a vehicle fire, and we ran our engine and a brush truck right behind it. Because chances are, it’s setting the grass on fire on the side of the road and it's just going to run on us. So we're double stacking it just try to stay ahead of it,” said Bennett.
Cook said the driver and her dogs were uninjured. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/decatur-firefighter-assists-driver-after-car-running-into-grass-engulfed-by-flames/3305883/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/decatur-firefighter-assists-driver-after-car-running-into-grass-engulfed-by-flames/3305883/ |
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The Stuttgart Ricebirds have won 32 games in the last three years, but 2023 could be tougher.
Stuttgart lost a lot of players to graduation, so this year’s team is young.
Even though there are a lot of holes to fill, the expectations remain the same for Stuttgart. | https://www.fox16.com/fearless-friday/fearless-40/fearless-40-stuttgart-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:30 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/fearless-friday/fearless-40/fearless-40-stuttgart-2/ |
Nearly 100 Michigan cats up for adoption after being rescued from hoarder situation, looking for forever homes
Body camera footage show the officers investigating the Detroit home after receiving reports of a strong urine stench
Nearly 100 furry friends are looking for their forever homes after Michigan police rescued the cats from a hoarder situation.
This week, Brownstown Township Police Department responded to an elderly man's home in Downriver, Michigan after neighbors called police expressing their concerning after noticing a pervasive urine stench.
Body camera footage released by police show law enforcement investigate the home and begin realizing how many feline friends were inside the home.
"Got three or four more just chilling back there," an officer is heard saying in the footage. "Three on the table, two on the floor eating."
At first, Animal Control thought there were about 50 animals inside the home, but now that number is tipping to nearly 100 cats and kittens.
Brownstown Township Police Deputy Chief Andrew Starzec told FOX 2 Detroit that the animals were taken care of with enough food and water to survive, however, the elderly man exceeded the number of cats allowed in the ordinance.
"The cats were well cared for. They seem to be a healthy weight and were pretty good," Starzec said. "Unfortunately, the Brownstown ordinance states three animals in the house, and there were way more than that."
"You can't have more than three cats or three dogs, and we are clearly over that in this case," Starzec added.
The adorable cats and kittens were taken to the local Brownstown Township animal shelter, but the small shelter quickly became inundated with the adoptable pets.
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"They're doing everything they can to get the animals in nice, safe homes," Starzec said.
The homeowner is facing several fines following the discovery, but police said that he is cooperating with authorities.
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Anyone interested in adopting one or some of the cats can call the animal shelter at 734-675-4008. Adoption fees are waived for veterans. | https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/nearly-100-michigan-cats-adoption-being-rescued-hoarder-situation-looking-forever-homes | 2023-07-29T04:13:30 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/nearly-100-michigan-cats-adoption-being-rescued-hoarder-situation-looking-forever-homes |
WHITING — Pierogi Fest got off to a steamy start Friday but that didn’t stop the good times — and craziness — from rolling down 119th Street during the evening highlight of the popular festival, the Polka Parade.
The festival reopens at 11 a.m. Saturday with The Buscia Cooking Show on the Oliver Stage, followed at 1 p.m. with the Mr. Pierogi Song Fest with the Pieroguettes and a variety of other entertainment there and the festival’s variety of other stages.
The festival’s musical headliner, Smash Mouth, is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. to closing on the Main Stage.
Pierogi Fest is scheduled for an 11 p.m. close Saturday, and opens for its final day at 11 a.m. Sunday.
In addition to more entertainment during that afternoon, the Pierogi Toss and Pierogi Eating contests help conclude the 2023 version of the festival. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/pierogi-fest-off-to-steamy-start/article_9b79f75e-2d72-11ee-90d2-bfa7fab9f591.html | 2023-07-29T04:13:30 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/pierogi-fest-off-to-steamy-start/article_9b79f75e-2d72-11ee-90d2-bfa7fab9f591.html |
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FERNDALE, Ark. – It’s been a little over 25 years since the Westside Middle School shooting near Jonesboro. This weekend many of the survivors are coming together to celebrate healing.
“It was a horrendous event that I would never ever wish on anyone,” Westside Middle School Survivor Alex Beasley said.
Around 25 years ago on March 24, 1998, this is where Alex was at Westside Middle School near Jonesboro where a mass shooting had taken place.
“They pulled the fire alarm, now they announce there is a fire drill because of that, they announce fire drills, so everyone just thought it was a fire drill and went out and that’s when it happened,” Beasley said.
Then roughly a year later, the Columbine High School massacre happened in Colorado.
“I was a junior when the shooting happened and I was in the choir room of the high school when everything began,” Columbine High School survivor Christine Dove said. “It was a life changingly awful event, I lost several friends.”
A place both Alex and Christine could come to and heal with those who had shared experiences was at Ferncliff Camp in Arkansas.
“March 24 is nothing but bad memories, but then that summer when we came to Ferncliff was nothing but good memories,” Beasley stated.
Now after almost 25 years since the Westside Middle School shooting, classmates and those with shared experiences from all over the country have come together once again to remember the happy times.
Even bringing rocks from the school grounds of the mass shootings to memorialize the schools and people impacted.
“It’s so meaningful to reconnect with this community of survivors after so many years to meet each other’s families to hear about where life has taken everyone,” Dove said.
As they gather together for a time of fellowship and music, they are saddened to know that there have been many more people that have joined the group of survivors.
“I wish I could say it is a small group, unfortunately in this day in age that group of survivors of mass shootings of all kinds is growing exponentially and it is heartbreaking to me to see,” Dove stated.
Hand in hand, they are celebrating the healing that has happened, and that has yet to come.
“I know if you talked to everyone here probably 100% of the people that were affected from the shooting in 1998, still healing is taking place today, something I don’t think we will ever truly heal from,” Beasley said. | https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/after-25-years-survivors-from-westside-middle-school-are-gathering-to-celebrate-healing/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:36 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/after-25-years-survivors-from-westside-middle-school-are-gathering-to-celebrate-healing/ |
Just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott took the stage at the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, a contract worker had been so worried about what might happen after seeing people getting crushed that he texted an event organizer saying, “Someone’s going to end up dead,” according to a police report released Friday.
The texts by security contract worker Reece Wheeler were some of many examples in the nearly 1,300-page report in which festival workers highlighted problems and warned of possible deadly consequences. The report includes transcripts of concertgoers' 911 calls and summaries of police interviews, including one with Scott conducted just days after the event.
The crowd surge at the Nov. 5, 2021, outdoor festival in Houston killed 10 attendees who ranged in age from 9 to 27. The official cause of death was compression asphyxia, which an expert likened to being crushed by a car. About 50,000 people attended the festival.
“Pull tons over the rail unconscious. There’s panic in people eyes. This could get worse quickly,” Reece Wheeler texted Shawna Boardman, one of the private security directors, at 9 p.m. Wheeler then texted, “I know they’ll try to fight through it but I would want it on the record that I didn’t advise this to continue. Someone’s going to end up dead.”
Scott’s concert began at 9:02 p.m. In their review of video from the concert's livestream, police investigators said that at 9:13 p.m., they heard the faint sound of someone saying, “Stop the show.” The same request could also be heard at 9:16 p.m. and 9:22 p.m.
In an Aug. 19, 2022, police interview, Boardman’s attorneys told investigators that Boardman “saw things were not as bad as Reece Wheeler stated” and decided not to pass along Wheeler’s concerns to anyone else.
A grand jury declined to indict anyone who was investigated over the event, including Scott, Boardman and four other people.
During a police interview conducted two days after the concert, Scott told investigators that although he did see one person near the stage getting medical attention, overall the crowd seemed to be enjoying the show and he did not see any signs of serious problems.
“We asked if he at any point heard the crowd telling him to stop the show. He stated that if he had heard something like that he would have done something,” police said in their summary of Scott's interview.
Hip-hop artist Drake, who performed with Scott at the concert, told police that it was difficult to see from the stage what was going on in the crowd and that he didn’t hear concertgoers’ pleas to stop the show.
Drake found out about the tragedy later that night from his manager, while learning more on social media, police said in their summary.
Marty Wallgren, who worked for a security consulting firm hired by the festival, told police that when he went backstage and tried to tell representatives for Scott and Drake that the concert needed to end because people had been hurt and might have died, he was told “Drake still has three more songs,” according to an interview summary.
Daniel Johary, a college student who got trapped in the crush of concertgoers and later used his skills working as an EMT in Israel to help an injured woman, told investigators hundreds of people had chanted for Scott to stop the music and that the chants could be heard “from everywhere.”
“He stated staff members in the area gave thumbs-up and did not care,” according to the police report.
Richard Rickeada, a retired Houston police officer who was working for a private security company at the festival, told investigators that from 8 a.m. the day of the concert, things were “pretty much in chaos,” according to a police summary of his interview. His concerns and questions about whether the concert should be held were “met with a lot of shrugged shoulders,” he said.
About 23 minutes into the concert, cameraman Gregory Hoffman radioed into the show’s production trailer to warn that “people were dying.” Hoffman was operating a large crane that held a television camera before it was overrun with concertgoers who needed medical help, police said.
The production team radioed Hoffman to ask when they could get the crane back in operation.
Salvatore Livia, who was hired to direct the live show, told police that following Hoffman’s dire warning, people in the production trailer understood that something was not right, but “they were disconnected to the reality of (what) was happening out there,” according to a police summary of Livia’s interview.
Concertgoer Christopher Gates, then 22, told police that by the second or third song in Scott's performance, he came across about five people on the ground who he believed were already dead.
Their bodies were “lifeless, pale, and their lips were blue/purple,” according to the police report. Random people in the crowd – not medics – provided CPR.
The police report was released about a month after the grand jury in Houston declined to indict Scott on any criminal charges in connection with the deadly concert. Police Chief Troy Finner had said the report was being made public so that people could “read the entire investigation” and come to their own conclusions about the case. During a news conference after the grand jury’s decision, Finner declined to say what the overall conclusion of his agency’s investigation was or whether police should have stopped the concert sooner.
The report’s release also came the same day that Scott released his new album, “Utopia.”
More than 500 lawsuits were filed over the deaths and injuries at the concert, including many against concert promoter Live Nation and Scott. Some have since been settled. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/people-were-dying-houston-police-release-final-report-into-astroworld-hours-after-travis-scott-drops-new-album/3305912/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:40 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/people-were-dying-houston-police-release-final-report-into-astroworld-hours-after-travis-scott-drops-new-album/3305912/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It was the Little Rock Rangers’ third straight game day over the last week that you could confidently call the biggest game day in the soccer club’s 7-year history.
Devoted fans flocked to a watch party at Hill Station in Little Rock this afternoon to catch the Rangers facing The Villages SC in the USL2 Southern Conference Finals, the winner making Sunday’s national semis.
“Players want to come to Little Rock, they know about the fanbase, city,” Red Watch President Ryan Stallings said. “So the team is now firing on all cylinders and at the level, just to see the growth together come up is really rewarding to see and gratifying.”
“It’s definitely somewhere we love to be, something we anticipate that this team is capable of every time. The supporters behind us, the city behind us,” co-founder Jason Rector said. “It’s what we should be doing. They just adapt to change, play well, they give us all their heart in 90 minutes plus. It’s what you want out of a pure soccer team.”
With anticipation running high, the day didn’t go as planned. With fans waiting for history to unfold with a 4 p.m. kickoff, heat delays at the game in Newport News, Virginia pushed the game’s start over two hours, finally getting underway at 6:15 p.m.
But well over 100 fans stuck out the wait, many beating the Arkansas heat, FaceTiming the team to wish them luck before the Rangers took the field for maybe the last time in their best season yet.
“One, the fanbase has always been there. Two, winning helps. And winning brings a lot of people back,” Stallings said. “Also the growth of the youth academy and a lot of fanbase with younger generations that will come up for yours to come.”
“Some of these people have been here since 3 this afternoon. It’s impressive, the dedication they have to this team,” Rector said “And with really all their heart. It’s impressive and it means a lot to us as the front office of the team and the team itself. It’s a big deal for them.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/fans-turn-out-for-little-rock-rangers-watch-party/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:42 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/fans-turn-out-for-little-rock-rangers-watch-party/ |
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PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The son of a Former Jefferson Regional Medical Center patient claims his father’s health took a turn for the worse due to the heat conditions following the hospital’s loss of power on Tuesday morning.
A fire also broke out that same Tuesday, leading to several patients being transferred.
Keion Fair said he moved his father to UAMS, but the process was not a smooth one.
Fair said he was never informed by JRMC staff on what needed to be done to get his father to a new hospital and out of the hot conditions.
No air conditioning and power at the Jefferson Regional Medical Hospital in Pine Bluff left patients and visitors heated.
“It was something odd to see walking through the hallways instead of in their rooms like they would normally be because of the lack of air,” Fair said.
Fair’s father was a dialysis patient at JRMC before moving him to UAMS in Little Rock.
He says his father was checked into JRMC on Sunday and was making improvements until the power went out on Tuesday morning.
“It started getting really hot in the room,” Kesha Cobb, a family friend said.
Cobb says Fair’s dad developed a fever overnight.
“He didn’t have a fever the whole time he was in the hospital, but his fever got to 101 following the power outage,” Cobb said.
The family says since then, his health has declined even more.
Keion says, for his father not to get the transfer care he needed from JRMC, they dropped the ball.
He says JRMC staff told him there weren’t any beds available at UAMS,but when he called UAMS they just stated that they needed a physician to sign off the transfer.
He says their transfer was denied, so they took it upon themselves to get his father to UAMS on Wednesday.
We came directly to UAMS. They accepted him immediately and they put him in a room in less than 4 hours,” Cobb said.
Fair believes if they didn’t take matters into their own hands, his father probably wouldn’t be alive.
We did reach out to personnel from the Jefferson Regional Medical Center for comment on these allegations but didn’t hear back.
JRMC released a statement that said all power and services have been restored and the hospital is accepting patients again. | https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/son-of-jefferson-regional-patient-says-tuesdays-power-outage-led-to-fathers-health-decline/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:48 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/son-of-jefferson-regional-patient-says-tuesdays-power-outage-led-to-fathers-health-decline/ |
CHICAGO — Luis Robert Jr. and Jake Burger each homered, Touki Toussaint pitched five innings for his first win and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
Chicago’s victory came on the tail end of a day in which it dealt pitchers Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly and Kendall Graveman to continue a deadline selling spree.
Toussaint (1-3) allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out four. Tanner Banks pitched three innings of two-hit ball and Gregory Santos notched his second save of the year.
Robert hit his 29th homer off Xzavion Curry (3-1) to give Chicago a 1-0 lead in the first. After hitting two homers on Thursday, Burger continued his hot stretch with a solo shot off Daniel Norris in the sixth, giving the White Sox a 2-0 advantage.
Elvis Andrus, pinch running for Eloy Jiménez, scored from third on a single by Oscar Colás to make it 3-0 in the eighth.
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Josh Naylor had a double and two singles, accounting for half the Guardians’ six hits.
Cleveland’s Terry Francona remained one win away from passing Hall of Famer Casey Stengel for the 13th-most wins by a manager in MLB history.
DEADLINE DEALS
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who have made pitching a priority in advance of the trade deadline, acquired starter Lynn and reliever Kelly in a swap with the Chicago White Sox.
The NL West leaders sent outfielder Trayce Thompson, pitcher Nick Nastrini and reliever Jordan Leasure to the White Sox.
Lynn and Kelly join utilityman Kiké Hernández from the Boston Red Sox and infielder-outfielder Amed Rosario from the Cleveland Guardians in Los Angeles, ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.
“I would argue we have raised the floor and the ceiling,” manager Dave Roberts said.
The Dodgers may not be done, either, with a need for more starting pitching.
“I think there’s always a chance,” Roberts said. “There’s still time on the clock.”
Lynn has been mostly underwhelming this season. The 36-year-old right-hander is 6-9 with a 6.18 ERA and leads the American League in earned runs (79) and home runs allowed (28).
Roberts called Lynn a “victim of sort of the circumstance” with the sub-.500 White Sox, who are 13 games back of AL Central leader Minnesota.
“I just feel like getting in this environment, playing meaningful games will bring out the best in him,” Roberts said.
Lynn has 139 strikeouts in 115 innings and 10.9 per nine innings. In June, Lynn struck out 16 in a game against Seattle, setting a major-league mark for most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher with an ERA above 6.00.
He was an All-Star for the White Sox in 2021 and shortly after signed a $38 million, two-year contract extension that included a club option.
“I’m happy to have had the time that I had here, but it is a business and sometimes these things happen,” Lynn said. “I’m just looking forward to the possibility of making a playoff push.”
Lynn began the 2022 season on the injured list with a meniscus tear suffered in spring training. He returned in mid-June and finished the season with an 8-7 record in 21 starts and a 3.99 ERA. He recorded 121 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings.
Lynn has spent most of his career in the AL. Besides the White Sox, he has pitched for Minnesota, the New York Yankees and Texas. He began his career with St. Louis, and missed the 2016 season with them after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Lynn won a World Series with the Cardinals in 2011, his debut season in the majors. The following year he earned his first All-Star berth.
The Dodgers have not yet decided who Lynn will replace in the rotation. He’ll arrive in Los Angeles this weekend and discuss a possible start against Oakland next week.
Kelly returns to Los Angeles for his second stint with the Dodgers. The hard-throwing right-handed reliever recently returned from the injured list for elbow inflammation. He has one save, a 4.97 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season.
Like Lynn, Kelly is eager to join a contending team.
“It’s something that I thrive on,” he said. “I think my personality type is to love the adrenaline, love the big moments. So, I’m super, super stoked to go back for sure.”
Kelly pitched for the Dodgers from 2019-21, winning the World Series during the pandemic-delayed 2020 season. He had a 3.59 ERA in 105 1/3 innings during that span.
“I would argue that his stuff is even better than it was then when he was with us, the velocity, the curveball, all that stuff,” Roberts said. “He’s a guy, like most players when they’re in a winning environment, they thrive.”
Kelly isn’t the only former Dodger to land back in Los Angeles. Hernández returns three years after he departed for the East Coast.
Rosario was set to start at shortstop Friday night in the series opener against the Reds. But the plan is for him to get acclimated to second base and also play some center field. He’ll mostly start against left-handed pitching.
“It’s certainly a big upgrade for our ballclub,” Roberts said. “He’s been good versus right-handed pitching, but he’s been a killer versus lefties and that’s something we want to capture.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: INF Andrew Vaughn (bone bruise) missed a second consecutive game, but manager Pedro Grifol said he expects him back in the lineup on Saturday. … 3B Yoan Moncada (back) took a day off after playing in three straight games since returning from the IL on Tuesday. He’ll play on Saturday, Grifol said. … The newly acquired Thompson (oblique) is “close to returning” from the 60-day IL, said GM Rick Hahn.
Guardians: INF Tyler Freeman (shoulder) returned to the lineup in the eighth after missing Thursday’s contest.
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Satou Sabally had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists - the first triple-double in franchise history - and the Dallas Wings beat the short-handed Washington Mystics 90-62 Friday night.
Arike Ogunbowale and Teaira McCowan each scored 18 points for Dallas (14-10) and Natasha Howard added 14 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Awak Kuier scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Maddy Siegrist scored 10.
McCowan scored 10 points as Dallas jumped to 14-7 lead midway through the first quarter before Washington's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough answered with a layup. The Mystics then went scoreless for more than four minutes before Myisha Hines-Allen hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first quarter to make it 24-12.
The Mystics trimmed their deficit to seven points when Cyesha Goree hit a jumper with 3:25 left in the third quarter but Dallas scored the next 12 points - capped when Ogunbowale hit a 3-pointer less than two minutes later - and Washington got no closer.
Walker-Kimbrough led the Mystics with 14 points. Brittney Sykes scored 12 with five steals and Natasha Cloud added 11 points.
Regular starters Elena Delle Donne (ankle), Ariel Atkins (ankle) and Shakira Austin (hip), as well as reserve Kristi Toliver (plantar fasciitis), did not play for the Mystics.
Washington (13-11) has lost four of its last five games. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/sabally-sets-record-first-triple-double-in-franchise-history-as-wings-beat-mystics-90-62/3305909/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:53 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/sabally-sets-record-first-triple-double-in-franchise-history-as-wings-beat-mystics-90-62/3305909/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled to be held Tuesday, August 1. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:13:54 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
5 On Your Side: Valley families speaking out after Donna pool company leaves them with unfinished pools
A Rio Grande Valley family paid thousands of dollars for an in-ground pool, but were left with a large hole in their yard by the company they hired to build their pool.
Another family contracted that same company and didn’t get everything they spent thousands of dollars on.
The Donna-based company Flamingo Pools has a history of complaints dating back to 2013, according to the Better Business Bureau.
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There have been multiple lawsuits against the company, which in 2016 was banned from doing business by the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
As of Friday evening, Channel 5 News is still waiting to hear back from the attorney general's office to confirm whether Flamingo Pools is supposed to be back in business.
The BBB, which gave Flamingo Pools an “F” rating, is advising the public to research a business before agreeing to a contract.
Watch the video above for the full story. | https://www.krgv.com/news/5-on-your-side-valley-families-speaking-out-after-donna-pool-company-leaves-them-with-unfinished-pools | 2023-07-29T04:15:14 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/5-on-your-side-valley-families-speaking-out-after-donna-pool-company-leaves-them-with-unfinished-pools |
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas — Pine Bluff is getting its first long-term homeless shelter.
The city currently has an emergency shelter, which the Salvation Army operates. However, this new shelter could be a transitional facility for those in need.
The shelter will be located at the First Ward School, in a building Michael Gilliard knows all too well as a former student.
Gilliard is one of those helping with the historic project.
"I do remember coming here," Gilliard said. "The stage... it brings back a lot of fond memories."
The structure, which will be transformed into "The Opportunity House," began in the 1940s as an elementary school. Now, it's set to become a first-of-its-kind homeless shelter.
Many of the building's original features, like the old brick and school lockers, are being restored or repurposed for the shelter.
People from all over the community have stepped up to bring the project to life, including faith-based organizations like World Changers, who helped paint the interior.
"Those who come to the shelter are who we will serve," said Cynthia Anderson with the mayor's office.
The facility will house anyone in the community who needs help.
Not only will they have a bed, but people will receive resources to help them get back into society, things like life counseling, skills training and getting a license.
The facility is being renovated and is expected to open sometime next year. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/outreach/pine-bluff-building-homeless-shelter/91-6a6cd70c-0b0d-4131-b90b-2335ac31172c | 2023-07-29T04:15:24 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/outreach/pine-bluff-building-homeless-shelter/91-6a6cd70c-0b0d-4131-b90b-2335ac31172c |
WASHINGTON — It's highly likely we'll see another billion-dollar jackpot in the coming days, with $940 million on the line in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing.
The game's giant prizes come with miniscule chances of actually winning — winners overcome odds of roughly 1 in 302.6 million. That's not deterring players, though, and those small odds are what makes huge jackpots as the prize rolls over each time.
The prize is now the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize and the fifth-largest in Mega Millions history. July has been a hot month for lottery prizes after a ticket sold in downtown Los Angeles won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot.
Mega Millions hasn't seen a grand prize winner since April 18, when a 71-year-old man from New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Johnnie Taylor of Howard Beach in Queens, New York, won $476 million but opted for the cash option — a lump sum of more than $157 million after taxes.
Since mid-April, there have been 28 drawings without a grand prize winner.
Winners almost always take the cash option, but they do have a choice to instead get the full amount in regular payments over 29 years. The cash option for Tuesday's drawing is $422 million.
Mega Millions winning numbers for July 28, 2023:
The winning numbers were: 5-10-28-52-63, Mega Ball: 18 and Megaplier: 5.
When is the Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings take place on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
What are the largest lottery jackpots ever?
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
- $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
- $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023 (one ticket, from California)
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
- $940 million, Mega Millions (estimated), July 28, 2023
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/mega-millions-940m-jackpot-winning-numbers-friday-july-28-2023/507-f6918143-63c8-4129-ba3c-afd22afbc18d | 2023-07-29T04:15:24 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/nation-world/mega-millions-940m-jackpot-winning-numbers-friday-july-28-2023/507-f6918143-63c8-4129-ba3c-afd22afbc18d |
PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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Bert Ogden Arena holding third annual Back to School Expo next week
It's back to school time, and the RGV Vipers and the Driscoll Health System are teaming up to help parents get their kids ready for school.
On Tuesday, Aug. 1, both organizations will have their third annual Back to School expo at the Bert Ogden Arena.
The expo will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will have free vaccines and school physicals for children.
Free backpacks will be provided to the first 1,000 kids who attend.
Watch the video above for the full story. | https://www.krgv.com/news/bert-ogden-arena-holding-third-annual-back-to-school-expo-next-week | 2023-07-29T04:15:27 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/bert-ogden-arena-holding-third-annual-back-to-school-expo-next-week |
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Federal biologists working to find habitat for threatened owl species
There are some birds in the Rio Grande Valley that aren't too hard to find — and there are some birds in the Valley that are fun to find.
Tiffany Kersten of Ninja Birding Tours racked up a record of spotting birds around the world.
With her Mission-based business, Kersten has led people to rare finds — including the latest Valley bird to receive federal protection.
The super tiny subspecies called the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl is now federally listed as threatened under the endangered species act.
Hundreds are expected to live in this area.
Kersten spotted a pygmy owl with a tour group on the King Ranch, where it and the surrounding area are now considered the most likely home for the remaining members of that subspecies.
“About 15, 20 years ago, there was a big flood, and those areas were underwater for a few months,” Kersten explained. “And my guess is it probably decimated the small mammal population. They eat a lot of small rodents, and we no longer see them really in many of the public nature sites."
The Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl are in Texas and Arizona, with more in Mexico. Federal biologists want to preserve the remaining U.S. population, and evaluating how much space the species needs to survive and recover.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Scott Richardson has been studying the owl for nearly 30 years. He's part of a group that will determine the areas in the Valley that will be considered the owl's critical habitat.
They're primarily looking at the areas around king ranch, which provide the oak forests the owls prefer.
Advocates say they hope this new federal protection will make a difference.
Watch the video above for the full story. | https://www.krgv.com/news/federal-biologists-working-to-find-habitat-for-threatened-owl-species | 2023-07-29T04:15:51 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/federal-biologists-working-to-find-habitat-for-threatened-owl-species |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — One of the two men charged with capital murder in the death of a woman in Tuscaloosa appeared at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse on Friday morning.
Michael Davis attended a hearing on his youthful offender status filed by his attorney. A judge denied the request. Davis and former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles are accused of killing 23-year-old Jamea Harris on the Tuscaloosa Strip last January.
Davis is being held without bond. His lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/suspect-in-jamea-harris-death-denied-youthful-offender-status/ | 2023-07-29T04:16:08 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/suspect-in-jamea-harris-death-denied-youthful-offender-status/ |
Man killed in 2022 officer-involved shooting identified as suspect in Harlingen homicide investigation
An aggravated robbery suspect who led police on a chase through several cities that ended with a fatal officer-involved shooting on March 2022 was identified as the man who shot a 35-year-old Harlingen woman to death in her home, according to police.
The body of Kristina Marie Torres was found unresponsive in an apartment located on the 925 block of East Pierce St. on March 26, 2022. Investigators determined Torres had been dead for several days, and that the suspect was known to her.
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On Friday, the Harlingen Police Department identified her killer as 43-year-old John Douglas McCommas.
In that same news release, McCommas was also identified as the man who died in an officer involved shooting that happened in San Benito the day after Torres’ body was found.
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Officers with the Weslaco Police Department responded to the Cricket Wireless store located at 515 East Interstate Highway 2 on March 27, 2022, where they say they encountered a cashier who had been tied up and robbed at gunpoint by a man wearing a black shirt and beige shorts, who fled minutes before the call for service was made.
The man —now identified as McCommas — took cash from the store and the victim's 2011 Red Dodge Charger, according to police.
McCommas led several law enforcement agencies on a chase that ended in San Benito with the officer-involved shooting that claimed his life.
“Through a multi-agency collaboration with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers and the Los Fresnos Police Department, a collective investigation… determined that John Douglas McCommas shot and killed Ms. Torres before he went on a crime spree that eventually led to an officer involved shooting causing the death of McCommas,” Harlingen police stated in a news release.
The news release did not provide details on the relationship between McCommas and Torres. | https://www.krgv.com/news/man-killed-in-2022-officer-involved-shooting-identified-as-suspect-in-harlingen-homicide-investigation | 2023-07-29T04:16:09 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/man-killed-in-2022-officer-involved-shooting-identified-as-suspect-in-harlingen-homicide-investigation |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — A Tuscaloosa city councilman wants to see some changes made to local bars that would impact the hours they operate. John Faile wants to see establishments selling alcohol to close two hours earlier.
“Midnight during the week is what I am proposing and 1 a.m. on weekends,” Faile said. “And I am sympathetic to the bar owners, and I know they would probably lose some money, but what’s more important: human life or them making a little bit more money?”
Daniel Eggers is one of the owners of World of Beer in Tuscaloosa and opposes the proposal of closing down bars a few hours earlier. He said it would hurt bar owners financially and the city’s economy.
“I oppose this, and I think long term it’s not a good decision,” Eggers said. “No other college towns are having this dynamic where they are closing down at midnight. I think that will make new students think twice about coming to the University of Alabama.”
As for Faile, he thinks closing bars earlier would be a good move because there is a shortage of police officers. By closing sooner, he said it could improve safety and remove the burden from officers who are being asked to patrol so many establishments where alcohol is served.
“Obviously, the overtime hours are killing us, and we’ve already spent our overtime for this year,” Faile said. “And I think these officers would like to go home to be with their families and get rest.”
Faile told CBS 42 there has been some discussions, but the proposed idea has not been voted on. There is no date as to when that might happen. Faile said the city council received nearly 500 emails from University of Alabama students asking the city not to move forward with this proposed idea. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-city-councilman-wants-bars-closing-earlier/ | 2023-07-29T04:16:14 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-city-councilman-wants-bars-closing-earlier/ |
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(NEXSTAR) — Is it your lucky day? Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $940 million, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history. Winning numbers for the July 28 jackpot are: 52, 28, 5, 63, and 10. The Mega ball number is 18. Friday’s Megaplier is 5X.
The estimated $940 million prize has been building since someone last matched all six numbers and won the jackpot April 18. Since then, there have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
The $940 million pot on the line Friday night will be that high only if a single player wins and they choose to be paid through an annuity of one immediate payment or 30 annual allotments. But jackpot winners nearly always take the cash in a lump sum, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays.
USA Mega, which tracks Mega Millions statistics, says the most common Mega Millions numbers are 17, 10, 14, 31 and 4 for the first five numbers. The most common Mega ball number is 22.
The biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history is $1.537 billion back in 2018 and was claimed by one lucky winner in South Carolina.
If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled to be held Tuesday, August 1. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:16:20 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
Residents of mobile home park in McAllen told to move as city moves forward with expansion of convention center
A McAllen man has until October to leave his home of 30 years.
Pete Martinez is among the 17 homeowners who were ordered by the city of McAllen to leave the Catalina Mobile Home Park, located near the city’s convention center.
“Frankly, I don't think I am going to do it,” Martinez said. “It's all about business. They want to make money and they don't care what they do to the people… and I am tired of being pushed around"
On April 3, Martinez and other residents of the mobile home park received a letter from the city that said residents must be off the premises by October 1.
McAllen City Manager Roy Rodriguez said the city bought the property three years ago for expansion purposes.
“We are expanding the campus for the McAllen Convention Center and outside festivities like MXLAN, this weekend is a perfect example of how we are expanding the facility,” Rodriguez said. “We are ready to start attempting to develop it, and so we gave the tenets of Catalina Park six months."
Martinez says six months is not enough time.
“I need to find a lot to move my trailer and the money that's the worst…living on a fixed income sucks,” Martinez said.
Martinez's sister, Anna Barreiro, is trying to help him move.
“I did call different places to see how much they would charge to move him,” Barreiro said. “The cheapest I found was $3,400 to move a mobile home."
The letter states that the landlord “may retain, destroy, or dispose of any property abandoned on the premises after October 1."
“I’m sure that won't happen,” Rodriguez said. “We are going to accommodate them, but I am sure they are going to comply. We don't know if we are going to develop it or sell."
Martinez says if he cannot move his home by the deadline, he will probably have to move in with family.
“I have to hold my head up high, that is the best thing I can do," Martinez said.
Rodriguez said Catalina Mobile Home Park residents can call the McAllen Housing Authority at 956-686-3951 for help. | https://www.krgv.com/news/residents-of-mobile-home-park-in-mcallen-told-to-move-as-city-moves-forward-with-expansion-of-convention-center | 2023-07-29T04:16:21 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/residents-of-mobile-home-park-in-mcallen-told-to-move-as-city-moves-forward-with-expansion-of-convention-center |
Sports medicine seminar at DHR Health offers ways to protect student athletes playing in the heat
As the athletic trainer at Sharyland Pioneer High School, Aaron Moss said taking care of athletes is personal.
“You want to take care of that athlete the way you would your own child,” Moss said, adding he’s being extra careful with this year's extreme temperatures.
“It seems like it's been hotter this summer, just another thing to worry about,” Moss said.
The heat is why sports medicine expert Michael Szymanski says it's important to ease the athletes into the season.
Szymanski, director of education at the Corey Stringer Institute, spoke at a Friday sports medicine seminar hosted by DHR Health.
“Start off light for the first few days of the heat exposure, and then you can gradually increase the amount of activity and the intensity of the activity,” Szymanski advised, adding that a slow increase will also help the students play better.
“You perform better in the heat following the heat acclimatization protocol.” Szymanski said.
When it comes to treating heat related illnesses, speed is key, according to Szymanski.
“With heatstroke, it's not necessarily how hot you get, it's how long you're hot, Szymanski said.
If someone is suffering from heatstroke, an ice bath is the quickest way to get their body temperature back to normal, experts advised.
Sports trainers also learned about dealing with head injuries, diabetes in athletes, mental health and trauma to help keep kids safe this school year.
Watch the video above for the full story. | https://www.krgv.com/news/sports-medicine-seminar-at-dhr-health-offers-ways-to-protect-student-athletes-playing-in-the-heat | 2023-07-29T04:16:33 | 0 | https://www.krgv.com/news/sports-medicine-seminar-at-dhr-health-offers-ways-to-protect-student-athletes-playing-in-the-heat |
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PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Leading up to the 2020 election, Facebook ads targeting Latino and Asian American voters described Joe Biden as a communist. A local station claimed a Black Lives Matter co-founder practiced witchcraft. Doctored images showed dogs urinating on Donald Trump campaign posters.
None of these claims was true, but they scorched through social media sites that advocates say have fueled election misinformation in communities of color.
As the 2024 election approaches, community organizations are preparing for what they expect to be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting communities of color and immigrant communities. They say the tailored campaigns challenge assumptions of what kinds of voters are susceptible to election conspiracies and distrust in voting systems.
"They're getting more complex, more sophisticated and spreading like wildfire," said Sarah Shah, director of policy and community engagement at the advocacy group Indian American Impact, which runs the fact-checking site Desifacts.org. " What we saw in 2020, unfortunately, will probably be fairly mild in comparison to what we will see in the months leading up to 2024."
A growing subset of communities of color, especially immigrants for whom English is not their first language, are questioning the integrity of U.S. voting processes and subscribing to Trump's lies of a stolen 2020 election, said Jenny Liu, mis/disinformation policy manager at the nonprofit Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Still, she said these communities are largely left out of conversations about misinformation.
“When you think of the typical consumer of a conspiracy theory, you think of someone who’s older, maybe from a rural area, maybe a white man,” she said. “You don’t think of Chinese Americans scrolling through WeChat. That’s why this narrative glosses over and erases a lot of the disinformation harms that many communities of colors face.”
Tailoring disinformation
In addition to general misinformation themes about voting machines and mail-in voting, groups are catering their messaging to communities of color, experts say.
For example, immigrants from authoritarian regimes in countries like Venezuela or who have lived through the Chinese Cultural Revolution may be "more vulnerable to misinformation claiming politicians are wanting to turn the U.S. into a Socialist state," said Inga Trauthig, head of research for the Propaganda Research Lab at the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. People from countries that have not recently had free and fair elections may have a preexisting distrust of elections and authority that may make them vulnerable to misinformation as well, Trauthig said.
Disinformation efforts often hinge on topics most important to each community, whether that is public safety, immigration, abortion, education, inflation or alleged extramarital affairs, said Laura Zommer, co-founder of the Spanish-language fact-checking group Factchequeado.
“It takes advantage of their very real fear and trauma from their experiences in their home countries,” Zommer said.
Other vulnerabilities include language barriers and a lack of knowledge of the U.S. media landscape and how to find credible U.S. news sources, several misinformation experts told The Associated Press. Many immigrants rely on translated content for voting information, leaving space for bad actors to inject misinformation.
“These tactics exploit information vacuums when there’s a lot of uncertainty around how these processes work, especially because a lot of election materials may not be translated in the languages our communities speak or be available in forms they are likely to access,” said Clara Jiménez Cruz, another co-founder of Factchequeado.
Misinformation can also arise from mistranslations. The Brookings Institute, a nonprofit think tank, found examples of mistranslations in Colombian, Cuban and Venezuelan WhatsApp groups, where "progressive" was translated to "progresista," which carries "far-left connotations that are closer to the Spanish words 'socialista' and 'comunista.'"
How disinformation spreads
Disinformation, often in languages like Spanish, Mandarin or Hindi, flows onto social media apps like WhatsApp and WeChat heavily used by communities of color.
Minority communities that believe their views and perspectives aren’t represented by the mainstream are likely to “retreat into more private spaces” found on messaging apps or groups on social media sites like Facebook, Trauthig said.
“But disinformation also targets them on these platforms, even though it may feel to them to be that safer space,” she said.
Messages on WhatsApp are also encrypted and can’t be easily seen or traced by moderators or fact-checkers.
“As a result, messages on apps like WhatsApp often fly under the radar and are allowed to spread and spread, largely unchecked,” said Randy Abreu, policy counsel for the National Hispanic Media Coalition, which leads the Spanish Language Disinformation Coalition.
Abreu also raised concerns about Spanish YouTube channels and radio shows that are growing in popularity. He said the coalition is tracking more and more YouTube and radio personalities who are spreading misinformation in Spanish.
A 2022 report by the left-leaning watchdog group Media Matters tracked 40 Spanish-language YouTube videos spreading misinformation about U.S. elections. Many of these videos remained on the platform, despite violating YouTube election misinformation policy, the report said.
Disinformation and disenfranchising communities of color
Amid changes in voting policies at state and local levels, advocates are sounding the alarm on how disinformation about voting in 2024 may target communities of color. Many of these efforts have surged as Asian American, Black and Latino communities have grown in political power, said María Teresa Kumar, founding president of the nonprofit advocacy group Voto Latino.
“Disinformation is, at its core, meant to be a sort of voter suppression tactic for communities of color,” she said. “It targets communities of color in a way that feeds into their already justifiable concerns that the system is stacked against them."
The tactics also feed into a history “as old as the Jim Crow era of attempting to disenfranchise people of color, going back to voter intimidation and suppression efforts after the Civil Rights Act of 1866,” said Atiba Ellis, a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
While many of the same recycled claims around alleged fraud in the 2020 and 2022 elections are expected to resurface, experts say disinformation campaigns will likely be more sophisticated and granular in attempts to target specific groups of voters of color.
Trauthig also raised concerns about how layoffs and instability at social media platforms like Twitter may leave them less prepared to tackle misinformation in 2024. It also remains to be seen how new social media platforms like Threads will approach the threat of misinformation. Changes in policies like WhatsApp launching a "Communities" function connecting multiple groups and expanding group chat sizes may also "have big implications for how quickly misinformation will spread on the platform," she said.
In response to the mounting threat of misinformation, Indian American Impact is ramping up its fact-checking efforts through what the organization says is the first fact-checking website specifically for South Asian Americans. Shah said the group is drawing inspiration from 2022 projects, including a voting toolkit using memes with Bollywood characters and passing out Parle-G crackers with voting information stickers at Indian grocery stores.
Cruz of Factchequeado is paying close attention to misinformation in swing states with significant Latino populations like Nevada and Arizona. And Liu of Asian Americans Advancing Justice is reviewing misinformation trends from previous elections to strategize about how to inoculate Asian American voters against them.
Still, they say there is more work to be done.
Critics are urging social media companies to invest in content moderation and fact-checking in languages other than English. Government and election officials should also make voting information more accessible to non-English speakers, organize media literacy trainings in community spaces and identify “trusted messengers” in communities of color to help approach trends in misinformation narratives, experts said.
“These are not monolithic groups,” Cruz said. “This disinformation is very specifically tailored to each of these communities and their fears. So we also need to be partnering with grassroots organizations in each of these communities to tailor our approaches. If we don’t take the time to do this work, our democracy is at stake.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall.
Congress has until Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year, to act on government funding. They could pass spending bills to fund government agencies into next year, or simply pass a stopgap measure that keeps agencies running until they strike a longer-term agreement. No matter which route they take, it won't be easy.
“We're going to scare the hell out of the American people before we get this done," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Coons' assessment is widely shared in Congress, reflecting the gulf between the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate, which are charting vastly different — and mostly incompatible — paths on spending.
The Senate is adhering mostly to the top-line spending levels that President Joe Biden negotiated with House Republicans in late May as part of the debt-ceiling deal that extended the government's borrowing authority and avoided an economically devastating default.
That agreement holds discretionary spending generally flat for the coming year while allowing increases for military and veterans accounts. On top of that, the Senate is looking to add $13.7 billion in additional emergency appropriations, including $8 billion for defense and $5.7 billion for nondefense.
House Republicans, many of whom opposed the debt-ceiling deal and refused to vote for it, are going a different way.
GOP leaders have teed up bills with far less spending than the agreement allows in an effort to win over members who insist on rolling back spending to fiscal year 2022 levels. They are also adding scores of policy add-ons broadly opposed by Democrats. There are proposals to reduce access to abortion pills, bans on the funding of hormone therapy and certain surgeries for transgender veterans, and a prohibition on training programs promoting diversity in the federal workplace, among many others.
At a press conference at the Capitol this past week, some members of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative faction within the House GOP, said that voters elected a Republican majority in that chamber to rein in government spending and it was time for House Republicans to use every tool available to get the spending cuts they want.
“We should not fear a government shutdown," said Rep. Bob Good, R-Va. “Most of the American people won't even miss if the government is shut down temporarily.”
Many House Republicans disagree with that assessment. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, called it an oversimplification to say most Americans wouldn't feel an impact. And he warned Republicans would take the blame for a shutdown.
“We always get blamed for it, no matter what,” Simpson said. ”So it’s bad policy, it’s bad politics."
But the slim five-seat majority Republicans hold amplifies the power that a small group can wield. Even though the debt ceiling agreement passed with a significant majority of both Republicans and Democrats, conservatives opponents were so unhappy in the aftermath that they shut down House votes for a few days, stalling the entire GOP agenda.
Shortly thereafter, McCarthy argued the numbers he negotiated with the White House amounted to a cap and “you can always do less.” GOP Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, followed that she would seek to limit nondefense spending at 2022 budget levels, saying the debt agreement “set a top-line spending cap — a ceiling, not a floor.”
The decision to cut spending below levels in the the debt ceiling deal helped get the House moving again, but put them on a collision course with the Senate, where the spending bills hew much closer to the agreement.
“What the House has done is they essentially tore up that agreement as soon as it was signed,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. “And so we are in for a bumpy ride.”
Even as House Republicans have been moving their spending bills out of committee on party-line votes, the key committee in the Senate has been operating in a bipartisan fashion, drafting spending bills with sometimes unanimous support.
“The way to make this work is do it in a bipartisan way like we are doing in the Senate. If you do it in a partisan way, you’re heading to a shutdown. And I am really worried that that’s where the House Republicans are headed," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters this week.
McCarthy countered that people had the same doubts about whether House Republicans and the White House could reach an agreement to pass a debt ceiling extension and avoid a default.
“We’ve got 'til Sept. 30. I think we can get this all done," McCarthy said.
In a subsequent press conference, McCarthy said he had just met with Schumer to talk about the road ahead on an array of bills, including the spending bills.
“I don't want the government to shut down,” McCarthy said. “I want to find that we can find common ground.”
In all, there are 12 spending bills. The House has passed one so far, and moved others out of committee. The Senate has passed none, though it has advanced all 12 out of committee, something that hasn't happened since 2018.
Still, the difficulty ahead was evident on the House side, where Republicans gave up until after the recess on trying to pass a spending measure to fund federal agriculture and rural programs and the Food and Drug Administration, amid disagreements over its contents. They began their August recess a day early instead of holding votes Friday.
Simpson said some of his Republican colleagues don't want to take money approved already outside the appropriations process to cover some of this year's spending and avoid deeper cuts. For example, the House bills would take almost all of the money approved last year for the Internal Revenue Service in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and use the savings to avoid deeper spending cuts elsewhere.
Simpson said that without such rescissions, as they are called in Washington, he couldn't vote for the agriculture spending bill because the cuts "would have just been devastating.”
“That's the challenge we're going to have when we get back in September,” he said.
Further complicating things in the House, a few Republicans are opposed to some of the policy riders being included in the spending bills. For example, the agriculture spending bill would reverse the FDA's decision to allow abortion pills to be dispensed in certified pharmacies, instead of only by prescribers in hospitals, clinics, and medical offices.
“I had a problem with abortion being put inside an ag bill," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. "I think that's ridiculous."
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA told teams Friday that Damian Lillard and his agent confirmed that the All-Star guard would honor his contract in any potential trade, despite the agent saying Lillard only wanted to be dealt to the Miami Heat.
A memo sent to general managers and obtained by The Associated Press also warned that Lillard would be subject to discipline by the league if he or Aaron Goodwin make additional comments suggesting he won't fully perform the requirements of his contract in the event of a trade.
Lillard told the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this month he wanted to be traded and Goodwin subsequently made clear his preference was Miami.
“Dame’s position won’t change,” Goodwin told AP on July 6. “This entire situation was about building an opportunity for Portland to win or giving him another opportunity that he wants, which is Miami.”
The league said it interviewed Lillard and Goodwin, along with several teams with whom Goodwin spoke. Goodwin denied telling teams that Lillard would refuse to play for them and the teams provided descriptions that were “mostly, though not entirely, consistent with Goodwin’s statements to us.”
Players are not allowed to publicly request trades. The league also stated in the memo that it told the Players Association that further comments such as Goodwin's will be subject to discipline.
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The numbers were drawn Friday night for an estimated $940 million Mega Millions jackpot.
The numbers drawn for the nationwide lottery game were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.
It was not immediately known if anyone matched all six numbers and won the big prize. No one has managed that feat since April 18, making 28 straight drawings without a big winner.
The jackpot is now the eighth-largest ever in the U.S.
The latest drawing comes a little over a week after someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08 billion Powerball prize ranked as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. The winner has not yet been revealed.
Lottery jackpots grow so large because the odds of winning are so small. For Mega Millions, the odds of winning the grand prize are about 1 in 302.6 million.
The $940 million prize would be for a sole winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. Jackpot winners almost always opt for a lump sum payment, which for Friday night's drawing would be an estimated $472.5 million.
Winners also would be subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Breaking down the local option sales tax referendum
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Starting in September, Rochester residents will have the option of extending the local option sales tax.
This sales tax has existed in Rochester since 1983. It was a way for the city to save up money for Rochester’s flood mitigation costs after the 1978 flood ravaged the city. The tax was most recently extended in 2012.
City leaders and council members are calling the referendum a $200 million decision. If the sales tax is extended, the revenue will go towards four main projects: flood control, housing, road reconstruction and the building of a new sports complex.
“All four are almost equal,” City Councilman Shaun Palmer said. “Flood control, we haven’t had a flood in nearly 45 years in Rochester because of flood control. We have about a million dollars a year in expenses to maintain that so it’s either coming out of property tax or sales tax.”
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton argued the discussion is multifaceted, saying the referendum should not be asked as one question.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late Friday night after bringing heavy winds and rain that left more than a million people without power in southern China.
After making landfall Friday morning in southern Fujian province, where at least 400,000 people were evacuated, the storm flooded streets and toppled electric transmission towers in the province. Over a million households were left without power, according to the state-backed Xiamen Evening News.
The typhoon was downgraded to a tropical storm at 11 p.m. Friday night, China’s state-owned broadcaster CCTV announced.
Businesses and summer school classes had been ordered suspended and the public was urged to stay indoors. In the city of Quanzhou by China's southern coast, authorities reported some 50 individuals sustained minor injuries. Residents shared photos on social media showing downed trees with roots fully out of the ground Saturday morning.
The tropical storm is expected to move its way farther inland in China, bringing heavy rains to the capital, Beijing.
Earlier in the week, the storm grazed past Taiwan's main island after hitting the Philippines ' main island of Luzon, where it produced landslides, flooding and downed trees. The storm displaced thousands and caused 41 deaths — including 27 killed in the capsizing of a passenger ship. About 20 others remained missing, including four coast guard personnel whose boat overturned while on a rescue mission in hard-hit Cagayan province, officials said Saturday, adding that they were monitoring another approaching storm.
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Each year, the Phoenix Rescue Mission hands out more than 600,000 bottles of water to people living on the streets.
Every day, case managers with PRM, like Sergio Armendariz, load up a PRM Hope Coach with lifesaving essentials to hit the city's streets. Those essentials include water, snacks, and some basic necessities, like deodorant and a toothbrush.
"Especially in Phoenix, you could go down any area, and I can go through pretty much all or most of my hygiene and water just because of the amount of people who are living on the street," Armendariz said.
"This is typically a spot where there's always a lot of people," he said.
One man he came across, David, said he'd been experiencing homelessness for about two years.
"It's just tough out here," David said. "I can barely walk, or get out of bed."
He told Armendariz that he wanted to get out of the hot Phoenix sun that day. Armendariz called some of his contacts at PRM and other local non-profit organizations to see what was available.
A lot of times, that's not a quick or easy task for him because of the number of people experiencing homelessness looking to get off the streets.
"I think, with this job, that's the toughest part about it is being able to find bed space," Armendariz said. "Sometimes, it's just not enough. That's why I'm huge on more shelter space."
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David ended up not wanting to start a year-long recovery program, which would have gotten him a space at a shelter that had room that week.
Armendariz understands why making the decision to make a change can be difficult for some people. Five years ago, he was in the same place as the people he now serves.
"Every day, I get to wake up and I give thanks to God for having a place to sleep, a shelter, restoration with my family, restoration with my kids, with my extended family," he said.
"It's just been amazing, really. Freedom - the freedom to just live my life, go to work every day, and do something that I really enjoy doing, and it has its difficulties, but, ultimately, I'm here to help."
Phoenix Rescue Mission is currently doing its "Code:Red Summer Heat Relief" campaign through the end of August.
If you'd like to help or donate, visit their website.
This story was originally published by Amelia Fabiano at Scripps New Phoenix.
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Father, daughter charged after restaurant parking lot shooting in Lexington County
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A father and daughter are both charged after a shooting in a restaurant parking lot in Swansea.
Deputies responded to a call after hearing shots fired in a restaurant parking lot Thursday night.
Arrest warrants state surveillance video showed David Brown, 66, pointing the gun at the victim’s mother while she was in an altercation with 40-year-old Stephanie Brown.
Officials said detectives determined after speaking to multiple witnesses that Stephanie Brown fired shots at the victim.
Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “David Brown then handed the gun back to his daughter who then shot the victim in the upper body.”
According to Koon, the victim was hurt and taken to a nearby hospital but is expected to survive.
Stephanie Brown is charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and pointing and presenting firearms at persons.
David Brown is charged with pointing and presenting firearms at persons.
Stephanie Brown’s bond was denied and she’s being held at the Lexington County Detention Center.
David Brown is out on bond.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) said the Swansea Police Department (SPD) asked for help investigating the shooting.
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Lexington police search for man accused of sexually assaulting elderly woman, exposing himself in Walmart
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) - The Lexington Police Department (LPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman and exposing himself in a store.
It happened at Walmart on Sunset Boulevard on Thursday, July 27.
LPD said he allegedly inappropriately touched an elderly woman and exposed his genitalia to other victims.
Police describe him as 30 to 40 years old, approximately 190 pounds. He was wearing sunglasses, a purple t-shirt, and light colored pants with black and white accented athletic shoes.
Officials encouraged other possible victims in the store who may have seen him purposely expose himself to forward.
Victims and anyone with information should contact Detective Alewine at 803-358-7262 or ealewine@lexsc.com.
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Spudman Triathlon returns for 37th edition Saturday morning
There are nearly 2,500 athletes signed up, race officials say
BURLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The last Saturday of July is a meaningful date in Burley. It’s the day of the annual Spudman Triathlon.
There are nearly 2,500 athletes signed up for the 37th edition this year. The competition begins Saturday morning, with the first group going at 6:50 a.m.
“When I look at what we’ve created for the City of Burley and for the Mini-Cassia area, it’s just beyond our scope that we ever thought would ever happen with the race and it just keeps growing and growing and growing,” said race co-founder Scott Bloxham.
Bloxham was the Race Director for 25 years and still volunteers at the event. He’s one of at least 400 volunteers that help put on the Burley Lions Club Spudman Triathlon every year.
“We have volunteers that have been doing this for years, they know what their job is, and they step up and do it,” said Race Director Carl Darrington. “If it wasn’t for all the local community help this would not happen, especially the City of Burley, the golf course (River’s Edge) lets us shut down their course for the day.”
The Spudman is a full Olympic triathlon featuring a 1.5k swim, 40k bike, and 10k run. The race begins and ends near the Burley Marina and the River’s Edge Golf Course.
Two-time defending champion Travis Wood goes for his third straight win Saturday.
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PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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Cenla coach earns 2023 GBB National Coach of the Year
Published: Jul. 28, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago
LINCOLN, NE. (KALB) - Fairview High School’s girls basketball coach Kyle Jinks recently won the prestigious honor of the 2023 National High School Athletic Coaches Association National Coach of the Year.
It is another honor among the many that Coach Jinks has earned in his illustrious career with the Lady Panthers. In 25 years at Fairview, Jinks has recorded 912 wins to go along with 12 state championships during that stretch.
Under Jinks, Fairview has become one of the most dominant schools regardless of school size in the state of Louisiana.
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Eli Manning highlights Day 2 of La. Sports Hall of Fame festivities
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The festivities continue for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The headliner for Day 2 was none other than Eli Manning.
Manning held a press conference, where many fellow inductees attended. The Newman, Ole Miss and New York Giants legend joins his father and Saints legendary quarterback Archie Manning and his brother, Peyton Manning, in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
“It is a great honor to go into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame,” said Eli. “I grew up in New Orleans, in Louisiana playing sports my whole life. I think a lot of people assume that my dad had a master plan to create NFL quarterbacks but that was not the case. He was just trying to keep us from fighting with each other.”
Manning has two older brothers, Peyton and Cooper, and when asked what he wanted to be growing up, he answered:
“We played a lot of sports. Our house was the house where, on Saturday and Sunday, lots of kids came over. My pals, Peyton and Cooper’s pals. A lot of pick-up games in the front yard. Of course, my brothers wouldn’t let me play with them, being five and seven years younger. I was a permanent center for a long time, and I am pretty good at snapping. It never had to come to use in any way, but it is a pretty good hidden talent.”
The Manning dynasty continues as they are the only father-brother trio to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
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Each year, the Phoenix Rescue Mission hands out more than 600,000 bottles of water to people living on the streets.
Every day, case managers with PRM, like Sergio Armendariz, load up a PRM Hope Coach with lifesaving essentials to hit the city's streets. Those essentials include water, snacks, and some basic necessities, like deodorant and a toothbrush.
"Especially in Phoenix, you could go down any area, and I can go through pretty much all or most of my hygiene and water just because of the amount of people who are living on the street," Armendariz said.
"This is typically a spot where there's always a lot of people," he said.
One man he came across, David, said he'd been experiencing homelessness for about two years.
"It's just tough out here," David said. "I can barely walk, or get out of bed."
He told Armendariz that he wanted to get out of the hot Phoenix sun that day. Armendariz called some of his contacts at PRM and other local non-profit organizations to see what was available.
A lot of times, that's not a quick or easy task for him because of the number of people experiencing homelessness looking to get off the streets.
"I think, with this job, that's the toughest part about it is being able to find bed space," Armendariz said. "Sometimes, it's just not enough. That's why I'm huge on more shelter space."
SEE MORE: How much heat is too much for the human body?
David ended up not wanting to start a year-long recovery program, which would have gotten him a space at a shelter that had room that week.
Armendariz understands why making the decision to make a change can be difficult for some people. Five years ago, he was in the same place as the people he now serves.
"Every day, I get to wake up and I give thanks to God for having a place to sleep, a shelter, restoration with my family, restoration with my kids, with my extended family," he said.
"It's just been amazing, really. Freedom - the freedom to just live my life, go to work every day, and do something that I really enjoy doing, and it has its difficulties, but, ultimately, I'm here to help."
Phoenix Rescue Mission is currently doing its "Code:Red Summer Heat Relief" campaign through the end of August.
If you'd like to help or donate, visit their website.
This story was originally published by Amelia Fabiano at Scripps New Phoenix.
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SAN FRANCISCO — 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.
On Friday afternoon, a worker on a lift machine made adjustments to the sign and then left.
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Each year, the Phoenix Rescue Mission hands out more than 600,000 bottles of water to people living on the streets.
Every day, case managers with PRM, like Sergio Armendariz, load up a PRM Hope Coach with lifesaving essentials to hit the city's streets. Those essentials include water, snacks, and some basic necessities, like deodorant and a toothbrush.
"Especially in Phoenix, you could go down any area, and I can go through pretty much all or most of my hygiene and water just because of the amount of people who are living on the street," Armendariz said.
"This is typically a spot where there's always a lot of people," he said.
One man he came across, David, said he'd been experiencing homelessness for about two years.
"It's just tough out here," David said. "I can barely walk, or get out of bed."
He told Armendariz that he wanted to get out of the hot Phoenix sun that day. Armendariz called some of his contacts at PRM and other local non-profit organizations to see what was available.
A lot of times, that's not a quick or easy task for him because of the number of people experiencing homelessness looking to get off the streets.
"I think, with this job, that's the toughest part about it is being able to find bed space," Armendariz said. "Sometimes, it's just not enough. That's why I'm huge on more shelter space."
SEE MORE: How much heat is too much for the human body?
David ended up not wanting to start a year-long recovery program, which would have gotten him a space at a shelter that had room that week.
Armendariz understands why making the decision to make a change can be difficult for some people. Five years ago, he was in the same place as the people he now serves.
"Every day, I get to wake up and I give thanks to God for having a place to sleep, a shelter, restoration with my family, restoration with my kids, with my extended family," he said.
"It's just been amazing, really. Freedom - the freedom to just live my life, go to work every day, and do something that I really enjoy doing, and it has its difficulties, but, ultimately, I'm here to help."
Phoenix Rescue Mission is currently doing its "Code:Red Summer Heat Relief" campaign through the end of August.
If you'd like to help or donate, visit their website.
This story was originally published by Amelia Fabiano at Scripps New Phoenix.
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UN says it’s forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official said Friday.
Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Program, told a news conference that at least 38 of the 86 countries where WFP operates have already seen cuts or plan to cut assistance soon — including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and West Africa.
He said WFP’s operating requirement is $20 billion to deliver aid to everyone in need, but it was aiming for between $10 billion and $14 billion, which was what the agency had received in the past few years.
“We’re still aiming at that, but we have only so far this year gotten to about half of that, around $5 billion,” Skau said.
He said humanitarian needs were “going through the roof” in 2021 and 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and its global implications. “Those needs continue to grow, those drivers are still there,” he said, “but the funding is drying up. So we’re looking at 2024 (being) even more dire.”
“The largest food and nutrition crisis in history today persists,” Skau said. “This year, 345 million people continue to be acutely food insecure while hundreds of millions of people are at risk of worsening hunger.”
Skau said conflict and insecurity remain the primary drivers of acute hunger around the world, along with climate change, unrelenting disasters, persistent food price inflation and mounting debt stress — all during a slowdown in the global economy.
WFP is looking to diversify its funding base, but he also urged the agency’s traditional donors to “step up and support us through this very difficult time.”
Asked why funding was drying up, Skau said to ask the donors.
“But it’s clear that aid budgets, humanitarian budgets, both in Europe and the United States, (are) not where they were in 2021-2022,” he said.
Skau said that in March, WFP was forced to cut rations from 75% to 50% for communities in Afghanistan facing emergency levels of hunger, and in May it was forced to cut food for 8 million people — 66% of the people it was assisting. Now, it is helping just 5 million people, he said. In Syria, 5.5 million people who relied on WFP for food were already on 50% rations, Skau said, and in July the agency cut all rations to 2.5 million of them. In the Palestinian territories, WFP cut its cash assistance by 20% in May and in June. It cut its caseload by 60%, or 200,000 people. And in Yemen, he said, a huge funding gap will force WFP to cut aid to 7 million people as early as August.
In West Africa, where acute hunger is on the rise, Skau said, most countries are facing extensive ration cuts, particularly WFP’s seven largest crisis operations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon.
He said cutting aid to people who are only at the hunger level of crisis to help save those literally starving or in the category of catastrophic hunger means that those dropped will rapidly fall into the emergency and catastrophe categories, “and so we will have an additional humanitarian emergency on our hands down the road.”
“Ration cuts are clearly not the way to go forward,” Skau said.
He urged world leaders to prioritize humanitarian funding and invest in long-tern solutions to conflicts, poverty, development and other root causes of the current crisis.
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BALTIMORE — A light rail accident halts service Friday in Towson.
According to Baltimore County Fire, around 7:45 p.m., a light rail train struck a tree branch near the intersection of Ruxton Road and Bellona Avenue.
The light rail did not derail, and passengers onboard the train are safe.
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PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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