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USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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Tourist hotspot Rhodes burns as successive deadly heat waves ravage Greece
LINDOS, Greece (AP) — As tourists start to trickle back to the Greek island of Rhodes, some people are spending their vacation on empty beaches amongst charred trees and burnt land.
The fires, spurred by a sweltering heat wave that blanketed the country, triggered a huge evacuation of residents and tourists on the island last weekend as forests burned for a week.
As wildfires scorched the land, tourist and residents worked to extinguish fires by seaside resorts. By Friday, temperatures eased somewhat, and calmer winds helped firefighters contain the blazes.
But the damage was already done.
An inland nature reserve was damaged. The deserted island has been promised state support.
Fires have been raging across Greece, including outside the capital Athens and in Rhodes, fueled by three consecutive heat waves. Five people have died in the fires, including two firefighter pilots. Temperatures pushed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Climate change is making the world hotter and is charged this year by the natural and cyclical El Nino event, which warms the Pacific. The Mediterranean – from Spain to Turkey to North Africa — has withered under record-breaking temperatures over the summer. July is the hottest month globally ever recorded, and it’s likely 2023 will be the hottest year.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. - 26 riders competed at the Great Frontier Bull Riding competition Friday night at the Olmsted County Fair.
The competition is sanctioned by the National Federation of Professional Bullriders and is the 33rd stop of the league's national tour of competitions. Bull riders competed tonight to build their resume to hopefully earn a spot at this year's national championship.
Kyle Olson, a bull fighter with twenty years of experience, says the job is physically demanding. He also says the moments before being unleashed with the bull is filled with adrenaline.
"It's definitely a lot of intensity you feel and it just gets to be so much fun," said Olson.
The sense of community built amongst the riders is one of Olson's favorite aspects of the job.
"The people you meet along the way, they almost become closer than your real family, so its a lot of comradery," said Olson.
The seats were completely filled with fans ready to watch the riders hang on for their lives.
"I like the bull riding jus to see how long they can stay on and it just gives me such happy memories," said bull riding fan, Angela Goetting. | https://www.kimt.com/news/olmsted-county-fair-brings-back-bull-riding-competition/article_edf01d84-2dc1-11ee-80dc-cfd84d6fa352.html | 2023-07-29T04:46:06 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/olmsted-county-fair-brings-back-bull-riding-competition/article_edf01d84-2dc1-11ee-80dc-cfd84d6fa352.html |
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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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump and his top rivals for the GOP presidential nomination took the stage one by one Friday night to address an influential gathering of Iowa Republicans, with none of the top-tier hopefuls mentioning that new federal charges had been filed against the former president just a day earlier.
Instead, Trump’s competitors mostly reserved their sharpest criticism for President Joe Biden and a Democratic Party they argued had lost touch with mainstream America — failing to pounce on additional counts over Trump's retention of classified documents that might have otherwise been an opportunity to cut into his comfortable early lead in the polls.
“The time for excuses is over. We must get the job done," said Ron DeSantis. “I will get the job done.”
The Florida governor also repeated his frequent promise to halt the “weaponization” of the Justice Department, an allusion to Trump’s legal troubles. But he offered no specific thoughts on the cases against him — even though Trump is also bracing to be charged soon in Washington over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The former president frequently avoids attending multicandidate events in person, questioning why he would share a stage with competitors who are badly trailing him in polls. Still, with Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus less than six months away, Trump joined a dozen other GOP hopefuls in speaking to about 1,200 GOP members and activists at the Lincoln Day Dinner.
“If I weren’t running, I would have nobody coming after me,” Trump said in his only veiled reference to his legal issues. He also insisted the same would be true if he were trailing in the polls.
While DeSantis didn't mention the former president by name, meanwhile, Trump didn't return the favor. He told the crowd, “I wouldn’t take a chance on that one,” and repeatedly branded him “DeSanctus.”
Trump was even blunter before the dinner as he opened a campaign office in Urbandale, outside Des Moines.
“I understand the other candidates are falling very flat ... it’s like death,” Trump said.
More than 100 people packed the small office, many wearing “Make America Great Again” hats and shirts. They had waited in 100-degree weather to enter, and the poorly ventilated office quickly became sweltering. Staff handed out water bottles, and people fanned themselves with campaign handouts. Some used paper towels to wipe away sweat.
Similar strong support for the former president was evident during the dinner, when many attendees wore “Trump Country” stickers, including 72-year-old Diane Weaver of Ankeny, Iowa.
“I think he makes America great,” said Weaver, a retiree who plans to caucus for Trump. “I think he did it once and I think he can do it again.”
West Des Moines resident Jane Schrader chose to wear her “Trump Country” sticker on her pants instead of at eye level. “I’m not quite dyed-in-the-wool. I’m a supporter, but not that kind,” said the retired physician, explaining her sticker placement.
DeSantis, who like most of Friday's speakers vowed to visit all of Iowa's 99 counties, is Trump’s strongest primary competitor but has been trying to reset his stalled campaign for two weeks. He's increasingly focusing on Iowa in its efforts on trying to derail Trump, and spoke at the dinner in the midst of a two-day bus tour of the state.
The governor's stumbles have raised questions about whether another candidate might be able to emerge from the field and catch the former president. Some evangelicals, who can be determinative in Iowa's caucuses, have pointed to South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott’s upbeat message and pulpit-style delivery as strengths that could help him rise there.
Scott, who also spoke Friday night and didn't mention Trump or the cases against him, took a swipe this week at DeSantis over the Florida governor's support for new standards that require the state's teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
The only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, Scott said all Americans should recognize how “devastating” slavery was. “There is no silver lining” to slavery, he added.
DeSantis has also faced criticism from teachers and civil rights leaders, as well as mounting pushback from some of his party's most prominent Black elected officials. Florida Rep. Byron Donalds said he hoped officials might “correct” parts of the curriculum addressing lessons on the developed skills of enslaved people. Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt, Michigan Rep. John James and Will Hurd, a former Texas congressman now also running in the GOP presidential primary, have also criticized DeSantis.
Still, the governor continued to dig in on the issue, saying at a pre-dinner event in Oskaloosa on Friday, “D.C. Republicans all too often accept false narratives, accept lies that are perpetrated by the left."
John Niemeyer, 52, from Kalona, Iowa, attended DeSantis' event and was impressed. But, as a high school teacher, he’s not a fan of some of the governor's positions on education policy.
“I don’t want to make our classrooms a political battlefield,” he said, adding that it would be a “mistake” to make the issue the forefront of his campaign.
Vice President Kamala Harris made her own Iowa stop on Friday, seeking to draw a contrast with the Republicans as she looked to lift President Joe Biden's reelection campaign. Harris met in Des Moines with activists and discussed abortion rights, after Reynolds recently signed a ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
“I do believe that we are witnessing a national agenda that is about a full-on attack on hard won freedoms and hard won rights,” the vice president said.
Trump, meanwhile, did face criticism Friday night from some Republican opponents, but only those considered long shots. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison declared, “As a party, we need a new direction for America and for the GOP,” drawing only muted reaction from the crowd.
Loud and sustained boos came, however, for Hurd, who said, “The reason Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 is he failed to grow the GOP brand.”
The former congressman pressed on, saying: “Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. ... Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison."
That was the only reference to locking Trump up on the night, except for a surprising — and potentially coincidental — snippet of walk-on music played as the former president took the stage. Like all the candidates, the event's organizers played parts of Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America” as Trump approached.
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Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse
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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Ohtani homers in 3 straight at-bats over 2 games before being sidelined by cramps — again
TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 39th home run — for a streak of three homers in three at-bats over two games — before being sidelined due to cramping for a second consecutive game.
Ohtani was replaced by pinch-hitter Michael Stefanic when his at-bat came up with the bases loaded in the ninth inning due to leg cramps. The Blue Jays beat the Angels 4-1 Friday.
Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin said Ohtani was removed because of cramping in both of his calves.
“We’ll evaluate it tomorrow when he gets up,” Nevin said. “It’s just cramping right now. It’s kind of in both legs. He’s done a lot of work the last two days and wasn’t able to go.”
Ohtani homered twice in the second game of a doubleheader at Detroit on Thursday before leaving with cramps. He threw an eight-strikeout, one-hitter in the opener for his first career MLB shutout.
The two-way superstar became the first player to throw a shutout in one game of a doubleheader and hit one homer — much less two — in the other.
Thursday’s performance against the Tigers came hours after the team confirmed Ohtani will stay with the Angels for the rest of the season before he becomes a free agent.
Nevin said Ohtani’s soreness developed after he grounded out to begin the eighth inning.
“He came in and was trying to get some work done and just kept cramping up,” Nevin said.
Stefanic struck out looking at a 3-2 pitch from right-hander Jordan Romano as Toronto ended the Angels’ four-game winning streak.
On Friday, Ohtani homered on the first pitch he faced, going deep in three straight at-bats. His drive to right came off Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman and traveled 397 feet.
Ohtani streak of homers ended when he struck out swinging on a 2-2 pitch from Gausman in the third. He singled off Gausman in the sixth and grounded out to shortstop against left-hander Tim Mayza in the eighth, slowing up as he approached first base.
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The Orioles welcomed the Yankees to Camden Yards on Friday for their final series of the season under vastly different circumstances than normal.
Baltimore is atop the American League East, while New York is in its cellar. Friday’s rain-delayed contest didn’t fully display the disparity between the clubs — that is, until Anthony Santander stepped to the plate in the ninth inning.
With the game scoreless, Santander sent the announced crowd of 34,558 home with a walk-off home run to right field. The switch-hitter clobbered a 2-0 changeup from Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle 425 feet for the Orioles’ fifth walk-off win of the season.
Before Santander’s solo shot — his second walk-off homer and third walk-off hit of his career — the AL East matchup was a pitcher’s duel between Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez and Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Both bullpens followed to keep the game scoreless until Santander’s 18th home run of the season.
Baltimore is 63-40 and remains 1 1/2 games up on the Tampa Bay Rays atop the AL East. The Orioles are nine games ahead of the Yankees.
Rodriguez goes toe-to-toe with Cole
Pitching opposite Cole was nothing new for Rodriguez.
In more starts than not, the 23-year-old rookie has gone up against a top-line starting pitcher, including Jacob deGrom, Dylan Cease, Eduardo Rodriguez, Shohei Ohtani and Shane McClanahan.
On Friday, he matched Cole pitch for pitch, out for out, inning for inning. Both right-handers — the Yankees’ a six-time All-Star, the Orioles’ pitching in his 13th MLB game — held the opposing lineup to three hits.
There are several encouraging signs from Rodriguez’s start, but none more so than his strike total. Seventy of his 97 pitches — 72.2% — went for strikes. Nearly 60% of his pitches were fastballs, a pitch that generated eight swings and misses. He averaged 98.3 mph with the pitch, including topping 100 mph four times in the first two innings. Command and confidence in his fastball were the main improvements the Orioles wanted to see Rodriguez make when they optioned him to Triple-A in late May after he posted a 7.35 ERA in his first 10 starts.
Rodriguez’s efficiency is what allowed him to complete six innings — and pitch into the seventh — for the first time in his nascent big league career. He retired the first 10 batters he faced, escaped a jam in the fourth with a double play, stranded a base runner in the fifth and won an 11-pitch battle with No. 3 hitter Anthony Rizzo to end the sixth.
After allowing a one-out single to DJ LeMahieu, Rodriguez was pulled for newly acquired right-hander Shintaro Fujinami, who walked his first batter before inducing an inning-ending double play. Fujinami, who the Orioles acquired from the Oakland Athletics last week, struggled in his first two outings but has been effective in his past two.
The scoreless start was the third of Rodriguez’s career. In three starts since returning from Triple-A Norfolk, the 6-foot-5 righty has a 3.18 ERA, allowing 13 hits in 17 innings.
Elias provides injury updates on Mullins, Means, Hall and others
Mike Elias began his pre-trade deadline news conference Friday with a bevy of updates about the seven Orioles on the injured list: center fielder Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain, 10-day IL), outfielder Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain, 10-day), starting pitcher John Means (Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery recovery, 60-day), reliever Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation, 60-day), right-hander Dillon Tate (elbow flexor strain, 60-day), left-hander Keegan Akin (lower back discomfort, 15-day) and right-hander Austin Voth (elbow discomfort, 15-day).
Baltimore’s executive vice president and general manager said the “hope” for Mullins and Hicks is that they’ll play a “large bit of August” with the Orioles. The groin strain is Mullins’ second; he missed about a month the first time he was out, and Hicks filled in with aplomb after coming over from the Yankees.
Means, the Orioles’ opening day starter in 2021 and 2022, could begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment in the Florida Complex League in early August. Elias said early September is the goal for Means’ return to the majors, but in what role remains unclear.
“I think it’s going to depend on so much that I don’t have right now,” he said. “Obviously he’s a starting pitcher as far as a career standpoint and a skill standpoint, but the circumstances of the team and him will drive that decision.”
Givens and Akin are also on track to begin their rehab assignments in early August. Voth, who has pitched three times since beginning his assignment July 20, still has “a bit more” to go before he’ll be ready to return to the Orioles’ bullpen, if there’s space after the acquisition of Fujinami last week.
The only pitcher Elias didn’t have any sort of timeline on was Tate, who isn’t throwing yet as he’s managed a forearm injury all season and has yet to pitch in the majors. Elias said the Orioles “still have hopes” of Tate pitching for them before the end of the regular season.
Elias also provided an update on left-handed pitching prospect DL Hall, who last month went to the team’s facility in Sarasota, Florida, to focus on strength training and pitch less with the hope of getting his velocity back. He said Hall, who pitched in an FCL game Tuesday, is up a few ticks to the mid-90s mph range.
Like Means, Elias said the organization isn’t sure if they’ll build Hall up to be a starter again or if they’ll focus on shorter outings, perhaps to have him join the Orioles’ bullpen late in the season.
“I think he’s in a better spot than where he started and he’s very healthy and he’s also very fresh for the second half, so that might be nice,” Elias said.
Around the horn
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Friday was “Mo Gaba Day” at Camden Yards on the third anniversary of Gaba’s death. Gaba’s mother, Sonsy, threw out the first pitch, caught by former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones.
Jones also spent part of the contest in Section 86, known as the Bird Bath Splash Zone, as the first “guest splasher” of the season. The former center fielder had a custom City Connect jersey with “Capt Splash” on the back. He sprayed fans with water and pied Mr. Splash as Jones often did during postgame celebrations.
This story will be updated.
Yankees at Orioles
Saturday, 7:15 p.m.
TV: Chs. 45, 5
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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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NBA tells teams Lillard would honor contract in any trade, warns of discipline for saying otherwise
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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Concerts, Festivals, Movies, Free Events and Other Things to See and Do in August
Festival Latino, Columbus Symphony community concerts, Pelotonia, the Chicks and more can’t-miss happenings
Summer in Central Ohio brings a nearly endless variety of things to see and do. Here are our top picks for some of the best arts, concerts, festivals and other entertainment.
But first, here’s a look at Festival Latino, which will take over Genoa Park in Downtown Columbus in mid-August.
Festival Latino, Aug. 12-13
For more than a quarter of a century, Festival Latino has brought together the community in recognition and celebration of the vibrancy of Latin American culture. In 1996, the city of Columbus launched an initial version of the event, which came to encompass live music performances, art activities, cuisine and more.
The city continued to support the festival until 2009, when budget concerns necessitated the involvement of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. “We wanted to make sure it continued to have a life in Columbus,” says CAPA president and CEO Chad Whittington.
Although CAPA is known for owning and managing major indoor performing arts theaters in Columbus, including the Ohio, Lincoln and Southern, the outdoor Festival Latino, offered for free to the public in Genoa Park, was nonetheless a natural fit. “We’re one community in Columbus, but [there are] a lot of cultures, a lot of backgrounds within that community,” Whittington says. “I think it’s important we celebrate all of those cultures.”
This year’s Festival Latino will take place Aug. 12–13 with the usual mix of entertainment, eats and education. Performers are to be announced, but expect both national musicians and local artists. Also on tap are the usual mix of food vendors and a children’s area with games and crafts.
“This is really a weekend that is to celebrate Latino culture, for sure, and the Latino community joins us,” Whittington says. “But it’s for everyone else to come down and hear great music, see great dance, experience great food and really have an introduction or re-familiarize themselves with the Latino community. I learn something every year.”
On Aug. 11, the evening prior to the core two-day event, a free dance party will take place at Lower.com Field Community Plaza.
“Somebody paraphrased that Saturday and Sunday are the wedding for the Festival Latino weekend, and Friday night is the rehearsal dinner,” Whittington says. “It’s just an opportunity to go out, have some fun, enjoy the weather, as long as it cooperates, and get in the mood for the rest of the weekend.” festivallatino.net
—Peter Tonguette
More Top Entertainment Picks for August
Columbus Metropolitan Library at 150, Through Sept. 16
To celebrate the library’s sesquicentennial anniversary, this exhibition at the Carnegie Gallery at the main branch explores the meaning and impact of public libraries, with a diverse group of local artists digging into this question, including Rob W. Jones, Tiffany Lawson, Celeste Malvar-Stewart, even Bee’s Knees (better known as the Clintonville Yarn-Bomber). columbuslibrary.org
From Book to Film, Through Oct. 1
Gateway Film Center’s popular From Book to Film movie series continues in August with four titles aimed at teens that adults will enjoy, as well. One highlight: “Ready Player One,” Steven Spielberg’s 2018 sci-fi romp based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller. The story is set in, of all places, Columbus in 2045. Catch it Aug. 25-27. gatewayfilmcenter.org
Columbus Symphony community concerts, Aug. 1–6
Just after the conclusion of Picnic With the Pops, symphony musicians will give an encore, fanning out throughout Columbus neighborhoods to perform community concerts at city recreation facilities: the Dodge Community Center (Aug. 1), Woodward Park Community Center (Aug. 2), Barack Community Center (Aug. 3), Westgate Community Center (Aug. 4) and Driving Park Community Center (Aug. 6). Free, columbussymphony.com
Kari Gunter-Seymour, Aug. 2
Ohio’s Poet Laureate since 2020, Gunter-Seymour is a ninth-generation Appalachian, and she consistently amplifies the voices of her people, including in the poet’s critically lauded 2022 collection, “Alone in the House of My Heart.” Gunter-Seymour will speak on the Thurber House lawn at 6:30 p.m., preceded by a picnic social. thurberhouse.org
Dublin Irish Festival, Aug. 4–6
Each year, the suburb of Dublin evokes its cousin across the pond with this ever-popular annual festival in Coffman Park. This year, look for music acts such as Drowsy Lads, the Red Hot Chili Pipers and Sliabh Notes; and dance groups including the Columbus Celtic Dancers, Dwyer Irish Dance and the Rankin Holland Academy of Irish Dance. Weekend passes $50–$60, one-day tickets and other packages vary, dublinirishfestival.org
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Aug. 8, 10–11
The orchestra will perform among the idyllic environs of two Central Ohio settings. Led by music director David Danzmayr, the ensemble will offer its annual “Summer Music Series” on Aug. 8 at the Alum Creek Park Amphitheater in Westerville and on Aug. 10–11 at the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Free, promusicacolumbus.org
All Ohio Balloon Fest, Aug. 10–12
The surfer dudes who currently make up the Beach Boys will be among the national acts to perform at this Marysville festival held at the Union County Airport, which will also feature numerous attractions above (way, way above) the concert stage. Aerial entertainment will include hot-air balloons in designs ranging from Coco the Clown to Findley the Fish. Tickets vary, allohioballoonfest.com
The Chicks, Aug. 16
Yes, those Chicks—the once-blacklisted, 13-time Grammy winners of “Not Ready to Make Nice” fame—play Nationwide Arena in support of Gaslighter, their excellent 2020 album that delves into heartache, political protest and lead vocalist Natalie Maines’ own divorce. Singer-songwriter Ben Harper, a 1990s college radio favorite, opens. nationwidearena.com
CBUS Soul Fest, Aug. 19
After debuting last summer in Genoa Park, this festival honoring all aspects of Black culture will be back with a robust lineup of live music and numerous food trucks. Free, sciotomile.com
Columbus Food Truck Festival, Aug. 19–20
Music fans and foodies will descend on the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard. While visitors flit from one food truck to another, entertainment will be provided on the Main Stage (including Friends of the Dead, the Deeptones and the Winnie Cooper Project) and Acoustics Stage (featuring Good Reverend and Eric Nassau). $5–$7, columbusfoodtruckfest.com
Bettye LaVette, Aug. 24
The 77-year-old soul singer has to see herself in a song in order to record and perform it, and once she does, look out. Chances are you’ll never want to listen to the original again. For this concert at Natalie’s Music Hall in Grandview, the legendary vocalist will perform songs from new album LaVette!, a tribute to overlooked bluesman Randall Bramblett. nataliesgrandview.com
Breakaway Music Festival, Aug. 25–26
The Historic Crew Stadium will again be the site for the event, which this year will feature artists including Flume, Zedd, Porter Robinson and Chris Lake. Tickets vary, breakawayfestival.com
WonderBus Music and Arts Festival, Aug. 25–27
Pitbull, Demi Lovato and Caamp will perform at the festival on the Lawn at CAS, which will also include art and family-friendly activities. $50–$575, wonderbusfest.com
Columbus Fiery Foods Festival, Aug. 26–27
This could be the only summer food festival that some attendees might plausibly attend on a dare: Can your taste buds tolerate all that spicy food? Find out in Genoa Park, where food, hot sauce and salsa vendors will bring their pungent and peppery offerings for the bold among us to sample. $5, columbusfieryfoods.com
Craig Ferguson, Aug. 30
In an appearance at the Southern Theatre, the Scottish-born comedian, actor and former Late, Late Show host is sure to amuse audiences with his take on the state of the world. $30–$50, capa.com
Ways to Give Back
Pelotonia, Aug. 5-6
The city’s premier bicycling event returns, with courses ranging from 24 miles to 184 miles. Over 14 years, participants have raised more than $258 million for cancer research at Ohio State University. pelotonia.org
The Power Chords, Aug. 9
Rock out with the CEO super group, which features local business leaders Nick Akins, George Barrett, Joe Hamrock, Tom Krouse and Steve Markovich, at the Hinson Amphitheater. Proceeds benefit student participation in the arts. newalbanyfoundation.org
Eat Up Columbus, Aug. 26
This soiree at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum includes light bites from area restaurants and raises money to support Freedom a la Cart’s work to empower human trafficking survivors. freedomalacart.org
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Real Columbus Wedding: Ana and Luke Thompson
Simple and sweet was the name of the game.
Who: Ana (Girz) and Luke Thompson
When: July 30, 2022
The story: Ana and Luke first crossed paths as freshman at Ohio State University, at a new member orientation for a college group, in September 2018. Just under three years later, the couple were visiting Luke’s family in Buffalo, New York. Luke took Ana to a serene Japanese garden, where he asked her to marry him.
The details: The couple’s wedding ceremony included a cord braiding ritual in a nod to Ecclesiastes 4:12 in the Bible. When it came to décor and entertainment, Ana says, “we were going for simple all around. It was the perfect day.”
Of note: Guest favors took the form of “shaker eggs,” which Ana’s parents had given as favors at their own wedding years before.
Vendors
Photographer:Samuel Walker Photography
Ceremony and reception:Flora and Field
Caterer and dessert:Emelio’s Catering
Florist and rentals: Flora and Field
Music: Turn Up Columbus
Stationery:Buffalo Design and Printing
Accommodations:Drury Inn & Suites Columbus Grove City
Rehearsal dinner: Flora and Field
Bride’s attire: Gown, veil and accessories from Bridal and Formal (Cincinnati)
Bride’s hair and makeup:Harmoni Salon and Spa (Dayton)
Groom’s attire: Suit from Men’s Wearhouse
Rings: Engagement ring from Ben Garelick (Buffalo, New York), wedding bands from Etsy and Amazon
Bridesmaids’ attire: Gowns from various retailers
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Cento’s Opening Date is Set; Safia Sweets & Kitchen to Close
Plus, Domo debuts in the Short North, and a new Mexican restaurant arrives in Newark.
Openings & Announcements
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants announced the opening date for its 100th restaurant, Cento. The Italian restaurant, set to open Aug. 22, fills the former G. Michael’s Bistro & Bar space at 595 S. Third St. in German Village. Reservations are not yet open.
Domo Sushi Kitchen & Bar recently opened in the former Nida’s space at 976 N. High St. in the Short North. In addition to sushi, Domo serves a variety of Japanese and Korean dishes such as yakitori, udon, kalbi, Berkshire tonkatsu and more.
Alex and Stephanie Athan, the owners of 1922 On the Square in Newark, are preparing to open their new Mexican-inspired restaurant this week. Mariposa Mexican Cuisine will make its Newark debut Monday, July 31, at 5 N. Third St., formerly home to Barrel & Boar.
Events
Pretentious Barrel House is teaming up with the cottage bakery Pechka Bakery for a pastry and beer pairing event on Sunday, Aug. 6. The event kicks off at 1 p.m. at the Pretentious taproom (745 Taylor Ave.). Tickets are now on sale for $60, which gets you six of Pechka’s Eastern European-style pastries and six Pretentious beer tastings.
Closings
Only a handful of months since its grand opening, Safia Sweets & Kitchen has announced that its brick-and-mortar location will shut down next month. The Somali-owned "luxury café” at 2375 Silver Road will permanently close Aug. 20 but the catering business will continue, according to an announcement on social media. | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/food/2023/07/27/centos-opening-date-is-set-safia-sweets-kitchen-to-close/70476290007/ | 2023-07-29T04:46:46 | 0 | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/food/2023/07/27/centos-opening-date-is-set-safia-sweets-kitchen-to-close/70476290007/ |
LAMPASAS, TX (FOX 44) – Thousands are without water in Lampasas County – and even more are expected to be affected in the next 24 hours. This comes after a water main in Kempner ruptured on Wednesday and led to a Stage-5 emergency water conservation for the city.
Madison Eskilida is a volunteer firefighter in Kempner. She heard about the water supply shut off two days ago after a water line break.
“But I didn’t know that we were going to be this severely affected until today,” Eskilida said.
Eskilida got to work around 9:30 a.m. this morning and was told that her workday wouldn’t consist of fighting fires. Instead, she would be fighting a city-wide water shortage.
“Saying we were gonna be water distribution. I’m like, oh … okay,” Eskilida added.
She, alongside other firefighters at the Kemper Volunteer Fire Department, has been handing out cases of drinking water as well as non-potable water for toilets and livestock. In the few hours she’s been working, the fire station has already seen hundreds of affected residents.
“Probably be good to 300. A lot of people are just really irritated with the water company,” Eskilida said.
Some residents are worried about their livestock, how to flush their toilets and where their next sip of water will come from. The Kempner VFD says they will hand out water as long as they can – but supplying the whole city with water is difficult, and supplies can only last so long. Neighbors in surrounding counties are reaching out to help.
“I’ve seen people on the pages anyway saying ‘Hey, if you need showers, if you need water, come to my house!’ And that’s people that aren’t even in this county or aren’t even in the city. So a lot of it’s very personable here,” Eskilida said. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/lampasas-county-water-shut-off-impacts-thousands/ | 2023-07-29T04:47:37 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/lampasas-county-water-shut-off-impacts-thousands/ |
(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.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:47:43 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
Hot and Dry July continues for the Concho Valley. Temperatures reached up into the upper 90s and lower 100 for the majority of the area which is fairly close to average for this time of year. Overnight lows will fall back into the mid 70s this evening and into the early morning hours on Saturday.
Quiet conditions continue into the weekend with mostly clear skies and temperatures hovering near the century mark. Going into next week, temperatures will start to jump up a bit with the likely return to Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings to start next week.
Some slight rain chances towards the end of next week, but that will ultimately depend on when and where the high pressure and heat dome moves back to the west. What little rain chances we could see will be very spotty and isolated in nature. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/weather/klst-evening-forecast-friday-july-28th-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:47:49 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/weather/klst-evening-forecast-friday-july-28th-2/ |
Although the month of July still has a few more days left statistics are in about this year’s summer being one of the hottest on record.
Sea Surface temperatures might not be something that would normally be thought to impact areas like West Texas but satellite imagery along with relative humidity, noticed a trend with the strong southeasterly flow across South Texas.
While conditions to the north provided stable and cold air, the warm air below was quickly pushed east of us where Dallas and San Antonio saw significant rainfall. At the same time areas like Lubbock and Amarillo saw storms held off to the north from that strong southerly flow.
This battle of the masses will continue until monsoon season sets in or a strong enough combined effort from low pressure and a receding subtropical jet, otherwise low 70s and 100’s are going to be it as August gets set to kick off. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/weather/ksan-evening-weather-update-friday-july-28th-2023/ | 2023-07-29T04:47:55 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/weather/ksan-evening-weather-update-friday-july-28th-2023/ |
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.kark.com/news/local-news/after-25-years-survivors-from-westside-middle-school-are-gathering-to-celebrate-healing/ | 2023-07-29T04:47:59 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/after-25-years-survivors-from-westside-middle-school-are-gathering-to-celebrate-healing/ |
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.kark.com/news/local-news/son-of-jefferson-regional-patient-says-tuesdays-power-outage-led-to-fathers-health-decline/ | 2023-07-29T04:48:05 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/son-of-jefferson-regional-patient-says-tuesdays-power-outage-led-to-fathers-health-decline/ |
(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.kark.com/news/national-news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:48:11 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/mega-millions-here-are-the-winning-numbers-for-940m-jackpot-2/ |
PARKSTON, S.D. — Mount Vernon closed out its final chance to qualify for the Class B state amateur baseball tournament on Friday night with a 15-1, seven-inning win over Corsica/Stickney at The Pond in the District 5B last-chance game.
Bradley Dean finished with two home runs, three hits and six RBIs for the Mustangs, and pitched all seven innings with five hits and one run allowed and three strikeouts. Chase Hetland had three hits and a pair of doubles, driving in four runs and Eric Giblin and Brady Albrecht each had two hits for Mount Vernon. Briggs Havlik had two hits and scored four times in the win.
Blake Moke had two hits for the Horned Frogs, who finished with five hits, and Aaron Groeneweg drove in the lone run with a solo home run in the fifth inning. Groeneweg took the loss with three hits and two earned runs allowed in two innings.
Mount Vernon qualifies for the state tournament with a 16-7 record. Corsica/Stickney finishes its season at 4-12.
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Flandreau 10, Salem 0
FLANDREAU, S.D. — The Flandreau Cardinals sealed up a Class B state tournament seat on their home field Friday night, defeating Salem in the District 4B tournament.
Flandreau’s Dallas Schneiderman had three hits and drove in three runs, while Bret Severtson had two hits, two runs scored and drove in a pair, while Calvin Hegg had two hits for the Cardinals (12-9). Severtson and Schneiderman teamed up to lock up the Salem offense, with Severtson throwing five innings and allowing three hits with eight strikeouts, while Schneiderman threw two innings and allowed one hit.
The Cubs’ Luke Loudenburg picked up two singles and the team had doubles from Kyle Tuschen and Steve Mehlbrech. Bailey Mennis was tagged with the loss for the Cubs on the mound, throwing four innings and yielding nine hits and six earned runs, while Dylan Goehner covered the final two frames. Salem had four errors on defense as well, as the Cardinals scored four runs apiece in the third and fourth innings.
Salem will play in the District 4B last-chance game against Dell Rapids PBR at 3 p.m. Saturday in Flandreau. Lennox won the other District 4B matchup on Friday, a 4-0 victory over PBR to claim a spot in the 32-team state tournament field. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/amateur-baseball-playoff-roundup-for-july-28-mount-vernon-claims-last-sunshine-state-tourney-spot | 2023-07-29T04:48:24 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/amateur-baseball-playoff-roundup-for-july-28-mount-vernon-claims-last-sunshine-state-tourney-spot |
Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Tabor's second baseman Landon Schmidt prepares to throw the ball to first base during the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Salem/Montrose/Canova Gang on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield, S.D.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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REDFIELD, S.D. — The Class B American Legion baseball state tournament began Friday, July 28, in Redfield, South Dakota.
Caden Oberbroekling and Dylan Kindt each recorded double-digit strikeouts on the mound, but Kindt and Dell Rapids grabbed a late lead and held on for a 2-1 win.
The Dell Rapids Phils defeat the Platte-Geddes Whitecaps with a 2-1 victory.
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8/41: Platte/Geddes' Caden Oberbroekling prepares to deliver a pitch during a Class B American Legion state baseball tournament contest against Dell Rapids on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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13/41: Platte-Gedde's Caden Oberbroekling delivers a pitch during the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Dell Rapids Phils on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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15/41: Platte-Geddes second baseman Dakota Munger leaps into the air attempting to catch the ball soaring overhead with shortstop Joey Foxley running behind to assist as Dell Rapids' Aiden Boechler successfully steals second base during the Class B state Legion baseball tournament on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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39/41: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Dell Rapids Phils and the Platte-Geddes Whitecaps on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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41/41: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Dell Rapids Phils and the Platte-Geddes Whitecaps on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
The Salem/Montrose/Canova Gang shutdown Tabor with a 15-2 win.
SMC scored in six of their seven innings at the plate and reached base 26 times in the first-round game, putting the pressure on the Bluebirds throughout the contest at American Legion Field.
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15/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
16/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
17/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
18/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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37/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
38/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
39/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
40/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
41/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
42/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
43/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
44/53: Action from the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Tabor and the Salem/Montrose/Canova on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield.
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49/53: Tabor's second baseman Landon Schmidt prepares to throw the ball to first base during the Class B state Legion baseball tournament against the Salem/Montrose/Canova Gang on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Redfield, S.D.
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Adam Thury joined the Mitchell Republic in March of 2022. He was born and raised in Mitchell, S.D., and graduated from Mitchell High School in 2015. He always had an eye for photography but started honing his skills mid-2014. He has worked on growing his knowledge of photography by shooting for local events. He can be reached at athury@mitchellrepublic.com and found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/adamthury. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/photos-class-b-legion-baseball-tourney-kicks-off-in-redfield | 2023-07-29T04:48:45 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/photos-class-b-legion-baseball-tourney-kicks-off-in-redfield |
YANKTON — A three-run eighth inning lifted Brookings Post 74 to an extra-inning victory over previously unbeaten Harrisburg Gold and force the Class A state Legion baseball championship series to be a three-team affair on Saturday after a 12-9 victory at Riverside Park.
Brookings (28-16) gave Harrisburg Gold its first loss, meaning Brookings and Sioux Falls East will play an elimination game at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the winner taking on Harrisburg in the winner-take-all final at 2 p.m. Harrisburg Gold (24-13) earned the right to be in the winner-take-all game as the last unbeaten in the bracket.
Tied at 9-all after seven innings, Tate Helmbolt had an RBI single to give the Bandits the lead, which was then followed up by a fielder’s choice RBI from Breck Hirschoff and an RBI triple from Parker Winghart. Zach Struck closed out the eighth on the mound, finishing a three-inning stint for the win. Winghart also added a home run, while Justin Cofell had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs for Brookings.
Brookings led 9-6 in the sixth inning before the Tigers rallied to tie the game with three runs. Harrisburg Gold’s Maddux Scherer had two hits and two RBIs, with Eli Kokenge, Teigan Munce and Lincoln McCloud also picking up two hits each, as the Tigers outhit the Bandits 12-9. Harrisburg used five pitchers, with Cade Weisser taking the loss, allowing two runs in the eighth.
Sioux Falls East 8, Yankton 0
YANKTON — Lincoln Vasgaard and Caden Watson teamed up to throw a four-hitter on Friday night and send Sioux Falls East to the Class A Legion baseball championship series with an 8-0 win over Yankton at Riverside Park.
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Sioux Falls East scored five runs in the top of the first inning and then let Vasgaard get to work, throwing 6 1/3 innings, with three walks and four strikeouts. Watson recorded the last two outs without incident to set up a meeting with Brookings in Saturday’s championship series.
Myles Rees had a double, a sixth-inning home run and drove in five runs for the purple-clad Sioux Falls squad. Jack Smith added three hits and two runs scored, while Tristan Fitzsimmons and Ryan Hirsch each drove in runs for East.
Yankton’s Drew Ryken had two of Post 12’s four hits, as the tournament run ended for the host team. Samuel Kampshoff took the loss, throwing two-thirds of an inning and allowing five runs on two hits.
Sioux Falls East (41-9) will face Brookings at 11 a.m. Saturday. The winner will earn the right to face Harrisburg for the Class A state championship at 2 p.m.. Yankton ends the season at 26-15. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/prep/brookings-sioux-falls-east-harrisburg-gold-advance-to-class-a-legion-saturday-championship-series | 2023-07-29T04:48:55 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/prep/brookings-sioux-falls-east-harrisburg-gold-advance-to-class-a-legion-saturday-championship-series |
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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Cartoon/trip highlights massive policy gap between NM and Texas
A recent cartoon by John Trever highlights the vastly different approaches towards governance of New Mexico and Texas. The cartoon is of the state border circa 2030 as New Mexicans head to Texas for gas-powered vehicles while Texans visit N.M. for abortions and marijuana.
These are hardly the only differences between the two nowadays as Texas has no income tax or job-killing gross receipts tax, it is a right to work state, and state spending per-person is less than half of what it is in New Mexico. Not coincidentally, Texas is also one of the fastest growing states in the nation while New Mexico’s population is stagnant with young people leaving and being replaced by older people and retirees.
People have been talking about Texas’ economic success for decades, but a recent family vacation gave me the opportunity to see it firsthand. I have flown to several major Texas cities and have driven across the Panhandle more times than I care to recall, but this trip involved flying to Dallas and driving from all the way to Corpus Christi and the Gulf Coast. That’s a trip of over 400 miles including stops in major cities including Austin and San Antonio (in addition to Dallas).
We went deep in the heart of Texas and compared what we saw with our home state of New Mexico. Here’s what we saw.
- It seems like all the roads in Texas are under construction. Yes, this is a hassle for visitors and commuters alike, but it also highlights the fact that more people and businesses require more infrastructure. Aside from the road construction, the interchanges are often complicated with extremely high overpasses. Finally, just the sheer amount of construction equipment involved highlights the size and scale of these projects. Construction projects are definitely bigger in Texas.
- Setting aside roads and bridges, businesses are flocking to Texas as well. The Tesla plant outside Austin is the largest manufacturing space in the United States by floor area. Even in and around small towns construction was under way on significant buildings and cranes often dotted the skyline.
- Texas rest areas are incredible. One might think that with New Mexico having two of the nation’s most important east/west highways (I-40 and I-10) running through it (and a booming budget), would invest the tiny level of resources needed to make rest areas a place people want to stop and feel safe and comfortable doing so. This is especially true given the lack of road-side amenities available on many of our highways. Sadly, New Mexico’s rest areas are meager and often in a state of disrepair. Texas has playgrounds and historical/local interest information available for those who need a potty break or just want to stretch their legs.
Texas is booming. It provides a business-friendly environment and a government that does the basics well and at less than half the cost per resident.
While New Mexicans have a long-standing historical resentment of the Lone Star State, but the entrepreneurial, pro capitalist culture and polices clearly have a lot to be said for them. New Mexico can’t and shouldn’t be Texas, but we can also learn some valuable lessons from it.
Paul Gessing is president of New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation. The Rio Grande Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan, tax-exempt research and educational organization dedicated to promoting prosperity for New Mexico based on principles of limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2023/07/28/cartoontrip-highlights-massive-policy-gap-between-nm-and-texas/70468805007/ | 2023-07-29T04:51:55 | 1 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/opinion/2023/07/28/cartoontrip-highlights-massive-policy-gap-between-nm-and-texas/70468805007/ |
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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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“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.
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“I had a problem with abortion being put inside an ag bill," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. "I think that's ridiculous."
It’s a strong possibility that Congress will have to pass a stopgap spending bill before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The Senate can vote first on the measure, which would put the onus on House Republicans to bring it up for a vote or allow for a shutdown. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/29/nation/members-congress-break-august-with-no-clear-path-avoiding-shutdown-this-fall-2/ | 2023-07-29T04:52:46 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/29/nation/members-congress-break-august-with-no-clear-path-avoiding-shutdown-this-fall-2/ |
Today in History
Today is Saturday, July 29, the 210th day of 2023. There are 155 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 29, 1981, Britain’s Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in a glittering ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. (The couple divorced in 1996.)
On this date:
In 1890, artist Vincent van Gogh, 37, died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
In 1914, transcontinental telephone service in the U.S. became operational with the first test conversation between New York and San Francisco.
In 1921, Adolf Hitler became the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
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In 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency was established. Jack Paar made his debut as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show.”
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA.
In 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen.
In 1968, Pope Paul the Sixth reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church’s stance against artificial methods of birth control.
In 1980, a state funeral was held in Cairo, Egypt, for the deposed Shah of Iran, who had died two days earlier at age 60.
In 1986, a federal jury in New York found that the National Football League had committed an antitrust violation against the rival United States Football League. But the jury ordered the N-F-L to pay token damages of only three dollars.
In 1994, abortion opponent Paul Hill shot and killed Dr. John Bayard Britton and Britton’s escort, James H. Barrett, outside the Ladies Center clinic in Pensacola, Florida.
In 1999, a former day trader, apparently upset over stock losses, opened fire in two Atlanta brokerage offices, killing nine people and wounding 13 before shooting himself to death; authorities said Mark O. Barton had also killed his wife and two children.
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In 2016, former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson was given an additional 40 years in prison for trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who put him behind bars for killing his third wife.
Ten years ago: The U.S. launched a fresh bid to pull Israel and the Palestinians into substantial negotiations with a dinner meeting in Washington hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry. The FBI said authorities had rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged pimps and others in a three-day sweep in 76 cities.
Five years ago: President Donald Trump tweeted that he was willing to see the government shut down over border security issues, including money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Pitcher Sean Newcomb of the Atlanta Braves was within one strike of a no-hitter before Chris Taylor singled for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the game, the 25-year-old Newcomb apologized for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he had sent as a teenager; he described the tweets as “some stupid stuff” he said with friends.
One year ago: Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said at least 16 people there had died. Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling a prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine, an attack that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured after the fall of Mariupol, the city where troops famously held out against a monthslong Russian siege. Will Smith again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable.”
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Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum-Baker is 91. Actor Robert Fuller is 90. Former Sen. Elizabeth H. Dole is 87. Actor Roz Kelly is 81. Rock musician Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon) is 77. Marilyn Tucker Quayle, wife of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is 74. Actor Mike Starr is 73. Documentary maker Ken Burns is 70. Style guru Tim Gunn is 70. Rock singer-musician Geddy Lee (Rush) is 70. Rock singer Patti Scialfa (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 70. Actor Kevin Chapman is 61. Actor Alexandra Paul is 60. Actor/comedian Dean Haglund is 58. Country singer Martina McBride is 57. Actor Rodney Allen Rippy is 55. Actor Tim Omundson is 54. Actor Ato Essandoh is 51. Actor Wil Wheaton is 51. R&B singer Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men) is 50. Country singer-songwriter James Otto is 50. Actor Stephen Dorff is 50. Actor Josh Radnor is 49. Hip-hop DJ/music producer Danger Mouse is 46. Actor Rachel Miner is 43. Actor Kaitlyn Black is 40. Actor Matt Prokop is 33. Actor Cait Fairbanks is 30. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/29/nation/today-history-july-29-prince-charles-marries-lady-diana/ | 2023-07-29T04:52:52 | 1 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/29/nation/today-history-july-29-prince-charles-marries-lady-diana/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Ready for a sure-fire way to win steak night? KVUE's got you covered!
Ingredients:
- Filet(s)
- Salt
- Pepper
- Salted butter
- Garlic
- Parsley
- Worcestershire
Instructions for the steak:
- Season all sides of the filet with coarse salt and pepper. Let the steak sit, seasoned, at room temperature for about 30 minutes
- Smoke the steak between 180 F and 200 F until it reaches an internal temperature between 130 F and 135 F
- Remove the steak from the grill and raise the grill's temperature to at least 500 F. I use a cast-iron griddle to help create a crust – preheat the tray in the grill, if you plan to use one.
- Add butter to the cast iron griddle and sear each side of the steak.
- Remove steak from the grill when the internal temperature hits 138 F (about three minutes per side).
- Immediately top with a thick slice of garlic herb butter
- Allow the steak to rest for 10 minutes.
Instructions for the garlic herb butter:
- Allow 1/2 cup of salted butter to soften
- Add two lobes of freshly minced garlic, two tablespoons of chopped parsley, one or two tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce and mix together.
- Lay out a sheet of wax paper.
- Roll the butter mixture into a log using the wax paper.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Remove from fridge, slice, and use on steak, seafood, etc.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Triston Casas doubled home a run in the second and homered in the fifth, but it was Rob Refsnyder’s RBI single in the eighth that proved to be the winning run in a 3-2 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
In the top of the second, Adam Duvall collected the Red Sox’ first hit with a one-out double to left field off Giants starter Logan Webb. That brought the hot-hitting Casas to the plate, who stung a Webb slider for an RBI double to right-center.
Kutter Crawford cruised through the Giants, yielding just a hit, a Wilmer Flores single in the first, through the first four innings of play on an economical 57 pitches. Crawford retired 15 of the 17 hitters he faced through five innings.
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Webb allowed just three hits through the first four frames. But in the fifth, Casas delivered another blow, belting a solo shot to left-center.
The lead felt safe considering the Giants’ inability to figure out Crawford, who faced the minimum three times through five innings of work. The Sox righthander entered the sixth inning having retired seven consecutive batters before Marco Luciano, the Giants top shortstop prospect who was recently called up, scalded a single which nicked off the glove of Rafael Devers, who was playing in at third.
The single marked Luciano’s first hit of his career and it brought the fans at Oracle Park to life.
A wild pitch moved Luciano to second. With one out, Michael Conforto slimmed the Sox’ lead to just a run with an RBI single to center. Flores, the next batter, sent what appeared to be a go-ahead hit to left, but Jarren Duran hauled it in at the warning track. Sox manager Alex Cora then went to his bullpen, summoning Brennan Bernardino, who struck out Austin Slater to end the threat.
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The Giants immediately had traffic in the seventh inning after back-to-back hits off reliever Josh Winckowski. With no outs and runners on first and second Blake Sabol grounded a ball up the middle that looked like it would go down as the game-tying hit. But Justin Turner ranged to his right and made a backhand grab and flip — all in one motion — to Yu Chang for the forceout. Winckowksi then recorded back-to-back strikeouts to keep the lead at 2-1.
After Refsnyder singled hoome Connor Wong in the top of the eight, Joc Pederson matched the run with a solo homer off Chris Martin.
Kenley Jansen registered a 1-2-3 ninth for his 23rd save.
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BURTON, Texas — This Sunday, 140 children who are currently being treated for cancer at Texas Children's Hospitals, will be starting a unique summer camp at Camp Periwinkle.
Executive Director of The Periwinkle Foundation, Doug Suggitt, explained how the group began, and what their original intentions were for campers.
“Our founder Dr. Paul Gerson was waking around cancer floors one time at MD Anderson at Texas Children's Hospital and he noted that all he saw was dying, grieving kids and sad parents, there's not a lot of happiness and optimism, and he said that we have to do better,” Suggitt said.
This camp offers children an opportunity to express themselves where they previously could not in a hospital.
“Kids get to go out and we partner with a facility called Camp for All in Burton, Texas, and we utilize that facility for horseback riding, ropes course to swimming," said Suggitt when talking about what activities the camp will offer. "They have an amazing facility called Star Place, which has an indoor performance area and gymnasium, so these kids get to experience a lot of things that other kids don’t get to experience but they deserve it for what they're going through in life.”
The impact of this camp is something that is bigger than some realize for the children and their families.
“The real magic happened once the kids got back. The doctors, nurses, parents, noticed a new optimism in the kids outlook on life and their treatment, so from that say on in 1984, camp has continued to go on," said Suggitt.
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AUSTIN, Texas — If you’ve lived in Austin for the past 15 years, the name “Mueller” probably reminds you of the big Mueller Development on the City’s near-northeast side.
But not so long ago, the area that is now a burgeoning neighborhood of homes, apartments and businesses was once a huge field crisscrossed by long concrete runways.
It was known for decades as Austin’s Robert Mueller Airport, named after a 1920’s era city councilman who pronounced his name “Miller” despite the spelling.
Opening in 1930, Mueller Airport expanded in 1961 with the construction of its terminal building and iconic blue and white control tower that still stands today.
As late as the 1990’s, it was still easy for anyone to stroll up to the arrival and departure gates with minimal screening. Parking was close to the terminal and cost $6 a day.
Anyone who drove Interstate 35 near the airport may remember those big jetliners passing overhead, landing at what seemed to be just a few feet above the highway. The joke at the time was that drivers could wave at the airplane passengers and the passengers would wave back.
But nearly 70 years after it opened, the end was near. Surrounded by neighborhoods, Robert Mueller Airport had no place to grow. It was to be shut down and torn up.
And so, on the last night that Mueller Airport operated in May 1999, dignitaries boarded a jetliner for a short flight to the new Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a former U.S. Air Force base.
Their trip took only a few minutes. It took much longer for a procession of baggage carts and airport equipment to get from Mueller to Austin-Bergstrom on closing night. A mile long caravan at five miles per hour moved to the new airport, and with that pre-dawn parade, Robert Mueller Airport faded into history.
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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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SAN MARCOS, Texas — Residents in the Rio Vista neighborhood in San Marcos have raised concerns over homelessness and rising crime close to their homes.
These residents are beginning to worry that San Marcos city leaders and the San Marcos Police Department (SMPD) aren't doing enough to fix it.
Tiffany Williams is a commander for SMPD and is aware of the uptick of unhoused people in the neighborhood, but noted that it applies to the entire city.
"I would not specifically say it's just (Rio Vista)," said Williams.
To address those who are unhoused, SMPD utilizes its Homeless Operation Team (HOT).
When it comes to response, the call and what a person reports is what ultimately determines what actions can be taken under the law, according to Williams.
"They go out there and their first goal is to make contact and educate because lots of time folks don't know. So, one, we want to get voluntary compliance," said Williams.
KVUE reached out to the H.O.M.E (Homeless Outreach Mitigation Emergency) Center, which provides services to help reduce homelessness in Hays County.
Founder Hannah Durrance wasn't available for an interview Friday, but said in a statement that there is a rise in unhoused people in the area:
Many are individuals who are coming into the area from Austin so we are seeing a lot of unfamiliar faces and do not have the resources here to meet the demand."
Whether crime and homelessness in Rio Vista go hand-in-hand is up to residents, according to Williams.
"I think it comes down to, again, it's the perception there. If you're living there and that's your reality… your perception is these things are all connected, absolutely," said Williams.
KVUE reached out to the City and police department for crime data within the last few years in the Rio Vista neighborhood.
The data provided is dated from January 2020 until June 2023.
According to the City, the top 10 calls range from assault, suspicious activity, trespassing and other offenses.
Since January 2023, SMPD has opened 51 cases in Rio Vista, while five are currently active. In that same time frame in 2022, 111 had been opened.
Despite the numbers, officials explain that the 2023 data is not out of the ordinary, noting cases are down.
"I think right now, it's very hot and it's trending there, and so, (residents) talking about it more than they ever have been," said Williams.
Williams said the department is getting better with bringing in other city partners to apply solutions where it is needed and encourages people to call the SMPD if they need to, but to understand, "we can't be everywhere."
San Marcos is having trouble filling officer spots, according to Williams. However, she stressed officers are out patrolling and will address needs to the best of their ability -- even if they don't do it to everyone's liking.
"There's an abundance of care. But because we can't do exactly what you want does not translate to, 'We don't care,'" said Williams. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/police-address-homelessness-crime-in-san-marcos-neighborhood/269-015cced6-7c14-4b07-962b-8ef7f478ff52 | 2023-07-29T04:53:14 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/police-address-homelessness-crime-in-san-marcos-neighborhood/269-015cced6-7c14-4b07-962b-8ef7f478ff52 |
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hamburg European Open
Arthur Fils will face Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg European Open semifinals on Saturday, July 29.
In this Semifinal matchup, Zverev is the favorite (-375) against Fils (+270) .
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Match Information
- Tournament: The Hamburg European Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fils eliminated No. 4-ranked Casper Ruud, 6-0, 6-4.
- Zverev was victorious 6-3, 6-4 versus Luca van Assche in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In his 29 matches over the past year across all court types, Fils has played an average of 21.4 games (20.7 in best-of-three matches).
- Fils has played 14 matches on clay over the past 12 months, and 22.2 games per match (21.2 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 42 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Zverev is averaging 26.0 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) and winning 53.2% of those games.
- Zverev has averaged 24.1 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) and 9.7 games per set in 22 matches on clay surfaces in the past 12 months.
- Dating back to 2015, Fils and Zverev have not matched up on the court.
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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.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/chicago-police-find-woman-dead-in-refrigerator/507-1ad830b3-25ba-4509-b0ce-c6a282b5fa37 | 2023-07-29T04:53:20 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/chicago-police-find-woman-dead-in-refrigerator/507-1ad830b3-25ba-4509-b0ce-c6a282b5fa37 |
(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.
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Couple files federal lawsuit against suspended Sheriff Lyde, Clay County
County picking up tab for Lyde's defense
A man and woman who allege they languished in the Clay County Jail for 70 hours without seeing a judge are accusing suspended Sheriff Jeffrey Lyde and Clay County of violating their civil rights, according to allegations in a federal lawsuit filed July 10.
Sarah Lynn Johnson and Landon Paul Goad are seeking damages for alleged false arrest and imprisonment, harm to their reputations, lost wages, mental anguish and other issues they say stem from an incident two years ago.
“Our unlawful arrest and detention by Sheriff Lyde was not the end of our ordeal," Johnson said in a statement sent Friday by her lawyer. "As various legal proceedings sort themselves out, this civil rights case seeks to vindicate our rights against the massive abuses against us by the County.”
In addition, Johnson and Goad are suing John Does one through 10 — individual and government agencies whose true identities are unknown to them.
The trouble started when the two, who "have always had a feisty relationship," were engaged in a "spirited discussion," and law enforcement responded, according to the lawsuit. Two deputies arrived to check out a disturbance about 2:45 p.m. July 10, 2021 — a Saturday afternoon — at the couple's home on New London Road in Henrietta.
The couple told the deputies they weren't engaging in physical violence against each other, but they were still arrested on misdemeanor domestic-violence charges. Each was put in a segregation cell at the jail for the evening.
Come that Sunday, they were not taken before a judge to have their rights read. Come Monday, the same thing happened.
The lawsuit notes that in Texas someone arrested for a misdemeanor charge must be brought before a judge within 24 hours. A person arrested for a felony must go before a judge within 48 hours of arrest.
“Everyone has a right to be treated fairly by the justice system," Baruch Gottesman, New York-based counsel for the couple, said via email Friday.
"The gross mistreatment of the Plaintiffs, the County’s deceptive representations to the Court, and the constitutional violations against our clients shouldn’t happen to anyone," Gottesman said. "Federal and Texas law requires fair treatment of all citizens of Clay County.”
In reaction to the allegations in the lawsuit, Clay County Judge Mike Campbell said in an email Thursday, "It is unfortunate that we are in this situation."
Lyde's personal attorney, Randall D. Moore of Fort Worth, said in a message Friday that since lawyers hired by the county are representing Lyde in the matter, he and his client can't comment other than to say the lawsuit has "numerous inaccurate statements."
In any case, Johnson called the jail administrator on an intercom from her cell July 12, 2021, and pointed out 48 hours had gone by, but she had not seen a judge as her constitutional rights require, according to the lawsuit.
The jail administrator threatened to put Johnson on suicide watch to intimidate her into silence and into waiving her rights, according to allegations in the lawsuit. Johnson knew she would not be allowed to have a blanket, bedsheet, book or mat, her only possessions in the cell, if she were put on suicide watch.
So she complied with the jail administrator's demand that she not assert her constitutional rights, according to the lawsuit. But three deputies went into her cell anyway and took away her belongings. They left the shower curtain.
Johnson feigned self-harm so she would be taken to the local emergency room where her mother worked, hoping she would be able to speak with her, but the ploy failed.
When Johnson got back to jail from the ER, Lyde told her then Justice of the Peace Justice John Swenson was responsible for her being in custody over 48 hours without seeing a judge, according to allegations in the lawsuit.
While in custody, Johnson and Goad heard deputies say they didn't have sufficient information for “probable cause,” and that Lyde reviewed a draft affidavit and basically told them to lie in affidavits to support “probable cause” for their arrests, according to allegations in the lawsuit.
At 1 p.m. July 13, 2021 — a Tuesday — Johnson and Goad were brought before Campbell, who set their bonds at $1,500 each, and they immediately bailed out of jail.
In mid-August, the couple found out that 46 hours after they were taken into custody, Swenson found no probable cause for their arrests and determined their charges were dismissed, according to the lawsuit.
In addition, Swenson wrote a letter to 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, asking for an investigation into the treatment of the couple and Lyde's disregard for Swenson's orders.
Among criminal cases field against Lyde are two charges of official oppression related to a July 12, 2021, incident in which Johnson and Goad were allegedly held in jail without a finding of probable cause.
Lyde has maintained his innocence of those charges. The investigation into those cases began in response of Swenson's July 13, 2021, letter.
Lyde made it clear that he blamed Swenson for the couple being held without seeing a judge at a Dec. 7, 2021, press conference. Lyde held the press conference after he was indicted on the misdemeanor official oppression charges in connection with Johnson and Goad.
Official oppression is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
Lyde has also been indicted on two charges of tampering with a government document in connection with affidavits for the charges against Goad and Johnson.
How is the county and Lyde's defense paid for?
Campbell said the county is paying for Lyde's defense against the lawsuit because he was the sheriff at the time of the allegations.
The county is a member of a statewide risk management pool that provides specialized attorneys appointed to represent the county in each case, Campbell said in an email.
The county pays a deductible similar to a house or auto policy, and county officials budget for the pool each year in the annual budget, he said.
Embroiled in litigation, criminal cases
Another federal lawsuit filed by a former IT worker for the county is also pending against Lyde, former sheriff's Sgt. Investigator Kenny Nash and Clay County.
Lyde is also fighting a petition to remove him from elected office in civil court. He has been suspended without pay from his duties since Feb. 23, following a hearing. He is expected to seek to sink the suspension order and the removal case during a hearing in August.
In addition, Lyde faces three charges of official oppression related to sexual harassment and one charge of official oppression connected to assault, according to indictments filed in December.
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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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WASHINGTON — It's official: lottery players have another billion-dollar jackpot to play for after nobody won the $940 million jackpot in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing.
The $1.05 billion jackpot for Tuesday is tied for the seventh-largest U.S. lottery prize and the fourth-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.
While no one took home the jackpot Friday, six players still came out on top: five players won $1 million by matching the first five white balls, and another won $5 million with the Megaplier option.
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 29 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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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
In the ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023 semifinals on Saturday, Fabio Fognini faces Joris de Loore.
With -175 odds, Fognini is favored over de Loore (+125) for this match.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Match Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Tennisclub Zug
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Court Surface: Clay
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Fabio Fognini has a 63.6% chance to win.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Trends and Insights
- Fognini advanced past Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, de Loore took down No. 209-ranked Matteo Gigante, winning 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
- Fognini has played 39 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), and 25.3 games per match (23.5 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 16 matches on clay over the past year, Fognini has played an average of 24.8 games (22.0 in best-of-three matches).
- de Loore has played two matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 22.5 games per match (22.5 in best-of-three matches) and winning 42.2% of those games.
- de Loore has averaged 18.0 games per match (18.0 in best-of-three matches) and 9.0 games per set in one match on clay courts in the past year.
- This is the first time that Fognini and de Loore have matched up in the last five years.
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Windthorst attorney sworn in as new district judge
Trish Coleman Byars, the new 97th District judge, took part in a swearing-in ceremony and investiture Friday in her courtroom at the Clay County Courthouse.
Jack McGaughey, who recently retired from the post, swore Byars in.
The Windthorst attorney will sit on the bench in the three courthouses in Archer, Clay and Montague counties, which make up the 97th District.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced her appointment Monday to serve a term expiring Dec. 31 or until her successor is elected and qualified.
Byars is succeeding McGaughey, who retired at the end of May after serving about 10 and a half years. Abbott chose her to serve out McGaughey's unexpired term.
Byars grew up in Clay County and graduated from Midway ISD. All of her family is in Archer County.
She has said that she wanted to become the 97th District judge to serve the residents of the district she holds dear to her heart.
"My husband and I are raising our family here and I want to ensure that the citizens of my district have faith in the judicial system," Byars said in a media release Monday.
She has extensive experience in criminal and civil law and is a strong Republican woman with strong conservative values who believes in faith, family and the Constitution, she has said.
Byars will always work to uphold the principles the Constitution stands for, she has said.
Naomi Skinner, visual journalist for the Times Record News, contributed to this report.
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USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
On Saturday, Matteo Arnaldi (No. 76 in the world) meets Alexei Popyrin (No. 90) in the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.
Arnaldi is the favorite (-150) in this match, compared to the underdog Popyrin, who is +115.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Matteo Arnaldi has a 60.0% chance to win.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Arnaldi advanced past No. 33-ranked Jiri Lehecka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Popyrin beat No. 287-ranked Dino Prizmic, winning 7-6, 7-5.
- Arnaldi has played 24.5 games per match (23.2 in best-of-three matches) in his 35 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- On clay, Arnaldi has played 18 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 24.5 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.2% of games.
- In the past year, Popyrin has competed in 47 total matches (across all court types), winning 49.3% of the games. He averages 28.0 games per match (25.3 in best-of-three matches) and 10.6 games per set.
- On clay surfaces, Popyrin has played 16 matches and averaged 26.7 games per match (26.0 in best-of-three matches) and 10.2 games per set.
- Dating back to 2015, Arnaldi and Popyrin have not competed against each other.
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Candidates begin filing for Wichita Falls City Council spots
As week No. 1 of filing for local offices wound down, 6 people had officially thrown their hats into the ring for openings on the Wichita Falls City Council.
Cathy Dodson will run for Dist. 3, opposing Jeff Browning, the incumbent who has held the seat since 2018.
"Water prices has been of great concern to me for several years as they have steadily increased year over year," Dodson said on her Facebook post. "I’ve discovered that Wichita Falls in the past has topped the list with the highest water rates in the state of Texas. In fact, Wichita Falls has been 30 percent above the national average."
She sees the current City Council as not having a clear water plans and said she will fight to keep existing rates as low as possible.
Browning, president of a local electrical company, was appointed to a vacated seat on the City Council and won a full term in 2018.
Dist. 3 is in southern Wichita Falls.
Others who had officially filed by Friday were Tim Short and Carol Murray, both candidates for mayor, and Samuel Pak and Mike Battaglino for District 4, a seat that opened when incumbent Tim Brewer announced he would not seek reelection. Pak and Battaglino made public announcements earlier.
No candidates had filed for Dist. 5, which includes much of north Wichita Falls. Incumbent Steve Jackson has said he will announce his intentions some time during the filing period.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
In the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday, Stan Wawrinka (ranked No. 72) faces Lorenzo Sonego (No. 43).
In this Semifinal matchup against Sonego (+100), Wawrinka is the favorite with -125 odds.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Stan Wawrinka has a 55.6% chance to win.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Trends and Insights
- Wawrinka is looking to stay on track after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 59-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in Friday's quarterfinals.
- Sonego advanced to the semifinals by taking down No. 104-ranked Jaume Munar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.
- Wawrinka has played 27.3 games per match (24.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 40 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Wawrinka has played 11 matches over the past year, totaling 28.7 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 49.7% of games.
- Sonego has averaged 25.4 games per match (22.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 55 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 50.8% of the games.
- Sonego has averaged 27.9 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set in 13 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- Wawrinka and Sonego have not played each other since 2015.
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The Falls leading in the heat marathon
What is it about Wichita Falls? A heat dome? Secret government experiment? Aliens? Bad luck?
Whatever it is, the city holds the dubious distinction of being the hottest town among its neighbors this summer.
The National Weather Service in Norman, Okla. -- whose territory includes a big chuck of North Texas – looked at the records and found some interesting figures.
Oklahoma City, which is about 110 miles from the Falls as the crow flies (if crows fly in this heat), has had just one day this summer where the temperature hit 100 degrees.
One.
A little farther south where it might be expected things would be hotter, the weather service for Dallas-Fort Worth reports 19 days of 100 degrees or more.
Wichita Falls?
Standing at 24 days on Friday -- and counting. Three of those days reached 110 degrees.
Wichita Falls typically gets 32-33 days per year where the daytime high hits or passes 100 degrees. The last day for triple-digit highs on average is Sept. 6, although 100-plus heat has been known to go into middle October.
That means Wichitans likely have another five or six weeks of hot weather ahead.
The NWS predicts 106 to 108 highs here for the next week.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Truist Atlanta Open
Taylor Fritz (No. 9 ranking) will face Jeffrey John Wolf (No. 46) in the semifinals of the Truist Atlanta Open on Saturday, July 29.
With -250 odds, Fritz is the favorite against Wolf (+190) for this matchup.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Match Information
- Tournament: The Truist Atlanta Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Atlantic Station
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Taylor Fritz has a 71.4% chance to win.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fritz beat No. 439-ranked Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 6-2.
- Wolf came out on top 6-2, 6-3 versus Dominik Koepfer in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Fritz has played 68 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 26.2 games per match (24.1 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 44 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fritz has played an average of 25.8 games (24.3 in best-of-three matches).
- Wolf is averaging 24.5 games per match (22.3 in best-of-three matches) through his 59 matches played in the past 12 months across all court types, winning 52.6% of those games.
- Wolf has averaged 24.9 games per match (22.8 in best-of-three matches) and 9.9 games per set in 41 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, winning 52.7% of those games.
- This is the first time that Fritz and Wolf have played in the last five years.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the 94th annual League of Latin American Citizens National Convention in Albuquerque next week. It will include a large job fair with more than 45 federal agencies and private organizations offering more than 500 jobs. The convention will be held next Wednesday through Friday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Officials say to bring a resume because agencies will be ready to hire on the spot. “You want to be an engineer? You want to be in the census service? Homeland Security? A wide array of jobs for men and women,” said David Cruz, National Communications Director for LULAC.
The convention will also feature Latino leaders including Dolores Huerta who will be speaking about the biggest issues facing Latinos. The event is free and to learn more about what’s going, visit LULAC’s website. | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/lulac-national-convention-to-be-held-next-week-at-albuquerque-convention-center/ | 2023-07-29T04:54:16 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/lulac-national-convention-to-be-held-next-week-at-albuquerque-convention-center/ |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new report shows Festival Flamenco had a $12 million economic impact on Albuquerque. In June, the National Institute of Flamenco held the nine-day celebration in partnership with the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the University of New Mexico. The institute said more than 10,000 people attended with guests from all around the world.
The institute teamed up with the Bernalillo County Economic Development Department for an analysis that showed the festival generated almost $7M in taxable gross receipts and almost $5M in lodging sales. The report also showed it employed 194 staff and contractors. Festival Flamenco is the oldest and largest flamenco festival outside of Spain. | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/report-festival-flamenco-generated-millions-of-dollars-for-albuquerque-economy/ | 2023-07-29T04:54:22 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/report-festival-flamenco-generated-millions-of-dollars-for-albuquerque-economy/ |
Road debris caused a woman to swerve her car causing it to roll in Twin Falls County Friday afternoon
Highway 30 near Curry Crossing
Updated: 22 minutes ago
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — According to Lori Stewart with the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office, 44 year old Esmerelda Pena of Buhl was traveling eastbound in a Nissan Altima on Idaho Highway 30 near 2500 East when she swerved to avoid a large vice in the middle of the lane.
Instead, her vehicle hit the vice, causing the Nissan to serve up on to the curb, hit a power pole and the car went airborne and rolled. The vehicle landed on its top.
The driver, Ms. Pena suffered minor injuries and she was not transported to the hospital.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka’s president’s office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-07-29T04:54:25 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
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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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Every year, one Little League from New Mexico represents the state in Waco, Texas on a quest to the Little League World Series. Teams battle through district and state tournaments to punch their ticket to the Southwest Regional, and the 2023 squad has already made history.
Roadrunner Little League has been around for 59 years and produced some pretty solid teams in the past. For some reason, the major all-stars could never get over the hump to claim the state title — until now.
The boys from Roadrunner claimed the district five title earlier this month and went on to the state tournament. After a loss in the third game, the team clawed all the way back to the championship. Then, down three runs in the final inning with two outs, Roadrunner did the improbable and came from behind to win the game.
“I know what our potential is and I thought our chances was very good this year,” said catcher Colby Gaulden. “But we had to pull it off, we had to put all the plays together and we did.”
“We just had the attitude and we had the grit,” infielder Thomas Whitten said. “We had everything we needed and we have the best team, we have the number one team in the state and I’m just thankful for that.”
Now playing in the Southwest Regional, the team is generating support from around the state. While the boys are still representing Roadrunner, they are also looking to make the entire Land of Enchantment proud.
“That’s really cool to have everybody in New Mexico rooting for us because I’m happy that we get to represent New Mexico,” said outfielder AJ Garcia.
By advancing to Waco, the team is now only four wins away from playing in the Little League World Series. It’s a dream that many of the players have had since they started playing, and they have a legitimate path to get there.
“Excited to roll the dice and see what happens,” said coach Joe Garcia. “Our goal is to go to Williamsport. It’s baseball, anything can happen and with this group, but I like my chances. I’m just really excited and proud for sure.”
In addition to preparation for the tournament, the team has also organized multiple fundraising campaigns to aid in travel expenses. The team has started a GoFundMe campaign and is also hosting a wiffle ball tournament and barbeque on Saturday, July 29 from 4-8 at Roadrunner Little League.
Team New Mexico opens the Southwest Regional against team Louisiana on Thursday, August 3 at 3 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network. | https://www.krqe.com/news/community/roadrunner-little-league-major-all-stars-make-history/ | 2023-07-29T04:54:28 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/community/roadrunner-little-league-major-all-stars-make-history/ |
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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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.”
It’s a strong possibility that Congress will have to pass a stopgap spending bill before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The Senate can vote first on the measure, which would put the onus on House Republicans to bring it up for a vote or allow for a shutdown. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/members-of-congress-break-for-august-with-no-clear-path-to-avoiding-a-shutdown-this-fall/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-07-29T04:54:31 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/members-of-congress-break-for-august-with-no-clear-path-to-avoiding-a-shutdown-this-fall/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a shocking discovery last month when a search warrant led the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office to a home in the South Valley, where they found more than 50 neglected pitbulls and a neglected elderly woman inside.
Two brothers, 62-year-old John Lopez, and 55-year-old Mike Lopez were arrested and charged with extreme animal cruelty and abuse of a resident. But Friday, one of those brothers is now a free man, at least for now. “John has now taken the role of more as a witness to the crimes that his brother committed, Mike,” Sgt. Autumn Neas with BCSO said.
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Prosecutors dropped John’s charges a few weeks ago saying the evidence does not support a case beyond a reasonable doubt. “Mike was always our primary suspect and our primary offender. Just once we were there and saw how bad it was we felt it was necessary at that time to arrest John as well,” Neas said.
While BCSO says they’re disappointed to see the charges dropped, they’re also not surprised. “After speaking with the DA’s Office numerous times, we do understand the decision to drop those charges for the time being, at least.”
But the case was nolle prosequi so it’s possible charges could be refiled for both the animal cruelty charges or abuse of a resident, who happens to be his own mother. “There is still some investigation being done in this case, especially in regards to the elder abuse, and so there’s always that possibility that charges do get filed against John again in the future,” Neas said.
While John may be off the hook for now, his brother Mike is not. The DA’s Office says they’re moving forward with his charges. | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/charges-dropped-for-south-valley-man-accused-of-animal-cruelty/ | 2023-07-29T04:54:34 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/charges-dropped-for-south-valley-man-accused-of-animal-cruelty/ |
USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/lebron-james
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BRISBANE, Australia — Australia will accelerate efforts to make missiles for export to the United States and other countries under a plan announced Saturday by Australian officials, who also said that they had paused a joint military exercise with the United States to search for the four-person crew of an Australian army helicopter that crashed overnight.
“Our focus at the moment is with finding our people,” said Angus Campbell, chief of the Australian defense force.
The crash and the new missile agreement highlight deepening military ties between the two allies — and the risks that come with the increased tempo of training exercises led by the United States in the region to strengthen deterrence against a more assertive China.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are both in Brisbane this weekend for bilateral meetings with Australian officials, focused primarily on expanding and clarifying how the two countries will work together on security in the region.
The gathering comes two years after a landmark deal called AUKUS, which also includes the United Kingdom and aims to build a collaborative mechanism for sharing nuclear-powered submarines and developing other kinds of advanced technology, including hypersonic missiles and quantum computers and sensors. But beyond AUKUS, the two countries have a long history of military collaboration reaching back more than a century to World War I.
For the new missiles, to be built with U.S. defense industry partners, Washington has agreed to fast-track licensing, with production expected to begin in 2025. The Australian government recently set aside $2.7 billion to acquire long-range strike missiles, which would bolster Australian stockpiles and could be exported to the United States or other countries, such as Ukraine. For Australia, it reflects both continuity and what many U.S. and Australian officials have described as a higher level of interdependence among the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
“It makes such a huge difference to have close friends as we tackle the challenges that we both face around the world,” said Richard Marles, Australia’s defense minister.
Military analysts said the missile news reflected a growing realization that the defense industrial base in the United States, struggling to keep up with requests from Ukraine and the U.S. Defense Department, stands to benefit from the manufacturing support of other countries.
“As the war in Ukraine has made clear, defense industrial production is necessary to sustaining a war effort,” said Charles Edel, the Australia chair and a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “It’s also critical to deterring wars from breaking out in the first place.”
As part of the latest defense plan announced by U.S. and Australian officials, the two countries will also work together to upgrade two air bases in northern Australia for an expansion of joint training exercises.
The United States is currently leading an annual exercise called Talisman Sabre, which involves several locations and branches of the U.S. military, along with the militaries of more than a dozen countries.
The helicopter crash during training occurred late Friday, around 11 p.m., near Hamilton Island in the far north of Australia, according to military officials. It was a two-helicopter mission — when one went down, the second helicopter began searching for the missing crew members. But as of Saturday morning, they had not been found.
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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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CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Clovis father is accused of shooting at a car and hitting and wounding his own seven-year-old daughter. The Clovis Police Department said Jeffrey Smiley is the man who pulled the trigger. Smiley told investigators that earlier in the day, he had been in court with his ex-wife, where he learned they were no long married and that he was barred from seeing his younger daughter.
Smiley told detectives that he had problems with his ex-wife’s new boyfriend. When detectives asked me what happened after he left the courthouse, Smiley told them that his daughter and son-in-law had picked them up and they had gone to Walmart before going back to 14th Street but detectives weren’t buying it.
Police said Smiley’s son-in-law was behind the wheel of a white Acura when they cut off the white Honda carrying Smiley’s ex-wife and her boyfriend and three children Smiley’s daughter. Police said a neighbor’s security video showed Smiley getting out of the SUV on Calhoun Street, firing at the other SUV as his son-in-law reverses then pulled forward again to pick him up before the car took off.
Smiley’s daughter was rushed to a local hospital before she was airlifted to Lubbock. In the interview, things got heated as Smiley demanded to know how the girl was doing but never admitted to pulling the trigger.
Smiley’s adult daughter Jocelyn Smiley and her husband Brandon Brooks who police said was behind the wheel are also facing charges related to the shooting. Smiley is facing a number of counts of assault and child abuse. | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/video-clovis-father-accused-of-shooting-daughter-in-car/ | 2023-07-29T04:54:40 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/video-clovis-father-accused-of-shooting-daughter-in-car/ |
Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hamburg European Open
Arthur Fils will face Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg European Open semifinals on Saturday, July 29.
In this Semifinal matchup, Zverev is the favorite (-375) against Fils (+270) .
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Match Information
- Tournament: The Hamburg European Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Alexander Zverev has a 78.9% chance to win.
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Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fils eliminated No. 4-ranked Casper Ruud, 6-0, 6-4.
- Zverev was victorious 6-3, 6-4 versus Luca van Assche in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In his 29 matches over the past year across all court types, Fils has played an average of 21.4 games (20.7 in best-of-three matches).
- Fils has played 14 matches on clay over the past 12 months, and 22.2 games per match (21.2 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 42 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Zverev is averaging 26.0 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) and winning 53.2% of those games.
- Zverev has averaged 24.1 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) and 9.7 games per set in 22 matches on clay surfaces in the past 12 months.
- Dating back to 2015, Fils and Zverev have not matched up on the court.
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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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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
In the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday, Stan Wawrinka (ranked No. 72) faces Lorenzo Sonego (No. 43).
In this Semifinal matchup against Sonego (+100), Wawrinka is the favorite with -125 odds.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Stan Wawrinka has a 55.6% chance to win.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Trends and Insights
- Wawrinka is looking to stay on track after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 59-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in Friday's quarterfinals.
- Sonego advanced to the semifinals by taking down No. 104-ranked Jaume Munar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.
- Wawrinka has played 27.3 games per match (24.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 40 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Wawrinka has played 11 matches over the past year, totaling 28.7 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 49.7% of games.
- Sonego has averaged 25.4 games per match (22.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 55 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 50.8% of the games.
- Sonego has averaged 27.9 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set in 13 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- Wawrinka and Sonego have not played each other since 2015.
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Another round of afternoon showers and thunderstorms will return Saturday. Temperatures will cool off a few degrees across the state through the weekend.
A few showers and storms are still lingering across parts of New Mexico Friday night. These showers have even brought more rain to the Albuquerque metro tonight.
More afternoon storms will return again Saturday as storms once again track to the south. High pressure over the Four Corners will keep the hottest temperatures around the Farmington area. By Sunday, drier air will be moving in which will limit rain chances. Temperatures will be a couple degrees cooler as high pressure moves over Colorado.
Finally by early next week, the best monsoon pattern this year will set up across New Mexico. It won’t be a blockbuster set up by any means, but it will bring back better chances for rain and thunderstorms across the state, especially by the middle of the week. Temperatures will also be slightly cooler, but still above average for most of New Mexico. Unfortunately, high pressure will start building back overhead again by the end of the week, which will likely bring another heat wave to the state. | https://www.krqe.com/weather/video-forecast/hit-or-miss-storms-return-saturday/ | 2023-07-29T04:54:46 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/weather/video-forecast/hit-or-miss-storms-return-saturday/ |
Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
In the ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023 semifinals on Saturday, Fabio Fognini faces Joris de Loore.
With -175 odds, Fognini is favored over de Loore (+125) for this match.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Match Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Zug, Switzerland Men Singles 2023
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Tennisclub Zug
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Court Surface: Clay
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Fabio Fognini has a 63.6% chance to win.
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Fabio Fognini vs. Joris de Loore Trends and Insights
- Fognini advanced past Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, de Loore took down No. 209-ranked Matteo Gigante, winning 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
- Fognini has played 39 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), and 25.3 games per match (23.5 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 16 matches on clay over the past year, Fognini has played an average of 24.8 games (22.0 in best-of-three matches).
- de Loore has played two matches in the past year across all court types, averaging 22.5 games per match (22.5 in best-of-three matches) and winning 42.2% of those games.
- de Loore has averaged 18.0 games per match (18.0 in best-of-three matches) and 9.0 games per set in one match on clay courts in the past year.
- This is the first time that Fognini and de Loore have matched up in the last five years.
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(CNN) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed suspect in a patrol SUV that was then hit by a train near Denver lat year was found guilty of two misdemeanors Friday.
Fort Lupton police Officer Jordan Steinke was convicted of reckless endangerment and third-degree assault, but acquitted of a felony charge of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter.
“There’s no reasonable doubt that placing a handcuffed person in the back of a patrol car parked on railroad tracks creates a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm by the train,” Judge Timothy Kerns said when reading the verdict after a weeklong bench trial.
Steinke, who had waived her right have the case decided by a jury, laid her head on the table and sobbed after the verdict was read.
In September, Steinke joined a traffic stop in which officers pulled over Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, who authorities said was suspected of brandishing a gun at another driver in a road rage case earlier in the evening. Steinke put Rios into the cruiser of Platteville police Officer Pablo Vasquez, who arrived first and parked in the middle of a railroad crossing.
Body-worn camera and dashboard camera video released by police showed Rios screaming for help as the train approaches and strikes the vehicle. She suffered nine broken ribs and a broken arm in addition to other injuries.
“Ms. Rios respects the verdict in this case against Ms. Steinke and believes that justice was done,” Rios’ attorney, Chris Ponce, told CNN on Friday.
An attorney for Steinke argued in court that the officer couldn’t be held responsible because there was no proof she was aware that she had placed the suspect in harm’s way.
“Your honor cannot hold a defendant responsible if she was actually unaware of a risk, even if a reasonable person would have perceived it,” defense attorney Erin O’Neill said.
Steinke had argued throughout her testimony that she did not notice the location of the railroad tracks, despite multiple warning signs, including one next to where she parked her own vehicle. She said she was too concerned about approaching a suspect who might have a gun to be fully aware of her surroundings. “You can only divide your attention so much,” Steinke testified.
Officers were searching Rios’ truck, checking to see whether anyone else was in her vehicle before searching it for a weapon, as the train approached.
The Weld County district attorney’s office on Friday declined to comment on the verdict. Steinke’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Steinke’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 15.
Vasquez faces misdemeanor charges but hasn’t entered a plea. Vasquez’s next court date is September 14.
Rios previously entered a no contest plea to misdemeanor menacing in connection with the road rage case, and a felony charge was dropped, her attorney told CNN.
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Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has more political money than most of his Republican presidential rivals, and he has not been shy about spending it.
Where that money is ultimately going, however, is a mystery.
Scott entered the 2024 race with a war chest of $22 million, and his campaign raised $5.8 million from April through June. In that same time, he laid out about $6.6 million, a significant clip — but most of it cannot be traced to an actual vendor.
Instead, roughly $5.3 million went to two shadowy entities: newly formed limited liability companies with no online presence and no record of other federal election work, whose addresses are Staples stores in suburban strip malls. Their minimal business records show they were set up by the same person in the months before Scott entered the race.
Masking the companies, groups and people ultimately paid by campaigns — effectively obscuring large amounts of spending behind businesses and convoluted consulting arrangements — has become common as political candidates and organizations test the limits of campaign finance law.
Federal law requires campaigns to disclose their spending, including itemized details of their vendors, as a safeguard against corruption and in the interest of transparency. But as in many aspects of campaign finance law, campaigns have found workarounds, and the body that oversees such regulations, the Federal Election Commission, is perpetually hamstrung by partisan deadlock.
Matt Gorman, a senior communications adviser for the Scott campaign, said, “These are independent companies we contract with to provide services to the campaign, including managing multiple consultants. Payments to those companies are disclosed like all others on our FEC report.”
The FEC has allowed committees to not itemize subvendor payments when those payments are an extension of the original vendor’s work. But in recent years, this interpretation of the law has widened into a gaping loophole that campaigns are exploiting. Experts say it is illegal for campaigns to pay campaign staff members through limited liability companies, or for vendors to serve merely as conduits to hide the ultimate recipient of campaign money.
In recent years, the FEC, whose six commissioners are deadlocked between the parties three to three, has essentially allowed campaigns to get away with minimal disclosures.
A spokesperson for the commission declined to comment.
Indeed, while the use of limited liability companies by Scott’s campaign is striking in its scale, it is not unique among Republican presidential candidates.
The campaign of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida made two payments last quarter, totaling more than $480,000, for “travel” to a company in Athens, Georgia. The company was set up around the time he entered the race and lists Paul Kilgore — a Republican political operative — as a manager.
Neither Kilgore nor the DeSantis campaign responded to requests for comment.
Former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign was the subject of litigation over its use of limited liability companies run by campaign staff and family members that were allegedly conduits for hundreds of millions of dollars of spending. His campaign defended the practice, saying the intermediary companies were acting as the primary vendors.
“The idea of disclosing payments in this way defeats the whole purpose of campaign finance disclosure law,” said Saurav Ghosh, a former FEC lawyer and the director of federal campaign finance reform for the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit campaign ethics group that sued the FEC over the 2020 Trump campaign’s actions.
He added, “It’s been a problem for a while, but like most that go on unaddressed, it has a tendency to get worse, and I think this one is getting worse.”
According to FEC filings last week, the Scott campaign made $4.3 million in payments from April 1 to June 30 to a company called Meeting Street Services LLC. The money included $2.8 million for “placed media” and more for digital fundraising, strategy and video production.
Meeting Street Services has no online presence and has not been paid by any other campaign, records show. Its listed address, in North Charleston, South Carolina, is a Staples store. Records show that the company was set up in Delaware in August 2022, and its incorporation documents list only one name — Barry Benjamin — as an authorized representative.
According to business records in South Carolina, the company is managed by AMZ Holdings LLC, a company set up in May 2021 and based at the same Staples store in North Charleston. AMZ’s Delaware incorporation documents were also signed by Benjamin.
Scott’s campaign did not provide information about Benjamin or further details about the companies. Efforts to independently determine Benjamin’s identity were unsuccessful.
There are several notable absences in the campaign’s second-quarter filing, including Targeted Victory, a major political fundraising firm that has said it works for the campaign, and FP1 Strategies, a political advertising firm, which was also reportedly brought on by the campaign. Several people from the two firms who are working for the campaign also do not appear in the disclosure.
Scott’s use of Meeting Street Services LLC predates his entry into the presidential race. In the last four months of 2022, his Senate campaign paid the company more than $4.5 million, filings show, for television ads, digital fundraising and other consulting.
And his presidential campaign reported an additional $1 million spent with Meeting Street Services in the first quarter of this year, even though his campaign had not officially begun.
The Scott campaign also made more than $940,000 in payments last quarter to Advanced Planning and Logistics, a limited liability company set up in December 2022 — again, by Benjamin — and whose listed address is a Staples store in Fairfax, Virginia. The company received multiple payments for air travel and event production. Again, Scott’s campaign was the only campaign that paid the company.
In 2020, the Trump campaign reported paying hundreds of millions of dollars to two companies, one set up by a former campaign manager and the other by campaign officials.
Neither the campaign nor the companies themselves reported specifically what the money was being spent on.
The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint to the FEC, accusing the Trump campaign of using the companies as “conduits” to conceal other vendors. The commission’s general counsel recommended that the FEC find that the campaign had broken the law by misreporting payments, and begin an investigation into the Trump campaign’s relationships with vendors and subvendors.
But the commission deadlocked last year in a vote on the matter, which meant no action could be taken. The Campaign Legal Center sued the commission, but a federal judge — while expressing sympathy for the desire of transparency — dismissed the case late last year, saying that the commissioners had discretion.
“It is a lot easier to follow the money when you have a paper trail,” the judge opened his opinion.
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More than 50,000 customers were without power this evening after the monsoon storm struck, Tucson Electric Power says — its outage map is crisscrossed with a patchwork of the red circles it uses to show outage areas.
And numerous residents took to social media to describe hail in widespread areas throughout the metro area — quarter-sized seemed to be the most common description — along with reports of downed trees and other remnants of Friday evening's storm.
"A short, but extremely powerful storm dropped golf ball-sized hail ... and winds splitting a tree in half and knocking 3 power poles to the side, and 2 of them are now leaning against our apartment building near Ft. Lowell and Country Club," one Tucsonan tweeted.
"Crazy winds and downed branches" in Sabino Canyon area, wrote another.
"The most 'WILD' hailstorm I've seen in midtown Tucson in the last 13 years!"
"Large branch down, some roof damage with shingles lifting ... west side of Bear Canyon, north of Snyder Road."
"We had golf ball size hail around Swan Rd and Ft Lowell."
"Power out where I live," in the Catalina Foothills along Sunrise Drive near the Westin La Paloma. "Out driving to power up my mobile phone and tablet."
In one of the numerous areas with power outages, a west-side Albertson's on Silverbell at Speedway stood dark and closed at 8 p.m., with a few downed trees strewn in its parking lot and the residential streets black around it.
A monsoon rain and lightning show was captured looking over into the Catalina Mountains Wednesday afternoon. Video courtesy of J.D. Fitzgerald
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Photos: Tucson's 2023 monsoon
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Lightning strikes over the mountains in Catalina as the sun begins to set during the storm in Tucson, Ariz., July 26, 2023.
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The train rides underneath a big rainbow that stretches across N. Toole Ave., Tucson, Ariz., after the first wave of rainfall, July 26, 2023.
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Two bolts from an early evening monsoon storm flash over the state and federal prisons south of Tucson, Ariz., July 25, 2023. Patchy rains accompanied the storm.
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Lightning strikes in the Catalina Mountain foothills in a rain cell on the northwest side of Tucson, Ariz., July 25, 2023. The storm surrounded the central part of the valley, mainly moving through sections south and southeast of the city.
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Bolts from an early evening monsoon storm strike south of the state and federal prisons along Wilmot Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 25, 2023.
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An arcing bolt of lightning finds the ground near the state and federal prison complexes south of Tucson, Ariz., July 25, 2023, as a monsoon storm drops some scattered rain through the valley.
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A composite of five images shows multiple lightning strikes in a ten minute span as a monsoon storm rolls over the state and federal prisons south of Tucson, Ariz., July 25, 2023.
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Rain clouds hang over the construction site on N. Fourth Ave. before the start of a big downpour in Tucson, Ariz., July 23, 2023.
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Cars drive down E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, Ariz. as rain falls steadily, July 23, 2023.
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A heavy stream of rain hits the parking lot as customers wait in their cars for the storm to pass at S. Park Ave, Tucson, Ariz., July 23, 2023.
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The sky goes red as a monsoon storm slowly rolls over downtown, Tucson, Ariz., July 21, 2023, with a little bit of lightning. Lighting, wind and a little rain over the central part of the city, with most of the storm hitting just to the south.
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Monsoon lightning over Hotel McCoy
Lightning and a monsoon storm puts a bit a damper on Free Film Fridays delaying the start of the night’s feature, Clueless, at Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Rd., Tucson, Ariz., July 21, 2023. The film was shown, but the pool was off limits.
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Lightning strikes over downtown, Tucson, Ariz., July 21, 2023, as a monsoon storm rolls over the valley. Again the rain was mostly to the south of the city, with bands on the eastern edge along the Rincon foothills.
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A lightning bolt hits northwest of Gates Pass, one of the last several scattered rain cells at the tail-end of a monsoon storm that skirted south of Tucson, Ariz., July 19, 2023. The largest part of the cell slipped south of town, dropping rain and sporadic lightning in Tucson Estates and west along Ajo Highway.
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Aurora Apodaca, left, lets out a laugh as she plays in the aftermath of a monsoon storm with Oscar Stump on the west side of Tucson Monday afternoon.
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Laura Stump helps her daughter, Magda, dip her feet in the aftermath of a monsoon storm on the west side of Tucson Monday afternoon.
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People use a plastic garbage bag to shield themselves from the monsoon storm as they make their way to a bus stop along St. Mary’s Road on Monday afternoon.
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People use a plastic garbage bag to shield themselves from the monsoon storm as they make their way to a bus stop along St. Mary’s Road on Monday afternoon.
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A man walks along St. Mary’s Road as a monsoon storm finally makes an appearance in Tucson on Monday afternoon.
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Monsoon sand bags
Ruth Estrada handles the task of tying while her husband Josh gets a bucket full for the next bag as the couple get ready for the rains at the city’s sandbag site on the east parking lot of Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., July 13, 2023. There’s a limit of 10 bags per vehicle and baggers need to bring their own shovels. Pima County has a 20 bag limit at their 11 sites through out the area: 16091 W. Universal Ranch Rd. —fire station in Arivaca; E. Snyder Rd. and N .Lason Ln.; E. Carter Canyon Rd. and N. Sabino Canyon Parkway — Mt. Lemmon; 3885 E. Golder Ranch Dr. — fire station in Catalina; N. Pima Canyon Dr. and E. Ina Rd.; E. Dawson Rd. and S. County Club Rd.; 1313 S. Mission Road — Pima County Mission Yard; S. Camino Verde and W. Ajo Hwy. — fire station; Trico Rd. and Silverbell Rd. — fire station; 6625 N. Sandario Rd. — fire station; N. La Canada Dr. and Paseo Del Chino in Green Valley.
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Tony Burton ties off one of his freshly filled sandbags from the city’s self-serve site on the east side of Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Ariz., July 13, 2023, in anticipation of upcoming monsoon storms.
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Lightning strikes at the Pima County Fairgrounds as the first real monsoon storm of the season rolls over the southeastern part of the area, Tucson, Ariz., July 11, 2023. Heavy rain also fell over much of the Vail area.
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A twisty bolt of lightning hits near the Pima County Fairgrounds as the first monsoon moisture of the season rolls over the southeastern part of the valley, Tucson, Ariz., July 11, 2023.
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A bolt of lightning hits south of the Pima County Fairgrounds as the first significant monsoon storm of the year rolls over the area south and east of Tucson, Ariz., July 11, 2023.
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Sun sets behind the a saguaro near Greasewood Road and Anklam Road with a few scattered clouds as backdrop, the first signs of monsoon moving into the area, Tucson, Ariz., July 11, 2023.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
On Saturday, Matteo Arnaldi (No. 76 in the world) meets Alexei Popyrin (No. 90) in the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.
Arnaldi is the favorite (-150) in this match, compared to the underdog Popyrin, who is +115.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Matteo Arnaldi has a 60.0% chance to win.
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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Alexei Popyrin Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Arnaldi advanced past No. 33-ranked Jiri Lehecka, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Popyrin beat No. 287-ranked Dino Prizmic, winning 7-6, 7-5.
- Arnaldi has played 24.5 games per match (23.2 in best-of-three matches) in his 35 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- On clay, Arnaldi has played 18 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 24.5 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.2% of games.
- In the past year, Popyrin has competed in 47 total matches (across all court types), winning 49.3% of the games. He averages 28.0 games per match (25.3 in best-of-three matches) and 10.6 games per set.
- On clay surfaces, Popyrin has played 16 matches and averaged 26.7 games per match (26.0 in best-of-three matches) and 10.2 games per set.
- Dating back to 2015, Arnaldi and Popyrin have not competed against each other.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents.
The latest criminal charges unsealed Thursday deepen Trump’s legal jeopardy, alleging a more central role for the former president than previously known in a cover-up that prosecutors say was meant to prevent them from recovering top-secret documents he took with him after he left the White House. Coming as Trump braces for possible additional indictments related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the new allegations strengthen special counsel Jack Smith’s already powerful case against Trump while undercutting potential defenses floated by the former president, experts say.
“Before these new charges, you could maybe try some sort of defense that ‘this was all a mistake, it was my staff’ or confusion about what documents he actually had,” said former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason, a George Washington University law professor.
“But especially now, when you’re trying to destroy video footage,” he added, “that’s kind of the final nail in the coffin. I don’t see much in the way of a defense, not a real defense. All he can do is claim he’s being persecuted and hope for a holdout juror or something.”
Trump resorted to that familiar playbook on Friday, writing in a post on his Truth Social platform that “this is textbook Third World intimidation by rabid, lawless prosecutors.” He insisted during an interview with radio host John Fredericks that he did nothing wrong and accused prosecutors of trying to intimidate his staff into making up lies about him.
Later Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to prosecutors. Trump said he was told they were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
The new Florida charges came as a surprise given that Trump and his legal team have been focused on the prospect of an additional indictment in Washington — possibly within days — related to his efforts to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump received a letter this month informing him that he’s a target in that probe, and his lawyers met Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith’s office.
Hours after that meeting, Smith revealed the new classified documents case charges on top of a 38-count indictment issued last month against Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta. The updated indictment includes a detailed chronology of phone conversations and other interactions between Trump, Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, in the days after the Justice Department last June drafted a subpoena for security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
Video from the home would ultimately become vital to the government’s case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump’s direction and in an effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump’s own lawyers.
The day after a draft subpoena was sent to the Trump Organization, the indictment says, Trump called De Oliveira and spoke with him for about 24 minutes. Though the details of that conversation are not included in the indictment, De Oliveira is described by prosecutors as asking a Mar-a-Lago information technology staffer several days later how long the server retained footage for and is quoted as telling the employee that “the boss” wanted it deleted.
Lawyers for Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty, and De Oliveira declined to comment on the allegations. De Oliveira is expected to make his first court appearance in Miami on Monday.
To the extent that evidence of Trump’s involvement in trying to delete video is circumstantial rather than direct, it might present a challenge for prosecutors, said David Aaron, a former Justice Department national security prosecutor who has worked on cases involving the mishandling of classified documents.
But if they can tie the effort to Trump, he added, “it’s devastating in its own right, because it doesn’t matter at that point what he thought he had the right to do, or whatever other defense he’s going to have about the classified documents. That’s in and of itself very bad.”
It could also help prosecutors establish that Trump knew what he was doing was wrong because “you only delete video of what you’ve done if you think it’s going to get you in trouble,” Aaron said. And Trump’s own accusations against others, like his claims against Hillary Clinton, his opponent in the 2016 presidential race, could boomerang against him.
Trump has claimed that Clinton deleted emails from her private server for the purpose of obstructing a criminal investigation into her own handling of classified information — something the FBI and Justice Department never alleged — but now stands himself accused of scheming to delete evidence he feared would be incriminating.
“He has specifically criticized other public figures for deleting data when he says they thought they were going to be in trouble,” Aaron said. “So if you needed to prove his consciousness of guilt, it’s not just an obvious thing that you would ask the jury to rely on common sense for — he’s actually made statements about what it means when someone does this.”
Trump and Nauta are set for trial next May, though it’s not clear if that date will hold.
Smith’s team also added a new count of willful retention of national defense information related to a classified document about a Pentagon plan of attack on a foreign country prosecutors say Trump showed off during a July 2021 meeting at his Bedminster, New Jersey resort.
That charge comes after Trump repeatedly claimed he didn’t have any secret documents when he spoke, only magazine and newspaper clippings, even though an audio recording captured him saying “this is secret information.” The document was returned to the government in January 2022, months before the subpoena for classified records.
It’s not clear why prosecutors moved now to indict another one of Trump’s underlings, though bringing charges against De Oliveira that could carry significant prison time adds serious pressure on him, potentially increasing the odds that he could decide to cut a plea deal and cooperate.
“But, you know, Trump seems to inspire a lot of loyalty, at least in some people,” Eliason said. “Maybe they are holding out for the idea that he is reelected and he can pardon them.”
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
In the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Saturday, Stan Wawrinka (ranked No. 72) faces Lorenzo Sonego (No. 43).
In this Semifinal matchup against Sonego (+100), Wawrinka is the favorite with -125 odds.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Match Information
- Tournament: The Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Stadium Goran Ivanisevic in ITC Stella Maris
- Location: Umag, Croatia
- Court Surface: Clay
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Stan Wawrinka has a 55.6% chance to win.
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Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Sonego Trends and Insights
- Wawrinka is looking to stay on track after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 59-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena in Friday's quarterfinals.
- Sonego advanced to the semifinals by taking down No. 104-ranked Jaume Munar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.
- Wawrinka has played 27.3 games per match (24.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 40 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Wawrinka has played 11 matches over the past year, totaling 28.7 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 49.7% of games.
- Sonego has averaged 25.4 games per match (22.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 55 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 50.8% of the games.
- Sonego has averaged 27.9 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set in 13 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- Wawrinka and Sonego have not played each other since 2015.
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LINDOS, Greece (AP) — As tourists start to trickle back to the Greek island of Rhodes, some people are spending their vacation on empty beaches amongst charred trees and burnt land.
The fires, spurred by a sweltering heat wave that blanketed the country, triggered a huge evacuation of residents and tourists on the island last weekend as forests burned for a week.
As wildfires scorched the land, tourist and residents worked to extinguish fires by seaside resorts. By Friday, temperatures eased somewhat, and calmer winds helped firefighters contain the blazes.
But the damage was already done.
An inland nature reserve was damaged. The deserted island has been promised state support.
Fires have been raging across Greece, including outside the capital Athens and in Rhodes, fueled by three consecutive heat waves. Five people have died in the fires, including two firefighter pilots. Temperatures pushed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Climate change is making the world hotter and is charged this year by the natural and cyclical El Nino event, which warms the Pacific. The Mediterranean – from Spain to Turkey to North Africa — has withered under record-breaking temperatures over the summer. July is the hottest month globally ever recorded, and it’s likely 2023 will be the hottest year.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Truist Atlanta Open
Taylor Fritz (No. 9 ranking) will face Jeffrey John Wolf (No. 46) in the semifinals of the Truist Atlanta Open on Saturday, July 29.
With -250 odds, Fritz is the favorite against Wolf (+190) for this matchup.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Match Information
- Tournament: The Truist Atlanta Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 29
- Venue: Atlantic Station
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Taylor Fritz has a 71.4% chance to win.
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Taylor Fritz vs. Jeffrey John Wolf Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Fritz beat No. 439-ranked Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 6-2.
- Wolf came out on top 6-2, 6-3 versus Dominik Koepfer in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Fritz has played 68 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 26.2 games per match (24.1 in best-of-three matches).
- In his 44 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fritz has played an average of 25.8 games (24.3 in best-of-three matches).
- Wolf is averaging 24.5 games per match (22.3 in best-of-three matches) through his 59 matches played in the past 12 months across all court types, winning 52.6% of those games.
- Wolf has averaged 24.9 games per match (22.8 in best-of-three matches) and 9.9 games per set in 41 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, winning 52.7% of those games.
- This is the first time that Fritz and Wolf have played in the last five years.
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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.seattletimes.com/nation-world/typhoon-doksuri-is-downgraded-to-tropical-storm-status-as-it-leaves-southern-china/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-07-29T04:55:05 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/typhoon-doksuri-is-downgraded-to-tropical-storm-status-as-it-leaves-southern-china/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
ATLANTA — Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of an interstate highway.
Carlee Russell was charged with false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident, both misdemeanors that carry up to a year in jail, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said. Russell turned herself in to jail Friday and was released on bond, he said.
“Her decisions that night created panic and alarm for citizens of our city and even across the nation as concern grew that a kidnapper was on the loose using a small child as bait,” he said. “Numerous law enforcement agencies, both local and federal, began working tirelessly not only to bring Carlee home to her family but locate a kidnapper that we know now never existed. Many private citizens volunteered their time and energy in looking for a potential kidnapping victim that we know now was never in any danger.”
Derzis said he was frustrated that Russell was only being charged with two misdemeanors despite the panic and disruption she caused, but he said the law did not allow for enhanced charges.
Russell, 25, disappeared after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler wandering beside a stretch of interstate. She returned home two days later and told police she had been abducted and forced into a vehicle.
Her disappearance became a national news story. Images of the missing woman were shared broadly on social media.
“We don’t see this as a victimless crime,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said at a Friday news conference. “There are significant hours spent, resources expended as a result of this investigation.”
Marshall’s office was asked to handle the prosecution because of the attention the case received, Derzis said. Marshall said he intends to “fully prosecute” Russell and said his office will take into account the police investigation to see whether additional charges are warranted.
Russell, through her attorney, Emory Anthony, acknowledged earlier that she made the story up.
In a statement read by police on Monday, Anthony said Russell was not kidnapped, did not see a baby on the side of the road, did not leave the city and acted alone. He said Russell apologized and he asked for prayers and forgiveness as she “addresses her issues and attempts to move forward, understanding that she made a mistake in this matter.”
A message left Friday at Anthony’s office was not immediately returned.
Russell told detectives she was taken by a man who came out of the trees when she stopped to check on the child, put in a car and an 18-wheel truck, was blindfolded and was held at a home where a woman fed her cheese crackers, authorities said at a news conference last week. At some point, Russell said she was put in a vehicle again but managed to escape and run through the woods to her neighborhood.
“This story opened wounds for families whose loved ones really were victims of kidnappings,” Derzis said.
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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 chances Jackson Holliday makes his MLB debut this season are small. But they’re not zero.
Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said Friday he “wouldn’t rule it out” when asked if Holliday could play for Baltimore in 2023. However, Elias followed that by downplaying the possibility of the 19-year-old top prospect from jumping two more levels in the season’s final two months.
“I wouldn’t rule it out, but, I mean, I don’t rule out anything, as you can probably tell,” Elias said during his pre-trade deadline news conference. “One step at a time. He’s in Double-A. He was in high school a year ago.”
Holliday, the No. 1 overall pick in last summer’s draft, has dominated every level of the minor leagues. The shortstop hit .396 with Low-A Delmarva to begin his first full professional season, posted a .940 OPS in 57 games with High-A Aberdeen and is now hitting .357 in 10 games with Double-A Bowie.
In 81 games across the three levels, Holliday is slashing .334/.458/.523 — good for a .981 OPS — with 21 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, 20 stolen bases and just seven more strikeouts than walks. The shortstop was scratched from Thursday’s lineup because of an illness, and Elias said he would miss several games.
Holliday, ranked by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as the sport’s No. 1 prospect, entered the season with reaching Double-A as his goal. He achieved that in mid-July, saying before his first game with the Baysox that “now, there’s new goals.”
“That would be quite something,” Holliday said when asked if reaching the majors this season was possible. “But I wouldn’t put it past myself at this point, so who knows?”
If Holliday were to debut this season, he would become just the fifth teenage position player to do so, joining Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Jurickson Profar and Juan Soto.
While Manny Machado was 20 when he debuted for the Orioles in August 2012, he did make the jump to the majors from Double-A. However, Machado was in his third year of professional ball compared with Holliday being in his second, and the former had 109 games at Double-A under his belt while the latter has only 10.
At the same time, though, Holliday’s numbers so far in his minor league career are better than Machado’s were and are more similar (although, not as otherworldly) to those Soto posted in the Washington Nationals system before being promoted. Soto slashed .362/.434/.609 in 122 minor league games — just eight in Double-A and none in Triple-A — to earn his big league promotion. In 101 minor league games, Holliday is slashing .328/.464/.506
“He’s doing very, very, very, very well,” Elias said. “If he climbs beyond Double-A this year, it would be borderline unprecedented. I don’t want to put any more on his plate than continuing to kind of accrue his minor league experience.”
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PRAGUE — Russian and Belarusian players will not be allowed to participate in next week’s Prague Open, the organizers of the women’s tennis event said Friday.
The announcement came a day after police prevented a Russian player from entering the country, organizers said.
Miroslav Malý, the director of the hard-court tournament, didn’t identify the player. Malý said she was the first participant with a Russian passport to arrive in the country.
He said organizers approached other Russian and Belarusian players through the Women’s Tennis Association to tell them not to travel to Prague.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus was to play singles in Prague while three Russians, Diana Shnaider, Polina Kudermetova and Erika Andreeva, were to play in qualifying.
The WTA Tour allows Russians and Belarusians to play tournaments as neutral athletes.
“Individual WTA players whose nationality is Russian/Belarusian continue to compete on the Tour on a neutral basis. Despite their neutrality, some WTA players are being denied by Czech government authorities the ability to compete at the WTA 250 event scheduled to be held in Prague next week,” the WTA said in a statement on Friday.
“WTA rules state that all players must be allowed to compete on the WTA based solely on merit, without discrimination. We will continue to review the situation as we factor important considerations around these complex geopolitical issues.”
The Czech government has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from sports competitions on Czech territory because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Last week, Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva was banned from entering Poland for a WTA tournament in Warsaw.
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Corey Peabody in the Beacon Plumbing was the top qualifier Friday at the Columbia Cup unlimited hydroplane race in the Tri-Cities.
Peabody qualifed at 162.191 mph in a close field. Seven miles per hour separated the top qualifier from the bottom one.
Dylan Runne in the Miss HomeStreet was the No. 2 qualifier at 161.646 and Dustin Echols in the Flav-R-Pac (Bucket List Racing’s new sponsor was third at 161.28.
Rookie Bobby King qualified as a a driver in the Graham Trucking. His dad Jimmy King drives the U-3 Miss Ace Hardware, the only piston-powered boat in the field. Another rookie, Brent Hall, tried to qualify but his boat (the second boat on the Bucket List team) had mechanical issues.
Minors
• Hogan Windish’s two-run homer in the sixth held up as the winning runs as the visiting Everett AquaSox beat the Vancouver Canadiens 3-2.
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Two Lunar Trines
People are nice for their own reasons, which could have little to do with the nuances of any single interaction. So, while you may prefer to earn your niceties, two lunar trines strongly suggest we don’t worry too much about who deserves what. Take the goodness when it comes and assume it’s a bit of indirect karma circling back.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can leverage the special connection you share with your fellow fire signs (Aries and Sagittarius) to tick off an item on your wish list. Getting what you want will have a ripple effect, and others will have what they want too.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Take advantage of calm stretches. What needs doing? Handle the little details you won’t have time for when the action picks up, like sharpening your tools or your skills. Also, the day will show you what you need to learn next.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Instead of listening to people tell you what they can do, observe the work they actually have done. In general, interactions will be lucky when you keep it short and leave them wanting more.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your day has a strange rhythm of fast action then odd lulls. In the blur of a quick pace, it’s easy to overlook basic information like what exactly is expected of you. Keep checking in about that because it will change.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It is said that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but it could also get thrown in the garbage bin, traded out for a wheel that spins quietly. Before complaining you will carefully assess whether you can fix a problem yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even on days like today when you’re not committed, obligated or in any way pressured to show up any place in particular, your energy and time are still sacred commodities. You’ll spend them well, ever mindful of the good they can do.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Some silences are heavy, and others float, glow, gloat or grow. You read silence very well now and assign accurate meanings to the pauses, which communicate more than words.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Moods happen. People will erroneously assign reasons for them, but the circumstances are not to blame. Mood lifters that work consistently include exercise, sunshine and connecting with others, especially in a helping capacity.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Emotions can come over you at seemingly inopportune times, though keep in mind that this is just what makes life interesting. Also, a feeling doesn’t have to be optimal, comfortable or even appropriate to be perfectly acceptable.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Dorothy had to land in Oz to appreciate everyone back home. Travel will do the same for you. Get your ticket to a magical place, or anyplace different really. Anticipating a trip will begin your appreciation process.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Even the most intellectual problem will benefit from some physicalization. Your brain is a body part too and needs circulation and hydration to be at its best. Engaging your body in the thought process will help you figure everything out.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Because you believe in yourself, the idea that your work has flaws is not a threat to your self-worth. Also, optimism does not preclude you from having a backup strategy. A plan B can actually give you more confidence.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (JULY 29). The year is one long celebration of love in its many forms. Your devotion to an endeavor will define your lifestyle for several months at a time. You’ll stick with things until they bear fruit. More highlights: The universe throws you for a loop intended to better your fortunes. You’ll make a product, attract buyers and cash in. You’ll often master the art of contentment. Capricorn and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 37, 8 and 15.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Martina McBride recently supported her friend Wynonna Judd by joining her on stage in Judd’s final tour. McBride is a loyal Leo who is perpetually in creativity mode. The County Music Hall of Famer has created podcasts, cookbooks, albums, tours and a show on the Food Network, but like a true lioness (Leo is the sign of children) she’ll confess her favorite role is mom to three daughters with sound engineer husband John McBride.
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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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Dallas Keuchel picked up his first victory as a member of the St. Paul Saints on Friday night at CHS Field. The question now is whether it was his swan song in St. Paul.
Keuchel pitched six innings in the Saints’ 8-2 win over the Toledo Mud Hens, allowing two runs on six hits. The 35-year-old left-hander, who signed a minor league deal with the Twins on June 22, can opt out of his deal and become a free agent if the Twins don’t promote him to the majors by Tuesday.
“The organization has been transparent with me throughout the process,” Keuchel said. “My first opt out was good, but at the same time a lot of teams that need help are still trying to figure out moves in the big leagues.
“I’m still trying to get my bearings. This is the place I wanted to be, and I’d still like to be up with Minnesota. I think I’ve provided what I needed to do and shown myself as well.”
Either way he probably pitched his last game with the Saints.
“I don’t think I’m coming back if it’s another minor league stint,” Keuchel said.
With a number of teams looking to add starting pitching at the trade deadline, it seems all but certain that one of them would instead opt to sign the former Cy Young Award winner should he become available.
There’s also the chance that the Twins, if they decide not to promote him, can offer him to other teams in a trade.
Keuchel has been solid in all six of his starts with the Saints. His earned run average stands at 1.13 in 32 innings of work. He pitched six innings for the third straight outing, striking out eight while walking only one.
“I’m very happy with the outcome and how I felt coming into it,” Keuchel said. “I kind of pushed myself this week because of how hot it was, so getting through six was nice.”
After breezing through the first two innings, Keuchel got himself into a two-out jam in the third. A walk, a single and a wild pitch brought in the Mud Hens’ first run of the game. Another single put runners on the corners, but Keuchel’s third strikeout of the game ended the inning.
He struck out two more in a scoreless fourth. Austin Martin gave Keuchel a lead to work with in the bottom of the inning with a two-run home run.
Keuchel retired the first two batters in the fifth before giving up a home run to center field to tie the game, 2-2. His night ended after getting the Mud Hens out in order in the sixth having thrown 89 pitches.
Mark Contreras put Keuchel in position for the win with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth. Infielder Ernie Yake added three more before the inning was over on a three-run home run that gave the Saints a 6-2 lead.
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Trevor Larnach, back with the Saints after being sent down by the Twins on Thursday, went 0 for 3 with a pair of walks. … Martin, who came into the game batting .175, had three hits. … Yake hit his second homer of the game — and second of the season — in the eighth. | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/dallas-keuchel-gets-win-in-whats-likely-his-last-game-with-saints/ | 2023-07-29T04:55:20 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/dallas-keuchel-gets-win-in-whats-likely-his-last-game-with-saints/ |
The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $940 million, with a cash option of $472.5 million — potentially the eighth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history.
The winning numbers were: 5, 10, 28, 52 and 63. The Mega Ball drawn was 18 with a Megaplier of 5X.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last won on April 18, when a $20 million ticket was sold in East Syracuse, New York, lottery officials said. Since then 28 twice-weekly drawings have been held without a top prize winner.
While no one across the country hit Tuesday’s $820 million jackpot, a pair of second-prize tickets matched five number but not the Mega Ball. A Texas ticket is worth $4 million because the winner spent an extra $1 for the Megaplier option while a Maryland ticket is valued at $1 million.
In New Jersey, a third-prize, $10,000 ticket was bought at ShopRite on Route 38 east in Hainesport, lottery officials said.
Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 3, 5, 6, 44 and 61. The Mega Ball drawn was 25 with a Megaplier of 4X.
The Mega Millions jackpot has been won six times this year, including on four occasions in January.
The odds of a $2 ticket matching all the winning numbers are 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 chance of a ticket matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball and winning at least $1 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Meanwhile, Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is worth $60 million with a cash option of $31.1 million.
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There was a mashup of boxing and soccer Friday.
OL Reign striker Bethany Balcer top-shelfed a penalty kick and sprinted past her teammates to take on the corner flag in celebration. After an initial swipe, she dodged the pole’s sways as the crowd of 7,513 roared.
The San Diego Wave were a better contender but couldn’t land a punch either. Balcer’s goal from the spot was enough for a 1-0 win at Lumen Field.
The result clinched the West division for the Reign in the Challenge Cup in-season tournament. The Reign (4-0-1) advances to the semifinals, which will be played in September. They close group play with a match against Cascadia rival Portland Thorns FC on Aug. 6 at Lumen.
Reign defender Ryanne Brown suffered the foul that set up the scoring play in the 71st minute. She was playing the ball at the top of the box and was tripped.
Passes and chemistry were crisp for the Reign in training this past week, but it didn’t transfer to game day. The team hasn’t played since July 7 because of an NWSL break.
The Reign did preserve an eight-match unbeaten streak against the Wave through all competitions. San Diego dropped to 1-4-0 in Challenge Cup play.
The opening half was bookended by delays to tend to the Wave’s Taylor Kornieck. The midfielder was checked for a possible concussion in the second minute after a collision with Reign defender Shae Holmes. In first-half stoppage time, Kornieck collided with Reign forward Elyse Bennett and suffered a bloody nose.
Kornieck figured to be active in the match. She’s scored in her past two games since returning from injury. But the Reign had her marked well aside from the incidental contact.
Play was mostly disjointed in the first half. Reign keeper Claudia Dickey had two saves — one off a header by Kornieck in the 35th minute — but her side outshot San Diego 6-2, getting one look on target.
Dickey finished with three saves in the match. The Reign hasn’t conceded a goal in the tournament.
San Diego coach Casey Stoney made two changes at the break because of the injuries. Kornieck was subbed off for Kelsey Turnbow, while defender Danielle Colaprico, who also suffered a knock in the half, was replaced by midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard.
Reign forward Tziarra King returned to the lineup after suffering a leg injury. The team played without eight internationals who are competing in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and midfielder Jess Fishlock (leg).
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Authorities say they are trying to determine how a man in custody at the Anoka County jail died last week.
At about 8 p.m. July 21, an inmate who was receiving medical attention from a detention deputy and jail medical staff became unresponsive. Despite lifesaving efforts by paramedics called to the jail to help, the man was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office, at the request of its Anoka County counterpart, and the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating.
The inmate wasn’t immediately identified, and no further information was available Friday night. | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/inmate-stricken-at-anoka-county-jail-is-later-pronounced-dead-at-hospital-investigation-underway/ | 2023-07-29T04:55:26 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/inmate-stricken-at-anoka-county-jail-is-later-pronounced-dead-at-hospital-investigation-underway/ |
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BALTIMORE — Aaron Judge’s first game back turned into more of a waiting game Friday night at Oriole Park.
The Yankees waited for a forecasted thunderstorm to come with the tarp on the field, then after the game finally started following a 2-hour, 32-minute delay, they waited and waited for their offense to do something while Gerrit Cole was putting up zero after zero.
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No, Yankees bats that have been dead a lot of nights this season didn’t magically come alive just because Judge is off the injured list.
After midnight, the Yankees lost 1-0 on a ninth-inning, walk-off homer by Anthony Santander off Tommy Kahnle.
The Yankees’ fourth pitcher, Kahnle entered in the ninth and struck out leadoff hitter Adley Rutschman before Santander hit a long 425-foot homer to right on a 2-0 changeup that was over the plate but low.
Back missing 42 games with a sprained big right toe, Judge was 0-for-1 with three walks in his first game since June 3.
Judge’s third walk almost led to the first run of the game.
Facing Orioles reliever Yennier Cano, Jake Bauers singled with one out in the Yankees eighth batting for Ben Rortvedt, then went to second when Judge walked on five pitches.
With Anthony Rizzo due up, the Orioles brought in lefty Danny Coulombe. Rizzo is hitting almost 100 points higher against lefties this season (.324 to .226) and he almost came through again.
Rizzo laced a 100.5-mph grounder to the right side that looked like a hit that would put the Yankees ahead 1-0, but it was gloved by diving second baseman Adam Frazier, who threw to first to end the inning.
Judge faced a tough starting pitching in his return.
Orioles rookie right-hander Grayson Rodriguez took a 6.91 ERA into the start, but he’s one of the most touted prospects in the majors and he was masterful shutting out the Yankees for 6 1/3 innings mixing in fastball that touched 100 mph.
Hitting second and DH-ing, Judge lined out to right in the first inning before working walks in the fourth and sixth facing Rodriguez.
Cole was just as good blanking the Orioles on three hits and no walks for seven innings.
The Yankees put two on with one out in the fourth and seventh innings, but both rallies ended with double-play grounders.
Giancarlo Stanton grounded into a 5-4-3 twinkill to end the fourth after Judge walked and Rizzo singled. In the seventh, DJ LeMahieu singled with one out to chase Rodriguez, then Billy McKinney worked a walk facing Shintaro Fujinami before Harrison Bader’s chopper to third turned into a 6-4-3 DP.
The Orioles’ lone threat against Cole was in the sixth when No. 9 hitter Ramon Urias led off with a single and advanced into scoring position on Rutschman’s one-out chopper to second, but the threat ended with Santander pulling a hard grounder to Gleyber Torres.
NOTABLE
-- Giancarlo Stanton was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a doubleplay grounder, leaving him hitless in 10 at-bats over last three games and batting .196 for the season.
-- Rookie infielder Oswald Peraza was optioned to Triple-A to free up a roster spot for Judge. Recalled for the second time this season on July 16, Peraza was 2-for-2 with four walks in his first two games, then 1-for-18 with 10 strikeouts and a walk in his next five.
-- Outfielder Willie Calhoun was reinstated from the injured list and designated for assignment.
-- Nestor Cortes worked four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in a 49-pitch rehab start for Double-A Somerset, his second of probably three. The lefty has been on the IL since June 8 (retroactive to June 5) with a rotator cuff strain.
LOOKING AHEAD
Saturday: Yankees at Orioles, 7:15 p.m., FOX. RHP Clarke Schmidt (6-6, 4.33) vs. RHP Tyler Wells (7-5 3.65).
Sunday: Yankees at Orioles, 7:05 p.m., ESPN. RHP Luis Severino (2-4, 6.46) vs. RHP Dean Kramer (10-4, 4.59).
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Reed Garrett might be taking the place of David Robertson on the Mets’ roster, but the right-hander won’t be taking on his role in the bullpen.
The Mets called up the minor league journeyman to take the spot of Robertson on the roster Friday afternoon after the veteran reliever was traded to the Miami Marlins for two rookie-level prospects one night prior. The clubhouse knew this was coming, even if they wanted the front office to keep the group together to give them a chance to get back into the playoff race, and one of the main reasons the Mets are forced to sell this weekend is because the bullpen has been so bad outside of Robertson, Brooks Raley and Adam Ottavino.
But the Mets have to move on and figure out new bullpen roles, especially since Raley and Ottavino will likely be traded this weekend as well. That would leave right-hander Drew Smith as the only reliever with high-leverage experience and Smith has not shown that he can handle those innings. Save opportunities will go to whoever matches up best with where the other team is in the lineup.
“All options are on the table,” manager Buck Showalter said Friday before the Mets played the second game of a four-game series against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field. “I’m not going to say, ‘It’s exactly this guy, not that guy and this guy. Never overlook an orchid while searching for a rose. You might be surprised who might emerge.”
Grant Hartwig might be someone who gets a shot at pitching in some important late innings. A homegrown rookie right-hander Hartwig figured he would be in medical school right now, not pitching in the big leagues, but the Mets brought him up in June and he has slowly earned more trust.
Hartwig, a 25-year-old Detroit native who pitched for Miami (Ohio) in college, is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 12 appearances (16 innings). The Mets have continually increased his in-game responsibilities and they plan to continue doing that.
“You to give them a little bit and then a little bit more and there’s a feel to it,” Showalter said. “You try to make sure it’s not by force and out of necessity. You protect them a little bit. But I think he’s getting close to being able to get that opportunity. He’s already had a little bit (of that experience) and some of it was by necessity because we didn’t really have anybody else, but he’s shown he might be able to do it.”
Garrett was claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles on June 25 after he allowed three earned runs over 2 2/3 innings. A 30-year-old Virginia native who pitched for the Virginia Military Institute in college, Garrett was drafted in the 16th round in 2014 by the Texas Rangers and has spent time in the Detroit Tigers and Nationals organizations, as well as in Mexico and Japan. He had a 5.40 ERA in 6 2/3 innings with Triple-A Syracuse/
He’s hoping for an extended stay in the Major Leagues.
“When guys get called up to the Major Leagues and throw a bunch, if you have options, you get optioned,” Garrett said. “Overall, it’s really trusting my stuff and attacking guys instead of nitpicking. I would like to have a little bit longer of an opportunity, but that opportunity is earned.”
However, none of this changes the timeline for closer Edwin Diaz, who is progressing well from his torn patellar surgery. He is playing catch, but not yet on the mound.
“He’s doing well. He’s meeting every benchmark,” Showalter said. “And, you know, I know what the perfect date is if everything [goes] perfect, but you always leave yourself some wiggle room there because there seems to always be a little hiccup there. I don’t see us speeding up the process, I can tell you that.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tommy Pham (groin) returned to left field for the first time in eight days. The Mets have worked him in slowly, having him pinch-hit last weekend in Boston and DH earlier this week against the Yankees.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Santander homered off Tommy Kahnle in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 1-0 victory over New York on Friday night, spoiling Aaron Judge’s return for the Yankees.
Judge walked three times in his first game back from a toe injury, but the Orioles kept New York off the scoreboard with a spectacular defensive effort — particularly in the eighth inning, when Santander made a lunging, sliding catch in right field and second baseman Adam Frazier made a diving stop on Anthony Rizzo’s grounder with a man on second.
Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6 1/3 scoreless inning, going toe to toe with New York’s Gerrit Cole, who went seven. Félix Bautista (6-1) struck out two in a scoreless ninth. Kahnle (1-1) couldn’t match that in the bottom half, allowing Santander’s one-out drive that went well beyond the fence in right-center field.
The Orioles remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay atop the AL East, and they now lead the last-place Yankees by nine.
The game was delayed 2 hours, 32 minutes. Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch to him in the first, but he reached base the other three times.
Anthony Volpe was robbed twice by stellar Baltimore defense. Third baseman Ramón Urías made a diving stop on his one-hopper in the fifth. In the eighth, Volpe led off with a fly to right that Santander reached out and caught before sliding on his stomach across the grass.
New York eventually had two on and two out that inning when Rizzo’s grounder looked headed to right field. Frazier’s diving play prevented that.
DEADLINE OUTLOOK
Orioles general manager Mike Elias said it’s no secret that the Orioles are working on potentially adding pitching upgrades at the trade deadline. He said the team has the wherewithal to make “good baseball trades” even if they add payroll.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: Elias said he hopes OFs Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain) and Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain) can return and play a large part of August. … Elias said LHP John Means (left elbow UCL surgery) and RHP Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation) will probably be pitching in games in the Florida Complex League in the early part of August.
UP NEXT
Baltimore’s Tyler Wells (7-5) takes the mound against New York’s Clarke Schmidt (6-6) on Saturday night. Schmidt will be on extended rest, having last pitched July 21.
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A St. Paul man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Keonee Nasier Shaffer-Frazier, 23, was part of a drug trafficking ring between 2021 and 2022 that distributed “M30” or “MBox” fentanyl pills across the metro area, selling as many as 1,000 at a time, according to the criminal complaint.
During a seizure in March 2022 that led to his arrest, law enforcement officials confiscated from Shaffer-Frazier and his associates some 57,000 fentanyl pills, $83,000 cash, body armor and firearms. In addition, they found two loaded semiautomatic handguns in his Audi vehicle. He was charged and released on bail.
In September 2022, he was arrested again after a short foot chase, and authorities found more than $7,000 cash on him. During a search of his new vehicle, an Audi Q7, they found a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol loaded with an extended magazine.
Because of a prior felony, Shaffer-Frazier is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
On Feb. 1, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and a separate count of possession of a firearm as a felon. | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/st-paul-man-gets-12-year-federal-prison-sentence-for-fentanyl-trafficking/ | 2023-07-29T04:55:38 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/st-paul-man-gets-12-year-federal-prison-sentence-for-fentanyl-trafficking/ |
After the way he tormented them all day, there was no one the Twins would have wanted to see at the plate less than Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. with the game on the line Friday.
And it’s clear why.
Witt almost singlehandedly willed the Royals to just their 30th win of the season, capping a four-hit night by taking a Duran fastball out to left for a walk-off grand slam. His blast sent the Twins to an 8-5 loss in 10 innings at Kauffman Stadium after they had mounted a late comeback an inning earlier.
It came after Duran, the Twins’ best bullpen weapon, walked a pair of batters which, combined with the automatic runner, loaded the bases for Witt.
“I think the general feel for the offspeed pitches is not where it is when he’s good, when he’s at his best,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “When he’s out there in total control, he’s early in the count, throwing the breaking ball where he wants it. Generally, the other side doesn’t have a good time trying to put that ball in play right off the bat.”
On the sixth pitch of his at-bat, Witt turned on a 101.8 mile per hour fastball from Jhoan Duran, sending the Kauffman Stadium crowd home happy. Witt, who just missed a home run in the sixth inning and settled for a double instead, drove in six of the eight runs in the game for the Royals (30-75).
“In that situation, he had shown he’s not going to land the curveball, not going to land the splitter,” catcher Ryan Jeffers said. “So (Witt’s) selling out dead red for the heater, and he’s got some of the quicker hands in the league. Tip the cap.”
That’s really all the Twins (54-51) could do after a dramatic loss that spiraled away from them so quickly.
Witt’s late-game heroics came after Twins infielder Jorge Polanco announced his return with an exclamation point. The Twins had battled back in the ninth inning — a somewhat regular occurrence for them this week — thanks in large part to Polanco’s two-out, two-run double in his first game back since straining his hamstring on June 8.
The Twins took the lead an inning later, using a Kyle Farmer single to bring home their automatic runner. That lead, it turns out, wasn’t Witt-proof.
Witt collected the Royals’ first hit of the game, added a double — it was originally called a home run but was overruled upon replay — as part of a two-run sixth inning and collected an RBI single in the eighth inning.
The double came off Twins starter Sonny Gray, who threw yet another quality start and left with nothing to show for it.
On a steamy night in Missouri, Gray worked his way efficiently through the Royals’ lineup for most of the night. He gave up just two hits in his first five innings before three consecutive hits in the sixth inning — a triple, double and single — produced a pair of runs to turn a 2-1 lead into a 3-2 deficit.
He departed with the Twins trailing on a day where manager Rocco Baldelli said the team “probably could have had some better at-bats when there were people on base.”
And while they did have some better at-bats later in the game, they didn’t do enough to contain Witt, a budding star.
“Even if you know that pitch is coming, it’s still very difficult,” Baldelli said. “A close-to-impossible swing to get off, to hit it the way he did. They made something happen. They left the game with no doubt, when you put a swing on the ball like that.” | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/witts-walk-off-grand-slam-sends-twins-to-crushing-loss-in-k-c/ | 2023-07-29T04:55:44 | 0 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/28/witts-walk-off-grand-slam-sends-twins-to-crushing-loss-in-k-c/ |
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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USC still preparing for European tour as Bronny James recovers at home after cardiac arrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Bronny James continues to recover after going into cardiac arrest, his Southern California teammates have been at practice to prepare for a 10-day exhibition tour of Greece and Croatia that begins next week.
The tour will run from from Aug. 5-15 and see the Trojans visit Athens and Mykonos, Greece, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Teams are allowed to go on a foreign tour once every four years under NCAA rules.
James was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday and is resting at home, according to a statement from the hospital. His father, Lakers superstar LeBron James, also posted on social media that his family is “safe and healthy.”
Bronny James will continue to undergo tests to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest, which occurred Monday morning during a workout at USC’s Galen Center.
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating, because of a problem with its electrical activity. While uncommon in young people, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in young athletes. Some studies have estimated one sudden cardiac death in 50,000 to 80,000 young athletes each year.
No information has been made public about what may have caused Bronny James’ cardiac arrest. But one of the most common causes in young athletes is an underlying problem with the heart’s structure, such as a genetic condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that leads to a thickened heart muscle more prone to irregular electrical activity. A more rare cause is commotio cordis, which occurs when someone receives a sharp blow to the chest during a specific part of the heartbeat’s cycle — what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin earlier this year.
James was the second high-profile USC basketball recruit to go into cardiac arrest in the last year. Vincent Iwuchuwku also was stricken during a workout last July, but the 7-foot-1 center returned to the court six months later and appeared in 14 games.
It’s too soon to know how James’ playing career could be affected, especially without a lot of information being made public. Various experts point to James’ quick move out of intensive care and being released three days later as encouraging.
The upcoming trip is important for the Trojans as James recovers. USC had the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class, including the top-rated player in guard Isaiah Collier.
James committed to the Trojans in May after the 6-foot-3 18-year-old became one of the nation’s top prospects as a two-way point guard for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.
He is the sixth McDonald’s All-American to come to USC since Andy Enfield became coach in 2013.
With his family fame and huge social media following, Bronny James also has the top name, image and likeness valuation in sports at $6.3 million, as estimated by On3.com. He is the oldest of LeBron and Savannah James’ three children.
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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham and AP Health & Science Writer Lauran Neergard contributed to this report.
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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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(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.myarklamiss.com/news/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ | 2023-07-29T04:57:07 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/federal-judge-halts-montana-ban-on-drag-performances/ |
(NEXSTAR) – When pounding rain and lightning force you to take cover inside, a warm shower might be an inviting thought, but experts warn it could be more dangerous than you think.
Lightning can travel through plumbing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
It’s not just showers that should be avoided, but all activities that use water from the home’s pipes, including bathing, washing dishes and washing hands.
“The risk of lightning traveling through plumbing might be less with plastic pipes than with metal pipes,” the CDC says. “However, it is best to avoid any contact with plumbing and running water during a lightning storm to reduce your risk of being struck.”
Just to illustrate how powerful lightning can be inside your home, in May 2022, lightning traveled through the exhaust vent of an Oklahoma apartment building and shattered a toilet in one of the units, leaving the walls and ceiling above it covered in soot.
Here are some other precautions to take when a thunderstorm approaches:
- You want to take shelter in a fully enclosed building and stay away from windows.
- Do not use a corded phone, you can use a cordless phone or a cell phone.
- Do not touch other electronic equipment including computers, hair dryers, game systems and more as lightning can travel through electrical systems.
- If you’re outside, do not take shelter under a tree. If the tree gets struck by lightning it can go through the tree and into you.
- Stay out of the water, you don’t want to be in a pool or lake.
- “Do NOT lie on the ground,” the CDC says. “Lightning causes electric currents along the top of the ground that can be deadly more than 100 feet away. Get inside a safe location; no place outside is safe.” If you can’t get inside or somewhere safe, stay away from tall trees and, as a last resort, crouch down in a ball-like position, tucking your head and covering your ears.
According to the CDC, about 10% of people die after lightning strikes them, usually from a heart attack.
The U.S. averaged 43 reported lightning fatalities every year from 1989 to 2018, according to the National Weather Service. The odds of getting struck by lightning are 1 in 15,300, but that probability could be higher depending on the state – strikes are more common in Texas and Florida, for instance – and the amount of work or recreational outdoor activity the person does. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/is-it-safe-to-shower-during-a-thunderstorm/ | 2023-07-29T04:57:13 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/is-it-safe-to-shower-during-a-thunderstorm/ |