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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
Horse racing's Triple Crown kicks off tomorrow with the Kentucky Derby. But its big story so far is not about the competition. This week four horses died in a five-day span at the Churchill Downs racetrack, where the derby is held. Two were euthanized after suffering injuries. The cause of the other two deaths is still unclear, but the trainer of those horses has been suspended from the Kentucky Derby, and another of his horses has been scratched from the race. Joe Drape covers horse racing for The New York Times, and he's with us now. Hi, Joe.
JOE DRAPE: Hi, Sacha.
PFEIFFER: Joe, these horse deaths have been a big problem for this industry for a very long time. But in terms of these most recent four deaths, is there anything else you've learned through your reporting about what happened, what caused them?
DRAPE: Well, it's being taken very serious. And the first two were deaths on the racetrack. Something happened. It was skeletomuscular. They could not recover from it, so they were euthanized. The two sudden deaths is what puzzles everybody. You know, there's a new mechanism in place right now called the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority. And so they've amped it up. They've taken blood and hair samples. They've investigated. But they're puzzled, basically. You know, and my reporting over the years on this has shown that 56% of the time when they do a necropsy, when they examine a horse that had died, they cannot come with a definitive diagnosis or prognosis what happened to the horse.
PFEIFFER: Churchill Downs put out a statement about these horse deaths, and it called them completely unacceptable, but it also said highly unusual. Are they really highly unusual?
DRAPE: They are highly unusual. You know, what has happened - they've actually done a pretty good job. We did a series with the Times in the early aughts, and at that point, two horses died per thousand starts. It set off a reform movement. They have an equine injury database. They made some changes in rules and regulations both on the medications and how they're treated and how the racetracks are configured. And it's almost gone in half to that point. This past year, it was 1.25 per thousand races. And, you know, the fact of the matter is there's never going to be zero fatalities in horse racing, and that's what society is eventually going to have to grapple with.
PFEIFFER: Joe, you've reported that the fatality rate in the U.S. is 2 1/2 to five times greater than in the rest of the racing world. What are we doing in the United States that's causing that?
DRAPE: Too many medication and drugs. They pretty much run what we call Hay, Oats and Water in the rest of the world. You know, if your horse is sore, you're not going to give him a corticosteroid to get him to the track to race. They're more vigilant with their veterinarian inspections. They're more vigilant with their testing. You know, they just have a different worldview that has worked for them. And not only are we 2 1/2 to five more than them. Horse racing is far more popular in the rest of the world than it is in America.
PFEIFFER: Dying here, it seems like. It seems like there's declining interest.
DRAPE: Total declining interest. You know, you could argue it's on life support, and it's going to be sort of a hard sunset for that. Horses mean so much to the country. They helped us settle this place. They're such a part of our sports history. You know, it's on life support. They're trying to get it under control. Ultimately, we, me, you, who's watching Saturday or who's not watching Saturday will decide how long they will tolerate the sport.
PFEIFFER: Joe Drape of The New York Times. Thank you very much.
DRAPE: Thanks for having me, Sacha.
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Randy Arozarena Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Astros - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Randy Arozarena (.200 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 167 points below season-long percentage) and the Tampa Bay Rays face the Houston Astros, whose starting pitcher will be Hunter Brown. First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his last game (0-for-2) against the Astros.
Randy Arozarena Game Info & Props vs. the Astros
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Astros Starter: Hunter Brown
- TV Channel: FOX
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +125)
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Randy Arozarena At The Plate
- Arozarena has 10 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 51 walks while batting .262.
- Among the qualifying batters in MLB, he ranks 57th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage, and 63rd in slugging.
- Arozarena has picked up a hit in 59.4% of his 101 games this season, with multiple hits in 27.7% of those games.
- He has hit a long ball in 16 games this season (15.8%), leaving the park in 4% of his plate appearances.
- In 35.6% of his games this season, Arozarena has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 12.9% and driven in three or more of his team's runs in eight contests.
- He has scored in 47.5% of his games this year, with more than one run scored in 11.9%.
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Randy Arozarena Home/Away Batting Splits
Astros Pitching Rankings
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks sixth in the league.
- The Astros' 3.81 team ERA ranks third among all league pitching staffs.
- Astros pitchers combine to surrender 122 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (to rank 16th in baseball).
- Brown (6-7) gets the starting nod for the Astros in his 20th start of the season. He has a 4.27 ERA in 105 1/3 innings pitched, with 122 strikeouts.
- The righty's last appearance came on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when he tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 24-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.27), 48th in WHIP (1.320), and 12th in K/9 (10.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
Aidan Hammond is a 16-year-old who communicates with his family in unconventional ways. He's autistic and doesn't speak, so he uses gestures and body language. He also uses a tablet that vocalizes words for him. Aidan's mom, Tiffany Hammond, has autism, too. So does Aidan's younger brother, Josiah. Tiffany Hammond wants everyone to understand how they can embrace and accept people with autism, so she wrote a book about Aidan, called "A Day With No Words." It's a children's book, illustrated by Kate Cosgrove, and it follows Aidan through a regular day - pushing buttons to tell his mom he wants to go to the park or that he wants fries and root beer for lunch.
TIFFANY HAMMOND: I try to tap into a lot of who I am as well, in conjunction with who my children are and what I see in other children and how they respond to and interact with my own.
PFEIFFER: I noticed that one of the promotional blurbs for your book was written by a pediatrician. And what the pediatrician wrote was that your book captures the beauty of an autistic mind. How would you describe the beauty of an autistic mind?
HAMMOND: Oh, man. I want to say it's indescribable 'cause, you know, I got one...
(LAUGHTER)
HAMMOND: ...And I don't know how to describe it. Like, literally - like, there's so much that just kind of, like, goes on. And I think one of the biggest things for me is that, especially - I mask. My youngest masks. My oldest does not. He is so free in his movements. He is so free in his thoughts. He is so free in everything. And that is just so beautiful to me.
PFEIFFER: When you say masking, you're talking about sort of concealing how you might want to express yourself?
HAMMOND: Yes. You're - well, you're concealing a lot. You're concealing the things you want to say, the movements you actually want to do. You're fighting against yourself. It's like a war in your head that's telling you, oh, my gosh. I need to do this with my fingers. I need to twist them into a way that's really comfortable for me because I'm really stressed right now. Or this is what's going to calm me down, but you're trying to tell yourself, don't do that. Don't be that way. Don't look over here. They want you to look in their eyes. People like eye contact. Try and find their eyes, you know? And you're trying to, like, tell yourself all these things that people won't hold against you. And that's what masking is. And it's not the best thing in the world, but it does keep a lot of us safe in a lot of situations.
PFEIFFER: Yeah. Your book, which is beautifully illustrated, has pictures of your son using a tablet to communicate. How does that technology work?
HAMMOND: When my son was first diagnosed, he was in speech therapy. And back then, it was mostly, like, speech-dedicated devices - these 6- to $8,000 tablets that had these apps on there that - you push buttons that had pictures, and they speak for you. So when the iPad was - came out and a company called AssistiveWare created an app called Proloquo2Go, his speech therapist at the time introduced us to that. And he was, like, 4 years old.
PFEIFFER: Ah. This was an inexpensive alternative?
HAMMOND: Yes.
PFEIFFER: Ah.
HAMMOND: And that is what's kind of growing in this - in our community. And that's way cheaper and less of a headache.
PFEIFFER: You've just given a specific example of how your family communicates or how your - one of your sons or both of your sons communicate. Your book shows a family using nonverbal communication. I bet some listeners aren't even sure what that means. How do you explain to people - what is nonverbal communication? What does it look like?
HAMMOND: So that's so interesting 'cause, back when my son was younger and because he didn't speak, everyone would say, oh, he's nonverbal. He's nonverbal. And then that's all you would hear all the time - even professionals - nonverbal, non-this. And I'm like, but he's kind of communicating with us through his eyes, through pointing, through grabbing something and bringing it to me, through grabbing my hand and bringing me somewhere, when he laughs when I make a joke, when he cries when I'm sad. You know, all these different things he was doing - he was - all these expressions he had, all these body movements he had - I was like, that's communication. He's communicating with me. He's just communicating in a different type of way. So as he got older, the language started to change around how nonspeakers describe themselves and how people describe them. So nowadays, a lot of nonspeaking people refer to themselves as nonspeaking because every human on this planet communicates nonverbally.
PFEIFFER: That is so interesting. Why did you decide to write this book?
HAMMOND: My son goes out into the world. And if you were to just look at him, and - you wouldn't really think anything of it. You wouldn't think autism. You wouldn't think he couldn't speak. You wouldn't think any of those things. But then as soon as he makes noises - he grunts and - or he bounces a little bit. Or he uses his iPad to tap that he wants fries, or he wants to go to the park. That's when you get the stares. People stare at you. People make comments. People are impatient when you're waiting in line and you're wanting to encourage him to use his device more so that he can let someone know what he needs. You start to see all of this around you, and you feel alone a lot. And our family feels alone a lot. I think it's estimated that roughly, like, 30% of those with autism either do not speak or they're minimally speak. And you feel like that's a sizable chunk, but we are alone when we go out.
PFEIFFER: Was that public reception you were getting - that sometimes callous reception - I mean, in the book, you give an example of a - I think it was another mother saying, that boy is handicapped, which, of course, is a very primitive, unfair way to describe your son. Was part of that public reception why you decided you wanted to write a book? It was meant to educate?
HAMMOND: Yes, it was meant to educate. But also, I wanted to highlight the bond that I have with my son. And it was supposed to kind of serve as, like, this love letter to him, and I wanted to show that he was like all the other kids. He loved being outside, and he loved swings. And he loved spinning in grass barefoot. And he just loved life. Just this kid - he loved to hold - hug trees, and he loves fries. And he smiles, and he laughs. And he dances, and he spins. And I wanted to show that as well because, a lot of the times, when I would read other books about disabilities or autism in general or - it was all about people telling you what autism was, like, this is autism. This is Aidan. Aidan has autism. This means this. This means that, you know? And I wanted to show the breadth of his humanity.
PFEIFFER: That's Tiffany Hammond. She is the author of the children's book, "A Day With No Words." Tiffany, thank you so much.
HAMMOND: Thank you so much.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Port workers in British Columbia have rejected a mediated contract offer meant to end a labor dispute that stopped goods from moving in and out of harbors, including at Canada’s busiest port in Vancouver.
In a letter posted on the union’s website late Friday, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada President Rob Ashton said workers in the province are now calling on their employers to “come to the table” and negotiate directly, instead of doing so through the BC Maritime Employers Association.
The vote to reject the contract raises the prospect of back-to-work legislation to end the uncertainty at more than 30 port terminals and other sites.
The four-year agreement between the union and maritime employers went to a vote of about 7,400 workers on Thursday and Friday, after union leaders presented the deal to local chapters on Tuesday.
The deal worked out with federal mediators had put a temporary halt to a 13-day strike that had commenced July 1, but its fate see-sawed wildly as the union leadership then rejected it and tried to go back to picket lines.
When that was deemed illegal by the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the union submitted a new 72-hour strike notice, only to withdraw it hours later.
On July 20, the union announced it was recommending the deal and would put it to a full membership vote.
Its failure will give impetus to calls for the federal government to bring in back-to-work legislation, that came earlier from industry groups and politicians, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
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Wander Franco Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Astros - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 10:33 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Wander Franco (.216 slugging percentage in past 10 games, with zero homers) and the Tampa Bay Rays face the Houston Astros, whose starting pitcher will be Hunter Brown. First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET.
He strung together two hits (going 2-for-4 with a triple) in his last game against the Astros.
Wander Franco Game Info & Props vs. the Astros
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Astros Starter: Hunter Brown
- TV Channel: FOX
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +700)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +110)
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Wander Franco At The Plate
- Franco has 23 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs and 36 walks while batting .264.
- Franco has picked up a hit in 65.7% of his 99 games this season, with more than one hit in 30.3% of them.
- In 11.1% of his games this season, he has hit a home run, and 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- Franco has an RBI in 32 of 99 games this year, with multiple RBI in 12 of them. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in four contests.
- He has scored in 40 games this year (40.4%), including 11 multi-run games (11.1%).
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Wander Franco Home/Away Batting Splits
Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Astros pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Astros' 3.81 team ERA ranks third among all league pitching staffs.
- Astros pitchers combine to rank 16th in baseball in home runs surrendered (122 total, 1.2 per game).
- Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 20th of the season. He is 6-7 with a 4.27 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 105 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out came on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 24-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.27), 48th in WHIP (1.320), and 12th in K/9 (10.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
When the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire four years ago, one of the most shocking moments was the collapse of its spire in flames. There was initial talk of holding a competition to design a brand-new spire for Notre Dame, but as NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, it will be rebuilt exactly as it used to be.
(SOUNDBITE OF HAMMER CLINKING)
ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: In a vast warehouse in eastern France, dozens of carpenters work on Notre Dame's new spire, being crafted from 2,500 oak trees from across France. Four architecture firms that are usually stiff competitors joined together to replicate the 19th-century spire designed by architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc and considered a work of beauty and genius.
ERIK VAN BERKEL: Yeah, absolutely. I feel a little bit proud, I will say.
BEARDSLEY: Erik Van Berkel is one of the craftsmen recreating the spire.
VAN BERKEL: But mostly, I'm really grateful for this opportunity because it's just amazing and really exceptional, and it's a kind of work once in a lifetime, so...
(SOUNDBITE OF SAWMILL BUZZING)
BEARDSLEY: Massive logs are being milled for the spire. The original was built in 1859, following a 20-year restoration of the cathedral carried out by Viollet-le-Duc.
BENJAMIN MOUTON: The spire was a masterpiece of carpentry, something very, very few examples in the world was possible to see.
BEARDSLEY: That's Benjamin Mouton, former chief architect and custodian of Notre Dame. He says at first the intricate wooden tower was controversial, but soon it and other 19th-century additions like the gargoyles came to represent not only the cathedral but the spirit and identity of Paris and of France.
MOUTON: If we don't rebuild it as it was, we would break down the unity - architectural unity of the monument. And this is a part of authenticity, spiritual authenticity of the cathedral.
BEARDSLEY: When Notre Dame's spire collapsed on the night of April 15, 2019, it left a gaping hole in the cathedral's roof at the crossing of the nave and transept.
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BEARDSLEY: The first step to rebuilding it was to erect the spire's base, known as the tabouret, which supports its 500-ton weight. The tabouret has just been completed and assembled with the help of a crane, something Viollet-le-Duc never had, over the hole in Notre Dame's vaulted ceiling. Retired Army General Jean-Louis Georgelin is in charge of Notre Dame's restoration. He says getting the cathedral ready to reopen by December 2024 is a massive undertaking, but resurrecting the spire is perhaps the most symbolic part.
JEAN-LOUIS GEORGELIN: The symbol of the fire was a crash of the spire, and people will be confident in the reopening of the cathedral when will we see again the spire of a cathedral in the sky of Paris.
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Speaking French).
BEARDSLEY: Parisians and tourists gather to watch Notre Dame being restored. The cathedral is covered in scaffolding, and its famous flying buttresses are buttressed by wooden beams with giant screws. Parisian Pascal Ianko lives nearby. The 66-year-old says he's elated they're putting back Viollet-le-Duc's original masterpiece.
PASCAL IANKO: The spire is a wonder. Each time I walked in front of the cathedral before the fire, I watched the profile of the cathedral, and I thought it was as beautiful as Brigitte Bardot. I was a big fan of her when I was a kid, you know? And I think the spire goes to this cathedral like my hand in my glove, you know?
BEARDSLEY: Notre Dame's spire will soon begin to rise into the Paris sky. It is set to be completed this December, a year before the cathedral opens. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
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(iSeeCars) — When it comes to car buying, you may be torn between buying and leasing.
While leasing a car might be an attractive option if you want a different car every few years, you might be turned off by the high monthly payments for the cars you’re interested in. What you might not realize is that you can also lease a used car.
Although used cars make up only a small percentage of the leased car market, it’s still possible to lease a used car. And with used car prices still higher than pre-pandemic levels, leasing a used car could be a smart financial decision.
So how can you lease a used car, and is it a good idea? We have the answers.
Which Used Cars Can be Leased?
Used cars that are available to lease are typically Certified Pre Owned cars (also known as CPO) from car dealerships. A certified pre-owned vehicle is a late-model used car that is sold by a franchised dealer after it has been thoroughly inspected, and comes with a factory-backed extended-powertrain warranty and bumper-to-bumper warranty. Each manufacturer has different criteria for their CPO vehicles, but they generally will be less than 6 years old and will not have more than 48,000 miles on the odometer.
You can also take over a lease from someone who wants to get out of their lease. It could be because they are facing a hardship or because they no longer require a vehicle. Whatever the reason, they will post their car on a leasing company website like SwapALease.com or LeaseTrader in hopes that someone can take over their lease so they won’t have to incur the penalties associated with breaking their lease contract. In this case you won’t be required to make a down payment, and you can likely negotiate with the seller to have them pay the transfer fees. However, when taking over someone’s lease, you should estimate how much you plan on driving the vehicle to make sure that you don’t exceed the mileage limit. If you do go over the mileage limit, you will have to pay a penalty when you turn the car in.
How To Find a Used Car to Lease
Used-car leases from dealerships are rare and aren’t widely advertised. The best way to find a leased used car is to do the legwork yourself. All major manufacturers, both mainstream and luxury, offer CPO vehicle leases. However, some automakers, including Stellantis, Ford, and Nissan, require outside financing, while Toyota’s finance department does provide financing for used vehicle leases.
The best way to find a used lease is to decide what vehicle you are interested in, and call around to franchised dealerships to see if they offer used car leases on their CPO inventory.
How to Shop For a Used Car Lease
When deciding if leasing a used car is right for you, you should always shop around. Just as you should compare prices when shopping for used vehicles, you should contact multiple dealerships to see which offer the best pricing.
You should also compare the cost of leasing a used car with the cost of a new car. New car leases often come with better finance rates and may also have incentives and special offers. This cost difference between a new-car lease and used-car lease will be smaller with used Honda and Toyota cars, while the savings will be more significant on luxury vehicles from Acura or Lexus.
The smartest used car lease purchases are for later model year cars, two-to-three-years old and still under warranty, or that offer extended warranties. Otherwise, you are responsible for costly repairs on a car you don’t own. Keep in mind auto insurance is often more expensive for leased cars, so make sure to get a quote from your insurer and factor it into your budget.
As with any used car purchase, you should make sure you get the car fully inspected by an independent mechanic before leasing. You should also use helpful online research tools like the iSeeCars free VIN check that provides a free CARFAX or Autocheck vehicle history report as part of its comprehensive VIN check tool. A comprehensive VIN check will complement the vehicle history report to provide all the important information an interested buyer should know before making a used car purchase.
How Does Used Car Leasing Work?
Used-car leases are similar in structure to new car leases. Just as with a new car lease, the lender will base payments off of a car’s residual value compared to its sales price. The lender will also determine a money factor, which is the vehicle’s interest rate. Just as used cars usually have higher interest rates than new cars, a used car lease will likely have a higher interest rate than a new car lease when it comes to a car loan. However, because a used car has already taken its depreciation hit, the used vehicle will have a lower sales price and lower depreciation rate, which will result in a lower monthly payment than a new car lease. Savings between new and used car leases tend to be more significant when leasing luxury cars.
Used Car Leases: Benefits
The main draw to leasing a used car is the lower monthly payments. It may also allow you to afford a more expensive car than what you would be able to afford with a new car lease. If you don’t care about having the latest new car technology, but want to get rid of a car before it’s too dated, a used car lease might be an appealing option. Additionally, you may have lower car insurance costs than what you would pay on a new car since rates are based on a car’s value.
Used Car Leases: Drawbacks
By leasing a used car, you are responsible for repairs after the vehicle runs past its warranty. You also won’t be able to enjoy the main benefit of new car leasing, which is driving a brand new car with the latest technology. By leasing a used car, although the payments are likely lower, you are still making monthly payments and maintenance costs for a vehicle you don’t own. You may also be charged at the end of the lease if the vehicle is not in good shape or you drive it past the mileage limit as stated in your lease agreement. In many instances, buying a practical used car and keeping it for several years will save you money in the long run compared to leasing.
Bottom Line
If you’re interested in leasing a car and want to lower your monthly lease payments or upgrade to a more expensive vehicle while keeping costs down, a used car lease might be a smart decision. However, used car leases are hard to find, so you should be prepared to do some extra legwork to find the best used car lease deals. Also, be sure to compare prices and lease rates to other used CPO leases as well as new vehicle leases. Avoid leased vehicles that extend beyond a car’s warranty so you won’t be responsible for expensive repairs.
Lastly, once your lease term ends, you’ll have the option for a lease buyout with a purchase price based on the residual value of the car. If you don’t buy the car, you’ll need to find another car to lease. That’s why purchasing a used car outright, that you can keep as long as you want, is often the smartest long-term financial decision.
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Yandy Díaz Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Astros - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
After batting .289 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and 11 RBI in his past 10 games, Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Houston Astros (who will start Hunter Brown) at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday.
In his previous game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3 with an RBI) against the Astros.
Yandy Díaz Game Info & Props vs. the Astros
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Astros Starter: Hunter Brown
- TV Channel: FOX
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +185)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
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Yandy Díaz At The Plate
- Diaz has 104 hits and an OBP of .398 to go with a slugging percentage of .503. All three of those stats lead Tampa Bay hitters this season.
- Among qualifying hitters in MLB action, he ranks fourth in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 18th in slugging.
- In 60 of 87 games this season (69.0%) Diaz has had a hit, and in 31 of those games he had more than one (35.6%).
- He has gone deep in 16.1% of his games in 2023 (14 of 87), and 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Diaz has picked up an RBI in 34.5% of his games this season, with two or more RBI in 13.8% of his games. He has also produced three or more runs in six contests.
- In 51.7% of his games this season (45 of 87), he has scored, and in 12 of those games (13.8%) he has scored more than once.
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Yandy Díaz Home/Away Batting Splits
Astros Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.3 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have a 3.81 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Astros rank 16th in baseball in home runs surrendered (122 total, 1.2 per game).
- Brown (6-7 with a 4.27 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 105 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his 20th of the season.
- His last time out was on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 24-year-old's 4.27 ERA ranks 46th, 1.320 WHIP ranks 48th, and 10.4 K/9 ranks 12th among qualifying pitchers this season.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In Arkansas, chicken wings have become a deep-fried staple and there are a variety of ways to celebrate them on July 29, which is officially dubbed National Chicken Wing Day.
It all started in Buffalo, New York in 1964 when the owners of Anchor Bar cooked up a midnight snack for their son and his friends using only fried wings, butter and hot sauce.
A star was born on that day, and the first annual National Chicken Wing Day was celebrated 13 years later in 1977.
One of the great things about National Chicken Wing Day is that there are many ways to get your fix between local favorites and big chain restaurants, many of which are offering discounts on Saturday.
When most people think of chicken wings, the first restaurant that comes to mind probably isn’t Pizza Hut. However, in honor of this special day, they are offering up their boneless wings for 75 cents a piece for at least 8 and as many as 48.
Wingstop, one of the most popular chains is also offering up a can’t miss deal. Today only, you can get 5 free wings when ordering online or through the app, enter the code “FREEWINGS.”
Another of the most popular franchises in the country, and a great place to watch sports, Buffalo Wild Wings also has a deal on tap. You can get six free boneless or traditional wings with any $10 dine-in purchase at participating locations.
Though chicken wings are only the 2nd most famous item at Hooters, they also have a deal of the day where if you buy 10 wings, you get 10 free.
If that deal isn’t enticing enough, Hooters in West Little Rock will also be hosting a free live pro wrestling event called Crossface & Chicken Wings at 8 pm. The event will feature athletes from Little Rock’s own Chaotic Kingdom Wrestling.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is stepping down at the end of June. In a statement, President Biden said that Walensky, quote, "leaves CDC a stronger institution, better positioned to confront health threats and protect Americans." NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin is here to tell us more about the announcement and Walensky's time at the CDC. Hey.
SELENA SIMMONS-DUFFIN, BYLINE: Hi, Juana.
SUMMERS: So, Selena, was this a surprise?
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: I did hear from staffers at CDC and others in the public health world today who were surprised. Walensky was just yesterday testifying in front of Congress, and there was no inkling that this was going to drop. But from a political perspective, there's a sense that it was kind of maybe time for her to step aside. And one clue was that the news actually broke when the White House commented on her departure. CDC's email announcing she would step down came an hour later.
SUMMERS: OK. So remind us, if you can, who she is and what her background was before she was the head of the CDC.
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: She is a physician with a background in HIV. When President Biden appointed her, she was running the infectious disease division at Massachusetts General Hospital, and she was a professor of medicine at Harvard. I spoke to several people who knew her well when the appointment was announced who were just over the moon. I mean, she was known as a charismatic, an incredibly smart leader. But this was a tough assignment. Today I spoke with Drew Altman. He's president and CEO of KFF, and he says it's important to remember this context.
DREW ALTMAN: She led the CDC at perhaps the most challenging time in its history, in the middle of an absolute crisis, after a period of time during the Trump administration, when it had been politicized.
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: Remember; it was a year into the pandemic. CDC had been found to have changed public health guidance based on political interference. There were accusations about how data was being handled. It was an incredibly challenging moment for CDC.
SUMMERS: Right. And so thinking back, in early 2021, she came to Atlanta to run this huge public health agency. How would you describe her time there?
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: Well, for Americans, she became a familiar face in regular White House pandemic briefings, alongside Dr. Anthony Fauci at NIH. But even in the first year, she faced criticism for communication missteps. So, for example, she told people that once you got vaccinated, you couldn't spread COVID-19. And in the summer of 2021, more data made clear that that was not true. And that made her the target of a lot of vitriol, especially from Republican lawmakers and media figures.
She was also criticized for mask guidance and confusing booster guidance, and she survived calls for her to go in all of those cases. But I've heard that the Biden administration was in favor of her leaving and just couldn't find a good time without stressing the pandemic response, so it seems like the end of the public health emergency that's scheduled for next week offers a natural transition.
And Altman and others give her credit for trying to depoliticize CDC, put it on a better track. She started a reorganization that's ongoing. And Altman says she led the agency with science and dignity. In Walensky's letter to CDC staff today, she describes her departure as one of mixed emotions and wrote, quote, "I have never been prouder of anything I have done in my professional career."
SUMMERS: OK. Last thing - any sense of who will replace her?
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: Not yet. She will remain on the job through the end of June, so there is time. This is a presidential appointment. At this point, there is no Senate confirmation process, so President Biden will just have to make his pick.
SUMMERS: OK. We'll all watch and wait. Selena Simmons Duffin, thank you.
SIMMONS-DUFFIN: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country’s democratically elected government just as the coup leaders met with senior civil servants to discuss how they would run the country and as the U.S. and the European Union threatened sanctions against the regime.
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Toumba, one of the soldiers who ousted President Mohamed Bazoum on Wednesday, told state television that the junta met with civil servants on Friday and asked them to continue their work as usual following the suspension of the constitution. “The message given was not to stop the processes underway, to keep on with things,” said Brig. Gen. Toumba.
“Everything that must be done will be done,” he said, signaling the intention of the regime led by Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, who also goes by Omar, to remain in power.
After its meeting on Friday, the African Union Peace and Security Council said it was concerned by the “alarming resurgence” of coups that undermine democracy and stability on the continent. It asked the soldiers to “return immediately and unconditionally to their barracks and restore constitutional authority, within a maximum of fifteen (15) days.”
Bazoum, whose condition and that of his officials remains unknown since the government was overthrown, should also be released immediately and unconditionally, the AU said. Failure to do so would compel the bloc to take “necessary action, including punitive measures against the perpetrators.”
On the streets of the Nigerien capital Niamey on Saturday, things appeared to be returning to normal, though many in the international community were still on lockdown with hotels full of foreigners, many given instructions not to leave.
Locals say they’re waiting to see what unfolds, with many still in support of Bazoum who has not yet resigned. “I’m with him, he does a good work. (But) what can we do?” said Mohamed Cisse, a street seller. “This is (the new leader’s) time, Bazoum’s time is over,” he said.
Tchiani, the junta leader and commander of Niger’s presidential guard, is close to former Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou, who stepped down in 2021 after a decade in office. Tchiani’s takeover of power will reinforce speculation that Issoufou is behind the coup, said Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a German think tank and consultancy.
The U.S. threatened to halt its economic support to Niger while the European Union announced the immediate indefinite suspension of budgetary support and security assistance.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who is in Australia as part of a Pacific tour, estimated America’s economic and security partnership with Niger at hundreds of millions of dollars and said its continuity depends on “the continuation of the democratic governance and constitutional order.”
“So that assistance, that support, is in clear jeopardy as a result of these actions, which is another reason why they need to be immediately reversed,” Blinken said.
While there are no signs of the junta backing down amid growing international pressure, analysts called for synergy in the interventions of the international community and continental organizations such as the AU and the regional bloc of ECOWAS, which is scheduled to meet over the coup on Sunday.
A successful coup in Niger and the sanctions in the aftermath could cause more hardship for millions of poor and hungry people in West Africa and could further threaten international relations with the region, which is seeing a resurgence of coups in recent years, according to Idayat Hassan, senior Africa program fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
“A non-reversal of the coup also means that we are defining a new world order in West Africa in particular as you are pitching the west and other countries against few military regimes which may be backed by Russia,” said Hassan.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) —
A 9-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother have been called as witnesses in a criminal case against their mother after she was accused of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian army.
Lidia Prudovskaya and her two children were summoned by investigators in the northern Russian region of Arkhangelsk on Friday to give testimony in the case, Russian news outlet Sota reported.
Prudovskaya previously faced administrative charges on similar allegations after sharing anti-war posts on Russian social media platform VKontakte in September 2022.
Discrediting the Russian military is a criminal offense under a law adopted after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. The law is regularly used against Kremlin critics.
In April, Russian authorities petitioned to restrict the parental rights of a single father convicted of discrediting the army following an anti-war sketch drawn by his daughter at school.
Alexei Moskalyov, 54, was sentenced to two years in prison for social media comments he had made criticizing Moscow’s war in Ukraine, while his daughter Maria was placed in an orphanage.
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Germany vs. Colombia: Women’s World Cup Group H Odds, Stats and Live Stream - July 30
In the second round of Group H matches at the 2023 Women's World Cup, Germany (coming off a 6-0 win over Morocco) plays Colombia (off a 2-0 win against South Korea) at 5:30 AM ET on Sunday, July 30.
Germany is -431 to win this group-stage game, Colombia is +1067, and the draw is +504. This match has an over/under of 2.5 goals. The under is currently +104, and the over is -138.
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Germany vs. Colombia Game Info
- Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023
- Time: 5:30 AM ET
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Venue: Sydney Football Stadium
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Total: 2.5
- Germany Moneyline: -431
- Colombia Moneyline: +1067
Germany vs. Colombia World Cup Betting Insights
- These two teams score a combined eight goals per game, 5.5 more than this match's total.
- These two teams allow a combined zero goals per game, 2.5 fewer than this match's over/under.
- Germany has been listed as a moneyline favorite only one other time so far this tournament, and won.
- Germany has played as a moneyline favorite of -431 or shorter in only one game this tournament, which they won.
- Colombia won the only game it has played as an underdog this tournament.
- Colombia has not been a bigger underdog this tournament than the +1067 moneyline set for this game.
Germany World Cup Stats
Colombia World Cup Stats
- In one Women's World Cup match for Colombia, Catalina Usme has tallied one goal (10th in Women's World Cup play).
- Linda Caicedo has scored one goal for Colombia in Women's World Cup.
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Germany vs. Colombia Recent Performance
- So far this year, Germany is 3-1-2 versus fellow 2023 Women's World Cup participants, with a goal differential of +6. In 2022, it was 6-1-4 in such matches (+11 goal differential).
- Germany took on Morocco in its last match and earned a win by a final score of 6-0. The victorious Germany side took 15 shots, outshooting by 10.
- Popp scored two of her club's goals to lead the team against .
- So far this year, Colombia is 3-2-2 versus fellow 2023 Women's World Cup teams, with a goal differential of +1. In 2022, it was 5-2-3 in such matches (0 goal differential).
- Colombia claimed a 2-0 victory versus South Korea on July 24 in its last match. Colombia outshot South Korea 15 to four.
- Caicedo and Usme each registered a goal for Colombia.
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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
This is the week the Senate Judiciary Committee wrestled with some of the ethical questions surrounding the Supreme Court and the laws and standards that govern the behavior of this country's judges.
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DICK DURBIN: We are here today because the Supreme Court of the United States of America does not consider itself bound by these rules.
PFEIFFER: That's committee Chair Dick Durbin, a Democrat. He had sent Chief Justice John Roberts an invitation to testify there, but Justice Roberts said he, quote, "must respectfully decline." Jamelle Bouie argues in a recent op-ed for The New York Times that that exchange illustrates what he calls a key reality of American politics today. Quote, "our Supreme Court does not exist in the constitutional order as much as it looms over it." Jamelle Bouie joins me now. Thanks for coming on the show today.
JAMELLE BOUIE: Thank you for having me.
PFEIFFER: Jamelle, you argue that even with co-equal branches of government and separation of powers, the Supreme Court has some obligation to Congress. What obligation do you think the court has to Congress in a situation like this?
BOUIE: It has an obligation to speak forthrightly with Congress when Congress requests that it do so. And although there is no formal obligation for the courts to go before Congress, in the same way there isn't really a formal obligation for a member of the executive branch to go before Congress, the general norm is that when Congress calls in this way, the respective branches - they should answer, not just as a common courtesy but as an affirmation of that constitutional order, even if the branches are co-equal.
PFEIFFER: But in this case, John Roberts has said, no, I'm not going to do that. Are you making a case that that's a flaw in our system that he's able to decline?
BOUIE: I don't think it's necessarily a flaw, but I do think the comfort with which Chief Justice Roberts felt to decline - I think it does say something about the place of the judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, in the American system. And that is the Supreme Court has simply accumulated a great deal of authority. And so I think the refusal here isn't some flaw in our system, but it's a sign of how the court has become a little more than an equal relative to the other branches.
PFEIFFER: Now that Roberts has rebuffed Congress, what do you think Congress should do at this point? It does have the ability to subpoena a justice but probably not enough votes to do it. So what options is it left with?
BOUIE: Congress can do a lot, theoretically to, let's say, discipline the court. The Senate can subpoena Roberts. It can subpoena any of the justices. Congress can alter the court's budget. I think Congress can increase the size of the court - lots of things Congress can do. But those all are dependent on having the votes to do so, and Congress doesn't have the votes to do so. So in terms of practical things Congress could do, forthrightly saying that the court is behaving in unethical ways or members of the court and making that argument to the public - but basically, outside of information and stagecraft, there isn't a ton practically Congress - or the Senate, for that matter - can do barring Democrats regaining a majority in the House and keeping the White House in hand.
PFEIFFER: What does all of this mean for the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, public trust in the court, democracy at large? I'm wondering what you think this has done in the public's eye in terms of the court's legitimacy.
BOUIE: For the members of the court, who presumably want to maintain their legitimacy and presumably want to be able to still have an influence on the shape of American society, on the shape of American law, I think that these recent ethics scandals involving Justice Clarence Thomas in particular - I think the Dobbs ruling and the Bruen rulings from last year about abortion rights and gun rights have dealt a serious blow to the court's reputation and standing. And so the more the court issues rulings that run counter to people's basic intuitions about how the system should work and what they should be able to do within it and as long as members of the court show kind of a disregard for, if not ethics, then ethical propriety, then the court's going to find that the public is just going to be less willing to listen to it and take it seriously.
PFEIFFER: That's Jamelle Bouie, a columnist for The New York Times opinion section. Thank you.
BOUIE: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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A new report is putting the spotlight back on Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. There are some questions about payments she received about a decade ago. At the time, Thomas had been staking out a role as an emerging player in the Tea Party movement. Here she is on ABC in 2010 celebrating the party's growth.
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GINNI THOMAS: I think it's an American thing. I think people are rebelling, and there's a big tidal wave coming.
SUMMERS: Now a new report from The Washington Post has plunged the Supreme Court further into controversy. NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales is here with more. Hi there.
CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: Hi, Juana.
SUMMERS: So Claudia, let's start with the findings in this Washington Post story. How does this reporting connect and play into the controversies that the court was already facing?
GRISALES: Right. The Post reported that in 2012, a conservative judicial activist directed tens of thousands of dollars to Ginni Thomas for consulting work. This activist, Leonard Leo, has had business before the court. He's on the board for the Federalist Society and had major - a major role shaping the Supreme Court and overturning - the overturning of Roe v. Wade. I talked to University of Texas law professor Steve Vladeck about all this. He has a book coming out on the court later this month. Vladeck told me that this latest reporting adds to a mounting push to stop justices from policing themselves.
STEVE VLADECK: The stronger these connections, the more money we're talking about, the closer Ginni Thomas was to, you know, various of these players before the court, the more that calls into question whether Justice Thomas should have been participating in at least some of these cases.
GRISALES: So he argues what's missing here is some of the independent - some sort of independent accountability mechanism that will sort these stories from what's actual conflicts of interest to just tabloid material.
SUMMERS: OK. So far, any response to these claims from either Justice Thomas and his wife Ginni or Leonard Leo, the judicial activist you mentioned?
GRISALES: Leo said in a statement that, quote, "the work she did here did not involve anything connected with either the court's business or with other legal issues." He said that in response to Ginni's work. And I also reached out to an attorney for the Thomases. This attorney did not immediately respond. But at least when we look at Ginni Thomas and her history here, she has repeatedly defended her work in politics.
SUMMERS: That's right. And we should just point out that this is not the first time that there have been questions raised about her political work and related conflicts facing the court.
GRISALES: Yes. So previously, she has made it her mission in life to lift conservatism in a new way from when she was a student and studied law at Creighton University in her hometown of Omaha, Neb. She even weighed a run for Congress. It was around the time of her studies in the 1980s that she married Justice Thomas when he was chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
SUMMERS: Yeah. So, I mean, she has this mission, clear passion for conservatism, but along the way, she's also run into controversy.
GRISALES: Right. Thomas was actively involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election according to text messages obtained by the January 6 committee, who had her testify for several hours behind closed doors last year. In the end, she was not a key figure in that probe. But there was controversy because Justice Thomas last year was the lone dissenter in a case before the court that allowed the panel to access Trump White House records.
SUMMERS: And now the timing of this new report casts an even sharper glare on the ethics crisis facing the Supreme Court today. What are the next steps?
GRISALES: I talked to several members of Congress about this this week, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, who said their hands are tied here.
DICK DURBIN: The key to this is Chief Justice Roberts. He alone has the authority and the power to change the ethical standards of the court.
GRISALES: Democrats just don't have enough buy-in from Republicans to push legislation forward to install new ethics guidelines. But the theme I heard today was real frustration that no one beyond the court of public opinion can weigh in on these questions of justices' alleged conflicts of interest.
SUMMERS: NPR's Claudia Grisales, thank you.
GRISALES: Thank you much. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – A “weld indication” has been discovered on the Fury 325 coaster at Carowinds in North Carolina — the same ride that had a support column replaced due to a crack found roughly one month ago.
The North Carolina Department of Labor confirmed with Nexstar’s WJZY that the agency was notified of the structural issue found on the popular coaster this week.
A “weld indication” could be either a break or a crack on the coaster, the department said.
“No certificate of operation has been issued nor do we have a timeline of when the certificate of operation will be issued for the Fury 325,” officials with the department said Friday.
Carowinds has since issued a statement concerning the find.
“We are conducting a full maintenance review of Fury 325 during this testing process. This maintenance review — which is consistent with routine off-season procedures — includes a review of the steel superstructure, the trains, and the ride control system,” park officials said.
“During such reviews, it is not uncommon to discover slight weld indications in various locations of a steel superstructure. It is important to note that these indications do not compromise the structural integrity or safety of the ride.”
Park officials added that each indication will be evaluated, tested, repaired and inspected “before the ride is deemed operational.”
“Additionally, as is customary, we conduct test cycles to ensure its smooth operation before guests are allowed on the ride.”
This newly reported defects come after a significant break was discovered by a parkgoer on a support beam for the roller coaster in late June.
The support pillar was replaced earlier this month. Carowinds is currently conducting its own tests and inspections ahead of inspections by the “final inspections by the “ride manufacturer, a third-party testing firm, and the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau,” the park said.
Carowinds bills its Fury 325 coaster as North America’s tallest, fastest, and longest giga coaster, meaning it contains a drop of at least 300 feet. Riders reach a peak height of 325 feet following a dramatic 81-degree drop. The ride can reach speeds of up to 95 mph. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/another-crack-in-the-coaster-weld-indication-found-on-carowinds-ride-after-july-repairs/ | 2023-07-29T15:43:32 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/another-crack-in-the-coaster-weld-indication-found-on-carowinds-ride-after-july-repairs/ |
(NEXSTAR) – The current Mega Millions jackpot is now tied for the fourth-largest in the game’s history after yet another drawing produced no grand-prize winners.
Friday’s winning numbers — 5, 10, 28, 52, 63, and Mega Ball 18 — went unmatched, continuing a 29-drawing trend that began after the last jackpot-winner was announced on April 18.
The current jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.05 billion, with a cash option of $527.9 million. That amount officially qualifies as the fourth-largest grand prize in Mega Millions history, tied with a jackpot awarded in Jan. 2021.
The current jackpot has steadily grown since April, after a ticketholder in New York matched all six numbers to win a $20-million prize. (The previous jackpot, awarded days before on April 14, was worth $483 million.) A total of 46 players, meanwhile, have won second-tier prizes worth $1 million or more since the last jackpot was won, the Mega Millions lottery confirmed in a press release.
Friday night’s drawing produced five of those second-tier winners, including one each in Arizona, California and New York, and two in Pennsylvania. One of the winning ticketholders in Pennsylvania had also purchased the Megaplier option (which multiplied Friday’s winnings by five times), making that ticket worth $5 million.
“In the current Mega Millions matrix and Megaplier configuration, which has been in place since October 28, 2017, there has never been a Megaplier of 5x drawn at this extraordinary jackpot level,” reads a portion of the Mega Millions press release. “That means a lot of prizes in other tiers have been multiplied by a factor of five!”
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(NEXSTAR) — For many of us, flying is a relatively easy experience. Your flight leaves on time, your seatmates are polite, and you arrive at your destination safely.
But, in some cases, one of those aspects of flying may not go exactly as planned. You may find one of your fellow flyers committing an air travel faux pas: being barefoot.
You’ve seen the photos online of people’s toes peeking out between the seats. Maybe you’ve encountered it yourself. Either way, it’s largely frowned upon. In some cases, barefoot flying can even get you grounded.
Within its contract of carriage, United Airlines considers being barefoot, as well as being “not properly clothed,” an offense that justifies “refusal or removal of a passenger.” The carrier lists it as one of the many infractions that could impact safety for the passenger or others on the plane.
American Airlines says bare feet “aren’t allowed” from passengers, adding that “violent” or “inappropriate actions” could prevent you from boarding, being removed from the terminal, or facing legal prosecution.
Delta Airlines also warns that it can “refuse to transport or may remove passengers from its aircraft” if the passenger is barefoot. A barefoot passenger may be prohibited from boarding the plane, or may be forced to leave the plane, according to Spirit Airlines’ contract of carriage.
Frontier Airlines says it can refuse service to a passenger who is over the age of 3 and barefoot, “unless required to be barefoot for medical reasons.” Southwest Airlines and JetBlue state in their contracts of carriage that they can refuse to let a passenger fly if they are barefoot and older than five years of age, unless required due to a disability.
If these warnings from airlines aren’t enough to sway you from taking off your shoes while flying, maybe consider how many other people have also taken their shoes off on a plane – and what else has touched the floor.
“I would never fly barefoot on a plane,” a veteran flight attendant for a major carrier told Nexstar. “Passengers these days can be quite messy and we see everything from spills to dirty diapers thrown on the floor.”
Planes are tidied between flights, she explains, but the floors won’t be cleaned “unless there is a major mess.” That includes floors in the bathroom, too.
“That is most likely not water on the floor,” she adds. “Think of old men and young boys trying to aim in turbulence. Not good. Also, people love to throw trash anywhere but in the bathroom trash can so it usually ends up on the floor.”
If you still want to take your shoes off, she recommends bringing an old pair of socks to wear, then throwing them away after the flight.
United, American, Delta, Spirit, Frontier, JetBlue, and Southwest did not respond to Nexstar’s request for comment or its inquiry into whether any passengers have been removed or barred from flying over being barefooted.
Barefoot flyers are likely among the least of many airlines’ concerns. Over the last three years, airlines have reported record-setting incidents of disruptive passengers. That includes passengers accused of assaulting flight crews, opening emergency doors, and refusing to wear masks during the height of the COVID pandemic.
More recently, a Las Vegas-bound flight was forced to divert to Denver after an apparent fight broke out between some passengers. Two women were escorted off the plane, according to a passenger that captured video of the incident.
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(NEXSTAR) – With heat records already falling this summer, you may be running your ceiling fan nearly non-stop, but did you know you may not be as cool as you could be?
If you’ve ever taken a close look at the fan, you may have noticed a small switch located on the side of the fan base. The switch, which is found on nearly every fan, can change the direction the fan spins.
Using that switch according to the season will not only keep you more comfortable, but it can also help you save money.
In the summer, make sure that your fan is going in a counterclockwise direction, which forces cool air directly downward and creates a “wind chill effect,” according to Home Depot. In the winter, you can switch it up so the fan rotates clockwise at a low speed, circulating the warm air that gets trapped near the ceiling.
If you have ceiling fans as well as air conditioning, using the fan correctly will allow you to raise the thermostat by roughly 4 degrees Fahrenheit and still feel just as comfortable, according to the Department of Energy. In moderately hot weather, you may even be able to turn off the AC. The DOE reminds people to turn off fans in unoccupied rooms.
According to Energy Star, if you raise your thermostat by just two degrees and use your ceiling fan, you can lower the cost of air conditioning by up to 14%.
If you’re in the market for a ceiling fan, larger fan blades will move more air than smaller ones, but you have to make sure it’s an appropriate size for the space.
The Department of Energy recommends blades be 7 to 9 feet above the floor and 10 to 12 inches away from the ceiling. The blades should be no closer than 8 inches from the ceiling and 18 inches from any walls. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/overlooked-ceiling-fan-switch-could-make-you-cooler-this-summer/ | 2023-07-29T15:43:34 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/overlooked-ceiling-fan-switch-could-make-you-cooler-this-summer/ |
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Tomorrow is the coronation of King Charles III. The ceremony in London will be full of pomp and pageantry, but there will also be some big changes to this ritual that's more than a thousand years old. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from London.
CHOIR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY: (Vocalizing).
PFEIFFER: The iconic boy sopranos of the Choir of Westminster Abbey have been rehearsing all week to perform at King Charles III's coronation, including 12-year-old Caspar, who spoke to reporters.
CASPAR: It's exciting. And it's quite nerve-wracking. It's almost - just quite nervous.
LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Aside from performing for the king, he'll have to contend with something else. This is the first coronation in which girl choristers will sing with the boys of this 14th-century choir.
ROBERT HAZELL: The role of the monarchy is to represent the nation to itself, and it must reflect, therefore, modern society in all its diversity.
FRAYER: Royal expert Robert Hazell says the ceremony will reflect King Charles' own vision for a more humble, in touch, up-to-date monarchy. He'll still arrive at the abbey in a horse-drawn carriage, but it's got power windows and AC. The parade route will be shorter than his mother's. All Britons, not just aristocrats, will be asked to swear allegiance. And there will be a mention of other faiths besides Christianity. There are some parts of this ancient right that cannot change, though, says historian Alice Hunt.
ALICE HUNT: He can't change the oath, the prayers and the liturgy. We won't know what changes have been made until we see it.
FRAYER: So there may be some surprises, but the king will still have to swear to be a faithful Protestant. He'll still carry a golden orb with a cross and two scepters encrusted with jewels. And he'll still be anointed in a secret ceremony behind a screen.
HUNT: And that is with holy oil, probably in three places - hands, breast and head. And that is when the monarch is understood to actually become king, that something changes at that moment.
(SOUNDBITE OF TRUMPETS PLAYING)
FRAYER: Thousands of soldiers have been rehearsing on military bases and at 2 a.m. in central London all week...
(SOUNDBITE OF FOOTSTEPS)
FRAYER: ...For what will be their biggest ceremonial operation in 70 years.
LORRAINE FRANKLIN: The carriage and the horses and...
MANDY LONG: Royals all dressed in their finery and...
KAY PAGET: Proud to be British, aren't you?
FRAYER: Lorraine Franklin, Mandy Long and Kay Paget came down to Buckingham Palace to check out the decorations, but they're not the norm. Polls show a majority of Britons don't want to abolish the monarchy, but are otherwise pretty apathetic towards it.
GRAHAM SMITH: And enthusiasm for the monarchy, so the people that can reasonably be called royalists is sort of anything from 9% to 15% tops.
FRAYER: Graham Smith is the head of Republic, an anti-monarchy group that's mobilizing coronation protesters.
SMITH: So I will be on Trafalgar Square right up alongside the procession route, protesting very loudly, will be chanting not my king when Charles goes past.
FRAYER: This coronation is being held during a painful cost of living crisis. Many Britons' energy bills have doubled. Food prices are way up. A scaled-back ceremony for royals may still look over the top to taxpayers, whose bill for this weekend's events could exceed $125 million.
FERNANDO SANTOS: This one or this one or this one?
FRAYER: King Charles coronation.
SANTOS: Yes, coronation - 15 pounds today. Tomorrow, maybe change the price.
FRAYER: Fernando Santos has a kiosk across the street from Big Ben. He normally sells Union Jack magnets. Now he's selling mugs and flags with King Charles' face on them. How many have you sold - hundreds, thousands?
SANTOS: Hundred pieces selling today.
FRAYER: Is business good?
SANTOS: Business good. Alhamdulillah.
FRAYER: He sees this coronation not as a moment of national pride, but just a welcome little boost for his business. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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In Argentina, the economy is heading toward recession, and voters are ready to throw out the incumbent government. Anger is high. That's given a self-described ultra-libertarian a political opening never seen there before. Many Latin American countries have turned to the left, but Argentina may shift to the extreme right in upcoming presidential elections. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: Javier Milei defies labels. The 52-year-old economist with his mane of messy hair, bushy sideburns and leather jackets is not a typical Argentine politician. He wants no part of either the traditional left or right.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JAVIER MILEI: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: "We do not want to be slaves to the politicians. We want to be the architects of our own futures," he screams to a crowd of mostly men in the northern city of Cordoba last year. He calls himself an anarcho-capitalist, someone who believes that individual liberty rules over any role of the state, which he calls a criminal enterprise that must be dismantled.
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MILEI: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: "I'm not here to lead lambs," he says. "I'm here to awaken the lions and raise up Argentina." His rage easily taps into the desperation and fury Argentines feel after decades of dealing with inflation, corruption and crippling debt. About an hour outside Buenos Aires in the upscale city of Pilar, a man paints, Milei - the only solution, on the side of a building. Campaign worker Matais Strajilevich says Milei is a straight shooter with great appeal to young voters.
MATAIS STRAJILEVICH: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: He says no one wants to hear politicians who talk for an hour and say nothing. Milei gets right to his plan, which includes replacing the peso with the dollar, eliminating the central bank and privatizing state companies. Followers may not get or agree with all his radical policies, but they love his attacks on Argentina's politicians, who he calls serial liars and members of a corrupt cast. Says pollster Facundo Nejamkis...
FACUNDO NEJAMKIS: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: "He's the only one saying we have to change this whole thing," says Nejamkis. Polls have him capturing as much as a quarter of potential votes. The current leftist president says he won't run for reelection, and the right have yet to rally around one candidate.
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PATRICIA BULLRICH: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: Center-right hopeful Patricia Bullrich with the conservative Together for Change Coalition mingles with business owners during a campaign stop outside Buenos Aires. The former security minister says she'll bring order to the country, not just to combat rising crime but also to the economy.
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BULLRICH: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: She, too, is now pushing for a total change but has yet to provide details. Milei wants to change everything culturally, too. He's called for a ban on abortion and an end to what he calls cultural Marxism with this signature cry.
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MILEI: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: "I won't ask anyone for forgiveness just because," as he says, "I'm blond, blue-eyed and have a penis." As for foreign policy, he doesn't say much but preys on both neighboring Brazil's former far-right leader and Donald Trump. Milei declined repeated requests for an interview.
MIRIAM PEREDA: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: For Miriam Pereda and a friend sitting outside a clothing store in Pilar, it's too early to pay attention to politics.
PEREDA: (Speaking Spanish).
KAHN: Pereda says for her, it's just more of the same - blah, blah, blah - with little to help her pay her rising bills. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Pilar, Argentina. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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ATLANTA (AP) — “Excuse me, are you a city of Atlanta voter? Do you know about ‘Cop City?’”
Clipboards in hand, canvassers Sienna Giraldi and Gabriel Sanchez approached shopper after shopper at a Kroger supermarket lot on a recent evening collecting signatures for a referendum over whether to cancel the city's lease of a proposed police and firefighter training center that's become a national rallying cry for environmentalists and anti-police protesters.
Most people kept on walking. Others said they weren’t registered to vote or didn’t live within the city limits, both of which are required. Many seemed to have no idea what “Cop City” was and weren’t interested in finding out. The fact that it began raining certainly didn’t help. By the end of a 90-minute shift, 21 people had signed.
“We definitely need to come back here,” Sanchez said. “I was on a roll before the rain started.”
Over the past month, hundreds of people like them — many volunteers, some paid — have spread out across the city of about 500,000, in hopes of persuading more than 70,000 registered voters to sign on to the petition drive. The deadline had been mid-August, but the effort got a boost Thursday when a federal judge extended it to late September, though significant logistical and legal hurdles remain.
Technically, organizers say, they need just 58,203 signatures by Aug. 14 to qualify for the November ballot — the equivalent of 15% of registered voters as of the last city election — but they set the higher goal knowing some will be disqualified. If that's not reached until late August or September, the referendum wouldn't happen until March, when a competitive GOP presidential primary could turn out conservative voters and hurt its chances. The city also could move forward with construction in the meantime, unless a judge intervenes.
As of July 25, the drive had collected more than 30,000 signatures, according to Paul Glaze, a spokesperson for the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition. And with the paid canvassing effort still ramping up, he expects the pace to pick up significantly.
“We’re confident of hitting our number,” Glaze said. “How much extra padding we’re able to get is still a question. ... Our experience is that when you talk about this with people, when they hear the price tag, when you ask them if they would choose this or something else to spend the money on, the vast majority are against it.”
Organizers of the drive say Mayor Andre Dickens and the City Council have failed to listen to a groundswell of opposition to the $90 million, 85-acre (34-hectare) training center, which they fear will lead to greater militarization of the police and exacerbate environmental damage in the South River Forest in a poor, predominantly Black area.
Officials counter that the campus would replace outdated, far-flung facilities and boost police morale, which is beset by hiring and retention struggles, especially in the wake of 2020 protests over racial injustice. Dickens has said that the facility will teach the "most progressive training and curriculum in the country” and that officials have repeatedly revised their plans to address concerns about noise pollution and environmental impact.
In June, after hearing about 14 hours of public testimony that was overwhelmingly against the training center, council members voted 11-4 to approve $67 million toward the project. Outraged but not surprised, organizers of the petition drive announced it the next day.
Outside the Kroger, located in a majority-Black neighborhood a few miles south of a Wendy’s parking lot where officers fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in 2020, Giraldi chatted with Lee Little, a Black construction worker who stopped to talk despite the rain, his hands full of bagged groceries.
Little was working near the proposed training center in March and saw the helicopters and mass of armed officers that descended on the area after about 150 masked activists stormed the site and torched construction equipment. He hadn’t thought about it much since, but he signed the petition after hearing Giraldi's pitch.
“She was just saying that City Council approved 60-something million dollars without listening to the taxpayers. Does that sound fair to you? That should be for the voters to decide,” Little said afterward.
Another who signed was Makela Atchison, who was wearing a “Black Voters Matter” T-shirt as she left the store with her two children.
“I’m not saying I’m for it or against it,” Atchison said, “but I want to be able to have my input.”
The signature drive is the most ambitious in terms of numbers that has ever been launched in a Georgia city, but it has precedent from last year in Camden County, where voters overwhelmingly rejected a planned launchpad for blasting commercial rockets into space. The Georgia Supreme Court in February unanimously upheld the legality of that referendum, though it remains an open question whether citizens can veto decisions of city governments.
In a recent court filing seeking to quash the Atlanta referendum, attorneys for the city said residents can't force officials to retroactively revoke the lease agreement, which was made in 2021. They called organizers’ efforts “futile” and “invalid.” The state agreed with the city in a separate filing, though that dispute is on hold for now.
Still, activists see the referendum as the best remaining option to block the project. They've gotten support from numerous groups, including the Working Families Party and the New Georgia Project Action Fund, which pledged to get 15,000 signatures over the next few weeks.
Activist Hannah Riley tries to collect a handful of them whenever she is out in public, including on a recent afternoon as she worked remotely from Muchacho, a popular taco restaurant in the ultra-liberal Reynoldstown neighborhood. At the end of her table, she taped a sign that read: “Voter? Sign Stop Cop City Petition Here.”
“This is a bit of a Hail Mary, but it’s a Hail Mary that makes a lot of sense,” Riley said. “They’ve begun to clear-cut the trees. They’re getting close to pouring concrete. ... Our options are quite limited right now, so this does feel like the most practical, effective next step.”
At the same time, a small number of activists have continued taking a more violent tack, including torching eight police motorcycles over the Fourth of July weekend, actions that canvass organizers have not condemned.
Curtis Duncan, 40, said the first day he went out canvassing, a man approached and accused him of being one of the vandals.
“I said, ‘Well, sir, respectfully, I wasn’t burning cars, and the majority of people within this movement have not been engaging in any type of violent actions,'” Duncan said. He added that troopers fatally shot an activist in the forest and that authorities have brought dozens of “very flimsy” domestic terrorism charges against “Stop Cop City” protesters this year — actions he considers far worse.
Sanchez, who works for a voting rights nonprofit, said that even if the signature drive falls short, it will have made an important impact.
“I feel like we’ve exhausted all the other options, aside from full-on revolution, which I don't think we need for this," he said. "There’s a lot of obstacles in our way. ... If we only get to 50,000, I think that still shows a real warning sign for these politicians for the 2025 election.”
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(iSeeCars) — When it comes to car buying, you may be torn between buying and leasing.
While leasing a car might be an attractive option if you want a different car every few years, you might be turned off by the high monthly payments for the cars you’re interested in. What you might not realize is that you can also lease a used car.
Although used cars make up only a small percentage of the leased car market, it’s still possible to lease a used car. And with used car prices still higher than pre-pandemic levels, leasing a used car could be a smart financial decision.
So how can you lease a used car, and is it a good idea? We have the answers.
Which Used Cars Can be Leased?
Used cars that are available to lease are typically Certified Pre Owned cars (also known as CPO) from car dealerships. A certified pre-owned vehicle is a late-model used car that is sold by a franchised dealer after it has been thoroughly inspected, and comes with a factory-backed extended-powertrain warranty and bumper-to-bumper warranty. Each manufacturer has different criteria for their CPO vehicles, but they generally will be less than 6 years old and will not have more than 48,000 miles on the odometer.
You can also take over a lease from someone who wants to get out of their lease. It could be because they are facing a hardship or because they no longer require a vehicle. Whatever the reason, they will post their car on a leasing company website like SwapALease.com or LeaseTrader in hopes that someone can take over their lease so they won’t have to incur the penalties associated with breaking their lease contract. In this case you won’t be required to make a down payment, and you can likely negotiate with the seller to have them pay the transfer fees. However, when taking over someone’s lease, you should estimate how much you plan on driving the vehicle to make sure that you don’t exceed the mileage limit. If you do go over the mileage limit, you will have to pay a penalty when you turn the car in.
How To Find a Used Car to Lease
Used-car leases from dealerships are rare and aren’t widely advertised. The best way to find a leased used car is to do the legwork yourself. All major manufacturers, both mainstream and luxury, offer CPO vehicle leases. However, some automakers, including Stellantis, Ford, and Nissan, require outside financing, while Toyota’s finance department does provide financing for used vehicle leases.
The best way to find a used lease is to decide what vehicle you are interested in, and call around to franchised dealerships to see if they offer used car leases on their CPO inventory.
How to Shop For a Used Car Lease
When deciding if leasing a used car is right for you, you should always shop around. Just as you should compare prices when shopping for used vehicles, you should contact multiple dealerships to see which offer the best pricing.
You should also compare the cost of leasing a used car with the cost of a new car. New car leases often come with better finance rates and may also have incentives and special offers. This cost difference between a new-car lease and used-car lease will be smaller with used Honda and Toyota cars, while the savings will be more significant on luxury vehicles from Acura or Lexus.
The smartest used car lease purchases are for later model year cars, two-to-three-years old and still under warranty, or that offer extended warranties. Otherwise, you are responsible for costly repairs on a car you don’t own. Keep in mind auto insurance is often more expensive for leased cars, so make sure to get a quote from your insurer and factor it into your budget.
As with any used car purchase, you should make sure you get the car fully inspected by an independent mechanic before leasing. You should also use helpful online research tools like the iSeeCars free VIN check that provides a free CARFAX or Autocheck vehicle history report as part of its comprehensive VIN check tool. A comprehensive VIN check will complement the vehicle history report to provide all the important information an interested buyer should know before making a used car purchase.
How Does Used Car Leasing Work?
Used-car leases are similar in structure to new car leases. Just as with a new car lease, the lender will base payments off of a car’s residual value compared to its sales price. The lender will also determine a money factor, which is the vehicle’s interest rate. Just as used cars usually have higher interest rates than new cars, a used car lease will likely have a higher interest rate than a new car lease when it comes to a car loan. However, because a used car has already taken its depreciation hit, the used vehicle will have a lower sales price and lower depreciation rate, which will result in a lower monthly payment than a new car lease. Savings between new and used car leases tend to be more significant when leasing luxury cars.
Used Car Leases: Benefits
The main draw to leasing a used car is the lower monthly payments. It may also allow you to afford a more expensive car than what you would be able to afford with a new car lease. If you don’t care about having the latest new car technology, but want to get rid of a car before it’s too dated, a used car lease might be an appealing option. Additionally, you may have lower car insurance costs than what you would pay on a new car since rates are based on a car’s value.
Used Car Leases: Drawbacks
By leasing a used car, you are responsible for repairs after the vehicle runs past its warranty. You also won’t be able to enjoy the main benefit of new car leasing, which is driving a brand new car with the latest technology. By leasing a used car, although the payments are likely lower, you are still making monthly payments and maintenance costs for a vehicle you don’t own. You may also be charged at the end of the lease if the vehicle is not in good shape or you drive it past the mileage limit as stated in your lease agreement. In many instances, buying a practical used car and keeping it for several years will save you money in the long run compared to leasing.
Bottom Line
If you’re interested in leasing a car and want to lower your monthly lease payments or upgrade to a more expensive vehicle while keeping costs down, a used car lease might be a smart decision. However, used car leases are hard to find, so you should be prepared to do some extra legwork to find the best used car lease deals. Also, be sure to compare prices and lease rates to other used CPO leases as well as new vehicle leases. Avoid leased vehicles that extend beyond a car’s warranty so you won’t be responsible for expensive repairs.
Lastly, once your lease term ends, you’ll have the option for a lease buyout with a purchase price based on the residual value of the car. If you don’t buy the car, you’ll need to find another car to lease. That’s why purchasing a used car outright, that you can keep as long as you want, is often the smartest long-term financial decision.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
Sixty years ago, thousands of children took to the streets in Birmingham, Ala., to protest racism and discrimination. Today, teens gathered again to reenact that historic moment. Kyra Miles from member station WBHM reports they're learning how to continue the movement.
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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Chanting) Fired up.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP #1: (Chanting) Ready to go.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Chanting) Fired up.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP #1: (Chanting) Ready to go.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Chanting) Fired up.
KYRA MILES, BYLINE: Hundreds of students march on Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham. They hold signs that read - we shall overcome - and - hands up, don't shoot. Terrence Miller says it's an honor to stand where many other student activists stood 60 years ago.
TERRENCE MILLER: They are giving us the potential, the opportunity and the idea to actually do it ourselves today - kind of feels amazing. I'm glad that they actually took the opportunity and a chance and the risk to do all of that.
MILES: Today is a reenactment of the Children's March of 1963. Back then, thousands of students walked out of their classrooms to get arrested. It was part of a plan by civil rights leaders like James Bevel to force change in America in a controversial way - using kids. Here he is from the "Eyes On The Prize" documentary.
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JAMES BEVEL: We wanted to get the Black community in Birmingham involved. And the way you get people involved is get their children involved.
MILES: On what they called D-Days, kids marching were met with intense water hoses and police dogs.
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UNIDENTIFIED CROWD: (Inaudible).
MILES: The images of children being carted away to jail in school buses shocked the American public. It got the attention of President Kennedy.
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JOHN F KENNEDY: The events in Birmingham and elsewhere have so increased the cries for equality that no city or state or legislative body can prudently choose to ignore them.
MILES: And lawmakers couldn't ignore it. The 1963 Children's Crusade was a catalyst for rapid progress in the civil rights movement.
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UNIDENTIFIED GROUP #2: (Chanting) I said I love being Black.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Chanting) I said I love being Black.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP #2: (Chanting) I said I love being Black.
KENNEDY: Reverend Gwen Webb was 14 when she marched from 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. She says today gives her hope.
GWEN WEBB: To see all of these young people, our leaders of today, the word of God tells us, train up a child in the way that it should go.
MILES: In this year's march, students still call for equal rights and an end to discrimination. Seventeen-year-old Deon Arnold says they also have battles unique to now.
WEBB: A lot of new issues like social media, the internet, AI, all these new foes that we have to face in the upcoming years - and the biggest one being climate change.
MILES: He says even 60 years later, student activists are at the forefront of change. They're not only the present but the future. For NPR News, I'm Kyra Miles in Birmingham.
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(NEXSTAR) – The current Mega Millions jackpot is now tied for the fourth-largest in the game’s history after yet another drawing produced no grand-prize winners.
Friday’s winning numbers — 5, 10, 28, 52, 63, and Mega Ball 18 — went unmatched, continuing a 29-drawing trend that began after the last jackpot-winner was announced on April 18.
The current jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.05 billion, with a cash option of $527.9 million. That amount officially qualifies as the fourth-largest grand prize in Mega Millions history, tied with a jackpot awarded in Jan. 2021.
The current jackpot has steadily grown since April, after a ticketholder in New York matched all six numbers to win a $20-million prize. (The previous jackpot, awarded days before on April 14, was worth $483 million.) A total of 46 players, meanwhile, have won second-tier prizes worth $1 million or more since the last jackpot was won, the Mega Millions lottery confirmed in a press release.
Friday night’s drawing produced five of those second-tier winners, including one each in Arizona, California and New York, and two in Pennsylvania. One of the winning ticketholders in Pennsylvania had also purchased the Megaplier option (which multiplied Friday’s winnings by five times), making that ticket worth $5 million.
“In the current Mega Millions matrix and Megaplier configuration, which has been in place since October 28, 2017, there has never been a Megaplier of 5x drawn at this extraordinary jackpot level,” reads a portion of the Mega Millions press release. “That means a lot of prizes in other tiers have been multiplied by a factor of five!”
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Right now, there are three active meteor showers. Their peak viewing times are approaching in the next few weeks, and they are, conveniently, all going to be on Saturday and Sunday.
For optimal meteor shower viewing, it’s best to be in an area with little or no light pollution.
Perseids
According to NASA, the Perseid Meteor Shower is the best one happening this year, and viewers can see up to 100 meteors per hour. The shower became visible in the northern hemisphere on July 14 and will be around until Sept. 1.
If you want to see the Perseids at its peak, plan a night of stargazing for Aug. 12 or 13, according to NASA. For best viewing, NASA says to look during the pre-dawn hours, although meteors and fireballs could be visible as early as 10 p.m. The meteors will originate near the Perseid constellation and will be more easily-found constellation Cassiopeia.
The Perseids shower is expected to be very visible this year because the moon will not be as bright. This means the sky will be darker, making meteors more visible.
Delta Aquariids
The Delta Aquariids are not usually as impressive as the Perseids, but without a noticeable peak, you have a longer window for possibly seeing meteors from this shower. According to the American Meteor Society, the shower will be visible primarily in the southern tropics between July 18 and Aug. 21, with an estimated peak around Sunday, July 30. The northern hemisphere is less likely to see the Delta Aquariids than the southern.
July 30 is also a full moon, making 2023 less favorable for seeing the Delta Aquariids. Those who want to look for them should look toward the Delta Aquarii constellation from around 2 a.m. to dawn.
Alpha Capricornids
If you want a double chance to see more fireballs, July 30 might be your night, because in addition to the Delta Aquariids, the Alpha Capricornids are also expected to peak that night in 2023. The Alpha Capricornids are visible from July 7 to Aug. 15 but are considered much weaker than the other showers listed above, with only about five meteors visible per hour, but according to the AMS, the shower can have some pretty impressive fireballs in lower quantities.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
For the last 15 years, Hollywood has been ruled by one thing.
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ROBERT DOWNEY JR: (As Tony Stark) I am Iron Man.
CHRIS PRATT: (As Peter Quill) We're the guardians of the galaxy.
FOREST WHITAKER: (As Zuri) Prince T'Challa, the Black Panther.
CHRIS EVANS: (As Steve Rogers) Avengers, assemble.
SUMMERS: Since 2008's "Iron Man" jumpstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe, superhero films have been a dominant force in the industry. But is that starting to fade? Recent box office returns have some pundits whispering of superhero fatigue. We wanted to ask an expert, so we called NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour host and resident comic book fan Glen Weldon. He has already seen Marvel's 32nd film, "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3." It comes out today. Hey, Glen.
GLEN WELDON, BYLINE: Hey, Juana.
SUMMERS: So you reviewed "Guardians Of The Galaxy 3" for NPR's website. And for those who have not read your review like I have - you are not so into it. Why?
WELDON: No, I mean, like, the reason "Guardians 3" didn't hit me is in its approach to its subject. So here, we're going to get the backstory of the character of Rocket Raccoon, who, for listeners who don't know, is this CGI critter who's voiced by Bradley Cooper doing a Brooklyn dese-and-dose (ph) kind of accent for precisely no reason. We've gotten hints that he has a tragic backstory and that he came to be who he was through sinister animal experimentation. So there's a reason here. You go into his thing. If you're expecting a wacky, escapist space romp like the previous two films, you're going to come out of that - you're going to be sitting in a lobby going, you know, there was a lot more vivisection in that film than I expected.
And there's a plot reason to dramatize that. You have to give the character's backstory. But the problem is how James Gunn, the writer/director, goes about it. He doesn't trust that we, the audience, have even a baseline empathy or humanity to know that people who are bad to animals are bad and that animal cruelty is bad. So he just overloads this thing with all kinds of mawkish, maudlin, super sentimental stuff. Yeah, it's kind of soured me on the whole thing.
SUMMERS: I mean, I get the sense from our conversation that you felt that James Gunn, the director, was practically begging for the viewer to care about what happens, which I think brings us to this bigger discussion about where Marvel and superhero movies are right now. I mean, we should just note that recent films like the last "Ant-Man," "The Eternals," "Thor 4," they haven't done as well as previous Marvel hits. What do you think these latest films say about the current direction that Marvel is going in?
WELDON: Well, I mean, superhero films, that's a genre, right? It's like any other genre. Genres have cycles, right? So gangster films had a heyday. Westerns had a heyday. Paranoid thrillers had a heyday in the '70s. It's not the genre itself. It's the execution. And one thing you can say about Marvel is that they have varied the approach in the very different movies. So if you want a sweeping space epic, you got one. If you want gritty street-level brawlers, if you want sitcom satire, if you want mystical mumbo jumbo, if you want whatever the hell "Eternals" was, you got it, you know? That's a way to combat it. And I think that's a smart approach that they're taking.
SUMMERS: I mean, even James Gunn himself has talked about this idea of superhero fatigue, though he says it's tied more to the way the stories were told, not necessarily the subgenre itself. But for you, are you feeling the fatigue? Are we - have we reached peak superhero?
WELDON: Well, what's happening is that in the first few phases of Marvel films, they could expect that an audience would understand that these films build on each other. And they'd expect you, the audience, to understand what was going on and have all these other films that came before it in mind. That is now over. We are now so far into this fragmentation with things, with all these movies happening and all these streaming series happening on Disney+, that that is not a reasonable expectation for them to have anymore. So what's going to happen, I think, is that these movies are going to have a bigger pressure to be standalone stories and stand on their own, not depending on an audience to have a wiki very handy that they can go in and consult while they're watching the movie.
Look what happened to westerns. I think that's a good example. Like, once people tired of the formula of westerns, then people started deconstructing the genre. So it started interrogating this whole notion of white hat, black hats. And so you started questioning this whole idea of what the Old West was. I think that's what we're due for, is for somebody to really tackle this notion, this monolithic notion of the superhero and unpack it.
SUMMERS: Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour. Thanks, Glen.
WELDON: Thank you.
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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
We've seen some high-profile bank failures this year. All of them, including First Republic, borrowed money from Federal Home Loan Banks before their demise. Darian Woods and Wailin Wong from our daily economics podcast, The Indicator, explain how this 90-year-old piece of financial architecture works and why it might need an update.
DARIAN WOODS, BYLINE: If you're not working in the banking or housing industries, you might not ever have heard of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.
WAILIN WONG, BYLINE: They provide funding to other banks in the form of loans. That money goes towards helping banks that might be struggling with declining deposits or liquidity issues.
WOODS: And the Federal Home Loan Bank System has been playing this role since 1932.
WONG: At first, membership in the system was limited to financial institutions that provided mortgages. But in 1989, the system was opened up to commercial banks and credit unions. Aaron Klein is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution.
AARON KLEIN: The home loan bank system has one of the great business models of society.
WONG: So here's what the Federal Home Loan Banks do. They raise money by selling bonds, then they lend money to their members, often at lower rates than what their member banks can get elsewhere.
WOODS: Now, a bank that wants one of these loans has to provide collateral, and a common form of collateral is a mortgage.
WONG: Let's say a bank that's taken out one of these loans gets into trouble and fails.
KLEIN: The home loan bank gets to go in first through a legal mechanism called a super lien and be made whole.
WOODS: Federal Home Loan Banks get to jump at the front of the queue to get paid back.
WONG: But Aaron says this super lien has created a bit of a problem. It's made the Federal Home Loan Banks more willing to lend money to banks that could be considered risky borrowers.
WOODS: And this dynamic became important in the 2008 financial crisis, with financial institutions like Washington Mutual and Countrywide Financial.
KLEIN: They had these kind of crummy subprime mortgages on their books, and the market started to get a little skeptical of them in 2007. Hey, wait, the Home Loan Banks will take them.
WONG: In other words, the Federal Home Loan Banks will accept these crummy subprime mortgages as collateral because even if the financial institutions fail, the super lien means that the Federal Home Loan Banks will still get paid before everyone else. Ryan Donovan, the head of the trade association for Federal Home Loan Banks, he's described the banks as shock absorbers in times of crisis.
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RYAN DONOVAN: ...That they're providing critical access to liquidity for community banks, credit unions.
WONG: He was speaking at an event last year to discuss the future of the system.
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DONOVAN: They were the unsung heroes of the global financial crisis.
WOODS: But Aaron Klein at Brookings thinks that the Federal Home Loan Banks actually made the subprime crisis worse by lending so much money to financial institutions that were already doomed.
WONG: Fast forward to this year's turbulence in the financial system, and some of the same red flags have reappeared. Silicon Valley Bank, which failed in March, had $15 billion in outstanding loans from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco at the end of 2022.
WOODS: The other major banks that have collapsed this year also borrowed billions of dollars from the Federal Home Loan Bank.
WONG: Aaron believes the Federal Home Loan Banks do a lot of good but need reform. And he's not alone in scrutinizing the system. The government agency that regulates these banks recently wrapped up a monthslong listening tour as part of a comprehensive review of the entire system.
WOODS: Darian Woods.
WONG: Wailin Wong, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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(WHTM) – The Pennsylvania state budget is now approaching a month late and there’s no end in sight to the stalemate.
There’s a lot of talk at the capital, some say lawmakers won’t be back until late September and the budget won’t be done until early October.
That would be a problem for some schools and social services that need the money.
The Senate’s top Republican told abc27 last week that she expects to bring her chamber back in August to sign the mostly agreed budget.
On Friday, abc27 spoke with Lehigh Valley House Democrat Mike Schlossberg and asked if the Senate does come back in August to pass budget-related code bills would the House come back to finish the job?
Even though they’re currently tied 101-101 with Republicans?
Schlossberg said, “Ultimately, it depends on what’s in the bill and if there’s a negotiated product. I do know the House and Senate that conversations have begun to try and craft a fiscal bill that’ll pass muster that passed the Senate passed the House and got to the governor’s desk and I think if there’s a product that achieves a bipartisan level of support we’ll come back as fast as humanly possible to get this done.”
Senate Republicans just released a statement saying negotiations with Governor Shapiro are moving forward, they understand the urgency and expect to complete the budget in August. The statement did add the quickest way forward is for Governor Shapiro to sign the budget as passed.
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(The Conversation) – Like any millennial pop music fan active on social media, I’ve been following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour – the surprise songs, the scramble to get tickets, her brief romance with that guy from The 1975 with a history of racist comments.
But as a political scientist, I was intrigued by something else: reaction to the tour by government officials. New Jersey renamed the state’s famed Taylor ham, egg and cheese in her honor – it’s now the “Taylor Swift Ham, Egg, and Cheese” official state sandwich.
Pittsburgh’s mayor briefly renamed the city “Swiftsburgh” when her tour hit town.
And in my neck of the woods, Swift Street in North Kansas City was temporarily rebranded “Swift Street (Taylor’s Version).”
Local or state governments have lauded Swift in some way at virtually every stop on her tour. While these honors make for great photo opportunities for Swifties, the politics of these moves is worth examining. Do politicians have something to gain in appealing to Swift’s fans?
Celebrities can help politicians
Unlike many celebrities, Swift does not involve herself much in politics. One particular tool of politicians looking to boost their numbers is to get celebrity endorsements. But Swift’s use of endorsements has been limited, save for backing two Democrats in her adopted home state of Tennessee: Phil Bredesen in his Senate race and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in his 2018 reelection campaign. Swift also endorsed Joe Biden in 2020.
Bredesen’s peak in Google search interest from 2010 to the present coincided with Swift’s endorsement in October 2018. Cooper saw more Google search traffic with Swift’s endorsement than at any point since his vote for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010.
While the specific impact of Swift’s endorsements is difficult to assess, an Emerson College poll of Tennesseans in 2018 found that 11.7% of those surveyed said Swift’s endorsement would make them more likely to support Bredesen – a number unlikely to make a difference in a race Bredesen lost by nearly 11 points despite Swift’s support. Cooper easily won reelection in his heavily Democratic Nashville-based district.
Although Swift’s endorsements likely did not sway these particular races, celebrity endorsements can matter in close races, particularly when the celebrity making the endorsement is viewed favorably – a likely scenario in Swift’s case.
Fawning = attention
A slight majority of Americans consider themselves at least something of a fan of Swift’s music – that includes me – and a June 2023 Echelon Insights poll showed 50% of likely voters view Swift at least somewhat favorably. This is a higher favorability rating than Joe Biden, Donald Trump and both major political parties.
We’re not talking about endorsements here, though – we’re talking about politicians aligning themselves with Swift with no reciprocity. One clear benefit to public officials fawning over Swift? Attention – not unlike that seen for Bredesen and Cooper in 2018.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s tweet declaring the “Taylor Swift ham, egg, and cheese” garnered 5,700 likes; his next unrelated tweet had fewer than 100.
A cursory analysis of social media data seems to support the idea that the use of Swift’s name in honorary government actions produces a result similar to that of Swift’s endorsements: it drives engagement. Murphy’s Instagram post lauding Swift garnered the most likes on any post of his in 2023, with the exception of an early June post on the state’s air-quality crisis.
OK, so politicians need publicity, and they can use Taylor Swift’s name to get it. But what about Swifties as a voting bloc?
The idea that Swifties might be a key demographic in future elections is not far-fetched given their location and age. A majority of Swift’s fans live in the suburbs, the swing territory of American politics. Further, most are Gen Zers or Millennials. These groups encompass an increasing share of the electorate with each passing year – up to 31% in 2020. Swift’s favorability among those ages 18 to 29 stands at 72%, and by one poll’s estimate, 21% in that age cohort say they would vote for Swift over Trump and Biden.
Taylor Swift Post Office?
World leaders from numerous countries have taken to social media to ask Swift to bring her tour to their countries. There’s an economic angle to this, of course, as a Swift tour stop can generate huge sums in consumer spending. In the U.S., however, the honorifics bestowed upon Swift have come since her tour dates were confirmed.
There is a question of whether these Swift-adjacent stunts boil down to campaigning thinly disguised as official government action. This is perhaps best demonstrated in Canada, where a member of Parliament filed a parliamentary grievance over the singer’s lack of Canadian tour dates.
Such behavior is perhaps analogous to, on a larger scale, the renaming of post offices in the U.S. Congress. While generally innocuous and locally meaningful, these moves still require government resources and staffers to put their attention toward them as opposed to substantive policy matters.
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SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
We got surprisingly good news today about the US job market. Despite rising interest rates and turmoil in the banking system, U.S. employers kept on hiring last month. The economy added more than a quarter million jobs in April, and the unemployment rate matched its lowest level in 54 years. NPR's Scott Horsley joins us now. Hi, Scott.
SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: Hi, Sacha.
PFEIFFER: Scott, with all the challenges the economy is facing right now, a lot of forecasters had expected to see to see slower job growth in April. What happened?
HORSLEY: Yeah, all those headwinds are still out there, but employers just sailed right through them. We saw lots of hiring last month in health care and hospitality. Even construction and manufacturing, which are particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, managed to add jobs in April. As you mentioned, the unemployment rate fell to just 3.4%, tied the - tied with the lowest level since 1969. And the unemployment rate for African Americans fell to 4.7%. That's a record low since the government started tracking it back in 1972. President Biden celebrated all these good numbers at the White House today.
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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: The really good news is working-age Americans are participating in the labor force at the highest rate in 15 years - not just since the pandemic, in 15 years.
HORSLEY: Biden's talking there about people in their so-called prime working years between 25 and 54. They've been coming off the sidelines and joining the job market in large numbers. In fact, people in that age group are now more likely to be working or looking work than at any time since 2008. Unfortunately, though, people over 54 and under 25 are not showing that same level of interest. And that's a big reason that the overall job market remains very tight.
PFEIFFER: And when job markets are tight, that often means wages go up because companies are competing for workers. Is that the case here?
HORSLEY: Very much so. Average hourly wages in April were up 4.4% from a year ago. That's a bigger annual increase than the month before. For a while there, it looked as if wage gains might be cooling off, but not anymore. And, of course, workers like getting those bigger paychecks. But Sarah House, who's with - a senior economist at Wells Fargo, says it's not helping the Federal Reserve in its effort to bring down inflation.
SARAH HOUSE: It's great for workers that they're still getting some nice pay gains. But if it's just all going to higher prices, workers don't come out ahead in this situation.
HORSLEY: Of course, the Fed raised interest rates again this week in its effort to bring prices under control. Inflation has eased from its peak last summer, but it's still running well above the Fed's target of 2%. And in order to get back to something like stable prices, we're probably going to have to see somewhat slower wage growth.
PFEIFFER: So April's numbers for jobs were better than expected. Any forecast yet on what to expect in months ahead?
HORSLEY: Yeah, it's hard to know with precision. Obviously, these monthly numbers can bounce around a lot. In fact, the Labor Department made some pretty big downward adjustments today to the February and March jobs numbers based on more complete information. If you step back from the noisy month-to-month variation and just focus on the overall trend, you do see job growth gradually slowing down. And House says that's about what you'd expect.
HOUSE: Hiring can't defy gravity forever, so we're looking for a continued slowdown in job growth. Hopefully, it will continue to decelerate at a pretty measured pace rather than a big swift collapse.
HORSLEY: A gentle, measured slowdown is the soft landing the Federal Reserve hopes to achieve. But there are a couple of big wildcards. One is the uncertainty in the banking system. Other banks are expected to cut back on loans after those three bank failures, and that could make it hard for business to grow. And then there's the uncertainty over the debt ceiling. If that ends badly, we could be looking at a big, swift collapse.
PFEIFFER: That's NPR's Scott Horsley. Thank you.
HORSLEY: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – A “weld indication” has been discovered on the Fury 325 coaster at Carowinds in North Carolina — the same ride that had a support column replaced due to a crack found roughly one month ago.
The North Carolina Department of Labor confirmed with Nexstar’s WJZY that the agency was notified of the structural issue found on the popular coaster this week.
A “weld indication” could be either a break or a crack on the coaster, the department said.
“No certificate of operation has been issued nor do we have a timeline of when the certificate of operation will be issued for the Fury 325,” officials with the department said Friday.
Carowinds has since issued a statement concerning the find.
“We are conducting a full maintenance review of Fury 325 during this testing process. This maintenance review — which is consistent with routine off-season procedures — includes a review of the steel superstructure, the trains, and the ride control system,” park officials said.
“During such reviews, it is not uncommon to discover slight weld indications in various locations of a steel superstructure. It is important to note that these indications do not compromise the structural integrity or safety of the ride.”
Park officials added that each indication will be evaluated, tested, repaired and inspected “before the ride is deemed operational.”
“Additionally, as is customary, we conduct test cycles to ensure its smooth operation before guests are allowed on the ride.”
This newly reported defects come after a significant break was discovered by a parkgoer on a support beam for the roller coaster in late June.
The support pillar was replaced earlier this month. Carowinds is currently conducting its own tests and inspections ahead of inspections by the “final inspections by the “ride manufacturer, a third-party testing firm, and the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau,” the park said.
Carowinds bills its Fury 325 coaster as North America’s tallest, fastest, and longest giga coaster, meaning it contains a drop of at least 300 feet. Riders reach a peak height of 325 feet following a dramatic 81-degree drop. The ride can reach speeds of up to 95 mph. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/another-crack-in-the-coaster-weld-indication-found-on-carowinds-ride-after-july-repairs/ | 2023-07-29T15:44:06 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/another-crack-in-the-coaster-weld-indication-found-on-carowinds-ride-after-july-repairs/ |
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
They are the soundtrack of a generation.
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SUMMERS: And this week, the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play announced the inductees to the class of 2023. Here to talk about which games had the highest score this year is Jon-Paul Dyson, who leads the committee for the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Jon-Paul Dyson, welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
JON-PAUL DYSON: Glad to talk to you. Thank you.
SUMMERS: All right. So let's start off by hearing a little bit more about the Video Game Hall of Fame. It includes games like World Of Warcraft, Super Mario Brothers and, of course, the classic game, Tetris.
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SUMMERS: What does it take to get a spot on this list?
DYSON: Well, to make it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, you really need to meet four criteria. Those are icon status - everyone knows the game; longevity - the game's been around for a while; geographical reach; and influence. And that's probably the most important of the categories. And sometimes a game will get in when it meets that factor, even if all the other ones don't apply. And so these are the games that really endure - the games that have shaped not only video gaming, but also culture in and of itself.
SUMMERS: So this year, there are four new members being inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame. Tell us about the class of 2023.
DYSON: The class of 2023 is one that really crosses the spectrum of video games in terms of where you played them, when you played them and, I think, most importantly, who played them. The oldest was Computer Space, a stand-up arcade game. Then came Barbie Fashion Designer, a breakthrough PC game, especially for girls. Wii Sports brought a lot of people into gaming in the mid-2000s, and The Last of Us came out 10 years ago and has been a breakout hit ever since.
SUMMERS: I actually want to start with The Last of Us, which I think a lot of people may know from the incredible HBO show by the same title. It's a first-person, story-based game. It's not that old, compared to some of the other games that are being inducted this year. Why did the committee select this game? What is so special about this particular installment in The Last of Us franchise?
DYSON: It shows this distillation of a number of trends in video gaming in general, but it really brought all these elements together of the play, the story, the character development, and did so in a way that showed that games had this real storytelling power that wasn't always prevalent in earlier games.
SUMMERS: One of the other games in this year's class that I definitely want to talk to you about because I remember playing it is the 1996 PC game Barbie Fashion Designer.
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CHRIS ANTHONY LANSDOWNE: (As Barbie) Hi, I'm Barbie. Let's make some fun clothes for me to wear.
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SUMMERS: And I just have to tell you - even hearing that music and Barbie's voice just kind of takes me back to the 1990s, when I was playing that game. And according to the museum, Barbie Fashion Designer was selling over 500,000 copies in two months, earning over $120 million in the first year of the game's release. And I'm curious what made this game stand out, and if you can talk a little bit about the gender dynamics here because, at the time, growing up, I remember - most games - they weren't geared towards girls. It was rare to see a game that was about fashion, certainly.
DYSON: Yeah. With Barbie Fashion Designer, you take these age-old play patterns of doll play - whether that's paper dolls or Barbies - and you bring them to the virtual world. And there wasn't really much for girls. And so by finding a way to get the software into the toy aisle, Mattel brought in a whole new generation of gamers.
SUMMERS: Do you have a favorite game? Of all the video games that are in the Hall of Fame, what's your favorite game to play?
DYSON: I must admit that The Oregon Trail back in the day was one, for me, that really just is a charm to me. And Centipede is still just a blast to play. Luckily, we have an arcade version of Centipede, so I can play it here in the original.
SUMMERS: That was Jon-Paul Dyson of the Strong National Museum of Play, speaking with us about the latest inductees into the video Game Hall of Fame. Hey, thanks so much for talking with us.
DYSON: My pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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(NEXSTAR) — For many of us, flying is a relatively easy experience. Your flight leaves on time, your seatmates are polite, and you arrive at your destination safely.
But, in some cases, one of those aspects of flying may not go exactly as planned. You may find one of your fellow flyers committing an air travel faux pas: being barefoot.
You’ve seen the photos online of people’s toes peeking out between the seats. Maybe you’ve encountered it yourself. Either way, it’s largely frowned upon. In some cases, barefoot flying can even get you grounded.
Within its contract of carriage, United Airlines considers being barefoot, as well as being “not properly clothed,” an offense that justifies “refusal or removal of a passenger.” The carrier lists it as one of the many infractions that could impact safety for the passenger or others on the plane.
American Airlines says bare feet “aren’t allowed” from passengers, adding that “violent” or “inappropriate actions” could prevent you from boarding, being removed from the terminal, or facing legal prosecution.
Delta Airlines also warns that it can “refuse to transport or may remove passengers from its aircraft” if the passenger is barefoot. A barefoot passenger may be prohibited from boarding the plane, or may be forced to leave the plane, according to Spirit Airlines’ contract of carriage.
Frontier Airlines says it can refuse service to a passenger who is over the age of 3 and barefoot, “unless required to be barefoot for medical reasons.” Southwest Airlines and JetBlue state in their contracts of carriage that they can refuse to let a passenger fly if they are barefoot and older than five years of age, unless required due to a disability.
If these warnings from airlines aren’t enough to sway you from taking off your shoes while flying, maybe consider how many other people have also taken their shoes off on a plane – and what else has touched the floor.
“I would never fly barefoot on a plane,” a veteran flight attendant for a major carrier told Nexstar. “Passengers these days can be quite messy and we see everything from spills to dirty diapers thrown on the floor.”
Planes are tidied between flights, she explains, but the floors won’t be cleaned “unless there is a major mess.” That includes floors in the bathroom, too.
“That is most likely not water on the floor,” she adds. “Think of old men and young boys trying to aim in turbulence. Not good. Also, people love to throw trash anywhere but in the bathroom trash can so it usually ends up on the floor.”
If you still want to take your shoes off, she recommends bringing an old pair of socks to wear, then throwing them away after the flight.
United, American, Delta, Spirit, Frontier, JetBlue, and Southwest did not respond to Nexstar’s request for comment or its inquiry into whether any passengers have been removed or barred from flying over being barefooted.
Barefoot flyers are likely among the least of many airlines’ concerns. Over the last three years, airlines have reported record-setting incidents of disruptive passengers. That includes passengers accused of assaulting flight crews, opening emergency doors, and refusing to wear masks during the height of the COVID pandemic.
More recently, a Las Vegas-bound flight was forced to divert to Denver after an apparent fight broke out between some passengers. Two women were escorted off the plane, according to a passenger that captured video of the incident.
Causing a disturbance on a plane is a federal crime, and unruly passengers can face criminal prosecution or even fines. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/no-shoes-no-service-what-can-happen-if-you-fly-barefoot/ | 2023-07-29T15:44:12 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/no-shoes-no-service-what-can-happen-if-you-fly-barefoot/ |
SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
Today, the head of the World Health Organization held a press conference to make this major announcement.
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TEDROS GHEBREYESUS: It's therefore with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency.
PFEIFFER: With us now is NPR global health correspondent Nurith Aizenman. Hi, Nurith.
NURITH AIZENMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Sacha.
PFEIFFER: It has been a long, rough road to get here. And even though many people feel like they put COVID behind them a while ago, was there a sense that this is momentous news?
AIZENMAN: Yeah. I mean, I had chills listening to this press conference. You could hear the emotion in the voices of WHO officials. WHO's head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that it was way back in January 30 of 2020 when he declared that the then-still-pretty-nascent COVID-19 outbreak was a global emergency. And in the more than three years since, as Tedros put it, COVID-19 turned our world upside down, causing nearly 7 million reported deaths around the world, with the actual death toll probably closer to 20 million. And, you know, prior to today, Tedros considered lifting the emergency 14 separate times. But each time, he decided that, no, the world hadn't made enough progress.
PFEIFFER: Did he say what convinced him it's different this time?
AIZENMAN: Yeah. He said the mortality rate is now low enough and immunity is high enough that most countries have been able to return to life as we knew it before COVID. And so it's time to shift from the emergency phase into managing this as a chronic problem alongside other chronic diseases.
PFEIFFER: So it sounds like they're not actually saying the pandemic is over.
AIZENMAN: Exactly. What they're saying is that this is no longer an emergency. But Tedros stressed that this is still a pandemic. COVID is still a big killer, and it's still a global threat. Countries need to keep up with their response and, very importantly, their monitoring for new variants that could make the coronavirus much more deadly. Tedros said if that happens, he won't hesitate to declare a new global emergency.
PFEIFFER: And, Nurith, remind us - if he were to do that, what does it mean when the World Health Organization takes that step?
AIZENMAN: It's basically the highest alarm WHO can sound. Now, it's largely symbolic in that it doesn't trigger binding rules on countries, but it's a very powerful tool for mobilizing the world's attention and resources. It makes it much easier to set up all kinds of mechanisms for countries to coordinate with each other and to fast-track regulatory approvals on vaccines and treatments. That said, WHO is calling on countries to hammer out an agreement for a new and improved system. They say so many COVID deaths could have been avoided if countries had moved faster and smarter and shared more vaccines and other resources. Maria Van Kerkhove is a top WHO official. She spoke very passionately about this. Let's take a listen.
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MARIA VAN KERKHOVE: It didn't have to be this way, and it doesn't have to be this way again. So we can't forget the images of the hospitals filled to capacity, the images of our loved ones who died with health care workers who ensured that they didn't die alone. We can't forget the graves that were dug. I won't forget them. None of us up here will forget them. And that drives us every single day to do better and to do more. So while I am hopeful - and I really am - I'm quite emotional because there's more we need to do.
PFEIFFER: Quite a reminder of what we all went through, especially people in the health care field.
AIZENMAN: Yeah, definitely.
PFEIFFER: That is Nurith Aizenman. Nurith, thank you very much.
AIZENMAN: Glad to do it. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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(NEXSTAR) – With heat records already falling this summer, you may be running your ceiling fan nearly non-stop, but did you know you may not be as cool as you could be?
If you’ve ever taken a close look at the fan, you may have noticed a small switch located on the side of the fan base. The switch, which is found on nearly every fan, can change the direction the fan spins.
Using that switch according to the season will not only keep you more comfortable, but it can also help you save money.
In the summer, make sure that your fan is going in a counterclockwise direction, which forces cool air directly downward and creates a “wind chill effect,” according to Home Depot. In the winter, you can switch it up so the fan rotates clockwise at a low speed, circulating the warm air that gets trapped near the ceiling.
If you have ceiling fans as well as air conditioning, using the fan correctly will allow you to raise the thermostat by roughly 4 degrees Fahrenheit and still feel just as comfortable, according to the Department of Energy. In moderately hot weather, you may even be able to turn off the AC. The DOE reminds people to turn off fans in unoccupied rooms.
According to Energy Star, if you raise your thermostat by just two degrees and use your ceiling fan, you can lower the cost of air conditioning by up to 14%.
If you’re in the market for a ceiling fan, larger fan blades will move more air than smaller ones, but you have to make sure it’s an appropriate size for the space.
The Department of Energy recommends blades be 7 to 9 feet above the floor and 10 to 12 inches away from the ceiling. The blades should be no closer than 8 inches from the ceiling and 18 inches from any walls. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/overlooked-ceiling-fan-switch-could-make-you-cooler-this-summer/ | 2023-07-29T15:44:18 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/overlooked-ceiling-fan-switch-could-make-you-cooler-this-summer/ |
Updated July 24, 2023 at 10:51 AM ET
Elon Musk has finally done it: turned Twitter to X.
While the unveiling of X on a Sunday caught many people unaware, it was not a surprise.
The platform's owner has talked about turning it into "X" for months, while being a bit vague about what that exactly means. Does X represent a major business experiment? A radical new concept for on-line living? Or is it simply one man's obsession with the 24th letter of the alphabet?
Probably it's all of the above.
"X," Musk tweeted in April.
A few days earlier a filing in a federal court case in California confirmed that Twitter had been folded into X Corp.
In announcing the company's new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, this May, Musk wrote on then-Twitter: "Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app."
Yaccarino seems keen to do exactly that, posting on Sunday that "X will be the platform that can deliver, well....everything."
In some ways, the letter "X" frames everything about Musk's ambitions, according to biographers, from where he is headed to where he got his entrepreneurial start.
X.com, the bank where it began
According to Ashlee Vance, the author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Musk's obsession with the letter X began with one of the billionaire's earliest ventures, X.com, which later merged with a competitor to become PayPal.
"Everyone tried to talk him out of naming the company that back then because of the sexual innuendos, but he really liked it and stuck with it," said Vance.
In 2017, Musk repurchased the url "X.com" from PayPal, tweeting that the domain "has great sentimental value."
X, the Tesla model
"X marks the spot in a lot of ways for Elon Musk," said Tim Higgins, a Wall Street Journal reporter and the author of Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century. "It's kind of this common theme throughout."
The letter X became the name of Tesla's third model, which debuted in 2015.
"The idea being that the Tesla models would spell out the word 'sexy,'" Higgins said. But Ford owns the right to the Model E, which is why Musk later settled on the Model 3, "kind of a backwards E," he said.
X, the first letter of his youngest son's name
In 2020, Musk and his then-partner, Grimes, welcomed a son via surrogate, naming him X Æ A-12 Musk. (Æ is pronounced "ash," Musk told controversial podcast host Joe Rogan.)
The couple named their second child, a girl, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk. (It's now been changed to "Y.")
X, the everything app
But lately, "X" has referred to Musk's newest ambition, building an "everything app" akin to China's popular WeChat, which doesn't yet have a U.S.-parallel.
"He wants to create an app similar to how WeChat is used in China, where it's part of the fabric of day-to-day life. You use it to communicate, to consume news, to buy things, to pay your rent, to book appointments with your doctor and even to pay fines," said Vance.
Vance says following the WeChat model makes sense with what Musk wants for Twitter. "The company clearly needs a new, bigger business if it's to make the type of money that would justify his investment and satisfy his ambition," he said.
Weeks before he shelled out $44 billion to acquire Twitter in October, Musk tweeted, "Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app."
X...?
But Musk's obsession with the letter X is still something of a mystery even to his biographers, like Higgins.
"Whether it's kind of mysterious, like something pulled from a comic book, or 'X marks the spot,' it's hard to know with him," Higgins said. "It also just kind of sounds cool."
This story was updated on July 24, 2023, by Lisa Lambert. contributed to this story
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Right now, there are three active meteor showers. Their peak viewing times are approaching in the next few weeks, and they are, conveniently, all going to be on Saturday and Sunday.
For optimal meteor shower viewing, it’s best to be in an area with little or no light pollution.
Perseids
According to NASA, the Perseid Meteor Shower is the best one happening this year, and viewers can see up to 100 meteors per hour. The shower became visible in the northern hemisphere on July 14 and will be around until Sept. 1.
If you want to see the Perseids at its peak, plan a night of stargazing for Aug. 12 or 13, according to NASA. For best viewing, NASA says to look during the pre-dawn hours, although meteors and fireballs could be visible as early as 10 p.m. The meteors will originate near the Perseid constellation and will be more easily-found constellation Cassiopeia.
The Perseids shower is expected to be very visible this year because the moon will not be as bright. This means the sky will be darker, making meteors more visible.
Delta Aquariids
The Delta Aquariids are not usually as impressive as the Perseids, but without a noticeable peak, you have a longer window for possibly seeing meteors from this shower. According to the American Meteor Society, the shower will be visible primarily in the southern tropics between July 18 and Aug. 21, with an estimated peak around Sunday, July 30. The northern hemisphere is less likely to see the Delta Aquariids than the southern.
July 30 is also a full moon, making 2023 less favorable for seeing the Delta Aquariids. Those who want to look for them should look toward the Delta Aquarii constellation from around 2 a.m. to dawn.
Alpha Capricornids
If you want a double chance to see more fireballs, July 30 might be your night, because in addition to the Delta Aquariids, the Alpha Capricornids are also expected to peak that night in 2023. The Alpha Capricornids are visible from July 7 to Aug. 15 but are considered much weaker than the other showers listed above, with only about five meteors visible per hour, but according to the AMS, the shower can have some pretty impressive fireballs in lower quantities.
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For more than 20 years, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has operated a phone line and online platform for people seeking help with anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders. Last year, nearly 70,000 individuals used the helpline.
NEDA shuttered that service in May. Instead, the non-profit will use a chatbot called Tessa that was designed by eating disorder experts, with funding from NEDA.
(When NPR first aired a radio story about this on May 24, Tessa was up and running online. But since then, both the chatbot's page and a NEDA article about Tessa have been taken down. When asked why, a NEDA official said the bot is being "updated," and the latest "version of the current program [will be] available soon.")
Paid staffers and volunteers for the NEDA hotline expressed shock and sadness at the decision, saying it could further isolate the thousands of people who use the helpline when they feel they have nowhere else to turn.
"These young kids...don't feel comfortable coming to their friends or their family or anybody about this," says Katy Meta, a 20-year-old college student who has volunteered for the helpline. "A lot of these individuals come on multiple times because they have no other outlet to talk with anybody...That's all they have, is the chat line."
The decision is part of a larger trend: many mental health organizations and companies are struggling to provide services and care in response to a sharp escalation in demand, and some are turning to chatbots and AI, despite the fact that clinicians are still trying to figure out how to effectively deploy them, and for what conditions.
The research team that developed Tessa has published studies showing it can help users improve their body image. But they've also released studies showing the chatbot may miss red flags (like users saying they plan to starve themselves) and could even inadvertently reinforce harmful behavior.
More demands on the helpline increased stresses at NEDA
On March 31, NEDA notified the helpline's five staffers that they would be laid off in June, just days after the workers formally notified their employer that they had formed a union. "We will, subject to the terms of our legal responsibilities, [be] beginning to wind down the helpline as currently operating," NEDA board chair Geoff Craddock told helpline staff on a call March 31. NPR obtained audio of the call. "With a transition to Tessa, the AI-assisted technology, expected around June 1."
NEDA's leadership denies the helpline decision had anything to do with the unionization, but told NPR it became necessary after the COVID-19 pandemic, when eating disorders surged and the number of calls, texts and messages to the helpline more than doubled. Many of those reaching out were suicidal, dealing with abuse, or experiencing some kind of medical emergency. NEDA's leadership contends the helpline wasn't designed to handle those types of situations.
The increase in crisis-level calls also raises NEDA's legal liability, managers explained in an email sent March 31 to current and former volunteers, informing them the helpline was ending and that NEDA would "begin to pivot to the expanded use of AI-assisted technology."
"What has really changed in the landscape are the federal and state requirements for mandated reporting for mental and physical health issues (self-harm, suicidality, child abuse)," according to the email, which NPR obtained. "NEDA is now considered a mandated reporter and that hits our risk profile---changing our training and daily work processes and driving up our insurance premiums. We are not a crisis line; we are a referral center and information provider."
COVID created a "perfect storm" for eating disorders
When it was time for a volunteer shift on the helpline, Meta usually logged in from her dorm room at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. During a video interview with NPR, the room appeared cozy and warm, with twinkly lights strung across the walls, and a striped crochet quilt on the bed.
Meta recalls a recent conversation on the helpline's messaging platform with a girl who said she was 11. The girl said she had just confessed to her parents that she was struggling with an eating disorder, but the conversation had gone badly.
"The parents said that they 'didn't believe in eating disorders,' and [told their daughter] 'You just need to eat more. You need to stop doing this,'" Meta recalls. "This individual was also suicidal and exhibited traits of self-harm as well...it was just really heartbreaking to see."
Eating disorders are a common, serious, and sometimes fatal illness. An estimated nine percent of Americans experience an eating disorder during their lifetime. Eating disorders also have some of the highest mortality rates among mental illnesses, with an estimated death toll of more than 10,000 Americans each year.
But after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, closing schools and forcing people into prolonged isolation, crisis calls and messages like the one Meta describes became far more frequent on the helpline. That's because the pandemic created a "perfect storm" for eating disorders, according to Dr. Dasha Nicholls, a psychiatrist and eating disorder researcher at Imperial College London.
In the U.S., the rate of pediatric hospitalizations and ER visits surged. For many people, the stress, isolation and anxiety of the pandemic was compounded by major changes to their eating and exercise habits, not to mention their daily routines.
On the NEDA helpline, the volume of contacts increased by more than 100% compared to pre-pandemic levels. And workers taking those calls and messages were witnessing the escalating stress and symptoms in real time.
"Eating disorders thrive in isolation, so COVID and shelter-in-place was a tough time for a lot of folks struggling," explains Abbie Harper, a helpline staff associate. "And what we saw on the rise was kind of more crisis-type calls, with suicide, self-harm, and then child abuse or child neglect, just due to kids having to be at home all the time, sometimes with not-so-supportive folks."
There was another 11-year-old girl, this one in Greece, who said she was terrified to talk to her parents "because she thought she might get in trouble" for having an eating disorder, recalls volunteer Nicole Rivers. On the helpline, the girl found reassurance that her illness "was not her fault."
"We were actually able to educate her about what eating disorders are," Rivers says. "And that there are ways that she could teach her parents about this as well, so that they may be able to help support her and get her support from other professionals."
What personal contact can provide
Because many volunteers have successfully battled eating disorders themselves, they're uniquely attuned to experiences of those reaching out, Harper says. "Part of what can be very powerful in eating disorder recovery, is connecting to folks who have a lived experience. When you know what it's been like for you, and you know that feeling, you can connect with others over that."
Until a few weeks ago, the helpline was run by just 5-6 paid staffers, two supervisors, and depended on a rotating roster of 90-165 volunteers at any given time, according to NEDA.
Yet even after lockdowns ended, NEDA's helpline volume remained elevated above pre-pandemic levels, and the cases continued to be clinically severe. Staff felt overwhelmed, undersupported, and increasingly burned out, and turnover increased, according to multiple interviews with helpline staffers.
The helpline staff formally notified NEDA that their unionization vote had been certified on March 27. Four days later, they learned their positions were being eliminated.
It was no longer possible for NEDA to continue operating the helpline, says Lauren Smolar, NEDA's Vice President of Mission and Education.
"Our volunteers are volunteers," Smolar says. "They're not professionals. They don't have crisis training. And we really can't accept that kind of responsibility." Instead, she says, people seeking crisis help should be reaching out to resources like 988, a 24/7 suicide and crisis hotline that connects people with trained counselors.
The surge in volume also meant the helpline was unable to respond immediately to 46% of initial contacts, and it could take between 6 and 11 days to respond to messages.
"And that's frankly unacceptable in 2023, for people to have to wait a week or more to receive the information that they need, the specialized treatment options that they need," she says.
After learning in the March 31 email that the helpline would be phased out, volunteer Faith Fischetti, 22, tried the chatbot out on her own. "I asked it a few questions that I've experienced, and that I know people ask when they want to know things and need some help," says Fischetti, who will begin pursuing a master's in social work in the fall. But her interactions with Tessa were not reassuring: "[The bot] gave links and resources that were completely unrelated" to her questions.
Fischetti's biggest worry is that someone coming to the NEDA site for help will leave because they "feel that they're not understood, and feel that no one is there for them. And that's the most terrifying thing to me."
She wonders why NEDA can't have both: a 24/7 chatbot to pre-screen users and reroute them to a crisis hotline if needed, and a human-run helpline to offer connection and resources. "My question became, why are we getting rid of something that is so helpful?"
A chatbot designed to help treat eating disorders
Tessa the chatbot was created to help a specific cohort: people with eating disorders who never receive treatment.
Only 20% of people with eating disorders get formal help, according to Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, a psychologist and professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her team created Tessa after receiving funding from NEDA in 2018, with the goal of looking for ways technology could help fill the treatment gap.
"Unfortunately, most mental health providers receive no training in eating disorders," Fitzsimmons-Craft says. Her team's ultimate goal is to provide free, accessible, evidence-based treatment tools that leverage the power and reach of technology.
But no one intends Tessa to be a universal fix, she says. "I don't think it's an open-ended tool for you to talk to, and feel like you're just going to have access to kind of a listening ear, maybe like the helpline was. It's really a tool in its current form that's going to help you learn and use some strategies to address your disordered eating and your body image."
Tessa is a "rule-based" chatbot, meaning she's programmed with a limited set of possible responses. She is not chatGPT, and cannot generate unique answers in response to specific queries. "So she can't go off the rails, so to speak," Fitzsimmons-Craft says.
In its current form, Tessa can guide users through an interactive, weeks-long course about body positivity, based on cognitive behavioral therapy tools. Additional content about binging, weight concerns, and regular eating are also being developed but are not yet available for users.
There's evidence the concept can help. Fitzsimmons-Craft's team did a small study that found college students who interacted with Tessa had significantly greater reductions in "weight/shape concerns" compared to a control group at both 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
But even the best-intentioned technology may carry risks. Fitzsimmons-Craft's team published a different study looking at ways the chatbot "unexpectedly reinforced harmful behaviors at times." For example, the chatbot would give users a prompt: "Please take a moment to write about when you felt best about your body?"
Some of the responses included: "When I was underweight and could see my bones." "I feel best about my body when I ignore it and don't think about it at all."
The chatbot's response seemed to ignore the troubling aspects of such responses — and even to affirm negative thinking — when it would reply: "It is awesome that you can recognize a moment when you felt confident in your skin, let's keep working on making you feel this good more often."
Researchers were able to troubleshoot some of those issues. But the chatbot still missed red flags, the study found, like when it asked: "What is a small healthy eating habit goal you would like to set up before you start your next conversation?'"
One user replied, "'Don't eat.'"
"'Take a moment to pat yourself on the back for doing this hard work, <<USER>>!'" the chatbot responded.
The study described the chatbot's capabilities as something that could be improved over time, with more inputs and tweaks: "With many more responses, it would be possible to train the AI to identify and respond better to problematic responses."
MIT professor Marzyeh Ghassemi has seen issues like this crop up in her own research developing machine learning to improve health.
Large language models and chatbots are inevitably going to make mistakes, but "sometimes they tend to be wrong more often for certain groups, like women and minorities," she says.
If people receive bad advice or instructions from a bot, "people sometimes have a difficulty not listening to it," Ghassemi adds. "I think it sets you up for this really negative outcome...especially for a mental health crisis situation, where people may be at a point where they're not thinking with absolute clarity. It's very important that the information that you give them is correct and is helpful to them."
And if the value of the live helpline was the ability to connect with a real person who deeply understands eating disorders, Ghassemi says a chatbot can't do that.
"If people are experiencing a majority of the positive impact of these interactions because the person on the other side understands fundamentally the experience they're going through, and what a struggle it's been, I struggle to understand how a chatbot could be part of that."
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(The Conversation) – Like any millennial pop music fan active on social media, I’ve been following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour – the surprise songs, the scramble to get tickets, her brief romance with that guy from The 1975 with a history of racist comments.
But as a political scientist, I was intrigued by something else: reaction to the tour by government officials. New Jersey renamed the state’s famed Taylor ham, egg and cheese in her honor – it’s now the “Taylor Swift Ham, Egg, and Cheese” official state sandwich.
Pittsburgh’s mayor briefly renamed the city “Swiftsburgh” when her tour hit town.
And in my neck of the woods, Swift Street in North Kansas City was temporarily rebranded “Swift Street (Taylor’s Version).”
Local or state governments have lauded Swift in some way at virtually every stop on her tour. While these honors make for great photo opportunities for Swifties, the politics of these moves is worth examining. Do politicians have something to gain in appealing to Swift’s fans?
Celebrities can help politicians
Unlike many celebrities, Swift does not involve herself much in politics. One particular tool of politicians looking to boost their numbers is to get celebrity endorsements. But Swift’s use of endorsements has been limited, save for backing two Democrats in her adopted home state of Tennessee: Phil Bredesen in his Senate race and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper in his 2018 reelection campaign. Swift also endorsed Joe Biden in 2020.
Bredesen’s peak in Google search interest from 2010 to the present coincided with Swift’s endorsement in October 2018. Cooper saw more Google search traffic with Swift’s endorsement than at any point since his vote for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in March 2010.
While the specific impact of Swift’s endorsements is difficult to assess, an Emerson College poll of Tennesseans in 2018 found that 11.7% of those surveyed said Swift’s endorsement would make them more likely to support Bredesen – a number unlikely to make a difference in a race Bredesen lost by nearly 11 points despite Swift’s support. Cooper easily won reelection in his heavily Democratic Nashville-based district.
Although Swift’s endorsements likely did not sway these particular races, celebrity endorsements can matter in close races, particularly when the celebrity making the endorsement is viewed favorably – a likely scenario in Swift’s case.
Fawning = attention
A slight majority of Americans consider themselves at least something of a fan of Swift’s music – that includes me – and a June 2023 Echelon Insights poll showed 50% of likely voters view Swift at least somewhat favorably. This is a higher favorability rating than Joe Biden, Donald Trump and both major political parties.
We’re not talking about endorsements here, though – we’re talking about politicians aligning themselves with Swift with no reciprocity. One clear benefit to public officials fawning over Swift? Attention – not unlike that seen for Bredesen and Cooper in 2018.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s tweet declaring the “Taylor Swift ham, egg, and cheese” garnered 5,700 likes; his next unrelated tweet had fewer than 100.
A cursory analysis of social media data seems to support the idea that the use of Swift’s name in honorary government actions produces a result similar to that of Swift’s endorsements: it drives engagement. Murphy’s Instagram post lauding Swift garnered the most likes on any post of his in 2023, with the exception of an early June post on the state’s air-quality crisis.
OK, so politicians need publicity, and they can use Taylor Swift’s name to get it. But what about Swifties as a voting bloc?
The idea that Swifties might be a key demographic in future elections is not far-fetched given their location and age. A majority of Swift’s fans live in the suburbs, the swing territory of American politics. Further, most are Gen Zers or Millennials. These groups encompass an increasing share of the electorate with each passing year – up to 31% in 2020. Swift’s favorability among those ages 18 to 29 stands at 72%, and by one poll’s estimate, 21% in that age cohort say they would vote for Swift over Trump and Biden.
Taylor Swift Post Office?
World leaders from numerous countries have taken to social media to ask Swift to bring her tour to their countries. There’s an economic angle to this, of course, as a Swift tour stop can generate huge sums in consumer spending. In the U.S., however, the honorifics bestowed upon Swift have come since her tour dates were confirmed.
There is a question of whether these Swift-adjacent stunts boil down to campaigning thinly disguised as official government action. This is perhaps best demonstrated in Canada, where a member of Parliament filed a parliamentary grievance over the singer’s lack of Canadian tour dates.
Such behavior is perhaps analogous to, on a larger scale, the renaming of post offices in the U.S. Congress. While generally innocuous and locally meaningful, these moves still require government resources and staffers to put their attention toward them as opposed to substantive policy matters.
Taylor Swift is an enormously popular figure, particularly among demographic groups that will be increasingly important in future American elections. In close races, voices such as Swift’s could prove critical – not necessarily because she influences how fans vote, but because her voice provides attention and credibility to candidates. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/the-taylor-swift-official-state-sandwich-politicians-understand-swifties-are-a-key-demographic/ | 2023-07-29T15:44:30 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/the-taylor-swift-official-state-sandwich-politicians-understand-swifties-are-a-key-demographic/ |
See it: Tooth of largest shark that ever lived washes ashore in North Carolina
The megalodon was the most terrifying predator that ever dominated the oceans. The ancient shark lived roughly 23 to 3.6 million years ago in nearly every corner of the sea.
CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. – Exploring the beach can be exciting as you never know what kind of treasures you might stumble upon.
Last Sunday, a mother and son had an incredible experience during their beachcombing excursion on Cape Lookout, North Carolina when they stumbled upon a huge shark tooth on the beach.
The tooth was even rarer because it belonged to a now-extinct shark species known as a megalodon.
"While we are not known for shark teeth on our beach, every once in a while, they do show up, much to the delight of the finder," Cape Lookout National Seashore said in a social media post with a photo of park ranger happily holding the large fossil.
SEE THE DEAD, FROZEN SHARK FOUND ON ICY MASSACHUSETTS BEACH DURING POLAR VORTEX
According to scientists, the megalodon was the most terrifying predator that ever dominated the oceans.
The ancient shark lived roughly 23 to 3.6 million years ago in nearly every corner of the sea, the Smithsonian Ocean reports.
It also holds the title for being the largest ever and believed to have been three times bigger than the modern-day great white shark. | https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/megalodon-tooth-cape-lookout-north-carolina | 2023-07-29T15:44:35 | 1 | https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/megalodon-tooth-cape-lookout-north-carolina |
'Weather always ups the ante' during building implosions, expert says
Watch some of a veteran demolition expert's memorable implosions. He explained why being ahead of the weather is so important for every single project.
Imploding a building requires powerful explosives, but the second-generation owner of Controlled Demolition (CDI) argues that weather can be more powerful in his line of work.
Mark Loizeaux, president of CDI, said he fields calls from governors and CEOs to help take down dangerous and outdated structures, and the first thing he checks is the weather.
"The weather plays a role in every single project we undertake and every decision we make about the project," Loizeaux said. "We use it to our benefit or to protect ourselves against it."
He looks at the weather as both an ally and an enemy when taking down buildings. Many times, weather damage and wear and tear are the reasons he needs to take it down in the first place.
"It takes a lot to get me excited," said the man who works with explosives every day. "I'm a very calm person, but I definitely get excited about the weather."
His favorite birthday gift last year was a storm-chasing vacation.
Loizeaux shared some of his most memorable projects when the weather had everything to do with it.
Tropical Storm Elsa threatens Florida condo collapse survivors
The 2021 collapse of the Surfside, Florida, Champlain Towers South killed 98 people. The search for survivors captivated TV audiences, but rescue crews needed help, and Loizeaux said he was called about a week into the operation.
"So Governor DeSantis and his emergency management department contacted us," Loizeaux recalled. "They said, 'We need to get up close to the building, but we can't because winds are causing debris to fall. We're not allowed to put our rescuers at risk.'"
Tropical Storm Elsa threatened off the coast with even stronger winds. Conventional destruction could trigger another collapse that could crush any survivors trapped in air pockets, Loizeaux said.
"They asked how long it would take us to put the structure on the ground," Loizeaux said. "And I said, ‘Probably 24 hours, actually about 10 seconds, but 24-hour lead time.’"
He said that an hour after felling the tower, rescuers were combing through the debris and looking for survivors again.
"Weather always ups the ante," Loizeaux said. "Man thinks he's got something designed to beat the weather. The weather comes up with a new category of a storm, and you've got to rewrite the books."
Wind threatens to topple partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans
When a partial collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which was still under construction, damaged two tower cranes in 2019, officials called Loizeaux.
"They were literally moving several feet in the wind at that point in time," said Loizeaux. "Mayor Cantrell literally had to shut down something like 40 square blocks of New Orleans simply because of the height of the cranes."
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Wind helps when blowing implosion dust, but hurts when it generates static electricity in the desert
He keeps a close eye on the wind direction. No matter how much planning, it is the microclimates that dictate when a building comes down, he said.
When felling a Baltimore power plant, the team had to wait for a small window of time when the wind shifted slightly to blow the dust away from a neighboring community.
He and his crews bring anemometers to measure wind speed and direction at different levels of each structure to be imploded.
"So we use the weather," Loizeaux said while relating an example of a tornado-damaged wind turbine. "We use it as an ally, like when I would need the wind to push a tall, slender structure a certain direction away from something that's supposed to remain."
He said he tries to use the least amount of explosives possible by harnessing wind energy and gravity.
Some of his contracts specify the wind direction and speed ranges. Winds can tear down debris-blocking curtains putting neighborhoods or roads in danger. Winds can also whip up electricity.
"If we're out in Nevada, for example, and there are winds, and there's a dust storm. We have to back off because of the static electricity that is caused by those winds," he said. "Even a snowstorm generates static electricity."
Lightning and static charges can set off explosives prematurely.
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Taking down a turbine in high winds
Sometimes he has to work in rough weather to take part of a structure down to minimize damage to foundations. A company recently called him to take down a damaged wind turbine in high winds to prevent "vortex-induced vibration." The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed due to a similar phenomenon.
As the wind blows around a circular structure, he said, it creates a harmonic motion or vibration. That vibration can tear apart the foundation on which a company hopes to build a new turbine.
"We consider the wind to be adversarial from a safety-of-personnel standpoint when we're dealing with compromised structures," he said. "The weather plays a role in every single project we undertake and every decision we make about the project."
Cold snaps Wisconsin bridge
Cold can also be detrimental. The Wisconsin governor summoned CDI to quickly demolish a bridge after frigid temperatures snapped the steel. He had to set explosives to prevent any further damage to the anchored portion. Engineers would need those areas immediately adjacent to build a replacement.
Only minutes to spare when storms or ice move in atop bridges and towers
Local forecasters and weather sites give teams alerts on thunderstorms, changing wind directions with height and icing. Timing and advanced warning keep his crews safe.
"We might only have 5 minutes' warning if you're working in Tampa Bay, thunderstorms pop up every single afternoon," he said. "You don't want to spend an hour and a half climbing to the top of a bridge, knowing that, that afternoon, you may only have 10 minutes to get down before lightning is bouncing all over you."
He monitors weather conditions at different heights. Weather often dictates how long it would take someone to get from the top of a project to the safe exclusion zone. He said climbing down from an icy bridge is just as treacherous as doing it in lightning.
His teams need to monitor the weather as the dust settles after the implosion and throughout the debris removal process.
Las Vegas never sleeps for implosions
Time of day also matters. Most regulatory agencies require Loizeaux to blast during the day. But not in Las Vegas. He says every one of the 20 to 30 building implosions he has done there took place at 2:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, when the fewest number of people are on Las Vegas Boulevard. | https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/weather-building-implosion | 2023-07-29T15:44:41 | 0 | https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/weather-building-implosion |
Northeast I-95 corridor under severe weather threat Saturday for third time this week
A cluster of thunderstorms that knocked out power to over 300,000 across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Friday night will push eastward Saturday, putting a damper on the start of the weekend and bringing impactful weather to the northern I-95 corridor later in the day.
BOSTON – Severe weather once again threatens millions in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region for the third time in a week.
A cluster of thunderstorms that knocked out power to over 300,000 across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Friday night will push eastward Saturday, putting a damper on the start of the weekend and bringing impactful weather to the northern I-95 corridor later in the day.
(FOX Weather)
Warm, muggy air lingers in the Northeast early Saturday, but an approaching cold front will trigger rounds of thunderstorms stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts.
Showers and thunderstorms will first push across central Pennsylvania and upstate New York Saturday morning into the early afternoon, but thunderstorms will become more robust and likely to reach severe levels as they trek east toward the coast Saturday evening into early Saturday night.
(FOX Weather)
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has placed some 50 million in the I-95 corridor under a Level 2 threat on their 5-point severe weather risk scale. That includes major cities like Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.
The greatest threat from these thunderstorms are damaging wind gusts to 60 mph, as we saw earlier in the Great Lakes. A low risk exists for large hail and a few isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out in the New York to Boston corridor.
Refreshing taste of fall to follow storms in New England
Once the cold front passes, much cooler weather will push into New England, giving the region and early taste of fall.
Temperatures will drop Ito the 60s and 70s across Maine and New Hampshire late Saturday and Sunday, with is a good 10 degrees below average.
Highs will drop to around 80 in the New York area Sunday and Monday, coming after spending two days in the 90s sweating under heat alerts. | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/i-95-corridor-severe-weather-threat-saturday | 2023-07-29T15:44:47 | 1 | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/i-95-corridor-severe-weather-threat-saturday |
BALTIMORE, Md, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lupin) is voluntarily recalling two (2) lots of Tydemy (Drospirenone, Ethinyl Estradiol and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets 3mg/0.03mg/0.451 mg and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets 0.451 mg) to the patient (consumer/user) level due to out of specification (OOS) test results at the 12-month stability time point. Specifically, one lot (L200183) tested low for ascorbic acid (an inactive ingredient) and high for a known impurity.
To date, Lupin has received no reports of adverse events related to either recalled lots. Regardless, Lupin is recalling two lots because if there were a significant reduction in the amount of inactive content (ascorbic acid), this could potentially impact the effectiveness of the product which could potentially result in unexpected pregnancy.
Tydemy is estrogen/progestin oral contraceptive (COC) indicated for use by women to prevent pregnancy and to raise folate levels in women who choose to use an oral contraceptive for contraception. Tydemy is packaged in 28's blister. One such blister was then packed in a pouch along with one printed sleeve, one pack insert (with day label) and one oxygen absorber (Stabilox) sachet. The three pouches were packed in one carton.
The lots were distributed nationwide in the US to wholesalers, drug chains, mail order pharmacies and supermarkets. The recalled lots are included in the table below:
Lupin is notifying its wholesalers, distributors, drug chains, mail order pharmacies and supermarkets by phone and through recall notification and is arranging for the return of all the recalled product lots.
Patients taking, Tydemy are advised to continue taking their medication and immediately contact their pharmacist, physician, or medical provider for advice regarding an alternative treatment.
Wholesalers, distributors and retailers that have Tydemy that is being recalled should discontinue distribution of the recalled product lots immediately.
Consumers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers with questions regarding this recall should contact Inmar Rx Solutions, Inc. at (866) 480-8206 Monday – Friday 09:00 am to 05:00 pm EST. For reimbursement, please have the recalled lots returned to Inmar Rx Solutions, Inc.; the lot number can be found on the side of the carton. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
- Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
- Regular Mail or Fax: Download form www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178.
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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About Lupin Pharmaceuticals
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the U.S. based wholly-owned subsidiary of Lupin Limited and is the 3rd largest pharmaceutical company in the U.S. based on total prescriptions. Together, all Lupin-owned entities combine to make up the 8th largest generic pharmaceutical company in the world by revenue size. Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is dedicated to delivering high-quality medications across many treatment areas. Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s branded pharmaceuticals division, is the provider of products designed to help prevent and manage women's health conditions with serious health consequences.
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Severe weather threat increases for Kansas City as thunderstorms pummel Nebraska, Missouri
Already, nearly a dozen storm reports have shown wind gusts well over 60 mph Saturday morning in eastern Nebraska, including a 70 mph gust in Milligan and a 68 mph gust in Beatrice.
SUTTON, Neb. — A cluster of severe thunderstorms has brought fierce, damaging winds to eastern Nebraska Saturday morning and threatens to continue its wrath into western Missouri, including the Kansas City area.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has placed that area in a Level 3 on its 5-point severe weather risk scale.
(FOX Weather)
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Already, nearly a dozen storm reports have shown wind gusts well over 60 mph Saturday morning in eastern Nebraska, including a 70 mph gust in Milligan and a 68 mph gust in Beatrice.
The town of Sutton, Nebraska, declared a state of emergency Saturday morning, asking residents to stay off the roads, according to a Facebook post by city managers.
"Only emergency personnel and responders are allowed on the roadways at this time," the post read.
An earlier storm report into the National Weather Service said there was flash flooding in town and some wind damage that left some structures damaged.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 2 p.m. CT covering a swath of eastern Nebraska, northeastern Kansas, including Topeka, and northwestern Missouri, including Kansas City. Storms should reach the Kansas City area around midday.
(FOX Weather)
Thunderstorms will continue to bring potential gusts to 75 mph, and heavy rains with large hail also a possibility. | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/severe-weather-thunderstorms-nebraska-missouri | 2023-07-29T15:44:53 | 0 | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/severe-weather-thunderstorms-nebraska-missouri |
Alek Thomas Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:31 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Alek Thomas -- 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI in his most recent game -- will be in action for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Seattle Mariners, with Bryan Woo on the mound, on July 29 at 8:10 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-5) against the Cardinals.
Alek Thomas Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -167)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +675)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +160)
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Alek Thomas At The Plate
- Thomas has 12 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 10 walks while batting .232.
- Thomas has picked up a hit in 50.8% of his 63 games this season, with more than one hit in 20.6% of them.
- He has homered in 9.5% of his games in 2023, and 2.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Thomas has an RBI in 16 of 63 games this season, with multiple RBI in three of them.
- He has scored in 34.9% of his games this year (22 of 63), with two or more runs six times (9.5%).
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Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 9.2 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
- The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (3.87).
- Mariners pitchers combine to allow 115 home runs (1.1 per game), the 10th-fewest in baseball.
- Woo (1-3) takes the mound for the Mariners in his 10th start of the season. He has a 4.91 ERA in 44 2/3 innings pitched, with 54 strikeouts.
- His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In nine games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.91, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .235 against him.
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Tropical Disturbance likely to develop into a depression or storm next week
The long-range computer forecast models show a tropical Atlantic dominated by dust and dry air. If that works out, the tropics should stay calm well into August.
The Atlantic Tropical Disturbance is still plowing through a dense plume of Saharan dust in the central tropical Atlantic. The dry, dusty air is helping to keep the disturbance in a very disorganized state. It’s currently nothing more than a cluster of random thunderstorms with some signs of turning winds under them.
Once the disturbance clears the bulk of the dust next week, however, the atmospheric pattern is forecast to become conducive for development, and a more organized circulation should be able to form. The National Hurricane Center rates its chances of becoming at least a tropical depression as high.
If top winds ever reach 40 mph or higher in the circulation, it will be named Emily.
The disturbance is turning north through a break in the blocking high-pressure system that sprawls across the Atlantic in the summer – the so-called Bermuda High. Next week, a big dip in the jet stream off the East Coast of the U.S. will scoop up the system and send it into the cold North Atlantic. There is no threat to land.
The long-range computer forecast models show a tropical Atlantic dominated by dust and dry air. If that works out, the tropics should stay calm well into August.
Recall that last year, dust and dry air helped keep the tropics calm through August – a surprising development. But then, Mother Nature threw the big tropical switch, and one after the other systems developed. Every year is different, but it looks like August will at least begin in a similar way. | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tropical-disturbance-develop-depression-storm-next-week | 2023-07-29T15:44:59 | 0 | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/tropical-disturbance-develop-depression-storm-next-week |
Carson Kelly Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
After hitting .154 with in his past 10 games, Carson Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Seattle Mariners (who will hand the ball to Bryan Woo) at 8:10 PM ET on Saturday.
In his previous game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3) against the Cardinals.
Carson Kelly Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -133)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +775)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +200)
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Carson Kelly At The Plate
- Kelly is batting .167 with a double, a home run and two walks.
- Kelly has picked up a hit in eight of 22 games this season, with multiple hits three times.
- He has homered in one of 22 games, and in 1.4% of his plate appearances.
- Kelly has driven in a run in four games this year (18.2%), including one multiple-RBI game.
- He has scored in three of 22 games so far this year.
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Carson Kelly Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Mariners have a 3.87 team ERA that ranks eighth among all league pitching staffs.
- The Mariners surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- Woo gets the start for the Mariners, his 10th of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty went six innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 23-year-old has a 4.91 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .235 to opposing hitters.
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Christian Walker Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:29 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Christian Walker (.426 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 87 points above season-long percentage) and the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Seattle Mariners, whose starting pitcher will be Bryan Woo. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-5) against the Mariners.
Christian Walker Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +140)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
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Christian Walker At The Plate
- Walker is hitting .265 with 31 doubles, 22 home runs and 42 walks.
- Among qualifying batters in baseball, his batting average ranks 53rd, his on-base percentage ranks 54th, and he is ninth in the league in slugging.
- In 62 of 100 games this season (62.0%) Walker has had a hit, and in 29 of those games he had more than one (29.0%).
- In 20 games this season, he has gone deep (20.0%, and 5.1% of his trips to the dish).
- In 40 games this year (40.0%), Walker has picked up an RBI, and in 15 of those games (15.0%) he had two or more. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in eight contests.
- He has scored a run in 47 games this season, with multiple runs six times.
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Christian Walker Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in the league.
- The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
- The Mariners surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- Woo makes the start for the Mariners, his 10th of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he tossed six innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 23-year-old has put together a 4.91 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season, while giving up a batting average of .235 to his opponents.
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Corbin Carroll Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Corbin Carroll (.419 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 51 points above season-long percentage) and the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Seattle Mariners, whose starting pitcher will be Bryan Woo. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a one-hit showing in his last game (1-for-4) against the Mariners.
Corbin Carroll Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -227)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +375)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +135)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -115)
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Corbin Carroll At The Plate
- Carroll has 103 hits, which is best among Arizona hitters this season, while batting .290 with 47 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualified batters in MLB play, he ranks 13th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging.
- Carroll has picked up a hit in 67 of 97 games this season, with multiple hits 28 times.
- He has gone deep in 20.6% of his games this year, and 5.2% of his chances at the plate.
- Carroll has driven home a run in 38 games this season (39.2%), including more than one RBI in 15.5% of his games and producing three or more of his team's runs on two occasions..
- He has scored in 51 of 97 games this year, and more than once 20 times.
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Corbin Carroll Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in the league with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Mariners' 3.87 team ERA ranks eighth across all league pitching staffs.
- Mariners pitchers combine to surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- The Mariners will send Woo (1-3) to the mound for his 10th start of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and 54 strikeouts through 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty threw six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- In nine games this season, the 23-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.91, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .235 against him.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon.
Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That’s because it will be closer than usual, just 222,159 miles away, thus the supermoon label.
The moon will be even closer the night of Wednesday, Aug. 30 — a scant 222,043 miles distant. Because it’s the second full moon in the same month, it will be what's called a blue moon.
“Warm summer nights are the ideal time to watch the full moon rise in the eastern sky within minutes of sunset. And it happens twice in August,” said retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak, dubbed Mr. Eclipse for his eclipse-chasing expertise.
PHOTOS: Throwback to July 2022 supermoon
The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project.
Masi will provide a live webcast of Tuesday evening’s supermoon, as it rises over the Coliseum in Rome.
“My plans are to capture the beauty of this ... hopefully bringing the emotion of the show to our viewers,” Masi said in an email.
“The supermoon offers us a great opportunity to look up and discover the sky,” he added.
This year’s first supermoon was in July. The fourth and last will be in September. The two in August will be closer than either of those.
Provided clear skies, binoculars or backyard telescopes can enhance the experience, Espenak said, revealing such features as lunar maria — the dark plains formed by ancient volcanic lava flows — and rays emanating from lunar craters.
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Emmanuel Rivera Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:31 AM MST|Updated: 43 minutes ago
On Saturday, Emmanuel Rivera (.400 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 70 points above season-long percentage) and the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Seattle Mariners, whose starting pitcher will be Bryan Woo. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
In his last game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-4) against the Mariners.
Emmanuel Rivera Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +675)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +170)
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Emmanuel Rivera At The Plate
- Rivera is hitting .289 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 13 walks.
- Rivera is batting .333 with one homer during his last outings and is on a four-game hitting streak.
- Rivera has gotten at least one hit in 61.4% of his games this season (35 of 57), with at least two hits 17 times (29.8%).
- He has gone deep in 7.0% of his games this season, and 1.9% of his plate appearances.
- In 31.6% of his games this year, Rivera has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 7.0% and driven in three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored in 43.9% of his games this year, with more than one run scored in 10.5%.
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Emmanuel Rivera Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Mariners have a 3.87 team ERA that ranks eighth among all league pitching staffs.
- Mariners pitchers combine to surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- Woo (1-3) takes the mound for the Mariners in his 10th start of the season. He's put together a 4.91 ERA in 44 2/3 innings pitched, with 54 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Sunday, the right-hander went six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- In nine games this season, the 23-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.91, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .235 against him.
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Geraldo Perdomo Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Geraldo Perdomo -- batting .364 in his past 10 games -- will be in action for the Arizona Diamondbacks versus the Seattle Mariners, with Bryan Woo on the mound, on July 29 at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-5) against the Mariners.
Geraldo Perdomo Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +825)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +270)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -111)
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Geraldo Perdomo At The Plate
- Perdomo is hitting .280 with 16 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 44 walks.
- In 56.0% of his 84 games this season, Perdomo has picked up at least one hit. He's also had 23 multi-hit games.
- He has hit a home run in five games this year (6.0%), homering in 1.6% of his chances at the plate.
- Perdomo has an RBI in 25 of 84 games this season, with multiple RBI in eight of them. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- He has scored in 45.2% of his games this year, with two or more runs scored in 8.3%.
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Geraldo Perdomo Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
- Mariners pitchers combine to allow 115 home runs (1.1 per game), the 10th-fewest in baseball.
- Woo (1-3) takes the mound for the Mariners in his 10th start of the season. He has a 4.91 ERA in 44 2/3 innings pitched, with 54 strikeouts.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he tossed six innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.91, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .235 batting average against him.
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Jake McCarthy Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Jake McCarthy (hitting .344 in his past 10 games) and the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Seattle Mariners, whose starting pitcher will be Bryan Woo. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
In his most recent game, he went 1-for-3 against the Mariners.
Jake McCarthy Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +900)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +225)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
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Jake McCarthy At The Plate
- McCarthy is hitting .260 with six doubles, five triples, two home runs and 22 walks.
- In 57.1% of his 70 games this season, McCarthy has picked up at least one hit. He's also had 16 multi-hit games.
- In 70 games played this year, he has hit a homer in just two of them.
- McCarthy has driven in a run in 12 games this year (17.1%), including two games with multiple runs batted in.
- In 28 of 70 games this season, he has scored, and three of those games included multiple runs.
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Jake McCarthy Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in the league.
- The Mariners have a 3.87 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mariners give up the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- The Mariners will send Woo (1-3) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and 54 strikeouts through 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty went six innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing four hits.
- In nine games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.91, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .235 against him.
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Ketel Marte Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Ketel Marte -- with a slugging percentage of .738 in his past 10 games, including two home runs -- will be in action for the Arizona Diamondbacks versus the Seattle Mariners, with Bryan Woo on the hill, on July 29 at 8:10 PM ET.
In his most recent appearance, he racked up three hits (going 3-for-4) against the Mariners.
Ketel Marte Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +375)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +150)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -120)
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Ketel Marte At The Plate
- Marte leads Arizona with an OBP of .375, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .517.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB, his batting average ranks 12th, his on-base percentage ranks 14th, and he is 12th in the league in slugging.
- Marte has recorded a hit in 73 of 96 games this year (76.0%), including 29 multi-hit games (30.2%).
- In 16.7% of his games this season, he has hit a home run, and 4% of his trips to the plate.
- Marte has driven in a run in 33 games this year (34.4%), including 15 games with more than one RBI (15.6%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in six contests.
- He has scored at least once 51 times this season (53.1%), including 16 games with multiple runs (16.7%).
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Ketel Marte Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Mariners' 3.87 team ERA ranks eighth across all league pitching staffs.
- Mariners pitchers combine to allow 115 home runs (1.1 per game), the 10th-fewest in baseball.
- The Mariners are sending Woo (1-3) out for his 10th start of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw six innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.91, with 11 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .235 batting average against him.
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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mariners - July 29
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 7:30 AM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (.051 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 244 points below season-long percentage) and the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Seattle Mariners, whose starting pitcher will be Bryan Woo. First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-4) against the Mariners.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Bryan Woo
- TV Channel: ARID
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +700)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +170)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +150)
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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. At The Plate
- Gurriel is hitting .246 with 22 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 21 walks.
- Gurriel has had a hit in 58 of 92 games this season (63.0%), including multiple hits 21 times (22.8%).
- He has homered in 15.2% of his games in 2023, and 3.9% of his trips to the plate.
- Gurriel has driven home a run in 33 games this year (35.9%), including more than one RBI in 15.2% of his games and producing three or more of his team's runs on six occasions..
- In 33.7% of his games this year (31 of 92), he has scored, and in seven of those games (7.6%) he has scored more than once.
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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners pitching staff is eighth in the league with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Mariners have the eighth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
- The Mariners allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 1.1 per game).
- Woo makes the start for the Mariners, his 10th of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty went six innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In nine games this season, the 23-year-old has a 4.91 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .235 to opposing hitters.
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Marlins vs. Tigers Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 29
Saturday's contest between the Miami Marlins (56-48) and Detroit Tigers (46-58) matching up at LoanDepot park has a projected final score of 6-5 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of the Marlins, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will start at 4:10 PM ET on July 29.
The Marlins will give the ball to Johnny Cueto (0-1, 4.50 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 1 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Beau Brieske.
Marlins vs. Tigers Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:10 PM ET
- Where: LoanDepot park in Miami, Florida
- How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Marlins vs. Tigers Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Marlins 6, Tigers 5.
Total Prediction for Marlins vs. Tigers
- Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
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Marlins Performance Insights
- The Marlins have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Miami and its opponents are 5-5-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
- Bookmakers have not set a spread for any of the Marlins' last 10 games.
- The Marlins have won 31, or 66%, of the 47 games they've played as favorites this season.
- Miami has entered 25 games this season favored by -155 or more and is 21-4 in those contests.
- The Marlins have a 60.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Miami is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 26th with just 428 total runs (4.1 per game) this season.
- The Marlins have a 4.11 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Performance Insights
- The Tigers have played as the underdog in six of their past 10 games and have gone 1-5 in those contests.
- When it comes to the total, Detroit and its foes are 4-5-1 in its previous 10 contests.
- The Tigers' previous 10 contests have not had a runline posted by bookmakers.
- The Tigers have been victorious in 33, or 39.8%, of the 83 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Detroit has come away with a win 22 times in 48 chances when named as an underdog of at least +130 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Detroit is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.9 runs per game (406 total).
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.53 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
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TOKYO — Toshihiro Mutsuda was only 5 years old when he last saw his father, who was drafted by Japan's Imperial Army in 1943 and killed in action. For him, his father was a bespectacled man in an old family photo standing by a signed good-luck flag that he carried to war.
On Saturday, when the flag was returned to him from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years, Mutsuda, now 83, said: "It's a miracle."
The flag, known as "Yosegaki Hinomaru," or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck. It was given to him before he was drafted by the Army. His family was later told he died in Saipan, but his remains were never returned.
The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the family earlier this year, said the museum director Steve Banta, who brought the flag to Tokyo.
Banta said he learned the story behind the flag earlier this year when he was contacted by the Obon Society, a nonprofit organization that has returned about 500 similar flags as non-biological remains, to the descendants of Japanese servicemembers killed in the war.
The search for the flag's original owner started in April when a museum visitor took a photo and asked an expert about the description that it had belonged to a "kamikaze" suicide pilot. When Shigeyoshi Mutsuda's grandson saw the photo, he sought help from the Obon Society, group co-founder Keiko Ziak said.
"When we learned all of this, and that the family would like to have the flag, we knew immediately that the flag did not belong to us," Banta said at the handover ceremony. "We knew that the right thing to do would be to send the flag home, to be in Japan and to the family."
The soldier's eldest son, Toshihiro Mutsuda, was speechless for a few seconds when Banta, wearing white gloves, gently placed the neatly folded flag into his hands. Two of his younger siblings, both in their 80s, stood by and looked on silently. The three children, all wearing cotton gloves so they wouldn't damage the decades-old flag, carefully unfolded it to show to the audience.
The soldier's daughter, Misako Matsukuchi, touched the flag with both hands and prayed. "After nearly 80 years, the spirit of our father returned to us. I hope he can finally rest in peace," Matsukuchi said later.
Toshihiro Mutsuda said his memory of his father was foggy. However, he clearly remembers his mother, Masae Mutsuda, who died five years ago at age 102, used to make the long-distance bus trip almost every year from the farming town in Gifu, central Japan, to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, where the 2.5 million war dead are enshrined, to pay tribute to her husband's spirit.
The shrine is controversial, as it includes convicted war criminals among those commemorated. Victims of Japanese aggression during the first half of the 20th century, especially China and the Koreas, see Yasukuni as a symbol of Japanese militarism. However, for the Mutsuda family, it's a place to remember the loss of a father and husband.
"It's like an old love story across the ages coming together ... It doesn't matter where," Banta said, referring to the Yasukuni controversy. "The important thing is this flag goes to the family."
That's why Toshihiro Mutsuda and his siblings chose to receive the flag at Yasukuni and brought the framed photos of their parents.
"My mother missed him and wanted to see him so much and that's why she used to pray here," Toshihiro Mutsuda said. "Today her wish finally came true, and she was able to be reunited."
Keeping the flag on his lap, he said, "I feel the weight of the flag."
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How to Watch the Marlins vs. Tigers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers hit the field on Saturday at LoanDepot park against Johnny Cueto, who is projected to start for the Miami Marlins. First pitch will be at 4:10 PM ET.
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Marlins vs. Tigers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 4:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Venue: LoanDepot park
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Marlins Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Marlins have hit 93 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB play.
- Miami's .398 slugging percentage is 20th in baseball.
- The Marlins have the fourth-best batting average in the league (.264).
- Miami scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (428 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Marlins' .320 on-base percentage is 13th in MLB.
- The Marlins strike out eight times per game to rank seventh in the majors.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Miami's pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
- Miami has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.11).
- The Marlins average MLB's 12th-ranked WHIP (1.267).
Tigers Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Tigers have hit just 96 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
- Detroit is 29th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .365 this season.
- The Tigers rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .231.
- Detroit has scored 406 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Tigers have an OBP of just .299 this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Tigers rank 18th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.
- Detroit averages the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
- Detroit has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.53) in the majors this season.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.253 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
Marlins Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Marlins will look to Cueto (0-1) in his third start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed six innings, allowing one earned run while giving up two hits.
Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher
- Beau Brieske has been named the starter for the Tigers and will make his first start this season.
- The 25-year-old righty will start for the first time this campaign after pitching in relief five times.
Marlins Schedule
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Germany vs. Colombia: Women’s World Cup Group H Odds, Stats and Live Stream - July 30
In the second round of Group H matches at the 2023 Women's World Cup, Germany (coming off a 6-0 win over Morocco) plays Colombia (off a 2-0 win against South Korea) at 5:30 AM ET on Sunday, July 30.
Germany is -431 to win this group-stage game, Colombia is +1067, and the draw is +504. This match has an over/under of 2.5 goals. The under is currently +104, and the over is -138.
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Germany vs. Colombia Game Info
- Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023
- Time: 5:30 AM ET
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Venue: Sydney Football Stadium
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Total: 2.5
- Germany Moneyline: -431
- Colombia Moneyline: +1067
Germany vs. Colombia World Cup Betting Insights
- These two teams score a combined eight goals per game, 5.5 more than this match's total.
- These two teams allow a combined zero goals per game, 2.5 fewer than this match's over/under.
- Germany has been listed as a moneyline favorite only one other time so far this tournament, and won.
- Germany has played as a moneyline favorite of -431 or shorter in only one game this tournament, which they won.
- Colombia won the only game it has played as an underdog this tournament.
- Colombia has not been a bigger underdog this tournament than the +1067 moneyline set for this game.
Germany World Cup Stats
Colombia World Cup Stats
- In one Women's World Cup match for Colombia, Catalina Usme has tallied one goal (10th in Women's World Cup play).
- Linda Caicedo has scored one goal for Colombia in Women's World Cup.
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Germany vs. Colombia Recent Performance
- So far this year, Germany is 3-1-2 versus fellow 2023 Women's World Cup participants, with a goal differential of +6. In 2022, it was 6-1-4 in such matches (+11 goal differential).
- Germany took on Morocco in its last match and earned a win by a final score of 6-0. The victorious Germany side took 15 shots, outshooting by 10.
- Popp scored two of her club's goals to lead the team against .
- So far this year, Colombia is 3-2-2 versus fellow 2023 Women's World Cup teams, with a goal differential of +1. In 2022, it was 5-2-3 in such matches (0 goal differential).
- Colombia claimed a 2-0 victory versus South Korea on July 24 in its last match. Colombia outshot South Korea 15 to four.
- Caicedo and Usme each registered a goal for Colombia.
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World War II veteran celebrating 103rd birthday credits red wine for his longevity
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A World War II veteran and Wisconsin resident celebrated turning 103 years old this week.
Sal Perce was joined by the Lakeside Fire Department and several others to celebrate his birthday on Thursday.
Perce received WMTV’s Making a Difference Award in 2019 thanks to his volunteer work at a hospital at 101 years old.
“I like finding people I can talk to while helping them with whatever it is,” he said. “I find it refreshing. I’ll stay around an extra hour too as it doesn’t matter to me. I enjoy being there.”
Perce also served in the U.S. Army for nearly four years during World Warr II. He said people who see him volunteer are impressed by what he is doing at his age.
“There’s always something you can do,” he said. “You’re never too old.”
Perce said his three secrets to a long life are doctors, pharmacists and a glass of red wine every night.
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Marlins vs. Tigers Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 29
Saturday's contest between the Miami Marlins (56-48) and Detroit Tigers (46-58) matching up at LoanDepot park has a projected final score of 6-5 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of the Marlins, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will start at 4:10 PM ET on July 29.
The Marlins will give the ball to Johnny Cueto (0-1, 4.50 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 1 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Beau Brieske.
Marlins vs. Tigers Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:10 PM ET
- Where: LoanDepot park in Miami, Florida
- How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
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Marlins vs. Tigers Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Marlins 6, Tigers 5.
Total Prediction for Marlins vs. Tigers
- Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
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Marlins Performance Insights
- The Marlins have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Miami and its opponents are 5-5-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
- Bookmakers have not set a spread for any of the Marlins' last 10 games.
- The Marlins have won 31, or 66%, of the 47 games they've played as favorites this season.
- Miami has entered 25 games this season favored by -155 or more and is 21-4 in those contests.
- The Marlins have a 60.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Miami is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 26th with just 428 total runs (4.1 per game) this season.
- The Marlins have a 4.11 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Performance Insights
- The Tigers have played as the underdog in six of their past 10 games and have gone 1-5 in those contests.
- When it comes to the total, Detroit and its foes are 4-5-1 in its previous 10 contests.
- The Tigers' previous 10 contests have not had a runline posted by bookmakers.
- The Tigers have been victorious in 33, or 39.8%, of the 83 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Detroit has come away with a win 22 times in 48 chances when named as an underdog of at least +130 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Detroit is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.9 runs per game (406 total).
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.53 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) – Meet Sarah Sukumaran, the founder of a Queens-based brand Lilith NYC, which is dedicated to providing quality and luxury footwear to women.
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(CNN) — Men are nearly three times more likely than women to die from alcohol use in the United States, but a new report shows that gap has narrowed as the risk for women has grown, especially in recent years.
For men, the rate of alcohol-related deaths has been on the rise since 2009, with particularly sharp increases each year since 2018. But the upward trend for women started at least a decade earlier and has been rising faster, on average, each year since.
From 2018 to 2020, the alcohol-related death rate among men increased by an average of 12.5% each year. But for women, rates surged by an average of nearly 15% each year in that same time period.
For this study, which published Friday in JAMA Network Open, researchers analyzed data from a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database that tracks underlying causes of death. Alcohol-related deaths included alcohol-related poisoning, liver disease, gastritis, and others; they did not include unintentional injuries, homicides or others that may have been indirectly or partially related to alcohol use.
Overall, the study found that alcohol-related deaths have been increasing among both men and women across all age groups. But the gap between men and women has narrowed most among seniors age 65 and older.
This shift doesn’t necessarily mean that senior women are drinking more, the researchers say. Instead, it could point to “the larger burden of accumulating harms of chronic alcohol use among female individuals.”
A few biological differences make women more susceptible to the effects of alcohol, according to the researchers. For example, women tend to have lower levels of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, which can lead to prolonged exposure and greater organ damage over time.
Stress is also a key factor for alcohol misuse among men and women, and a narrowing gap in alcohol use could reflect an increase in stress and stress-related disorders among women in recent years, the researchers wrote.
“There’s an interaction with mental health that has been more exposed during the pandemic,” George F. Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, told CNN last year. “Women are twice as likely as men to experience anxiety and depression, and the stresses of the pandemic likely hit extra hard.”
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved treatments for alcohol use disorder, but they have largely been tested in men.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — As New Yorkers are battling the heat, many have been heading to the beach to cool down, but an unfortunate outcome has been multiple drownings in the past two days.
A 19-year-old boy who went missing in the water at Jacob Riis Park Beach on Friday night has been found dead, officials said.
First responders searched for a 19-year-old who went missing after going into the ocean at Jacob Riis Park Beach around 7:45 p.m., officials said. Witnesses say lifeguards called everyone out of the water, but many defied those orders.
“They called everybody out the water, and everybody came out. Once they left off, everyone ran back in. They didn’t want to finish their time in the ocean because the lifeguards went off duty. So they went back in and that’s when things got bad,” according to witnesses.
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The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon.
Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That’s because it will be closer than usual, just 222,159 miles away, thus the supermoon label.
The moon will be even closer the night of Aug. 30 — a scant 222,043 miles distant. Because it’s the second full moon in the same month, it will be what’s called a blue moon.
“Warm summer nights are the ideal time to watch the full moon rise in the eastern sky within minutes of sunset. And it happens twice in August,” said retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak, dubbed Mr. Eclipse for his eclipse-chasing expertise.
The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project.
Masi will provide a live webcast of Tuesday evening’s supermoon, as it rises over the Coliseum in Rome.
“My plans are to capture the beauty of this ... hopefully bringing the emotion of the show to our viewers,” Masi said in an email.
“The supermoon offers us a great opportunity to look up and discover the sky,” he added.
This year’s first supermoon was in July. The fourth and last will be in September. The two in August will be closer than either of those.
Provided clear skies, binoculars or backyard telescopes can enhance the experience, Espenak said, revealing such features as lunar maria — the dark plains formed by ancient volcanic lava flows — and rays emanating from lunar craters.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the August full moon is traditionally known as the sturgeon moon. That’s because of the abundance of that fish in the Great Lakes in August, hundreds of years ago.
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The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion Friday night, only the fifth time in the history of the game that the grand prize has reached into the billions.
No one managed to beat the massive odds and match all six numbers for Friday’s estimated $940 million jackpot. The numbers drawn were: 5, 10, 28, 52, 63 and the gold ball 18.
There have been 29 straight draws without a Mega Millions jackpot winner since the last grand prize ticket on April 18.
The $1.05 billion prize up for grabs in the next drawing Tuesday night would be for a sole winner choosing to be paid through an annuity, with annual payments over 30 years. Jackpot winners almost always opt for a lump sum payment, which for Tuesday’s drawing would be an estimated $527.9 million.
The potential jackpot is the fourth-largest in the game and the fifth over $1 billion, Mega Millions said in a statement early Saturday.
Although there were no jackpot winners, one ticket in Pennsylvania was worth $5 million and another in the state connected for $1 million. There also were $1 million winners in Arizona, California and New York, Mega Millions said.
It has been less than two weeks since someone in Los Angeles won a $1.08 billion Powerball prize that ranked as the sixth-largest in U.S. history. The winner of the prize is still a mystery.
Lottery jackpots grow so large because the odds of winning are so small. For Mega Millions, the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 302.6 million.
Winners also would be subject to federal taxes, and many states also tax lottery winnings.
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (WFLA) — Citrus County deputies issued a silver alert for a missing man who was last seen Friday night.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said George Stephenson, 64, was last spotted leaving his home on near Northeast Second Street and Three Sisters Trail in Crystal River at about 10 p.m.
Stephenson was said to be traveling on foot.
The 64-year-old is described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall and having gray hair and blue eyes. Deputies said they did not know what he was wearing, but said he might have black tennis shoes with a gray stripe on them.
The CCSO Aviation unit and K9 units are being used to look for Stephenson. If you know where he is, call the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office at 352-249-2790. | https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-citrus-county-man-2/ | 2023-07-29T15:47:26 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-citrus-county-man-2/ |
Reader letters: Memories of the Roxy and the debate over ‘Sound of Freedom’
Regarding “50 Years at the Roxy,” July 23: I was one of the lucky ones who was there opening night for Neil Young, with Graham Nash subbing for Grin. (“Nils can’t sing”). It wasn’t until years later that I understood whom he was referring to and that he was ill. Thank goodness I was able to see Nils Lofgren and his trampoline-defying performance on the same stage a few years later. Reading the article brought back many, many memories of the incredible shows I saw there over the years, several of which were mentioned in the article. It also brought me to my scrapbook filled with the really cool ads that used to promote concerts and were themselves worthy of mention.
David Rosen
Solana Beach, Calif.
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One of the unlikeliest bookings at the Roxy was Bobby Short, who took the stage commenting, “Would you believe Bobby Short in jeans at the Roxy?”
Les Traub
Beverly Hills
Cherry-picking moments to be outraged
Regarding Lorraine Ali’s “How Summer Blockbuster ‘Sound of Freedom’ Became a Battlefield in the Culture War,” July 21:
Can you oppose child-trafficking but also oppose asylum and the protection of child migrants in general? Sure you can, in today’s polarized society.
Fans of the sleeper hit “Sound of Freedom” are cherry-picking their outrage over child trafficking, tethering it to QAnon conspiracies and partisan politics but ignoring how migration policy can, albeit with many flaws, provide children and others their day in immigration court.
Just read the comments section of any article or post about the film. Virtue-signaling fans of star Jim Caviezel trade in anti-immigrant rhetoric and support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shipping unsuspecting migrants to “woke” destinations. Abbott has set floating barriers in the river border with Mexico, and DeSantis recently signed a sweeping anti-immigrant law in his state. Where’s the outrage?
If you are supporting these laws, you are not against child trafficking. You are merely cherry-picking one aspect of a real issue and tying it to conspiracies and partisan policies that will undermine the protection of children.
David Hernandez
Northampton, Mass.
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“The Sound of Freedom” might be thought of as the new QAnon action movie. Everyone I know who has seen it emerges from the theater in a state of extreme distress and anger — anger springing from the movie’s assertion that 2 million children a year have gone “missing,” kidnapped and forced into sex work. But no one knows how many children fall victim to child sex trafficking. It is all a guess. Obviously, if it happens to one child, that is one too many, but we don’t need QAnon’s disturbing obsession with child sex abuse to muddy the water. Let’s direct this newfound concern for the world’s children into actually helping real children, beginning with those facing poverty and starvation.
JJ Flowers
Dana Point
Comic-Con was just fine
Despite the gloomy picture painted in Tracy Brown and Jevon Phillips’ article (“The Show Must Go On”), San Diego Comic-Con 2023 was a huge success. In fact, I’d wager a majority of the attendees (like me and my friends) thought this might be the best Comic-Con experience in perhaps 20 years.
Hollywood’s presence really affects only the devoted denizens of Hall H, which holds about 6,000 seats. The rest of the attendees had the convention center to themselves — to cosplay, to attend informative panels and screenings, to preview hundreds of toys and games and to collect and celebrate physical comic books.
I’ve been attending comic cons in New York (since 1968) and San Diego (since 1977). A lot of us were invigorated by this year’s event and would welcome future conventions just like this one.
Jerry Beck
Glendale
Sparks’ moment to shine
Big miss on you for not covering the triumphant Hollywood Bowl concert by L.A. brothers Sparks. After a 50-year career that has influenced dozens of bands, Sparks achieved this milestone. In their 70s, Ron and Russell Mael are more potent and vital than ever and have released the album “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte.” Come on, L.A. Times.
Peter Knego
Oceanside
Our own Ernie Kovacs
I enjoyed reading Robert Lloyd’s piece on the legacy of film and television pioneer Ernie Kovacs (“Ernie Kovacs Was TV’s Original Madcap Genius. A New Book Tells Why His Influence and Legacy Matter,” July 20). But I think another pioneer who also twisted the TV control dials is worth mentioning: Jim Hawthorne. Steve Allen called him “the West Coast Ernie Kovacs” because Hawthorne was doing similar things as Kovacs on Los Angeles TV and radio as early as 1949.
Hawthorne’s madcap radio antics included playing records backward and sped up, while he and his imaginary recorded friend, Skippy, would comment about the music.
Hawthorne took his act to television, on Channel 13. Clips of that late-night live-audience program show a man who used the camera as a character named Eggbert, who would react to whatever stunt Hawthorne acted out on his junk-cluttered set. He would converse with Eggbert, and the camera would either tilt up and down in agreement or pan left and right in disapproval.
During the 1950s and early ’60s Hawthorne gave weather casts on Los Angeles TV stations while continuing a busy career on radio. He, like Kovacs, stretched the boundaries of early television, and in doing so, was a local legend.
Mitch Waldow
Broadcast archivist and retired journalist (KTTV, KCOP, KFWB and others)
A moving tribute to Tony Bennett
An absolutely enlightening and moving story of the legendary performer Tony Bennett (“Across Generations, the Irrepressible Joy of Tony Bennett Could Never Be Unplugged,” Mikael Wood, July 21). It was pointed out how he managed to transcend so many generations of different, evolving musical tastes. I would say it was not only his superb delivery and interpretation of American standards but also the quality of those songs themselves.
Unfortunately, much of today’s synthesized, monotonous, cookie-cutter and somewhat vapid music will be lucky to last a year, maybe 10, but certainly not 60 years or more, as is the case with Bennett’s repertoire.
It was a bittersweet tribute in the fact that all the great crooners (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole) are no longer with us. Fortunately, Bennett’s voice will live on for eternity.
Rick Solomon
Lake Balboa
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Somewhere high on a hill halfway to the stars, above the blue and windy sea, a man sits in the morning fog. He calls to me.
Rest in peace, Tony Bennett. The golden sun will shine for you.
Larry Hersh
Huntington Beach
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African Union gives 15-day ultimatum to Niger junta to end regime but soldiers seek continuity
BY SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU
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NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The African Union has asked the junta that overthrew the democratically elected government of Niger to return to barracks within 15 days just as the soldiers, facing growing international pressure, met with senior civil servants to discuss how to run the West African country. “The message given was not to stop the processes underway, to keep on with things,” said Brig. Gen. Mohamed Toumba, one of the coup plotters. Normalcy appears to have returned to the streets of the Nigerien capital Niamey on Saturday. Analysts fear a successful coup in Niger and the sanctions in the aftermath could cause more hardship for millions of poor and hungry people in West Africa. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/african-union-gives-15-day-ultimatum-to-niger-junta-to-end-regime-but-soldiers-seek-continuity/ | 2023-07-29T15:47:26 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/african-union-gives-15-day-ultimatum-to-niger-junta-to-end-regime-but-soldiers-seek-continuity/ |
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It’s a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII, as flag he carried returns from US
By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) — Toshihiro Mutsuda was only 5 years old when he last saw his father, who was drafted by Japan’s Imperial Army in 1943 and killed in action. For him, his father was a bespectacled man in an old family photo standing by a signed good-luck flag that he carried to war.
On Saturday, when the flag was returned to him from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years, Mutsuda, now 83, said: “It’s a miracle.”
The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier’s name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck. It was given to him before he was drafted by the Army. His family was later told he died in Saipan, but his remains were never returned.
The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the family earlier this year, said the museum director Steve Banta, who brought the flag to Tokyo.
Banta said he learned the story behind the flag earlier this year when he was contacted by the Obon Society, a nonprofit organization that has returned about 500 similar flags as non-biological remains, to the descendants of Japanese servicemembers killed in the war.
The search for the flag’s original owner started in April when a museum visitor took a photo and asked an expert about the description that it had belonged to a “kamikaze” suicide pilot. When Shigeyoshi Mutsuda’s grandson saw the photo, he sought help from the Obon Society, group co-founder Keiko Ziak said.
“When we learned all of this, and that the family would like to have the flag, we knew immediately that the flag did not belong to us,” Banta said at the handover ceremony. “We knew that the right thing to do would be to send the flag home, to be in Japan and to the family.”
The soldier’s eldest son, Toshihiro Mutsuda, was speechless for a few seconds when Banta, wearing white gloves, gently placed the neatly folded flag into his hands. Two of his younger siblings, both in their 80s, stood by and looked on silently. The three children, all wearing cotton gloves so they wouldn’t damage the decades-old flag, carefully unfolded it to show to the audience.
The soldier’s daughter, Misako Matsukuchi, touched the flag with both hands and prayed. “After nearly 80 years, the spirit of our father returned to us. I hope he can finally rest in peace,” Matsukuchi said later.
Toshihiro Mutsuda said his memory of his father was foggy. However, he clearly remembers his mother, Masae Mutsuda, who died five years ago at age 102, used to make the long-distance bus trip almost every year from the farming town in Gifu, central Japan, to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, where the 2.5 million war dead are enshrined, to pay tribute to her husband’s spirit.
The shrine is controversial, as it includes convicted war criminals among those commemorated. Victims of Japanese aggression during the first half of the 20th century, especially China and the Koreas, see Yasukuni as a symbol of Japanese militarism. However, for the Mutsuda family, it’s a place to remember the loss of a father and husband.
“It’s like an old love story across the ages coming together … It doesn’t matter where,” Banta said, referring to the Yasukuni controversy. “The important thing is this flag goes to the family.”
That’s why Toshihiro Mutsuda and his siblings chose to receive the flag at Yasukuni and brought the framed photos of their parents.
“My mother missed him and wanted to see him so much and that’s why she used to pray here,” Toshihiro Mutsuda said. “Today her wish finally came true, and she was able to be reunited.”
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World War II veteran celebrating 103rd birthday credits red wine for his longevity
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A World War II veteran and Wisconsin resident celebrated turning 103 years old this week.
Sal Perce was joined by the Lakeside Fire Department and several others to celebrate his birthday on Thursday.
Perce received WMTV’s Making a Difference Award in 2019 thanks to his volunteer work at a hospital at 101 years old.
“I like finding people I can talk to while helping them with whatever it is,” he said. “I find it refreshing. I’ll stay around an extra hour too as it doesn’t matter to me. I enjoy being there.”
Perce also served in the U.S. Army for nearly four years during World Warr II. He said people who see him volunteer are impressed by what he is doing at his age.
“There’s always something you can do,” he said. “You’re never too old.”
Perce said his three secrets to a long life are doctors, pharmacists and a glass of red wine every night.
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Port workers in Canada’s British Columbia reject contract offer leaving ports hamstrung by dispute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Port workers in the province of British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer meant to end a labor dispute that stopped goods moving in and out of harbors, including at Canada’s busiest port in Vancouver. International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada President Rob Ashton said late Friday that workers are now calling on their employers to “come to the table” and negotiate directly, instead of doing so through the BC Maritime Employers Association. The rejection raises the prospect of back-to-work legislation to end the uncertainty at more than 30 port terminals and other sites. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/port-workers-in-canadas-british-columbia-reject-contract-offer-leaving-ports-hamstrung-by-dispute/ | 2023-07-29T15:47:39 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/port-workers-in-canadas-british-columbia-reject-contract-offer-leaving-ports-hamstrung-by-dispute/ |
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Russian investigators call children as witnesses against their mother accused of discrediting army
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A 9-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother have been called as witnesses in a criminal case against their mother who is accused of “discrediting” the Russian army. Lidia Prudovskaya and her two children were summoned by investigators in the northern Russian region of Arkhangelsk to give testimony in the case, Russian news outlet Sota reported. Prudovskaya previously faced similar charges after sharing anti-war posts on social media platform in September 2022. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/russian-investigators-call-children-as-witnesses-against-their-mother-accused-of-discrediting-army/ | 2023-07-29T15:47:45 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/russian-investigators-call-children-as-witnesses-against-their-mother-accused-of-discrediting-army/ |
Marlins vs. Tigers Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 29
Saturday's contest between the Miami Marlins (56-48) and Detroit Tigers (46-58) matching up at LoanDepot park has a projected final score of 6-5 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of the Marlins, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will start at 4:10 PM ET on July 29.
The Marlins will give the ball to Johnny Cueto (0-1, 4.50 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 1 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Beau Brieske.
Marlins vs. Tigers Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:10 PM ET
- Where: LoanDepot park in Miami, Florida
- How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Marlins vs. Tigers Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Marlins 6, Tigers 5.
Total Prediction for Marlins vs. Tigers
- Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
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Marlins Performance Insights
- The Marlins have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Miami and its opponents are 5-5-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
- Bookmakers have not set a spread for any of the Marlins' last 10 games.
- The Marlins have won 31, or 66%, of the 47 games they've played as favorites this season.
- Miami has entered 25 games this season favored by -155 or more and is 21-4 in those contests.
- The Marlins have a 60.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Miami is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 26th with just 428 total runs (4.1 per game) this season.
- The Marlins have a 4.11 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Performance Insights
- The Tigers have played as the underdog in six of their past 10 games and have gone 1-5 in those contests.
- When it comes to the total, Detroit and its foes are 4-5-1 in its previous 10 contests.
- The Tigers' previous 10 contests have not had a runline posted by bookmakers.
- The Tigers have been victorious in 33, or 39.8%, of the 83 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Detroit has come away with a win 22 times in 48 chances when named as an underdog of at least +130 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Detroit is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.9 runs per game (406 total).
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.53 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
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Son of Colombia’s president arrested as part of money laundering probe
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested the president’s son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected from convicted drug traffickers during last year’s presidential campaign.
President Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rose through Colombia’s political ranks as an anti-corruption crusader, said he wouldn’t interfere with the investigation.
“As an individual and father, it pains me to see so much self destruction and one of my sons going to jail,” Petro said in an early morning message on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “As president of the republic, I’ve assured the chief prosecutor’s office that it will have all of the guarantees so it can proceed according to the law.”
The arrest of Nicolas Petro is a major blow to the government, which has been buffeted by conservative attacks from day one at the same time it has struggled to maintain bipartisan support for Colombia in the U.S., a longtime ally in the war on drugs and fight against illegal armed groups.
The investigation stems from shocking declarations made by Nicolas Petro’s ex-wife, Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, to local media outlet Semana earlier this year.
In the extended interview, Vasquez detailed how she was present at meetings when her husband arranged a donation of more than 600 million pesos (around $150,000) from a politician once convicted in Washington of drug trafficking and who was seeking the Petro campaign’s support to resume his political career.
She said President Petro was unaware of her son’s dealings and the money he collected in his campaign’s name was kept inside a safe inside the couple’s home in the coastal city of Barranquilla.
Nicolas Petro has denied his ex wife’s claims as unfounded.
The chief prosecutor’s office said in a statement that Nicolas Petro and his ex-wife were taken into custody on orders of a court in Bogota around 6 a.m. local time Saturday. It said that once brought before a judge, prosecutors would seek their provisional detention as it investigates the two for money laundering. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/son-of-colombias-president-arrested-as-part-of-money-laundering-probe/ | 2023-07-29T15:47:52 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/29/son-of-colombias-president-arrested-as-part-of-money-laundering-probe/ |
Germany vs. Colombia: Women’s World Cup Group H Odds, Stats and Live Stream - July 30
In the second round of Group H matches at the 2023 Women's World Cup, Germany (coming off a 6-0 win over Morocco) plays Colombia (off a 2-0 win against South Korea) at 5:30 AM ET on Sunday, July 30.
Germany is -431 to win this group-stage game, Colombia is +1067, and the draw is +504. This match has an over/under of 2.5 goals. The under is currently +104, and the over is -138.
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Germany vs. Colombia Game Info
- Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023
- Time: 5:30 AM ET
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Venue: Sydney Football Stadium
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Total: 2.5
- Germany Moneyline: -431
- Colombia Moneyline: +1067
Germany vs. Colombia World Cup Betting Insights
- These two teams score a combined eight goals per game, 5.5 more than this match's total.
- These two teams allow a combined zero goals per game, 2.5 fewer than this match's over/under.
- Germany has been listed as a moneyline favorite only one other time so far this tournament, and won.
- Germany has played as a moneyline favorite of -431 or shorter in only one game this tournament, which they won.
- Colombia won the only game it has played as an underdog this tournament.
- Colombia has not been a bigger underdog this tournament than the +1067 moneyline set for this game.
Germany World Cup Stats
Colombia World Cup Stats
- In one Women's World Cup match for Colombia, Catalina Usme has tallied one goal (10th in Women's World Cup play).
- Linda Caicedo has scored one goal for Colombia in Women's World Cup.
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Germany vs. Colombia Recent Performance
- So far this year, Germany is 3-1-2 versus fellow 2023 Women's World Cup participants, with a goal differential of +6. In 2022, it was 6-1-4 in such matches (+11 goal differential).
- Germany took on Morocco in its last match and earned a win by a final score of 6-0. The victorious Germany side took 15 shots, outshooting by 10.
- Popp scored two of her club's goals to lead the team against .
- So far this year, Colombia is 3-2-2 versus fellow 2023 Women's World Cup teams, with a goal differential of +1. In 2022, it was 5-2-3 in such matches (0 goal differential).
- Colombia claimed a 2-0 victory versus South Korea on July 24 in its last match. Colombia outshot South Korea 15 to four.
- Caicedo and Usme each registered a goal for Colombia.
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US Secretary of State tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of ‘very serious’ crime
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday pushed back against Australian demands for an end to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s prosecution, saying the Australian citizen was accused of “very serious criminal conduct” in publishing a trove of classified documents more than a decade ago.
Australia’s center-left Labor Party government has been arguing since winning the elections last year that the United States should end its pursuit of the 52-year-old, who has spent four years in a British prison fighting extradition to the United States.
Assange’s freedom is widely seen as a test of Australia’s leverage with President Joe Biden’s administration.
Blinken confirmed on Saturday that Assange had been discussed in annual talks with Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Brisbane, Australia.
“I understand the concerns and views of Australians. I think it’s very important that our friends here understand our concerns about this matter,” Blinken told reporters.
“Mr. Assange was charged with very serious criminal conduct in the United States in connection with his alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of our country,” he added.
Wong said Assange’s prosecution had “dragged for too long” and that Australia wanted the charges “brought to a conclusion.”
Australia remains ambiguous about whether the United States should drop the prosecution or strike a plea bargain.
Assange faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse over WikiLeaks’ publication of of hundreds of thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents in 2010.
American prosecutors allege he helped U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal classified diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks later published, putting lives at risk.
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Violent crime is rising in the nation’s capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch
By ASHRAF KHALIL
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her troubled childhood and how it helped prepare her for the challenges she faces as the new police chief in the nation’s capital.
“I stand before you as a child who had no hopes, who had no dreams — they were far beyond my reach. But I believe that all things are possible,” she said at her introductory news conference in Washington, in cadences honed by years as an ordained Baptist minister. “I believe I bring a fresh perspective, a different kind of energy, a different level of passion to what I’m going to do.”
Smith takes on the job at a precarious time.
Violent crime is rising sharply, fueled by more homicides and carjackings. The District of Columbia’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, and the D.C. Council have, at times, been at odds about crime legislation. On Capitol Hill, the Republican-led House has begun citing the city’s crime statistics while aggressively reviewing local public safety laws.
On July 24, the Mexican Consulate posted a tweet urging its nationals to “take precautions” in the city due to “a significant increase in crime in areas previously considered safe.”
Smith, 55, now becomes one of the public faces of this long-term fight even before the Council votes on her nomination as chief. She brings an inspirational story to her new role leading the Metropolitan Police Department. Raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, by a single mother who battled substance abuse, Smith and her siblings were at one point removed from their home and spent time in foster care. Smith emerged as a track star and went on to a 24-year career in the U.S. Park Police, where she served as the agency’s first Black female chief before retiring in 2022 to take up a senior leadership position at the MPD.
Law enforcement and government officials repeatedly point out that overall crime numbers in Washington have stayed relatively stable. But the crimes that have increased the most — murders and carjackings — are the ones most likely to damage public confidence.
“The scariest crimes are going up and regardless of what’s happening with other crimes, that’s what’s going to fuel the overall perception,” U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves told The Associated Press.
Graves’ office prosecutes most felonies in Washington, in a unique arrangement due to the district’s status as a nonstate. The city’s attorney general’s office prosecutes misdemeanors and juvenile crime, which is also on the rise.
This intricate dynamic among two separate sets of prosecutors, the city’s police force, Bowser’s administration and the Council has been publicly tested as the crime numbers have stayed high — all with Congress taking an increasing interest in the district’s affairs. Public safety was a primary topic of debate last year when Bowser, 50, successfully ran for a third term in office. She has spent this term sparring with both the Council and the House Oversight and Accountability Committee over how best to address crime.
July has been a particular bloody month, with 22 homicides as of Friday, including murders on the campuses of both Howard and Catholic universities. The victims include an Afghan man who survived years of working as a translator for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan only to be murdered in America while driving for Lyft. Nine people, including two children, were shot at a July Fourth party, when an assailant in an SUV opened fire on the crowd. A 12-year old girl remains hospitalized after being shot in the back Tuesday night by a bullet that penetrated the walls of her home.
Although the local murder rate is well below the levels in the 1980s and early 1990s, when Washington regularly led the nation in murders per capita, it has climbed steadily in recent years. In 2022, there was a roughly 10% drop in homicides, but now, homicides are up 15 percent compared with this time a year ago and the city is on pace to surpass 200 for the third year in a row. Police also reported 140 carjacking incidents in the month of June — the highest monthly total in more than five years.
Crime in Washington is now a national headline issue in Congress. In the spring, Bowser and Council members were summoned before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee for a heated session on local crime rates.
Congress voted to completely overturn the Council’s comprehensive rewrite of the district’s criminal code. Bowser was caught in the middle of the dispute. She had vetoed the overhaul, saying the reduction of maximum penalties for certain violent crimes “sent the wrong message,” but was overridden by the Council.
The mayor opposes congressional intervention in local affairs as part of Washington’s long push for statehood, but her initial veto was frequently cited by Republican lawmakers as proof that the rewrite was soft on crime. In an embarrassment for the heavily Democratic city, the move to cancel the criminal code revision drew support from dozens of congressional Democratic and was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Earlier this month, the Council, with Bowser’s support, passed emergency public safety legislation meant to serve as a temporary fix. The bill makes it a felony to fire a gun in public and makes it easier for judges, in cases where people are charged with a violent crime, to detain them before trial. As an emergency bill, the changes will only last 90 days and will not be subject to congressional review; plans to make the changes permanent in the fall will face scrutiny by lawmakers.
“It is no secret … to the public that we are in a state of emergency right now,” said Brooke Pinto, the D.C. Council member who was the bill’s architect. “Like in any emergency, we have to act like it and we have to act urgently to address the problem we’re seeing.”
But some pushing for a criminal justice overhaul said city lawmakers were reverting to mass incarceration policies that had long ago been discredited.
“We’re way beyond thinking that we can just incarcerate more people,” said Patrice Sulton, executive director of the D.C. Justice Lab, who helped draft the now-canceled criminal code revision. “I think everybody who voted for it knows that it will not have an impact.”
The local branch of the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement on Twitter that the new bill “essentially flips due process on its head — treating people as guilty and detaining them.”
All sides point to one primary factor fueling the violence: a flood to firearms entering Washington.
Graves, the district’s federal prosecutor, said the number of guns being used in crimes has skyrocketed, turning petty disputes into deadly battles. This includes a new wave of “ghost guns” — firearms that can be ordered in kits and assembled at home. Other kits can easily turn a semiautomatic weapon into an automatic, enabling a rapid-fire and generally less accurate spray of dozens of bullets. In 2018, authorities recovered three such guns; in 2022, the number was 461.
Graves compared the illegal guns to “a virus” in the neighborhood.
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Temperatures reached record highs this week. Here’s why you still need a sweater in the office
By Ellie Stevens, CNN
(CNN) — This week, temperatures soared past 100 degrees in many parts of the country. But if you work in an office, chances are the temperatures indoors felt the exact opposite.
The short-sleeved shirt you were sweating in on the commute could have you searching for blankets and googling ‘space heaters for sale’ by lunch.
Although the heat outside is setting records, the summer cold front in the office is not a new phenomenon.
When air conditioning became standard in buildings in the 1950s, offices started “overcooling,” explains Salvatore Basile, the author of “Cool: How Air Conditioning Changed Everything.” Building owners wanted to show that they offered the comfort of air conditioning, but sometimes they offered too much of it.
“One building exhibitor published an advertisement stating that people got sick after spending time in his air conditioning,” said Basile, “just to prove how cold his building was.”
But why is the office still so cold today? Experts have various answers: different bodies, and sometimes, genders, react to temperatures differently; the temperature model used is decades old; and office air-conditioning is designed for a more formal dress code.
Then there’s the belief that chilly people might just get more work done. Mark Zuckerberg famously kept Facebook, now Meta, at an uncomfortable 59 degrees to boost productivity, former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandburg noted in her 2013 book, “Lean In.”
Architects and engineers explain that air flow in buildings is designed for full occupancy. Few offices are currently reaching those levels as many employees work from home at least part of the workweek.
Buildings are also already designed to withstand the hottest day and don’t necessarily scale back for an average summer one.
“It is like having a car with a NASCAR engine, but you just need to go to Trader Joe’s to get some bread,” says David Lehrer, architect and communications director at UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment.
This is compounded by the fact that the current model used for calculating the temperature in offices is decades old and incorrect, said Ruiji Sun, a researcher at the Center. The main issue with the model, Sun says, is that it incorrectly assumes human beings have the same response to a certain temperature.
Women, at least anecdotally, feel the chill more. Some have taken to social media to air their temperature grievances, often with the hashtag “Women’s Winter.” Pittsburgh newscaster Heather Abraham posted a video of the women in her office wearing blankets and sweaters earlier this summer.
“It was so funny because when Heather’s video came up on my feed, I had my space heater on and it was June,” said Leann Parrish, a Tik Tok creator who made a similar post voicing her frustrations with office temperatures.
Way back in 2016, a CollegeHumor sketch on YouTube poked fun at this phenomenon. Women in the office had icicles hanging from their eyebrows, while men were lathering on sunblock.
“Rarely do I hear a guy clutch their arms and shiver and say, ‘Am I the only one who’s cold in here?’ Usually it’s a woman,” said the sketch writer, Kassia Miller, who has since become a television screenwriter on such shows as “The Good Place.”
The term “Women’s Winter” raises the question, why do women seem to feel the office cold front more than men?
“Air conditioning was a sexist technology. It tended to favor men,” said Basile. “This was possibly due to biology and possibly due to men’s clothing,” which used to be suits and ties in the office.
Scientists have studied this phenomenon – but there’s wide disagreement.
“Differences in reactions to temperatures can be explained by body size, body composition, clothing and activity level,” Boris Kingma, a senior biophysics researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Applied Scientific Research, said.
According to a 2015 paper by Kingma, temperatures in office buildings appear to be based on the heat needs of a 40-year-old, 154-pound man.
Kingma said there is no conclusive evidence that different genders are wired to react to the same temperature differently. Gender-based corporate clothing norms play much more of a role.
Luckily there are ways around this, he said, such as allowing employees to wear shorts.
Japan has already jumped on this with their ‘Cool Biz’ campaign, which allows employees to wear lighter clothing to work from the months of May to September, Kingma said. Inside, buildings are set to 82 degrees Fahrenheit to conserve energy.
In addition to allowing lighter clothing in the office, another option is allowing fans, said Stefano Schavion, a professor UC Berkeley.
“Start by raising the office temperature 5 degrees, and then give people the option to use fans, either at their desk or installed into the ceiling,” says Schavion.
Those who are comfortable in the warmer temperatures can leave their fans off, and those who are not can turn on the fans.
Still uncomfortable? Request a seat change. Seats closest to the windows will be the warmest, Kingma said, while those under vents in the center of the office will offer a cool alternative.”The key is allowing people to adjust, whether that be their clothes or the air.”
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You could win free sandwiches for life if you change your name to ‘Subway’
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN
(CNN) — If you love sandwiches and aren’t all that keen on your name, Subway has an offer for you.
This week, the fast food chain announced that one lucky customer who legally changes their first name to “Subway” will be rewarded with free “Deli Hero” subs for life.
The contest will be open online from August 1 to August 4 at SubwayNameChange.com, and any adult in the US can enter. The winning contestant just needs to agree to the name change if randomly selected. The company said it will reimburse the winner for legal and processing costs connected with the name change.
As the sandwich chain terms it, Subway is putting out a call for “superfans.”
“In 2022, one superfan camped out for two days to get a footlong tattoo of the Subway Series logo in exchange for free Subway for life,” Subway said in announcing the contest.
Earlier this month, Subway debuted a new sandwich featuring cold cuts that are sliced on-site at restaurants rather than pre-portioned.
To introduce its “Deli Hero” collection, the chain implemented an overhaul that took more than two years to complete, according to Subway, which called it “one of the most complex changes the brand has ever made.” It invested more than $80 million in deli meat slicers and installed them in over 20,000 restaurants.
Since debuting the new sandwich, Subway says it has sold more than two million Deli Heroes.
The contest winner must undergo a background check and must provide the company with proof of the name change within four months of accepting the prize, which will be awarded in the form of $50,000 in Subway gift cards.
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Trader Joe’s recalls two types of cookies because they may contain rocks
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(CNN) — Trader Joe’s announced a recall of two types of cookies, stating that they may contain a foreign material, rocks, in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, Almond Windmill Cookies with sell-by dates of 10/02/23 and 10/19/23 through 10/21/23 or Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies with sell by dates of 10/17/23 through 10/21/23 may have been affected.
Remaining cookies have been removed from sale or destroyed, the statement said, but any shoppers who purchased these products should dispose of them.
The statement urged customers not to consume any of the potentially affected cookies and said the products can be returned to any Trader Joe’s for a full refund.
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A 6-year-old girl died after being struck by a boat propeller in Arizona
By Rebekah Riess, CNN
(CNN) — A 6-year-old girl who was accidentally struck by a boat propeller on Lake Pleasant in Arizona Friday morning, has died, according to officials.
Two families in a group of 12 people were out on a boat on the lake when 911 dispatchers received a call from one family that their 6-year-old daughter had been struck by the boat’s propeller, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said in a release.
Witnesses at the scene told law enforcement that the girl’s mother was operating the boat and unaware that the child was in the water when she started to drive, pulling the father on a wakeboard,
The father then noticed someone in the water and swam over, quickly realizing it was his own daughter and that her leg had been amputated by the boat’s propeller, according to the release.
“The child was transported to the lake marina by her family, where MCSO deputies and fire personnel met them and immediately began rendering aid to the child and subsequently transported the child to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced deceased,” the release said.
While the incident remains under investigation, the sheriff’s office said impairment doesn’t appear to be a factor in the tragedy, and all 12 occupants of the boat were wearing life vests.
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Charges dropped against 5 Oklahoma City officers who fatally shot 15-year-old
By Jared Formanek and Ray Sanchez, CNN
(CNN) — Manslaughter charges have been dropped against five Oklahoma City police officers who fatally shot a 15-year-old armed robbery suspect in 2020, a prosecutor said Friday.
The five officers were charged in the death of Stavian Rodriguez after the teen dropped a firearm to the ground, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the previous Oklahoma County district attorney.
District Attorney Vicki Behenna said Friday the charges were dismissed with prejudice – meaning they can’t be refiled – along with criminal charges filed against two additional officers in separate fatal shootings in 2020.
Behenna said the “difficult” decision follows an independent review of the cases by a legal team and Clarence Chapman, a use-of-force expert and law enforcement veteran – who determined the shootings were justified after examining body camera footage and other evidence, CNN affiliate KOCO reported.
“This was not a quick, spur-of-the-moment decision,” the prosecutor said. “This was a very difficult, very fact-intensive decision and review.”
Rodriguez’s mother, Cameo Holland, said in a statement released to KOCO by her attorney that she will push for changes in laws related to police-involved shootings.
“Before I leave Oklahoma, laws that allow police officers to kill unarmed children will be changed and every police officer that is ever hired or trained by Oklahoma City Police Department will know my son’s name – Stavian Rodriguez,” Holland said.
Behenna was elected Oklahoma County district attorney in November. The decision to charge the seven officers was made by her predecessor, David Prater.
Prater told The Oklahoman on Friday he stood by his decision to file charges against the officers.
“There’s been no communication with Mrs. Behenna or her team regarding this filing decision since she took office,” Prater told the newspaper.
Behenna said she met with the families of the victims before Friday’s announcement. Asked to describe their reactions, she characterized them as “awful.” She also met with community leaders and police administration.
“These families are grieving,” the prosecutor told reporters. “This decision that has been made is difficult. And no matter what this office does or says, these families are forever changed.”
Behenna said future cases involving fatal officer-involved shootings will be investigated and presented to a grand jury.
Rodriguez’s shooting was the highest profile of the three prosecutions affected by Behenna’s decision.
Officers Bethany Sears, Jared Barton, Corey Adams, John Skuta and Brad Pemberton were all charged with first-degree manslaughter in March 2021.
A sixth officer, who fired a less-lethal round, was not charged, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
The shooting happened on November 23, 2020, when officers were called to a report of an armed robbery at a gas station, according to the affidavit. The clerk fled the store during the robbery and locked the suspect inside by himself.
Numerous officers arrived, set up a perimeter around the building and issued commands over a loudspeaker for Rodriguez to come out of the store, the affidavit stated.
Video surveillance showed the teen then climbed out of the drive-through window, according to the court document.
Body camera footage showed multiple Oklahoma City police officers simultaneously giving him various commands. The document stated that Rodriguez lifted his shirt to show his waistline, pulled a firearm from his pants with his left hand – holding it by his thumb and forefinger – and dropped the firearm on the ground.
Rodriguez then put his left hand in his rear left pocket and his right hand at his front right pocket or waistline, the document stated.
At that point, the officer who was not charged fired a 40 mm “less lethal” round that struck Rodriguez, according to the affidavit. The five other officers then “unnecessarily” fired lethal rounds at him, striking him 13 times, the document said.
Rodriguez had no other weapons on him; a cell phone was recovered from his back left pocket, the affidavit stated.
Body camera footage from five of the officers provided to CNN by the police department did not show the actual shooting, but officers can be heard yelling for Rodriguez to show them his hands.
Surveillance footage released by the previous district attorney showed Rodriguez stepping out of the window and pulling a gun out of his waistband as officers were yelling for him to show them his hands and drop the gun. He appeared to be putting his hand down on his left side, and officers opened fire seconds later.
The other two fatal police-involved shootings in which charges were dropped involved the deaths of 60-year-old Bennie Edwards in December 2020 and Christopher Poor in July 2020, KOCO reported.
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Uncovering a lost Maya city in the jungle
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
(CNN) — The first time I watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as a kid, it inspired me to explore the little forest behind my house.
Armed with a walking stick and a shovel in my best impersonation of Indiana Jones, I maneuvered through thick clusters of trees, my feet slipping on the waxy leaves from a massive magnolia.
I scanned the ground, thinking any minute I would spy some rock sticking up that had been used to build a long-forgotten city that held buried treasure.
When no discovery emerged, I remember thinking there must be a more efficient way to investigate the past.
While searching for evidence of lost civilizations can still involve traversing jungles and hacking a path through the underbrush, airborne tools are making the job a little easier.
Once upon a planet
A lost Maya city abandoned more than 1,000 years ago has been found in the jungles of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, research assistant professor in civil engineering at the University of Houston, spotted the city, dubbed Ocomtún, during an aerial archaeological survey.
Using light detection called LiDAR, researchers such as Fernandez-Diaz can practically peer right through dense vegetation to see evidence of ancient structures.
Archaeologist Ivan Šprajc of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and his team used Fernandez-Diaz’s data and found 50-foot-tall (15.2-meter-tall) structures resembling pyramids, pottery and engravings that they believe date back to between 600 and 900. The lost city’s “peculiar features” could take years to excavate.
Dig this
When archaeologists excavated the Oc Eo site in southern Vietnam, they uncovered a sandstone slab and nutmeg seeds that still released a unique aroma.
A newly released analysis of the slab showed it was once a work surface for grinding spices used to prepare curry at least 2,000 years ago. The array of spices detected on the slab and other tools at the site — once an overseas trading hub — originated from different places around the world.
The ingredients used to prepare the ancient curry are incredibly similar to curries made today in Vietnam and elsewhere across Southeast Asia, proving that the dish has deep roots.
Other worlds
The Milky Way galaxy may be home to trillions of rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting a star. These cold, faint worlds are incredibly difficult to detect — but not for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
The next-generation space observatory is set to launch between October 2026 and May 2027. Named for NASA’s first chief of astronomy, the telescope may have what it takes to find hundreds of Earth-mass rogue planets as well as thousands of exoplanets that orbit stars.
The telescope, nicknamed the wide-eyed cousin of the Hubble Space Telescope, marks the next big step toward finding life outside the solar system. The Roman telescope will have the same orbit as the James Webb Space Telescope, which just detected water swirling around a nearby planetary system.
Mission critical
If humans continue releasing planet-heating pollution across the globe, a vital system of ocean currents could collapse, according to a new study. And that calamitous event may happen sooner than expected.
Scientists have determined that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which regulates global weather patterns, could shut down as soon as 2025 if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced.
Global warming is also having a more immediate effect on air travel, making it more difficult for planes to take off at certain airports and contributing to summer travel woes.
Two aviation projects from NASA could help revolutionize air travel by the 2030s, creating the next generation of more sustainable flight that burns less fuel.
Across the universe
The Webb telescope has captured the energetic outbursts of two rambunctious young stars.
The stellar pair is still actively forming and is 1,470 light-years away. The space observatory’s capabilities allowed it to peer through the shroud of gas and dust around the stars and spy the jets of material they’ve been blasting into space for thousands of years.
As the stars burp out the gas and dust, the newly ejected material collides with previously released clouds, creating colorful waves seen in the image above.
Separately, an international team of astronomers has discovered an eerily glowing dead star with two completely different faces.
Explorations
Grab a refreshing beverage and settle in with these fascinating reads:
— Carl Sagan’s pristine personal copy of the master recording for Voyager’s Golden Record, including music styles from around the world and the sounds of Earth, hit the auction block this week.
— There is a “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean where Earth’s gravitational pull is weaker and the sea level dips by hundreds of feet. Scientists now think they have solved the riddle of this anomaly.
— Pieces of bone found inside a safety deposit box might have belonged to composer Ludwig van Beethoven — and the Medical University of Vienna is testing to see whether the skull fragments are a genetic match.
— Scientists revived a 46,000-year-old worm found deep in the Siberian permafrost that lived at the same time as woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats.
And don’t forget to look up for two different meteor showers peaking on July 30 and 31!
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Bidens publicly acknowledge their seventh grandchild for the first time
By Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN
(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday publicly acknowledged a daughter of his son Hunter for the first time, breaking a long-held silence on the matter by describing the situation as a “family matter.”
“Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward,” Biden said in a statement that was first reported by People.
The statement went on to read: “This is not a political issue, it’s a family matter.”
“Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy,” read the statement.
The statement amounts to the Bidens’ first acknowledgment of their seventh grandchild.
The president spoke to his son and family about the overall situation with his grandchild, Navy, and wants what’s best for her, including possibly meeting her at some point, according to a source familiar.
The matter has grown politically sensitive in recent months as Hunter Biden’s legal predicament entered the spotlight.
Lunden Roberts, an Arkansas woman, gave birth to a girl and claimed Hunter Biden was the father in 2019. He denied paternity, but after a DNA test confirmed that he was the father, he eventually agreed in 2020 to pay $20,000 a month in child support.
Hunter Biden sought to reduce the monthly payments, and last month settled a child support case. As part of the deal, Hunter Biden will give some of his paintings to his daughter, who can either keep some of her choosing or keep the money from any sales of those paintings.
Roberts is also dropping her bid to change the girl’s last name to “Biden,” according to the court filing.
In court filings in April, Roberts said Hunter Biden “has never seen or contacted” his 4-year-old daughter and that President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden “remain estranged” from their grandchild.
A source familiar with the situation pointed to the contentious legal proceedings for reasoning as to why the Bidens are now acknowledging their seventh grandchild.
“You have to remember there were some fairly contentious legal proceedings between Navy’s parents happening until just a few weeks ago. As grandparents, the Bidens are following Hunter’s lead. They are – and have been – giving Hunter and Lunden the space and time to figure things out,” the source said.
Now that much of the legal matter has been sorted, “Navy’s parents are working on a way forward that’s best for her,” the source said.
“Thousands of families have faced similar circumstances, working it out in private, versus the spotlight. At the center is a 4-year-old girl and everyone wants what is best for her, including all of her grandparents,” said the source familiar.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon.
Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That’s because it will be closer than usual, just 222,159 miles away, thus the supermoon label.
The moon will be even closer the night of Wednesday, Aug. 30 — a scant 222,043 miles distant. Because it’s the second full moon in the same month, it will be what's called a blue moon.
“Warm summer nights are the ideal time to watch the full moon rise in the eastern sky within minutes of sunset. And it happens twice in August,” said retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak, dubbed Mr. Eclipse for his eclipse-chasing expertise.
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The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project.
Masi will provide a live webcast of Tuesday evening’s supermoon, as it rises over the Coliseum in Rome.
“My plans are to capture the beauty of this ... hopefully bringing the emotion of the show to our viewers,” Masi said in an email.
“The supermoon offers us a great opportunity to look up and discover the sky,” he added.
This year’s first supermoon was in July. The fourth and last will be in September. The two in August will be closer than either of those.
Provided clear skies, binoculars or backyard telescopes can enhance the experience, Espenak said, revealing such features as lunar maria — the dark plains formed by ancient volcanic lava flows — and rays emanating from lunar craters.
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Jamaica makes history by beating Panama for first Women’s World Cup win
By Issy Ronald, CNN
(CNN) — Jamaica earned a historic first-ever Women’s World Cup win on Saturday, defeating Panama 1-0 following a goal from captain Allyson Swaby.
It has been a groundbreaking tournament for the Reggae Girlz with a draw against France in their opening match yielding a first point at a Women’s World Cup and, suddenly, they can seriously contemplate reaching the knockout stages for the first time too, with this victory lifting them level on points with group leader France.
It was a scoreless opening half, one where the history at stake for both teams – Panama was seeking a first World Cup win too – was palpable as Jamaica fired shot after shot over the crossbar and Panama seemed content to play out from the back.
Eventually, however, Jamaica’s dominance told and Swaby latched onto a corner in the 56th minute, her header finding the back of the net and proving the difference between the two teams.
Jamaica will next face Brazil in its last group stage match, with star striker and talisman Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw returning to the team after serving a one-match suspension for receiving a red card in that draw against France.
The Reggae Girlz got the better of the opening exchanges in Perth, navigating their way through a crowded midfield but could not find the back of the net despite a series of corners and attempts on goal that flew high and wide.
Drew Spence’s effort after a dazzling run in the 33rd minute found only the side netting as she sought to curl the ball around the Panamanian defense, two minutes before Vyan Sampson’s powerful shot from outside the box had to be punched away by Panama’s goalkeeper Yenith Bailey.
Meanwhile, Panama fought to keep a foothold in the game, occasionally challenging Jamaica’s backline as its own defense scrambled well to keep the Reggae Girlz at bay.
But it seemed a matter of time until Jamaica found the back of the net, and Swaby eventually put her team ahead, sparking jubilant celebrations on the field.
As the clock ticked into injury time, the Reggae Girlz were awarded a penalty for handball that could have sealed their victory but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) overruled the decision, prompting a late surge from Panama and a tense ending to the game, though Jamaica clung on for a famous victory.
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Dangerous heat continues through the weekend
Highs near 100 with heat indices between 105-110 each afternoon
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Late July heat wave continues with Wichita experiencing it’s 4th consecutive day of 100 degree heat, and 8 days this summer at or above 100.
Sunshine and heat today with heat indices forecast to reach 105-110 across central and eastern Kansas this afternoon and again Sunday. These numbers are dangerous and can quickly result in heat related illnesses for those outdoors for extended periods of time. Staying hydrated and taking frequent breaks are the key to avoiding heat illness- heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Triple digit heat is expected to be a problem most of the week with the peak of the heat forecast Tuesday and Wednesday for south-central Kansas.
A few storms may pop-up later this afternoon across central Kansas, with another complex of storms forecast to move across northwest Kansas into southern Nebraska after sunset. A few of those storm may produce severe weather (large hail and damaging wind gusts). Generally a dry forecast for south-central Kansas through Thursday, however western Kansas will see storms return to the forecast as early as Tuesday.
There continues to be signs in the data and forecast models that the heat wave will break later this week into next weekend with highs returning to the upper 80s and low 90s.
Wichita Area Forecast:
Today: Becoming mostly sunny. wind: S/SW 5-10. high: 101.
Tonight: Increasing clouds. Wind: SE/E 5-10. Low: 75
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. wind: SE/S 5-10. high: 101.
Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy. Wind: SE/E 5-10. Low: 74.
Mon: High: 102 Mostly sunny.
Tue: High: 103 Low: 76 Sunny, breezy.
Wed: High: 105 Low: 79 Sunny, breezy.
Thu: High: 101 Low: 79 Mostly sunny, breezy.
Fri: High: 93 Low: 72 Partly cloudy; evening storms.
Sat: High: 90 Low: 70 Partly cloudy.
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