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How to Watch the Orioles vs. Yankees Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Clarke Schmidt takes the mound for the New York Yankees on Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles. First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET.
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Orioles vs. Yankees Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Orioles Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles are 13th in MLB play with 121 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Baltimore's .418 slugging percentage is 10th-best in MLB.
- The Orioles' .249 batting average ranks 16th in the majors.
- Baltimore scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (499 total, 4.8 per game).
- The Orioles rank 16th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .317.
- The Orioles strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 11th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for Baltimore has a collective 9.1 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Baltimore has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
- The Orioles have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.296).
Yankees Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Yankees rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 141 home runs.
- New York is 18th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
- The Yankees have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
- New York ranks 21st in the majors with 446 total runs scored this season.
- The Yankees have an OBP of just .301 this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Yankees rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
- New York strikes out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
- New York has the eighth-best ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.245 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Tyler Wells (7-5 with a 3.65 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Orioles, his 20th of the season.
- In his last outing on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the righty tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering one hit.
- Wells has recorded eight quality starts this year.
- Wells is looking to pick up his 19th start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- In three of his 20 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Yankees will hand the ball to Schmidt (6-6) for his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander's last start was on Friday, July 21, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
- He has started 20 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
- Schmidt has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has finished five appearances without allowing an earned run in 21 chances this season.
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Heat Advisory And A Few Storms
Saturday Update
WBBJ 7 Forecast Update:
The heat advisory has been extended into Saturday across West Tennessee. There is a front that will pass on Sunday cooling things down some. A few showers and storms will be possible Saturday night in our northern counties and few may linger into the day on Sunday as the front passes.
Don’t forget to drink plenty of water and limit time outdoors today with heat index readings climbing as high as 108 for 3 hours or more in the afternoon.
A few storms could affect the northern counties later this afternoon and evening. Odds around 20% with slightly better for Sunday at around 30%.
THE WEEKEND:
A very hot weekend looks to be in store for West Tennessee and all of the Mid South. Highs look to reach the mid to upper 90s and the humidity will be a factor as well. Heat advisories have been issued for Saturday and might be for Sunday as well depending on the timing of the cold front. Low temperatures may only fall down to the mid 70s for both nights.
Skies will be mostly sunny to sunny on Saturday but some partly cloudy skies could move in late in the day on Saturday into Sunday morning. The winds will start of the southwest but could transition to the west as the weekend goes on. The winds will shift to the northwest late Sunday after the front makes it through our area. The front that will move through on Sunday and could usher in a few showers or weak storms Saturday night into Sunday morning, but confidence in significant rainfall as of now appears to be low. We will keep an eye on the late weekend cold front as the system gets a little closer. We cannot rule out a couple gusty storms so please stay weather aware this weekend.
NEXT WEEK:
Behind the cold front late Sunday temperatures are expected to cool down a bit as we kick off next week. It will still be hot with highs reaching the low 90s. It will be less humid as the week begins as well because the winds are forecast to come out of the north for Monday and Tuesday. Southwest winds will return for the middle of the week and that will allow temperatures to reach back up in the mid to upper 90s and the humidity will begin to become a factor again too. Morning lows will start the week in the low 70s but will increase as the week rolls on. Chances for a few showers will be possible early Monday and maybe some pop up showers or storms will also return in the middle of the week. Skies will be partly cloudy in general most of next week.
FINAL THOUGHT:
Highs are expected to stay very high through the weekend. The rain and storm chances are low but a few cannot be ruled out later in the weekend. You need to stay alert to changing weather patterns and monitor the forecasts closely for heat and the potential for some isolated storms this week. We got you covered in the WBBJ 7 Storm Team Weather Center as always.
For tips on preparing for the storms, click here. To download the WBBJ 7 Weather app, click here.
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Orioles vs. Yankees Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 29
Saturday's contest that pits the Baltimore Orioles (63-40) versus the New York Yankees (54-49) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards should be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Orioles. First pitch is at 7:15 PM ET on July 29.
The probable starters are Tyler Wells (7-5) for the Orioles and Clarke Schmidt (6-6) for the Yankees.
Orioles vs. Yankees Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 7:15 PM ET
- Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland
- How to Watch on TV: FOX
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Orioles vs. Yankees Score Prediction
Our prediction for this contest is Orioles 5, Yankees 4.
Total Prediction for Orioles vs. Yankees
- Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
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Orioles Performance Insights
- Over the past 10 games, the Orioles have been favored just once and lost that contest.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Baltimore and its opponents are 4-6-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
- Bookmakers have not set a spread for any of the Orioles' last 10 games.
- This season, the Orioles have won 33 out of the 46 games, or 71.7%, in which they've been favored.
- This season Baltimore has won 26 of its 36 games, or 72.2%, when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
- The Orioles have a 55.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Baltimore has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 499.
- The Orioles have the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
Yankees Performance Insights
- Over their last 10 games, the Yankees have been favored twice and lost each contest.
- When it comes to the over/under, New York and its opponents are 5-5-0 in its previous 10 games.
- The Yankees have not covered the spread in any of their last 10 games (one of those games had a spread).
- The Yankees have come away with 12 wins in the 30 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- New York has a win-loss record of 10-12 when favored by +105 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 48.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The offense for New York is the No. 21 offense in MLB, scoring 4.3 runs per game (446 total runs).
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.87 ERA this year, eighth-best in baseball.
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College Football Recruiting: Canton South's Poochie Snyder commits to Sacred Heart
CANTON TWP. — Canton South quarterback Poochie Snyder has made his college decision.
On Saturday, Snyder announced on his social media he verbally committed to Sacred Heart University. The school offered the senior back on May 25. Snyder visited the campus earlier this month and has continuously built relationships with the coaching staff.
Sacred Heart is an NCAA Division I FCS program located in Fairfield, Connecticut. It competes in the Northeast Conference.
"Scared Heart was one of the schools to offer without necessarily having that relationship first, but ever since they offered, I’ve built a great relationship with the staff, and things have been great since," Snyder told The Canton Repository. "I visited a few weeks back and loved it. They talked about the plan they have for me and where they see me coming in as a freshman, and that’s hopefully competing for a starting job."
Snyder had one other FCS offer from Maine, which he received a month before the Sacred Heart offer. Snyder was on the radar of other schools, too, including Eastern Illinois. Snyder preferred to make his decision before the start of his senior year, but is open to speaking to other schools down the road.
"Recruiting had picked up a ton in the spring," Snyder explained. "A lot of schools had shown interest but had kind of waited to offer until possibly after my senior year. I had planned on committing before the season and then possibly reassessing my recruitment after if anything else had come about."
The 6-foot-1, 165-pound Snyder will be a four-year starter. He is coming off a historic 2022 season, leading the Wildcats with 4,723 yards of total offense. He broke South's career passing record. The Wildcats went 9-4, winning their first league title in 59 years and a made a run into the regional semifinals. Snyder earned All-Ohio honors.
Canton South begins camp Monday and opens the 2023 season at home against St. Clairsville at 7 p.m., Aug. 18.
Stark County football:'I've got to put in more work': McKinley football star Dante McClellan continues to grow
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Red Sox vs. Giants Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 29
Saturday's contest between the San Francisco Giants (56-48) and the Boston Red Sox (56-47) at Oracle Park has a good chance to be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 5-4, with the Giants securing the victory. Game time is at 7:15 PM ET on July 29.
The probable pitchers are James Paxton (6-2) for the Red Sox and Ryan Walker (3-0) for the Giants.
Red Sox vs. Giants Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 7:15 PM ET
- Where: Oracle Park in San Francisco, California
- How to Watch on TV: FOX
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Red Sox vs. Giants Score Prediction
Our pick for this matchup is Giants 5, Red Sox 4.
Total Prediction for Red Sox vs. Giants
- Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
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Red Sox Performance Insights
- In six games over the last 10 matchups when favored by oddsmakers, the Red Sox have a record of 3-3.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Boston and its opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
- Sportsbooks have not set a spread for any of the Red Sox's last 10 games.
- The Red Sox have been favorites in 43 games this season and won 24 (55.8%) of those contests.
- Boston has a record of 15-11 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -130 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 56.5% chance to win.
- Boston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 519 total runs this season.
- The Red Sox's 4.26 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
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How to Watch the Red Sox vs. Giants Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox will square off against LaMonte Wade Jr and the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday.
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Red Sox vs. Giants Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
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Red Sox Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Red Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB action with 116 total home runs.
- Boston ranks sixth in MLB with a .437 slugging percentage.
- The Red Sox rank third in the majors with a .265 batting average.
- Boston has the No. 6 offense in MLB play, scoring five runs per game (519 total runs).
- The Red Sox are fourth in baseball with a .333 on-base percentage.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.2 times per game, the 10th-fewest mark in the majors.
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Boston's pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors.
- Boston has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.285).
Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Red Sox are sending James Paxton (6-2) to the mound to make his 13th start of the season. He is 6-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last pitched on Saturday against the New York Mets, when he tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- Paxton is trying to record his eighth quality start of the year.
- Paxton has pitched five or more innings in a game nine times this year entering this outing.
- In two of his 12 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
Red Sox Schedule
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 4
Celine Boutier is the current leader (-100) at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship after three rounds of play.
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Amundi Evian Championship Fourth Round Information
- Start Time: 12:45 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Amundi Evian Championship Best Odds to Win
Celine Boutier
- Tee Time: 6:25 AM ET
- Current Rank: 1st (-11)
- Odds to Win: -100
Boutier Round by Round Results
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Nasa Hataoka
- Tee Time: 6:25 AM ET
- Current Rank: 2nd (-8)
- Odds to Win: +400
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Minjee Lee
- Tee Time: 6:15 AM ET
- Current Rank: 3rd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +700
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Brooke Mackenzie Henderson
- Tee Time: 6:15 AM ET
- Current Rank: 3rd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +800
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 6:05 AM ET
- Current Rank: 5th (-6)
- Odds to Win: +1200
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Amundi Evian Championship Odds (Rest of Field)
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CANBERRA, ACT — 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 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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Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America.
Angels even get more credence than, well, hell. More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies.
In fact, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
“People are yearning for something greater than themselves — beyond their own understanding,” said Jack Grogger, a chaplain for the Los Angeles Angels and a longtime Southern California fire captain who has aided many people in their gravest moments.
That search for something bigger, he said, can take on many forms, from following a religion to crafting a self-driven purpose to believing in, of course, angels.
“For a lot of people, angels are a lot safer to worship,” said Grogger, who also pastors a nondenominational church in Orange, California, and is a chaplain for the NHL's Anaheim Ducks.
People turn to angels for comfort, he said. They are familiar, regularly showing up in pop culture as well as in the Bible. Comparably, worshipping Jesus is far more involved; when Grogger preaches about angels it is with the context that they are part of God's kingdom.
American's belief in angels (69%) is about on par with belief in heaven and the power of prayer, but bested by belief in God or a higher power (79%). Fewer U.S. adults believe in the devil or Satan (56%), astrology (34%), reincarnation (34%), and that physical things can have spiritual energies, such as plants, rivers or crystals (42%).
The widespread acceptance of angels shown in the AP-NORC poll makes sense to Susan Garrett, an angel expert and New Testament professor at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Kentucky. It tracks with historical surveys, she said, adding that the U.S. remains a faith-filled country even as more Americans reject organized religion.
But if the devil is in the details, so are people’s understandings of angels.
“They’re very malleable,” Garrett said of angels. “You can have any one of a number of quite different worldviews in terms of your understanding of how the cosmos is arranged, whether there’s spirit beings, whether there’s life after death, whether there’s a God … and still find a place for angels in that worldview.”
Talk of angels, Garrett said, is often also about something else, like the ways God interacts with the world and other hard-to-articulate ideas.
The large number of U.S. adults who say they believe in angels includes 84% of those with a religious affiliation — 94% of evangelical Protestants, 81% of mainline Protestants and 82% of Catholics — and 33% of those without one. And of those angel-believing religiously unaffiliated, that includes 2% of atheists, 25% of agnostics and 50% of those identified as “nothing in particular.”
The broad acceptance is what fascinates San Francisco-based witch and author Devin Hunter: Angels show up independently in different religions and traditions, making them part of the fabric that unites humanity.
“We’re all getting to the same conclusion,” said Hunter, who spent 16 years as a professional medium, and started communicating as a child with what he believed were angels.
Hunter estimates that a belief in angels applies to about half of those practicing modern witchcraft today, and for some who don't believe, their rejection is often rooted in the religious trauma they experienced growing up.
“Angels become a very big deal" for long-time practitioners who've made occultism their primary focus, said Hunter, an angel-loving occultist. “We cannot escape them in any way, shape or form.”
Jennifer Goodwin of Oviedo, Florida, also is among the roughly seven in 10 U.S. adults who say they believe in angels. She isn’t sure if God exists and rejects the afterlife dichotomy of heaven and hell, but the recent deaths of her parents solidified her views on these celestial beings.
Goodwin believes her parents are still keeping an eye on the family — not in any physical way or as a supernatural apparition, but that they manifest in those moments when she feels a general sense of comfort.
“I think that they are around us, but it’s in a way that we can’t understand,” Goodwin said. “I don’t know what else to call it except an angel.”
Angels mean different things to different people, and the idea of loved ones becoming heavenly angels after death is neither an unusual belief nor a universally held one.
In his reading of Scripture as an evangelical Protestant, Grogger said he believes angels are something else entirely — they have never been human and are on another level in heaven's hierarchy. “We are higher than angels,” he said. “We do not become an angel.”
Angels do interact with humans though, said Grogger, but what "that looks like we’re not 100% sure.” They worship God who created this angelic legion of unknown numbers, he said, adding that evangelicals often attribute the demonic forces in the world to the angels who fell from heaven when the devil rebelled.
The Western ideas about angels can be traced through the Bible — and to the worldviews of its monotheistic authors, Garrett said. Those beliefs have changed and developed for millennia, influenced by cultures, theologians and even the ancient polytheistic beliefs that came before the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, she said.
“There are sort of lines of continuity from the Bible that you can trace all the way up to the New Age movement,” said Susan Garrett, who wrote “No Ordinary Angel: Celestial Spirits and Christian Claims about Jesus.”
The angels in the Bible do God's bidding, and angelic violence is one part of their job description, said Esther Hamori, author of the upcoming book, “God's Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible.”
“The angels of the Bible are just as likely to assassinate individuals and slaughter entire populations as they are to offer help and protect and deliver,” said Hamori. She doesn't believe in these angels, but studies them as a Hebrew Bible professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York where she teaches a popular “Monster Heaven” class.
“They’re just God’s obedient soldiers doing the task at hand, and sometimes that task is in human beings' best interests, and sometimes it’s not," she said.
The perception that angels act angelic and look like the idyllic, winged figurines atop Christmas trees could be attributed to an early centuries belief that people are assigned one good angel and one bad — or have a good and bad spirit to guide them, Garrett said.
This idea shows up on the shoulders of cartoon characters and is likely what Abraham Lincoln was alluding to in his famous appeal for unity when he referenced “the better angels of our nature” in his first inaugural address, she said.
“It’s also tied in with ideas about guardian angels, which again, very ancient views that got developed over the centuries,” Garrett said.
For Sheila Avery of Chicago, angels are protectors, capable of keeping someone from harm. Avery, who belongs to a nondenominational church, credits them with those moments like when a person’s plans fall through, but ultimately it saves them from being in the thick of an unexpected disaster.
“They turn on the news and a terrible tragedy happened at that particular place,” Avery said, suggesting it was an “angel that was probably watching over them.”
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A 44-year-old Centerville man died Friday after he was ejected from the van he was riding in after a car attempting to avoid a collision swerved into the vehicle, state police said.
First responders declared Valkisergio Costa Silva dead at the scene of the crash, which started when a GMC Acadia SUV “suddenly and rapidly decelerated and came to a stop” on I-95 in Topsfield, according to police.
A Chevrolet Impala driving behind the SUV tried to avoid hitting the Acadia, swearing left towards the grass median. The Impala ran into the Chevrolet Express Van Costa Silva was riding in, causing the van to leave the road, slide across the grass median and roll over.
Costa Silva was ejected from the van as it rolled over along with a 30-year-old passenger who was later taken to Boston Medical Center with “serious life-threatening injuries,” according to police.
A third passenger in the van and the driver were both taken to nearby hospitals.
“Following the crash of the other two vehicles, the Acadia pulled over to the breakdown lane,” state police said. “The two male occupants of the Acadia subsequently fled on foot into the adjacent woods, prompting an extensive search by numerous patrol troopers.”
State police identified one of the males who fled from the Acadia as 30-year-old David Guzman of Lynn. He was charged with interfering with a police officer and booked at a nearby state police barracks.
The second male from the Acadia was last seen running across the golf course of the Ferncroft Country Club. Police described him as a Hispanic male wearing a gray t-shirt.
Guzman posted cash bail and is awaiting a court appearance, according to police. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/centerville-man-killed-in-crash-on-i-95-after-another-car-suddenly-stopped/ | 2023-07-29T19:45:26 | 1 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/centerville-man-killed-in-crash-on-i-95-after-another-car-suddenly-stopped/ |
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) works out during the team's NFL football training camp, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
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Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) gets relief from the heat next to a water mister during the team's NFL football training camp, Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) (Nick Wass/AP)
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WASHINGTON, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a coordinated effort to undermine No Labels' work to secure ballot access in states nationwide, we have named Jay Nixon – a lifelong Democrat who spent 30 years serving Missouri as a governor, attorney general and state senator – as director of our new Ballot Integrity Project.
Since early last year, No Labels has gathered over 700,000 signatures and qualified for the ballot in five states. We have a strategy to get on the ballot in all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., with the aim of potentially offering our line to an independent Unity presidential ticket in 2024. No Labels is responding to the overwhelming desire of Americans for more choices and voices in our politics – with two-thirds of voters saying they don't want a rematch of the 2020 election – but we now face organized opposition from a group of political operatives and former elected officials intent on keeping us off the ballot.
"At a moment when so many Americans' are losing trust in our democracy, we need to hold even tighter to the pillars that have held our democracy up for almost 250 years. In our country, you win by persuading more people and getting more votes, not by limiting voters' choices and denying competitors a place on the ballot," said Nixon. "Americans have the constitutional right to put any person or party on the ballot and to vote for whomever they want. Anyone who is against that isn't standing up for democracy. They are standing in the way."
Former Gov. Larry Hogan will welcome Nixon to the No Labels community in his first scheduled public appearance at a town hall on Tuesday, August 1, at 5 p.m. ET. Register here to join the town hall.
In Nixon's decorated public service career, he established a stellar record as a champion for the civil and voting rights of Americans. In his new role with No Labels, Nixon will work closely with No Labels national co-chair and civil rights icon, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., to monitor legal developments, provide strategic counsel and serve as a public advocate for No Labels' ballot access efforts.
Since the start of its ballot access effort, No Labels has rigorously followed the letter and spirit of all applicable election laws. In recent months, however, it has become the target of an undemocratic campaign by organized and powerful partisan interests determined to keep No Labels off the ballot.
Local parties and partisan election officials have filed baseless lawsuits, invented spurious charges and delayed certification without justification in Arizona, Maine and North Carolina. Now, a new well-resourced group, organized under the name "Citizens to Save our Republic," has embarked on an effort to pressure No Labels and its members to abandon our ballot access effort.
"No Labels is a movement dedicated to democracy, and democracy can't stop because the powers that be think it's 'dangerous' to have competition," said Chavis. "The way to unite this country and to restore Americans faith in our future is to have more democracy, not less. I'm eager to begin working side by side with former Gov. Nixon to protect Americans' most fundamental constitutional rights."
On July 18, No Labels launched its Common Sense policy booklet at an overflow town hall event at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., featuring Dr. Chavis, his fellow No Labels co-chairs former Gov. Pat McCrory and Sen. Joe Lieberman and special guests Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Jon Huntsman. It was the first of many town halls No Labels will host in the months ahead – with different leaders in different states – to spur a long overdue discussion about where America needs to go in 2024 and beyond.
By early 2024, No Labels will gauge the mood of the American public and their openness to an independent Unity ticket and will offer our ballot line to a ticket if and only if, such a ticket has a viable path to victory in the 2024 presidential election.
Since its founding in 2009, No Labels has spent 13 years working to give voice to America's commonsense majority. We are now getting ballot access in states across the country to ensure Americans have the choice to vote for a 2024 presidential ticket that features strong, effective, and honest leaders who will commit to working closely with both parties to find commonsense solutions to America's biggest problems. www.nolabels.org.
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‘I’m still in shock’: Woman wins lottery jackpot while taking break from work
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - A North Carolina woman won a triple-digit jackpot thanks to purchasing a lucky scratch-off ticket.
According to the North Carolina Educational Lottery, Jodi Owens won a $100,000 prize by putting her break time to good use and buying a lottery ticket.
Officials said Owens, a retired nurse practitioner, took a break from doing some work around her house and stopped at a Civietown Mini Mart in Shallotte. She picked up a few items including a Black Titanium scratch-off.
She returned home to scratch her winning ticket.
“I’m still in shock,” Owens said. “It’s truly a blessing.”
Owens claimed her prize on Friday and took home $71,259 after taxes.
“I’m going to pay my mortgage off and pay my car off,” she said. “I’m thinking about getting a manicure and pedicure too!”
Lottery officials said the Black Titanium scratch-off game just launched last month and is available for $30.
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BATH, Maine — Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his radio operator and commander.
Collecting himself, Barnum realized he was now the highest-ranking officer of a rifle company he’d just joined. He called in artillery and, amid gunfire, dragged the commander to safety, where he died in Barnum’s arms. Then he proceeded to mount a counterattack, oversee evacuation of the wounded and lead the unit’s eventual break out to rejoin the battalion.
The Medal of Honor recipient, now 83, watched Saturday as his wife smashed a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow to christen the future U.S. Navy destroyer that’ll bear the name Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
He said he was speechless when he learned that a warship would bear his name. “As anybody that knows Barney Barnum knows, I’ve never been speechless,” he joked before the event.
The ceremony on Saturday at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works was a tribute to the Vietnam War hero who during his first firefight was foisted into leadership of Marines who didn’t yet know his name because he’d just joined them a couple of days earlier.
Dignitaries included Maine’s governor and senators, as well as Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, who praised Barnum’s humility and generosity, in addition to being a war hero who inspired fellow Marines.
Gen. Eric Smith, the acting Marine Corps commandant whose nomination to lead the Marine Corps is being blocked by a Republican senator, called Barnum “an icon, a legend, a Marine.”
In an interview, Barnum said the combat was harrowing on that day, Dec. 18, 1965, during Operation Harvest Moon. His unit was outnumbered, caught off guard and separated from the larger battalion outside the village of Ky Phu in Quang Tin Province.
The ship’s namesake said he was scared like everybody else but he tried not to show it. The other Marines were looking to him, an artillery spotter, after their commander died, he said.
To launch a counterattack, he brandished a .45-caliber handgun and told the others to follow him. They did.
“It’s a tough business. But when it gets tough, the tough get going and that’s what Marines do,” he said. “We came together as a team. And, you know, there’s no fury unleashed that’s greater than that of a bunch of Marines that know that their buddies have been shot.”
Barnum later became the first Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam conflict to return for another tour. He retired from the Marine Corps as a colonel after nearly three decades of service and served the secretary of defense as principal director of drug enforcement policy, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for reserve affairs, and acting assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs.
Barnum, of Reston, Virginia, was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, and studied at Saint Anslem College, a Benedictine college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. The school’s abbot, Mark Cooper, delivered the invocation on Saturday.
The event was a family affair for Barnum, who now lives in Virginia.
His wife, Martha Hill, served as the ship’s sponsor. At the event Saturday, she was in a wheelchair; Barnum has been her care provider since she had a stroke more than five years ago. Her daughter; two granddaughters, one of whom sang “God Bless America;” and an 11-year-old great-granddaughter were also participants at the event Saturday. Other family and friends were present.
Displacing 9,500 tons, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is built to simultaneously wage war against submarines, aircraft and missiles, and other warships. The newest versions are being equipped for ballistic missile defense.
The 510-foot guided-missile destroyer was in dry dock for the ceremony as work continues to prepare the ship for delivery to the Navy. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/medal-of-honor-recipient-watches-as-warship-bearing-his-name-is-christened-in-maine/ | 2023-07-29T19:45:32 | 1 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/medal-of-honor-recipient-watches-as-warship-bearing-his-name-is-christened-in-maine/ |
Melting ice near Matterhorn reveals remains of climber missing for 37 years
(CNN) - The remains of a climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s Matterhorn 37 years ago have been found.
Police say the melting ice on the glacier helped lead to the discovery of the remains.
They were found on July 12 by climbers hiking along the Theodul Glacier.
Several pieces of equipment were also found.
Police say a DNA analysis helped identify the remains as belonging to a 38-year-old German mountain climber who was reported missing in September 1986.
Police also say they had searched for the climber at the time, but they were unsuccessful.
No further details about the climber’s identity or his cause of death have been revealed.
Police say the melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies of those who were reported missing several decades ago.
Scientists announced earlier this week that July is on track to be Earth’s hottest month ever recorded.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Tingo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIO) between December 1, 2022 and June 6, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 7, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Tingo securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Tingo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16856 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 7, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Tingo overstated its revenue and other accounting metrics, creating a false impression of success; (2) Tingo was not meaningfully engaged in many of the business activities that it claimed would drive future growth; (3) many of Tingo's supposed contracts with customers and suppliers did not exist; and (4) in light of the above, defendants' positive statements about Tingo's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Tingo class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16856 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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One arrested in connection with Freedom First Outfitters burglary
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) made an arrest following a burglary at Freedom First Outfitters.
On Friday, July 14, KCSO reported two masked suspects broke into Freedom First Outfitters. Deputies said ten Glock handguns were taken from the establishment.
KCSO released two additional surveillance videos Saturday. The first video showed the subjects parking their vehicle at a nearby apartment complex -- Steeplechase Apartments -- in Camden after the burglary.
The second video shows them wiping fingerprints off the vehicle before abandoning it.
Investigators located the vehicle and determined it was stolen from North Carolina as well as being involved in a North Carolina shooting incident prior to the burglary.
Deputies said one of their main suspects was arrested earlier this week in North Carolina with one of the stolen handguns from the store.
The man was charged in connection with the North Carolina shooting and a separate firearm store burglary, deputies stated.
“I am very proud of our KCSO investigative team. They began working closely with multiple law enforcement agencies in South Carolina and North Carolina since our burglary. The progress made in this investigation is a testament to how cooperation between law enforcement agencies solve crime across jurisdictional lines,” said Sheriff Lee Boan.
Anyone with further information on the case is asked to contact KCSO at 803-425-1512 or 803-424-4000 or by emailing Investigations@kershaw.sc.gov.
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‘Sounded like an explosion’: Tesla crashes through wall, lands in backyard pool
PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - Police in Arizona are investigating after a Tesla crashed into a pool in the Phoenix area on Friday.
KPHO reports that the crash happened around 8:45 a.m. at a home about 25 minutes away from downtown Phoenix.
Video from the scene showed the blue sedan appearing to have gone through a brick wall before landing fully submerged in a backyard pool.
A car seat was pulled from the pool, but officers said the driver was alone at the time of the crash.
The homeowner said he was getting ready for the day when he heard a loud noise from his backyard.
“I heard a sound that sounded like an explosion,” the homeowner said. “It sounded like a bomb went off.”
Authorities didn’t report any injuries in the incident. It’s not yet known what led up to the crash.
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Nantucket has the skinny on the island going topless this summer.
“We haven’t received a single call complaining about it,” Nantucket Police Department spokesman Lt. Angus MacVicar told the Herald.
“I’m not saying people haven’t gone topless,” he quickly added, but no one has dialed 911 to call out any untoward exposure. The police logs have been peppered with deer strikes, animal bites, parking infractions, and noise complaints — it’s a vacation hotspot, so you’d expect a few of those.
Other blotter items include intoxicated bar crawlers, disorderly patrons, marine violations, and plenty of action along the wharf. Sewer overflows have plagued the island, like the rest of the region, from all the rain.
But no complaints about women going bare-chested to avoid tan lines.
“We would get calls if it was inappropriate,” the lieutenant added, saying if kids were around a parent would probably call. So far, they haven’t.
Nantucket Sheriff James Perelman agrees. He also reports fears of the tony island becoming a seaside strip club have not materialized. He’s wondering if the COVID restrictions being lifted have sent vacationers back to Europe where there are plenty of topless spots.
“I don’t go to the beach,” the sheriff added, so he hasn’t caught any topless behavior in general.
Lt. MacVicar added the worries about “buses or boats” diverting to Nantucket for some ogling have proven “a bit ridiculous.”
As the Herald has reported, Nantucket Town Meeting members passed the topless bylaw 327 to 242 a year ago. Then-Attorney General Maura Healey backed the legality of the bylaw in December before changing over to the governor’s office.
Healey’s AG office stated: “We approve the Town’s vote authorizing any person to go topless on any public or private beach in Nantucket because we discern no conflict” with the constitution.
Alas, John Adams did not see this one coming when he penned the Massachusetts Constitution.
The Town Meeting members also banned hot tubs and spas in the downtown and historic districts and oust fertilizer island-wide, with the exception of farmland, to help keep the harbor clean.
The town on its website has said there would be an adjustment period to the topless bylaw. “We ask everyone to be patient and respectful as the island adapts to this first-of-its-kind bylaw in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.”
A public records request made to Nantucket officials by the Herald this summer came back with no new updates to the bylaw.
So it seems the stripped-down Town Meeting article remains in play with no complaints on file.
As for sharks, they are not avoiding the island. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/nantuckets-topless-bylaw-working-swimmingly-police-report/ | 2023-07-29T19:45:38 | 1 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/nantuckets-topless-bylaw-working-swimmingly-police-report/ |
Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns.
The soup recall impacts Trader Joe’s Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup with “Use By” dates ranging from July 18 to Sept. 15, according to a Thursday announcement from the company. On Friday, the grocer announced that Trader Joe’s Fully Cooked Falafel sold in 35 states and Washington, D.C., was also under recall.
On July 21, Trader Joe’s announced that it was recalling Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies with “sell by” dates ranging from Oct. 17 to Oct. 21. Like the falafel, the cookies may also contain rocks, the company said.
Wall Street returns to rallying following reports on profits and inflation
Wall Street got back to climbing following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1% Friday to close out its ninth winning week in the last 11. The Dow added 176 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq climbed 1.9% as Big Tech stocks led the market. Stocks have been rallying on hopes high inflation is cooling enough to get the Federal Reserve to stop hiking interest rates. A report Friday said the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation slowed last month by a touch more than expected. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/ticker-trader-joes-recalls-buggy-soup-rocky-falafel/ | 2023-07-29T19:45:44 | 0 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/29/ticker-trader-joes-recalls-buggy-soup-rocky-falafel/ |
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – Officers in Grand Chute say they have a subject in custody after being made aware that numerous vehicles were intentionally damaged at Fox Cities Stadium on Friday night.
According to the Grand Chute Police Department, officers were sent to Fox Cities Stadium, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, around 8:40 p.m. on July 28. The Timber Rattlers were playing a home game against Cedar Rapids at the time of the incident.
Officers say they were made aware of numerous vehicles that were ‘intentionally damaged,’ and that the incident is being actively investigated. However, one person is in custody at the Outagamie County Jail.
There is no estimated total cost of damage at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Grand Chute Police Department. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/multiple-vehicles-intentionally-damaged-at-stadium-of-wisconsin-timber-rattlers-one-in-custody/ | 2023-07-29T19:45:45 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/multiple-vehicles-intentionally-damaged-at-stadium-of-wisconsin-timber-rattlers-one-in-custody/ |
How to Watch the Astros vs. Rays Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros will hit the field against the Tampa Bay Rays and starting pitcher Taj Bradley on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
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Astros vs. Rays Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: Houston, Texas
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th-best in MLB action with 130 total home runs.
- Houston's .411 slugging percentage ranks 14th in baseball.
- The Astros are 18th in MLB with a .248 batting average.
- Houston is the 12th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.7 runs per game (487 total).
- The Astros' .317 on-base percentage ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Astros strike out 7.9 times per game to rank fifth in baseball.
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Houston's pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
- Houston has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.271).
Rays Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Rays rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 151 home runs.
- Tampa Bay ranks fifth in the majors with a .444 team slugging percentage.
- The Rays' .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has scored the fourth-most runs in baseball this season with 549.
- The Rays have an on-base percentage of .327 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Rays rank 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
- Tampa Bay strikes out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has the first-best ERA (3.69) in the majors this season.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.178 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 20th of the season. He is 6-7 with a 4.27 ERA and 122 strikeouts through 105 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when the righty threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Brown heads into this game with nine quality starts under his belt this year.
- Brown is aiming for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 frames per appearance on the mound.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
Rays Probable Starting Pitcher
- Bradley (5-6) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in five innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
- He has earned a quality start one time in 15 starts this season.
- Bradley will look to pitch five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 15 chances this season.
Astros Schedule
Rays Schedule
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How to Watch the Braves vs. Brewers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
The Atlanta Braves and Austin Riley will take on the Milwaukee Brewers and William Contreras on Saturday at 7:20 PM ET, in the second of a three-game series at Truist Park.
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Braves vs. Brewers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:20 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
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Braves Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Atlanta Braves average 1.9 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 191 home runs in total.
- Atlanta is the top slugging team in baseball this season with a .491 slugging percentage.
- The Braves rank second in MLB with a .268 batting average.
- Atlanta has the No. 3 offense in baseball, scoring 5.6 runs per game (564 total runs).
- The Braves are second in baseball with an on-base percentage of .338.
- The Braves strike out 8.2 times per game, the sixth-best average in the majors.
- The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Atlanta's pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors.
- Atlanta's 3.85 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Braves have the 16th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.275).
Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will send Bryce Elder (7-2) out for his 21st start of the season. He is 7-2 with a 3.30 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- Elder enters this game with 12 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Elder is looking to record his 19th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
- In five of his 20 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
Braves Schedule
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GREENFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A woman died after a patrol car accidentally ran over her while she lay in a roadway, suburban Milwaukee police said Friday.
Officers were called Thursday for a welfare check on the 42-year-old Milwaukee woman, the Greenfield Police Department said. an officer did not know she was lying in the roadway and accidentally drove over her, police said.
The officer immediately called for an ambulance and gave aid to the woman, but she died at a hospital, the department said.
The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team is opening a case on the death and the Wisconsin State Patrol will reconstruct the accident, the department said.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office will review the case, the department said.
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(NEXSTAR) — Yet another new, unsafe trend is catching attention.
This time, some TikTok users are encouraging viewers to add borax to their water, claiming the common cleaning product can help reduce inflammation and joint pain, or even “detoxify” the body. As you may have guessed, health officials are warning of the consequences the trend could have on your health.
Borax, or sodium tetraborate decahydrate, is a chemical compound commonly available in the form of a white crystalline powder. It’s been utilized in a variety of ways since the Middle Ages, and today is often used a laundry detergent, kitchen/bathroom cleaner, and even a bug and weed killer.
Boric acid has also been found to have bacteriostatic properties, meaning it can prevent the growth of bacteria, Dr. S. Ruddy Rose, director of VCU Health’s Virginia Poison Center, told Nexstar.
Despite its endless safe uses, however, borax is not approved for ingestion by humans.
Ingesting borax can cause people to become quite sick, according to Dr. Rose, leading to convulsions, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, heat burns, and even kidney damage.
“This happens pretty quickly,” he adds.
Even the company behind 20 Mule Team Borax, a popular borax product, has warned against participating in the TikTok trend.
“20 Mule Team Borax has many uses but ingesting is not one of them,” the company warned on July 25.
“Do not bathe in, apply to skin, or ingest Borax, including drinking it diluted in water,” the company continued. “It is not intended for use as a personal care product or dietary supplement.”
Should your child fall victim to the trend, Dr. Rose said you can follow up with the child’s pediatrician, as long as they don’t have any symptoms. But if your child is vomiting, has abdominal pain, or experiences a seizure or other serious symptoms, it’s best to seek emergency medical attention.
Several videos recommending borax have been removed from TikTok, according to NBC News.
Social-media users, meanwhile, should always be cautious about taking medical advice from influencers or TikTok personalities.
“Just beware of these types of activities,” Dr. Rose said. “The people promoting it may not be doing it for the right reason.”
Borax uses
There are plenty of non-dangerous ways to use borax that you may not be aware of.
- It can unclog drains. As recommended by Southern Living, 1/2 cup of borax and two cups of boiling water down a clogged drain should clear it right out. Let the solution sit for 15 mins before flushing with warm water.
- It’s a pest deterrent/killer. Borax is a desiccant, which means it sucks up moisture. In this way, borax can be useful to sprinkle in places where bugs might ordinarily populate. The powder will keep the area dry and make it less optimal for insects to make home. Meanwhile, if bugs are already in your home, it’s not too late. The Spruce explains that insects, like cockroaches and ants, become “dried out” from the inside and die after eating the powder.
- It can help grow your fruit trees. Bob Vila recommends adding borax to the soil around your tree to help keep the plant’s pH levels desirable for growth.
- It’s in ingredient in “slime.” If your kids love making and playing with slime, Taste of Home has a recipe for using borax to make the stretchy, gooey stuff. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/why-are-people-drinking-borax-cleaning-powder-on-tiktok/ | 2023-07-29T19:45:57 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/why-are-people-drinking-borax-cleaning-powder-on-tiktok/ |
(NEXSTAR) – The astounding critical and commercial reception of the new “Barbie” movie has catapulted all-things-Barbie back to the forefront of pop culture.
Even Allan!
Mattel’s Allan dolls — first introduced in the earlier half of the ‘60s as a “buddy” for Ken dolls — are currently experiencing increased demand among collectors and Barbie fans, with early specimens selling for upwards of $200 on eBay over the last several days.
The value of Allan dolls has increased, no doubt, due to Allan’s inclusion in the film. But that’s about the only effect the movie has had on the price of vintage Barbies, according to Barbie expert Rebecca Chulew, who has been featured such shows as “Collector’s Call,” “Toy Hunter” and “My Crazy Obsession.”
“Many vintage Barbies were produced by the millions and are easy to find,” said Chulew, who has sold over 10,000 Barbies on eBay and Macari over the years. “Everybody thinks they have a valuable Barbie. The truth is, the majority aren’t.”
Certain vintage Barbie dolls, meanwhile, might still be worth a pretty penny, but their value really isn’t tied to the movie, according to Chulew.
“The doll now is kind of holding steady,” she said. “It has a good value, but I don’t see it going up or down a lot.”
The most valuable Barbies, she said, continue to be the very first series of dolls ever produced in 1959. Specifically, the No. 1 or No. 2 Ponytail Barbies, which can fetch anywhere from $4,000 to $8,000 per doll, depending on condition, the inclusion of the original box, and — perhaps more importantly — the hair color.
“They made three blondes for every brunette,” said Chulew, who noted that brunette Ponytail Barbies from 1959 can sell for up to $6,000, even out of the box.
Chulew further said that sealed or boxed dolls don’t matter as much to many Barbie collectors, seeing as the early opaque boxes were more akin to “shoeboxes” and didn’t showcase the dolls. (“There’s a lot of [online] box sales going on” for folks who want just the packaging, she said.)
Another coveted doll is the Side-Part American Girl Barbie produced in the mid-‘60s, which can go for “about $3,000” (and reportedly once sold for almost double), according to the expert.
Collectors also tend to prize “Twist ‘n Turn” Stacey dolls (not to be confused with Stacie dolls) from the late ‘60s, as well as “Steffie-face” Barbies (i.e., a type of doll using a certain face mold) introduced a few years later. Both can sell for hundreds to the right collectors.
Other valuable dolls include rarer Barbies that weren’t widely produced — like the brunette mentioned above — and, specifically, Black Barbies. According to Chulew, first- and second-issue Francie dolls from 1967-1969 are tough to find, while Alpha Kappa Alpha Barbies (which commemorated the historically African American sorority) can go for up to around $1,000.
And then, there’s Allan.
Allan dolls — including the original from 1964, the bendable-leg version from 1965 and the Wedding Day Allan doll from 1990 — have seen a “slight increase [in value] due to the movie,” said Chulew, adding that sellers might be able to get a few hundred for each one.
The rest of the Barbie line, and even vintage dolls that were mentioned in the movie, are likely worth no more than they were last year.
“I think what you’re going to see in the next 30 to 60 days are a lot of people selling their childhood dolls. And a lot of them aren’t going to be valuable,” Chulew said. “A few rarities might be unearthed, but it might cause stagnation in the market. It’s going to be tough for collectors to sort through all the barbies being advertised as ‘rare’ when they’re not.”
Barbie collectors, on the other hand, might be busy scooping up other “Barbie”-movie merchandise to complete their collections or prepare for any future scarcity. For example, the collectible “Barbie” popcorn buckets from AMC are very “hot” right now, Chulew said, and certain dolls from Mattel’s latest line of movie-inspired figures are becoming hard to find, even if they’re still selling at retail prices.
“But they don’t appear to have made the Allan doll from the movie,” she lamented, “which may be a mistake on their part.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/your-vintage-barbie-dolls-might-be-worth-a-pretty-penny-if-you-have-the-right-ones/ | 2023-07-29T19:46:03 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/your-vintage-barbie-dolls-might-be-worth-a-pretty-penny-if-you-have-the-right-ones/ |
How to Watch the Orioles vs. Yankees Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles will take on the New York Yankees and Aaron Judge on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Orioles vs. Yankees Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Orioles Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles are 13th in MLB action with 121 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Baltimore's .418 slugging percentage ranks 10th-best in MLB.
- The Orioles have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.249).
- Baltimore scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (499 total, 4.8 per game).
- The Orioles are 16th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .317.
- The Orioles' 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 11th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for Baltimore has a collective 9.1 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Baltimore has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
- Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.296).
Yankees Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Yankees' 141 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
- New York ranks 18th in the majors with a .402 team slugging percentage.
- The Yankees have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
- New York ranks 21st in the majors with 446 total runs scored this season.
- The Yankees have an on-base percentage of .301 this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Yankees rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
- New York averages the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the majors this season.
- New York has the eighth-best ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.245 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Tyler Wells makes the start for the Orioles, his 20th of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.65 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the right-hander went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing only one hit.
- Wells is looking to secure his ninth quality start of the season in this game.
- Wells enters the matchup with 18 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- In three of his 20 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Yankees' Clarke Schmidt (6-6) will make his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday, July 21, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals.
- He has three quality starts in 20 chances this season.
- Schmidt will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
- He has made 21 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
Orioles Schedule
Yankees Schedule
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How to Watch the Red Sox vs. Giants Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants will play on Saturday at Oracle Park, at 7:15 PM ET, with Rafael Devers and Michael Conforto among those expected to step up at the plate.
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Red Sox vs. Giants Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
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Red Sox Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Red Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 116 total home runs.
- Boston's .437 slugging percentage is sixth-best in baseball.
- The Red Sox have the third-best batting average in the league (.265).
- Boston has the No. 6 offense in MLB action, scoring five runs per game (519 total runs).
- The Red Sox are fourth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .333.
- Red Sox batters strike out 8.2 times per game, the 10th-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- The pitching staff for Boston has a collective 8.8 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- Boston's 4.26 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.285).
Giants Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Giants have hit 120 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- San Francisco ranks 22nd in the majors with a .397 team slugging percentage.
- The Giants have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- San Francisco ranks 15th in the majors with 469 total runs scored this season.
- The Giants have an OBP of .317 this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Giants rank just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.5 whiffs per contest.
- San Francisco averages the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
- San Francisco has the 11th-ranked ERA (4.01) in the majors this season.
- The Giants have a combined WHIP of just 1.253 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher
- James Paxton (6-2) takes the mound for the Red Sox in his 13th start of the season. He's put together a 3.46 ERA in 65 2/3 innings pitched, with 75 strikeouts.
- The lefty last pitched on Saturday against the New York Mets, when he went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- Paxton is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the season in this game.
- Paxton heads into the matchup with nine outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 12 outings this season.
Giants Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Giants will send Ryan Walker (3-0) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in 2 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
- Walker has not earned a quality start in six starts this season.
- In six starts this season, Walker has yet to pitch five or more innings.
- He has 17 appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 24 chances this season.
Red Sox Schedule
Giants Schedule
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 4
Celine Boutier is the current leader (-100) at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship after three rounds of play.
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Amundi Evian Championship Fourth Round Information
- Start Time: 12:45 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Amundi Evian Championship Best Odds to Win
Celine Boutier
- Tee Time: 6:25 AM ET
- Current Rank: 1st (-11)
- Odds to Win: -100
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Nasa Hataoka
- Tee Time: 6:25 AM ET
- Current Rank: 2nd (-8)
- Odds to Win: +400
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Minjee Lee
- Tee Time: 6:15 AM ET
- Current Rank: 3rd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +700
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Brooke Mackenzie Henderson
- Tee Time: 6:15 AM ET
- Current Rank: 3rd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +800
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 6:05 AM ET
- Current Rank: 5th (-6)
- Odds to Win: +1200
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50 years later, 103 Vietnam veterans finally received their homecoming at EAA AirVenture
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Even after arriving back home, many Vietnam War veterans still share a traumatic experience.
There was no welcome home celebration.
“Nothing, nothing. I came home to a four-month-old baby,” said one veteran. “I got off the plane in Washington, the state of Washington, and got on a commercial flight and came home and that was it.”
“When I came home in 1972, I got dropped off at the bus depot in Neenah and I started to walk home by myself and this stranger picked me up and gave me a ride home,” said veteran Thomas Buss. “I was in my uniform.”
On Friday at EAA Airventure, 103 Vietnam veterans finally received their homecoming. It was 50 years delayed.
“It’s the welcome home that I never got,” Buss said.
The group of veterans received the celebration after spending the day in Washington D.C. where they visited the Vietnam War memorials.
On Friday morning, a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight departed the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh to take them to the nation’s capital.
American Airlines flew the veterans on a plane specially designed for these experiences, staffed with pilots and flight attendants who volunteered their time on their day off to make the trip happen.
One veteran hadn’t been to Washington D.C. since 1966 when he was in high school and before his time in the service.
Others on the trip had never been.
“A lot of guys here that have never been there and seen these memorials before and they just were blown away,” said veteran Thomas Snider.
While on the flight out there, veterans received mail that they could open and read on their way from family, friends, and community members thanking them for their service. For one veteran, the mail call was one of the most emotional parts of the trip.
The once-in-a-lifetime trip was free of charge to the veterans.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Animal Village (LRAV) reunited a Texas family with its loving furbaby on Friday.
Jill, who has been missing for two years, found her way back to the family thanks to a microchip.
"We love a happy ending," said Friends of the Animal Village, a nonprofit dedicated to providing supplemental support to LRAV. "Microchips make them possible. Please microchip your pets, and be sure to register them."
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(NEXSTAR) — Yet another new, unsafe trend is catching attention.
This time, some TikTok users are encouraging viewers to add borax to their water, claiming the common cleaning product can help reduce inflammation and joint pain, or even “detoxify” the body. As you may have guessed, health officials are warning of the consequences the trend could have on your health.
Borax, or sodium tetraborate decahydrate, is a chemical compound commonly available in the form of a white crystalline powder. It’s been utilized in a variety of ways since the Middle Ages, and today is often used a laundry detergent, kitchen/bathroom cleaner, and even a bug and weed killer.
Boric acid has also been found to have bacteriostatic properties, meaning it can prevent the growth of bacteria, Dr. S. Ruddy Rose, director of VCU Health’s Virginia Poison Center, told Nexstar.
Despite its endless safe uses, however, borax is not approved for ingestion by humans.
Ingesting borax can cause people to become quite sick, according to Dr. Rose, leading to convulsions, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, heat burns, and even kidney damage.
“This happens pretty quickly,” he adds.
Even the company behind 20 Mule Team Borax, a popular borax product, has warned against participating in the TikTok trend.
“20 Mule Team Borax has many uses but ingesting is not one of them,” the company warned on July 25.
“Do not bathe in, apply to skin, or ingest Borax, including drinking it diluted in water,” the company continued. “It is not intended for use as a personal care product or dietary supplement.”
Should your child fall victim to the trend, Dr. Rose said you can follow up with the child’s pediatrician, as long as they don’t have any symptoms. But if your child is vomiting, has abdominal pain, or experiences a seizure or other serious symptoms, it’s best to seek emergency medical attention.
Several videos recommending borax have been removed from TikTok, according to NBC News.
Social-media users, meanwhile, should always be cautious about taking medical advice from influencers or TikTok personalities.
“Just beware of these types of activities,” Dr. Rose said. “The people promoting it may not be doing it for the right reason.”
Borax uses
There are plenty of non-dangerous ways to use borax that you may not be aware of.
- It can unclog drains. As recommended by Southern Living, 1/2 cup of borax and two cups of boiling water down a clogged drain should clear it right out. Let the solution sit for 15 mins before flushing with warm water.
- It’s a pest deterrent/killer. Borax is a desiccant, which means it sucks up moisture. In this way, borax can be useful to sprinkle in places where bugs might ordinarily populate. The powder will keep the area dry and make it less optimal for insects to make home. Meanwhile, if bugs are already in your home, it’s not too late. The Spruce explains that insects, like cockroaches and ants, become “dried out” from the inside and die after eating the powder.
- It can help grow your fruit trees. Bob Vila recommends adding borax to the soil around your tree to help keep the plant’s pH levels desirable for growth.
- It’s in ingredient in “slime.” If your kids love making and playing with slime, Taste of Home has a recipe for using borax to make the stretchy, gooey stuff. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/why-are-people-drinking-borax-cleaning-powder-on-tiktok/ | 2023-07-29T19:47:04 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/why-are-people-drinking-borax-cleaning-powder-on-tiktok/ |
FUKUOKA, Japan — Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport: She is never quite satisfied.
The 26-year-old American won the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday at the world championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at worlds. It was also her 16th individual world title, breaking a tie with Michael Phelps for the most golds at worlds.
She also is a seven-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in both the 800 and 1,500.
But that winning time — 8 minutes, 8.87 seconds, which is the seventh-quickest she'd ever swum — wasn't quite good enough in her favorite event.
"I'm just always trying to think of new ways to improve. I mean I've already got everything turning in my head right now. I kind of wanted to be better than I was tonight," she said, twirling her right hand beside her right ear, trying to stir up ideas.
"I'm pretty tough on myself," she said. "But I think I have found the balance of being tough on myself but also having that grace."
The 800 was Ledecky's second individual gold following her win in the 1,500 free on Tuesday. She also took silver in the 400 free. Li Bingjie of China took silver in 8:13.31, and Ariarne Titmus of Australia got the bronze in 8:13.59.
"It's fun to leave a meet with your favorite event, and I just wanted to leave it all in the pool," Ledecky said.
It was only the fourth gold for the United States in the seventh of eight days in the pool. Meanwhile, Australia has been piling it on with 13 golds, matching its best at the worlds. Australia won three more golds on Saturday.
The Americans lead the overall table with 31 medals (16 silver), Australia has 20 and China 13.
Kaylee McKeown of Australia made history of her own with gold in the women's 200 backstroke. McKeown's victory gave her a sweep of all three backstroke events after earlier wins in the 50 and 100. She became the first swimmer to sweep all three backstrokes at the worlds.
It all made up for her disqualification earlier in the 200 IM.
"You can't change the rules," she said. "I got ruled out. It's just the cards I was dealt with and I couldn't do much more than that. So I just had to carry myself the best I could and channel all my anger and turn a huge negative into a positive."
Regan Smith of the United States picked up the silver in 2:04.94, while Peng Xuwei of China got the bronze in 2:06.74.
Sarah Sjöström of Sweden continued her dominance with gold in the 50 butterfly. The 29-year-old won in 24.77 seconds and has now won the event five consecutive times at the worlds. The win brought Sjöström's individual medals at the worlds to 20, equaling Phelps' mark.
Sjöström also broke her own record in the 50 free, going 23.61 in a semifinal heat. Her old mark was 23.67 set in 2017.
"There are not too many secrets," Sjöström said about her longevity. "Just do the work every day, go to practice, and stay humble."
Zhang Yufei of China, who took gold in the 100 fly, claimed the silver in 25.05, while American Gretchen Walsh got the bronze in 25.46.
Japanese fan favorite Rikako Ikee finished seventh (25.78) in the 50 fly but was greeted warmly by the home crowd.
The 23-year-old Ikee won six gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games and was expected to be a favorite in the Tokyo Olympics. But she was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019. Her comeback continues to resonate with both the Japanese public and her fellow competitors.
Cameron McEvoy of Australia led all the way to capture the gold in the 50 free in 21.06. It was his first individual gold in the worlds or Olympics.
American Jack Alexy collected his second silver of the worlds in 21.57 to go with his silver in the 100 free. Benjamin Proud of Britian, last year's world champion, took the bronze in 21.58.
Caeleb Dressel won the event at the Olympics but did not qualify for the U.S. team. McEvoy's time was quicker than Dressel's winning time in Tokyo — 21.07.
Maxime Grousset of France won gold in the 100 fly in 50.14. The 24-year-old took the early lead and held on. Josh Liendo of Canada earned the silver in 50.34, while American Dare Rose made the podium with the bronze (50.46).
Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania equaled the world record of 29.30 in her semifinal in the 50 breaststroke.
Australia won the 4x100 mixed freestyle relay in a world record of 3:18.83. The Americans took silver in 3:20.82, with Britain getting the bronze in 3:21.68. The relay is not an Olympic event.
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(NEXSTAR) – The astounding critical and commercial reception of the new “Barbie” movie has catapulted all-things-Barbie back to the forefront of pop culture.
Even Allan!
Mattel’s Allan dolls — first introduced in the earlier half of the ‘60s as a “buddy” for Ken dolls — are currently experiencing increased demand among collectors and Barbie fans, with early specimens selling for upwards of $200 on eBay over the last several days.
The value of Allan dolls has increased, no doubt, due to Allan’s inclusion in the film. But that’s about the only effect the movie has had on the price of vintage Barbies, according to Barbie expert Rebecca Chulew, who has been featured such shows as “Collector’s Call,” “Toy Hunter” and “My Crazy Obsession.”
“Many vintage Barbies were produced by the millions and are easy to find,” said Chulew, who has sold over 10,000 Barbies on eBay and Macari over the years. “Everybody thinks they have a valuable Barbie. The truth is, the majority aren’t.”
Certain vintage Barbie dolls, meanwhile, might still be worth a pretty penny, but their value really isn’t tied to the movie, according to Chulew.
“The doll now is kind of holding steady,” she said. “It has a good value, but I don’t see it going up or down a lot.”
The most valuable Barbies, she said, continue to be the very first series of dolls ever produced in 1959. Specifically, the No. 1 or No. 2 Ponytail Barbies, which can fetch anywhere from $4,000 to $8,000 per doll, depending on condition, the inclusion of the original box, and — perhaps more importantly — the hair color.
“They made three blondes for every brunette,” said Chulew, who noted that brunette Ponytail Barbies from 1959 can sell for up to $6,000, even out of the box.
Chulew further said that sealed or boxed dolls don’t matter as much to many Barbie collectors, seeing as the early opaque boxes were more akin to “shoeboxes” and didn’t showcase the dolls. (“There’s a lot of [online] box sales going on” for folks who want just the packaging, she said.)
Another coveted doll is the Side-Part American Girl Barbie produced in the mid-‘60s, which can go for “about $3,000” (and reportedly once sold for almost double), according to the expert.
Collectors also tend to prize “Twist ‘n Turn” Stacey dolls (not to be confused with Stacie dolls) from the late ‘60s, as well as “Steffie-face” Barbies (i.e., a type of doll using a certain face mold) introduced a few years later. Both can sell for hundreds to the right collectors.
Other valuable dolls include rarer Barbies that weren’t widely produced — like the brunette mentioned above — and, specifically, Black Barbies. According to Chulew, first- and second-issue Francie dolls from 1967-1969 are tough to find, while Alpha Kappa Alpha Barbies (which commemorated the historically African American sorority) can go for up to around $1,000.
And then, there’s Allan.
Allan dolls — including the original from 1964, the bendable-leg version from 1965 and the Wedding Day Allan doll from 1990 — have seen a “slight increase [in value] due to the movie,” said Chulew, adding that sellers might be able to get a few hundred for each one.
The rest of the Barbie line, and even vintage dolls that were mentioned in the movie, are likely worth no more than they were last year.
“I think what you’re going to see in the next 30 to 60 days are a lot of people selling their childhood dolls. And a lot of them aren’t going to be valuable,” Chulew said. “A few rarities might be unearthed, but it might cause stagnation in the market. It’s going to be tough for collectors to sort through all the barbies being advertised as ‘rare’ when they’re not.”
Barbie collectors, on the other hand, might be busy scooping up other “Barbie”-movie merchandise to complete their collections or prepare for any future scarcity. For example, the collectible “Barbie” popcorn buckets from AMC are very “hot” right now, Chulew said, and certain dolls from Mattel’s latest line of movie-inspired figures are becoming hard to find, even if they’re still selling at retail prices.
“But they don’t appear to have made the Allan doll from the movie,” she lamented, “which may be a mistake on their part.” | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/your-vintage-barbie-dolls-might-be-worth-a-pretty-penny-if-you-have-the-right-ones/ | 2023-07-29T19:47:10 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/your-vintage-barbie-dolls-might-be-worth-a-pretty-penny-if-you-have-the-right-ones/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In states across the country this year, Republicans have talked a lot about restricting drag performances in front of children.
But that talk, and even their efforts, haven't amounted to much.
Bills restricting drag have failed to pass, passed as watered-down laws, have been vetoed or, in the case of three states that did manage to pass meaningful restrictions, laws have been temporarily halted by federal judges.
Friday, in fact, a judge temporarily blocked a law in the last remaining state with enforceable restrictions – Montana – just days before the start of Pride festivities.
A few states' lawmakers are still in session, though, so more efforts could be afoot.
In Arkansas, where Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield championed and sponsored a bill earlier this year, he said drag shows harm kids and "take away their innocence."
"I can't think of any redeeming quality, anything good that can come from taking children and putting them in front of a bunch of grown men that are dressed like women," Stubblefield said back in January as he introduced his bill on the floor of the Arkansas Senate.
'Prurient interest' and the First Amendment
Stubblefield's bill contained key language that showed up in a lot of states' attempted drag restrictions – an appeal to the "prurient interest." (Texas, Tennessee, Montana, Arizona, South Dakota, for example.)
"That word – prurient interest – means excessive interest in sexual matters," Stubblefield explained to lawmakers in committee.
"Most drag shows do not appeal to the prurient interest," says JT Morris, an attorney for the free-speech group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
"Even if they did, saying something appeals to the 'prurient interest' under the First Amendment is not enough to regulate it," he says, noting that this kind of language makes it harder for a bill to hold up to basic legal scrutiny.
"You can't pass a state law based on disagreement with somebody's viewpoint. It's a textbook First Amendment violation."
And that disagreement has been palpable across the country. In Arkansas, Stubblefield's bill was met with large public backlash from those who say drag is about showmanship, not sex.
"I do drag as an art form," says Jeremy Stuthard, an Arkansas drag performer.
"I take a decent-looking guy and turn him into a statue-esk Barbie doll, and have a great time and put smiles on people's faces and that's all I really try to do."
Stuthard says most of the children he meets at drag brunches and story hours aren't there to indulge a 'prurient interest', but to have fun listening to a story read by a costumed actor.
Drag restrictions put on hold and watered down
In Tennessee, the day before that state's drag restrictions were due to go into effect, a Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge temporarily struck down the law due to its constitutional vagueness.
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker wrote, "Whether some of us may like it or not," the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment "as protecting speech that is indecent but not obscene."
A similar law in Florida has been temporarily blocked. For a while, that left Montana as the only state in the country with an enforceable drag law, until the courts temporarily blocked that one, too.
In Arkansas, Sen. Stubblefield's drag ban bill was amended until it hardly resembled a drag ban. The final version of the law, which passed by large margins, now regulates stripping, not drag shows.
"[The]Amended House Bill is the only way to really protect minors. For another reason, it's the only draft that will stand up in court," Stubblefield said of the amendment, which he didn't write but ultimately agreed to.
"None of us like to pass a bill that's going to get struck down by a judge and not help any children at all."
Josie Lenora is the politics/government reporter at KUAR in Little Rock, Ark.
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A man died after beachgoers pulled him out of the ocean Saturday morning in Monmouth County, officials said.
The man was unresponsive when the visitors pulled him from the water at an unguarded section of Gunnison Beach in Sandy Hook, said Daphne Yun, a spokesperson for the National Park Service.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In states across the country this year, Republicans have talked a lot about restricting drag performances in front of children.
But that talk, and even their efforts, haven't amounted to much.
Bills restricting drag have failed to pass, passed as watered-down laws, have been vetoed or, in the case of three states that did manage to pass meaningful restrictions, laws have been temporarily halted by federal judges.
Friday, in fact, a judge temporarily blocked a law in the last remaining state with enforceable restrictions – Montana – just days before the start of Pride festivities.
A few states' lawmakers are still in session, though, so more efforts could be afoot.
In Arkansas, where Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield championed and sponsored a bill earlier this year, he said drag shows harm kids and "take away their innocence."
"I can't think of any redeeming quality, anything good that can come from taking children and putting them in front of a bunch of grown men that are dressed like women," Stubblefield said back in January as he introduced his bill on the floor of the Arkansas Senate.
'Prurient interest' and the First Amendment
Stubblefield's bill contained key language that showed up in a lot of states' attempted drag restrictions – an appeal to the "prurient interest." (Texas, Tennessee, Montana, Arizona, South Dakota, for example.)
"That word – prurient interest – means excessive interest in sexual matters," Stubblefield explained to lawmakers in committee.
"Most drag shows do not appeal to the prurient interest," says JT Morris, an attorney for the free-speech group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
"Even if they did, saying something appeals to the 'prurient interest' under the First Amendment is not enough to regulate it," he says, noting that this kind of language makes it harder for a bill to hold up to basic legal scrutiny.
"You can't pass a state law based on disagreement with somebody's viewpoint. It's a textbook First Amendment violation."
And that disagreement has been palpable across the country. In Arkansas, Stubblefield's bill was met with large public backlash from those who say drag is about showmanship, not sex.
"I do drag as an art form," says Jeremy Stuthard, an Arkansas drag performer.
"I take a decent-looking guy and turn him into a statue-esk Barbie doll, and have a great time and put smiles on people's faces and that's all I really try to do."
Stuthard says most of the children he meets at drag brunches and story hours aren't there to indulge a 'prurient interest', but to have fun listening to a story read by a costumed actor.
Drag restrictions put on hold and watered down
In Tennessee, the day before that state's drag restrictions were due to go into effect, a Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge temporarily struck down the law due to its constitutional vagueness.
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker wrote, "Whether some of us may like it or not," the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment "as protecting speech that is indecent but not obscene."
A similar law in Florida has been temporarily blocked. For a while, that left Montana as the only state in the country with an enforceable drag law, until the courts temporarily blocked that one, too.
In Arkansas, Sen. Stubblefield's drag ban bill was amended until it hardly resembled a drag ban. The final version of the law, which passed by large margins, now regulates stripping, not drag shows.
"[The]Amended House Bill is the only way to really protect minors. For another reason, it's the only draft that will stand up in court," Stubblefield said of the amendment, which he didn't write but ultimately agreed to.
"None of us like to pass a bill that's going to get struck down by a judge and not help any children at all."
Josie Lenora is the politics/government reporter at KUAR in Little Rock, Ark.
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Electra Battery Materials has shipped to a customer its first batch of nickel-cobalt produced at its refinery complex north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The product was made from recycled battery material using Electra’s hydrometallurgical process in the company’s black mass recycling trial.
“The first customer delivery of product from our refinery marks another important milestone on the path to commercializing our black mass refining capabilities,” Electra CEO Trent Mell said.
Black mass is the material that remains after expired lithium-ion batteries are shredded and all casings removed. Black mass contains high-value elements including nickel, cobalt, lithium, maganese and graphite that can be recycled to produce new lithium-ion batteries, Mell said in a news release.
Electra is exploring for cobalt and copper at its Iron Creek holdings in Lemhi County. It is working to fully recommission its cobalt refinery in Canada, the only such refinery in North America.
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General Daily Insight for July 29, 2023
Responsibilities may require extra dedication. The ego-focused Sun disagrees with disciplined Saturn, creating a tug of war between what we feel like doing and what we really should do. This may challenge us, but soon after, the sensitive Moon coordinates with tender Venus to give us some welcome emotional relief from the inner struggle. On top of that, Luna then moves from freedom-loving Sagittarius into dedicated Capricorn at 11:44 pm EDT, bolstering us against any obstacles. Let's commit to not giving up!
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Aries
March 21-April 19
Following your passion may require sacrifice. Grand dreams for your life or career are lovely to have, but nothing good becomes reality without doing the work required. It might be that you need to reevaluate your method if you're only working on the fun parts of the journey, or at least the parts that you consider fun. The more confusing aspects of your plan could transform into dangerous roadblocks in the future. It would be wise to get them out of the way early!
Taurus
April 20-May 20
You might be shrinking into your comfort zone. The people that you need to be mingling with and learning from are out there, but unfortunately, you could be at home protecting yourself from rejection. Even when reaching out is intimidating, letting time pass you by feels much more passive than the effects it will have on you in the long run. If you want to avoid waking up one day and wondering why you didn't try, this is your time to get active.
Gemini
May 21-June 20
What you believe you should do might not be the right move! You may have a plan of action that you've created in your head, but you could be missing details that you don't even know exist. Reaching out to someone who's an expert on what you're attempting should help -- you could also talk to someone who's simply been in the predicament that you're in before. There's no shame in asking for advice from those who have more experience than you.
Cancer
June 21-July 22
Stability could turn into stagnancy. You may have once been happy that everything was slowing down and allowing you to catch your breath. Now that things haven't changed much in some time, you might be feeling like it's time to break out of the monotony. You're allowed to be intimidated by the thought of freeing yourself from a cocoon, whether you made it for your protection or someone else bound you within it, but you're done with this chapter. Make the next one an adventure!
Leo
July 23-August 22
Saying you're fine could be dragging you down. You may be trying to be independent and show everyone you're doing well, so that they're not worrying about you while you're struggling. This is a very challenging goal -- and one that can be quite lonely if you're too devoted to it! The reality is, we all have times where we feel low. Pretending you're fine when you're not could send you spiraling even lower. Make a point of reconnecting with your emotions and loved ones.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
Running away from a difficult conversation could sound easier than handling it. When a conversation with someone you care about looks like it will be a difficult or emotional one, you may spend some time procrastinating it -- or even avoiding the person that you need to have it with. While this can feel like a good temporary solution, it's really only forcing you to dwell in fear of what could happen. Bite the bullet and say what you need to say.
Libra
September 23-October 22
Fun may be tempting you away from your responsibilities. You could have friends reaching out to you, calling your name to come outside and play -- but you know that you have work you need to do. They also might be encouraging you to pander to unhealthy desires that won't be beneficial for you in the long run, which can set you back when it comes to your progress toward your goals. The temporary fun is likely not worth the result.
Scorpio
October 23-November 21
You might not be acting your age. Even a seemingly obvious course of action can be difficult to take when childish impulses are tugging at your soul. This will almost surely backfire, as immaturity is unlikely to be rewarded at present, and you could speedily regret the consequences that inevitably arrive once you've finished indulging the dangerous side of your inner child. Being an adult isn't always fun, but you could be causing other people more responsibilities by goofing off. Be your most mature self.
Sagittarius
November 22-December 21
You might be moving on before it's time. You're allowed to be eager to remove yourself from memories of a recent painful emotional experience, but you run the risk of plastering over the event in your mind before you've truly processed its implications. Doing this just shoves it to the back burner to simmer, bubbling beneath the cover you put over it -- eventually, your emotions will probably boil over. Make sure that you're healing in a real way, without ignoring what's still there.
Capricorn
December 22-January 19
Talent is possibly less of a current factor than you think. You might feel as if you're ready to give up on a project that you've given a lot of time and energy to, but that hasn't gone anywhere. It could seem like you'll never get that boulder up that hill, as it just keeps rolling back down, but some of the best inventions took hundreds of tries before they got it right. It's not about talent, it's about tenacity. Get up and try again!
Aquarius
January 20-February 18
You might be trading your comfort for someone else's. Someone that you know doesn't bring out the best in you could become a part of your life at any moment, and they have no qualms about being themselves -- but when you be yourself, they may put a damper on it. They might think that their way is the only right way to be, and their effect on you could damage your sense of self-respect. Remember who you are, and love that person.
Pisces
February 19-March 20
You may be working too hard, Pisces! Keeping up with goals and responsibilities is good, despite their challenges, but you might be losing sight of your self-care. When you realize how long it's been since you've done something special for yourself, even if it's as simple as sitting down and having a full meal or taking a long shower, there could be gaps in your self-care routine that need to be remedied -- stat. Don't let your body's well-being be the victim of your goals. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-07292023-20230729-viyzcp347vbefnbepu6q4utj7a-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:50:41 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-07292023-20230729-viyzcp347vbefnbepu6q4utj7a-story.html |
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The Independent Investigations Division of the state Attorney General’s Office is reviewing an in-custody death of a man in Baltimore earlier this month, the agency said Saturday.
In a news release, the investigative unit described that the man, who was not identified, became unresponsive while in handcuffs and restrained on a stretcher inside an ambulance. He was taken to a local hospital where he died a few hours later. The cause and manner of death are pending.
The unit is charged with investigating police-involved fatalities in the state, including police shootings, in-custody deaths and fatal vehicle pursuits. Baltimore Police investigates the cases simultaneously, in order to meet the requirements of the city’s consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. Both investigations are ongoing, the AG release said.
Baltimore Police and Maryland Transit Administration officers first responded Tuesday around 4:20 p.m. to a call about a man lying in the road near the 200 block of South Howard Street in downtown Baltimore, near Camden Yards, according to the news release.
When Baltimore Police officers arrived, MTA officers and EMS personnel were there. The man was acting erratically, according to the Independent Investigations Division, which reviewed body camera footage from BPD officers.
Officers physically restrained him, handcuffed him and then put him on an ambulance stretcher on his side. He was then restrained with the stretcher’s restraint straps and taken into the ambulance. The release said he was in a prone position, meaning he was on his stomach, a position used to help people in respiratory distress. Emergency personnel were providing medical aid when, “after several minutes,” he became unresponsive. He was then uncuffed and lifesaving measures were taken.
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The release noted that the camera footage from BPD officers could be released. MTA officers don’t wear body cameras. None of the officers were identified.
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The investigative unit has probed three other 2023 Baltimore deaths involving police: The June 29 fatal shooting of Darryl Gamble, 40; the fatal vehicle pursuit that led to the death of Linda Moss, 74; and the fatal vehicle pursuit that led to the death of Alfred Fincher, 54.
Earlier this year, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Alexis Acosta, a Baltimore Police officer investigated by the Independent Investigations Division following the death of Terry Harrell, 58, in 2022. Acosta is accused of driving in a criminally negligent manner and causing Harrell’s death. He had his lights and siren on when he struck Harrell, who was riding a scooter.
Video footage showed Acosta pass through at least two intersections at a fairly constant speed before striking him. Harrell had the green light. Acosta’s next court date is Sept. 19, according to an online courts database.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s office is asking the state spending board to approve four new positions — two lawyers, one investigator and one paralegal/evidence analyst — to join the Independent Investigations Division. The Board of Public Works is expected to consider the request at its Aug. 2 meeting.
The request noted that his office, beginning Oct. 1, will be deciding whether criminal charges are warranted in the police-involved fatalities it investigates and prosecuting any of those cases.
“Building on the General Assembly’s 2021 police reform agenda, which charged the Attorney General with conducting independent investigations of police-involved fatalities, the new law increases transparency, independence and community trust not only in the investigation of these cases, but also in the decisions as to whether they should be prosecuted,” the AG request said, according to the Aug. 2 meeting agenda. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-md-ci-in-custody-death-baltimore-20230729-mt5pnuxq55ba3bzzvmyfhbbbrq-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:50:48 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/bs-md-ci-in-custody-death-baltimore-20230729-mt5pnuxq55ba3bzzvmyfhbbbrq-story.html |
- New Covid vaccines are coming to the U.S. this fall — but many Americans may not take them.
- Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are slated to deliver new single-strain coronavirus shots targeting the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in September.
- Experts told CNBC that public health officials and providers could potentially increase uptake of the shots by communicating that they will likely become a routine part of health care moving forward.
A new round of Covid vaccines is coming to the U.S. this fall — but many Americans may not roll up their sleeves and take one.
That's largely because pandemic fatigue, the belief that Covid is "over" and confusion over personal risk levels could deter some people from getting an additional shot, experts in public health and health policy told CNBC.
But they said public health officials and health-care providers could potentially increase uptake of the new vaccines by communicating a new and simple message this fall: Covid vaccines are likely going to become a routine part of protecting your health moving forward.
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In September, vaccine manufacturers Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are slated to deliver new single-strain Covid shots targeting the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the most immune-evasive strain of the virus to date.
It will be a "very uphill battle" to get people to take those jabs, especially given the sluggish uptake of the most recent shots that rolled out, said Jen Kates, senior vice president of the health policy research organization KFF.
Only about 17% of the U.S. population — around 56 million people — have received Pfizer and Moderna's bivalent Covid vaccines since they were approved last September, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bivalent means they target two strains of the virus.
Less than half of adults 65 and older have received a bivalent shot, while rates for all other age groups sit at around 20%.
Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax have not provided exact estimates for what they expect uptake of their new shots to look like.
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But a Pfizer spokesperson said overall the company expects 24% of the population, or 79 million people, to receive vaccine doses in 2023, which includes both primary doses and boosters. A Novavax spokesperson said the company has started "manufacturing at risk" and is "stockpiling enough material to support the upcoming launch for the season."
All companies have noted that they are preparing for the federal government to shift vaccine distribution to the private market, meaning manufacturers will sell their updated shots directly to health-care providers at higher prices. Previously, the government purchased vaccines directly from manufacturers at a discount to distribute to the public for free.
Regardless of that shift, experts say vaccine uptake may not look much different from that of the bivalent boosters. Here's why.
Pandemic fatigue, confusion
Fatigue over the pandemic and the general belief that Covid is "over" could potentially hinder the uptake of new shots this fall, experts said.
A June poll conducted by Gallup found that 64% of Americans think the pandemic is over in the U.S. and only 18% are worried about contracting the virus.
Ipsos and Axios released a survey with similar findings in May, the same month the U.S. ended the national Covid public health emergency amid a downward trend in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
But Covid is still killing people every day and isn't going away anytime soon. Meanwhile, many Americans are becoming weary of recommendations for protection. That includes masking, testing for the virus and getting vaccinated.
"People have essentially moved on, especially given how long the pandemic has been," Dr. Kartik Cherabuddi, a professor of medicine at the University of Florida, told CNBC.
He said that's why it's important to stress how people will personally benefit from receiving an additional vaccine this fall.
But there's an even a bigger problem: Personal Covid risks and benefits from getting another shot have been a major area of confusion for Americans, which could also hamper the uptake.
The confusion stems from the fact that "risk levels aren't the same for everybody in the population right now," and almost everyone has a different circumstance, according to Dr. Brad Pollock, chair of UC Davis Health's department of public health sciences.
"It's this perception of the individual. 'Why should I get another booster? What is my risk? Why should I do it? Is it really worth doing now, or later?'" Pollock told CNBC. "I think everybody's confused. And when they're confused, they probably will do nothing until there's more clarity."
The CDC hasn't recommended the updated shots to specific groups yet because they haven't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. But even after eligibility guidelines are formalized, confusion could potentially remain.
Those at high risk of severe Covid, such as older adults and immunocompromised people, could potentially benefit more than the general population.
But even those patients have different circumstances: Some high-risk people may have recently received a fifth vaccine dose, which could push back when they can get the updated vaccine. Health officials usually recommend spacing out vaccinations over a specific number of months.
Meanwhile, some healthy adults may have four doses but may be unsure about getting another because the benefit of a fifth dose for those less vulnerable to severe Covid still isn't clear, Pollock said.
People who recently had Covid may also have to wait longer to get a new shot so they can maximize the protection they get from vaccination — a recommendation made when the bivalent boosters rolled out.
But that could get even more complicated this fall, according to Cherabuddi. He said testing for Covid has dropped to new lows over the past year, "so we don't even know who has been infected in the last few months."
Those individualized circumstances will likely make it more challenging for both health officials and health-care providers to convey clear messages about the updated vaccines this fall, Cherabuddi and other experts said.
The Health and Human Services Department did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
Vaccine manufacturers have noted that they will continue to engage in a variety of outreach efforts to encourage the public to get vaccinated.
A new message may increase rates
But KFF's Kates said health officials and providers could potentially increase uptake if they communicate that Covid shots are "likely going to be more of a routine part of our health care going forward."
The FDA and CDC are hoping to transition toward a flu shot-like model for Covid vaccines, meaning people will get a single jab every year that is updated annually to target the latest variant expected to circulate in the fall and winter.
Kates said that schedule aims to simplify the process of getting vaccinated. For example, it will likely make it easier for Americans to remember to get a new vaccine every year and allow them to receive one with their flu shot during the same doctor's visit.
"People might be more open to making this a normal part of what they do," Kates said. "That contrasts with what we've seen in the past where there are different vaccines, different timing, different age groups and something new to consider every few months."
There's still uncertainty about whether the U.S. will update and distribute new shots on an annual basis, according to Kates.
Advisors to the FDA have raised concerns about shifting to yearly Covid vaccines, noting that it's unclear if the virus is seasonal like the flu.
A KFF poll released in April suggests that an annual schedule may boost uptake: More than half of the public said they would likely get an annual Covid shot if it was offered like an annual flu shot. That includes about a third who would be "very likely" to do so.
Pfizer similarly told CNBC in May that an annual Covid schedule could encourage more people to vaccinate each year. The company is preparing to shift to that schedule by developing "next-generation" versions of its shot, which aim to extend the protection people get from the virus to a full year.
Commercial market may not change much
It's unclear whether the U.S.'s shift to the commercial market will affect the uptake of the new vaccines.
It may not change much for insured Americans. Private insurers and the government-run Medicare and Medicaid programs are required to cover all shots recommended by the CDC, meaning most of the insured will continue to get Covid shots for free.
Federal and corporate programs are aiming to fill the gap for the 25 million to 30 million uninsured adults in the U.S. That includes the Biden administration's Bridge Access Program, which plans to provide free Covid vaccines to uninsured people through 2024.
Kates said it's "still hard to gauge" how many uninsured people will benefit from those efforts.
She also noted that a shift in access could potentially lower uptake among the group. "Somebody might be worried that they won't get their vaccine covered or they'll be asked to pay for it when they can't afford it. That could be a big deterrent," Kates said.
But Dr. Helen Chu, an epidemiology professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said the uninsured have continued to lag behind their insured counterparts in terms of vaccine uptake even "when shots were freely available to them."
A KFF survey conducted in March found that only 22% of uninsured Americans under 65 were both vaccinated and boosted against Covid, compared with 44% of insured people in that age group. Another KFF survey from mid-2021 showed similar findings.
"I'm not sure that a person's insurance status was necessarily the driver of the low uptake we've seen, or whether it will be the driver of potentially low uptake in the fall as well," Chu told CNBC. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/new-covid-vaccines-are-coming-to-the-u-s-this-fall-but-uptake-may-be-low-heres-why/4547080/ | 2023-07-29T19:50:48 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/new-covid-vaccines-are-coming-to-the-u-s-this-fall-but-uptake-may-be-low-heres-why/4547080/ |
Vickie Seamons Jones, 81, of Blackfoot, passed on peacefully on July 24, 2023, with her lifelong partner who was always by her side.
If you ever encountered Vickie, then you likely had a laugh. She had a talent of making others smile and looked for the positive or silver lining in any difficult situation. Her driving force and reasons "why" in life were her love for her family and her faith in God and her Savior. She gave without thought of reward and selflessly served her family, friends, and the community. She was full of love, life, and laughter. She also had some feistiness to her that would light a fire in motivation to others.
Vickie was born December 15, 1941, to Leon and Dorothy Seamons. She was the second of four children. From an early age she learned the values of family, faith, hard work, and fun! She loved chocolate, the color purple, fresh flowers, Disney, music, snow mobiles, all sports, and horses. In particular, she loved working with the new colts. She worked hard on their farm but also enjoyed going to ballgames and horse races. She would often say, "Work hard, then play hard."
She married the love of her life, Dean Jones, on June 27, 1958, in the Idaho Falls Temple. She and Dean spent over 65 years together and raised six children, served in a variety of church callings as well as being involved in community and civic activities.
Some of Vickie's life highlights include serving as the chairperson who raised money for the football field lights at Blackfoot High School. So, when you attend a game, that will be Vickie's light shining down on the game. She entertained the community with music by singing for many years in a sextet. She especially loved Christmas music and singing carols. Also, around Christmas she made homemade chocolates and her famous caramels. Additionally, she oversaw the ribbons and trophies section at the Eastern Idaho State Fair for 31 years. In particular, she loved just being at the Fair, going to the Indian Relay Races, and talking with everyone and making them laugh.
Vickie was preceded in death by her parents Leon and Dorothy Seamons and her older sister Karlene Earley.
She is survived by her husband, Dean, two siblings Nancy Seamons and Terry Seamons, her six children Jeanene (Jeff) Senten, Brent (Elizabeth) Jones, Sandra Jones, Russell (Martha) Jones, Diane (Casey) Arrington, and Douglas Jones, 24 grandchildren, and 45 great-grandchildren.
Celebration events to honor her and her life will include a viewing to be held on Wednesday August 2, 2023, from 6-8pm at Hawker Funeral Home located at 132 S. Shilling Avenue in Blackfoot. Her funeral service will be on Thursday August 3, 2023, at 11am at the Wapello 2nd Ward Building located at 337 N. 200 E. in Blackfoot. Vickie 7/24/2023Seamons Jones
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Westminster officials are asking residents to use less water, echoing a similar July 13 request from Carroll County officials, and one from the Maryland Department of the Environment July 10.
The state request was for residents of Carroll County and other parts of Central and Western Maryland.
“We’re asking folks to conserve water, to help reduce consumption across the board,” Westminster Mayor Mona Becker said. “I would hope that in a few weeks we’ll get some rainfall and that will help us out.”
Carroll County residents have been asked to reduce water use by 5-10%. Becker said this is voluntary, and the request would remain in effect until the county receives more rain.
Officials suggested that residents can reduce water usage by taking short showers, turning off faucets when not in use, not prewashing dishes, only running dishwashing and laundry machines when necessary, fixing any plumbing leaks and using water-efficient appliances. Outdoor water use can be reduced by turning off lawn sprinklers, watering plants during cooler parts of the day so less water evaporates, and cleaning surfaces by sweeping rather than hosing.
Becker said the city is doing its part and has reduced watering of municipal plants, among other measures.
Becker said conserving water is a good idea, even in times of surplus, but Westminster has received less rain in recent weeks than any other Carroll County municipality. The city’s request for water conservation goes out to residents and nonresidents who receive water from Westminster.
“Every drop counts when we talk about water conservation,” Becker said. “It’s an unusually dry summer at this point, and we need to be mindful of the amount of water that we use.” | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/cc-westminster-water-conservation-carroll-maryland-20230729-ogdxyz5ppnhfvbaho6nqq7y2ni-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:50:54 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/cc-westminster-water-conservation-carroll-maryland-20230729-ogdxyz5ppnhfvbaho6nqq7y2ni-story.html |
New Zealand striker Hannah Wilkinson has helped create two milestones at the Women’s World Cup.
With her 48th-minute goal in the tournament opener against Norway, she led the co-host Football Ferns to their first win in six trips to the Women’s World Cup. She’s also one of at least 95 out members of the LGBTQ+ community competing in this year’s tournament, according to a count being kept by Outsports, a website that covers the LGBTQ+ sports.
The Ferns were greeted with a fan-made sign at their next match in Wellington: “Gay for soccer, gay for Wilkie,” it read.
The 95 out participants make up roughly 13% of the 736 total players at the Women’s World Cup, more than doubling the 40 players and coaches Outsports counted in 2019.
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The 2023 tournament also is hosting the first openly trans and non-binary player in either a men’s or Women’s World Cup, Quinn of Canada.
“Last World Cup was so big, especially with the visibility of the U.S. women’s national team winning and (Megan Rapinoe) fighting with (Donald) Trump. So I think that was a huge year for LGBTQ+ visibility,” said Lindsey Freeman, a professor of sociology and anthropology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
“It’s just the ad hoc, fun culture of women’s soccer that you’re seeing in this World Cup,” said Freeman, who is in New Zealand conducting research on the topic.
Jim Buzinski, co-founder of Outsports, agreed. “In the Western world, it’s such a non-issue that it really just doesn’t get talked about,” he said. “And I think that’s in a good way.”
VISIBILITY
Prior to the start of the tournament, FIFA designated eight socially conscious armbands team captains could wear throughout the Women’s World Cup. The decision came after “One Love” armbands were denied to men’s teams in Qatar in 2022.
The armbands being used this year include anti-discriminatory sayings and multiple colors, but the rainbow version Germany wanted to use is not allowed. None of the available options explicitly mention LGBTQ+ rights.
The decision has led many players to express their support in more creative ways across Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand midfielder Ali Riley was interviewed on the official Women’s World Cup broadcast after her team’s upset of Norway. Her painted fingernails, left hand in the colors of the pride flag and right hand as the trans flag, were clearly visible as she held her head and fought back tears.
“She’s such an advocate and she’s definitely someone who uses her platform in such a positive way. We are all so proud of her and the way she represents the LGBTQ+ community,” teammate CJ Bott said. “Good on her. We’re all backing her, and we all back the community as well.”
The Philippines, making its Women’s World Cup debut, took home its own historic win over New Zealand 1-0 thanks to the foot of Sarina Bolden. Bolden’s Instagram bio reads, “i just wanna have fun n b gay.”
Irish star Katie McCabe wowed fans with a goal directly from a corner kick. She’s also made tabloid news for her relationships with other players.
Thembi Kgatlana, who has scored in the tournament for South Africa, has a patch of her hair dyed rainbow colors.
“My personality is very big for me, and my hair has become a part of my personality,” Kgatlana said. “And I did this rainbow because I want to represent all the people that are part of the LGBTQ and cannot talk while in countries where they’re oppressed.”
FAN EXPERIENCE
Kristen Pariseau and her wife started a U.S. women’s national team supporters group on Facebook ahead of traveling to this year’s Women’s World Cup. Aside from some hateful users she blocked, it’s been “super LGBT friendly.”
She and her wife did not go to Qatar for the 2022 men’s World Cup to avoid referencing each other as friends and receiving questions on their sexuality. In New Zealand, she said she’s met many same-sex couples at games and while traveling around the country.
“Everywhere you turn, it’s like, ‘Oh, my wife, my girlfriend.’ It’s been so welcoming and open,” Pariseau said. “In a way, it is kind of cool to be where there’s a lot of other people like you.”
Kelsie Bozart took her own pride flag armband to the United States' second match in Wellington, along with a pride scarf.
“If you look back a couple years, I feel like it just wasn’t really talked about or there just wasn’t much of a presence,” Bozart said. “But moving forward I feel like, especially for the U.S., they’ve done an amazing job of just incorporating pride and LGBTQ.”
NOT UNIVERSAL
Though this year’s tournament has highlighted vast gains for the LGBTQ+ community in women’s soccer, advocates feel there is still work to be done.
According to Buzinski and Outsports, there were at least 186 LGBTQ+ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. Women outnumbered men by a 9:1 ratio. There also were no confirmed out players at the 2022 men’s World Cup.
“I think women’s sports have always been open,” Denmark striker Pernille Harder said, adding that there are many role models for women who want to come out.
Freeman said it would be good to see men feel the same level of comfort.
“What can happen in the women’s game, I would love to spill over to the men’s game,” she said. “Because obviously, there’s way more queer players in the men’s game and it’s just not safe for them to come out.
“If you want to say that you’re in an inclusive space, you really have to be an inclusive space,” Freeman added. “And I think that that includes also holding the World Cup in places where it’s fine to be a queer person.” | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/womens-world-cup/lgbtq-community-proud-and-visible-at-womens-world-cup/4546688/ | 2023-07-29T19:50:54 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/womens-world-cup/lgbtq-community-proud-and-visible-at-womens-world-cup/4546688/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In states across the country this year, Republicans have talked a lot about restricting drag performances in front of children.
But that talk, and even their efforts, haven't amounted to much.
Bills restricting drag have failed to pass, passed as watered-down laws, have been vetoed or, in the case of three states that did manage to pass meaningful restrictions, laws have been temporarily halted by federal judges.
Friday, in fact, a judge temporarily blocked a law in the last remaining state with enforceable restrictions – Montana – just days before the start of Pride festivities.
A few states' lawmakers are still in session, though, so more efforts could be afoot.
In Arkansas, where Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield championed and sponsored a bill earlier this year, he said drag shows harm kids and "take away their innocence."
"I can't think of any redeeming quality, anything good that can come from taking children and putting them in front of a bunch of grown men that are dressed like women," Stubblefield said back in January as he introduced his bill on the floor of the Arkansas Senate.
'Prurient interest' and the First Amendment
Stubblefield's bill contained key language that showed up in a lot of states' attempted drag restrictions – an appeal to the "prurient interest." (Texas, Tennessee, Montana, Arizona, South Dakota, for example.)
"That word – prurient interest – means excessive interest in sexual matters," Stubblefield explained to lawmakers in committee.
"Most drag shows do not appeal to the prurient interest," says JT Morris, an attorney for the free-speech group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
"Even if they did, saying something appeals to the 'prurient interest' under the First Amendment is not enough to regulate it," he says, noting that this kind of language makes it harder for a bill to hold up to basic legal scrutiny.
"You can't pass a state law based on disagreement with somebody's viewpoint. It's a textbook First Amendment violation."
And that disagreement has been palpable across the country. In Arkansas, Stubblefield's bill was met with large public backlash from those who say drag is about showmanship, not sex.
"I do drag as an art form," says Jeremy Stuthard, an Arkansas drag performer.
"I take a decent-looking guy and turn him into a statue-esk Barbie doll, and have a great time and put smiles on people's faces and that's all I really try to do."
Stuthard says most of the children he meets at drag brunches and story hours aren't there to indulge a 'prurient interest', but to have fun listening to a story read by a costumed actor.
Drag restrictions put on hold and watered down
In Tennessee, the day before that state's drag restrictions were due to go into effect, a Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge temporarily struck down the law due to its constitutional vagueness.
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker wrote, "Whether some of us may like it or not," the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment "as protecting speech that is indecent but not obscene."
A similar law in Florida has been temporarily blocked. For a while, that left Montana as the only state in the country with an enforceable drag law, until the courts temporarily blocked that one, too.
In Arkansas, Sen. Stubblefield's drag ban bill was amended until it hardly resembled a drag ban. The final version of the law, which passed by large margins, now regulates stripping, not drag shows.
"[The]Amended House Bill is the only way to really protect minors. For another reason, it's the only draft that will stand up in court," Stubblefield said of the amendment, which he didn't write but ultimately agreed to.
"None of us like to pass a bill that's going to get struck down by a judge and not help any children at all."
Josie Lenora is the politics/government reporter at KUAR in Little Rock, Ark.
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Gary Lee Joslin, aged 66, passed away unexpectedly on July 23, 2023. He was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, Papa, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Gary was born on October 02, 1956 in Pocatello, ID. Born eighth of nine children, Gary and his siblings shared a childhood of larger- than-life tales of adventure (and sometimes mischief). Gary and his wife Timbra who married in 1975 later moved to Idaho Falls, where Gary started work at Falls RV. He then spent the next 16 years working with the Ritter family at Ranch Homes. The two families became the best of friends. In 2014 Gary moved to beautiful Jackson Hole to work his dream job at Wild West Designs. Gary loved working with the owners of Wild West Designs, Linda & Ryan Rumsay. He considered them family. They had many good times buying and selling furniture (which he viewed and treated as art-work more than furniture.)
Gary was always committed to providing for his family. He was one of the hardest working men around. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren; sharing stories, riding horses, and watching football (Chiefs Only). He was always there to offer guidance, support, and encouragement, no matter what challenges they faced. He was always the first person to stand up and help someone, even if they just met.
In his free time, Gary enjoyed spending time with his horses, water skiing, and was always eager to share his knowledge and enthusiasm with others. But never ask him to go on a hike unless you were one of his grandkids, he'd never tell them no.
Gary is survived by his wife of 48 years, Timbra, his children, son Troy (Shelbi), son, Brandon (Lindsey), and daughter, Brittni (Ian), his siblings: Shirley, Jerry, Derrell, Sharon, Sue, Pat, and Larry and grandchildren: Bridger (Jenna), Branson, Taylor, Dylan, Allison, Cooper, Katelynn, Addison, Eli, Braden, Parker, Chase, sister in law's, brother in law's, nieces, nephews, and extended family, as well as the many close friends he considered family.
Gary was predeceased by a son Terry, Mother Jaunita, Father Christy and Brother Jim Joslin. His memory will be cherished by all who knew him.
Please join us for a visitation & celebration of life for Gary on Monday July 31, 2023 from 6:00-7:30 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Jackson Hole, WY 420 E. Broadway Ave, Jackson, WY 83001.
Gary will be laid to rest Tuesday August 1, 2023 at Fielding's Memorial Park Cemetery 4600 S. Yellowstone Hwy Idaho Falls, ID 83402 at 3:00 pm. All family & friends are welcome.
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The Catholic community at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium has long been committed to service within their parish and beyond — with that reach extending to Baltimore City, the country and the world.
On Friday, one of their long-term mission projects began to take shape with the groundbreaking of the Poppleton Rec Center in Southwest Baltimore.
In conjunction with the Southwest Partnership, the Church of the Nativity initiated its involvement with the project back in 2019 when the congregation decided to explore ways to partner with local churches and organizations to support the revitalization efforts in the city. They were particularly drawn to the rec center efforts as it would provide a safe place for children and teenagers after school, as well as a community gathering place for families and neighbors.
The Nativity community donated $400,000 towards the rehabilitation of the building helping to transform the long vacant the Poppleton Recreation Center at Greater Model Park in Baltimore.
It is part of the wider revitalization of the Greater Model Park area and will become a community asset by providing recreational opportunities for youth, seniors and all ages in between. The center will encompass 7,000 square feet on two levels built in a novel geometric design.
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According to Ivan Leshinsky, co-founder of the Southwest Sports and Fitness Alliance, “The future’s looking pretty bright right now. … The rec center will become a community anchor and give people in the Poppleton area something to be proud of in their neighborhood, as well as perhaps being a destination for people in outlying neighborhoods to take advantage of some of the programming that’s gonna be going on there.”
The Church of the Nativity plans to continue to support the rec center by helping to create programs for all those who attend.
The Poppleton Rec Center is just one of the outreach programs fostered by the church community as their commitment to Nativity Missions is a cornerstone of their parish. Built on the belief that healthy outreach is built on relationships and a solid connection between people in their community with those outside their church, they aim to empower others to glorify God and live with dignity.
Ranging from global mission trips to Kenya and the Bahamas, and more locally to Cumberland, parishioners helped repair hurricane damage, serve the local communities and support vital programs.
Closer to home, the Nativity community supports the Helping Up Mission, My Sister’s Place and Baltimore Station by providing and serving food and necessary items. They are mentors to survivors through Araminta Freedom, an organization working to end human trafficking in Maryland through prevention, intervention, rescue and victim support.
The youth of the congregation are also involved with service projects and during their recent middle school Camp GO! Program, the students packed 10,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger, picked 3,000 pounds of broccoli at First Fruits Farm and cleared a trail at Villa Maria School.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the social media platform.
City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.
The X appeared after San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building, saying they hadn’t taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell.
Any replacement letters or symbols would require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building” and to make sure additions are safely attached to the sign, Patrick Hannan, spokesperson for the Department of Building Inspection said earlier this week.
Erecting a sign on top of a building also requires a permit, Hannan said Friday.
“Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation,” he said in an email.
Musk unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he remakes the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday.
Musk, who is also CEO of Tesla, has long been fascinated with the letter X and had already renamed Twitter’s corporate name to X Corp. after he bought it in October. One of his children is called “X.” The child’s actual name is a collection of letters and symbols.
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Roads closed in Sun City after golf cart crash
Published: Jul. 29, 2023 at 12:17 PM MST|Updated: 33 minutes ago
SUN CITY, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a golf cart crash that happened Saturday morning.
The crash happened near 103rd Avenue and Cherry Hills Drive. Investigators are asking drivers to avoid the area and that the roads will be closed to investigate.
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If he had been charged only with the crime he was convicted of, the teenage squeegee worker found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting a bat-wielding man in Baltimore would have been tried in juvenile court.
“That’s kind of ironic,” one of the teen’s defense attorneys, Warren Brown, said Friday in an interview with The Baltimore Sun. “Now, people are saying he’s facing 30 years. ... This conviction alone, had he not been charged with murder, would have been juvenile jurisdiction.”
A jury found Brown’s client, a 16-year-old, guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm by a minor and use of a firearm in a crime of violence. Together, the maximum penalties for those crimes in adult court add up to 35 years in prison.
Brown’s client was 14 on July 7, 2022, when he shot and killed 48-year-old Timothy Reynolds at the busy intersection of East Conway and Light streets. The Sun is not naming the teen because he is a minor. In Maryland, a 14-year-old cannot be tried as an adult for manslaughter — only first-degree rape and first-degree murder, the latter of which the teen was charged with.
What Brown refers to as irony others call injustice, and the verdict in the teen’s highly publicized case has resurfaced demands for wholesale change to the way the state’s criminal legal system handles youths accused of crimes.
“Across the board when it comes to sending children to adult court, Maryland is one of the worst, most punitive and least in line with best practices and evidence in the country,” said Jenny Egan, chief attorney for the juvenile division at the Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore. “It’s not just that we charge young people in adult court but that we charge people as young as 14 automatically in adult court, no matter who that child is or the circumstances, or all the other things, there’s no discretion.”
Maryland’s juvenile justice system has plenty of detractors, but it differs from the adult system in several ways. Cases go to trial quicker — typically within six months of charging. Guilty findings don’t mar a child’s record when they become an adult. Sentences focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, with programs tailored to individual youths. With no set sentences, the juvenile system’s jurisdiction ends when a person turns 21.
State law requires children as young as 14 to be automatically charged as adults if the crimes they’re accused of carry maximum penalties of life in prison. It also requires that cases of minors aged 16 and 17 begin in adult court if they are charged with handgun violations or any of the 33 offenses defined under the Maryland criminal code as a crime of violence, such as murder, rape, kidnapping and armed carjacking.
Youths charged as adults can move to transfer their cases to juvenile court, but they bear the burden to convince a judge that their case is better suited for juvenile court.
State Sen. Jill Carter, a Democrat who represents East Baltimore, said the teen’s case underscores the type of reform she and other lawmakers, policy experts and youth advocates have been trying to enact for years in attempts to tip the scales and require all cases involving minors to begin in juvenile court.
“The practical reality,” she said, is that in the year since the incident occurred, if the case had been transferred to the juvenile court system, the defendant would have been “uplifting himself and improving his life” and could “fully flesh out what occurred and his reaction to what occurred.”
Those who oppose juvenile court for serious offenses, Carter said, overlook “the fact that, whatever the sentence he receives,” he will be coming back into society “and it makes more sense bringing him back with all the tools” to be a better person.
Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger declined to comment specifically on the teen squeegee worker’s case, but said the existing system of starting cases for serious charges in adult court works well. He noted some of those cases are transferred to juvenile court.
“On a Friday night at 11 o’clock and you have a dead person on the ground, and a juvenile holding a gun, you need to err on the side of public safety,” Shellenberger said. “More likely than not the individual is not going to be released, and therefore there will be time built in to figure out if this person is a danger to the rest of the public.”
He cited the case of a 15-year-old Cockeysville teen who pleaded guilty in 2008 to killing his parents and brothers.
“They tried to waive the ... case down to juvenile court. It seems to me that the system works,” he said of the case, which stayed in adult court. “You have a study done on the juvenile’s life, including psychiatric evaluations, it all goes into a waiver summary and then you have two sides who get to argue in front of a neutral judge as to where the best place for this juvenile to be tried is.”
James Bentley, spokesman for Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, defended the office’s decision to charge the teen as an adult. He cited evidence of premeditation presented in court: That the teen grabbed a bag with a firearm in it moment before the altercation and pulled a mask over his face before he shot Reynolds five times.
“This is precisely the type of case that would be tried in adult court,” Bentley said.
Under Bates’ predecessor, Marilyn Mosby, prosecutors offered the teen a plea deal to second-degree murder and at first agreed to resolve the case in juvenile court. Reynolds’ family pushed back, saying they were blindsided by the plea offer and arguing the prosecution should happen in adult court. As a result, Mosby’s prosecutors took a neutral position on the teen’s transfer to juvenile court, rather than supporting the move as they previously had.
At trial, the teen’s attorneys argued he wasn’t the shooter and alternatively that, whoever it was, opened fire in defense of themselves or other squeegee workers from an unprovoked attack from a grown man wielding a metal bat.
The jury’s verdict means it believed he shot Reynolds. But, in acquitting him of murder, they found that he acted in partial defense of himself or others.
Attorneys for the teen did not present evidence at trial about how children’s brains react to threats differently than adults.
Adults and children are “very different” in terms of brain structure and function, said Dr. Joette James, a clinical neuropsychologist in Washington, D.C.
James, who often testifies in court as an expert, likened an adolescent’s brain to having a fully functioning car they can steer and drive, but with brakes that don’t work well. Due to their brain development, she said, adolescents are more prone to impulsive behavior, more emotionally unregulated and are more likely to be led by emotions or others.
“This is what we call the ‘perfect storm,’ where they’re not quite at a place where that structure is developed in that frontal cortex, to slow them down,” James said. “They’re super responsive to emotion and reward, in the face of risk. And so, they tend to make more risky decisions.”
The teen’s case reignited a longstanding debate in Baltimore over what the city should do about the people, mostly Black teenagers, who weave through traffic at busy intersections to wash windshields for quick cash.
Brown believes pressures outside of court factored into decisions that saw his client tried as an adult. As such, he’s not convinced reform would have changed anything about the teen’s case.
“He’s one of those kids, squeegee kids, who are not thought highly of — in fact, they’re viewed as a nuisance,” Brown said. “He shoots this guy, and Baltimore is mired in shootings and homicides and there is this effort, from the top down, to stem the bleeding. And if that means sacrificing this little boy, then that’s what they’re going to do. He represents everything that’s wrong with the city.”
About 81% of minors charged as adults are Black, according to a fact sheet prepared by the Maryland Youth Justice Coalition. What’s more, that organization found that more than 87% of cases where youths were charged as adults between 2017 and 2019 did not end in adult criminal sentences.
“That’s what people have been pushing for for years, is to fix this backward system, because it puts the child and the family and everyone through this enormously costly, public and just very, very tumultuous process only to have to start over again... It’s not good for the child. It’s not good for rehabilitation, and it’s not good for complaining witnesses,” said Egan, the public defender. “It doesn’t allow them the finality they deserve either.”
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Research has found that youths convicted as adults reoffend at a much higher rate than those who are tried and adjudicated in juvenile court, according to Egan.
It’s still possible the teen’s case goes back to juvenile court.
Brown, his attorney, said the defense plans to argue for the teen’s case to be transferred to juvenile court for sentencing. The defendant is eligible to make that case because the jury acquitted him of first-degree murder. His defense attorneys will have to convince the trial judge that that the juvenile system is best equipped to help their client return to society.
The law says Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer, who presided over the trial, must consider the youth’s age, their mental and physical condition, their willingness to receive treatment, the nature of the crimes and public safety — the same conditions Circuit Judge Charles H. Dorsey III evaluated when he decided in November to keep the case in adult court.
Brown said in the fall and maintains now that his client would be better served by the juvenile system. An independent state evaluator found the teen was amenable to juvenile services, and the teen has no criminal record, Brown said. The defense plans to appeal Dorsey’s decision, but they can’t file an appeal on that legal issue until the teen is sentenced.
Advocates say that’s another place the law falls short for minors charged with crimes.
“They’ve already gone to prison,” Egan said. “The damage has already been done, and they can’t go back and do those teenage years.” | https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/bs-md-pol-squeegee-verdict-juvenile-justice-reform-20230729-fkl5cnicivc3jo7v6x5gipcxea-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:51:13 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/bs-md-pol-squeegee-verdict-juvenile-justice-reform-20230729-fkl5cnicivc3jo7v6x5gipcxea-story.html |
The local medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of Ray Lewis III, a son of former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, accidental and due to a lethal combination of drugs in his system, an investigator said Saturday.
Lewis III, 28, was found unconscious in a central Florida home on June 14. Life-saving attempts were unsuccessful and he died at a local hospital. Police said at the time it was a suspected overdose.
An investigator with the Medical Examiner’s Office that serves Seminole County on Saturday provided a reporter with Lewis’ cause and manner of death while a request for the full autopsy report was pending. The office ruled the manner of death an accident and the cause as a mix of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
Lewis III attended Lake Mary Prep in Florida, then played football at the University of Miami, Coastal Carolina and Virginia Union University. His coach at VUU told The Sun after his death that Lewis III was a “tremendous young man who played with the spirit of a lion.”
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In 2011, while playing for his high school team, Lewis III ran for 236 yards and four touchdowns at a game attended by his father, the Hall of Fame linebacker, who was able to make it thanks to a bye week for the Ravens.
“I would like to follow in his footsteps,” Lewis III told The Baltimore Sun about his father in 2010. “One day, I do have a dream of going into the NFL, but I also have a dream of making a difference in people’s lives outside the football field.”
Following Lewis III’s death, his brother, Rashaan Lewis, said on Instagram that he prayed his older brother was at peace and that he “won’t ever have the words” to describe the loss.
“Be our guardian,” he wrote. “I promise I’ll make you smile and be proud.”
“We will see you again,” Ray Lewis said at the eulogy for his late son last month at Calvary Orlando Church in Florida, according to the New York Post. “Twenty-eight years, watching my first-born child … the referees thought I was crazy running up and down the sideline.
“My son used to always say to me, ‘Pops, let’s make today a good day.’ And today, now that I finally see my son’s physical body, you will make today a good day.”
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Culture Club, Berlin, and Howard Jones Bring the 80s to New Jersey
It was an 80s night at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on Wednesday night. Thousands packed the art center to see several 80s icons. There were a lot of "MTV" shirts and funky hats as 80s kids, now in their 50's or 60's, danced the night away listening to Culture Club, Berlin, and Howard Jones.
First out was Howard Jones and even though it was still daylight and hot and bright at the arts center, Jones delivered a nice set featuring many of his hits. I always feel bad for the opening acts during summer shows in Holmdel because they don't get the nice dark setting of nightfall which gives the stage such a better look. That said, Howard Jones didn't disappoint, and at nearly 70 years old Jones delivered. Hits like "Things Can Only Get Better", "No One Is To Blame", "Like to Get to Know You Better" etc, Jones's synth-pop sounds got everyone on their feet. Jones was joined by bassist Nick Beggs from the band Kajagoogoo and they covered their hit "Too Shy".
Next up was Berlin. Formed in 1977, Terri Nunn and her bandmates played a fantastic set that had folks rockin', dancing, and singing along. Nunn looked and sounded fantastic as she made her way around the stage and the crowd. Hits like "Metro", "Sex", "Masquerade", and "Take My Breath Away" delighted all their fans. Berlin mixed their stage performance with video from their 80's MTV clips to make a nice nostalgic presentation, that took you right back.
Finally, it was time for Boy George and Culture Club. Fans screamed and danced along with George as he took you through the Culture Club songbook with some we knew well and some we didn't know at all. George joked that although the band didn't speak for several years, they never officially broke up, since they first formed in 1981. George, Roy Hay, and Mikey Craig had folks dancing in the aisles all night and made for a nice finale to the "Letting It Go Show". Boy George did a musical tribute to Sinead O'Connor who died earlier that day.
80’s Night at the PNC Bank Arts Center
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In a moment of jest, Mike Elias provided a condition in which he would go all in on the 2023 Orioles.
“Unless we have information that the world is ending in November,” Elias quipped, “a big part of my job is worrying about the overall health of the team over the next several years.”
Surely, though, if Earth’s demise was imminent, it wouldn’t be something that an MLB team alone would know. And, naturally, there would be more important matters than a game of stick and ball.
But even without a credible forecast of impending doom, can’t Elias still push his chips to the center of the table?
The throwaway line from the Orioles general manager’s 26-minute news conference was one of many that gave an insight into the thinking of the top executive of the American League’s best team. His answers were unsurprisingly pragmatic.
But, perhaps, this could be the right time for Elias, who has shepherded the Orioles’ radical and rapid transformation in part because of his methodical approach, to lean into the nihilistic impulse he gave a glimpse of Friday. To listen to the devil on his shoulder, throw caution to the wind and let tomorrow’s problems wait for tomorrow.
This seems to be a good spot for a disclaimer: Of course, Elias can’t treat the 2023 trade deadline like a fantasy baseball team — nor will he. The Orioles have seven prospects inside Baseball America’s top 100 list, and he obviously shouldn’t give up too many of them for rentals. It is, as he said, his job to consider past 2023, and there are plenty of good reasons to remain level-headed at this deadline.
However, moments like this one don’t come around often. Baltimore hasn’t won a World Series (or even been to one) in 40 years. A large portion of the fan base wasn’t even alive in 1983 when the Orioles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in five games. The fans who were have since yearned to experience another.
Having a team — whether ahead of schedule or not — atop the AL standings is a feat not easily achieved, and there’s no guarantee the Orioles will be here again in the future Elias is paid to worry about. But they’re here now, and it’s a rare opportunity that shouldn’t be treated lightly.
Preceding his humorous comment, Elias said the organization’s goal is to “make a deep playoff run” and make the World Series. Immediately following, Elias then explained the “balance” to his trade deadline approach.
“We have tested methodologies that we’ve used now over three organizations to help us make those decisions,” he said. “We’re applying those to weigh the opportunities that come along. Those methods help us weigh the impact of an addition for the 2023 run and the expense of that going out the door and also how much we want to balance that against 2024 and 2025 and 2026. I’m just saying this is kind of the job.”
Now is another good time for a disclaimer: As the deadline stove heats up, it behooves Elias to provide as little revealing information as possible, so as to not tip his hand to a potential seller. But Elias did suggest he could “reach” on a trade if the player and package are a fit. He said the Orioles’ overachieving — with playoff odds that are eightfold what they were to begin the season, according to FanGraphs — has given extra motivation to bolster the 2023 club.
“I think with the position that our players have put us in right here and how well things are going so far and where we are, I think it’s fair to say that if we get within reach of something, we’re going to reach for it a little bit to help this team,” Elias said. “We can’t set the minor league system on fire just because we’re in first place. It’s just our job to balance all that.”
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Elias said the Orioles are in the market for pitching — both to strengthen their young starting rotation and reinforce their middle relief. Pitchers thought to be on the trading block include starters Dylan Cease, Blake Snell, Eduardo Rodriguez and Marcus Stroman, as well as relievers Josh Hader, Scott Barlow, Keynan Middleton and Jordan Hicks.
Of course, when it comes to the trades, the devil is in the details. Elias described the market as “thin” with few “pure sellers.” With an expanded playoff field and the new balanced schedule, more teams are in the postseason hunt — a good thing for the sport, but a bad thing for teams like the Orioles hoping to pillage underperforming teams of their best players. A “seller’s market” means Baltimore would, in theory, have to give up more for a player than otherwise assumed.
But that hasn’t stopped other contending teams from making significant additions, more than what the Orioles have done thus far in acquiring volatile reliever Shintaro Fujinami from the Oakland Athletics. The Houston Astros on Friday acquired back-end reliever Kendall Graveman from the Chicago White Sox. The Los Angeles Dodgers added starting pitcher Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly from the White Sox. The Miami Marlins brought in closer David Robertson from the New York Mets. And the Los Angeles Angels traded for starter Lucas Giolito and reliever Reynaldo López from the White Sox.
None of those teams has a record as good as the Orioles’ mark of 63-40.
“Yes, I do,” Elias said when asked if he believes Baltimore’s roster is capable of competing for a World Series. “Doesn’t mean we don’t want to improve. The Dodgers are pretty good, too, and they’re bringing some extra help in, so obviously we’re looking at that. I think very clearly this team has revealed itself to be as capable as anyone in arguably all of baseball right now to make a playoff run.
“We’re right there with anyone I think.”
The goal at the deadline shouldn’t be to make a move simply to make one. But, for a team with an opportunity to be in a pennant chase, the potential of the long run shouldn’t be the main focus. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-mike-elias-orioles-future-analysis-20230729-pj4c6jg2tvhjlisboathqer5ze-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:51:26 | 0 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-mike-elias-orioles-future-analysis-20230729-pj4c6jg2tvhjlisboathqer5ze-story.html |
Common New Jersey Household Item Will Become Illegal August 1
Life moves so fast sometimes that we miss important information.
Even new laws.
In the past, we've talked about the really out there and foolish laws that are actually on the books in Jersey.
Unlike those, this law is a bit more meaningful and it goes into effect on August 1, 2023.
Interestingly, the legislation had a bit of a "soft launch" at the beginning of the year, but very few except those in the business knew about it.
While I've switched over to LED light bulbs in my house, I'm sure there are many that still have old bulbs stashed away. For others, some may even be in use.
Hold onto your lampshades. There's about to be a light bulb ban.
According to Lighting Services Inc., A federal law took place at the beginning of the year
prohibiting the sale of bulbs with a luminous efficacy of fewer than 45 lumens per watt.
No, the light bulb police will not be knocking down doors and searching your garage.
It just means that incandescent bulbs and halogen lamps will have to be off of shelves here in New Jersey and nationwide.
The savings that you will see by switching to LED lights may not be immediate, but you will see it over time.
For example, Lighting Services Inc. says that LED bulbs use 75 percent less energy than traditional light bulbs and last 25 times longer. Win, win, right?
Sure, LED light bulbs cost a bit more, but in the long run, you will be saving money on energy and longevity, and helping the environment, too.
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The Orioles welcomed the Yankees to Camden Yards on Friday for their final series of the season under vastly different circumstances than normal.
Baltimore is atop the American League East, while New York is in its cellar. Friday’s rain-delayed contest didn’t display the disparity between the clubs — that is, until Anthony Santander stepped to the plate in the ninth inning.
With the game scoreless, Santander sent the announced crowd of 34,558 home with a walk-off home run to right field. The switch-hitter clobbered a 2-0 changeup from Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle 425 feet for the Orioles’ fifth walk-off win of the season.
Santander celebrated the home run justly, standing near home plate to admire the blast, flipping his bat and and gesticulating towards the Orioles’ dugout.
“I put a good swing on it, and I said I got it,” Santander said. “I looked right to my teammates.”
They celebrated in kind, surrounding home plate and mobbing Santander as he crossed. He stopped short of the plate, flipped his helmet and did a little dance as Ryan McKenna and Austin Hays dumped a water and a Gatorade cooler on him.
“Oof, amazing,” Santander said when asked about how the bath felt. “The homer hose. That’s a big one right there.”
Before Santander’s solo shot — his second walk-off homer and third walk-off hit of his career — the AL East matchup was a pitcher’s duel between Orioles rookie Grayson Rodriguez and Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Both bullpens followed to keep the game scoreless until Santander’s 18th home run of the season.
Baltimore is 63-40 and remains 1 1/2 games up on the Tampa Bay Rays (63-43) atop the AL East. The Orioles are nine games ahead of the Yankees (54-49).
“We’ve been playing so many close games and being on the wrong side of a couple in Philadelphia, that hurt and then the off day yesterday,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Santander just a huge homer. ... To win it like that, that was awesome.”
Rodriguez goes toe-to-toe with Cole
Pitching opposite Cole was nothing new for Rodriguez.
In more starts than not, the 23-year-old rookie has gone up against a top-line starting pitcher, including Jacob deGrom, Dylan Cease, Eduardo Rodriguez, Shohei Ohtani and Shane McClanahan.
On Friday, after a 2 hour, 32-minute rain delay, he matched Cole pitch for pitch, out for out, inning for inning. Both right-handers — the Yankees’ a six-time All-Star, the Orioles’ pitching in his 13th MLB game — held the opposing lineup to three hits.
“That was such an amazing, well-pitched game from both sides. Gerrit Cole was Gerrit Cole, which is so tough to hit, so good. So proud of Grayson,” Hyde said. “He’s just scratching the surface of what kind of starting pitcher he can be. He showed tonight what he has. It’s overpowering fastball, slider’s getting better and better, bad swings on his changeup, presence and command against a really tough lineup.”
There are several encouraging signs from Rodriguez’s start, but none more so than his strike total. Seventy of his 97 pitches — 72.2% — went for strikes. Nearly 60% of his pitches were fastballs, a pitch that generated eight swings and misses. He averaged 98.3 mph with the pitch, including topping 100 mph four times in the first two innings. Command and confidence in his fastball were the main improvements the Orioles wanted to see Rodriguez make when they optioned him to Triple-A in late May after he posted a 7.35 ERA in his first 10 starts.
“Credit to him and everybody that’s been working with him on getting back here,” Hyde said. “Going down there with a purpose and a plan and understanding why and adapting and making adjustments. I just love his delivery right now, the tempo in his delivery, just really, really competitive.”
Rodriguez’s efficiency is what allowed him to complete six innings — and pitch into the seventh — for the first time in his nascent big league career. He retired the first 10 batters he faced, escaped a jam in the fourth with a double play, stranded a base runner in the fifth and won an 11-pitch battle with No. 3 hitter Anthony Rizzo to end the sixth.
After allowing a one-out single to DJ LeMahieu, Rodriguez was pulled for newly acquired right-hander Shintaro Fujinami, who walked his first batter before inducing an inning-ending double play. Fujinami, who the Orioles acquired from the Oakland Athletics last week, struggled in his first two outings but has been effective in his past two.
The scoreless start was the third of Rodriguez’s career. In three starts since returning from Triple-A Norfolk, the 6-foot-5 righty has a 3.18 ERA, allowing 13 hits in 17 innings.
Yennier Cano, who blew a save in Tuesday’s loss, pitched an eighth inning that was saved by the Orioles’ defense. A few innings after third baseman Ramón Urías made a diving stop, right fielder Santander and second baseman Adam Frazier opened and closed the eighth with web gems of their own. Santander robbed Anthony Volpe of an extra-base hit to begin the inning, and after Cano walked Aaron Judge with two outs — the third time the Orioles issued a free pass to the reigning AL Most Valuable Player in his first game since June 3 — Frazier went full extension to steal an RBI hit away from Rizzo.
“Our defense has been phenomenal,” Rodriguez said. “It’s hands down the best in the league right now. Every night, there’s spectacular plays being made.”
Before Santander’s home run, the Orioles tallied just three hits and didn’t advance a runner into scoring position until the sixth inning. Closer Félix Bautista (6-1) gave Santander a chance to win it with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth to lower his ERA to 0.90.
Despite the lengthy delay and the game going past midnight, Rodriguez and Santander appreciated the support from the home crowd.
“Honestly, right before the start of the game, it felt like a playoff game,” Santander said.
“Tonight was pretty special,” Rodriguez said. “Glad the O’s fans stayed. I knew it was a late one, but man was it exciting.”
Elias provides injury updates on Mullins, Means, Hall and others
Mike Elias began his pre-trade deadline news conference Friday with a bevy of updates about the seven Orioles on the injured list: center fielder Cedric Mullins (right adductor groin strain, 10-day IL), outfielder Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain, 10-day), starting pitcher John Means (Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery recovery, 60-day), reliever Mychal Givens (right shoulder inflammation, 60-day), right-hander Dillon Tate (elbow flexor strain, 60-day), left-hander Keegan Akin (lower back discomfort, 15-day) and right-hander Austin Voth (elbow discomfort, 15-day).
Baltimore’s executive vice president and general manager said the “hope” for Mullins and Hicks is that they’ll play a “large bit of August” with the Orioles. The groin strain is Mullins’ second; he missed about a month the first time he was out, and Hicks filled in with aplomb after coming over from the Yankees.
Means, the Orioles’ opening day starter in 2021 and 2022, could begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment in the Florida Complex League in early August. Elias said early September is the goal for Means’ return to the majors, but in what role remains unclear.
“I think it’s going to depend on so much that I don’t have right now,” he said. “Obviously he’s a starting pitcher as far as a career standpoint and a skill standpoint, but the circumstances of the team and him will drive that decision.”
Givens and Akin are also on track to begin their rehab assignments in early August. Voth, who has pitched three times since beginning his assignment July 20, still has “a bit more” to go before he’ll be ready to return to the Orioles’ bullpen, if there’s space after the acquisition of Fujinami last week.
The only pitcher Elias didn’t have any sort of timeline on was Tate, who isn’t throwing yet as he’s managed a forearm injury all season and has yet to pitch in the majors. Elias said the Orioles “still have hopes” of Tate pitching for them before the end of the regular season.
Elias also provided an update on left-handed pitching prospect DL Hall, who last month went to the team’s facility in Sarasota, Florida, to focus on strength training and pitch less with the hope of getting his velocity back. He said Hall, who pitched in an FCL game Tuesday, is up a few ticks to the mid-90s mph range.
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Like Means, Elias said the organization isn’t sure if they’ll build Hall up to be a starter again or if they’ll focus on shorter outings, perhaps to have him join the Orioles’ bullpen late in the season.
“I think he’s in a better spot than where he started and he’s very healthy and he’s also very fresh for the second half, so that might be nice,” Elias said.
Around the horn
- Friday was “Mo Gaba Day” at Camden Yards on the third anniversary of Gaba’s death. Gaba’s mother, Sonsy, threw out the first pitch, caught by former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones.
- Jones also spent part of the contest in Section 86, known as the Bird Bath Splash Zone, as the first “guest splasher” of the season. The former center fielder had a custom City Connect jersey with “Capt Splash” on the back. He sprayed fans with water and pied Mr. Splash as Jones often did during postgame celebrations.
Yankees at Orioles
Saturday, 7:15 p.m.
TV: Chs. 45, 5
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How Unique is Your Last Name? Here are the 25 Most Common in New Jersey
Have you ever done research on the history of your surname or last name?
A little digging will uncover some pretty interesting facts.
According to American Surnames, Ryan, my last name, is pretty common in New Jersey.
It's the 41st most popular surname in New Jersey.
Plus, there are 516 Ryans for every one million people in the United States.
The history of my last name is too surprising.
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Ireland
Language of origin: Gaelic
Ethnic origin: Celtic
So many times I've heard people tell stories about what their last names 'should have' been or 'could have been.'
It all goes back to when our relatives were arriving in America.
Back then there weren't computers and electronic ways to scan for errors.
Therefore, typos and misspellings were not uncommon.
For example, I took a look at names related to my last name, Ryan.
I simple instance of being misheard could have resulted in the surname Ryan being:
- RYNN
- RONAN
- CRYAN
- ROHAN
- RUANE
- RINEY
- ROONEY
- RAINEY
- RYNNE
- RONAYNE
- RONNIE
- ROME
- RENNIE
- RYUN
New Jersey is so diverse that I wanted to see which last names are most common here in The Garden State.
Jersey has a high Italian and Irish population, so I thought some of the popular last names from those ethnicities would rank high.
I was wrong.
Check out New Jersey's top 25. After you see the last name, look for how popular the surname is in the United States.
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The chances Jackson Holliday makes his MLB debut this season are small. But they’re not zero.
Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said Friday he “wouldn’t rule it out” when asked if Holliday could play for Baltimore in 2023. However, Elias followed that by downplaying the possibility of the 19-year-old top prospect from jumping two more levels in the season’s final two months.
“I wouldn’t rule it out, but, I mean, I don’t rule out anything, as you can probably tell,” Elias said during his pre-trade deadline news conference. “One step at a time. He’s in Double-A. He was in high school a year ago.”
Holliday, the No. 1 overall pick in last summer’s draft, has dominated every level of the minor leagues. The shortstop hit .396 with Low-A Delmarva to begin his first full professional season, posted a .940 OPS in 57 games with High-A Aberdeen and is now hitting .357 in 10 games with Double-A Bowie.
In 81 games across the three levels, Holliday is slashing .334/.458/.523 — good for a .981 OPS — with 21 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, 20 stolen bases and just seven more strikeouts than walks. The shortstop was scratched from Thursday’s lineup because of an illness, and Elias said he would miss several games.
Holliday, ranked by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as the sport’s No. 1 prospect, entered the season with reaching Double-A as his goal. He achieved that in mid-July, saying before his first game with the Baysox that “now, there’s new goals.”
“That would be quite something,” Holliday said when asked if reaching the majors this season was possible. “But I wouldn’t put it past myself at this point, so who knows?”
If Holliday were to debut this season, he would become just the fifth teenage position player to do so, joining Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Jurickson Profar and Juan Soto.
While Manny Machado was 20 when he debuted for the Orioles in August 2012, he did make the jump to the majors from Double-A. However, Machado was in his third year of professional ball compared with Holliday being in his second, and the former had 109 games at Double-A under his belt while the latter has only 10.
At the same time, though, Holliday’s numbers so far in his minor league career are better than Machado’s were and are more similar (although, not as otherworldly) to those Soto posted in the Washington Nationals system before being promoted. Soto slashed .362/.434/.609 in 122 minor league games — just eight in Double-A and none in Triple-A — to earn his big league promotion. In 101 minor league games, Holliday is slashing .328/.464/.506
“He’s doing very, very, very, very well,” Elias said. “If he climbs beyond Double-A this year, it would be borderline unprecedented. I don’t want to put any more on his plate than continuing to kind of accrue his minor league experience.” | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-orioles-mike-elias-jackson-holliday-20230729-m3jyjhssvvgqpjfx3bzse4cxru-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:51:40 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-orioles-mike-elias-jackson-holliday-20230729-m3jyjhssvvgqpjfx3bzse4cxru-story.html |
Last season, the Ravens’ defense gave up the third-fewest points of any team in the NFL, an impressive figure.
But dig a little deeper and Baltimore had some concerning weak spots that were perhaps masked by the simplicity of that statistic.
The Ravens also gave up the seventh-most completions in the league. They were eighth-worst in total air yards surrendered. So it’s little wonder that they gave up several big plays and blew multiple leads.
It’s no surprise that’s been a point of emphasis for second-year defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald through the first three days of training camp.
So far, the Ravens’ new up-tempo, supposedly more explosive offense has been limited when it’s come to big plays.
To that point, safety Kyle Hamilton had an easy interception on a deep ball to speedy rookie Zay Flowers on Thursday and has been disruptive throughout camp. Safety Marcus Williams also had a nice strip (or breakup, depending on the call) on tight end Mark Andrews. And cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis has improved “mentally” and been “attacking every day,” Macdonald said.
Closer to the line, David Ojabo and Odafe Oweh have broken through with some pass rushes on Jackson, while linebackers Roquan Smith and Patrick Queen have showcased their speed in running down plays underneath.
“That’s a huge emphasis for us,” Macdonald said Friday of limiting big plays. “We want to take the ball away, and we want to limit explosive [plays]. So far, we’ve done a good job of that. But again, one is too many. You’re always attacking it and always trying to stay ahead.
“Up to this point, the best thing I can say is each day has been a continual improvement.”
Yet, it’s a process, and the defense is still in the early stages of where it needs to get to. On the first day of camp, backup tight end Charlie Kolar made a 30-yard grab down the sideline.
But Macdonald has also liked what he has seen out of several key players, especially leaders Hamilton and Smith and the young but unproven duo of Oweh and Ojabo.
“The game’s slowing down for [Hamilton],” Macdonald said of the second-year safety Hamilton, a first-round pick in 2022. “He’s taken a definitely commanding presence back there with making calls.”
In the middle, Smith, who arrived in a trade from the Chicago Bears halfway through last season, has settled in with a full offseason program with Baltimore under his belt.
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“He’s obviously an incredible player, great personality and he’s one of our top leaders,” Macdonald said. “The guys gravitate towards him and it’s fun to talk football with the guy. He wants to talk about what we’re seeing, he talks about what he sees. It’s just a constant communication about what we’re asking him to do, how he sees it and just building how we want to play things.”
Smith, who in January received a five-year deal worth a reported $100 million, is looking forward to his first full season with Macdonald.
“I think when you are just surrounded by playmakers and everybody is doing their job to the best of their ability ... I think good things are going to happen,” Smith said. “We’re just more focused on that.”
As for Oweh and and Ojabo, they’ve been able to take advantage of more reps with Tyus Bowser sidelined on the non-football injury list.
“They’re attacking it right now,” Macdonald said. “There’s things that we’ll mess up from time to time, but they’re not error repeaters, and it’s just a great attitude right now.”
Still, it’s not even August. Macdonald is optimistic, but there’s still a long way to go.
“There’s things we need to fix, so we’ll go attack those things,” he said. “But right now, I think we’re on the right track.” | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-ravens-defense-emphasis-mike-macdonald-20230729-x3a2rbygtffs5f26ebfao6e6qm-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:51:46 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-ravens-defense-emphasis-mike-macdonald-20230729-x3a2rbygtffs5f26ebfao6e6qm-story.html |
Ravens rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers is dealing with an illness but is expected to return to training camp Monday, coach John Harbaugh said after Saturday’s open practice at M&T Bank Stadium.
Flowers, the No. 22 overall pick in April’s draft out of Boston College, missed Friday’s practice with an unexplained absence. He returned to the sideline in street clothes Saturday wearing a face mask and talked with team owner Steve Bisciotti, teammates and coaches. Harbaugh said that Flowers is fighting a stomach bug.
Flowers has impressed coaches and teammates throughout the offseason and early days of training camp, earning the nickname “Joystick” from quarterback Lamar Jackson for his speed and shiftiness. Flowers, Jackson and star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. trained together in South Florida last month.
“That’s a fun little toy right there, isn’t it?,” new offensive coordinator Todd Monken said of Flowers on Friday. “I’m just fired up [that executive vice president and general manager] Eric [DeCosta] and the boys drafted him.”
The 5-foot-9, 182-pound Flowers missed some time during organized training activities last month with a “tweak, soft-tissue thing,” according to Harbaugh, but returned for the three-day mandatory minicamp a week later. Flowers said Thursday he has not been overwhelmed by his introduction to the NFL.
“I expected to run into something crazy like being super tired [or] intense, crazy practices. But, it kind of reminds me of college,” he said. “It’s a little shorter, and I feel like it’s a little easier.”
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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a gas pump early Saturday morning, authorities confirmed to News 4.
A vehicle left the road and crashed into a gas pump just after 6 a.m. at a Broadway gas station near Roland Street, according to authorities. They say first responders found a male inside the vehicle who was unconscious and had to be extricated.
The male was taken to an area hospital with a broken arm. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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FUKUOKA, Japan — Here’s why Marylander Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She’s never quite satisfied.
The 26-year-old Bethesda native won the 800-freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at the worlds. It was also her 16th individual world title, breaking a tie with legendary Baltimore native Michael Phelps for the most golds at the worlds.
She’s also a seven-time Olympic gold medalist and the record holder in both the 800 and 1,500.
But that winning time — 8 minutes, 08.87 seconds, which is the seventh quickest she’d even swum — wasn’t quite good enough in her favorite event.
“I’m just always trying to think of new ways to improve. I mean I’ve already got everything turning in my head right now. I kind of wanted to be better than I was tonight,” she said, twirling her right hand beside her right ear, trying to stir up ideas.
“I’m pretty tough on myself,” she said. “But I think I have found the balance of being tough on myself but also having that grace.”
The 800 was Ledecky’s second individual gold following her win in the 1,500 free on Tuesday. She also took silver in the 400 free. Li Bingjie of China took silver in 8:13.31, and Ariarne Titmus of Australia got the bronze in 8:13.59.
“It’s fun to leave a meet with your favorite event, and I just wanted to leave it all in the pool,” Ledecky said.
It was only the fourth gold for the United States in the seventh of eight days in the pool. Meanwhile, Australia has been piling it on with 13 golds, matching its best in the worlds. Australia also won three more golds on Saturday.
The Americans lead the overall table with 31 medals (16 silver), Australia has 20 and China 13.
Kaylee McKeown of Australia made history of her own with gold in the women’s 200 backstroke. McKeown’s victory gave her a sweep of all three backstroke events after earlier wins in the 50 and 100. She became the first swimmer ever to sweep all three backstrokes at the worlds.
It all made up for disqualification earlier in the meet in the 200 IM.
“You can’t change the rules,” she said. “I got ruled out. It’s just the cards I was dealt with and I couldn’t do much more than that. So I just had to carry myself the best I could and channel all my anger and turn a huge negative into a positive.”
Regan Smith of the United States picked up the silver in 2:04.94, while Peng Xuwei of China got the bronze in 2:06.74.
Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden continued her dominance with gold in the women’s 50-meter butterfly. The 29-year-old won in 24.77 and has now won the event five consecutive times at the worlds. The win brought Sjoestroem’s individual medals at the worlds to 20, equaling Phelps’ mark.
Sjoestroem also broke her own record in the 50 freestyle, going 23.61 in a semifinal heat. Her old record was 23.67 set in 2017.
“There are not too many secrets,” Sjoestroem said to her longevity. “Just do the work every day, go to practice, and stay humble.”
Zhang Yufei of China, who took gold in the 100 fly, claimed the silver in 25.05, while American Gretchen Walsh got the bronze in 25.46.
Japanese fan favorite Rikako Ikee finished seventh (25.78) in the 50 fly but was greeted warmly by the home crowd.
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The 23-year-old Ikee won six gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games and was to be a favorite in the Tokyo Olympics. But she was diagnosed with leukemia in February of 2019. Her comeback continues to resonate with both the Japanese public and her fellow competitors.
Cameron McEvoy of Australia led all the way to capture the gold in the men’s 50 free in 21.06. It was his first individual gold in the worlds or Olympics.
American Jack Alexy collected his second silver of the worlds in 21.57 to go with his silver in the 100 free. Benjamin Proud of Britain, last year’s world champion, took the bronze in 21.58.
Dressell won the event in Tokyo but did not qualify for the American team, taking a little break from the sport. McEvoy’s time was quicker than Dressell’s winning time in Tokyo — 21.07
Maxime Grousset of France won gold in the men’s 100 fly in 50.14. The 24-year-old took the early lead and held on for the victory. Josh Liendo of Canada earned the silver in 50.34, while American Dare Rose made the podium with the bronze (50.46).
Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania equaled the world record of 29.30 in her semifinal in the women’s 50 breast stroke.
Australia won the 4x100 mixed freestyle relay in a world record of 3:18.83. The Americans took the silver in 3:20.82, with Britain getting the bronze in 3:21.68. The relay is not an Olympic event. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-swim-katie-ledecky-michael-phelps-saturday-20230729-m6o2u25e4fhdrjyynxak43kk7e-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:51:59 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/bs-sp-swim-katie-ledecky-michael-phelps-saturday-20230729-m6o2u25e4fhdrjyynxak43kk7e-story.html |
‘I’m still in shock’: Woman wins lottery jackpot while taking break from work
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - A North Carolina woman won a triple-digit jackpot thanks to purchasing a lucky scratch-off ticket.
According to the North Carolina Educational Lottery, Jodi Owens won a $100,000 prize by putting her break time to good use and buying a lottery ticket.
Officials said Owens, a retired nurse practitioner, took a break from doing some work around her house and stopped at a Civietown Mini Mart in Shallotte. She picked up a few items including a Black Titanium scratch-off.
She returned home to scratch her winning ticket.
“I’m still in shock,” Owens said. “It’s truly a blessing.”
Owens claimed her prize on Friday and took home $71,259 after taxes.
“I’m going to pay my mortgage off and pay my car off,” she said. “I’m thinking about getting a manicure and pedicure too!”
Lottery officials said the Black Titanium scratch-off game just launched last month and is available for $30.
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She never missed a beat and was lightning on her feet when the "Shake It Off" artist and her fans caused a "Swift Quake" in Seattle during her "Eras Tour" concerts.
According to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, two of Taylor Swift's concerts generated seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3-magnitude earthquake, asCNN originally reported.
The data was gathered from Swift's sold-out "Eras Tour" performances at Lumen Field on July 22 and 23, after Swift's fans, and possibly the sound system, shook the ground so hard that it recorded a maximum ground acceleration of roughly 0.011 meters per second squared, causing what is now being called a "Swift Quake."
Caplan-Auerbach, who’s a geology professor at Western Washington University, told CNN that this data compares to a 2011 NFL game, when the Seattle Seahawk fans went crazy over Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch's touchdown during a game against the New Orleans Saints and caused a seismic activity that was then named a "Beast Quake."
"I grabbed the data from both nights of the concert and quickly noticed they were clearly the same pattern of signals," Caplan-Auerbach told CNN. "If I overlay them on top of each other, they’re nearly identical."
Caplan-Auerbach pointed out that even though there is only a 0.3 magnitude difference between the "Beast Quake" and the "Swift Quake," the Swifties are the MVPs for outperforming the Seahawks fans in terms of enthusiasm and excitement.
"The shaking was twice as strong as 'Beast Quake.' It absolutely doubled it," said Caplan-Auerbach, adding that the length of cheering played a big role in the data. "Cheering after a touchdown lasts for a couple seconds, but eventually it dies down. It’s much more random than a concert. For Taylor Swift, I collected about 10 hours of data where rhythm controlled the behavior. The music, the speakers, the beat. All that energy can drive into the ground and shake it."
After the concert, Swift tookto Instagram to thank her fans and said that "all the cheering, screaming, jumping, dancing, singing at the top of your lungs" made that one of her favorite weekends "ever."
Swift's Seattle concerts were played in front of a crowd of more than 144,000 fans over two nights, and they came towards the end of the U.S. leg of the "Eras Tour," according to the Seattle Times.
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A Whitney Houston tribute act will soon perform at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary.
The Greatest Love of All Starring Belinda Davids: A Tribute to Whitney Houston perform at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s Hard Rock Live venue at 5400 W. 29th Ave. in Gary on Saturday, Aug. 5. Doors open at 7 p.m.
"Whitney Houston’s musical legacy is brought to life in this critically acclaimed concert experience described as mind-blowingly spot on," Hard Rock Casino said in a press release. "Be stunned by the breathtaking vocals of Britain’s Got Talent finalist Belinda Davids, with the accompaniment of a live band and backing vocalists, plus state-of-the-art sound, lighting, vision and theatrical effects. This two-hour production will fill you with joy, nostalgia and wonderment as it takes you on a heartfelt journey through Houston’s greatest hits."
Expect to hear “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “One Moment in Time" and “Greatest Love of All."
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They will be sung by Belinda Davids, a South African native.
"Her talent was glaringly apparent from an early age. Still to this day she has never had vocal training and is blessed with a 4-octave vocal range, putting her in the company of such vocal luminaries as Minnie Riperton, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Freddie Mercury," Hard Rock Casino said in a press release. "She began performing professionally at just 14 years of age and became technically adept at many genres, but her true love has always been R&B; her childhood inspirations included Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Chaka Khan, Donny Hathaway, Michael Jackson and of course the one artist who has had the biggest impact on her life - Whitney Houston."
She released an album with Turk Records in the 1990s and started to play at venues in cities like Dubai, London and Hong Kong. After her television appearance on Showtime Australia’s The Greatest Love of All, she went on to tour all around the globe.
"The COVID-19 pandemic which erupted in 2020 flat-lined most of Belinda’s touring schedule for the next two years, forcing the devastating postponement of major international tours and grounding her at home in South Africa," Hard Rock Casino said in a press release. "However, even under such circumstances, she still managed to hit another high – thanks to the support and determination of TV producers, Belinda traveled, under strict quarantine regulations, to the UK to compete in Britain’s Got Talent, where she progressed to the semi-finals."
Tickets start at $29.50.
For more information, call 219-228-2383 or visit hardrockcasinonorthernindiana.com.
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Jet's Pizza and vegan restaurant open; Chase Bank closes; Crown Point Toys and Collectibles moves
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GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A North Carolina man’s long-lost 1967 Mustang coupe was found after being stolen 21 years ago.
Detectives in Guilford County, and the owner of the car, were also surprised to find the vehicle was still in decent shape.
“Twenty-one years. That is unbelievable,” David Tucker said.
The blue Mustang was Tucker’s dream car. He and his son even formed a bond during the boy’s childhood, riding together in the coupe.
“Riding in it with my son … he was in a car seat in the back,” Tucker said. “He finally got out of the car seat and was able to sit up front with me. Just riding around with him, and seeing the look on his face. That’s the best.”
In 2002, Tucker decided to sell the car. He left it sitting at a friend’s house in Oak Ridge, where it might have more visibility for potential buyers.
But somebody decided to just take it.
“I can’t even describe the sadness,” Tucker said. “That was like my baby, you know? A member of the family just got gone. I never thought I would see it again.”
For years, Tucker worked along with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office to try to find it.
He checked in on his VIN number every year.
“The VIN number had been changed on it,” said Detective Sergeant Ryan Seals with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. “The initial VIN number … came back to a vehicle that had already been scrapped.”
But a few weeks back, deputies said that VIN number eventually led to a crack in the case: The car was found states away in Florida — and only a little worse for wear.
In addition to a little bit of damage on the inside and outside, the car, too, had been painted white.
“It’s nowhere near what it used to be. It’s going to take some work,” Tucker said.
Tucker is currently trying to figure out how to get the car back to North Carolina.
“It means a lot, there was a lot of memories.” he said. “That was my dream car, and my son loved it. We rode in and all the time. So I’m just anxious to get it back and maybe get it back to where it was when it got stolen.”
Tucker is also working with DMV to get his title back. He says it could still take several weeks or even months to get his car back to North Carolina. | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/dream-car-mans-stolen-mustang-found-21-years-later/ | 2023-07-29T19:52:05 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/dream-car-mans-stolen-mustang-found-21-years-later/ |
Melting ice near Matterhorn reveals remains of climber missing for 37 years
(CNN) - The remains of a climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s Matterhorn 37 years ago have been found.
Police say the melting ice on the glacier helped lead to the discovery of the remains.
They were found on July 12 by climbers hiking along the Theodul Glacier.
Several pieces of equipment were also found.
Police say a DNA analysis helped identify the remains as belonging to a 38-year-old German mountain climber who was reported missing in September 1986.
Police also say they had searched for the climber at the time, but they were unsuccessful.
No further details about the climber’s identity or his cause of death have been revealed.
Police say the melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies of those who were reported missing several decades ago.
Scientists announced earlier this week that July is on track to be Earth’s hottest month ever recorded.
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(NerdWallet) – Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer in the U.S. — but it’s hardly the end of airport crowds. In fact, given record-breaking crowds already this year, there’s a good chance this Labor Day weekend could be busier than any prior Labor Day weekend.
Already this summer, U.S. airports have set fresh passenger records. June 30, the Friday before July 4, marked a new record high of passengers on a single day when more than 2.884 million people passed through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.
That figure topped the previous record of 2.882 million people from the Sunday after 2019’s Thanksgiving, according to a NerdWallet analysis of TSA data showing the number of passengers screened at U.S. TSA checkpoints over the last four years.
Roughly 12% more people passed through U.S. airports in June 2023 versus June 2022, which is perhaps unsurprising given the lingering effects of the pandemic through 2022.
The more impressive feat, though, is that 2023’s crowds have exceeded 2019 levels. TSA screened 0.6% more passengers in June 2023 versus June 2019, proving that summer is back and bigger than ever.
Expect Labor Day 2023 crowds to be no different, but some days around the long weekend are significantly busier than others.
The best and worst days to fly Labor Day weekend
TSA checkpoint data suggests most people use Labor Day — which is observed on the first Monday of September — as a long weekend. They depart on Friday, bask in two full days of vacation and return home on Monday.
To avoid crowds, and likely save money, book Labor Day travel on days that aren’t the start and end of the weekend. Based on an average of the past four years, here were the most to least crowded days for the week surrounding Labor Day, ranked:
- Friday before Labor Day (most crowded).
- Thursday before.
- Labor Day Monday.
- Sunday after.
- Friday after.
- Monday after.
- Monday before.
- Thursday after.
- Tuesday after.
- Wednesday before.
- Sunday before.
- Saturday before.
- Wednesday after.
- Tuesday before.
- Saturday after (least crowded).
When broken out by pre- and post-Labor Day travel, here are the three least crowded days to travel ranked from least to most crowded:
Pre-holiday:
- Tuesday before (overall least crowded day pre-holiday).
- Saturday before.
- Sunday before.
Post-holiday:
- Saturday after (overall least crowded day post-holiday).
- Wednesday after.
- Tuesday after.
During the seven days after and before Labor Day (including the holiday itself), the Friday before Labor Day has been the single busiest day to fly over each of the past four years.
As far as the period starting on Labor Day itself and spanning the subsequent seven days, Labor Day Monday has been the busiest day to fly over the past three years. If Labor Day Monday is excluded from the rankings, the Sunday after has been the busiest over the past three years. In 2019, the trends were flipped: the Sunday after was the busiest, and the holiday itself was the second busiest.
The smarter, cheaper Labor Day weekend itinerary
If you work a standard Monday-Friday workweek and have the holiday off, leaving Friday after work and returning on Labor Day seems logical. But following the same itinerary as everyone else means you’ll likely pay — both in airfares and navigating airport crowds. For lighter crowds (and perhaps better deals), try these travel days instead:
Fly on the Tuesday or Wednesday before: Let Labor Day weekend become closer to a week by jetting off earlier than the folks leaving Thursday or Friday, assuming you have enough vacation days to use (or can work remotely). You’ll have more time away from home and be more relaxed without the big airport crowds.
Travel on Saturday: Crowds are light on Saturdays before and after the holiday. So, rather than rushing out of work on Friday afternoon to catch a flight, opt for the morning flight the next day.
That Saturday morning flight might also reduce your risk of delays, too. According to travel booking site Hopper’s Flight Disruption Outlook for Spring 2023, flights departing after 9 a.m. are twice as likely to be delayed than departures scheduled from 5-8 a.m.
Fly home the Sunday before: While most folks fly home on Labor Day Monday, you might get a head start by flying home on Sunday. Sure, you’ll have one less vacation day than folks following your same itinerary departing Monday, but that’s not a bad thing. By returning Sunday night, you’ll have a whole day to refresh and prepare for the week ahead by doing laundry, meal prepping or catching up on potential jetlag. Sometimes the nicest way to relax is by taking a vacation from your vacation. | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/the-busiest-days-to-fly-around-labor-day-2023/ | 2023-07-29T19:52:11 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/the-busiest-days-to-fly-around-labor-day-2023/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Yet another new, unsafe trend is catching attention.
This time, some TikTok users are encouraging viewers to add borax to their water, claiming the common cleaning product can help reduce inflammation and joint pain, or even “detoxify” the body. As you may have guessed, health officials are warning of the consequences the trend could have on your health.
Borax, or sodium tetraborate decahydrate, is a chemical compound commonly available in the form of a white crystalline powder. It’s been utilized in a variety of ways since the Middle Ages, and today is often used a laundry detergent, kitchen/bathroom cleaner, and even a bug and weed killer.
Boric acid has also been found to have bacteriostatic properties, meaning it can prevent the growth of bacteria, Dr. S. Ruddy Rose, director of VCU Health’s Virginia Poison Center, told Nexstar.
Despite its endless safe uses, however, borax is not approved for ingestion by humans.
Ingesting borax can cause people to become quite sick, according to Dr. Rose, leading to convulsions, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, heat burns, and even kidney damage.
“This happens pretty quickly,” he adds.
Even the company behind 20 Mule Team Borax, a popular borax product, has warned against participating in the TikTok trend.
“20 Mule Team Borax has many uses but ingesting is not one of them,” the company warned on July 25.
“Do not bathe in, apply to skin, or ingest Borax, including drinking it diluted in water,” the company continued. “It is not intended for use as a personal care product or dietary supplement.”
Should your child fall victim to the trend, Dr. Rose said you can follow up with the child’s pediatrician, as long as they don’t have any symptoms. But if your child is vomiting, has abdominal pain, or experiences a seizure or other serious symptoms, it’s best to seek emergency medical attention.
Several videos recommending borax have been removed from TikTok, according to NBC News.
Social-media users, meanwhile, should always be cautious about taking medical advice from influencers or TikTok personalities.
“Just beware of these types of activities,” Dr. Rose said. “The people promoting it may not be doing it for the right reason.”
Borax uses
There are plenty of non-dangerous ways to use borax that you may not be aware of.
- It can unclog drains. As recommended by Southern Living, 1/2 cup of borax and two cups of boiling water down a clogged drain should clear it right out. Let the solution sit for 15 mins before flushing with warm water.
- It’s a pest deterrent/killer. Borax is a desiccant, which means it sucks up moisture. In this way, borax can be useful to sprinkle in places where bugs might ordinarily populate. The powder will keep the area dry and make it less optimal for insects to make home. Meanwhile, if bugs are already in your home, it’s not too late. The Spruce explains that insects, like cockroaches and ants, become “dried out” from the inside and die after eating the powder.
- It can help grow your fruit trees. Bob Vila recommends adding borax to the soil around your tree to help keep the plant’s pH levels desirable for growth.
- It’s in ingredient in “slime.” If your kids love making and playing with slime, Taste of Home has a recipe for using borax to make the stretchy, gooey stuff. | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/why-are-people-drinking-borax-cleaning-powder-on-tiktok/ | 2023-07-29T19:52:17 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/why-are-people-drinking-borax-cleaning-powder-on-tiktok/ |
VALPARAISO — A familiar face rejoined the Valparaiso school board, a new board president was elected, and the school board agreed to urge state legislators to fully fund textbook expenses.
On Thursday night, Karl Cender was officially sworn in as a school board member. Cender had previously served from 2010-2022 and served as board president in 2021.
Valparaiso Community Schools differs from most school districts as its school board members are appointed by the city and township rather than elected by voters.
“I look forward to serving the community, our kids and also serving along with these fine board members,” Cender said during the meeting.
The school board members also elected officers. Kurt Minko was unanimously elected as board president, succeeding former board member Jennifer Bognar.
Rob Behrend was elected board vice president but faced a challenge from fellow board member Erika Watkins, who nominated herself for the position. Behrend was elected board VP in a rare non-unanimous 4 to 1 vote. Watkins was then unanimously elected board secretary.
Watkins later said she respected everyone on the board and didn’t want her vying for the vice president position to be a discussion in the community.
“I just want to sit next to Kurt Minko,” she joked, saying she would continue to voice what she feels is right.
The school board heard from district CFO Jim Holifield, who updated the board on the estimated impact of the elimination of textbook rental fees.
House Enrolled Act 1001, the state’s two-year budget, prohibits schools from charging families for curricular materials, which was most commonly in the form of textbook rental fees. The state legislature appropriated $160 million for curricular material that will be distributed to schools based on attendance later this year.
Schools will still be able to collect unpaid fees from students who are not on free or reduced lunch. In addition, parents will still be responsible for the cost of activities and materials such as field trips, school supplies and damages to textbooks.
Holfield estimated Valparaiso schools would lose around $167,000 for the next school year. He recommended the school board urge state legislators to increase appropriations for curricular materials to fully fund the expenses.
Superintendent Jim McCall also updated the board on the school district’s ILEARN test scores, telling them Valparaiso Community Schools were in the top 15 of math and English language arts scores statewide.
The next school board meeting is scheduled for Aug. 24.
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The Valparaiso School Administration building is pictured. On Thursday night, Karl Cender was sworn in as a member of the Valpo school board, while Kurt Minko was elected president. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/cender-rejoins-valpo-school-board-minko-elected-board-pres/article_e5945cec-2d65-11ee-916e-7f6f96238855.html | 2023-07-29T19:52:20 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/cender-rejoins-valpo-school-board-minko-elected-board-pres/article_e5945cec-2d65-11ee-916e-7f6f96238855.html |
A band of severe thunderstorms Friday evening gave temporary relief from sweltering heat bearing down on the Baltimore area, but temperatures will once again climb Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
The storms brought strong winds and bursts of heavy rain to the area, cooling things down and also delaying the opening game of the Baltimore Orioles three-game homestand against the New York Yankees. The city, along with Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Harford, Howard and Carroll counties are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 p.m., according to the NWS.
The possibility for more extreme weather will continue into Saturday, with temperatures forecasted to reach the upper 90s along with a 60% chance of more storms. The NWS extended its excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Saturday, with heat indices (a combination of the temperature and humidity) once again expected to climb above 100 degrees.
The warm temperatures are affecting the air quality and the Baltimore City Health Department has opened cooling centers and extended the hours for public pools as a way to help residents cope.
Infants, young children, youth athletes, people over the age of 65 and those with health conditions are at the highest risk for heat illnesses, according to the Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Preparedness and Response. Heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat strokes are the most common heat related illnesses during the summer.
Sunday will offer a reprieve for Marylanders, with high temperatures forecasted in the mid 80s and a slight chance of rain. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/weather/bs-md-baltimore-thunderstorm-watch-severe-july-28-20230729-ag33iuor6zbifebknkb3spb4tm-story.html | 2023-07-29T19:52:21 | 0 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/weather/bs-md-baltimore-thunderstorm-watch-severe-july-28-20230729-ag33iuor6zbifebknkb3spb4tm-story.html |
(NEXSTAR) – The astounding critical and commercial reception of the new “Barbie” movie has catapulted all-things-Barbie back to the forefront of pop culture.
Even Allan!
Mattel’s Allan dolls — first introduced in the earlier half of the ‘60s as a “buddy” for Ken dolls — are currently experiencing increased demand among collectors and Barbie fans, with early specimens selling for upwards of $200 on eBay over the last several days.
The value of Allan dolls has increased, no doubt, due to Allan’s inclusion in the film. But that’s about the only effect the movie has had on the price of vintage Barbies, according to Barbie expert Rebecca Chulew, who has been featured such shows as “Collector’s Call,” “Toy Hunter” and “My Crazy Obsession.”
“Many vintage Barbies were produced by the millions and are easy to find,” said Chulew, who has sold over 10,000 Barbies on eBay and Macari over the years. “Everybody thinks they have a valuable Barbie. The truth is, the majority aren’t.”
Certain vintage Barbie dolls, meanwhile, might still be worth a pretty penny, but their value really isn’t tied to the movie, according to Chulew.
“The doll now is kind of holding steady,” she said. “It has a good value, but I don’t see it going up or down a lot.”
The most valuable Barbies, she said, continue to be the very first series of dolls ever produced in 1959. Specifically, the No. 1 or No. 2 Ponytail Barbies, which can fetch anywhere from $4,000 to $8,000 per doll, depending on condition, the inclusion of the original box, and — perhaps more importantly — the hair color.
“They made three blondes for every brunette,” said Chulew, who noted that brunette Ponytail Barbies from 1959 can sell for up to $6,000, even out of the box.
Chulew further said that sealed or boxed dolls don’t matter as much to many Barbie collectors, seeing as the early opaque boxes were more akin to “shoeboxes” and didn’t showcase the dolls. (“There’s a lot of [online] box sales going on” for folks who want just the packaging, she said.)
Another coveted doll is the Side-Part American Girl Barbie produced in the mid-‘60s, which can go for “about $3,000” (and reportedly once sold for almost double), according to the expert.
Collectors also tend to prize “Twist ‘n Turn” Stacey dolls (not to be confused with Stacie dolls) from the late ‘60s, as well as “Steffie-face” Barbies (i.e., a type of doll using a certain face mold) introduced a few years later. Both can sell for hundreds to the right collectors.
Other valuable dolls include rarer Barbies that weren’t widely produced — like the brunette mentioned above — and, specifically, Black Barbies. According to Chulew, first- and second-issue Francie dolls from 1967-1969 are tough to find, while Alpha Kappa Alpha Barbies (which commemorated the historically African American sorority) can go for up to around $1,000.
And then, there’s Allan.
Allan dolls — including the original from 1964, the bendable-leg version from 1965 and the Wedding Day Allan doll from 1990 — have seen a “slight increase [in value] due to the movie,” said Chulew, adding that sellers might be able to get a few hundred for each one.
The rest of the Barbie line, and even vintage dolls that were mentioned in the movie, are likely worth no more than they were last year.
“I think what you’re going to see in the next 30 to 60 days are a lot of people selling their childhood dolls. And a lot of them aren’t going to be valuable,” Chulew said. “A few rarities might be unearthed, but it might cause stagnation in the market. It’s going to be tough for collectors to sort through all the barbies being advertised as ‘rare’ when they’re not.”
Barbie collectors, on the other hand, might be busy scooping up other “Barbie”-movie merchandise to complete their collections or prepare for any future scarcity. For example, the collectible “Barbie” popcorn buckets from AMC are very “hot” right now, Chulew said, and certain dolls from Mattel’s latest line of movie-inspired figures are becoming hard to find, even if they’re still selling at retail prices.
“But they don’t appear to have made the Allan doll from the movie,” she lamented, “which may be a mistake on their part.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/your-vintage-barbie-dolls-might-be-worth-a-pretty-penny-if-you-have-the-right-ones/ | 2023-07-29T19:52:23 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/your-vintage-barbie-dolls-might-be-worth-a-pretty-penny-if-you-have-the-right-ones/ |
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid a coordinated effort to undermine No Labels' work to secure ballot access in states nationwide, we have named Jay Nixon – a lifelong Democrat who spent 30 years serving Missouri as a governor, attorney general and state senator – as director of our new Ballot Integrity Project.
Since early last year, No Labels has gathered over 700,000 signatures and qualified for the ballot in five states. We have a strategy to get on the ballot in all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., with the aim of potentially offering our line to an independent Unity presidential ticket in 2024. No Labels is responding to the overwhelming desire of Americans for more choices and voices in our politics – with two-thirds of voters saying they don't want a rematch of the 2020 election – but we now face organized opposition from a group of political operatives and former elected officials intent on keeping us off the ballot.
"At a moment when so many Americans' are losing trust in our democracy, we need to hold even tighter to the pillars that have held our democracy up for almost 250 years. In our country, you win by persuading more people and getting more votes, not by limiting voters' choices and denying competitors a place on the ballot," said Nixon. "Americans have the constitutional right to put any person or party on the ballot and to vote for whomever they want. Anyone who is against that isn't standing up for democracy. They are standing in the way."
Former Gov. Larry Hogan will welcome Nixon to the No Labels community in his first scheduled public appearance at a town hall on Tuesday, August 1, at 5 p.m. ET. Register here to join the town hall.
In Nixon's decorated public service career, he established a stellar record as a champion for the civil and voting rights of Americans. In his new role with No Labels, Nixon will work closely with No Labels national co-chair and civil rights icon, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., to monitor legal developments, provide strategic counsel and serve as a public advocate for No Labels' ballot access efforts.
Since the start of its ballot access effort, No Labels has rigorously followed the letter and spirit of all applicable election laws. In recent months, however, it has become the target of an undemocratic campaign by organized and powerful partisan interests determined to keep No Labels off the ballot.
Local parties and partisan election officials have filed baseless lawsuits, invented spurious charges and delayed certification without justification in Arizona, Maine and North Carolina. Now, a new well-resourced group, organized under the name "Citizens to Save our Republic," has embarked on an effort to pressure No Labels and its members to abandon our ballot access effort.
"No Labels is a movement dedicated to democracy, and democracy can't stop because the powers that be think it's 'dangerous' to have competition," said Chavis. "The way to unite this country and to restore Americans faith in our future is to have more democracy, not less. I'm eager to begin working side by side with former Gov. Nixon to protect Americans' most fundamental constitutional rights."
On July 18, No Labels launched its Common Sense policy booklet at an overflow town hall event at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., featuring Dr. Chavis, his fellow No Labels co-chairs former Gov. Pat McCrory and Sen. Joe Lieberman and special guests Sen. Joe Manchin and Gov. Jon Huntsman. It was the first of many town halls No Labels will host in the months ahead – with different leaders in different states – to spur a long overdue discussion about where America needs to go in 2024 and beyond.
By early 2024, No Labels will gauge the mood of the American public and their openness to an independent Unity ticket and will offer our ballot line to a ticket if and only if, such a ticket has a viable path to victory in the 2024 presidential election.
Since its founding in 2009, No Labels has spent 13 years working to give voice to America's commonsense majority. We are now getting ballot access in states across the country to ensure Americans have the choice to vote for a 2024 presidential ticket that features strong, effective, and honest leaders who will commit to working closely with both parties to find commonsense solutions to America's biggest problems. www.nolabels.org.
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LOMPOC, Calif., July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation this week thanked the Senate Interior Appropriations Committee for including language in its Fiscal Year 2024 funding package that can improve the management of America's wild horses and burros.
A national nonprofit advocacy organization, Return to Freedom (RTF) works with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to press the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on the immediate scaling up of safe, proven and humane fertility control for wild horses and burros as well as with a diverse array of public lands stakeholders to create broader acceptance of fertility control use.
If implemented correctly and robustly, fertility control would slow (not stop) the growth of wild herds, keeping them on their home ranges rather than relying on the costly and traumatic capture, removal and warehousing of wild horses and burros.
"We are grateful to the Senate for again supporting protections for wild horses by taking the vitally important step of directing — in clear language — that the Bureau of Land Management implement thoughtful management that results in the kinds of humane approaches for which Return to Freedom has tirelessly advocated," said Neda DeMayo, president of RTF.
The Senate Committee's guiding report language calls for $11 million "to be spent to continue implementation of a robust and humane fertility control strategy of reversible immunocontraceptive vaccines."
The Senate Committee's report emphasized that it "expects" the BLM to place "specific attention on:"
- "increasing the use of fertility control, including measurable objectives in reducing population growth with fertility controls,
- "targeting removals from the most heavily ecologically impacted and populated areas,
- "expanding long-term, off-range humane holding, and continuing adoptions while fully implementing and enforcing existing safeguards."
The Senate Committee on Thursday approved a total of $148 million for wild horse and burro management for 2024. Congress allocated the same amount in 2023.
By comparison, the House Interior Appropriations Committee on June 19 approved $155 million for wild horse management in 2024.
The House Committee's report language also sets aside $11 million for fertility control; however, it does not specify using the funding solely for immediate on-range implementation. The House also allows the money to be used for research, including on permanent sterilization, which RTF strongly opposes.
The Senate and House must now reconcile their differences.
RTF is calling on the House and Senate conferees to adopt the House's funding level alongside the Senate's guiding report language. RTF will continue to advocate for stricter wild horse and burro protections and for greater funding until the final bill is approved later this year.
Background
As it has for decades, the BLM continues to emphasize capture-and-removal, putting off fertility control use while also failing to reach the agency's own wild horse population targets. In FY 2022, for example, 20,193 wild horses and burros were removed from their home ranges while just 1,622 mares were treated and released with some form of fertility control.
Out of the BLM-estimated 141,000 federally protected wild horses and burros that the agency is charged with overseeing, 58,000 now live not on the range but in overcrowded government corrals or on leased pastures.
The cost to taxpayers of continued off-range holding of captured wild horses has climbed to more than $83 million annually. That has left little funding for prioritizing range management, restoration, personnel and administration, let alone fertility control.
Population modeling by RTF and other stakeholders has shown that immediately implementing fertility control alongside any removal that BLM conducts is the only way to catch up with and stabilize herd growth so that on-range management can replace removals.
Return to Freedom Wild Horse Conservation (RTF) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to wild horse preservation through sanctuary, education, conservation, and advocacy since 1998. It also operates the American Wild Horse Sanctuary at three California locations, caring for more than 450 wild horses and burros managing the population with fertility control since 1999. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates about wild horses and burros on the range and at our sanctuary.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Tingo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIO) between December 1, 2022 and June 6, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 7, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Tingo securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Tingo overstated its revenue and other accounting metrics, creating a false impression of success; (2) Tingo was not meaningfully engaged in many of the business activities that it claimed would drive future growth; (3) many of Tingo's supposed contracts with customers and suppliers did not exist; and (4) in light of the above, defendants' positive statements about Tingo's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Scorching hot weather in the Baltimore area will continue Saturday, with the heat and humidity leading the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning.
Cody Ledbetter, a meteorologist with the Baltimore/Washington office of the National Weather Service said Baltimore is expected to see highs in the mid-90s on Saturday, with the potential for showers and thunderstorms beginning in the afternoon.
Sunday will be quieter, Ledbetter said, with temperatures in the mid-80s, ahead of cooler and drier weather into next week.
The agency’s excessive heat warning will be in effect from noon to 8 p.m. for portions of central, northern and southern Maryland, as well as Washington D.C. and parts of Virginia. The heat index, a combination of temperature and humidity, could reach up to 110, the weather service predicted.
To stay safe, people are advised to drink fluids, stay out of the sun and take extra precautions if working or spending time outside.
Severe thunderstorms on Friday evening temporarily cooled the region — and also delayed the Baltimore Orioles’ home matchup against the New York Yankees.
There were a series of power outages reported in the Baltimore region by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. As of Saturday afternoon, there were 544 active outages, affecting about 7,000 of the company’s roughly 1.3 million customers. Of the affected customers, about half were in Baltimore County and less than 1,000 in Baltimore City, according to the company’s website.
Baltimore’s health commissioner earlier this week issued a Code Red extreme heat alert through Saturday, a declaration made during periods of heat “severe enough to present a substantial threat to the life or health of vulnerable Baltimore residents,” according to a news release.
“Excessive heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States,” acting Commissioner Mary Beth Haller said. “The fact that we’re located in an urban area makes things worse because of population density and the presence of heat absorbent asphalt.”
[ Had enough of the heat? Baltimore once hit 90 degrees 25 days in a row. ]
Cooling centers open on Saturday include My Sisters Place Women’s Center, for women and children only, at 17 W. Franklin Street, and the ShopRite Howard Park located at 4601 Liberty Heights Avenue. Residents can also visit local Enoch Pratt Free Library branches during regular hours.
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks also extended its pool hours into Saturday. Neighborhood pools will be open until 7:30 p.m., one hour later.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — The person who died in a Thursday crash on Yadkin Road has been identified.
Aaron Rathmann, 21, of New York, was killed around 7:56 p.m. on Thursday along the 5800 block of Yadkin Road. Rathmann was a service member at Fort Liberty.
The preliminary investigation revealed Rathmann was operating a blue motorcycle traveling on Yadkin Road toward Skibo Road. A red SUV was traveling in the opposite direction and was making a left turn. The motorcycle and red SUV collided. Rathmann was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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How to Watch the Astros vs. Rays Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros will hit the field against the Tampa Bay Rays and starting pitcher Taj Bradley on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
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Astros vs. Rays Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th-best in MLB action with 130 total home runs.
- Houston's .411 slugging percentage ranks 14th in baseball.
- The Astros are 18th in MLB with a .248 batting average.
- Houston is the 12th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.7 runs per game (487 total).
- The Astros' .317 on-base percentage ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Astros strike out 7.9 times per game to rank fifth in baseball.
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Houston's pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
- Houston has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.271).
Rays Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Rays rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 151 home runs.
- Tampa Bay ranks fifth in the majors with a .444 team slugging percentage.
- The Rays' .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has scored the fourth-most runs in baseball this season with 549.
- The Rays have an on-base percentage of .327 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Rays rank 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
- Tampa Bay strikes out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- Tampa Bay has the first-best ERA (3.69) in the majors this season.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.178 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Brown gets the start for the Astros, his 20th of the season. He is 6-7 with a 4.27 ERA and 122 strikeouts through 105 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when the righty threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Brown heads into this game with nine quality starts under his belt this year.
- Brown is aiming for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 frames per appearance on the mound.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
Rays Probable Starting Pitcher
- Bradley (5-6) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in five innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
- He has earned a quality start one time in 15 starts this season.
- Bradley will look to pitch five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 15 chances this season.
Astros Schedule
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How to Watch the Braves vs. Brewers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
The Atlanta Braves and Austin Riley will take on the Milwaukee Brewers and William Contreras on Saturday at 7:20 PM ET, in the second of a three-game series at Truist Park.
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Braves vs. Brewers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:20 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
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Braves Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Atlanta Braves average 1.9 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 191 home runs in total.
- Atlanta is the top slugging team in baseball this season with a .491 slugging percentage.
- The Braves rank second in MLB with a .268 batting average.
- Atlanta has the No. 3 offense in baseball, scoring 5.6 runs per game (564 total runs).
- The Braves are second in baseball with an on-base percentage of .338.
- The Braves strike out 8.2 times per game, the sixth-best average in the majors.
- The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Atlanta's pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors.
- Atlanta's 3.85 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Braves have the 16th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.275).
Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Braves will send Bryce Elder (7-2) out for his 21st start of the season. He is 7-2 with a 3.30 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- Elder enters this game with 12 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Elder is looking to record his 19th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
- In five of his 20 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
Braves Schedule
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How to Watch the Orioles vs. Yankees Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles will take on the New York Yankees and Aaron Judge on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Orioles vs. Yankees Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Orioles Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles are 13th in MLB action with 121 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Baltimore's .418 slugging percentage ranks 10th-best in MLB.
- The Orioles have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.249).
- Baltimore scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (499 total, 4.8 per game).
- The Orioles are 16th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .317.
- The Orioles' 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 11th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for Baltimore has a collective 9.1 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Baltimore has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
- Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.296).
Yankees Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Yankees' 141 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
- New York ranks 18th in the majors with a .402 team slugging percentage.
- The Yankees have a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
- New York ranks 21st in the majors with 446 total runs scored this season.
- The Yankees have an on-base percentage of .301 this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Yankees rank eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
- New York averages the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the majors this season.
- New York has the eighth-best ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.245 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Tyler Wells makes the start for the Orioles, his 20th of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.65 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the right-hander went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing only one hit.
- Wells is looking to secure his ninth quality start of the season in this game.
- Wells enters the matchup with 18 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- In three of his 20 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Yankees' Clarke Schmidt (6-6) will make his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday, July 21, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals.
- He has three quality starts in 20 chances this season.
- Schmidt will look to pitch five or more innings for the third start in a row.
- He has made 21 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
Orioles Schedule
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How to Watch the Red Sox vs. Giants Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 29
The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants will play on Saturday at Oracle Park, at 7:15 PM ET, with Rafael Devers and Michael Conforto among those expected to step up at the plate.
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Red Sox vs. Giants Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
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Red Sox Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Red Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 116 total home runs.
- Boston's .437 slugging percentage is sixth-best in baseball.
- The Red Sox have the third-best batting average in the league (.265).
- Boston has the No. 6 offense in MLB action, scoring five runs per game (519 total runs).
- The Red Sox are fourth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .333.
- Red Sox batters strike out 8.2 times per game, the 10th-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
- The pitching staff for Boston has a collective 8.8 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- Boston's 4.26 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.285).
Giants Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Giants have hit 120 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- San Francisco ranks 22nd in the majors with a .397 team slugging percentage.
- The Giants have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- San Francisco ranks 15th in the majors with 469 total runs scored this season.
- The Giants have an OBP of .317 this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Giants rank just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.5 whiffs per contest.
- San Francisco averages the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
- San Francisco has the 11th-ranked ERA (4.01) in the majors this season.
- The Giants have a combined WHIP of just 1.253 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher
- James Paxton (6-2) takes the mound for the Red Sox in his 13th start of the season. He's put together a 3.46 ERA in 65 2/3 innings pitched, with 75 strikeouts.
- The lefty last pitched on Saturday against the New York Mets, when he went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- Paxton is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the season in this game.
- Paxton heads into the matchup with nine outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 12 outings this season.
Giants Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Giants will send Ryan Walker (3-0) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in 2 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
- Walker has not earned a quality start in six starts this season.
- In six starts this season, Walker has yet to pitch five or more innings.
- He has 17 appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 24 chances this season.
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2023 Amundi Evian Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 4
Celine Boutier is the current leader (-100) at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship after three rounds of play.
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Amundi Evian Championship Fourth Round Information
- Start Time: 12:45 AM ET
- Venue: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par/Distance: Par 71/6,527 yards
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Celine Boutier
- Tee Time: 6:25 AM ET
- Current Rank: 1st (-11)
- Odds to Win: -100
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Nasa Hataoka
- Tee Time: 6:25 AM ET
- Current Rank: 2nd (-8)
- Odds to Win: +400
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Minjee Lee
- Tee Time: 6:15 AM ET
- Current Rank: 3rd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +700
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Brooke Mackenzie Henderson
- Tee Time: 6:15 AM ET
- Current Rank: 3rd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +800
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Nelly Korda
- Tee Time: 6:05 AM ET
- Current Rank: 5th (-6)
- Odds to Win: +1200
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The Lehigh Valley is part of a severe thunderstorm watch in seven states and the District of Columbia well into Saturday night.
The National Weather Service said there was an 80% chance of precipitation in the region and beyond, mainly before 11 p.m. Some storms can be severe, with heavy rain, large hail and damaging winds, the weather service said.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of CT, DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA until 9 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/Vmp4IqRrCD
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) July 29, 2023
The Valley sweated through another day of heat and humidity Saturday, with a high temperature around 90 and high humidity and dew point levels to boot. Around 3 p.m., the thermometer reached 86 degrees, with a heat index of 92 degrees and a humidity of 62%.
If sauna living is your thing, you’ve had a few days to enjoy it.
Once we get through tonight, Sunday should be noticeably better, according to the forecast. Sunday is looking sunny, with a high around 80 degrees and light wind. Sunday night sees a 20% chance of showers overnight into Monday, but with the low temperature at 61 degrees.
The early part of next week is looking similar for now.
Here is the extended forecast from the National Weather Service:
Saturday Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. High near 91. Southwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some storms could be severe, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. Low around 62. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%. | https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/29/lehigh-valley-severe-thunderstorm-watch-heat-end/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:45 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/29/lehigh-valley-severe-thunderstorm-watch-heat-end/ |
It’s a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII, as flag he carried returns from US
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 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.
“After receiving the flag today, I earnestly felt that the war like that should never be fought again and that I do not wish anyone else to go through this sadness (of separation),” Toshihiro Mutsuda said.
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,” he 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.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/its-a-miracle-say-family-of-japanese-soldier-killed-in-wwii-as-flag-he-carried-returns-from-us/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:45 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/its-a-miracle-say-family-of-japanese-soldier-killed-in-wwii-as-flag-he-carried-returns-from-us/ |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Saturday that Sri Lanka is a key partner in a Tokyo-led initiative aimed at building security and economic cooperation around the Indo-Pacific but also at countering an increasingly assertive China.
Sri Lanka, strategically located in the Indian Ocean, is integral to realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific, Hayashi said. He was speaking after a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Ali Sabry, in the capital, Colombo.
The initiative, announced by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in March includes Japan’s assistance to emerging economies, support for maritime security, a provision of coast guard patrol boats and equipment and other infrastructure cooperation.
Last year Sri Lanka, which owed $51 billion in foreign debt, became the first Asia-Pacific country since the late 1990s to default, sparking an economic crisis.
While Japan is Sri Lanka’s largest creditor, about 10% of its debt is held by China, which lent Colombo billions to build sea ports, airports and power plants as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. In March, China agreed to offer Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on loan repayments.
Hayashi said that he conveyed expectations for further progress in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process. He welcomed Sri Lanka’s efforts under an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which includes anti-corruption measures and transparency in the policy-making process.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Sabry said that he, along with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, invited Japan to resume investment projects already in the pipeline and to consider fresh investments in sectors such as power generation, ports and highways, and dedicated investment zones, as well as in the green and digital economy.
Over many decades, Japan became one of Sri Lanka’s key donors, carrying out key projects under concessionary terms. However, relations between the two countries came under strain after Wickremesinghe’s predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa unilaterally scrapped a Japan-funded light railway project following his election in 2019.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has already approved a proposal to restart the railway project.
Rajapaksa was forced to resign in July 2022 amid angry public protects over the country’s worst economic crisis. | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/ap-with-one-eye-on-china-japan-backs-sri-lanka-as-a-partner-in-the-indo-pacific/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:45 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/business/ap-business/ap-with-one-eye-on-china-japan-backs-sri-lanka-as-a-partner-in-the-indo-pacific/ |
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://www.wishtv.com/news/international/son-of-colombias-president-arrested-as-part-of-money-laundering-probe/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:48 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/son-of-colombias-president-arrested-as-part-of-money-laundering-probe/ |
Nearly two years after 10 people were crushed to death during the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, no charges have been filed — even though some people, including event workers, expressed safety concerns.
Pinpointing “who exactly caused those deaths is not an easy question to answer,” said Sandra Guerra Thompson, a criminal law professor at the University of Houston Law Center.
“It’s a very difficult thing to say, unless you have some kind of clear evidence that somebody in charge, whose job it was to ensure safety and who should have known better, failed to take action,” she said.
A nearly 1,300-page report on the investigation into the tragedy released by Houston police Friday said contract worker Reece Wheeler told authorities that he saw a crush of people and warned an event organizer that people could die, shortly before rapper Travis Scott went onstage.
In the report, investigators wrote that Scott said he did see one person near the stage getting medical attention, but said that overall, the crowd seemed to enjoy the show. He said he did not see any signs of serious problems, nor did he hear anyone tell him to stop the show.
Hip-hop artist Drake, who also performed, told police it was difficult to see from the stage what was going on in the crowd and that he didn’t hear anyone call for the show to stop.
Despite no charges being filed, more than 500 lawsuits have been filed over the deaths and injuries at the concert, including many against concert promoter Live Nation and Scott. Some of those suits have since been settled.
Those who were killed ranged in age from 9 to 27, and all 10 people died due to compression asphyxia, according to medical examiners.
In June, a Texas grand jury declined to indict six people in the case, including Scott. Prosecutors said, then, that the circumstances of the deaths limited what charges they were able to present, eliminating potential counts such as murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
Thompson said the sheer number of people involved in putting on the event, the large scale of it, and the high bar for proving criminal negligence or recklessness are challenges for prosecutors in cases like this.
“It goes back to, who knows what’s going on, is that being communicated?” she said. “Were they being told that people have died, and they still wanted the concert to go on? Or, were they being told that ‘Hey, some people are getting hurt, which might not be that unusual at an event like that?”
Assistant Harris County District Attorney Alycia Harvey said after the grand jury declined to issue indictments that prosecutors were left with only possible counts of endangering a child in connection with the deaths of the two youngest concertgoers, ages 9 and 14.
Scott’s lawyer, Kent Schaffer, has said that the performer was not responsible for the tragedy.
“He never encouraged people to do anything that resulted in other people being hurt,” Schaffer said.
Scott has previously said he was unaware of the deaths until after the show. He has since created what he called Project HEAL, a $5 million initiative that includes funding for an effort to address safety challenges for festivals and large-scale events.
The police report said Scott told investigators that around the time Drake came onstage he was told to end the show after the performance, but that no one told him of an emergency.
Following the tragedy, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott formed a task force to study concert safety, and to recommend crowd control and security measures during mass gathering.
The task force in April 2022 reported that people without tickets entered the outdoor festival area hours before the performances began, overwhelming staff and leading to a variety of injuries. It also concluded that the process for issuing permits for mass gatherings is inconsistent statewide.
The task force recommended creating a command center that is authorized to pause or cancel a show in response to safety concerns.
“Sometimes, sadly, industries learn safety practices following disasters,” said Thompson, the law professor. “The standards for live concerts like this, I would imagine, are going to change.”
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Miller reported from Oklahoma City, Willingham reported from Charleston, West Virginia. | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-10-people-died-at-the-astroworld-music-festival-two-years-ago-what-happens-now/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:53 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-10-people-died-at-the-astroworld-music-festival-two-years-ago-what-happens-now/ |
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that has been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times.
By the next day, Chautauqua Institution President Michael Hill recently recounted, the decision had been made not only to resume programming, but to “double down on what Mr. Rushdie stands for, what our speakers and preachers and artists stand for — which is the free exchange of ideas and the belief that society is stronger when we do that.”
A year later, Rushdie, blinded in one eye by the assault, is recovering from the attack. The Chautauqua Institution is recovering, too.
Programming and revenue for the arts and intellectual retreat in the rural southwest corner of New York was disrupted for two seasons by COVID-19. Then the attack further shattered the return to normal that regular visitors had so craved.
With a new nine-week summer season now under way, well-tended gardens are in bloom and rocking chairs are back out on the porches of Victorian- and cottage-style homes.
Security has been strengthened, though the gated compound remains open to anyone who buys a pass to enter.
“We look at the work that we do under a different lens since” the stabbing, Hill said during an interview in his office, which overlooks Bestor Plaza, a lush expanse of greenery anchoring the 750-acre (303-hectare) grounds. “The attack was an attempt at silencing, which underscores the need for institutions like ours to not stay silent.”
As an institution, Chautauqua defies easy explanation.
“NPR camp for grown-ups” is the description preferred by Erica Higbie, who owns a house on the grounds.
Located on the shore of Chautauqua Lake, the institution is a self-contained community with lecture halls, houses of worship, cafes, shops, a library, post office and bookstore, along with private homes, rentals and the Athenaeum Hotel, which served as former President Bill Clinton’s executive mansion for a week in 1996 as he prepared for his debate with Republican challenger Bob Dole.
Aside from boating and golf, the 4,400-seat, open-air amphitheater is a main draw, with a summer entertainment lineup this year offering concerts by Diana Ross and Bonnie Raitt, ballet and theater productions and performances by the house Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
But for Higbie and many others, the primary appeal exists in the institution’s 19th Century beginnings as a summer educational experiment in which daily lectures are curated around weekly explorations of anything from politics to infrastructure and faith to friendship.
“I am a lecture junkie,” Higbie said from her porch as people navigated the grounds on foot, bikes and scooters. The speed limit for the rare vehicle traffic is 12 mph. The retired teacher takes in a daily morning lecture and may hear two more in the afternoon at the amphitheater and the Hall of Philosophy.
Through the decades, Susan B. Anthony advocated for women’s rights at the institution and President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his 1936 “I Hate War” speech in the amphitheater. Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the climate crisis and Supreme Court Judges Robert H. Jackson and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are among countless others who have offered insights.
Rushdie’s appearance came during a week last year exploring home as “a place for human thriving.”
Henry Reese, co-founder of the City of Asylum Pittsburgh, was about to interview “The Satanic Verses” author about violence against writers when Rushdie was attacked as the men sat in armchairs on the amphitheater’s sunken stage.
Rushdie, the target of a decades-old fatwa by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini calling for his death, was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye. Reese suffered bruises and a gash to his forehead.
With alleged assailant Hadi Matar awaiting trial in a nearby courthouse, Reese is scheduled to return to the institution on the anniversary of the attack, Aug. 12. His appearance is expected to kick off a week exploring freedom of expression, imagination and the resilience of democracy. Republican strategist Karl Rove and Democratic strategist David Axelrod are among other invited guests.
It would have been out of character for the institution to do anything but pick up where it left off after the assault, regular guest lecturer Eboo Patel said.
“Not a single artist or speaker canceled,” Patel, founder of Interfaith America in Chicago, said by phone.
“Chautauqua recognizes that it has a responsibility to its own community, honestly to American civilization and the human spirit, and it’s back up in 24 to 48 hours. That’s stunning,” he said.
Property owners differed on how far the institution should go to ensure personal safety, said Higbie, the president of the Chautauqua Property Owners Association.
“Everybody was in shock for a long time,“ Higbie said.
Visitors say they notice more security and protocols at events. Amphitheater patrons can bring only clear bags inside, for example, and may be scanned or asked to walk through a weapons detector.
Even so, “I never hesitated for a minute” to return, said Michael Crawford of Washington, D.C., as he chatted with Mary Pat McFarland of Philadelphia. The two sat on one of the red benches placed around the grounds to invite discussion.
A handful of musicians with violins, guitars and a small harp played an impromptu jam session beneath a tree nearby.
Hill said he sees his role as “teeing up” issues for engagement, so shying away from difficult ones would be a disservice at a time when civic discourse is in short supply.
“It’s about bringing divergent viewpoints for people to digest,” Hill said. “For us to have made the decision to stop bringing speakers who may be controversial in any way would have been for us to stop doing our mission.”
“It would have been,” he said, “to literally stop the reason this place was created.” | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-after-an-attack-on-salman-rushdie-the-chautauqua-institution-says-its-mission-wont-change/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:56 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-after-an-attack-on-salman-rushdie-the-chautauqua-institution-says-its-mission-wont-change/ |
US Secretary of State tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of ‘very serious’ crime
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.
Australia argues there is a “disconnect” between the U.S. treatment of Assange and Manning. Then-U.S. President Barack Obama commuted Manning’s 35-year sentence to seven years, which allowed her release in 2017. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/us-secretary-of-state-tells-australia-that-wikileaks-founder-is-accused-of-very-serious-crime/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:57 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/international/us-secretary-of-state-tells-australia-that-wikileaks-founder-is-accused-of-very-serious-crime/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul. All her tours, including one headlining across North America, were canceled and she feared her ascending music career might be over.
She got a day job at a nonprofit and returned to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community’s homelands in Western Washington. But as Paul, or KP to her friends, spent time in the cedar forests and walked along the Skagit River, she turned to her guitar to deal with the isolation and stress. Those snippets, recorded on her phone, provided the foundation for what would become songs on her powerful, grunge-soaked new record “The Land, The Water, The Sky.”
“I feel like if the pandemic hadn’t happened, I probably wouldn’t have made this record,” said KP, who writes the songs, sings and plays guitar in the band that was the only Native American artist at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago this month.
“I spent a lot of time outside. I spent a lot more time than normal going on hikes, being part of the land,” she continued. “It’s not like I never do that stuff but it brought me back to a place where this is who I am.”
The new record, which came out in February, helped launch what has probably been the most successful year so far for Black Belt Eagle Scout. The band toured Europe and will go to Australia later this year. Two of her songs, “Soft Stud” from an earlier record and “Salmon Stinta” from her latest, appear this season on the television series “Reservation Dogs.”
Reservation Dogs Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders said she was introduced to the band’s music by the show’s creator, Sterlin Harjo, when they started working on the second season.
“It’s always been important for us on this show to include Native American artists, but beyond representation, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is beautiful and emotional, and fits these characters, their world and landscape — and the vibe of the show,’” she said in a statement.
Then there was Pitchfork, a three-day festival that is a significant milestone for indie musicians. The festival is held every year in Chicago’s Union Park and this year’s headliners included Bon Iver, Big Thief and The Smile, which has members of Radiohead.
She admitted stepping on that stage last weekend was nerve-wracking given her high hopes for the show, a feeling compounded by concerns that storms could scuttle their performance. But as she launched into the blistering set of mostly new songs in front of thousands of eager fans, KP found solace in her guitar. She launched several long jams that were punctuated by her twirling her jet-black hair around to the point it obscured her face.
“It was totally a moment,” she said with a laugh.
“I kind of cried after we played because it felt so meaningful,” she added. “Like, I’ve always wanted to play this music festival. I remember trying to play one of the years before the pandemic when I was touring and it didn’t happen. This year, I was just so stoked to play.”
Reaching Pitchfork has been a long journey for the 34-year-old artist, who is a member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and left her home on the reservation in LaConner, Washington, when she was 17 to attend Lewis & Clark College in Oregon and play rock music.
Growing up on the reservation off the Washington coast on islands in the Salish Sea, she drummed and sang cultural songs. As a teenager, she discovered local Pacific Northwest bands like Mount Eerie and the sounds of the Riot Grrrl movement and played one of her first gigs at a small bar called Department of Safety. She moved to Portland, Oregon, due to its outsized role in the indie scene that featured bands like Sleater-Kinney and quickly immersed herself in the music scene playing drums and guitar.
She joined an all-female outfit whom she met at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in Portland. She went on to play a lot of small, basement shows with bands like Genders — whose wolf tattoo she still has on her left arm.
But she wanted to write her own songs and formed Black Belt Eagle Scout in 2013. Her early music was defined by her ethereal singing about love, friendship and healing — often only accompanied by minimal guitar strumming. But she did rock out on songs like “Soft Stud,” which featured searing solos.
“She is a really an authentic musician and she carries a lot of power on stage with her presence and sound,” Claire Glass, who plays guitar in the band and first saw KP seven years ago.
KP has said her Native American identify has always been present on her records. But her latest music paints a more vivid picture of life on the Swinomish reservation. There are references to chinook salmon, which are traditionally fished, and a powwow dance.
“I started thinking of feeling grateful for the life that I have been given; this place that I’m from; how much the land, the water, the sky means to me — being surrounded by it,” KP said of writing the song ”Don’t Give Up.” “It has so much more meaning because the land, that’s where my people are from.”
Her songs aren’t meant to directly confront issues like the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women or tribes’ forced relocation. It’s not the way she writes songs. Instead, she envisions them connecting with people, drawing more Native Americans to indie rock shows in places like Minneapolis, which has a vibrant Native American community, and inspiring young Native Americans to connect with her after shows.
“Isn’t me like being here existing with my music good enough? Can’t I just be who I am?” she asked, adding she doesn’t need to speak out from stage about these issues because being Native often means she is already wrestling with them. A judge, for example, ruled in March that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the tribe by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation.
“As a Native person, you know someone who is missing. Your tribe is trying to get your land back. Those are topics that are part of your every day life,” she said. ”I care about those things deeply but there are certain ways in which my music is, maybe not as direct, but it can be healing.”
KP also doesn’t want to be seen just as a rock musician or as a Native artist. “I am a musician who happens to be Native, but I am also a Native musician … I think I am always both,” she said.
Her latest record aims to show that.
“I kind of had in the back of mind, just kept thinking what would Built to Spill do,” KP said of the guitar-heavy, indie-rock band from the Pacific Northwest. “I’ve gone on tour with them and seen their three guitars at one point playing together and how they overlap and all these other things.”
It’s also a more collaborative effort with more musicians playing on the record— a departure for KP, who is accustomed to doing everything herself. A cellist who played with Nirvana, Lori Goldston, is featured on several songs, as are two violinists, as well as a saxophone and mellotron player.
Takiaya Reed, a first-time producer who is also in a doom metal band, described the experience of working on the record as “beautiful and amazing” and said the two bonded over their love of punk. Reid also brought her classical training and love of “heavier sounds” to the studio.
“We approached it fearlessly. It was wonderful to be expansive in terms of sonic possibilities,” she said.
KP also wanted to find a place for her parents, whom she had grown especially close to during the pandemic, to play on the record. She chose the song “Spaces,” which she described as having a “healing vibe.” Her dad, who is one of the main singers at the tribe’s cultural events, embraced the idea of lending his powerful powwow chant to the song. Her mom sang harmonies.
KP said: “It meant the world to me to have my parents sing because it felt like it was full circle in who I am.” | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-black-belt-eagle-scouts-latest-record-inspired-by-return-home-to-swinomish-tribes-ancestral-lands/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:58 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-black-belt-eagle-scouts-latest-record-inspired-by-return-home-to-swinomish-tribes-ancestral-lands/ |
5 injured in shooting at Seattle parking lot; police say no immediate arrests
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people were wounded in a shooting at a Seattle parking lot during which the police chief said “dozens and dozens of rounds” were fired. There were no immediate arrests, and a police investigation was ongoing.
Three people — all in their 20s — remained hospitalized Saturday, though one of them was expected to be discharged later in the day, according to Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg. A fourth person was treated and released.
A fifth person was treated at the scene, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said.
The Seattle Police Department responded to reports of a shooting around 9 p.m. Friday. It took place in an area where police said a community outreach event was being held.
“We know that there’s dozens and dozens of rounds that were fired,” said Diaz, who noted police were not sure of a possible motive.
“Right now, we’ve really got to get guns off the streets,” Diaz said, adding that the number of shootings in the city has fluctuated but remains an issue.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell thanked community members and police at the scene for working together to protect residents.
“These community leaders are putting literally their lives on the line to protect their own community,” Harrell said. “But you see what we’re trying to build here in Seattle with these fine officers working with these fine community leaders, trying to protect their babies here, trying to protect our youth.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/5-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-parking-lot-police-say-no-immediate-arrests/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:58 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/5-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-parking-lot-police-say-no-immediate-arrests/ |
HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man’s feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake in the world has receded to what Bolivian authorities say are critically low levels due to a persistent drought.
“It’s completely dry,” Jaime Mamani said in exasperation while walking along the new shoreline in Huarina, a farming town 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of La Paz where he is a community leader.
The National Service of Naval Hydrography declared an alert this week for the iconic lake after its surface fell 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) below the drought warning stage, or 3,807.8 meters (12492.7 feet) above sea level. But the agency says this is just the beginning of a situation that is worrying Indigenous Aymara communities that rely on the lake for their livelihoods and fear the dry spell could permanently impact the region’s flora and fauna.
The hydrology unit of Bolivia’s navy warned that water levels could reach historically low levels in the coming months. By December, there is a “high probability” Lake Titicaca will be 64 centimeters (more than 25 inches) below the drought alert level, breaking a low water record set in 1998 by 33 centimeters (almost 13 inches).
“In three months, the water has decreased by 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), and considering that radiation is much stronger during this time of the year … we expect it to keep decreasing,” Carlos Carrasco, a hydraulic engineer for the hydrography service said.
The drought is the result of a combination of factors, including natural phenomena like La Niña and El Niño, which arrived unusually early this year and have been particularly strong due in part to climate change, according to Lucía Walper, who heads up the Hydrological Forecasting Unit at Bolivia’s National Meteorology and Hydrology Service.
But the vast lake is vital for this region of the Bolivian highlands, where hundreds of Aymara rural communities have relied on the blue body of water for millennia to practice subsistence farming and raise livestock.
Authorities in the Peruvian city of Puno also issued a warning about the declining water levels and expressed concern about the potential impact on tourism.
“We’re reaching a critical point. There will be a significant loss of water,” said Juan José Ocola, president of the Binational Authority of Lake Titicaca. The lake serves as the border between Bolivia and Peru.
Mateo Vargas, 56, a fisherman who has lived off the Lake Titicaca for 28 years, said he used to catch “lots” of fish daily. Now he considers himself lucky if he can catch six.
Vargas’ wife, Justina Condori, shares his concerns.
“The fish have vanished,” Condori, 58, said, predicting there will be famine if the current conditions persist.
Condori makes a living by renting boats to tourists. She worries fewer people will come to visit the lake, which at an elevation of 3,810 meters above sea level, is the largest body of freshwater in the Andes mountain range.
Evidence of the receding lake is seemingly everywhere. Women who sell fried fish and other snacks by the lake face rising costs for ingredients. Those who make a living transporting people from one side of the lake to the other are altering their routes because their rafts and boats no longer reach their usual docks.
Livestock farmers who rely on the plants that grow on the shores of the Titicaca to feed their animals are also seeing their livelihoods threatened.
The economic hardship is causing many residents of Huarina to migrate to other areas of the country, leaving behind mostly older townspeople, Mamani said. The waters of the Titicaca have always been shallow around the town, so the drought is even more visible there.
“There is a detriment to the economy of the inhabitants of the region,” he said.
Vargas, the fisherman, is also concerned about what the declining water levels will mean for the future.
“It looks like it will continue to decrease, day by day,” he said. “We’re worried because if we continue like this, what’s going to happen to our children?”
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Atlanta ‘Cop City’ activists say they’re confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain
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.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/atlanta-cop-city-activists-say-theyre-confident-of-getting-70k-signatures-but-big-hurdles-remain/ | 2023-07-29T19:53:58 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/atlanta-cop-city-activists-say-theyre-confident-of-getting-70k-signatures-but-big-hurdles-remain/ |
Medal of Honor recipient watches as warship bearing his name is christened in Maine
BATH, Maine (AP) — Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his radio operator and commander.
Collecting himself, Barnum realized he was now the highest-ranking officer of a rifle company he’d just joined. He called in artillery and, amid gunfire, dragged the commander to safety, where he died in Barnum’s arms. Then he proceeded to mount a counterattack, oversee evacuation of the wounded and lead the unit’s eventual break out to rejoin the battalion.
The Medal of Honor recipient, now 83, watched Saturday as his wife smashed a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow to christen the future U.S. Navy destroyer that’ll bear the name Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
He said he was speechless when he learned that a warship would bear his name. “As anybody that knows Barney Barnum knows, I’ve never been speechless,” he joked before the event.
The ceremony on Saturday at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works was a tribute to the Vietnam War hero who during his first firefight was foisted into leadership of Marines who didn’t yet know his name because he’d just joined them a couple of days earlier.
Dignitaries included Maine’s governor and senators, as well as Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, who praised Barnum’s humility and generosity, in addition to being a war hero who inspired fellow Marines.
Gen. Eric Smith, the acting Marine Corps commandant whose nomination to lead the Marine Corps is being blocked by a Republican senator, called Barnum “an icon, a legend, a Marine.”
In an interview, Barnum said the combat was harrowing on that day, Dec. 18, 1965, during Operation Harvest Moon. His unit was outnumbered, caught off guard and separated from the larger battalion outside the village of Ky Phu in Quang Tin Province.
The ship’s namesake said he was scared like everybody else but he tried not to show it. The other Marines were looking to him, an artillery spotter, after their commander died, he said.
To launch a counterattack, he brandished a .45-caliber handgun and told the others to follow him. They did.
“It’s a tough business. But when it gets tough, the tough get going and that’s what Marines do,” he said. “We came together as a team. And, you know, there’s no fury unleashed that’s greater than that of a bunch of Marines that know that their buddies have been shot.”
Barnum later became the first Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam conflict to return for another tour. He retired from the Marine Corps as a colonel after nearly three decades of service and served the secretary of defense as principal director of drug enforcement policy, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for reserve affairs, and acting assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs.
Barnum, of Reston, Virginia, was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, and studied at Saint Anslem College, a Benedictine college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. The school’s abbot, Mark Cooper, delivered the invocation on Saturday.
The event was a family affair for Barnum, who now lives in Virginia.
His wife, Martha Hill, served as the ship’s sponsor. At the event Saturday, she was in a wheelchair; Barnum has been her care provider since she had a stroke more than five years ago. Her daughter; two granddaughters, one of whom sang “God Bless America;” and an 11-year-old great-granddaughter were also participants at the event Saturday. Other family and friends were present.
Displacing 9,500 tons, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is built to simultaneously wage war against submarines, aircraft and missiles, and other warships. The newest versions are being equipped for ballistic missile defense.
The 510-foot (155 meters) guided-missile destroyer was in dry dock for the ceremony as work continues to prepare the ship for delivery to the Navy.
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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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Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria. Baba Ahmed in Bamako, Mali contributed. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-african-union-gives-15-day-ultimatum-to-niger-junta-to-end-regime-but-soldiers-seek-continuity/ | 2023-07-29T19:54:05 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-african-union-gives-15-day-ultimatum-to-niger-junta-to-end-regime-but-soldiers-seek-continuity/ |
‘The Few, the Proud’ aren’t so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening.
She admits recruiting is not the job that she or other Marines had in mind when they enlisted. But after stints as a recruiter and senior officer at the Eastern recruiting command, she has become emblematic of the Corps’ tradition of putting its best, battle-tested Marines on enlistment duty. They get results.
Marine leaders say they will make their recruiting goal this year, while the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force all expect to fall short. The services have struggled in the tight job market to compete with higher-paying businesses for the dwindling number of young people who can meet the military’s physical, mental and moral standards.
On that night, Nash achieved her own goal. She had gotten the valet at the hotel and the hostess at the restaurant to provide their phone numbers and to consider a Marine career.
Nash’s boss, Brig. Gen. Walker Field, who head the Eastern recruiting region, says the Corps has historically put an emphasis on selecting top-performing Marines to fill recruiting jobs. He says that has been a key to the Marines’ recruiting success, along with efforts to increase the number of recruiters, extend those who do well and speed their return to high schools, where in-person recruiting stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said his recruiters — who cover the territory between Canada and Puerto Rico and as far west as Mississippi — will meet their mission and expect to have 30% of their 2024 goal when they start the next fiscal year, Oct. 1. More broadly, Marine officials say they expect the Corps to achieve its recruiting target of more than 33,000.
Last year, the Navy, Air Force and Marines had to eat into their pools of delayed entry applicants in order to make their goals. The Marines will avoid that this year.
“That would be a great ending,” said Field, speaking to The Associated Press on a recent steamy day at South Carolina’s Parris Island, along the Atlantic Coast. “I’m bearish for not only concluding FY23 on a strong footing, but also how we set the conditions for FY24.”
The Marine Corps may get some help from its small size. The Army, for example, has a recruiting goal of 65,000 this year, which is nearly double the Corps’, and expects to fall substantially short of that. Air Force and Navy officials say they will also miss their goals, although the Space Force, which is the smallest service and does its recruiting within Air Force stations, is expected to meet its goal of about 500 recruits.
Sitting in the shadow of Parris Island’s replica of the Iwo Jima monument, Field said his biggest challenge is that a number of Marine hopefuls cannot pass the military’s academic test, known as the Armed Services Voluntary Aptitude Battery.
That is a widespread problem, but the Army recently set up a program that targets recruits who score below 30 on the test and provides schooling for several weeks to help them pass. Already more than 8,800 recruits have successfully gone through the classes, raised their scores and moved on to basic training.
The Navy is taking another route with a pilot program that allows up to 20% of their recruits to score below 30 on the test, as long as they meet specific standards for their chosen naval job. Marine leaders, however, do not take those lowest scoring recruits, and so far have no plans for any type of formal improvement program such as the Army’s.
Field said the Marines are repositioning recruiting stations, moving them around based on where population totals have increased in the latest census. More important, he said, the Corps maintains its focus on choosing the right recruiters, encouraging successful ones to stay in the job and increasing the number of Marine reservists tapped for recruit duties from the current 31 to 96 by the end of next year.
Nash, who until last month was assistant chief of staff for the Eastern region, said Marines are hand-selected for recruiting command jobs. Many three- and four-star Marines, including former Defense Secretary James Mattis, will cite their years doing enlistment duty.
“We put our best and brightest in those positions,” said Nash, adding that those chosen for recruiting posts have a proven track record of success in previous assignments and have demonstrated critical leadership skills. “That’s why they got selected, because they were above their peers.”
She acknowledged that the first time she was picked for a recruiting job she was “voluntold.” But now, recounting her sales pitch in Atlanta, her rapid fire pitch comes without taking a breath.
“I say, ‘Hey, ever thought about being Marine? We’re a bunch of Marines. And, you know, I think you potentially could be a good Marine. You ever thought about it?’ And usually you get, ‘Yeah, I thought about it.’ And I’m, like, ‘What’s holding you back? Would you like to learn more about your opportunities?’ ‘Absolutely.’ `OK. Mind giving me your name and phone number? I’ll have one of my recruiters give you a phone call.’”
The Marines have resisted increasing bonuses to attract recruits — something the other services have found helpful.
Gen. Eric Smith, the acting Marine Corps commandant, got some ribbing for his response when he was asked about bonuses during a naval conference in February.
“Your bonus is you get to call yourself a Marine,” he said. “That’s your bonus, right? There’s no dollar amount that goes with that.”
Field, Nash and others also say the Corps prefers to give a lot of recruits a few thousand dollars, rather than increasing the amount and giving money to far fewer people.
Field said that getting Marine recruiters in uniform back into high schools this year, after several years of COVID-19 restrictions, has been a key driver. There, young people line up to compete in pull-up contests, vying for a free T-shirt if they can do 20. And recruiters say many are drawn to the cache of being a Marine.
“If you told me you’ll give me $10 million worth of advertising and I can do something with it, or you’ll give me 10 great-looking Marines in a Marine uniform — what’s going to get the most value? Give me those 10 Marines and give me a day,” Nash said. “We’ll go out and we’ll get more out of that, I think, than $10 million in advertising.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/the-few-the-proud-arent-so-few-marines-recruiting-surges-while-other-services-struggle/ | 2023-07-29T19:54:11 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/the-few-the-proud-arent-so-few-marines-recruiting-surges-while-other-services-struggle/ |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Salvage crews were preparing Saturday to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days to an anchor point in the North Sea after flames and smoke on board subsided, the Dutch government said.
Fire erupted in the Fremantle Highway late Tuesday night near a chain of islands in the northern Netherlands and has been blazing ever since. The ship is carrying 3,783 new vehicles, including 498 electric vehicles, the company that chartered the vessel said.
One crew member died and others were injured after the fire broke out on the ship that was heading from Bremerhaven in Germany to Singapore. The crew was evacuated in the early hours of Wednesday. The cause of the fire has not been established.
Measurements Friday showed that heat, flames and smoke had subsided enough for salvage experts to board the ship for the first time and establish a strong towing connection with a tugboat, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management said.
It will be towed, likely over the weekend, to a new position 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of the island of Schiermonnikoog , the ministry said in a statement. The timing of the operation that is expected to take 12-14 hours depends on smoke development and weather, the ministry added. The aim is ultimately “once conditions on board allow,” to tow the ship to a port, though the destination has not yet been decided.
The ministry said the ship is stable and intact below the waterline.
The burning vessel is close to the shallow Wadden Sea, a World Heritage-listed area that is considered one of the world’s most significant habitats for migratory birds. It’s also near the Netherlands’ border with Germany, whose environment minister, Steffi Lemke, has warned of “an environmental catastrophe of unknown proportions,” if the ship were to sink. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-burning-cargo-ship-off-dutch-coast-will-be-towed-to-a-new-location-after-flames-and-smoke-subsided/ | 2023-07-29T19:54:13 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-burning-cargo-ship-off-dutch-coast-will-be-towed-to-a-new-location-after-flames-and-smoke-subsided/ |
Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall.
Congress has until Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year, to act on government funding. They could pass spending bills to fund government agencies into next year, or simply pass a stopgap measure that keeps agencies running until they strike a longer-term agreement. No matter which route they take, it won’t be easy.
“We’re going to scare the hell out of the American people before we get this done,” said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Coons’ assessment is widely shared in Congress, reflecting the gulf between the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate, which are charting vastly different — and mostly incompatible — paths on spending.
The Senate is adhering mostly to the top-line spending levels that President Joe Biden negotiated with House Republicans in late May as part of the debt-ceiling deal that extended the government’s borrowing authority and avoided an economically devastating default.
That agreement holds discretionary spending generally flat for the coming year while allowing increases for military and veterans accounts. On top of that, the Senate is looking to add $13.7 billion in additional emergency appropriations, including $8 billion for defense and $5.7 billion for nondefense.
House Republicans, many of whom opposed the debt-ceiling deal and refused to vote for it, are going a different way.
GOP leaders have teed up bills with far less spending than the agreement allows in an effort to win over members who insist on rolling back spending to fiscal year 2022 levels. They are also adding scores of policy add-ons broadly opposed by Democrats. There are proposals to reduce access to abortion pills, bans on the funding of hormone therapy and certain surgeries for transgender veterans, and a prohibition on training programs promoting diversity in the federal workplace, among many others.
At a press conference at the Capitol this past week, some members of the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative faction within the House GOP, said that voters elected a Republican majority in that chamber to rein in government spending and it was time for House Republicans to use every tool available to get the spending cuts they want.
“We should not fear a government shutdown,” said Rep. Bob Good, R-Va. “Most of the American people won’t even miss if the government is shut down temporarily.”
Many House Republicans disagree with that assessment. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, called it an oversimplification to say most Americans wouldn’t feel an impact. And he warned Republicans would take the blame for a shutdown.
“We always get blamed for it, no matter what,” Simpson said. ”So it’s bad policy, it’s bad politics.”
But the slim five-seat majority Republicans hold amplifies the power that a small group can wield. Even though the debt ceiling agreement passed with a significant majority of both Republicans and Democrats, conservatives opponents were so unhappy in the aftermath that they shut down House votes for a few days, stalling the entire GOP agenda.
Shortly thereafter, McCarthy argued the numbers he negotiated with the White House amounted to a cap and “you can always do less.” GOP Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, followed that she would seek to limit nondefense spending at 2022 budget levels, saying the debt agreement “set a top-line spending cap — a ceiling, not a floor.”
The decision to cut spending below levels in the the debt ceiling deal helped get the House moving again, but put them on a collision course with the Senate, where the spending bills hew much closer to the agreement.
“What the House has done is they essentially tore up that agreement as soon as it was signed,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. “And so we are in for a bumpy ride.”
Even as House Republicans have been moving their spending bills out of committee on party-line votes, the key committee in the Senate has been operating in a bipartisan fashion, drafting spending bills with sometimes unanimous support.
“The way to make this work is do it in a bipartisan way like we are doing in the Senate. If you do it in a partisan way, you’re heading to a shutdown. And I am really worried that that’s where the House Republicans are headed,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters this week.
McCarthy countered that people had the same doubts about whether House Republicans and the White House could reach an agreement to pass a debt ceiling extension and avoid a default.
“We’ve got ’til Sept. 30. I think we can get this all done,” McCarthy said.
In a subsequent press conference, McCarthy said he had just met with Schumer to talk about the road ahead on an array of bills, including the spending bills.
“I don’t want the government to shut down,” McCarthy said. “I want to find that we can find common ground.”
In all, there are 12 spending bills. The House has passed one so far, and moved others out of committee. The Senate has passed none, though it has advanced all 12 out of committee, something that hasn’t happened since 2018.
Still, the difficulty ahead was evident on the House side, where Republicans gave up until after the recess on trying to pass a spending measure to fund federal agriculture and rural programs and the Food and Drug Administration, amid disagreements over its contents. They began their August recess a day early instead of holding votes Friday.
Simpson said some of his Republican colleagues don’t want to take money approved already outside the appropriations process to cover some of this year’s spending and avoid deeper cuts. For example, the House bills would take almost all of the money approved last year for the Internal Revenue Service in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and use the savings to avoid deeper spending cuts elsewhere.
Simpson said that without such rescissions, as they are called in Washington, he couldn’t vote for the agriculture spending bill because the cuts “would have just been devastating.”
“That’s the challenge we’re going to have when we get back in September,” he said.
Further complicating things in the House, a few Republicans are opposed to some of the policy riders being included in the spending bills. For example, the agriculture spending bill would reverse the FDA’s decision to allow abortion pills to be dispensed in certified pharmacies, instead of only by prescribers in hospitals, clinics, and medical offices.
“I had a problem with abortion being put inside an ag bill,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. “I think that’s ridiculous.”
It’s a strong possibility that Congress will have to pass a stopgap spending bill before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The Senate can vote first on the measure, which would put the onus on House Republicans to bring it up for a vote or allow for a shutdown. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/politics/members-of-congress-break-for-august-with-no-clear-path-to-avoiding-a-shutdown-this-fall/ | 2023-07-29T19:54:17 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/politics/members-of-congress-break-for-august-with-no-clear-path-to-avoiding-a-shutdown-this-fall/ |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the first-ever visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation.
As the fourth-largest creditor to Sri Lanka, France had pledged cooperation in debt restructuring to help the island nation recover from its economic crisis.
Macron arrived in Sri Lanka Friday night, following his trip to the South Pacific region, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, Sri Lanka’s president’s office said.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised France’s significant role in global affairs, particularly in areas such as climate mitigation, global debt restructuring, and matters related to the Indo-Pacific region, the statement said.
“Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean nations that share the same goal: an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific. In Colombo we confirmed it: strengthened by 75 years of diplomatic relations, we can open a new era of our partnership,” Macron said in a Twitter message after the meeting. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/ | 2023-07-29T19:54:19 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-french-president-macron-visits-his-counterpart-in-sri-lanka/ |