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SYDNEY (AP) — Some of the biggest names in soccer have yet to show up at the Women’s World Cup.
That’s literally been the case of Australian star Sam Kerr, who missed the first two games with a calf injury.
Kerr has recovered in time to play for Australia in a crucial final Group B game against Canada on Monday. The Matildas need to beat the Canadians to ensure they advance to the knockout round, and the Chelsea striker’s return to the lineup brings needed energy to the team.
“Mentally, it’s massive. It brings so much to our team and obviously also a lot to the opposition knowing that we have Sam available for this game,” Australia defender Ellie Carpenter said.
Kerr’s injury on the eve of Australia’s opening game against Ireland set the tone for a tournament that hasn’t been kind to some of its biggest stars. She was the face of co-host Australia’s preparations for the tournament, which is also being staged in New Zealand.
She dominated the covers of magazines across newsstands, while the autobiography she released late last year chronicled her rise to become arguably the best player in the women’s game right now. Kerr’s popularity transcends women’s soccer and she is considered a national icon.
So the disappointment was palpable when news broke about an hour before the opening match that Kerr was going to be sidelined at least two games in this tournament.
Kerr’s absence was felt in the 3-2 loss to Nigeria in Australia’s second game, a loss that put the Matildas in danger of elimination. It is not known what her role will be against Canada, but Australia needs Kerr to deliver in the final game of group play.
“I’m definitely going to be available, but how we decide to use that is not to be given to the opposition,” said Kerr.
The World Cup is supposed to be a showcase for the finest talent and biggest names, but injuries have always robbed the tournament of some its star players.
Norway forward Ada Hegerberg has had her playing time curtailed. Often referred to as “the Lionel Messi of women’s soccer,” Hederberg was part of a Norway’s 1-0 upset loss to New Zealand in the opening game of the World Cup.
It got worse for the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner when she suffered a groin injury in the warm-up ahead of Norway’s game against Switzerland, and she’s been ruled out of the final Group A game against the Philippines.
Keira Walsh of England suffered a knee injury against Denmark that will sidenline her for the Lionesses’ final Group D game against China. Described as irreplaceable, it is not known how much she will be able to play.
Even for some stars who have seen plenty of playing time, it has been difficult to make an impact.
American icon Alex Morgan has underwhelmed so far at her fourth World Cup, where she is hoping to help the United States to an unprecedented third consecutive title.
Morgan, the co-leading scorer at the last World Cup, has yet to score at this year’s event and missed a penalty in the 3-0 win against Vietnam. U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said Morgan was adapting to playing in a forward line with Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman.
“I think it’s not hard to realize that Alex’s role is slightly different than the Alex that we’re used to maybe in the past,” Andonovski said. “She does set up the other two forwards a lot more. It’s not that she’s not capable of scoring goals or getting behind crosses, but we can also see her playing balls to Trinity and Soph, but also getting crosses for them as well.”
Morgan, at 34, is now one of the older players at the tournament.
Christine Sinclair of Canada is also searching for first goal of the tournament. Sinclair is highest scorer in international soccer — men or women — with 190 goals.
Like Morgan, she also missed a penalty, in a 0-0 draw with Nigeria that could still prove costly. She was benched for Canada’s second game against Ireland before coming in as a substitute at halftime as the gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics logged a come-from-behind 2-1 win.
At 40 years old, Sinclair is having to accept a more limited role for Canada.
Brazil great Marta, at 37, has also been used sparingly in her sixth World Cup.
Her teammate, Debinha, who is also an iconic figure to Brazil fans, has been one of the standout players for her country so far. But she wasn’t able to stop a 2-1 loss to France on Saturday despite scoring in that match.
The gap appears to be closing in the women’s game, with underdogs proving more of a test for the more established nations. That’s one reason some of the big name stars have yet to impress in tournament.
One of the few standouts who has not disappointed so far has been Alexandra Popp, who scored twice in Germany’s 6-0 rout of Morocco.
Major tournaments are traditionally a mix of rising talents coming to the surface, while established stars have the chance to confirm their status among the greats.
Linda Caicedo of Colombia, Lauren James of England and Melchie Dumornay of Haiti have proven their worth as some of the brightest prospects in the game. But as the second round of games nears its completion, it feels like the tournament is still waiting for many of its big hitters to make an impact.
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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen enters the mid-season break in unstoppable form, after emphatically winning the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant season.
Despite starting from sixth place he finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull an easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year.
Verstappen is 125 points ahead of Perez after just 12 races, and his next target is matching Sebastian Vettel’s F1 record of nine straight wins with a victory at the Dutch GP when the lopsided season resumes on Aug. 27.
“I just want to have a nice time now, have a bit of time with family and friends,” Verstappen said.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished in third spot for a third podium of the season, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
George Russell was sixth for Mercedes, with Lando Norris (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) completing the top 10.
Leclerc started on pole ahead of Perez, with Hamilton and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. behind them. McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was on the next row alongside Verstappen — who was fastest in Friday’s qualifying but took a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change and had to avoid early traffic.
“It was just about surviving turn one. I could see it was all getting really tight,” Verstappen said. “I’ve been in that position before myself so I am just going to stay out of that and it worked out. From there onwards I made the right overtakes.”
Last year Verstappen won from 14th, and once he overtook Perez on Lap 17 of 44 his 45th career win was seemingly inevitable.
“Really enjoyable to drive once I got in the lead,” Verstappen said. “It was again a great race.“
Red Bull extended its record to 13 straight wins, including the final race of last season.
Hamilton came in on the penultimate lap for a tire change and the move paid off as he took the bonus point for fastest lap from Verstappen — a very minor blip for the dominant Dutchman.
It was yet another stellar weekend for Verstappen, who also won Saturday’s sprint race. The only issue was some more bickering with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase over radio, as they continued their spat from Friday’s qualifying.
“Don’t forget Max, use your head, please,” Lambiase told Verstappen when he questioned why Perez was making his first tire change on Lap 14.
Verstappen defused any talk of tension with Lambiase.
“It’s fine. We know each other very well and we have a very good relationship,” he said. “I think it’s really important.”
With some rain forecast, Verstappen boxed on the next lap and came out about 2 seconds behind Perez. Just minutes later he cruised past Perez and, as so often this season, the rest was just about control.
Perez, meanwhile, pledged to stay on the podium for the rest of the season.
“It’s been a bit of a rough patch,” the 33-year-old Mexican said. “I really need this summer break, it’s been really intense. I’ll come back really strong for Zandvoort.”
Conditions were dry for the race start, in stark contrast to the two previous days, which were impacted by heavy rain at the 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
Leclerc, who won his first F1 race here in 2019, made a solid start but Perez’s extra pace soon put him in front.
“I knew it was quite crucial for my race to get Charles on Lap 1,” Perez said.
Verstappen rose two places to fourth after Sainz bumped into Piastri on the first corner.
Piastri had to retire, while Verstappen overtook Hamilton on Lap 6, Leclerc three laps later and made short work of Perez just before some rain fell briefly.
Some good overtaking from Ocon moved the Frenchman up from 10th to eighth in the closing stages.
It was an early end for Piastri, who had impressed with a second place in Saturday’s sprint race.
A bad day for Sainz saw him retiring on Lap 25 and Leclerc moving above him in the standings.
“Of course the race was good on my side, a shame for Carlos as we had good pace,” Leclerc said. “When you look at the Red Bulls we still have a lot of work to do … This was the best we could achieve today, no doubt.”
After the F1 break there will be 10 races left, but most of the competition for places will be behind Verstappen.
Alonso is one point ahead of Hamilton in third overall, with Leclerc and Russell level and Sainz seven points behind them.
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July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat.
The National Weather Service said Phoenix climbed to a high of 111 F (43.8 Celsius) before the day was through.
July has been so steamy thus far that scientists calculate it will be the hottest month ever recorded and likely the warmest human civilization has seen. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July beyond record-smashing.
The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert.
On Sunday, a massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve spread rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve sent up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada.
Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday update.
“The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” authorities said. No structures were threatened, but there was also no containment.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady at about 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in rugged hills of Riverside County. More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the remote community of Aguanga, California.
Triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the central San Joaquin Valley through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
And in Burbank, California, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, the summer heat may have been responsible for some unusual behavior in the animal kingdom: Police in the city responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.
As climate change brings hotter and longer heat waves, record temperatures across the U.S. have killed dozens of people, and the poorest Americans suffer the most. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas.
Back in Phoenix, slight relief may be on the way as expected seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
“It should be around 108 degrees, so we break that 110 streak,” meteorologist Tom Frieders said. “Increasing cloud cover will put temperatures in a downward trend.”
The relief could be short-lived, however. Highs are expected to creep back to 110 F (43.3 C) Wednesday with temperatures reaching 115 F (46.1 C) by the end of the week.
Phoenix has also sweated through a record 16 consecutive nights when the lows temperature didn’t dip below 90 F (32.2 C), making it hard for people to cool off after sunset.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas continues to flirt with its hottest July ever. The city is closing in on its 2010 record for the average of the high and low each day for July, which stands at 96.2 F (35.5 C).
The extreme heat is also hitting the eastern U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places recorded their warmest days so far this year.
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LINCOLNTON, N.C. -- Six migrant workers were hit and injured by an SUV outside a North Carolina Walmart in what appears to be an "intentional assault" Sunday afternoon, and authorities are looking for the driver involved, police said.
The incident happened after 1 p.m. outside the store in the city of Lincolnton, about 38 miles northwest of Charlotte, according to the Lincolnton Police Department.
All six injured were taken to a local hospital with various injuries, police said, adding that none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.
Police described the driver involved in the incident as "an older white male" who was driving an older model mid-size black SUV with a luggage rack.
The department didn't provide details on the circumstances of the collision, or what led police to believe it may have been intentional.
"The motives of the suspect are still under investigation," Lincolnton Police said on Facebook.
Police released surveillance images of a black SUV and asked for the public's assistance in identifying the vehicle and its driver.
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WACO, Texas — The first ever MAP Music and Art Conference was hosted in Waco on Sunday, June 30 to address mental health and suicide prevention.
In collaboration between MAP Digital Magazine and the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN), event organizer Michael Stone wanted to not only unite the community through advocacy, but also give local artists a chance to shine.
"My point is to get everybody together so that they can see that we are all alike more than we are different and give opportunities like this to local artists," Stone explained.
The event took place at the Backyard Bar Stage and Grill.
The artists at the event were not just talented musical acts, there were also artists ranging from culinary art, to theater, dance, poetry and more.
The event was Waco's first ever eight-way art conference.
At the event, HOTBHN featured two videos showing the latest local and Texas suicide statistics, and local survivors who have been affected directly and indirectly by suicide.
"Mental health is so important," Local artist Corin Raymond explained. "I just really appreciate that the Backyard let us come and do this because this is the kind of event that Waco needs to showcase."
The mission of the conference was "Music+Art=Positive".
“HOTBHN is honored to be a resource to the Central Texas music and art community when it comes to mental health and suicide prevention,” said Vince Erickson, HOTBHN’s Public Information Officer. “This collaboration is part of our commitment to ending the stigma surrounding mental health, and truly bolstering our mission of suicide prevention through our agency’s Zero Suicide Initiative.”
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July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat.
The National Weather Service said Phoenix climbed to a high of 111 F (43.8 Celsius) before the day was through.
July has been so steamy thus far that scientists calculate it will be the hottest month ever recorded and likely the warmest human civilization has seen. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July beyond record-smashing.
The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert.
On Sunday, a massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve spread rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve sent up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada.
Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday update.
“The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” authorities said. No structures were threatened, but there was also no containment.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady at about 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in rugged hills of Riverside County. More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the remote community of Aguanga, California.
Triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the central San Joaquin Valley through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
And in Burbank, California, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, the summer heat may have been responsible for some unusual behavior in the animal kingdom: Police in the city responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.
As climate change brings hotter and longer heat waves, record temperatures across the U.S. have killed dozens of people, and the poorest Americans suffer the most. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas.
Back in Phoenix, slight relief may be on the way as expected seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
“It should be around 108 degrees, so we break that 110 streak,” meteorologist Tom Frieders said. “Increasing cloud cover will put temperatures in a downward trend.”
The relief could be short-lived, however. Highs are expected to creep back to 110 F (43.3 C) Wednesday with temperatures reaching 115 F (46.1 C) by the end of the week.
Phoenix has also sweated through a record 16 consecutive nights when the lows temperature didn’t dip below 90 F (32.2 C), making it hard for people to cool off after sunset.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas continues to flirt with its hottest July ever. The city is closing in on its 2010 record for the average of the high and low each day for July, which stands at 96.2 F (35.5 C).
The extreme heat is also hitting the eastern U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places recorded their warmest days so far this year.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Sunday evening in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville Police Department responded to a crash involving a motorcycle just before 8:45 p.m. in the 300 block of Cedar Creek Road. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The condition of the other driver has not been released.
Cedar Creek Road from Sapona Road to Neal Street is closed while police investigate the cause of the crash. Police are diverting traffic on Cedar Creek Road to Neal Street, and outbound traffic on Cedar Creek Road is being diverted onto Sapona Road. | https://abc11.com/motorcycle-crash-fayetteville-cedar-creek-road/13575257/ | 2023-07-31T03:14:14 | 0 | https://abc11.com/motorcycle-crash-fayetteville-cedar-creek-road/13575257/ |
With TCL's latest intelligent algorithm, the enhanced picture quality elevates the experience of movie watching, game play and more
HONG KONG, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and the world's top two TV brand, is reiterating its display advancement to drive more immersive entertainment experiences for users around the world.
On the successful launches of TCL's all-new QD-Mini LED TVs and QLED TVs, a superior line up of 4K TV's delivering high and precise contrast, stunning brightness, vivid colours and better uniformity, TCL is committed to the development of its AiPQ Processor 3.0, offering next-level picture performance.
AiPQ Processor 3.0 Enhances the Viewing Experience for Movie and TV Lovers
For true film buffs, any time of day is the perfect time to lose yourself in an engrossing, feature-length production. Whether indulging by staying up late or unwinding on a lazy sunny afternoon, the AiPQ Processor 3.0's Ai-Contrast feature intelligently reproduces reality by dynamically optimizing the contrast ratio, analyzing brightness and darkness levels to perfectly balance light and shadows – ensuring the intensity of a scene is upheld whether watching during the day or night. To ensure you never miss a detail of the drama unfolding on your screen, Ai-Clarity analyses the image according to its original resolution, reproducing the final image with precise noise reduction for crystal clear visuals, meaning every detail of an intense film scene is captured. For fans of the fantasy genre, where out-of-this-world colour palettes really bring the story to life, Ai-Colour transforms and strengthens the screen colour gamut, independently rendering different colours to ensure expression is optimized for a truly immersive experience.
For those who prefer to unwind by transporting themselves to other worlds via nature documentaries, Ai-Colour perceives images in the same way the naked eye does by recreating micro colour details seen in the real world. It achieves this by automatically tuning, correcting and enhancing multiple specs including colour temperature, saturation and contrast, to deliver a life-like rendered image with a natural, artistic touch. Thanks to this precise algorithm, wildlife shows have never looked so good, making the viewer feel truly surrounded by nature. What's more, Ai-HDR intelligently decodes multiple HDR formats from HDR 10, to HDR10+ and more, allowing you to TV content exactly as the director intended, with enhanced organic colours and a wider range of brightness and darkness highlights.
Keeping up to Speed – The Benefits of Ai for Sports Viewing and Gaming
For those who never want to miss a moment of the action, Ai-Motion elevates the experience of watching sports by intuitively detecting fast moving objects according to their size and position on the screen, calculating motion in terms of refresh rate and frame number. Be the first to spot the foul or notice if the ball was out thanks to Ai-Clarity's crystal-clear visuals that allow you to enjoy up to 4K experience with content of lower resolutions, so you can capture every pivotal moment.
Gamers will also appreciate Ai-Motion's ability to convert low frame images to high frames, restoring silky-smooth visuals without any blurring or tearing for uninterrupted game play. Further enhancing the gaming experience, Ai-Contrast helps you see more in the dark, unveiling enemies hidden in the shadows during game play.
The outstanding AiPQ Processor 3.0 can be found in the latest select TCL QD-Mini LED TVs now available to purchase across global markets, allowing customers all over the world to discover the benefits of intelligent multi-dimensional optimization.
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Water has been shut off in the town of Mount Olive to repair a broken water main.
According to the city, the 12-inch break is in front of Robert's Machine Shop on NC55 West creating a loss of roughly 50,000 gallons of water a day.
The shut-off will last until 6 a.m. Monday morning.
Everyone in the area is under a boil water advisory until Tuesday.
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BEIJING, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- President Xi Jinping visited the site of a section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Guangyuan on July 25, which winds its way through rugged mountains and ancient trees. There, Xi learned about efforts surrounding ecological conservation.
This visit marks Xi's attention to China's ecological development, which has achieved remarkable progress over the past 10 years, said experts.
Witnessing the government's recent remarks on ecology, they believed that the country's road of building a Beautiful China has demonstrated the nation's wisdom in balancing the needs of economic development and improving the environment.
Before heading to Sichuan, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection held from July 17 to 18.
Xi said that the country's ecological conservation has undergone a historic, transformative and comprehensive changes both in theory and practice, with significant strides made in building a Beautiful China.
Noting that China's economy and society have entered a stage of high-quality development marked by accelerated progress in promoting green and low-carbon growth, Xi called for higher standards, a broader perspective and stronger efforts in planning and advancing ecological and environmental protection on the new journey, as well as writing a new chapter of ecological conservation in the new era.
Xi stressed the need to properly handle the relationships between high-quality development and high-level protection, between tackling major challenges and coordinating governance, between natural recovery and human-assisted restoration, between external constraints and internal driving forces, as well as between "dual carbon" commitments and self-determined actions.
Xi said that the country's ecological conservation has undergone historical, transformative and comprehensive changes both in theory and practice, with significant strides made in building a Beautiful China.
This conference again showed us how importance the central government attaches to ecological protection, an official from environment protection bureau in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who requested anonymity, told the Global Times on Friday. He said during the past 10 years, ecological protection has become an increasingly important indictor in evaluating government's performance in his city, which was famous for coal production.
"Although planting trees costs more in Inner Mongolia than in other parts of China due to lack of water and dry weather, we learned in the past 10 years that making our city greener brings more benefits than leaving the mountains bare. The city becomes more beautiful, residents are happy, and more tourists visit; also we saw less sandstorms," the official said.
During a press conference on Thursday, Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment, highlighted China's achievement on ecological protection over recent years.
From 2013 to 2022, China's average PM2.5 concentration decreased by 57 percent and the number of heavily polluted days decreased by 93 percent, while the nation's GDP doubled during the same period, Huang said. This made China the country with the fastest improvement in air quality worldwide. Specifically, in Beijing, the average PM2.5 concentration decreased from 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter in 2013 to 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, and the number of heavily polluted days decreased from 58 to only 3, said Huang. The United Nations Environment Agency praised this achievement as the "Beijing Miracle."
Lin Boqiang, director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University, told the Global Times that "China has engaged in a sustained top-down efforts for many years to enhance ecological protection. The central and local governments march together toward the same goal, with continuous environmental policies. Moreover, the country has demonstrated its wisdom in how to balance ecological development and maintain fast economic growth at the same time."
Perfect balance
We should protect nature and preserve the environment like we protect our eyes, and endeavor to foster a new relationship where man and nature can both prosper and live in harmony, President Xi once said.
Xi has given important instructions on the rational utilization and friendly protection of the ecological environment during his numerous visits to the frontlines of ecological protection, such as to the Maanshan forest farm in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Qilian Mountains, the Shandan Horse Ranch in Gansu, an ecological wetland of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, and many other places.
In June 2022, Xi visited Yibin, Sichuan Province, where the Jinsha and Minjiang rivers converge into the Yangtze River. He noted that sound ecological conservation along the Yangtze River basin is the precondition for advancing high-quality development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are the mother rivers of the Chinese nation. The protection of the mother rivers is a crucial project concerning the great rejuvenation and sustainable development of the Chinese nation, Xi said at the time.
From June 5 to 6 this year, accompanied by officials from Inner Mongolia, Xi was on a fact-finding mission at a nature reserve, a modern agricultural demonstration park, a forest farm and a water resources department in the city of Bayannur.
On June 6, Xi presided over a symposium in Bayannur on strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of crucial ecological projects, including the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program.
Xi, who was then the Party Chief of Zhejiang, put forward the famous "two mountains" concept - clear waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets comparable to the gold and silver of legend - in August 2005 during his visit to Anji county.
Nowadays, residents in the county has sought out ways to make a living that they enjoy, with many becoming businessmen, running their own hostels, shops and tourism companies, thanks to the improved natural environment.
Pan Chunlin, a former miner, who now runs a hostel after local mines were shut down, explained the transformation to the Global Times "My annual income is now hundreds of times higher than before. Today, I can earn in a day what I used to make in one year".
Following the development approach referred to as the "two mountains" concept, in the past decade, Anji has modeled itself into a place known for its beautiful ecology and prosperous green industries, which have completely changed the villagers' lives, Jin Peihua, head of the "Two Mountains" Concept Research Institute affiliated with Huzhou University, said.
Global bellwether
Apart from domestic efforts, China is also making efforts in unifying a global effort on ecological preservation.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15, was convened in Kunming, Yunnan Province in 2021.
As the first global conference convened by the United Nations on the topic of ecological civilization, a philosophy proposed by China, it offered a platform for countries to find common ground on "Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth."
During an official trip to Zimbabwe in 2015, Xi visited a local wildlife sanctuary, where he fed an orphaned elephant. He reiterated China's commitment to wildlife protection and pledged to help Zimbabwe do so by donating equipment and exchanging experience with China.
Recalling Xi's explanation of China's initiatives to breed giant pandas and expand protected areas, Roxy Danckwerts, the founder of the sanctuary, said, "I thought that was very significant that he is making such big strides in his own country."
Bradley Blankenship, a Prague-based American journalist, columnist and political commentator, recently spent a week in Beijing. Speaking with the Global Times, he said that "I must admit that based on the antiquated view of China that many Americans have and discuss publicly, I expected the city to be smoggy and congested. To the contrary, it has beautiful blue skies.
"China has been successful in beautifying Beijing, as well as other cities and towns, by transitioning from coal power to gas, establishing emission standards for coal-fired stations, implementing tougher standards for other industries such as steel and cement and seeking high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment. These achievements have been so successful that Beijing now stands as an example for mega-cities around the globe, particularly those in the Global South," Blankenship said.
During a visit to Guizhou in June, Manasa R. Tagicakibau, Fiji's Ambassador to China, said China is "so advanced" when it comes to ecological civilization. "You look at the development that's been achieved by Guizhou authorities together with the local people, ethnic minorities and the population at large, in terms of developing the area to make this mountainous area a very safe and harmonious and happy place to live in. I'm impressed."
The ambassador said Guizhou shares a lot of similarities to some of the mountainous regions in Fiji, but there is a lot to be done in Fiji in terms of accessibility and this is an area that Fiji can learn from China.
However, some Western countries, so-called pioneering initiatives on environment protection, take a laissez-afire attitude in face of environment disasters. Recently, Chinese scientists used scientific methods to assess it and concluded that, as of Wednesday, the carbon dioxide emissions from Canadian wildfires have reached approximately 1 billion tons, which has already developed into a global environmental event.
It is worth mentioning that the forest area in China is approximately 2.31 million square kilometers, which is roughly two-thirds of that in Canada. However, the average annual emission of carbon dioxide caused by forest fires in China from 2000-21 was approximately 15 million tons, only 0.2 percent of the global forest fire emissions, demonstrating China's responsible role as a major country, experts noted.
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Mainly Dry & Slightly Less Humid Start to the Week
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – A briefly quiet and less miserable stretch of weather is coming up to start the week.
TONIGHT: Storms south of Highway 82 will fizzle out this evening. After that, mostly clear skies and calm winds. Temperatures will dip into the low 70s, still feeling muggy outside.
MONDAY: Still hot, but starting to feel slightly less humid thanks to a cold front. It’ll heat up into the mid-90s Monday afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. Rain chances are slim to none.
TUESDAY: Typical summer temperatures and still feeling less humid! Highs will be in the low to mid-90s Tuesday afternoon with a few extra clouds overhead. Don’t expect much, if any, rain though—only a 10% chance for an isolated shower.
REST OF THE WEEK: Low 90s with some extra clouds on Wednesday. A few isolated showers are possible. Mid-90s are back on Thursday. We’ll have a better chance for scattered storms on Friday and over the weekend. | https://www.wcbi.com/mainly-dry-slightly-less-humid-start-to-the-week/ | 2023-07-31T03:14:28 | 0 | https://www.wcbi.com/mainly-dry-slightly-less-humid-start-to-the-week/ |
NEW YORK, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Fortress: Underground, a grounding-breaking game set in an apocalyptic bunker, has announced a new and exciting collaboration with the hugely successful superhero TV series, The Boys. This collaboration is set to commence on July 31, offering players a chance to immerse themselves in an action-packed journey alongside these unforgettable heroes.
In this unique collaboration, players will team up with Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight, delving into uncharted territories, unlocking captivating storylines, and battling the relentless zombie horde side by side! Unleash their powers and prepare to explore the outer world with The Boys, as they strive to uncover the truth behind the mysterious zombie surge.
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The Mississippi State Equestrian team offers a new experience
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Horses are huge animals that many can
find intimidating.
The Mississippi State Equestrian team has been offering people the ability to come be around and ride horses in a more controlled environment.
Riding horses is not an everyday experience for most people.
Hannah Valigura, assistant coach for the MSU equestrian team, feels everyone should have the opportunity.
“Taking riding lessons can be very expensive so this is kind of an opportunity to give a lower cost option to come out and be around the horses,” Valigura said.
July sessions filled up with 50 riders.
The sessions offered adults the ability to learn about and tour the horse unit. They groomed the horses, saddles and bridled them, and got to ride! Mainly, the horses would walk around the arena but more adventurous riders could trot with the assistance of a coach.
Valigura feels that being around horses can provide a relaxing experience for people.
“What I have seen through my years and years of doing everything with horses, is horses have this therapeutic energy about them and you see people just relax whenever they are around horse. it is pretty incredible and i saw a lot of that, people were a little tense a little wired when they came and by the time they were done with the session they were just like noddle’s,” Valigura said.
During finals season, they offer the ability for people to come and groom the horses as a way to de-stress.
Some people can find horses scary due to their size or previous bad experiences. The sessions are designed to give people the experience to be around horses in a more controlled and relaxed environment.
“People have had not very great experiences with horses and that is so sad because they are fantastic and wonderful. and it is just a safe space for them to come and hang around horses that really enjoy doing the things that they d,” Valigura said.
The team hopes to offer more of these experience in the fall and next summer. | https://www.wcbi.com/the-mississippi-state-equestrian-team-offers-a-new-experience/ | 2023-07-31T03:14:34 | 1 | https://www.wcbi.com/the-mississippi-state-equestrian-team-offers-a-new-experience/ |
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Second through sixth graders are set to start their football season with the Lafayette 56ers.
This youth football league is unique because 100% of the coaches are certified through USA Football.
This means that the coaches are trained to teach proper heads up tackling techniques.
The youth football teams also run the same offensive and defensive systems as Lafayette Jeff's varsity team.
President Todd Linder said it can be challenging teaching the young kids high-school level plays, but it sets them up for success in their football career.
"Coaching the kids and seeing the progress from year to year, seeing them from second grade, what they work on sixth grade as we move them into Tecumseh and Jeff and then we see them on Friday nights at varsity games playing, making an impact. That's the most rewarding part for us as coaches," Linder said.
The Lafayette 56ers youth cheer team is also preparing for their season.
The cheerleaders practice on the same days and times as the 56ers and they are in attendance at every youth football game on Sundays.
The team learns cheers, basic movements and builds.
Coach Sara Perkins loves seeing her young cheerleaders develop from day one through the end of the season.
"I'm most looking forward to the fact that we have second graders and to let them start a little bit younger and to see how my third, fourth and fifth graders have grown over the summer and the season," Perkins said. "A lot of practice goes in at home off-season, and I'm ready to see how much they've grown." | https://www.wlfi.com/news/lafayette-56ers-prepare-for-their-youth-football-season/article_8cc51028-2f47-11ee-8522-6b7d5bce40d9.html | 2023-07-31T03:14:56 | 1 | https://www.wlfi.com/news/lafayette-56ers-prepare-for-their-youth-football-season/article_8cc51028-2f47-11ee-8522-6b7d5bce40d9.html |
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The Lafayette Post 11 baseball team is gearing up for their trip to the Great Lakes Regional Tournament.
Post 11 will play at Grace Park in Midland, Michigan along with teams from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The winner moves on to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina.
Lafayette is coming off an exciting Indiana American Legion State Championship run.
Post 11 lost to Rockport on Sunday, 2-0. But on Tuesday, Lafayette picked up two wins against Rockport to claim the state title.
Lafayette won the first game on Tuesday in eight innings and the second game 13-4, after trailing by four runs in the first inning.
Post 11 took the State Title for the first time in 30 years and seventh time overall.
The team is back in action on Wednesday for the regional tournament.
There will be a sendoff for Post 11 on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in Parking lot number 5 of IU Health Arnett Hospital.
Wes McNeff on the team’s run in the state tournament:
“The first few games, we started off hot. Then once we got towards, like, the end of the weekend, it kind of got a little longer, a little more stressful, but everyone was locked in for the championship, so I’m glad we could pull it off.”
Wes McNeff on this team’s success:
“I think it’s just because of how close we are. We’re all super close with each other. We all talk every day. We all go out together besides practice and baseball, so I think it just builds a good bond between us.”
Wes McNeff on winning the state title:
“I didn’t know how big of a deal it was until we actually won. I had family reaching out, everyone reaching out saying congrats so I realized how big of a deal it was and it makes me more excited to play.”
Wes McNeff on his mindset, heading into the regional tournament:
“I think the only nervous part is that I don’t want it to end since it’s our last summer together, but I know that we’ll come out playing and we’ll see what we can do.”
Gavin Owsley on the state tournament win:
“The first game was super competitive. We all wanted to win, so we just played our hearts out and when we won that first game, we knew that we were going to win the second game. We had the fire to win it and we all wanted it really bad.”
Gavin Owsley on the team:
“It is so much fun playing with these guys. The last three or four years these have been my best friends, so just doing one last go around has been really fun.”
Gavin Owsley on the community’s support:
“A lot of our former high school coaches have texted us and congratulated us. A lot of friends, family, everyone’s been really congratulating us on what we’ve done.”
Gavin Owsley on the regional tournament:
“I’m just looking forward to having at least one more trip with the boys and hanging out with everyone and having some more fun.”
Maysen Meyers on playing for Post 11 this season:
“It’s definitely awesome because it was nice to know that high school wasn’t the end because I was honestly looking forward to this for the whole school year. These are the guys that I really enjoy playing with, and we have a lot of fun. It’s a lot less stressful and just having this one last opportunity to play baseball before I go to college, knowing that this will be my last time playing organized baseball, probably ever. It’s a great experience. It’s a great way to end it, and I just want to keep going until we win it all.”
Maysen Meyers on the community’s reaction to winning the state title:
“It’s pretty crazy, actually. I didn’t realize how big of a deal it really was until after we won. I mean, I knew state would be crazy, but then he started explaining everything about regionals and how we were going to be taking a bus down there, and I was just like, wow, this is legit. This is like little league world series type stuff. And so I was pretty excited after that. And then I realized it was the first time in 30 years that Lafayette had done something like this, so it felt pretty special to be a part of something so big for the community.”
Maysen Meyers on the team:
“I used to not really know any of these guys. A lot of them are Harrison guys. We used to be rivals with them, but now, playing together with them, we hang out all the time on the weekends. We love playing together. Some of the best friends that I’ve made throughout my high school are the kids on this team now, so it’s been pretty fun. And we’re good. So it’s pretty fun when you play good.”
Maysen Meyers on the preparation for the regional tournament:
“So we don’t really practice, but obviously it’s a big deal. So we’ve gone to On Deck a few times and done some hitting. We did that Thursday night and then we’re here today just doing some throwing, some hitting, and then we’ll have one more practice on Monday right before we head down on Tuesday. I think we’re all pretty locked in. We’re still trying to not stress ourselves out because we’ve been kind of chill the whole time and it’s worked out. So we’re going to try to keep doing the things that we’ve been doing to prepare, just have fun and go win.” | https://www.wlfi.com/news/lafayette-post-11-heads-to-great-lakes-national-regional/article_905bb536-2f40-11ee-8928-ffa974139ea0.html | 2023-07-31T03:15:02 | 1 | https://www.wlfi.com/news/lafayette-post-11-heads-to-great-lakes-national-regional/article_905bb536-2f40-11ee-8928-ffa974139ea0.html |
(CNN) — Six migrant workers were hit and injured by an SUV outside a North Carolina Walmart in what appears to be an “intentional assault” Sunday afternoon, and authorities are looking for the driver involved, police said.
The incident happened after 1 p.m. outside the store in the city of Lincolnton, about 38 miles northwest of Charlotte, according to the Lincolnton Police Department.
All six injured were taken to a local hospital with various injuries, police said, adding that none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.
Police described the driver involved in the incident as “an older white male” who was driving an older model mid-size black SUV with a luggage rack.
The department didn’t provide details on the circumstances of the collision, or what led police to believe it may have been intentional.
“The motives of the suspect are still under investigation,” Lincolnton Police said on Facebook.
Police released surveillance images of a black SUV and asked for the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle and its driver.
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A horse was rescued after slipping on a trail in California last week.
The Orange County Fire Authority shared a video showing the 25-year-old horse named Sobe being pulled from the trail in San Juan Capistrano last Friday.
Initially, crews tried to help the horse without a helicopter but they later determined it was necessary.
"Crews worked with a veterinarian and staff to get the horse out," the fire service said. "After an initial attempt to get him up, it was determined that a helicopter extraction was needed."
Sobe was taken to a riding center to be checked out by veterinarians. The fire service said he was walking on his own. | https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/california-horse-airlift/285-c23f15b6-a05e-43a6-9f42-9d5aa5afe5a7 | 2023-07-31T03:15:21 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/life/animals/california-horse-airlift/285-c23f15b6-a05e-43a6-9f42-9d5aa5afe5a7 |
NEW YORK — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers.
But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed drastically as companies scramble to meet customer expectations for speed and convenience in industries transformed by technology.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated those changes, pushing retailers to shift online and intensifying the streaming competition among entertainment companies. Now, from the picket lines, workers are trying to give consumers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a show that can be binged any time or get dog food delivered to their doorstep with a phone swipe.
Overworked and underpaid employees is an enduring complaint across industries — from delivery drivers to Starbucks baristas and airline pilots — where surges in consumer demand have collided with persistent labor shortages. Workers are pushing back against forced overtime, punishing schedules or company reliance on lower-paid, part-time or contract forces.
At issue for Hollywood screenwriters and actors staging their first simultaneous strikes in 40 years is the way streaming has upended entertainment economics, slashing pay and forcing showrunners to produce content faster with smaller teams.
“This seems to happen to many places when the tech companies come in. Who are we crushing? It doesn’t matter,” said Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, a screenwriter and showrunner on the negotiating team for the Writers Guild of America, whose members have been on strike since May. Earlier this month, the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists joined the writers’ union on the picket line.
Actors and writers have long relied on residuals, or long-term payments, for reruns and other airings of films and televisions shows. But reruns aren’t a thing on streaming services, where series and films simply land and stay with no easy way, such as box office returns or ratings, to determine their popularity.
Consequently, whatever residuals streaming companies do pay often amount to a pittance, and screenwriters have been sharing tales of receiving single digit checks.
Adam Shapiro, an actor known for the Netflix hit “Never Have I Ever," said many actors were initially content to accept lower pay for the plethora of roles that streaming suddenly offered. But the need for a more sustainable compensation model gained urgency when it became clear streaming is not a sideshow, but rather the future of the business, he said.
"Over the past 10 years, we realized: ‘Oh, that’s now how Hollywood works. Everything is streaming,’” Shapiro said during a recent union event.
Shapiro, who has been acting for 25 years, said he agreed to a contract offering 20% of his normal rate for “Never Have I Ever” because it seemed like "a great opportunity, and it’s going to be all over the world. And it was. It really was. Unfortunately, we’re all starting to realize that if we keep doing this we’re not going to be able to pay our bills.”
Then there's the rising use of “mini rooms,” in which a handful of writers are hired to work only during pre-production, sometimes for a series that may take a year to be greenlit, or never get picked up at all.
Sanchez-Witzel, co-creator of the recently released Netflix series “Survival of the Thickest,” said television shows traditionally hire robust writing teams for the duration of production. But Netflix refused to allow her to keep her team of five writers past pre-production, forcing round-the-clock work on rewrites with just one other writer.
“It's not sustainable and I'll never do that again,” she said.
Sanchez-Witzel said she was struck by the similarities between her experience and those of UPS drivers, some of whom joined the WGA for protests as they threatened their own potentially crippling strike. UPS and the Teamsters last week reached a tentative contract staving off the strike.
Jeffrey Palmerino, a full-time UPS driver near Albany, New York, said forced overtime emerged as a top issue during the pandemic as drivers coped with a crush of orders on par with the holiday season. Drivers never knew what time they would get home or if they could count on two days off each week, while 14-hour days in trucks without air conditioning became the norm.
“It was basically like Christmas on steroids for two straight years. A lot of us were forced to work six days a week, and that is not any way to live your life,” said Palmerino, a Teamsters shop steward.
Along with pay raises and air conditioning, the Teamsters won concessions that Palmerino hopes will ease overwork. UPS agreed to end forced overtime on days off and eliminate a lower-paid category of drivers who work shifts that include weekends, converting them to full-time drivers. Union members have yet to ratify the deal.
The Teamsters and labor activists hailed the tentative deal as a game-changer that would pressure other companies facing labor unrest to raise their standards. But similar outcomes are far from certain in industries lacking the sheer economic indispensability of UPS or the clout of its 340,000-member union.
Efforts to organize at Starbucks and Amazon stalled as both companies aggressively fought against unionization.
Still, labor protests will likely gain momentum following the UPS contract, said Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, which released a report this year that found the number of labor strikes rose 52% in 2022.
“The whole idea that consumer convenience is above everything broke down during the pandemic. We started to think, ‘I’m at home ordering, but there is actually a worker who has to go the grocery store, who has to cook this for me so that I can be comfortable,’” Campos-Medina said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/money/business/customers-want-instant-gratification-workers-say-its-pushing-them-to-the-brink-sag-ups/507-102fe2a7-ad77-4f73-b19f-9a3d78169bd3 | 2023-07-31T03:15:27 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/money/business/customers-want-instant-gratification-workers-say-its-pushing-them-to-the-brink-sag-ups/507-102fe2a7-ad77-4f73-b19f-9a3d78169bd3 |
PHOENIX — A nurse practitioner from the Valley is sharing her story, hoping to raise awareness, after she became the patient rather that the healthcare provider at the age of 32.
Mia Chorney has made it her mission to bring awareness about how deadly heart disease is in women across the United States. She wants everyone to understand why maintaining a healthy lifestyle is so important.
Chorney in passionate about what she does.
“I’m the advanced practice program manager for the Women’s Heart Center at HonorHealth and a cardiology NP,” she said.
But at the age of 32, when Chorney was managing an emergency room, she walked out of the hospital following the end of her shift and suffered a cardiac event.
“I was standing in the hallway talking to the staff, and I absolutely went blank,” said Chorney. “I fell straight backwards, cracked my head open and they called code.”
Chorney went right back into the emergency room but as a patient.
“I still don’t recall any of it to this day,” she said.
Later she learned what had happened, it was a heart arrhythmia.
“When your heart beats really, really fast… it’s not pushing that blood out, that gives you circulation to your head and the rest of your body,” said Chorney.
Thankfully, with the right care and medical treatment, she was able to fully recover and go back to work.
But by the time she turned 50, she was burned out and decided to transform her life.
“Eating right, understanding that balance of cardio, resistance,” she said.
Mia is now a certified elite trainer. She has competed in natural bodybuilding competitions and currently gets her kicks by trail running with her husband.
“I wear a smartwatch, always, faithfully,” she said. “And I track my rhythm.”
Chorney's goal is to motivate women to learn about heart health and how to take better care of themselves.
"Just trying to show that we can do something for ourselves,” said Chorney.
Still to this day, she doesn’t know what caused the heart arrhythmia or if it was genetic, but she should find out soon. Next week she is going for a full cardiac genetic testing, so hopefully, she will get some answers.
Her advice for other women is to keep your body moving. She urged women to get at least 150 minutes of movement a week.
Now at the age of 56, Mia is full of energy and living with purpose.
“Every day, finding intention and being purposeful and making sure we can someway give back,” she said.
Chorney has been invited to spend a week at Mayo Rochester to work alongside their team and share her personal experience and about the work she’s currently doing with genetic testing.
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ST PAUL, Minn — Editor's note: The above video originally aired on July 1, 2023.
State lawmakers passed a plethora of new laws this past 2023 legislative session that are about to become reality.
The statutes could have a substantial impact on you and your family. They touch on a wide range of topics such as marijuana, gun background checks, catalytic converters, worker safety and bicyclists.
Here are the highlights of those rules that will go into effect on Aug. 1. A detailed summary of the new laws in 2023 can be found online, published by the nonpartisan House Public Information Services.
Adult-use cannabis
The legislation that made big headlines was the adult-use cannabis bill signed into law on May 22, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize recreational cannabis. Beginning in August, Minnesotans will be allowed to legally possess cannabis and certain cannabis-related convictions will be expunged.
If you're 21 or older you can possess or publicly transport 2 ounces of cannabis flower, and up to 8 grams of cannabis concentrates.
You can also possess up to 2 pounds of cannabis flower in your home. Limits on edible cannabis product possession are 800 milligrams of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) and Sen. Lindsey Port (DFL-Burnsville) sponsored the legislation. The new law will also prohibit possession of "opened cannabis products in a motor vehicle, similar to the existing "open bottle" law, according to House Public Information Services.
Misdemeanor cannabis convictions will begin to be expunged. The records will not be destroyed but will be removed from public view and will not appear in criminal background checks.
A Cannabis Expungement Board will examine more serious cannabis convictions on a case-by-case basis.
The board will determine whether a person's felony cannabis conviction should be expunged or if they should be resentenced to a lesser offense.
Public safety
Effective Aug. 1, a new law will require all private transfers of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons to be subject to background checks.
Also taking effect is the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act which requires the Department of Corrections to develop a personalized rehabilitation plan for every inmate with at least a year left to serve their sentence. If an enrollee makes "sufficient progress," their sentence could be reduced by up to 17%.
Other parts of the law, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL-Shoreview) and Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park), include prohibiting peace officers from joining or supporting hate or extremist groups.
Reimbursing firefighters and emergency workers for purchasing soft body armor, strengthening laws prohibiting surreptitious observation or photographing that invades a person's privacy and requiring landlords to disclose all non-optional fees in the lease agreement is included in the legislation.
Curbing catalytic converter thefts
A new rule aims to make it more difficult to sell stolen catalytic converters to scrap metal dealers. The law, sponsored by Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL-Mendota Heights) and Sen. John Marty (DFL-Roseville), prohibits the possession of a detached catalytic converter with a "few narrow exceptions," according to the House Public Information Services.
The law also makes it a potential felony charge for a person to be in possession of an illegally acquired detached catalytic converter. Scrap metal dealers cannot buy a catalytic converter not attached to a vehicle unless it has identifying markings that can connect it to that certain vehicle.
Courts will be required to include the costs of replacing a catalytic converter as part of any restitution ordered in a criminal case.
Worker safety
Rep. Hodan Hassan (DFL-Mpls) and Senate President Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-Mpls) sponsored a law that establishes worker safety requirements in warehouses.
Under the law, employers are required to provide each warehouse worker with a written description of any quotas, including details about how their work is measured and any action that might result if they fail to meet those quotas. The requirements are aimed at helping employees at companies like Amazon.
Bicyclists at intersections
Under a new law, Minnesota bicyclists will be allowed to roll through stop signs as long as they do it with caution and skill.
The law states that "a bicycle operator who approaches a stop sign must slow to a speed that allows for stopping before entering the intersection or the nearest crosswalk. If there is not a vehicle in the vicinity, the operator may make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping."
Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. D. Scott Dibble (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the law that also designates the Mississippi River Trail Bikeway and the Jim Oberstar Bikeway as state bicycle routes. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-state-laws-that-go-into-effect-aug-1-minnesota/89-196a4fdb-59da-4376-a3c7-216ccd819df4 | 2023-07-31T03:15:39 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-state-laws-that-go-into-effect-aug-1-minnesota/89-196a4fdb-59da-4376-a3c7-216ccd819df4 |
SAN DIEGO — The "Barbie" premiere has painted the world hot pink.
From high heels, to glasses, pink blouses and pants to match, movie theaters have transformed into a Barbie world.
The movie has motivated thousands of people nationwide to dress up for the occasion. Some people are digging into their closet and even wearing their old quince gowns to the theater, adding a little touch of Latino culture to the pink craze.
Viral TikTok videos have made headlines of girls recording the moment they walk into theaters with their quinceañera dresses.
Aly Jurewicz is one of those people, she posted this video showing off her pink sparkly quinceañera dress.
“I just had to wear it. I was really debating on whether or not I should go out while wearing it. You know a lot of people are going to be looking at you,” she said.
Watching Barbie as an adult sent childhood memories flooding back for some, reminding them too that Barbies come in all shapes and colors.
“Even though I'm 65 I'm a child at heart and I've always loved Barbies,” said Debby Valentine who was decked out in pink.
It has become a fashion statement for Aly and other women wearing quinceañera dresses.
“It's really nice to be able to spread my culture and expose it to people who might not know,” said Aly.
WATCH RELATED: Barbenheimer | Fans are excited to see both "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" on opening day | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/women-wear-quinceaera-dresses-to-barbie/509-31534d58-4fe1-4f9f-afde-6f4af93016b0 | 2023-07-31T03:15:46 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/women-wear-quinceaera-dresses-to-barbie/509-31534d58-4fe1-4f9f-afde-6f4af93016b0 |
$20K reward offered for service dog stolen from Tempe hotel room
TEMPE, Ariz. - A woman visiting the Valley is left heartbroken after her dog is stolen right out of her hotel room.
Lani is not just a pet, but a specially trained seizure-alert service dog.
"That dog is basically my life," Andrea Albornoz said.
It's been four days since she laid eyes on Lani.
"She's trained to be by my side in order for me to be safe," she said.
Albornoz says Lani was stolen from her room at the DoubleTree hotel off Broadway Road and Priest Drive in Tempe on July 26 around 7:40 a.m.
She had gone down to the lobby to get coffee. She was only gone for five minutes.
When she got back, she saw the door was not latched all the way.
"I pushed the door open and my dog was gone," she said.
She searched the hallways, asked other guests and the front desk. Lani was nowhere to be found.
"It's just been absolutely horrendous because I've been looking for her. On every platform on the internet. On Facebook, Craigslist to see if anybody is trying to make a profit out of her," she said.
Lani is priceless to Albornoz.
"I just hope that whoever has my dog understands this dog is worth more than money," she said.
Lani is truly her lifeline and best friend.
"Whoever might think of making profit out of my dog, I am going to give them $20,000 for her to bring her back to me. I am just begging whoever has my dog or has seen my dog to please notify me," she said.
If you have information on this case, call Tempe Police at 480-350-8311 or Albornoz at 310-386-5060.
Map of where the hotel is at: | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/20k-reward-offered-for-service-dog-stolen-from-tempe-hotel-room | 2023-07-31T03:15:51 | 0 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/20k-reward-offered-for-service-dog-stolen-from-tempe-hotel-room |
HOUSTON — On the surface, it might seem like the sport of CrossFit is all about numbers.
“My clean and jerk is 245, my clean’s 260, my deadlift’s about 400," elite CrossFit athlete Kelly Baker said when she was asked about some of her personal marks in common CrossFit lifts.
Baker trains at CrossFit Greater Heights and is one of only 40 women in the world to qualify as an Individual for the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin.
“Crossfit’s constantly varied high-intensity functional movements. So the goal is to either get the most reps or do a certain amount of reps in the fastest amount of time," Baker said.
But for Baker, who others say is the "Queen of Houston CrossFit," the sport that requires well-rounded fitness is about much more than just the numbers.
“It's just seeing what my full potential is," Baker said.
The "Games" are held every year to determine who -- among the athletes who qualify -- is crowned the "Fittest" on the planet. To qualify for the sport's highest level, the athletes have to advance through multiple, highly competitive rounds over several months.
“When you can take a step back and realize, oh, wow, I'm a part of this really low percentage of people that get to make it this far, it kind of shifts your perspective of just, you know, I've already made it this far," Kelly said.
Like many CrossFit athletes, Kelly’s journey started on a field. She was a college soccer player from Philadelphia and when she found CrossFit in 2016, she fell in love with the sport and the community.
"It's incredible. Honestly, when I moved from Philadelphia to Houston that was my biggest concern was am I going to really find a family community that's going to welcome me in and CrossFit Greater Heights was actually the first gym that I dropped into, and I was just so supported from the very beginning by the members, the owners, the coaches," Baker said.
One of the things she said she loves so much about the sport is its inclusivity.
“I think some people watch documentaries, or maybe see an event on ESPN of CrossFit and think I could never do that. But you know, we have an adapted division this year at the CrossFit Games, you know, people amputees and age group divisions," Baker said. “It's just really cool that everyone can do it. And it's scalable."
Kelly has previously competed on a team, but on her Instagram (@kellybaker928) posted the moment when after years of training and dedication and multiple qualifying rounds last month competing as an individual Kelly finally heard her name called.
“When they said my name, I was obviously just so excited and overwhelmed that I qualified," Baker said.
Her coach Triston Patrick is the Head Coach of Ascend Athlete. He said she’s earned it.
“She makes sure she gets done the things that she should do in and out of the gym every day to set her up for success," Patrick said.
And as she gets ready to represent Houston on the world stage.
"I know a lot of my success has to come from just being in this community," Baker said.
Kelly’s ready to seize her opportunity.
“It's overwhelming sometimes. But at the same time, pressure is a privilege, and I'm just trying to soak that in," Baker said | https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/kelly-baker-houston-woman-crossfit/285-8a00cb70-0291-4247-84f3-eb577c443466 | 2023-07-31T03:15:52 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/kelly-baker-houston-woman-crossfit/285-8a00cb70-0291-4247-84f3-eb577c443466 |
Monsoon storm heads toward Phoenix | July 30
PHOENIX - A monsoon storm is headed toward the Phoenix area and it's coming from the East Valley on Sunday night.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued for communities east of Phoenix, like Mesa and Apache Junction. Those have since expired.
The National Weather Service in Phoenix says the storms can include "60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail."
As of 7:10 p.m., the storm is staying east and southeast of Phoenix, in Pinal County.
Stay with us as we track the incoming storm. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/monsoon-storm-heads-toward-phoenix-july-30 | 2023-07-31T03:15:57 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/monsoon-storm-heads-toward-phoenix-july-30 |
SAN ANTONIO — Congratulations to Knicks Gaming!
Knicks Gaming, the NBA 2K League affiliate of the New York Knicks, defeated DUX Infinitos 82-73 to win the NBA 2K League’s third and final in-season 5v5 tournament – THE TICKET.
Aside from bragging rights, Knicks Gaming took home a total cash prize pool of $25,000.
The tournament win also marks the second time Knicks Gaming won.
In 2018, Knicks Gaming also won THE TICKET before going on to capture the first-ever NBA 2K League championship.
By winning the Eastern and Western conference brackets earlier in the day, Knicks Gaming and DUX Infinitos earned the 11th and 12th final spots in the 2023 NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoffs.
Knicks Gaming's shooting guard Malik “OriginalMalik” Hobson was named tournament MVP after averaging 22.3 points and 7.8 assists across the tournament.
Competitions continue with the NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel Wednesday, Aug. 2 – Saturday, Aug. 5. NBA 2K League 5v5 Playoff games will take place at District E Powered by Ticketmaster in downtown Washington, D.C. and available on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
Games Wednesday through Friday tip off at 5 p.m. ET and the NBA 2K League Finals on Saturday will start at 3 p.m. ET.
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There are still questions over what happened to Alicia Navarro, an Arizona girl who went missing nearly four years ago. Glendale Police officials said Alicia was found in Montana, but provided few other details on her life in the years since she disappeared. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/the-alicia-navarro-case-shark-tank-stars-restraining-order-mattel-adventure-park-this-weeks-top-stories | 2023-07-31T03:16:03 | 0 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/the-alicia-navarro-case-shark-tank-stars-restraining-order-mattel-adventure-park-this-weeks-top-stories |
HOUSTON — The MLB trade deadline is looming, but if you’re hoping for the Houston Astros to make a run at a starting pitcher, you may be out of luck.
According to the team’s general manager, Dana Brown, the Astros are not in the market for a starter. He made the comments on the Astros’ pregame show Sunday, though he did go on to say if the right deal was made available, he may jump on it.
The comments come a day after the team the Astros are chasing in the AL West – the Texas Rangers – made a deal with the New York Mets to bring three-time Cy Young Award-winner Max Scherzer to Arlington. Later Sunday, Texas added another starting pitcher in Jordan Montgomery via a deal with St. Louis.
Houston’s been hurting for starting pitching with Luis Garcia and Lance McCullers out for the season. José Urquidy, who’s been on the injured list since the beginning of May, is set to return to the team in the coming days. Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier, two starters from last year’s World Series-winning team, have struggled recently. Rookies Hunter Brown, J.P. France and Brandon Bielak round out the current rotation.
Speculation had popped up recently that the team was interested in trying to bring back Justin Verlander, the other three-time Cy Young Award winner who had been on the Mets' roster. That speculation picked up more steam after the Scherzer deal, as the Rangers had expressed interest in Verlander and the Mets are apparently making deals.
The team has already made one trade before the deadline. Houston brought relief pitcher Kendall Graveman back to town, sending minor-league catcher Korey Lee to Chicago in a deal with the White Sox. Graveman made his first 2023 Astros appearance in Sunday’s loss to Tampa Bay, pitching one scoreless inning.
The trade deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday Houston time. | https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/mlb/astros/astros-trade-deadline-starting-pitching/285-d95dd722-f760-4f6c-b8c6-e772fc96331a | 2023-07-31T03:16:04 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/mlb/astros/astros-trade-deadline-starting-pitching/285-d95dd722-f760-4f6c-b8c6-e772fc96331a |
HOUSTON — Quarterback C.J. Stroud, taken second overall in this year’s draft, isn’t worried that the Panthers picked No. 1 selection Bryce Young as their starter on Day 1 of training camp while the Houston Texans are making him compete for the job.
“I’m happy for him, but his situation is his situation, and my situation is mine,” Stroud said Sunday. “So, I know that I’ve got to work on my end and do whatever I’ve got to do to make this team better. It’s not about the starter (or) who’s not the starter, it’s about getting better for Week 1 against Baltimore.”
Stroud is vying with Davis Mills to be the team’s quarterback. The Texans have split first-team snaps between the two in the first few days of camp.
Houston drafted Stroud after Mills struggled as the team’s starter for the past two years after Deshaun Watson sat out following a trade request before being shipped to Cleveland before last season.
Mills went 5-22-1 in 28 games, including 26 starts, as the Texans were among the NFL’s worst teams.
Stroud is just the third quarterback the Texans have drafted in the first round, joining Watson, taken 12th in 2017 and David Carr, the team’s first draft pick who was taken first overall in 2002.
After using such a high pick on Stroud it’s hard to imagine that he won’t end up as the team’s starter. But for now, new coach DeMeco Ryans is adamant that it’s an open competition between the former Ohio State star and Mills.
While Ryans won’t answer questions about what Stroud will have to do to win the job, he’s had plenty to say about the dedication the 21-year-old has shown since joining the team.
“What you see about C.J. is the work and preparation that he does when he’s not here,” Ryans said. “He’s a true football junkie. He loves football, always watching football, always asking for extra cut-ups from our coaches. I’m so impressed with the mental part of him and just how much he loves the game of football. When a guy has that much love for the game of football, he’s (only) going to continue to get better.”
Stroud was a two-year starter for Ohio State, where he threw for 8,123 yards with 85 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions as the Buckeyes went 21-4. His 85 touchdowns over two seasons broke a Big Ten record held by Drew Brees.
Despite competing with Mills for the job, the rookie said that he and fellow quarterback Case Keenum have both helped him a lot as he’s made the jump from college to the pros.
“I’ve learned everything from Davis,” Stroud said. “Davis and Case are great vets. And just because we may be competing against each other, doesn’t mean that we’re not going to learn from each other. I’ve had a really great time being in the room with those guys.”
Stroud certainly knows what’s at stake for him in this camp, but he’s trying not to let the competition change how he approaches his job day to day.
“I feel like when you try to have a different mindset you confuse yourself,” he said. “So, for me, I just try to keep my head down and I work — just try to work harder and harder every day. Just trying to … be the best person I can be on and off the field.”
As Stroud prepares for his first NFL season, he certainly has plenty of goals. However, his approach to goals has never been to list only lofty, far down the road ones.
“I have goals written down,” he said. “I did it in college and I’ll do it now. But I have a lot of things that I put down, like really small goals. I think the more you can accomplish small goals in your life, the big ones can come kind of naturally. And they come as you get the small ones checked off.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/nfl/texans/cj-stroud-houston-texans-training-camp-update/285-6c04fcba-b1b8-4be4-a9e4-fbad93e94ce9 | 2023-07-31T03:16:10 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/nfl/texans/cj-stroud-houston-texans-training-camp-update/285-6c04fcba-b1b8-4be4-a9e4-fbad93e94ce9 |
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Odessa Fire Rescue and the Goldsmith Volunteer Fire Department responded to a rollover crash near Highway 302 and FM 181 at around 4am, Sunday morning.
The City of Odessa says two vehicles were involved, with the vehicle in the picture rolling several times. The second vehicle was about 100 yards off the road.
The driver of the second vehicle fled the scene. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/driver-flees-scene-of-early-morning-rollover-crash/ | 2023-07-31T03:16:59 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/driver-flees-scene-of-early-morning-rollover-crash/ |
At 24, Alberto Rodriguez has grandparents younger than Joe Biden. But he’s more interested in the 80-year-old president’s accomplishments than his age.
“People as young as me, we’re all focusing on our day-to-day lives and he has done things to help us through that,” Rodriguez, a cook at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, said of Biden’s support among young voters. Rodriguez pointed specifically to federal COVID-19 relief payments and government spending increases on infrastructure and other social programs.
Voters like him were a key piece of Biden’s winning 2020 coalition, which included majorities of young people as well as college graduates, women, urban and suburban voters and Black Americans. Maintaining their support will be critical in closely contested states such as Nevada, where even small declines could prove consequential to Biden’s reelection bid.
His 2024 campaign plans to emphasize messages that could especially resonate with young people in the coming weeks as the anniversary of the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act approaches in mid-August. That legislation includes provisions that the White House will embrace to argue that Biden has done more than any other president to combat climate change.
Such efforts, however, could collide with Biden’s personal reality — like when he recalled that, while attending a St. Patrick’s Day parade at age 14, he appeared in a photo with President Harry S. Truman.
“Purely by accident — I assume it was an accident — the photographer from the newspaper got a picture of me making eye contact with Harry Truman,” Biden said to chuckles last week at the Truman Civil Rights Symposium in Washington.
In 2020, 61% of voters under age 30 — and 55% of those between 30 and 44 — supported Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of the electorate.
It’s an age group with which Republicans hope to make inroads. Former President Donald Trump, who is the early front-runner in the GOP presidential primary and is only 3 1/2 years younger than Biden, said Friday, “We are hitting the young person’s market like nobody’s ever seen before.”
Kevin Munoz, a spokesman for Biden’s campaign, referred to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement in arguing that “young people are acutely impacted by the issues front and center in this election, driven by the extreme MAGA agenda.” He said that included inaction on climate change, gun violence and student debt.
“We will meet younger Americans where they are and turn their energy into action,” Munoz said in a statement.
That might not defuse questions about age, though, when it comes to Biden or Trump.
“There’s a frustration and exhaustion that they feel with the rematch,” Terrance Woodbury, co-founder & CEO of the Democratic polling firm HIT Strategies, said of young voters.
“That’s more of a problem than either of those two candidates individually, is that a system can just keep reproducing,” Woodbury added. “And I think a lot of people just find that untenable.”
An April poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that just 25% of Democrats under 45 said they would definitely support Biden in a general election, compared with 56% of older Democrats. A majority of Democrats across age groups said they would probably support him as the party’s nominee, however.
Biden’s campaign is relying heavily on the Democratic National Committee, which during last year’s midterms, hired campus organizers in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and other battleground states and offered weekly youth coordinating meetings to encourage in-class contacts and “dormstorms.” The DNC sees young people as some of the most critical voters it will need to reach in 2024 and promises “significant investments” to mobilize them. Plans are underway to expand on its work last cycle, including trainings it held on how best to turn out voters.
The Republican National Committee is trying to use Biden’s age against him, posting online videos of Biden seeming frail or making verbal gaffes, such as when he declared in June “God save the queen,” nearly nine months after the death of England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
Rodriguez shrugged off online attacks, “People can make all the hit pieces and memes and TikToks all they want.”
A starker contrast might be between the president and rising Democrats such as 46-year-old California Rep. Ro Khanna and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, 41, one of Biden’s primary rivals in 2020. Neither seriously entertained running for the White House in 2024 and have backed Biden’s reelection.
“The only thing that really matters is your ability to do the job,” Buttigieg, who was 37 when he launched his 2020 presidential bid, said recently on CNN. Khanna told Fox News Channel that age will “obviously” be a 2024 factor, but suggested that Biden’s staff “overprotects” him and “the more he’s out there, the better.”
Other top young Democrats have lined up to back Biden. Florida Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost, who was elected to Congress last year at 26, is on the Biden campaign’s advisory board, as is Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, 44. New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, 33, recently endorsed Biden.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a progressive who says strong turnout among young voters helped him win a runoff election this spring, said Biden’s policies transcend his age. Johnson noted that the president’s work “around climate justice speaks not just to this generation, but generations to come.”
“The excitement that I believe that we’re going to have is going to speak to the incredible work and organizing that we are committed to doing as a party,” said Johnson, 47. “And we’re looking forward to working with the president over the course of his next four years.”
Still, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, acknowledged that even the president’s supporters understand how demanding the White House can be.
“People worry about Joe Biden. They worry like you would worry about a beloved father or grandfather,” said Weingarten, 65. “What you normally hear from Democrats is this sense of, ‘OK, I just want him to be OK.’ And you’re hearing just the consternation of, ’This is a hard job.’”
Biden said he “took a hard look” at his age while deciding to seek a second term. But he’s also tried to suggest his age and experience are assets rather than liabilities by joking repeatedly about them. That’s a departure from 2020, when Biden called himself a “transition candidate” and pledged to be a “bridge” to younger Democrats.
Santiago Mayer, the founder of Voters of Tomorrow, which has 20-plus chapters nationwide and works to increase political engagement among young voters, argues that Biden is not defying his past promise by running for reelection, but keeping it.
“He just needs more time,” said Mayer, who graduated from California State University at Long Beach in May. “I think the second term is a very important part of that pledge. He’s building a progressive future for young people and he can’t actually pass the baton until that’s done.”
One key policy piece of Biden’s efforts to appeal to young voters, providing student debt relief, was recently struck down by the Supreme Court. The White House has launched a new effort, but it will take longer.
“Of course it’s going to dampen some of that because people are disappointed,” Weingarten said of the ruling’s effect on enthusiasm for Biden. But she said the decision could also motivate young Biden supporters anxious show their support for the president’s alternative plan.
“It is also about the fight,” Weingarten said “not just about the results.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national-news/joe-biden-the-oldest-sitting-president-needs-young-voters-will-his-age-matter/ | 2023-07-31T03:17:04 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national-news/joe-biden-the-oldest-sitting-president-needs-young-voters-will-his-age-matter/ |
(NewsNation) — While questions remain about a mystery company buying 52,000 acres of land near an Air Force base, a congressman says farmers in the area are being targeted in a lawsuit.
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., has been speaking out over the past five years about the $800 million in land acquisitions by Flannery Associates near Travis Air Force Base in Northern California.
In an interview with NewsNation, Garamendi said he’s been in contact with the families of farmers who handed over their land to Flannery. He said they didn’t want to sell in the first place.
Since no California laws require them to sell, the land was bargained for by both parties at a much higher price. But now, Flannery is suing those families for $510 million, accusing them of conspiring together to inflate the value of the land.
“It’s a suit designed to force the farmers to lawyer up, spend tens of thousands of dollars on lawyering and maybe at the end of the day, bankrupt themselves,” Garamendi said. “In fact, that has happened to at least one family that I know of and I’ve heard rumors that another family simply said we can’t afford the lawyers.”
NewsNation reviewed a copy of the lawsuit. Attorneys for Flannery said they believe “this is a simple case about a group of wealthy landowners who saw an opportunity to conspire, collude, price fix and illegally overcharge Flannery.”
But Garamendi said there was no viable economic reason to justify spending several times more than what the land is worth in the first place.
The suit comes as companies with ties to China have been ramping up efforts to buy American farmland in recent years.
Public records show “Flannery Associates” has invested more than $800 million on more than 50,000 acres of land surrounding the Travis Air Force Base since 2018.
Legal representation for Flannery said the group is controlled by U.S. citizens, with 97% of its capital coming from U.S.-based investors. But after eight months of investigation, federal officials can’t confirm or deny this to be true and have not been able to determine exactly who is backing the company.
The Air Force’s Foreign Investment Risk Review office is currently investigating Flannery Associates. Garamendi said there are valid concerns that Flannery’s land acquisitions could be tied to foreign enemies.
“The fact they chose to buy all three sides of the Travis Air Force Base even raises immediate questions about national security,” Garamendi said. “So, is this Chinese money? We don’t know, but we do know that the Chinese money was being used in North Dakota and we have a very deep suspicion, given the amount of money, given the lack of attention to values, that they simply want to acquire all of this land.”
NewsNation investigated the now thwarted deal with a Chinese-owned company in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Last year, 300 acres of farmland were purchased near the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota by Chinese-owned Fufeng – a deal that raised red flags about potential spying.
After pushback from the community, the city council ultimately voted to end the project, citing national security risks.
Garamendi said local residents near Travis Air Force Base are riled up, just like the residents in Grand Forks, due to how critical the area is for the U.S. military.
“Travis Air Force Base is absolutely essential. It is the gateway to the Pacific,” Garamendi said, later adding, “A good deal of the munitions that are going to Ukraine also passed through Travis Air Force Base.”
China has been buying up American farmland for years. Nearly 384,000 acres of agricultural land in the U.S. is controlled by China, and the rate at which they are purchasing land is growing, the USDA reports.
Chinese ownership of American farmland has increased 55% in the past five years, with almost 75% of it located in the South and about 16% on the West Coast. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national-news/mystery-group-buying-land-near-air-force-base-is-suing-farmers-congressman-says/ | 2023-07-31T03:17:07 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national-news/mystery-group-buying-land-near-air-force-base-is-suing-farmers-congressman-says/ |
(KMID/KPEJ) – As the heat continues through must of the United States, you may be wondering what can be done to keep your plants and lawn alive and looking green. Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture has some tips and tricks.
Of course, it is always important to make sure you are prepared for the heat first. This can be done by taking frequent breaks, finding shade, drinking lots of water, and reducing the amount of time spent outside.
After you are sur you are safe for the heat Arnold says drip and low-flow irrigation can provide advantages during the heat, these are devices like spray stakes below the plant canopy or bubblers, as they reduce evaporative water loss, help prevent overspray on foliage, and provide directed application to an area.
“Once we pass the upper-90s during the day and mid-70s at night, plants can struggle with natural processes like photosynthesis, and that reduces vigor and increases susceptibility to other stresses. We’re just looking to reduce as much stress as possible by watering and tending to the plants’ individual needs while avoiding adding stress,” said Michael Arnold, director of the Texas A&M Gardens and professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Horticultural Sciences.
Mulching and monitoring for pest and disease infestations can help during extreme heat. Mulch can help preserve soil moisture, while monitoring for pests can help already drought-stressed plants.
“Regardless of the application technology you choose to use, the best results typically occur when we water thoroughly, but less frequently,” Arnold continued. “This encourages deeper root development and helps to wash any accumulated salts out of the upper layers of the soil where most of the roots develop.”
When it comes to keeping the lawn healthy, seeing footprints when you walk is a good indicator that the grass may need water. It is also recommended to water plants and grass in the morning or evening to reduce water loss to evaporation.
More tips and information can be found on A&M’s AgriLife website. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/tips-on-keeping-your-lawn-and-plants-alive-during-a-heatwave/ | 2023-07-31T03:17:09 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/tips-on-keeping-your-lawn-and-plants-alive-during-a-heatwave/ |
Amid a wave of incidents involving fans at concerts throwing objects at artists, it happened again this weekend.
This time to rapper Cardi B, who returned the favor.
A video from her performance in Las Vegas on Saturday shows someone in the crowd, close to the stage, throwing a drink at Cardi. The rapper then throws her microphone back at the person.
Security got involved, and the rapper reportedly continued with her set.
So far, no charges have been filed against the person who threw the drink at Cardi or against Cardi for throwing her microphone.
Cardi later posted on socialmedia a video where she says, “not the girl who threw the water yelling she’s sorry after.”
This comes after an alarming string of incidents where people keep throwing things on stage, sometimes even hurting performers.
In June, Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit by a cellphone in the face during a show in New York, forcing her to stop the music. The strike left the singer with a black eyeand in need of stitches.
Also in June, country artist Kelsea Ballerini was hit in the face by an object. She too stopped her set before returning with a message to fans.
This month, Harry Styles was also hit in the eye with an object while performing in Vienna, and rapper Drake was hit in the arm by a phone thrown during his concert in Chicago.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers.
But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed drastically as companies scramble to meet customer expectations for speed and convenience in industries transformed by technology.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated those changes, pushing retailers to shift online and intensifying the streaming competition among entertainment companies. Now, from the picket lines, workers are trying to give consumers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a show that can be binged any time or get dog food delivered to their doorstep with a phone swipe.
Overworked and underpaid employees is an enduring complaint across industries — from delivery drivers to Starbucks baristas and airline pilots — where surges in consumer demand have collided with persistent labor shortages. Workers are pushing back against forced overtime, punishing schedules or company reliance on lower-paid, part-time or contract forces.
At issue for Hollywood screenwriters and actors staging their first simultaneous strikes in 40 years is the way streaming has upended entertainment economics, slashing pay and forcing showrunners to produce content faster with smaller teams.
“This seems to happen to many places when the tech companies come in. Who are we crushing? It doesn’t matter,” said Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, a screenwriter and showrunner on the negotiating team for the Writers Guild of America, whose members have been on strike since May. Earlier this month, the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists joined the writers’ union on the picket line.
Actors and writers have long relied on residuals, or long-term payments, for reruns and other airings of films and televisions shows. But reruns aren’t a thing on streaming services, where series and films simply land and stay with no easy way, such as box office returns or ratings, to determine their popularity.
Consequently, whatever residuals streaming companies do pay often amount to a pittance, and screenwriters have been sharing tales of receiving single digit checks.
Adam Shapiro, an actor known for the Netflix hit “Never Have I Ever,” said many actors were initially content to accept lower pay for the plethora of roles that streaming suddenly offered. But the need for a more sustainable compensation model gained urgency when it became clear streaming is not a sideshow, but rather the future of the business, he said.
“Over the past 10 years, we realized: ‘Oh, that’s now how Hollywood works. Everything is streaming,’” Shapiro said during a recent union event.
Shapiro, who has been acting for 25 years, said he agreed to a contract offering 20% of his normal rate for “Never Have I Ever” because it seemed like “a great opportunity, and it’s going to be all over the world. And it was. It really was. Unfortunately, we’re all starting to realize that if we keep doing this we’re not going to be able to pay our bills.”
Then there’s the rising use of “mini rooms,” in which a handful of writers are hired to work only during pre-production, sometimes for a series that may take a year to be greenlit, or never get picked up at all.
Sanchez-Witzel, co-creator of the recently released Netflix series “Survival of the Thickest,” said television shows traditionally hire robust writing teams for the duration of production. But Netflix refused to allow her to keep her team of five writers past pre-production, forcing round-the-clock work on rewrites with just one other writer.
“It’s not sustainable and I’ll never do that again,” she said.
Sanchez-Witzel said she was struck by the similarities between her experience and those of UPS drivers, some of whom joined the WGA for protests as they threatened their own potentially crippling strike. UPS and the Teamsters last week reached a tentative contract staving off the strike.
Jeffrey Palmerino, a full-time UPS driver near Albany, New York, said forced overtime emerged as a top issue during the pandemic as drivers coped with a crush of orders on par with the holiday season. Drivers never knew what time they would get home or if they could count on two days off each week, while 14-hour days in trucks without air conditioning became the norm.
“It was basically like Christmas on steroids for two straight years. A lot of us were forced to work six days a week, and that is not any way to live your life,” said Palmerino, a Teamsters shop steward.
Along with pay raises and air conditioning, the Teamsters won concessions that Palmerino hopes will ease overwork. UPS agreed to end forced overtime on days off and eliminate a lower-paid category of drivers who work shifts that include weekends, converting them to full-time drivers. Union members have yet to ratify the deal.
The Teamsters and labor activists hailed the tentative deal as a game-changer that would pressure other companies facing labor unrest to raise their standards. But similar outcomes are far from certain in industries lacking the sheer economic indispensability of UPS or the clout of its 340,000-member union.
Efforts to organize at Starbucks and Amazon stalled as both companies aggressively fought against unionization.
Still, labor protests will likely gain momentum following the UPS contract, said Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, which released a report this year that found the number of labor strikes rose 52% in 2022.
“The whole idea that consumer convenience is above everything broke down during the pandemic. We started to think, ‘I’m at home ordering, but there is actually a worker who has to go the grocery store, who has to cook this for me so that I can be comfortable,’” Campos-Medina said.
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Associated Press video journalist Leslie Ambriz contributed from Los Angeles. | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/ap-consumer-demand-for-speed-and-convenience-drives-labor-unrest-among-workers-in-hollywood-and-at-ups/ | 2023-07-31T03:19:42 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/entertainment-news/ap-consumer-demand-for-speed-and-convenience-drives-labor-unrest-among-workers-in-hollywood-and-at-ups/ |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shawn Steik and his wife were forced from a long-term motel room onto the streets of Anchorage after their rent shot up to $800 a month. Now they live in a tent encampment by a train depot, and as an Alaska winter looms they are growing desperate and fearful of what lies ahead.
A proposal last week by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to buy one-way plane tickets out of Alaska’s biggest city for its homeless residents gave Steik a much-needed glimmer of hope. He would move to the relative warmth of Seattle.
“I heard it’s probably warmer than this place,” said Steik, who is Aleut.
But the mayor’s unfunded idea also came under immediate attack as a Band-Aid solution glossing over the tremendous, and still unaddressed, crisis facing Anchorage as a swelling homeless population struggles to survive in a unique and extreme environment. Frigid temperatures stalk the homeless in the winter and bears infiltrate homeless encampments in the summer.
A record eight people died of exposure while living outside last winter and this year promises to be worse after the city closed an arena that housed 500 people during the winter months. Bickering between the city’s liberal assembly and its conservative mayor about how to address the crisis, and a lack of state funding, have further stymied efforts to find a solution.
With winter fast approaching in Alaska, it’s “past time for state and local leaders to address the underlying causes of homelessness — airplane tickets are a distraction, not a solution,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said in a statement to The Associated Press.
About 43% of Anchorage’s more than 3,000 unsheltered residents are Alaska Natives, and Bronson’s proposal also drew harsh criticism from those who called it culturally insensitive.
“The reality is there is no place to send these people because this is their land. Any policy that we make has to pay credence to that simple fact. This is Dena’ina land, this is Native land,” said Christopher Constant, chair of the Anchorage Assembly. “And so we cannot be supporting policies that would take people and displace them from their home, even if their home is not what you or I would call home.”
Bronson’s airfare proposal caps a turbulent few years as Anchorage, like many cities in the U.S. West, struggles to deal with a burgeoning homeless population.
In May, the city shut down the 500-bed homeless shelter in the city’s arena so it could once more be used for concerts and hockey games after neighbors complained about open drug use, trespassing, violence and litter. A plan to build a large shelter and navigation center fell through when Bronson approved a contract without approval from the Anchorage Assembly.
That leaves a gaping hole in the city’s ability to house the thousands of homeless people who have to contend with temperatures well below zero for days at a time and unrelenting winds blasting off Cook Inlet. At the end of June, Anchorage was estimated to have a little more than 3,150 homeless people, according to the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. Last week, there were only 614 beds at shelters citywide, with no vacancies.
New tent cities have sprung up across Anchorage this summer: on a slope facing the city’s historic railroad depot, on a busy road near the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson and near soup kitchens and shelters downtown.
Assembly members are slated to consider a winter stop-gap option in August falling far short of the need: a large, warmed, tent-like structure for 150 people.
Summer brings its own challenges: hungry bears last year roamed a city-owned campground where homeless people were resettled after the arena closed. Wildlife officials killed four bears after they broke into tents.
Bronson said he prefers to spend a few hundred dollars per person for a plane ticket rather than spending about $100 daily to shelter and feed them. He said he doesn’t care where they want to go; his job is to “make sure they don’t die on Anchorage streets.”
It’s not clear if his proposal will move forward. There is not yet a plan or a funding source.
Dr. Ted Mala, an Inupiaq who in 1990 became the first Alaska Native to serve as the state’s health commissioner, said Anchorage should be working with social workers and law enforcement to discover people’s individual reasons for homelessness and connect them with resources.
Buying the unsheltered a ticket to another city is a political game that’s been around for years. A number of U.S. cities struggling with homelessness, including San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, have also offered bus or plane tickets to homeless residents.
“People are not pawns, they’re human beings,” Mala said.
The mayor’s proposal, while focused on warmer cities, also would fund tickets to other Alaska locations for those who want them.
Clarita Clark became homeless after her medical team wanted her to move from Point Hope to Anchorage for cancer treatment because Anchorage is warmer. The medical facility wouldn’t allow her husband to stay with her, so they pitched a tent in a sprawling camp to stay together.
Having recently found the body of a dead teenager who overdosed in a portable toilet, Clark yearns to return to the Chukchi Sea coastal village of Point Hope, where her three grandchildren live.
“I got a family that loves me,” she said, adding she would use the ticket and seek treatment closer to home.
Danny Parish also is leaving Alaska, but for another reason: He’s fed up.
Parish is selling his home of 29 years because it sits directly across the street from Sullivan Arena. Bad acts by some homeless people — including harassment, throwing vodka bottles in his yard, poisoning his dog and using his driveway as a toilet — made his life “a holy hell,” he said.
Parish is convinced the arena will be used again this winter since there isn’t another plan.
He, too, hopes to move to the contiguous U.S. — Oregon, for starters — but not before asking Anchorage leaders for his own plane ticket out.
“If they’re going to give them to everybody else,” Parish said, “then they need to give me one.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/health/ap-anchorage-homeless-face-cold-and-bears-a-plan-to-offer-one-way-airfare-out-reveals-a-bigger-crisis/ | 2023-07-31T03:19:49 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/health/ap-anchorage-homeless-face-cold-and-bears-a-plan-to-offer-one-way-airfare-out-reveals-a-bigger-crisis/ |
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a statement late Saturday opposing the military aid to Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory.
“No matter how much of the ordinary people’s taxpayer money the … Taiwanese separatist forces spend, no matter how many U.S. weapons, it will not shake our resolve to solve the Taiwan problem. Or shake our firm will to realize the reunification of our motherland,” said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office.
“Their actions are turning Taiwan into a powder keg and ammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait,” the statement said.
China’s People’s Liberation Army has increased its military maneuvers in recent years aimed at Taiwan, sending fighter jets and warships to circle the island.
On Sunday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said it tracked six Chinese navy ships near the island.
Taiwan’s ruling administration, led by the Democratic Progressive Party, has stepped up its weapons purchases from the U.S. as part of a deterrence strategy against a Chinese invasion.
China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949, and Taiwan has never been governed by China’s ruling Communist Party.
Unlike previous military purchases, the latest batch of aid is part of a presidential authority approved by the U.S. Congress last year to draw weapons from current U.S. military stockpiles — so Taiwan will not have to wait for military production and sales.
While Taiwan has purchased $19 billion worth of weaponry, much of it has yet to be delivered to Taiwan. Washington will send man-portable air defense systems, intelligence and surveillance capabilities, firearms and missiles to Taiwan. | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-china-says-us-military-aid-to-taiwan-will-not-deter-its-will-to-unify-the-island/ | 2023-07-31T03:19:57 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-china-says-us-military-aid-to-taiwan-will-not-deter-its-will-to-unify-the-island/ |
SANTA MARIA DE JESUS, Guatemala (AP) — Presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo stood before a few hundred residents of this small Indigenous community on the slopes of the Agua Volcano and told them they could be the seeds of a brighter, more corruption-free spring in Guatemala.
The metaphor fits neatly with his political party, the Seed Movement, and allows the 64-year-old academic and former diplomat to riff on themes of renewal and growth.
But it also alludes to Guatemala’s “democratic spring,” considered a more inclusive period in the country’s history during the presidency in the 1940s and early 1950s of his late father, Juan José Arévalo.
Bernardo Arévalo won just 11% of the vote in the presidential election’s first round June 25, but it was enough to give him the surprise second slot in the Aug. 20 runoff ballot. He will face Sandra Torres, a conservative and former first lady who was the leading vote-getter in the first round and is making her third bid for the presidency.
Arévalo’s recent speech in Santa Maria de Jesus was similar to those he has given in Guatemala’s capital, but the imagery could be especially important in rural Indigenous communities as he seeks to rapidly expand his largely urban, youthful base before the runoff.
He won in Guatemala City and other important cities, including Sacatepequez and Quetzaltenango. It remains to be seen whether he can convince people in rural communities that he can address their daily problems.
The delayed certification of the first round results shortened the already small window that Arévalo has to reintroduce himself to much of the country as his opponents rush to paint their own negative picture.
“Do you feel what is happening?” Arévalo told the crowd in Santa Maria de Jesus. “The new spring is arriving, that’s what you feel, and you all are the seeds of that new spring.”
“A new spring that is going to bring us well-being, the water we lack, the education they owe us, the health that they have denied us thanks to those corrupt contracts that serve few,” Arévalo said, standing in front of an old, damaged Roman Catholic church, in a wide-brimmed hat and untucked shirt against the tropical heat.
Among those listening was Juana Orón, a 67-year-old homemaker of the Kaqchikel people. She is one of the older voters who remember hearing about Arévalo’s father, one of only two leftist presidents in Guatemala’s democratic era.
The elder Arévalo, who governed from 1945 to 1951, is credited with establishing key social programs that remain in place today, including Guatemala’s labor code and social security. Guatemala’s democratic spring was cut short in 1954 by the CIA-backed overthrow of his successor, President Jacobo Arbenz.
Under Juan José Arévalo, the state advocated for rights for Indigenous peoples and others beyond the country’s small elite.
“I remember I was little and (my parents) said he had done good things,” said Orón whose first language as a child was Kaqchikel. If his father was good, Arévalo could be a good president, too, she said.
Opponents have tried to frame Arévalo’s candidacy as a step toward some of the region’s more notorious leftist regimes, such as Cuba and Nicaragua. They warn that the progressive candidate will bring expropriations, abortion and same-sex marriage to the conservative country.
Arévalo has been the election’s surprise.
In the days before the June 25 vote, he was polling below 3% and trailing at least seven of the other 21 candidates. But his anti-corruption message resonated in the country where gains against corruption have been erased and the justice system reoriented to pursue the prosecutors and judges who formerly led that fight.
In the month since that initial result, the Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into his party and had a judge suspend its legal status until the Constitutional Court stepped in to block that move.
In Santa Maria de Jesus, people wanted to compare Arévalo in person to what they were hearing about him. Some handed him flowers, posed for photos or reached out to touch him as he made his way through the throng.
Arévalo pushed back against attempts to frame him as a left-wing radical — he has said private property rights are not up for discussion — and pounded the issue of corruption.
“Let us work, let us get ahead on our own effort, let’s get rid of the corrupt once and for all,” he said.
For Francisco Jiménez, a political scientist at Rafael Landivar University, Arévalo will need concrete proposals to make inroads with the base of Torres, who has spent two decades assembling it.
“He will have to make governing proposals with a social agenda, where the people see that he is going to have an impact on their lives and communities,” Jiménez said. “The other part is continuing to present himself as the different model. That has been his success, someone totally different from the other candidates.”
Evangelical churches in Guatemala have painted Arévalo as an existential threat to the family.
Gladys Sunun, a 35-year-old Kaqchikel vendor from an evangelical family, said she came to hear Arévalo for herself. She said she had heard that Arévalo would convert Guatemala into another Cuba or Nicaragua, but left feeling that might not be true, though she wants to investigate more.
“He came to tell us not to worry,” she said. “It sounds real, but we don’t know.”
Her sister July Sunun said she wanted to hear more about Arévalo’s positions on gender ideology. “As a mother I’m afraid, because we’ve grown up with a Christian background. I don’t want to marry my daughter with another woman,” she said.
July Sunun acknowledged that Arévalo said he would respect the identities and decisions of the people, “but what he hasn’t said is that he won’t allow (same-sex marriage) to happen here.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-guatemala-presidential-candidate-rushes-to-expand-base-beyond-urban-youth/ | 2023-07-31T03:20:04 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-guatemala-presidential-candidate-rushes-to-expand-base-beyond-urban-youth/ |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge is giving the New York Yankees an immediate boost — at a time when their front office has some tough decisions to make.
Judge homered and singled twice in his second game back from the injured list and the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Saturday night. Giancarlo Stanton and Kyle Higashioka went deep as well for New York, which is still 3 1/2 games behind Toronto and Houston for the last two wild cards in the American League.
That’s a tricky spot with Tuesday’s trade deadline approaching.
“We’ve had years where we stick with who we got. We’ve had years where we get some bullpen arms, starters, a big bat,” Judge said. “It comes down to us doing our job on the field and then letting them take care of the rest. We’ll see what happens.”
The Yankees knocked out struggling Orioles starter Tyler Wells (7-6) in the third inning. In the sixth, Isiah Kiner-Falefa capped a 10-pitch at-bat with a three-run double to make it 8-3.
Judge has three walks and three hits in nine plate appearances since returning Friday from the toe injury that kept him out since early June.
Ryan Mountcastle homered for the Orioles, but Clarke Schmidt (7-6) made it through five tough innings and the New York bullpen took it from there.
The Orioles remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay atop the AL East.
Judge walked three times Friday night, but the Yankees lost that game 1-0 on a ninth-inning homer by Baltimore’s Anthony Santander. New York’s offense was relentless a night later.
Stanton’s first-inning drive easily cleared the big wall in left field at Camden Yards. Mountcastle tied it in the second, and Baltimore went ahead 2-1 on an RBI infield single by Ramón Urías. That lead was short-lived.
Judge hit a two-run shot — 442 feet to center field — in the third. Then Gleyber Torres added a sacrifice fly an inning later.
Santander made it 4-3 with an RBI groundout in the fifth, but New York broke the game open in the sixth. Cole Irvin allowed a leadoff homer by Higashioka — his third hit of the night — and then one-out singles to Judge, Stanton and Anthony Rizzo.
Bryan Baker came in and struck out DJ LeMahieu, but after fouling off five pitches, Kiner-Falefa cleared the bases with a line drive to left.
“One of the best at-bats of the season right there,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Wells entered the game with a major league-leading WHIP of 0.99, but he allowed three runs, three hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings. In three starts since the All-Star break, he’s lasted just nine innings total.
“I think we’re going to be talking about a lot of things here coming up,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “Obviously, we’re in a weird week. He’s had tough times his last few starts. I think there are going to be discussions going on.”
Boone said he’s leaning toward giving Judge a day off in the series finale Sunday night. The Yankees are in a stretch of 13 games in 13 days.
“I kind of look at it as, hopefully he’s in a position to start nine or 10 of them,” Boone said. “Forget the toe. He hasn’t come close to playing games for almost two months. As much as I want him in there, we’ve got to be smart here a little bit, especially in this run.”
DIFFERENT ORDER
The Orioles used catcher Adley Rutschman in the leadoff spot because of his ability to get on base. He was hit by a pitch, walked and scored a run.
UP NEXT
New York’s Luis Severino (2-4) starts Sunday night against Baltimore’s Dean Kremer (10-4). It’s the final game of the season series, which is tied 6-all.
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SYDNEY (AP) — Some of the biggest names in soccer have yet to show up at the Women’s World Cup.
That’s literally been the case of Australian star Sam Kerr, who missed the first two games with a calf injury.
Kerr has recovered in time to play for Australia in a crucial final Group B game against Canada on Monday. The Matildas need to beat the Canadians to ensure they advance to the knockout round, and the Chelsea striker’s return to the lineup brings needed energy to the team.
“Mentally, it’s massive. It brings so much to our team and obviously also a lot to the opposition knowing that we have Sam available for this game,” Australia defender Ellie Carpenter said.
Kerr’s injury on the eve of Australia’s opening game against Ireland set the tone for a tournament that hasn’t been kind to some of its biggest stars. She was the face of co-host Australia’s preparations for the tournament, which is also being staged in New Zealand.
She dominated the covers of magazines across newsstands, while the autobiography she released late last year chronicled her rise to become arguably the best player in the women’s game right now. Kerr’s popularity transcends women’s soccer and she is considered a national icon.
So the disappointment was palpable when news broke about an hour before the opening match that Kerr was going to be sidelined at least two games in this tournament.
Kerr’s absence was felt in the 3-2 loss to Nigeria in Australia’s second game, a loss that put the Matildas in danger of elimination. It is not known what her role will be against Canada, but Australia needs Kerr to deliver in the final game of group play.
“I’m definitely going to be available, but how we decide to use that is not to be given to the opposition,” said Kerr.
The World Cup is supposed to be a showcase for the finest talent and biggest names, but injuries have always robbed the tournament of some its star players.
Norway forward Ada Hegerberg has had her playing time curtailed. Often referred to as “the Lionel Messi of women’s soccer,” Hederberg was part of a Norway’s 1-0 upset loss to New Zealand in the opening game of the World Cup.
It got worse for the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner when she suffered a groin injury in the warm-up ahead of Norway’s game against Switzerland, and she’s been ruled out of the final Group A game against the Philippines.
Keira Walsh of England suffered a knee injury against Denmark that will sidenline her for the Lionesses’ final Group D game against China. Described as irreplaceable, it is not known how much she will be able to play.
Even for some stars who have seen plenty of playing time, it has been difficult to make an impact.
American icon Alex Morgan has underwhelmed so far at her fourth World Cup, where she is hoping to help the United States to an unprecedented third consecutive title.
Morgan, the co-leading scorer at the last World Cup, has yet to score at this year’s event and missed a penalty in the 3-0 win against Vietnam. U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said Morgan was adapting to playing in a forward line with Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman.
“I think it’s not hard to realize that Alex’s role is slightly different than the Alex that we’re used to maybe in the past,” Andonovski said. “She does set up the other two forwards a lot more. It’s not that she’s not capable of scoring goals or getting behind crosses, but we can also see her playing balls to Trinity and Soph, but also getting crosses for them as well.”
Morgan, at 34, is now one of the older players at the tournament.
Christine Sinclair of Canada is also searching for first goal of the tournament. Sinclair is highest scorer in international soccer — men or women — with 190 goals.
Like Morgan, she also missed a penalty, in a 0-0 draw with Nigeria that could still prove costly. She was benched for Canada’s second game against Ireland before coming in as a substitute at halftime as the gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics logged a come-from-behind 2-1 win.
At 40 years old, Sinclair is having to accept a more limited role for Canada.
Brazil great Marta, at 37, has also been used sparingly in her sixth World Cup.
Her teammate, Debinha, who is also an iconic figure to Brazil fans, has been one of the standout players for her country so far. But she wasn’t able to stop a 2-1 loss to France on Saturday despite scoring in that match.
The gap appears to be closing in the women’s game, with underdogs proving more of a test for the more established nations. That’s one reason some of the big name stars have yet to impress in tournament.
One of the few standouts who has not disappointed so far has been Alexandra Popp, who scored twice in Germany’s 6-0 rout of Morocco.
Major tournaments are traditionally a mix of rising talents coming to the surface, while established stars have the chance to confirm their status among the greats.
Linda Caicedo of Colombia, Lauren James of England and Melchie Dumornay of Haiti have proven their worth as some of the brightest prospects in the game. But as the second round of games nears its completion, it feels like the tournament is still waiting for many of its big hitters to make an impact.
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BEIJING, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- President Xi Jinping visited the site of a section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Guangyuan on July 25, which winds its way through rugged mountains and ancient trees. There, Xi learned about efforts surrounding ecological conservation.
This visit marks Xi's attention to China's ecological development, which has achieved remarkable progress over the past 10 years, said experts.
Witnessing the government's recent remarks on ecology, they believed that the country's road of building a Beautiful China has demonstrated the nation's wisdom in balancing the needs of economic development and improving the environment.
Before heading to Sichuan, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection held from July 17 to 18.
Xi said that the country's ecological conservation has undergone a historic, transformative and comprehensive changes both in theory and practice, with significant strides made in building a Beautiful China.
Noting that China's economy and society have entered a stage of high-quality development marked by accelerated progress in promoting green and low-carbon growth, Xi called for higher standards, a broader perspective and stronger efforts in planning and advancing ecological and environmental protection on the new journey, as well as writing a new chapter of ecological conservation in the new era.
Xi stressed the need to properly handle the relationships between high-quality development and high-level protection, between tackling major challenges and coordinating governance, between natural recovery and human-assisted restoration, between external constraints and internal driving forces, as well as between "dual carbon" commitments and self-determined actions.
Xi said that the country's ecological conservation has undergone historical, transformative and comprehensive changes both in theory and practice, with significant strides made in building a Beautiful China.
This conference again showed us how importance the central government attaches to ecological protection, an official from environment protection bureau in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who requested anonymity, told the Global Times on Friday. He said during the past 10 years, ecological protection has become an increasingly important indictor in evaluating government's performance in his city, which was famous for coal production.
"Although planting trees costs more in Inner Mongolia than in other parts of China due to lack of water and dry weather, we learned in the past 10 years that making our city greener brings more benefits than leaving the mountains bare. The city becomes more beautiful, residents are happy, and more tourists visit; also we saw less sandstorms," the official said.
During a press conference on Thursday, Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment, highlighted China's achievement on ecological protection over recent years.
From 2013 to 2022, China's average PM2.5 concentration decreased by 57 percent and the number of heavily polluted days decreased by 93 percent, while the nation's GDP doubled during the same period, Huang said. This made China the country with the fastest improvement in air quality worldwide. Specifically, in Beijing, the average PM2.5 concentration decreased from 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter in 2013 to 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, and the number of heavily polluted days decreased from 58 to only 3, said Huang. The United Nations Environment Agency praised this achievement as the "Beijing Miracle."
Lin Boqiang, director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University, told the Global Times that "China has engaged in a sustained top-down efforts for many years to enhance ecological protection. The central and local governments march together toward the same goal, with continuous environmental policies. Moreover, the country has demonstrated its wisdom in how to balance ecological development and maintain fast economic growth at the same time."
Perfect balance
We should protect nature and preserve the environment like we protect our eyes, and endeavor to foster a new relationship where man and nature can both prosper and live in harmony, President Xi once said.
Xi has given important instructions on the rational utilization and friendly protection of the ecological environment during his numerous visits to the frontlines of ecological protection, such as to the Maanshan forest farm in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Qilian Mountains, the Shandan Horse Ranch in Gansu, an ecological wetland of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, and many other places.
In June 2022, Xi visited Yibin, Sichuan Province, where the Jinsha and Minjiang rivers converge into the Yangtze River. He noted that sound ecological conservation along the Yangtze River basin is the precondition for advancing high-quality development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are the mother rivers of the Chinese nation. The protection of the mother rivers is a crucial project concerning the great rejuvenation and sustainable development of the Chinese nation, Xi said at the time.
From June 5 to 6 this year, accompanied by officials from Inner Mongolia, Xi was on a fact-finding mission at a nature reserve, a modern agricultural demonstration park, a forest farm and a water resources department in the city of Bayannur.
On June 6, Xi presided over a symposium in Bayannur on strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of crucial ecological projects, including the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program.
Xi, who was then the Party Chief of Zhejiang, put forward the famous "two mountains" concept - clear waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets comparable to the gold and silver of legend - in August 2005 during his visit to Anji county.
Nowadays, residents in the county has sought out ways to make a living that they enjoy, with many becoming businessmen, running their own hostels, shops and tourism companies, thanks to the improved natural environment.
Pan Chunlin, a former miner, who now runs a hostel after local mines were shut down, explained the transformation to the Global Times "My annual income is now hundreds of times higher than before. Today, I can earn in a day what I used to make in one year".
Following the development approach referred to as the "two mountains" concept, in the past decade, Anji has modeled itself into a place known for its beautiful ecology and prosperous green industries, which have completely changed the villagers' lives, Jin Peihua, head of the "Two Mountains" Concept Research Institute affiliated with Huzhou University, said.
Global bellwether
Apart from domestic efforts, China is also making efforts in unifying a global effort on ecological preservation.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15, was convened in Kunming, Yunnan Province in 2021.
As the first global conference convened by the United Nations on the topic of ecological civilization, a philosophy proposed by China, it offered a platform for countries to find common ground on "Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth."
During an official trip to Zimbabwe in 2015, Xi visited a local wildlife sanctuary, where he fed an orphaned elephant. He reiterated China's commitment to wildlife protection and pledged to help Zimbabwe do so by donating equipment and exchanging experience with China.
Recalling Xi's explanation of China's initiatives to breed giant pandas and expand protected areas, Roxy Danckwerts, the founder of the sanctuary, said, "I thought that was very significant that he is making such big strides in his own country."
Bradley Blankenship, a Prague-based American journalist, columnist and political commentator, recently spent a week in Beijing. Speaking with the Global Times, he said that "I must admit that based on the antiquated view of China that many Americans have and discuss publicly, I expected the city to be smoggy and congested. To the contrary, it has beautiful blue skies.
"China has been successful in beautifying Beijing, as well as other cities and towns, by transitioning from coal power to gas, establishing emission standards for coal-fired stations, implementing tougher standards for other industries such as steel and cement and seeking high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment. These achievements have been so successful that Beijing now stands as an example for mega-cities around the globe, particularly those in the Global South," Blankenship said.
During a visit to Guizhou in June, Manasa R. Tagicakibau, Fiji's Ambassador to China, said China is "so advanced" when it comes to ecological civilization. "You look at the development that's been achieved by Guizhou authorities together with the local people, ethnic minorities and the population at large, in terms of developing the area to make this mountainous area a very safe and harmonious and happy place to live in. I'm impressed."
The ambassador said Guizhou shares a lot of similarities to some of the mountainous regions in Fiji, but there is a lot to be done in Fiji in terms of accessibility and this is an area that Fiji can learn from China.
However, some Western countries, so-called pioneering initiatives on environment protection, take a laissez-afire attitude in face of environment disasters. Recently, Chinese scientists used scientific methods to assess it and concluded that, as of Wednesday, the carbon dioxide emissions from Canadian wildfires have reached approximately 1 billion tons, which has already developed into a global environmental event.
It is worth mentioning that the forest area in China is approximately 2.31 million square kilometers, which is roughly two-thirds of that in Canada. However, the average annual emission of carbon dioxide caused by forest fires in China from 2000-21 was approximately 15 million tons, only 0.2 percent of the global forest fire emissions, demonstrating China's responsible role as a major country, experts noted.
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NEW YORK, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Fortress: Underground, a grounding-breaking game set in an apocalyptic bunker, has announced a new and exciting collaboration with the hugely successful superhero TV series, The Boys. This collaboration is set to commence on July 31, offering players a chance to immerse themselves in an action-packed journey alongside these unforgettable heroes.
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WASHINGTON, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union was served legal notice today that Yellow Corp. is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy.
"Today's news is unfortunate but not surprising. Yellow has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government. This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry," said Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien.
The Teamsters are committed to ensuring members are protected and notified with all the latest information. The International is putting infrastructure in place to help affected members get the assistance they need to find good union jobs throughout freight and other industries.
The situation is developing. Additional details are forthcoming.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Updated July 30, 2023 at 10:09 PM ET
It's the end of the road for one of the nation's largest freight carriers.
Yellow, a trucking company that just three years ago took a $700 million federal pandemic loan, is shutting down, according to the Teamsters union, which represents the company's 22,000 unionized workers.
The company is expected to file for bankruptcy as soon as Monday, according to industry experts, following a recent exodus of customers amid union strife and on top of years of financial troubles.
With 30,000 jobs at stake, it's poised to be the largest trucking bankruptcy in the history of the U.S., experts said. The company, formerly known as YRC Worldwide, is the third largest less-than-truckload carrier by revenue, behind FedEx and Old Dominion. LTL companies move pallet-sized shipments — smaller than a container, but bigger than a parcel.
Yellow has not publicly announced any plans for bankruptcy or a potential shutdown.
Here's what we know.
Employees were told to prepare for a company shutdown
The Teamsters union, which had been locked in contentious negotiations for a new contract with Yellow, said it received a legal notice that Yellow is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy, according to a news release posted Sunday night.
"Today's news is unfortunate but not surprising," said Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien. "This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry."
The union's announcement comes hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that Yellow shut down on Sunday afternoon, citing internal notices sent to customers and employees.
Yellow says it will issue a public statement on Monday about "the state of the company and the operation," according to the industry outlet FreightWaves, which also obtained internal documents.
Yellow has not responded to NPR's requests for comment.
Yellow laid off an unknown number of its employees on Friday, reported FreightWaves, citing a memo sent to staff informing them that the company is "shutting down its regular operations" and "laying off employees at all of its locations."
The same day, Teamsters had advised Yellow employees to "prepare for the worst."
"Yellow appears to be headed to a complete shutdown within the next few days," said Teamsters National Freight Director John Murphy in a Friday memo shared with NPR.
A strike threat delivered the final blow to cash-poor Yellow
The shutdown comes just days after a Teamsters strike at the company was averted. A week ago, a pension fund agreed to extend health benefits for workers at two Yellow operating companies after the carrier missed its $50 million benefits payment to the fund on July 15, the union said.
While the extension held off a July 24 strike, the threat of a walkout that could disrupt operations prompted a wave of Yellow customers to bolt.
"The Teamsters actions induced a high level of variability and uncertainty in the market for Yellow's customers. The market abhors variability and uncertainty," wrote Mike Regan, co-founder of TranzAct Technologies, which manages transportation services for retailers. "Consequently, Yellow lost substantial and much needed volume."
After the strike threat, Yellow's freight volumes fell 80% within the span of a week, according to Jack Atkins, a managing director at the financial services firm Stephens who researches the transportation sector.
At the same time, he said, Yellow's cries that it was running out of cash during union negotiation attempts scared off customers. After fleeing to rival carriers like FedEx and ABF Freight, customers didn't return.
"Both sides bear fault," Atkins said. "Once that freight left, there was nothing left to really restructure," he added. "It was really too late to save the company."
The company has been at risk of bankruptcy for years
Animus between Yellow and Teamsters has grown in recent months, with each party blaming one another for the company's problems.
After the trucking carrier tried to restructure its operations this spring as a cost-saving measure that would allow it to refinance its debt. In June, Yellow sued the union for blocking the restructuring plan it said was "essential to the company's survival." The Teamsters in turn called the lawsuit "baseless," instead blaming Yellow for "decades of gross mismanagement," that included its alleged exhaustion of the $700 million bailout loan.
The company reported a net income of $21.8 million last year. Yellow has $1.3 billion in loan debt due in fall 2024, $729 million of which is owed to the federal government, according to the company's latest quarterly report.
Yellow received a $700 million loan from the government in 2020 as part of a COVID-19 rescue package. In return, the Treasury Department took a 30% stake in the company's shares, which have since plummeted to less than a dollar apiece as of Friday.
In June, a congressional probe found that the Treasury Department's disbursement of the loan was a mistake; the freight company — whose customers included the Department of Defense — did not actually meet the standards to qualify for the business loan because its survival was not "critical to maintaining national security."
"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Yellow was a financially struggling company that had a long-term non-investment grade (i.e., junk) rating and previous close calls with bankruptcy over the years. The pandemic did not cause Yellow's longstanding problems, nor is the Treasury's loan to the company likely to solve those problems," the Congressional Oversight Commission report read.
A world without Yellow
An end to the Nashville-based company would mean the loss of 30,000 jobs.
In its Sunday statement, the Teamsters union said it's working to help "affected members get the assistance they need to find good union jobs throughout freight and other industries."
Atkins doesn't expect the federal government to come to the rescue this time. While there may be some slight disruptions, the analyst anticipates other freight carriers will have some capacity to absorb Yellow's business because of a recent dent in freight volumes.
"This is not going to create a supply-chain crisis," he said.
Retailers and manufacturers are likely to see higher shipping rates if the company folds, he said. Yellow is known for its low shipping rates compared to its rivals.
Atkins visited the Yellow terminal in Little Rock, Ark., on Sunday to find all gates chained up, a sign of ceased operations.
"They've been in wind-down mode, clearing the network out of all the remaining freight," he said. "This is the end."
NPR's Camila Domonoske contributed to this story.
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Aircraft crash victims identified
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The identifies of four people who died in plane crashes Saturday, July 29 have been revealed in an EAA news release.
ULTRALIGHT RUNWAY AT EAA AIRVENTURE:
69-year-old pilot Mark Peterson of Foley, Alabama and 72-year-old passenger Thomas Volz of Amelia, Ohio lost their lives in an aircraft crash on EAA grounds.
As we first alerted you, two people passed away when a helicopter and gyrocopter crashed in the air near the Ultralight Runway at EAA AirVenture just before 12:30 Saturday.
The collision sent both aircraft to the ground and one landed on a parked plane. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office tells EAA two more people are hurt, but stable, right now.
30-year-old Devyn Reilly of Guadalupe, Texas and 20-year-old Zach Colliemoreno lost their lives when their airplane crashed into Lake Winnebago.
As we first alerted you, Saturday around 9:07 a.m. the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center began receiving multiple 911 calls about an airplane that had crashed into Lake Winnebago near the northern edge of the Oshkosh City Limits.
First reports from the US Coast Guard indicate that it was a T-6 Texan aircraft.
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Tri-State man killed in helicopter crash, family speaks
Oshkosh, Wis. (WXIX) - An Amelia man is dead after a plane crash in Wisconsin.
Experimental Aircraft Association officials say 72-year-old Thomas Volz and another man died when a helicopter and a gyrocopter collided in mid-air Saturday in Oshkosh.
“They tell me they never knew what happened,” Thomas’ wife Patty said. “It hit and burst into flames and it went straight down.
Right now, Patty says she’s coming to grips with the news of her husband’s death.
“I’m in shock. I have not cried yet,” she said.
According to officials, both men were attendees of a popular air show held in the area. Thomas was there with his grandson, and Patty recalls when he told her what happened.
“He said, ‘I hate to tell you this, Grammy, but Babi has passed away;’ that’s what they called him,” Patty said. “I just screamed and said, ‘No, he’s not! No, he’s not!’ It was a horrific accident. They were hit by a gyrocopter from underneath as they were coming in to land.”
Thomas’ family says he would go to the show every year.
EAA officials said 69-year-old Mark Foley also died in the crash. Foley was the pilot and Thomas was the passenger.
Officials say the aircrafts belonged to event attendees and were not involved in the Airventure Air Show going on this weekend.
The Air Force veteran was also a cancer survivor.
“He has fought to stay alive,” Patty remembers.
Patty said they were married for 52 years and said he had just built his own helicopter but didn’t bring it with him to the event.
“[It was] his lifelong dream to do that and I was excited for him,” she shares. “He’s the most excellent pilot I’ve ever seen and I had no fear in that,” Thomas’ wife said.
Her husband’s remains will be flown back to Ohio and Patty said the family plans to have him cremated.
“He should be honored...I guess it was God’s will that he completed his mission here,” she said.
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With TCL's latest intelligent algorithm, the enhanced picture quality elevates the experience of movie watching, game play and more
HONG KONG, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and the world's top two TV brand, is reiterating its display advancement to drive more immersive entertainment experiences for users around the world.
On the successful launches of TCL's all-new QD-Mini LED TVs and QLED TVs, a superior line up of 4K TV's delivering high and precise contrast, stunning brightness, vivid colours and better uniformity, TCL is committed to the development of its AiPQ Processor 3.0, offering next-level picture performance.
AiPQ Processor 3.0 Enhances the Viewing Experience for Movie and TV Lovers
For true film buffs, any time of day is the perfect time to lose yourself in an engrossing, feature-length production. Whether indulging by staying up late or unwinding on a lazy sunny afternoon, the AiPQ Processor 3.0's Ai-Contrast feature intelligently reproduces reality by dynamically optimizing the contrast ratio, analyzing brightness and darkness levels to perfectly balance light and shadows – ensuring the intensity of a scene is upheld whether watching during the day or night. To ensure you never miss a detail of the drama unfolding on your screen, Ai-Clarity analyses the image according to its original resolution, reproducing the final image with precise noise reduction for crystal clear visuals, meaning every detail of an intense film scene is captured. For fans of the fantasy genre, where out-of-this-world colour palettes really bring the story to life, Ai-Colour transforms and strengthens the screen colour gamut, independently rendering different colours to ensure expression is optimized for a truly immersive experience.
For those who prefer to unwind by transporting themselves to other worlds via nature documentaries, Ai-Colour perceives images in the same way the naked eye does by recreating micro colour details seen in the real world. It achieves this by automatically tuning, correcting and enhancing multiple specs including colour temperature, saturation and contrast, to deliver a life-like rendered image with a natural, artistic touch. Thanks to this precise algorithm, wildlife shows have never looked so good, making the viewer feel truly surrounded by nature. What's more, Ai-HDR intelligently decodes multiple HDR formats from HDR 10, to HDR10+ and more, allowing you to TV content exactly as the director intended, with enhanced organic colours and a wider range of brightness and darkness highlights.
Keeping up to Speed – The Benefits of Ai for Sports Viewing and Gaming
For those who never want to miss a moment of the action, Ai-Motion elevates the experience of watching sports by intuitively detecting fast moving objects according to their size and position on the screen, calculating motion in terms of refresh rate and frame number. Be the first to spot the foul or notice if the ball was out thanks to Ai-Clarity's crystal-clear visuals that allow you to enjoy up to 4K experience with content of lower resolutions, so you can capture every pivotal moment.
Gamers will also appreciate Ai-Motion's ability to convert low frame images to high frames, restoring silky-smooth visuals without any blurring or tearing for uninterrupted game play. Further enhancing the gaming experience, Ai-Contrast helps you see more in the dark, unveiling enemies hidden in the shadows during game play.
The outstanding AiPQ Processor 3.0 can be found in the latest select TCL QD-Mini LED TVs now available to purchase across global markets, allowing customers all over the world to discover the benefits of intelligent multi-dimensional optimization.
About TCL Electronics
TCL Electronics (1070.HK) is a fast-growing consumer electronics company and a leader in the global television industry. Founded in 1981, it now operates in more than 160 markets around the world. TCL specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of consumer electronics products ranging from TVs, audio, and smart home appliances. Visit the TCL website at https://www.tcl.com.
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NEW YORK, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Fortress: Underground, a grounding-breaking game set in an apocalyptic bunker, has announced a new and exciting collaboration with the hugely successful superhero TV series, The Boys. This collaboration is set to commence on July 31, offering players a chance to immerse themselves in an action-packed journey alongside these unforgettable heroes.
In this unique collaboration, players will team up with Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight, delving into uncharted territories, unlocking captivating storylines, and battling the relentless zombie horde side by side! Unleash their powers and prepare to explore the outer world with The Boys, as they strive to uncover the truth behind the mysterious zombie surge.
As players embark on this exhilarating quest, exciting rewards await! Take part in the electrifying collaboration to seize exclusive decorations, including the highly coveted "Forerunner Motorcycle" Army Skin, The Boys Emotes, Avatar Frame, Message Frame, Medal, and Nameplate. Furthermore, brace themselves for the unprecedented release of the collab hero skin and the collab fortress skin, adding a touch of uniqueness to their Last Fortress experience.
Whether people are returning players or someone new to the game, now is the perfect time to check out Last Fortress: Underground. Prepare themselves for an unparalleled gaming experience. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this epic collaboration!
Download Last Fortress now from the App Store or Google Play, and gear up to face the zombie apocalypse hand in hand with the legendary characters of The Boys.
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Bernarda Pera 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bernarda Pera will open play in the Citi Open versus Leylah Annie Fernandez (in the round of 32). In her last match she was beaten by Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals to end a good performance at the Hamburg. Pera has +5000 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Pera at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Pera's Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Pera will meet Fernandez.
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Pera Stats
- In her previous tournament, the Hamburg, Pera was defeated in the quarterfinals by No. 101-ranked Shnaider, 1-6, 6-2, 4-6.
- Pera is 24-24 over the past year, with zero tournament victories.
- In 14 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months, Pera has gone 13-14.
- Through 48 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Pera has played 22.5 games per match. She won 49.2% of them.
- On hard courts, Pera has played 27 matches over the past year, and she has totaled 22.5 games per match while winning 49.0% of games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Pera has won 64.5% of her games on serve, and 33.7% on return.
- Pera has won 29.1% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, she has claimed 67.7% of her service games during that timeframe.
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Bjorn Fratangelo 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bjorn Fratangelo has a match against Gael Monfils coming up next in the Citi Open round of 64. Fratangelo is +10000 to win at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Fratangelo at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Fratangelo's Next Match
Fratangelo will play in the Citi Open round of 64 after getting past Alexis Galarneau 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and now matches up against Monfils on Monday, July 31 at 8:15 PM ET.
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Fratangelo Stats
- Fratangelo is coming off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 162-ranked Galarneau in the qualifying round on Sunday.
- Fratangelo is 1-1 over the past year, with zero tournament wins.
- In one hard-court tournaments over the past year, Fratangelo is 1-1 in matches.
- In his two matches over the past year, across all court types, Fratangelo has averaged 33.5 games.
- On hard courts, Fratangelo has played two matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 33.5 games per match while winning 47.8% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has been victorious in 14.7% of his return games and 81.8% of his service games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has won 81.8% of his games on serve and 14.7% on return.
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Hailey Baptiste 2023 Citi Open Odds
Play progresses at the Citi Open, with Hailey Baptiste in the round of 32 against Karolina Pliskova. Baptiste's odds are +8000 to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Baptiste at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Baptiste's Next Match
Baptiste will be in the Citi Open round of 32 after beating Peyton Stearns 7-6, 6-2, and now matches up against Pliskova on Tuesday, August 1 at 12:00 PM ET.
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Baptiste Stats
- Baptiste beat No. 59-ranked Stearns 7-6, 6-2 on Sunday to make the .
- The 21-year-old Baptiste is 3-8 over the past 12 months and is still seeking her first tournament victory.
- Baptiste is 0-6 on hard courts over the past year.
- Baptiste, over the past year, has played 11 matches across all court surfaces, and 18.5 games per match.
- On hard courts, Baptiste has played six matches over the past 12 months, and she has totaled 18.5 games per match while winning 32.4% of games.
- Baptiste, over the past year, has won 58.2% of her service games and 19.6% of her return games.
- Baptiste has been victorious in 51.3% of her service games on hard courts and 20.5% of her return games over the past year.
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Mackenzie McDonald 2023 Citi Open Odds
After reaching the quarterfinals at the Hall of Fame Open (before being knocked out by Alex Michelsen in his last match), Mackenzie McDonald will begin play in the Citi Open versus Diego Schwartzman in the round of 64. McDonald is +3300 to win it all at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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McDonald at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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McDonald's Next Match
In his opening match at the Citi Open, McDonald will face Schwartzman on Monday, July 31 at 4:00 PM ET in the round of 64.
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McDonald Stats
- McDonald is coming off a defeat in the quarterfinals at the Hall of Fame Open, at the hands of No. 190-ranked Michelsen, 3-6, 3-6.
- The 28-year-old McDonald is 31-29 over the past year and is still seeking his first tournament victory.
- McDonald is 23-19 on hard courts over the past year.
- McDonald has played 24.1 games per match in his 60 matches over the past year across all court surfaces.
- In his 42 matches on hard courts over the past year, McDonald has played 23.8 games per match.
- McDonald, over the past year, has won 76.3% of his service games and 26.0% of his return games.
- McDonald has been victorious in 78.0% of his service games on hard courts and 27.1% of his return games over the past 12 months.
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Madison Keys 2023 Citi Open Odds
Madison Keys faces Qinwen Zheng to open play in the Citi Open in Washington, District of Columbia (in the round of 32). In the Wimbledon (her last tournament), she reached the quarterfinals before falling to Aryna Sabalenka. Keys' monyeline odds to win the tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center are +900, the No. 3 odds in the field.
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Keys at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Keys' Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Keys will meet Zheng.
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Keys Stats
- In her previous tournament, the Wimbledon, Keys was eliminated in the quarterfinals by No. 2-ranked Sabalenka, 2-6, 4-6.
- In 18 tournaments over the past year, Keys has gone 32-17 and has won one title.
- Keys is 17-13 on hard courts over the past 12 months.
- Keys has played 20.8 games per match in her 49 matches over the past 12 months across all court types.
- In her 30 matches on a hard surface over the past year, Keys has averaged 21.1 games.
- Keys has won 37.1% of her return games and 71.5% of her service games over the past year.
- Keys has won 34.1% of her return games on hard courts over the past year. Meanwhile, she has been victorious in 69.3% of her service games during that timeframe.
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Michael Mmoh 2023 Citi Open Odds
Michael Mmoh begins the Citi Open after his Truist Atlanta Open came to a close with a defeat to Lloyd Harris in the qualification final. Mmoh's first opponent is Bradley Klahn (in the round of 64). Mmoh is +8000 to win this tournament at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Mmoh at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Mmoh's Next Match
In his opener at the Citi Open, Mmoh will play Klahn on Monday, July 31 at 1:20 PM ET in the round of 64.
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Mmoh Stats
- In his last tournament, the Truist Atlanta Open, Mmoh was eliminated in the qualifying round by No. 202-ranked Harris, 2-6, 7-6, 6-7.
- Mmoh has not won any of his 11 tournaments over the past year, with an overall record of 13-13.
- Mmoh has a match record of 10-10 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- Mmoh, over the past year, has played 26 matches across all court surfaces, and 27.4 games per match.
- Mmoh, in 20 matches over the past year on hard courts, has played 25.2 games per match and won 51.5% of them.
- Over the past 12 months, Mmoh has been victorious in 25.5% of his return games and 75.4% of his service games.
- Mmoh has claimed 74.5% of his service games on hard courts and 29.6% of his return games over the past 12 months.
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Sofia Kenin 2023 Citi Open Odds
Sofia Kenin begins the Citi Open after her Wimbledon finished with a loss to Elina Svitolina in the round of 32. Kenin's opener is versus Magdalena Frech (in the round of 32). Kenin currently has +3300 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Kenin at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Kenin's Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Kenin will play Frech.
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Kenin Stats
- In her most recent match, Kenin came up short 6-7, 2-6 against Svitolina in the Round of 32 of the Wimbledon.
- The 24-year-old Kenin is 18-21 over the past year and is still looking for her first tournament title.
- Kenin has a record of 10-15 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- Through 39 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), Kenin has played 21.1 games per match. She won 50.5% of them.
- On hard courts, Kenin has played 25 matches over the past 12 months, and she has totaled 21.4 games per match while winning 49.6% of games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past year, Kenin has won 70.0% of her games on serve, and 31.1% on return.
- Kenin has won 28.9% of her return games on hard courts over the past year. Meanwhile, she has claimed 69.7% of her service games during that timeframe.
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An 11-month-old was kidnapped from a Vestavia Hills apartment Sunday evening by a non-custodial parent and was recovered a short time later in Birmingham, police say.
Vestavia Hills police responded at 6:20 p.m. to Grand Highland of Vestavia Hills apartment complex on Overton Road on a report of a possible kidnapping with shots fired, said Capt. Shane Ware.
Once officers arrived, they determined that the father – who does not have custody of the child – shot into the apartment before entering and taking the child.
The child was recovered a short time later in east Birmingham, and the father was taken into custody. Birmingham police assisted in the recovery of the child.
No one was injured, Ware said.
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MORNING KICKOFF
Monday, July 31
Legion baseball: Class A state tournament at Kindred (3/5:30 p.m.).
Northwoods League: Home Run Derby, 7:05 p.m., Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.
Tuesday, Aug. 1
Legion baseball: Class A state tournament at Kindred: championship (12 p.m.); if necessary (2 p.m.).
Northwoods League: Great Plains All-Star Game, 7 p.m., Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.
Wednesday, Aug. 2
Legion baseball: Central Plains Regional at Rapid City, S.D: first round, l: Williston vs. Lincoln, Neb., 9:30 a.m.; Fargo Post 2 vs. Eden Prairie, Minn., 12 p.m.; St. Michael, Minn., vs. Harrisburg, S.D, 3:30 p.m..; Elkhorn-Waterloo, Neb., vs. Rapid City, 6:15 p.m.
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Thursday, Aug. 3
Legion baseball: Central Plains Regional at Rapid City, S.D.
Northwoods League: Willmar at Bismarck, 6:35 p.m., Municipal Ballpark.
Friday, Aug. 4
Legion baseball: Central Plains Regional at Rapid City, S.D.
Northwoods League: Willmar at Bismarck, 7:05 p.m., Municipal Ballpark.
No local events scheduled.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
6 p.m.
MLBN — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees
SOCCER
7 p.m.
FS1 — Leagues Cup: Puebla at Chicago, Group E
9 p.m.
FS1 — Leagues Cup: Chivas Guadalajara at Kansas City, Group F
TBT BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
ESPN — Quarterfinal: Dayton, Ohio
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBT Tournament: Louisville, Ky.
TENNIS
5 a.m. (Monday and Tuesday)
TENNIS — ATP: Kitzbuhel; WTA: Prague, Early rounds
11 a.m.
TENNIS — ATP/WTA: Washington, Early rounds
10 p.m.
TENNIS — ATP: Los Cabos, Early rounds
WOMEN’S SOCCER
5 a.m.
FOX — World Cup: Canada vs. Australia, Group B
FS1 — World Cup: Ireland vs. Nigeria, Group B
2 a.m. (Tuesday)
FOX — World Cup: Portugal vs. U.S., Group E
FS1 — World Cup: Vietnam vs. Netherlands, Group E
HOCKEY
12 p.m.
NHLN — Gretzky Cup U-18: Czech Republic vs. U.S., Prelims
Playback
10 YEARS AGO (2013): The West 11-man rallied for a 42-41 victory at the Shrine Bowl in Grand Forks. Cody Nelson of Beulah caught two touchdowns and a two-point conversion for the West, which trailed 41-18 in the third quarter. Heart River speedster Seth Ewoniuk broke off a 64-yard touchdown run to put the West on top.
20 YEARS AGO (2003): Dickinson native Bennie Joppru is trying to carve out a role for the Houston Texas. Joppru, who played tight end at Michigan and was a second-round pick of the Texans, grew up in Minnetonka, Minn. Joppru was the 41st overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft.
50 YEARS AGO (1973): Fort Yates announced Gary Scott as its new head football coach. Scott takes over for Clark Swisher, who will remain as the school’s basketball coach. Scott, from Fort Benton, Mont., has been an assistant coach the past four seasons under Swisher.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Matthew Wolff won the inaugural 3M Open in 2019 in Blaine, Minn., by one stroke over Bryson DeChambeau and Colin Morikawa.
CONTACT US
Dave Selvig, Tribune sports editor, 250-8246 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: david.selvig@bismarcktribune.com)
Josh Dungan, Tribune sportswriter, 355-8389 or 888-684-2293 after 3 p.m. (e-mail: josh.dungan@bismarcktribune.com)
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MINOT STATE ALUM TO COACH SOFTBALL
Former All-NSIC baseball player at Minot State Sal Rodriguez has been named the new softball coach for the Beavers.
Rodriguez, who played for the Beavers from 2015-18, had been Minot State’s Assistant Director of Athletics for Revenue & Fan Development. Rodriguez is MSU’s NCAA Division II-era leader in games played (187) and home runs (29).
Rodriguez replaces Bailey Gaspar, who led the Beavers to a 30-23 record in her one season as head coach.
VIKINGS, HUNTER REACH AGREEMENT
Defensive end Danielle Hunter and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed on a new one-year contract with up to $20 million.
Hunter will be a free agent after the season as part of the deal. Hunter, 28, had 10.5 sacks last season after missing most of the previous two years due to injury.
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Hunter reported to training camp last week, but had not been practicing.
LYNX TOP SUN
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kayla McBride hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Lindsay Allen added 16 points and six assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 87-83 on Sunday.
Aerial Powers scored 14 points, Jessica Shepard had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Dorka Juhász added 11 points for the Lynx.
Minnesota (13-13) has won three games in a row — including an 88-83 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading New York Liberty on Friday. Connecticut (18-7), which had its three-game win streak snapped, is a half-game behind New York in the standings.
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota’s leader with 21.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, missed her second consecutive game with an ankle injury. Rachel Banham (thumb) and Emily Engstler (shoulder) — who signed a seven-day contract with the Lynx on Friday and then left their win over New York later the same night following a collision with the Liberty’s Kayla Thornton while diving for a loose ball — did not play. | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/area-sports-briefs-july-31/article_d4a51f8c-2f15-11ee-b2a4-2b3919a96992.html | 2023-07-31T03:23:44 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/area-sports-briefs-july-31/article_d4a51f8c-2f15-11ee-b2a4-2b3919a96992.html |
With TCL's latest intelligent algorithm, the enhanced picture quality elevates the experience of movie watching, game play and more
HONG KONG, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and the world's top two TV brand, is reiterating its display advancement to drive more immersive entertainment experiences for users around the world.
On the successful launches of TCL's all-new QD-Mini LED TVs and QLED TVs, a superior line up of 4K TV's delivering high and precise contrast, stunning brightness, vivid colours and better uniformity, TCL is committed to the development of its AiPQ Processor 3.0, offering next-level picture performance.
AiPQ Processor 3.0 Enhances the Viewing Experience for Movie and TV Lovers
For true film buffs, any time of day is the perfect time to lose yourself in an engrossing, feature-length production. Whether indulging by staying up late or unwinding on a lazy sunny afternoon, the AiPQ Processor 3.0's Ai-Contrast feature intelligently reproduces reality by dynamically optimizing the contrast ratio, analyzing brightness and darkness levels to perfectly balance light and shadows – ensuring the intensity of a scene is upheld whether watching during the day or night. To ensure you never miss a detail of the drama unfolding on your screen, Ai-Clarity analyses the image according to its original resolution, reproducing the final image with precise noise reduction for crystal clear visuals, meaning every detail of an intense film scene is captured. For fans of the fantasy genre, where out-of-this-world colour palettes really bring the story to life, Ai-Colour transforms and strengthens the screen colour gamut, independently rendering different colours to ensure expression is optimized for a truly immersive experience.
For those who prefer to unwind by transporting themselves to other worlds via nature documentaries, Ai-Colour perceives images in the same way the naked eye does by recreating micro colour details seen in the real world. It achieves this by automatically tuning, correcting and enhancing multiple specs including colour temperature, saturation and contrast, to deliver a life-like rendered image with a natural, artistic touch. Thanks to this precise algorithm, wildlife shows have never looked so good, making the viewer feel truly surrounded by nature. What's more, Ai-HDR intelligently decodes multiple HDR formats from HDR 10, to HDR10+ and more, allowing you to TV content exactly as the director intended, with enhanced organic colours and a wider range of brightness and darkness highlights.
Keeping up to Speed – The Benefits of Ai for Sports Viewing and Gaming
For those who never want to miss a moment of the action, Ai-Motion elevates the experience of watching sports by intuitively detecting fast moving objects according to their size and position on the screen, calculating motion in terms of refresh rate and frame number. Be the first to spot the foul or notice if the ball was out thanks to Ai-Clarity's crystal-clear visuals that allow you to enjoy up to 4K experience with content of lower resolutions, so you can capture every pivotal moment.
Gamers will also appreciate Ai-Motion's ability to convert low frame images to high frames, restoring silky-smooth visuals without any blurring or tearing for uninterrupted game play. Further enhancing the gaming experience, Ai-Contrast helps you see more in the dark, unveiling enemies hidden in the shadows during game play.
The outstanding AiPQ Processor 3.0 can be found in the latest select TCL QD-Mini LED TVs now available to purchase across global markets, allowing customers all over the world to discover the benefits of intelligent multi-dimensional optimization.
About TCL Electronics
TCL Electronics (1070.HK) is a fast-growing consumer electronics company and a leader in the global television industry. Founded in 1981, it now operates in more than 160 markets around the world. TCL specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of consumer electronics products ranging from TVs, audio, and smart home appliances. Visit the TCL website at https://www.tcl.com.
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NEW YORK, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Fortress: Underground, a grounding-breaking game set in an apocalyptic bunker, has announced a new and exciting collaboration with the hugely successful superhero TV series, The Boys. This collaboration is set to commence on July 31, offering players a chance to immerse themselves in an action-packed journey alongside these unforgettable heroes.
In this unique collaboration, players will team up with Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight, delving into uncharted territories, unlocking captivating storylines, and battling the relentless zombie horde side by side! Unleash their powers and prepare to explore the outer world with The Boys, as they strive to uncover the truth behind the mysterious zombie surge.
As players embark on this exhilarating quest, exciting rewards await! Take part in the electrifying collaboration to seize exclusive decorations, including the highly coveted "Forerunner Motorcycle" Army Skin, The Boys Emotes, Avatar Frame, Message Frame, Medal, and Nameplate. Furthermore, brace themselves for the unprecedented release of the collab hero skin and the collab fortress skin, adding a touch of uniqueness to their Last Fortress experience.
Whether people are returning players or someone new to the game, now is the perfect time to check out Last Fortress: Underground. Prepare themselves for an unparalleled gaming experience. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this epic collaboration!
Download Last Fortress now from the App Store or Google Play, and gear up to face the zombie apocalypse hand in hand with the legendary characters of The Boys.
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Michael Mmoh 2023 Citi Open Odds
Michael Mmoh begins the Citi Open after his Truist Atlanta Open came to a close with a defeat to Lloyd Harris in the qualification final. Mmoh's first opponent is Bradley Klahn (in the round of 64). Mmoh is +8000 to win this tournament at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Mmoh at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Mmoh Stats
- In his last tournament, the Truist Atlanta Open, Mmoh was eliminated in the qualifying round by No. 202-ranked Harris, 2-6, 7-6, 6-7.
- Mmoh has not won any of his 11 tournaments over the past year, with an overall record of 13-13.
- Mmoh has a match record of 10-10 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- Mmoh, over the past year, has played 26 matches across all court surfaces, and 27.4 games per match.
- Mmoh, in 20 matches over the past year on hard courts, has played 25.2 games per match and won 51.5% of them.
- Over the past 12 months, Mmoh has been victorious in 25.5% of his return games and 75.4% of his service games.
- Mmoh has claimed 74.5% of his service games on hard courts and 29.6% of his return games over the past 12 months.
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This week I’m welcoming back Lucas Manfield, whose WW cover story “Life in Hell” culminates months of reporting on a downtown fentanyl market that, despite city efforts, evades erasure.
Manfield really put himself on the line for this reporting, and the final package is pretty revelatory. Unlike non-Portlanders armchair discoursing about how and why Portland is in the thick of a crisis, Manfield did his investigating from the inside, untangling the crisis from the worst of its effects to shine a light on a real solution.
“This is Portland’s crisis right now,” Manfield says. “We have a lot of people that want the help. We have a lot of people that are aware of the problem. We simply do not have any help to give them. And that is devastating.” | https://www.wweek.com/podcast/2023/07/30/how-fentanyl-floods-the-streets-of-portland/ | 2023-07-31T03:24:58 | 0 | https://www.wweek.com/podcast/2023/07/30/how-fentanyl-floods-the-streets-of-portland/ |
With TCL's latest intelligent algorithm, the enhanced picture quality elevates the experience of movie watching, game play and more
HONG KONG, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and the world's top two TV brand, is reiterating its display advancement to drive more immersive entertainment experiences for users around the world.
On the successful launches of TCL's all-new QD-Mini LED TVs and QLED TVs, a superior line up of 4K TV's delivering high and precise contrast, stunning brightness, vivid colours and better uniformity, TCL is committed to the development of its AiPQ Processor 3.0, offering next-level picture performance.
AiPQ Processor 3.0 Enhances the Viewing Experience for Movie and TV Lovers
For true film buffs, any time of day is the perfect time to lose yourself in an engrossing, feature-length production. Whether indulging by staying up late or unwinding on a lazy sunny afternoon, the AiPQ Processor 3.0's Ai-Contrast feature intelligently reproduces reality by dynamically optimizing the contrast ratio, analyzing brightness and darkness levels to perfectly balance light and shadows – ensuring the intensity of a scene is upheld whether watching during the day or night. To ensure you never miss a detail of the drama unfolding on your screen, Ai-Clarity analyses the image according to its original resolution, reproducing the final image with precise noise reduction for crystal clear visuals, meaning every detail of an intense film scene is captured. For fans of the fantasy genre, where out-of-this-world colour palettes really bring the story to life, Ai-Colour transforms and strengthens the screen colour gamut, independently rendering different colours to ensure expression is optimized for a truly immersive experience.
For those who prefer to unwind by transporting themselves to other worlds via nature documentaries, Ai-Colour perceives images in the same way the naked eye does by recreating micro colour details seen in the real world. It achieves this by automatically tuning, correcting and enhancing multiple specs including colour temperature, saturation and contrast, to deliver a life-like rendered image with a natural, artistic touch. Thanks to this precise algorithm, wildlife shows have never looked so good, making the viewer feel truly surrounded by nature. What's more, Ai-HDR intelligently decodes multiple HDR formats from HDR 10, to HDR10+ and more, allowing you to TV content exactly as the director intended, with enhanced organic colours and a wider range of brightness and darkness highlights.
Keeping up to Speed – The Benefits of Ai for Sports Viewing and Gaming
For those who never want to miss a moment of the action, Ai-Motion elevates the experience of watching sports by intuitively detecting fast moving objects according to their size and position on the screen, calculating motion in terms of refresh rate and frame number. Be the first to spot the foul or notice if the ball was out thanks to Ai-Clarity's crystal-clear visuals that allow you to enjoy up to 4K experience with content of lower resolutions, so you can capture every pivotal moment.
Gamers will also appreciate Ai-Motion's ability to convert low frame images to high frames, restoring silky-smooth visuals without any blurring or tearing for uninterrupted game play. Further enhancing the gaming experience, Ai-Contrast helps you see more in the dark, unveiling enemies hidden in the shadows during game play.
The outstanding AiPQ Processor 3.0 can be found in the latest select TCL QD-Mini LED TVs now available to purchase across global markets, allowing customers all over the world to discover the benefits of intelligent multi-dimensional optimization.
About TCL Electronics
TCL Electronics (1070.HK) is a fast-growing consumer electronics company and a leader in the global television industry. Founded in 1981, it now operates in more than 160 markets around the world. TCL specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of consumer electronics products ranging from TVs, audio, and smart home appliances. Visit the TCL website at https://www.tcl.com.
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NEW YORK, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Fortress: Underground, a grounding-breaking game set in an apocalyptic bunker, has announced a new and exciting collaboration with the hugely successful superhero TV series, The Boys. This collaboration is set to commence on July 31, offering players a chance to immerse themselves in an action-packed journey alongside these unforgettable heroes.
In this unique collaboration, players will team up with Butcher, Hughie, and Starlight, delving into uncharted territories, unlocking captivating storylines, and battling the relentless zombie horde side by side! Unleash their powers and prepare to explore the outer world with The Boys, as they strive to uncover the truth behind the mysterious zombie surge.
As players embark on this exhilarating quest, exciting rewards await! Take part in the electrifying collaboration to seize exclusive decorations, including the highly coveted "Forerunner Motorcycle" Army Skin, The Boys Emotes, Avatar Frame, Message Frame, Medal, and Nameplate. Furthermore, brace themselves for the unprecedented release of the collab hero skin and the collab fortress skin, adding a touch of uniqueness to their Last Fortress experience.
Whether people are returning players or someone new to the game, now is the perfect time to check out Last Fortress: Underground. Prepare themselves for an unparalleled gaming experience. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this epic collaboration!
Download Last Fortress now from the App Store or Google Play, and gear up to face the zombie apocalypse hand in hand with the legendary characters of The Boys.
Download Last Fortress:
App Store/Google Play: https://lastfortress.onelink.me/dWAs/cgt9bmhr
Official Website: https://last-fortress.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/LastFortress/100063571239541/
Discord: https://discord.gg/W2yQUz7jWG
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HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A teen was shot inside Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.
The 16-year-old was struck once in the back just after 9 p.m. Sunday and is now at the hospital.
Police say the teen is expected to survive.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown.
So far, no arrests have been made.
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VERONA Wis.-- Infinity Martial Arts hosts kick-a-thon fundraiser for Gio's Garden in Verona Sunday afternoon.
This is Infinity's sixth year fundraising for Gio's Garden- a local non-profit that helps families and caretakers that have children with special needs.
The fundraiser kicked off with demonstrations from all nine of the martial arts schools. There were plenty of kicks, flips and punches to get the crowd excited.
"They'll say I'm going to do 30 kicks or 40 kicks in 30 seconds, Will you donate a dollar a kick or a quarter a kick or just a flat fee and so that's the kick a thon," owner of Infinity Martial Arts, Mike Welch said.
Soon enough a kick-line began-- and with each kick, kids were able to raise more and more money.
The park was filled with kicks and giggles, but for one family the fundraiser meant so much more.
"I was introduced to Gio's Garden pretty much when it started. My son Carter was born in 2009. He would be 15 now," Susannah Welch said.
Carter was a graduate of Gio's Garden. He struggled with feeding, seizures, and a low immune system.
Carter sadly passed away when he was in the second grade. Even though Carter was non-verbal, he had a loud spirit.
"Carter was non-verbal, he was in a wheelchair, but he had bright moments. His laugh is contagious... ah I can't... she's going to be stronger than I am," said Mike.
By the time Mike met his wife Susanna, Carter had aged-out of Gio's. Mike Susanna and Carter grew close, and Carter's laugh was contagious.
"If you can get him at the right moment-- make the right silly faces-- and you can get him laughing a smiling that was most memorable," Mike said.
"Yes, he had a beautiful smile. I feel like he lit up a room. all his teachers told us every time he smiled everybody else would smile," Susannah said.
Just as kids learn from their parents, parents also learn so much through their kids. Susannah said Carter taught her strength, advocacy and...
"He taught me what love was, you know, unconditional love really. You know, watching a child decline, and having to witness it is really hard. Just the way you love your children no matter what," Susannah said.
Gio's Garden was able to help Susannah and Carter when they needed it most.
"They made sure he got all his feedings, his medications... They helped me get a little break to be a better parent," Susannah said.
Infinity Martial Arts will raise between $30,000 to $40,000 dollars from the kick-a-thon.
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(CNN) — A male passenger groped a mother and her underage daughter while aboard an international flight last summer after being overserved alcohol by Delta Air Lines, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week in New York.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Eastern District Court of New York, alleges that Delta flight attendants continued to serve alcohol to an intoxicated passenger even after the mother and her 16-year-old daughter repeatedly told them that the man was making them feel “unsafe” and inappropriately touching them.
The unnamed plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that throughout the duration of the nearly nine-hour flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Athens, Greece, the man made obscene gestures, sexually assaulted, and yelled at the 16-year-old girl seated next to him on the flight. Delta flight attendants served the man “approximately ten vodka on ice drinks” among other alcoholic beverages, during the course of the flight according to the lawsuit.
The mother, who was sitting on the other seat next to her daughter, said she repeatedly “begged” flight attendants to stop serving the man alcohol.
Delta flight attendants served the man “approximately ten vodka on ice drinks” – among other alcoholic beverages –during the course of the flight,according to the lawsuit.
The mother and daughter both allege in the complaint that flight attendants dismissed their claims and downplayed their concerns about the man.
At one point on the flight the lawsuit alleges that the young girl began having a “panic attack” after becoming “terrified that no one was helping her or her mother find safety and that they were stuck on this aircraft, in a small row alone with the intoxicated Delta passenger.”
Eventually another passenger on the flight who saw the young girl crying and afraid offered to switch seats with her for the rest of the flight, according to the lawsuit.
When the flight landed in Greece, the man was allowed to leave the aircraft with no police intervention despite the mother’s request that authorities arrest him in Athens, the lawsuit said.
“While we don’t have any specific comment on this pending litigation, Delta has zero tolerance for customers who engage in inappropriate or unlawful behavior,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and our people.”
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(CNN) — The road trip-meets-camping experience afforded by camper van travel is having a moment.
Interest in these compact recreational vehicles, typically outfitted with home-away-from-home comforts like sleeping spaces and kitchenettes, has surged in recent years, bolstered by social media streams flooded with images and videos depicting idealized, nature-immersive #vanlife travel scenes.
Plus, at the pandemic’s height, such self-contained vans – a sort of hotel room on wheels – were perceived to offer a means of travel that cut away at health risks.
Yet, for the nature-loving travelers who tend to gravitate toward these outdoor adventure-ready vans, there’s a crisis of conscience at play, given that the oversize, gas-guzzling vehicles are known for spewing out carbon emissions, as a worsening global climate crisis unfolds.
Just as movement toward electric vehicles (EVs) has swept the automobile industry—with fossil fuel-powered internal combustion engines being increasingly replaced by battery-powered electric motors—the dawn of a new electrified camper van age is emerging, as well.
“We are indeed starting to see some momentum from the RV [recreational vehicle] industry towards designing and building electric camper vans,” says Kraig Becker, digital editor at RV.com/RV Magazine, citing such projects in the works from big brands like Winnebago and Volkswagen. Those will soon join a niche contingent of DIY custom electric camper van conversions that are already on the market.
Becker says that consumer demand for these electrified camper vans is being driven largely by younger generations who are “looking for a more eco-friendly way to go camping.”
Peter Grunert, coordinating author of Lonely Planet’s new book “Electric Vehicle Road Trips—Europe,” concurs that the vehicles appeal to travelers with eco-sensibility.
“Given that EV camper vans produce zero emissions at the tailpipe, they also allow a sense of environmental consciousness that will be especially appreciated when passing through fragile natural habitats or urban areas,” he says.
Becker says that while barriers like underdeveloped charging infrastructure and limited EV driving range remain, customers are further drawn in by the fact that an electric camper van “is quieter than a gas-powered model, and makes it easier to camp off-grid.”
Other customers, like Montreal-based Nicolas Moreau, 35, who recently traveled through Quebec with his family in an electric camper van rental from Bromont Campervan, says he was most motivated by the savings at the pump.
“We were aiming to not have to spend too much on gas,” he tells CNN Travel.
Indeed, high and fluctuating global gas prices, particularly in European destinations, can tack on considerable expense to any road trip vacation. Recharging a camper van with electricity, rather than fueling up a gas tank, can translate to significant savings on travel costs.
Currently, the Quebec region is one of just a handful of North American destinations where electric camper vans are available. Europe has more, though still limited, inventory.
Camper van rental agencies like Europe-based Goboony and Outdoorsy in the U.S. each offer some electric camper vans for rent. Or, these six pioneering electric camper van rental companies around the globe each promise the benefits of a camper van vacation—all-in-one appeal, nature immersion, and the freedom of unbound travel—minus the hefty carbon footprint.
Quebec, Canada: Bromont Campervan
The Company: Starting this summer, camper van rental company Bromont Campervan, based in Bromont, Canada (an hour outside of Montreal), is offering two electric van rentals. The company aims to convert its entire 14-van fleet to electric by 2025.
The Vans: Bromont rents two converted Ford E-Transit vans on a weekly basis, configured for either two or four passengers. Vans feature appointments like a retractable bed, kitchenette, toilet/shower, fridge, and four-season insulation.
The Journey: Try a weeklong, 450-mile road trip from Quebec City, catching nearby Quebec-region attractions like towering Montmorency Falls, the glacial valley at Jacques-Cartier National Park, or bucolic Ile d’Orleans.
Norway: Norway Overland
The Company: Norway is leading the world in EV ownership and charging infrastructure, with the camper van rental options to match, including several such companies based in Bergen, the Lofoten islands, and beyond.
For something especially unique, check out Norway Overland, which launched this year in the village of Tonstad and rents out fully electric overland pickups fitted with camper shells. They’re well-suited to more rugged off-roading in the Norwegian wilderness, famed for its mountains, fjords, and glaciers.
The Vans: While not exactly vans, Norway Overland rents two Maxus T90 pickups, topped with truck-bed campers. Each vehicle, outfitted with a roof tent for sleeping, shower/toilet, kitchen area, and assorted camping gear, can accommodate up to five passengers.
The Journey: Norway Overland recommends a 380-mile, weeklong journey round-trip from the city of Stavanger, which takes in several fjords, top hiking spots (like to the Pulpit Rock cliff), traditional Norwegian towns (like those in the Setesdal valley), and interior highland scenery.
England: Wild Drives
The Company: Founded in early 2022, Brighton-based Wild Drives offers two upscale, fully converted electric camper vans for outings in the English countryside.
The Vans: The company rents out a converted, two-passenger VW ID Buzz cargo van, as well as a four-passenger Citroen e-Dispatch, each touting sustainably-sourced bamboo finishings, natural fiber insulation, and solar panels, along with kitchenettes and seating/sleeping space.
The Journey: Wild Drives has designed a 155-mile, 7-day itinerary round-trip from England’s hopping Brighton Beach, with loads of suggestions on best charging points, eco-friendly campsites, and nature-immersive attractions and activities, including a sustainable wine tasting, foraging excursion, and stop-off at prehistoric Stonehenge.
California, United States: Simple Campers
The Company: Rental company Simple Campers, based just north of San Francisco, has taken hold of the world’s very first batch of rentable Grounded electric camper vans. The Grounded brand, a Detroit-based start-up helmed by former engineers from Tesla and SpaceX, has been garnering buzz for its vans’ highly customizable modular interiors and comparative affordability; Grounded says more rental camper vans will be available across the U.S. in months to come.
The Vans: Simple Campers now offers a trio of two-passenger Grounded G1 camper vans, which are based on converted Ford E-Transits and inspired by Scandinavian design. Features include solar panels, queen-sized bed, outdoor shower, toilet, fully outfitted kitchen, and various app-based controls (like remote start for heating or air conditioning).
The Journey: Simple Campers recommends heading up California’s Pacific coastline along famed road-trip route Highway 1, just miles away, with nearby highlights like Point Reyes National Seashore and Bodega Bay. Dip into the Russian River Valley, loaded with Sonoma’s top wineries, before spinning back down to the company’s base in Mill Valley, on a roughly 220-mile journey, best done over three days.
Scotland: eDub Trips
The Company: Pioneering electric camper van rental company eDub Trips launched way back in 2013, when it began converting classic 1970s Volkswagen camper vans from standard engines to electric motors. The two-van company (with plans for a third underway for 2024) is based out of England, but launched service in Scotland this year.
The Vans: Book a five-passenger 1979 Volkswagen T2 electric camper van out of Glenfinnan, Scotland, complete with two double beds, kitchenette, and ample storage space.
The Journey: The company suggests exploring the Scottish countryside round-trip from Fort William on a 5-day, 340-mile trip that includes stops in Glenfinnan (chockfull of Harry Potter film scenes, including its famed viaduct), a car ferry to the Isle of Skye, a boat trip on Loch Ness, and more. Bonus: Daily distances on this route are short enough that no additional charging stops would be required beyond the overnight campsite plug-in.
Washington State, United States: PacWesty
The Company: Five-year-old adventure camper van company PacWesty, based on Bainbridge Island in Washington State (under 10 miles from Seattle), launched its zero-emissions initiative with a trio of electric vehicles in 2019. (The company shop is additionally electrifying four VW Westfalia vans, anticipated for 2024 delivery to Bainbridge Island and the company’s new outpost in Palm Springs, California.)
The Vans: PacWesty currently has two four-passenger converted Ram ProMaster 1500s on offer, pop-top models which come with two sleeping areas (an upper tent bunk and convertible sofa bed), kitchenettes, and lots of storage. For longer trips, try their newest two-passenger, off-road-ready Rivian R1T electric pickup truck, tricked out with a rooftop tent and camping kit.
The Journey: PacWesty recommends a 405-mile, 10-day journey round-trip from Bainbridge Island that strings together several nature-immersive stops along Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, including mountains (hike Hurricane Hill in Olympic National Park), beaches (swim at Rialto Beach), lakes, waterfalls, rain forests, and hot springs.
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Legal fees for defending yourself in one criminal case can be pricey — I can say that firsthand as a former trial lawyer. Now multiply that in former President Donald Trump’s case by two jurisdictions — New York state and federal court in Florida — totaling 74 felony charges against him.
And Trump may need representation in two other jurisdictions: in Washington, DC, where a federal grand jury deliberates on the special counsel’s investigation of efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and in Fulton County, Georgia, where prosecutors are probing alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election results there after he lost.
Trump’s political action committee, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of 2023, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The PAC also shelled out $16 million-plus on legal costs the previous year, Federal Election Commission records show. Trump’s team says the money is being used to defend the former president as well as some of his aides and allies.
“In order to combat these heinous actions by Joe Biden’s cronies and to protect these innocent people from financial ruin and prevent their lives from being completely destroyed, the leadership PAC contributed to their legal fees to ensure they have representation against unlawful harassment,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told CNN.
These off-the-chart legal costs may help explain this weekend’s reporting from The New York Times that Save America recently requested a refund on a $60 million contribution it made to another group. (It appears that a more accurate name for the PAC should be “Save Trump from Prison.” Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges in both the state and federal cases.)
The enormous costs have apparently become such an issue that Trump’s team is creating a legal defense fund to cover the mounting bills, CNN reported Sunday night, citing two sources familiar with the planning.
Keep in mind Trump began raising funds for the Save America PAC after he lost the 2020 election by seeking — as the Times noted — “small-dollar donations” based on the claim he needed the money to fight widespread fraud in the race. Of course, no evidence of such fraud was ever found.
As time went on, Trump began raising funds for his 2024 campaign. However, he later began diverting a larger percentage of every dollar he raised online away from his election campaign coffers and into the PAC, which is being used to pay for lawyers for him and other people, according to the Times.
As a result, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — who also is vying for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination — recently slammed Trump’s funneling of money that donors gave to his campaign to pay his personal legal fees as “disgraceful.”
“He’s going to middle-class men and women in this country, and they’re donating $15, $25, $50, $100 because they believe in Donald Trump and they want him to be president again,” Christie said. “They’re not giving that money so he can pay his personal legal fees.”
The Times has reported that campaign finance experts are divided on whether Trump can continue to use the PAC to pay for his personal legal bills, given that he formally became a presidential candidate in November. However, Paul Seamus Ryan, a campaign finance expert, recently told The Washington Post he did not see any “legal red flags” with the PAC paying Trump’s fees.
“At the end of the day it’s up to the donors to decide if that’s the way they want their money spent,” Ryan told the Post. “My sense is if you’re giving money to Trump in 2023, you’re fine with it.”
Christie and Ryan are both right. It is disgraceful that Trump is using funds from small donors that they believed would fund his campaign for his own personal legal woes. But at the same time, I don’t hear any Trump supporters complaining that the money is being used to fund his legal defense.
It may be because Trump repeatedly tells his followers — as he did again at a rally Saturday in Erie, Pennsylvania — that the justice system is “weaponized” against him and next it’s coming for them. Trump bellowed that very point to the crowd Saturday: “They’re not indicting me. They’re indicting you. I’m just standing in the way.” He then added to big cheers, “They want to take away my freedom because I will never let them take away your freedom. I will not let that happen.”
We don’t know how many Trump supporters believe his outrageous — bordering on laughable — words. We are not dealing with people moved by facts — they are only moved by what Trump tells them.
However, back on planet Earth, even Trump grasps that campaign dollars are both limited and precious. In fact, during his rally Saturday, Trump called on the other GOP presidential candidates to end their respective campaigns and rally behind him, declaring, “Every dollar spent attacking me by Republicans is a dollar given straight to the Biden campaign.” He added that his competitors are “wasting hundreds of millions of dollars that Republicans should be using to build a massive vote-gathering operation” to take on Biden in November 2024.
The same obviously can be said about Trump spending more than $56 million and counting in campaign donations for the legal defense of him and others in his orbit. And that is even before his lawyers have prepared for various trials — which can be exorbitantly expensive. And worse for Trump, President Joe Biden raised $72 million in his first quarter of fundraising since announcing his reelection bid in April — double the more than $35 million that the former president brought in during the second quarter of 2023.
Trump will of course paint himself as the victim and raise money from supporters off being indicted. But even Trump knows the more he spends on legal fees, the less he has for his 2024 campaign. The question is how much more money will Trump donors give to keep him out of jail as opposed to helping the GOP win the White House in 2024?
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Tim Parlatore, who was a part of the legal team hired by former President Donald Trump, warns that special counsel Jack Smith's decision to submit new charges in a superseding indictment will push the trial closer to or past the 2024 election.
(CNN) —Former President Donald Trump’s team is creating a legal defense fund to help offset some of the enormous bills incurred as his legal troubles mount, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN.
The fund is expected to cover the bills of some of Trump’s current and former aides and employees who have been wrapped up in various investigations into the former president. Trump’s political action committee, Save America, spent more than $40 million on legal fees for him and many of his associates since the start of 2023.
The new fund will be called the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc., according to the sources, and will be led by Trump associate and adviser Michael Glassner.
A Trump spokesperson blamed “the weaponized Department of Justice” and special counsel Jack Smith for targeting “innocent Americans associated with President Trump.”
“In order to combat these heinous actions by Joe Biden’s cronies and to protect these innocent people from financial ruin and prevent their lives from being completely destroyed, a new legal defense fund will help pay for their legal fees to ensure they have representation against unlawful harassment,” the spokesperson told CNN.
Smith filed new charges on Thursday against the former president, his aide Walt Nauta and a third defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, in the case alleging Trump mishandled classified documents after leaving the White House. The new charges included allegations that Trump and his employees attempted to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury. Both Nauta and De Oliveira are being represented by attorneys paid for by Trump’s operation.
Earlier this year, Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud. He also faces potential charges in the special counsel’s grand jury investigation into the lead-up to January 6, 2021, as well as an investigation by the Fulton County district attorney’s office in Georgia relating to attempts by him and his allies to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election result.
Trump has expanded his legal team in light of the mounting legal battles he is facing.
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July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat.
The National Weather Service said Phoenix climbed to a high of 111 F (43.8 Celsius) before the day was through.
July has been so steamy thus far that scientists calculate it will be the hottest month ever recorded and likely the warmest human civilization has seen. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July beyond record-smashing.
The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert.
On Sunday, a massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve spread rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve sent up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada.
Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday update.
“The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” authorities said. No structures were threatened, but there was also no containment.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady at about 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in rugged hills of Riverside County. More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the remote community of Aguanga, California.
Triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the central San Joaquin Valley through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
And in Burbank, California, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, the summer heat may have been responsible for some unusual behavior in the animal kingdom: Police in the city responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.
As climate change brings hotter and longer heat waves, record temperatures across the U.S. have killed dozens of people, and the poorest Americans suffer the most. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas.
Back in Phoenix, slight relief may be on the way as expected seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
“It should be around 108 degrees, so we break that 110 streak,” meteorologist Tom Frieders said. “Increasing cloud cover will put temperatures in a downward trend.”
The relief could be short-lived, however. Highs are expected to creep back to 110 F (43.3 C) Wednesday with temperatures reaching 115 F (46.1 C) by the end of the week.
Phoenix has also sweated through a record 16 consecutive nights when the lows temperature didn’t dip below 90 F (32.2 C), making it hard for people to cool off after sunset.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas continues to flirt with its hottest July ever. The city is closing in on its 2010 record for the average of the high and low each day for July, which stands at 96.2 F (35.5 C).
The extreme heat is also hitting the eastern U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places recorded their warmest days so far this year.
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Bernarda Pera 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bernarda Pera will open play in the Citi Open versus Leylah Annie Fernandez (in the round of 32). In her last match she was beaten by Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals to end a good performance at the Hamburg. Pera has +5000 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Pera at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Pera's Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Pera will meet Fernandez.
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Pera Stats
- In her previous tournament, the Hamburg, Pera was defeated in the quarterfinals by No. 101-ranked Shnaider, 1-6, 6-2, 4-6.
- Pera is 24-24 over the past year, with zero tournament victories.
- In 14 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months, Pera has gone 13-14.
- Through 48 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Pera has played 22.5 games per match. She won 49.2% of them.
- On hard courts, Pera has played 27 matches over the past year, and she has totaled 22.5 games per match while winning 49.0% of games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Pera has won 64.5% of her games on serve, and 33.7% on return.
- Pera has won 29.1% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, she has claimed 67.7% of her service games during that timeframe.
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Bjorn Fratangelo 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bjorn Fratangelo has a match against Gael Monfils coming up next in the Citi Open round of 64. Fratangelo is +10000 to win at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Fratangelo at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Fratangelo's Next Match
Fratangelo will play in the Citi Open round of 64 after getting past Alexis Galarneau 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and now matches up against Monfils on Monday, July 31 at 8:15 PM ET.
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Fratangelo Stats
- Fratangelo is coming off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 162-ranked Galarneau in the qualifying round on Sunday.
- Fratangelo is 1-1 over the past year, with zero tournament wins.
- In one hard-court tournaments over the past year, Fratangelo is 1-1 in matches.
- In his two matches over the past year, across all court types, Fratangelo has averaged 33.5 games.
- On hard courts, Fratangelo has played two matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 33.5 games per match while winning 47.8% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has been victorious in 14.7% of his return games and 81.8% of his service games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has won 81.8% of his games on serve and 14.7% on return.
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Brandon Nakashima 2023 Citi Open Odds
After bowing out in the round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open in his most recent tournament (knocked out by Christopher Eubanks), Brandon Nakashima will begin the Citi Open against Aleksandar Vukic (in the round of 64). Nakashima currently has +2000 odds to win this tournament at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Nakashima at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Nakashima's Next Match
Nakashima will open up at the Citi Open by matching up with Vukic in the round of 64 on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET).
Nakashima has current moneyline odds of -250 to win his next matchup against Vukic. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Brandon Nakashima Grand Slam Odds
- US Open odds to win: +6600
- Citi Open odds to win: +2000
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Nakashima Stats
- In his last match, Nakashima lost 7-6, 4-6, 5-7 versus Eubanks in the Round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open.
- Nakashima is 26-21 over the past year, with two tournament wins.
- Nakashima is 22-14 on hard courts over the past 12 months, with two tournament titles.
- Over the past year (across all court surfaces), Nakashima has played 47 matches and 25.9 games per match.
- In his 36 matches on a hard surface over the past 12 months, Nakashima has averaged 24.1 games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 82.6% of his games on serve, and 19.7% on return.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 83.5% of his games on serve and 20.4% on return.
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Parts of Arizona gets rain showers as storm chances continue through the night
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Parts of the state received rain showers as storms are expected to continue into Sunday night. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of the East Valley on Sunday evening as storms continued to move across the state. The warning was in effect until 6 p.m. for the cities of Apache Junction, Queen Valley, Rio Verde and Superior. There were no reported power outages or damages.
Residents in the high country saw lots of rain as storms made their way across northern Arizona. According to the National Weather Service, Flagstaff saw almost half an inch of rain, and areas near the San Francisco Peaks got soaked, receiving over 2 inches of rain this afternoon. Roadways were getting drenched in Ash Fork, where a flash flood warning was in effect until 6:30 p.m.
Some Valley residents woke up to rain early Sunday morning, and more storms are expected to hit the state. Many viewers shared photos and videos of rain in the West Valley, including Glendale, Peoria, Sun City and Surprise.
Last Thursday, Queen Creek, Apache Junction, and San Tan Valley also received a lot of damage as a monsoon storm passed through the region. The storm knocked out power for over 43,000 APS and SRP customers in Phoenix, Glendale, the East Valley and Gold Canyon. Some neighborhoods and homes near Mesa Drive and McKellips saw roofs torn off and uprooted trees. Fortunately, no one was injured in the powerful storm.
In addition, storms have been spreading across southern Arizona, particularly over Tucson, as hail fell, powerlines were downed, and trees were split on Saturday night.
According to Arizona’s Family’s First Alert Weather Team, the Phoenix metro area is likely to finally get a taste of some much-needed rain starting Sunday night and moving into Monday. Because of the impending rain, much of the Valley can expect slightly cooler temperatures. Keep an eye on the storm radar for the next 12 hours across the region below:
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July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat.
The National Weather Service said Phoenix climbed to a high of 111 F (43.8 Celsius) before the day was through.
July has been so steamy thus far that scientists calculate it will be the hottest month ever recorded and likely the warmest human civilization has seen. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July beyond record-smashing.
The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert.
On Sunday, a massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve spread rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve sent up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada.
Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday update.
“The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” authorities said. No structures were threatened, but there was also no containment.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady at about 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in rugged hills of Riverside County. More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the remote community of Aguanga, California.
Triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the central San Joaquin Valley through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
And in Burbank, California, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, the summer heat may have been responsible for some unusual behavior in the animal kingdom: Police in the city responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.
As climate change brings hotter and longer heat waves, record temperatures across the U.S. have killed dozens of people, and the poorest Americans suffer the most. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas.
Back in Phoenix, slight relief may be on the way as expected seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
“It should be around 108 degrees, so we break that 110 streak,” meteorologist Tom Frieders said. “Increasing cloud cover will put temperatures in a downward trend.”
The relief could be short-lived, however. Highs are expected to creep back to 110 F (43.3 C) Wednesday with temperatures reaching 115 F (46.1 C) by the end of the week.
Phoenix has also sweated through a record 16 consecutive nights when the lows temperature didn’t dip below 90 F (32.2 C), making it hard for people to cool off after sunset.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas continues to flirt with its hottest July ever. The city is closing in on its 2010 record for the average of the high and low each day for July, which stands at 96.2 F (35.5 C).
The extreme heat is also hitting the eastern U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places recorded their warmest days so far this year.
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July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat.
The National Weather Service said Phoenix climbed to a high of 111 F (43.8 Celsius) before the day was through.
July has been so steamy thus far that scientists calculate it will be the hottest month ever recorded and likely the warmest human civilization has seen. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July beyond record-smashing.
The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert.
On Sunday, a massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve spread rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve sent up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada.
Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday update.
“The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” authorities said. No structures were threatened, but there was also no containment.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady at about 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in rugged hills of Riverside County. More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the remote community of Aguanga, California.
Triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the central San Joaquin Valley through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
And in Burbank, California, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, the summer heat may have been responsible for some unusual behavior in the animal kingdom: Police in the city responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.
As climate change brings hotter and longer heat waves, record temperatures across the U.S. have killed dozens of people, and the poorest Americans suffer the most. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas.
Back in Phoenix, slight relief may be on the way as expected seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
“It should be around 108 degrees, so we break that 110 streak,” meteorologist Tom Frieders said. “Increasing cloud cover will put temperatures in a downward trend.”
The relief could be short-lived, however. Highs are expected to creep back to 110 F (43.3 C) Wednesday with temperatures reaching 115 F (46.1 C) by the end of the week.
Phoenix has also sweated through a record 16 consecutive nights when the lows temperature didn’t dip below 90 F (32.2 C), making it hard for people to cool off after sunset.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas continues to flirt with its hottest July ever. The city is closing in on its 2010 record for the average of the high and low each day for July, which stands at 96.2 F (35.5 C).
The extreme heat is also hitting the eastern U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places recorded their warmest days so far this year.
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Danielle Collins 2023 Citi Open Odds
Danielle Collins will begin the Citi Open in Washington, District of Columbia versus Liudmila Samsonova in the round of 32. She was knocked off by Belinda Bencic in the round of 64 of the Wimbledon (her most recent tournament). Collins has +2800 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Collins at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Collins' Next Match
In her opening match at the Citi Open, on Monday, July 31 (at 12:00 PM ET) in the round of 32, Collins will face Samsonova.
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Collins Stats
- Collins is coming off a loss in the Round of 64 at the Wimbledon, at the hands of No. 14-ranked Bencic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7.
- Collins has not won any of her 14 tournaments over the past 12 months, with an overall record of 18-14.
- Collins has a match record of 17-11 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- Through 32 matches over the past 12 months (across all court types), Collins has played 23.5 games per match. She won 51.8% of them.
- In her 28 matches on hard courts over the past year, Collins has played 23.3 games per match.
- Collins, over the past 12 months, has won 71.0% of her service games and 32.6% of her return games.
- Collins has claimed 71.2% of her service games on hard courts and 34.3% of her return games over the past 12 months.
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July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix sizzled through its 31st consecutive day of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) and other parts of the country grappled Sunday with record temperatures after a week that saw significant portions of the U.S. population subject to extreme heat.
The National Weather Service said Phoenix climbed to a high of 111 F (43.8 Celsius) before the day was through.
July has been so steamy thus far that scientists calculate it will be the hottest month ever recorded and likely the warmest human civilization has seen. The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday proclaimed July beyond record-smashing.
The historic heat began blasting the lower Southwest U.S. in late June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California’s desert.
On Sunday, a massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve spread rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve sent up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada.
Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday update.
“The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” authorities said. No structures were threatened, but there was also no containment.
To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady at about 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in rugged hills of Riverside County. More than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday near the remote community of Aguanga, California.
Triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the central San Joaquin Valley through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
And in Burbank, California, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, the summer heat may have been responsible for some unusual behavior in the animal kingdom: Police in the city responded to a report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood and found the animal sitting in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.
As climate change brings hotter and longer heat waves, record temperatures across the U.S. have killed dozens of people, and the poorest Americans suffer the most. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.
Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments.
“To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.”
It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas.
Back in Phoenix, slight relief may be on the way as expected seasonal thunderstorms could drop temperatures Monday and Tuesday.
“It should be around 108 degrees, so we break that 110 streak,” meteorologist Tom Frieders said. “Increasing cloud cover will put temperatures in a downward trend.”
The relief could be short-lived, however. Highs are expected to creep back to 110 F (43.3 C) Wednesday with temperatures reaching 115 F (46.1 C) by the end of the week.
Phoenix has also sweated through a record 16 consecutive nights when the lows temperature didn’t dip below 90 F (32.2 C), making it hard for people to cool off after sunset.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas continues to flirt with its hottest July ever. The city is closing in on its 2010 record for the average of the high and low each day for July, which stands at 96.2 F (35.5 C).
The extreme heat is also hitting the eastern U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places recorded their warmest days so far this year.
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Bernarda Pera 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bernarda Pera will open play in the Citi Open versus Leylah Annie Fernandez (in the round of 32). In her last match she was beaten by Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals to end a good performance at the Hamburg. Pera has +5000 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Pera at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Pera's Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Pera will meet Fernandez.
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Pera Stats
- In her previous tournament, the Hamburg, Pera was defeated in the quarterfinals by No. 101-ranked Shnaider, 1-6, 6-2, 4-6.
- Pera is 24-24 over the past year, with zero tournament victories.
- In 14 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months, Pera has gone 13-14.
- Through 48 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Pera has played 22.5 games per match. She won 49.2% of them.
- On hard courts, Pera has played 27 matches over the past year, and she has totaled 22.5 games per match while winning 49.0% of games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Pera has won 64.5% of her games on serve, and 33.7% on return.
- Pera has won 29.1% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, she has claimed 67.7% of her service games during that timeframe.
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Bernarda Pera 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bernarda Pera will open play in the Citi Open versus Leylah Annie Fernandez (in the round of 32). In her last match she was beaten by Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals to end a good performance at the Hamburg. Pera has +5000 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Pera at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Pera's Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Pera will meet Fernandez.
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Pera Stats
- In her previous tournament, the Hamburg, Pera was defeated in the quarterfinals by No. 101-ranked Shnaider, 1-6, 6-2, 4-6.
- Pera is 24-24 over the past year, with zero tournament victories.
- In 14 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months, Pera has gone 13-14.
- Through 48 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Pera has played 22.5 games per match. She won 49.2% of them.
- On hard courts, Pera has played 27 matches over the past year, and she has totaled 22.5 games per match while winning 49.0% of games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Pera has won 64.5% of her games on serve, and 33.7% on return.
- Pera has won 29.1% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, she has claimed 67.7% of her service games during that timeframe.
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Hailey Baptiste 2023 Citi Open Odds
Play progresses at the Citi Open, with Hailey Baptiste in the round of 32 against Karolina Pliskova. Baptiste's odds are +8000 to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Baptiste at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Baptiste's Next Match
Baptiste will be in the Citi Open round of 32 after beating Peyton Stearns 7-6, 6-2, and now matches up against Pliskova on Tuesday, August 1 at 12:00 PM ET.
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Baptiste Stats
- Baptiste beat No. 59-ranked Stearns 7-6, 6-2 on Sunday to make the .
- The 21-year-old Baptiste is 3-8 over the past 12 months and is still seeking her first tournament victory.
- Baptiste is 0-6 on hard courts over the past year.
- Baptiste, over the past year, has played 11 matches across all court surfaces, and 18.5 games per match.
- On hard courts, Baptiste has played six matches over the past 12 months, and she has totaled 18.5 games per match while winning 32.4% of games.
- Baptiste, over the past year, has won 58.2% of her service games and 19.6% of her return games.
- Baptiste has been victorious in 51.3% of her service games on hard courts and 20.5% of her return games over the past year.
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Bjorn Fratangelo 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bjorn Fratangelo has a match against Gael Monfils coming up next in the Citi Open round of 64. Fratangelo is +10000 to win at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Fratangelo at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Fratangelo's Next Match
Fratangelo will play in the Citi Open round of 64 after getting past Alexis Galarneau 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and now matches up against Monfils on Monday, July 31 at 8:15 PM ET.
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Fratangelo Stats
- Fratangelo is coming off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 162-ranked Galarneau in the qualifying round on Sunday.
- Fratangelo is 1-1 over the past year, with zero tournament wins.
- In one hard-court tournaments over the past year, Fratangelo is 1-1 in matches.
- In his two matches over the past year, across all court types, Fratangelo has averaged 33.5 games.
- On hard courts, Fratangelo has played two matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 33.5 games per match while winning 47.8% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has been victorious in 14.7% of his return games and 81.8% of his service games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has won 81.8% of his games on serve and 14.7% on return.
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Bernarda Pera 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bernarda Pera will open play in the Citi Open versus Leylah Annie Fernandez (in the round of 32). In her last match she was beaten by Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals to end a good performance at the Hamburg. Pera has +5000 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Pera at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Pera's Next Match
In the round of 32 of the Citi Open, on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET), Pera will meet Fernandez.
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Pera Stats
- In her previous tournament, the Hamburg, Pera was defeated in the quarterfinals by No. 101-ranked Shnaider, 1-6, 6-2, 4-6.
- Pera is 24-24 over the past year, with zero tournament victories.
- In 14 tournaments on hard courts over the past 12 months, Pera has gone 13-14.
- Through 48 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Pera has played 22.5 games per match. She won 49.2% of them.
- On hard courts, Pera has played 27 matches over the past year, and she has totaled 22.5 games per match while winning 49.0% of games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Pera has won 64.5% of her games on serve, and 33.7% on return.
- Pera has won 29.1% of her return games on hard courts over the past 12 months. Meanwhile, she has claimed 67.7% of her service games during that timeframe.
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Bjorn Fratangelo 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bjorn Fratangelo has a match against Gael Monfils coming up next in the Citi Open round of 64. Fratangelo is +10000 to win at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Fratangelo at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Fratangelo's Next Match
Fratangelo will play in the Citi Open round of 64 after getting past Alexis Galarneau 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and now matches up against Monfils on Monday, July 31 at 8:15 PM ET.
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Fratangelo Stats
- Fratangelo is coming off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 162-ranked Galarneau in the qualifying round on Sunday.
- Fratangelo is 1-1 over the past year, with zero tournament wins.
- In one hard-court tournaments over the past year, Fratangelo is 1-1 in matches.
- In his two matches over the past year, across all court types, Fratangelo has averaged 33.5 games.
- On hard courts, Fratangelo has played two matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 33.5 games per match while winning 47.8% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has been victorious in 14.7% of his return games and 81.8% of his service games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has won 81.8% of his games on serve and 14.7% on return.
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Lauren Davis 2023 Citi Open Odds
Lauren Davis has a match versus Sloane Stephens coming up next in the Citi Open round of 32. Davis is +6600 to win at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Davis at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Davis' Next Match
After defeating Ashlyn Krueger 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the qualification final, Davis will meet Stephens in the round of 32 on Monday, July 31 at 2:40 PM ET.
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Davis Stats
- In the qualifying round on Sunday, Davis beat No. 123-ranked Krueger, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
- Davis has won one of her 20 tournaments over the past year, with an overall record of 26-19.
- Davis has won one tournament over the past 12 months on hard courts, with a match record of 20-11 on that surface.
- Davis has played 21.4 games per match in her 45 matches over the past year across all court types.
- On hard courts, Davis has played 31 matches over the past 12 months, and 21.2 games per match.
- Davis has won 33.9% of her return games and 62.1% of her service games over the past year.
- On hard courts, Davis, over the past year, has claimed 66.1% of her service games and 35.0% of her return games.
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Brandon Nakashima 2023 Citi Open Odds
After bowing out in the round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open in his most recent tournament (knocked out by Christopher Eubanks), Brandon Nakashima will begin the Citi Open against Aleksandar Vukic (in the round of 64). Nakashima currently has +2000 odds to win this tournament at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Nakashima at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Nakashima's Next Match
Nakashima will open up at the Citi Open by matching up with Vukic in the round of 64 on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET).
Nakashima has current moneyline odds of -250 to win his next matchup against Vukic. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Brandon Nakashima Grand Slam Odds
- US Open odds to win: +6600
- Citi Open odds to win: +2000
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Nakashima Stats
- In his last match, Nakashima lost 7-6, 4-6, 5-7 versus Eubanks in the Round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open.
- Nakashima is 26-21 over the past year, with two tournament wins.
- Nakashima is 22-14 on hard courts over the past 12 months, with two tournament titles.
- Over the past year (across all court surfaces), Nakashima has played 47 matches and 25.9 games per match.
- In his 36 matches on a hard surface over the past 12 months, Nakashima has averaged 24.1 games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 82.6% of his games on serve, and 19.7% on return.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 83.5% of his games on serve and 20.4% on return.
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Bjorn Fratangelo 2023 Citi Open Odds
Bjorn Fratangelo has a match against Gael Monfils coming up next in the Citi Open round of 64. Fratangelo is +10000 to win at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Fratangelo at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Fratangelo's Next Match
Fratangelo will play in the Citi Open round of 64 after getting past Alexis Galarneau 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and now matches up against Monfils on Monday, July 31 at 8:15 PM ET.
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Fratangelo Stats
- Fratangelo is coming off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 162-ranked Galarneau in the qualifying round on Sunday.
- Fratangelo is 1-1 over the past year, with zero tournament wins.
- In one hard-court tournaments over the past year, Fratangelo is 1-1 in matches.
- In his two matches over the past year, across all court types, Fratangelo has averaged 33.5 games.
- On hard courts, Fratangelo has played two matches over the past 12 months, and he has totaled 33.5 games per match while winning 47.8% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has been victorious in 14.7% of his return games and 81.8% of his service games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Fratangelo has won 81.8% of his games on serve and 14.7% on return.
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Brandon Nakashima 2023 Citi Open Odds
After bowing out in the round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open in his most recent tournament (knocked out by Christopher Eubanks), Brandon Nakashima will begin the Citi Open against Aleksandar Vukic (in the round of 64). Nakashima currently has +2000 odds to win this tournament at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Nakashima at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Nakashima's Next Match
Nakashima will open up at the Citi Open by matching up with Vukic in the round of 64 on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET).
Nakashima has current moneyline odds of -250 to win his next matchup against Vukic. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Brandon Nakashima Grand Slam Odds
- US Open odds to win: +6600
- Citi Open odds to win: +2000
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Nakashima Stats
- In his last match, Nakashima lost 7-6, 4-6, 5-7 versus Eubanks in the Round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open.
- Nakashima is 26-21 over the past year, with two tournament wins.
- Nakashima is 22-14 on hard courts over the past 12 months, with two tournament titles.
- Over the past year (across all court surfaces), Nakashima has played 47 matches and 25.9 games per match.
- In his 36 matches on a hard surface over the past 12 months, Nakashima has averaged 24.1 games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 82.6% of his games on serve, and 19.7% on return.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 83.5% of his games on serve and 20.4% on return.
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Mackenzie McDonald 2023 Citi Open Odds
After reaching the quarterfinals at the Hall of Fame Open (before being knocked out by Alex Michelsen in his last match), Mackenzie McDonald will begin play in the Citi Open versus Diego Schwartzman in the round of 64. McDonald is +3300 to win it all at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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McDonald at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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McDonald's Next Match
In his opening match at the Citi Open, McDonald will face Schwartzman on Monday, July 31 at 4:00 PM ET in the round of 64.
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McDonald Stats
- McDonald is coming off a defeat in the quarterfinals at the Hall of Fame Open, at the hands of No. 190-ranked Michelsen, 3-6, 3-6.
- The 28-year-old McDonald is 31-29 over the past year and is still seeking his first tournament victory.
- McDonald is 23-19 on hard courts over the past year.
- McDonald has played 24.1 games per match in his 60 matches over the past year across all court surfaces.
- In his 42 matches on hard courts over the past year, McDonald has played 23.8 games per match.
- McDonald, over the past year, has won 76.3% of his service games and 26.0% of his return games.
- McDonald has been victorious in 78.0% of his service games on hard courts and 27.1% of his return games over the past 12 months.
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Danielle Collins 2023 Citi Open Odds
Danielle Collins will begin the Citi Open in Washington, District of Columbia versus Liudmila Samsonova in the round of 32. She was knocked off by Belinda Bencic in the round of 64 of the Wimbledon (her most recent tournament). Collins has +2800 odds to win this tournament at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
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Collins at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 32
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Collins' Next Match
In her opening match at the Citi Open, on Monday, July 31 (at 12:00 PM ET) in the round of 32, Collins will face Samsonova.
Collins has current moneyline odds of +100 to win her next contest against Samsonova. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
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Collins Stats
- Collins is coming off a loss in the Round of 64 at the Wimbledon, at the hands of No. 14-ranked Bencic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7.
- Collins has not won any of her 14 tournaments over the past 12 months, with an overall record of 18-14.
- Collins has a match record of 17-11 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- Through 32 matches over the past 12 months (across all court types), Collins has played 23.5 games per match. She won 51.8% of them.
- In her 28 matches on hard courts over the past year, Collins has played 23.3 games per match.
- Collins, over the past 12 months, has won 71.0% of her service games and 32.6% of her return games.
- Collins has claimed 71.2% of her service games on hard courts and 34.3% of her return games over the past 12 months.
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Brandon Nakashima 2023 Citi Open Odds
After bowing out in the round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open in his most recent tournament (knocked out by Christopher Eubanks), Brandon Nakashima will begin the Citi Open against Aleksandar Vukic (in the round of 64). Nakashima currently has +2000 odds to win this tournament at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.
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Nakashima at the 2023 Citi Open
- Next Round: Round of 64
- Tournament Dates: July 28 - August 7
- Venue: William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Nakashima's Next Match
Nakashima will open up at the Citi Open by matching up with Vukic in the round of 64 on Tuesday, August 1 (at 12:00 PM ET).
Nakashima has current moneyline odds of -250 to win his next matchup against Vukic. Check out the latest odds for the entire field at BetMGM.
Brandon Nakashima Grand Slam Odds
- US Open odds to win: +6600
- Citi Open odds to win: +2000
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Nakashima Stats
- In his last match, Nakashima lost 7-6, 4-6, 5-7 versus Eubanks in the Round of 16 of the Truist Atlanta Open.
- Nakashima is 26-21 over the past year, with two tournament wins.
- Nakashima is 22-14 on hard courts over the past 12 months, with two tournament titles.
- Over the past year (across all court surfaces), Nakashima has played 47 matches and 25.9 games per match.
- In his 36 matches on a hard surface over the past 12 months, Nakashima has averaged 24.1 games.
- As far as serve/return winning percentages over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 82.6% of his games on serve, and 19.7% on return.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Nakashima has won 83.5% of his games on serve and 20.4% on return.
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