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“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt” with Sigourney Weaver and Quavo’s album “Rocket Power” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are “Mixtape,” a Paramount+ documentary celebrating hip-hop, and the return of the acclaimed comedy “Reservation Dogs” for its third and final season on FX on Hulu.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
— James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” reaches an appropriately sincere, satirical and cornball finale in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” The film, one of the few non-“Barbie” or “Oppenheimer” summer hits, arrives Wednesday on Disney+ having already grossed $844 million in worldwide ticket sales. Gunn’s underdog superhero trilogy culminates with a tale focused on a backstory for Rocket, Bradley Cooper’s wise-cracking raccoon, and a showdown with a supervillain (Chukwudi Iwuji) hellbent on repopulating Earth with a “perfect” species. In my review, I praised the conviction of Gunn’s soupy sci-fi spectacle, writing: “Whatever this sweet, surreal sci-fi shamble is that Gunn has created, everyone here seems to believe ardently in it.”
— “Oppenheimer” isn’t the only movie around returning to Los Alamos. Steve James, the acclaimed documentarian of “Hoop Dreams,” in “A Compassionate Spy” details the story of physicist Ted Hall, a brilliant 18-year-old Harvard student when he was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project and went on to pass nuclear information to the Soviets. He confessed in 1998, a year before his death. Hall, one of several scientists to leak information from the atom bomb project, maintained he did it for the good of humanity and to prevent a nuclear monopoly. “A Compassionate Spy” debuts Friday, Aug. 4 on video-on-demand and in theaters.
— “Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb,” a documentary of the decades-long collaboration between the “Power Broker” author and his revered editor is a stirring and affection portrait of two literary giants. The film, directed by the editor’s daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb, will begin streaming Tuesday on the Criterion Channel, just weeks after the death of Gottlieb, who edited novels by Toni Morrison, John Cheever, Joseph Heller and many others. In my review of the film, I wrote: “Civil wars over semicolons and heated debate over the word ‘looms’ would not, on the face of it, seem like the stuff of a gripping big-screen movie. But make no mistake about it, ‘Turn Every Page’… is as much a rock ’em, sock ’em clash of heavyweights as found in any blockbuster.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
— Quavo will release “Rocket Power,” his first album since fellow Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in November 2022. Quavo introduced the new LP with a trailer that features a massive CGI rocket preparing to launch into space. In a statement, he shared: “Through the process of healing I’ve learned to turn tragedy into triumph. I had to dig deep into my purpose and find the power to keep striving.” This summer, Quavo and Future shared a new song, “Turn Your Clic Up,” which followed recent singles “Greatness” and “Honey Bun.” Shortly before his death, Quavo and Takeoff had shared their joint LP, “Only Built for Infinity Links.”
— Rick Springfield, whose hits include “Human Touch,” and, of course, “Jessie’s Girl,” is putting out his 21st album, “Automatic.” Written and produced by Springfield, the collection features 20 new songs. “My goal was solid three-minute tunes with the biggest hooks I could come up with,” he said in a news release. Springfield previewed his sound by releasing the title track and “She Walks With the Angels.” The album is dedicated to Matty Spindel, a friend and soundman of 25 years who died in 2022. Springfield will be hitting the road this summer on the I Want My ’80s Tour.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
NEW SERIES TO STREAM
— Hip-hop is markings its 50th anniversary and Paramount+ will stream a documentary called “Mixtape” beginning Tuesday. The film explores how before the hip-hop genre had radio play, streaming or social media, its songs were often shared via mixtapes. Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, Big Boi and KRS-One are just a few of the artists featured in the doc about mixtape culture.
— The half-hour critically acclaimed comedy “Reservation Dogs” returns for its third and final season on Wednesday on FX on Hulu. The series follows four Indigenous teens who, when we first meet them in season one, are reeling from the death of their friend Daniel. Daniel’s dream was to leave rural Oklahoma for California. The group decides the best way to honor Daniel is by fulfilling his goal and traveling to this magical state he was enamored with. To get there, they’ll steal and scheme but it’s not an easy road. In this new season, they’ve made it to California but don’t have the means to return home. Now that the friends have achieved Daniel’s wish, they also must decide what to do next with their own lives. The Indigenous representation in “Reservation Dogs” also extends behind-the-camera with each of its writers, directors and crew.
— Netflix’s popular British rom-com drama series “Heartstopper,” starring Joe Locke and Kit Connor returns for its second season on Wednesday. Locke and Connor play Charlie and Nick, two high school schoolmates who fell in love in season one. The series has been praised for its portrayal of LGTBQ+ characters.
— Sigourney Weaver and Alycia Debnam-Carey co-star in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt” for Prime Video. The story is based on a novel of the same name by Holly Ringland. Debnam-Carey plays Alice, who as a young girl, moved in with her grandmother June – played by Weaver – after a family tragedy. June is a flower farmer and teaches Alice how flowers can be used as a form of self-expression. The story spans two decades and follows Alice into adulthood. The series debuts Friday, Aug. 4 on the streamer.
— Alicia Rancilio
NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
— Dungeons & Dragons has seen a boom in popularity over the last few years, with a hit movie, live-streamed games and a major supporting role on “Stranger Things.” But it’s been a while since we’ve gotten a true D&D video game. That drought ends with Baldur’s Gate 3. You begin as just some poor sap with an evil parasite stuck in your brain, but once you round up the typical gang of wizards, brawlers, clerics and rogues, the fate of D&D’s sprawling Forgotten Realms is in your hands. Developer Larian Studios, best known for the terrific Divinity: Original Sin, has shown it has the chops to create stirring role-playing adventures, and has promised that this one could take up to 200 hours to fully explore. You can pick up your sword or wand Thursday on PC, or hold out for the PlayStation 5 version in September.
— Lou Kesten
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the successful dosing of the first patient in its global multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical study of 'JIN-A02' on 31st July at Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
More clinical sites will follow suit, including seven more hospitals in Korea (National Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Asan Medical Center), two in the United States, and one in Thailand.
This global phase 1/2 clinical trial seeks to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of "JIN-A02" in advanced NSCLC patients carrying EGFR mutations.
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI, which is highly selective for and strongly inhibits NSCLC with C797S double or triple mutations, showing efficacy even against intracranial tumors by exhibiting high blood-brain barrier penetrance.
Anna Jo, CEO of J INTS BIO, said, "We expect the positive results of 'JIN-A02' in the pre-clinical studies to translate to positive outcomes for patients in the clinical trial" adding that, "We hope also to proceed with the application for designation of orphan drug, and thereby quickly occupy the global NSCLC therapy market through conditional use."
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including those on 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability as well. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole Monday as she is sentenced in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.
Vallow Daybell was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, her fifth husband’s previous wife.
The husband, Chad Daybell, is awaiting trial on the same murder charges. Vallow Daybell also faces two other cases in Arizona — one on a charge of conspiring with her brother to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and one of conspiring to kill her niece’s ex-husband. Charles Vallow was shot and killed in 2019, but her niece’s ex survived an attempt later that year.
Monday’s sentencing will take place at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho. Judge Steven W. Boyce is expected to hear testimony from several representatives of the victims, including Vallow Daybell’s only surviving son, Colby Ryan.
The case began in July 2019, when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in a suburban Phoenix home. Cox told police he acted in self defense. He was never charged in the case and died later that year of what authorities determined were natural causes.
Vallow Daybell was already in a relationship with Chad Daybell, a self-published author who wrote doomsday-focused fiction loosely based on Mormon teachings. She moved to Idaho with her kids and brother to be closer to him.
The children were last seen alive in September 2019. Police discovered they were missing a month later after an extended family member became worried. Their bodies were found buried in Chad Daybell’s yard the following summer.
Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow married in November 2019, about two weeks after Daybell’s previous wife, Tammy, was killed. Tammy Daybell initially was described as having died of natural causes, but an autopsy later showed she had been asphyxiated, authorities said.
Defense attorney Jim Archibald argued during the trial that there was no evidence tying Vallow Daybell to the killings, but plenty showing she was a loving, protective mother whose life took a sharp turn when she met Chad Daybell and fell for his “weird” apocalyptic religious claims. He suggested that Daybell and Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, were responsible for the deaths.
Daybell told her they had been married in several previous lives and she was a “sexual goddess” who was supposed to help him save the world by gathering 144,000 followers so Jesus could return, Archibald said.
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MIAMI (AP) — An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveira, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators probing Trump’s hoarding of classified documents.
De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago’s property manager, was added last week to the indictment with Trump and the former president’s valet, Walt Nauta, in the federal case alleging a plot to illegally keep top-secret records at Trump’s Florida estate and thwart government efforts to retrieve them.
De Oliveira faces charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to investigators. He’s scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge in Miami nearly two months after Trump pleaded not guilty in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
The developments in the classified documents case come as Trump braces for possible charges in another federal investigation into his efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election. Trump has received a letter from Smith indicating that he is a target of that investigation, and Trump’s lawyers met with Smith’s team last week.
An attorney for De Oliveira declined last week to comment on the allegations. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said the Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to investigators. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform last week that he was told the tapes were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
Prosecutors have not alleged that security footage was actually deleted or kept from investigators.
Nauta has also pleaded not guilty. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had previously scheduled the trial of Trump and Nauta to begin in May, and it’s unclear whether the addition of De Oliveira to the case may impact the case’s timeline.
The latest indictment, unsealed on Thursday, alleges that Trump tried to have security footage deleted after investigators visited in June 2022 to collect classified documents Trump took with him after he left the White House.
Trump was already facing dozens of felony counts — including willful retention of notional defense information — stemming from allegations that he mishandled government secrets that as commander-in-chief he was entrusted to protect. Experts have said the new allegations bolster the special counsel’s case and deepen the former president’s legal jeopardy.
Video from Mar-a-Lago would ultimately become vital to the government’s case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump’s direction and in effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump’s own lawyers.
Days after the Justice Department sent a subpoena for video footage at Mar-a-Lago to the Trump Organization in June 2022, prosecutors say De Oliveira asked a information technology staffer how long the server retained footage and told the employee “the boss” wanted it deleted. When the employee said he didn’t believe he was able to do that, De Oliveira insisted the “boss” wanted it done, asking, “What are we going to do?”
Shortly after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago and found classified records in the storage room and Trump’s office, prosecutors say Nauta called a Trump employee and said words to the effect of, “someone just wants to make sure Carlos is good.” The indictment says the employee responded that De Oliveira was loyal and wouldn’t do anything to affect his relationship with Trump. That same day, the indictment alleges, Trump called De Oliveira directly to say that he would get De Oliveira an attorney.
Prosecutors allege that De Oliveira later lied in interviews with investigators, falsely claiming that he hadn’t even seen boxes moved into Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagad, a popular mobile money carrier based in Bangladesh, has emerged as a unicorn startup only in four years of its journey – the fastest in Bangladesh to reach this remarkable feat.
In recognition of the achievement, Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Ltd., received the "Fastest to Unicorn Award" from Honourable Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day "Bangladesh Startup Summit 2023" in Hotel InterContinental Dhaka on 29 July 2023, hosted by Startup Bangladesh Ltd., the flagship venture capital company of the Government of Bangladesh's ICT Division.
Nagad has reshaped the country's MFS industry with one after another disruptive innovation and inspired confidence among people to embrace its products and services that are convenient and affordable. In this way, the state-owned mobile money carrier has established itself as the fastest unicorn startup in Bangladesh.
Presenting a keynote at the startup summit, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak lauded Nagad's contribution to building a smart economy in Bangladesh.
Founder and Managing Director of Nagad Ltd. Tanvir A Mishuk said, "The way Digital Bangladesh is marching ahead we should have achieved the unicorn status much earlier. Now, our challenge is to take our company's valuation to USD 2 billion."
Increasing the valuation is not Nagad's main target, rather, it has embarked on its journey mainly to bring unbanked people under financial inclusion and get them used to digital payments, he also, adding, "We have already come a long way in meeting our target."
The way payments continue to evolve in keeping with people's changing lifestyle, there is no denying the fact that cashless is the future. Bangladesh government has taken many initiatives to attract people to digital payments. To complement the country's digital vision, Nagad is also working relentlessly to introduce new products and services required to accelerate the country's transition to a cashless society.
To grow into a complete financial solution, the MFS provider is going to establish a digital bank that will make available all financial services on a single platform. The mobile money carrier has already prepared itself accordingly.
"If we get the licence for digital bank, we will introduce collateral-free loans for small informal businesses who now take loans from moneylenders at 40% interest rate per day," said the Nagad MD.
If everything continues to go in the right direction, Bangladesh will emerge as a Smart Nation by 2041, envisioned by PM Sheikh Hasina.
About Nagad Ltd (https://www.nagad.com.bd/)
Nagad Limited is one of the leading MFS operators in Bangladesh's payment industry with 80 million registered customers and an average daily transaction of about USD 112 million. The digital payment platform, known as a successful public-private partnership between Bangladesh Postal Department and the private sector, was inaugurated in 2019 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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NANJING, China, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leads Biolabs" or "Company") announced today that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved its first-in-human Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for LBL-034, an anti-GPRC5D/CD3 bispecific antibody invented by Leads Biolabs with global intellectual property rights, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Currently, no GPRC5D-targeting antibody has been approved for marketing.
This is a first-in-human, single-arm, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation and expansion clinical study, and plans to enroll patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have failed prior therapies including but not limited to at least one proteasome inhibitor (PI), one immunomodulator (IMiD) as well as other standard treatments. This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LBL-034, determine the recommended Phase II dose and assess its efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma.
"Despite recent progress and continuous advancements in multiple myeloma, the time between recurrences has been steadily decreasing, particularly as the number of treatment lines increases. This ultimately leads to emergence of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, reaffirming its status as an incurable malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to human life. In light of this challenging reality, the urgent need for more effective and innovative treatment options has never been more evident." said Dr. Charles Cai, Chief Medical Officer of Leads Biolabs, "LBL-034 adopts a unique molecular design, which enables the drug to specifically bind to GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells with high affinity, and reduces the risk of non-specific activation of T-cells, thereby enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and reducing potential risk of immunotoxicity. LBL-034 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activities and good safety profile in pre-clinical studies. We adhere to our tradition of innovation and aim to deliver an important, novel and effective treatment option for patients with poor prognosis of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma."
About GPRC5D:
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Class C Group 5 Member D (GPRC5D) is a C-type 7-channel transmembrane receptor protein. GPRC5D is low expressed in normal human tissues but specifically overexpressed in multiple myeloma. The intensity of GPRC5D expression is an independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma, and its overexpression is significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Therefore, GPRC5D may be an important potential target for the treatment of plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma.
About multiple myeloma:
Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disease caused by abnormal proliferation of clonal plasma cells, accounting for 10-15% of hematologic malignancies and about 1.4% of all malignancies. It is the second most common hematological malignancy in adults after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and mostly occurs in the elderly. According to the data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma worldwide in 2020 were 176,000 and 117,000 respectively, and the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma in China were 21,000 and 16,000 respectively. Currently, multiple myeloma is still an incurable malignant tumor, and the five-year survival rate of patients is approximately 24.8% in China, 33.3% in Japan, and 46.7% in the United States. In recent years, with the successful development of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), selective nuclear output inhibitors, CD38-targeted antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and CAR-T cell therapies, the tumor response rate and survival prognosis have been significantly improved. However, multiple myeloma remains an unmet clinical need for more effective treatments.
About LBL-034:
LBL-034 is a humanized IgG1 subtype asymmetric bispecific antibody targeting both GPRC5D and CD3 and Leads Biolabs fully owns the worldwide intellectual property rights. LBL-034 induces T-cell-mediated killing of myeloma cells by redirecting CD3+ T-cells to myeloma cells expressing GPRC5D.
LBL-034 has the potential to be a transformative best-in-class GPRC5D-targeted immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Clinical studies are planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBL-034 in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in Nanjing by a team of senior U.S.-trained antibody drug developers. Since 2014, Leads Biolabs has been dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibody drugs with independent intellectual property rights for the treatment of oncology and other major diseases of high unmet medical needs, particularly the challenges in cancer immunotherapy. Our extensive R&D pipeline consist of more than twenty novel tumor immunotherapy molecules based on monoclonal and bispecific antibody technology platforms. Leads Biolabs is committed to providing safe, effective, accessible and affordable new drugs to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.
For more information, please visit: https://www.leadsbiolabs.com
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began investigating more than two years ago, shortly after a recording was released of a January 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia’s secretary of state.
Willis has strongly hinted that any indictment would come between July 31 and August 18. One of two grand juries seated July 11 is expected to hear the case.
If Trump is indicted by a Georgia grand jury, it would add to a growing list of legal troubles as he campaigns for president. Trump is set to go to trial in New York in March to face state charges related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. And he has another trial scheduled for May on federal charges related to his handling of classified documents. He has pleaded not guilty in those cases.
The Justice Department is also investigating Trump’s role in trying to halt the certification of 2020 election results in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Trump said he’s been told he’s a target of that investigation, which likely has some overlap with the one in Georgia.
Details of the Georgia investigation that have become public have fed speculation that Willis is building a case under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which would allow her to charge numerous people in a potentially wide-ranging scheme.
Here are six investigative threads Willis and her team have explored:
THE PHONE CALLS
The Georgia investigation was prompted by the Jan. 2, 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump suggested the state’s top elections official could help “find” the votes needed to put him ahead of Democrat Joe Biden in the state.
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump is heard saying on a recording of the call, which was leaked to news outlets. “Because we won the state.”
Trump has insisted he did nothing wrong and has repeatedly said the call was “perfect.”
Trump also called other top state officials in his quest to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Gov. Brian Kemp, then-House Speaker David Ralston, Attorney General Chris Carr and the top investigator in the secretary of state’s office.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, also called Raffensperger shortly after the November election. Raffensperger said at the time that Graham asked whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, which Raffensperger has said he interpreted as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes.
Graham has denied wrongdoing, saying he just wanted to learn about the signature verification process.
FAKE ELECTORS
Biden won Georgia by a margin of fewer than 12,000 votes. Just over a month after the election, on Dec. 14, 2020, a group 16 Georgia Democratic electors met in the Senate chamber at the state Capitol to cast the state’s Electoral College votes for him. They each marked paper ballots that were counted and confirmed by a voice roll call.
That same day, in a committee meeting room at the Capitol, 16 prominent Georgia Republicans — a lawmaker, activists and party officials — met to sign a certificate falsely stating that Trump had won and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. They sent that certificate to the National Archives and the U.S. Senate.
Georgia was one of seven battleground states that Trump lost where Republican fake electors signed and submitted similar certificates. Trump allies in the U.S. House and Senate used those certificates to argue for delaying or blocking the certification of the election during a joint session of Congress.
Prosecutors in Fulton County have said in court filings that they believe Trump associates worked with state Republicans to coordinate and execute the plan.
The multi-state effort was ultimately unsuccessful. Despite public pressure from Trump and his supporters, then-Vice President Mike Pence refused on Jan. 6, 2021, to introduce the unofficial pro-Trump electors. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol put a violent halt to the certification process, lawmakers certified Biden’s win in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2021.
At least eight of the fake electors have since reached immunity deals with Willis’ team. And a judge last summer barred Willis from prosecuting another one, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, because of a conflict of interest.
FALSE CLAIMS OF ELECTION FRAUD
Republican state lawmakers held several hearings at the Georgia Capitol in December 2020 to examine alleged problems with the November election. During those meetings, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and other Trump allies made unproven claims of widespread election fraud.
They alleged that election workers tallying absentee ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta had told outside observers to leave and then pulled out “suitcases” of unlawful ballots and began scanning them. The Trump allies played clips of surveillance video from the arena to support their allegations. State and federal officials investigated and said there was no evidence of election fraud at the site.
Some Trump allies also said thousands of people who were ineligible — including people convicted of felonies, people under the age of 18, people who had voted in another state — had cast votes in Georgia. The secretary of state’s office has debunked those claims.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE ELECTION WORKER
Two of the election workers seen in the State Farm Arena surveillance video, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, said they faced relentless harassment online and in person as a result of the allegations made by Trump and his allies.
Giuliani last week conceded that statements he made about the two election workers were false.
In a bizarre episode detailed by prosecutors in court filings, a woman traveled from Chicago to Georgia and met with Freeman on Jan. 4, 2021. The woman initially said she wanted to help Freeman but then warned that Freeman could go to prison and tried to pressure her into falsely confessing to committing election fraud, prosecutors wrote in court filings last year.
ELECTION EQUIPMENT ACCESSED
Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell and others hired a computer forensics team to copy data and software on election equipment in Coffee County, some 200 miles southeast of Atlanta, according to invoices, emails, security video and deposition testimony produced in response to subpoenas in a long-running lawsuit.
The county Republican Party chair at the time — who also served as a fake elector — greeted them when they arrived at the local elections office on Jan. 7, 2021, and some county elections officials were also on hand during the daylong visit. The secretary of state’s office has said this amounted to “alleged unauthorized access” of election equipment and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into it at the secretary of state’s request.
Two other men who have been active in efforts to question the 2020 election results also visited Coffee County later that month and spent hours inside.
U.S. ATTORNEY RESIGNATION
U.S. Attorney BJay Pak, the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta, abruptly resigned two days after Trump called Raffensperger and a day after a recording of that call was made public. During that conversation, Trump called Pak a “never-Trumper,” implying that he didn’t support the president.
In December 2020, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr asked Pak to investigate allegations by Giuliani and other Trump allies of widespread election fraud. Pak, who had been appointed by Trump in 2017, reported back that he had found no evidence of such fraud.
In August 2021, Pak told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which was investigating Trump’s post-election actions, that he resigned on Jan. 4, 2021, after learning from Department of Justice officials that Trump did not believe enough was being done to investigate allegations of election fraud and wanted him gone as U.S. attorney. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trump-could-be-indicted-soon-in-georgia-heres-a-look-at-that-investigation/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-07-31T05:40:11 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trump-could-be-indicted-soon-in-georgia-heres-a-look-at-that-investigation/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
More experienced principals leave the profession at higher rates
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roughly 1 in 10 (11 percent) public school principals left the profession between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, according to data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
"Principal attrition is higher in public schools than it was 5 years ago, and veteran public school leaders with more years of experience leave the profession at higher rates than those with less experience," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "Principals are critical supports for a school's teachers and learners, and the country needs leaders in every school who are committed to the success of each student. These data are a valuable snapshot for those at the district and state levels who must address the issue of principal turnover in their schools."
Approximately 80 percent of 2020-21 public school principals remained at the same school one year later ("stayers"), which was lower than the percentage of 2016-17 public school principals who were still at their school 1 year later (82 percent). Six percent of 2020-21 public school principals moved to a different school ("movers"), and 11 percent left the principalship ("leavers"). For private school principals in 2020-21, approximately 83 percent remained at the same school during the following school year, 2 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
Additionally, among 2020-21 public school principals who somewhat or strongly agreed they would leave the principalship as soon as possible if they could get a higher paying job (about 25 percent), approximately 73 percent stayed the following school year, while about 15 percent left the profession.
"These data are critical to understanding patterns of principal attrition," said NCES Associate Commissioner Chris Chapman. "We are able to observe how principal attrition has changed over the years, as well as how principal attrition and mobility vary based on characteristics of the principals and their schools."
The report released today includes selected findings from the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a longitudinal component of the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data were collected from January 2022 through June 2022. The sample included about 6,500 public school principals and about 1,800 private school principals, for a total sample size of about 8,300 principals.
The data were collected as a follow-up to the 2020-21 NTPS to provide attrition and mobility information about principals in K-12 public and private schools. The purpose was to ascertain how many principals from the 2020-21 school year still worked as a principal in the same school 1 year later ("stayer"), how many had moved to become a principal in another school ("mover"), and how many were no longer working as a principal ("leaver").
Key Findings
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21, 11 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. This was higher than in 2016-17, when 10 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since 2015-16, but not measurably different from the 2012-13 school year, when 12 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since the previous school year, or from 2008-09, when 12 percent of all public schools had left the profession since the previous school year.
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21 with more than 10 years of experience as a principal at any school, 15 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. Of those principals with 10 years or more experience as a principal in their current school, 16 percent left the profession.
- A higher percentage of school principals 55 years of age or older left the profession compared to principals between 45-54 years of age.
- Among the 9 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 76 percent remained at the same school during the 2021–22 school year, 7 percent moved to a different school, and 13 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 33 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 6 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 62 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 13 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 85 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 8 percent left the principalship.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition and progress of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest.
Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years, but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children.
“It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolutely oppose these moves, and we’ll mobilize all our means to resist it,” Kim, 57, said in an interview at his farm in Pyeongtaek city, just south of Seoul.
Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days. It’s neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea, but more and more people want it prohibited. There’s increasing public awareness of animal rights and worries about South Korea’s international image.
The anti-dog meat campaign recently received a big boost when the country’s first lady expressed her support for a ban and two lawmakers submitted bills to eliminate the dog meat trade.
“Foreigners think South Korea is a cultural powerhouse. But the more K-culture increases its international standing, the bigger shock foreigners experience over our dog meat consumption,” said Han Jeoungae, an opposition lawmaker who submitted legislation to outlaw the dog meat industry last month.
Prospects for passage of an anti-dog meat law are unclear because of protests by farmers, restaurant owners and others involved in the dog meat industry. Surveys suggest that one in three South Koreans opposes such a ban, though most people don’t eat dog meat anymore.
Dogs are also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea and some African countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria.
Earlier this month, Indonesian authorities announced the end of dog and cat slaughter at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi following a yearslong campaign by local activists and world celebrities. The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market in Indonesia to go dog and cat meat-free, according to the anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International.
South Korea’s dog meat industry receives more international attention because of its reputation as a wealthy, ultra-modern democracy. It is also the only nation with industrial-scale farms. Most farms in South Korea have more than 500 dogs, according to a dog farmers’ association.
During a recent visit, Kim’s farm, one of the country’s largest with 7,000 dogs, appeared relatively clean but there was a strong stench in some areas. All dogs are kept in elevated cages and are fed with food waste and ground chicken. They are rarely released for exercise and typically are sold for meat one year after they are born.
Kim said two of his children, age 29 and 31, are running the farm with him, and that business has been going pretty well. He said the dogs bred for their meat are different from pets, an idea opposed by activists.
It’s difficult now to find dog meat restaurants in Seoul’s bustling downtown, though many still exit in the countryside.
“I only earn one-third of the money I used to make. Young people don’t come here. Only ailing old people come for lunch,” said Yoon Chu-wol, 77, the owner of a dog meat restaurant in Seoul’s Kyungdong traditional market. “I tell my elderly customers to come and eat my food more frequently before it’s banned.”
Farmers also face growing scrutiny from officials and increasingly negative public opinion. They complain that officials visit them repeatedly in response to complaints filed by activists and citizens over alleged animal abuse and other wrongdoing. Kim said more than 90 such petitions were filed against his farm during a recent four-month span.
Son Won Hak, general secretary of the dog farmers’ association, said many farms have collapsed in recent years because of falling dog meat prices and weaker demand. He thinks that’s a result of activist campaigns and unfair media reports focusing on farms with inferior conditions. Some observers, however, say consumption of dog meat was already declining, with younger people staying away from it.
“Quite honestly, I’d like to quit my job tomorrow. We can’t confidently tell our children that we’re raising dogs,” Son said. “When my friends called me, they said ‘Hey, are you still running a dog meat farm? Isn’t it illegal?’”
The number of farms across South Korea has dropped by half from a few years ago to about 3,000 to 4,000, and about 700,000 to 1 million dogs are slaughtered each year, a decline from several million 10 to 20 years ago, according to the dog farmers’ association. Some activists argue that the farmers’ estimates are an exaggeration meant to show their industry is too big to destroy.
In late 2021, South Korea launched a government-civilian task force to consider outlawing dog meat at the suggestion of then-President Moon Jae-in, a pet lover. The committee, whose members include farmers and animal rights activists, has met more than 20 times but hasn’t reached any agreement, apparently because of disputes over compensation issues.
Agriculture officials refused to disclose the discussions in the closed-door meetings. They said the government wants to end dog meat consumption based on a public consensus.
In April, first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of current President Yoon Suk Yeol, said in a meeting with activists that she hopes for an end to dog meat consumption. Famers responded with rallies and formal complaints against Kim for allegedly hurting their livelihoods.
Han, the lawmaker, said she “highly positively appraises” influential figures speaking out against dog meat consumption.
Han said her bill offers support programs for farmers who agree to close their farms. They would be entitled to money to dismantle their facilities, vocational training, employment assistance and other benefits, she said.
Ju Yeongbong, an official of the farmers’ association, said farmers want to continue for about 20 more years until older people, their main customers, die, allowing the industry to naturally disappear. Observers say most farmers are also in their 60s to 70s.
Borami Seo, a director of the South Korea office of the Humane Society International, said she opposes the continued killing of millions of dogs for such a prolonged period. “Letting this silent cruelty to (dogs) be committed in South Korea doesn’t make sense,” Seo said.
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HANOI, Vietnam, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SeABank's stock (SSB) has been officially selected by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) to be included in the VN30-Index basket - an index representing the top 30 stocks with the highest market capitalization and liquidity listed on the HOSE.
At the end of the trading session on July 28, 2023, the closing price of SSB's stock was 29,700 VND per share, bringing SeABank's market capitalization to over 72,875 billion VND, equivalent to nearly 3.07 billion USD.
According to the press release, on July 17, 2023, HOSE announced the portfolio of stocks included in the VN30 and VN-Finlead indexes, which would be effective from August 7, 2023. SSB was chosen to be included in the VN30 basket as it met the requirements set by the HOSE Index Rules. With an average market capitalization of nearly 65,000 billion Vietnamese dongs over the past six months, SSB is one of the largest capitalized stocks among those not included in the previous VN30 basket.
Throughout its operations, SeABank prioritizes transparency by providing information to shareholders, partners, and customers, complying with legal regulations, and following the directives of the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam to stabilize the market, ensure smooth operations, and promote business activities, thereby contributing to the country's socio-economic development.
SeABank's stock (SSB) was officially listed on the HOSE on March 24, 2021, with a reference price of 16,800 Vietnamese dongs per share on its first trading day. It has consistently experienced stable growth since then. In June 2023, SeABank successfully issued shares for dividend payment and additional capital from shareholder funds (bonus shares) with a total ratio of 20.3% to increase its charter capital to 24,537 billion Vietnamese dong.
Previously, SSB was also added to the Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) Frontier Markets Index starting from March 1, 2023. According to experts, stocks included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index may be targeted by ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) funds that track frontier market stocks. Some funds use this index as a reference for investment or replicate its portfolio.
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Corey Peabody had a perfect weekend in his Beacon Pluming unlimited hydroplane as he won the Columbia Cup on Sunday in the Tri-Cities.
Peabody was the top qualifier and won his three preliminary heats before winning the final during a heat where three boats were penalized for jumping the gun on the flying start.
“I absolutely love this course,” Peabody said. “What a heck of a run.”
Peabody’s boat was completely rebuilt during the offseason because of an end-over-end, blowover accident in the second event of the 2022 season.
“This boat is something special,” he said. “We’ve been working our tails off for a year, so thank you to all of our crew.”
Andrew Tate in the Miss Goodman Real Estate jumped the gun before battling Peabody in the final. Tate won two heats Sunday.
The big weekend moved Peabody, who is from Covington, into second place in the National High Points Standings. His Strong Racing teammate J.Michael Kelly, who was third Sunday, is in first place by just 19 points heading into next weekend’s season finale in Seattle.
Peabody won the Gold Cup last year, the week before his flip. He’ll look to defend that title at Seafair, which starts with qualifying on Friday.
Jamie Nilsen in the Legend Yacht Transport entered the weekend in first place, but his boat went dead in the water during the final.
Pickleball
• The Seattle Open wrapped up at Lower Woodland. World No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters won her record-tying sixth straight triple crown, claiming gold in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Soccer
• Taketo Onodera’s first goal of the season lifted Ballard FC past the host Flint City (Mich.) Bucks in the national semifinals of the USL League Two championships. Ballard will host Lionsbridge FC of Virginia in the championship Saturday at Starfire Stadium.
•Gio Miglietti scored the winner in the second half as the Tacoma Defiance (9-4-6) defeated the Whitecaps FC 2 (8-8-4) at Starfire Stadium to extend their lead to six points in the Pacific Division.
Cricket
• MI New York beat the Seattle Orcas in the inaugural Major League Cricket championship in Dallas, winning 184-183 by seven wickets with 24 balls remaining. Nicholas Pooran had 137 runs on 55 balls for New York, which is owned by the Mumbai Indians. Quinton de Kock had 87 runs on 52 balls for Seattle.
Minors
• Bryan O’Keefe hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to drive the Tacoma Rainiers past the visiting Salt Lake Bees 4-3 and to their season-best fifth consecutive win.
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Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.
Wind-driven flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to an incident update. There was zero containment.
“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,” the update said. No structures were threatened.
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 community of Aguanga that is home to horse ranches and wineries.
Gusty winds and the chance of thunderstorms into Monday will heighten the risk of renewed growth, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a statement.
One firefighter was injured in the blaze, which was 5% contained.
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YONGIN, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its GC5107B (Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) for patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI).
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date is January 13, 2024. If approved, GC Biopharma would be able to provide more treatment options for patients with PI in the U.S.
GC Biopharma aims to enter the U.S. market in the second half of 2024 if GC5107B is approved by the FDA as anticipated.
While the U.S. immunoglobulin market size is estimated at about US$ 10.4 billion in 2022 (as per MRB[1] 2022), there have been sporadic shortages as there are only a small number of immunoglobulin manufacturers considering the need for a massive investment in facility and sophisticated production know-hows.
About GC5107B
GC5107B is a liquid solution containing 10% immunoglobulin G (100 mg/mL) for intravenous infusion, manufactured from pooled human plasma from US donors. The manufacturing process includes three steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission. The steps are "Fractionation I+III, solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment, and Nanofiltration."
About Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency
Primary humoral immunodeficiency disease comprises a large, heterogenous group of disorders resulting from inborn errors of immunity. Patients with PI are unable to mount an immune response to pathogens and can experience recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoal infections as a result. Global estimates project that up to 6 million people may be living with PI, but only 650,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed[2],[3],[4].
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of GC Biopharma's management. Such statements do not represent any guarantee by GC Biopharma or its management of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. GC Biopharma undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements it may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule.
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Sunday's Yankees-Orioles game was a microcosm of the AL East season as Baltimore blasted last-place New York, 9-3 to extend its lead in baseball's best division.
It was a rough night for most Yankees players, but in particular for starter Luis Severino, who lasted just 3 1/3 innings before being pulled. Even then, it was probably too late.
Severino opened the game with a disastrous first inning that saw the Orioles jump out to a 7-0 lead. The entire Orioles lineup batted in the inning with Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson each getting two turns at the plate. Severino served up seven hits including two doubles and a three-run home run by Adam Frazier.
UP AND ADAM pic.twitter.com/VswokyGTwp
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 30, 2023
He walked one and allowed a stolen base that set up the seventh run of the inning.
He settled down for scoreless second and third innings. But his night was over after a wild pitch and pair of earned runs in the the fourth.
X marks the spot. pic.twitter.com/PVX3Z2Cqby
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) July 31, 2023
Severino's final line: 3 1/3 innings pitched, 10 hits allowed, 9 runs allowed (all earned), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts and 1 home run allowed.
After the game, he did not go easy on himself.
"Right now I feel like the worst pitcher in the game," Severino said, per Newsday. "No doubt about it. ... Nothing that I do is working."
It's been a rough go for the former two-time All-Star whose seasons of late have been scuttled by injury. Sunday's outing ballooned his ERA from 6.46 to 7.49. It was his fourth game since June 1 that he's surrendered seven earned runs or more. He has a 2-5 record to show for it.
Severino, of course, is not the heart of the Yankees problems. An offense that went stagnant when Aaron Judge was sidelined with a toe injury in early June continued to struggle on Sunday. After he sparked the offense in the second game of his return with three hits and two RBI in an 8-3 win over the Orioles on Saturday, Judge returned to the bench for rest on Sunday. Yankees batters struck out 18 times to help Orioles pitchers to a new franchise record.
the Orioles struck out 18 batters tonight, the most in a 9-inning game in franchise history
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 31, 2023
Despite their struggles and their last-place standing, the Yankees have plenty to play for. At 55-50, they're easily the best last-place team in baseball. They're nine games behind the 64-41 Orioles, but only 3.5 games behind in the wild-card race.
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HONG KONG, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso Inc. ("Akeso", the "Company"; 9926.HK), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing first-in-class and best-in-class innovative medicines globally, today announced that it is expected that the Company will record a profit of not less than RMB2.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2023. This is the first time for the Company to achieve half-year profits.
The turnaround from loss to profit during the Reporting Period was mainly attributable to:
- In respect of Ivonescimab (AK112, PD-1/VEGF) independently developed by the Company, the Company has entered into the collaborative and licensing agreement with Summit Therapeutics (details of which are set out in the announcement of the Company dated December 6, 2022). The Company has received the total upfront payment equivalent to US$500 million in full during the first quarter of 2023 (details of which are set out in the announcements of the Company dated January 26, 2023 and March 6, 2023). Part of such upfront payment was recognized as licensing fee income which significantly contributed to the revenue of the Company for the Reporting Period, and amounted to approximately RMB2.9 billion. The revenue recognition of the remaining portion of the upfront payment will be recognized as revenue in batches going forward.
- In respect of the Company's innovative product 开坦尼® (cadonilimab, PD-1/CTLA-4), since its launch in June 2022, it has recorded significant increase of the patients as well as product sales, which reflects the excellent clinical value of cadonilimab. In addition, 安尼可®(penpulimab, PD-1) also continued to contribute to the growth in the Company's product sales revenue during the Reporting Period.
- The Company has continued to optimise its cost management capabilities in a scientific and efficient way and has achieved better results in cost control while accelerating innovative products development and pipelines advancement.
About Akeso
Akeso (HKEX: 09926) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative medicines with high unmet medical needs worldwide. Founded in 2012, the Company has established a comprehensive in-house drug development platform (ACE Platform) and know-how, including R&D, clinical development, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), and commercialization capabilities.
With fully integrated multi-functional platform, Akeso is internally working on a robust pipeline of over 30 innovative assets in the fields of cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammation, metabolic disease, and other major therapeutic areas. 19 assets have entered clinical stage. Leveraging in-house developed bispecific platform technology ("Tetrabody technology"), the Company has advanced four potential first-in-class bispecific antibody drugs into market or clinical development, including cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4), ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF), PD-1/LAG-3, TIGIT/TGF-Beta bispecific antibodies. In June 2022, cadonilimab was approved by the NMPA and became the first commercialized PD-1 based bispecific drug globally. Another Akeso internally discovered and developed oncology product, penpulimab (a PD-1 antibody), was granted marketing approval in China in August 2021. In December 2022, the Company out-licensed breakthrough bispecific antibody, ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF bi-specific antibody, AK112), with up to US$5 Billion total potential deal value to Summit Therapeutics for development and commercialization in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan.
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the successful dosing of the first patient in its global multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical study of 'JIN-A02' on 31st July at Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
More clinical sites will follow suit, including seven more hospitals in Korea (National Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Asan Medical Center), two in the United States, and one in Thailand.
This global phase 1/2 clinical trial seeks to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of "JIN-A02" in advanced NSCLC patients carrying EGFR mutations.
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI, which is highly selective for and strongly inhibits NSCLC with C797S double or triple mutations, showing efficacy even against intracranial tumors by exhibiting high blood-brain barrier penetrance.
Anna Jo, CEO of J INTS BIO, said, "We expect the positive results of 'JIN-A02' in the pre-clinical studies to translate to positive outcomes for patients in the clinical trial" adding that, "We hope also to proceed with the application for designation of orphan drug, and thereby quickly occupy the global NSCLC therapy market through conditional use."
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including those on 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability as well. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagad, a popular mobile money carrier based in Bangladesh, has emerged as a unicorn startup only in four years of its journey – the fastest in Bangladesh to reach this remarkable feat.
In recognition of the achievement, Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Ltd., received the "Fastest to Unicorn Award" from Honourable Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day "Bangladesh Startup Summit 2023" in Hotel InterContinental Dhaka on 29 July 2023, hosted by Startup Bangladesh Ltd., the flagship venture capital company of the Government of Bangladesh's ICT Division.
Nagad has reshaped the country's MFS industry with one after another disruptive innovation and inspired confidence among people to embrace its products and services that are convenient and affordable. In this way, the state-owned mobile money carrier has established itself as the fastest unicorn startup in Bangladesh.
Presenting a keynote at the startup summit, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak lauded Nagad's contribution to building a smart economy in Bangladesh.
Founder and Managing Director of Nagad Ltd. Tanvir A Mishuk said, "The way Digital Bangladesh is marching ahead we should have achieved the unicorn status much earlier. Now, our challenge is to take our company's valuation to USD 2 billion."
Increasing the valuation is not Nagad's main target, rather, it has embarked on its journey mainly to bring unbanked people under financial inclusion and get them used to digital payments, he also, adding, "We have already come a long way in meeting our target."
The way payments continue to evolve in keeping with people's changing lifestyle, there is no denying the fact that cashless is the future. Bangladesh government has taken many initiatives to attract people to digital payments. To complement the country's digital vision, Nagad is also working relentlessly to introduce new products and services required to accelerate the country's transition to a cashless society.
To grow into a complete financial solution, the MFS provider is going to establish a digital bank that will make available all financial services on a single platform. The mobile money carrier has already prepared itself accordingly.
"If we get the licence for digital bank, we will introduce collateral-free loans for small informal businesses who now take loans from moneylenders at 40% interest rate per day," said the Nagad MD.
If everything continues to go in the right direction, Bangladesh will emerge as a Smart Nation by 2041, envisioned by PM Sheikh Hasina.
About Nagad Ltd (https://www.nagad.com.bd/)
Nagad Limited is one of the leading MFS operators in Bangladesh's payment industry with 80 million registered customers and an average daily transaction of about USD 112 million. The digital payment platform, known as a successful public-private partnership between Bangladesh Postal Department and the private sector, was inaugurated in 2019 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.
Wind-driven flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to an incident update. There was zero containment.
“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,” the update said. No structures were threatened.
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 community of Aguanga that is home to horse ranches and wineries.
Gusty winds and the chance of thunderstorms into Monday will heighten the risk of renewed growth, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a statement.
One firefighter was injured in the blaze, which was 5% contained.
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NANJING, China, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leads Biolabs" or "Company") announced today that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved its first-in-human Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for LBL-034, an anti-GPRC5D/CD3 bispecific antibody invented by Leads Biolabs with global intellectual property rights, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Currently, no GPRC5D-targeting antibody has been approved for marketing.
This is a first-in-human, single-arm, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation and expansion clinical study, and plans to enroll patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have failed prior therapies including but not limited to at least one proteasome inhibitor (PI), one immunomodulator (IMiD) as well as other standard treatments. This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LBL-034, determine the recommended Phase II dose and assess its efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma.
"Despite recent progress and continuous advancements in multiple myeloma, the time between recurrences has been steadily decreasing, particularly as the number of treatment lines increases. This ultimately leads to emergence of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, reaffirming its status as an incurable malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to human life. In light of this challenging reality, the urgent need for more effective and innovative treatment options has never been more evident." said Dr. Charles Cai, Chief Medical Officer of Leads Biolabs, "LBL-034 adopts a unique molecular design, which enables the drug to specifically bind to GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells with high affinity, and reduces the risk of non-specific activation of T-cells, thereby enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and reducing potential risk of immunotoxicity. LBL-034 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activities and good safety profile in pre-clinical studies. We adhere to our tradition of innovation and aim to deliver an important, novel and effective treatment option for patients with poor prognosis of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma."
About GPRC5D:
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Class C Group 5 Member D (GPRC5D) is a C-type 7-channel transmembrane receptor protein. GPRC5D is low expressed in normal human tissues but specifically overexpressed in multiple myeloma. The intensity of GPRC5D expression is an independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma, and its overexpression is significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Therefore, GPRC5D may be an important potential target for the treatment of plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma.
About multiple myeloma:
Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disease caused by abnormal proliferation of clonal plasma cells, accounting for 10-15% of hematologic malignancies and about 1.4% of all malignancies. It is the second most common hematological malignancy in adults after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and mostly occurs in the elderly. According to the data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma worldwide in 2020 were 176,000 and 117,000 respectively, and the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma in China were 21,000 and 16,000 respectively. Currently, multiple myeloma is still an incurable malignant tumor, and the five-year survival rate of patients is approximately 24.8% in China, 33.3% in Japan, and 46.7% in the United States. In recent years, with the successful development of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), selective nuclear output inhibitors, CD38-targeted antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and CAR-T cell therapies, the tumor response rate and survival prognosis have been significantly improved. However, multiple myeloma remains an unmet clinical need for more effective treatments.
About LBL-034:
LBL-034 is a humanized IgG1 subtype asymmetric bispecific antibody targeting both GPRC5D and CD3 and Leads Biolabs fully owns the worldwide intellectual property rights. LBL-034 induces T-cell-mediated killing of myeloma cells by redirecting CD3+ T-cells to myeloma cells expressing GPRC5D.
LBL-034 has the potential to be a transformative best-in-class GPRC5D-targeted immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Clinical studies are planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBL-034 in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in Nanjing by a team of senior U.S.-trained antibody drug developers. Since 2014, Leads Biolabs has been dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibody drugs with independent intellectual property rights for the treatment of oncology and other major diseases of high unmet medical needs, particularly the challenges in cancer immunotherapy. Our extensive R&D pipeline consist of more than twenty novel tumor immunotherapy molecules based on monoclonal and bispecific antibody technology platforms. Leads Biolabs is committed to providing safe, effective, accessible and affordable new drugs to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.
For more information, please visit: https://www.leadsbiolabs.com
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HONG KONG, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso Inc. ("Akeso", the "Company"; 9926.HK), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing first-in-class and best-in-class innovative medicines globally, today announced that it is expected that the Company will record a profit of not less than RMB2.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2023. This is the first time for the Company to achieve half-year profits.
The turnaround from loss to profit during the Reporting Period was mainly attributable to:
- In respect of Ivonescimab (AK112, PD-1/VEGF) independently developed by the Company, the Company has entered into the collaborative and licensing agreement with Summit Therapeutics (details of which are set out in the announcement of the Company dated December 6, 2022). The Company has received the total upfront payment equivalent to US$500 million in full during the first quarter of 2023 (details of which are set out in the announcements of the Company dated January 26, 2023 and March 6, 2023). Part of such upfront payment was recognized as licensing fee income which significantly contributed to the revenue of the Company for the Reporting Period, and amounted to approximately RMB2.9 billion. The revenue recognition of the remaining portion of the upfront payment will be recognized as revenue in batches going forward.
- In respect of the Company's innovative product 开坦尼® (cadonilimab, PD-1/CTLA-4), since its launch in June 2022, it has recorded significant increase of the patients as well as product sales, which reflects the excellent clinical value of cadonilimab. In addition, 安尼可®(penpulimab, PD-1) also continued to contribute to the growth in the Company's product sales revenue during the Reporting Period.
- The Company has continued to optimise its cost management capabilities in a scientific and efficient way and has achieved better results in cost control while accelerating innovative products development and pipelines advancement.
About Akeso
Akeso (HKEX: 09926) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative medicines with high unmet medical needs worldwide. Founded in 2012, the Company has established a comprehensive in-house drug development platform (ACE Platform) and know-how, including R&D, clinical development, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), and commercialization capabilities.
With fully integrated multi-functional platform, Akeso is internally working on a robust pipeline of over 30 innovative assets in the fields of cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammation, metabolic disease, and other major therapeutic areas. 19 assets have entered clinical stage. Leveraging in-house developed bispecific platform technology ("Tetrabody technology"), the Company has advanced four potential first-in-class bispecific antibody drugs into market or clinical development, including cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4), ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF), PD-1/LAG-3, TIGIT/TGF-Beta bispecific antibodies. In June 2022, cadonilimab was approved by the NMPA and became the first commercialized PD-1 based bispecific drug globally. Another Akeso internally discovered and developed oncology product, penpulimab (a PD-1 antibody), was granted marketing approval in China in August 2021. In December 2022, the Company out-licensed breakthrough bispecific antibody, ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF bi-specific antibody, AK112), with up to US$5 Billion total potential deal value to Summit Therapeutics for development and commercialization in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan.
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As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth
By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border — a process that won’t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives.
But in some ways, removing the dams is the easy part. The hard part will come over the next decade as workers, partnering with Native American tribes, plant and monitor nearly 17 billion seeds as they try to restore the Klamath River and the surrounding land to what it looked like before the dams started to go up more than a century ago.
The demolition is part of a national movement to return the natural flow of the nation’s rivers and restore habitat for fish and the ecosystems that sustain other wildlife. More than 2,000 dams have been removed in the U.S. as of February, with the bulk of those having come down within the last 25 years, according to the advocacy group American Rivers.
The removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River is the movement’s greatest triumph and its greatest challenge. When demolition is completed by the end of next year, more than 400 miles (644 kilometers) of river will have opened for threatened species of fish and other wildlife. By comparison, the 65 dams removed in the U.S. last year combined to reconnect 430 miles (692 kilometers) of river.
The project will empty three reservoirs over about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) near the California-Oregon border, exposing soil to sunlight in some places for the first time in more than a century.
For the past five years, Native American tribes have gathered seeds by hand and sent them to nurseries with plans to sow the seeds along the banks of the newly wild river. Helicopters will bring in hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs to plant along the banks, including wads of tree roots to create habitat for fish.
This growth usually takes decades to happen naturally. But officials are pressing nature’s fast-forward button because they hope to repel an invasion of foreign plants, such as starthistle, which dominate the landscape at the expense of native plants.
“Why not just let nature take its course? Well, nature didn’t take its course when dams got put in. We can’t pretend this gigantic change in the landscape has not happened and we can’t just ignore the fact that invasive species are a big problem in the west and in California,” said Dave Meurer, director of community affairs for Resource Environmental Solutions, the company leading the restoration project. “Our goal is to give nature a head start.”
A power company, known today as PacifiCorp, built the dams starting in 1918 to generate electricity. The dams halted the natural flow of the river and disrupted the lifecycle of salmon, a fish that spends most of its life in the Pacific Ocean but returns to the chilly mountain streams to lay eggs. The fish are culturally and spiritually significant to a number of Native American tribes, who historically survived by fishing the massive runs of salmon that would come back to the rivers each year.
A combination of low water levels and warm temperatures in 2002 led to a bacterial outbreak that killed more than 34,000 fish, mostly Chinook salmon. The loss jumpstarted decades of advocacy from Native American tribes and environmental groups, culminating last year when federal regulators approved a plan to remove the dams.
“The river is our church, the salmon is our cross. That’s how it relates to the people. So it’s very sacred to us,” said Kenneth Brink, vice chairman of the Karuk Tribe. “The river is not just a place we go to swim. It’s life. It creates everything for our people.”
The project will cost $500 million, paid for by taxpayers and PacifiCorps ratepayers. Crews have mostly removed the smallest of the four dams, known as Copco No. 2. The other three dams are expected to come down next year after the reservoirs behind them are drained. That will leave some homeowners in the area without the picturesque lake they have lived on for years.
The Siskiyou County Water Users Association, which formed about a decade ago to stop the dam removal project, filed a federal lawsuit. But so far they have been unable to stop the demolition.
“I think it’s a huge mistake,” association President Richard Marshall said. “Unfortunately it’s a mistake you can’t turn back from.”
The water level in the lakes will drop between 3 feet and 5 feet (1 meter to 1.5 meters) per day over the first few months of next year. Crews will follow that water line, taking advantage of the moisture in the soil to plant seeds from more than 98 native plant species including wooly sunflower, Idaho fescue and Blue bunch wheat grass.
Tribes have been invested in the process from the start. Resource Environmental Solutions hired tribal members to gather seeds from native plants by hand. The Yurok Tribe even hired a restoration botanist.
Each species has a role to play. Some, like lupine, grow quickly and prepare the soil for other plants. Others, like oak trees, take years to fully mature and provide shade for other plants.
“It’s a wonderful marriage of tribal traditional ecological knowledge and western science,” said Mark Bransom, CEO of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, the nonprofit entity created to oversee the project.
The previous largest dam removal project was on Washington state’s Elwha River, which flows out of Olympic National Park into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Congress in 1992 approved the demolition of the two dams on the river constructed in the early 1900s. After two decades of planning, workers finished removing them in 2014, opening about 70 miles (113 kilometers) of habitat for salmon and steelhead.
Biologists say it will take at least a generation for the river to recover, but within months of the dams being removed, salmon were already recolonizing sections of the river they had not accessed in more than a century. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, which has been closely involved in restoration work, is opening a limited subsistence fishery this fall for coho salmon, its first since the dams came down.
Brink, the Karuk Tribe vice chair, hopes similar success will happen on the Klamath River. Multiple times per year, Brink and other tribal members participate in ceremonial salmon fishing using handheld nets. In many years, there have been no fish to catch, he said.
“When the river gets to flow freely again, the people can also begin to worship freely again,” he said.
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More experienced principals leave the profession at higher rates
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roughly 1 in 10 (11 percent) public school principals left the profession between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, according to data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
"Principal attrition is higher in public schools than it was 5 years ago, and veteran public school leaders with more years of experience leave the profession at higher rates than those with less experience," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "Principals are critical supports for a school's teachers and learners, and the country needs leaders in every school who are committed to the success of each student. These data are a valuable snapshot for those at the district and state levels who must address the issue of principal turnover in their schools."
Approximately 80 percent of 2020-21 public school principals remained at the same school one year later ("stayers"), which was lower than the percentage of 2016-17 public school principals who were still at their school 1 year later (82 percent). Six percent of 2020-21 public school principals moved to a different school ("movers"), and 11 percent left the principalship ("leavers"). For private school principals in 2020-21, approximately 83 percent remained at the same school during the following school year, 2 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
Additionally, among 2020-21 public school principals who somewhat or strongly agreed they would leave the principalship as soon as possible if they could get a higher paying job (about 25 percent), approximately 73 percent stayed the following school year, while about 15 percent left the profession.
"These data are critical to understanding patterns of principal attrition," said NCES Associate Commissioner Chris Chapman. "We are able to observe how principal attrition has changed over the years, as well as how principal attrition and mobility vary based on characteristics of the principals and their schools."
The report released today includes selected findings from the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a longitudinal component of the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data were collected from January 2022 through June 2022. The sample included about 6,500 public school principals and about 1,800 private school principals, for a total sample size of about 8,300 principals.
The data were collected as a follow-up to the 2020-21 NTPS to provide attrition and mobility information about principals in K-12 public and private schools. The purpose was to ascertain how many principals from the 2020-21 school year still worked as a principal in the same school 1 year later ("stayer"), how many had moved to become a principal in another school ("mover"), and how many were no longer working as a principal ("leaver").
Key Findings
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21, 11 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. This was higher than in 2016-17, when 10 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since 2015-16, but not measurably different from the 2012-13 school year, when 12 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since the previous school year, or from 2008-09, when 12 percent of all public schools had left the profession since the previous school year.
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21 with more than 10 years of experience as a principal at any school, 15 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. Of those principals with 10 years or more experience as a principal in their current school, 16 percent left the profession.
- A higher percentage of school principals 55 years of age or older left the profession compared to principals between 45-54 years of age.
- Among the 9 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 76 percent remained at the same school during the 2021–22 school year, 7 percent moved to a different school, and 13 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 33 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 6 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 62 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 13 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 85 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 8 percent left the principalship.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition and progress of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the independent and nonpartisan statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
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China factory activity shrinks in July, adding to pressure to reverse economic slump
BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows Chinese factory activity contracted in July as export orders shrank. That adds to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slowdown. A purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group rose to 49.3 from June’s 49 on a 100-point scale but was below the 50-point level that shows activity contracting. Demand for Chinese exports weakened after U.S. and European interest rates were raised to cool record-breaking inflation. At home, consumers are uneasy about possible job losses and are putting off big purchases. Real estate sales, an economic engine, are weak after the government tightened control on the industry’s use of debt. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/china-factory-activity-shrinks-in-july-adding-to-pressure-to-reverse-economic-slump/ | 2023-07-31T05:44:16 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/china-factory-activity-shrinks-in-july-adding-to-pressure-to-reverse-economic-slump/ |
SEOUL, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the successful dosing of the first patient in its global multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical study of 'JIN-A02' on 31st July at Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
More clinical sites will follow suit, including seven more hospitals in Korea (National Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Asan Medical Center), two in the United States, and one in Thailand.
This global phase 1/2 clinical trial seeks to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of "JIN-A02" in advanced NSCLC patients carrying EGFR mutations.
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI, which is highly selective for and strongly inhibits NSCLC with C797S double or triple mutations, showing efficacy even against intracranial tumors by exhibiting high blood-brain barrier penetrance.
Anna Jo, CEO of J INTS BIO, said, "We expect the positive results of 'JIN-A02' in the pre-clinical studies to translate to positive outcomes for patients in the clinical trial" adding that, "We hope also to proceed with the application for designation of orphan drug, and thereby quickly occupy the global NSCLC therapy market through conditional use."
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including those on 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability as well. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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EU leader pays rare visit to Philippines after stormy ties with past president over human rights
By JIM GOMEZ
Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is holding talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a sign of improving ties after a stormy period between the EU and his predecessor over human rights. Von der Leyen arrived in Manila Sunday night for the first such top-level visit in nearly six decades of relations with the Philippines. Her visit is aimed at strengthening diplomatic, trade, security and over-all relations, European and Philippine officials said, adding that she came at Marcos’s invitation. The talks are also expected to cover the Philippines’ chances of retaining special trade incentives depending on its adherence to international conventions on human and labor rights and good governance. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/eu-leader-pays-rare-visit-to-philippines-after-stormy-ties-with-past-president-over-human-rights/ | 2023-07-31T05:44:22 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/eu-leader-pays-rare-visit-to-philippines-after-stormy-ties-with-past-president-over-human-rights/ |
HANOI, Vietnam, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SeABank's stock (SSB) has been officially selected by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) to be included in the VN30-Index basket - an index representing the top 30 stocks with the highest market capitalization and liquidity listed on the HOSE.
At the end of the trading session on July 28, 2023, the closing price of SSB's stock was 29,700 VND per share, bringing SeABank's market capitalization to over 72,875 billion VND, equivalent to nearly 3.07 billion USD.
According to the press release, on July 17, 2023, HOSE announced the portfolio of stocks included in the VN30 and VN-Finlead indexes, which would be effective from August 7, 2023. SSB was chosen to be included in the VN30 basket as it met the requirements set by the HOSE Index Rules. With an average market capitalization of nearly 65,000 billion Vietnamese dongs over the past six months, SSB is one of the largest capitalized stocks among those not included in the previous VN30 basket.
Throughout its operations, SeABank prioritizes transparency by providing information to shareholders, partners, and customers, complying with legal regulations, and following the directives of the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam to stabilize the market, ensure smooth operations, and promote business activities, thereby contributing to the country's socio-economic development.
SeABank's stock (SSB) was officially listed on the HOSE on March 24, 2021, with a reference price of 16,800 Vietnamese dongs per share on its first trading day. It has consistently experienced stable growth since then. In June 2023, SeABank successfully issued shares for dividend payment and additional capital from shareholder funds (bonus shares) with a total ratio of 20.3% to increase its charter capital to 24,537 billion Vietnamese dong.
Previously, SSB was also added to the Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) Frontier Markets Index starting from March 1, 2023. According to experts, stocks included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index may be targeted by ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) funds that track frontier market stocks. Some funds use this index as a reference for investment or replicate its portfolio.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagad, a popular mobile money carrier based in Bangladesh, has emerged as a unicorn startup only in four years of its journey – the fastest in Bangladesh to reach this remarkable feat.
In recognition of the achievement, Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Ltd., received the "Fastest to Unicorn Award" from Honourable Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day "Bangladesh Startup Summit 2023" in Hotel InterContinental Dhaka on 29 July 2023, hosted by Startup Bangladesh Ltd., the flagship venture capital company of the Government of Bangladesh's ICT Division.
Nagad has reshaped the country's MFS industry with one after another disruptive innovation and inspired confidence among people to embrace its products and services that are convenient and affordable. In this way, the state-owned mobile money carrier has established itself as the fastest unicorn startup in Bangladesh.
Presenting a keynote at the startup summit, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak lauded Nagad's contribution to building a smart economy in Bangladesh.
Founder and Managing Director of Nagad Ltd. Tanvir A Mishuk said, "The way Digital Bangladesh is marching ahead we should have achieved the unicorn status much earlier. Now, our challenge is to take our company's valuation to USD 2 billion."
Increasing the valuation is not Nagad's main target, rather, it has embarked on its journey mainly to bring unbanked people under financial inclusion and get them used to digital payments, he also, adding, "We have already come a long way in meeting our target."
The way payments continue to evolve in keeping with people's changing lifestyle, there is no denying the fact that cashless is the future. Bangladesh government has taken many initiatives to attract people to digital payments. To complement the country's digital vision, Nagad is also working relentlessly to introduce new products and services required to accelerate the country's transition to a cashless society.
To grow into a complete financial solution, the MFS provider is going to establish a digital bank that will make available all financial services on a single platform. The mobile money carrier has already prepared itself accordingly.
"If we get the licence for digital bank, we will introduce collateral-free loans for small informal businesses who now take loans from moneylenders at 40% interest rate per day," said the Nagad MD.
If everything continues to go in the right direction, Bangladesh will emerge as a Smart Nation by 2041, envisioned by PM Sheikh Hasina.
About Nagad Ltd (https://www.nagad.com.bd/)
Nagad Limited is one of the leading MFS operators in Bangladesh's payment industry with 80 million registered customers and an average daily transaction of about USD 112 million. The digital payment platform, known as a successful public-private partnership between Bangladesh Postal Department and the private sector, was inaugurated in 2019 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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For remote and laid back Dunedin, a warm welcome to the Women’s World Cup
By ELLEN McINTYRE
Associated Press
DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Women’s World Cup host city Dunedin, at latitude of 45.88 degrees South, is the southernmost city to ever stage a game in a soccer World Cup, men’s or women’s. It may also be among the quirkiest spots, a place of contradictions. Locals have been excited to host the Women’s World Cup, but not necessarily to go see it. While tickets for New Zealand’s match against Switzerland sold out, filling the stadium’s 25,947 seats, attendance at the other matches has ranged from just under 7,000 to about 13,700. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/for-remote-and-laid-back-dunedin-a-warm-welcome-to-the-womens-world-cup/ | 2023-07-31T05:44:28 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/for-remote-and-laid-back-dunedin-a-warm-welcome-to-the-womens-world-cup/ |
YONGIN, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its GC5107B (Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) for patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI).
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date is January 13, 2024. If approved, GC Biopharma would be able to provide more treatment options for patients with PI in the U.S.
GC Biopharma aims to enter the U.S. market in the second half of 2024 if GC5107B is approved by the FDA as anticipated.
While the U.S. immunoglobulin market size is estimated at about US$ 10.4 billion in 2022 (as per MRB[1] 2022), there have been sporadic shortages as there are only a small number of immunoglobulin manufacturers considering the need for a massive investment in facility and sophisticated production know-hows.
About GC5107B
GC5107B is a liquid solution containing 10% immunoglobulin G (100 mg/mL) for intravenous infusion, manufactured from pooled human plasma from US donors. The manufacturing process includes three steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission. The steps are "Fractionation I+III, solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment, and Nanofiltration."
About Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency
Primary humoral immunodeficiency disease comprises a large, heterogenous group of disorders resulting from inborn errors of immunity. Patients with PI are unable to mount an immune response to pathogens and can experience recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoal infections as a result. Global estimates project that up to 6 million people may be living with PI, but only 650,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed[2],[3],[4].
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of GC Biopharma's management. Such statements do not represent any guarantee by GC Biopharma or its management of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. GC Biopharma undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements it may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule.
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NANJING, China, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leads Biolabs" or "Company") announced today that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved its first-in-human Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for LBL-034, an anti-GPRC5D/CD3 bispecific antibody invented by Leads Biolabs with global intellectual property rights, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Currently, no GPRC5D-targeting antibody has been approved for marketing.
This is a first-in-human, single-arm, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation and expansion clinical study, and plans to enroll patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have failed prior therapies including but not limited to at least one proteasome inhibitor (PI), one immunomodulator (IMiD) as well as other standard treatments. This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LBL-034, determine the recommended Phase II dose and assess its efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma.
"Despite recent progress and continuous advancements in multiple myeloma, the time between recurrences has been steadily decreasing, particularly as the number of treatment lines increases. This ultimately leads to emergence of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, reaffirming its status as an incurable malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to human life. In light of this challenging reality, the urgent need for more effective and innovative treatment options has never been more evident." said Dr. Charles Cai, Chief Medical Officer of Leads Biolabs, "LBL-034 adopts a unique molecular design, which enables the drug to specifically bind to GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells with high affinity, and reduces the risk of non-specific activation of T-cells, thereby enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and reducing potential risk of immunotoxicity. LBL-034 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activities and good safety profile in pre-clinical studies. We adhere to our tradition of innovation and aim to deliver an important, novel and effective treatment option for patients with poor prognosis of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma."
About GPRC5D:
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Class C Group 5 Member D (GPRC5D) is a C-type 7-channel transmembrane receptor protein. GPRC5D is low expressed in normal human tissues but specifically overexpressed in multiple myeloma. The intensity of GPRC5D expression is an independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma, and its overexpression is significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Therefore, GPRC5D may be an important potential target for the treatment of plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma.
About multiple myeloma:
Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disease caused by abnormal proliferation of clonal plasma cells, accounting for 10-15% of hematologic malignancies and about 1.4% of all malignancies. It is the second most common hematological malignancy in adults after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and mostly occurs in the elderly. According to the data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma worldwide in 2020 were 176,000 and 117,000 respectively, and the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma in China were 21,000 and 16,000 respectively. Currently, multiple myeloma is still an incurable malignant tumor, and the five-year survival rate of patients is approximately 24.8% in China, 33.3% in Japan, and 46.7% in the United States. In recent years, with the successful development of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), selective nuclear output inhibitors, CD38-targeted antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and CAR-T cell therapies, the tumor response rate and survival prognosis have been significantly improved. However, multiple myeloma remains an unmet clinical need for more effective treatments.
About LBL-034:
LBL-034 is a humanized IgG1 subtype asymmetric bispecific antibody targeting both GPRC5D and CD3 and Leads Biolabs fully owns the worldwide intellectual property rights. LBL-034 induces T-cell-mediated killing of myeloma cells by redirecting CD3+ T-cells to myeloma cells expressing GPRC5D.
LBL-034 has the potential to be a transformative best-in-class GPRC5D-targeted immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Clinical studies are planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBL-034 in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in Nanjing by a team of senior U.S.-trained antibody drug developers. Since 2014, Leads Biolabs has been dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibody drugs with independent intellectual property rights for the treatment of oncology and other major diseases of high unmet medical needs, particularly the challenges in cancer immunotherapy. Our extensive R&D pipeline consist of more than twenty novel tumor immunotherapy molecules based on monoclonal and bispecific antibody technology platforms. Leads Biolabs is committed to providing safe, effective, accessible and affordable new drugs to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.
For more information, please visit: https://www.leadsbiolabs.com
Business contact: bd@leadsbiolabs.com
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Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole when she is expected to be sentenced Monday in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. The case has included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse. Vallow Daybell was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children, ages 7 and 16, as well as conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, who was previously married to Vallow Daybell’s fifth husband. The judge is expected to hear testimony from several representatives of the victims, including Vallow Daybell’s only surviving son. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/idaho-mom-lori-vallow-daybell-faces-sentencing-in-deaths-of-2-children-and-her-romantic-rival/ | 2023-07-31T05:44:34 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/idaho-mom-lori-vallow-daybell-faces-sentencing-in-deaths-of-2-children-and-her-romantic-rival/ |
More experienced principals leave the profession at higher rates
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roughly 1 in 10 (11 percent) public school principals left the profession between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, according to data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
"Principal attrition is higher in public schools than it was 5 years ago, and veteran public school leaders with more years of experience leave the profession at higher rates than those with less experience," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "Principals are critical supports for a school's teachers and learners, and the country needs leaders in every school who are committed to the success of each student. These data are a valuable snapshot for those at the district and state levels who must address the issue of principal turnover in their schools."
Approximately 80 percent of 2020-21 public school principals remained at the same school one year later ("stayers"), which was lower than the percentage of 2016-17 public school principals who were still at their school 1 year later (82 percent). Six percent of 2020-21 public school principals moved to a different school ("movers"), and 11 percent left the principalship ("leavers"). For private school principals in 2020-21, approximately 83 percent remained at the same school during the following school year, 2 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
Additionally, among 2020-21 public school principals who somewhat or strongly agreed they would leave the principalship as soon as possible if they could get a higher paying job (about 25 percent), approximately 73 percent stayed the following school year, while about 15 percent left the profession.
"These data are critical to understanding patterns of principal attrition," said NCES Associate Commissioner Chris Chapman. "We are able to observe how principal attrition has changed over the years, as well as how principal attrition and mobility vary based on characteristics of the principals and their schools."
The report released today includes selected findings from the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a longitudinal component of the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data were collected from January 2022 through June 2022. The sample included about 6,500 public school principals and about 1,800 private school principals, for a total sample size of about 8,300 principals.
The data were collected as a follow-up to the 2020-21 NTPS to provide attrition and mobility information about principals in K-12 public and private schools. The purpose was to ascertain how many principals from the 2020-21 school year still worked as a principal in the same school 1 year later ("stayer"), how many had moved to become a principal in another school ("mover"), and how many were no longer working as a principal ("leaver").
Key Findings
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21, 11 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. This was higher than in 2016-17, when 10 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since 2015-16, but not measurably different from the 2012-13 school year, when 12 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since the previous school year, or from 2008-09, when 12 percent of all public schools had left the profession since the previous school year.
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21 with more than 10 years of experience as a principal at any school, 15 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. Of those principals with 10 years or more experience as a principal in their current school, 16 percent left the profession.
- A higher percentage of school principals 55 years of age or older left the profession compared to principals between 45-54 years of age.
- Among the 9 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 76 percent remained at the same school during the 2021–22 school year, 7 percent moved to a different school, and 13 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 33 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 6 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 62 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 13 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 85 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 8 percent left the principalship.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition and progress of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the independent and nonpartisan statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
CONTACT: Josh Delarosa, National Center for Education Statistics, ARIS.NCES@ed.gov
James Elias, Hager Sharp, jelias@hagersharp.com
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Mar-a-Lago worker charged in Trump’s classified documents case to make first court appearance
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is expected to make his first court appearance on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators probing Trump’s hoarding of classified documents. Carlos De Oliveira is due in Miami federal court on Monday after being added last week to the indictment with Trump and the former president’s valet, Walt Nauta. The federal case alleges a plot to hide top-secret records at Trump’s Florida estate and thwart government efforts to retrieve them. Trump has pleaded not guilty to dozens of felony counts in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/mar-a-lago-worker-charged-in-trumps-classified-documents-case-to-make-first-court-appearance/ | 2023-07-31T05:44:41 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/mar-a-lago-worker-charged-in-trumps-classified-documents-case-to-make-first-court-appearance/ |
HANOI, Vietnam, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SeABank's stock (SSB) has been officially selected by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) to be included in the VN30-Index basket - an index representing the top 30 stocks with the highest market capitalization and liquidity listed on the HOSE.
At the end of the trading session on July 28, 2023, the closing price of SSB's stock was 29,700 VND per share, bringing SeABank's market capitalization to over 72,875 billion VND, equivalent to nearly 3.07 billion USD.
According to the press release, on July 17, 2023, HOSE announced the portfolio of stocks included in the VN30 and VN-Finlead indexes, which would be effective from August 7, 2023. SSB was chosen to be included in the VN30 basket as it met the requirements set by the HOSE Index Rules. With an average market capitalization of nearly 65,000 billion Vietnamese dongs over the past six months, SSB is one of the largest capitalized stocks among those not included in the previous VN30 basket.
Throughout its operations, SeABank prioritizes transparency by providing information to shareholders, partners, and customers, complying with legal regulations, and following the directives of the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam to stabilize the market, ensure smooth operations, and promote business activities, thereby contributing to the country's socio-economic development.
SeABank's stock (SSB) was officially listed on the HOSE on March 24, 2021, with a reference price of 16,800 Vietnamese dongs per share on its first trading day. It has consistently experienced stable growth since then. In June 2023, SeABank successfully issued shares for dividend payment and additional capital from shareholder funds (bonus shares) with a total ratio of 20.3% to increase its charter capital to 24,537 billion Vietnamese dong.
Previously, SSB was also added to the Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) Frontier Markets Index starting from March 1, 2023. According to experts, stocks included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index may be targeted by ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) funds that track frontier market stocks. Some funds use this index as a reference for investment or replicate its portfolio.
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South Korean dog meat farmers push back against growing moves to outlaw their industry
By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest.
Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years, but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children.
“It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolutely oppose these moves, and we’ll mobilize all our means to resist it,” Kim, 57, said in an interview at his farm in Pyeongtaek city, just south of Seoul.
Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days. It’s neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea, but more and more people want it prohibited. There’s increasing public awareness of animal rights and worries about South Korea’s international image.
The anti-dog meat campaign recently received a big boost when the country’s first lady expressed her support for a ban and two lawmakers submitted bills to eliminate the dog meat trade.
“Foreigners think South Korea is a cultural powerhouse. But the more K-culture increases its international standing, the bigger shock foreigners experience over our dog meat consumption,” said Han Jeoungae, an opposition lawmaker who submitted legislation to outlaw the dog meat industry last month.
Prospects for passage of an anti-dog meat law are unclear because of protests by farmers, restaurant owners and others involved in the dog meat industry. Surveys suggest that one in three South Koreans opposes such a ban, though most people don’t eat dog meat anymore.
Dogs are also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea and some African countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria.
Earlier this month, Indonesian authorities announced the end of dog and cat slaughter at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi following a yearslong campaign by local activists and world celebrities. The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market in Indonesia to go dog and cat meat-free, according to the anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International.
South Korea’s dog meat industry receives more international attention because of its reputation as a wealthy, ultra-modern democracy. It is also the only nation with industrial-scale farms. Most farms in South Korea have more than 500 dogs, according to a dog farmers’ association.
During a recent visit, Kim’s farm, one of the country’s largest with 7,000 dogs, appeared relatively clean but there was a strong stench in some areas. All dogs are kept in elevated cages and are fed with food waste and ground chicken. They are rarely released for exercise and typically are sold for meat one year after they are born.
Kim said two of his children, age 29 and 31, are running the farm with him, and that business has been going pretty well. He said the dogs bred for their meat are different from pets, an idea opposed by activists.
It’s difficult now to find dog meat restaurants in Seoul’s bustling downtown, though many still exit in the countryside.
“I only earn one-third of the money I used to make. Young people don’t come here. Only ailing old people come for lunch,” said Yoon Chu-wol, 77, the owner of a dog meat restaurant in Seoul’s Kyungdong traditional market. “I tell my elderly customers to come and eat my food more frequently before it’s banned.”
Farmers also face growing scrutiny from officials and increasingly negative public opinion. They complain that officials visit them repeatedly in response to complaints filed by activists and citizens over alleged animal abuse and other wrongdoing. Kim said more than 90 such petitions were filed against his farm during a recent four-month span.
Son Won Hak, general secretary of the dog farmers’ association, said many farms have collapsed in recent years because of falling dog meat prices and weaker demand. He thinks that’s a result of activist campaigns and unfair media reports focusing on farms with inferior conditions. Some observers, however, say consumption of dog meat was already declining, with younger people staying away from it.
“Quite honestly, I’d like to quit my job tomorrow. We can’t confidently tell our children that we’re raising dogs,” Son said. “When my friends called me, they said ‘Hey, are you still running a dog meat farm? Isn’t it illegal?’”
The number of farms across South Korea has dropped by half from a few years ago to about 3,000 to 4,000, and about 700,000 to 1 million dogs are slaughtered each year, a decline from several million 10 to 20 years ago, according to the dog farmers’ association. Some activists argue that the farmers’ estimates are an exaggeration meant to show their industry is too big to destroy.
In late 2021, South Korea launched a government-civilian task force to consider outlawing dog meat at the suggestion of then-President Moon Jae-in, a pet lover. The committee, whose members include farmers and animal rights activists, has met more than 20 times but hasn’t reached any agreement, apparently because of disputes over compensation issues.
Agriculture officials refused to disclose the discussions in the closed-door meetings. They said the government wants to end dog meat consumption based on a public consensus.
In April, first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of current President Yoon Suk Yeol, said in a meeting with activists that she hopes for an end to dog meat consumption. Famers responded with rallies and formal complaints against Kim for allegedly hurting their livelihoods.
Han, the lawmaker, said she “highly positively appraises” influential figures speaking out against dog meat consumption.
Han said her bill offers support programs for farmers who agree to close their farms. They would be entitled to money to dismantle their facilities, vocational training, employment assistance and other benefits, she said.
Ju Yeongbong, an official of the farmers’ association, said farmers want to continue for about 20 more years until older people, their main customers, die, allowing the industry to naturally disappear. Observers say most farmers are also in their 60s to 70s.
Borami Seo, a director of the South Korea office of the Humane Society International, said she opposes the continued killing of millions of dogs for such a prolonged period. “Letting this silent cruelty to (dogs) be committed in South Korea doesn’t make sense,” Seo said.
“(Dog meat consumption) is too anachronistic, has elements of cruelty to animals and hinders our national growth,” said Cheon JinKyung, head of Korea Animal Rights Advocates in Seoul. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/south-korean-dog-meat-farmers-push-back-against-growing-moves-to-outlaw-their-industry/ | 2023-07-31T05:44:47 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/south-korean-dog-meat-farmers-push-back-against-growing-moves-to-outlaw-their-industry/ |
YONGIN, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its GC5107B (Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) for patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI).
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date is January 13, 2024. If approved, GC Biopharma would be able to provide more treatment options for patients with PI in the U.S.
GC Biopharma aims to enter the U.S. market in the second half of 2024 if GC5107B is approved by the FDA as anticipated.
While the U.S. immunoglobulin market size is estimated at about US$ 10.4 billion in 2022 (as per MRB[1] 2022), there have been sporadic shortages as there are only a small number of immunoglobulin manufacturers considering the need for a massive investment in facility and sophisticated production know-hows.
About GC5107B
GC5107B is a liquid solution containing 10% immunoglobulin G (100 mg/mL) for intravenous infusion, manufactured from pooled human plasma from US donors. The manufacturing process includes three steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission. The steps are "Fractionation I+III, solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment, and Nanofiltration."
About Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency
Primary humoral immunodeficiency disease comprises a large, heterogenous group of disorders resulting from inborn errors of immunity. Patients with PI are unable to mount an immune response to pathogens and can experience recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoal infections as a result. Global estimates project that up to 6 million people may be living with PI, but only 650,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed[2],[3],[4].
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
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Stock market today: Asia shares gain after Wall St rally as investors pin hopes on China stimulus
By ELAINE KURTENBACH
AP Business Writer
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street got back to climbing following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy.
Sentiment also has been boosted by revived hopes for more stimulus from Beijing for the sluggish Chinese economy. Chinese factory activity contracted in July as export orders shrank, a survey showed, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slowdown.
A purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group improved to 49.3 from June’s 49 on a 100-point scale but was below the 50-point level that shows activity contracting.
“The PMI surveys suggest that China’s economic recovery continued to lose momentum in July,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a commentary. “Looking forward, policy support is needed to prevent China’s economy from slipping into a recession, not least because external headwinds look set to persist for a while longer.”
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 1.5% to 20,208.78 while the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.6% to 3,296.58.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was up 1.1% at 33,133.39. In Seoul, the Kospi climbed 0.7% to 2,626.86.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% lower, to 7,399.00 and the SET in Bangkok was up 0.6%. The Sensex in India was little changed.
On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 1% to 4,582.23, closing out its ninth winning week in the last 11. The Dow added 0.5% to 35,459.29 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.9% to 14,316.66 as Big Tech stocks led the market.
Stocks have been rising recently on hopes high inflation is cooling enough to get the Federal Reserve to stop hiking interest rates. That in turn could allow the economy to continue growing and avoid a long-predicted recession.
A report on Friday bolstered those hopes, saying the inflation measure the Fed prefers to use slowed last month by a touch more than expected. Perhaps just as importantly, data also showed that total compensation for workers rose less than expected during the spring. While that’s discouraging for workers looking for bigger raises, investors see it adding less upward pressure on inflation.
The hope among traders is that the slowdown in inflation means Wednesday’s hike to interest rates on by the Federal Reserve will be the final one of this cycle. The federal funds rate has leaped to a level between 5.25% and 5.50%, up from virtually zero early last year. High interest rates work to lower inflation by slowing the entire economy and hurting prices for stocks and other investments.
Though critics say the stock market’s rally may have gone too far, too fast, hopes for a halt to rate hikes helped technology stocks and others seen as big beneficiaries from easier rates to rally and lead the market Friday.
Microsoft, Apple and Amazon each rose at least 1.4% and were the three strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500.
Companies also continued to deliver stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected. Roughly halfway through the earnings season, more companies than usual are topping profit forecasts, according to FactSet.
Intel rose 6.6% after reporting a profit for the latest quarter, when analysts were expecting a loss.
Food giant Mondelez International climbed 3.7% after reporting stronger results for the spring than expected. The company behind Oreo and Ritz also raised its forecasts for financial results for the full year.
In other trading on Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gave up 42 cents to $80.16 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 49 cents to $80.58 on Friday.
Brent crude, the international standard, shed 47 cents to $83.94 a barrel.
The U.S. dollar rose to 141.87 Japanese yen from Friday’s 141.01 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1012 from $1.1019. ___
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Trump could be indicted soon in Georgia. Here’s a look at that investigation
By KATE BRUMBACK
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began investigating more than two years ago, shortly after a recording was released of a January 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia’s secretary of state.
Willis has strongly hinted that any indictment would come between July 31 and August 18. One of two grand juries seated July 11 is expected to hear the case.
If Trump is indicted by a Georgia grand jury, it would add to a growing list of legal troubles as he campaigns for president. Trump is set to go to trial in New York in March to face state charges related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. And he has another trial scheduled for May on federal charges related to his handling of classified documents. He has pleaded not guilty in those cases.
The Justice Department is also investigating Trump’s role in trying to halt the certification of 2020 election results in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Trump said he’s been told he’s a target of that investigation, which likely has some overlap with the one in Georgia.
Details of the Georgia investigation that have become public have fed speculation that Willis is building a case under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which would allow her to charge numerous people in a potentially wide-ranging scheme.
Here are six investigative threads Willis and her team have explored:
THE PHONE CALLS
The Georgia investigation was prompted by the Jan. 2, 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump suggested the state’s top elections official could help “find” the votes needed to put him ahead of Democrat Joe Biden in the state.
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump is heard saying on a recording of the call, which was leaked to news outlets. “Because we won the state.”
Trump has insisted he did nothing wrong and has repeatedly said the call was “perfect.”
Trump also called other top state officials in his quest to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Gov. Brian Kemp, then-House Speaker David Ralston, Attorney General Chris Carr and the top investigator in the secretary of state’s office.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, also called Raffensperger shortly after the November election. Raffensperger said at the time that Graham asked whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, which Raffensperger has said he interpreted as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes.
Graham has denied wrongdoing, saying he just wanted to learn about the signature verification process.
FAKE ELECTORS
Biden won Georgia by a margin of fewer than 12,000 votes. Just over a month after the election, on Dec. 14, 2020, a group 16 Georgia Democratic electors met in the Senate chamber at the state Capitol to cast the state’s Electoral College votes for him. They each marked paper ballots that were counted and confirmed by a voice roll call.
That same day, in a committee meeting room at the Capitol, 16 prominent Georgia Republicans — a lawmaker, activists and party officials — met to sign a certificate falsely stating that Trump had won and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. They sent that certificate to the National Archives and the U.S. Senate.
Georgia was one of seven battleground states that Trump lost where Republican fake electors signed and submitted similar certificates. Trump allies in the U.S. House and Senate used those certificates to argue for delaying or blocking the certification of the election during a joint session of Congress.
Prosecutors in Fulton County have said in court filings that they believe Trump associates worked with state Republicans to coordinate and execute the plan.
The multi-state effort was ultimately unsuccessful. Despite public pressure from Trump and his supporters, then-Vice President Mike Pence refused on Jan. 6, 2021, to introduce the unofficial pro-Trump electors. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol put a violent halt to the certification process, lawmakers certified Biden’s win in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2021.
At least eight of the fake electors have since reached immunity deals with Willis’ team. And a judge last summer barred Willis from prosecuting another one, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, because of a conflict of interest.
FALSE CLAIMS OF ELECTION FRAUD
Republican state lawmakers held several hearings at the Georgia Capitol in December 2020 to examine alleged problems with the November election. During those meetings, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and other Trump allies made unproven claims of widespread election fraud.
They alleged that election workers tallying absentee ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta had told outside observers to leave and then pulled out “suitcases” of unlawful ballots and began scanning them. The Trump allies played clips of surveillance video from the arena to support their allegations. State and federal officials investigated and said there was no evidence of election fraud at the site.
Some Trump allies also said thousands of people who were ineligible — including people convicted of felonies, people under the age of 18, people who had voted in another state — had cast votes in Georgia. The secretary of state’s office has debunked those claims.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE ELECTION WORKER
Two of the election workers seen in the State Farm Arena surveillance video, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, said they faced relentless harassment online and in person as a result of the allegations made by Trump and his allies.
Giuliani last week conceded that statements he made about the two election workers were false.
In a bizarre episode detailed by prosecutors in court filings, a woman traveled from Chicago to Georgia and met with Freeman on Jan. 4, 2021. The woman initially said she wanted to help Freeman but then warned that Freeman could go to prison and tried to pressure her into falsely confessing to committing election fraud, prosecutors wrote in court filings last year.
ELECTION EQUIPMENT ACCESSED
Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell and others hired a computer forensics team to copy data and software on election equipment in Coffee County, some 200 miles southeast of Atlanta, according to invoices, emails, security video and deposition testimony produced in response to subpoenas in a long-running lawsuit.
The county Republican Party chair at the time — who also served as a fake elector — greeted them when they arrived at the local elections office on Jan. 7, 2021, and some county elections officials were also on hand during the daylong visit. The secretary of state’s office has said this amounted to “alleged unauthorized access” of election equipment and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into it at the secretary of state’s request.
Two other men who have been active in efforts to question the 2020 election results also visited Coffee County later that month and spent hours inside.
U.S. ATTORNEY RESIGNATION
U.S. Attorney BJay Pak, the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta, abruptly resigned two days after Trump called Raffensperger and a day after a recording of that call was made public. During that conversation, Trump called Pak a “never-Trumper,” implying that he didn’t support the president.
In December 2020, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr asked Pak to investigate allegations by Giuliani and other Trump allies of widespread election fraud. Pak, who had been appointed by Trump in 2017, reported back that he had found no evidence of such fraud.
In August 2021, Pak told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which was investigating Trump’s post-election actions, that he resigned on Jan. 4, 2021, after learning from Department of Justice officials that Trump did not believe enough was being done to investigate allegations of election fraud and wanted him gone as U.S. attorney. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/trump-could-be-indicted-soon-in-georgia-heres-a-look-at-that-investigation/ | 2023-07-31T05:45:00 | 0 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/trump-could-be-indicted-soon-in-georgia-heres-a-look-at-that-investigation/ |
What to stream this week: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,’ Quavo, ‘Reservation Dogs’ and ‘Mixtape’
By The Associated Press
This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh tracks from Quavo, the arrival on Disney+ of James Gunn’s cornball finale “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary with the documentary “Mixtape.” Sigourney Weaver and Alycia Debnam-Carey co-star in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt” for Prime Video in a story is based on a novel of the same name by Holly Ringland. There’s also the timely Dungeons & Dragons video game Baldur’s Gate 3 and the critically acclaimed comedy “Reservation Dogs” returns for its third and final season on FX on Hulu. | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/what-to-stream-this-week-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-quavo-reservation-dogs-and-mixtape/ | 2023-07-31T05:45:07 | 1 | https://kion546.com/ap-colorado/2023/07/30/what-to-stream-this-week-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-quavo-reservation-dogs-and-mixtape/ |
40 million ways Trump’s campaign is morphing into his legal defense
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
(CNN) — The fateful clash between former President Donald Trump’s legal imbroglio and the 2024 election is deepening amid new signs his GOP poll-topping campaign is partly designed to bankroll his defense and beat criminal charges.
News that Trump’s leadership PAC, which raises most of its money from small-dollar donations, has spent more than $40 million on attorneys’ fees for himself and associates emerged as he tightens his grip on the GOP race and ramps up claims that President Joe Biden wants him arrested so he can’t pull off a stunning White House comeback.
While many of Trump’s rivals are still wary of openly criticizing his legal morass for fear of alienating his supporters, some are becoming more vocal after the ex-president was hit by new charges in the classified documents case last week and as he predicts new indictments are coming soon in the special counsel’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election and in another probe by a district attorney focusing on a similar bid in Georgia. The federal grand jury in Washington is next expected to meet on Tuesday.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – who is seeking to turn the New Hampshire primary into a referendum on how Trump’s legal woes could jeopardize GOP hopes among more moderate and crucial suburban voters – slammed Trump on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday as a billionaire who was using contributions to pay his legal fees.
“This is a guy who’s putting himself before the country. You can’t put America first with Donald Trump, because it’s Trump first,” Christie told Kasie Hunt, saying the ex-president and his associates had acted like “the Corleones with no experience.”
“I want voters to listen to this. It is most likely that by the time we get on the debate stage (on) August 23, the front-runner will be out on bail in four different jurisdictions: Florida, Washington, Georgia, and New York,” Christie said.
Another candidate, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, demonstrated the dancing on a political pin head that Trump is forcing his opponents to do as they seek to exploit his plight while also trying to avoid angering the GOP base, much of which appears to believe Trump’s claim he’s a victim of political persecution. Haley, who served in Trump’s Cabinet as ambassador to the United Nations, warned on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that new accusations in the case of classified documents her old boss hoarded at his Florida resort were “incredibly dangerous to our national security” – if they were true. But she added that the American people didn’t trust the Justice Department and hinted she might pardon Trump if she won the White House.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is also edging closer to criticizing Trump over the case, though he’s also treading carefully in order to avoid further damaging his recently wilting campaign. “If the election becomes a referendum on what document was left by the toilet at Mar-a-Lago, we are not going to win,” DeSantis told ABC News during a campaign swing through Iowa on Friday.
The growing turbulence in the Republican race comes as Biden tries to boost his appeal to voters. The administration, for instance, launched a beta website Sunday for a new income-driven federal student loan payments system finalized after the Supreme Court struck down his student debt forgiveness initiative. And the pace of campaigning by Vice President Kamala Harris is increasing. As the Republican candidates gathered in Iowa on Friday, Harris flew into the state to highlight the overturning of a constitutional right to an abortion – part of Democrats’ efforts to make the conservative majority Supreme Court’s decision last year detrimental to GOP hopes in 2024.
The vice president also went to Florida earlier this month to attack DeSantis over new educational standards in the Sunshine State that she claims will teach kids that some enslaved people “benefited” from skills they acquired. DeSantis accused her of misleading voters by seizing on one line of a much broader curriculum about the entire topic of slavery – but it’s a line that’s sparked some public spats between him and Black Republican lawmakers, ensuring it remains in the news.
Legal net tightens while Trump creates new echo of first impeachment
Trump’s legal struggles still dominate the Republican race. In an unexpected move worsening his legal position, Smith brought new charges on Thursday against Trump, his aide Walt Nauta and a third co-defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, in the case alleging the former commander in chief mishandled classified documents after leaving the White House. The charges included allegations that Trump and his employees attempted to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury. Trump and Nauta have already pleaded not guilty to earlier counts brought against them in the case.
Despite Trump’s legal woes, no rival Republican has shown much sign of narrowing his double-digit lead in national primary polls. And Trump showed at a Republican Party dinner featuring most of the major candidates in Iowa on Friday and in a raucous rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, the next night, that he will be very hard for them to stop. The former president accused Smith and the Biden administration of trying to make it illegal to question the result of an election and branded investigations into his conduct as “election interference” to keep him from a White House return.
His attitude threatens to tarnish the faith of his supporters in yet another American presidential election as he seeks to become only the second president to win a non-consecutive second term and readies a hardline agenda reflecting his authoritarian tendencies. There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election and Trump’s claims otherwise were rejected by his own Justice Department.
Trump also said Saturday the probes into his behavior were intended to cover up “crimes” by the current president and his son, Hunter, following the collapse last week of a plea deal for Hunter Biden on tax charges that would have also resolved a felony gun charge. There is no evidence of wrongdoing by the president, but Trump’s GOP allies in the House are making noise about an impeachment inquiry to probe their claims that Biden and his son used his influence as vice president to enrich themselves.
And Trump’s now calling on Congress to halt all aid to Ukraine until Biden cooperates with congressional investigations – an echo of the conduct that led to his first impeachment, when he used the prospect of military aid to try to coerce Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into opening an investigation into the former vice president and eventual Democratic nominee.
Fundraising for a legal defense
The extent to which Trump’s 2024 campaign has merged with his legal defense as he faces multiple criminal charges was laid bare in news about his PAC’s expenditures, which are expected to be reported to the Federal Election Commission on Monday. The PAC, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, which is more than double the amount the group spent on legal fees in all of 2022.
PACs and political parties have a Monday deadline to file midyear disclosure reports that will offer a glimpse into the financial health and spending of some groups used to support presidential candidates.
Trump’s team is strongly defending the expenditures as an integral part of the ex-president’s larger political project.
“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. The details of the spending on legal fees by Trump’s PAC were first reported by the Washington Post.
Both Nauta and De Oliveira are being represented by attorneys paid for by Trump’s operation.
As the costs mount, Trump’s team is also creating a legal defense fund, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN, adding that the entity will be called the Patriot Legal Defense Fund Inc., and will be led by Trump associate and adviser Michael Glassner. It will cover the bills of some of Trump’s current and former aides and employees. The development was first reported by The New York Times.
Ohio Republican Sen. J. D. Vance wrote on Twitter on Sunday that attacks on Trump for using fundraising dollars for legal fees were “lame” and said the strategy alleviated the burden on some of the president’s associates. “I have good friends who did nothing wrong who had their legal fees paid by Save America PAC. Would you rather they throw all of their employees under a bus?” Vance wrote.
Trump and allied fundraising operations send out multiple emails a day to supporters, and the ex-president has frequently used indictments and other twists in his legal saga to boost his campaign coffers. On Sunday, for instance, the Trump campaign and Save America sent out a joint appeal that told supporters: “While my primary opponents continue to take cheap swipes at me as the Department of Justice plots ways to throw me in JAIL for up to 561 YEARS, I am asking YOU to stand with me at this pivotal moment in the election.”
The new counts in the classified documents case are just a portion of the legal jeopardy Trump faces. He’s due to go on trial in Manhattan in March on more than 30 counts related to business fraud arising from a payment to an adult film actress before the 2016 election. The former president says he has received a target letter from Smith regarding the investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election, which is a step often followed by criminal charges. And Trump is expected to learn by the end of August whether he or associates will face charges in Fulton County, Georgia, stemming from alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election in the crucial swing state.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over the weekend praised increased security measures around the local courthouse as charging decisions approach, and indicated her investigation had all but wrapped up.
“The work is accomplished,” Willis told CNN affiliate WXIA at a back-to-school event. “We’ve been working for two-and-half years. We’re ready to go.”
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As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth
By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border — a process that won’t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives.
But in some ways, removing the dams is the easy part. The hard part will come over the next decade as workers, partnering with Native American tribes, plant and monitor nearly 17 billion seeds as they try to restore the Klamath River and the surrounding land to what it looked like before the dams started to go up more than a century ago.
The demolition is part of a national movement to return the natural flow of the nation’s rivers and restore habitat for fish and the ecosystems that sustain other wildlife. More than 2,000 dams have been removed in the U.S. as of February, with the bulk of those having come down within the last 25 years, according to the advocacy group American Rivers.
The removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River is the movement’s greatest triumph and its greatest challenge. When demolition is completed by the end of next year, more than 400 miles (644 kilometers) of river will have opened for threatened species of fish and other wildlife. By comparison, the 65 dams removed in the U.S. last year combined to reconnect 430 miles (692 kilometers) of river.
The project will empty three reservoirs over about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) near the California-Oregon border, exposing soil to sunlight in some places for the first time in more than a century.
For the past five years, Native American tribes have gathered seeds by hand and sent them to nurseries with plans to sow the seeds along the banks of the newly wild river. Helicopters will bring in hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs to plant along the banks, including wads of tree roots to create habitat for fish.
This growth usually takes decades to happen naturally. But officials are pressing nature’s fast-forward button because they hope to repel an invasion of foreign plants, such as starthistle, which dominate the landscape at the expense of native plants.
“Why not just let nature take its course? Well, nature didn’t take its course when dams got put in. We can’t pretend this gigantic change in the landscape has not happened and we can’t just ignore the fact that invasive species are a big problem in the west and in California,” said Dave Meurer, director of community affairs for Resource Environmental Solutions, the company leading the restoration project. “Our goal is to give nature a head start.”
A power company, known today as PacifiCorp, built the dams starting in 1918 to generate electricity. The dams halted the natural flow of the river and disrupted the lifecycle of salmon, a fish that spends most of its life in the Pacific Ocean but returns to the chilly mountain streams to lay eggs. The fish are culturally and spiritually significant to a number of Native American tribes, who historically survived by fishing the massive runs of salmon that would come back to the rivers each year.
A combination of low water levels and warm temperatures in 2002 led to a bacterial outbreak that killed more than 34,000 fish, mostly Chinook salmon. The loss jumpstarted decades of advocacy from Native American tribes and environmental groups, culminating last year when federal regulators approved a plan to remove the dams.
“The river is our church, the salmon is our cross. That’s how it relates to the people. So it’s very sacred to us,” said Kenneth Brink, vice chairman of the Karuk Tribe. “The river is not just a place we go to swim. It’s life. It creates everything for our people.”
The project will cost $500 million, paid for by taxpayers and PacifiCorps ratepayers. Crews have mostly removed the smallest of the four dams, known as Copco No. 2. The other three dams are expected to come down next year after the reservoirs behind them are drained. That will leave some homeowners in the area without the picturesque lake they have lived on for years.
The Siskiyou County Water Users Association, which formed about a decade ago to stop the dam removal project, filed a federal lawsuit. But so far they have been unable to stop the demolition.
“I think it’s a huge mistake,” association President Richard Marshall said. “Unfortunately it’s a mistake you can’t turn back from.”
The water level in the lakes will drop between 3 feet and 5 feet (1 meter to 1.5 meters) per day over the first few months of next year. Crews will follow that water line, taking advantage of the moisture in the soil to plant seeds from more than 98 native plant species including wooly sunflower, Idaho fescue and Blue bunch wheat grass.
Tribes have been invested in the process from the start. Resource Environmental Solutions hired tribal members to gather seeds from native plants by hand. The Yurok Tribe even hired a restoration botanist.
Each species has a role to play. Some, like lupine, grow quickly and prepare the soil for other plants. Others, like oak trees, take years to fully mature and provide shade for other plants.
“It’s a wonderful marriage of tribal traditional ecological knowledge and western science,” said Mark Bransom, CEO of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, the nonprofit entity created to oversee the project.
The previous largest dam removal project was on Washington state’s Elwha River, which flows out of Olympic National Park into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Congress in 1992 approved the demolition of the two dams on the river constructed in the early 1900s. After two decades of planning, workers finished removing them in 2014, opening about 70 miles (113 kilometers) of habitat for salmon and steelhead.
Biologists say it will take at least a generation for the river to recover, but within months of the dams being removed, salmon were already recolonizing sections of the river they had not accessed in more than a century. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, which has been closely involved in restoration work, is opening a limited subsistence fishery this fall for coho salmon, its first since the dams came down.
Brink, the Karuk Tribe vice chair, hopes similar success will happen on the Klamath River. Multiple times per year, Brink and other tribal members participate in ceremonial salmon fishing using handheld nets. In many years, there have been no fish to catch, he said.
“When the river gets to flow freely again, the people can also begin to worship freely again,” he said.
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A massive $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs in Tuesday’s drawing
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN
(CNN) — One lucky winner could nab a massive $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot that’s up for grabs in Tuesday night’s drawing.
If won, the mammoth jackpot would equal the fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions’ history, the lottery said in a news release Saturday.
A grand prize winner could choose to spread it in annual payments over 29 years, or take a lump-sum option of an estimated $527.9 million,Mega Millions said.
The jackpot soared past a billion dollars after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night. Tuesday’s drawing will be the 30th since the jackpot was last won in New York on April 18, according to Mega Millions.
Although no one scored the jackpot Friday, there were still big winners. One ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $5 million by matching the first five numbers and activating the optional Megaplier, which is available in most states with an extra $1 purchase.
Another four tickets sold in Arizona, California, New York and Pennsylvania matched the first five numbers to win $1 million.
The top Mega Millions jackpot to date was $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in 2018. It’s followed by a $1.348 billion ticket that was sold in Maine in January and a $1.337 billion prize last July.
In fourth place on Mega Millions’ list is a $1.05 billion prize won by a ticket sold in Michigan in 2021.
Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the massive prize comes after a Powerball ticket sold at a convenience store in Los Angeles matched all numbers to win a $1.08 billion prize – the third-largest Powerball jackpot.
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A mother’s lawsuit says police stood by for 13 minutes as her 30-year-old son drowned in the Tennessee River
By Eli Masket
(CNN) — A mother is suing the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, the city’s police chief and four officers, alleging police stood by for 13 minutes as her 30-year-old son drowned in a river last year.
Kimberly Williams-Clabo claims in the suit that police – who had responded to calls that her son, Mika Wheeler Clabo, was “acting erratically” – also prohibited private citizens from trying to rescue him from the Tennessee River.
“Mika deserved better that day,” said Lance Baker, the family’s attorney. “He deserved officers that operated like first responders and what he received were officers that operated like bystanders.”
The wrongful death suit was filed Tuesday in US District Court, one year after Clabo’s death.
The Knoxville Police Department responded to the suit in a Friday statement on social media.
“While Mika Clabo’s death was undoubtedly tragic, the KPD officer involved did not respond inappropriately, and the City will vigorously defend this lawsuit,” said the statement. “The officers immediately called for assistance from additional specialized resources, and any suggestion that they prevented reasonable or safe attempts to rescue Mr. Clabo is not supported by the facts.”
Clabo is described in the suit as having been a “master arborist” with a love for nature, who became addicted to opioids as a teenager. The 30-year-old participated in a court-sponsored rehabilitation program and eventually moved to a halfway house in Knoxville, the lawsuit states.
After spending the weekend of July 15, 2022, with his mother in a nearby county, the lawsuit says Clabo returned to Knoxville. On July 21, his mother reported him as missing to Knoxville police, according to the lawsuit.
Four days later, on July 25, Clabo was spotted on a street in Knoxville, according to the lawsuit. He was behaving unusually, prompting multiple people to call authorities, according to police and the lawsuit. A police incident report mentioned multiple calls about Clabo “rolling around” in the street.
Clabo appeared to be scared and was wearing only black underwear and a t-shirt, according to the lawsuit.
The police officer who filed the incident report found Clabo shortly after 10 a.m. walking on railroad tracks near the Tennessee River. According to the lawsuit, the officer approached Clabo and asked him, what’s “going on over here?” Clabo walked away, and then the officer asked, “hey, whatcha doin?”
Clabo began running toward the Tennessee River, the lawsuit alleges, citing body-camera footage as evidence. The responding officer then told Clabo to “come on back here when you’re done,” the lawsuit says.
Clabo continued toward the river until he ran “down a steep embankment that was covered in brush,”and fell into the river at 10:14 a.m., according to the police report and the lawsuit.
That’s when the officer called for a rescue boat from the Knoxville Fire Department, according to the lawsuit and the police report.
The officer “repeatedly” told Clabo to swim to a nearby dock, according to the lawsuit.
The officer said over the radio that Clabo was “attempting to get back to shore but I cannot get to him,” according to the lawsuit, which, citing body-cam footage, alleges that the officer never tried to do so.
The officer later told Clabo to relax while they waited for the boat to arrive, the lawsuit says.
Clabo was struggling to stay afloat and to grab hold of vines and tree limbs on the river bank, according to the lawsuit.
Other officers began arriving at 10:21 a.m. and debated trying to get Clabo out of the water, the lawsuit says. “I’m not going down there, cause he’ll drown my ass,” said one of the officers, according to the lawsuit.
“Victim would not acknowledge us and refused to communicate with anyone on scene,” said the report filed by police.
Eventually, four officers, in addition to at least one EMT, were present at the scene, and despite Clabo’s proximity to the shore, the lawsuit alleges that “none of the four officers tried to reach him with their hands, a baton, a rope, a tow-strap, a flotation device, or anything.”
Police offered assistance to Clabo and continued to urge him to swim out of the river, but never rendered any actual help, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that in two instances, the officers stopped private citizens from helping.
“At least two would-be citizen-heroes wanted to try to save Mika themselves,” says the lawsuit.
One person, an employee of a nearby establishment, allegedly “pleaded” with one officer to use a tow strap to rescue Clabo, according to the lawsuit, but the officer said that it wasn’t safe because he might drown the employee as well.
The employee persisted, according to the lawsuit, telling officers that he could get keys to a gate underneath the establishment “where flotation devices or even a small boat were stored, to throw one or more to Mika or at least try to reach him.”
“No, he’s got to cooperate and that’s not going to happen,” replied an officer, according to the lawsuit.
Clabo “disappears” in the water at 10:27 a.m., according to the lawsuit. The police report states that Clabo was last seen above water at 10:28 a.m. and that the rescue boat arrived “shortly after.”
The lawsuit states that divers found Clabo’s body “and pulled him out of the river at approximately 12:40 p.m,” adding that his “feet and neck were entangled with vines.”
The Knox County medical examiner ruled Clabo’s death “an accidental drowning,” according to the lawsuit.
CNN has reached out to the City of Knoxville for a comment on the lawsuit.
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A man driving an SUV plowed into a group of six migrant workers outside a Walmart in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on Sunday in an “intentional assault,” police said.
The attack took place just after 1:15 p.m., when the man, who was behind the wheel of a midsize black SUV with a luggage rack, steered toward the group, according to a statement released Sunday evening by the Lincolnton Police Department. The episode was caught on video, and the department was asking the public for help in identifying the vehicle or the driver.
All six of the workers were transported to Atrium Health Lincoln with “various injuries” that were not life-threatening, police said.
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“None is in critical condition,” Maj. Brian R. Greene of the Lincolnton Police Department said by telephone. Police have reviewed the footage, he added, which appears to show the driver cutting over a median and into a grassy area between parking spaces, where the migrants were standing.
They were outside the Walmart in northeast Lincolnton, a city of fewer than 12,000 people about 30 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Police interviewed all of the migrants, Greene said, and they had no apparent connection with the driver of the vehicle. “We’re trying to locate the individual that did this,” he added. “Right now, we don’t have a lot.”
The attack follows a deadly crash in May in which the driver of a Range Rover barreled into a crowd of migrants in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight of them. That driver was arrested and charged with manslaughter and other charges.
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Calmer, and cooler, start to the week
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The first few days of this week will nearly some mainly dry conditions before we crank the rain chances back up.
Today and Tonight
The last day of July looks to start and end on a fairly calm note. We will start out the day in the mid-60s with some patchy fog. Sunshine mixed with clouds will carry us through most of the day with highs topping out in the low to mid 80s. All in all, a nice break from the heat we dealt with late last week and over the first part of the weekend.
Tonight, look for mostly clear skies and lows into the lower 60s. Some sheltered valleys could make it into the upper 50s!
Extended Forecast
August begins on Tuesday with another nice day. It will be a touch warmer, with the sunshine pushing our highs back into the mid to maybe upper 80s for some. Clear skies Tuesday night takes us back into the low 60s.
Wednesday still looks mainly dry, at least during the day, but some rain chances could start to move in by Wednesday night. Highs will top out in the upper 80s and drop into the mid-60s overnight.
Thursday brings a possible cold front through the region, upping our chances for scattered showers and storms and cooling our temperatures down. Look for highs in the low 80s.
Friday features some spotty chances for showers and storms and slightly warmer temperatures. Highs will return to the mid-80s for most.
Have a good week!
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Births 7/31/23 Jul 31, 2023 1 hr ago 💬 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEYCASTRO: A son, July 3, to Marcos Castro and Eylin Ortiz, Fell Twp.MOSES TAYLORAVVISATO: A son, July 19, to Dominick and Brittany Buckley Avvisato, Old Forge.BONNET: A daughter, July 25, to Oscar and Daniela Bonnet, Scranton.BROWN: A daughter, July 22, to Jerrod Brown and Justina Rastello, Scranton.BURNS: A daughter, July 26, to Bryan and Sara Jackson Burns, Old Forge.CARNEY: A daughter, July 26, to Ryan Carney and Robin Coolbaugh-Carney, Canadensis.CRUZ-MURILLO: A son, July 28, to Cain Cruz and Sindy M. Murillo, Scranton.DUPREE: A daughter, July 19, to Stephen and Andrea Dupree, Clarks Summit.GALEZIOWSKI: A daughter, July 28, to Walter Galeziowski and Jesteen Adams, Falls Twp.JIMENEZ: A son, July 22, to Juan Jimenez and Alexis Lupinski, Scranton.KIRBY: A daughter, July 23, to David and Caitlin Kirby, Dallas.KRULIKOWSKI: A daughter, July 24, to Tim and Holly Owens Krulikowski, Carbondale Twp. Trending Stories LOMBARDO: A son, July 23, to Bernard and Stephanie Mudlock Lombardo, Pittston.MACK: A son, July 26, to Lucas and Amber Mack, Kingsley.NORTON: A son, July 26, to Thomas Norton and Mikayla Tanzini, Scranton.ORT: A son, July 24, to Christopher and Stephanie Taticchi Ort, Scranton.PATEL: A daughter, July 21, to Saunak and Meha Patel, South Abington Twp.PRESTO: A daughter, July 26, to Crystal Presto Candelario, Scranton.PRICE: A son, July 26, to Elijahbleu and Courtney Shettle Price, Dallas.RAOL: A son, July 18, to Dhruyratsingh and Swati Raol, South Abington Twp.SCANLAND: A son, July 18, to Craig and Ashley Hesington Scanland, Scranton.SINGH: A son, July 20, to Sukhjinder and Jaclyn Dyak Singh, Exeter.SMITH LUKASAVAGE: A son, July 18, to Frank Lukasavage and Courtney Smith, Wilkes-Barre.VERMEULEN: A daughter, July 25, to Jason Vermeulen and Katherine O’Neill, Tunkhannock.WALL: A daughter, July 20, to William and Natalie Boyce Wall, Scranton.YESALAVAGE: A son, July 25, to James Yesalavage Jr. and Erin Young, Mayfield. Start a dialogue, stay on topic and be civil. If you don't follow the rules, your comment may be deleted. User Legend: ModeratorTrusted User Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Crafts Clothing Life Events Forms Lifestyles Submit Anniversary Announcement Submit Engagement Announcement Submit Wedding Announcement | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/births/births-7-31-23/article_12f6c616-7c49-51e7-89de-995db4a04f8b.html | 2023-07-31T05:46:03 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/births/births-7-31-23/article_12f6c616-7c49-51e7-89de-995db4a04f8b.html |
Ryan Hnat, of Scranton, left, and Zach Yahn, of Clarks Summit, are artists with the Northeast Art Project who are working on a design by local muralist and illustrator Eric Bussart on the corner of the Iron Horse Movie Bistro.
Ryan Hnat, of Scranton, left, and Zach Yahn, of Clarks Summit, are artists with the Northeast Art Project who are working on a design by local muralist and illustrator Eric Bussart on the corner of the Iron Horse Movie Bistro.
Personal serpent mural, 2019
“Archeopteryx on Canvas,” Jibberjazz 2023, Kempton Pa.
“I am an illustrator who bounces between the realms of mural art and cartoons; with my work I try to immerse the viewer into a vibrant and captivating world where imagination knows no bounds. I find joy in exploring characters and narratives that resonate with both the young and the young at heart. My work offers me an outlet to communicate complex ideas with a touch of simplicity and humor. With all of my art, I aim to create an enchanting fusion of storytelling and aesthetics.”
How long have you been doing murals?
Since 2016.
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What medium do you work in?
I work in acrylic, oil, spray paint, digital and recycled materials.
What was your favorite project so far?
My favorite project so far has been a collaborative effort with Montage Mountain and artist Dave Leutert. We were able to bring to life one of Dave’s designs, with a lot of iconography synonymous with the Scranton area, across the entire backdrop of the Montage Mountain wave pool.
What was your most challenging project so far?
My most challenging project so far has to be when we painted a space scene with an astronaut and different movie theater motifs on the then-Cosmic Cinemas (now Scranton Art Haus, 301 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton), across from the Marketplace at Steamtown. Painting the corrugated steel wall and working with the grooves in the metal to create a design that read effectively was definitely a challenge. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/painting-the-town-with-zach-yahn/article_b60e92fe-0377-510e-9300-61338b8b8499.html | 2023-07-31T05:46:09 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/painting-the-town-with-zach-yahn/article_b60e92fe-0377-510e-9300-61338b8b8499.html |
Beef shortage hits areaBeef was in short supply throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.
Milton Rosenzweig, general manager of Affiliated Foods, told the Scranton Times the fresh beef supply was at 50% of the normal capacity and the outlook was not good for the coming week.
He said the packing house and slaughterers were refusing to process the bee,f claiming they were losing money because of the price freeze on beef.
The low beef supplies in the stores, Rosenzeig explained, was driving up the sales for chicken, pork and other meats. Eventually the prices on those types of meat will also go up because of demand.
A spokesperson for Acme Markets told the Times they were selling out of turkey because of its price compared to chicken and pork.
Jack Hodin of Giant Markets said the beef shortage was a symptom of a larger situation in the supermarket industry. The industry had been troubled for two years, according to Hodin, because of the oversaturation of stores, high labor costs and strong competition between the stores.
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President Richard Nixon reinstated the temporary price freeze in June. Two years earlier, Nixon instituted a 90-day freeze on wages and prices as a way to control inflation.
Skylab to be seen over the region
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration released a schedule of times when residents could look up to the night sky to catch a glimpse of the Skylab space station as it passed over the Scranton area.
From Aug. 2 to Aug. 11, the space station would pass over in the early mornings before sunrise.
Skylab was launched on May 14, 1973, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The station was made up of four sections and was manned by three-person crews that would stay in orbit for several weeks at a time.
On sale at Sugerman’sFront porch glider was $36.88, front porch rocker was $19.88, cooker-fryer was $8.88, rain gutter sections were 22 cents per 10-foot or 16-foot lengths, seven-piece walnut salad set was $13.99, men’s rib-knit tank tops were two for $3, ladies’ crepe long-sleeve shirts were $2.99 and a bottle of anti-dandruff shampoo was $1.09.
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Turtle-themed juice boxes from 1989, unopened in the kitchen cabinet, stand in front of boxes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles macaroni and cheese.
Above his refrigerator, Jim Harris stores packages of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cookies and Turtle-shaped ceramic cookie jars he could put them in — but he would never open the packaging.
Harris’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles miscellany also includes PEZ candy dispensers, a limited edition cuckoo clock, a “Mutagen Ooze” store display, a shower curtain and an electric guitar signed by Avril Lavigne and TMNT co-creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman — one of only 100 in the world.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” will open Wednesday , and Harris will be in the audience opening weekend. He’ll also celebrate the film’s release at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders baseball game Aug. 4, where he will dress as Michelangelo, the turtle commonly referred to as “Mikey.”
Harris recently wore the Mikey costume in a Fourth of July parade. It’s his favorite piece of Turtles memorabilia, and Mikey has always been his favorite turtle.
When Harris was 8 years old, he received a figurine of Mikey. With spinning nunchucks and his signature shout of “Cowabunga!,” Mikey was a staple of Harris’ childhood. He always chose to be Mikey when he played Turtles with his cousins and friends.
The figurine sat in Harris’ attic when he graduated from high school and went overseas with the Army National Guard.
While stationed in Bosnia, he met voice actor James Avery, the voice of Shredder in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies.
“That kind of got me back into it because I was a little homesick,” Harris said.
After the event, he bought a copy of the movie. He remembered his cousin’s enviable Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sewer playset and his mother shushing teenagers who were “making a racket” at the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie on its opening day.
Now, his Dallas home brims with collectibles.
Preserved in their original packaging, the first line of figurines to hit the stores and the first-edition comic book hold places of honor in Harris’ home. He has movie scripts in tote bags and leather jackets worn by members of the film crew.
Harris has a YouTube channel — “Mikey’s Holy Grail Toy Museum” — where he plans to give virtual tours and bring VIP guests to his house to see the collections. He has a licensed business through which he can be hired to attend birthday parties, comic book conventions and special events in his Mikey costume.
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Only a few people have seen Harris’ collection in person. One of them is Phil Specht, Harris’ friend and coworker at the post office.
“He gets pretty excited about his stuff,” Specht said.
Specht helps Harris with his Mikey costume and occasionally attends parades and events dressed as a dinosaur, like those that sometimes appear in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe.
One day at work, Harris mentioned he added an arcade game to his collection, which Specht remembered playing at the mall where he worked when he was younger. Specht recalled a Nintendo game, which Harris also owns.
Although Specht was admittedly “more of a Transformers guy” as a kid, he remembers the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games fondly.
That’s the deeper mission behind Harris’ collections.
“I want everybody to remember their childhood,” Harris said. “I want to make a museum where people can remember the good old days.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is not Harris’ only collection.
He applied for a Guinness World Record for his “Monster High” collection, started by his daughter who has since outgrown it. In the basement, he has a complete home gym and the big, colorful letters that used to sit above the entrance of an Albany, New York, Toys R Us store.
He also has a large supply of Christmas decorations — which overlaps with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection in a complete set of original stockings from 1990, tags and all.
Harris’ collectibles bring him back to his childhood, and he hopes they can do the same for others.
“It just brings back memories of the good days when you have fun and when you were a kid,” he said. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/cowabunga-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-collector-still-a-kid/article_169a22ce-d355-592a-95dd-4943c504dcc4.html | 2023-07-31T05:46:27 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/cowabunga-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle-collector-still-a-kid/article_169a22ce-d355-592a-95dd-4943c504dcc4.html |
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Olive Sutliff, 6, of Honesdale has her photo taken Sunday with Santa during Santa’s Workshop by Patty Lee’s Marvelous Missions at the Holiday Inn in Dunmore. The Christmas-themed fundraiser supports organizer Patty Lee Hack’s third annual toy drive.
Brooklyn Burns, 5, of Dunmore points out a basket she wants to win Sunday to her mother Elizabeth during Santa’s Workshop by Patty Lee’s Marvelous Missions.
Eli Gerhardt, 4 , of Scott Township and his mother Kym Weida of Scranton paint decorations during Santa's Workshop at a Christmas-themed fundraiser for Patty Lee's Marvelous Missions at Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Allison Guarino, 8, of Olyphant and Brody Rediker, 7, of Dunmore run underneath balloons as they are being made during Santa's Workshop a Christmas-themed fundraiser for Patty Lee's Marvelous Missions at Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Corey Hack, 16, of Bethlehem makes a hot chocolate for children during Santa's Workshop a Christmas-themed fundraiser for Patty Lee's Marvelous Missions at Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Olive Sutliff, 6, of Honesdale has her photo taken Sunday with Santa during Santa’s Workshop by Patty Lee’s Marvelous Missions at the Holiday Inn in Dunmore. The Christmas-themed fundraiser supports organizer Patty Lee Hack’s third annual toy drive.
Brooklyn Burns, 5, of Dunmore points out a basket she wants to win Sunday to her mother Elizabeth during Santa’s Workshop by Patty Lee’s Marvelous Missions.
Eli Gerhardt, 4 , of Scott Township and his mother Kym Weida of Scranton paint decorations during Santa's Workshop at a Christmas-themed fundraiser for Patty Lee's Marvelous Missions at Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Allison Guarino, 8, of Olyphant and Brody Rediker, 7, of Dunmore run underneath balloons as they are being made during Santa's Workshop a Christmas-themed fundraiser for Patty Lee's Marvelous Missions at Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Corey Hack, 16, of Bethlehem makes a hot chocolate for children during Santa's Workshop a Christmas-themed fundraiser for Patty Lee's Marvelous Missions at Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
DUNMORE — Santa set up shop at a borough hotel Sunday, where a fun and festive fundraising event helped ensure kids in need have something to open Christmas morning.
Patty Lee Hack and her helpers organized the event, dubbed Santa’s Workshop by Patty Lee’s Marvelous Missions, with a goal of supporting at least 150 families this holiday season. Hack’s community toy drives helped 129 families last year and 117 in 2021, when she launched the initial drive to help parents struggling with pandemic-prompted financial hardships.
Sunday’s event at the Holiday Inn on Tigue Street featured a raffle, vendors, entertainment, kids games and activities, craft tables and more. All proceeds will support this year’s drive.
“My plan this year was (to) get a head start,” said Hack, a South Scranton resident. “Everybody loves Christmas and who doesn’t love Christmas in July?”
Now in its third year, Hack’s passion for the annual toy drive hasn’t dulled. Many families still face financial challenges, some more now than they did when the pandemic started, she said.
“Every child deserves a Christmas,” she said. “No matter the circumstance of the parent, no matter the circumstance of their living conditions, every child deserves to have that hope of Christmas.”
Scott Twp. resident Heidi Flynn, who Hack described as her sidekick and “left hand,” expressed a similar sentiment, reiterating their goal of helping 150-plus less fortunate families this holiday season.
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“We’ve been there,” Flynn said. “We’ve been in that place where we’ve needed help in the past, so we understand the importance to give a child a good Christmas.”
Donning Batman face paint and eager to engage in an indoor snowball fight, 7-year-old Brody Rediker had a good Christmas in July on Sunday at the Holiday Inn. He was there with his sister, event volunteer Avery Fitzpatrick of Dunmore.
“I think it’s good that we’re preparing ahead of time so that in December we can help out more and make sure everyone gets what they need,” Fitzpatrick said.
People who want to support that effort can drop off new and gently used toys and gifts at Hack’s Scranton home, 720 S. Irving Ave., beginning in September. Hack was quick to credit the community for its support.
“I would say this to everybody and every time, I could never do anything that I do without this community,” she said. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/fundraiser-helps-ensure-children-in-need-will-have-a-merry-christmas/article_6e149816-aec0-561e-8d85-a1c23c4be48a.html | 2023-07-31T05:46:51 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/fundraiser-helps-ensure-children-in-need-will-have-a-merry-christmas/article_6e149816-aec0-561e-8d85-a1c23c4be48a.html |
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An estimated 31.1% of U.S. adults experience an anxiety disorder at some time in their lives, according to the National Institutes of Health.
There are a wide variety of anxiety disorders, and there is no substitute for medical and psychological care. But there are some simple, basic tools to help manage the problem — one of the easiest, most affordable and accessible of which is exercise.
Mental health is one of the most understated benefits of exercise. Much research has shown that people who engage in aerobic exercise — exercise that increases your heart rate for 30 minutes or more — are more likely to experience high energy, a positive attitude and mental wellness. For example, studies reported in the British Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Exercise and Sports Science found that anxiety and depression scores were significantly reduced in groups that engaged in aerobic running, jogging or walking programs of 30-45 minutes, three to five days per week, for 10-12 weeks, when compared to a control group and a psychotherapy counseling group.
According to research reported in sports medicine journals, exercise reduces anxiety and depression psychologically (mentally) and physiologically (physically).
Psychological benefits
Helps you gain control over your life.
Increases self-esteem.
Diverts attention away from worry, concern or guilt.
Improves mood, with visible signs of improvement in physique and body weight.
Increases sense of pleasure and satisfaction.
Anger management: releases pent-up frustration, anger and hostility.
Physiological benefits
Increases brain serotonin (natural mood elevator chemical in the brain).
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Increases beta-endorphins (natural mood, stress and pain-control chemical in the brain).
Improves natural sleep patterns.
Tips for getting started
First and foremost, consult your primary care physician to confirm the diagnosis of depression. Be sure that your symptoms are not related to other health problems. Also, if you are using antidepressant or other medications, discuss the impact it may have on your exercise program with your physician.
Recognize and fight depression symptoms that are contrary to or prohibit physical activity, such as fatigue, lack of energy or slow motor skills.
Work hard to recognize and overcome these symptoms to begin an exercise program. An aerobic exercise routine should eventually lessen these symptoms.
Be realistic. Expect that aerobic exercise will take time to have a noticeable benefit. Do not get overly ambitious and set yourself up for failure.
Begin with an aerobic exercise program that is practical and destined to succeed. For example, inactive and deconditioned people should begin walking five minutes per day, three to five days for one week. Then, add three to five minutes each week until you attain 30-45 minutes per walk, three to five days per week. Younger and fitter people can begin to walk for 15 minutes and continue until they attain 45-60 minutes per walk, three to five days per week. Remember, what seems impossible today will be easier and routine in a few weeks.
Find a pleasurable environment: a beautiful park (Nay Aug), a scenic lake (Lake Scranton), quiet countryside (rural farmlands of Dalton or Lackawanna State Park). Use a mall in inclement weather.
Find a friendly, uplifting group of people to enjoy a good walk and talk. This may be more appropriate for people feeling isolated or withdrawn; others may enjoy the peace and quiet of exercising and meditating alone.
Be specific and compliant. Make a serious commitment. Keep a journal or exercise log. Mark a calendar; 30-45 minutes, three to five days per week — no excuses. Get an exercise buddy you can count on to help keep you compliant!
Make it fun. Mix it up. Walk three days, swim or bike one or two days; some days alone, some days with a buddy.
Be religious about exercise but don’t get too compulsive. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health-science/healthy-ways-to-cope-with-anxiety/article_687b7f0d-1c04-54ba-9fca-dd6ea9410a86.html | 2023-07-31T05:46:58 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health-science/healthy-ways-to-cope-with-anxiety/article_687b7f0d-1c04-54ba-9fca-dd6ea9410a86.html |
The tower of the Lackawanna County Courthouse is reflected in the stone of an inoperable fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton on Friday, July 28, 2023.
A faded sign reading "keep off fountain" is seen on an inoperable fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton on Friday, July 28, 2023.
The fountain on the Biden Street side of the Lackawanna County Courthouse lays dormant and covered on Friday, July 28, 2023. County officials say the county can't afford to fix a leak that's keeping this fountain and one on the North Washington Avenue side shut down.
The fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of the Lackawanna County Courthouse lays dormant Friday, July 28, 2023. County officials say the county can't afford to fix a leak that's keeping this fountain and the one along Biden Street shut down.
The fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of the Lackawanna County Courthouse lays dormant Friday, July 28, 2023. County officials say the county can't afford to fix a leak that's keeping this fountain and the one along Biden Street shut down.
The tower of the Lackawanna County Courthouse is reflected in the stone of an inoperable fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton on Friday, July 28, 2023.
A faded sign reading "keep off fountain" is seen on an inoperable fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton on Friday, July 28, 2023.
The fountain on the Biden Street side of the Lackawanna County Courthouse lays dormant and covered on Friday, July 28, 2023. County officials say the county can't afford to fix a leak that's keeping this fountain and one on the North Washington Avenue side shut down.
The fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of the Lackawanna County Courthouse lays dormant Friday, July 28, 2023. County officials say the county can't afford to fix a leak that's keeping this fountain and the one along Biden Street shut down.
The fountain on the North Washington Avenue side of the Lackawanna County Courthouse lays dormant Friday, July 28, 2023. County officials say the county can't afford to fix a leak that's keeping this fountain and the one along Biden Street shut down.
Lackawanna County can’t turn the Courthouse Square fountains on because of a leak that would cost too much to repair, county officials said.
“It’s going to cost us tens of thousands of dollars,” county Chief of Staff Brian Jeffers said. “And if we damage any of this, it’s going to cost us more money. “
Installed about 15 years ago during the courthouse’s massive renovation, the fountains sit in front of the North Washington Avenue entrance and along Biden Street. The county turned them off about three years ago because new water filling the system pushed up water bills dramatically, Jeffers said.
The fountains are designed as a closed system that recycles sprayed water. Water flows by gravity from the North Washington Avenue fountain to the Biden Street fountain. As water evaporated, a float, like the kind found in a toilet, allowed new water to replenish an underground tank, county maintenance director Mark Dougher said.
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At some point, a leak developed, which meant new water flowed nonstop, Dougher said. Maintenance staff doesn’t know where the leak is and can’t easily dig up the fountain to find it, he said.
The heavy granite slabs that form the fountain don’t have hooks that can fasten to a crane for lifting, Dougher said. Without an easy way to connect, lifting the slabs becomes precarious and raises fears of damaging them, Jeffers said. The county also can’t find the original plans that show what’s underground, further complicating efforts to determine where to look, he said.
“They’ve been looking for these plans for a while,” he said. “It should have been thought of back then that ‘Hey, listen, all pipes break.’”
County officials will only turn on the water for special occasions. They did that in September 2021 when the county established a memorial and honored deputy sheriff Samuel Evans, who died in the line of duty in September 1921. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/leak-stops-fountains-from-flowing-on-lackawanna-county-courthouse-square/article_fd508bbb-6813-51af-b132-23277b2cdfea.html | 2023-07-31T05:47:04 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/leak-stops-fountains-from-flowing-on-lackawanna-county-courthouse-square/article_fd508bbb-6813-51af-b132-23277b2cdfea.html |
Construction continues on Scranton Square, a $14 million senior apartment building in the city’s Green Ridge section. The project is on track for completion in the spring.
Construction continues on Scranton Square, a $14 million senior apartment building in the city's Green Ridge section. The project is on track for completion in the spring.
Construction continues on Scranton Square, a $14 million senior apartment building in the city’s Green Ridge section. The project is on track for completion in the spring.
Construction continues on Scranton Square, a $14 million senior apartment building in the city's Green Ridge section. The project is on track for completion in the spring.
THEN: Ground was broken for senior housing in Green Ridge.
NOW: The project is on track for spring occupancy.
SCRANTON — A $14 million senior apartment building in the city’s Green Ridge section should be ready for occupancy by the spring, one of the developers said.
Known as Scranton Square, the three-story building at 1730 Dickson Ave. has a roof, with work continuing on the exterior and interior.
“It’s moving along pretty quickly,” QSP Development LLC principal Craig Shields said. “Pretty much we’ve sealed it up. The roof is on. The windows are in. They’re running plumbing now. They’re running electrical now.”
The 36-unit building is a project of QSP and Quandel Enterprises, whose officials were joined by representatives of the city and state at a ceremonial groundbreaking in December.
The project is on schedule for completion in early spring, probably March or April, Shields said.
“The only thing that kind of delays stuff like this right now is the supply chain,” he said. “For this building, we ordered the furniture over a year out. It takes a lot of time for some product to come in.”
The majority of the building’s apartments will have one bedroom, with a few two-bedroom units, he said. All will be handicapped accessible, although a couple are designed specifically for handicapped tenants with features like lipless showers.
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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is supporting the project through the allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits. It also received $925,000 in federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding through the city.
Shields expects Scranton Square to advertise in December or January for prospective tenants to submit applications. To qualify, individuals must be 62 years old or older and meet financial guidelines, he said.
“We go through a process,” he said, adding the vast majority of the tenants will be on Social Security or small pensions.
Laura Agostini, president of the Green Ridge Neighborhood Association, said based on its demographics, the city can always use more senior housing. Scranton Square will also occupy what was previously a vacant lot, she said.
“They are taking empty land and putting it back it back on the tax rolls,” she said. “That is a good thing.”
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“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
President John F. Kennedy used that phrase to describe how investments in one economic sector can benefit the entire country. Investments in infrastructure like roads, bridges and dams create jobs creating the materials, transporting the parts and materials to build the structures we use every day. A bridge could be built in Philadelphia with steel from Pittsburgh transported across the state by a Harrisburg teamster. All three communities prosper from the investments.
JFK was right, but in the last generation, the rising tide seems only to benefit bigger boats and the yachts of a select few. As the American economy has concentrated more in the hands of a select few, we too often see many working people and their families left behind. The economy has become too focused on maximizing shareholder profit, even at the expense of jobs and communities.
The successful contract negotiation by the Teamsters on behalf of UPS drivers and delivery workers repudiates that trend. It is a massive victory for working people, for their communities and — yes — for the company itself. In the post-pandemic world where delivery services are omnipresent, the fair treatment of workers in this multibillion-dollar industry is paramount. The Teamsters refused to settle for less than what their workers deserved, and demanded the rising tide of profits in that industry lifted the workers just as much as it lifts the corporate executives.
This contract won’t just benefit the UPS workers either. Higher wages, safer workplaces and job security negotiated in the contract will reshape the industry — even in nonunion shops like FedEx and Amazon. Pennsylvania just recorded its lowest unemployment dating to 1976, which means that UPS’ competitors must raise their pay and benefits for workers if they want to retain employees, otherwise their employees will leave for the better jobs at UPS. Thus, even these nonunion workers will benefit from the settlement.
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Other workers on strike in Hollywood, the Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh and baristas at some Starbucks fight the same fight: to ensure that all workers, union and nonunion, are treated fairly so a rising tide lifts every boat.
It’s not a coincidence that the American economy’s largest growth came during peak union membership when about 35% of workers belonged to unions. America’s economy roared to become the biggest in the world and we built massive projects like the interstate highway system that connected communities and people across the country.
The argument of corporate special interests and their political allies that the need for a union to collectively bargain is outdated is simply a ploy to undermine worker pay. They seek to weaken unions as the only true protection against economic exploitation. The decline in U.S. union membership has occurred as wage inequality has risen, which leads to a weaker economy and more jobs outsourced overseas while those at the very top increased their wealth astronomically at the expense of the working class.
For example, in 1965, for every dollar the average worker earned, the average CEO was paid $20. In 1989 that ratio grew to $60 for every dollar. Today, the average CEO gets $400 for every dollar his workers earn. Since the 1970s, workers’ wages have gone up about 18%. CEO wages have increase by 1,400%.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Wins, like the UPS contract, are an example of the path toward an American economy that works for everyone. In Harrisburg, my colleagues and I focus on creating policy that makes it easier for workers to demand their fair share and allows the economy for main street, not just Wall Street, to continue to grow. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/columnists/ups-pact-benefits-all-workers/article_a323fd47-0fdb-5dcb-9967-fa7089b84080.html | 2023-07-31T05:47:16 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/columnists/ups-pact-benefits-all-workers/article_a323fd47-0fdb-5dcb-9967-fa7089b84080.html |
Congestion pricing for the southern third of Manhattan is bringing special pleaders out of the woodwork. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should do its best to disappoint most of them. There is, however, one group that should get a break.
Residents of New Jersey pay $14.75 to drive into Manhattan (that’s with an E-ZPass transponder; it’s $17 without). The motivation behind the congestion charge is to reduce traffic in the most crowded parts of Manhattan and raise money for public transportation.
Steep tolls that motorists pay to cross from New Jersey into Manhattan reduce traffic in Manhattan and subsidize public transportation — PATH trains and bus and ferry terminals controlled by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, not subways, buses and commuter trains controlled by the MTA. But it’s not the fault of New Jersey motorists that the transportation system is a “hydra-headed and fragmented monstrosity,” as New York City mayoral candidate John Lindsay put it in 1965.
The Port Authority’s tunnels and bridge are the most expensive; the MTA’s cost either $6.55 or $3 (and will increase to $6.94 and $3.18 in August), but are tolled in both directions so $13.10 and $6 are better comparisons. The rest are free. From a congestion-pricing perspective, it is those driving into Manhattan by way of the city’s Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges and the one state and eight city bridges over the Harlem River who face the least disincentive to clog the borough’s streets and make the least contribution to financing transportation. Whatever congestion charge the MTA settles on, they should have to pay the full amount. Those who are already paying tolls should get a rebate.
That’s what transportation analyst and activist Charles Komanoff and Columbia Business School climate economist Gernot Wagner concluded in “A Congestion Toll New York Can Live With.”
Komanoff and Wagner propose a $15 peak congestion charge from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, which would drop to $9 on weekends and $3 overnight, with those driving into the south-of-60th-Street congestion zone getting a rebate for tolls. Someone driving into Manhattan at rush hour through the Holland or Lincoln tunnels would owe only an additional 25 cents congestion fee.
Komanoff and Wagner don’t think that those driving into Manhattan north of the congestion zone — the George Washington, should not receive the rebate because “those trips are imposing delay costs and (fumes and noise) and collision dangers” outside the congestion zone that add up to more than the $15 fee.
Komanoff is the creator of the Balanced Transportation Analyzer, a model that has been influential in bringing congestion pricing to New York, so I’ll take his and Wagner’s word for that. But politics may dictate otherwise because one of the most outspoken critics of the congestion charge is U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat who represents a far-northern New Jersey district from which motorists get to the city by way of the George Washington Bridge.
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With New Jersey suing to halt the plan, and possessing the ability through its half-control of the Port Authority to gum up area transportation, compromise seems necessary. “Politically what makes sense is money that is being paid by these New Jersey residents should go to improve transit services between the two states,” said Philip Plotch, principal researcher at the Eno Center for Transportation and a resident of Gottheimer’s district.
Tolls paid to the Port Authority — which last year brought in about $1 billion more than what the agency spent, while PATH ran a $621 million deficit — do that. Part of any additional congestion charges paid by New Jersey residents ought to go to interstate transit improvements as well, Plotch added.
Using toll revenue to pay for other nice things has a century-long history in New York, as Plotch and co-author Jen Nelles of Oxford Brookes Business School detail in “Mobilizing the Metropolis: How the Port Authority Built New York.”
Formed in 1921 to move freight across the Hudson River, the Port Authority turned to building auto bridges connecting Staten Island to New Jersey. It did this so quickly and competently that it was given control of the Holland Tunnel, which had been constructed by separate New Jersey and New York tunnel commissions, and went on to build the George Washington Bridge and Lincoln Tunnel. With the resulting revenue stream, the Port Authority was able to take over the region’s airports, build Port Newark into a container-shipping leader and become a major real estate player. That last endeavor, aka the World Trade Center, was what roped the Port Authority into operating a transit system as it took over the bankrupt Hudson & Manhattan Railroad, since rechristened PATH, in exchange for the New Jersey governor’s WTC support.
On the other side of Manhattan, Robert Moses was building another toll-financed empire, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, which used its riches to build the New York Coliseum and other facilities before being forced into a merger with the MTA in 1968. Since then, tolls on the MTA’s two tunnels and seven bridges have been supporting public transportation in New York City and its suburbs, with the “toll surplus” coming to $1.1 billion last year.
Why are the other crossings into Manhattan free? The first bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx, completed in 1693, charged “1 penny for each head of neat cattell; two pens for each mann and horse, and 12 pens for each score of hoggs and sheep.” But the Kings Bridge got a no-toll competitor in 1759, and subsequent bridges over the narrow Harlem River have followed that example. Building bridges over the East River was a much bigger undertaking, and the Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, and three other bridges started out charging tolls. In 1911, though, Mayor William J. Gaynor rescinded the 10-cent toll, declaring that “I see no more reason for toll gates on the bridges than for toll gates on Fifth Avenue or Broadway.”
Congestion pricing will erect virtual toll gates on Fifth Avenue and Broadway. The toll rebates mean those who drive into Manhattan on free city bridges would contribute most of the $1.3 billion a year in congestion charges. Which seems only fair.
JUSTIN FOX is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/congestion-tolls-about-to-premier-on-broadway/article_308708be-5952-58ad-8d1f-fbff4f58e19b.html | 2023-07-31T05:47:22 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/congestion-tolls-about-to-premier-on-broadway/article_308708be-5952-58ad-8d1f-fbff4f58e19b.html |
Pennsylvania’s worst gun-related tragedy of the past week (as of Friday) occurred Thursday in the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia.
A 14-year-old boy with severe developmental disabilities found an unsecured handgun in his grandmother’s bedroom and accidentally shot his cousin, a 2-year-old girl, in the head. The toddler died a short time later at Temple University Hospital.
A spokesman for the Philadelphia district attorney’s office police later said it would charge the boy’s 54-year-old grandmother with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of children.
The case checks many boxes regarding anything-goes gun culture and the state Legislature’s refusal to do anything that would help convert that into a culture of gun safety.
According to police, the woman did not own the weapon, but was holding it temporarily at the request of an acquaintance or relative. That person, however, later reported the gun stolen in South Carolina.
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The investigation continues, as do shrugs from Pennsylvania lawmakers, most Republicans who not only refuse to enact sensible gun-safety measures to help create a safer gun culture, but who refuse to allow Philadelphia and other cities to take such measures on their own.
Pennsylvania does not require safe storage of weapons in gun safes or with trigger locks. It requires no gun-safety training for gun ownership. State law does not require gun owners to report to police when a weapon is lost or stolen, which they often do only after the weapon is used in a crime.
No one believes that any single law or series of laws will resolve gun crime and gun safety issues. But no one believed generations ago that Americans instantly would comply with mandatory seat-belt use, or that initial educational programs and laws would reduce adult cigarette use from nearly 50% of the population in the 1950s to less than 10% today.
Those efforts weren’t matters of simple enforcement. They changed entrenched culture over the course of generations. That same transition is needed now to make safety, rather than “do whatever you like and pick up the pieces later,” the standard for gun culture. Unfortunately, it has to begin with leadership that the state and federal legislatures not have.
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Editor: Pennsylvania is on a course to loot every driver with speed cameras. Drivers need to put an end to this automated enforcement-for-profit racket.
An article, “Governing as Looting in Washington and Beyond” by James Bovard, details what is happening nationwide and exposes the fraud that Harrisburg tries to put over on drivers.
It states: “Few things epitomize ‘governing as looting’ like the automated traffic ticket cameras that hundreds of local governments have inflicted on drivers across the nation ... Ticket cameras epitomize how democracy provides no protection against politicians willing to force citizens to pay any price to boost government revenue.”
It continues: “The depredations of automatic ticket enforcement presume that government revenue is a magic wand that solves all problems. ... Automatic ticketing regimes provide a stark refutation to the illusion that governments automatically serve the people. Especially for policies shrouded in sanctimony, government agencies are almost always more wasteful or oppressive than the media portrays.
How much longer will local politicians be permitted to plunder drivers and subvert safety with impunity?”
TOM McCAREY
BERWYN,
CHESTER COUNTY
Editor: During the Evian Conference of July 6 to July 15, 1938, in France, delegates discussed the issue of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in Germany.
The conference was supposed to develop and implement a plan to rescue them. President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated the conference of 32 countries and 24 relief agencies.
Adolph Hitler said he would allow the Jews to leave Germany and emigrate to the countries represented at the conference.
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Unfortunately, 31 countries refused to take in any Jews. Only the Dominican Republic agreed to allow in some Jews.
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King said, “We must … seek to keep this part of the continent free from unrest and from too great an intermixture of foreign strains of blood.”
The British, who controlled what is now Israel, refused to allow Jews to emigrate because of the conflict between Arabs and Jews.
The French said they could not help.
The U.S. State Department blocked entry to the United States. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama said they wanted no traders or intellectuals.
Argentina said it had enough immigrants from Europe. Australia said it had no racial problems and did not want to create any.
After the conference a few countries allowed some Jews to emigrate, including 120,000 to the United States during 1938 to 1940; Britain took in 100,000; Australia allowed 15,000 in, and the Dominican Republic admitted 800.
From 1940 to 1945 approximately 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazis, along with approximately 3 million Polish Christians and 5 million Russian Christians.
In 1948 Israel was established as a homeland and safe haven for Jews. It is the only country where Jews are 100% free of discrimination and persecution, and the Jews have learned their survival depends on having lots of guns and bullets.
DONALD MOSKOWITZ
LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/your-opinion/article_3292d68c-bc1d-5fde-943e-151a12c02088.html | 2023-07-31T05:47:34 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/letters/your-opinion/article_3292d68c-bc1d-5fde-943e-151a12c02088.html |
Highway repairs are among the state government’s most expensive projects, but it appears to be missing a chance to get the most possible mileage from the millions of tons of asphalt it lays across the state’s 41,643 miles of state-maintained roads.
According to the state, it uses about 1.2 million tons of asphalt every year. But only a small percentage of that is reused, according to the Pennsylvania Asphalt Pavement Association.
“We’re wasting a valuable resource. There’s really no reason for letting this beneficial use product just waste away on our yards,” Mary Robbins, technical services director for the association, told the Center Square news site. She said new asphalt mixes used on Pennsylvania roads contain an average of 18% “reclaimed asphalt pavement,” but that much more could be used.
At a meeting Wednesday in Harrisburg, PennDOT officials said they want to use recycled asphalt and that doing so could reduce project costs and carbon emissions tied to producing and transporting new asphalt.
State regulations largely limit RAP use to light-volume rural roads, even though most recycled asphalt comes from urban highways with many more miles of roadway.
PennDOT has experimented successfully with reclaimed asphalt on more heavily traveled roads. And the Center Square cited a repaving project on Interstate 81 near Staunton, Virginia, that saved at least $8 million in materials costs and reduced construction time.
The Legislature should ensure that PennDOT has the authorization and resources to stretch its construction budget, where practicable, by using RAP.
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Michael Lynch tees off during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Michael Lynch hits off the tee during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Barry Westington, left, and Dave Mecca hug after winning the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest tournament on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Dave Mecca, left, and Barry Westington talk before putting during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Michael Lynch hits out of a sand trap during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Art Brunn chips up onto the green during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Dave Mecca chips onto the green during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Barry Westington putts during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Michael Lynch tees off during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Michael Lynch hits off the tee during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Barry Westington, left, and Dave Mecca hug after winning the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest tournament on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Dave Mecca, left, and Barry Westington talk before putting during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Michael Lynch hits out of a sand trap during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Art Brunn chips up onto the green during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Dave Mecca chips onto the green during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Barry Westington putts during the Country Club of Scranton’s member-guest final round on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
Barry Westington and Dave Mecca captured the title in the Travis Division of the Memorial at the Country Club of Scranton on Sunday.
They defeated Michael Lynch and Art Brunn on the third playoff hole, denying that duo their ninth championship. Both teams finished the 27-hole final round of the better-ball event tied at 16-under 237, necessitating the playoff.
Westington-Mecca entered Sunday trailing leaders Lynch-Brunn by one stroke. They shot four under on their opening 18 holes and one under on their final nine.
Meanwhile, Lynch-Brunn shot just one under on their first 18 holes, but rallied to go three under on their final nine.
Alex Pompey and Cody Cox finished third at 14-under 239. Matthew Dougherty and Patrick Mitchell were fourth at 13-under 240 and Jack Knowles and John Baron rounded out the top five at 12-under 241.
Completing the top 10 were Frank Kacvinsky and Mike Bonavoglia at 10-under 243; Gregory Burkavage and Vince Scarpetta III at 9-under 244; J.S. Hope and Eric Williams at 6-under 247; Jeff Dougherty and Ryne Luce and Ryan Orcutt and Michael Lynch 11, both at 5-under 248. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/golf-westington-mecca-win-title-at-cc-of-scranton-in-playoff/article_a102fce2-0259-5f90-91a9-3e812d82fb61.html | 2023-07-31T05:47:52 | 1 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/golf-westington-mecca-win-title-at-cc-of-scranton-in-playoff/article_a102fce2-0259-5f90-91a9-3e812d82fb61.html |
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Buffalo continued to feast on Scranton/Wilkes-Barre pitching Sunday.
For the third straight game and fourth time in the six-game series, the Bisons scored in double digits, beating the RailRiders, 11-8, in the finale at Sahlen Field.
In taking five out of six games, Buffalo outscored the RailRiders, 55-25, and outhit them, 68-56.
Late home runs by Rodolfo Duran, Estevan Florial and Jamie Westbrook helped make things close for the RailRiders (12-13 second half, 46-53 overall). But they couldn’t get out of town fast enough.
Mitch Spence started for the RailRiders. In two previous starts against Buffalo, the righthander had allowed just one run on eight hits in 11 innings.
But Sunday, the Bisons got to Spence (8-6) for nine runs (eight earned) and 10 hits in five innings.
After Buffalo took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Spencer Horwitz, the RailRiders responded in the top of the second against Buffalo starter Zach Thompson.
Franchy Cordero led off with a walk and Carlos Narvaez singled. Westbrook followed with a double to score Cordero and send Narvaez to third. Rodolfo Duran walked to load the bases and Wilmer Difo hit an RBI groundout to second to score Narvaez and give the RailRiders a 2-1 lead.
Ernie Clement’s two-out home run in the bottom of the third tied the game at 2.
In the top of the fourth, the RailRiders literally tried to steal back the lead. With two outs, Brandon Lockridge was hit by a pitch and Florial singled to put runners at the corners. With Oswaldo Cabrera batting, Florial broke for second. Buffalo catcher Tyler Heineman’s throw was cut off by shortstop Mason McCoy, who threw back to Heineman in time to nab Lockridge attempting to steal home.
Buffalo (17-9, 51-50) then broke things open, scoring nine times in the middle three innings.
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With two outs and a runner at third in the bottom of the fourth, Rafael Lantigua singled to score Davis Schneider. Heineman followed with a double to score Lantigua and a two-base error on a ball hit by McCoy brought home Heineman to give Buffalo a 5-2 lead.
Clement led off the Bisons fifth with a double and scored on a single by Horwitz. One out later, Barger walked and Orelvis Martinez sent a 2-0 pitch over the left-center field fence for a three-run home run and a 9-2 lead.
Duran homered with two outs in the top of the sixth to cut the RailRiders’ deficit to 9-3. It was Duran’s eighth home run of the season.
Zach Greene replaced Spence to start the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Nathan Lukes and Clement singled and Horwitz was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Schneider walked to force in a run and a fielder’s choice by Barger added another to make it 11-3.
Andrew Bash was the winning pitcher for Buffalo. He relieved Thompson with one out and two on in the third inning and got a pair of strikeouts to escape the jam. Bash worked 3⅔ innings and allowed one run on two hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
Thomas Hatch relieved Bash to start the seventh and the RailRiders made things interesting against him.
Lockridge greeted Hatch with a single and Florial homered to right-center field — his 23rd of the season — to make it 11-5.
Then with one out in the eighth, Westbrook hit his 15th home run of the season to center field on a 1-1 pitch. Duran singled, Difo doubled and Lockridge had a two-run single to cut it to 11-8 and put the tying run in the on-deck circle.
Brandon Eisert relieved Hatch and got Florial to hit into an inning-ending double play. In the ninth, Eisert worked around a two-out double by Cordero to finish off the Buffalo victory. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/railriders/railriders-buffaloed-again-by-bisons/article_17dbc860-8c11-5bb1-b2b1-4579eb627bda.html | 2023-07-31T05:48:04 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/railriders/railriders-buffaloed-again-by-bisons/article_17dbc860-8c11-5bb1-b2b1-4579eb627bda.html |
Lawton neighborhood facing late night car break-ins
A group of four took several items including cash from cars in the Turtle Creek neighborhood.
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Residents of the Turtle Creek neighborhood in North-East Lawton were hit by a group of four individuals rummaging through cars on Saturday, July 22nd around two a.m.
It was only after reviewing video footage, that the Riche family realized what happened on their own front lawn earlier that morning
“She then called me and said hey, someone was trying to get into our cars,” said Turtle Creek resident Douglas Riche.
While residents like the Riches made it through the night with no losses, other homes weren’t as lucky.
“The neighbor across the street, her husband’s Jeep was broken into and money was taken out of it,” said Turtle Creek resident Renda Riche.
The Riche’s say the incident was reported, but without any updates from L.P.D, the neighborhood is feeling restless
“For me, I’ve settled back in it’s just being more vigilant. Staying up late sometimes just to make sure no one is coming through at two o’clock in the morning,” said Renda Riche.
Many residents in the neighborhood have stepped up security measures while waiting for answers. But the Riches just hope these four criminals can learn from their mistakes.
“If it’s not yours...don’t touch it,” said Douglas Riche.
We’ve reached out to the Lawton Police Department for updates on the case. Unfortunately, there are none at this time.
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BANGKOK – Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street got back to climbing following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy.
Sentiment also has been boosted by revived hopes for more stimulus from Beijing for the sluggish Chinese economy. Chinese factory activity contracted in July as export orders shrank, a survey showed, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slowdown.
A purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group improved to 49.3 from June’s 49 on a 100-point scale but was below the 50-point level that shows activity contracting.
“The PMI surveys suggest that China’s economic recovery continued to lose momentum in July,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a commentary. “Looking forward, policy support is needed to prevent China’s economy from slipping into a recession, not least because external headwinds look set to persist for a while longer."
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 1.5% to 20,208.78 while the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.6% to 3,296.58.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index was up 1.1% at 33,133.39. In Seoul, the Kospi climbed 0.7% to 2,626.86.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% lower, to 7,399.00 and the SET in Bangkok was up 0.6%. The Sensex in India was little changed.
On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 1% to 4,582.23, closing out its ninth winning week in the last 11. The Dow added 0.5% to 35,459.29 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.9% to 14,316.66 as Big Tech stocks led the market.
Stocks have been rising recently on hopes high inflation is cooling enough to get the Federal Reserve to stop hiking interest rates. That in turn could allow the economy to continue growing and avoid a long-predicted recession.
A report on Friday bolstered those hopes, saying the inflation measure the Fed prefers to use slowed last month by a touch more than expected. Perhaps just as importantly, data also showed that total compensation for workers rose less than expected during the spring. While that’s discouraging for workers looking for bigger raises, investors see it adding less upward pressure on inflation.
The hope among traders is that the slowdown in inflation means Wednesday's hike to interest rates on by the Federal Reserve will be the final one of this cycle. The federal funds rate has leaped to a level between 5.25% and 5.50%, up from virtually zero early last year. High interest rates work to lower inflation by slowing the entire economy and hurting prices for stocks and other investments.
Though critics say the stock market’s rally may have gone too far, too fast, hopes for a halt to rate hikes helped technology stocks and others seen as big beneficiaries from easier rates to rally and lead the market Friday.
Microsoft, Apple and Amazon each rose at least 1.4% and were the three strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500.
Companies also continued to deliver stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected. Roughly halfway through the earnings season, more companies than usual are topping profit forecasts, according to FactSet.
Intel rose 6.6% after reporting a profit for the latest quarter, when analysts were expecting a loss.
Food giant Mondelez International climbed 3.7% after reporting stronger results for the spring than expected. The company behind Oreo and Ritz also raised its forecasts for financial results for the full year.
In other trading on Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gave up 42 cents to $80.16 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 49 cents to $80.58 on Friday.
Brent crude, the international standard, shed 47 cents to $83.94 a barrel.
The U.S. dollar rose to 141.87 Japanese yen from Friday's 141.01 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1012 from $1.1019. ___
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Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations.
The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada on Sunday and sent smoke further east into the Las Vegas Valley.
Wind-driven flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to an incident update. There was zero containment.
“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,” the update said. No structures were threatened.
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 community of Aguanga that is home to horse ranches and wineries.
Gusty winds and the chance of thunderstorms into Monday will heighten the risk of renewed growth, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a statement.
One firefighter was injured in the blaze, which was 5% contained.
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VFW Post 5263 Auxiliary celebrates 75 years of service
The post celebrated their diamond anniversary and looked back on decades of service.
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - VFW Post 5263 auxiliary celebrated its diamond anniversary of serving both the community and veterans.
The post rang in its 75th year of service with music, meals, and photos commemorating previous members and events.
President Lia Pender says the event is a beautiful example of what the organization is all about. "
We’re family. It’s just everything that you would do for a family member, everything you would do for somebody you love, and for us, that’s our veterans, our family members. It’s each other, it’s the families of those veterans and overall our whole community,” said Pender.
Plenty of community members and leaders attended the event, including some friendly faces from KSWO.
Congratulations from all of us on a great 75 years of service!
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border — a process that won't conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives.
But in some ways, removing the dams is the easy part. The hard part will come over the next decade as workers, partnering with Native American tribes, plant and monitor nearly 17 billion seeds as they try to restore the Klamath River and the surrounding land to what it looked like before the dams started to go up more than a century ago.
The demolition is part of a national movement to return the natural flow of the nation's rivers and restore habitat for fish and the ecosystems that sustain other wildlife. More than 2,000 dams have been removed in the U.S. as of February, with the bulk of those having come down within the last 25 years, according to the advocacy group American Rivers.
The removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River is the movement's greatest triumph and its greatest challenge. When demolition is completed by the end of next year, more than 400 miles (644 kilometers) of river will have opened for threatened species of fish and other wildlife. By comparison, the 65 dams removed in the U.S. last year combined to reconnect 430 miles (692 kilometers) of river.
The project will empty three reservoirs over about 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) near the California-Oregon border, exposing soil to sunlight in some places for the first time in more than a century.
For the past five years, Native American tribes have gathered seeds by hand and sent them to nurseries with plans to sow the seeds along the banks of the newly wild river. Helicopters will bring in hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs to plant along the banks, including wads of tree roots to create habitat for fish.
This growth usually takes decades to happen naturally. But officials are pressing nature’s fast-forward button because they hope to repel an invasion of foreign plants, such as starthistle, which dominate the landscape at the expense of native plants.
“Why not just let nature take its course? Well, nature didn’t take its course when dams got put in. We can’t pretend this gigantic change in the landscape has not happened and we can’t just ignore the fact that invasive species are a big problem in the west and in California,” said Dave Meurer, director of community affairs for Resource Environmental Solutions, the company leading the restoration project. “Our goal is to give nature a head start.”
A power company, known today as PacifiCorp, built the dams starting in 1918 to generate electricity. The dams halted the natural flow of the river and disrupted the lifecycle of salmon, a fish that spends most of its life in the Pacific Ocean but returns to the chilly mountain streams to lay eggs. The fish are culturally and spiritually significant to a number of Native American tribes, who historically survived by fishing the massive runs of salmon that would come back to the rivers each year.
A combination of low water levels and warm temperatures in 2002 led to a bacterial outbreak that killed more than 34,000 fish, mostly Chinook salmon. The loss jumpstarted decades of advocacy from Native American tribes and environmental groups, culminating last year when federal regulators approved a plan to remove the dams.
“The river is our church, the salmon is our cross. That's how it relates to the people. So it's very sacred to us,” said Kenneth Brink, vice chairman of the Karuk Tribe. “The river is not just a place we go to swim. It's life. It creates everything for our people.”
The project will cost $500 million, paid for by taxpayers and PacifiCorps ratepayers. Crews have mostly removed the smallest of the four dams, known as Copco No. 2. The other three dams are expected to come down next year after the reservoirs behind them are drained. That will leave some homeowners in the area without the picturesque lake they have lived on for years.
The Siskiyou County Water Users Association, which formed about a decade ago to stop the dam removal project, filed a federal lawsuit. But so far they have been unable to stop the demolition.
“I think it’s a huge mistake,” association President Richard Marshall said. “Unfortunately it’s a mistake you can’t turn back from.”
The water level in the lakes will drop between 3 feet and 5 feet (1 meter to 1.5 meters) per day over the first few months of next year. Crews will follow that water line, taking advantage of the moisture in the soil to plant seeds from more than 98 native plant species including wooly sunflower, Idaho fescue and Blue bunch wheat grass.
Tribes have been invested in the process from the start. Resource Environmental Solutions hired tribal members to gather seeds from native plants by hand. The Yurok Tribe even hired a restoration botanist.
Each species has a role to play. Some, like lupine, grow quickly and prepare the soil for other plants. Others, like oak trees, take years to fully mature and provide shade for other plants.
“It's a wonderful marriage of tribal traditional ecological knowledge and western science,” said Mark Bransom, CEO of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, the nonprofit entity created to oversee the project.
The previous largest dam removal project was on Washington state’s Elwha River, which flows out of Olympic National Park into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Congress in 1992 approved the demolition of the two dams on the river constructed in the early 1900s. After two decades of planning, workers finished removing them in 2014, opening about 70 miles (113 kilometers) of habitat for salmon and steelhead.
Biologists say it will take at least a generation for the river to recover, but within months of the dams being removed, salmon were already recolonizing sections of the river they had not accessed in more than a century. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, which has been closely involved in restoration work, is opening a limited subsistence fishery this fall for coho salmon, its first since the dams came down.
Brink, the Karuk Tribe vice chair, hopes similar success will happen on the Klamath River. Multiple times per year, Brink and other tribal members participate in ceremonial salmon fishing using handheld nets. In many years, there have been no fish to catch, he said.
“When the river gets to flow freely again, the people can also begin to worship freely again,” he said.
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MIAMI – An employee of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveira, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators probing Trump's hoarding of classified documents.
De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago's property manager, was added last week to the indictment with Trump and the former president's valet, Walt Nauta, in the federal case alleging a plot to illegally keep top-secret records at Trump's Florida estate and thwart government efforts to retrieve them.
De Oliveira faces charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to investigators. He's scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge in Miami nearly two months after Trump pleaded not guilty in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
The developments in the classified documents case come as Trump braces for possible charges in another federal investigation into his efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election. Trump has received a letter from Smith indicating that he is a target of that investigation, and Trump's lawyers met with Smith's team last week.
An attorney for De Oliveira declined last week to comment on the allegations. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said the Mar-a-Lago security tapes were voluntarily handed over to investigators. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform last week that he was told the tapes were not “deleted in any way, shape or form.”
Prosecutors have not alleged that security footage was actually deleted or kept from investigators.
Nauta has also pleaded not guilty. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had previously scheduled the trial of Trump and Nauta to begin in May, and it's unclear whether the addition of De Oliveira to the case may impact the case's timeline.
The latest indictment, unsealed on Thursday, alleges that Trump tried to have security footage deleted after investigators visited in June 2022 to collect classified documents Trump took with him after he left the White House.
Trump was already facing dozens of felony counts — including willful retention of notional defense information — stemming from allegations that he mishandled government secrets that as commander-in-chief he was entrusted to protect. Experts have said the new allegations bolster the special counsel's case and deepen the former president's legal jeopardy.
Video from Mar-a-Lago would ultimately become vital to the government’s case because, prosecutors said, it shows Nauta moving boxes in and out of a storage room — an act alleged to have been done at Trump’s direction and in effort to hide records not only only from investigators but Trump’s own lawyers.
Days after the Justice Department sent a subpoena for video footage at Mar-a-Lago to the Trump Organization in June 2022, prosecutors say De Oliveira asked a information technology staffer how long the server retained footage and told the employee “the boss” wanted it deleted. When the employee said he didn’t believe he was able to do that, De Oliveira insisted the “boss” wanted it done, asking, “What are we going to do?”
Shortly after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago and found classified records in the storage room and Trump's office, prosecutors say Nauta called a Trump employee and said words to the effect of, “someone just wants to make sure Carlos is good.” The indictment says the employee responded that De Oliveira was loyal and wouldn't do anything to affect his relationship with Trump. That same day, the indictment alleges, Trump called De Oliveira directly to say that he would get De Oliveira an attorney.
Prosecutors allege that De Oliveira later lied in interviews with investigators, falsely claiming that he hadn't even seen boxes moved into Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.
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ATLANTA – A Georgia prosecutor is expected to seek a grand jury indictment in the coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began investigating more than two years ago, shortly after a recording was released of a January 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia's secretary of state.
Willis has strongly hinted that any indictment would come between July 31 and August 18. One of two grand juries seated July 11 is expected to hear the case.
If Trump is indicted by a Georgia grand jury, it would add to a growing list of legal troubles as he campaigns for president. Trump is set to go to trial in New York in March to face state charges related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign. And he has another trial scheduled for May on federal charges related to his handling of classified documents. He has pleaded not guilty in those cases.
The Justice Department is also investigating Trump’s role in trying to halt the certification of 2020 election results in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Trump said he's been told he's a target of that investigation, which likely has some overlap with the one in Georgia.
Details of the Georgia investigation that have become public have fed speculation that Willis is building a case under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which would allow her to charge numerous people in a potentially wide-ranging scheme.
Here are six investigative threads Willis and her team have explored:
THE PHONE CALLS
The Georgia investigation was prompted by the Jan. 2, 2021 phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Trump suggested the state's top elections official could help “find” the votes needed to put him ahead of Democrat Joe Biden in the state.
“All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump is heard saying on a recording of the call, which was leaked to news outlets. “Because we won the state.”
Trump has insisted he did nothing wrong and has repeatedly said the call was “perfect.”
Trump also called other top state officials in his quest to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Gov. Brian Kemp, then-House Speaker David Ralston, Attorney General Chris Carr and the top investigator in the secretary of state's office.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, also called Raffensperger shortly after the November election. Raffensperger said at the time that Graham asked whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, which Raffensperger has said he interpreted as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes.
Graham has denied wrongdoing, saying he just wanted to learn about the signature verification process.
FAKE ELECTORS
Biden won Georgia by a margin of fewer than 12,000 votes. Just over a month after the election, on Dec. 14, 2020, a group 16 Georgia Democratic electors met in the Senate chamber at the state Capitol to cast the state's Electoral College votes for him. They each marked paper ballots that were counted and confirmed by a voice roll call.
That same day, in a committee meeting room at the Capitol, 16 prominent Georgia Republicans — a lawmaker, activists and party officials — met to sign a certificate falsely stating that Trump had won and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. They sent that certificate to the National Archives and the U.S. Senate.
Georgia was one of seven battleground states that Trump lost where Republican fake electors signed and submitted similar certificates. Trump allies in the U.S. House and Senate used those certificates to argue for delaying or blocking the certification of the election during a joint session of Congress.
Prosecutors in Fulton County have said in court filings that they believe Trump associates worked with state Republicans to coordinate and execute the plan.
The multi-state effort was ultimately unsuccessful. Despite public pressure from Trump and his supporters, then-Vice President Mike Pence refused on Jan. 6, 2021, to introduce the unofficial pro-Trump electors. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol put a violent halt to the certification process, lawmakers certified Biden's win in the early hours of Jan. 7, 2021.
At least eight of the fake electors have since reached immunity deals with Willis' team. And a judge last summer barred Willis from prosecuting another one, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, because of a conflict of interest.
FALSE CLAIMS OF ELECTION FRAUD
Republican state lawmakers held several hearings at the Georgia Capitol in December 2020 to examine alleged problems with the November election. During those meetings, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani and other Trump allies made unproven claims of widespread election fraud.
They alleged that election workers tallying absentee ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta had told outside observers to leave and then pulled out “suitcases” of unlawful ballots and began scanning them. The Trump allies played clips of surveillance video from the arena to support their allegations. State and federal officials investigated and said there was no evidence of election fraud at the site.
Some Trump allies also said thousands of people who were ineligible — including people convicted of felonies, people under the age of 18, people who had voted in another state — had cast votes in Georgia. The secretary of state's office has debunked those claims.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE ELECTION WORKER
Two of the election workers seen in the State Farm Arena surveillance video, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, said they faced relentless harassment online and in person as a result of the allegations made by Trump and his allies.
Giuliani last week conceded that statements he made about the two election workers were false.
In a bizarre episode detailed by prosecutors in court filings, a woman traveled from Chicago to Georgia and met with Freeman on Jan. 4, 2021. The woman initially said she wanted to help Freeman but then warned that Freeman could go to prison and tried to pressure her into falsely confessing to committing election fraud, prosecutors wrote in court filings last year.
ELECTION EQUIPMENT ACCESSED
Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell and others hired a computer forensics team to copy data and software on election equipment in Coffee County, some 200 miles southeast of Atlanta, according to invoices, emails, security video and deposition testimony produced in response to subpoenas in a long-running lawsuit.
The county Republican Party chair at the time — who also served as a fake elector — greeted them when they arrived at the local elections office on Jan. 7, 2021, and some county elections officials were also on hand during the daylong visit. The secretary of state's office has said this amounted to “alleged unauthorized access” of election equipment and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into it at the secretary of state's request.
Two other men who have been active in efforts to question the 2020 election results also visited Coffee County later that month and spent hours inside.
U.S. ATTORNEY RESIGNATION
U.S. Attorney BJay Pak, the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta, abruptly resigned two days after Trump called Raffensperger and a day after a recording of that call was made public. During that conversation, Trump called Pak a “never-Trumper,” implying that he didn't support the president.
In December 2020, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr asked Pak to investigate allegations by Giuliani and other Trump allies of widespread election fraud. Pak, who had been appointed by Trump in 2017, reported back that he had found no evidence of such fraud.
In August 2021, Pak told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which was investigating Trump's post-election actions, that he resigned on Jan. 4, 2021, after learning from Department of Justice officials that Trump did not believe enough was being done to investigate allegations of election fraud and wanted him gone as U.S. attorney. | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/07/31/trump-could-be-indicted-soon-in-georgia-heres-a-look-at-that-investigation/ | 2023-07-31T05:48:13 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/07/31/trump-could-be-indicted-soon-in-georgia-heres-a-look-at-that-investigation/ |
PYEONGTAEK – The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest.
Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years, but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children.
“It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolutely oppose these moves, and we’ll mobilize all our means to resist it,” Kim, 57, said in an interview at his farm in Pyeongtaek city, just south of Seoul.
Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days. It's neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea, but more and more people want it prohibited. There's increasing public awareness of animal rights and worries about South Korea’s international image.
The anti-dog meat campaign recently received a big boost when the country’s first lady expressed her support for a ban and two lawmakers submitted bills to eliminate the dog meat trade.
“Foreigners think South Korea is a cultural powerhouse. But the more K-culture increases its international standing, the bigger shock foreigners experience over our dog meat consumption,” said Han Jeoungae, an opposition lawmaker who submitted legislation to outlaw the dog meat industry last month.
Prospects for passage of an anti-dog meat law are unclear because of protests by farmers, restaurant owners and others involved in the dog meat industry. Surveys suggest that one in three South Koreans opposes such a ban, though most people don’t eat dog meat anymore.
Dogs are also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea and some African countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria.
Earlier this month, Indonesian authorities announced the end of dog and cat slaughter at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi following a yearslong campaign by local activists and world celebrities. The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market in Indonesia to go dog and cat meat-free, according to the anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International.
South Korea's dog meat industry receives more international attention because of its reputation as a wealthy, ultra-modern democracy. It is also the only nation with industrial-scale farms. Most farms in South Korea have more than 500 dogs, according to a dog farmers’ association.
During a recent visit, Kim’s farm, one of the country’s largest with 7,000 dogs, appeared relatively clean but there was a strong stench in some areas. All dogs are kept in elevated cages and are fed with food waste and ground chicken. They are rarely released for exercise and typically are sold for meat one year after they are born.
Kim said two of his children, age 29 and 31, are running the farm with him, and that business has been going pretty well. He said the dogs bred for their meat are different from pets, an idea opposed by activists.
It's difficult now to find dog meat restaurants in Seoul’s bustling downtown, though many still exit in the countryside.
“I only earn one-third of the money I used to make. Young people don’t come here. Only ailing old people come for lunch,” said Yoon Chu-wol, 77, the owner of a dog meat restaurant in Seoul’s Kyungdong traditional market. “I tell my elderly customers to come and eat my food more frequently before it’s banned.”
Farmers also face growing scrutiny from officials and increasingly negative public opinion. They complain that officials visit them repeatedly in response to complaints filed by activists and citizens over alleged animal abuse and other wrongdoing. Kim said more than 90 such petitions were filed against his farm during a recent four-month span.
Son Won Hak, general secretary of the dog farmers' association, said many farms have collapsed in recent years because of falling dog meat prices and weaker demand. He thinks that's a result of activist campaigns and unfair media reports focusing on farms with inferior conditions. Some observers, however, say consumption of dog meat was already declining, with younger people staying away from it.
“Quite honestly, I'd like to quit my job tomorrow. We can’t confidently tell our children that we’re raising dogs,” Son said. “When my friends called me, they said ‘Hey, are you still running a dog meat farm? Isn’t it illegal?’”
The number of farms across South Korea has dropped by half from a few years ago to about 3,000 to 4,000, and about 700,000 to 1 million dogs are slaughtered each year, a decline from several million 10 to 20 years ago, according to the dog farmers’ association. Some activists argue that the farmers’ estimates are an exaggeration meant to show their industry is too big to destroy.
In late 2021, South Korea launched a government-civilian task force to consider outlawing dog meat at the suggestion of then-President Moon Jae-in, a pet lover. The committee, whose members include farmers and animal rights activists, has met more than 20 times but hasn’t reached any agreement, apparently because of disputes over compensation issues.
Agriculture officials refused to disclose the discussions in the closed-door meetings. They said the government wants to end dog meat consumption based on a public consensus.
In April, first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of current President Yoon Suk Yeol, said in a meeting with activists that she hopes for an end to dog meat consumption. Famers responded with rallies and formal complaints against Kim for allegedly hurting their livelihoods.
Han, the lawmaker, said she “highly positively appraises” influential figures speaking out against dog meat consumption.
Han said her bill offers support programs for farmers who agree to close their farms. They would be entitled to money to dismantle their facilities, vocational training, employment assistance and other benefits, she said.
Ju Yeongbong, an official of the farmers’ association, said farmers want to continue for about 20 more years until older people, their main customers, die, allowing the industry to naturally disappear. Observers say most farmers are also in their 60s to 70s.
Borami Seo, a director of the South Korea office of the Humane Society International, said she opposes the continued killing of millions of dogs for such a prolonged period. “Letting this silent cruelty to (dogs) be committed in South Korea doesn’t make sense,” Seo said.
“(Dog meat consumption) is too anachronistic, has elements of cruelty to animals and hinders our national growth,” said Cheon JinKyung, head of Korea Animal Rights Advocates in Seoul. | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/07/31/south-korean-dog-meat-farmers-push-back-against-growing-moves-to-outlaw-their-industry/ | 2023-07-31T05:48:13 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/07/31/south-korean-dog-meat-farmers-push-back-against-growing-moves-to-outlaw-their-industry/ |
HONG KONG, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso Inc. ("Akeso", the "Company"; 9926.HK), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing first-in-class and best-in-class innovative medicines globally, today announced that it is expected that the Company will record a profit of not less than RMB2.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2023. This is the first time for the Company to achieve half-year profits.
The turnaround from loss to profit during the Reporting Period was mainly attributable to:
- In respect of Ivonescimab (AK112, PD-1/VEGF) independently developed by the Company, the Company has entered into the collaborative and licensing agreement with Summit Therapeutics (details of which are set out in the announcement of the Company dated December 6, 2022). The Company has received the total upfront payment equivalent to US$500 million in full during the first quarter of 2023 (details of which are set out in the announcements of the Company dated January 26, 2023 and March 6, 2023). Part of such upfront payment was recognized as licensing fee income which significantly contributed to the revenue of the Company for the Reporting Period, and amounted to approximately RMB2.9 billion. The revenue recognition of the remaining portion of the upfront payment will be recognized as revenue in batches going forward.
- In respect of the Company's innovative product 开坦尼® (cadonilimab, PD-1/CTLA-4), since its launch in June 2022, it has recorded significant increase of the patients as well as product sales, which reflects the excellent clinical value of cadonilimab. In addition, 安尼可®(penpulimab, PD-1) also continued to contribute to the growth in the Company's product sales revenue during the Reporting Period.
- The Company has continued to optimise its cost management capabilities in a scientific and efficient way and has achieved better results in cost control while accelerating innovative products development and pipelines advancement.
About Akeso
Akeso (HKEX: 09926) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative medicines with high unmet medical needs worldwide. Founded in 2012, the Company has established a comprehensive in-house drug development platform (ACE Platform) and know-how, including R&D, clinical development, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), and commercialization capabilities.
With fully integrated multi-functional platform, Akeso is internally working on a robust pipeline of over 30 innovative assets in the fields of cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammation, metabolic disease, and other major therapeutic areas. 19 assets have entered clinical stage. Leveraging in-house developed bispecific platform technology ("Tetrabody technology"), the Company has advanced four potential first-in-class bispecific antibody drugs into market or clinical development, including cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4), ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF), PD-1/LAG-3, TIGIT/TGF-Beta bispecific antibodies. In June 2022, cadonilimab was approved by the NMPA and became the first commercialized PD-1 based bispecific drug globally. Another Akeso internally discovered and developed oncology product, penpulimab (a PD-1 antibody), was granted marketing approval in China in August 2021. In December 2022, the Company out-licensed breakthrough bispecific antibody, ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF bi-specific antibody, AK112), with up to US$5 Billion total potential deal value to Summit Therapeutics for development and commercialization in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan.
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the successful dosing of the first patient in its global multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical study of 'JIN-A02' on 31st July at Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
More clinical sites will follow suit, including seven more hospitals in Korea (National Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Asan Medical Center), two in the United States, and one in Thailand.
This global phase 1/2 clinical trial seeks to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of "JIN-A02" in advanced NSCLC patients carrying EGFR mutations.
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI, which is highly selective for and strongly inhibits NSCLC with C797S double or triple mutations, showing efficacy even against intracranial tumors by exhibiting high blood-brain barrier penetrance.
Anna Jo, CEO of J INTS BIO, said, "We expect the positive results of 'JIN-A02' in the pre-clinical studies to translate to positive outcomes for patients in the clinical trial" adding that, "We hope also to proceed with the application for designation of orphan drug, and thereby quickly occupy the global NSCLC therapy market through conditional use."
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including those on 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability as well. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagad, a popular mobile money carrier based in Bangladesh, has emerged as a unicorn startup only in four years of its journey – the fastest in Bangladesh to reach this remarkable feat.
In recognition of the achievement, Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Ltd., received the "Fastest to Unicorn Award" from Honourable Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day "Bangladesh Startup Summit 2023" in Hotel InterContinental Dhaka on 29 July 2023, hosted by Startup Bangladesh Ltd., the flagship venture capital company of the Government of Bangladesh's ICT Division.
Nagad has reshaped the country's MFS industry with one after another disruptive innovation and inspired confidence among people to embrace its products and services that are convenient and affordable. In this way, the state-owned mobile money carrier has established itself as the fastest unicorn startup in Bangladesh.
Presenting a keynote at the startup summit, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak lauded Nagad's contribution to building a smart economy in Bangladesh.
Founder and Managing Director of Nagad Ltd. Tanvir A Mishuk said, "The way Digital Bangladesh is marching ahead we should have achieved the unicorn status much earlier. Now, our challenge is to take our company's valuation to USD 2 billion."
Increasing the valuation is not Nagad's main target, rather, it has embarked on its journey mainly to bring unbanked people under financial inclusion and get them used to digital payments, he also, adding, "We have already come a long way in meeting our target."
The way payments continue to evolve in keeping with people's changing lifestyle, there is no denying the fact that cashless is the future. Bangladesh government has taken many initiatives to attract people to digital payments. To complement the country's digital vision, Nagad is also working relentlessly to introduce new products and services required to accelerate the country's transition to a cashless society.
To grow into a complete financial solution, the MFS provider is going to establish a digital bank that will make available all financial services on a single platform. The mobile money carrier has already prepared itself accordingly.
"If we get the licence for digital bank, we will introduce collateral-free loans for small informal businesses who now take loans from moneylenders at 40% interest rate per day," said the Nagad MD.
If everything continues to go in the right direction, Bangladesh will emerge as a Smart Nation by 2041, envisioned by PM Sheikh Hasina.
About Nagad Ltd (https://www.nagad.com.bd/)
Nagad Limited is one of the leading MFS operators in Bangladesh's payment industry with 80 million registered customers and an average daily transaction of about USD 112 million. The digital payment platform, known as a successful public-private partnership between Bangladesh Postal Department and the private sector, was inaugurated in 2019 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese factory activity contracted in July as export orders shrank, a survey showed Monday, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slowdown.
A purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group improved to 49.3 from June’s 49 on a 100-point scale but was below the 50-point level that shows activity contracting.
“China’s manufacturing PMI remained in contraction, albeit a softer pace, as the drag from the external sector deepened,” Erin Xin of HSBC said in a report. That puts “more pressure on Beijing to support growth through both fiscal and monetary measures.”
Chinese leaders are trying to revive economic activity by promising to support entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth. But they have yet to give details possible tax cuts or spending and have avoided announcing a large-scale stimulus.
Demand for Chinese exports weakened after U.S. and European interest rates were raised to cool record-breaking inflation. At home, consumers are uneasy about possible job losses and are putting off big purchases. Real estate sales, an economic engine, are weak after the government tightened control on the industry’s use of debt.
An index of export orders weakened to 46.3 from June’s 46.4, well below the 50-point contraction level, according to the statistics bureau and the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.
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NANJING, China, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leads Biolabs" or "Company") announced today that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved its first-in-human Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for LBL-034, an anti-GPRC5D/CD3 bispecific antibody invented by Leads Biolabs with global intellectual property rights, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Currently, no GPRC5D-targeting antibody has been approved for marketing.
This is a first-in-human, single-arm, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation and expansion clinical study, and plans to enroll patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have failed prior therapies including but not limited to at least one proteasome inhibitor (PI), one immunomodulator (IMiD) as well as other standard treatments. This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LBL-034, determine the recommended Phase II dose and assess its efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma.
"Despite recent progress and continuous advancements in multiple myeloma, the time between recurrences has been steadily decreasing, particularly as the number of treatment lines increases. This ultimately leads to emergence of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, reaffirming its status as an incurable malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to human life. In light of this challenging reality, the urgent need for more effective and innovative treatment options has never been more evident." said Dr. Charles Cai, Chief Medical Officer of Leads Biolabs, "LBL-034 adopts a unique molecular design, which enables the drug to specifically bind to GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells with high affinity, and reduces the risk of non-specific activation of T-cells, thereby enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and reducing potential risk of immunotoxicity. LBL-034 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activities and good safety profile in pre-clinical studies. We adhere to our tradition of innovation and aim to deliver an important, novel and effective treatment option for patients with poor prognosis of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma."
About GPRC5D:
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Class C Group 5 Member D (GPRC5D) is a C-type 7-channel transmembrane receptor protein. GPRC5D is low expressed in normal human tissues but specifically overexpressed in multiple myeloma. The intensity of GPRC5D expression is an independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma, and its overexpression is significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Therefore, GPRC5D may be an important potential target for the treatment of plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma.
About multiple myeloma:
Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disease caused by abnormal proliferation of clonal plasma cells, accounting for 10-15% of hematologic malignancies and about 1.4% of all malignancies. It is the second most common hematological malignancy in adults after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and mostly occurs in the elderly. According to the data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma worldwide in 2020 were 176,000 and 117,000 respectively, and the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma in China were 21,000 and 16,000 respectively. Currently, multiple myeloma is still an incurable malignant tumor, and the five-year survival rate of patients is approximately 24.8% in China, 33.3% in Japan, and 46.7% in the United States. In recent years, with the successful development of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), selective nuclear output inhibitors, CD38-targeted antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and CAR-T cell therapies, the tumor response rate and survival prognosis have been significantly improved. However, multiple myeloma remains an unmet clinical need for more effective treatments.
About LBL-034:
LBL-034 is a humanized IgG1 subtype asymmetric bispecific antibody targeting both GPRC5D and CD3 and Leads Biolabs fully owns the worldwide intellectual property rights. LBL-034 induces T-cell-mediated killing of myeloma cells by redirecting CD3+ T-cells to myeloma cells expressing GPRC5D.
LBL-034 has the potential to be a transformative best-in-class GPRC5D-targeted immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Clinical studies are planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBL-034 in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in Nanjing by a team of senior U.S.-trained antibody drug developers. Since 2014, Leads Biolabs has been dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibody drugs with independent intellectual property rights for the treatment of oncology and other major diseases of high unmet medical needs, particularly the challenges in cancer immunotherapy. Our extensive R&D pipeline consist of more than twenty novel tumor immunotherapy molecules based on monoclonal and bispecific antibody technology platforms. Leads Biolabs is committed to providing safe, effective, accessible and affordable new drugs to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.
For more information, please visit: https://www.leadsbiolabs.com
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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest.
Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years, but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children.
“It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolutely oppose these moves, and we’ll mobilize all our means to resist it,” Kim, 57, said in an interview at his farm in Pyeongtaek city, just south of Seoul.
Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days. It’s neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea, but more and more people want it prohibited. There’s increasing public awareness of animal rights and worries about South Korea’s international image.
The anti-dog meat campaign recently received a big boost when the country’s first lady expressed her support for a ban and two lawmakers submitted bills to eliminate the dog meat trade.
“Foreigners think South Korea is a cultural powerhouse. But the more K-culture increases its international standing, the bigger shock foreigners experience over our dog meat consumption,” said Han Jeoungae, an opposition lawmaker who submitted legislation to outlaw the dog meat industry last month.
Prospects for passage of an anti-dog meat law are unclear because of protests by farmers, restaurant owners and others involved in the dog meat industry. Surveys suggest that one in three South Koreans opposes such a ban, though most people don’t eat dog meat anymore.
Dogs are also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea and some African countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria.
Earlier this month, Indonesian authorities announced the end of dog and cat slaughter at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi following a yearslong campaign by local activists and world celebrities. The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market in Indonesia to go dog and cat meat-free, according to the anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International.
South Korea’s dog meat industry receives more international attention because of its reputation as a wealthy, ultra-modern democracy. It is also the only nation with industrial-scale farms. Most farms in South Korea have more than 500 dogs, according to a dog farmers’ association.
During a recent visit, Kim’s farm, one of the country’s largest with 7,000 dogs, appeared relatively clean but there was a strong stench in some areas. All dogs are kept in elevated cages and are fed with food waste and ground chicken. They are rarely released for exercise and typically are sold for meat one year after they are born.
Kim said two of his children, age 29 and 31, are running the farm with him, and that business has been going pretty well. He said the dogs bred for their meat are different from pets, an idea opposed by activists.
It’s difficult now to find dog meat restaurants in Seoul’s bustling downtown, though many still exit in the countryside.
“I only earn one-third of the money I used to make. Young people don’t come here. Only ailing old people come for lunch,” said Yoon Chu-wol, 77, the owner of a dog meat restaurant in Seoul’s Kyungdong traditional market. “I tell my elderly customers to come and eat my food more frequently before it’s banned.”
Farmers also face growing scrutiny from officials and increasingly negative public opinion. They complain that officials visit them repeatedly in response to complaints filed by activists and citizens over alleged animal abuse and other wrongdoing. Kim said more than 90 such petitions were filed against his farm during a recent four-month span.
Son Won Hak, general secretary of the dog farmers’ association, said many farms have collapsed in recent years because of falling dog meat prices and weaker demand. He thinks that’s a result of activist campaigns and unfair media reports focusing on farms with inferior conditions. Some observers, however, say consumption of dog meat was already declining, with younger people staying away from it.
“Quite honestly, I’d like to quit my job tomorrow. We can’t confidently tell our children that we’re raising dogs,” Son said. “When my friends called me, they said ‘Hey, are you still running a dog meat farm? Isn’t it illegal?’”
The number of farms across South Korea has dropped by half from a few years ago to about 3,000 to 4,000, and about 700,000 to 1 million dogs are slaughtered each year, a decline from several million 10 to 20 years ago, according to the dog farmers’ association. Some activists argue that the farmers’ estimates are an exaggeration meant to show their industry is too big to destroy.
In late 2021, South Korea launched a government-civilian task force to consider outlawing dog meat at the suggestion of then-President Moon Jae-in, a pet lover. The committee, whose members include farmers and animal rights activists, has met more than 20 times but hasn’t reached any agreement, apparently because of disputes over compensation issues.
Agriculture officials refused to disclose the discussions in the closed-door meetings. They said the government wants to end dog meat consumption based on a public consensus.
In April, first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of current President Yoon Suk Yeol, said in a meeting with activists that she hopes for an end to dog meat consumption. Famers responded with rallies and formal complaints against Kim for allegedly hurting their livelihoods.
Han, the lawmaker, said she “highly positively appraises” influential figures speaking out against dog meat consumption.
Han said her bill offers support programs for farmers who agree to close their farms. They would be entitled to money to dismantle their facilities, vocational training, employment assistance and other benefits, she said.
Ju Yeongbong, an official of the farmers’ association, said farmers want to continue for about 20 more years until older people, their main customers, die, allowing the industry to naturally disappear. Observers say most farmers are also in their 60s to 70s.
Borami Seo, a director of the South Korea office of the Humane Society International, said she opposes the continued killing of millions of dogs for such a prolonged period. “Letting this silent cruelty to (dogs) be committed in South Korea doesn’t make sense,” Seo said.
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HONG KONG, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso Inc. ("Akeso", the "Company"; 9926.HK), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing first-in-class and best-in-class innovative medicines globally, today announced that it is expected that the Company will record a profit of not less than RMB2.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2023. This is the first time for the Company to achieve half-year profits.
The turnaround from loss to profit during the Reporting Period was mainly attributable to:
- In respect of Ivonescimab (AK112, PD-1/VEGF) independently developed by the Company, the Company has entered into the collaborative and licensing agreement with Summit Therapeutics (details of which are set out in the announcement of the Company dated December 6, 2022). The Company has received the total upfront payment equivalent to US$500 million in full during the first quarter of 2023 (details of which are set out in the announcements of the Company dated January 26, 2023 and March 6, 2023). Part of such upfront payment was recognized as licensing fee income which significantly contributed to the revenue of the Company for the Reporting Period, and amounted to approximately RMB2.9 billion. The revenue recognition of the remaining portion of the upfront payment will be recognized as revenue in batches going forward.
- In respect of the Company's innovative product 开坦尼® (cadonilimab, PD-1/CTLA-4), since its launch in June 2022, it has recorded significant increase of the patients as well as product sales, which reflects the excellent clinical value of cadonilimab. In addition, 安尼可®(penpulimab, PD-1) also continued to contribute to the growth in the Company's product sales revenue during the Reporting Period.
- The Company has continued to optimise its cost management capabilities in a scientific and efficient way and has achieved better results in cost control while accelerating innovative products development and pipelines advancement.
About Akeso
Akeso (HKEX: 09926) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative medicines with high unmet medical needs worldwide. Founded in 2012, the Company has established a comprehensive in-house drug development platform (ACE Platform) and know-how, including R&D, clinical development, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), and commercialization capabilities.
With fully integrated multi-functional platform, Akeso is internally working on a robust pipeline of over 30 innovative assets in the fields of cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammation, metabolic disease, and other major therapeutic areas. 19 assets have entered clinical stage. Leveraging in-house developed bispecific platform technology ("Tetrabody technology"), the Company has advanced four potential first-in-class bispecific antibody drugs into market or clinical development, including cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4), ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF), PD-1/LAG-3, TIGIT/TGF-Beta bispecific antibodies. In June 2022, cadonilimab was approved by the NMPA and became the first commercialized PD-1 based bispecific drug globally. Another Akeso internally discovered and developed oncology product, penpulimab (a PD-1 antibody), was granted marketing approval in China in August 2021. In December 2022, the Company out-licensed breakthrough bispecific antibody, ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF bi-specific antibody, AK112), with up to US$5 Billion total potential deal value to Summit Therapeutics for development and commercialization in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan.
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SEOUL, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the successful dosing of the first patient in its global multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical study of 'JIN-A02' on 31st July at Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
More clinical sites will follow suit, including seven more hospitals in Korea (National Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Asan Medical Center), two in the United States, and one in Thailand.
This global phase 1/2 clinical trial seeks to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of "JIN-A02" in advanced NSCLC patients carrying EGFR mutations.
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI, which is highly selective for and strongly inhibits NSCLC with C797S double or triple mutations, showing efficacy even against intracranial tumors by exhibiting high blood-brain barrier penetrance.
Anna Jo, CEO of J INTS BIO, said, "We expect the positive results of 'JIN-A02' in the pre-clinical studies to translate to positive outcomes for patients in the clinical trial" adding that, "We hope also to proceed with the application for designation of orphan drug, and thereby quickly occupy the global NSCLC therapy market through conditional use."
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including those on 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability as well. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nagad, a popular mobile money carrier based in Bangladesh, has emerged as a unicorn startup only in four years of its journey – the fastest in Bangladesh to reach this remarkable feat.
In recognition of the achievement, Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Ltd., received the "Fastest to Unicorn Award" from Honourable Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day "Bangladesh Startup Summit 2023" in Hotel InterContinental Dhaka on 29 July 2023, hosted by Startup Bangladesh Ltd., the flagship venture capital company of the Government of Bangladesh's ICT Division.
Nagad has reshaped the country's MFS industry with one after another disruptive innovation and inspired confidence among people to embrace its products and services that are convenient and affordable. In this way, the state-owned mobile money carrier has established itself as the fastest unicorn startup in Bangladesh.
Presenting a keynote at the startup summit, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak lauded Nagad's contribution to building a smart economy in Bangladesh.
Founder and Managing Director of Nagad Ltd. Tanvir A Mishuk said, "The way Digital Bangladesh is marching ahead we should have achieved the unicorn status much earlier. Now, our challenge is to take our company's valuation to USD 2 billion."
Increasing the valuation is not Nagad's main target, rather, it has embarked on its journey mainly to bring unbanked people under financial inclusion and get them used to digital payments, he also, adding, "We have already come a long way in meeting our target."
The way payments continue to evolve in keeping with people's changing lifestyle, there is no denying the fact that cashless is the future. Bangladesh government has taken many initiatives to attract people to digital payments. To complement the country's digital vision, Nagad is also working relentlessly to introduce new products and services required to accelerate the country's transition to a cashless society.
To grow into a complete financial solution, the MFS provider is going to establish a digital bank that will make available all financial services on a single platform. The mobile money carrier has already prepared itself accordingly.
"If we get the licence for digital bank, we will introduce collateral-free loans for small informal businesses who now take loans from moneylenders at 40% interest rate per day," said the Nagad MD.
If everything continues to go in the right direction, Bangladesh will emerge as a Smart Nation by 2041, envisioned by PM Sheikh Hasina.
About Nagad Ltd (https://www.nagad.com.bd/)
Nagad Limited is one of the leading MFS operators in Bangladesh's payment industry with 80 million registered customers and an average daily transaction of about USD 112 million. The digital payment platform, known as a successful public-private partnership between Bangladesh Postal Department and the private sector, was inaugurated in 2019 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
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NANJING, China, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leads Biolabs" or "Company") announced today that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved its first-in-human Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for LBL-034, an anti-GPRC5D/CD3 bispecific antibody invented by Leads Biolabs with global intellectual property rights, for the treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Currently, no GPRC5D-targeting antibody has been approved for marketing.
This is a first-in-human, single-arm, multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation and expansion clinical study, and plans to enroll patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have failed prior therapies including but not limited to at least one proteasome inhibitor (PI), one immunomodulator (IMiD) as well as other standard treatments. This study aims to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LBL-034, determine the recommended Phase II dose and assess its efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma.
"Despite recent progress and continuous advancements in multiple myeloma, the time between recurrences has been steadily decreasing, particularly as the number of treatment lines increases. This ultimately leads to emergence of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, reaffirming its status as an incurable malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to human life. In light of this challenging reality, the urgent need for more effective and innovative treatment options has never been more evident." said Dr. Charles Cai, Chief Medical Officer of Leads Biolabs, "LBL-034 adopts a unique molecular design, which enables the drug to specifically bind to GPRC5D-expressing tumor cells with high affinity, and reduces the risk of non-specific activation of T-cells, thereby enhancing anti-tumor efficacy and reducing potential risk of immunotoxicity. LBL-034 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activities and good safety profile in pre-clinical studies. We adhere to our tradition of innovation and aim to deliver an important, novel and effective treatment option for patients with poor prognosis of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma."
About GPRC5D:
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Class C Group 5 Member D (GPRC5D) is a C-type 7-channel transmembrane receptor protein. GPRC5D is low expressed in normal human tissues but specifically overexpressed in multiple myeloma. The intensity of GPRC5D expression is an independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma, and its overexpression is significantly associated with reduced overall survival. Therefore, GPRC5D may be an important potential target for the treatment of plasma cell diseases such as multiple myeloma.
About multiple myeloma:
Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disease caused by abnormal proliferation of clonal plasma cells, accounting for 10-15% of hematologic malignancies and about 1.4% of all malignancies. It is the second most common hematological malignancy in adults after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and mostly occurs in the elderly. According to the data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma worldwide in 2020 were 176,000 and 117,000 respectively, and the number of new cases and deaths of multiple myeloma in China were 21,000 and 16,000 respectively. Currently, multiple myeloma is still an incurable malignant tumor, and the five-year survival rate of patients is approximately 24.8% in China, 33.3% in Japan, and 46.7% in the United States. In recent years, with the successful development of proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), selective nuclear output inhibitors, CD38-targeted antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and CAR-T cell therapies, the tumor response rate and survival prognosis have been significantly improved. However, multiple myeloma remains an unmet clinical need for more effective treatments.
About LBL-034:
LBL-034 is a humanized IgG1 subtype asymmetric bispecific antibody targeting both GPRC5D and CD3 and Leads Biolabs fully owns the worldwide intellectual property rights. LBL-034 induces T-cell-mediated killing of myeloma cells by redirecting CD3+ T-cells to myeloma cells expressing GPRC5D.
LBL-034 has the potential to be a transformative best-in-class GPRC5D-targeted immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Clinical studies are planned to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LBL-034 in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded in Nanjing by a team of senior U.S.-trained antibody drug developers. Since 2014, Leads Biolabs has been dedicated to the discovery and development of novel antibody drugs with independent intellectual property rights for the treatment of oncology and other major diseases of high unmet medical needs, particularly the challenges in cancer immunotherapy. Our extensive R&D pipeline consist of more than twenty novel tumor immunotherapy molecules based on monoclonal and bispecific antibody technology platforms. Leads Biolabs is committed to providing safe, effective, accessible and affordable new drugs to address the unmet needs of patients around the world.
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More experienced principals leave the profession at higher rates
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roughly 1 in 10 (11 percent) public school principals left the profession between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, according to data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
"Principal attrition is higher in public schools than it was 5 years ago, and veteran public school leaders with more years of experience leave the profession at higher rates than those with less experience," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "Principals are critical supports for a school's teachers and learners, and the country needs leaders in every school who are committed to the success of each student. These data are a valuable snapshot for those at the district and state levels who must address the issue of principal turnover in their schools."
Approximately 80 percent of 2020-21 public school principals remained at the same school one year later ("stayers"), which was lower than the percentage of 2016-17 public school principals who were still at their school 1 year later (82 percent). Six percent of 2020-21 public school principals moved to a different school ("movers"), and 11 percent left the principalship ("leavers"). For private school principals in 2020-21, approximately 83 percent remained at the same school during the following school year, 2 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
Additionally, among 2020-21 public school principals who somewhat or strongly agreed they would leave the principalship as soon as possible if they could get a higher paying job (about 25 percent), approximately 73 percent stayed the following school year, while about 15 percent left the profession.
"These data are critical to understanding patterns of principal attrition," said NCES Associate Commissioner Chris Chapman. "We are able to observe how principal attrition has changed over the years, as well as how principal attrition and mobility vary based on characteristics of the principals and their schools."
The report released today includes selected findings from the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a longitudinal component of the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data were collected from January 2022 through June 2022. The sample included about 6,500 public school principals and about 1,800 private school principals, for a total sample size of about 8,300 principals.
The data were collected as a follow-up to the 2020-21 NTPS to provide attrition and mobility information about principals in K-12 public and private schools. The purpose was to ascertain how many principals from the 2020-21 school year still worked as a principal in the same school 1 year later ("stayer"), how many had moved to become a principal in another school ("mover"), and how many were no longer working as a principal ("leaver").
Key Findings
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21, 11 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. This was higher than in 2016-17, when 10 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since 2015-16, but not measurably different from the 2012-13 school year, when 12 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since the previous school year, or from 2008-09, when 12 percent of all public schools had left the profession since the previous school year.
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21 with more than 10 years of experience as a principal at any school, 15 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. Of those principals with 10 years or more experience as a principal in their current school, 16 percent left the profession.
- A higher percentage of school principals 55 years of age or older left the profession compared to principals between 45-54 years of age.
- Among the 9 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 76 percent remained at the same school during the 2021–22 school year, 7 percent moved to a different school, and 13 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 33 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 6 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 62 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 13 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 85 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 8 percent left the principalship.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition and progress of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the independent and nonpartisan statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after Wall Street got back to climbing following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy.
Sentiment also has been boosted by revived hopes for more stimulus from Beijing for the sluggish Chinese economy. Chinese factory activity contracted in July as export orders shrank, a survey showed, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party to reverse an economic slowdown.
A purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group improved to 49.3 from June’s 49 on a 100-point scale but was below the 50-point level that shows activity contracting.
“The PMI surveys suggest that China’s economic recovery continued to lose momentum in July,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a commentary. “Looking forward, policy support is needed to prevent China’s economy from slipping into a recession, not least because external headwinds look set to persist for a while longer.”
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 1.5% to 20,208.78 while the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.6% to 3,296.58.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was up 1.1% at 33,133.39. In Seoul, the Kospi climbed 0.7% to 2,626.86.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% lower, to 7,399.00 and the SET in Bangkok was up 0.6%. The Sensex in India was little changed.
On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 1% to 4,582.23, closing out its ninth winning week in the last 11. The Dow added 0.5% to 35,459.29 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.9% to 14,316.66 as Big Tech stocks led the market.
Stocks have been rising recently on hopes high inflation is cooling enough to get the Federal Reserve to stop hiking interest rates. That in turn could allow the economy to continue growing and avoid a long-predicted recession.
A report on Friday bolstered those hopes, saying the inflation measure the Fed prefers to use slowed last month by a touch more than expected. Perhaps just as importantly, data also showed that total compensation for workers rose less than expected during the spring. While that’s discouraging for workers looking for bigger raises, investors see it adding less upward pressure on inflation.
The hope among traders is that the slowdown in inflation means Wednesday’s hike to interest rates on by the Federal Reserve will be the final one of this cycle. The federal funds rate has leaped to a level between 5.25% and 5.50%, up from virtually zero early last year. High interest rates work to lower inflation by slowing the entire economy and hurting prices for stocks and other investments.
Though critics say the stock market’s rally may have gone too far, too fast, hopes for a halt to rate hikes helped technology stocks and others seen as big beneficiaries from easier rates to rally and lead the market Friday.
Microsoft, Apple and Amazon each rose at least 1.4% and were the three strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500.
Companies also continued to deliver stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected. Roughly halfway through the earnings season, more companies than usual are topping profit forecasts, according to FactSet.
Intel rose 6.6% after reporting a profit for the latest quarter, when analysts were expecting a loss.
Food giant Mondelez International climbed 3.7% after reporting stronger results for the spring than expected. The company behind Oreo and Ritz also raised its forecasts for financial results for the full year.
In other trading on Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gave up 42 cents to $80.16 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 49 cents to $80.58 on Friday.
Brent crude, the international standard, shed 47 cents to $83.94 a barrel.
The U.S. dollar rose to 141.87 Japanese yen from Friday’s 141.01 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1012 from $1.1019. ___
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More experienced principals leave the profession at higher rates
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Roughly 1 in 10 (11 percent) public school principals left the profession between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years, according to data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
"Principal attrition is higher in public schools than it was 5 years ago, and veteran public school leaders with more years of experience leave the profession at higher rates than those with less experience," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "Principals are critical supports for a school's teachers and learners, and the country needs leaders in every school who are committed to the success of each student. These data are a valuable snapshot for those at the district and state levels who must address the issue of principal turnover in their schools."
Approximately 80 percent of 2020-21 public school principals remained at the same school one year later ("stayers"), which was lower than the percentage of 2016-17 public school principals who were still at their school 1 year later (82 percent). Six percent of 2020-21 public school principals moved to a different school ("movers"), and 11 percent left the principalship ("leavers"). For private school principals in 2020-21, approximately 83 percent remained at the same school during the following school year, 2 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
Additionally, among 2020-21 public school principals who somewhat or strongly agreed they would leave the principalship as soon as possible if they could get a higher paying job (about 25 percent), approximately 73 percent stayed the following school year, while about 15 percent left the profession.
"These data are critical to understanding patterns of principal attrition," said NCES Associate Commissioner Chris Chapman. "We are able to observe how principal attrition has changed over the years, as well as how principal attrition and mobility vary based on characteristics of the principals and their schools."
The report released today includes selected findings from the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a longitudinal component of the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a nationally representative survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data were collected from January 2022 through June 2022. The sample included about 6,500 public school principals and about 1,800 private school principals, for a total sample size of about 8,300 principals.
The data were collected as a follow-up to the 2020-21 NTPS to provide attrition and mobility information about principals in K-12 public and private schools. The purpose was to ascertain how many principals from the 2020-21 school year still worked as a principal in the same school 1 year later ("stayer"), how many had moved to become a principal in another school ("mover"), and how many were no longer working as a principal ("leaver").
Key Findings
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21, 11 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. This was higher than in 2016-17, when 10 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since 2015-16, but not measurably different from the 2012-13 school year, when 12 percent of all public school principals had left the profession since the previous school year, or from 2008-09, when 12 percent of all public schools had left the profession since the previous school year.
- Of all public school principals in 2020-21 with more than 10 years of experience as a principal at any school, 15 percent left the profession by the 2021-22 school year. Of those principals with 10 years or more experience as a principal in their current school, 16 percent left the profession.
- A higher percentage of school principals 55 years of age or older left the profession compared to principals between 45-54 years of age.
- Among the 9 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 76 percent remained at the same school during the 2021–22 school year, 7 percent moved to a different school, and 13 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 33 percent of 2020-21 public school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 6 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 62 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of less than $75,000, 81 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 10 percent left the principalship.
- Among the 13 percent of 2020-21 private school principals with a salary of $115,000 or more, 85 percent remained at the same school during the 2021-22 school year, 3 percent moved to a different school, and 8 percent left the principalship.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition and progress of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the independent and nonpartisan statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
CONTACT: Josh Delarosa, National Center for Education Statistics, ARIS.NCES@ed.gov
James Elias, Hager Sharp, jelias@hagersharp.com
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HANOI, Vietnam, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SeABank's stock (SSB) has been officially selected by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) to be included in the VN30-Index basket - an index representing the top 30 stocks with the highest market capitalization and liquidity listed on the HOSE.
At the end of the trading session on July 28, 2023, the closing price of SSB's stock was 29,700 VND per share, bringing SeABank's market capitalization to over 72,875 billion VND, equivalent to nearly 3.07 billion USD.
According to the press release, on July 17, 2023, HOSE announced the portfolio of stocks included in the VN30 and VN-Finlead indexes, which would be effective from August 7, 2023. SSB was chosen to be included in the VN30 basket as it met the requirements set by the HOSE Index Rules. With an average market capitalization of nearly 65,000 billion Vietnamese dongs over the past six months, SSB is one of the largest capitalized stocks among those not included in the previous VN30 basket.
Throughout its operations, SeABank prioritizes transparency by providing information to shareholders, partners, and customers, complying with legal regulations, and following the directives of the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam to stabilize the market, ensure smooth operations, and promote business activities, thereby contributing to the country's socio-economic development.
SeABank's stock (SSB) was officially listed on the HOSE on March 24, 2021, with a reference price of 16,800 Vietnamese dongs per share on its first trading day. It has consistently experienced stable growth since then. In June 2023, SeABank successfully issued shares for dividend payment and additional capital from shareholder funds (bonus shares) with a total ratio of 20.3% to increase its charter capital to 24,537 billion Vietnamese dong.
Previously, SSB was also added to the Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) Frontier Markets Index starting from March 1, 2023. According to experts, stocks included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index may be targeted by ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) funds that track frontier market stocks. Some funds use this index as a reference for investment or replicate its portfolio.
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“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt” with Sigourney Weaver and Quavo’s album “Rocket Power” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are “Mixtape,” a Paramount+ documentary celebrating hip-hop, and the return of the acclaimed comedy “Reservation Dogs” for its third and final season on FX on Hulu.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
— James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” reaches an appropriately sincere, satirical and cornball finale in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” The film, one of the few non-“Barbie” or “Oppenheimer” summer hits, arrives Wednesday on Disney+ having already grossed $844 million in worldwide ticket sales. Gunn’s underdog superhero trilogy culminates with a tale focused on a backstory for Rocket, Bradley Cooper’s wise-cracking raccoon, and a showdown with a supervillain (Chukwudi Iwuji) hellbent on repopulating Earth with a “perfect” species. In my review, I praised the conviction of Gunn’s soupy sci-fi spectacle, writing: “Whatever this sweet, surreal sci-fi shamble is that Gunn has created, everyone here seems to believe ardently in it.”
— “Oppenheimer” isn’t the only movie around returning to Los Alamos. Steve James, the acclaimed documentarian of “Hoop Dreams,” in “A Compassionate Spy” details the story of physicist Ted Hall, a brilliant 18-year-old Harvard student when he was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project and went on to pass nuclear information to the Soviets. He confessed in 1998, a year before his death. Hall, one of several scientists to leak information from the atom bomb project, maintained he did it for the good of humanity and to prevent a nuclear monopoly. “A Compassionate Spy” debuts Friday, Aug. 4 on video-on-demand and in theaters.
— “Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb,” a documentary of the decades-long collaboration between the “Power Broker” author and his revered editor is a stirring and affection portrait of two literary giants. The film, directed by the editor’s daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb, will begin streaming Tuesday on the Criterion Channel, just weeks after the death of Gottlieb, who edited novels by Toni Morrison, John Cheever, Joseph Heller and many others. In my review of the film, I wrote: “Civil wars over semicolons and heated debate over the word ‘looms’ would not, on the face of it, seem like the stuff of a gripping big-screen movie. But make no mistake about it, ‘Turn Every Page’… is as much a rock ’em, sock ’em clash of heavyweights as found in any blockbuster.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
— Quavo will release “Rocket Power,” his first album since fellow Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in November 2022. Quavo introduced the new LP with a trailer that features a massive CGI rocket preparing to launch into space. In a statement, he shared: “Through the process of healing I’ve learned to turn tragedy into triumph. I had to dig deep into my purpose and find the power to keep striving.” This summer, Quavo and Future shared a new song, “Turn Your Clic Up,” which followed recent singles “Greatness” and “Honey Bun.” Shortly before his death, Quavo and Takeoff had shared their joint LP, “Only Built for Infinity Links.”
— Rick Springfield, whose hits include “Human Touch,” and, of course, “Jessie’s Girl,” is putting out his 21st album, “Automatic.” Written and produced by Springfield, the collection features 20 new songs. “My goal was solid three-minute tunes with the biggest hooks I could come up with,” he said in a news release. Springfield previewed his sound by releasing the title track and “She Walks With the Angels.” The album is dedicated to Matty Spindel, a friend and soundman of 25 years who died in 2022. Springfield will be hitting the road this summer on the I Want My ’80s Tour.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
NEW SERIES TO STREAM
— Hip-hop is markings its 50th anniversary and Paramount+ will stream a documentary called “Mixtape” beginning Tuesday. The film explores how before the hip-hop genre had radio play, streaming or social media, its songs were often shared via mixtapes. Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, Big Boi and KRS-One are just a few of the artists featured in the doc about mixtape culture.
— The half-hour critically acclaimed comedy “Reservation Dogs” returns for its third and final season on Wednesday on FX on Hulu. The series follows four Indigenous teens who, when we first meet them in season one, are reeling from the death of their friend Daniel. Daniel’s dream was to leave rural Oklahoma for California. The group decides the best way to honor Daniel is by fulfilling his goal and traveling to this magical state he was enamored with. To get there, they’ll steal and scheme but it’s not an easy road. In this new season, they’ve made it to California but don’t have the means to return home. Now that the friends have achieved Daniel’s wish, they also must decide what to do next with their own lives. The Indigenous representation in “Reservation Dogs” also extends behind-the-camera with each of its writers, directors and crew.
— Netflix’s popular British rom-com drama series “Heartstopper,” starring Joe Locke and Kit Connor returns for its second season on Wednesday. Locke and Connor play Charlie and Nick, two high school schoolmates who fell in love in season one. The series has been praised for its portrayal of LGTBQ+ characters.
— Sigourney Weaver and Alycia Debnam-Carey co-star in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hunt” for Prime Video. The story is based on a novel of the same name by Holly Ringland. Debnam-Carey plays Alice, who as a young girl, moved in with her grandmother June – played by Weaver – after a family tragedy. June is a flower farmer and teaches Alice how flowers can be used as a form of self-expression. The story spans two decades and follows Alice into adulthood. The series debuts Friday, Aug. 4 on the streamer.
— Alicia Rancilio
NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
— Dungeons & Dragons has seen a boom in popularity over the last few years, with a hit movie, live-streamed games and a major supporting role on “Stranger Things.” But it’s been a while since we’ve gotten a true D&D video game. That drought ends with Baldur’s Gate 3. You begin as just some poor sap with an evil parasite stuck in your brain, but once you round up the typical gang of wizards, brawlers, clerics and rogues, the fate of D&D’s sprawling Forgotten Realms is in your hands. Developer Larian Studios, best known for the terrific Divinity: Original Sin, has shown it has the chops to create stirring role-playing adventures, and has promised that this one could take up to 200 hours to fully explore. You can pick up your sword or wand Thursday on PC, or hold out for the PlayStation 5 version in September.
— Lou Kesten
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YONGIN, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its GC5107B (Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) for patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI).
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date is January 13, 2024. If approved, GC Biopharma would be able to provide more treatment options for patients with PI in the U.S.
GC Biopharma aims to enter the U.S. market in the second half of 2024 if GC5107B is approved by the FDA as anticipated.
While the U.S. immunoglobulin market size is estimated at about US$ 10.4 billion in 2022 (as per MRB[1] 2022), there have been sporadic shortages as there are only a small number of immunoglobulin manufacturers considering the need for a massive investment in facility and sophisticated production know-hows.
About GC5107B
GC5107B is a liquid solution containing 10% immunoglobulin G (100 mg/mL) for intravenous infusion, manufactured from pooled human plasma from US donors. The manufacturing process includes three steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission. The steps are "Fractionation I+III, solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment, and Nanofiltration."
About Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency
Primary humoral immunodeficiency disease comprises a large, heterogenous group of disorders resulting from inborn errors of immunity. Patients with PI are unable to mount an immune response to pathogens and can experience recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoal infections as a result. Global estimates project that up to 6 million people may be living with PI, but only 650,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed[2],[3],[4].
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of GC Biopharma's management. Such statements do not represent any guarantee by GC Biopharma or its management of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. GC Biopharma undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements it may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule.
GC Biopharma Contacts (Media)
Sohee Kim
shkim20@gccorp.com
Yelin Jun
yelin@gccorp.com
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HANOI, Vietnam, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SeABank's stock (SSB) has been officially selected by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) to be included in the VN30-Index basket - an index representing the top 30 stocks with the highest market capitalization and liquidity listed on the HOSE.
At the end of the trading session on July 28, 2023, the closing price of SSB's stock was 29,700 VND per share, bringing SeABank's market capitalization to over 72,875 billion VND, equivalent to nearly 3.07 billion USD.
According to the press release, on July 17, 2023, HOSE announced the portfolio of stocks included in the VN30 and VN-Finlead indexes, which would be effective from August 7, 2023. SSB was chosen to be included in the VN30 basket as it met the requirements set by the HOSE Index Rules. With an average market capitalization of nearly 65,000 billion Vietnamese dongs over the past six months, SSB is one of the largest capitalized stocks among those not included in the previous VN30 basket.
Throughout its operations, SeABank prioritizes transparency by providing information to shareholders, partners, and customers, complying with legal regulations, and following the directives of the Government and the State Bank of Vietnam to stabilize the market, ensure smooth operations, and promote business activities, thereby contributing to the country's socio-economic development.
SeABank's stock (SSB) was officially listed on the HOSE on March 24, 2021, with a reference price of 16,800 Vietnamese dongs per share on its first trading day. It has consistently experienced stable growth since then. In June 2023, SeABank successfully issued shares for dividend payment and additional capital from shareholder funds (bonus shares) with a total ratio of 20.3% to increase its charter capital to 24,537 billion Vietnamese dong.
Previously, SSB was also added to the Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) Frontier Markets Index starting from March 1, 2023. According to experts, stocks included in the MSCI Frontier Markets Index may be targeted by ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) funds that track frontier market stocks. Some funds use this index as a reference for investment or replicate its portfolio.
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YONGIN, South Korea, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to specialty plasma-derived therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company's resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its GC5107B (Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) for patients with primary humoral immunodeficiency (PI).
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date is January 13, 2024. If approved, GC Biopharma would be able to provide more treatment options for patients with PI in the U.S.
GC Biopharma aims to enter the U.S. market in the second half of 2024 if GC5107B is approved by the FDA as anticipated.
While the U.S. immunoglobulin market size is estimated at about US$ 10.4 billion in 2022 (as per MRB[1] 2022), there have been sporadic shortages as there are only a small number of immunoglobulin manufacturers considering the need for a massive investment in facility and sophisticated production know-hows.
About GC5107B
GC5107B is a liquid solution containing 10% immunoglobulin G (100 mg/mL) for intravenous infusion, manufactured from pooled human plasma from US donors. The manufacturing process includes three steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission. The steps are "Fractionation I+III, solvent/detergent (S/D) treatment, and Nanofiltration."
About Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency
Primary humoral immunodeficiency disease comprises a large, heterogenous group of disorders resulting from inborn errors of immunity. Patients with PI are unable to mount an immune response to pathogens and can experience recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, and protozoal infections as a result. Global estimates project that up to 6 million people may be living with PI, but only 650,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed[2],[3],[4].
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of GC Biopharma's management. Such statements do not represent any guarantee by GC Biopharma or its management of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. GC Biopharma undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statements it may make, except as required by law or stock exchange rule.
GC Biopharma Contacts (Media)
Sohee Kim
shkim20@gccorp.com
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High pressure has been blocking most of the monsoon moisture from surging across the state so far this summer. However, a pattern change will arrive by the early to middle parts of this week, allowing for the most widespread monsoon rainfall that New Mexico has felt so far this year. It will not be long lived, so enjoy the couple days of moisture while it lasts.
Isolated showers and storms continue across the Four Corners this evening, continuing over the area through about midnight before dissipating as it pushes into southern Colorado early Monday morning. Dry air at the surface Monday will only allow isolated mountain storms to continue throughout the day. Temperatures Monday will be similar to today.
By Tuesday, high pressure will move into the central United States. This will allow monsoon moisture to rotate around the high and surge into New Mexico starting Tuesday. More widespread shower and thunderstorm activity is expected across the state Tuesday and into Wednesday. Temperatures will remain above average statewide through midweek for most of the state, but only by a couple degrees.
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22-month-old girl dies after being trapped under dresser
WILLIAMSTON, S.C. (FOX Carolina/Gray News) - The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said a 22-month-old girl from Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, died Sunday after a dresser overturned on her.
The victim was identified by the coroner’s office as Jalaya Bryant.
Anderson County officials said Bryant was at her grandparents’ house in Williamston, South Carolina, when she was discovered by a family member underneath the furniture that fell.
According to Anderson County Chief Deputy Coroner Don McCown, it appeared the child was trying to climb the dresser when it fell over and trapped her.
Bryant was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries shortly after noon.
The coroner’s office said Bryant died from asphyxiation and there appears to be no signs of foul play.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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