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PLAYA GIRON, Cuba — Every year in Cuba, millions of crabs emerge from the forest at the beginning of the spring rains and head for the waters of the Bay of Pigs, crossing streets and highways on a perilous journey to mate and reproduce.
Now underway, the migration causes concern to drivers who try to swerve in an often futile attempt not to kill the crustaceans. The crabs are a nuisance to residents but the sight of their road-crossing is a wonder for tourists and other first-time onlookers.
“They got here before us,” said Amaury Urra, a 50-year-old hiking guide who spent his entire life in this part of the Ciénega de Zapata, the largest wetland in the Caribbean, particularly picturesque for the backdrop of turquoise sea waters and the coastal cliffs. ″We’re used to this.″
“Where I live, which is in the center of the town of Girón, the crabs don’t get there as much,″ though there are plenty on the outskirts, he said.
Located about 180 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of Havana, the area was the scene of a 1961 failed invasion by Cuban exiles who signed up for a covertly CIA-funded operation to overthrow Fidel Castro.
This year, the crabs started their journey early. At the end of March, the municipal authorities issued a warning to drivers to avoid traveling in the morning and evening hours – the favorite crossing times for the crabs. Environmentalists usually demand the closure of the main road, especially at key migration times.
The passage of the red crustaceans — the species is called gecarcinus ruricola — could last until July. The largest amount of traffic occurs between April and May. Residents have to be careful: When the crabs feel threatened, they can puncture car tires with their pincers.
Official figures estimate that some 3.5 million crabs die each season on the road, many crushed by passing vehicles. They take a minute and a half to cross.
This type of crab lives and migrates in the Bahamas, Nicaragua, Jamaica and Dominica. But only here, and perhaps in another sector of the coast towards the neighboring province of Cienfuegos, does its path collide so dramatically with human traffic. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/12/in-cuba-crabs-embark-on-perilous-migration-to-bay-of-pigs/ | 2022-04-13T02:53:28 | 0 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/12/in-cuba-crabs-embark-on-perilous-migration-to-bay-of-pigs/ |
For three quarters of their 115-108 play-in victory over the Cavaliers, the Nets gave the fans what they wanted.
A victory for a championship contender is supposed to feel dominant. It’s supposed to feel effortless. It’s supposed to remove any shadow of a doubt as to which of the two competing teams is better.
A victory for a championship contender should almost feel unopposed.
And for three quarters, the Nets looked like an unopposed title fighter, punching down on much lesser competition. They ripped the Cavaliers to shreds early and then allowed Tuesday’s play-in game to turn into a familiar game of hot potato.
First it was Kyrie Irving’s turn to eat, then it was Kevin Durant’s, then Andre Drummond or Bruce Brown.
And then the wheels fell off midway through the third quarter. The Nets built a 22-point lead, then watched the Cavaliers chop into that lead.
Twenty. Seventeen. Fourteen. Twelve. The Cavaliers cut the Nets’ lead all the way down to six with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
But the Nets have been here before. In fact, they’ve been here more times than Durant would prefer.
Blown leads are almost intertwined into the fabric of the Nets’ DNA. They build leads, take their feet off the gas, then ramp it up — no pun intended — when the game gets too close.
It happened when they blew an 18-point lead against the Indiana Pacers, when they blew a 17-point lead against the Houston Rockets, when the league-worst Pistons turned a 10-point Nets lead into a 12-point advantage of their own, and it happened in last week’s matchup against the Cavaliers.
The Nets led by 17 at the end of the first quarter and found themselves in a tie game in the fourth quarter before pulling away to win by 11.
The only thing different on Tuesday night were the stakes.
A loss on Tuesday would have been devastating. It would have sent the Nets from a solidified matchup against the second-seeded Boston Celtics into a win-or-go-home consolation showdown against the winner of the No. 9-10 game between the Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks.
A loss, however, would have been par from the course. This is who the Nets are. They might play with their food, and it might not always be pretty, but they handle business when it matters most.
That’s because they’re led by two players who’ve won it all before, and a cool, calm and collected head coach in Steve Nash, who might not be the best tactician among his peers, but continues to keep this team striving for incremental improvement on a nightly basis.
Irving made each of his first 11 shots and finished with 34 points on 12-of-15 shooting to go with 10 assists. Durant shot 9-of-16 from the field for 25 points and 11 assists. The duo became the first pair of Nets teammates to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists since Derrick Coleman and Rumeal Robinson back in 1993.
And they continue to keep this team on the right path, even when the going gets tough, even in the face of adversity, even when another team’s run looks like it might swing the momentum out of their favor.
More importantly, the victory reaffirms the belief that this Nets team can turn on the jets when they need to, that they can flip the switch from a team ostensibly cruising through the regular season to one ready to power through the post-season and potentially upset a higher-seeded opponent.
The Nets can’t afford many missteps against the Celtics. Boston is home to the league’s best defense. It’s home to Jayson Tatum, an outright star who hung 54 points on the Nets the last time these two teams met. It’s home to Marcus Smart, a frontrunner for Defensive Player of the Year. And it’s home to Ime Udoka, one of Nash’s former assistants who has become a Coach of the Year candidate by turning the Celtics into an Eastern Conference juggernaut.
But the Nets have something most other teams don’t. They have Durant and Irving, two shoo-in Hall of Famers who double as two of the best scorers in NBA history. And they have experience with their backs against the wall, because in a way, they’ve been playing urgent, desperate basketball for the past two months.
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Nestor Cortes did what Nasty Nestor does. He got outs. The Yankees fifth starter, the quirky left-hander who baffled hitters with different deliveries and quick pitches just to try and stick with the team, has grown into one of the team’s most reliable pitchers as a starter or a reliever.
Tuesday night was no different. He dealt 4.1 scoreless innings against the dangerous Blue Jays lineup and the Yankees bounced back for a 4-0 win at Yankee Stadium.
Aaron Hicks, playing left field for the first time since 2017, hit his first home run and helped snap two straight losses for the Yankees (3-2).
Cortes scattered three hits, did not walk a batter and struck out five in his season debut. In 14 starts last season, Cortes pitched to a 3.07 ERA. Out of the bullpen he had a 2.29 ERA.
Once known for his quirky deliveries, Cortes has made a place for himself in the Yankees rotation and bullpen just because he is effective.
“I think his confidence has grown and again his experience has grown and he understands that he has an arsenal that is capable of getting big league hitters out at a really high level and as a starter,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “So yeah, I think I think we’ve, again, a young man that’s grown in his craft and in his confidence, he still has the gimmicks, he still does the hesitations and the drop downs and that’s all part of it.
“And I think because he’s athletic enough to do that kind of stuff, it’s something that works for him. I don’t know necessarily that he’s toned it down. It’s still a part of his mix, but I don’t think there’s any question that his experience and his confidence has continued to grow and know that he has what it takes to get these guys out regardless.”
Cortes said that comes from being a low-round draft pick who was fighting every day to not get released. The Cuban native knows that was key to his learning to be an effective pitcher and even this spring, assured a spot on the big league roster, Cortes came into camp thinking he just had to get outs to stick with the club.
“I was a 36th rounder, I’m 5-10 and throw 90 miles per hour,” Cortes said. “For me, it was like, living day by day trying not to get released. I signed in 2013 and the first three or four years were like, ‘I need to prove myself’ And even then, like, I had my second, third and fourth year were really good, but it’s still coming into fifth year. Like, I couldn’t take things lightly and I couldn’t think about developing pitches. My five years in the minors were “get outs, get outs, get outs’ That’s my mentality.”
() | https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/12/nestor-cortes-delivers-for-yankees-as-bombers-bounce-back-to-beat-blue-jays-4-0/ | 2022-04-13T02:53:41 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/12/nestor-cortes-delivers-for-yankees-as-bombers-bounce-back-to-beat-blue-jays-4-0/ |
PHILADELPHIA — If Tylor Megill’s first terrific start of the season was just a trial-run against a rebuilding Nationals team, then his second outing of the year against a loaded Phillies lineup was a big test. Megill, again unflappable, passed with flying colors.
The young right-hander picked up where he left off on Opening Day, turning in another scoreless start in the Mets’ 2-0 win over the Phillies on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. Edwin Diaz shut the door in the ninth, recording three strikeouts, and collected his first save of the season.
The Mets (4-2) snapped a two-game losing streak and will try to win the series in Wednesday’s finale with Max Scherzer going toe-to-toe against Aaron Nola.
Megill allowed just three hits and recorded five strikeouts, while walking none, across 5.1 innings and 76 pitches. The 26-year-old leads all major league pitchers with 10.1 scoreless innings. Tuesday was his second-career start against the Phillies.
Brandon Nimmo homered off his former teammate, Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler, in the fifth to put the Mets on the board. Starling Marte’s first stolen base of the season in the eighth led to key insurance, as Francisco Lindor drove him in on an RBI single for a two-run lead. The Mets offense managed just three hits at the hitter-friendly Philly park.
Drew Smith was the bullpen hero on Tuesday after he took the ball from Chasen Shreve in the seventh in a one-run game. He struck out Rhys Hoskins and Didi Gregorius to end the frame, then manager Buck Showalter asked him to pitch a second inning. Smith responded by retiring the side in the eighth, setting up Diaz’s save opportunity.
The last time Megill allowed a run to score was on Sept. 24, 2021, the penultimate start of his rookie season. Megill also kept opposing teams off the board in spring training last month, recording 6.2 scoreless innings and the lowest ERA (0.00) among all Mets pitchers to wrap up Grapefruit League games.
Not bad for a pitcher who wasn’t even expected to break camp with the team.
Megill became the Amazin’s Opening Day starter after Jacob deGrom learned he’d be shut down from throwing for four weeks with a right scapula injury. With Max Scherzer also battling a hamstring issue at the time, Megill had the responsibility of keeping the Mets rotation afloat. Since then, Megill is shaping up to be a major problem for opposing lineups, and a boon for the Mets pitching staff.
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In a matchup with a couple of the highest scorers in the league — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl — the Wild knew understood the assignment heading into the game against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.
“They have special players that we have to be aware of,” coach Dean Evason said. “We have to be very careful when they are on the ice.”
The other strategy? Just run McDavid and Draisaitl off the ice.
As much as the Wild frustrated the Oilers with an impressive defensive effort, they earned the 5-1 win largely because of an offensive eruption.
Kevin Fiala and Ryan Hartman both scored a pair of goals, Freddy Gaudreau chipped in with a goal, and Cam Talbot finished with xx saves to improve to 9-0-2 in his past 11 starts.
The dominance started shortly after puck drop as Gaudreau pushed the Wild in front 1-0 early in the first period with a patient play to beat Mikko Koskinen in close. From there, the Wild started to torment McDavid whenever he hopped over the boards, with Jonas Brodin essentially shadowing him for most of the night.
That paved the way for the second period where the Kevin Fiala helped the Wild stretch the lead to 2-0 thanks to a pretty pass from Matt Boldy. Not long after that, Fiala made it 3-0 with a wrist shot from an impossible angle.
With the game already well in hand at that point, especially considering how well the Wild were defending, Ryan Hartman made it 4-0 after a brilliant play by Kirill Kaprizov to get him the puck.
The rest of the game was nothing more than a formality as the Wild got another goal from Hartman to make it 5-0 d before Draisaitl finally scored for the Oilers to finalize the score at 5-1.
As the game wound to a close, Evander Kane crushed Kaprizov with a crosscheck after the whistle.
Not surprisingly, the Wild took exception, with Hartman flying in to drop the gloves with Kane. That was enough to get both players 10-minute misconducts. As both players headed toward their respective locker rooms, Hartman shouted some not-so-nice words to Kane followed by a not-so-nice gesture. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/12/wild-frustrate-connor-mcdavid-runaway-with-5-1-win-over-oilers/ | 2022-04-13T02:53:53 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/04/12/wild-frustrate-connor-mcdavid-runaway-with-5-1-win-over-oilers/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A beloved fixture in the north Raleigh community has died.
Jeanne Luther, who battled ALS for years, died Tuesday morning.
She was the wife of John Luther. They owned the popular Sola Coffee Café at 7705 Lead Mine Road.
For years, the shop hosted the Hot Mini 5K to help wounded veterans. Then the fundraiser became even more personal after Jeanne Luther's diagnosis - raising money for ALS research.
Up until very recently, Jeanne Luther would visit the café to see the staff and regular customers.
"It's been the sweetest three years of our marriage," John Luther told ABC11 in September 2021. "While it's an impossible thing to deal with, it's strengthened us. It's allowed us to minister and love people better -- love each other better."
In a social media post, Sola said it would reopen April 19.
The visitation for Jeanne Luther will be held Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home and a funeral and celebration of her life will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Providence Church. | https://abc11.com/jeanne-luther-sola-cafe-coffee-shop-owner-dies-north-raleigh/11742810/ | 2022-04-13T03:00:24 | 1 | https://abc11.com/jeanne-luther-sola-cafe-coffee-shop-owner-dies-north-raleigh/11742810/ |
Former teacher accused of raping student several times over two years
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Gray News) - A former Massachusetts teacher was arrested Monday and facing several charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault against a student.
The Brookline Police Department reported it arrested 36-year-old Larry Chen after a former student told officers about sexual assaults that occurred over the course of two years.
Chen was a teacher in Brookline, Massachusetts, from 2013 through his resignation in 2018, according to police. The sexual assaults allegedly occurred in a classroom at the Heath School in Brookline, starting in 2016 and continuing into 2018.
According to police, the accuser was a student of Chen’s and was 12 years old when the abuse allegedly started.
Authorities said Chen is charged with 18 counts of aggravated statutory rape, rape of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14.
Brookline police said Chen has an active tutoring business called School Beyond School LLC, and a warrant was requested for his arrest.
Anyone with additional information about Chen or the case was asked to contact Brookline police at 617-730-2222.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kttc.com/2022/04/13/former-teacher-accused-raping-student-several-times-over-two-years/ | 2022-04-13T03:02:16 | 0 | https://www.kttc.com/2022/04/13/former-teacher-accused-raping-student-several-times-over-two-years/ |
‘We haven’t received a dime’: New homeowners say squatters have taken over their house
LAS VEGAS (KVVU) - A Las Vegas-area family says squatters have taken over a home they recently purchased.
A four-bedroom, 2,700-square-foot home was supposed to be a dream home for Jen Larsen, her mother, Donna Edmonds, and three kids, but it has turned into nothing short of a nightmare.
“My mom and I decided to buy a house together about two months ago because both of our rents were going to go up dramatically, about $500 apiece,” Larsen said.
But someone they say isn’t paying the mortgage on their new home is inside their property and not leaving.
“We gave the seller seven days to move out because they said they needed the money from the sale of the house to move everything out,” Larsen said.
However, during that week, Larsen and her mother said somehow somebody else moved in and has lived in the home ever since.
“The two of us scrimped and scraped to get this, and we were so excited. Now, I can’t eat. I can’t sleep. It’s been really stressful,” Edmonds said.
The women have a deed for the property with a closing date of March 4, but they have never been able to occupy the home.
FOX5 reports a news crew went to the home’s front door to ask the people living inside for their side of the story, but no one answered while the crew was there.
A woman at the property later emailed FOX5, writing she has a legal lease with the home’s former owner that runs until July 2. However, a copy of the lease was not immediately shared.
“My kids and I will be homeless. Meanwhile, this woman is living in the home that we paid for and living there for free. We haven’t received a dime,” Larsen said.
Larsen and her mother did not immediately report if they have notified authorities.
Copyright 2022 KVVU via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.kttc.com/2022/04/13/we-havent-received-dime-new-homeowners-say-squatters-have-taken-over-their-house/ | 2022-04-13T03:02:23 | 0 | https://www.kttc.com/2022/04/13/we-havent-received-dime-new-homeowners-say-squatters-have-taken-over-their-house/ |
(NewsNation) — An unimaginable tragedy is sending chills through a small Georgia community.
On Saturday, someone walked into the Lock Stock and Barrel shooting range in Granville, about 50 miles outside of Atlanta, and gunned down owners 75-year-old Richard Hawk and his wife and their 17-year-old grandson Luke.
The local coroner made the gruesome discovery that the shooting victims were his parents and his son.
Investigators say the three were killed in what appears to be a ruthless robbery. The person responsible got away from the range with an estimated 40 guns, plus the security footage from the shop.
While authorities returned to the range Monday afternoon looking for clues, Blake Harr stopped by to pay his respects.
“These people went out of their way to help others and it’s just senseless for his to happen,” Harr said.
While investigators track down leads, the close-knit community is in mourning.
“Hurt, frustrated, confused. Why this place, why these people?” Harr said. “Those guns weren’t worth the lives that were lost.”
The shooting suspect is still on the run. Authorities say there is a $15,000 reward for information leading to the person responsible for the deadly shooting. The investigation continues. | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/manhunt-underway-after-georgia-coroner-finds-family-dead/ | 2022-04-13T03:04:05 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/manhunt-underway-after-georgia-coroner-finds-family-dead/ |
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.
The bill, which takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns next month, makes an exception only for an abortion performed to save the life of the mother. Abortion rights advocates say the bill signed by the GOP governor is certain to face a legal challenge.
Its passage comes as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court considers ratcheting back abortion rights that have been in place for nearly 50 years.
“We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma,” Stitt said during a signing ceremony for the bill, flanked by anti-abortion lawmakers, clergy and students. “I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk, and that’s what we’re doing here today.”
Under the bill, anyone convicted of performing an abortion would face up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. It does not authorize criminal charges against a woman for receiving an abortion.
Sen. Nathan Dahm, a Broken Arrow Republican now running for Congress who wrote the bill, called it the “strongest pro-life legislation in the country right now, which effectively eliminates abortion in Oklahoma.”
Dahm said the bill would apply to any physicians in Oklahoma who dispense abortion medication to women, which accounted for about 64% of all abortions performed in Oklahoma in 2020, the most recent year for which statistics were available. There is no enforcement mechanism in the bill for women who order abortion medication online from out-of-state suppliers. Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill last year to prevent women from ordering abortion medication online, but that measure was blocked by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Abortion rights advocates say the bill is clearly unconstitutional, and similar laws approved recently in Arkansas and Alabama have been blocked by federal courts.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki released a statement Tuesday describing the bill as an “unconstitutional attack on women’s rights.”
“Protecting the right recognized in Roe v. Wade continues to be a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and we call on Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would shut down these attacks and codify this long-recognized, constitutional right,” Psaki said.
Although similar anti-abortion bills approved by the Oklahoma Legislature in recent years have been stopped as unconstitutional, anti-abortion lawmakers have been buoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow new Texas abortion restrictions to remain in place.
The new Texas law, the most restrictive anti-abortion law to take effect in the U.S. in decades, leaves enforcement up to private citizens, who are entitled to collect what critics call a “bounty” of $10,000 if they bring a successful lawsuit against a provider or anyone who helps a patient obtain an abortion.
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s failure to stop Texas from nullifying the constitutional right to abortion has emboldened other states to do the same,” Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “We’ve sued the state of Oklahoma ten times in the last decade to protect abortion access and we will challenge this law as well to stop this travesty from ever taking effect.”
Several states, including Oklahoma, are pursuing legislation similar to the Texas law this year.
The Texas law bans abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy and makes no exceptions in cases of rape or incest. Abortions in Texas have plummeted by about 50% since the law took effect, while the number of Texans going to clinics out of state and requesting abortion pills online has gone up. If the Oklahoma bill were allowed to take effect, women from Texas seeking abortions would be forced to travel further distances to Democratic-led states like Colorado and New Mexico, which have recently passed laws to protect abortion access.
One of the Texas-style Oklahoma bills that is one vote away from the governor’s desk would ban abortions from the moment of conception and would take effect immediately upon the governor’s signature.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority also has indicated they would uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and allow states to ban abortion much earlier. The court may even overturn the nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/oklahoma-governor-signs-bill-to-make-abortion-illegal/ | 2022-04-13T03:04:11 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/oklahoma-governor-signs-bill-to-make-abortion-illegal/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman is admitting that she faked her own kidnapping more than five years ago.
The search for 39-year-old Sherri Papini of Redding set off a three-week search until she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016.
But federal prosecutors alleged in early March that she actually was staying with a former boyfriend nearly 600 miles away in Southern California. They said she injured herself to back up her false statements.
Her attorney, William Portanova, confirmed that she signed a plea agreement Tuesday.
A spokesperson for federal prosecutors couldn’t confirm the plea deal until something is on the public record. | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/sherri-papini-admits-to-faking-2016-kidnapping/ | 2022-04-13T03:04:17 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/sherri-papini-admits-to-faking-2016-kidnapping/ |
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Video caught a driverless car being pulled over by the San Francisco Police Department earlier this month that then appeared to drive off when the officer turned his back on it.
The incident, which took place on Friday, April 1 in San Francisco’s Richmond District, involved a vehicle operated by Cruise, a self-driving ride service.
In the video, the officer is seen getting out of his vehicle to approach the Cruise, trying its door and turning to walk back to his patrol car. That’s when the Cruise takes off, crosses an intersection and comes to a stop. Two officers then get out of the patrol car to engage with the driverless vehicle.
A statement provided to Nexstar’s KRON by Cruise explained that the vehicle was pulled over because it did not have its headlights on due to a human error. The San Francisco-based company said, “the vehicle yielded to the police car, then pulled over across the intersection which was the nearest safe location for a traffic stop.”
An officer contacted Cruise and no citation was issued, according to a tweet from Cruise. In a separate tweet, Cruise said it works “closely with SFPD on how to interact with our vehicles, including a dedicated phone number for them to call in situations like this.”
Cruise told KRON it has fixed the issue that led to the vehicle being pulled over in the first place. | https://www.wfla.com/news/viral-news/watch-driverless-car-gets-pulled-over-in-san-francisco-then-appears-to-take-off/ | 2022-04-13T03:04:23 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/viral-news/watch-driverless-car-gets-pulled-over-in-san-francisco-then-appears-to-take-off/ |
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — As Maryland, DC and Virginia compete to convince the Washington Commanders football team to choose them as their long-term home, one Henrico man is asking – why not here?
In a presentation to the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night, John Owens made his pitch – complete with schematics for a proposed stadium site near the Richmond Raceway.
“Can We Think Bigger?”
Owens’ proposal – which received no formal response from the board – comes as the General Assembly contemplates hefty tax incentives to lure the NFL team from their current home in Maryland.
But Maryland isn’t letting the team go without a fight, passing their own $400 million redevelopment plan aimed at revitalizing the area around the team’s current stadium.
In comes John Owens. Owens called on the board to hold a bond referendum this November to authorize $250 million to build an entirely new stadium for the team, near the current site of the Richmond Raceway.
“We could have a little city grow at that site,” Owens said.
His proposal also included a “Commanders car” to transport fans by rail from DC to Henrico on game days.
For reference, Owens’ proposed bond funding would be about half of the total proposed this year to completely revamp the county’s schools.
He pointed to similar incentives provided by one New York county seeking to add incentives to those already provided by the state.
As is customary during the public comment period, the board made no response to Owens. | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/the-henrico-commanders-resident-makes-pitch-for-football-team/ | 2022-04-13T03:05:29 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/the-henrico-commanders-resident-makes-pitch-for-football-team/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four teenagers were shot in the Richmond area last weekend –two of the victims died as a result of their injuries.
The 17-year-old victim of one of the tragedies has been identified by her family as George Wythe High School student Samiyah Yellardy.
On April 10, police were called to the 2200 block of Afton Avenue for the report of a shooting. Yellardy was found by officers, and pronounced dead at the scene.
There will be a candlelight prayer vigil at the student parking lot at George Wythe High School on Wednesday, April 13 at 5 p.m.
The announcement asks for individuals to bring their own candles, and to wear purple and white colors in honor of Yellardy. | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/prayer-vigil-announced-family-identifies-17-year-old-george-wythe-student-killed-in-shooting/ | 2022-04-13T03:05:35 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/prayer-vigil-announced-family-identifies-17-year-old-george-wythe-student-killed-in-shooting/ |
The Anniston Barracudas, a children's and teens swim team based at the city’s Aquatic and Fitness Center, needs a little help to compete in 2022.
The swimmers, age 5-18, compete year-round in swim meets sponsored by USA Swimming, which is the governing body for the competitive swimming in the United States.
“Our very own Anniston Aquatic Center will host several USA swim meets in 2022, bringing in athletes and families from all over the state and surrounding areas,” said city spokesman Jackson Hodges.
“Thus we need our community to sponsor these young men and women to help them afford the gear and travel costs that they will need in order to compete at the sectional and national level,” he said.
Hodges said there are four levels of sponsorship: bronze ($125), silver ($250), gold ($370), and platinum ($500). Those who sponsor the team are invited to the banquet dinner on April 30 for a chance to win $20,000.
Hodges said sponsors will get their logos on team equipment and their organization’s logos on banners at the facility. To view the full list of sponsorship receivables, please visit: https://bit.ly/3NZyj7P
All checks for donations can be made payable to the City of Anniston. For more information email hbentley@annistonal.gov or contact the Anniston Aquatic Center at 256-847-7349. The deadline for donations is April 15. | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/anniston/barracuda-swim-team-soliciting-sponsor-contributions/article_b712a066-bac2-11ec-ba42-97ecc6b10201.html | 2022-04-13T03:14:42 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/anniston/barracuda-swim-team-soliciting-sponsor-contributions/article_b712a066-bac2-11ec-ba42-97ecc6b10201.html |
A multitude of Easter egg hunts — some involving searching for eggs with flashlights — are scheduled this week leading up to the upcoming Easter holiday.
Jackson Hodges, city of Anniston public information officer, is inviting everyone out to the Anniston Aquatic and Fitness Center’s flashlight Easter egg hunt that is a partnership between the aquatic center and the Carver Community Center.
“Come out for a hopping good time,” Hodges said.
Hodges said the event will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the city of Anniston’s youth soccer complex located at 745 Summerall Gate Road in Anniston. The cost is $2 per kid and everyone needs to take a flashlight along with a bag or basket to collect their candy-filled eggs along with a lucky prize egg. For more information contact the Carver Center at 256-231-7630 or the aquatic and fitness center at 256-847-7349.
In case of inclement weather, the egg hunt site will be the Anniston Senior Center at McClellan.
Piedmont
Piedmont’s parks and rec folks are putting on a free flashlight egg hunt at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Piedmont Sports Complex across the street from the Piedmont High School. Other sponsors include the City of Piedmont, Tri-Green Equipment and the Piedmont Veterans Association.
Oxford
The city of Oxford is having a “Community Easter Egg Hunt” on Saturday, April 16, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Friendship Community Center located at 2930 Friendship Rd. The event is open to children through age 12 and they’re asked to bring their own baskets.
Heflin
The city of Heflin will hold its annual flashlight Easter egg hunt Friday at 8 p.m. at the PARD football field located on Evans Street near Carillon Oaks.
Kids — ages 10 and under — are asked to bring a flashlight and a basket or bag to collect a total of 7,000 candy-filled eggs. The Easter bunny himself will be on hand for photos with the egg seekers. Admission is free and glow sticks will be given out to the kids. The event is sponsored by Heflin PARD, Carillon Oaks and Heflin McDonald’s. For more information call: 256-463-5434. | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/cities-schedule-easter-egg-hunts/article_bcfb1466-bac4-11ec-a54a-8341febe1ad0.html | 2022-04-13T03:14:48 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/cities-schedule-easter-egg-hunts/article_bcfb1466-bac4-11ec-a54a-8341febe1ad0.html |
Jacksonville State’s baseball team scored four runs in the top of the first inning, but it was all Troy after that as the Trojans downed the Gamecocks 12-5 on Tuesday night.
JSU (13-17, 7-5 ASUN) has now dropped three straight after losing the final two games of a three-game ASUN Conference series at Central Arkansas on Saturday and Sunday.
Mason Maners reached on an error to open the game and moved to second after a wild pitch. Alex Strachan drove in Maners with an RBI single to left-center field. Brennen Norton made it 4-0 with a three-run home run down the left-field line.
The Gamecocks’ pitching couldn’t hold off Troy, however, as the Trojans scored 12 unanswered runs before Kody Putnam tripled in the top of the ninth, driving in Luke Coker. Six JSU pitchers combined to allow 12 earned runs on 15 hits and four walks.
JSU returns to conference play this weekend. The Gamecocks will host Bellarmine on Thursday at 6 p.m., Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.
Six to know
—Norton led the Gamecocks at the plate, finishing 1-for-3 with one run and three RBIs. It was his second straight game with a home run.
—Maners went 1-for-3 and scored one run.
—T.J. Reeves was 0-for-3, but walked once and scored on Norton’s home run.
—Strachan went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
—Cole Frederick finished 1-for-4 with a double.
—Coker and Putnam both finished 1-for-1. | https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/jsu/jsu-baseball-big-first-inning-not-enough-for-gamecocks-to-down-troy/article_d5b402f6-bad3-11ec-9cfe-67a5d1e35992.html | 2022-04-13T03:14:55 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/jsu/jsu-baseball-big-first-inning-not-enough-for-gamecocks-to-down-troy/article_d5b402f6-bad3-11ec-9cfe-67a5d1e35992.html |
The Talladega City Board of Education spent about half an hour in executive session Tuesday with Superintendent Quentin Lee and attorney Charlie Gaines during their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Board member Jake Montgomery made the motion to go into executive session to discuss “pending and potential litigation.” There was not a formal announcement of how long the session was expected to last, but Montgomery estimated about 20 minutes before leaving the room.
When they returned to public session, board chair Sandra Beavers said that no action would be taken, and that the board had authorized Gaines to proceed during the executive session. When pressed by The Daily Home as to whether any action had been taken behind closed doors, which would be a violation of the law, Lee said that the board had only asked Gaines to continue discussion on their behalf, and that no action had been taken or was required. Montgomery seemed to agree.
Also Tuesday, the board:
— Lee and Beavers expressed condolences to the families of Brian Stovall, an assistant foootball coach who passed away last month, and eighth-grader Jeremiah Curry, who was murdered April 2.
— Approved English language arts textbooks for grades 4 through 12, based on the state-approved list and the recommendations of a teacher committee and Curriculum Coordinator Danyell Butler.
— Tabled approval of the minutes of the called March 29 board meeting.
— Approved the time and effort policy of the board’s human resources guide to comply with federal guidelines.
— Non-renewed head varsity cheerleader coach Mallory Turner’s coaching supplement and hired Jessica Veazey as her replacement. Turner still holds a teaching position.
— Accepted the retirement of sixth-grade teacher Gay Lipscomb at Graham Elementary School.
— Hired Debra Shirel to replace Lottie Hudgins as Child Nutrition Program worker at Talladega High School.
— Accepted the resignation of itinerant instructional aide Renee Humphrey.
— Lee announced that e-learning days had been scheduled for April 29 and May 6, and that the latter would also be a staff appreciation day at Shocco Springs.
— Lee announced that about 40 parents had recently attended the Parents Academy to discuss the district and possible rebranding. | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/talladega-board-of-education-expresses-condolences-to-families-of-murdered-eighth-grader-and-departed-assistant/article_c9d12ec2-bac5-11ec-8b2e-6756d163e5f4.html | 2022-04-13T03:15:01 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/talladega-board-of-education-expresses-condolences-to-families-of-murdered-eighth-grader-and-departed-assistant/article_c9d12ec2-bac5-11ec-8b2e-6756d163e5f4.html |
(NewsNation) — The vast majority of Americans blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for skyrocketing gas prices, a new ABC poll found this week, but nearly as many also blame oil companies.
Despite the overwhelming majority of respondents pointing the finger at Putin and Big Oil, there was plenty of blame to go around, with a slim majority saying Democratic policies and President Joe Biden were also causing factors in pain at the pump. Similarly split views were seen in a recent NewsNation poll.
Gas prices have become a hotly debated partisan issue in Washington, D.C.:
- Biden and his party blame the ongoing war in Eastern Europe and a resulting ban on Russian oil imports. The Democrats also blame oil companies who they accuse of prioritizing profits over the well-being of the American people.
- Republicans point out that oil prices were on the rise even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and instead blame the president’s energy policies, arguing they have hindered the oil companies from being able to ramp up production and drive down prices.
“I think both sides are vastly overstating their positions,” said Patrick De Haan, lead petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.
So who, or what, is really responsible for the increase in gas prices?
The war?
Last month, Biden accused Putin of “hitting Americans at the pump” and warned that gas prices could continue to rise as the war in Ukraine continues. In part, that’s because the U.S. has banned oil imports from Russia in an attempt to hit Putin’s most lucrative industry.
Prior to the ban, only about 8% of U.S. petroleum products came from Russia; the biggest importer of such products is Canada.
Although gas prices had been rising before the war, De Haan says it has contributed to rising prices but it’s hard to know exactly how much when compared to other factors including COVID-related labor and supply chain issues.
“Part of the reason we went so high is because of the unpredictable war on Ukraine and any further escalation that’s unexpected could cause oil prices to flare back up,” De Haan said.
Last month, Biden ordered the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve. It’s a move De Haan says will have a positive impact on prices, though not as significantly as factors that are pushing oil prices up like surging consumer demand.
As of Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $4.11, down from $4.33 a month ago, according to auto club AAA.
Oil companies?
Congressional Democrats have been quick to point the finger at large oil companies, accusing them of “ripping off the American people” and intentionally keeping oil production low in order to maximize profits.
“At a time of record profits, Big Oil is refusing to increase production to provide the American people some much-needed relief at the gas pump,” Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said at a congressional hearing with oil executives last week.
Despite House Democrats’ claims, industry experts point out that domestic oil production has ramped up in recent months. In September 2021, the U.S. produced about 10.4 million barrels of oil a day, far below the 11.8 million barrels that have been produced each day this month.
De Haan expects the uptick in oil production to continue as long as companies can overcome pandemic-related setbacks that have also affected other industries.
“The headwinds are very similar across the economy that are affecting the oil and gas sector, as well — things like labor, steel, drilling rigs, all of this is in very short supply,” De Haan said. “As some of these kinks get smoothed out, I do expect U.S. oil production to continue going up.”
De Haan also pointed out the boom-bust nature of the oil industry and said current criticism does not take into account the recent, extremely volatile, history.
“This oil sector was also the sector that was losing tens of billions of dollars early on in the pandemic and nobody was complaining about that then. So it’s not really fair to blame oil companies for selling at the market price today when we didn’t complain about oil companies selling at the market price in 2020 and 2021,” he said.
Biden?
On the other side of the aisle, Republicans are citing the cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and a moratorium on new drilling leases on federal lands as the cause of the problem. They argue that Biden’s energy policies have led to lower oil production, which has reduced the overall supply and caused higher prices.
But while it’s true domestic oil production is lower today than it was right before the pandemic, it’s unclear how much can be attributed to Biden’s policies. The president’s drilling moratorium was struck down by a federal judge last June.
So then, what’s the cause?
Instead, De Haan says long-tail effects from the COVID pandemic are more likely to blame.
“President Trump is not responsible for COVID and President Biden is not responsible for the continued imbalances that are persistent from COVID,” he said.
In February 2020, U.S. oil production hit a record-high 13 million barrels a day before plummeting to 10.5 million barrels a day in August 2020 — a direct response to the pandemic.
Americans stopped driving, airlines stopped flying and the demand for oil all but disappeared. At one point in April 2020, oil became effectively worthless as the price for a barrel of West Texas crude dropped below $0.
Oil companies responded by producing less.
Now, demand has returned but production has not been able to keep pace, yet.
In recent months, domestic oil production has ramped up to 11.7 million barrels a day but for the same reasons many industries have been slow to bounce back, overall production remains off record highs.
“This won’t be permanent. I think as things continue to normalize, as supply chains reopen, we will see an increase in U.S. oil production. For that I have no doubt,” De Haan said. | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/biden-putin-or-big-oil-who-is-to-blame-for-high-gas-prices/ | 2022-04-13T03:15:52 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/biden-putin-or-big-oil-who-is-to-blame-for-high-gas-prices/ |
WASHINGTON (KNWA/KFTA) — On April 12, Richard Barnett, 61, of Gravette, Arkansas, turned down the government’s offer of a plea deal in the case stemming from his alleged participation in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Barnett was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office that day.
In a virtual pre-trial hearing Tuesday, prosecutor Mary Dohrmann informed the court that the government had presented a plea agreement offer in which Barnett would plead guilty to one charge, with the others being dismissed.
Defense attorney Joseph McBride stated that the defense could not accept the offer “in good conscience.” McBride cited Barnett’s advanced age and the sentencing guideline of 70-87 months for the charge in question as factors in the defendant’s decision to reject the offer.
“He wasn’t violent that day by any stretch of the imagination,” the defense counsel added. Judge Chris Cooper quickly acknowledged the rejection, noting that the court itself has no role when such an offer is made.
“It takes two to tango,” Judge Cooper added, referring to the prosecution and the defense. He noted that he has been involved in other insurrection cases that have already reached plea agreements.
The call ended with Judge Cooper stating that he would “sit back and wait for any motions” before the next pretrial conference. The defense previously requested an extension to deal with a “voluminous amount” of discovery material.
Barnett is charged with: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building; Theft of Government Property.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his trial is scheduled to begin on September 6.
According to the Associated Press, more than 700 people were arrested for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol with more than 160 reaching plea deals.
A Proud Boys leader, 34-year-old Charles Donohue, recently pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a law enforcement officer, The Hill reports. The man photographed carrying Pelosi’s lectern in the Capitol, Adam Johnson, was sentenced to 75 days in prison earlier this year. | https://www.wric.com/news/crime/man-photographed-in-pelosis-office-on-jan-6-rejects-plea-deal/ | 2022-04-13T03:15:58 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/crime/man-photographed-in-pelosis-office-on-jan-6-rejects-plea-deal/ |
(The Hill) — Longtime political columnist and commentator George Will quipped that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is “ready to be 1/435th of the House of Representatives,” adding that if she won election to the House it “doesn’t really matter much.”
Will made the remarks in response to a question from NewsNation host Ashleigh Banfield on Tuesday during Nexstar Media Group’s corporate management meeting in Dallas. Banfield asked Will if Palin, who recently announced a run for Congress in her home state, was ready for another job in government.
“Ready to be 1/435th of the House of Representatives? Sure,” Will said. “Because in the grand scheme of things, that doesn’t really matter much.”
Palin announced her candidacy for the seat vacated with the passing of the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
She was endorsed by former President Trump earlier this month, who called her “tough and smart” in his statement backing her.
Will said he would not be surprised to see Trump endorse candidates who are likely to win House and Senate races during this year’s midterms, as an effort to shore up his “prognosticator” brand and build support while mulling a potential run for the White House again in 2024.
“You notice he’s not saying anything about the Senate race in Ohio,” he noted.
Will, during separate remarks, proposed a new way of creating better, less polarizing candidates for president, including “disqualifying anyone who has served as a senator,” from running for the White House.
“It would improve the Senate remarkably,” Will said. “You wouldn’t have all those people just biding their time there. Second, it would improve our pool of presidential candidates. We used to get our presidents from governors, who have run something larger than a Senate office, who have been accountable for more than 1/100th of a legislative body.”
The Senate, Will argued, “has become a purely performative stage where people strike poses, issue statements, and make gestures — but it’s not involved in serious government.”
Part of the ambition seen in modern politicians dovetails with an increasingly partisan cable news landscape, Will suggested.
“We’re suffering from an epidemic of confirmation bias … and an addiction to synthetic anger … People don’t watch cable news for information, but for ratification of their beliefs,” he said.
A columnist at The Washington Post for years, Will was hired by Nexstar Media Group in January to serve as a senior contributor to cable outlet NewsNation’s nightly news program. Nexstar Media Group purchased The Hill last fall. | https://www.wric.com/news/politics/george-will-dismisses-palin-quips-senators-shouldnt-be-able-to-run-for-president/ | 2022-04-13T03:16:04 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/politics/george-will-dismisses-palin-quips-senators-shouldnt-be-able-to-run-for-president/ |
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – More than 2,000 U.S.-bound trucks are stranded in Juarez as truckers frustrated with “slow” inspections on the American side blocked access to the commercial lanes of the Ysleta Port of Entry for a second consecutive day.
Late Tuesday morning, the head of Juarez’s largest trucking associations said a second border crossing, the Santa Teresa port of entry, was also being blocked from the Mexican side in protest.
The truckers began their protest Monday afternoon after waiting up to nine hours in line to cross into the United States. The delays were first reported on Friday and coincided with the start of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Enhanced Border Inspections.
The inspections are part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiatives to stem human trafficking and other illegal activity and to ensure trucks coming over from Mexico are safe.
But the truckers on Tuesday said they won’t move until inspection times on the U.S. side go back to normal. “Some get paid by the trip, so if they don’t deliver (merchandise), they don’t get paid,” said Randy Cardiel, a trucker from Chihuahua, Mexico.
The drivers aren’t the only ones affected by lengthier inspection times or the shutdown.
U.S. run factories in Mexico are also losing money, said Thor Salayandia, president of the Juarez Chamber of Industry and Manufacturing.
“This is primarily a political issue that is detrimental to the border area. Mexico and the United States are being affected by the Texas inspections,” Salayandia said. “Two-thousand trailers are stuck at the border. If a single truck carries $50,000 in merchandise, then we’re talking about $100 million (in commerce) being held up at the border.”
Juarez has about 300 factories that manufacture components and products for Fortune 500 businesses in the United States, including automakers and tech companies. Those factories operate on a “just in time” schedule, which means delays at the border overwhelm storage capacity and deprive companies in the United States of parts necessary to make and deliver products to American consumers.
“We hope the government of Texas realizes that the most affected by this are U.S. factories that have a presence in Mexico, and the border economy,” Salayandia said. “We talk about free trade treaties and the flow of merchandise. This does not go in line with free trade.”
In a Monday visit to El Paso, Abbott spoke about the need to keep Texas communities safe in the face of record migration and the announced termination of the Title 42 order, which has allowed border agents to quickly expel 1.7 million newly arrived migrants.
He did not address the impact of the enhanced border inspections by DPS.
Juarez business leaders since late Friday are urging truckers to try alternate crossings to avoid delays. Trucks could be seen coming non-stop of the Santa Teresa, New Mexico port of entry on Tuesday morning. New Mexico is not applying enhanced inspections at the border.
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, called Texas’ enhanced inspections a “political stunt.”
“Once again, we’re seeing the Governor enact directives that demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding of the complex issues we face on our border. Political stunts, like ‘enhanced inspections’ and Operation Lone Star, have no place in El Paso, in Texas, or in public policy,” Escobar tweeted.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence made it clear that the name change is a federal mandate that will take place by Oct. of 2023.
The federal order outlined in the National Defense Authorization Act mandates the removal of all Confederate names from Defense Department owned properties.
Donahoe addressed the Columbus City Council Tuesday morning to give an update on the renaming process. He also took the time to hone in on the intertwining relationship between the City of Columbus and the Soldiers of Fort Benning.
Over 70% of U.S. Army personnel stationed at Fort Benning live off post, making them an active part of the Columbus community.
The general said, “they are your deacons, your pop warner coaches, your little league coaches … it is a true testament to the city of Columbus.” The Council and filled room gave General Donahoe a standing ovation to thank him for his service and leadership.
The process of renaming Fort Benning is underway. An eight-member naming commission from Washington DC has been put in place to set up a process that also includes the input of local communities.
On Thursday, April 14th a virtual meeting will be held with DC officials, Fort Benning officials, and local community leaders.
Final recommendations from the naming commission are due to Congress on Oct. 1, 2022.
Although the name will change, the General said the same goal and standards remain for the US Army.
“It’s kind of going back to Shakespeare, write a rose by any other name. So when you look at when you look at the installation, no matter what we call that installation, it will still. Where we train the world’s best infantry soldiers, the world’s best tank crewmen, and the world’s best cavalry scouts. We have that mission for the United States Army. We produce 14,000 parachutists a year, no matter what the installation is called. We’ll continue to do that … We’re going to have a name of the fort that we can all be proud of.”
Major General Patrick Donahoe – Commanding General U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
By Oct. 2023, an official name will be decided and implemented. The General told News 3, 11 names are currently on the table none of which have been released yet. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/major-general-donahoe-says-fort-benning-will-be-renamed-by-2023/ | 2022-04-13T03:16:16 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/major-general-donahoe-says-fort-benning-will-be-renamed-by-2023/ |
(NEXSTAR) — A ride operator at a county fair in Florida is recovering from his injuries after getting stuck between metal plates on the platform of an amusement ride on Friday.
The employee reportedly became stuck while attempting to “recover some property” for one of the patrons on the ride at the Clay County Fair, according to Chief Jeff Johnson of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
“Long story short, the operator was trying to do a good deed. And he had bad timing,” Chief Johnson said at a press conference on Saturday.
Footage of the victim trapped under the plate — with only half of his upper body visible above the ride platform — was shared to Facebook by a guest at the fair. The victim could also be heard calling out in pain while several people attempted to get help.
The victim remained trapped under the plate for around 15 minutes, Clay County Fire Rescue Chief David Kuykendall said. He was transported to the hospital after first responders were able to maneuver the plates to allow his body to “slide right out,” according to Kuykendall.
A representative for the Clay County Fair said the employee was expected to recover.
“We are happy to hear that the employee will make a full recovery and only small injuries were reported,” a spokesperson told Nexstar.
Officials in Clay County were also quick to confirm that the ride itself was functioning properly at the time of the accident.
“The ride had nothing to do with this … all the agencies that needed to be contacted were contacted, and the ride is up and running today,” Johnson said Saturday.
News of Friday’s incident comes only weeks after Tyre Sampson, a guest at Orlando’s ICON Park, was killed after he fell from a tower ride in late March. An accident report released in the wake of Sampson’s death revealed that his harness was still in a “down and locked” position when he slipped from the seat.
The ride’s manual also indicated that Sampson may have exceeded the weight limit for the ride, and should not have been allowed to get on. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ride-operator-at-florida-county-fair-becomes-stuck-in-metal-platform-suffers-injuries/ | 2022-04-13T03:16:22 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ride-operator-at-florida-county-fair-becomes-stuck-in-metal-platform-suffers-injuries/ |
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police identified Frank R. James, 62, as a person of interest in connection with Tuesday morning’s Brooklyn subway attack.
Officials do not have evidence he was the same person who actually committed the shooting. Ten people were shot in the attack.
James’ name was connected to a U-Haul sought in connection with the attack, official said. A key was left behind at the scene of the shooting. Police connected that to a U-Haul with Arizona plates, which they later located in Brooklyn. James had rented the U-Haul.
“We’re looking to determine if he has any connection to the train,” NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said.
There were some “concerning” social media posts police believe may be connected to James, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said. They mentioned homelessness and New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Security for the mayor was increased because of the posts.
James has addresses in Wisconsin and Philadelphia. The U-Haul was rented in Philadelphia.
At the scene of the attack, officers also recovered a 9mm semi-automatic weapon and a hatchet. They found a liquid believed to be gasoline and a bag with commercial-grade fireworks inside.
No arrests have been made. Police described the suspected gunman as being around 5 feet, 5 inches tall. The man weighs around 175-200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gas mask and a construction vest. Police initially said the vest was green, but later officials said it was orange. The man also had on a gray, hooded sweatshirt.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Video caught a driverless car being pulled over by the San Francisco Police Department earlier this month that then appeared to drive off when the officer turned his back on it.
The incident, which took place on Friday, April 1 in San Francisco’s Richmond District, involved a vehicle operated by Cruise, a self-driving ride service.
In the video, the officer is seen getting out of his vehicle to approach the Cruise, trying its door and turning to walk back to his patrol car. That’s when the Cruise takes off, crosses an intersection and comes to a stop. Two officers then get out of the patrol car to engage with the driverless vehicle.
A statement, Cruise explained that the vehicle was pulled over because it did not have its headlights on due to a human error. The San Francisco-based company said, “the vehicle yielded to the police car, then pulled over across the intersection which was the nearest safe location for a traffic stop.”
An officer contacted Cruise and no citation was issued, according to a tweet from Cruise. In a separate tweet, Cruise said it works “closely with SFPD on how to interact with our vehicles, including a dedicated phone number for them to call in situations like this.”
Cruise said it has fixed the issue that led to the vehicle being pulled over in the first place. | https://www.wric.com/news/weird-news/video-driverless-car-gets-pulled-over-in-san-francisco-then-appears-to-take-off/ | 2022-04-13T03:16:34 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/weird-news/video-driverless-car-gets-pulled-over-in-san-francisco-then-appears-to-take-off/ |
Browning
Eltice Jarrett
Pontotoc
Eltice Jarrett was born July 18, 1928, to Mamie Hale Joyner and James Amos Joyner.
She departed this earthly life from Pontotoc Health and Rehab on Sunday, April 10, 2022.
She is survived by her husband of 74 years, Graden Jarrett, 3 daughters, Jean Mathews of Pontotoc, Patsy Medlin (James) of New Albany, Rhonda Goolsby (Aaron) of Hickory Flat; 7 grandchildren, Steve Mathews (Lisa), David Mathews (Tabatha), Barry Mathews (Kourtney), Joy Williams (Todd), Jarrett Thompson (Megan), Ginger Heatherly (Derek), Jessie Hutchison (Wesley); several great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, 1 sister-in-law Cora Browning. And several bonus great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her Mother and Father, brothers, Martin and Collins Joyner, 1 sister Patricia Joyner Fitts, and 1 son-in-law Johnny Mathews.
Her greatest treasure was her family. She was a devoted Christian wife, mother and grandmother and was a member of Midway Baptist Church. She will be remembered for her kindness and humbleness to meet the needs of her community. She was a member of the Beckham Homemakers Club for over 50 years.
Pallbearers will be Steve Mathews, David Mathews, Barry Mathews, Jarrett Thompson, Todd Williams, Derek Heatherly, Wesley Hutchison, Colten Mathews, Ross Mathews, and Parker Heatherly.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022, at Midway Baptist Church with Bro. Rocky Watts and Bro. Bobby Caples officiating. Visitation will be Thursday night April 14, from 5 - 8 p.m. and Friday from 12 p.m. until service time at Midway Baptist Church, 8773 Highway 15 South, Pontotoc, MS 38863. Browning Funeral Home is honored to assist the family.
The family would like to express our sincere thanks to the Pontotoc Health and Rehab and HomeCare Hospice for the compassionate and loving care that they provided to our wife and mother.
Condolences may be offered at www.browningpontotoc.com.
Browning
Tommy Patterson
Pontotoc
Tommy Harold Patterson of Pontotoc, MS, passed away at his home early Monday morning, April 11, 2022. He was born to in 1946 to Loyd Wayne and Ora Faye Dunnam Patterson and grew up in Ripley, MS, though he was fond of telling people he lived in Hatchie Bottom until he was 10. He was baptized at age 14 at Springdale Baptist Church and never wavered in his belief in his Savior or eternal life. He married Patsy Montgomery of North Carrollton, MS, in 1970.
He graduated with his beloved classmates from South Tippah High School in 1965, having played whatever sport was in season. He attended Mississippi College on athletic scholarship, lettering in both football and baseball. As much as he enjoyed his days at MC and the friends he made there, he came to love all things Ole Miss and followed football, baseball, and basketball there as long as he was able. For 30 years he and Patsy set up in The Grove in true Rebel fashion with the Sandroni, Darnell, and Winter families, celebrating wins and mourning losses.
After having coached high school sports and taught math for more than 10 years in Franklinton, Louisiana (where he & Patsy welcomed both their children), Kossuth and Pontotoc High Schools, he began work in management at first with Phil Jones at Brookwood and then at Action/Lane, where he was human resource manager for 27 years until he retired. He was an Alderman for the City of Pontotoc for five terms. He also refereed basketball for 33 years and football for 26. He was known as Coach by many and was often greeted with, "I know you. You called a foul on me one time for...." To this he would laugh and reply, "Well, you shouldn't have done it." A faithful member of FBC since 1979, he served through the years in the jail ministry and as a deacon and Sunday School teacher.
He was predeceased by his parents and his stepmother (Stella Hall Patterson). He is survived by his wife Patsy, his daughter Sidra Winter (Michael), his son Hunter (fiancee Christi Hamblin), his brother Tony (Debbie) of Cotton Plant, one nephew, and one niece.
Funeral services will be TODAY, Wednesday, April 13, at 11:00 in FBC sanctuary. Browning Funeral Home was honored to assist the family.
Pallbearers will be Robert Welch, Tommy Morton, Bill Rutledge, Fred Fortier, Richard Eaton, Sam Dowdy, and Gene Ward. Honorable pallbearers include FBC Renegade Sunday School Class and former MHSAA officiating friends and cohorts.
The family is grateful to all those who have prayed and offered support, to Sanctuary Home Hospice, and to his sweet sitter, Margaret King Bynum.
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But Lane Forsythe had other plans.
The sophomore shortstop, who entered the game hitting .224 on the season went 4-for-5, including a 10th inning single. He then advanced two bases on an errant pickoff attempt before scoring on a Kamren James sacrifice fly to give MSU a 6-5 win.
The extra inning was made possible by another struggling Bulldog. Hunter Hines stepped up to the plate with his team down two and a runner on.
He sent the ball the opposite way. It floated over the left field fence, giving Hines just his second home run since March 25. And it gave MSU a new sign of life, tying the game at five and sending the contest into extra innings.
UAB jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first against opener Pico Kohn. The Bulldogs responded with a run of their own, but as has become habit, left a pair of runners on base.
The Blazers countered with a run in the third before MSU appeared to be taking command. State scored a run in the fourth on an RJ Yeager single before evening the score off a James double two innings later.
But even in those promising frames, MSU combined to leave another five runners on the basepaths. As State did in a weekend sweep against LSU, it allowed its opponent to escape jams with minimal damage and momentum.
That was highlighted in the eighth when State stranded another two runners. The Blazers wasted no time. They scored tworuns in the ninth to take the lead before MSU’s heroics came in line with solid pitching from KC Hunt.
A massive weekend series with No. 17 Auburn looms.
STEFAN KRAJISNIK is the Mississippi State athletics reporter for the Daily Journal. Contact him at stefan.krajisnik@djournal.com. | https://www.djournal.com/sports/college/mississippi-state/lane-forsythe-hunter-hines-ignite-mississippi-state-toward-dramatic-midweek-victory/article_e0a57362-847e-5de4-9951-a78d70426ae6.html | 2022-04-13T03:17:27 | 1 | https://www.djournal.com/sports/college/mississippi-state/lane-forsythe-hunter-hines-ignite-mississippi-state-toward-dramatic-midweek-victory/article_e0a57362-847e-5de4-9951-a78d70426ae6.html |
NEW ALBANY – North Pontotoc and New Albany are fighting each other for a playoff spot, but they’ll have to wait a bit longer for a resolution.
The two teams met Tuesday night but didn’t get very far, as play was suspended in the top of the second inning due to weather, with the score tied 3-3.
When the game will resume has not been determined, but the teams are scheduled to meet again Thursday in Ecru.
New Albany (14-8, 3-5 Division 2-4A), ranked No. 8 by the Daily Journal, must beat North Pontotoc (10-9-1, 4-4) twice to earn a postseason berth. North only needs to win one game.
“This time of year, you’ve got a chance to get in. Whenever it is, they’re kids, just be ready to play. Don’t overthink it too much,” North Pontotoc coach Chad Anthony said.
New Albany took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first without the aid of a hit. The Vikings committed three errors, and starting pitcher Reece Kentner issued two walks.
North tied it in the second with the help of two hit-by-pitches and two wild pitches. The bases were loaded with two outs when play was suspended.
New Albany coach Buddy Hall feels like his starter, Micah Reed, can return to the mound whenever play resumes.
“The good thing about us, we’ve got four or five guys that don’t mind running out there that we can compete with,” Hall said. “I think we’re in good shape.”
Anthony feels the same about Kentner.
“We trust him,” Anthony said. “He’s been out there a lot for us and does a good job.” | https://www.djournal.com/sports/high-school/weather-pauses-pursuit-of-2-4a-playoff-bid/article_e9618c61-f967-5c02-bd8e-ee55e1e94570.html | 2022-04-13T03:17:33 | 0 | https://www.djournal.com/sports/high-school/weather-pauses-pursuit-of-2-4a-playoff-bid/article_e9618c61-f967-5c02-bd8e-ee55e1e94570.html |
Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at twice the rate of others, study finds
(CNN) - A new study suggests that serious injuries at Amazon warehouses in the U.S. were more than double that of non-Amazon warehouses last year.
The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of four labor unions, published the report on Tuesday.
The report found that Amazon employed 33% of all U.S warehouse workers in 2021, but it was responsible for 49% of all injuries in the industry.
According to the study, there were 38,334 total recordable injuries at Amazon facilities in 2021.
About 34,000 of those injuries were considered serious, where the workers could no longer perform their jobs or had to miss work.
According to the study, Amazon reported 6.8 serious injuries for every 100 warehouse workers. Other warehouses had 3.5 severe injuries per 100 warehouse workers.
The study used 2021 injury data that Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Former teacher accused of raping student several times over two years
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Gray News) - A former Massachusetts teacher was arrested Monday and facing several charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault against a student.
The Brookline Police Department reported it arrested 36-year-old Larry Chen after a former student told officers about sexual assaults that occurred over the course of two years.
Chen was a teacher in Brookline, Massachusetts, from 2013 through his resignation in 2018, according to police. The sexual assaults allegedly occurred in a classroom at the Heath School in Brookline, starting in 2016 and continuing into 2018.
According to police, the accuser was a student of Chen’s and was 12 years old when the abuse allegedly started.
Authorities said Chen is charged with 18 counts of aggravated statutory rape, rape of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14.
Brookline police said Chen has an active tutoring business called School Beyond School LLC, and a warrant was requested for his arrest.
Anyone with additional information about Chen or the case was asked to contact Brookline police at 617-730-2222.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue students woke up Tuesday to find “ACAB” and “pigs” spray painted on two major campus landmarks.
The phrases used to criticize police were found in red spray paint on the base of the university’s bell tower and on Engineering Fountain.
Photos and videos of the incident are courtesy of the Purdue Exponent.
A spokesperson for Purdue said Purdue Police are looking over video of the areas and also have a report of what the suspects might look like. The spokesperson was not able to share a description.
The vandalism comes a day after a special prosecutor decided not to press charges against an officer or student involved in a viral arrest video from February.
Purdue also released a plan leadership said will ensure an incident like the arrest never happens on campus again. | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/purdue-investigating-anti-police-vandalism-on-campus/ | 2022-04-13T03:20:09 | 0 | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/purdue-investigating-anti-police-vandalism-on-campus/ |
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue leaders laid out steps they said will ensure an incident like the viral arrest in February will not happen again on campus.
This comes one day after a special prosecutor announced charges would not be filed against the officer or student involved in the altercation.
In a statement, Purdue said the officer involved is now back on administrative duties while he takes training focused on deescalation.
Rodney Cummings, the Madison County Prosecutor and special prosecutor investigating this case, said the officer could have tried more deescalation tactics.
“I will say this, maybe the tactics could have been better, he could’ve spent some time deescalating the situation,” Cummings said.
Former Indianapolis Police Chief Troy Riggs said deescalation skills help protect officers and citizens.
“Always be friendly, always be approachable, talk a lot, learn those verbal skills that are so important,” Riggs said.
Purdue also said the Purdue Police Department would be opening up to an external review of the use of force policy and deescalation traing program.
“We need to train our officers on how to resolve things verbally but also give them the skills to resolve things physically in a quick manner,” said Riggs.
When it comes to force, Riggs said it needs to be limited, if possible.
“It has to be the minimum amount of force, and ideally you never have to use force, but this isn’t a perfect world,” he said.
Purdue also said it will remind the community its responsibility to listen and obey police officers commands. The student involved did not obey twice when the officer asked him to move to the rear of the car.
Riggs said listening to an officer can go along way to helping deescalate the situation. Purdue also said it is working to continue its commitment to recruiting a more diverse police force. A Black student leader will now be included on search committees for PUPD leadership positions, a move Riggs said will only help the department.
“When you have a diverse workforce, that is qualified, that wants to be there, is willing to be there, you’re going to see a stronger workforce as a result,” he said.
Riggs went on to commend Purdue for the moves it has laid out, but said furthering deescalation training and other methods to improve policing should not just happen when departments fall under speculation.
“It shouldn’t just come up during those times, it should be something that becomes the culture of police departments, it becomes the culture of the community,” Riggs said. “It’s something that’s just ingrained from the time you step foot in public safety and something we need to continue to focus on.”
The statement released by Purdue on Tuesday also stated the officer and student involved in the arrest met on campus to talk about the incident.
“I apologize for the impact of my actions on the night of February 4, 2022,” the officer said. “I have privately spoken with Adonis and his mother, Ms. Cornelia Dawson, to express my sincere apologies to them. I fully acknowledge how my actions and the images of this event have called into question the safety and belonging of Purdue’s Black community. I am very sorry for that.”
The student said he appreciated the opportunity to meet with the officer, as well.
“Through this experience I’ve come to understand that Purdue and PUPD are committed to positive community policing and providing a healthy and safe environment for Black Boilermakers,” the student said. “I recently had the opportunity to meet Officer Selke and learn more about his background and his family, and to understand his own personal history and service in the military and as a PUPD officer. We had a productive conversation, and I’m committed to working with him, the Purdue police, my fellow students, and the broader university community to forge a positive path forward.”
You can see the full statement on the Purdue website.
We reached out to Purdue, the lawyer of the student involved in the altercation and the Purdue Black Student Union for this story. None wanted to do an interview. | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/purdue-outlining-next-steps-after-decision-on-viral-campus-arrest/ | 2022-04-13T03:20:15 | 0 | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/purdue-outlining-next-steps-after-decision-on-viral-campus-arrest/ |
Dive team searches for Lake Shasta houseboater in possible drowning
A search is underway at Lake Shasta for a man who may have drowned Monday morning.
The Shasta County Dive Team and the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Unit planned to resume their search Tuesday morning in the area of the O'Brien Inlet.
The sheriff's office received a 911 call at 9:26 a.m. Monday about a man who went into the water at Lake Shasta after his houseboat became untethered from the bank.
"Investigating deputies later learned from witnesses that the man entered the water and never resurfaced," according to Capt. Gene Randall.
The sheriff's office is withholding the man's name until his family can be notified and there's further investigation.
Members of the Boating Safety Unit, the Shasta County Dive Team, and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection helped in Monday's search.
"Underwater search and rescue efforts extended into the afternoon but were complicated by extremely windy conditions and the depth of the water," the sheriff's office said.
Monday's search efforts were suspended about 5 p.m. but the sheriff's office said the search was set to resume Tuesday morning.
"Additional information will be released as this investigation continues," Randall said.
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How hot is the real estate market in Shasta County? Home prices rise to reach $365K
The median sales price for a single-family home in Shasta County during January was $365,000. That's an increase of 15.9% compared with January 2021, according to a USA TODAY Network localized analysis generated with data from Realtor.com.
On a year-over-year basis, prices have been rising for 23 consecutive months. January prices are up from $355,500 the previous month.
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A total of 176 houses were sold countywide during the month of January, the same as one year earlier.
Tehama County's median sales price for a single-family home was $329,000, up 31.6% from a year earlier. Some 63 houses were sold in January, up 37% from a year earlier.
Real estate sales can take weeks or months to be recorded and collected. This is the latest data made available through Realtor.com to the USA TODAY Network.
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In Shasta County the top 10% of the properties sold had prices of at least $614,000, up 17.6% from a year before.
In January, two properties sold for at least $1 million, consisting of one condominium or townhome and one other property.
In Tehama County the top 10% of the properties sold had prices of at least $510,000, up 24.4% from a year before.
The median home sale price — the midway point of all the houses or units sold over a period of time — is used in this report instead of the average home sale price because experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market. In finding the average price, all prices of homes sold are added and then divided by the number of homes sold. This measure can be skewed by one low or high price.
Read more:Downtown Redding parking rates going up how much?
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Realtor.com. Localized versions are generated for communities where the data quality and transaction volume meets Realtor.com and USA TODAY Network standards. The story was written by Sean Lahman. | https://www.redding.com/story/news/2022/04/12/gda-average-home-price-shasta-county-real-estate-market-january/65349642007/ | 2022-04-13T03:23:58 | 0 | https://www.redding.com/story/news/2022/04/12/gda-average-home-price-shasta-county-real-estate-market-january/65349642007/ |
UPDATE: Northbound I-5 reopens after big rig crashes, starts fire
Caltrans says traffic can proceed north on Interstate 5 at Fawndale following a big rig crash and fire.
The slow lane remains closed for the time being.
ORIGINAL STORY
A big rig that crashed on northbound Interstate 5 and started a fire Tuesday afternoon caused a traffic backup.
The big rig overturned on northbound I-5 at the Bridge Bay exit near Mountain Gate, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
All traffic was being stopped at Fawndale about 10 miles north of Redding due to the crash and three-quarter acre fire, according to scanner reports.
At 3 p.m., firefighters said they had a hose lay around the flames.
Check back for updates.
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UPDATE: Police investigate deaths of teen's parents in Redding home
Police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman who were found inside a Redding home on Tuesday morning.
Police said a preliminary investigation points to a murder-suicide.
Police went to the 900 block of De Moll Drive off Churn Creek Road after a 16-year-old inside the home called 911. The teen heard two gunshots in the back of the residence, police said.
Police found a man and woman dead in a rear bedroom, who were the teen's parents.
"Both subjects had suffered gunshot wounds and the preliminary investigation showed this situation was possibly a murder-suicide," police said in a news release.
Police said the names of the victims are being withheld because it's an ongoing investigation.
"Detectives are working the crime scene and trying to piece together what happened," Redding police Lt. Levi Solada said earlier Tuesday afternoon.
Police closed De Moll Drive in south Redding and shut down one lane of southbound Creek Road during the investigation.
The police Crime Scene Investigation truck was parked at the entrance of De Moll Drive as crime tape was blocking neighbors from returning to their homes.
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KOB Web Staff
Updated: April 12, 2022 07:21 PM
Created: April 12, 2022 07:08 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police officers in the Foothills Area Command are investigating a shooting that happened in a gas station parking lot Tuesday evening.
Police said the shooting happened at the DK at 13601 Copper Avenue NE. Two individuals were reportedly shot and taken to UNMH. One victim has succumbed to their injuries.
Information is limited at this time. This is considered the 26th homicide under investigation by Albuquerque this year.
This is a developing story. Stay with KOB Eyewitness News 4 and KOB.com for updates.
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Sherri Papini agrees to plead guilty in fake kidnapping case
Sherri Papini of Redding, who drew worldwide attention in 2016 after claiming she was kidnapped while out jogging near her home, has agreed to plead guilty to fraud and lying to the FBI about the incident.
The 39-year-old has signed an agreement in which she admits to the charges against her, which include mail fraud and lying about the kidnapping, according to Niki Serna, a paralegal who works with William Portanova, Papini's attorney.
Serna confirmed that the plea agreement was signed Tuesday morning, but she would not provide any further details about the case.
Papini was charged in the U.S. District Court in Sacramento with thirty-four counts of mail fraud and one count of making false statements, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In the plea deal, Papini agreed to plead guilty to a single count of mail fraud and one count of making false statements. Papini was arrested on March 3 based on a criminal complaint filed that day.
The court has not yet scheduled a date for Papini to enter her guilty pleas.
The mother of two faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer. She faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for the count of mail fraud, federal officials said.
The actual sentence, however, will be determined by a federal judge.
Papini went missing on Nov. 2, 2016, claiming that two Hispanic women ordered her into a van at gunpoint while she was jogging near her home north of Redding.
She miraculously returned again on Thanksgiving Day on a remote country road north of Sacramento, bound with chains and her hair cut.
Her kidnapping drew nationwide media attention. But authorities allege that during the time she was missing she stayed with an ex-boyfriend in Southern California.
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Prosecutors say she not only misled investigators and wasted untold law enforcement resources, but she also profited from about $30,000 of payments from the California Victim's Compensation Board.
The sensational case captured global attention and took on racial overtones when Papini, who is white, told investigators her captors were two "Hispanic women" but failed to provide detailed identification of them despite claiming to have spent 22 days as their captive.
Prosecutors say the women were invented as part of Papini's hoax and that she was voluntarily in Costa Mesa, California, with an ex-boyfriend the entire time.
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DNA evidence ultimately led to the ex-boyfriend and helped crack the five-year-old case, according to a 55-page criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Through her attorney, Papini issued a statement to the Sacramento Bee expressing remorse.
“I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me,” Papini said in her statement. “I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”
Papini was 34 when she went missing from Mountain Gate on Nov. 2, 2016. Authorities mobilized searches for her in Shasta County and California, as well as in several other states.
On Nov. 24, Thanksgiving morning, Papini reappeared along a rural road in Yolo County near Woodland, bruised and bound by restraints, according to the county sheriff's office. Papini had various bindings on her body and injuries, including a brand on her right shoulder, according to authorities.
At the time, Papini told law enforcement officers and others that she had been abducted and held at gunpoint by two Hispanic women. She also provided a description of the alleged abductors to an FBI sketch artist. Based on her account, law enforcement agencies were on the lookout for women matching Papini's description.
Related:'Painful consequences' for Latinas linger after Papini's 2016 kidnapping tale
"For several months, and even years, Redding and the nearby community were on the lookout for two Hispanic women," prosecutors said in the complaint. "Multiple tips were given to law enforcement by the community about suspicious-looking Hispanic women."
Damon Arthur is the Record Searchlight’s resources and environment reporter. He is part of a team of journalists who investigate wrongdoing and find the unheard voices to tell the stories of the North State. He welcomes story tips at 530-338-8834 by email at damon.arthur@redding.com and on Twitter at @damonarthur_RS. Help local journalism thrive by subscribing today! | https://www.redding.com/story/news/2022/04/12/sherri-papini-agrees-admit-she-lied-fake-kidnapping-case/7294839001/ | 2022-04-13T03:24:16 | 1 | https://www.redding.com/story/news/2022/04/12/sherri-papini-agrees-admit-she-lied-fake-kidnapping-case/7294839001/ |
Brandon Ortega
Created: April 12, 2022 06:43 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Isotopes' home opener is Tuesday night at The Lab.
The team started its season last week and has already played six games. They went 1-5 to start their first road series at Oklahoma City.
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Vegetation fire off North Market Street under control
Damon Arthur
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Redding firefighters have a grass and brush fire off North Market Street under control.
The fire broke out about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in an area surrounded by homeless camps.
The fire burned through what appeared to be a homeless camp on the west side of North Market Street and south of Lake Boulevard.
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HOBBS, N.M. — Alexis Avila was charged with attempted first-degree murder and child abuse after reportedly tossing her newborn baby into a dumpster in Hobbs earlier this year.
Surveillance video of the incident went viral on social media, and random dumpster divers become heroes after finding the baby boy, still alive.
Now, Avila wants her conditions of release to be changed. She wants to be allowed to go into her backyard and have contact with her nieces and nephews. She also wants to have supervised visits with the child she's accused of nearly killing.
Avila's lawyers said she has stayed out of trouble. Avila is reportedly getting counseling and completed her high school graduation requirements. She is also enrolled in college with plans to study psychology.
However, prosecutors are fighting those requests. They said the arguments they made back in January still stand.
"That baby was found in a trash can, had trash thrown in on top of it, because no one would've known it was a baby," Fifth Judicial District Attorney Dianna Luce said. "Her actions are such that we can't predict what she might or might not do."
Prosecutors said the fact Avila was able to complete high school without racking up new charges shows the conditions are working and should stay in place. A hearing has not been scheduled for this decision yet.
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Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at twice the rate of others, study finds
(CNN) - A new study suggests that serious injuries at Amazon warehouses in the U.S. were more than double that of non-Amazon warehouses last year.
The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of four labor unions, published the report on Tuesday.
The report found that Amazon employed 33% of all U.S warehouse workers in 2021, but it was responsible for 49% of all injuries in the industry.
According to the study, there were 38,334 total recordable injuries at Amazon facilities in 2021.
About 34,000 of those injuries were considered serious, where the workers could no longer perform their jobs or had to miss work.
According to the study, Amazon reported 6.8 serious injuries for every 100 warehouse workers. Other warehouses had 3.5 severe injuries per 100 warehouse workers.
The study used 2021 injury data that Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Bus drivers protesting Bay City schools accepting private bids
BAY CITY, Mich. (WNEM) - Mid-Michigan school bus drivers rallied on Tuesday against the Bay City Public Schools district accepting bids from private transportation companies.
“To make sure what’s going on is not swept under the rug. If we quiet down, then they can go through with pushing the privatization,” said bus driver Jennifer Irman said.
Superintendent Stephen Bigelow said last week they are looking to compare cost structures. The transportation department is budgeted for just under $3 million for the coming school year.
Eric Sweeney, a representative for United Steelworkers the union that represents the bus drivers, said the issue goes deeper than the bottom line.
“There’s a lot more than just finances that they need to look at and they’re not doing that. The consistency of the workforce, the passion of the workforce, the dedication. They know what they have with these people. They can’t guarantee that with anybody else,” Sweeney said.
Sweeney said union members were blind-sided by the district’s action.
“We just got the notice that they were submitting bids for privatization, without reaching out. We didn’t even know why, what the problem might be that they feel that this is a necessary step,” Sweeney said.
He said the door is open for a potential solution.
“We’re happy to work out anything with them that’s needed to continue to provide the service,” Sweeney said.
The bid proposals are due on April 20. The board meets on May 2 to vote, with a final decision expected to be made on May 9.
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Former teacher accused of raping student several times over two years
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Gray News) - A former Massachusetts teacher was arrested Monday and facing several charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault against a student.
The Brookline Police Department reported it arrested 36-year-old Larry Chen after a former student told officers about sexual assaults that occurred over the course of two years.
Chen was a teacher in Brookline, Massachusetts, from 2013 through his resignation in 2018, according to police. The sexual assaults allegedly occurred in a classroom at the Heath School in Brookline, starting in 2016 and continuing into 2018.
According to police, the accuser was a student of Chen’s and was 12 years old when the abuse allegedly started.
Authorities said Chen is charged with 18 counts of aggravated statutory rape, rape of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14.
Brookline police said Chen has an active tutoring business called School Beyond School LLC, and a warrant was requested for his arrest.
Anyone with additional information about Chen or the case was asked to contact Brookline police at 617-730-2222.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A suspended IMPD patrol officer patrol accused of evidence tampering in a 2015 death investigation was sentenced on Tuesday following a guilty plea.
A Marion County judge ordered Francisco A. Olmos to serve a full year of probation while keeping a weekly journal and 240 hours of community service, according to online court records. He was also ordered to pay $475 in court fees.
Olmos will not serve a prison sentence.
Olmos had pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a death investigation in which he was suspected of deleting text messages and Snapchats from the phone of an 18-year-old woman who had committed suicide.
In a probable cause affidavit filed in 2017, investigators accused Olmos of changing his contact information in the woman’s phone to obscure his connection to the woman.
IMPD previously said Olmos had served with the department for 10 years and was most recently assigned to the East District.
According to the affidavit, around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2015, Olmos arrived at the woman’s parents’ house looking for her. Shortly after Olmos arrived, it was determined that the woman was dead of apparent suicide in her bedroom.
The woman’s father asked Olmos to call another officer, Daniel Bullman, who was the advisor for IMPD Explorer Post #435 at the time. Olmos used the woman’s phone to make the call. It was at that point, investigators believe, that he deleted a series of messages he had sent to the woman in the hours prior to her death, the affidavit alleges.
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Investigators say the woman met Olmos while participating in IMPD’s Explorers program, which she joined in December 2013 when she was 16.
Olmos told investigators he met the woman in January 2015 through her participation in the Explorers program. She was 18 at the time they met.
According to Olmos, the woman was on a ride-along with an ambulance crew when he met her. He offered to let her do ride-alongs with him, since he was assigned to East District, which is one of the busiest areas for police in the city.
Olmos told investigators the woman did approximately 15 ride-alongs with him between the time he met her and her death on Nov. 2, 2015.
According to the affidavit, Olmos said he and the woman were friends and that they would sometimes go for runs or do other things together outside of ride-alongs. Olmos denied having an intimate relationship with the woman.
In addition to messages from Olmos, investigators found 16 incoming Snapchat messages to the woman from Bullman on the day of her death. Unlike the messages from Olmos, those messages were not deleted, and their content was not revealed in the affidavit.
Bullman was not charged in the case, although both the woman’s and Olmos’ names came up in a case months later in which Bullman was charged with criminal confinement and domestic battery against his estranged wife.
IMPD spokesman William Young said Olmos was suspended without pay, pending a recommendation for termination to the IMPD Civilian Police Merit Board.
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INDIANAPOLIS — This Friday will mark one year since Samaria Blackwell — and seven others — were killed in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx Ground Facility. The young woman strived to help others and wanted to turn that passion into a law enforcement career.
Blackwell,19, never had the chance to fulfill her dreams of becoming a police officer, but that did not matter to the law enforcement community. One way they are honoring her is through a memorial scholarship in partnership with the Central Indiana Police Foundation.
The foundation's Executive Director Lisa Rollings said a retired metro officer came to her with the idea.
“Samaria was not an officer," Jeff Blackwell, Samaria Blackwell's father said. "We will say that again and again and again. Samaria was not an officer. Her desire was to be a police officer. But that community, and we've guarded ourselves, they were so lovely, so outpouring. We had to, had to guard it because she did not wear the uniform. She did not serve, but they embraced us, they took us in as their own. And they've treated us as family -- the entire time."
The first two recipients were hand-picked by Blackwell’s parents, Jeff and Tammi Blackwell. Both Chloe Endsley and William Schmitt are receiving the $500 scholarship to go towards their respective criminal justice degrees.
“All I can say really is thank you," Endsley said. "I am very blessed and honored and it really means a lot to me and my family."
The 18-year-old is a senior at Plainfield High School and will attend IUPUI to major in Forensic and Investigative Sciences. Her inspiration, she said, is her dad who is a school resource officer.
Schmitt is currently studying at IU Bloomington and soon will apply to the IU Cadet Program.
“I look up to her and her story as a role model for me and just being able to apply and win this scholarship in her honor means a great deal to me," Schmitt said.
The Jasper native said his desire to become an officer stems from a long line of family members — like his father and cousin — involved in the field.
“I think her story is one that needs to continue to be shared," Schmitt said. "Like I said, I mentioned her as a role model, not just for myself but for all young kids, young high school and college students that are thinking about a career in law enforcement and are wanting to be service to their community."
Samaria’s story, Schmitt said, may have been cut short, but it is a story he strives to carry on and one Endsley said she will too.
“Even though she’s not here on earth with us to live out her dream, I still think she’s going to be an asset to law enforcement community moving on," Schmitt said. "Watching over and protecting all law enforcement from up above."
"It's bittersweet. I miss Samaria so much and am heartbroken that we don't get to see her live out her dream of becoming a police officer," Samaria's mother told WRTV in a text. "We're so grateful for Lisa Rollings and the CIPF for giving us a way to honor her. I know she would be thrilled as we are in helping someone else fulfill their dream."
The second round of the Samaria Blackwell Memorial Scholarship will open back up in the fall of this year. To learn more, click here. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/first-recipients-named-in-samaria-blackwell-memorial-scholarship | 2022-04-13T03:31:17 | 1 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/first-recipients-named-in-samaria-blackwell-memorial-scholarship |
CARMEL — Valor Classical Academy, a charter school looking to add a location in Hamilton County, has filed a lawsuit against the Carmel Clay School Board of Trustees.
The suit, filed Friday to the Hamilton Superior Court according to Valor Classical Academy, claims the Carmel Clay School Board were non-compliant with Indiana Code by not notifying the Indiana Department of Education upon their closure of Orchard Park Elementary School.
Valor alleges the school board did not “report the decision to close” Orchard Park Elementary nor make the school building available to the charter organization for $1. Therefore, Valor claims, the Carmel Clay School Board broke the law.
Holly Wilson, the founder of Valor, shared her thoughts in a Monday press release.
“Orchard Park is owned by the taxpayers and is no longer being used for classroom instruction,” Wilson said. “We’d like to restore this facility back to a productive use by opening a classical school that supports parents, students and educators and adds new opportunities and value to this vibrant community.”
In response to the lawsuit, Emily Bauer of Carmel Clay Schools released the following statement.
“The Orchard Park property is an important asset to the neighborhood and we remain pleased to partner with Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation for the property’s future use to benefit our entire community,” Bauer said. “We are aware of the lawsuit initiated by Indiana State Representative Christopher Jeter on behalf of the Indiana Classical Schools Corporation. The response to a complaint with the Indiana Attorney General’s office confirmed we have been fully compliant with the law regarding the use of our property. CCS will now efficiently address the matter through the judicial process as needed.” | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/carmel/charter-school-files-lawsuit-against-carmel-clay-school-board | 2022-04-13T03:31:23 | 1 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/carmel/charter-school-files-lawsuit-against-carmel-clay-school-board |
MUNCIE — Katey O'Connor, the teacher at the center of the controversy at Muncie Central High School last November, was officially terminated by Muncie Schools on Tuesday evening.
The termination comes following a November 2021 conflict over a display of student-created posters regarding social issues in a hallway at the school, was completed by Church Church Hittle + Antrim, according to a statement from the high school.
Previously, Muncie Central High School announced that several new procedures will remain in place now that a law firm has completed its independent review over a class assignment that prompted controversy and student-led protests.
"The firm conducted interviews with 17 individuals, including involved students; examined several MCS policies and administrative guidelines; and analyzed pertinent case laws regarding free speech, student rights and other legal issues," a statement from the school reads.
The school outlined a list of changes it has implemented following the incident, which includes regular listening sessions with students; a new security team; coordinated communications to address students' concerns; a new mental health resource guide; administrative walk-throughs to address support needed by students, faculty or staff; reviews for teacher-submitted lesson plans; and an "idea and concerns" forum.
It also plans to implement the following changes:
- Development of a written policy in regard to displaying student work in a manner to develop critical thinking skills without resulting disruptions to the educational mission or threats to the safety of MCS students, faculty, staff or administrators
- A mental health professional will be added at MCHS through our partnership with Meridian Health Services beginning in March
- Ongoing professional development for teachers to ensure lessons are related to instructional goals
- A review of expectations for school security officers while providing continued training and professional development
- Ongoing training for all staff on implicit bias and culturally responsive practices
- A review of the faculty handbook to ensure it clearly communicates expectations for staff
- A review of the student handbook by a committee of teachers, counselors and administrators led by Associate Supt. Reynolds to ensure behavioral expectations and consequences are clearly stated
- A review and implementation of processes to ensure that disciplinary and behavioral issues are addressed equitably and consistently, and that resulting discipline is proportionate
The law firm's full report is available here. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/muncie-community-schools-terminate-teacher-tied-to-controversial-school-assignment | 2022-04-13T03:31:29 | 1 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/muncie-community-schools-terminate-teacher-tied-to-controversial-school-assignment |
Kentucky's Governor Andy Beshear has officially signed a bill to toughen punishment for "swatting" in Kentucky.
Last year a story broke in Kentucky highlighting one couple's experience. Someone called in a fake report of violence at their home, drawing armed police straight to their door.
Lawmakers decided to do something this session in Kentucky, making it a crime punishable by jail time.
Governor Beshear signed their bill into law on Friday.
As CNN reported, "swatting" is a dangerous style of prank that has even affected some high profile celebrities like Justin Beiber, Kim Kardashian and Ashton Kutcher.
In December of 2017, 28-year-old Andrew Finch was killed by police in Kansas at his home when after a swatting prank, according to a police affidavit reported on by CNN.
As the New York Times reported, in April of 2020 a Tennessee man named Mark Herring was at his home at night when after someone called the police using a British accent and claiming to have shot a woman at Herring's address. Police soon after swarmed his home in the town of Bethpage.
Police drew their guns when they arrived to the home and told the 60-year-old computer programmer with six grandchildren to exit the home. As Herring was exiting the home he suffered a heart attack that he ultimately died from.
A 20-year-old was sentenced to 5 years in prison in connection to the prank call, the Times reported.
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During a Tuesday Board of Education meeting, members discussed recent feedback regarding a committee suggestion to revise social studies standards by excluding LGBTQ references in the curriculum before students reach the 4th grade in Colorado classrooms.
According to the committee, the state has received 17,344 items of feedback regarding the issue.
While some board members said the suggestion is a threat to equity, others supported the suggestion and said teachers should not have to teach gender identity.
“The problem is not inclusion or exclusion. But whether the discussion of sex in its various forms is appropriate for Kindergarteners. I think most parents would conclude that a public discussion in front of Kindergarteners of sex is not appropriate,” Board member Steve Durham said. “Leaving these kinds of discussions of sex out of our classrooms does not inflame the divisions, it makes the discussion of those issues more relevant and more appropriate at a later age.”
Durham also said conversations about gender identity and sex should be led by parents, not teachers.
But other board members said including references to the LGBTQ community in the curriculum has nothing to do with sexual acts.
“Even when we talk about mom and dad, we don't go into sexual education. We just say there's a mom and a dad. If you say this family has two dads, you're just saying there are two dads. It's a gender identification, it is not sexual education,” Board member Karla Esser said. “I think it's very important for every kid to see themselves in the curriculum. It has nothing to do with sexual education.”
Northfield High School student Jude Ruscha identifies as gay and uses they/them pronouns. Ruscha said if the state board decides to exclude LGBTQ references from the curriculum for lower grades, it will further isolate students like them.
“I think that not only is the suggestion unnecessary, but it's also actually harmful. When kids are exposed to differences at a young age, it helps them understand and develop more empathy,” Ruscha said. “The queer community does more than just have sex. We’ve made history, we have accomplishments. You don't have to teach kids about sex to teach about queer people. It's not just a sexual orientation.”
But other parents wrote to the school board and said LGBTQ references will likely lead to discussions about sex.
In a letter to the school board, a mother of three Douglas County School District students said, “I understand that students come from diverse home life. But again, these topics belong between parents and their children at home.”
Nadine Bridges, the executive director of One Colorado, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, said inclusivity means including everyone in the curriculum.
“The thing about our country is that we're not a monolith. We are representative of every identity out there, whether that's around disability, LGBTQ issues, women. And just like any discussion, we want to make sure that we are holistically representing everyone who has contributed to the United States,” Bridges said.
The state school board will meet again to set aside time for public comment.
This story was originally published by Micah Smith of KMGH in Denver, Colorado. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/board-of-education-debates-removing-lgbtq-topics-from-classrooms-until-4th-grade-in-colorado | 2022-04-13T03:31:41 | 0 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/board-of-education-debates-removing-lgbtq-topics-from-classrooms-until-4th-grade-in-colorado |
After adapting to remote learning for much of the pandemic, this school year many teens have had to relearn how to be normal.
For many that includes how to make friends in person. It’s something some have struggled with.
“After a lot of isolation, I became truly an introvert, and I just was unable to communicate with other people,” Ameera Sierra, high school senior.
Students at multiple Denver metro area schools in Colorado are getting some help from an app called “Nod.” Initially designed for college students, creators realized high school students transitioning from remote learning could benefit from it.
Nod gives students specific tasks, like striking up a conversation with someone they don’t know well. Denver psychologist Nathaan Demers, who helped develop Nod, said the app can help students set small goals.
“We’re giving students the opportunity to engage in mini missions where they get out into the real world and actually try those skills,” he said.
They’re skills that don’t come always come naturally, especially for students already prone to depression and anxiety.
“Students who are either depressed or lonely tend to be overly self-critical and in their own heads, so the app is all about practicing skills like active listening and self-disclosure,” Demers said.
Marcus Bratton with the Colorado Education Initiative says it’s important to acknowledge that teens spend a lot of time on their digital devices. CEI is part of a pilot program that’s looking to use technology to improve social and emotional health.
“We want to enter into the conversation [with technology], but then, really, what's cool about the app is you are not in the app for a long time,” Bratton said.
High school senior Jayden Moscato said the app allows her to set goals and then reminds her of opportunities to socialize.
"l'll find myself in situations and notice opportunities to make connections that I wouldn’t have noticed before without the app,” she said.
Ameera said she feels more confident after using the Nod app rather than scrolling through social media feeds.
“It just elevates my morning because instead of starting off this destructive cycle, I can set my mood and my tone for the day through happy meditations or just goals that I want to meet,” she said.
The Colorado Education Initiative is collecting feedback on the Nod app and hopes to make it more widely available to teenagers soon.
This story was originally published by Nicole Brady of KMGH in Denver, Colorado. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/nod-app-aims-to-help-students-engage-in-person-amid-pandemic-recovery | 2022-04-13T03:31:47 | 1 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/nod-app-aims-to-help-students-engage-in-person-amid-pandemic-recovery |
Photographer arrested after allegedly taking inappropriate photographs of young girl
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A local photographer has been arrested after allegations of misconduct were reported, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
Gregg Martin, 53, was arrested Friday after deputies received a report of him taking inappropriate photographs of a young girl.
Deputies say the young girl was under his care, and investigators found that Martin groomed the child and gave her illegal substances.
Martin has been charged with engaging a child under 18 for sexual performance and unlawful conduct towards a child.
Sheriff Lott asks for other potential victims to come forward at this time.
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Babysitter arrested after putting 4-year-old boy in dryer, police say
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) -A babysitter in Florida has been accused of putting a child who was under her care in a dryer.
Authorities in Lake County, Florida, report Amber Christine Chapman, 35, has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
Investigators say that a 4-year-old boy was taken to the UF Health Leesburg Hospital on Feb. 1 and told medical staff that “Miss Amber” had put him in the dryer with towels, and he spun around.
Staff noted multiple areas of bruising on the boy’s head, back and both ears, as indicated by police.
In a recorded interview with the child on Feb. 7, police said the boy told them that Chapman placed him in the dryer, closed the door, and he spun around. The boy also said Chapman opened the door, closed it again, and then went around again.
On Feb. 2, the boy was examined at the Children’s Advocacy Center, according to police. Injuries were found on the boy’s head, abdomen and back.
The team was unable to determine if being placed in the dryer caused the boy’s injuries, but the team told police that the injuries to his back, face, forehead and ears were consistent with what he had told doctors of what had happened.
Police said the boy had frequently been watched by Chapman in the past.
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Biden: Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to ‘genocide’
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”
“Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters in Iowa shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. “It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.”
At an earlier event in Menlo, Iowa, addressing spiking energy prices resulting from the war, Biden had implied that he thought Putin was carrying out genocide against Ukraine, but offered no details. Neither he nor his administration announced new consequences for Russia or assistance to Ukraine following Biden’s public assessment.
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Biden’s comments drew praise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had encouraged Western leaders to use the term to describe Russia’s invasion of his country.
“True words of a true leader @POTUS,” he tweeted. “Calling things by their names is essential to stand up to evil. We are grateful for US assistance provided so far and we urgently need more heavy weapons to prevent further Russian atrocities.”
A United Nations treaty, to which the U.S. is a party, defines genocide as actions taken with the “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.”
Past American leaders often have dodged formally declaring bloody campaigns such as Russia’s in Ukraine as genocide, hesitating to trigger an obligation that under international convention requires signing countries to intervene once genocide is formally identified. That obligation was seen as blocking President Bill Clinton from declaring Rwandan Hutus’ killing of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis in 1994 as genocide, for example.
Biden said it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide, as Ukrainian officials have claimed, but said “it sure seems that way to me.”
“More evidence is coming out literally of the horrible things that the Russians have done in Ukraine, and we’re only going to learn more and more about the devastation and let the lawyers decide internationally whether or not it qualifies,” he said.
Just last week Biden had he did not believe Russia’s actions amounted to genocide, just that they constituted “war crimes.”
During a trip to Europe last month, Biden faced controversy for a nine-word statement seemingly supporting regime change in Moscow, which would have represented a dramatic shift toward direct confrontation with another nuclear-armed country. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said.
He clarified the comments days later, saying: “I was expressing the moral outrage that I felt toward this man. I wasn’t articulating a policy change.”
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Miller reported from Washington. AP writer Ellen Knickmeyer contributed.
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Child with autism dies 2 months after adoption
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - Aaron Carter was 6 years old when he left his foster family to go live with his newly adoptive parents. Two months later, he died.
KWCH investigative reporter Alex Flippin spent the last year asking questions about the death, about who failed the child and what needs to be done so it doesn’t happen again to someone else.
When Aaron came to stay with foster parents Jamie and Tina Miller just before his third birthday in April 2017, any communication at all was unthinkable. He only started to learn to communicate when he was 5 years old.
“When we got him, they said he was ‘normal,’ but there was absolutely something terribly wrong,” Tina Miller said. “He would go along the wall and run his hand down it and just follow and just circled the entire day, nonstop. And he didn’t talk.
“He didn’t look at you, and if he did, he looked right past you like you didn’t exist.”
He was a boy with autism who had made his way into the foster care system after a rough start to life. The Millers tried their hardest to give Aaron what he needed, even when he had no way to tell them.
“He didn’t have any form of communication,” Jamie Miller said. “If he got upset, he would yell and scream or throw a tantrum, but that’s the only way he could voice any of his feelings or opinion or anything was by throwing a tantrum. He was definitely a challenge.
“The most, I would say he was the most difficult child I was ever around, but he taught me the most of being a parent of any child I’ve been around.”
As foster parents, the couple estimate they have welcomed somewhere between 30 and 50 children into their home. They currently have 10 kids, and three of them are adopted.
Jamie Miller said when they first brought Aaron home, they had decided not to adopt him.
“After he’d been here for three years, we started rethinking that,” he said.
“I said, ‘I can’t let him go,’” Tina added. “(Jamie) was like ‘I’m glad you said that. I feel same way.’”
The Millers worked to find Aaron the therapy experts say was paramount to his development. Three years in, gone was the little boy who looked right through you.
They developed important routines and took precautions for his safety. Aaron began wearing a helmet to protect him during tantrums. It wasn’t the “normal” they may have been used to, but it was a new normal that they say was working.
He learned to communicate, both verbally and by using a special iPad. He helped with chores, at least as much help as any child his age could.
The dream of making Aaron a permanent part of the family, though, was wiped away by the reality of what it would take to do that.
“(Aaron) was assigned a case manager, so I was able to call her. And I asked her, I said ‘Well what if he was to be adopted, what services will carry over’?” Tina Miller said.
The Millers said they learned that if they adopted Aaron, they could not afford to provide what he needed. Shortly after, a Wichita couple said they could.
Jamie Miller said they were believers, lifting Aaron up in prayer every day and hoping when he went to his new family it would be what he needed.
The couple were young and recently married. They had three dogs and other pets but no children.
The Millers met them, shared dinner and then Aaron had some overnight stays to their home. Jamie and Tina Miller said they saw red flags.
“It was apparent immediately that they weren’t interested in the consistency and doing the things that we knew, we had proved over those years, that he needed,” Jamie explained.
The Millers say the couple felt Aaron didn’t need the helmet he wore to protect him during outbursts. The routine Aaron had come to rely on, they say, wasn’t followed during his visits to the couple’s home.
A pre-adoption family assessment by the Kansas Department of Children and Families, obtained by KWCH, stated one of the prospective parents struggled with methamphetamine and amphetamine addiction.
That parent also had a history of being “quick to anger.” The other parent struggled when people were disrespectful, the assessment stated.
The adoption process continued, and overnight visits with the Wichita couple continued as well.
The Millers said he left them Dec. 18, 2020, on what was supposed to be a four-day weekend with the couple before coming back to them for Christmas.
“But he never he never came back home,” Jamie Miller said.
The Millers say Aaron got sick, and he stayed in Wichita over concern it may have been COVID-19.
By Feb. 16, 2021, he was gone. An adoption specialist delivered the unthinkable news to his foster parents.
“She said that Aaron passed away. He is deceased. That’s pretty much all I heard, and I was just screaming at her on the phone,” Tina said. “I was just like, ‘I knew it. I knew this would happen. You all killed him. You put him there. You knew he didn’t belong there.’ And like, ‘He never should have left.’”
The person on the other end of the phone then asked if the Millers would like to bury Aaron at the state’s expense. They had no idea what they would learn by saying yes.
“His face looked horribly deformed,” Tina explained. “He just had bruises all over his face.”
“Every visible part that we could see was bruised,” Jamie added.
The Department of Children and Families summary of Aaron’s death is seven sentences in length. The autopsy reads that Aaron “had a tantrum” while taking a bath and hit his head on the tub.
It also details 68 other injuries covering his entire body. No cause of death is listed.
There is an open investigation by Wichita police, and DCF will not discuss the case. The foster agency, St. Francis Ministries, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did the couple who planned to adopt Aaron.
Aaron’s foster parents said they are angry at the state, who they say set a young couple up for failure.
“The people that made the decision to move Aaron should have known, should have had the training, should have had the experience to know this isn’t going to go good,” Jamie said. “There were so many blatant things, blatantly obvious things that said, ‘No, no, no, no, no.’ And everybody said, ‘Yes, yes, yes.’
“I feel like he died to keep other people safe, because there are so many kids out there that could end up just like him if things don’t change.”
The people he leaves behind are left to wonder what happened and what needs to change so that it doesn’t happen again. What can the state do to set up parents, prospective parents and kids like Aaron to live and thrive?
“I firmly believe that Aaron won, because he’s in heaven now, and he can talk, he can communicate, he can ride a horse. He liked horses. He can do anything he wants to, so he won. That’s the way I see it see it,” Jamie Miller said.
In the second upcoming part of this story, KWCH sat down with an expert in the field of autism research to hear about current challenges in the state dealing with autism within the foster care system and what needs to change.
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Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67.
Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement.
“In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor,” his family said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Gottfried was a fiercely independent and intentionally bizarre comedian’s comedian, as likely to clear a room with anti-comedy as he was to kill it with his jokes.
“The first comedian I saw who would go on and all the other comics would go in the room to watch,” standup comic Colin Quinn said on Twitter.
He first came to national attention with frequent appearances on MTV in its early days and with a brief stint in the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in the 1980s.
Gottfried also did frequent voice work for children’s television and movies, most famously playing the parrot Iago in Disney’s “Aladdin.”
“Look at me, I’m so ticked off that I’m molting,” a scratchy-voiced Gottfried said early in the film as his character shed feathers.
To a younger generation he’s known as the voice of Digit the bird on PBS Kids’ “Cyberchase.”
Gottfried was particularly fond of doing obscure and dated impressions for as long as he could milk them, including Groucho Marx, Bela Lugosi and Andrew “Dice” Clay. He would often do those voices as a guest on the Howard Stern show, prompting listeners by the dozens to call in and beg Stern to throw him off.
In his early days at the club the Comedy Store in Hollywood, the managers would have him do his impression of then-little-known Jerry Seinfeld at the end of the night to get rid of lingering patrons.
Gottfried was especially beloved by his fellow comedians and performers.
Jon Stewart said that getting to open for Gottfried was one of the great thrills of his early standup career.
“He could leave you gasping for breath,” Stewart tweeted, “just indescribably unusually hilarious.”
“I am so sad to read about the passing of Gilbert Gottfried,” actor Marlee Matlin said on Twitter. “Funny, politically incorrect but a softie on the inside. We met many times; he even pranked me on a plane, replacing my interpreter.” (Gottfried bore a close resemblance to Matlin’s American Sign Language interpreter Jack Jason.)
Gottfried was interviewed by The Associated Press last month following Will Smith’s Oscar night slap of Chris Rock. While he took the attack seriously, saying it might imperil other comedians, he couldn’t resist wisecracks.
He said that before on stage, he “just had to worry about wearing a mask. Now I have to worry about wearing a football helmet.” He later added: “If Will Smith is reading this, dear God, please don’t come to my shows.”
The year has already seen the loss of several beloved comedians, including Louie Anderson and Bob Saget.
In January, Gottfried tweeted a picture of the three men together, with the text, “This photo is very sad now. RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. Both good friends that will be missed.”
Gottfried was born in Brooklyn, the son of a hardware store owner and a stay-at-home mom. He began doing amateur standup at age 15.
He thought he was getting his big break when he landed a spot on “Saturday Night Live” alongside Eddie Murphy in 1980. But he was given little to do on the show.
He later said a low point was playing the body in a sketch about a funeral. He would last only 12 episodes.
But he would find his own way, doing bits on MTV and as a both beloved and hated guest on talk shows.
He had roles in “Beverly Hills Cop II” and the “Problem Child” films and presented bad movies as host of “USA Up All Night” from 1989 to 1998.
And he had recurring voice roles on “Ren and Stimpy,” “The Fairly OddParents” and several spin-offs of “Aladdin.”
Gottfried’s schtick wasn’t always popular. In 2011, Aflac Inc. fired him as the voice of the duck in its commercials over tasteless tweet the comic sent about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Less than a month after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner, Gottfried made jokes about planes making stops at skyscrapers, and was met with boos and shouts of “Too soon!” He responded with an especially foul version of the comedians’ inside joke “The Aristocrats,” which many in the audience took as a message that he believed it was the comic’s job to remain crude at all costs.
“To me, funny is funny,” he told the AP last month. “I’ll regret a bit I do that just doesn’t get a laugh, because it’s not funny or an ad lib that doesn’t work. But if it gets a laugh, I feel like, I’m the comedian and that’s my job.”
He made many notorious contributions to televised roasts, his harshness and love of old-timey standup style making him a perfect contributor. He took famously cruel and relentless jabs at roastees including Matlin, George Takei and Roseanne.
“Like most monsters she goes by one name,” he said at the Roseanne roast in his signature style, leaning into the microphone, hands spread apart, shouting himself hoarse. “And that name is Rozilla.”
“I shall miss you, my friend, my sometimes foil, my always pain in my side, usually from the belly laughs,” Takei said on Twitter Tuesday. The heavens are a great deal louder with you out there now, I’m sure. Keep ‘em shaking their heads and smiling, Gilbert.”
Gottfried is survived by his wife Dara, sister Karen, 14-year-old daughter Lily and 12-year-old son Max.
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AP Television Writer Lynn Elber contributed to this report.
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COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever
NEW YORK (AP) — 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad.
The main reason for the increase in deaths? COVID-19, said Robert Anderson, who oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work on death statistics.
The agency this month quietly updated its provisional death tally. It showed there were 3.465 million deaths last year, or about 80,000 more than 2020′s record-setting total.
Early last year, some experts were optimistic that 2021 would not be as bad as the first year of the pandemic — partly because effective COVID-19 vaccines had finally become available.
“We were wrong, unfortunately,” said Noreen Goldman, a Princeton University researcher.
COVID-19 deaths rose in 2021 — to more than 415,000, up from 351,000 the year before — as new coronavirus variants emerged and an unexpectedly large numbers of Americans refused to get vaccinated or were hesitant to wear masks, experts said.
The coronavirus is not solely to blame. Preliminary CDC data also shows the crude death rate for cancer rose slightly, and rates continued to increase for diabetes, chronic liver disease and stroke.
Drug overdose deaths also continued to rise. The CDC does not yet have a tally for 2021 overdose deaths, because it can take weeks of lab work and investigation to identify them. But provisional data through October suggests the nation is on track to see at least 105,000 overdose deaths in 2021 — up from 93,000 the year before.
New research released Tuesday showed a particularly large jump in overdose deaths among 14- to 18-year-olds.
Adolescent overdose death counts were fairly constant for most of the last decade, at around 500 a year, according to the paper published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. They almost doubled in 2020, to 954, and the researchers estimated that the total hit nearly 1,150 last year.
Joseph Friedman, a UCLA researcher who was the paper’s lead author, called the spike “unprecedented.”
Those teen overdose deaths were only around 1% of the U.S. total. But adolescents experienced a greater relative increase than the overall population, even though surveys suggest drug use among teens is down.
Experts attributed the spike to fentanyl, a highly lethal drug that has been cut into heroin for several years. More recently it’s also been pressed into counterfeit pills resembling prescription drugs that teens sometimes abuse.
The total number of U.S. deaths often increases year to year as the U.S. population grows. But 2020 and 2021 saw extraordinary jumps in death numbers and rates, due largely to the pandemic.
Those national death trends affect life expectancy — an estimate of the average number of years a baby born in a given year might expect to live.
With rare exceptions, U.S. life expectancy has reliably inched up year after year. But the CDC’s life expectancy estimate for 2020 was about 77 years — more than a year and a half lower than what it was in 2019.
The CDC has not yet reported its calculation for 2021. But Goldman and some other researchers have been making their own estimates, presented in papers that have not yet been published in peer-reviewed journals.
Those researchers think U.S. life expectancy dropped another five or six months in 2021 — putting it back to where it was 20 years ago.
A loss of more than two years of life expectancy over the last two years “is mammoth,” Goldman said.
One study looked at death data in the U.S. and 19 other high-income countries. The U.S. fared the worst.
“What happened in the U.S. is less about the variants than the levels of resistance to vaccination and the public’s rejection of practices, such as masking and mandates, to reduce viral transmission,” one of the study’s authors, Dr. Steven Woolf of Virginia Commonwealth University, said in a statement.
Some experts are skeptical that life expectancy will quickly bounce back. They worry about long-term complications of COVID-19 that may hasten the deaths of people with chronic health problems.
Preliminary — and incomplete — CDC data suggest there were at least 805,000 U.S. deaths in about the first three months of this year. That’s well below the same period last year, but higher than the comparable period in 2020.
“We may end up with a ‘new normal’ that’s a little higher than it was before,” Anderson said.
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First Alert Forecast: Tracking more temperatures and our next chance of rain & storms
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - We’re tracking more warm weather and some rain in your First Alert Forecast.
First Alert Weather Headlines:
· Tonight, we’ll see partly cloudy skies in the Midlands. It will be mild. Low temperatures will be in the low 60s.
· We have more warm weather moving into the Midlands Wednesday and Thursday.
· Highs will be in the lower 80s Wednesday under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Most areas will remain dry.
· We’re expecting warm, cloudy conditions for the University of South Carolina’s Women’s Basketball Championship Parade in Downtown Columbia at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Enjoy!
· Highs will be in the low 80s Thursday. A cold front will bring a chance of showers and storms to the area by Thursday and evening (30-40% chance).
· A few showers are possible Friday into your Easter weekend. We’re not expecting a weekend washout though.
First Alert Weather Story:
Get ready for more 80-degree weather along with some rain and thunderstorms. We’re even tracking some wet weather for your holiday weekend.
First, for tonight, we’ll see a mix of stars and clouds in the Midlands. Most areas will be dry and mild. Overnight temperatures will be in the low 60s.
More warm weather is on the way for Wednesday and Thursday.
In fact, for Wednesday, enjoy highs in the mid 80s in the Midlands. We’ll likely see a good deal of clouds in the area. Right now, we have a dry forecast for the day.
If you’re heading to the University of South Carolina’s Women’s Basketball Championship Parade in Downtown Columbia Wednesday evening, so far, so good with the forecast. We’ll likely have temperatures in the 80s at parade start under partly to mostly cloudy skies. We’ll keep you posted on any forecast changes.
Thursday will also be a warm day. High temperatures will be in the low 80s all ahead of a cold front.
That front will bring a few scattered showers and potential thunderstorms to the Midlands. Watch out for some heavy rain at times. Rain chances are around 30-40% for now.
The threat for severe weather is low overall. However, a Marginal Risk for strong storms has been posted for the Midlands on Thursday. We’ll keep you posted.
A few isolated showers are possible on Good Friday (20% chance). High temperatures will be in the upper 70s.
Our holiday weekend forecast will be a bit unsettled, but we’re not expecting a complete washout.
On Saturday, we’ll see partly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of showers for now. Highs will be in the upper 70s.
For Easter Sunday, a few showers are possible. Rain chances are around 30-40%. We’ll watch the forecast closely for you. Otherwise, we’ll see partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 70s.
A few showers are also possible Monday. Rain chances are around 40%. Highs will cool into the 60s.
Tonight: Stars & Clouds. Mild. Overnight low temperatures will be in the low 60s.
Wednesday: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Warm & Breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy. A Few PM Showers & Storms (30-40%). Highs in the low 80s.
Good Friday: Partly Cloudy. Isolated Showers (20%). Highs in the upper 70s.
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. Chance of Showers (30%). Highs in the upper 70s.
Easter: Partly Cloudy. Chance of Showers (30%). Highs in the mid 70s.
Monday: Partly Cloudy. Chance of Showers (40%). Highs in the 60s.
Tuesday: Partly Cloudy. Slight Chance of a Shower (20%). Highs in the upper 60s.
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Celebrating a Championship: Gamecocks parade coverage with WIS News 10
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 1:02 PM EDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - WIS News 10 will be covering the Gamecocks parade Wednesday. Starting at 6 p.m. our channel will be covering the opening comments and the entire celebration without commercial interruption. For more information about the parade route, click the link here.
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Lawyer: Johnny Depp trial likely to become mudslinging soap opera
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard’s lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tuesday.
“You’re going to see who the real Johnny Depp is — behind the fame, behind the pirate costumes,” Heard lawyer J. Benjamin Rottenborn told the jury during opening statements in the civil trial. “Because Johnny Depp brought this case, all of this is going to come out.”
Depp sued Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Depp says the article indirectly defames him by referring to abuse allegations Heard made back in 2016. Depp denies abusing her.
In Tuesday’s opening statements, Rottenborn said the evidence will show that Depp physically and sexually assaulted Heard on multiple occasions. But he told jurors that they don’t need to make themselves referees of the couple’s turbulent marriage if they focus on the basics of libel law.
He argued that Heard was exercising her First Amendment rights as an advocate when she wrote the article, which focused largely on the broad topic of domestic violence.
He also said the 2018 article did nothing to damage Depp’s reputation. He noted that the abuse accusations had been public for two years already, and he said Depp’s spiraling career was the result of his drinking and drug-using, which made him an unreliable commodity to Hollywood studios.
“This man’s poor choices have brought him to this point,” he said. “Stop blaming other people for your own self-created problems.”
More than anything, though, he pointed out that the article in question never even mentions Depp’s name.
Depp’s lawyer, Benjamin Chew, acknowledged that Depp’s name never appears in the piece.
“It didn’t have to,” Chew told the jury. “Everyone in Hollywood knew exactly what she was talking about.”
Depp’s team argues that the article is an example of “defamation by implication.” In the December 2018 piece, Heard wrote that “two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out.”
Chew said that’s a clear reference to a restraining order Heard sought in May 2016 — right after Depp told her he wanted a divorce — in which she claimed she’d been physically abused.
Chew said she showed up at the courthouse on May 27 of that year with a bruise on her face that was photographed by the paparazzi. But he said the evidence will show that Heard gave herself the injury to ruin Depp’s reputation. He said that Depp and Heard hadn’t seen each other since May 21: He’d gone on a European tour with his band, the Hollywood Vampires.
Police and others saw Heard immediately after May 21 and her face wasn’t bruised, Chew said. He said a witness will testify that he saw security footage in which Heard’s sister throws fake punches at her, and the two laugh.
Another of Depp’s lawyers, Camille Vasquez, told the jury that Heard refuses to admit she lied and has now dug in even deeper.
“She can’t back down. She has been living and breathing this lie for years,” Vasquez said. “She’s going to give the performance of a lifetime in this courtroom.”
Both Depp and Heard are expected to testify at the trial, scheduled for six weeks, along with actors Paul Bettany and James Franco and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
About 80 people, mostly Depp supporters, sat in the courtroom Tuesday. Some people lined up hours early for seats, but several rows were largely vacant.
The courtroom went silent a few minutes before the 10 a.m. start time when Heard entered the room, through a special entrance usually reserved for the judge. But there was an audible intake of breath when Depp came in a minute later, again through a special entrance. At the end of the day, after the jury had left the courtroom, Depp turned and saluted the gallery as he exited, receiving dozens of excited waves in return.
The first witness Tuesday afternoon was Depp’s older sister, Christi Dembrowski. She said the pair endured a difficult childhood in which Depp learned to hide from an abusive mother.
She said she saw the same pattern in Depp’s relationship with Heard. She said that when she booked travel for the couple in her role as Depp’s personal manager, she booked an extra hotel room so Depp would have somewhere to hide if Heard started a fight.
Dembrowski struggled on cross-examination, though, when she was asked why she sent texts to Depp in February 2014 that said, “Stop drinking. Stop coke. Stop pills.” She was unwilling to acknowledge she had a concern about Depp’s drinking and drug use.
“I don’t know what they were in reference to,” she said.
Heard’s lawyers have argued that Depp has no credibility when he denies abusing Heard because he frequently drank and used drugs to the point of blacking out and failing to remember anything he did.
Depp, who almost always faced forward during the trial, glared at Rottenborn for an extended period after the questioning of Depp’s sister ended for the day.
A civil jury of seven members, plus four alternates, was selected Monday to hear the case.
Heard’s lawyers had sought to have the case tried in California, where the actors reside. But a judge ruled that Depp was within his rights to bring the case in Virginia because The Washington Post’s computer servers for its online edition are located in the county. Depp’s lawyers have said they brought the case in Virginia in part because the laws here are more favorable to their case.
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Juvenile prisoner escapes guard on the way to Tennessee hospital, recaptured in Georgia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A sheriff’s office in Georgia on Tuesday morning recaptured a juvenile prisoner who escaped custody while on the way to a Tennessee children’s hospital Monday evening.
On Saturday, police in Nashville, Tennessee, said the teen led officers on a chase after he reportedly stole a Ford Raptor truck.
Police deployed spike strips to stop the vehicle, leading the juvenile to jump from the moving truck before crossing the spikes. The truck crashed and the teen sustained injuries, WSMV reported. Police said he was put in a neck brace before he was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention center in Nashville.
On Monday night, authorities said the juvenile was complaining of seizures. He was then transported by ambulance to a Nashville children’s hospital, accompanied by a guard.
While he was being taken out of the ambulance, authorities said the 16-year-old freed himself from his restraints and ran off toward a nearby intersection where an armed accomplice was waiting in a black Chevy Avalanche, which was reported as stolen. He then jumped into the getaway truck and sped off.
Sometime later, police found the Avalanche truck on fire.
After abandoning the truck, police said the teen and his accomplice carjacked a gold Chevy Malibu outside of an apartment complex. This vehicle was also found crashed and unoccupied by police sometime later.
Around 5 a.m. early Tuesday morning, the Nashville Police Department said the juvenile was arrested along with 22-year-old Tunisia Carey by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. The two were traveling in Carey’s Nissan Altima when they were apprehended after a traffic stop in Cartersville, Georgia.
Carey and the juvenile remain in custody in Georgia and will be transferred back to Nashville this week, according to WSMV.
Detectives are working to identify each person who contributed to the teen’s escape.
Nashville authorities said they intend to charge the juvenile as an adult.
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Kershaw County Sheriff settles use of force lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A lawsuit against Kershaw County’s Sheriff and a deputy involving an alleged assault has been settled for $1.5 million.
Sheriff Lee Boan and former Deputy Johnathan Goldsmith were sued over an October 2020 incident where Goldsmith allegedly assaulted Tony Sims following a suspicious vehicle call.
Footage from the arrest showed Goldsmith used a taser, pepper spray, repeatedly hit Goldsmith, and closed a patrol car door on his leg.
Goldsmith was fired in November and SLED agents arrested him on charges of misconduct and second-degree assault. Sims launched a civil lawsuit against Boan and Goldsmith, saying his civil rights had been violated.
Sims’ attorney Brett Perry and S.C. Association of Counties Executive Director Tim Winslow confirmed the $1.5 million figure. Neither Boan nor county attorney Tommy Morgan returned a request for confirmation.
The association administers a trust which operates at Kershaw County’s insurance. Winslow said it’s unclear (and potentially unlikely) the incident will impact the county’s premiums (impacting taxpayer funds).
Winslow said premiums are based off periods of time, and single incidents by themselves would not cause significant changes.
Boan said in a statement,
“I am pleased that the lawsuit filed by Mr. Tony Sims has been settled and is in the process of being finalized in the courts. It was the right thing to do. I hope he has closure and can move on with his life. I sincerely apologize to Mr. Sims and the citizens of Kershaw County for the actions of my former deputy. He was hired by me. Like all deputies, he was my responsibility.
I was the first person to publicly admit my former deputy’s actions with Mr. Sims were unacceptable. He was terminated three months before SLED’s investigation was completed. I do not condone his actions. Unfortunately, I cannot go back in time and change what happened. We can only make every effort to prevent this type of incident from reoccurring in the future.
This one incident does NOT reflect the culture of your KCSO. We have responded to over 100,000 calls since I took office. The action of one former deputy during one incident does NOT define your KCSO. It is unfortunate in today’s society that a single bad incident gets more attention than thousands of good encounters law enforcement officers to have with citizens every day. I am in no way trying to overlook or downplay this bad incident. However, I ask that you do not let all the good encounters your KCSO deputies do daily get overlooked or downplayed either.”
PREVIOUS COVERAGE:
- Kershaw County sheriff, former deputy named in lawsuit over alleged assault
- SLED issues warrant for ex-Kershaw Co. deputy accused of assault and battery
- Allegations of excessive force brought against current, former Kershaw Co. deputies
- KCSO documents show 2nd instance where Sheriff knew of deputy’s behavior before alleged assault
Perry told WIS, Sims is pleased with the agreement which will help finance his recovery.
“He recently had a surgery that was associated with the injuries that he suffered on this night. He continues to recover, unfortunately he’ll probably never be the same after this but he is doing better and again he’s very pleased with the results,” he said.
Goldsmith and Boan have subsequently been sued in several lawsuits for Goldsmith’s alleged behavior (all filed by Perry). Goldsmith has also been the subject of additional SLED investigations.
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NY lieutenant governor resigns after arrest in federal probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, creating a political crisis for Gov. Kathy Hochul seven months after she selected Benjamin as a partner to make a fresh start in an office already rocked by scandal.
Benjamin, a Democrat, was accused in an indictment of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for Benjamin’s agreement to use his influence as a state senator to get a $50,000 grant of state funds for a nonprofit organization the developer controlled.
Facing charges including bribery, fraud, conspiracy and falsification of records, Benjamin pleaded not guilty Tuesday at an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court. He was released and bail was set at $250,000. The terms of his release call for his travel to be restricted and bar him from returning to the state capitol in Albany.
He submitted his resignation to Hochul hours later.
“I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. While the legal process plays out, it is clear to both of us that he cannot continue to serve as Lieutenant Governor. New Yorkers deserve absolute confidence in their government, and I will continue working every day to deliver for them,” Hochul said in a statement.
Two lawyers representing Benjamin said he was suspending his campaign to focus on defending his actions in court and said the grant in question was used to buy school supplies.
“There was nothing inappropriate about this grant. He will focus his energies on explaining in court why his actions were laudable — not criminal. He looks forward to when this case is finished so he can rededicate himself to public service,” the statement said.
Hochul in September plucked Benjamin, then a state lawmaker, to serve as second-in-command when she became governor, taking over for Democrat Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid allegations he sexually harassed 11 women, which he denied.
Hochul, also a Democrat, was Cuomo’s lieutenant governor. She is now running in this year’s election to try to remain governor. Benjamin had been her running mate.
Hochul’s office and campaign did not respond to messages Tuesday evening about her plans moving forward for a new lieutenant governor and running mate.
Benjamin was the state’s second Black lieutenant governor. During his state Legislature career, he emphasized criminal justice reform and affordable housing. His district included most of central Harlem, where he was born and raised by Caribbean immigrant parents.
New York law makes it tough to remove Benjamin from the June primary ballot: He could move out of New York to disqualify himself from running for state office, or the state Democratic party could let him run for a down ballot office.
Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs said the party is exploring its options.
“I’m not ready at this time to outline what we are considering, suffice it to say we will look at the options expeditiously,” Jacobs said.
Two months after Benjamin became lieutenant governor, a real estate developer who steered campaign contributions toward Benjamin’s failed bid for New York City comptroller was indicted. Federal authorities accused Gerald Migdol of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in illegally giving donations to Benjamin’s campaign.
The indictment said Benjamin and others acting at his direction or on his behalf also engaged in a series of lies and deceptions to cover up the scheme that stretched from 2019 to 2021.
They falsified campaign donor forms, misled municipal regulators and provided false information in vetting forms Benjamin submitted while he was being considered to be appointed as lieutenant governor, the indictment said.
Prosecutors had previously not made any accusations against Benjamin, and his campaign said at the time of Migdol’s arrest that it had forfeited any improper donations as soon as they were discovered.
More recently, reports came out saying subpoenas had been issued to Benjamin regarding the financial issues even before Hochul picked him as lieutenant governor.
Before Benjamin’s arrest and resignation, Hochul had defended him, saying last week she had the “utmost confidence” in him. She said last week that she didn’t know of the subpoenas when she tapped Benjamin to be her No. 2.
Top Republicans and at least a dozen of Benjamin’s fellow Democrats in the Legislature called on him to resign by Tuesday afternoon.
Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, is taking on the duties of lieutenant governor — a role she took before Benjamin’s appointment last year when Hochul became governor.
Two candidates for governor, Democratic U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi and Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, blasted Hochul’s judgment for selecting Benjamin in the first place despite longstanding concerns about his potential campaign finance violations.
Immigration advocate Ana Maria Archila, a Democrat running for lieutenant governor alongside New York City public advocate and gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams, said Albany politicians have traded “favors for money” for too long.
“Today is a dark day, with Albany at its worst on display for all New Yorkers to see,” Archila said.
The scandal is the latest in a long history of lawmakers and other Albany leaders who’ve been engulfed in allegations of wrongdoing.
Cuomo’s resignation as governor came not only amid allegations of sexual harassment but that his administration misrepresented the number of New Yorkers who died in nursing homes from COVID-19.
In 2008, then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution investigation.
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful figures in state government, resigned in 2015 after he was arrested on federal corruption charges.
Former Republican state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who for a time shared power with Silver, was convicted of extortion, wire fraud and bribery.
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Hays reported from New York. Associated Press writers Deepti Hajela, Michelle L. Price and Larry Neumeister contributed from New York and Michael Hill contributed from Albany.
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Pay it forward: Daughter paying off mother’s house after winning $1M lottery prize
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Gray News) - A Florida woman says she plans to “pay it forward” with her recent lottery winnings.
Tenesia Hollins, 41, of Pensacola, Florida, became the Florida Lottery’s latest millionaire as officials said she claimed a $1 million prize from the new 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game on April 6.
Hollins said she purchased her winning ticket from a Winn-Dixie supermarket. According to lottery officials, the retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
Lottery officials said that the 41-year-old chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
When asked what she plans to do with her winnings, Hollins told lottery representatives that the first thing she wants to do is pay off her mother’s house.
“She’s done so much for me growing up; this is the least I can do for her,” Hollins said.
Lottery officials said the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game features the largest prize of a $25 million jackpot for scratch-offs in the state, and the game has the best odds to become an instant millionaire.
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Richland Co. man sentenced to life in prison for 2015 murder at River Oak Apartments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - 31-year-old Leonard Mickens from Columbia was sentenced to life in prison Friday after a week-long trial.
Mickens was convicted by a Lexington County jury for the 2015 murder of Donte Doyle at the River Oaks Apartments in Lexington County.
During the trial, a forensic pathologist testified that the victim was shot at least five times and the fatal shot was consistent with the victim being on the ground when he was killed.
Investigators believe the intended target was a rival gang member but instead Doyle got killed while smoking a cigarette outside his apartment.
Law enforcement recovered surveillance footage from the apartment complex that captured a black male wearing a bucket hat walking near the building where the shooting occurred.
Officers from Richland County familiar with Mickens testified that the individual in the grainy videos had a similar size and build as Mickens. The driver has not been identified.
Warrants for Mickens’ arrest were obtained in 2017 for this murder and served a year later in 2018.
At the time of his arrest, Mickens was in federal custody following a guilty plea.
Following the trial, Solicitor Rick Hubbard says many of the communities are plagued with gang violence, and that some of the most violent and heinous crimes are gang-related.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department worked with the Midlands Gang Task Force and Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators, who say they were familiar with Mickens, conducted the investigation.
Mickens has prior convictions for multiple illegal gun possessions both state and federal, burglary, tampering with an electronic monitor, and receiving stolen goods.
“This conviction and sentence send a strong message to our communities that we will fully prosecute gang violence and that it will not be tolerated, Hubbard said. “This was a senseless killing and I am grateful for the hard work on the part of the prosecution team and law enforcement in bringing closure to this family.”
Mickens expressed sympathy for the victim’s family during sentencing, but he did not admit guilt.
He is currently being held in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center for a pending murder charge in Richland County, and will eventually be transported to the South Carolina Department of Corrections to serve his life sentence.
Under South Carolina law, Mickens is not eligible for parole.
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SLED agents investigating death of student at College of Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating the death of a student at the College of Charleston.
Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal identified the student as 19-year-old Benjamin B. Wills III from Bethesda, Md. The cause of death is currently pending.
O’Neal said Wills died on Monday morning at 111 Wentworth Street which is the location of the Glenn McConnell Residence Hall. An incident report states that the college’s department of public safety responded to the hall for a medical call at 10:28 a.m. Then at 10:53 a.m., EMS medics pronounced the victim deceased at 10:53 a.m.
SLED officials said they were requested to investigate by the College of Charleston Department of Public Safety Chief Chip Searson. College officials cited the Jessica Horton Act in which public colleges and universities in South Carolina are required to notify SLED if there is a death on campus, and SLED then leads the investigation.
College officials provided the following letter that was sent to the campus community regarding Wills’ death.
Dear Campus Community,
It saddens me deeply to share with you the news of the passing of our student, Benjamin “Ben” Wills. Ben was a first year student from Maryland.
Even in just this first year, Ben made strong connections across campus and will be deeply missed by friends in his fraternity, residence hall, and classes. His friends described him as smart, funny, friendly, and kind. His faculty described him as highly engaged in his course work. Ben is survived by his parents, Tim and Stacey, and by his sister, Maggie, along with many other family members and friends. We ask that you please keep Ben’s family and friends in your thoughts during this most difficult of times.
We know grief over losses like this affects all of us differently. Please find attached a resource sheet, which includes contact information for our Counseling Center along with self-care strategies.
A community is a community because its members turn to each other for support during trying times. Losing close friends and fellow students is always difficult and brings forth sorrow. Our community exudes care and compassion through each individual member and through its organized resources. Please remind one another about the number of resources available, and encourage each other to utilize them.
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Socastee area zoo fined by USDA for animal welfare violations
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The Waccatee Zoo, dubbed the “worst roadside zoo in the United States” by PETA, has reportedly been fined for multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the Socastee area zoo was fined for six violations between March 5, 2020, and May 5, 2021.
The alleged violations include failing to seek adequate veterinary care for some animals and the failure to keep water receptacles clean and sanitary.
According to the USDA, the Waccatee Zoo was fined $7,800. Documents show a settlement agreement was reached on March 30, although specific terms of the agreement were not immediately known.
The USDA detailed the six alleged violations:
- March 5, 2020: You failed to provide adequate veterinary care for two llamas at your facility. APHIS officials observed one adult female zebu and two adult llamas with significantly overgrown hooves.
- Oct. 22, 2020: You failed to seek and provide adequate veterinary care for one adult Dall ram at your facility. APHIS officials observed the animal with significantly overgrown dewclaws and hooves, thick layers of crusting above each hoof, and ulcerative lesions with fresh blood on all four limbs. The condition of the animal suggested that the ailments were had been ongoing and was overlooked.
- Oct. 22, 2020: You failed to keep the water receptacle clean and sanitary in the dromedary camel enclosure. APHIS officials observed a water receptacle that contained murky, green water. APHIS officials could not visualize the bottom of the receptacle and the camels had no access to potable water.
- Jan. 26, 2021: You failed to provide adequate veterinary care for two llamas at your facility. APHIS officials observed the animals with significantly overgrown hooves with toenails that were overgrown and deviating to the side.
- May 5, 2021: You failed to seek and provide adequate veterinary care for two Aoudads at your facility. APHIS officials female [sic] observed one female Aoudad with profound right-forelimb lameness that was minimally weightbearing. A second adult Aoudad was seen limping on it’s [sic] left forelimb.
- May 5, 2021: You failed to keep water receptacles in the Aoudad sheep and fallow deep enclosure clean and sanitary. APHIS officials observed a water receptacle that contained cloudy, brown water with clumps of brown and green plantlike material. When drained the receptacle had brown sludge at the bottom. The animals had no access to potable water.
“USDA penalties like this are issued to the worst of the worst, and Waccatee’s history of neglecting animals makes it clear that it fits that bill,” said PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet.
PETA has been vocal on the alleged mistreatment of animals at the Waccatee Zoo in the past, advocating for the zoo to be shuttered and the animals released to other facilities to be cared for.
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Soda City Live: Annual McDaniels Golf Classic and Gala
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - It’s time again for the annual McDaniels Automotive Group Golf Classic and Gala!
This year, WIS is a proud sponsor of the two-day event that aims to raise funds for the Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s McDaniels-Pucci Cancer Fund.
event chair and president of Stanley Steemer Midlands Suzanne Pucci and president, owner and founder of McDaniels Automotive Group- Bill McDaniels, join the hosts of Soda City Live to tell viewers how they can obtain tickets to the gala and information on purchasing a team for the golf tournament.
The Annual McDaniels golf classic will take place Friday, April 22. The purchase cost applies to a four-person team and two gala tickets.
The annual gala is a black-tie event and will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Columbia Convention Center on Saturday, April 23.
For information on purchasing tickets for both the tournament and the gala, click here.
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Soda City Live: Kinetic Derby Day to return to West Columbia
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:07 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Third Annual Kinetic Derby Day is back and promises to be a fun day for the whole family!
The event will take place in West Columbia Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m .
Events will be held on Meeting Street and State Street and offer something for all ages.
For more information, click here.
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Soda City Live: Local University is helping high school students prepare for college through HYPE program
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:02 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - There is an incredible opportunity for 10th through 12th-grade students to help them to prepare for college.
South Carolina State University is lending a hand in the college preparation process through their program H.Y.P.E which is short for “Helping Youth Peruse Education”.
The program is led by Dr. Derrick Wise who also oversees education innovation and support.
For more information on the HYPE program or to register your child call (803)-747-3090 dwise5@scsu.edu.
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Soda City Live: South Carolina’s Special Olympics to celebrate USA Games
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Special Olympics South Carolina is an organization committed to providing sports training and athletic competition to children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round.
While it offers athletes the chance to compete and work on physical fitness, it also fosters an environment of inclusion and joy.
Special Olympics South Carolina Vice President of Programs, Barbara Oswald explains the significance of the USA Games Team South Carolina Celebration Day event and how the community can get involved.
The USA Game Celebration Day will be Saturday, April 23 in Fort Jackson.
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Soda City Live: South Carolina’s State Fair Spring Fair Food Drive-Thru
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - For the past two years, fair food fanatics have been able to enjoy their favorite foods without having to leave the comfort of their cars.
The fair food drive-thru will be returning for its third year and second year for spring.
Customers will be able to indulge in favorites like Fries, Funnel cakes, corn dogs and more.
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For more information about the Spring Fair Food Drive-through, as well as the traditional Fall fair, click here.
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Teachers group demands state lawmakers act to address teacher shortages
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina’s largest educator group gathered outside the State House Tuesday to call on state lawmakers to make easing teacher shortages across the state a priority.
The Palmetto State Teachers Association held its Teacher A.C.T. Day, laying out a three-step process they say would help the state recruit and retain teachers. Specifically, the group wants lawmakers to attract talent, compensate teachers and trust teachers.
Teachers say with only weeks left in the current legislative session, there is no time to waste, insisting it is critical that the General Assembly passes legislation to address the problem in the next month before lawmakers leave Columbia for what could be the rest of the year.
In early March, PSTA released information on a midyear update to a report from the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement. CERRA had reported in November that the state’s schools began the current year with a record 1,033 vacant teaching positions. But the update found that total increased to 1,121, PSTA said.
“Since the start of the school year until February, 977 teachers left the classroom in South Carolina, and that’s an exceptional statistic because if a teacher leaves the classroom mid-year they can have their teaching license suspended for up to a year,” PSTA Governmental Affairs Director Patrick Kelly said. “So they’re not just leaving their current employment. They are potentially walking away from the profession altogether.”
Members of the Palmetto State Teachers Association are calling for the General Assembly to pass bills in that time that provide unencumbered planning time for many teachers, decrease standardized testing requirements, and offer bonuses to education majors to attract more teachers to the profession.
“I don’t want my rising sixth-grader to have to — for me to have to tell her, ‘Honey, it’s OK. Sixth grade’s going to be rough, but then there’s policies coming that will fix it in seventh grade,’” Kelly said. “I want every year to be excellent, so for the next 30 days — there’s 30 days left in this session — they need to prioritize it.”
Some of these bills have already passed one chamber and await consideration in the other.
The group also says every teacher in the state needs an adequate pay raise – from money in the state budget – which is currently under discussion in the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey (R-Edgefield) says there’s no single solution that’ll fix the problem – and that it can’t all be solved this year.
“This is something that we have to recognize is an issue that we have to deal with every year, and we have been,” Massey said. “We’ve had a number of things that were dealt with last year, this year, there’s going to be more than we deal with thereafter. It’s going to continue to be something that we’re going to try to address the problems as they come up.”
The version of the budget the House passed last month would raise the state minimum salary for teachers up to $40,000. The Senate has since bumped that down to $38,000 – which teachers today said was disappointing but still above the current minimum.
The chair of the Senate Education Committee, Greg Hembree, (R-Horry), says they’re still allocating the same amount of money overall to education as the House did. But he argues by setting a lower state-required minimum, they’re giving schools more flexibility to decide how to use their money, which could include teacher raises.
“The reason why we’ve kind of focused on those three things is we believe the largest educational issue in our state right now with so many different things on the plate from student mental health to disrupted learning to school safety to facilities,” Kelly said. “All of those are important, but ultimately the single most important issue to address is our state’s growing teacher shortage.”
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VIDEO: School district bus driver makes stop at liquor store while on duty, witness says
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) - A video on social media is gaining attention in the Mississippi area when it comes to a bus driver seemingly making an unscheduled stop at a local shopping center.
WDAM reports it obtained a video from April 7 that showed a Lamar County School District bus driver walking out of a liquor store with what a witness called a bottle in his hand and then getting back on the bus and driving away.
The Lamar County School District Supt. Steven Hampton issued the following statement regarding the video:
“On Thursday, April 7th, a concerned citizen made us aware of a situation where we had an employee use a school district bus for a personal reason. We have investigated this incident and have found it to be true. We have taken disciplinary actions against this employee that are in line with our policies.”
School officials have not released any further immediate information about the incident.
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Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at twice the rate of others, study finds
(CNN) - A new study suggests that serious injuries at Amazon warehouses in the U.S. were more than double that of non-Amazon warehouses last year.
The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of four labor unions, published the report on Tuesday.
The report found that Amazon employed 33% of all U.S warehouse workers in 2021, but it was responsible for 49% of all injuries in the industry.
According to the study, there were 38,334 total recordable injuries at Amazon facilities in 2021.
About 34,000 of those injuries were considered serious, where the workers could no longer perform their jobs or had to miss work.
According to the study, Amazon reported 6.8 serious injuries for every 100 warehouse workers. Other warehouses had 3.5 severe injuries per 100 warehouse workers.
The study used 2021 injury data that Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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AP source: DOJ denies panel details in Trump records probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department declined a request this week from the House oversight committee to disclose the contents of records that former President Donald Trump took to his Florida residence after leaving the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The move could serve as a setback for Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform as it was ramping up its investigation into Trump’s handling of sensitive and even classified information during his time as president and after he left the White House. It remains unclear what implications the decision could have for the panel’s probe, which was announced in March.
The Justice Department’s decision is part of an effort to protect confidential information that may compromise an ongoing investigation, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The development was first reported Tuesday by The Washington Post.
The National Archives had referred the matter of Trump’s handling of those records to the Justice Department earlier this year. Because of that, the DOJ is asking the National Archives not to share information related directly to it, including the contents of the 15 boxes that Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago residence.
The notice to the committee comes days after its chair, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., accused the Justice Department of “obstructing” the panel’s expanded investigation by preventing the release of information from the National Archives.
The Justice Department has not formally announced it is investigating Trump’s handling of the records, but letters between the committee and the department seem to indicate that investigators are taking steps toward it.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined a request for comment Tuesday.
In addition, the FBI has taken steps to begin examining the potential mishandling of classified information related to the documents in the boxes, according to two other people familiar with the investigation who were not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. It wasn’t clear exactly what work investigators had done so far or what additional steps they were planning to take.
In a letter to the National Archives last month, Maloney made a series of requests for information she said the committee needs to determine if Trump violated federal records laws over his handling of sensitive and even classified information. In response, the general counsel for the archivist wrote on March 28 that “based on our consultation with the Department of Justice, we are unable to provide any comment.”
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Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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Elon Musk accused of breaking law while buying Twitter stock
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices.
The complaint in New York federal court accuses Musk of violating a regulatory deadline to reveal he had accumulated a stake of at least 5%. Instead, according to the complaint, Musk didn’t disclose his position in Twitter until he’d almost doubled his stake to more than 9%. That strategy, the lawsuit alleges, hurt less wealthy investors who sold shares in the San Francisco company in the nearly two weeks before Musk acknowledged holding a major stake.
Musk’s regulatory filings show that he bought a little more than 620,000 shares at $36.83 apiece on Jan. 31 and then continued to accumulate more shares on nearly every single trading day through April 1. Musk, best known as CEO of the electric car maker Tesla, held 73.1 million Twitter shares as of the most recent count Monday. That represents a 9.1% stake in Twitter.
The lawsuit alleges that by March 14, Musk’s stake in Twitter had reached a 5% threshold that required him to publicly disclose his holdings under U.S. securities law by March 24. Musk didn’t make the required disclosure until April 4.
That revelation caused Twitter’s stock to soar 27% from its April 1 close to nearly $50 by the end of April 4′s trading, depriving investors who sold shares before Musk’s improperly delayed disclosure the chance to realize significant gains, according to the lawsuit filed on behalf of an investor named Marc Bain Rasella. Musk, meanwhile, was able to continue to buy shares that traded in prices ranging from $37.69 to $40.96.
The lawsuit is seeking to be certified as a class action representing Twitter shareholders who sold shares between March 24 and April 4, a process that could take a year or more.
Musk spent about $2.6 billion on Twitter stock — a fraction of his estimated wealth of $265 billion, the largest individual fortune in the world. In a regulatory filing Monday, Musk disclosed he may increase his stake after backing out of an agreement reached last week to join Twitter’s board of directors.
Jacob Walker, one of the lawyers that filed the lawsuit against Musk, told The Associated Press that he hadn’t reached out to the Securities and Exchange Commission about Musk’s alleged violations about the disclosure of his Twitter stake. “I assume the SEC is well aware of what he did,” Walker said.
An SEC spokesperson declined to comment.
The SEC and Musk have been wrangling in court since 2018 when Musk and Tesla agreed to pay a $40 million fine to settle allegations that he used his Twitter account to mislead investors about a potential buyout of the electric car company that never materialized. As part of that deal, Musk was supposed to obtain legal approval for his tweets about information that could affect Tesla’s stock price — a provision that regulators contend he has occasionally violated and that he now argues unfairly muzzles him.
Musk didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment posted on Twitter, where he often shares his opinion and thoughts. Alex Spiro, a New York lawyer representing Musk in his ongoing dispute with the SEC, also didn’t immediately respond to a query from The Associated Press.
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Former teacher accused of raping student several times over two years
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Gray News) - A former Massachusetts teacher was arrested Monday and facing several charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault against a student.
The Brookline Police Department reported it arrested 36-year-old Larry Chen after a former student told officers about sexual assaults that occurred over the course of two years.
Chen was a teacher in Brookline, Massachusetts, from 2013 through his resignation in 2018, according to police. The sexual assaults allegedly occurred in a classroom at the Heath School in Brookline, starting in 2016 and continuing into 2018.
According to police, the accuser was a student of Chen’s and was 12 years old when the abuse allegedly started.
Authorities said Chen is charged with 18 counts of aggravated statutory rape, rape of a child under the age of 16, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14.
Brookline police said Chen has an active tutoring business called School Beyond School LLC, and a warrant was requested for his arrest.
Anyone with additional information about Chen or the case was asked to contact Brookline police at 617-730-2222.
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Police warn parents of scary ‘Huggy Wuggy’ character in children’s media online
(Gray News) – While Disney may offer plenty of movies, videos and games that are safe for unsupervised children, not all kids’ content is as safe as it seems.
Police are now warning the parents of susceptible kids of a fearsome character that has been making its way into content geared towards children.
The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin looked at the origins of “Huggy Wuggy” and shared their findings in a post on Facebook.
The character, which resembles a lanky, blue-furred teddy bear with razor sharp teeth, comes from a recent survival horror video game called “Poppy Playtime.”
In the game, the player controls the former employee of an abandoned toy factory, who has come back to the company’s location to investigate what happened to all of the staff who mysteriously vanished.
As the player explores, their character encounters various enemies, including Huggy Wuggy.
The game was originally rated for ages 8 and above but was updated to 12 or above for containing scary images and scenarios, such as toys coming to life and wanting to harm the children they belong to.
The character has made its way from this independently developed video game into fan-made videos on websites like YouTube.
The sheriff’s office says the videos they want to warn parents about are featured on a number of YouTube channels, including those on this list compiled by the sheriff’s office:
- GameToons
- SamToons
- GH’s
- Monster School Story
- Game My
- Secret4Studio
- HornStromp 3D
- Siren Studio
- Bunny Games
- Slime Channel
The sheriff’s office says the videos include, but are not limited to, offensive language, cartoon representations of alcohol use, blood, stabbings, decapitations, attempted murder, murder and the bloody aftermath of a car crash.
Police are urging parents to monitor their children’s use of YouTube and other video sharing social media platforms for content that may be inappropriate or too intense for their viewing.
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‘We haven’t received a dime’: New homeowners say squatters have taken over their house
LAS VEGAS (KVVU) - A Las Vegas-area family says squatters have taken over a home they recently purchased.
A four-bedroom, 2,700-square-foot home was supposed to be a dream home for Jen Larsen, her mother, Donna Edmonds, and three kids, but it has turned into nothing short of a nightmare.
“My mom and I decided to buy a house together about two months ago because both of our rents were going to go up dramatically, about $500 apiece,” Larsen said.
But someone they say isn’t paying the mortgage on their new home is inside their property and not leaving.
“We gave the seller seven days to move out because they said they needed the money from the sale of the house to move everything out,” Larsen said.
However, during that week, Larsen and her mother said somehow somebody else moved in and has lived in the home ever since.
“The two of us scrimped and scraped to get this, and we were so excited. Now, I can’t eat. I can’t sleep. It’s been really stressful,” Edmonds said.
The women have a deed for the property with a closing date of March 4, but they have never been able to occupy the home.
FOX5 reports a news crew went to the home’s front door to ask the people living inside for their side of the story, but no one answered while the crew was there.
A woman at the property later emailed FOX5, writing she has a legal lease with the home’s former owner that runs until July 2. However, a copy of the lease was not immediately shared.
“My kids and I will be homeless. Meanwhile, this woman is living in the home that we paid for and living there for free. We haven’t received a dime,” Larsen said.
Larsen and her mother did not immediately report if they have notified authorities.
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SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the 622nd consecutive common stock monthly dividend. The dividend amount of $0.247 per share, representing an annualized amount of $2.964 per share, is payable on May 13, 2022 to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2022. The ex-dividend date for May's dividend is April 29, 2022.
About Realty Income
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 11,100 real estate properties owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 622 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 53-year operating history and increased the dividend 115 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adge Pharmaceuticals ("Adge") continues to advance its rare disease programs in the Rett Syndrome and Osteogenesis imperfecta in support of the regulatory requirements of the US FDA to move its lead asset expeditiously to the clinic.
In preparation for launching of the clinical program in the Rett Syndrome, Dr. Kalev Kask, CEO and founder of Adge, will be attending the ASCEND 2022 Rett Syndrome National Summit held in Nashville on April 27-30, 2022.
As announced earlier (https://adgepharm.com/news/mar-22-2022/), Adge has secured a global license to RO269228, a clinical stage oral small molecule originally developed by Roche for osteoporosis. RO269228, also known as Elocalcitol, is a vitamin D analog which has demonstrated efficacy and safety in multiple Phase 2 clinical trials. Furthermore, its mechanism of actions are highly relevant to addressing pathogenesis of multiple rare diseases including Rett Syndrome and Osteogenesis imperfecta that Adge is targeting as priority indications.
Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is caused by a mutation in the MECP2 gene and almost exclusively affects girls. It is characterized by normal early growth and development followed by a slowdown in development, slowed brain and head growth, loss of purposeful use of the hands, distinctive hand movements, problems with walking, seizures, autistic behavior and intellectual disability. Rett syndrome is the second most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder in girls after Down syndrome affecting an estimated 1 in 9,000 to 10,000 females.
Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic diseases that primarily affect the bones. People with this condition have bones that fracture easily, often from mild trauma or with no apparent cause. Multiple fractures are common, and in severe cases, can occur even before birth. Osteogenesis imperfecta affects approximately 1 in 10,000 to 20,000 people worldwide. An estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people in the United States have the condition.
Adge Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of first-in-class therapies for orphan indications.
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OAKVILLE, ON, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("AQN") (TSX: AQN) (NYSE: AQN) today announced plans to release its first quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, May 12, 2022, after market close. AQN will hold an earnings conference call at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on Friday, May 13, 2022, hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer, Arun Banskota, and Chief Financial Officer, Arthur Kacprzak.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility with over $16 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group, AQN is committed to providing safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy and water solutions through its portfolio of electric generation, transmission, and distribution utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada. AQN is a global leader in renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar, and hydroelectric generating facilities. AQN owns, operates, and/or has net interests in over 4 GW of installed renewable energy capacity.
AQN is committed to delivering growth and the pursuit of operational excellence in a sustainable manner through an expanding global pipeline of renewable energy and electric transmission development projects, organic growth within its rate-regulated generation, distribution, and transmission businesses, and the pursuit of accretive acquisitions.
AQN's common shares, Series A preferred shares, and Series D preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQN.PR.A, and AQN.PR.D, respectively. AQN's common shares, Series 2018-A subordinated notes, Series 2019-A subordinated notes and equity units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQNA, AQNB, and AQNU, respectively.
Visit AQN at www.algonquinpowerandutilities.com and follow us on Twitter @AQN_Utilities.
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IRVING, Texas, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliant Systems announced today the retirement of its owner and president, Jeff Belcher, after 37 years with the company and predecessor organizations. Under Jeff's leadership, Alliant Systems has grown to become the largest supplier of route accounting and mobile computing software solutions to independent textile rental companies. Jeff is proud to have developed a company culture focused on service, support, and long-standing customer relationships.
Alliant Systems also announced today the sale of the company to HRFH (Herrera Rodriguez Family Holdings), a private Texas corporation owned by Mayron Herrera and Jhovanny Rodriguez.
"It has been a high honor and privilege to work for and serve as the owner of this special organization," noted Belcher. "I will be forever grateful for my time in this industry and will never forget the long list of mentors, friends and associates that helped shape my career and Alliant Systems. This decision has been in process for over three years and I am confident it is in the best interest of our employees and our customers. I remain thankful for our past and look forward to a bright future as the company moves ahead."
Alliant Systems will continue to operate under the same name as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HRFH, which also operates an IT services company (Synetek Solutions) and a cloud-based VoIP service (GreenLink Networks).
"I, along with others on the Alliant team, have enjoyed a long working relationship with Mayron for many years," said Belcher. "Mayron is an excellent leader who I trust and respect. He possesses many years of experience in this industry working with Alliant Systems' software."
Under the ownership of HRFH, Alliant Systems will continue to provide software services and support to the independent textile rental market. Benefits for Alliant Systems' employees and customers will be significant. The company, directed by HRFH's experienced management team, will enjoy access to additional resources including new development, service and marketing tools.
"I've been part of the laundry industry for over twenty years and have been involved with Alliant Systems for a good portion of that time supporting mutual customers," said Herrera. "I'm excited to be part of Alliant's future and to continue building on Jeff's legacy. I see lots of opportunities as we look to enhance Alliant's capabilities by adding resources, providing guidance and staying true to the history of always putting the customer first."
Jeff will remain with the company in an advisory capacity. Alliant's existing management, service and development teams will remain in place and there are no plans to change the daily operations of the company. Alliant's primary goal will continue to be servicing independent, textile rental customers. Events such as quarterly, educational webinars and Alliant's annual customer conference will move forward as planned.
Alliant Systems is the leading provider of route accounting and mobile computing solutions for textile rental operators. Alliant Systems' suite of software products enable textile rental companies to save time and money by improving front office and route operations. Alliant's products help companies generate greater revenue opportunities, streamline operations, and are less expensive to operate and maintain compared to custom, in-house accounting solutions.
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DALLAS, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Inc. (NYSE American: AINC) ("Ashford" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors declared cash dividends for the Company's Series D Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") reflecting accrued and unpaid dividends for the quarters ending June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020. The Company will pay an aggregate cash dividend of $0.932 per share of Preferred Stock, representing approximately 50% of the accrued dividends. The Preferred Stock dividends will be paid on April 15, 2022.
"Our business and advised platforms continue to benefit from the recovery in the lodging industry, and we're pleased to be in a position to pay half of our accrued preferred dividends," commented Monty J. Bennett, Ashford's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We remain excited about the future prospects for the Company and, contingent on the pace of the continued recovery, hope to be in a position to pay the remaining accrued preferred dividends sometime during 2023."
Ashford is an alternative asset management company with a portfolio of strategic operating businesses that provides global asset management, investment management and related services to the real estate and hospitality sectors.
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These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation: the impact of COVID-19, including one or more possible recurrences of COVID-19 case surges that would cause state and local governments to reinstate travel restrictions and the rate of adoption and efficacy of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, on our business and investment strategy; our ability to maintain compliance with NYSE American LLC continued listing standards; our ability to regain Form S-3 eligibility; our ability to repay, refinance or restructure our debt and the debt of certain of our subsidiaries; anticipated or expected purchases or sales of assets; our projected operating results; completion of any pending transactions; our understanding of our competition; market trends; projected capital expenditures; the impact of technology on our operations and business; general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock and preferred stock; availability, terms and deployment of capital; availability of qualified personnel; changes in our industry and the markets in which we operate, interest rates or the general economy; and the degree and nature of our competition. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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NEW YORK, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO, "Atento" or the "Company"), one of the world's five largest providers of customer relationship and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) services and sector leader in Latin America, announced today that it will release its fiscal first quarter 2022 financial and operating results after the market close of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Atento's senior management team will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's fiscal first quarter financial and operating results on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
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About Atento
Atento is one of the five largest global providers for client relationship management and business process outsourcing services nearshoring for companies that carry out their activities in the United States. Since 1999, the company has developed its business model in 13 countries with a workforce of 150,000 employees. Atento has over 400 clients for which it provides a wide range of CRM/BPO services through multiple channels. Its clients are leading multinational companies in the technology, digital, telecommunications, finance, health, consumer and public administration sectors, amongst others. Atento trades under ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2019 Atento was recognized by Great Place to Work® as one of the 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces and as one of the Best Places to Work in Latin America. For more information www.atento.com
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a collaborative cross-industry effort developing an open source automotive platform for all connected car technologies, has announced the latest code release of the AGL platform, UCB 13, also known under the codename "Magic Marlin."
Developed through a joint effort by AGL member companies, the Unified Code Base (UCB) is an open source software platform that can serve as the de facto industry standard for infotainment, telematics and instrument cluster applications.
"The AGL community is continuously evaluating open source technologies for automotive use cases to ensure that we are integrating best-in-class software into the platform," said Dan Cauchy, Executive Director of Automotive Grade Linux at the Linux Foundation. "2022 will be a big year for the AGL platform as we transition to some of these newer technologies including Flutter, VirtIO, Containers and V2C applications. We are also expanding the development options available to the community by adding support for the latest automotive hardware as well as cloud-based virtual platforms."
UCB 13/Magic Marlin includes an operating system, board support package, middleware, application framework and application APIs. Notable updates to the AGL platform include:
- New Application Framework with more upstream components
- IVI technology demonstrator based on Toyota's Base System contributions
- Chromium-based HTML5 Image updated to Chromium 87 with WAM (Web Application Manager)
- Virtualization updates including VirtIO enhancements
- Initial integration of Toyota's open-source embedded automotive Flutter solution
- LXC-based container demonstration (IVI container and IC container)
- Yocto Long Term Support version upgraded to Dunfell 3.1.14 along with Pipewire and Wireplumber updates
- Board Support Package updates including Renesas R-Car BSP v5.9 with Kernel 5.10, AGL Reference Hardware, NXP i.MX8 and new support for Jacinto7 (j7)
The full list of additions and enhancements to UCB 13 can be found here.
Demonstrations of the AGL software platform will be available at upcoming events including:
AGL Tech Day!
On April 13, 2022, AGL will host a one-day virtual event for the AGL community to discuss the most recent technology updates and connect with other community members. The event takes place from 15:00 - 18:00 Japan Standard Time (JST)/ 08:00 - 11:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Additional information and registration is available at https://events.linuxfoundation.org/agl-linux-tech-day/.
All Member Meeting (AMM)
The AGL All Member Meeting takes place bi-annually and brings the community together to learn about the latest developments, share best practices and collaborate to drive rapid innovation across the industry. The next AMM will be in-person on July 12-13 in Honolulu, Hawaii. To register or submit a speaking proposal, visit https://events.linuxfoundation.org/agl-amm-summer/.
About Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)
Automotive Grade Linux is a collaborative open source project that is bringing together automakers, suppliers and technology companies to accelerate the development and adoption of a fully open software stack for the connected car. With Linux at its core, AGL is developing an open platform from the ground up that can serve as the de facto industry standard to enable rapid development of new features and technologies. Although initially focused on In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI), AGL is the only organization planning to address all software in the vehicle, including instrument cluster, heads up display, telematics, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. The AGL platform is available to all, and anyone can participate in its development. Automotive Grade Linux is hosted at the Linux Foundation. Learn more at automotivelinux.org.
About the Linux Foundation
Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation is supported by more than 1,000 members and is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware. Linux Foundation's projects are critical to the world's infrastructure, including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js and more. The Linux Foundation's methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at LinuxFoundation.org.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who allegedly shot a customer at a Cheektowaga Dollar General in 2017 and was charged for assaulting an Erie County Holding Center deputy, has now been charged with criminal mischief as well, after allegedly damaging a Sheriff’s office vehicle while en route to Erie County Court.
According to the DA’s office, Travis Green, 33, was arraigned in Buffalo City Court on one count of criminal mischief in the third degree, a Class E felony. Green allegedly damaged the rear seat of a Sheriff’s office vehicle Monday, tearing the cushion as he was being transported from the holding center to the court.
The DA’s office reported the incident caused about $1,400 in property damage.
Green is scheduled to return to court on April 26 at 9:30 a.m. He faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted on the criminal mischief charge. Bail for the criminal mischief charge was set at $1, as Green has been held without bail since his November 2017 arrest. He was arrested after allegedly firing multiple rounds from an assault rifle and shooting a customer at the Union Road Dollar General in Cheektowaga.
Green was indicted on one count of attempted murder in the second degree and one count of assault in the first degree, Class B violent felonies, as well as one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a Class C violent felony, and one count of reckless endangerment in the first degree, a Class D felony.
He was remanded to a state mental health facility after he was found incompetent to stand trial in December 2019, but was deemed competent to proceed in March 2022. A jury trial for the alleged shooting is scheduled for Sept. 26 and Green remains held without bail.
Green’s third pending case is a result of an incident that occurred shortly after his arrest. On Nov. 14, 2017, Green was accused of wrapping his bed sheet around his cell bars to prevent the gate from opening properly. When a deputy removed the sheet, Green allegedly punched the deputy through a small partition in the gate. Green was arraigned on one count of assault in the second degree, a Class D felony. A return court date for the alleged assault has not yet been scheduled.
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Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at twice the rate of others, study finds
(CNN) - A new study suggests that serious injuries at Amazon warehouses in the U.S. were more than double that of non-Amazon warehouses last year.
The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of four labor unions, published the report on Tuesday.
The report found that Amazon employed 33% of all U.S warehouse workers in 2021, but it was responsible for 49% of all injuries in the industry.
According to the study, there were 38,334 total recordable injuries at Amazon facilities in 2021.
About 34,000 of those injuries were considered serious, where the workers could no longer perform their jobs or had to miss work.
According to the study, Amazon reported 6.8 serious injuries for every 100 warehouse workers. Other warehouses had 3.5 severe injuries per 100 warehouse workers.
The study used 2021 injury data that Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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ROSWELL, Ga., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties (BHHS) is pleased to announce they are the recipient of the 2021 BristolNet Real Estate Partner of the Year Award – North America. The award is in recognition of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties excellence in service delivery and partnership with Bristol Global Mobility in 2021.
Bristol Global Mobility is a full-service relocation management company. Their relationship centered philosophy provides mobility solutions for domestic and international relocating employees. Each year they recognize key partners who play an integral role in relocation services across the country.
"It is such an honor for our company to receive this award," said Dan Forsman, President, and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. "Relocation has long been a focus of our company and I would like to congratulate Kathy Connelly, Senior Vice President of Corporate Services, Janet Mauldin, Vice President of Relocation Services, our relocation team, and each of our associates who have worked with Bristol Global Mobility this past year. Under the leadership of Kathy Connelly, our team has a commitment to providing exemplary service and support to our valued clients. That pledge is further evidenced by Kathy's position on the Worldwide ERC® board of directors and her recent appointment to serve on their executive committee as Vice Chair of the Talent Community."
"Having had the honor and pleasure of working with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties for more than two decades, it is especially gratifying to see such a fine organization receive Bristol's Real Estate Partner of The Year award. The most meaningful and effective relationships are first and foremost, situated on a firm foundation of trust. Needless to say, BHHS Georgia Properties has earned the highest levels of trust throughout Bristol Global Mobility." said Joe Cardini, President of Bristol Global Mobility. "On behalf of the entire Bristol enterprise, we extend our most sincere appreciation to BHHS Georgia, for their full embrace of our company mission, which is the Connect with, versus Control people℠."
About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties has over 1,500 associates and 29 locations across the Greater Metro Atlanta and North Georgia area. The company ranked No. 1 by TrendGraphix has generated over $5.2 billion in sales volume in 2021. Equal Housing Opportunity. Visit www.BHHSGA.com.
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CHI Health introduces new travel program for health care workers
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Health care facilities across the nation have struggled with staffing throughout the pandemic.
CHI Health is taking that problem into their own hands with a new program. It’s called the Midwest Internal Travel Program, and cuts out the traveling agency while keeping health care workers in the CHI system.
CHI said this last February, they spent more than $8 million on traveling nurses. Before the pandemic, they were spending $1.8 million.
It’s due to staffing shortages seen across the nation and hospitals relying on traveling agencies to fill the gaps.
CHI said they had the program on a smaller scale for years, and are now expanding it to nurses and other health care workers.
Travelers are full-time employees through CHI, and receive benefits as well as a traveler stipend.
“It has given me an opportunity to do stuff you wouldn’t be able to do in a normal even just travel position plus staying with the organization,” said traveling RN, Kate Syzmanski. “So I have my years behind me, I have my experience.”
The program allows travelers to work at CHI’s 28 hospitals for six to 12 weeks.
CHI said it’s a win-win as the program gives travelers opportunities, while keeping them in the system and saving the hospital money.
CHI said they hope to have a pool of 100 traveling employees for nursing, pharmacy, technicians and more. They are taking applications from those already employed by CHI as well as outside of the system.
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NEW YORK, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) ("BRG" or "Company") announced that at a special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") held earlier today, based on preliminary voting results, the Company's stockholders approved the proposed acquisition of the Company by affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition will occur following the spin-off of the Company's single-family rental business (the "Spin-Off") through the taxable distribution to common stockholders of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of a newly formed real estate investment trust named Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc. ("BHM"). Company common stockholders will receive $24.25 in cash per share of Company common stock in the Acquisition in addition to the BHM common stock that they will receive in the Spin-Off.
The final voting results will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on a Form 8-K.
"We are pleased that our stockholders have approved this transaction and thank them for their continued support," said Ramin Kamfar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "Today's stockholder approval marks a key step in completing the transaction and delivering on the tremendous value it offers to our stockholders."
The Acquisition and the Spin-Off currently are expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, and are subject to the completion of customary closing conditions. Upon the closing of the Acquisition, BRG's common stock and preferred stock will no longer be listed on any public market.
About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value-add improvements to properties and to operations. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Huskers Claim game two of doubleheader over Iowa
LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Release) - The Nebraska softball team claimed its 15th consecutive win with an 8-3 five-inning victory over Iowa on Tuesday in the second game of a doubleheader that was cut short due to inclement weather. The Huskers won game one 14-1.
The game was halted in the middle of the sixth inning with the Huskers lead 8-6, but could not be resumed and the score reverted back to the last completed inning.
With its 15 straight win overall and 10th consecutive conference victory, Nebraska moved to 30-9 on the season and 10-0 in conference play. Iowa dropped to 18-20 overall (1-10 Big Ten). The Huskers scored two runs in each of the first four innings to build their 8-3 advantage.
Through five innings, Sydney Gray led the Big Red going 3-for-4 with one RBI. Cam Ybarra, Ava Bredwell and Mya Felder all added two hits while Brooke and Billie Andrews each notched a homer. In the circle, Courtney Wallace recorded her second win of the day to move to 13-4 on the season. Wallace pitched five innings, recording four strikeouts while giving up six hits. For the Hawkeyes, Emma Henderson (0-1) took the loss, pitching 1.1 innings, giving up four runs and five hits.
Iowa was the first to get on the board with one run in the top of the first inning. After a single, the runner advanced after a passed ball and a wild pitch. A sacrifice fly scored one to put the Hawkeyes up, 1-0. In the bottom of the first, Billie Andrews reached after a throwing error and took second on a wild pitch. Cam Ybarra singled to score Andrews followed by an RBI single from Gray to score Ybarra and give NU a 2-1 lead.
The Hawkeyes tied it up in the top of the second. A double put a runner in scoring position, followed by an RBI single to score one. Nebraska regained the lead in the bottom of the second. Peyton Glatter led off with a single to left field. Brooke Andrews followed with a sacrifice bunt, advancing Glatter to second. Billie Andrews notched a two-run homer - her 18th of the season - over the right-center field fence, making it 4-2. The Big Red added two more runs in the bottom of the third.
Bredwell led off with a single and with two outs, Brooke Andrews smashed a deep ball over the left field fence for a two-run homer, extending the lead to 6-2. Iowa added one in the top of the fourth after a solo home run over the center field fence from Maggie Vasa, making it 6-3.A single from Ybarra and RBI doubles from Gray and Felder added two more runs to extend the lead to 8-3. During the top of the sixth, the Hawkeyes added three two-out runs after a Husker error extended the inning. Nebraska was due up in the bottom of the sixth before the game was delayed due to lightning protocols and eventually called due to continued severe weather.
In accordance with Big Ten Conference policy, the score reverted back to the last completed inning, marking a 8-3 win for NU. The Huskers remain at Bowlin Stadium this weekend, April 15-17 for a three-game series against Minnesota. Game one is set for Friday at 5 p.m. and will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network.
Game two against the Gophers will be Saturday at 1 p.m. while the final game of the series will take place on Sunday at Noon. Games two and game three can be watched on BTN+ (subscription required). Fans can listen to the action for all three games free on the Huskers Radio Network or Huskers.com with the call from Nate Rohr and Mattie Fowler Burkhardt.
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JACKSON, Mich., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy announced today it will provide 2022 first quarter results along with a business and financial outlook at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
A webcast of the presentation will be available on CMS Energy's website, cmsenergy.com. An audio replay will be available approximately three hours after the webcast and will be archived for 30 days on CMS Energy's website in the "Investor Relations" section.
CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy company featuring Consumers Energy as its primary business. It also owns and operates independent power generation businesses.
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Hy-Vee, Lincoln organizations, hand out free hams for Easter weekend
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - In preparation for Easter, Hy-Vee gave away free hams to families across the Midwest on Tuesday.
It’s the fifth year of Hams for the Holidays, and event put on in partnership with Hormel and the Food Bank of Lincoln.
In addition to local organizations, the Lincoln Police Department helped hand out 250 hams to families at Southwood Lutheran Church.
People did not need to fill out any forms to take part, they just had to show up.
The event not only put food on the table for Lincoln families, it was also a celebration for the upcoming start of Hy-Vee’s Food Bank Friday’s, an event used to raise money for local food banks.
“People are just so gracious it’s an absolute fun day to see people’s expressions and how thankful they are for us to be able to provide something like this as Hy-Vee, as Hormel Foods, and our Lincoln Police Department partnering with Food Bank of Lincoln,” said Steve Parker, district store manage for Hy-Vee Inc.
Hy-Vee said this event, which they hold throughout the region, is important as food insecurity is prevalent now more than ever.
This is one of 19 stops that Hy-Vee plans to make to hand out holiday hams. They hope to hand out over 7,000 for Easter weekend across the region.
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SINGAPORE, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinllectibles™️, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cosmos Group Holdings, Inc. (OTC: COSG) is pleased to collaborate with Kiwi Arts Group to bring three special limited edition photographs of Andy Warhol signed by renowned photographer William John Kennedy. Kennedy enjoyed a special relationship with Andy Warhol and was able to capture the private and public person in a series of remarkable portraits. The three photograph portraits are:
- Warhol Flowers I, 1964, Flushing, Queens, New York City. "….you had these Black Eyed Susans, six feet tall. I immediately knew that I had to shoot his [Warhol's] flowers paintings and himself in this marvellous environment. He loved it. So I walked over to the door and I said, what is out here? Oh, he said, that's the fire escape."
- Andy Warhol with Birmingham Race Riot sandwich board, 1964, at the East 47th Street Factory Fire Escape, New York City "…With the Alabama Race Riot, I was trying to think, immediately of very exciting ideas in reference to Andy and the work, I finally decided, I'm going to involve him totally physically with this artwork."
- Warhol Holding Marilyn Acetate I, 1964 at the East 47th Street Factory, New York City. "He pulled out this one rolled up acetate, unrolled it and sure enough, this gigantic image of Marilyn appeared... totally incorporating his image with hers."
William John Kennedy was born in 1930 in Long Island and passed away in 2021. Throughout his professional life, Kennedy pursued his own personal interest in fine art photography and up until the early 2000s, he developed a full body of work from his travels within the US as well as throughout the globe. Kennedy was introduced to Warhol at The Americans exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1963 and became friends shooting a series of important portraits. Kennedy's most intriguing body of work, a set of negatives and transparencies that he had taken of Andy Warhol and other artists was rediscovered in the mid-nineties.
Kiwi Arts Group has had a close relationship with Kennedy and have accumulated an important collection of lost archive negatives from the 1963-1964 period taken of Andy Warhol as well as other artists in Warhol's circle. A documentary entitled Full Circle: Before they were famous was made about William John Kennedy's lost archive. Neil Bookatz, Partner at Kiwi Arts Group noted, "We have had a long relationship with William John Kennedy which has led us to work with the Andy Warhol Museum, on a film of Kennedy and opportunity to celebrate this extraordinary photographer and the special relationships captured in his authentic works."
Commenting on the partnership, Toby O'Connor CEO of Coinllectibles™️ said, "I have really enjoyed understanding how William John Kennedy was able to capture these portraits at particular special moments in time. The work that Neil is doing to bring William John Kennedy's work to more people is important and we are thrilled to be bringing a small number of these fascinating limited edition works."
An online session to discuss the William John Kennedy works will be held on April 20th at 14:00 GMT.
More details on Coinllectibles™️ and the three limited edition photographs of Andy Warhol can be found on Coinllectibles™️ MetaMall at https://coinllectibles.art.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, which are often indicated by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "look forward to," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future business activities including the expansion into the decentralized financing space. These forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include uncertainties associated with operating a business in Singapore and Hong Kong, risk of interference by the PRC government, ability to compete, that financial resources do not last for as long as anticipated, and that COSG is a holding company that may not realize the expected benefits of NFT's offered by Coinllectibles™️. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in COSG's regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in its current report on Form 8-K filed on September 17, 2021. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. COSG undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
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About Cosmos Group Holdings Inc
Cosmos is a business group that operates in two business segments:
- Arts and Collectibles
- Financing
Through CoinllectiblesTM, the group provides authentication, valuation and certification (AVC) service, sale and purchase, hire purchase, financing, custody, security and exhibition (CSE) services to art buyers through traditional channels, as well as through leveraging blockchain technology through the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
With subsidiaries licensed under Hong Kong's Money Lenders Ordinance, the group currently primarily provides unsecured personal loan to private individuals, with a small portfolio of mortgage loans.
The group is integrating the two business segments by offering secured financing services to prospective art and collectibles purchasers to provide a one-stop arts and collectibles purchasing and financing experience.
About the Company – Coinllectibles™️
Coinllectibles™️ is a technology company supporting the collectibles industry with a focus on rare memorabilia and artworks that exist and have intrinsic value in the real world, whether tangible or intangible in nature.
Coinllectibles™️ applies blockchain, marketplace, metaverse and NFT technologies as tools to disrupt and enhance the real world collectibles industry. The technology underpinning NFTs (non-fungible tokens) has multiple functional use cases that Coinllectibles™️ is applying to areas including art, sports, watches, numismatics, limited edition toys, limited edition fashion wear and sneakers. NFTs have the power to transform our societies and some areas may be subject to regulations. Coinllectibles™️ uses NFT technology solely to provide a legally-binding digital ownership token (DOT) to a tangible or intangible collectible, which our analysis suggests would functionally fall outside any regulatory parameter.
Website: www.coinllectibles.art
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coinllectibles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coinllectibles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coinllectibles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinllectibles
Telegram: https://t.me/Coinllectibles
About Coinllectibles™️ Fusion DOT
Coinllectibles™️ prides the Fusion DOT as the industry "Gold Standard". Being a Gold Standard, a Fusion DOT contains the following on the Inter Planetary File System (IPFS) – (1) a sale and purchase agreement reflecting the purchase, by the person minting the Fusion DOT™️, of the underlying asset at a fair value with all rights and restrictions clearly detailed, (2) bailment terms governing the rights to possession whilst the underlying asset remains with Coinllectibles™️, (3) a transfer deed reflecting the transfer of the ownership of the underlying asset (together with all rights and restrictions) by the transferor to the holder of the Fusion NFT™️, (4) ownership title deed written into the description of the Fusion DOT™️ and (5) the unequivocal identification file of the underlying asset, whose ownership is reflected in the title deed represented by the Fusion DOT™️.
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Nebraska vs. Creighton baseball game suspended in fourth inning
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 9:26 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Release) - Due to inclement weather, tonight’s game vs. Creighton has been suspended in the fourth inning.
Any update on a possible makeup date will be provided at a later date. Tickets to tonight’s game can be used for a possible rescheduled date or exchanged for general admission to another regular-season home game.
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The Third Option is highlighting a new school model at Millennial Tech Middle School in San Diego, CA.
Read about it on our blog, The Forebrain Underground.
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeast San Diego's Millennial Tech Middle School (MTM), a new member of the community school coalition, is partnering with Groundwork San Diego and UCSD Center on Global Justice to offer a new public education model where children become the direct agents for change within their communities.
In the case of MTM, climate action will become the catalyst to reverse the more long-established climate of inequality continuing to stifle the communities along the Chollas Creek Watershed.
MTM will be converted into the epicenter of environmental education and a new model for schools of the future.
Upon completion, MTM will consist of:
- Upgraded indoor classrooms
- A four-acre outdoor EarthLab with innovative learning spaces
- A Climate Action Design Lab (Makerspace)
The Third Option supports this model. By connecting indoor formal methodology to outdoor experiential learning stations, the EarthLab will be transformed into a Climate Action Park.
- The EarthLab is an interdisciplinary learning environment. The problem of climate change requires the merging of many silos of understanding, in order to co-develop viable solutions; the EarthLab will provide the perfect opportunity to tear down these self-imposed obstacles to participatory democracy and co-develop a social model of interdependency that can extend well into the future.
- The EarthLab is a hands-on experiential learning tool. Traditional education is isolating; once people step outside whatever walls exist around them, and replace their non-experiential collection of secondhand information with real experiences, they will surely be drawn toward more holistic, inclusive solutions.
- The EarthLab is an economic asset. Beyond a cultural space, the EarthLab is meant to be a direct source of essential community needs. Divided into four zones of energy, water, food, and community, the school hopes to impact issues of sustainable energy, clean water, food insecurity, local unemployment, mental health and well-being, as well as the implied societal neglect of the Chollas Creek watershed and the people residing there.
- The EarthLab is a climate asset. Through the Climate Action Design Lab, MTM will harness the power of the EarthLab to empower the youth to achieve both social and climate justice, tackle educational inequality, and open up vocational employment opportunities within their community.
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Dimitry Morgan
619-730-7965
info@3rdoptionparty.org
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