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POURT FOUCHON, La. (KLFY) — On April 13, 2021, news broke when 19 crew members were lost at sea after a Seacor Power lift boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico.
The crew members that were found waited in the water for hours, days. Others were never found. Six men were rescued the day of the incident. Six died, and seven more are presumed dead.
During the search communities from across the state came together, holding on to hope that the men would return to their families.
One year later, those same families are forced to remember the tragedy that took their loved ones too soon. Shelia Wallingsford, wife of James Wallingsford, said she lost her best friend.
“You can ask all of my friends,” said Sheila Wallingsford. “We never went anywhere without each other. We were just that couple.”
James Wallingsford was one of the six crew members who died. He was reportedly left behind alive on the first night the Seacor Power lift boat capsized. His attorneys believed he survived the initial crash and went into an air pocket inside the ship to survive. Three days later, his body was found in the lift boat’s engine room.
“My husband was the type of person who would never leave anyone behind,” said Sheila Wallingsford. “He would’ve been the last person on that boat. I promise you. He did save a couple of people from what we have learned. He was definitely a hero and always has been.”
Sheila Wallingsford said the tragedy has brought her family closer. They’ve received support from people all over the country. In the days leading up to the anniversary, people in her community have honored her husband for who he was and how much he meant to his community.
News 10 spoke to the family member of another crew member, Quinon Pitre. The Lawtell man was 30 at the time of the incident. His body was found a week after the deadly disaster. His sister, Misty Pitre, says the days leading up to the anniversary have been hard. All they have are memories of the good times they spent with him.
She says the family is “hanging in there. We are just taking it one day at a time because they are constant reminders of him not being here you know.”
She says the family misses his personality most. Not one day goes by without thinking about her brother.
Days are the hardest when she picks up the phone to call him and realizes he won’t answer the phone.
The Wallingsford family says they will have a memorial on the day James Wallingsford’s body was found, which is April 16. Misty Pitre says their family will wait until Quinon’s birthday to celebrate his life. | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/seacor-power-families-remember-lost-loved-ones/ | 2022-04-14T01:39:30 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/seacor-power-families-remember-lost-loved-ones/ |
The winningest coach in college hockey history is retiring.
Jerry York, who won five NCAA title, including four with Boston College, on Wednesday announced his retirement from coaching. York, a U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer, coached in Division I for 50 years, including the last 28 at at his alma mater, Boston College.
York, 76, said his decision was based on a desire to travel more with his wife, Bobbie, play golf for the first time during a weekend in the fall and spend more time with his family.
York, who starred at Boston College as a player under John “Snooks” Kelly, was hired at BC in 1994 after coaching for 15 years at Bowling Green State University (1979-1994) where he won the national championship in 1984.
He began his head coaching career at Clarkson University at the age of 27, leading the Golden Knights from 1972-1979.
One of only three coaches in NCAA history to win an NCAA championship at two different schools, York led BC to national titles in 2001, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
On Dec. 29, 2012, he became the all-time winningest coach in college hockey, passing Michigan State’s Ron Mason.
York finishes his career with 1,123 wins, including a record-setting 41 NCAA tournament victories.
York coached the Eagles to nine Hockey East Tournament titles and 12 regular season championships, including at least a share of five of the last seven league titles. He was named Hockey East Coach of the Year in 2004, 2011, 2014, 2018, and most recently in 2021, and won the Spencer Penrose trophy as NCAA Division I Coach of the Year in 1977.
York coached four Hobey Baker Award winners, 17 NHL first-round draft picks and 12 Stanley Cup champions. | https://www.unionleader.com/sports/college/end-of-a-legendary-career-for-bc-s-york/article_fe21c7e7-421e-5e19-ba0c-2fe8e5f2b4eb.html | 2022-04-14T01:39:31 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/sports/college/end-of-a-legendary-career-for-bc-s-york/article_fe21c7e7-421e-5e19-ba0c-2fe8e5f2b4eb.html |
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Southern University has ranked eighth out of 50 among the best Historically Black Colleges and Universities for 2022 in the nation, according to College Consensus.
College Consensus’ ranking included ratings from thousands of student reviews from Cappex and Grad Reports, according to a news release.
Other Louisiana HBCUs also made the list — Grambling State University placed sixth on the list, Xavier University placed 14th, and Dillard University placed 38th.
To view all rankings, click here. | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/southern-university-ranks-in-top-10-best-hbcus-in-us/ | 2022-04-14T01:39:37 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/southern-university-ranks-in-top-10-best-hbcus-in-us/ |
After a two-year, pandemic-caused delay, the University of New Hampshire has begun shrinking the ice surface inside the Whittemore Center.
Renovations, including reducing the arena’s Olympic-size 200-by-100 feet sheet to 200-by-90 feet, started three weeks ago
“We’re full-bore ahead, as they say,” said UNH athletic director Marty Scarano, who is retiring from his position in September after 22 years on the job.
Along with reducing the width of the ice, the $6 million renovations also include installing new glass, more forgiving NHL-style boards and a new sound system. The arena’s ice compressors were upgraded two years ago.
The project, which is entirely institution-funded and was originally projected to cost $4.6 million in 2020, is set to be completed by the end of August, Scarano said.
By next college hockey season, the University of Alaska (Fairbanks), Minnesota, Northern Michigan and St. Cloud State will be the only Division I teams that play their home games on Olympic-size sheets.
The Lake Placid Olympic Center in New York is also currently renovating its facilities, including installing the capability of moving its boards so games can be played at either NHL or Olympic-size dimensions.
Scarano said there were back-and-forth discussions about reducing the size of the ice surface at the arena know locally as “The Whitt.” The decision was made, Scarano said, through conversations with UNH men’s hockey coach Mike Souza and women’s hockey coach Hilary Witt as well as hockey colleagues across the country.
“There is an inertia for some people to move to 85 feet but 90-93 feet is the sweet spot and I think that’s where everyone’s going to end up,” Scarano said, “so we would have been absolutely foolish not to have done that.”
Having a closer-to-NHL-size rink will benefit UNH in recruiting and better its chances to host an NCAA regional if the NCAA eventually moves back to using college sites for that round of the tournament, Scarano said.
The big sheet was a deterrent to some high-profile defensemen UNH tried to recruit over the years, Scarano said.
Scarano said the smaller width should also make for a better game, especially on the women’s side.
The renovations do not include completely revamping the seating bowl, which Scarano said was estimated back in 2020 to cost an additional $5-6 million.
Until the bowl is renovated — there is no timetable for that, said Scarano said — a void will exist from the first row to the boards. There’s a possibility that temporary seating will be installed, Scarano said, and he and his staff are discussing ideas like creating lounge areas with high-top tables in the corners for parties of 10-12 fans.
No permanent seats are being removed during the renovations and, as of now, the arena’s current capacity of 6,501 people will remain the same for next season. Scarano also said season-ticket holders affected by the changes will be invited to see renovations first-hand to decide if they want to keep or change their current seats.
“It’s a little clunky. there’s no doubt about it, but the fact is we’ll make it work,” Scarano said.
Scarano said he has also been working with Souza, Witt and a small group of committed alumni for the past six months on plans to renovate the locker rooms and training room to state-of-the-art status. Scarano said there will be opportunities for major gift donations for that project and the group is currently working to identify potential benefactors and other financing options.
“(Other) hockey programs, particularly the ones ahead of us, have invested millions and millions of dollars in their facilities and that’s important for hockey recruits,” Scarano said. “That’s the way it is and we gotta catch up. We have a lot of catching up to do.” | https://www.unionleader.com/sports/college/whittemore-center-rink-shrink-plan-to-reduce-the-ice-surface-is-underway/article_685fd5b0-2da1-5a4f-a0bf-bfed0149b378.html | 2022-04-14T01:39:37 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/sports/college/whittemore-center-rink-shrink-plan-to-reduce-the-ice-surface-is-underway/article_685fd5b0-2da1-5a4f-a0bf-bfed0149b378.html |
NEW ORLEANS, La. (BRPROUD) – Over the years, the ‘Zipper Merge’ has come up in conversation.
In 2019, it was about improper zipper merging.
Two years later and DOTD was back at it again reminding motorists that this method can be beneficial to motorists.
Fast forward to 2022, and this time the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is jumping into the fray.
While giving their two cents about this method, STPSO is having some fun too.
This fun message with a purpose was posted on the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook page:
We need to talk. Got your coffee? Good. Now take a sippy sip ☕️. It’s easy to get caught up in the wrong crowd and before you know it your core principles get all ᴡᴏɴᴋʏ.
It’s your merging, or lack there of it. There’s this thing….Let’s call it the 𝙕𝙄𝙋𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙈𝙀𝙍𝙂𝙀. You may have heard of it (most of you haven’t.) When presented with a lane ending, barrels, cones, possibly a cow 🐄 ……don’t just jump into the other lane a mile before. Ride it out till you reach the cone, cow etc. and then merge over.
I know what you are thinking. That’s so dagum rude, right?! This prevents a traffic jam people. If you are already in the open lane, let the other guy in, he goes, then you go etc. etc., so on and so forth. Just like a zipper! is this jiving 👀?
This zipper-like merging allows traffic to continuously move. But there’s a catch…ya gotta pay attention, and put the phone 📱down‼️Look we aren’t even squawking at you about your blinky blink today. You’re welcome. I’m glad we had this talk. Let’s do this again soon. Happy Wednesday ya’ll🤘. | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/thats-so-dagum-rude-right-stpso-has-some-fun-with-the-zipper-merge/ | 2022-04-14T01:39:43 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/thats-so-dagum-rude-right-stpso-has-some-fun-with-the-zipper-merge/ |
CENTRAL, La. (BRPROUD) — A woman faces multiple charges after 10 children were injured in an accident on Sunday night.
Central Fire Department says they received a call at 10:16 p.m. about an overturned vehicle on Sullivan Road at Huntley Avenue and responding crews found an SUV on its side.
According to the fire department, it was suspected that several children were ejected from the vehicle. A total of 11 children were in the vehicle, according to police. CFD soon called for backup and organized a landing zone in a Wax Road parking lot.
Central Police Department said the one adult in the vehicle, identified as Leticia Brothers, 34, faces 11 counts of cruelty to a juvenile, 11 counts of child not restrained, driving with a suspended license, careless operation and no insurance. | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/woman-faces-charges-after-overturned-vehicle-in-central-injures-10-children/ | 2022-04-14T01:39:49 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/woman-faces-charges-after-overturned-vehicle-in-central-injures-10-children/ |
Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox overwhelmed former teammate Eduardo Rodriguez and held off the host Detroit Tigers 9-7 on Wednesday.
Enrique Hernandez had two hits — including a homer — two runs scored and two RBIs.
Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) gave up two runs on four hits and struck out six in five innings. Hansel Robles recorded four outs while collecting the save.
Rodriguez (0-1) allowed seven runs, though only two were earned, on five hits in 3 2/3 innings. Rodriguez won 64 games for the Red Sox from 2015-21. He signed a five-year, $77 million contract with the Tigers as a free agent during the offseason.
Spencer Torkelson, the top pick of the 2020 amateur draft, hit his first major league homer for Detroit.
Jonathan Schoop hit his first homer of the season off an Eovaldi slider with two out in the first.
Hernandez tied the game in the third with his solo shot that barely cleared the left-field wall.
The Red Sox then erupted for six runs in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead.
J.D. Martinez led off with a walk and Bobby Dalbec singled. After a sacrifice moved the runners, Alex Verdugo hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Martinez. Christian Vazquez reached on an error by third baseman Jeimer Candelario.
Bradley knocked in Dalbec and Vazquez with a double to left. Hernandez and Rafael Devers followed with RBI doubles to knock Rodriguez out of the game. Devers scored when Trevor Story singled off reliever Rony Garcia.
Detroit’s Akil Baddoo homered with one out in the fifth.
Boston made it 9-2 in the seventh against former New Hampshire Fisher Cat Drew Hutchison on Vazquez’ sacrifice fly and Bradley’s RBI double.
Torkelson answered in the bottom of the inning with his two-run blast over the left-field wall. Detroit rallied for three more runs in the eighth.
Boston has Thursday off before playing its home opener on Friday against the Twins. | https://www.unionleader.com/sports/red_sox/red-sox-use-6-run-inning-to-topple-tigers/article_e9115268-e075-582e-9516-7a15d6b60082.html | 2022-04-14T01:39:49 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/sports/red_sox/red-sox-use-6-run-inning-to-topple-tigers/article_e9115268-e075-582e-9516-7a15d6b60082.html |
MOREHOUSE PARISH (KTVE/KARD)– The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office says a work-release inmate has escaped his work detail in Morehouse Parish. Authorities are searching for William Anthony Painich, 28.
Anyone with any information as to his whereabouts is asked to contact the Ouachita Sheriff’s Office at 318-329-1200. | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/work-release-inmate-escapes-ouachita-parish-deputies-actively-searching/ | 2022-04-14T01:39:55 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/work-release-inmate-escapes-ouachita-parish-deputies-actively-searching/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order, which was set to expire on April 18, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
“In order to assess the potential impact the rise of cases has on severe disease, including hospitalizations and deaths, and health care system capacity, the CDC order will remain in place at this time,” the agency said in a statement.
When the Transportation Security Administration, which enforces the rule for planes, buses, trains and transit hubs, extended the requirement last month, it said the CDC had been hoping to roll out a more flexible masking strategy that would have replaced the nationwide requirement.
The mask mandate is the most visible vestige of government restrictions to control the pandemic, and possibly the most controversial. A surge of abusive and sometimes violent incidents on airplanes has been attributed mostly to disputes over mask-wearing.
Critics have seized on the fact that states have rolled back rules requiring masks in restaurants, stores and other indoor settings, and yet COVID-19 cases have fallen sharply since the omicron variant peaked in mid-January.
There has been a slight increase in cases in recent weeks, driven by the BA.2 strain, with daily confirmed cases nationwide rising from about 25,000 per day to more than 30,000. Those figures are an undercount since many people now test positive on at-home tests that are not reported to public health agencies.
Severe illnesses and deaths tend to lag infections by several weeks. The CDC is awaiting indications of whether the increase in cases correlates to a rise in adverse outcomes before announcing a less restrictive mask policy for travel. | https://www.cenlanow.com/washington-dc/cdc-extends-travel-mask-requirement-to-may-3-as-covid-rises/ | 2022-04-14T01:40:02 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/washington-dc/cdc-extends-travel-mask-requirement-to-may-3-as-covid-rises/ |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge is dropping the criminal case against a Buffalo woman, accused of running over police officers during a protest in the summer of 2020 and illegal possession of a weapon.
It was a chaotic scene on June 1, 2020, with officers injured, bullets flying and a car speeding away.
“I was very happy that the case was dismissed, I still apologize to the officer, I never meant for anything to happen,” said Deyanna Davis, in regards to the charge of illegal possession of a weapon. Davis is no longer on home incarceration or electronic monitoring, relating to the federal case.
Davis was behind the wheel with two other men, Semaj Pigram, 25, and Walter Stewart, 28, when they slammed through a police blockade on Bailey Avenue, during a period of social unrest after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Davis was initially charged in federal court with a single count of illegal possession of a firearm. On Tuesday, federal court Judge Richard Arcara dismissed her case, at the request of federal prosecutors.
“Its always been our contention that she was carjacked and that this weapon was the instrument used to take over the vehicle take over control of the vehicle,” said Sam Davis, Deyanna Davis’ attorney. There is no family relationship between the two.
“There was never any indication that she actually touched or came in contact with this weapon,” Sam Davis added.
Davis says she was on her way to the store and came across the protest, then sped off after seeing tear gas. She says she still deals with injuries from begin shot in the back and the stomach.
“I do still have troubles getting around sometimes, it does hurt a lot I never going to be the same,” Davis said.
State Police Trooper Ron Ensminger will likely never be the same either. He suffered a broken leg and a shattered pelvis after being run over. State Police say Ensminger retired in January due to his injuries.
Davis still faces state charges from the Erie County District Attorney’s Office — two counts of assault — for the injuries to the officers. This case is scheduled for July, according to the DA’s Office.
Sam Davis says their defense is building momentum, in getting those charges dropped, with the federal case now being dismissed.
“I believe this was purely an accident, she was shot subsequent to that this wasn’t malice, forethought, she didn’t intend to hurt him,” Davis said.
If convicted on the assault charges, Davis could get a max of 25 years in prison. Because of the federal case, Davis was on home incarceration with electronic monitoring, but that is no longer happening. Federal charges are still pending against her two co-defendants and according to court documents, plea negotiations are ongoing.
Davis’ defense attorney says Deyanna Davis is not a cooperating witness for the prosecution.
Jeff Preval is an award-winning anchor and reporter who joined the News 4 team in December 2021. See more of his work here. | https://www.wivb.com/news/federal-case-dropped-against-buffalo-woman-accused-of-driving-through-police-blockade-injuring-officers/ | 2022-04-14T01:42:50 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/federal-case-dropped-against-buffalo-woman-accused-of-driving-through-police-blockade-injuring-officers/ |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Now open from Wednesday until Saturday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., the Buffalo History Museum has launched their Pan-American Exhibition that takes a look at some of Buffalo’s rich history.
The exhibit will be around until the fall of this year, but it’s a perfect opportunity for parents and students to explore the Queen City in a way that promotes education.
To learn more about the exhibit or the museum, click here.
Jhas Williams is a traffic/feature reporter who has been part of the News 4 team since 2020. See more of her work here. | https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/the-pan-american-exhibit-takes-a-look-at-buffalos-rich-history-with-extended-hours-on-wednesdays/ | 2022-04-14T01:42:56 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/the-pan-american-exhibit-takes-a-look-at-buffalos-rich-history-with-extended-hours-on-wednesdays/ |
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A student at Starpoint Middle School was arrested Wednesday for making a threat at the school.
On April 8, the Niagara County Sheriff’s office received a report of a possible threat of violence at the school. The office’s Criminal Investigation Bureau investigated the threat and charged a boy at the school with making a terroristic threat, a Class D felony.
The boy was later released to the custody of his parents and given a future date to appear at Niagara County Probation. The Sheriff’s office said the school worked cooperatively to ensure the safety of its students.
News 4 has reached out to Starpoint for comment and is waiting to hear back.
Adam Duke is a digital producer who has been part of the News 4 team since 2021. See more of his work here. | https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-county/lockport/starpoint-middle-schooler-arrested-for-terroristic-threat/ | 2022-04-14T01:43:02 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-county/lockport/starpoint-middle-schooler-arrested-for-terroristic-threat/ |
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The tourism season in Niagara Falls is approaching, and some businesses are hoping for a busy summer and a fresh restart. Third Street Retreat Eatery & Pub is finally reopening, after being closed for two years during the pandemic.
Owner Emory Weber is done putting his business on hold. Weber, along with the help of his girlfriend, Natasha Goutova, are getting the business back up and running. The restaurant, located on Rainbow Boulevard in the Falls, has a soft reopening this Friday.
“Because tourism is about to commence, and we’ve been closed for two years — that’s a long time,” Goutova, a Canadian resident, said. “There’s still overhead even though the restaurant is closed. You’re still paying rent, you’re still paying utilities, you’re still a business, you still have a presence in people’s minds and in the city, so it’s about time.”
“We also have a lot of locals, like tenants and stuff, here in the building as well, that come down. All great patrons and friends, so I’m looking forward to being able to be open for them again,” Weber said.
Now that there’s fewer restrictions on border travel and on businesses, Weber said he’s able to focus more on growing the restaurant.
“It just seemed like the right time. We’re, you know, getting ready for summer, want to be prepared for the June, July, August months,” he said. “Just kind of getting a feel for everything, getting things in place and getting ready to go,”
Weber is expecting to see more customers and tourists from Canada since people no longer need a negative COVID-19 test to cross the border. That requirement was lifted on April 1. Travelers still need to be up to date on their vaccinations to cross back and forth between the two countries.
The restaurant is still in need of staff and are looking to hire workers for all roles.
Sarah Minkewicz is a reporter who has been part of the News 4 team since 2019. See more of her work here. | https://www.wivb.com/news/niagara-falls-restaurant-third-street-retreat-to-reopen-after-two-year-closure/ | 2022-04-14T01:43:08 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/niagara-falls-restaurant-third-street-retreat-to-reopen-after-two-year-closure/ |
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. (WIVB) — The mayor of Niagara Falls, Ont. presented Sabres play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret with a Key to the City Tuesday night.
Jeanneret, who hails from Ontario, received the key from Mayor Jim Diodati in commemoration of his 51 years as the Sabres’ announcer and the longest-ever career of a play-by-play broadcaster in NHL history.
Mayor Diodati’s post about the ceremony can be seen here.
Adam Duke is a digital producer who has been part of the News 4 team since 2021. See more of his work here. | https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-sabres/rick-jeanneret-given-key-to-the-city-of-niagara-falls-canada/ | 2022-04-14T01:43:14 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-sabres/rick-jeanneret-given-key-to-the-city-of-niagara-falls-canada/ |
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that can inadvertently disable the electronic stability control system.
The automaker says that when the vehicles are restarted, in rare cases the software may not automatically switch the system into the “on” mode. That can disable the system, which uses a computer to individually brake wheels to help drivers keep control.
The recall covers vehicles from the 2020 to 2022 model years including the Toyota brand’s Venza, Mirai, RAV4 Hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Sienna Hybrid, and Highlander Hybrid. Also included are the LS500h, LX600, NX350h, and NX450h-plus from the Lexus luxury brand.
Dealers will update software on the skid control computer to fix the problem. Owners will be notified by mid-June. | https://www.cbs42.com/consumer-alerts/recalls/toyota-recalls-460000-vehicles-for-stability-control-glitch/ | 2022-04-14T01:45:29 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/consumer-alerts/recalls/toyota-recalls-460000-vehicles-for-stability-control-glitch/ |
Christopher Morgan, 11, was last seen on Walton Avenue in the Bronx around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Police believe Morgan may be in imminent danger.
He is 4'10", weighs 108 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black jacket, light blue shirt, navy pants, and white sneakers.
Anyone who has seen Morgan is asked to call the NYPD at 718-220-5211 or call 911.
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(The Hill) – New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that more Americans died in 2021 than in any other year in the nation’s history, as the coronavirus pandemic raged and death rates attributed to cancer, diabetes and strokes rose..
The data published through the end of the third quarter of the year shows a death rate of 1,058.8 per 100,000 Americans, a nearly 10 percent increase over the 12-month period the prior year and a 21 percent jump from 2019.
The rising-rate meant nearly 3.5 million Americans died in the 12 months that ended in September 2021, the highest number of deaths ever recorded in the U.S. in a single year.
Much of the rising death toll was caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which cost 415,000 American lives in 2021, a higher figure than during the first year of the outbreak, even though vaccines were widely available for most of the year. The coronavirus was responsible for more than 1 in 10 deaths in the U.S. last year, the CDC data shows.
Other causes of mortality rose slightly. Chronic liver disease claimed more lives, while deaths from diabetes, heart disease and strokes increased.
The data is not complete, but early signs suggest that deaths related to drug overdoses spiked substantially as well. Provisional data shows more than 105,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, up more than 10 percent from the year before.
The unprecedented death toll has meant the average life expectancy for an American likely continued to decline in the last year, a string of decreases not seen since the Spanish Flu pandemic more than a century ago.
A study by researchers at the Urban Institute, the University of Colorado and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) estimated that the U.S. life expectancy dropped last year to 76.6 years, down more than two years from the rate in 2019. At the same time, life expectancy rates in other wealthy countries increased between 2020 and 2021, after registering a smaller decrease the year before.
“While other high-income countries saw their life expectancy increase in 2021, recovering about half their losses, U.S. life expectancy continued to fall,” VCU sociologist Steven Woolf, one of the study’s authors, said in a statement. “This speaks volumes about the life consequences of how the U.S. handled the pandemic, and in a country where the U.S. Constitution and the 10th Amendment grant public health authority to the states, I believe the U.S. catastrophe speaks volumes about the policies and behaviors of U.S. governors — at least some of them.”
Life expectancy has dropped the most in recent years among Hispanic and Black populations, which researchers attributed to “the legacy of systemic racism and inadequacies in the U.S. handling of the pandemic.”
Ryan Masters, a sociologist at the University of Colorado and the study’s lead author, said high rates of obesity and heart disease made the U.S. population more vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic than populations in other wealthy countries. | https://www.wane.com/news/2021-was-americas-deadliest-year-ever-cdc/ | 2022-04-14T01:49:50 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/2021-was-americas-deadliest-year-ever-cdc/ |
(The Hill) – History-making Olympic track star Allyson Felix on Wednesday announced her retirement from the sport in an Instagram post.
Felix, who in 2021 became the most decorated U.S. track Olympian of all time, said she is stepping away from her athletic career at the end of this season.
“I have so much gratitude for this sport that has changed my life,” she wrote. “I have given everything I have to running and for the first time I’m not sure if I have anything left to give.”
Felix, recently named one of Time’s Women of the Year, also hinted at a future of women’s advocacy work in her announcement.
“This season I’m running for women. I’m running for a better future for my daughter. I’m running for you. More to come on that, so stay tuned, but I’ll be sharing a series of announcements that I’m hoping will make the world better for women,” she added.
Felix previously ended her Olympic career, saying the Tokyo Olympics would be her last. During her final Olympic summer games last year Felix helped Team USA secure the gold medal in the women’s 4×400-meter relay.
Felix told reporters at the time that it “was really cool to come together, to get to close out the Olympic Games — and, for me, my Olympic career — in this way,” according to USA Today. | https://www.wane.com/news/history-making-track-olympian-allyson-felix-announces-retirement/ | 2022-04-14T01:49:56 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/history-making-track-olympian-allyson-felix-announces-retirement/ |
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. — An Indianapolis man wanted for domestic violence fled from police in Putnam County only to accept a ride from a good Samaritan who, thinking he was helping the man and not realizing he was a wanted fugitive, drove him right back to the police he’d just escaped from.
Aaron Bassett, 33, was arrested and charged with resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony, and several misdemeanors including operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle without obtaining a license and reckless driving.
According to Indiana State Police, Bassett was traveling on westbound Interstate 70 in Putnam County when a state trooper noticed his expired license plate. After pulling Bassett over, the trooper immediately detected criminal activity and asked him to exit the vehicle.
Police said Bassett refused the trooper’s requests to exit his vehicle and instead drove away. The trooper pursued Bassett who made an abrupt and illegal U-turn and struck a semi tractor-trailer. Police said Bassett drove at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour going eastbound on I-70 before his tire went flat.
Bassett bailed from his vehicle and fled police on foot, successfully evading troopers until a good samaritan spotted Bassett walking on County Road 900 South. The good Samaritan, thinking Bassett needed assistance, offered him a ride and ended up driving him right back to where the police he’d just evaded were located.
Police said once Bassett realized he was being driven right back to police, he once again jumped from a vehicle and tried to flee on foot. Troopers caught Bassett, however, and took him into custody.
Investigators discovered Bassett was wanted out of Marion County on an active felony warrant for domestic violence. He also showed signs of impairment, police said.
Bassett is currently being held in Putnam County Jail without bond. | https://www.wane.com/news/isp-wanted-indy-man-evades-police-accepts-ride-and-is-driven-right-back/ | 2022-04-14T01:50:02 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/isp-wanted-indy-man-evades-police-accepts-ride-and-is-driven-right-back/ |
GOODLAND, Kan. (KSNW) – A Kansas toddler’s fearless attitude may have earned her a free meal from law enforcement.
Demi Rall, 3, recently got ahold of her mother’s cellphone.
“We went out there, and she didn’t have the phone, but we went and checked and saw that she called dispatch,” said the girl’s mother, Taylor Rall.
The 911 call was not to report an emergency. Rather, Demi called to ask for delivery.
“I called the dispatch, and I said, ‘Did you have a little girl call,’ and she started laughing so hard. She said, ‘Yeah, she ordered McDonald’s,” said Demi’s dad, Dual Rall.
Dual immediately apologized for Demi’s mistaken call to emergency crews.
“I said, ‘Well, sorry, I know you guys probably still have to come over here, but I was just letting you know everything is fine,” Dual explained.
Dual and Taylor then worked to explain the seriousness surrounding 911 to Demi and her brother, Roman. In the meantime, law enforcement was working out their own deal.
“Our dispatch had informed us that she had received a 911 call from a little girl that was trying to order a kids meal from McDonald’s, and Carol and I kind of laughed about it,” said Goodland Police Officer Chalee Luther. “This is the last call before we went home at the end of our shift, and so we were like, we will go do this before we go home.”
Within 30 minutes, Officer Luther and Sherman County Sheriff’s Deputy Carol Porter were at Demi’s doorstep with a pair of Happy Meals in hand.
“I think the parents were a little more shocked than the kids were,” laughed Luther.
“I look outside, and there were two vehicles, and I opened the door, and they were holding Happy Meals, and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness,'” said Taylor.
Luther, Porter and the Rall family then shared a few laughs as Demi, and her brother dug into their food.
“Every now and then, [as] officers, we need those calls that brighten everybody’s day. Not only did it make us laugh at the end of the day, but it also brought joy to that family,” said Porter.
“We live in a small community, and you know there is so much negative going on. We just thought it was neat to have some positive with law enforcement,” said Dual.
While there was plenty of positive to go around, everyone involved was quick to remind the kids that 911 is for emergencies only.
“If you are in distress and you need immediate help, then, by all means, call 911, but don’t use our 911 lines to order Happy Meals,” said Porter. “You may not get that cheeseburger Happy Meal at the end of it.”
In the end, Demi told Nexstar’s KSN she was overjoyed by the Happy Meal, especially the french fries. | https://www.wane.com/news/kansas-3-year-old-calls-911-orders-mcdonalds/ | 2022-04-14T01:50:08 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/kansas-3-year-old-calls-911-orders-mcdonalds/ |
(NEXSTAR) – Inflation in the U.S. hit a 40-year high in March 2022 with the government’s consumer price index shooting up by 8.5% compared to the same time last year. Yet some parts of the country are feeling the pinch of inflation more than others.
According to the consumer price index, states in the South, as a whole, have seen the greatest spike – 9.1% – in inflation between March 2021 and March 2022. The West has experienced the second-worst spike, with an 8.7% change followed by the Midwest at 8.6%.
Last month, these rankings were the same – the South suffered the largest spike during the 12-month period ending in February 2022 at 8.4%, followed closely by the West and Midwest.
Within the most recent report, states in the Mountain West subregion – from Montana south to New Mexico – have been hit hardest at 10.4% change over the last year. Following the Mountain West is the West South Central subregion – Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, according to the Census Bureau – with an inflation spike of 9.5% over the last year.
Of the 23 metro areas the Labor Department provides data for, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., area was the hardest hit by inflation since March 2021, seeing a 10.2% increase. Between January and March alone, the area experienced a 2.1% spike. Close behind was the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. area, with a 10% rise.
The consumer price index shows the New York-Newark-Jersey City area experienced the smallest year-over-year inflation spike at 6.1%.
For the 14 areas with data available from Feb. 2022 rather than March 2022, the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz., area was the hardest hit, seeing a 10.9% increase. The San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif., area had the smallest inflation spike between Feb. 2021 and Feb. 2022 at 5.2%.
Across the economy, the year-over-year price spikes were widespread. Gasoline prices rocketed 48% in the past 12 months. Used car prices have soared 35%, though they actually fell in February and March. Bedroom furniture is up 14.7%, men’s suits and coats 14.5%. Grocery prices have jumped 10%, including 18% increases for both bacon and oranges.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wane.com/news/states-hit-the-hardest-as-inflation-reaches-40-year-high/ | 2022-04-14T01:50:14 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/states-hit-the-hardest-as-inflation-reaches-40-year-high/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — One person was shot and is in non-life-threatening condition at the hospital tonight after a shooting in Richmond’s Southside.
Richmond Police confirmed that the victim was an adult male, who was found just after 7 p.m. at the 800 block of Blandy Ave. Police believe that the shooting happened in the same area.
According to police, the man is in his 20s and was originally hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. His injuries were downgraded to non-life-threatening after he was taken to the hospital.
The suspect’s vehicle has been located, and, according to police, a person of interest has been found in connection to the crime.
No suspect has yet been named.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In celebration of 58 years in business, gas-station retail chain Wawa is giving away free coffee. Virginians can get a cup of hot coffee of any size at any Wawa store Thursday, April 14.
On Wednesday the company announced the return of its annual Wawa Day, a tradition that highlights the opening of its first Wawa Food Market in 1964. This year, Wawa plans to dedicate the day to customers and employees by giving back to the communities it serves.
“We are thrilled to be able to bring back our traditional Wawa Day festivities to honor the millions of customers who have been such an integral part of our growth through the years,” Wawa President and CEO Chris Gheysens said in a press release.
In addition to the free coffee giveaway, Wawa announced it will donate $1 million “gift cards” to partner organizations it works with as part of the day’s celebration. This year’s recipients are Check-Out Hunger, a Feeding America food bank, and the Special Olympics.
“As we mark our 58th anniversary, we look forward to brightening the days of our customers, associates and communities with free coffee, special recognitions and vital resources, continuing our longstanding tradition of providing necessary support to our communities and National Partners during times of need,” Gheysens said in the press release.
The company expects to distribute more than two million free cups of coffee at all of its stores nationwide on Thursday. | https://www.wric.com/news/wawa-gives-away-free-coffee-on-its-58th-anniversary/ | 2022-04-14T01:53:26 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/wawa-gives-away-free-coffee-on-its-58th-anniversary/ |
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) – A fisherman in Mississippi set a new record for the largest blue catfish ever caught in the state.
Eugene Cronley, of Brandon, caught the 131-pound fish on April 7, from the Mississippi River near Natchez, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP). The department certified his record Monday.
Cronley told the MDWFP he wrestled with the catfish for about 40 minutes before reeling it in. “It truly is the fish of a lifetime,” he said, according to a Facebook post from MDWFP.
In reeling in the monster catfish, Cronley “shattered” a longstanding rod-and-reel record set 13 years ago in 2009, when a Mississippi angler caught a 95-pound blue catfish in the same area. Cronley’s fish also outweighed the largest blue catfish ever caught in the state — 101 pounds, caught in 1997 — rod-and-reel or not.
Blue catfish are native to the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Rio Grande river basins, but have been stocked in other freshwaters for fishing purposes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In some areas, like the Chesapeake Bay, the catfish are considered an invasive species.
Blue catfish typically grow to a length of two feet or less, but can — in rarer cases — exceed 5 feet and 100 pounds, the NOAA says.
Cronley’s record, however, does not appear to hold water outside of Mississippi: The NOAA says a specimen once caught near the border of North Carolina and Virginia weighed 143 pounds. | https://www.wric.com/news/weird-news/mississippi-man-shatters-record-for-largest-blue-catfish-fish-of-a-lifetime/ | 2022-04-14T01:53:33 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/weird-news/mississippi-man-shatters-record-for-largest-blue-catfish-fish-of-a-lifetime/ |
The Backstreet Boys are getting back to the road and this time their dance moves will be a little different.
Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean, and Kevin Richardson sat down with ET at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where the group kicked off its DNA World Tour.
The group discussed how they can’t move as well as they used to. When asked if the dance moves feel the same A.J. said, “They don’t hurt as much in the moment,” prompting Kevin, 50, to chime in, “They hurt later that night.”
The guys say they can’t get on their knees or pop up quickly like they used to. They don’t do splits but there is one move they are concerned about during their “New Love,” performance where they bend down and go up and down, “that one stings a bit. For me, with my knees. I’m trying to get as low as possible so that it looks good, but, man,” said A.J. | https://www.kfrxfm.com/backstreet-boys-talk-new-dance-numbers-and-what-moves-they-cant-do-now/ | 2022-04-14T01:54:27 | 0 | https://www.kfrxfm.com/backstreet-boys-talk-new-dance-numbers-and-what-moves-they-cant-do-now/ |
TikTok has a lot of great hacks and food trends but these are some you want to avoid. The riskiest TikTok food trends include “Sleepy Chicken,” which is the trend of marinating chicken in NyQuil.
Not only are you taking in more NyQuil than recommended, but the chicken often looks undercooked in most videos which is a safety concern.
Putting your grilled cheese in a toaster to cook it is dangerous as well and could spark a fire. While some would disagree, apparently washing your chicken is unnecessary and could cause your sink, faucet, and other kitchen spaces to be contaminated by salmonella.
Spreading Nachos on a table sounds cool, but not when people aren’t washing their hands between bites. Finally squeezing lemon in your coffee won’t make you lose weight, you’re more likely to get heartburn and damage your tooth enamel. | https://www.kfrxfm.com/risky-tiktok-food-trends-experts-advise-avoiding/ | 2022-04-14T01:54:31 | 1 | https://www.kfrxfm.com/risky-tiktok-food-trends-experts-advise-avoiding/ |
Three years after he was arrested, Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to forcibly touching a woman. He had been accused by several women of sexually groping them in various nightclubs and restaurants in 2018 and 2019.
In pleading guilty in one case, Gooding told the New York State Supreme Court judge he "kissed the waitress on the lips" without her consent. Gooding had previously pleaded not guilty.
The plea deal says he will be sentenced to get counseling but not to do jail time, according to the Associated Press. The report says he will be able to get his conviction reduced to a lesser violation if he complies with terms of the deal.
He pleaded guilty to allegations by one woman but the court had ruled that prosecutors could call two other women to testify against him. They were among 19 accusers that prosecutors said could talk about other alleged incidents. According to the AP, "his lawyers argued that overzealous prosecutors, caught up in the fervor of the #MeToo movement, are trying to turn 'commonplace gestures' or misunderstandings into crimes."
In addition to the criminal case, Gooding has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman in New York in 2013. In July, after Gooding didn't respond to the lawsuit, a judge issued a default judgment. The actor has hired an attorney to fight that allegation, according to the AP.
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Ali Wong has given the public loads of very personal information about her husband, Justin Hakuta, in the eight years the couple has been married.
In her most recent Netflix stand-up special, Don Wong, the Asian American actor bragged about her Asian American husband's accolades: He went to Carnegie Mellon University and Harvard Business School, and he was a Fulbright scholar.
She also referred to his Keanu Reeves-like looks, saying, "I like dudes who look as close to Keanu Reeves as possible."
In 2018's Hard Knock Wife, Wong talked about the couple's pre-nup and Hakuta's income, which apparently pales in comparison with hers. Before that, in Baby Cobra, Wong told the story of how they met, admitting that she thought Hakuta was out of her league, so she came up with a plan "to trap his a**!"
Still, despite the abundance of very Google-able information out there about him and red carpet appearances by the two, on the day Wong confirmed she and her husband plan to split, some news outlets misidentified Hakuta, incorrectly using photos of Asian American actor Randall Park instead.
Wong and Park co-starred in exactly one film together: the Netflix hit Always Be My Maybe.
The blunder has revived the hashtag #wrongasian on social media and spurred new rounds of ridicule of the outlets, including Parade magazine, which has since deleted a tweet featuring Wong and Park.
"Come on! Can we not ruin the news of Ali Wong's divorce with Wrong Asian racism?" tweeted Phil Yu, co-author of Rise: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now.
Others joined in expressing feelings of exhaustion over having to call out such careless oversights, which are much more common in stories about people of color.
"In their defense, Justin [Hakuta] and Randall Park were both Asian on the same night this one time," wrote Esther Choo, an Asian American physician and health communicator, in a tweet that paired a red carpet photo of Wong and Hakuta alongside a red carpet photo of Wong and Park taken on the same night.
Meanwhile, MSN seems to have made a similar mistake, but somehow worse, by leaving Wong completely out of the picture and posting only a photo of Park below a tweet that read: "Ali Wong and husband Justin Hakuta divorcing after 8 years of marriage, reports say."
Just last month, world-famous tennis star Serena Williams was at the center of a similar error by The New York Times. The newspaper ran a story about Williams' venture firm raising $111 million but used a photo of her sister Venus Williams by mistake.
No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it's not enough. This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked. You can do better, @nytimes. pic.twitter.com/hvfCl5WUoz
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) March 2, 2022
"No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it's not enough," Serena Williams responded on Twitter. "This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked. You can do better, @nytimes."
Parade magazine has since issued an apology to Wong, Hakuta and Park and has promised to "implement stronger measures going forward."
It added: "We made a mistake and identified Ali Wong's husband Justin Hakuta as her co-star Randall Park. We understand how hurtful this photo mistake was and the impact it can have and we sincerely regret it."
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While San Francisco Giants fans may have enjoyed their team's 13-2 home victory over the San Diego Padres Tuesday night, a different type of win came when Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken took over as first base coach, becoming the first woman to coach on the field in major league baseball history.
After Giants regular first-base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected from the game at the top of the third inning, Nakken was called in to replace him.
It became another milestone for the coach who was already the league's first full-time female coach. Nakken became an assistant coach in 2020 after working in the team's front office.
This wasn't Nakken's first time at first base either. She made an appearance for the Giants during an exhibition game in 2020, but it was the first time she's coached during a regular season game.
Nakken, who played first base for Sacramento State's softball team, brings years of experience at the position, making it a no-brainer for bench coach Kai Correa to call her up after Richardson's ejection. But for the Giants' assistant coach, Tuesday night was just another day at the office.
"I've been in training as a first-base coach for the last few years. I work alongside Antoan, so I stepped into what I've been hired to do," said Nakken, according to MLB.com.
Although she tried to downplay the achievement, the moment wasn't lost on the players. Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer made sure to give her a congratulatory handshake. Giants' catcher Curt Casali gave her a big hug when she returned to the dugout.
And for baseball, Tuesday night was a step forward for the league as it continues its push at diversification.
Nakken's milestone comes just three months after the New York Yankees made history by hiring the minor leagues' first female manager, Rachel Balkovec, who made her managerial debut last week with the Yankees' Single-A affiliate in Tampa.
For years, the MLB has sought to diversify the league's on-field and operations positions by introducing programs such as its diversity pipeline and a diversity fellowship program.
And while it takes time for such programs to bear fruit, the league no doubt sees these as encouraging signs.
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As Wednesday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:
Russia continues to build up its military for the expected offensive in eastern Ukraine, including ground troops, artillery systems and helicopters. The Pentagon says Russian forces are gathering on the Russian side of the border and moving into Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, where Moscow has recognized two self-proclaimed separatist republics. Earlier, Russia's defense ministry said more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrendered in the port of besieged Mariupol. Ukrainian officials said a brigade of its marines in the area successfully completed a maneuver to reconnect with other Ukrainian forces. Neither claim has been independently verified. Mariupol remains contested, the Pentagon said.
The U.S. is sending another $800 million worth of weapons systems and other security assistance to Ukraine. This includes artillery systems, artillery rounds, armored personnel carriers and additional helicopters. To date, the U.S. has sent over $2 billion worth of military assistance to Ukraine.
The Kremlin decried as "unacceptable" President Biden's comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine. The U.S. historically has rarely used the word genocide, a violation of international law that is harder to prove than war crimes or crimes against humanity, as it requires evidence of intent. Biden had escalated his rhetoric in a Tuesday speech, as he blamed the Russian invasion for higher gas prices. A National Security Council representative said the shift in rhetoric from previously accusing Russia of atrocities and war crimes did not indicate a shift in the U.S. response.
The presidents of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have traveled to Kyiv. They are the latest European leaders to visit Ukraine with a message of political support and military assistance. Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson toured Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Economists warn Russia is on the verge of defaulting on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution more than a century ago. The country has blown past two payment deadlines on bonds sold to foreign investors, which it was supposed to pay in dollars. Citing severe sanctions imposed by the U.S. and its allies, Russia made the payments in rubles.
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Ukrainians fleeing the war have been arriving at Mexico's northern border cities by the thousands. There, they are presenting themselves to U.S. border agents and asking for temporary admission to the United States on humanitarian grounds. Thousands of Ukrainians have been let in — availing themselves of the avenues that the Biden administration has opened to ease their admission into the U.S. faster than people who have come from other countries.
But so many Ukrainians have arrived that a backlog has formed.
In Tijuana, Mexico, across from San Diego, the swelling numbers spurred into action a massive volunteer effort organized by Ukrainian-Americans and others with ties to the region. They established a sprawling makeshift shelter, brought trays of Ukrainian food from Los Angeles and San Diego, and coordinated with immigration agents to shuttle large groups to the border for processing.
Despite their quick mobilization to ensure a measure of comfort for thousands of refugees nearing the end of their journey to safety, their efforts have been overwhelmed by the unending flow of new arrivals.
Here are some of the people whose lives have converged at the U.S.-Mexico border thanks to a war a half a globe away.
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"The war is still affecting her"
It took weeks for Aleksey Ivkov to convince his mother Tatiana to leave Ukraine. She'd been determined to wait the war out by sheltering in a subway tunnel in their home city of Kharkiv. But as the war intensified, she finally agreed to evacuate — and to meet her son in Tijuana.
The trip took her nine days. Ivkov drove from north of San Francisco to pick her up. He noticed immediately that loud noises startled her. As they stepped out of the Tijuana airport, the rumble of a large truck made her jump.
"The war is still affecting her," he said. On a recent day, Ivkov and his mother were sitting in folding chairs at the shelter housing Ukrainians as they await their turn to be processed into the United States.
Tatiana, who shared only her first name, is 74, and after more than a month of anxiety said she was feeling more cheerful now, eager to see her relatives and grandchildren in California. But she's looking forward to her return to Ukraine, and to reuniting with her partner, who because he is in his late 50s is considered of fighting age and prohibited from leaving the country.
"Once things calm down a little," she said, "I'll go back."
"We need more help"
Olya Krasnykh is a Russian-American real estate executive in Silicon Valley. But when she learned of the Ukrainians arriving at the border, she set her job aside and came down to help. A tent city had formed within steps of the border crossing. Krasnykh and other volunteers worked with Tijuana city officials to move everyone into a municipal sports complex a short drive away.
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It became a sprawling operation. Ukrainian-American volunteers began greeting entire planes full of Ukrainians at the airport and shuttling them to the shelter, registering them and placing them into a queue. When it's their turn, they and their luggage are loaded onto another shuttle to the border. In recent days, people were waiting from two to three days at the shelter for their turn to come up. But the wait was getting longer, because Ukrainians are arriving in Tijuana faster than border agents can process them.
As of a few days ago, Krasnykh estimated that the shelter had registered about 10,000 people.
"It's an operation that has been managed well by a band of grassroots volunteers," Krasnykh said. But she added that it had grown so quickly that it now needed support from a professional nonprofit. "We're at a breaking point where we need more help."
"We bought like six air mattresses"
Phil Metzger had not planned for his church in San Diego to become a major stopover for Ukrainian refugees. Metzger is the lead pastor of Calvary San Diego, about a 15-minute drive north of the Mexican border. When the Ukrainians started arriving there, he thought he could lend a helping hand.
"Two weeks ago we bought like six air mattresses, thinking, let's help a few people out," he said. "We just had no idea. The next night, it was a hundred people."
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On a recent day, shuttles were arriving at his church loaded with people freshly admitted into the United States. Many needed some time to contact family and friends who they'd be joining in other parts of the country. They booked airplane tickets and church volunteers drove them to San Diego's airport for the final leg of their trip. Other new arrivals needed somewhere to stay for a few nights, because not everyone was sure of their next steps.
It's all been a little stressful, Metzger admitted.
"But I'm thankful these people are not back in Ukraine right now, because it's dangerous," he said. "I'm glad that they're here."
"These are my people"
At the shelter in Tijuana, Helen Davidov was doling out Ukrainian food: bitochki, plov, and grechka. She and other Ukrainian-Americans drove it down from Los Angeles.
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She placed drumsticks and fried cottage cheese cakes onto people's plates. And she tried to make eye contact with each one.
"These are my people," she said, her voice catching. "It's just people. It's horrible what's happening right now. And if we don't all put in a little bit, it'll get worse."
"It could be the last goodbye"
Last week, Iryna Merezhko flew from her home in Los Angeles to Warsaw, Poland. Then she took a train into Ukraine to meet her sister and her sister's son Ivan at a hotel. Her sister had decided to stay in Ukraine to support the country's soldiers, but she wanted Ivan, 14, to join his aunt in the United States.
In the hotel room, Merezhko's sister handed her a thick stack of documents — anything a border agent might conceivably request as proof that Merezhko had permission to bring Ivan into the country. Ivan felt uneasy about leaving his parents behind.
"We told him it was going to be like a long summer break in California," Merezhko said. "Disneyland! Universal Studios!"
At the hotel, they all exchanged tearful embraces, and promised to see each other soon. No one spoke what everyone understood.
"We knew it could be the last goodbye," Merezhko said.
Ivan said he'd left his heart in Ukraine. "My friends, my family," he said.
But the strength of the their family's convictions, Merezhko said, left them no other choice. "I am very proud of my sister."
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Valencia County community steps up to help those threatened by bosque fire
As the bosque fire threatened family homes, members in the community came together to help their neighbors.
Valencia County community steps up to help those threatened by bosque fire
As the bosque fire threatened family homes, members in the community came together to help their neighbors.
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Shoppers are turning their backs on Bed Bath & Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond signaled turbulence in the months ahead. It's already seeing a sales slump at its stores as shoppers struggle to find what they need there, and it anticipates that customers will continue to pull back their spending.
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The home goods chain on Wednesday said sales plunged 22% in its fourth-quarter ended March 31. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond fell about 1% Wednesday.
The retailer blamed the drop on a mix of challenges that have cooled momentum at its stores, including products stuck at ports and ongoing supply chain holdups that created shortages of key items.
"We're seeing an emerging uncertainty related to consumer sentiment based on market and retail indicators that show a distinct slowdown in consumer demand," Gustavo Arnal, Bed Bath & Beyond's chief financial officer, said in a call with analysts Wednesday.
Sales at stores open at least a year have fallen 20% so far in the company's current quarter.
"We anticipate many of the operating dynamics we experienced in the fourth quarter, both industrywide and internal, to continue in the first quarter," he said during the call.
Bed Bath & Beyond's CEO Mark Tritton said the unavailability of certain products resulted in about $175 million of lost sales during the period, and that the retailer can't deliver on major items advertised in its circulars. He added that the company continues to experience high freight and shipping costs tied to ongoing global supply chain problems.
Weddings are a rare boost
If there is a bright spot, said Tritton, it is the company's wedding and baby categories.
The wedding industry is projecting a boom in 2022, with as many as 2.6 million weddings expected to take place this year, up from 2.2 million in 2019, prior to the pandemic.
A banner year for weddings will be welcome relief not just for brides and grooms, but for the entire industry and the retailers who cater to it and rely on it for revenue. The nightmare year of 2020 forced the cancellation or delay of a majority of weddings, and scores of businesses that rely on them for revenue were left struggling to survive.
Bed Bath and Beyond is a popular destination for wedding registries.
Tritton said during the call that the company is seeing an uptick in its wedding and baby business.
"I think that we see upward trends in wedding that everyone's expecting and want to capitalize on that. So early indicators through the back end of Q4 on creates bodes well," Tritton said.
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Kentucky lawmakers override governor’s veto of abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — New abortion restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers over the Democratic governor’s veto will force the only two abortion clinics in Kentucky to stop providing the procedures for women, at least temporarily, while the new law is challenged in court, abortion-rights activists said Wednesday.
The law will draw immediate federal lawsuits, and attorneys for the clinics will seek a ruling to block the measure to allow the clinics to resume abortions while the case is litigated, the activists said. The two abortion clinics in Kentucky are in Louisville, the state’s largest city.
Immediately after the GOP-led legislature finished overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes, the activists said the clinics will be unable to comply with the new restrictions because the state hasn’t set up a now-mandated regulatory process. The measure takes effect immediately.
“Because the law is impossible to comply with, it amounts to a de facto abortion ban, thus violating patients’ federal right to abortion under Roe v. Wade,” abortion-rights groups said in a news release.
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union will file suit challenging the measure, the release said.
The chants of abortion-rights supporters echoed through Kentucky’s Capitol as the legislature swept aside the governor’s veto. The bill calls for regulating the dispensing of abortion pills, but the state hasn’t yet set up the registration process, the groups said. It would require women to be examined in person by a doctor before receiving the medication.
That section of the bill is part of a nationwide push by anti-abortion groups to limit the ability of physicians to prescribe abortion pills by telemedicine, and comes in response to the increased use of pills rather than surgery to terminate early pregnancies.
About half of all abortions performed in Kentucky are the result of medication procedures.
The measure also requires new reporting requirements that violate patient privacy, the abortion-rights groups said.
Another key part of the bill bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Kentucky law currently bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The proposed 15-week ban is modeled after a Mississippi law the Supreme Court is considering in a case that could dramatically limit abortion rights. By taking the preemptive action, the bill’s supporters say Kentucky’s stricter ban would be in place if the Mississippi law is upheld.
About two dozen abortion-rights supporters chanted “bans off our bodies” at the bottom of the stairs leading to the Kentucky House chamber earlier Wednesday as the lawmakers debated the abortion measure. Lawmakers on both sides of the debate mentioned the demonstrators, whose voices could be heard in the chamber as the emotional debate continued.
“It absolutely makes me sick to have to listen to what’s going on out there,” Republican Rep. Norma Kirk-McCormick said.
The House overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto on a 76-21 vote. That sent the measure to the Senate for the final vote. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers. The demonstrators moved to the other side of the Capitol Wednesday evening and chanted as the Senate debated the measure. The Senate overrode the veto on a 31-6 vote.
Opponents also condemned the bill for failing to exclude pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
“Those are violent crimes,” Democratic Rep. Rachel Roberts said. “This bill forces those women to be violated again.”
In pushing for the override, Kirk-McCormick said: “The abortion of a baby is plain wrong. And I pray that God would have mercy on anyone that would take the life of a child. There’s no mercy for that baby in abortion.”
The strict limits on abortion weren’t the only social issues legislation taken up by Republican lawmakers during the frenzied veto session. They also used their lopsided majorities to finish overriding a Beshear veto of their effort to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. The override votes won by wide margins in both chambers over the objections of opponents.
“This bill is discrimination in search of children,” Democratic Rep. Josie Raymond said.
The measure would bar transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Supporters say it would ensure girls and women compete against other “biological females.”
“The athlete wants a fair playing field,” Republican Sen. Donald Douglas said. “They don’t care about all this other social stuff.”
Republican-led states increasingly have adopted such prohibitions on transgender girls or women, though the culture war-related bans have been challenged in several states as violations of federal law. Opponents of the Kentucky measure predicted the measure also will end up in court.
“The fight won’t stop here,” said Chris Hartman, executive director of the Fairness Campaign.
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Police identify remains of missing 8-year-old boy; nationwide arrest warrant includes father
PASCO, Wash. (Gray News) - Police in Washington have identified human remains found in rural Benton County earlier this year as 8-year-old Edgar Casian, who went missing in September 2020.
The Pasco Police Department updated the case on Wednesday that the remains of a young child found by hikers back on Feb. 5 were indeed the missing boy after dental records matched.
Multiple agencies including Pasco police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area to recover the remains.
The Pasco Police Department reported it first initiated a missing child report for Edgar on May 27, 2021.
Currently, a nationwide extraditable arrest warrant has been issued for the boy’s father Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia and Araceli Medina for first-degree murder, according to Pasco police.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports they were the last two seen with Edgar back in September 2020.
Police also report the current whereabouts of Edgar’s father and Medina are unknown.
Authorities urged anyone with more information on this case to contact the Pasco Police Department at 509-545-3421 or email Det. Davis at davisj@pasco-wa.gov and reference PPD case #21-15039.
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Josh Brolin grew up on California’s central coast knowing men like Royal Abbott, the laconic and emotionally distant rancher he plays in “Outer Range.” The actor is glad he’s not one of them.
“They’re their own people. They’re very loyal and helpful neighbors, but really they like their own space,” he said. For Royal, the misguided belief that he’s protecting his family by “the very selfish act of not wanting to talk about things” is what threatens them.
Brolin, a husband and father of four, says he’s so open with his family that he's “Jell-O.” But he was intrigued by Royal and and the series' approach to a core element of modern Western mythology. “Outer Range” debuts Friday on Amazon's Prime Video streaming service.
“I like behaviorally being able to delve into (the consequences of) something that’s been so lauded for so long.... the Marlboro man, being the last great cowboy,” the actor said.
He was also taken by the Wyoming-set drama's hybrid nature, combining a “supernatural, metaphysical aspect” and a classic trope, a family's fight to keep its land. (The sweeping vistas are courtesy of New Mexico, where the show taped.)
Series creator and executive producer Brian Watkins says Brolin was the perfect fit for the role of a man who is keeping “an unfathomable secret.”
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“In watching his performance you can always see that secret simmering deep within, tearing him apart inside, which speaks to Josh’s remarkable ability to craft such nuanced behavior in every moment, both underneath and beyond what’s on the page,” Watkins said in an email.
Further details would trigger spoiler-alert alarms for the eight-part series being released with two episodes weekly. Lili Taylor (“Perry Mason,” “American Crime”) plays Royal’s wife, with Imogen Poots (“Vivarium,” “28 Weeks Later”) portraying a visitor with a mission.
Brolin and Taylor play smartly off each other as a couple getting on with already complicated lives when outside forces intervene. He's eager to praise her, as both a highly skilled actor and “just an incredible human being.”
Brolin earned an Oscar nomination for 2008's “Milk” and acclaim for his work in other films, including the George W. Bush presidential biopic “W” and “No Country for Old Men.” In 2020, he reached deep into his screen past to join his castmates from 1985's “Goonies” in a virtual reunion for pandemic-relief charity.
Making the film “was one of of the greatest experiences of my life,” he said. “There was maybe a 20-year period where I was like, ‘Is that the only thing that people are going to think, “Oh, that’s the guy from ’Goonies,' the older brother.'" But now I treasure it."
The actor was good-natured and candid in a recent interview that came at the end of a day of promotion for “Outer Range.” At one point, he mentioned his initial reservations about Watkins, a playwright making his first foray into TV.
“The best thing with working with great directors is you're protected, because they know how to cut together performances, they know what to throw in the trash. They know about the clearest line of storytelling," Brolin said.
He hadn't seen Watkins' plays, which include “Evergreens," “High Plains” and “Epiphany,” set to debut at New York's Lincoln Center Theater this spring. But Brolin did his homework by reading them, and found that they brought to mind his close friend, the late playwright and actor Sam Shepard.
“There's a few people, writers and films that I've always gone back to when I need inspiration, and Sam's stuff has always been that for me,” Brolin said. He felt that Watkins' work hearkened back to Shepard's “early, more experimental” plays.
Royal Abbott has a granddaughter (Olive Abercrombie), not the case with Brolin. He admitted that hearing his character addressed as “Grandpa” took him aback, especially given a scene in “Dune” in which Oscar Isaac's Leto calls Brolin's Gurney “old man.”
“So I got it all in one year, and I don't care. I obviously care enough to speak louder than I normally have during this interview,” he says, interrupting himself with a laugh. “But, man, I'm 54. That's the deal. I don't dye my hair anymore, I don't do any of that (expletive). It just is what it is.”
More concerning to Brolin is an issue he's touched on in the past: avoiding the over-weaning ego that can spring from Hollywood celebrity. He strives to avoid it in his own behavior and generally prefers not to deal with it in others — occasional and cathartic “freak-outs” excepted, he said.
“I've been extremely lucky in the last 15 years. I usually find that the ego comes from an experience or this power-play thing, and I don’t see how that lends to the work at all,” he said.
He didn't seek advice from his dad, veteran actor James Brolin ( “Pensacola: Wings of Gold,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.”) or stepmom (and multi-hyphenate) Barbra Streisand, both of whom gained fame during what Josh Brolin calls “a very different time.” He can't recall discussing acting or its trappings with daughter Eden Brolin, who plays Mia in “Yellowstone."
Self-aggrandizement and its risks have also proved inspiring: He's written an untitled TV satire about what he calls “celebrity-ism" that he'd like to see come to fruition.
“Whenever you think you’re at your peak or you’re untouchable....you will be humbled wildly, and it’s usually a sad humbling," he said. “And I have no interest in that humbling because I want to be humble. I want to be humble already. I don’t want to learn that lesson.” | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/josh-brolin-tough-rancher-in-outer-range-softie-at-home/3645365/ | 2022-04-14T02:07:11 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/josh-brolin-tough-rancher-in-outer-range-softie-at-home/3645365/ |
CARRBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools said Wednesday that face masks will be mandatory at Carrboro High School through at least April 22.
This comes after the school system announced a COVID-19 cluster at the school.
The entire student and staff population are being considered as potential exposures, hence the masking policy.
The policy will take effect Thursday.
The school system said it has learned of 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 connected to the high school, about half of which are likely traceable to last weekend's prom.
Masks will be available at school for any student or staff members who need one.
Students and staffers are also asked to get tested and let the school nurse know if they test positive, stay home if they feel sick or have symptoms, and If in doubt about what to do, contact the school nurse before leaving home. | https://abc11.com/carrboro-high-school-covid-19-cluster-face-masks-masking-policy/11746039/ | 2022-04-14T02:07:11 | 0 | https://abc11.com/carrboro-high-school-covid-19-cluster-face-masks-masking-policy/11746039/ |
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23 injured in Texas storms; more tornadoes forecast in US
1 person reported dead in Arkansas
SALADO, Texas (AP) — Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that was expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds Wednesday.
The storms caused widespread damage Tuesday in Salado, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Austin. Bell County Judge David Blackburn said 23 people were injured, one of them critically. Twelve of the injured were taken to hospitals, Blackburn said.
“There’s not much left,” said Blackburn, the county’s top elected official. “Large trees are uprooted and overturned and stripped. Buildings really reduced to rubble. ... Power lines, power poles, are scattered all over the place. It’s pretty devastating.”
Photos on social media showed grapefruit-size hail associated with that storm.
Tornadoes were also spotted Tuesday in Iowa, but there were no reports of serious injuries. In Lincoln, Nebraska, powerful wind gusts knocked down tree limbs and caused some roof damage. A possible tornado also caused damage in the small southern Minnesota town of Taopi near the state’s border with Iowa.
Mower County Sheriff Steve Sandvik said dispatchers began getting calls from residents trapped in their damaged homes not long after a tornado warning siren sounded at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. There were no reports of serious injuries. Weather service crews were assessing damage in the area Wednesday.
More tornadoes were in the forecast Wednesday for parts of the mid-South and in the Mississippi River Valley, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Hurricane-force winds, intense tornadoes and large hail were possible in Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and Alabama, forecasters said. Little Rock, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee, were among the cities that could see the worst weather Wednesday, the Storm Prediction Center said.
Elsewhere, the North Dakota Capitol, schools, government offices and interstates remained closed Wednesday as a blizzard continued to bear down on the state.
A blizzard warning issued by the National Weather Service remained in effect through Thursday for most of western and central North Dakota where up to 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow was expected.
KAIT reported that one person was killed when severe storms tore through Arkansas Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Cleveland County Office of Emergency Management, authorities were called due to a tree on a mobile home. Crews attempted to rescue a 20-year-old female who was pinned under the tree, but she died at the scene.
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Amazon adds 5% ‘fuel and inflation surcharge’ to seller fees
(AP) – Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing Wednesday it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant’s fulfillment services.
The Seattle-based company said on its website that the added fees, which take effect April 28, are “subject to change” and will apply to both apparel and non-apparel items.
The latest fee hike follows one announced in November and went into effect in January. Amazon didn’t immediately respond to a request for further details on the recent move. But in a notice sent to sellers Wednesday, the company said its costs had gone up since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to increases in hourly wages, the hiring of workers and construction of more warehouses.
It said it had absorbed costs whenever possible, and only increased fees to address permanent costs and to be competitive with other providers. Amazon competitors FedEx and UPS both have fuel surcharges.
“In 2022, we expected a return to normalcy as COVID-19 restrictions around the world eased, but fuel and inflation have presented further challenges,” the company said in the notice.
Federal data released Tuesday showed inflation jumped 8.5% in March, its fastest pace in more than 40 years. Gasoline prices have rocketed 48% in the past 12 months.
Though the company is blaming inflation and rising fuel costs for the surcharge, Stacy Mitchell, co-director for the anti-monopoly group Institute for Local Self-Reliance, criticized Wednesday’s announcement, saying Amazon was taking advantage of the moment.
“Amazon keeps increasing its fees on the sellers that have to depend on its platform,” Mitchell said, adding the new fees are a way “to take more money out of the pockets of independent businesses and put it into Amazon’s coffers.”
Amazon’s third-party marketplace, where independent merchants list millions of their products, is a huge part of its business. It has about 2 million sellers, and more than half the goods sold on Amazon.com come from these sellers.
Last year, sellers paid Amazon about $103 billion in fees, which made up about 22% of the company’s revenue. The online retailer said the new fees will apply to products ordered before April 28 but shipped and delivered after that date. Amazon is also expected to release its earnings report from the first three months of this year on April 28.
Amazon has long faced accusations of undercutting merchants that sell on its platform by making “knock-offs,” or very similar products, and boosting their presence on the site.
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Associated Press journalist Manuel Valdes in Seattle contributed to this report.
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Amazon: IMDb TV will be renamed Amazon Freevee
(AP) - Amazon announced Wednesday its free streaming service IMDb TV will be renamed Amazon Freevee.
The new name will take effect on April 27, the company said in a news release.
The retailer said the streaming service will also expand its original programming by 70% in 2022, with spinoffs of shows such as “Bosch: Legacy” and other series. It will also add more original movies.
Amazon.com Inc. said the ad-supported service has tripled its monthly active users in the past two years and is expected to launch in Germany later this year.
“We’re looking forward to building on this momentum with an increasing slate of inventive and broadly appealing Originals, and are excited to establish Freevee as the premier AVOD (advertising-based video on demand) service with content audiences crave,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in the news release.
Wednesday’s announcement comes as the retail giant embraces a path to boost its streaming services. Last month, the company closed an $8.5 billion deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM, making it Amazon’s second-largest acquisition following its $13.7 billion deal with Whole Foods in 2017. That acquisition was targeted to make the company better compete against Netflix and Disney+.
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Missing south Alabama 2-month-old found safe
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
DOTHAN, Ala. (WSFA/Gray news) - The Amber Alert for a south Alabama 2-month-old has been canceled.
Dothan police said 2-month-old Messiah Richards was safely located Wednesday shortly after the alert went out.
Police did not say whether the alleged abductors, MarQuec Banks and Alexis Richards, were taken into custody.
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Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions
(AP) — An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified Wednesday that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump.
Dustin Byron Thompson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, said he took to websites after being laid off from his exterminator job in March 2020 and in his pandemic doldrums fell under Trump’s sway as he bought into conspiracy theories and “went down the rabbit hole on the internet.”
On trial in U.S. District Court in Washington, Thompson testified that the claim that the election was stolen seemed credible to him because it was coming from the president. His defense team is the first to argue that Trump and those connected to him were responsible for the actions of the mob that day.
“It seems like everyone was attacking him (Trump). He needed someone to stand up for him, and I was trying to do that,” Thompson said.
Under questioning by the prosecution, Thompson acknowledged that he ignored signs he shouldn’t be at the Capitol — broken glass, alarms, chemical irritants in the air — and said he stole the coat rack to keep others from using it as a weapon. He also said he witnessed fierce fighting between police and rioters outside the building, and later ran away from officers. He said he realized weeks later that what he had done was wrong and now feels shame for his actions.
Thompson’s jury trial is the third among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. The first two ended with jurors convicting both defendants on all counts. Thompson’s defense team is the first to argue that Trump and those connected to him were responsible for the actions of the mob that day.
“If the president is giving you almost an order to do something, I felt obligated to do that,” Thompson testified.
Thompson’s lawyer sought subpoenas to call Trump and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as witnesses, but U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton rejected that request. Jurors on Wednesday began listening to recordings of speeches that Trump and Giuliani delivered at a rally before the riot. They were expected to finish listening to recordings Thursday morning and begin deliberations later in the day.
Thompson’s wife, Sarah Thompson, testified that she voted for Democrat Joe Biden, as well as Democratic presidential nominees Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. She said her husband’s views were more moderate then but shifted during the Trump years as he started encountering conspiracy theories. She said she did not share his views but helped arrange his travel to Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House because he had a right to protest and she enjoyed having a quiet house.
Much of the prosecution’s case was built around testimony from several Capitol Police officers placing Thompson at the scene, wearing a bulletproof vest that he said he found, and carrying a coat rack he took from the Senate Parliamentarian’s Office.
More than 770 people have been charged with federal crimes arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Over 250 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Thompson is the fifth person to be tried on riot-related charges.
On Monday, a jury convicted a former Virginia police officer, Thomas Robertson, of storming the Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Last month, a jury convicted a Texas man, Guy Reffitt, of storming the Capitol with a holstered handgun.
A judge hearing testimony without a jury decided cases against two other Capitol riot defendants at separate bench trials. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden acquitted one of them of all charges and partially acquitted the other.
Thompson is charged with six counts: obstructing Congress’ joint session to certify the Electoral College vote, theft of government property, entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
A co-defendant, Robert Lyon, 27, pleaded guilty in March to theft of government property and disorderly conduct. Both counts are misdemeanors punishable by a maximum of one year imprisonment. Walton is scheduled to sentence Lyon on June 3.
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Civics class, community service for voting fraud suspects
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Two men from a sprawling retirement community in Florida will have to enter a pretrial intervention program, perform community service and attend adult civics classes in exchange for deferred prosecutions on their charges of voting more than once in the 2020 election.
Charles Barnes and Jay Ketcik, both from The Villages area, must perform 50 hours of community service each and get a grade of C or better in the adults civics class, according to court records filed last week.
In exchange, State Attorney William Gladson will defer prosecuting them on charges of casting more than one ballot in an election.
The men were among four people from the Republican stronghold of The Villages retirement community arrested late last year and early this year on voter fraud charges.
During the last legislative session, Republican lawmakers passed an election police bill pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 GOP presidential candidate, who justified its need by citing unspecified cases of fraud. DeSantis echoed many talking points on voting problems that have gained traction in the GOP after former President Donald Trump’s false claims that his reelection was stolen from him.
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Elementary school teacher arrested for possession of ecstasy, police say
OCALA, Fla. (Gray News) – An elementary school teacher in Florida has been taken into custody for possession of MDMA, also known as ecstasy or Molly, after school administrators noticed her acting strangely during school hours, according to police.
The School Resource Officer at Hammett Bowen Elementary School in Ocala told the Marion County Sheriff’s Office he was notified by school administrators Tuesday about first-grade teacher Hiromi Adams. They reportedly told him she was exhibiting concerning behavior, and she was sent to the school’s clinic for a health checkup.
Other teachers reportedly said they had seen Adams going toward the bathroom before leaving the school and believed she may have been attempting to hide something in the bathroom before leaving.
The SRO and school administrators conducted a search of the bathroom, which is also used by students.
During the search, the SRO found a pill bottle with Adams’ name on it. The contents of the pill bottle included a red straw, half of a green pill and a small plastic baggie of green powder. When it was tested, police say the powder proved to be MDMA.
Adams was found off-campus by a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy and placed under arrest. When police searched Adams’ person, they said they also found Suboxone.
Adams was then taken to the Marion County Jail.
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First Alert Forecast: Tracking a chance of storms Thursday; a few more showers are possible for your Easter weekend
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Prepare for a few showers and possible thunderstorms over the next few days.
First Alert Weather Headlines:
· Tonight, we’ll see partly to mostly cloudy skies in the Midlands. It will be mild. Low temperatures will be in the lower 60s.
· Another warm day is expected Thursday. Highs will be low 80s.
· A cold front will bring a chance of showers and storms to the area by Thursday afternoon and evening (30-40% chance).
· Not as much rain is in the forecast for Friday. Highs will be in the mid 70s.
· We’re tracking a few showers for your Easter holiday weekend, but we’re not expecting a washout.
· Rain chances are around 40% Saturday. A few storms could develop. Highs will be in the upper 70s.
First Alert Weather Story:
We’re tracking a chance of storms on your Thursday. Some wet weather is also possible for your Easter holiday weekend.
First, for tonight, we’ll see partly to mostly cloudy skies in the Midlands. Most areas will be dry and mild. Overnight temperatures will be in the lower 60s.
More warm weather is on the way for Thursday. High temperatures will be in the low 80s all ahead of a cold front.
The cold front will bring a few scattered showers and potential thunderstorms to the Midlands by Thursday afternoon and evening. 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.
Not as much rain is expected on Good Friday. In fact, we’ll likely see mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. High temperatures will be in the mid 70s.
Our holiday weekend forecast will be a bit unsettled, but we’re not expecting a complete washout.
On Saturday, we’ll see partly to mostly cloudy skies with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms for now. Highs will be in the upper 70s to near 80.
For Easter Sunday, a few showers are possible. Rain chances are around 30%. We’ll watch the forecast closely for you. Otherwise, we’ll see partly cloudy skies and highs in the low to mid 70s.
We’re forecasting scattered showers in the area Monday. Rain chances are around 50%. Highs will cool into the mid 60s.
Mostly sunny skies are expected Tuesday. Highs will be near 70.
Tonight: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. A Mild Night. Overnight low temperatures will be in the low 60s.
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy. A Few PM Showers & Storms (30-40%). Highs in the low 80s.
Good Friday: Partly Cloudy. Isolated Late Day Showers (20%). Highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. Chance of Showers (40%). Highs in the upper 70s.
Easter: Partly Cloudy. Chance of Showers (30%). Highs in the low to mid 70s.
Monday: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. Scattered Showers (50%). Highs in the mid 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny. High temperatures will be in the upper 60s to near 70.
Wednesday: Partly Cloudy and Mild. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border policy that has gridlocked trucks entering the U.S. and shut down some of the world’s busiest trade bridges as the Mexican government, businesses and even some allies urge him to relent.
The two-term Republican governor, who has ordered that commercial trucks from Mexico undergo extra inspections as part of a fight with President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration, refused to fully reverse course as traffic remains snarled.
The standoff has stoked warnings by trade groups and experts that U.S. grocery shoppers could soon notice shortages on shelves and higher prices unless the normal flow of trucks resumes.
Abbott announced Wednesday that he would stop inspections at one bridge in Laredo after reaching an agreement with the governor of neighboring Nuevo Leon in Mexico. But some of the most dramatic truck backups and bridge closures have occurred elsewhere along Texas’ 1,200-mile border.
“I understand the concerns that businesses have trying to move product across the border,” Abbott said during a visit to Laredo. “But I also know well the frustration of my fellow Texans and my fellow Americans caused by the Biden administration not securing our border.”
Abbott said inbound commercial trucks elsewhere will continue to undergo thorough inspections by state troopers until leaders of Mexico’s three other neighboring states reach agreements with Texas over security. He did not spell out what those measures must entail.
At the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, where more produce crosses than any other land port in the U.S., truckers protesting Abbott’s order had effectively shut down the bridge since Monday. But Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials said the protests had concluded and commercial traffic had resumed.
Nuevo Leon Gov. Samuel García joined Abbott in Laredo, where backups on the Colombia Solidarity Bridge have stretched for three hours or longer. Garcia said Nuevo Leon would begin checkpoints to assure Abbott they “would not have any trouble.”
Abbott said he was hopeful other Mexican states would soon follow and said those states had been in contact with his office. On Tuesday, the governors of Coahuila and Tamaulipas had sent a letter to Abbott calling the inspections overzealous.
“This policy will ultimately increase consumer costs in an already record 40-year inflated market — holding the border hostage is not the answer,” the letter read.
The slowdowns are the fallout of an initiative that Abbott says is needed to curb human trafficking and the flow of drugs. Abbott ordered the inspections as part of “unprecedented actions” he promised in response to the Biden administration winding down a public health law that has limited asylum-seekers in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
In addition to the inspections, Abbott also said Texas would begin offering migrants bus rides to Washington, D.C., in a demonstration of frustration with the Biden administration and Congress. Hours before the news conference in Laredo, Abbott announced the first bus carrying 24 migrants had arrived in Washington.
During the last week of March, Border Patrol officials said the border averaged more than 7,100 crossings daily.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki called Abbott’s order “unnecessary and redundant.” Trucks are inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents upon entering the country, and while Texas troopers have previously done additional inspections on some vehicles, local officials and business owners say troopers have never stopped every truck until now.
Cross-border traffic has plummeted to a third of normal levels since the inspections began, according to Mexico’s government. Mexico is a major supplier of fresh vegetables to the U.S., and importers say the wait times and rerouting of trucks to other bridges as far away as Arizona has spoiled some produce shipments.
The escalating pressure on Abbott, who is up for reelection in November, has come from his supporters and members of his own party.
The Texas Trucking Association, which has endorsed Abbott, said that the current situation “cannot be sustained.”
John Esparza, the association’s president, said he agrees with attempts to find a remedy with Mexico’s governors. But he said if talks take long, congestion could overwhelm bridges where inspections by Texas are no longer being done.
“The longer that goes, the more the impact is felt across the country,” Esparza said. " It is like when a disaster strikes.”
The slowdowns have set off some of widest backlash to date of Abbott’s multibillion-dollar border operation, which the two-term governor has made the cornerstone of his administration. Texas has thousands of state troopers and National Guard members on the border and has converted prisons into jails for migrants arrested on state trespassing charges.
Critics question how the inspections are meeting Abbott’s objective of stopping the flow of migrants and drugs. Asked what troopers had turned up in their truck inspections, Abbott directed the question to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
As of Monday, the agency said it had inspected more than 3,400 commercial vehicles and placed more than 800 “out of service” for violations that included defective brakes, tires and lighting. It made no mention of whether the inspections turned up migrants or drugs.
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Associated Press reporters Acacia Coronado. Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Mark Stevenson in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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Police: Man arrested for sexually assaulting disabled teen over four-year period
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - Police in Nebraska have arrested a man for sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled teen over the course of several years.
KOLN reports Lancaster County deputies were called to a Lincoln-area school on Tuesday following a report from a student who said they’d been sexually assaulted by someone they knew.
Police said the teenager was interviewed by the Child Advocacy Center, and a search warrant was then produced to inspect a man’s home.
Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said the teen explained to investigators that the assaults had been happening over the last three to four years.
Police searched a 53-year-old man’s home before arresting him Tuesday evening. Sheriff Wagner said the man is a convicted felon and had two firearms in his home.
The man was arrested for first-degree sexual assault, abuse of a vulnerable adult, strangulation and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Wagner said the 53-year-old had been arrested in Texas back in 2005 for indecency with a child but the charge was later dismissed in 2006.
KOLN reports it is not releasing the name of the man arrested to better protect the teen’s identity.
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Police: No charges for man who killed teen in self-defense during fight
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - Las Vegas police are investigating a fight between a teen and a man that led to a deadly shooting earlier this week.
FOX5 reports officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting happened in a neighborhood in the west part of town early Monday morning.
A police department spokesperson said a man was walking in the area when he encountered the teen. The two then got into a dispute, and the 16-year-old pointed a gun and threatened the man.
According to police, the man was lawfully armed and shot the teen out of self-defense.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office later identified the teen as Christian Murphy, of Las Vegas.
Police said no criminal charges were filed against the man involved in the incident and he was not arrested. The case will be submitted to the Clark County District Attorney’s office for review.
The original altercation is part of an ongoing investigation, according to police.
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Proposal would pay SC college students majoring in education if they become teachers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - As South Carolina looks to address its growing teacher shortage, educators say the problem is not worsening solely because more teachers are leaving the classroom, though that is a driver.
They say fewer people becoming teachers in the first place is exacerbating the issue, leaving more than 1,100 classrooms across the state without a teacher, as of February.
But a proposal moving through the South Carolina Senate aims to incentivize students to take those jobs.
Currently students who receive LIFE or Palmetto Fellows Scholarships to attend South Carolina’s four-year, public and private colleges and universities can receive additional money while they are in school if they major in math or science.
This proposal would expand that to education majors, in the hopes those students will teach in South Carolina’s classrooms once they graduate.
“This will move the needle with our high school students and attract them to the field,” Palmetto State Teachers Association Director of Government Affairs Patrick Kelly told members of a Senate Education subcommittee Wednesday. “The retention part, you guys are working on through other avenues — unencumbered time, other issues — but we’ve got to get them into the pipeline. If we don’t, there’s nobody to retain.”
Under this bill, education majors with LIFE Scholarships could receive up to an additional $2,500 a year, beginning their sophomore year, until they graduate from a four- or five-year program.
That amount would be bumped up to $3,300 a year for education majors with the more competitive Palmetto Fellows Scholarships.
“Passage of this bill would reduce the student-debt burden on future educators, which will keep them in the profession longer,” Palmetto State Teachers Association Executive Director Kathy Maness, who is also running for state superintendent of education, said.
During a meeting Wednesday, in which a panel of senators advanced the plan to be considered by the full Senate Education Committee at a meeting next week, PSTA, the state Commission on Higher Education, and some lawmakers asked a requirement be added in that students have to teach a year in South Carolina schools for each year they receive this extra money.
“We don’t want a student to have a check cut, and then they take it to another state. We don’t want that at all,” Commission on Higher Education Director of Student Affairs Dr. Karen Woodfaulk said, adding the commission has not taken an official stance on this legislation in particular.
“I’m fine with that, too, to ensure that the students are going to take advantage of the supplement, that they’ve got to commit to working in the field. That makes sense,” Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R – Edgefield, responded.
As part of this proposal, the Commission on Higher Education would be responsible for defining which majors qualify as education majors and for outlining the criteria by which students would be eligible for the stipend.
With the key “crossover” deadline passing last week at the State House, this bill would need to earn support from two-thirds of senators to pass the Senate and move to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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Russia has yet to slow a Western arms express into Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching, potentially decisive, battle for Ukraine’s contested Donbas region. Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express.
The U.S. numbers alone are mounting: more than 12,000 weapons designed to defeat armored vehicles, some 1,400 shoulder-fired Stinger missiles to shoot down aircraft and more than 50 million rounds of ammunition, among many other things. Dozens of other nations are adding to the totals.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved another $800 million worth of military assistance, including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery.
These armaments have helped an under-gunned Ukrainian military defy predictions that it would be quickly overrun by Russia. They explain in part why Russian President Vladimir Putin’s army gave up, at least for now, its attempt to capture Kyiv, the capital, and has narrowed its focus to battling for eastern and southern Ukraine.
U.S. officials and analysts offer numerous explanations for why the Russians have had so little success interdicting Western arms moving overland from neighboring countries, including Poland. Among the likely reasons: Russia’s failure to win full control of Ukraine’s skies has limited its use of air power. Also, the Russians have struggled to deliver weapons and supplies to their own troops in Ukraine.
Some say Moscow’s problem begins at home.
“The short answer to the question is that they are an epically incompetent army badly led from the very top,” said James Stavridis, a retired U.S. Navy admiral who was the top NATO commander in Europe from 2009 to 2013.
The Russians also face practical obstacles. Robert G. Bell, a longtime NATO official and now a professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech University, said the shipments lend themselves to being hidden or disguised in ways that can make them elusive to the Russians — “short of having a network of espionage on the scene” to pinpoint the convoys’ movements.
“It’s not as easy to stop this assistance flow as it might seem,” said Stephen Biddle, a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University. “Things like ammunition and shoulder-fired missiles can be transported in trucks that look just like any other commercial truck. And the trucks carrying the munitions the Russians want to interdict are just a small part of a much larger flow of goods and commerce moving around in Poland and Ukraine and across the border.
“So the Russians have to find the needle in this very big haystack to destroy the weapons and ammo they’re after and not waste scarce munitions on trucks full of printer paper or baby diapers or who knows what.”
Even with this Western assistance it’s uncertain whether Ukraine will ultimately prevail against a bigger Russian force. The Biden administration has drawn the line at committing U.S. troops to the fight. It has opted instead to orchestrate international condemnation and economic sanctions, provide intelligence information, bolster NATO’s eastern flank to deter a wider war with Russia and donate weapons.
In mid-March, a Russian deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said arms shipments would be targeted.
“We warned the United States that pumping weapons into Ukraine from a number of countries as it has orchestrated isn’t just a dangerous move but an action that turns the respective convoys into legitimate targets,” he said in televised remarks.
But thus far the Russians appear not to have put a high priority on arms interdiction, perhaps because their air force is leery of flying into Ukraine’s air defenses to search out and attack supply convoys on the move. They have struck fixed sites like arms depots and fuel storage locations, but to limited effect.
On Monday, the Russians said they destroyed four S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers that had been given to Ukraine by an unspecified European country. Slovakia, a NATO member that shares a border with Ukraine, donated just such a system last week but denied it had been destroyed. On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said long-range missiles were used to hit two Ukrainian ammo depots.
As the fighting intensifies in the Donbas and perhaps along the coastal corridor to the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula, Putin may feel compelled to strike harder at the arms pipeline, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called vital to his nation’s survival.
In the meantime, a staggering volume and range of war materiel is arriving almost daily.
“The scope and speed of our support to meeting Ukraine’s defense needs are unprecedented in modern times,” said John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary. He said the approximately $2.6 billion in weapons and other material that has been offered to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration is equivalent to more than half of Ukraine’s normal defense budget.
One example: The Pentagon says it has provided more than 5,000 Javelin missiles, which are among the world’s most effective weapons against tanks and other armored vehicles — and can even take down a low-flying helicopter. The missile, shaped like a clunky dumb bell and weighing 50 pounds (23 kilograms), is fired by an individual soldier; from its launch tube it flies up at a steep angle and descends directly onto its target in what its known as a curveball shot — hitting the top of a tank where its armor is weakest.
The Pentagon said Wednesday that an unspecified number of additional Javelins are to be delivered by Thursday, and the U.S. will complete the delivery of 100 armed Switchblade “kamikaze” drones this week.
The specific routes used to move the U.S. and other Western materials into Ukraine are secret for security reasons, but the basic process is not. Just this week, two U.S. military cargo planes arrived in Eastern Europe with items ranging from machine guns and small arms ammunition to body armor and grenades, the Pentagon said.
A similar load is due later this week to complete delivery of $800 million in assistance approved by Biden just one month ago. The weapons and equipment are offloaded, moved onto trucks and driven into Ukraine by Ukrainian soldiers for delivery.
Kirby said the material sometimes reaches troops in the field within 48 hours of entering Ukraine.
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Soda City Live: Easter Eggstravaganza expects a record turnout
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - This Saturday, you’re invited to take the family to Doko Meadows Park in the heart of Blythewood for Easter Eggstravaganza 2022. Village Church is the host of the huge Saturday event.
Amy Paolucci is the children’s coordinator for Village Church. She joined Dawndy Mercer Plank on Soda City Live to invite the public to the free event.
Last year, Village Church counted thousands of people and they’re expecting even more this year with crowds looking to get out after the pandemic.
The Easter Eggstravaganza will be at Doko Meadows Park in Blythewood on Saturday, April 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be the first time Village Church has held it at Doko. They’ll have 20,000 eggs, candy, BBQ sandwiches, and great music by VillageWorship. The event is free, and the community is welcome.
Doko Meadows Park is off Langford Road in Blythewood at 100 Alvina Hagood Circle.
For those of you closer to downtown Columbia, Village Church at Park Street, the church’s in-town campus, will also host an Eggstravaganza. This one will be at Roy Lynch Park in the Elmwood neighborhood at 900 Abbeville Street.
Learn more about Village Church and/or the Easter Eggstravaganza at https://blythewoodvillage.com/home.
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South Carolina is the #8 state with the most people living near toxic release facilities
(Stacker) - Corporate sites across the U.S are releasing toxins into the surrounding land, air, and water on a regular basis—and often unbeknownst to surrounding communities.
After an accidental release from a chemical plant in West Virginia in 1985, Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The act established the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), which provides citizens with crucial information on the toxins being emitted locally and the names of companies doing the emitting. The TRI has allowed certain states to put emission-curbing legislation in place to safeguard public health, as was the case when Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker in 2019 passed legislation allocating $2.4 billion to climate change resilience.
Stacker analyzed data from the EPA TRI and the U.S. Census Bureau’s five-year American Community Survey to identify the percentage of each state’s population living in census tracts with toxic release sites, as well as the corporations and facilities responsible for emitting the highest amounts of toxins annually. These results, released in October 2021, reflect the last full year of data, 2020, from the 2020 National Analysis Dataset.
Keep reading to discover where the most toxins are being released in your state, what part of your environment they may be polluting, and who is being affected. You can also read the national story here.
South Carolina by the numbers:
- Population living near toxic release sites: 27.2%
--- 23.7% of state’s white population
--- 30.4% of state’s Hispanic population
--- 31.7% of state’s Black population
--- 26.0% of state’s Native American population---
25.9% of state’s Asian population
--- 33.8% of state’s Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population
- Total number of sites: 513
In 2020, South Carolina’s toxin rates were most adversely affected by International Paper’s mill in Georgetown, which emitted 2.7 million pounds of toxins, mainly into the air. Nucor Steel’s Berkeley plant released around 1.7 million pounds, and International Paper’s mill in Eastover released over 1.7 million pounds.
Of the air pollution in the state that year, 30% was methanol, and 10% was styrene, which is carcinogenic.
The EPA’s TRI program recognizes 770 chemicals, with any site that manufactures or uses these chemicals at above-average levels qualifying for listing in the TRI. Chemicals described by the TRI as “toxic” are known to cause cancer or other negative health issues, as well as adverse effects on the environment. Facilities report the amounts of chemicals they release annually to the TRI, with the “release” of a chemical meaning that it is “emitted to the air or water, or placed in some type of land disposal.”
The facilities in the TRI are usually quite large and deal in electricity, metals, mining, chemicals, or hazardous waste. However, not all toxic chemicals used by corporations are listed in the TRI, meaning that its inventory of toxin-emitting sites is not exhaustive.
Keep reading to learn which states have the most and least people living near toxic release sites.
States with the most people living near toxic release sites
#1. Wisconsin: 37.3% of population living near toxic release sites
#2. Iowa: 33.5% of population living near toxic release sites
#3. Wyoming: 32.5% of population living near toxic release sites
States with the fewest people living near toxic release sites
#1. Hawaii: 6.5% of population living near toxic release sites
#2. New York: 8.3% of population living near toxic release sites
#3. California: 8.4% of population living near toxic release sites
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Toyota recalls 460,000 vehicles for stability control glitch
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 5:25 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 460,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that can inadvertently disable the electronic stability control system.
The automaker says that when the vehicles are restarted, the software in rare cases may not automatically switch the system into the “on” mode. That can disable the system.
The recall covers 2020 to 2022 models including the Toyota brand’s Venza, Mirai, RAV4 Hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Sienna Hybrid, and Highlander Hybrid. Also included are the LS500h, LX600, NX350h, and NX450h-plus from the Lexus luxury brand.
Dealers will update software on the skid control computer to fix the problem.
Owners will be notified by mid-June.
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US agencies: Industrial control system malware discovered
BOSTON (AP) — Multiple U.S. government agencies issued a joint alert Wednesday warning of the discovery of a suite of malicious cyber tools created by unnamed advanced threat actors that are capable of sabotaging the energy sector and other critical industries.
The public alert from the Energy and Homeland Security Departments, the FBI and National Security Agency did not name the actors or offer details on the find. But their private sector cybersecurity partners said the evidence suggests Russia is behind the industrial control system-disrupting tools — and that they were configured to initially target North American energy concerns.
One of the cybersecurity firms involved, Mandiant, called the tools “exceptionally rare and dangerous.”
In a report, it called the tools’ functionality was “consistent with the malware used in Russia’s prior physical attacks” though it acknowledged that the evidence linking it to Moscow is “largely circumstantial.”
The CEO of another government partner, Robert M. Lee of Dragos, agreed that a state actor almost certainly crafted the malware, which he said was configured to initially target liquified natural gas and electric power sites in North America.
Lee referred questions on the state actor’s identity to the U.S. government and would not explain how the malware was discovered other than to say it was caught “before an attack was attempted.”
“We’re actually one step ahead of the adversary. None of us want them to understand where they screwed up,” said Lee. “Big win.”
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which published the alert, declined to identify the threat actor.
The U.S. government has warned critical infrastructure industries to gird for possible cyberattacks from Russia as retaliation for severe economic sanctions imposed on Moscow in response to its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Officials have said that Russian hacker interest in the U.S. energy sector is particularly high, and CISA urged it in a statement Wednesday to be especially mindful of the mitigation measures recommended in the alert. Last month, the FBI issued an alert saying Russian hackers have scanned at least five unnamed energy companies for vulnerabilities.
Lee said the malware was “designed to be a framework to go after lots of different types of industries and be leveraged multiple times. Based on the configuration of it, the initial targets would be LNG and electric in North America.”
Mandiant said the tools pose the greatest threat to Ukraine, NATO members and other states assisting Kyiv in its defense against Russian military aggression.
It said the malware could be used to shut down critical machinery, sabotage industrial processes and disable safety controllers, leading to the physical destruction of machinery that could lead to the loss of human lives. It compared the tools to Triton, malware traced to a Russian government research institute that targeted critical safety systems and twice forced the emergency shutdown of a Saudi oil refinery in 2017 and to Industroyer, the malware that Russian military hackers used the previous year to trigger a power outage in Ukraine.
Lee said the newly discovered malware, dubbed Pipedream, is only the seventh such malicious software to be identified that is designed to attack industrial control systems.
Lee said Dragos, which specializes in industrial control system protection, identified and analyzed its capability in early 2022 as part of its normal business research and in collaboration with partners.
He would offer no more specifics. In addition to Dragos and Mandiant, the U.S. government alert offers thanks to Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks and Schneider Electric for their contributions.
Schneider Electric is one of the manufacturers listed in the alert whose equipment is targeted by the malware. Omron is another.
Mandiant said it had analyzed the tools in early 2002 with Schneider Electric.
In a statement, Palo Alto Networks executive Wendi Whitmore said: “”We’ve been warning for years that our critical infrastructure is constantly under attack. Today’s alerts detail just how sophisticated our adversaries have gotten.”
Microsoft had no comment.
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AP writer Alan Suderman contributed from Richmond, Virginia
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VIDEO: 68-year-old woman rescued after her car plunges off cliff
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:47 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (KABC) - A woman in Southern California was rescued Wednesday morning after her car went over the side of a cliff in Griffith Park.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, rescuers were called to assist a 68-year-old woman whose car went off the side of the road at about 7:20 a.m.
The extent of her injuries was not immediately known but she was airlifted from the scene in a helicopter for medical attention, according to emergency crews.
Police did not immediately release the details on how the woman’s car ended up at the bottom of the hill.
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Michigan police release video showing officer knelt on Black man, fatally shot him
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, brief foot chase and struggle over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday.
Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “let go” of his Taser, at one point demanding: “Drop the Taser!”
Citing a need for transparency, the city’s new police chief, Eric Winstrom, released four videos, including critical footage of the shooting recorded by a passenger in Lyoya’s car on that rainy morning.
“I view it as a tragedy. ... It was a progression of sadness for me,” said Winstrom, a former high-ranking Chicago police commander who became Grand Rapids chief in March. The city of about 200,000 people is about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.
Video shows Lyoya running from the officer who stopped him for driving with a license plate that didn’t belong to the vehicle. They struggled in front of several homes while Lyoya’s passenger got out and watched.
Winstrom said the fight over the Taser lasted about 90 seconds. In the final moments, the officer was on top of Lyoya, kneeling on his back at times to subdue him.
“From my view of the video, Taser was deployed twice. Taser did not make contact,” Winstrom told reporters. “And Mr. Lyoya was shot in the head. However, that’s the only information that I have.”
State police are investigating the shooting. Kent County’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Stephen Cohle, said he completed the autopsy but toxicology tests haven’t been finished.
The traffic stop was tense from the start. Video shows Lyoya, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, getting out of the car before the officer approached. He ordered Lyoya to get back in the vehicle but the man declined.
The officer asked him if he spoke English and demanded his driver’s license. The foot chase began soon after, video shows.
Winstrom didn’t identify the officer, a seven-year veteran who is on paid leave during the investigation.
“Me being from Chicago for the last 20 years, I’ve handled many police shootings myself, so I do have a lot of experience in this,” the chief said. “I was hoping to never have to utilize that experience here.”
Video was collected from Lyoya’s passenger, the officer’s body-worn camera, the officer’s patrol car and a doorbell camera. Prosecutor Chris Becker, who will decide whether any charges are warranted, objected to the release but said Winstrom could act on his own.
Becker said the public shouldn’t expect a quick decision.
“While the videos released today are an important piece of evidence, they are not all of the evidence,” he said.
City Manager Mark Washington warned that the videos would lead to “expressions of shock, of anger and of pain.” Some downtown businesses boarded up their storefronts, and concrete barricades surrounded police headquarters.
Lyoya had two young daughters and five siblings, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who spoke to his family.
“He arrived in the United States as a refugee with his family fleeing violence. He had his whole life ahead of him,” Whitmer, a Democrat, said.
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, speaking on behalf Lyoya’s family, on Wednesday called for the officer in the shooting to be fired and prosecuted.
“The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive, and fatal use of force against an unarmed Black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,” Crump said in a release.
“It should be noted that Patrick never used violence against this officer even though the officer used violence against him in several instances for what was a misdemeanor traffic stop,” he added.
Crump and Lyoya’s family are expected to hold a news conference Thursday afternoon.
More than 100 people marched to Grand Rapids City Hall before a City Commission meeting Tuesday night, chanting “Black lives matter” and “No justice, no peace.”
On Wednesday, several hundred protesters gathered outside the Grand Rapids Police Department following the release of the videos with some cursing and shouting from behind barricades. The group demanded that officials make public the name of the officer in the shooting.
Some businesses cut their hours short Wednesday, closing early. Some boarded up windows. But the demonstration remained non-violent with protesters demanding justice for Lyoya and other Black lives lost in shootings involving police.
Winstrom last week said he met Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, and that they both cried.
“I get it as a father. ... It’s just heart-wrenching,” the chief told WOOD-TV.
As in many U.S. cities, Grand Rapids police have been occasionally criticized over the use of force, particularly against Black people, who make up 18% of the population.
In November, the Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit over the practice of photographing and fingerprinting people who were never charged with a crime. Grand Rapids said the policy changed in 2015.
A downtown street has been designated Breonna Taylor Way, named for the Black woman and Grand Rapids native who was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky, during a botched drug raid in 2020.
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White reported from Detroit. AP reporters Corey Williams in West Bloomfield, Michigan; David Eggert in Lansing, Michigan; and John Flesher in Traverse City, Michigan, contributed to this story.
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Who is hitting people with a plate of whipped cream in downtown Greenville?
Police ask for help identifying the suspect
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville Police Department is asking for help identifying a suspect after they say multiple people were hit by someone with a plate of whipped cream on Wednesday.
One of the incidents happened near the Main Street bridge around 2:30 p.m.
Police say a woman was pushing her child in a stroller when she was hit in the face with a plate of whipped cream. This is one of multiple incidents, police said.
They shared a photo of the suspect and asked anyone with information to call 864-271-5333.
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‘You don’t want this feeling’: 3-year-old killed by stray bullet while lying in bed
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - Devin Page Jr. had just started preschool, loved playing with his siblings and loved his family.
“He was a great, a very smart, intelligent 3-year-old. He was always happy, you know he loved the dance, he loves school, he loves green, he loves trucks, he loves everything,” his mother, Tye Toliver, told WAFB.
On Tuesday night, bullets flew through his window and killed him in his sleep.
“Until it happens to you, until the gun is shot at your house, you know, until the bullets come through your window, you don’t get involved. You have nothing to say,” his grandmother, Cathy Toliver, said. “But you don’t want this feeling that we have right now. You don’t want the feeling of knowing that you’ll never see your grandbaby or your son again. You don’t want that feeling.”
The family said they tried to leave their house after hearing gunshots nearby several nights in a row.
“After the first couple of weeks I was trying to move out because of the neighbors because of the drama, it was always fighting. they were shooting at each other with guns,” Tye Toliver said.
But the mother was told she would have to pay thousands to move.
“I try to stick it out, now that I stick it out, this is the outcome of what happened - my son got killed,” Tye Toliver said.
Neighbors said this street was not always like this.
“When I hear these shootings, I roll over on the floor and get down on the floor, scared to death,” neighbor Hattie Scales said.
The people who live on the street want the violence to stop.
“I want something to be done. I want the killers firsthand, I want justice for my son,” Tye Toliver said.
“It’s the only way we’re going to find strength right now is by the grace of God and with family and friends. you’ve got to keep hope alive and we are going to continue to fight for our grandson,” Cathy Toliver said.
A memorial balloon release will be held at Sherwood Park on North Sherwood Forest Drive Saturday, April 16 at 3 p.m.
The family has also set up a GoFundMe to cover his funeral expenses. You can donate to it by clicking here.
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Kentucky lawmakers override governor’s veto of abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — New abortion restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers over the Democratic governor’s veto will force the only two abortion clinics in Kentucky to stop providing the procedures for women, at least temporarily, while the new law is challenged in court, abortion-rights activists said Wednesday.
The law will draw immediate federal lawsuits, and attorneys for the clinics will seek a ruling to block the measure to allow the clinics to resume abortions while the case is litigated, the activists said. The two abortion clinics in Kentucky are in Louisville, the state’s largest city.
Immediately after the GOP-led legislature finished overriding Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes, the activists said the clinics will be unable to comply with the new restrictions because the state hasn’t set up a now-mandated regulatory process. The measure takes effect immediately.
“Because the law is impossible to comply with, it amounts to a de facto abortion ban, thus violating patients’ federal right to abortion under Roe v. Wade,” abortion-rights groups said in a news release.
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union will file suit challenging the measure, the release said.
The chants of abortion-rights supporters echoed through Kentucky’s Capitol as the legislature swept aside the governor’s veto. The bill calls for regulating the dispensing of abortion pills, but the state hasn’t yet set up the registration process, the groups said. It would require women to be examined in person by a doctor before receiving the medication.
That section of the bill is part of a nationwide push by anti-abortion groups to limit the ability of physicians to prescribe abortion pills by telemedicine, and comes in response to the increased use of pills rather than surgery to terminate early pregnancies.
About half of all abortions performed in Kentucky are the result of medication procedures.
The measure also requires new reporting requirements that violate patient privacy, the abortion-rights groups said.
Another key part of the bill bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Kentucky law currently bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The proposed 15-week ban is modeled after a Mississippi law the Supreme Court is considering in a case that could dramatically limit abortion rights. By taking the preemptive action, the bill’s supporters say Kentucky’s stricter ban would be in place if the Mississippi law is upheld.
About two dozen abortion-rights supporters chanted “bans off our bodies” at the bottom of the stairs leading to the Kentucky House chamber earlier Wednesday as the lawmakers debated the abortion measure. Lawmakers on both sides of the debate mentioned the demonstrators, whose voices could be heard in the chamber as the emotional debate continued.
“It absolutely makes me sick to have to listen to what’s going on out there,” Republican Rep. Norma Kirk-McCormick said.
The House overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto on a 76-21 vote. That sent the measure to the Senate for the final vote. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers. The demonstrators moved to the other side of the Capitol Wednesday evening and chanted as the Senate debated the measure. The Senate overrode the veto on a 31-6 vote.
Opponents also condemned the bill for failing to exclude pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
“Those are violent crimes,” Democratic Rep. Rachel Roberts said. “This bill forces those women to be violated again.”
In pushing for the override, Kirk-McCormick said: “The abortion of a baby is plain wrong. And I pray that God would have mercy on anyone that would take the life of a child. There’s no mercy for that baby in abortion.”
The strict limits on abortion weren’t the only social issues legislation taken up by Republican lawmakers during the frenzied veto session. They also used their lopsided majorities to finish overriding a Beshear veto of their effort to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. The override votes won by wide margins in both chambers over the objections of opponents.
“This bill is discrimination in search of children,” Democratic Rep. Josie Raymond said.
The measure would bar transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college. Supporters say it would ensure girls and women compete against other “biological females.”
“The athlete wants a fair playing field,” Republican Sen. Donald Douglas said. “They don’t care about all this other social stuff.”
Republican-led states increasingly have adopted such prohibitions on transgender girls or women, though the culture war-related bans have been challenged in several states as violations of federal law. Opponents of the Kentucky measure predicted the measure also will end up in court.
“The fight won’t stop here,” said Chris Hartman, executive director of the Fairness Campaign.
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Police identify remains of missing 8-year-old boy; nationwide arrest warrant includes father
PASCO, Wash. (Gray News) - Police in Washington have identified human remains found in rural Benton County earlier this year as 8-year-old Edgar Casian, who went missing in September 2020.
The Pasco Police Department updated the case on Wednesday that the remains of a young child found by hikers back on Feb. 5 were indeed the missing boy after dental records matched.
Multiple agencies including Pasco police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area to recover the remains.
The Pasco Police Department reported it first initiated a missing child report for Edgar on May 27, 2021.
Currently, a nationwide extraditable arrest warrant has been issued for the boy’s father Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia and Araceli Medina for first-degree murder, according to Pasco police.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports they were the last two seen with Edgar back in September 2020.
Police also report the current whereabouts of Edgar’s father and Medina are unknown.
Authorities urged anyone with more information on this case to contact the Pasco Police Department at 509-545-3421 or email Det. Davis at davisj@pasco-wa.gov and reference PPD case #21-15039.
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- Based on topline results from the EPCORE™ NHL-1 clinical trial, AbbVie and Genmab will engage global regulatory authorities
- Data from the clinical trial to be presented at a future medical meeting
- Large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) is a common form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and currently has limited treatment options
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) today announced topline results from the first cohort of the EPCORE™ NHL-1 phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating epcoritamab (DuoBody®-CD3xCD20), an investigational subcutaneous bispecific antibody. The study cohort includes 157 patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) who received at least two prior lines of systemic therapy, including 38.9 percent who received prior treatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Based on the topline results, the companies will engage global regulatory authorities.
LBCL is a fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) – a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system – that affects B-cell lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. There are an estimated 150,000 new LBCL cases each year globally. LBCL includes diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), which is the most common type of NHL worldwide and accounts for approximately 31 percent of all NHL cases.1,2,3,4
"We aim to leverage AbbVie's strong blood cancer expertise to further develop epcoritamab, alongside Genmab, for certain blood cancer patients who have limited treatment options," said Mohamed Zaki, M.D., Ph.D., vice president and head, global oncology development, AbbVie.
The topline results from this cohort demonstrated a confirmed overall response rate (ORR) of 63.1 percent by an independent review committee (IRC). The observed median duration of response (DOR) was 12 months. The mean lines of prior therapy in this cohort were 3.5 (2 to 11 lines of therapy). The most common treatment-emergent adverse events of any grade (greater than or equal to 20 percent) included cytokine release syndrome (CRS) (49.7 percent), pyrexia (23.6 percent), fatigue (22.9 percent), neutropenia (21.7 percent), and diarrhea (20.4 percent). The most common Grade 3 or 4 treatment-emergent adverse events (greater than or equal to 5 percent) included neutropenia (14.6 percent), anemia (10.2 percent), neutrophil count decreased (6.4 percent), and thrombocytopenia (5.7 percent). Additionally, the observed Grade 3 CRS was 2.5 percent. The data will be submitted for presentation at a future medical meeting.
Epcoritamab is being co-developed by AbbVie and Genmab as part of the companies' broad oncology collaboration. The companies remain committed to evaluating epcoritamab as a monotherapy, and in combination, across lines of therapy for a variety of hematologic malignancies, including an ongoing phase 3, open-label, randomized trial evaluating epcoritamab as a monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL (NCT: 04628494).
"Together with our partner, AbbVie, we will work with regulatory authorities to determine next steps and continue to evaluate epcoritamab in a variety of clinical trials as a potential treatment option for patients with various hematological malignancies," said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., chief executive officer, Genmab. "We look forward to sharing the findings at a future medical meeting."
About the EPCORE™ NHL-1 Trial
EPCORE™ NHL-1 an open-label, multi-center safety and preliminary efficacy trial of epcoritamab that consists of two parts: a phase 1 first-in-human, dose escalation part; and a phase 2 expansion part. The trial was designed to evaluate subcutaneous epcoritamab in patients with relapsed, progressive or refractory CD20+ mature B-NHL, including LBCL and DLBCL. The dose escalation findings, which determined the recommended phase 2 dose, were published in The Lancet in 2021. In the phase 2 expansion part, additional patients are treated with epcoritamab to further explore the safety and efficacy of epcoritamab in three cohorts of patients with different types of relapsed/refractory B-NHLs who had limited therapeutic options.
The primary endpoint of the phase 2 expansion part was ORR as assessed by an IRC. Secondary efficacy endpoints included duration of response, complete response rate, duration of complete response, progression-free survival, and time to response as determined by the Lugano criteria. Overall survival, time to next therapy, and rate of minimal residual disease negativity were evaluated as secondary efficacy endpoints.
About Epcoritamab
Epcoritamab is an investigational IgG1-bispecific antibody created using Genmab's proprietary DuoBody technology. Genmab's DuoBody-CD3 technology is designed to direct cytotoxic T cells selectively to tumors to elicit an immune response towards malignant cells. Epcoritamab is designed to simultaneously bind to CD3 on T cells and CD20 on B-cells and induces T cell mediated killing of lymphoma B cells.5 CD20 is a clinically validated therapeutic target, and is expressed on many B-cell malignancies, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.6,7 Epcoritamab is being co-developed by AbbVie and Genmab as part of the companies' broad oncology collaboration.
About AbbVie in Oncology
At AbbVie, we are committed to transforming standards of care for multiple blood cancers while advancing a dynamic pipeline of investigational therapies across a range of cancer types. Our dedicated and experienced team joins forces with innovative partners to accelerate the delivery of potentially breakthrough medicines. We are evaluating more than 20 investigational medicines in over 300 clinical trials across some of the world's most widespread and debilitating cancers. As we work to have a remarkable impact on people's lives, we are committed to exploring solutions to help patients obtain access to our cancer medicines. For more information, please visit http://www.abbvie.com/oncology.
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
About Genmab
Genmab is an international biotechnology company with a core purpose to improve the lives of people with cancer. For more than 20 years, Genmab's vision to transform cancer treatment has driven its passionate, innovative and collaborative teams to invent next-generation antibody technology platforms and leverage translational research and data sciences, fueling multiple differentiated cancer treatments that make an impact on people's lives. To develop and deliver novel therapies to patients, Genmab has formed 20+ strategic partnerships with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Genmab's proprietary pipeline includes bispecific T-cell engagers, next-generation immune checkpoint modulators, effector function enhanced antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates.
Genmab is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with locations in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit Genmab.com and follow us on Twitter.com/Genmab.
AbbVie Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this news release are, or may be considered, forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project" and similar expressions, among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. AbbVie cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, failure to realize the expected benefits from AbbVie's acquisition of Allergan plc ("Allergan"), failure to promptly and effectively integrate Allergan's businesses, competition from other products, challenges to intellectual property, difficulties inherent in the research and development process, adverse litigation or government action, changes to laws and regulations applicable to our industry and the impact of public health outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics, such as COVID-19. Additional information about the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect AbbVie's operations is set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of AbbVie's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as updated by its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. AbbVie undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
Genmab Forward-Looking Statements
This Company Announcement contains forward looking statements. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend" and "plan" and similar expressions identify forward looking statements. Actual results or performance may differ materially from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such statements. The important factors that could cause our actual results or performance to differ materially include, among others, risks associated with pre-clinical and clinical development of products, uncertainties related to the outcome and conduct of clinical trials including unforeseen safety issues, uncertainties related to product manufacturing, the lack of market acceptance of our products, our inability to manage growth, the competitive environment in relation to our business area and markets, our inability to attract and retain suitably qualified personnel, the unenforceability or lack of protection of our patents and proprietary rights, our relationships with affiliated entities, changes and developments in technology which may render our products or technologies obsolete, and other factors. For a further discussion of these risks, please refer to the risk management sections in Genmab's most recent financial reports, which are available on www.genmab.com and the risk factors included in Genmab's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available at www.sec.gov. Genmab does not undertake any obligation to update or revise forward looking statements in this Company Announcement nor to confirm such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances after the date made or in relation to actual results, unless required by law.
Genmab A/S and/or its subsidiaries own the following trademarks: Genmab®; the Y-shaped Genmab logo®; Genmab in combination with the Y-shaped Genmab logo®; HuMax®; DuoBody®; DuoBody in combination with the DuoBody logo®; HexaBody®; HexaBody in combination with the HexaBody logo®; DuoHexaBody® and HexElect®.
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DETROIT, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share of the company's common stock, payable on May 16, 2022 to stockholders of record on May 2, 2022, as well as quarterly dividend payments for the company's Series B and Series C preferred stock securities, payable on May 15, 2022.
A quarterly dividend payment was declared on Ally's 4.700% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, of approximately $15.9 million, or $11.75 per share, and is payable to shareholders of record as of Apr. 30, 2022. Additionally, a dividend payment was declared on Ally's 4.700% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, of approximately $11.8 million, or $11.75 per share, and is payable to shareholders of record as of Apr. 30, 2022.
About Ally Financial
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a digital financial services company committed to its promise to "Do It Right" for its consumer, commercial and corporate customers. Ally is composed of an industry-leading independent auto finance and insurance operation, an award-winning digital direct bank (Ally Bank, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, which offers mortgage lending, point-of-sale personal lending, and a variety of deposit and other banking products), a consumer credit card business, a corporate finance business for equity sponsors and middle-market companies, and securities brokerage and investment advisory services. Our brand conviction is that we are all better off with an ally, and our focus is on helping our customers achieve their strongest financial well-being, a notion personalized to what is important to them. For more information, please visit www.ally.com and follow @allyfinancial.
For more information and disclosures about Ally, visit https://www.ally.com/#disclosures.
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OnScale will augment Ansys' cloud portfolio by providing a cloud-native, web-based user interface and framework
/ Key Highlights
- Ansys' current marketplace and managed cloud portfolio provide scalable location-independent access to Ansys' industry-leading simulation technology via full-featured user interfaces (UIs)
- This portfolio will be extended with the addition of a cloud-native, web-based user interface from OnScale
- Once OnScale's technology is integrated with Ansys' portfolio, customers will enjoy device-independent access to Ansys simulation via both full-featured UIs and a new fully web-based UI
- OnScale technology will also support Ansys' ongoing extensible platform-centric approach to enabling a new class of simulation-based, vertical applications
PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cloud simulation provider OnScale. Once integrated into Ansys' existing cloud portfolio, this technology acquisition will help provide a cloud-native, web-based user interface (UI) for device-independent access to Ansys' broad array of simulation technologies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on Ansys' consolidated financial statements in 2022.
Currently, Ansys' industry-leading cloud portfolio, comprising a marketplace offering (Ansys Gateway powered by AWS) and a managed cloud offering (Ansys Cloud, which runs on Azure), gives customers scalable location-independent access to Ansys simulation. Additionally, PyAnsys (Ansys' open-source Python API software package for a broad development ecosystem) provides an extensible platform-centric approach to the development and deployment of new verticalized, or use-case-specific, applications that leverage simulation. These capabilities and emerging new applications will now be strengthened by the addition of a cloud-native framework from OnScale that will support a user-friendly, web-based UI.
With a cloud portfolio that supports device-independent, location-independent, and platform-centric access to Ansys' industry-leading technology, customers will enjoy maximum flexibility in leveraging simulation via full-featured UIs, a web-based UI, as well as through a new class of simulation-based tools accessible by all engineers, scientists, professionals, and students.
"Customer needs are varied, and any successful cloud strategy must give customers the flexibility to adapt the use of cloud to their unique simulation challenges. To that end, our cloud strategy addresses the needs of not only existing customers, but any engineer, scientist or professional who can benefit from simulation technology," said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president of products at Ansys. "From enterprise customers who have invested heavily in simulation, to startups seeking flexible, scalable purchasing – Ansys provides organizations of all sizes with flexibility to leverage the cloud in ways that create maximum value for their teams."
"OnScale's cloud-native technology combines the limitless compute power of cloud supercomputers with an intuitive web-based front end, making simulation accessible to anyone. Knowing that OnScale's technology will now run simulations using Ansys' industry-leading technology is incredibly exciting for me and my team. We are thrilled to be joining the Ansys family," said Ian Campbell, CEO of OnScale.
To learn more about Ansys' expanding cloud offerings, register to attend Simulation World 2022 – a virtual event taking place May 18, 2022.
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge, or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a product where Ansys software played a critical role in its creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
Ansys and any and all ANSYS, Inc. brand, product, service and feature names, logos and slogans are registered trademarks or trademarks of ANSYS, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. All other brand, product, service and feature names or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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This information contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the acquisition, including statements regarding the benefits of the acquisition and the products and markets of each company. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the acquisition may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; (ii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the acquisition; (iii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of OnScale and potential difficulties in OnScale employee retention as a result of the transaction; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the acquisition agreement; (v) risks related to diverting management's attention from OnScale's ongoing business operations; (vi) the ability of Ansys to successfully integrate OnScale's operations, product lines, and technology; (vii) the short- and longer-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; (viii) the ability of Ansys to implement its plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to OnScale's business after the completion of the acquisition and realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation; and (ix) adverse changes in the economic and political conditions in the regions in which Ansys and OnScale operate. In addition, please refer to the documents that Ansys files with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth herein. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Ansys assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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DENVER, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM) ("Antero Midstream") today announced that the Board of Directors of Antero Midstream declared a cash dividend of $0.225 per share for the first quarter of 2022. In addition, Antero Midstream announced plans to issue their first quarter 2022 earnings on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Board of Directors of Antero Midstream declared a cash dividend of $0.225 per share for the first quarter of 2022, or $0.90 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend will be payable on May 11, 2022 to stockholders of record as of April 27, 2022. This represents the 30th consecutive quarterly dividend or distribution paid since Antero Midstream Partners LP's initial public offering in November 2014. Antero Midstream did not repurchase any common shares during the first quarter of 2022. Antero Midstream had approximately $150 million of remaining share repurchase capacity under its $300 million authorized share repurchase program as of March 31, 2022.
Antero Midstream plans to issue its first quarter 2022 earnings on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. A conference call is scheduled on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 10:00 am MT to discuss the financial and operational results. A brief Q&A session for security analysts will immediately follow the discussion of the results. To participate in the call, dial in at 877-407-9126 (U.S.), or 201-493-6751 (International) and reference "Antero Midstream". A telephone replay of the call will be available until Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 10:00 am MT at 877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (International) using the conference ID: 13726234. To access the live webcast and view the related earnings conference call presentation, visit Antero Midstream's website at www.anteromidstream.com. The webcast will be archived for replay until Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 10:00 am MT.
Antero Midstream Corporation is a Delaware corporation that owns, operates and develops midstream gathering, compression, processing and fractionation assets located in the Appalachian Basin, as well as integrated water assets that primarily service Antero Resources Corporation's properties.
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DENVER, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antero Resources (NYSE: AR) ("Antero" or the "Company") announced today that the Company plans to issue its first quarter 2022 earnings release on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
A conference call is scheduled on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 9:00 am MT to discuss the financial and operational results. A brief Q&A session for security analysts will immediately follow the discussion of the results. To participate in the call, dial in at 877-407-9079 (U.S.), or 201-493-6746 (International) and reference "Antero Resources." A telephone replay of the call will be available until Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 9:00 am MT at 877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (International) using the conference ID: 13726236. To access the live webcast and view the related earnings conference call presentation, visit Antero's website at www.anteroresources.com. The webcast will be archived for replay until Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 9:00 am MT.
Antero Resources is an independent natural gas and natural gas liquids company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of unconventional properties located in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and Ohio. In conjunction with its affiliate, Antero Midstream (NYSE: AM), Antero is one of the most integrated natural gas producers in the U.S. The Company's website is located at www.anteroresources.com.
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Expands Aviat's Private Networks Offering with Private LTE/5G, Unlicensed Wireless Access Solutions
- Creates an integrated end-to-end offering for wireless access and transport in the Private Networks segment
- Leverages Aviat's sales channel to address a $8 billion Private LTE/5G addressable market
- Increases Aviat's reach in mission-critical industrial Private Networks
- Expected to be accretive to Gross Margin %, Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP EPS, and Free Cash Flow in first year
- Aviat to host conference call Thursday, April 14th, at 8:30am (ET)
AUSTIN, Texas and TORONTO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. ("Aviat") (Nasdaq: AVNW)) , the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, and Redline Communications Group, Inc. ("Redline") (TSX: RDL), a leading provider in mission-critical data infrastructure, announced today that they have entered into an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") under which Aviat will acquire all outstanding shares of Redline for CAD$0.90 per common share (approximately USD$0.71 per share), in an all-cash transaction (the "Transaction") valued at approximately CAD $16.2 million (approximately USD$12.9 million). Aviat expects to fully fund the acquisition from cash on hand. Subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close within four months.
Commenting on the Transaction, Pete Smith, Aviat CEO, said, "This is an exciting opportunity for both Aviat and Redline. The acquisition expands Aviat's share in private networks by adding Redline's wireless network access capabilities in industrial PTP/PTMP and licensed Private LTE and 5G to Aviat's existing wireless transport backhaul solutions. Redline products will leverage Aviat's sales and marketing presence for broader reach. Likewise, Aviat will benefit from Redline's presence in the Oil & Gas, and Transportation verticals."
Smith continued, "We expect this deal to be immediately accretive to Aviat's gross margin %, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP EPS, and Free Cash Flow all in the first year. We look forward to finalizing this transaction which we believe will generate significant value for our shareholders."
Richard Yoon, President and CEO, Redline added that, "Aviat is a great partner for Redline. We look forward to leveraging our portfolio in conjunction with Aviat's global scale."
This Transaction is expected to provide both Aviat and Redline customers with a broader, more integrated portfolio of wireless access and transport solutions and reinforces Aviat's roadmap and commitment to the future of Private Networks as the environment evolves to 5G and beyond.
Transaction Details
Aviat intends to fund the acquisition with cash from the balance sheet.
Aviat and Redline will run independently until the closing of the Transaction.
The Transaction will be carried out by way of a Court-approved plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Canada Business Corporations Act, pursuant to which Aviat will acquire all the outstanding common shares of Redline (the "Redline Shares"). The implementation of the Arrangement will be subject to the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the votes cast by Redline shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the annual general and special meeting of Redline shareholders (the "Meeting") and a majority of all of the votes cast by Redline shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting after excluding votes of certain persons whose votes must be excluded in accordance with Canadian Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions, and the receipt of applicable approvals from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The implementation of the Arrangement will also be subject to the completion of a reduction in the stated capital of the Redline Shares, which will require the approval of at least 66 2/3% of the votes cast by Redline shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting.
The Arrangement Agreement provides for, among other things, customary representations, warranties and covenants, including a non-solicitation covenants from Redline, subject to customary "fiduciary out" provisions that allow Redline to accept a superior proposal in certain circumstances and a five-business day "right to match period" in favour of Aviat. The Arrangement Agreement also provides for the payment of a termination fee of CAD$ 0.65 million to Aviat in the event the Transaction is terminated in certain specified circumstances, including if Aviat does not exercise its right to match in the context of a superior proposal supported by Redline. The completion of the transaction is not subject to any financing condition.
All directors and executive officers of Redline and certain other shareholders of Redline, holding approximately 29.7% of the issued and outstanding Redline Shares as of the date hereof, have entered into voting and support agreements in favour of Aviat pursuant to which, among other things, they have agreed to vote their Redline Shares in favour of the Transaction.
A management information circular relating to the Meeting and containing further details regarding the Arrangement and the Arrangement Agreement will be mailed to Redline shareholders and made available on SEDAR under Redline's profile at www.sedar.com. Further details related to the Transaction can be also found on the Investor Relations tab at www.aviatnetworks.com.
Board of Director Approvals
The Transaction has been unanimously approved by Aviat's Board of Directors.
Redline's Board of Directors established a Special Committee of independent directors (D. Neil McDonnell and Josef Vejvoda) to oversee the Transaction discussions and the Arrangement. The Special Committee unanimously recommended the Transaction to the Board of Directors, and the full Board of the Directors of Redline unanimously approved the Transaction, determined that the Transaction is fair to Redline shareholders and in the best interests of Redline, and passed a resolution to recommend that Redline shareholders vote in favour of the Transaction. Evans & Evans, Inc , financial advisor to Redline, has provided a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Redline that, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set out in such fairness opinion, the Consideration to be received by Redline shareholders pursuant to the Transaction is fair from a financial point of view to Redline shareholders.
D. Neil McDonnell, Chair of the Company's Board of Directors and Special Committee, commented: "We are pleased to announce our acquisition by Aviat, which strategically aligns Redline with a proven market leader, providing access to additional customers and markets and generating operational efficiencies. After careful deliberation, the Special Committee and Redline's Board of Directors have unanimously concluded that the Transaction is fair to Redline's shareholders from a financial point of view offering an opportunity to monetize their investment and is in the best interests of Redline and its employees."
The Arrangement Agreement will be available on SEDAR under Redline's profile at www.sedar.com within 10 days following the date of this press release.
Conference Call
Aviat will host a conference call for investors and industry analysts to discuss the transaction at 8:30am (ET) Thursday, April 14th.
To listen to the live conference call, please dial toll-free (US/CAN) 800-289-0438 or toll-free (INTL) 1 323-794-2423 conference ID: 8638497. We ask that you dial-in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time.
About Aviat Networks
Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in wireless transport solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold in 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high-performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications (TSX:RDL) designs and manufactures powerful wide-area wireless networks for mission-critical applications in challenging locations. Redline networks are used by Oil & Gas companies onshore and offshore, Mining companies on surface and underground operations, by municipalities to remotely monitor infrastructure, and by specialized telecom service providers to deliver premium services. Thousands of businesses worldwide rely on Redline to engineer, plan and deliver ruggedized, secure and reliable networks for their IoT, voice, data, and video communications needs. For more information visit www.rdlcom.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained in this document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and "forward looking information" under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. Such statements include with respect to Aviat and Redline, their beliefs and expectations regarding the ability to close the Transaction, the ability to obtain the approval of Redline shareholders, the satisfaction of other conditions to the closing of the Transaction on proposed terms and in the time assumed, expectations regarding business conditions, new product solutions, customer positioning, revenue, future orders, bookings, new contracts, cost structure, operating income, profitability in fiscal 2022, process improvements, realignment plans and review of strategic alternatives. All statements, trend analyses and other information contained herein regarding the foregoing beliefs and expectations, as well as about the markets for the services and products of Aviat and Redline and trends in revenue, and other statements identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including, without limitation, "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "will," "see," "continue," "delivering," "view," and "intend," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, forward-looking statements are based on estimates reflecting the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the senior management of Aviat and Redline regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should therefore be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this document. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the forward-looking statements include the following:
- the ability to close the Transaction;
- the ability of Redline to obtain the approval of Redline shareholders and the satisfaction of other conditions to the closing of the Transaction on proposed terms and in the time assumed;
- the impact of COVID-19 on our business, operations and cash flows;
- continued price and margin erosion as a result of increased competition in the microwave transmission industry;
- the impact of the volume, timing, and customer, product, and geographic mix of our product orders;
- the timing of our receipt of payment for products or services from our customers;
- our ability to meet projected new product development dates or anticipated cost reductions of new products;
- our suppliers' inability to perform and deliver on time as a result of their financial condition, component shortages, the effects of COVID-19 or other supply chain constraints;
- the effects of inflation and the timing and extent of changes in the prices and overall demand for and availability of our inputs;
- customer acceptance of new products;
- the ability of our subcontractors to timely perform;
- weakness in the global economy affecting customer spending;
- retention of our key personnel;
- our ability to manage and maintain key customer relationships;
- uncertain economic conditions in the telecommunications sector combined with operator and supplier consolidation;
- our failure to protect our Intellectual property rights or defend against Intellectual property infringement claims by others;
- the results of our restructuring efforts;
- the ability to preserve and use our net operating loss carryforwards;
- the effects of currency and interest rate risks;
- the effects of current and future government regulations, including the effects of current restrictions on various commercial and economic activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
- general economic conditions, including uncertainty regarding the timing, pace and extent of an economic recovery in the United States and other countries where we conduct business;
- the conduct of unethical business practices in developing countries;
- the impact of political turmoil in countries where we have significant business;
- the impact of tariffs, the adoption of trade restrictions affecting our products or suppliers, a United States withdrawal from or significant renegotiation of trade agreements, the occurrence of trade wars, the closing of border crossings, and other changes in trade regulations or relationships; and
- Aviat's ability to implement its stock repurchase program or the extent to which it enhances long-term stockholder value.
For more information regarding the risks and uncertainties for Aviat's business, see "Risk Factors" in Aviat's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 25, 2021 as well as other reports filed by Aviat with the SEC from time to time. For additional information on the risks and uncertainties for Redline's business and the Arrangement, see Redline's most recently filed Annual Information Form and Annual Management Discussion & Analysis, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on Redline's website at www.rdlcom.com. Neither Aviat nor Redline undertakes any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, for any reason, except as required by law, even as new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
For further information:
Aviat Contact(s):
Investor Relations:
Keith Fanneron
Vice President Global Finance & Investor Relations
Phone: (512) 861-1022
Email: keith.fanneron@aviatnet.com
Redline Contact(s):
Richard Yoon
Chief Executive Officer
+1-905-479-8344
ryoon@rdlcom.com
Investor Relations:
Ron Shuttleworth
Partner
OakHill Financial
+1-647-500-7371
rshuttleworth@oakhillfinancial.ca
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LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Minority Health Month and Black Maternal Health Week, BabyLiveAdvice (BLA) is proud to announce the completion of an important maternal telehealth project that will soon be launching its second phase, both bringing free virtual telehealth support to minority mothers during pregnancy and postpartum.
Last year, BLA received a large grant to support inner-city minority mothers in Chicago, Illinois, in partnership with local Federally Qualified Health Centers. The project expanded to the state of Georgia, with the help of Johnson & Johnson and in partnership with local community physicians. The project enabled BLA to provide 175 Black and Hispanic mothers with free access to culturally competent virtual care, unbiased advice, support, and group education from BLA's team of Maternal-Infant experts, such as nurses, doulas, lactation consultants and mental health providers in the mothers' language and at their home. This, first of its kind, maternity telehealth demonstration project provided the much-needed evidence that telehealth has immense potential to bridge the gap in access to care, by connecting isolated people, particularly minorities, with health practitioners, and reducing the need for transportation to receive care.
"I never felt that anyone cared about me or my baby," said Letisha R, a South Chicago mom who participated in the project for 15 months. "I could live or die, and no one will care, until I met LaTanya my nurse on BLA. She was there when I needed her throughout my pregnancy and after Shetty was born, talking to her made me trust again that someone cared about us and that we will be all right."
Full data from this project will be available later this year, but early findings show that 78% of the Black and Hispanic mothers were able to adopt and utilize telehealth with high patient satisfaction and low attrition rates. The project also improved the doctor-patient interactions, with a 48% reduction in no-show rates to scheduled medical appointments, and improved overall pregnancy outcomes for the participating mothers.
The success of the initial project has led to approval of a second phase, which will enable BLA to support six hundred Black mothers in the state of Georgia. For this second phase, BabyLiveAdvice is immensely and especially excited to be partnering with the National Black Doulas Association®, whose doulas will serve as a critical part of the BLA provider team, to bring virtual support to Black (BIPOC) birthing families in the State of Georgia, for no cost.
Black mothers face the highest maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United States. BLA, and the National Black Doulas Association® are both committed to serving these mothers, and their families, in a meaningful way, to improve the birthing experience and help reduce mortality and morbidity rates in their community. Through this project, Black mothers, birthing people, and parents will be able to connect with doulas, midwifes, nutritionists, diabetic educators, lactation consultants, nurse practitioners and nurses to receive free, one-on-one virtual support as well as educational group classes, from preconception to 6 months postpartum.
The next phase of the project will support further evidence around adoption and utilization of telehealth among the urban and rural underserved BIPOC communities in the state with the highest Black maternal mortality rates. BLA is extremely excited to join with the National Black Doulas Association® and continue its mission helping mothers, birthing people, and parents, especially those most in need.
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Accused subway shooter claimed troubled time in NJ made him ‘more dangerous’
The 62-year-old man accused of setting off smoke bombs and opening fire on a Brooklyn subway train, shooting 10 people and leaving nearly 30 hurt, has a troubled history on both sides of the Hudson River.
Frank Robert James had three prior arrests in New Jersey in 1991, 1992 and 2007 for trespassing, larceny and disorderly conduct, according to The Independent.
NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig has said that James has a criminal history in New York City that goes back to the early 1990s.
James had nine prior arrests in New York, between 1992 and 1998, four of them for possession of burglary tools, two for theft of service, one for a criminal sex act, one for criminal tampering and one arrest for an outstanding New Jersey warrant, the same report said.
After spending time in Wisconsin, he arrived in Philadelphia on March 25, after stops in Pittsburgh, Indiana’s Fort Wayne and Newark, as reported by CNN.
He rented a U-Haul van in Pennsylvania, which he then drove through New Jersey into New York, onto the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and into Brooklyn, authorities said.
James has been connected to rambling, violent videos posted to a Youtube account that has since been suspended, according to multiple reports.
Among hundreds of posts as “Prophet of Truth 88,” James spoke at length about racism, homelessess, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and police brutality, as reported by Inside Headline.
James said he was a “victim” of New York’s mental health program, according to the same report, citing his online videos.
It quoted him as saying his experience as an in-patient at psychiatric facilities in the Bronx and New Jersey had “made me more dangerous."
There is no indication James had ties to terror organizations – international or otherwise – and the motive remains unclear, according to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace.
Federal prosecutors also referred to the YouTube videos that James made before the attack, in which he made various statements about the New York City subway system.
Among other things, James made statements about various conspiracy theories, Peace said, including: “And so the message to me is: I should have gotten a gun, and just started shooting motherf***ers.”
James faces a federal charge of conducting a violent attack on a mass transportation vehicle.
If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.
Erin Vogt is a reporter and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach her at erin.vogt@townsquaremedia.com
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Data Counters Sentiment Surveys that say Spending is Weakening
NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bank of America Institute published a new article today which provides evidence that consumers' finances, particularly of those in lower-income groups, are holding up, contrary to findings of sentiment surveys about the impact of higher prices.
Citing strong growth in credit and debit card spending – up 11% year over year in March, and continued strength into April – as well as a booming labor market and elevated cash levels in checking and savings accounts, the data shows that lower-income consumers are not reacting to this inflationary environment as adversely as one might gather from reports.
Highlights of the publication:
- Aggregate Bank of America credit and debit card spending was up 15% in the first eight days of April compared to the same period in 2021.
- Among cardholders with less than $50,000 in annual income, card spending per household is up 33.3% in early April compared to the same time period in 2019.
- Bank of America ACH, Wire and P2P payments were up 26% in the first eight days of April year over year.
- Checking and savings balances of households with less than $50,000 annual income have at least $1,500 more than they started in 2019.
"While sentiment surveys show that consumers are inclined to cut back in response to higher prices, people don't always do what they say they are doing," said David Tinsley, senior economist for the Bank of America Institute. "Leveraging the breadth and depth of our comprehensive payments and spending data from 67 million consumer and small business clients, we are able to get a richer and deeper assessment of the consumer than small-scale surveys can ever achieve. Our data does not support all the gloom."
Bank of America Institute
The Bank of America Institute is dedicated to uncovering powerful insights that move business and society forward. Established in 2022, the Institute is a think tank that draws on data and analyses from across the bank and the world to provide timely and original perspectives on the economy, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and global transformation. The Institute leverages the depth and breadth of the bank's proprietary data, from 67 million consumer and small business clients, 54 million verified digital users, $3.8T in total payments in 2021 and $1.4T in consumer and wealth management deposits. From this robust data set, the Institute provides a unique perspective on the health of the economy. It also elevates thought leadership from throughout the bank that addresses long-term trends and shares these findings with the general public.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,200 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs, and award-winning digital banking with more than 54 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NJ’s 300-foot observation wheel just opened at American Dream
Hey, Leonardo DiCaprio, DO look up! What’s three hundred feet tall and brand spanking new? The observation wheel at the American Dream mall, that’s what.
It’s called the Dream Wheel and it officially opened Wednesday morning following a media preview. You’ll find its entrance on the third level inside the Coca-Cola Eats food court. A carnival setting leads the way and they’ll even sell you funnel cakes and other goodies you can bring right inside the ride.
The gondolas can fit 16 people and are temperature controlled. There are two VIP gondolas with a capacity of 6 riders. They say the ride is smooth and very slow, so slow you barely feel yourself moving, and lasts a good thirty minutes. That gets you your money’s worth.
How much money? $29 for adults and $20 for children.
You’re buying the view. From 300 feet up you’ll have a view of the New York skyline. Not to mention the Meadowlands complex. But…also of, well, a swamp. I mean, that’s the deal with the Meadowlands, right?
And the, err, beauty of North Jersey? Take a look at about the 15 second mark of this video to see what I mean.
Hey, let’s stay positive though! Ben Pickett, the vice-president of Skyviews of America the company that owns and operates Dream Wheel, definitely is.
“The Dream Wheel is not just about the views, it’s about the experience,” he said. “To go over 300 feet in the air and take in the views of New York City and the surrounding New Jersey area in climate-controlled gondolas with up to 16 people, that’s unique.”
Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Jeff Deminski only.
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Plus Solutions revenue is up 81% year over year for February 2022 year-to-date, as BBTV executes ahead of plan
VANCOUVER, BC, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX: BBTV) (OTCQX: BBTVF) (Frankfurt: 64V) ("BBTV" or the "Company"), the leading creator monetization company with a mission to help creators become more successful, provides a corporate update highlighting 81% revenue growth for its Plus Solutions in the first two months of the 2022 fiscal year.
- Each of BBTV's Plus Solutions revenue streams, including Content Management, Direct Advertising Sales, and Mobile Gaming Apps, are ahead of BBTV's guided 23% sustainable annual revenue growth rate for our Plus Solutions.
- In the Company's Content Management division, following notable renewals with the NBA, CMF and TEGNA, as well as BBTV's expanded partnership with Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS), BBTV continues to deepen and add additional partnerships to its leading portfolio of enterprise clients.
- The Company continues to see momentum in its Direct Advertising Sales division following the addition of new clients in Q4 2021, including a top three player in the auto industry, a new major studio client, and BBTV's first client in the non-profit public health space.
- In February 2022, the Company launched its first Mobile Gaming App in partnership with a major studio client: Jackass Human Slingshot in partnership with Paramount Global and Johnny Knoxville. The Company also continues to see growth in Lifetime Value (LTV) performance following the launch of the Company's Live Events strategy, increasing revenue month over month as high as 300% for apps with millions of players.
Shahrzad Rafati, Chairperson and CEO, BBTV, comments: "The management team at BBTV is hyper focused on increasing Plus Solutions revenue and driving strong gross margins for the business. Building off of the 21% revenue increase for our Plus Solutions in fiscal 2021, 2022 is really about continued momentum in Content Management, Direct Advertising Sales, Mobile Gaming Apps, and expanding our financial solutions for our creators. The latter includes BBTV Fast Pay which has seen strong adoption rates so far, demonstrating that our solutions are essential to our creators. We're at the center of the $100 billion dollar creator economy, where the two pillars of making money are reach and engagement. BBTV is a global leader for both, and we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on our scale and our massive library of content."
BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company's mission is to help content creators become more successful. With creators ranging from individuals to global media brands, BBTV provides comprehensive, end-to-end Solutions to increase viewership and drive revenue powered by its innovative technology, while allowing creators to focus on their core competency – content creation. In December 2021, BBTV had the fourth most unique monthly viewers among digital platforms with more than 600 million globally, who consumed more than 35 billion minutes of video content [1]. (www.bbtv.com)
[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = December 2021 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~50% of world's digital population.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information is not information about historical facts but instead represents the Company's intentions, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives and strategies regarding future events and results. Forward-looking information contained in this press release includes statements that BBTV has provided guidance that Plus Solutions will have a 23% sustainable annual revenue growth rate; BBTV continues to deepen and add additional partnerships to its leading portfolio of enterprise clients; the management team at BBTV is hyper focused on increasing Plus Solutions revenue and driving strong gross margins for the business; and we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on our scale and our massive library of content. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that the Company considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such information is given, including but not limited to the Company's assumptions that that the Company's current growth plans will not change in any material respect; that its internal financial forecasts and models, including its estimates of costs and revenue are accurate are accurate; that its assumptions regarding continued growth, changes and trends in the Company's industry and the global economy will be met; that the Company's Plus Solutions revenue will continue to grow as expected; that the Company will enter into an increasing number of Direct Advertising Sales Deals, Content Management agreements and initiatives; the timely receipt of required regulatory approvals and strategic partner support; the absence of new laws, regulations, rules or policies of governments, platforms and other strategic partners, that may negatively impact the business of BBTV; our ability to build our market share, enter new markets and maintain and expand geographic scope; our ability to obtain and maintain financing on acceptable terms; as well as the Company's assumptions regarding foreign exchange rates. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the risk that the Company's assumptions on which its forward-looking information is based may not be accurate; the effect of competition; that the Company has a history of losses and negative cash flow; that the Company's agreements with platforms, creators or others may terminate early or not be renewed either on similar terms or at all; that the Company's Plus Solutions may not continue to be attractive to creators and may not realize our expectations; the regulatory environment; litigation risk; intellectual property risks; the Company's need for timely performance by its creators and strategic partners; and the impact of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic; as well as the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 29, 2022 and its prospectus dated October 22, 2020, both filed on Sedar at www.sedar.com, and in the Company's other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward–looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
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Partner
Oak Hill Financial Inc
(647)–500–7371
rshuttleworth@oakhillfinancial.ca
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Achievement of excellent dynamic performance and downsizing, helping increase electric mileage
KARIYA, Japan, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BluE Nexus Corporation, AISIN Corporation, and DENSO Corporation today announced that they have jointly developed an eAxle for Toyota's new battery electric vehicle (BEV), bZ4X scheduled to be released in May 12, 2022. BluE's first eAxle has achieved excellent dynamic performance and downsizing and helps vehicles increase their electric mileage.
BluE was established in April 2019 to develop and sell electric systems and driving modules. By combining the strengths of AISIN, DENSO and Toyota in electrification, BluE aims to further develop and popularize electric vehicles and to help realize a carbon-neutral society by meeting the needs of customers around the world.
The eAxle is an electric driving module that integrates a motor, an inverter, and a transaxle. BluE, AISIN, and DENSO have jointly developed three new models: a 150kW specification (front) for FWD vehicles and 80kW specifications (front and rear) for 4WD vehicles.
This product has achieved excellent dynamic performance and high torque by increasing output density. Optimizing cooling inside the eAxle utilizing simulations and technologies nurtured so far, adapting heat management technology and improving the double-sided cooling technology for inverter layers help to increase output density. Furthermore, top-class electric mileage has also been achieved through the optimal magnetic design of the motor, the joining technology to shorten coil ends, low-viscosity oil for the eAxle, and loss reduction technologies such as the new RC-IGBT.
Moreover, the eAxle has been significantly downsized through our technologies, including a built-in structure that incorporates an inverter into the transaxle, a downsized motor, and the shortened distance between the shafts by adopting an output shaft. The eAxle to be mounted in the front of a vehicle has a reduced longitudinal length, and the one to be mounted in the rear of a vehicle has a reduced height, helping expand the passenger and luggage compartment spaces.
AISIN has developed and produced more than 5 million electric units since the launch of its first hybrid transmission in 2004. Meanwhile, DENSO has developed and produced more than 20 million inverters since the launch of the first Prius in 1997.
In addition to the expertise of the AISIN and DENSO, the three companies have developed BluE's first eAxle by utilizing BluE's know-how regarding the optimization and modularization of components, and the company's capability to adapt to a variety of vehicles.
BluE, AISIN, and DENSO will continue to develop compact, highly efficient, low-cost products by leveraging their respective strengths and know-how. The companies will also contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society through by installing products in electric vehicles of every description via BluE.
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MINNEAPOLIS, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerspace (NYSE: CSR) announces that it will release its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, after the market closes on May 2, 2022.
Conference Call:
Management will host a conference call to discuss those results on the following day, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Interested parties may access the live conference call via the following:
Live webcast: http://ir.centerspacehomes.com
About Centerspace
Centerspace is an owner and operator of apartment communities committed to providing great homes by focusing on integrity and serving others. Founded in 1970, the company currently owns 84 apartment communities consisting of 14,840 homes located in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Centerspace was named a Top Workplace for 2021 by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. For more information, please visit www.centerspacehomes.com.
If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Emily Miller, Investor Relations, at (701) 837-7104 or IR@centerspacehomes.com.
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SÃO PAULO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL" or "Company") (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's largest domestic airline, in addition to the Material Facts disclosed on September 15, 2021 and February 7, 2022, announces the closing of the transaction involving the expansion of its commercial cooperation with American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) ("American") through an exclusive codeshare agreement for the next three years and an equity investment by American in the amount of US$200 million in 22.2 million newly issued preferred shares of GOL through a capital increase for a 5.3% participation in GOL's economic interest (the "Transaction"). As part of Transaction, on the date hereof American and the controlling shareholder of GOL entered into a shareholders' agreement which grants American the right to appoint a member to GOL's Board of Directors for the term of the exclusivity provided in the Transaction.
Through its exclusivity, the Transaction expands beyond the terms of the existing codeshare partnership between GOL and American, enhancing the travel opportunities for their passengers, the customer experience and the competitive position of GOL on routes connecting North and South America. In place since February 2020, the existing codeshare already represented the largest route network in the Americas, enabling the Company's customers to travel seamlessly to more than 30 destinations in the U.S. The partnership flights currently operate in GOL's hubs in São Paulo (GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG), integrating 34 options of Brazilian and international routes, such as Montevideo, in Uruguay.
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www.voegol.com.br/ir
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
GOL is Brazil's largest airline, leader in the corporate and leisure segments. Since its founding in 2001, it has been the airline with the lowest unit cost in Latin America, which has enabled the democratization of air transportation. The Company has partnerships with American Airlines and Air France-KLM, in addition to making available to Customers many codeshare and interline agreements, bringing more convenience and ease of connections to any place served by these partnerships. With the purpose of "Being First for Everyone", GOL offers the best travel experience to its passengers, including: the largest inventory of seats and the most legroom; the most complete platform with internet, movies and live TV; and the best loyalty program, SMILES. In cargo transportation, GOLLOG delivers parcels to various regions in Brazil and abroad. The Company has a team of 15,000 highly qualified airline professionals focused on Safety, GOL's number one value, and operates a standardized fleet of 135 Boeing 737 aircraft. GOL's shares are traded on the NYSE (GOL) and the B3 (GOLL4). For further information, visit www.voegol.com.br/ir.
About American Airlines Inc.
American's purpose is to care for people on life's journey. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL and the company's stock is included in the S&P 500. Learn more about what's happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
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The information contained in this material fact has not been subject to any independent audit or review and contains "forward-looking" statements, estimates and projections that relate to future events, which are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this material fact including, without limitation, those regarding GOL's future financial position and results of operations, strategy, plans, objectives, goals and targets, future developments in the markets in which GOL operates or is seeking to operate, and any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believe", "expect", "aim", "intend", "will", "may", "project", "estimate", "anticipate", "predict", "seek", "should" or similar words or expressions, are forward-looking statements. The future events referred to in these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors, many of which are beyond GOL's control, that may cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding GOL's present and future business strategies and the environment in which GOL will operate in the future and are not a guarantee of future performance. Such forward-looking statements speak only as at the date on which they are made. None of GOL or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents undertakes any duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. None of GOL or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, professional advisors and agents make any representation, warranty or prediction that the results anticipated by such forward-looking statements will be achieved, and such forward-looking statements represent, in each case, only one of many possible scenarios and should not be viewed as the most likely or standard scenario. Although GOL believes that the estimates and projections in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove materially incorrect and actual results may materially differ. As a result, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements.
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) announced that it expects to release first quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. The earnings release and accompanying earnings presentation will be available on the company's website at www.cohenandsteers.com under "Company—Investor Relations—Press Releases."
The company will host a conference call on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) with access available via webcast and telephone. Chief executive officer and president, Joseph Harvey, chief financial officer, Matthew Stadler, and chief investment officer, Jon Cheigh, will review the company's financial results and outlook and be available for questions.
Investors and analysts can access the live conference call by dialing 877-384-2165 (U.S.) or +1-212-231-2930 (international); passcode: 22017395. Participants should plan to register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks starting at approximately 12:00 p.m. (ET) on April 21, 2022 and can be accessed at 800-633-8284 (U.S.) or +1-402-977-9140 (international); passcode: 22017395. Internet access to the webcast, which includes audio (listen-only), will be available on the company's website at www.cohenandsteers.com under "Company—Investor Relations—Overview." The webcast will be archived on the website for one month.
About Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
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Montefiore School Health Program is the largest and most comprehensive school-based health program in the nation, providing primary medical care, counseling, optometry and dentistry to 44,000 children.
BRONX, N.Y., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at PS 8 Elementary School, Congressmen Espaillat and Torres joined Montefiore Medicine President and CEO, Dr. Philip O. Ozuah to award more than $3.3 million in federal funding to the Montefiore School Health Program (MSHP), the largest and most comprehensive school-based health program in the country. One in four Bronx students have a MSHP clinic with health experts — from doctors and dentists to therapists — who support children from pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Bronx is the lowest income congressional district in the United States. This federal funding will upgrade the digital infrastructure and broadband capability across 99 schools, connecting more students and parents to Montefiore's telehealth services and primary care network.
"Congressmen Adriano Espaillat and Ritchie Torres fought hard and delivered in a big way for this program and this community. They know well that the children of The Bronx are the future of The Bronx," said Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Office, Montefiore Medicine.
Between 25-30% of students (>14,000) who utilize MSHP services do so for chronic care conditions. Children with access to the support and resources made available by MSHP are 40% less likely to go home sick, resulting in stronger school performance and fewer workdays missed by parents. Emergency room visits and hospitalizations dropped by half after students started receiving treatment at MSHP clinics.
"This funding is transforming healthcare delivery in the highest-need areas of The Bronx — the increase in broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity will ensure nurses can access student health records quickly and that parents can advocate on their child's behalf without having to leave work," said Representative Adriano Espaillat. "Thanks to the decades-long commitment of Montefiore, 44,000 children — one of whom will likely take my place someday — will have free access to state-of-the-art healthcare services right at their school."
"This $3.3 million will transform the Montefiore program with faster, more reliable internet and secure videoconferencing software," said Representative Ritchie Torres. "The technology ensures that kids can get care when they need it, no matter what else is happening in the world."
About Montefiore Health System
Montefiore Health System is one of New York's premier academic health systems and is a recognized leader in providing exceptional quality and personalized, accountable care to approximately three million people in communities across the Bronx, Westchester and the Hudson Valley. It is comprised of 10 hospitals, including the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and more than 200 outpatient ambulatory care sites. The advanced clinical and translational research at its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, directly informs patient care and improves outcomes. From the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer, cardiology and vascular care, pediatrics, and transplantation, to its preeminent school-based health program, Montefiore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients and their families. For more information please visit www.montefiore.org. Follow us on Twitter and view us on Facebook and YouTube.
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DOTHAN, Ala., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) (the "Company"), a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, today announced that it will release its fiscal 2022 second quarter results on May 6, 2022, before the market opens. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss its results the same day at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time). The conference call may be accessed by phone or webcast, as follows:
Construction Partners, Inc. is a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company operating across five southeastern states, with 57 hot-mix asphalt plants, 14 aggregate facilities and one liquid asphalt terminal. Publicly funded projects make up the majority of its business and include local and state roadways, interstate highways, airport runways and bridges. The majority of the Company's public projects are maintenance-related. Private sector projects include paving and sitework for office and industrial parks, shopping centers, local businesses and residential developments. To learn more, visit www.constructionpartners.net.
Contact:
Rick Black / Ken Dennard
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
ROAD@DennardLascar.com
(713) 529-6600
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PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA), today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for March 2022:
Given the irregular nature of the Company's operations starting in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will compare this and future traffic reports to 2019 statistics.
Consolidated capacity (ASMs) came in 8.4% lower than March 2019, while passenger traffic (RPMs) decreased 6.8%, which resulted in an 84.8% load factor.
Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. For more information visit www.copaair.com.
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CONTACT: Daniel Tapia – Panamá
Director – Investor Relations
011 (507) 304-2774
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NOVI, Mich., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DexKo Global Inc., the global leader in highly engineered trailer running gear, chassis assemblies, and related components, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DEXTER Axle Company LLC ("DEXTER"), has acquired the business and assets of Premium Supply Ltd. ("Premium" or the "Company") located in Greenville, TX. DEXTER, headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, employs over 3,800 people in the U.S. and Canada and operates 18 manufacturing facilities and over 30 company-owned distribution locations. Founded in 1960, Dexter has built a reputation as a trusted brand serving utility trailer, recreational vehicle, marine, heavy-duty, agricultural, specialty equipment manufacturers and distribution partners.
For over 25 years, Premium Supply has specialized in custom trailer hoists, hydraulic kits, pumps, controls, and accessories. The Company has distributed these quality products and kits to the tilt, dump, and utility trailer markets from a warehousing and kitting facility in Greenville, TX.
"Over the past six decades, DEXTER has developed the most diverse product offering in the industry," states Adam Dexter, President and CEO of DEXTER. "The Premium Supply business is a natural fit with the DEXTER organization. Their industry and product knowledge will enable our companies to better serve the marketplace."
"Together, we will drive exciting industry developments and offer a full range of towing solutions for our dump and tilt customers," adds Fred Bentley, CEO of DexKo Global. "Premium Supply customers should expect to see substantial benefits from DEXTER's extensive national footprint for servicing large and small OEMs, dealers and service centers in the dump trailer market. Additionally, our combined supply chain expertise will enhance our ability to service customers with just-in-time delivery."
"This partnership is a great cultural fit, aligning resources to further our goal of providing the best service and customer experience in the industry," Mark Huddleston, President of Premium Supply.
"I'm very excited to work with DEXTER and help bring hydraulics to their portfolio. With our knowledge of the hydraulic side of the industry and DEXTER's resources and customer relationships, this seems like a natural fit," adds Jeff Murphy, Shareholder of Premium Supply.
Please send inquiries to:
2900 Industrial Parkway East Stacey K. Miller, Director of Marketing
Elkhart, Indiana 46515 smiller@dexteraxle.com
Phone: 574.295.7888 Phone: 574.296.7228
Fax: 574.296.7368
DexKo Global Inc. is the world's leading supplier of advanced chassis technology, chassis assemblies and related components with more than 130 years of experience in trailer and caravan components. DexKo Global was founded at the end of 2015 through the combination of DEXTER and AL-KO Vehicle Technology. With its headquarters in Novi, Michigan, the company employs more than 7,000 associates with 52 production facilities and 49 distribution centers. For more information, please go to www.dexko.com
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MIDLAND, Mich., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced today that its board of directors has approved a new share buyback program for the repurchase of up to $3 billion of the Company's common stock. Additionally, Dow has declared a dividend of 70 cents per share, payable June 10, 2022, to shareholders of record on May 31, 2022. This marks the 443rd consecutive dividend payment by the Company or its affiliates since 1912.
"These actions reflect our continued focus to deliver leading cash flow generation and value growth as well as our ongoing commitment to disciplined and balanced capital allocation, where shareholder remuneration remains a key priority for Dow," said Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and CEO. "Since spin in April 2019, we have returned a total of $8.4 billion to shareholders through our share repurchases and industry-leading dividend – well above our target, which is to return 65% of operating net income to shareholders across the economic cycle."
The $3 billion share repurchase program announced today does not have an expiration date and is additive to the current outstanding program, which has approximately $775 million of authorization remaining that the Company intends to repurchase by mid-2022.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
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Investors:
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Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and often contain words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "would" and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases.
Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond Dow's control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date the statements were made. These factors include, but are not limited to: sales of Dow's products; Dow's expenses, future revenues and profitability; the continuing global and regional economic impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic and other public health-related risks and events on Dow's business; any sanctions, export restrictions, supply chain disruptions or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; capital requirements and need for and availability of financing; unexpected barriers in the development of technology, including with respect to Dow's contemplated capital and operating projects; Dow's ability to realize its commitment to carbon neutrality on the contemplated timeframe; size of the markets for Dow's products and services and ability to compete in such markets; failure to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; the rate and degree of market acceptance of Dow's products; significant litigation and environmental matters and related contingencies and unexpected expenses; the success of competing technologies that are or may become available; the ability to protect Dow's intellectual property in the United States and abroad; developments related to contemplated restructuring activities and proposed divestitures or acquisitions such as workforce reduction, manufacturing facility and/or asset closure and related exit and disposal activities, and the benefits and costs associated with each of the foregoing; fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; management of process safety and product stewardship; changes in relationships with Dow's significant customers and suppliers; changes in consumer preferences and demand; changes in laws and regulations, political conditions or industry development; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, market uncertainty, interest and currency exchange rates, and equity and commodity prices; business or supply disruptions; security threats, such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; weather events and natural disasters; disruptions in Dow's information technology networks and systems; and risks related to Dow's separation from DowDuPont Inc. such as Dow's obligation to indemnify DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and/or Corteva, Inc. for certain liabilities.
Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. These are not the only risks and uncertainties that Dow faces. There may be other risks and uncertainties that Dow is unable to identify at this time or that Dow does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. If any of those risks or uncertainties develops into an actual event, it could have a material adverse effect on Dow's business. Dow and TDCC assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.
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TORONTO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Equitable Bank (the "Bank" or "Equitable"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Equitable Group Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: EQB) (TSX: EQB.PR.C) (TSX: EQB.R) today announced it is increasing its prime lending rates by 50 basis points to 3.20% from 2.70%, effective April 14, 2022.
Equitable Group Inc. trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EQB, EQB.PR.C and EQB.R) and serves more than 325,000 Canadians through its wholly-owned subsidiary Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. Equitable Bank has a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Founded over 50 years ago, Equitable Bank provides diversified personal and commercial banking services. Please visit equitablebank.ca for details.
Equitable Group Inc. trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: EQB, EQB.PR.C and EQB.R) and serves more than 325,000 Canadians through its wholly-owned subsidiary Equitable Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. Equitable Bank has a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. Founded over 50 years ago, Equitable Bank provides diversified personal and commercial banking services. Please visit equitablebank.ca for details.
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RADNOR, Pa., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against SunPower Corporation ("SunPower") (NASDAQ: SPWR). The action charges SunPower with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of SunPower's materially misleading statements to the public, SunPower investors have suffered significant losses.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: APRIL 18, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: AUGUST 3, 2021 through JANUARY 20, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR RIGHTS:
James Maro, Esq. at (484) 270-1453 or via email at info@ktmc.com
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
SUNPOWER'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
SunPower provides solar energy solutions, including sales to its third-party dealer network and resellers, storage solutions, cash and loan sales, and long-term leases directly to end customers, and sells turn-key engineering, procurement, and construction services, as well as energy under power purchase agreements.
On January 21, 2022, SunPower issued a press release revealing that the company had "identified a cracking issue that developed over time in certain factory-installed connectors within third-party commercial equipment supplied to SunPower." As a result, SunPower reported that it "expects approximately $27 million of supplier-quality related charges in fourth quarter 2021 and approximately $4 million in the first quarter of 2022" to replace the faulty connectors.
Following this news, SunPower's stock fell $3.22, or 16.9%, to close at $15.80 on January 21, 2022.
WHAT CAN I DO?
SunPower investors may, no later than April 18, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages SunPower investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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ABOUT KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flyer Defense, LLC is strengthening its reputation as one of the most reliable internally air transportable light tactical mobility vehicles on the market with the start of production on its single largest direct commercial sales contract to date.
In partnership with the International Golden Group (IGG) in the United Arab Emirates, Flyer Defense completed initial shipment of its highly configurable Flyer 72 vehicle to the UAE Armed Forces and is set to enter full rate production by mid-2022.
Billed as a replacement for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (popularly known as the Humvee), the Flyer vehicle supports field-installable armor and is cutting edge in its design, capabilities and modularity.
Selected for its uniquely adaptable platform, unmatched payload-to-weight ratio, and highly lauded maneuverability and ride quality, Flyer Defense will deliver its Flyer 72 vehicles to the UAE over a multiyear contract.
"We prioritize the user," said Flyer Defense Founder and CEO Oded Nechushtan. "Our tailorable engineering yields a flexible product, bendable to the will and need of any customer. We are proud to offer our proven solution to the UAE as we simultaneously continue to grow our manufacturing capabilities with strategic partnerships."
Flyer Defense is responsible for the design and sustainment of the successfully fielded USSOCOM Program of Record Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) and directed requirement Army Ground Mobility Vehicle (A-GMV), with a combined total of more than 1,000 fielded vehicles now trusted and utilized by the U.S. Army and U.S. Special Forces (Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force).
The company has partnered with JWF Defense, LLC (JWF) to manufacture the Flyer 72 family of vehicles. Based in Johnstown, PA, JWF has nearly a decade of experience producing the body and chassis of Flyer's fielded vehicles and will provide the capacity for growth for both current and future contracts.
"We have spent decades fielding a platform superior in every way that counts," said Nechushtan. "We have the capability, experience and, most importantly, the product to meet the need of any military with a gap in light tactical mobility."
About Flyer Defense
Flyer Defense, LLC was formed to provide mission-specialized, lightweight, high mobility, all- terrain tactical wheeled vehicles capable of internal transport in rotary and tilt wing aircraft. Flyer provides purpose-built vehicles and logistics support for U.S. Army, special operations forces and global allies. Always prioritizing the users and their missions, Flyer vehicles increase ground mobility, allow rapid deployment into contested areas, and enable military ground forces to move quickly for extended distances and over difficult terrain. The Flyer® family of successfully tested and certified vehicles are modular platforms, allowing rapid vehicle customization for immediate operation-relevant configuration.
To learn more about Flyer Defense, please visit www.flyerdefense.com.
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- Genesis X Speedium Coupe showcases the future of Genesis' electric vehicle design
- Genesis announces plans to produce the Electrified GV70 in the U.S.
- Genesis Priority One, a personalized GV60 purchase experience, now open to clients in select U.S. markets
NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Genesis premiered the Genesis X Speedium Coupe at Genesis House New York, a cultural space in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. The concept car incorporates Genesis' DNA, while looking ahead to the next wave of EVs and highlighting Genesis' future as a luxury electric vehicle brand.
The brand also announced plans for U.S. production of its upcoming Electrified GV70 SUV at its manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Ala. Production is set to start in December.
In a series of electrification-focused announcements, the brand also revealed its GV60 Priority One program for U.S. consumers.
Envisioning a new styling convention for the future
The Genesis X Speedium Coupe was born out of a "freestyle" design exercise based on the Genesis X Concept. Luc Donckerwolke, Genesis Chief Creative Officer and 2022 World Car Person of the Year led the initiative. It embodies the timeless Genesis' design philosophy, Athletic Elegance, in an even more progressive way.
The name Speedium was inspired by the Korean racetrack in the city of Inje and the passion for motorsport it inspired in Genesis designers. The name also encapsulates Genesis' belief that the emotional value of driving will remain strong in the era of electrification. The addition of the word "coupe" further accentuates the enjoyment of driving through aesthetic designs.
Genesis followed the principle of reductive design, or "less is more," for the concept car. The Genesis X Speedium Coupe stands out for its restrained elegance, clean lines, and subtle curves.
The model challenges the status quo of a defined car type. It is not a conventional concept car that previews plans for the production lineup.
"This car is an open-door moment in Genesis' journey towards our future EV design," said Luc Donckerwolke, chief creative officer of Genesis. "This isn't a show car — it's a look into our design processes as we explore ideas for the next wave of EVs, one that incorporates Genesis' DNA."
On the front of the vehicle, Genesis' signature Two Lines lamps have evolved into a full-width element that encompasses the shape of the crest resembling the Genesis Crest Grille. It was designed to carry the brand signature of the wing face for the electrification era by integrating the daytime running lamps with the low beam and high beam together. It carries an EV face that symbolizes Genesis' transformation towards becoming an all-electric car brand with a six-model lineup by 2030.
From an overhead perspective, the hourglass silhouette highlights the car's passion and character. The curvaceous and sensuous form accentuates the wheel arches creating muscular presence.
Viewed from the side, the Parabolic Line extending from the front to the rear of the car maintains a certain tension in the design as a classic car would. The deliberate "anti-wedge" design culminates in a streamlined look that exudes understated elegance.
Meanwhile, an elliptical tail balances out the look for a visually engaging tension between convex and concave surfaces in the rear. The V-shaped brake lights interrupt the circular shape by producing the striking contrast that is one of the hallmarks of a Genesis vehicle.
"We are giving each design element space to breathe," said Donckerwolke. "It's not about making the design elements compete with each other, but about orchestrating the elements so that they complement and respect one another."
The concept's metallic emerald green shade is referred to as "Inje Green." As expected of a car that was inspired by a Korean racetrack, the color encompasses the mountainous landscape where the track is located, completing the image of a classic car that embodies dynamism, speed, and timeless elegance.
Genesis Priority One
Genesis has shown significant growth in the U.S. market, setting monthly sales records for the past 16 months. The brand recorded 11,723 sales in Q1 2022, the largest quarterly sales achievement since its foray into the U.S. market in 2016.
Starting today, clients in select U.S. markets may enroll in Priority One, a program designed to curate a personalized purchase experience for GV60, the brand's first dedicated electric vehicle. By visiting www.genesis.com and providing their contact information and $500 refundable deposit, a Genesis Concierge will simplify the process and match clients with a qualified retailer.
"We are pleased to bring the highly-anticipated first Genesis EV to market in the U.S. with GV60," said Claudia Marquez, chief operating officer of Genesis Motor North America. "With Genesis Priority One, we are renewing our promise to our clients to provide a purchase experience tailored to them."
Genesis Priority One will be available at launch in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York for a limited time while quantities last.
Production Plans for the Electrified GV70
Genesis announced that the Electrified Genesis GV70 will be its first vehicle produced in the U.S. at its manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Ala. Production is expected to begin in December 2022 with the goal of strengthening Genesis' EV market position in the region and continuing its commitment to electrification.
"We are pleased to bring Genesis production to the United States for the first time," said José Muñoz, president & CEO of Genesis Motor North America. "The GV70 SUV has won the hearts and minds of American consumers and industry experts alike. We are proud to begin offering consumers the new electrified model, built right here in America."
About Genesis House
Genesis House New York opened in November 2021 as the brand's base in the U.S. It's more than just a showroom — it's a cultural oasis in the heart of the city. Measuring over an acre of floorspace (over 46,000 square feet) and consisting of three floors, it carries forward the bold and innovative spirit of the brand by welcoming guests in a gracious manner that is deeply rooted in Korean culture.
The announcements took place during a press-only event at the Cellar Stage — a basement space outfitted with floor-to-ceiling LED-lit staging and state-of-the art audio-visual technology. Genesis holds numerous events at the Cellar Stage in collaboration with artists in the local community.
The first floor is an exhibition space where guests can experience the Genesis vehicle lineup, both existing models and concept cars that express the brand's future vision. The architects used tessellated mirrors to beautifully set off the cars on display, and curators are on hand to provide detailed explanations. The curator service at Genesis House is provided in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Korean, among other languages.
On the second floor, guests can enjoy a Korean cultural experience in the library, the Tea Pavilion, Genesis House Restaurant and the Terrace Garden.
Genesis House Restaurant, established in collaboration with Onjium — a Michelin-starred restaurant and traditional cultural research center in Seoul — offers a creative and elegant gastronomic experience that harkens back to the Korean Noble class cuisine that took inspirations from what Joseon-era royalty once enjoyed in their palaces.
At the event, the Genesis House Restaurant unveiled its new Spring menu, curated by Onjium.
The 9,493-square-foot Terrace Garden, located outside on the second floor, overlooks Hudson Yards, the Hudson River, and the High Line. Reminiscent of a courtyard outside a "hanok," or traditional Korean house, it is surrounded by low walls and an alley, serving as a cozy spot to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea.
Building upon the success of Genesis House New York, the brand is exploring future plans to open branded cultural spaces in other regions.
Genesis Gives
To mark the occasion and give back to the local New York community, Genesis presented a $50,000 donation to Girls Who Code, an organization whose mission is to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Girls Who Code is building the largest pipeline of future female engineers in the world. In nine years, they have reached more than 450,000 girls globally.
This charitable contribution marks the continuation of Genesis Gives, a new initiative that supports STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) education, sports, and athletics programming for youth. Genesis Gives has contributed more than $300,000 to causes across the United States since its launch in November 2021.
Genesis Motor North America
At Genesis, we put the customer at the center of every decision we make. Genesis is a global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Genesis designs customer experiences that go beyond products, embodying audacious, forward-thinking, and distinctly Korean characteristics within its unique Athletic Elegance design identity. With a growing range of award-winning models — including the 2022 MotorTrend SUV of the Year, GV70, along with G70, G80, G90, GV60, and GV80 — Genesis aims to lead the age of electrification by focusing on a dual electrification strategy involving fuel-cell and battery EVs, starting with its Electrified G80 and GV60 electric models. Genesis has stated its commitment to becoming a 100% zero emission vehicle brand by 2030 and to pursuing carbon neutrality by 2035.
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ATLANTA, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) announced today an acquisition for its European Automotive business. Effective April 12, 2022, Alliance Automotive Group (AAG), the Company's wholly-owned automotive distribution company based in London, U.K., acquired Lausan Group (Lausan).
Lausan, founded in 1953 and based in Bilbao, Spain, is a leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts in Spain and Portugal, which represent the 5th largest car parc in Europe. Lausan serves its customers from an established network, including one national distribution center, nine regional hubs and 37 stores. The Company expects Lausan to generate annual revenue of approximately €115 million ($125 million USD).
"We are pleased to expand our European automotive footprint with the addition of Lausan," said Paul Donahue, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GPC. "With our entry into Spain and Portugal, we expect to further strengthen Lausan's market-leading position by capitalizing on our European scale and purchasing expertise, as well as leveraging the roll-out of our NAPA brand across this region. We welcome the Lausan team to the GPC and AAG family and are excited to work together to maximize the growth opportunities in our European business."
With the addition of Lausan, AAG operates in nine European countries: France, the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Spain and Portugal.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in the future tense and all statements accompanied by words such as "expected," "opportunities," "look forward," or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the acquisition of Lausan by GPC's subsidiary, AAG, including those relating to the revenues expected to be generated by Lausan and AAG's ability to further strengthen Lausan's market position. Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to GPC and involve estimates, expectations and projections. Investors are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. With respect to the proposed acquisition, these risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the risk that Lausan will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings, synergies and growth from the acquisition may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; and the risk that costs associated with the integration of the business are higher than anticipated.
Additional information regarding other risks and uncertainties that may impact GPC and its operations are also contained in GPC's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond GPC's ability to control or predict. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, actual results may vary materially, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the information currently available to the parties on the date they are made, and GPC does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of such communication, except as required by law.
Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law. You are advised, however, to review any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our subsequent Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other reports filed with the SEC.
About Genuine Parts Company
Founded in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a global service organization engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. The Company's Automotive Parts Group distributes automotive replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The Company's Industrial Parts Group distributes industrial replacement parts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. In total, the Company serves its global customers from an extensive network of more than 10,000 locations in 17 countries and has approximately 52,000 employees. Further information is available at www.genpt.com.
About Alliance Automotive Group
Alliance Automotive Group is a leading distributor of light and commercial vehicle parts to the independent aftermarket in France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. AAG does business under the Groupauto France, Precisium Group and Pièces Auto in France, Groupauto UK and UAN in the UK, Groupauto Ireland in Ireland, Alliance Automotive Group Germany in Germany, Groupauto Poland in Poland, Partspoint, Precisium and Winparts in the Netherlands and Belgium and Lausan and Soulima in Spain and Portugal. AAG serves approximately 50,000 garages with over 100,000 different parts for repair and maintenance from a network of more than 700 company-owned stores and more than 1,700 affiliated outlets. Further information is available at www.allianceautomotivegroup.eu.
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- Horizon Platform Originates $132 Million of New Loans in Q1, Including $73 Million of New Loans for HRZN -
- Horizon Platform Ends Quarter with Record Committed Backlog of $172 Million, Including $151 Million in HRZN Commitments -
FARMINGTON, Conn., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) ("HRZN" or the "Company"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries, today provided its portfolio update for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 and an update on the lending platform ("Horizon Platform") of Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC ("HTFM"), its investment adviser.
"We had a very productive start to 2022, closing $132 million of loans originated through our lending platform in the first quarter, including $73 million of loans for HRZN," said Gerald A. Michaud, President of HTFM. "In addition, the Horizon Platform's committed backlog grew to a record $172 million of debt investments, including $151 million in HRZN commitments, showcasing the strength of the Horizon brand to attract quality innovative and diverse companies. HRZN also received $12 million in loan prepayments during the quarter, providing additional and accelerated income and continuing to validate our predictive pricing strategy. With a robust backlog and an additional $165 million of new awards to go along with a significant pipeline of new investment opportunities, we believe the Horizon Platform and HRZN remain well positioned to continue growing and delivering additional value to HRZN's shareholders."
First Quarter 2022 Portfolio Update
Originations
During the first quarter of 2022, a total of $131.9 million of loans funded through the Horizon Platform, including 16 loans totaling $73.2 million funded by HRZN as follows:
- $7.5 million to a new portfolio company, MyForest Foods Co., a producer of sustainable, meat alternative products using mycelium, or the roots of mushrooms.
- $7.5 million to a new portfolio company, a software-enabled services provider focused on planning, migration, operation and automation of SAP in the cloud.
- $7.5 million to a new portfolio company, a leader in indoor vertical farming.
- $7.5 million to a new portfolio company, a developer of prescription digital diagnostic and therapeutic products focused on pediatric behavioral health conditions.
- $7.5 million to a new portfolio company, a leading grower and marketer of fresh organic culinary herbs, providing sustainable, USDA-certified organic, regionally grown produce to retailers.
- $5.5 million to an existing portfolio company, NextCar Holding Company, Inc. dba Autonomy, an online platform offering high quality new and used cars to consumers on a subscription basis.
- $5.0 million to a new portfolio company, Aerobiotix, LLC, a manufacturer of air disinfection systems for medical, healthcare and community facilities that eliminate airborne pathogens to optimize indoor air quality.
- $5.0 million to a new portfolio company, Secure Transfusion Services, Inc., an operator of commercial blood collection centers that source and distribute vital, in-demand blood components, such as platelets, to hospitals.
- $5.0 million to an existing portfolio company, Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc., a developer of gene therapies for patients with rare and serious genetic diseases.
- $5.0 million to an existing portfolio company, a medical data company improving healthcare outcomes with its proprietary smart medical devices.
- $2.5 million to an existing portfolio company, Spineology, Inc., a developer of anatomy-conserving technology solutions for use in lumbar spinal fusion procedures.
- $2.5 million to an existing portfolio company, Dropoff, Inc., a same-day delivery service for healthcare and other companies.
- $2.5 million to an existing portfolio company, a builder of conservation memorial forests that offer sustainable alternatives to cemeteries.
- $1.25 million to an existing portfolio company, Unagi, Inc., a developer of premium portable electric scooters that are offered for sale and on an affordable monthly subscription program.
- $1.0 million to an existing portfolio company, Alula, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of security systems sold exclusively to professional distributors and dealers.
- $0.4 million to an existing company, MacuLogix, Inc., a medical device company in the optometry and ophthalmology industry.
Liquidity Events
HRZN experienced liquidity events from two portfolio companies in the first quarter of 2022, including principal prepayments of $12.0 million, compared to $55.0 million of principal prepayments and $0.4 million of warrant and equity proceeds during the fourth quarter of 2021:
- In February, LiquiGlide, Inc. prepaid its outstanding principal balance of $2.0 million on its venture loan, plus interest, end-of-term payment and prepayment fee. HRZN continues to hold warrants in the company.
- In February, Quip NYC Inc. prepaid its outstanding principal balance of $10.0 million on its venture loan, plus interest, end-of-term payment and prepayment fee. HRZN continues to hold warrants in the company.
Principal Payments Received
During the first quarter of 2022, HRZN received regularly scheduled principal payments on investments totaling $1.9 million, compared to regularly scheduled principal payments totaling $2.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Commitments
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, HRZN closed new loan commitments totaling $100.4 million to 11 companies, compared to new loan commitments of $114.9 million to 10 companies in the fourth quarter of 2021. HTFM's other managed funds, during the quarter, closed new loan commitments totaling $60.0 million of unfunded loan approvals and commitments.
Pipeline and Term Sheets
As of March 31, 2022, HRZN's unfunded loan approvals and commitments ("Committed Backlog") were $150.8 million to 20 companies. This compares to a Committed Backlog of $124.5 million to 23 companies as of December 31, 2021. HRZN's portfolio companies have discretion whether to draw down such commitments and the right of a portfolio company to draw down its commitment is often subject to achievement of specific milestones and other conditions to borrowing. Accordingly, there is no assurance that any or all of these transactions will be funded by HRZN. HTFM's other managed funds ended the quarter with a total of $20.8 million of unfunded loan approvals and commitments.
During the quarter, HTFM received signed term sheets that are in the approval process, which may result in the Horizon Platform providing up to an aggregate of $165.0 million of new debt investments. These opportunities are subject to underwriting conditions including, but not limited to, the completion of due diligence, negotiation of definitive documentation and investment committee approval, as well as compliance with HTFM's allocation policy. Accordingly, there is no assurance that any or all of these transactions will be completed or funded by HRZN.
Warrant and Equity Portfolio
As of March 31, 2022, HRZN held a portfolio of warrant and equity positions in 85 portfolio companies, including 71 private companies, which provides the potential for future additional returns to HRZN's shareholders.
About Horizon Technology Finance
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) is a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries. The investment objective of HRZN is to maximize its investment portfolio's return by generating current income from the debt investments it makes and capital appreciation from the warrants it receives when making such debt investments. Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, with a regional office in Pleasanton, California, and investment professionals located in Portland, Maine, Austin, Texas, and Reston, Virginia. To learn more, please visit www.horizontechfinance.com.
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Company recognized as top gaming supplier in acclaimed global awards program
LONDON, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT) announced today that it recently won the "Casino Supplier of the Year" award at the 2022 Global Gaming Awards London. This marks the second year in a row that the Company received the notable honor.
The annual EMEA-focused awards program, led by Gambling Insider magazine, recognizes the gaming industry's strongest performers across the previous 12 months. Winners were selected by a panel of 60 gaming industry executives and announced during an awards ceremony on April 11, 2022.
"Once again, IGT has confirmed its position as the industry's leading end-to-end casino supplier by winning this distinguished award at the 2022 Global Gaming Awards London," said Renato Ascoli, IGT CEO Global Gaming. "This significant recognition is a reflection of IGT's dedicated employees worldwide and our commitment to developing and supplying superior products and services to our customers that drive outstanding results."
"IGT has proven that it continues to lead the industry by providing casinos with exceptional products that create best-in-class user experiences for their customers," said Julian Perry, Gambling Insider Chief Operating Officer. "It is an honor to recognize IGT's position as a leading global casino supplier with this highly regarded award for the second year in a row."
To learn more about the Global Gaming Awards London, click here. For more information, visit IGT.com, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, or watch IGT videos on YouTube.
About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.
Contact:
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The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law launches new identity and rebrand
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. and VENTURA, Calif., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law (COL) is changing its name. The nonprofit law school with campuses in Ventura and Santa Barbara is introducing a new identity, rebranding as "The Colleges of Law."
With the change comes a new logo that showcases a foundation in law using classic pillars, signifying traditional legal education with forward momentum that captures the college's commitment to innovation and progress. The column iconography represents something being built and still taking shape—a modern take on a classic design feature. It will be the school's first brand update since 2010 while streamlining its various naming conventions—Ventura College of Law, Santa Barbara College of Law, The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law—into one.
"It's a project more than 50 years in the making," said The Colleges of Law President Matthew Nehmer, Ph.D. "We were founded in Ventura in 1969 with Santa Barbara forming five years later. We've been using 'The Colleges of Law' informally for years. Our new identity simply makes it official with a look that communicates a school committed to innovation and building something new."
The rebrand is among the signature initiatives featured in COL's current strategic plan. Key stakeholders—including students, faculty, alumni, and trustees—contributed to the effort through focus groups and other feedback channels.
"We learned that the Ventura and Santa Barbara campuses are an important part of the COL legacy," said Alison Baumann, vice president of marketing at TCS Education System and COL's brand manager. "We took this feedback to heart and created variations of the logo that identifies the school's founding locations."
The new identity debuted on the COL website on April 12 and will eventually be featured on campus signage, advertisements, and other places in the weeks to come. Read an FAQ about the project.
About The Colleges of Law
Established in 1969, The Colleges of Law (COL) was founded to expand opportunities and broaden access to legal education. COL is dedicated to a student-centered approach that affords students of diverse backgrounds the opportunity to pursue careers in law or legal-related fields. COL's faculty advances a real-world perspective and practicality on the application of law and includes practicing attorneys, judges, public servants, and leaders in business and nonprofit organizations. An accredited nonprofit institution, COL offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and a Master of Arts in Law (M.A.L.) program. Additionally, in the fall of 2018, COL became the first accredited law school in California to offer a hybrid J.D. degree. COL is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). The Juris Doctor program is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California. For more information, visit www.collegesoflaw.edu.
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iStar Inc. (NYSE: STAR) announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter 2022 on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, prior to the opening of the market.
The Company will host an earnings conference call reviewing these results and its operations beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. This conference call will be broadcast live and can be accessed by all interested parties through iStar's website, www.istar.com, in the "Investors" section.
The dial-in information for the live call is:
A replay of the call will be archived on the Company's website. Alternatively, the replay can be accessed via dial-in from 2:30 p.m. ET on May 3, 2022 through 12:00 a.m. ET on May 17, 2022 by calling:
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iStar Inc. (NYSE: STAR) is focused on reinventing the ground lease sector, unlocking value for real estate owners throughout the country by providing modern, more efficient ground leases on institutional quality properties. As the founder, investment manager and largest shareholder of Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE), the creator of the modern ground lease industry, iStar is using its national investment platform and its historic strengths in finance and net lease to expand the use of modern ground leases within the $7 trillion institutional commercial real estate market. Recognized as a consistent innovator in the real estate markets, iStar specializes in identifying and scaling newly discovered opportunities and has completed more than $40 billion of transactions over the past two decades. Additional information on iStar is available on its website at www.istar.com.
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CHICAGO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) will report first quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. A conference call is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Please register in advance if you plan to participate in the conference call: Conference Call Registration
Upon registering for the conference call, participants will receive dial-in information, as well as a unique registrant and conference ID that they will use to access the event.
The call will be simultaneously webcast, for listen-only mode, by accessing the following website:
Webcast Registration. The webcast will also be available for replay shortly after the call ends.
This information is also available on our website https://ir.jbtc.com/events-and-presentations/.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food & beverage industry. JBT designs, produces and services sophisticated products and systems for multi-national and regional customers through its FoodTech segment. JBT also sells critical equipment and services to domestic and international air transportation customers through its AeroTech segment. JBT Corporation employs approximately 6,800 people worldwide and operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations in more than 25 countries. For more information, please visit www.jbtc.com.
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spark451, advised by JEGI CLARITY, has been sold to Jenzabar.
Based in Westbury, NY, Spark451 is a full-service marketing and technology firm providing enrollment strategies for the higher education market. The firm specializes in enrollment marketing, student search, creative services, and digital media, serving over 200 higher education institutions. Since its inception in 2011, Spark451 has been renowned for its creative enrollment marketing strategies.
With the acquisition of Spark451, Jenzabar can offer even deeper enrollment strategy expertise and full-service marketing capabilities, including more complete support for institutional enrollment, retention, operations, management, and digital transformation initiatives. The addition of Spark451's renowned use of data and strategic marketing techniques, including analytics and predictive modeling, helps colleges build or rebuild their brands, which has proven to achieve far-reaching enrollment goals by attracting a new student demographic.
Commenting on the transaction, the Spark451 Founders said, "The JEGI CLARITY team helped us cast a wide net and manage a thorough process to position Spark451 with a partner that will accelerate our distribution and growth. The team demonstrated a thorough understanding of our industry and was energized to learn more and present the business's strengths. Their work helped us describe our business clearly. A dedication to remain unbiased while moving us towards the best outcome was core to their approach and made for constructive dialogue and decision making along the way. Contemplating a combination for one's business could be daunting or unthinkable. JEGI CLARITY's approach and range of abilities made the process manageable and ultimately fruitful. We could not have dreamed up a better team."
About JEGI CLARITY
JEGI CLARITY is a pre-eminent M&A advisory firm for the media, marketing, information and technology industries. With a global reach from New York, London, Boston, Sydney and San Francisco, we have closed more than 800 transactions during our 30+ year history. For more information, visit www.jegiclarity.com.
Contact: Kelsey Kovachik, Marketing Director
+1 212 754 0710 | kkovachik@jegiclarity-us.com |
www.jegiclarity.com
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Veteran industry executive to direct Washington, D.C. office, spearhead resiliency funding opportunity
NEW ORLEANS, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy today announced that John O. Hudson III has been named senior vice president, federal policy, regulatory and government affairs. He will report to Marcus Brown, executive vice president and general counsel, and will join the company effective April 22.
"John brings proven executive level utility leadership and a wide range of critically important experiences to this role," said Brown. "We are excited to welcome John as a new leader. In particular, he will help us listen to and engage our stakeholders as he drives important conversations around federal policy related to the reduction of carbon emissions and investments in electric infrastructure and resiliency."
Hudson will be responsible for several key groups focused on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues, sustainability and environmental policy, federal governmental affairs and corporate social responsibility. Of particular importance will be John's strategic direction of a recently established team directing the company's efforts to secure infrastructure funding through the federal government's $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The law includes $62 billion targeted specifically for clean energy and resiliency investments that could further serve as an economic development engine for the communities in Entergy's service areas.
"A major component of implementing this law will be stakeholder engagement and coordination," added Brown. "John will oversee those vital efforts and partner with senior leaders, technical team members and others throughout the company to ensure alignment and accountability as we serve our customers across the Gulf South region."
Hudson will replace Mike Twomey, who is retiring from Entergy after having served in several roles over the last 20 years.
Prior to joining Entergy, Hudson served as president and chief executive officer of Nicor Gas Corporation, Illinois' largest gas distribution company, which reached more than 2.2 million customers. Previously, Hudson was executive vice president and chief external affairs officer at Southern Company Gas, where he was responsible for the company's external affairs, customer operations, environmental affairs, corporate communications, and marketing efforts.
Hudson received an MBA from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, a Juris Doctor from Miles College School of Law, and a bachelor's degree in political science from Alabama A&M University. He also completed the executive accounting and finance program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School.
About Entergy
Entergy (NYSE: ETR), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, powers life for 3 million utility customers across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy is creating a cleaner, more resilient energy future for everyone with our diverse power generation portfolio, including increasingly carbon-free energy sources. With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years. Our approximately 12,500 employees are dedicated to powering life today and for future generations. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife
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Wendell Dallas named president and CEO of Nicor Gas
ATLANTA, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- John O. Hudson, III, president and CEO of Nicor Gas, will be retiring effective April 22. He has accepted another executive position with Entergy Corporation.
In his more than 22 years with Southern Company, Hudson, who served in executive leadership roles at Southern Company Gas and Alabama Power Company, has made significant contributions in many areas of the company.
"John is a respected leader who has been instrumental to several important company, customer and community initiatives that have been integral to our organizational evolution, growth and success," said Kim Greene, chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company Gas. "He has brought creative thinking and a passion for innovation to the forefront of our business, and I know he will continue to be successful in his new position with Entergy."
Prior to serving as president and CEO of Nicor Gas, Hudson served as executive vice president and chief external and public affairs officer at Southern Company Gas. Before assuming that role, Hudson served in several executive positions at Alabama Power.
Dallas takes over at Nicor Gas
With Hudson's retirement, Wendell Dallas has been named president and CEO of Nicor Gas, the largest natural gas distribution company in the state of Illinois, serving more than 2.2 million homes and businesses in over 650 northern Illinois communities.
"Wendell is uniquely qualified to take the reins at Nicor Gas having spent more than 25 years in the natural gas industry," Greene said. "His broad experience across operations, marketing and engineering — as well as his external focus on customers and communities — makes him the ideal person to lead the organization at this crucial time. I am confident that under his leadership, Nicor Gas will continue to thrive, not only providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable natural gas, but also serving as an innovator and economic driver as well."
Dallas most recently served as vice president of sales and marketing for Georgia Power Company. In this role, he led the implementation of the company's topline revenue growth strategy. He was responsible for new product development, product distribution, e-commerce, sales management, and energy efficiency.
Prior to his role at Georgia Power Company, Dallas served as vice president of operations for two Southern Company Gas subsidiaries, Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas. In this role, he was responsible for ensuring the company's operational excellence in delivering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable natural gas to more than 700,000 customers in five Georgia and Tennessee regions. He also served as Vice President of Economic Development.
Very active in the community, Dallas has served on several non-profit, community and energy industry boards including serving as co-chair of the Georgia Literacy Commission, a business-led commission of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and Literacy For All. Wendell is a gubernatorial appointee and board chairman of the state of Georgia's Workforce Development Board. He's also served on the boards of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Auburn University Engineering Alumni Council.
A native of Opelika, Alabama, Wendell earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Auburn University. Additionally, he is a graduate of Leadership Georgia, Leadership Atlanta and Leadership Savannah.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with more than 600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other businesses include investments in interstate pipelines and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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BOSTON, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the March 2022 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Ticker: USA
Monthly Update, March, 2022
Investment Approach:
Fund Style: Large-Cap Core
Fund Strategy: Combines three value-style and two growth-style investment managers. Those selected demonstrate a consistent investment philosophy, decision making process, continuity of key people and above-average long-term results compared to managers with similar styles.
Investment Managers:
Value Managers:
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC
Fiduciary Management, Inc.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Growth Managers:
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP
TCW Investment Management Company
New Holdings
Avery Dennison Corp.
Carlisle Cos., Inc.
CDW Corp.
Enphase Energy, Inc.
Holdings Liquidated
Cenovus Energy, Inc.
The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price; the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.
Performance returns for the Fund are total returns, which includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund expenses. Returns are calculated assuming that a shareholder reinvested all distributions. Past performance cannot predict future investment results.
Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.
Sources of distributions to shareholders may include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2022 for tax reporting purposes will be made after year end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Based on current estimates a portion of the distributions consists of a return of capital. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholder 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.
All data is as of March 31, 2022 unless otherwise noted.
Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
libinfo@alpsinc.com
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BOSTON, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the March 2022 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
Ticker: ASG
Monthly Update, March, 2022
Investment Approach:
Fund Style: All-Cap Growth
Fund Strategy: Combines three growth style investment managers, each with a distinct capitalization focus (small-, mid- and large-cap) selected and continuously monitored by the Fund's Investment Advisor.
New Holdings
Ecolab, Inc.
US Physical Therapy, Inc.
Holdings Liquidated
Apria, Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc.
The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price; the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.
Performance returns for the Fund are total returns, which includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund expenses. Returns are calculated assuming that a shareholder reinvested all distributions. Past performance cannot predict future investment results.
Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.
Sources of distributions to shareholders may include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2022 for tax reporting purposes will be made after year end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Based on current estimates no portion of the distributions consists of a return of capital. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholder 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.
All data is as of March 31, 2022 unless otherwise noted.
Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
libinfo@alpsinc.com
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Focusing on removing the stigma associated with hearing health, fio™ is a product engineered with the consumer in mind.
FORTWORTH, Texas, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their continued customer-focused approach Lucid Hearing launches one of the industry's most technologically advanced hearing aids. Developed by leveraging over 20 years of hearing health experience and a focus on the main consumer concern around discreet fit, fio, is Lucid Hearing's smallest in-canal, rechargeable hearing aid.
"Fio is focused on delivering the most comfortable fit and function for the active individual who is looking to maximize every moment of their lives. Hearing health is a right of every individual and our goal at Lucid Hearing is to simply help people hear better" said Jason Kidd, CEO Lucid Hearing "and part of that responsibility is to make products that are ready for use, discreet in nature and empower the end user to customize their hearing profile."
Compatible with LucidShape™, fio allows the user to develop custom hearing levels for all types of environments making wearing fio a way to bring the user back into the conversation.
For more information visit fiohears.com
About Lucid Hearing:
Lucid Hearing's mission is to advance hearing healthcare holistically across our family of brands that encompass hearing enhancement, enjoyment, protection, detection, and wellness. We believe every human should have access to better hearing, and we are proud to offer free online and in-store assessments at over 500 Lucid Hearing clinics nationwide.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. (NYSE: RBA) and (TSX: RBA) invites interested parties to participate in its First quarter 2022 earnings conference call, occurring on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific time / 4:00 p.m. BST. During the call, company executives will discuss Ritchie Bros.' earning results and answer questions from analysts and institutional investors. The Company's First quarter 2022 earnings results will be released after NYSE and TSX markets close the day prior, on May 9, 2022.
Analysts and institutional investors may participate via conference call, using the following dial-in information:
1-888-664-6392 (toll-free North America)
08006522435 (toll-free UK)
1-416-764-8659 (Toronto & overseas long-distance)
Please ask to participate in Ritchie Bros.' First quarter 2022 earnings call, and quote conference ID 15588553 if prompted.
Media and other interested parties may listen to the conference call via webcast, by selecting the First quarter 2022 earnings call webcast link at https://investor.ritchiebros.com.
Please note that there will be presentation slides accompanying the earnings call. The slides will be displayed live on the webcast, and will be available to download via the webcast player or at https://investor.ritchiebros.com/events-and-presentations the morning of the call.
A replay of the conference call can be accessed after 2:00 pm Eastern time / 11:00 am Pacific time / 7:00 pm BST until June 10, 2022, at 416-764-8677 or 1-888-390-0541 (using passcode 588553 #).
About Ritchie Bros.:
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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