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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – #TeddSaid: Today’s high of 96 was the warmest day of the year so far. Breezy winds also returned with gusts up near 30 mph as we get ready for even stronger winds for the weekend. #HighWindWatches have been issued for Mother’s Day from 11am – 11pm due to gusts that could reach up to 60 mph along with dust. #DustAdvisories also issued for Sunday as air quality most expected to reach moderate to unhealthy readings. Temperatures are expected to cool as we get through the weekend wind storm as highs and lows next week will feel more like late March. | https://www.8newsnow.com/news/today-was-the-warmest-so-far-heres-tedds-forecast-for-friday-may-6th/ | 2022-05-07T03:57:07Z | https://www.8newsnow.com/news/today-was-the-warmest-so-far-heres-tedds-forecast-for-friday-may-6th/ | false | null |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Willie Nelson is cancelling an upcoming performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival and postponing other shows after a positive case of the coronavirus in his band.
The 89-year-old musician posted on his band’s website on Fridaythat “due to a positive Covid case in the Willie Nelson Family Band” two upcoming shows scheduled to happen May 6 and May 7 would be postponed and that Nelson’s Sunday performance at Jazz Fest would be cancelled.
Nelson was slated to close the Gentilly Stage — the same stage where his son Lukas Nelson is performing earlier in the day with his band the Promise of the Real. No replacement for the elder Nelson has yet been announced.
The news comes after Melissa Etheridge announced Thursday that she would not be able to perform Saturday at Jazz Fest due to “COVID hitting my crew.” Mavis Staples will perform during that time period instead.
“Oh my heart hurts not to be there. Mavis will be amazing, I know. I am hoping I can be asked back again. Dave and crew are healing. Thank you for all the well wishes. COVID heartbreak,” tweeted Etheridge after news that Staples would appear on Saturday was announced.
Also on Friday, legendary New Orleans bass player George Porter Jr. said on Instagram that he had the coronavirus and was out for the rest of the festival. The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocatereported that Porter played multiple shows during Jazz Fest’s first weekend and had a number of performances scheduled outside the festival during the second weekend.
The seven-day festival started on Friday, April 29, and ends Sunday, May 8.
The event draws tens of thousands to the city’s Fair Grounds Race Course, where as many as 80 musical acts perform daily on more than a dozen stages, complemented by art and craft exhibits and an array of booths featuring foods from Louisiana and beyond. While it attracts national and international talent such as Nelson and Etheridge, the festival is also known for showcasing the wide gamut of musical talent and genres found in Louisiana such as zydeco, gospel, blues and of course, jazz. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/entertainment-news/coronavirus-forces-cancellations-in-jazz-fests-2nd-weekend/ | 2022-05-07T03:59:16Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/entertainment-news/coronavirus-forces-cancellations-in-jazz-fests-2nd-weekend/ | false | 23 |
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The domestic liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder prices have been hiked by over Rs 50 in Delhi, Mumbai and other cities from May 7, 2022. As per the new rates, the cost of a 14.2-kg non-subsidised LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 50 to Rs 999.50 per cylinder, reported ANI.
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On May 1, the 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder prices was hiked by Rs 102 from Rs 2,253 from May 1, according to an ANI. Each of the commercial LPG cylinderl now costs Rs 2,355.50 as against Rs 2,253 earlier. The price of a 5kg LPG cylinder was also raised to Rs 655.
Previously, the rate of 19-kg commercial LPG was increased by Rs 250 per cylinder to Rs 2,253 on April 1. Further, the price of commercial LPG was hiked by Rs 105 on March 1, 2022.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Award-winning craft brewery Sycamore Brewing announces its newest beer, Brazilian Lemonade (5.6% ABV). The gose-style ale packed with citrus flavor is available today on-draft and in cans at the Charlotte-based taproom.
“We’re really letting the good “limes” roll with this sweet and zippy gose,” says Sycamore Brewing’s co-owner, Sarah Taylor Brigham. “It’s modeled after an actual non-alcoholic beverage that we love called Brazilian Lemonade, which ironically contains no lemons – just limes.”
Every sip of Brazilian Lemonade presents a smooth mouthfeel with an added tartness. It is crafted very simply by blending the main ingredient of fresh lime juice with condensed milk for a tart, lime-forward flavor that’s also sweet and creamy. The instantly refreshing beer will be available in four-packs at stores throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Ohio in the coming weeks, so it can be enjoyed all summer long.
About Sycamore Brewing
Sycamore Brewing, a Charlotte-based brewery, has been producing award-winning craft liquids since 2013 and is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team, Justin and Sarah Brigham. Sycamore has grown and expanded at whirlwind speed since opening its doors and has consequently quadrupled its total beer production since 2018. Sycamore operates a bustling taproom and beer garden complete with craft beer, live music, food trucks and more, and has consistently been ranked as one of the top Uber stops in Charlotte. In the fall of 2022, the company will open a café inside its taproom, expanding its offerings and further establishing Sycamore Brewing as a gathering place for good times and great beer. Sycamore beer is available in NC, SC, VA, TN, KY, GA, and OH, with additional states to be added this year.
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General Secretary of the Awami National Party, Main Iftikhar Hussain here Friday said that Government of Imran Khan was removed purely through a democratic and constitutional process after he had lost confidence of his allied parties and the parliament. He said Imran Khan was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was ousted through a successful no confidence motion. Talking to office bearers of Pabbi Press Club Nowshera, he said that Imran Khan had lost confidence of both the allied parties and parliament and his agitation politics and public meetings was now aimless. He said Imran Khan has failed to address people problems despite his party nine years rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. MianIftikhar said that Imran Khan had deceived masses in the name of change and religion and his new baseless narrative of lettergate would face the same fate as of the so called change narrative. He said Imran Khan should stop hue and cry now after his baseless narrative of foreign conspiracy was rejected by former Pakistani Ambassador at US AsadMajeed Khan and twice by the National Security Committee. MianIftikhar said ANP was standing with democracy and constitution. He said that electoral reforms should be made so that no one could raise fingers on the election results. | https://dailytimes.com.pk/930494/imran-govt-removed-purely-through-democratic-process-anp/ | 2022-05-07T04:08:55Z | https://dailytimes.com.pk/930494/imran-govt-removed-purely-through-democratic-process-anp/ | false | 2 |
Analysts expect Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd. (NASDAQ:PANL – Get Rating) to report $0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have issued estimates for Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $0.44 and the lowest is $0.20. Pangaea Logistics Solutions posted earnings per share of $0.09 during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 255.6%. The firm is expected to announce its next quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Pangaea Logistics Solutions will report full year earnings of $1.26 per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from $1.10 to $1.42. For the next financial year, analysts expect that the business will post earnings of $1.46 per share. Zacks’ earnings per share calculations are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that follow Pangaea Logistics Solutions.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 16th. The shipping company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.14. Pangaea Logistics Solutions had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 23.38%. The firm had revenue of $234.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $189.83 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.14 EPS.
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Pangaea Logistics Solutions by 47.4% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,629,200 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $13,277,000 after purchasing an additional 844,958 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Pangaea Logistics Solutions by 109,625.2% in the 2nd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 318,203 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $1,596,000 after purchasing an additional 317,913 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in Pangaea Logistics Solutions by 339.9% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 338,369 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $1,709,000 after purchasing an additional 261,454 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Pangaea Logistics Solutions by 74.1% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 314,636 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $1,589,000 after purchasing an additional 133,904 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in Pangaea Logistics Solutions by 287.9% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 144,399 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $547,000 after purchasing an additional 107,169 shares in the last quarter. 54.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
NASDAQ:PANL traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $5.09. 147,059 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 361,836. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.51. Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $3.41 and a fifty-two week high of $6.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company has a market capitalization of $232.75 million, a PE ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.59.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 1st were given a dividend of $0.05 per share. This is an increase from Pangaea Logistics Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 1st. Pangaea Logistics Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.33%.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions Company Profile (Get Rating)
Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne dry bulk logistics and transportation services to industrial customers worldwide. The company offers various dry bulk cargoes, such as grains, coal, iron ore, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, bauxite, alumina, cement clinker, dolomite, and limestone.
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Two Islamic Extremist Attacks Kill 11 Burkina Faso Soldiers
By SAM MEDNICK
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Eleven security forces were killed and nine injured in two separate jihadi attacks in northern Burkina Faso, the army said Friday.
The attacks on Thursday targeted a military camp about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Solle town in Loroum province and a special response unit for the gendarme in the Sanmatenga province, the army said in a statement.
The military killed 20 attackers and seized or destroyed weapons, ammunition and communication devices, the statement said.
Violence by extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group is soaring in the West African country, which has become the center of the region’s crisis, replacing neighboring Mali, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Thousands of people have been killed and nearly 2 million internally displaced.
The latest attacks come on the heels of other coordinated attacks less than two weeks ago where 15 people were killed including nine security forces in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region.
In January, mutinous soldiers overthrew Burkina Faso’s democratically elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, promising to secure the country from jihadi violence. However, attacks have since increased, rising by 11% in February compared with the month prior, according to the U.N.
The faster cadence and sophistication of the violence could mean that militants are exploiting public divide after the junta’s takeover, say conflict analysts.
“The new attack signals a rising tide of militancy in Burkina Faso’s north and raises concerns about the expanding reach of terrorist groups who are undoubtedly making the junta’s job of securing the country ever more difficult,” said Laith Alkhouri, CEO of Intelonyx Intelligence Advisory, which provides intelligence analysis.
In addition to rising insecurity, the Burkina Faso’s junta has been trying to find eight miners trapped in a zinc mine in the center of the country for three weeks. On April 16 a flash flood at the Perkoa mine left eight miners missing — six from Burkina Faso, one Tanzanian and one Zambian. The government launched an investigation into the incident and the miners are still being searched for, said state-run media.
The mine belongs to a Canadian company, Trevali Mining Corporation, which said in a statement last week that the missing miners were working 520 meters (568 yards) underground — when the flooding happened. Since then there has been no communication with them, it said. There are two chambers in the mine designed to provide refuge for trapped workers, but the company was unsure if the miners were able to get to them in time. | http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2022/05/two-islamic-extremist-attacks-kill-11.html | 2022-05-07T04:10:03Z | http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2022/05/two-islamic-extremist-attacks-kill-11.html | true | 30 |
FRANKLIN (CBS) — Franklin High School Administrators, with the help of Franklin police school and civil rights officers, are investigating an incident that happened at the boys’ varsity baseball game at Franklin High School on Thursday night.
The principal, and a letter to parents in the school community, says that a group of Franklin fans watching the senior night game along the fence were yelling racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic slurs at Sharon baseball players in the outfield.
READ MORE: DCF Investigating Bridgewater Child Care Center For Alleged Abuse“We denounce such behavior and are outraged,” said principal Joshua Hannah in a letter to families. “Our hearts go out to the Sharon community. There’s no place for such behavior in our schools and at school events. This behavior is highly inconsistent with our core values in the inclusive culture we are committed to creating at Franklin High School.”
Some Franklin seniors who were not at the game were shocked by the allegations. “I think it’s horrible especially that that could happen in today’s day and age,” one student said.
“Everybody is friends… It’s sad to hear that. Everyone is like supportive at the games, but if they take it a little too far is kind of concerning, because everyone should be welcome in Franklin,” said senior Sameen Shaik.
READ MORE: 'Great Memories': Bittersweet Goodbye For Tewksbury Country Club As Tree House Brewing Takes OverOther students, however, believe bullying like the incident at the baseball game is a more pervasive issue. “People say it’s a joke, but a lot of people don’t take it as a joke because they hear it daily and they have to deal with it on a daily basis, and it’s just so disheartening to hear that that is happening literally right here,” said Zachary Abbi, a senior at the high school. “We have had to have many, many, assemblies on it, and it just seems like nothing is working and that’s the sad part.”
The Anti-Defamation League of New England is helping to school investigate the incident. In a statement, the ADL told WBZ that it is concerned with the increasing number of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic incidence being reported on athletic fields.
“This is indicative of an increasingly evident problem of a toxic culture into many locker rooms, football field in this week, baseball diamonds,” ADL New England Deputy Director Peggy Shukur said.
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Editorial: CT positions itself as an abortion sanctuary
A n editorial we published on the 25th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in 1998 predicted “the debate over abortion will be just as passionate in 2023 as it was in 1973.”. That debate has never abated in the last 49 years, and never will. For all that noise, it still...
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KARACHI: Salman Iqbal, CEO of local television network, has agreed to acquire some 25 percent stakes in Summit Bank Limited (SBL) as part of a consortium led by Nasser Abdulla Hussain Lootah.
Lootah, a Dubai-based businessman, in March released a tender offer to acquire at least 51 percent of stakes of Summit Bank in terms of a share subscription agreement dated October 4, 2021 through a combination of subscription of new shares and acquisition of existing shares from the shareholders.
In this regard, Summit Bank on Friday shared material information that Salman Iqbal is willing to acquire some 25 percent shares of Summit Bank as a part of acquisition by Lootah.
“Salman Iqbal has agreed, in principle, to subscribe to such a number of shares in SBL as part of Lootah consortium at a subscription price of Rs 2.51 per share,” a notice sent to PSX said. This will enable Salman Iqbal to become a maximum up to 25 percent shareholder in SBL, subject to regulatory approvals.
According to the notice, the aforesaid percentage will be computed after taking into account the shares that are to be subscribed/acquired by Lootah. As per the announcement, this transaction would require an agreement to be executed shortly.
Lootah has said that he is fully obligated to acquire the shares from the shareholders pursuant to public announcement of offer announced in March 2022.
In October last year, Lootah had shown intention to acquire majority shareholding of Summit Bank Limited. The offer was communicated to the Board of Directors, which was considered at the emergency board meeting held on October 4, 2021. The board approved the offer at a discount price of Rs 2.561 per share.
For the purpose of the proposed transaction, the acquirer and SBL have entered into a share subscription agreement. Pursuant to the share subscription agreement, Summit Bank limited shall issue, by way of without rights, offer 5,976,095,618 ordinary shares at a subscription price of Rs 2.51, which shall be offered to the acquirer and the minority shareholders of the bank.
In addition to the subscription of shares by the acquirer in terms of the share subscription agreement, the acquirer shall purchase shares from the bank’s shareholders pursuant to the offer. The bank management believed that the acquisition of Summit Bank is a major step towards the requisite capital injection in the bank.
As on December 31, 2022, some 193 branches including 43 full-fledged Islamic branches of Summit Bank were operational. The bank’s loss after tax for 2021 stood at Rs. 2.887 billion against Rs. 6.948 billion last year, indicating an improvement of 58 percent.
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What Is Pre-workout—And Is It Worth Trying?
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If you're someone who's looking to maximise your workout, you may have tried—or are curious about trying—the supplement, pre-workout. But what is it, and what does it do?
There is no formal definition of pre-workout, says Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, of Dana White Nutrition. "Pre-workout has become a trendy term used to describe dietary supplements marketed to promote performance during exercise", she says, adding that a few other claims associated with pre-workout products include increased energy levels, improved circulation and better focus.
Typically sold in powder form and designed to be mixed with water (but can also be found as canned beverages, shakes, capsules and bars), pre-workout supplements are likely to contain a blend of potential stamina-boosting substances including amino acids, creatine (an amino acid found naturally in muscle cells), beta alanine (a non-essential amino acid produced in the liver that naturally occurs in meat), caffeine and nitric oxide precursors, says Sharon Gam, PhD, CSCS, ACE-HC.
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"Even though you could buy each of those ingredients separately, pre-workout supplements claim that the combination of ingredients provides better effects than each would on its own", she says.
While these products are generally targeted for tough endurance-related workouts, those who exercise at a more moderate intensity may feel like they need an extra dose of energy to gear up for their workout, too, says Gam.
Along with giving the body a boost before sweating it out, other touted benefits include increased muscle power and reaction time, as well as a quicker recovery period. As is the case with all supplements, though, make sure you consult with your doctor before taking pre-workout—especially since some ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medications.
What Does Pre-workout Do?
In a nutshell, the science around the dietary supplement is quite limited.
"While there is research to show that pre-workout supplements can improve exercise performance, the evidence isn't very strong, and the findings are mixed", says Gam.
In a small-scale study, 12 male power athletes in their early 20s were instructed to consume either a high-energy drink or a placebo drink before participating in four, two-minute performance tests that gauged quickness and reaction. According to the results published in a 2009 issue of the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, the volunteers who drank the energy beverage—which contained caffeine, vitamin C and herbal and botanical compounds—significantly demonstrated faster reaction time and enhanced self-perceived feelings of energy and focus compared to the placebo group.
Another small study examined the possible effects of a multi-ingredient performance supplement containing creatine and beta-alanine on muscle mass, lean body mass and lower-body strength. The authors found that the participants (24 men in their 20s who weight train) who took the pre-workout supplement and trained three days a week for eight weeks "increased their strength about nine percent more than another group who did the same training programme without the supplement", explains Gam.
Also, research conducted by exercise scientists from the University of South Florida that featured 13 males (between the ages of 20 and early 30s) found that taking a caffeine-based pre-workout over a four-week period resulted in significant improvements in anaerobic peak (performing at maximum speed) and mean power values (average power exerted). However, White is highly sceptical of these findings.
"The main ingredient in most pre-workout supplements is a stimulant or combination of various stimulants", she explains. "Stimulants give the illusion of energy—a neurological jolt, but not true energy. The truth is, only calories can provide energy".
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Furthermore, Gam cautions that funding could have contributed bias to the results. "It's important to note that many of the studies were done by scientists with financial ties to supplement companies, so you may want to take these benefits with a grain of salt", she adds.
Potential Risks of Pre-workout Supplements
Pre-workout is generally considered to be safe, but both White and Gam address one potential issue with the supplement: overconsuming caffeine or other stimulants.
"Stimulant toxicity is a potential risk", warns White. "Since dietary supplements are poorly regulated, anyone that takes them may be putting themselves at risk for ingesting improper dosages and adulterated products, as well as harmful side effects".
In fact, a 2019 study published in the journal Nutrients revealed that more than half (54 percent) of the 872 participants (between the ages of 18–65) self-reported heart abnormalities, skin reactions and nausea after taking pre-workout supplements. White adds that ingredient transparency is another serious issue.
"In other words, inaccurate labels, 'proprietary blends' with undisclosed ingredients and lack of consistency across products", she says, in reference to research that uncovered nearly half of 100 products concealed the dosages of various ingredients.
In fact, the authors of the study in Nutrients point to pre-workout supplements made with proprietary blends as the potential cause for a majority of the adverse side effects experienced by participants, since those ingredients aren't listed on the label. "It is difficult to discern the primary cause of these side effects, as the majority of MIPS (multi-ingredient pre-workout supplement) contain proprietary blends of ingredients with varying amounts of ingredients and some ingredient amounts not disclosed", the authors wrote.
"It's also possible that pre-workout supplements could be contaminated or contain dangerous substances that aren't listed on the label", says Gam. "For example, a pre-workout [supplement] was found to contain a methamphetamine-like (a highly addictive stimulant) substance and subsequently recalled".
Those with high blood pressure may want to avoid pre-workout altogether. One small-scale 2018 study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition examined any possible cardiovascular side effects linked to pre-workout supplements. Among the 15 healthy, active females in the trial, a single dose was shown to raise diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number, which measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats).
The Bottom Line
Before you take a pre-workout supplement, check in with your doctor. If you get a thumbs-up from your doctor, Gam advises purchasing a product that has been tested by a third party, such as the NSF International, USP (United States Pharmacopeia) or ConsumerLab.
"I would also suggest avoiding products with artificial sweeteners and other additives", she says. White, on the other hand, strongly encourages others to skip the pre-workout fad entirely.
"Honestly, I don't think pre-workout supplements are beneficial in any way—I've seen many people use these products and regret it", she says. "My best recommendation would be a measured, appropriate dose of coffee or tea along with food in order to get in some calories and a safe amount of caffeine".
And why rush your progress? While pre-workout can offer what appears to be a quick fix, allowing your body the time it needs to build strength and endurance as you move through your training cycle is key. Remember, the main priority should be getting adequate rest and nutrition, as they both play a huge role in recovery and can set you up for success for your next workout.
For more expert-backed advice, make sure you download the Nike Training Club App!
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
03-07-21-23-34
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
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Calling all talented sim racers! The ‘Ferrari Hublot Esports Series’ is revving up for its September start. There will be two categories: the AM Series and the PRO Series. The fastest overall racer will be offered the opportunity to join the Ferrari Driver Academy Hublot Esports Team in 2021. Entries open on August 7 for the AM category with all over-18s resident in Europe eligible to take part.
The first season of the ‘Ferrari Hublot Esports Series’ is revving up
on the start grid. The new GT Esports championship is being organized by Ferrari
in Europe on the “Assetto Corsa” software platform developed by Kunos
Simulazioni. The Esports drivers will do battle in several competitions aboard
the Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo, which is being made available exclusively to
participants.
Pre-entries open on Monday, August 7, and will be reserved solely for
European citizens of 18 years and over. Sim racers will have to register,
completely free, on the website www.ferrariesportsseries.gg.
The first round of the championship is Qualifying for the AM Series starting in
September. The winners of this will join sim racers invited by Ferrari to the
PRO Series, a category numbering 24
Esports drivers who will compete on the same circuits as their AM counterparts.
The 12 fastest drivers in each category to emerge from the four October races
will go forward to the finals in November when the overall winner will be
decided over three races.
The winner’s prize is a real dream come true: the overall champion
will be offered the opportunity to join the FDA Hublot Esports team for the
following season. Said team currently numbers reigning F1 Esports Drivers’
Champion Tonizza and Enzo Bonito, a hugely experienced sim racer. Charles Leclerc, ambassador for the
championship and a huge Esports fan himself, will be following all the stages
very closely and offering participants advice based on his experience as both a
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Technical Partner: Thrustmaster
Thrustmaster is a major player in the gaming industry with its innovative peripherals (steering wheels, controllers, headsets, and joysticks) for 30 years. The Thrustmaster DNA symbolized by "Passion, Quality, and Innovation" takes on its full meaning in Esport. Thrustmaster is fully invested in this and offers gamers equipment that allows them to express their talents and perform as well as possible. E-athletes will find in Thrustmaster products solutions designed and developed to ideally meet the specificities of each individual and the Esports competitions they favor. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/esports/articles/ferrari-esports-series-new-talents | 2022-05-07T04:32:57Z | https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/esports/articles/ferrari-esports-series-new-talents | true | 4 |
Evacuation efforts go on at sprawling Ukrainian steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Efforts to evacuate more civilians from the tunnels beneath a sprawling steel mill were to go on Saturday as Ukrainian fighters make their last stand in Mariupol to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the strategically important port city.
Dozens of people were evacuated Friday from the Azovstal plant and handed over to representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Russian and Ukrainian officials said. The Russian military said the group of 50 included 11 children.
Russian officials and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the evacuation efforts would continue into the weekend. The latest evacuees followed roughly 500 other civilians who got out of the plant and city in recent days.
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The fight for the last Ukrainian stronghold in a city reduced to ruins by the Russian onslaught appeared increasingly desperate. And there was growing speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to finish the battle for Mariupol so he can present a triumph to the Russian people in time for Monday’s Victory Day, the biggest patriotic holiday on the Russian calendar.
As the holiday commemorating the Soviet Union’s World War II victory over Nazi Germany approached, cities across Ukraine prepared for an expected increase in Russian attacks, and officials urged residents to heed air raid warnings.
“These symbolic dates are to the Russian aggressor like red to a bull,” said Ukraine’s first deputy interior minister, Yevhen Yenin. “While the entire civilized world remembers the victims of terrible wars on these days, the Russian Federation wants parades and is preparing to dance over bones in Mariupol.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also reminded people not to go into forests that were recently under Russian occupation because of the many land mines and trip wires that remain.
By Russia’s most recent estimate, roughly 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are holed up in the vast maze of tunnels and bunkers under the Azovstal steelworks. They have repeatedly refused to surrender. Ukrainian officials said before Friday’s evacuations that a few hundred civilians were also trapped there, and fears for their safety have increased as the battle has grown fiercer in recent days.
Kateryna Prokopenko, whose husband, Denys Prokopenko, commands the Azov Regiment troops inside the plant, issued a desperate plea to also spare the fighters. She said they would be willing to go to a third country to wait out the war but would never surrender to Russia because that would mean “filtration camps, prison, torture and death.”
If nothing is done to save her husband and his men, they will “stand to the end without surrender,” she told The Associated Press on Friday.
Zelenskyy said “influential states” are involved in efforts to rescue the soldiers, although he did not mention any by name.
“We are also working on diplomatic options to save our troops who are still at Azovstal,” he said in his nightly video address.
U.N. officials have been tight-lipped about the civilian evacuation efforts, but it seemed likely that the latest evacuees would be taken to Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian-controlled city about 140 miles (230 kilometers) northwest of Mariupol where others who escaped the port city were brought.
Some of the plant’s previous evacuees spoke to the AP about the horrors of being surrounded by death in the moldy, underground bunker with little food and water, poor medical care and diminishing hope. Some said they felt guilty for leaving others behind.
“People literally rot like our jackets did,” said 31-year-old Serhii Kuzmenko, who fled with his wife, 8-year-old daughter and four others from their bunker, where 30 others were left behind. “They need our help badly. We need to get them out.”
Fighters defending the plant said Friday on the Telegram messaging app that Russian troops had fired on an evacuation vehicle on the plant’s grounds. They said the car was moving toward civilians when it was hit by shelling, and that one soldier was killed and six were wounded.
Moscow did not immediately acknowledge renewed fighting there Friday.
Russia took control of the rest of Mariupol after bombarding it for two months. Ahead of Victory Day, municipal workers and volunteers cleaned up what remains of the city, which had a prewar population of more than 400,000. Perhaps 100,000 civilians remain there despite severe shortages of food, water, electricity and heat. Bulldozers scooped up debris, and people swept streets against a backdrop of hollowed-out buildings. Russian flags were hoisted.
The fall of Mariupol would deprive Ukraine of a vital port. It would also allow Russia to establish a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, and free some Russian troops to fight elsewhere in the Donbas, the eastern industrial region that the Kremlin says is now its chief objective. The city’s capture also holds symbolic value since it has been the scene of some of the worst suffering of the war and a surprisingly fierce resistance.
While they pounded away at the plant, Russian forces struggled to make significant gains elsewhere, 10 weeks into a devastating war that has killed thousands of people, forced millions to flee the country and flattened large swaths of cities.
Ukrainian officials said the risk of massive shelling increased ahead of Victory Day. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said authorities would reinforce street patrols in the capital. Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, which was the target of two missile attacks Friday, was to adopt a curfew.
The Ukrainian military’s general staff said that its forces repelled 11 attacks in the Donbas region and destroyed tanks and armored vehicles, further frustrating Putin’s ambitions after his abortive attempt to seize Kyiv. Russia made no acknowledgement of the losses.
The Ukrainian army also said it made progress in the northeastern Kharkiv region, recapturing five villages and part of a sixth. Meanwhile, one person was reported dead and three more were wounded Friday as a result of Russian shelling in Lyman, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
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Gambrell reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists Trisha Thomas in Rome, Yesica Fisch in Zaporizhzhia, Inna Varenytsia and David Keyton in Kyiv, Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv, Lolita C. Baldor in Washington and AP staff around the world contributed to this report.
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Virpax Pharmaceuticals Enters Into CRADA With The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
Virpax® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Virpax” or the "Company”) (NASDAQ: VRPX), a company specializing in developing non-addictive products for pain management, post-traumatic stress disorder, central nervous system (CNS) disorders and anti-viral indications, today announced that it has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) to evaluate Virpax’s Probudur™, an injectable long-acting liposomal bupivacaine in a hydrogel formulation that is injected at the wound site. Probudur is being developed to significantly reduce or eliminate the need for opioids after surgery in approved indications. Probudur is a local anesthetic that binds to the sodium channel, preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. In pre-clinical trials, Probudur has shown long duration pain control for at least 96 hours. The USAISR is the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) primary laboratory for developing solutions for trauma and critical care challenges in combat casualties.
"We are excited to announce this CRADA with the DOD as these military and government research collaborations are an integral part of our non-dilutive funding strategy,” stated Anthony P. Mack, chairman and CEO of Virpax.
In August of 2020, Virpax entered into a CRADA with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for the development of Envelta™, it’s intranasal spray product candidate for severe post-cancer pain and non-cancer pain. Under that agreement, multiple contracts to support the research, development, and manufacturing of Envelta have been awarded by the NIH to continue the product’s progress.
About Virpax Pharmaceuticals
Virpax is developing branded product candidates for non-addictive pain management and neurological disorders using its proprietary technologies to optimize and target drug delivery. Virpax is initially seeking FDA approval of its three patented drug delivery platforms. Epoladerm™ is a topical diclofenac spray film formulation being developed to manage osteoarthritis pain. Probudur™ is a single injection long-acting liposomal bupivacaine formulation being developed to manage post-operative pain. Envelta™ is an intranasal Molecular-Envelope Technology (MET) enkephalin formulation being developed for the management of post-cancer pain and non-cancer pain, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) under the name PES200. MET technology is also used in AnQlar™, Virpax’s product candidate to inhibit viral replication caused by influenza or SARS-CoV-2. Virpax recently acquired global rights to VRP324, a product candidate for the nasal delivery of a pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol (CBD) for the management of rare pediatric epilepsy. For more information, please visit www.virpaxpharma.com.
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Hull City Council is in new hands. The Lib Dems ousted Labour from the Guildhall after 11-years in power. Here Lib Dem leader Mike Ross, in an open letter to Hull Live readers, promises big changes ahead.
"Firstly I want to thank the thousands of people who have voted for the Lib Dem team in Hull. It is clear - Hull has voted overwhelmingly for the Liberal Democrats and for a change to the way Hull City Council is run.
"On the campaign trail, I heard thousands of times that residents wanted a change. They were fed up with the Labour Council and the mess they have made of the city. I am proud to say that change has been delivered and we can now get to work.
Read more: Election shows Labour in decline in Hull
"Across the city, people can expect to see a change in the tone of how the Council operates with Hull. Residents can expect to be consulted and listened to on the issues that matter to them. We heard that Hull needed to be cleaner, greener and safer - this is at the heart of what a Liberal Democrat administration will do for as long as we stay in control.
"We have sparked a generational change in Hull and it is because the now-former Labour Bosses have completely taken voters for granted. We will look to change that. The Liberal Democrats have won in areas across Hull and in every corner of the city. People will have woken up yesterday to find themselves served by a strong Lib Dem local champion who’ll work tirelessly for them.
"Across our communities, residents can expect to see visible councillors who work hard all year round not just at election time and also a team who’ll fight their corner when something goes wrong. Liberal Democrats know how much needs to change in our city.
"We heard people when they said that Labour has gridlocked the roads. We heard people when they said Labour has failed to tackle crime. And we heard people when they said Labour has wasted millions on pet projects for themselves rather than for the city. Liberal Democrats have to fix this.
"In the coming months, we will look to make decisive changes to the way Hull City Council is run in these areas but tackling Labour’s mess will not be an easy job. We want to get tough on crime, strong on cleaning up our city and most importantly we want to listen to residents about the issues that matter most to them.
"We have the chance of a lifetime to change this city for the better, and I want to make an assurance to residents whether you voted Liberal Democrat or not: we will listen to you, we will work tirelessly for you and we will never take you for granted.
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Dynasty IDP Rookie Prospect Profile: Kayvon Thibodeaux (2022 Fantasy Football)
Scott Bogman, the host of the FantasyPros Dynasty Football Podcast and IDP Podcast, teamed with Joe Pisapia, co-host of the IDP Podcast, to provide dynasty rookie profiles for IDP players. They break down the top names of the 2022 NFL Draft class as you prepare for your dynasty rookie and startup...
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BOSTON — Vince Velasquez feels like everything is clicking.
The right-hander had his second straight strong start for the Chicago White Sox, allowing one run in five innings in a 4-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox in the series opener Friday in front of 30,944 at Fenway Park.
Velasquez surrendered three hits, struck out two and walked two as the White Sox won their fourth straight.
“It’s a good feeling, knowing that you’re establishing good command with your secondary pitches,” Velasquez said. “I knew I wasn’t going to get a lot of punchouts today, but I utilized the defense as much as I possibly can and forced some contact and made big pitches when I needed to.
“It’s a good sign of heading in the right direction, knowing that things are kind of falling into its right place.”
Tim Anderson and Luis Robert led the way offensively.
Anderson had three singles. He scored on a sacrifice fly by José Abreu during a three-run third.
“The shortstop had a Hall of Fame game,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said of Anderson. “The base hits. Watching him — I told him too — you watch Tim Anderson run the base when he’s got to make a cut and turn, it’s as good as anybody I’ve ever seen in all my years.
“That jet motor he’s got, when he makes that turn, he kicks it into another gear. It’s as fast as anybody I’ve ever seen. (And) the defense.”
Robert supplied the other runs in the third with a two-run homer to left, his fourth of the season.
The White Sox added an insurance run in the eighth. Adam Engel singled, stole second, moved to third on a flyout and scored on a sacrifice fly to right by catcher Reese McGuire.
The White Sox had 10 hits while Velasquez and four relievers limited the Red Sox to six.
“You have to give (Velasquez) extra credit,” La Russa said. “He knows who he’s matched up against. (Red Sox starter) Nathan (Eovaldi) has been throwing the ball as well as anyone in baseball.
“(Velasquez) moves his fastball around, he’s got an extra little zip. He can sink it in. He’s got breaking ball and a slider and a change. He can get through the lineup several times and give guys different looks. Reese does a good job of mixing it up.”
Velasquez (2-2) earned his first win of the season in his previous start against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing four hits and striking out six in 5⅔ innings in a 4-0 victory on April 30. It was his first win since June 29, 2021, for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Miami Marlins, snapping a career-high 12-start winless streak.
Friday’s win was his first on the road since May 25, 2021, in Miami. He came in 0-7 with a 13.50 ERA in his last seven road starts.
“Utilizing the slider and curveball to get me back into the count, I think that was very useful,” Velasquez said. “And also the trust that’s being established from Reese and I. Last two outings, we’ve been on the same page. That’s another confidence booster going into any game.”
He had to work out of trouble in the fifth. The Red Sox scored once and had runners on the corners with two outs. Velasquez got Trevor Story on a check-swing third strike to end the inning, putting him in position to pick up the win.
“Story is going to make me work, man,” Velasquez said. “I faced him (when Story was) in Colorado and he was one of those guys that did some damage on me. It came down to execution. Kind of helping myself get back into the count and I let him get himself out.
“Again, it’s a matter of having that boost of confidence and knowing that there is one pitch that can have that impact and I want to win that.”
Liam Hendriks walked one but struck out three in a scoreless ninth for his eighth save.
“The more you win, the more joy it brings,” Hendriks said. “Then it just rolls. It turns into that cyclone rainstorm when it rains, it pours. Everybody assumes the next guy is going to pick him up. We are picking each other up every time.”
He has saved all four games during the winning streak. Wednesday’s save against the Cubs came with a heavy heart after the death of his grandfather.
“Losing my dad’s dad, Opa ... I was holding it together before (Wednesday’s) outing and then it was just the adrenaline,” Hendriks said. “Everything kind of flowed through me and it was extremely hard.
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ST. LOUIS – Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
Joel Erickson Ek had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Greenway, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin also scored as the Wild improved to 8-8 all-time in Game 3s.
Fleury, playing in a 16th consecutive Stanley Cup playoffs, earned his 92nd career playoff win.
Ryan O’Reilly scored a power play goal and Ville Husso made 28 saves for the Blues.
St. Louis lost Torey Krug to a lower body injury early in the first period. Krug is the third Blues defensemen to get hurt in the series.
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is Sunday afternoon in St. Louis before shifting back to St. Paul, Minnesota, for Game 5.
The Wild wasted no time quieting the crowd by taking advantage of the Blues' aggressiveness for two early goals.
St. Louis defenseman Colton Parayko was caught chipping in the offensive zone creating a 2-on-1 break resulting in Greenway’s goal 39 seconds in.
Less than two minutes later, Ryan Hartman sprung Kaprizov on a breakaway. Husso made the initial save, steering the rebound to the corner, but Kaprizov banked the rebound off Husso’s skate from behind the net to give the Wild a 2-0 lead.
Zucarello’s 16th career playoff goal gave the Wild a 3-0 lead in the second period and Erickson Ek scored his third goal of the series 22 seconds into the third period. Marcus Foligno picked up his second assist of the game on Erickson Ek's tally.
The Blues got some momentum going after O’Reilly’s goal at 2:17 of the third, but Fleury made several tough saves to keep the rally from gaining more traction.
Brodin’s goal with 7:29 left prompted a significant portion of the sellout crowd to head for the exits.
DEPLETED DEFENSE
Blues D Nick Leddy and D Robert Bortuzzo and were both scratched after sustaining upper body injuries in Game 1 and Game 2, respectively. On Thursday, the Blues recalled D Steven Santini from Springfield, the team’s AHL affiliate. Santini was a scratch after Marco Scandella, who had missed the last three games to a lower body injury, was given the green light to play.
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Peterborough Examiner May 7, 2022 editorial cartoon
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MIDDLESEX — Kingsbury Companies was recently awarded the Royalton Fire District #1 Water Treatment Facility Improvements Project in South Royalton. The work of this project includes the construction of a new 220,700-gallon water storage tank, a new third clarifier/filter treatment unit and appurtenances, upgrades to existing filters, building additions, new generator, mechanical, electrical/instrumentation and other upgrades to the existing facilities, and site work.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
3-7-2-5, WB: 6
(three, seven, two, five; WB: six)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
3-7-2-5, WB: 6
(three, seven, two, five; WB: six) | https://www.theheraldreview.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17155829.php | 2022-05-07T04:55:02Z | https://www.theheraldreview.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17155829.php | false | null |
Tennis legend and winner of 21 Grand Slams, Rafael Nadal, has chosen not to be bogged down by his loss against 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz. After losing 2-6, 6-1, 3-6 against his fellow countryman, Nadal has stated that he did not have much expectations from the tournament since he came in without any preparation.
Nadal had suffered a rib injury six week ago that kept him out of training and has said several times in the tournament that it has been limiting his game.
“The reading of the tournament is I have played three matches and that I came here with hardly any preparation, with no preparation. This is the reality,” Nadal said in his post-match press conference.
“I said that before coming here it was going to be a tough week, even though I have lost to one of the fittest players of the world with no doubts, I even had my opportunities,” he further added.
The quarterfinal match saw Alcaraz coming of age to win his first match against Nadal, setting up a semi-final spot in the Madrid Open versus Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz is a highly talked about individual, with several stating that he can potentially become one of the greatest of the game. Earlier in April, Serena Williams’ former coach had said that he has never seen a talent like Alcaraz in the last 30 years.
Analysing his own game against Alcaraz Nadal said that his opponent was better than him in several aspects and he accepted that with calm.
“He was better than me in several aspects of the match and several aspects of the game, and I need to improve,” Nadal said. “I just accept it naturally with calm and with security that there is a path to continue.”
“It's an easy loss to digest in that regard, because we knew what we could expect here, and now because of that, I don't take away any merit from Carlos. Congratulations to him. He's playing great, and I hope the best for him for the rest of the tournament,” he said about the youngster. | https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/i-came-here-with-with-no-preparation-rafael-nadal-after-quarter-final-loss-against-carlos-alcaraz-in-madrid-open-1946482-2022-05-07 | 2022-05-07T04:56:48Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/tennis/story/i-came-here-with-with-no-preparation-rafael-nadal-after-quarter-final-loss-against-carlos-alcaraz-in-madrid-open-1946482-2022-05-07 | false | 1 |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
8-7-7
(eight, seven, seven)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
8-7-7
(eight, seven, seven) | https://www.thetelegraph.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17155862.php | 2022-05-07T04:58:29Z | https://www.thetelegraph.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17155862.php | false | null |
FLOYD, Va. and INDEPENDENCE, Va., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parkway Acquisition Corp. ("Parkway" or the "Company") (OTC QX: PKKW) – the holding company for Skyline National Bank ("Skyline" or the "Bank") – announced its results of operations for the first quarter 2022.
Parkway recorded net income of $2.4 million, or $0.43 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to net income of $1.8 million, or $0.31 per share, for the same period in 2021. First quarter 2022 earnings represented an annualized return on average assets ("ROAA") of 0.98% and an annualized return on average equity ("ROAE") of 11.75%, compared to 0.86% and 8.79%, respectively, for the same period last year.
President and CEO Blake Edwards stated, "We are pleased with our results for the first quarter 2022 and are proud to report that we have reached the milestone of crossing the $1.0 billion mark in total assets. During the first quarter of 2022 we grew our core loans (excluding SBA-PPP balances) at an annualized rate of over 16%. We are also pleased to report that these strong earnings, combined with a reduction in shares outstanding due to our successful repurchase program, resulted in an increase in earnings per share of 38.71% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year. We expect continued pressure on our net interest margin as the SBA-PPP program forgiveness winds down, however, increases in the federal funds rate, could have a positive impact on margins as the year progresses."
Edwards concluded, "Deposit growth was strong as well with an increase of $22.9 million, or 2.55% during the first quarter 2022, as the Skyline brand continues to be well received throughout our market area. In February 2022, we opened our second branch in Hickory, NC, bringing our total number of branches to 25. I believe we are well positioned for continued growth and success in the future and know that our employees will continue to deliver on our brand promise of being "Always our Best" for our customers each and every day."
Highlights
- Net income was $2.4 million, or $0.43 per share, for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $1.8 million, or $0.31 per share, for the first quarter of 2021.
- Net interest margin ("NIM") was 3.53% for the first quarter of 2022, compared to 3.70% in the first quarter of 2021.
- Total assets increased $11.6 million, or 1.16%, to $1.0 billion at March 31, 2022 from $995.8 million at December 31, 2021, and increased by $100.6 million, or 11.09%, from $906.8 million a year earlier.
- Net loans were $691.8 million at March 31, 2022, an increase of $13.9 million, or 2.06%, when compared to $677.9 million at December 31, 2021 and decreased $845 thousand when compared to $692.6 million at March 31, 2021.
- Total deposits were $921.1 million at March 31, 2022, an increase of $22.9 million, or 2.55%, from $898.2 million at December 31, 2021, and an increase of $113.8 million from $807.3 million at March 31, 2021.
- Annualized return on average assets increased to 0.98% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from 0.86% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Annualized return on average equity increased to 11.75% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from 8.79% for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
- The Bank participated in the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program ("SBA-PPP") during 2020 and 2021. Gross SBA-PPP loans totaling $13.5 million with net deferred fees of $805 thousand remain on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Income Statement Review
Net interest income after provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2021 was $7.8 million compared to $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, primarily reflecting increased interest income, and a reduction in interest expense and provision for loan losses. Total interest income was $8.5 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared to $8.1 million for the same period last year. Interest income on loans increased in the quarterly comparison primarily due to strong organic loan growth from the year ago period, as well as SBA-PPP related interest and fees. Management also anticipates that higher rates in the current year will have a positive impact on both earning assets and loan yields. Interest income on securities increased by $306 thousand in the quarterly comparison, as a result of the $70.1 million increase in the securities portfolio, excluding market value changes, from the year ago period. The Company successfully reduced interest expense on deposits by $242 thousand, or 35.12%, in the quarterly comparison, reflecting rate reductions in deposit offerings as well as a reduction of $6.7 million in time deposit balances.
First quarter 2022 noninterest income was $1.6 million compared with $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2021. Income from service charges and fees increased by $217 thousand, offsetting a $143 thousand decrease in mortgage origination fees as mortgage origination volume declined compared to the year ago period. Nonrecurring income from life insurance contracts of $217 thousand was included in the first quarter of 2022, as was a $58 thousand gain on the sale of asset holdings in the 2021 period.
Noninterest expense in the first quarter of 2022 was $6.5 million compared with $6.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $250 thousand, or 4.00%. There was a minimal increase in salary and benefit costs of $24 thousand, while occupancy and equipment expenses increased $91 thousand in the quarterly comparisons primarily due to branch expansion cost. FDIC assessments increased by $37 thousand to adjust for continued deposit growth, offsetting a decrease in core deposit intangible amortization of $30 thousand in the quarterly comparison. Other expenses in the first quarter of 2022 included an $8 thousand prepayment fee incurred on the paydown of $5.0 million in FHLB advances.
Net income before taxes increased by $641 thousand in the quarterly comparison causing an increase in income tax expense of $82 thousand.
Balance Sheet Review
Total assets increased in the first quarter of 2022 by $11.6 million, or 1.16%, to $1.0 billion at March 31, 2022 from $995.8 million at December 31, 2021, and increased by $100.6 million, or 11.09%, from $906.8 million at March 31, 2021. The growth in assets during the first quarter of 2022 primarily reflects an increase in gross loans and investment securities resulting from an increase in deposits of $22.9 million. Total loans increased during the first quarter by $14.1 million, or 2.06%, to $697.6 million at March 31, 2022 from $683.5 million at December 31, 2021, and remained comparable to the $697.7 million at March 31, 2021. SBA-PPP loans decreased by $11.8 million during the first quarter 2022; however, this decrease was offset by higher yielding organic loan growth of $26.0 million during the quarter. Gross loans at March 31, 2022 included $13.5 million in SBA-PPP loans with net deferred fees of $805 thousand.
Asset quality has remained strong, with a ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans of 0.23% at March 31, 2022 compared to 0.19% at December 31, 2021. The allowance for loan losses was approximately 0.83% of total loans as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The allowance ratio excluding $12.7 million of SBA-PPP loans, net of deferred fees, would have been 0.85% at March 31, 2022. Management's estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the acquired Cardinal Bankshares Corporation and Great State Bank loan portfolios was reflected as a purchase discount which will continue to be accreted into income over the remaining life of the acquired loans. As of March 31, 2022, the remaining unaccreted discount on the acquired loan portfolios totaled $886 thousand.
Investment securities increased by $19.7 million during the first quarter to $149.4 million at March 31, 2022 from $129.7 million at December 31, 2021, and increased by $59.8 million from $89.6 million at March 31, 2021. The increase in the first quarter of 2022 was the result of $33.0 million in purchases, offset by paydowns, calls, and maturities of $3.9 million, and an increase in unrealized losses of $9.4 million as a result of the increase in interest rates during the quarter.
The cash value of life insurance increased by $3.3 million, or 17.86%, during the first quarter of 2022 as a result of $3.5 million in purchases of life insurance contracts, offset by a $278 thousand redemption of contracts.
Total deposits increased in the first quarter of 2022 by $22.9 million, or 2.55%, to $921.1 million at March 31, 2022 from $898.2 million at December 31, 2021, and increased $113.8 million, or 14.11%, compared to $807.3 million at March 31, 2021. Deposit growth continues to reflect increased balances held by customers, organic growth in our markets and new customer deposits. Lower-cost core deposits (demand deposits, savings, and money market accounts) increased by $27.1 million during the quarter while time deposit balances decreased by $4.2 million.
Total stockholders' equity was $79.4 million and book value per share was $14.12 at March 31, 2022 compared with $85.2 million and book value per share of $15.20 at December 31, 2021. The change during the quarter reflects dividend payments of $843 thousand, and an unrealized decrease in the value of the securities portfolio as a result of increased interest rates during the quarter. As interest rates rise, we anticipate continued negative pressure on the market value of our investment portfolio which is recognized on our balance sheet as a reduction in stockholders' equity. However, management does not anticipate the need to sell any investment securities prior to their scheduled maturity, therefore we do not expect market value changes to impact future earnings.
Forward-looking statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934 as amended. These include statements as to expectations regarding future financial performance and any other statements regarding future results or expectations. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of the Company, are generally identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," or "project" or similar expressions. Our ability to predict results, or the actual effect of future plans or strategies, is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the combined company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, general economic conditions; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Company's credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions; the effect of changes in banking, tax and other laws and regulations and interpretations or guidance thereunder; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; the quality and composition of the loan and securities portfolios; demand for loan products; deposit flows; competition; demand for financial services in the combined company's market area; the implementation of new technologies; the ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems; accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; and other factors identified in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in the Company's Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or clarify these forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
(See Attached Financial Statements for quarter ending March 31, 2022)
For more information contact:
Blake Edwards, President & CEO – 276-773-2811
Lori Vaught, EVP & CFO – 276-773-2811
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MIDDLETOWN — Some $5.5 million of the city’s $21 million in American Rescue Act Plan funds was recently allocated to projects, including the expansion of summer and arts programming for families, and connecting those with mental health needs with key services.
U.S. Reps. John B. Larson and Rosa DeLauro held a round-table discussion Friday at the Russell Library with Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim, directors of the library, recreation and arts divisions, as well as the CEO of Gilead Community Services.
The grants, determined by the city’s American Rescue Act Task Force, will be used toward expanded evening and weekend hours at the senior center, a teaching artist mentorship program for teens, humanities enrichment programming for K-12 and home-schooled students, Mental Health Service Navigation program to assist residents, and accessibility upgrades at the library.
Already, the city has used $2.75 million for water and sewer improvements.
“When we first learned that this money was going to come, it was obviously sort of a shock for us in local government,” the mayor said. “It’s the first time in generations that this much of an investment was made on the local level. It’s not only once-in-a-lifetime funding, this is not something that happens every day or every generation, even.”
The mayor, however, cautioned the funds need to be allocated appropriately.
“It’s funding that needs to address generational challenges that we have had to solve since before COVID that were exacerbated by the pandemic, and now to make sure we lay the groundwork best,” Florsheim said.
The idea, Florsheim added, is to invest the money in programs that will benefit generations to come.
Larson likened the funds to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression.
“This has been the biggest investment by government — some would say it supersedes the money that was put forward during the New Deal. We believe this money is being better spent because it’s going to the communities,” Larson said.
Middletown Commission on the Arts Director Kisha Michael, Library Director Ramona Burkey and Director of Recreation and Community Services Cathy Lechowicz were among those who attended the meeting.
Lechowicz, Burkey and Michael are working mothers who realized the unique needs of families weren’t being supported during the pandemic, such as difficulties balancing home-schooling or remote learning with a professional life, Lechowicz said.
They came up with a proposal, “Healing the Heart, Mind and Soul of the City,” which earned $491,400 in support.
“Health is important,” Lechowicz said. “We saw the impacts of the pandemic on folks that were not as healthy. How do we reengage people to reconnect with their health — mental, physical and family?”
The senior center was at the forefront of helping connect with older adults early in the pandemic to make sure their needs, including food, health and safety, were being met, she said.
Staff also contacted a number of their clientele, helping them to get vaccinated, and offering transportation when needed.
“It was incredible — the loneliness, the isolation — and [figuring out] how to draw them back into our programs,” Lechowciz said.
“The goal is to host events, meeting people where they are in their communities. How can you connect using the arts as a tool to draw people in, and then incentivize them to come back,” Michael said of “Healing the Heart.”
“We need to rebuild the social fabric and connectivity in our communities,” Lechowicz added.
Michael talked about getting back to “tactile experiences” and addressing the social and emotional needs of youth during the pandemic. “Exposing and bringing to light art therapy, and reaching our young children and reminding them that play is important to living, to growing, to development,” Michael said.
“Get them off that cellphone and put toys and art supplies and resources into their hands. We realized that if the three of us join our forces, we can do that,” Michael said.
Gilead Community Services won $299,826 for its Navigating Wellness in Middletown initiative.
Studies show that one in every five people experience a mental health condition over the course of their lifetime, CEO of Dan Osborne said.
“These numbers are, unfortunately, not going down,” he said.
With the funding, Gilead can offer free service navigation to all city residents. The agency will also train every city employee in mental health first aid on tactics everyone can use in their jobs.
When people’s loved ones, friends or others need help, it’s often difficult to determine where to find which resources are best, Osbourne said.
The city has a number of organizations ready to help those with mental health needs, including Gilead, River Valley Services, Middlesex Health, Community Health Center and others, however, “the services are here, but people have no idea where to start,” he explained.
“They don’t know what they qualify for, and they certainly don’t know what they can afford or resources they have access to,” Osbourne said.
Other projects funded include:
Northern Middlesex YMCA Phelps Ingersoll Preschool, $350,000
Russell Library Rebuilding Community Connections, $250,000
Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Side Street to Main Street Business and Leadership Development Program, $181,290
Middlesex Health, “A New Home for Behavioral Health,” $250,000 | https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/Middletown-invests-COVID-relief-funds-in-family-17155540.php | 2022-05-07T05:03:38Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/Middletown-invests-COVID-relief-funds-in-family-17155540.php | true | 1 |
CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — For about a month now, U.S. Marine veteran Sean Schofield has been sending dispatches back to Cullman from a place few would volunteer to go. Since late March, he’s been one of more than 6,000 foreign volunteers from the U.S., Australia, the UK and other western countries who’ve left their civilian lives behind and traveled to Ukraine, aiding military personnel and civilian supporters in mounting a sovereign defense against Russian invasion.
In that time, Schofield has sent word back home that he’s already seen active combat, taken part in missions to escort civilians through combat areas, and been a firsthand participant in Ukraine’s ad hoc response to Russia’s massive military machine. He’s already traveled the country almost end-to-end, most recently setting up (at Ukraine’s request) on the outskirts of Kiev. There, he’s been an instructor within a training unit that schools the Ukrainian armed forces — many of whom are recent enlistees with no prior experience — in an intensive two-week military crash course before they’re sent to the front lines.
Schofield’s presence in Ukraine was facilitated by the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a unit of the Ukrainian armed forces established earlier this year by the Ukrainian government under president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It’s by no means a mercenary task: The Ukrainian government furnishes foreign volunteers like Schofield a place to stay and food to eat — but everything else, including the cost of the flight to make it there, is the volunteer’s responsibility.
“The Ukrainian embassy basically explained it as, ’We’re not gonna pay you, but if you want to come at your expense then do it: We’ll feed you and give you a place to sleep,” says Ken Brown, a Cullman resident and active local VFW member who’s been airing a series of interviews with his fellow service member, since Schofield touched down in Ukraine, on local TV and Facebook.
“He made it there, but he’s undertaken this out of his own pocket,” says Brown. “It cost him $1,800 to get there, it’ll be another $1,800 to get back, plus $2,000 worth of gear, and a $1,000 weapons permit that goes to the Ukrainian government. The original plan was for him to be over there until the end of June — if all goes well. Of course, the International Special Forces group is in Kiev, and if the capital were again threatened, it’s possible that he would be involved in a response to that — and that would obviously affect his schedule.”
Schofield has lived in Cullman with his wife and two children for most of the time he’s been in civilian clothes, moving to Alabama from his home state of Massachusetts not long after honorably leaving the Corps in 2005 in the wake of a post-Sept. 11 tour in Iraq and Kuwait as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Schofield already knew what it was like to re-enlist for a cause he believed in: He joined the Marines at age 18 right out of high school, and had completed his service, which included a deployment to Okinawa, Japan as an aerial gunner observer, by 2000. But as it did with many soldiers, the Sept. 11 attacks inspired him back into uniform once again.
Leaving the comfort of home behind to volunteer in a foreign conflict isn’t a decision Schofield made lightly. In a recent video chat with Brown, Schofield said early reports of indiscriminate killing, coupled with the aggression of invading a sovereign neighbor in peacetime, stirred a volunteer instinct he’s harbored since before re-enlisting in the Marines in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
“’The bad guys don’t even try to find the good guys in uniforms and fight with them,” he explained. “They shoot everybody…It went back to a lot of the original reasons I wanted to become a Marine in the first place. Marines are always the good guys; every place they go…and I wore that uniform with so much pride.”
Not everyone who’s traveled to Ukraine to aid the fight is a soldier: Brown estimates that more than half of the 6,000 international volunteers in the country are there to provide medical and social assistance. The trained military volunteer force that Schofield’s a part of, he estimates, numbers somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 people.
“He just felt that he was equipped to go over there and be one of the people who could make a difference,” says Brown. “Sean’s a trained martial arts instructor in the Marine Corps, and also a marksmanship instructor, and he’s seen combat from his time in service. It’s a pretty remarkable thing for someone living in Cullman to look at what’s going on over there and think, ‘They need me. I can help.’”
Schofield is a member of the local VFW, which is administering donations to fund the remainder of his Ukrainian tour — including his return trip home. Checks to support Schofield’s volunteer mission can be made in any amount, with “Sean Schofield” in the subject line, to Cullman Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2214, and dropped off or mailed to the VFW (112 Veterans Drive SW, Cullman, AL, 35055). | https://www.chron.com/news/article/Alabama-Marine-veteran-is-volunteering-in-Ukraine-17155881.php | 2022-05-07T05:07:10Z | https://www.chron.com/news/article/Alabama-Marine-veteran-is-volunteering-in-Ukraine-17155881.php | true | 17 |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
3-2-8-9-1
(three, two, eight, nine, one)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
3-2-8-9-1
(three, two, eight, nine, one) | https://www.lakecountystar.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-5-game-17155865.php | 2022-05-07T05:10:49Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-5-game-17155865.php | false | null |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
03-07-21-23-34
(three, seven, twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $93,000
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
03-07-21-23-34
(three, seven, twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $93,000 | https://www.nhregister.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Roadrunner-Cash-game-17155872.php | 2022-05-07T05:10:58Z | https://www.nhregister.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Roadrunner-Cash-game-17155872.php | false | null |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged in an attack on comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl pleaded not guilty Friday to four misdemeanors.
Isaiah Lee, 23, entered the not guilty pleas in a Los Angeles courtroom to charges of battery, possessing a deadly weapon with intent to assault unlawfully crossing from a spectator area onto a stage at a theatrical event and interfering with or delaying such an event with unlawful conduct.
Lee, who remains jailed, was ordered to stay at least 100 yards (91 meters) from Chappelle, whose lawyer called in to the hearing to request the protective order.
Authorities say Lee was arrested Tuesday night after rushing the stage during Chappelle’s set in the last of a four-night stint at the Hollywood Bowl that was part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival.
He was carrying a replica handgun with a large blade that folded out of it similar to a pocket knife, according to police, who released a photo of the weapon.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office determined that he had not committed any felonies and referred the case to the LA city attorney’s office, which charged him with the four misdemeanors. | https://www.wavy.com/news/national/alleged-dave-chappelle-attacker-isaiah-lee-pleads-not-guilty/ | 2022-05-07T05:11:13Z | https://www.wavy.com/news/national/alleged-dave-chappelle-attacker-isaiah-lee-pleads-not-guilty/ | false | 41 |
Now moving as one, Marysville girls soccer is heading in the right direction
MARYSVILLE — With 24 players, the Marysville girls soccer team boasts an unusually large roster. Skill and experience differ greatly among teammates.
It's taken some struggles to synchronize as one unit, but now that process is nearing completion. And the Vikings like what they see.
"We've been building this — game after game — this momentum the second half of the season," Marysville coach Scott Parker said. "We talk about, 'Are we going to improve, or are we going going to stay the same or decline?' We're improving and you can really see it time after time."
After an 0-3 start to the season, Marysville has won five of its last six games and stands at 5-4. All five wins have come in league play against MAC Gold opponents.
"Building (along) with our trust is definitely our team bonding," center back Evenlynn Fletcher said. "Our bonding that we have within practice is what keeps us together and builds that chemistry within each other."
That belief in one another came up big in Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Warren Woods-Tower.
Mackenzie Fournier, the team's most-skilled player, was dribbling the ball and evading defenders with 17 minutes remaining. The midfielder didn't hesitate when she noticed Sophia Lukitsch break free from the Titans' defense.
"I was going down (the field) and in my head I was like, 'Oh, I might have to shoot this,' " Fournier said. "But then I saw Sophie and she was wide open making a perfect run. So I passed it off to her. I was like, 'She has a good shot. She'll get a goal out of it.' I trust her."
Lukitsch was just behind the penalty arc when the ball arrived to her. The striker kicked it towards the net in stride.
"It was so perfectly timed that I just set up for it and the contact was perfect," Lukitsch said. "It went right over the goalie's head."
The ball grazed the bottom of the crossbar mere inches above the goaltender's hands. It proved to be the game-winner as the evening's only score.
Lukitsch, Fournier and Fletcher are three of Marysville's seven seniors. But their backgrounds in soccer aren't the same.
Fournier plays the sport year round. Lukitsch and Fletcher participate in other activities during the offseason but have worked hard to elevate their game. Intensity at team practices continues to rise.
"I think we're starting to see the benefits of that," Parker said. "And then just confidence within each other and within the team. They're starting to believe in each other, letting other teammates make the plays and we're starting to click a little better."
"There has been a lot of participation from the senior class especially," Fournier said. "(Fletcher, Lukitsch and I) have been playing together for four years now. So that time to really build on that has strengthened our bond."
Parker has been impressed with the way his veteran players have embraced the first-year members.
"We had some young talent coming up," Parker said. "It makes me proud to see the seniors that represent Marysville and our team give kudos to some of our underclassmen."
One freshman in particular, Elizabeth Whitsitt, received high praise.
"At the start of the season she was so incredibly quiet," Lukitsch said. "It was hard to get a single word out of her. But eventually, when we were doing that team bonding at practices, we got her to somewhat push out of her shell.
"Now she's actually communicating on the backline. It just makes our chemistry so much better. I'm really proud of her."
"She's kept us in some big games," Fournier said.
And the games will only get bigger from here on out. District tournaments are less than three weeks away. The Vikings may be moving as one now. But they know they must continue to adapt.
"We're still tweaking the starting lineup a little bit," Parker said. "The next step for this team is some set plays, free kicks and corner kicks. I think once we start implementing those things moving forward that'll help us."
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Wreaths Across America Mobile Exhibit Coming To Howell
May 6, 2022
By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
The Wreaths Across America Mobile Educational Exhibit will be making a stop in downtown Howell early next month and organizers are hoping for a big turnout.
The goal of the exhibit is to bring the community together and teach patriotism while remembering the service and sacrifice of the nation's heroes.
The Howell City Council approved the civic event application for the educational mobile museum at a recent meeting.
Connect Five Veterans Foundation Treasurer Dale Brewer said they’ll be co-sponsoring the exhibit with the Fowlerville 4th of July Committee. He said they’ve had that partnership for the past three years and have been able to sponsor around 200-300 wreaths in Fowlerville’s Greenwood Cemetery, which has a little over 400 graves.
Brewer stated that the mobile exhibit is a very special event and something that doesn’t show up in every community so they’re honored to be able to bring it in. He said the exhibit will last around six hours and they requested to close State Street for the event and all of the associated activities.
The exhibit will be located on State Street between Grand River and Clinton Street on Saturday, June 4th.
Street barricades will be set up, and a police and motorcycle escort is being planned to bring in the exhibit.
Per City policy, the sponsoring organization is billed 50% for the cost of City services.
The approved hours are from 7am to 10pm to allow extra time for setting up and tear down. | https://www.whmi.com/news/article/wreaths-across-america-mobile-exhibit-howell | 2022-05-07T05:11:52Z | https://www.whmi.com/news/article/wreaths-across-america-mobile-exhibit-howell | true | 1 |
SAN ANGELO, TX. — Angelo State baseball would begin it’s quest of back-to-back Lone Star Conference tournament championships on the right foot, taking the opener against St. Mary’s 15-5.
The Rams would get off to a fast start Friday evening, scoring three runs in the first, third, fifth and seventh, and got stellar pitching for Ben Elder who went six innings, allowing just one run and struck out seven Rattler batters.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer.
Despite lofty promises he's made, from the campaign trail through his first year in office, he has limited power to safeguard voting rights or expand the fight against climate change on his own.
And now it's become clear that Biden has no good options for preserving abortion access as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
It's a disorienting and discouraging state of affairs for Democrats, who control both Congress and the White House for the first time in more than a decade.
But the reality is the party holds only the narrowest of majorities in the Senate, and there simply aren’t enough votes to guarantee abortion rights, especially with the filibuster in place.
Biden's pledge to codify Roe v. Wade into law seems destined for the same rocky shoals where other parts of his agenda, like tax credits for clean energy or legislation that would preempt state voting restrictions, have already run aground.
Perhaps the most succinct explanation came from Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., earlier this week.
“We’re stuck,” she said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has scheduled a vote on abortion for next Wednesday, but it's almost certain to fail. Republicans are united in opposition, and a handful of Democrats may not support it either.
The impasse is forcing the White House to reopen its backup playbook — scrounging for ways to make a difference through executive action or regulatory steps while criticizing Republicans for the lack of broader action.
“The White House is under enormous pressure to be more forceful and vocal," said Lawrence Gostin, who runs the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at Georgetown Law.
But Gostin, who is advising administration officials on next steps, said, “Biden needs to stick with winnable battles" by focusing on “low hanging fruit.”
One of those ideas involves making abortion medication more accessible by mail. The Food and Drug Administration has already eliminated the requirement to pick up the pills in person, and Gostin said the practice will need an aggressive defense as it faces conservative attacks.
The Justice Department has already gone to court over abortion access, suing Texas last year in an effort to stop a law that would ban most abortions.
Another concept, Gostin said, would be allowing Medicaid to pay for travel if a woman can't get an abortion in her own state. Such a plan might run afoul of the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for abortions, so it would require careful wording.
For example, the policy could say Medicaid would pay for travel for authorized medical treatment if it’s not legal where the patient lives — making no mention of abortion.
None of these proposals are foolproof, and they will likely face Republican challenges in the courts or through legislation.
“It’s like whack-a-mole," Gostin said. "Anytime a woman tries to overcome state restrictions, they make them tighter.”
These kinds of administrative steps are similar to what Biden has done when other initiatives have stalled on Capitol Hill.
On voting, for example, he signed an executive order intended to make it easier to register, and the Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to protect ballot access.
In addition, Biden included some climate policies in the infrastructure legislation that passed last year, and regulators are strengthening rules on vehicle emissions.
"The president is incredibly proud of what he’s already accomplished in 15 months of his presidency," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
Asked about Biden's struggles on Capitol Hill, Psaki pointed to his long experience as a senator.
“He knows and understands it sometimes takes more time than he would like to get your agenda forward,” she said.
However, abortion stirs even greater passions than other issues across the political spectrum, and frustration about inaction is bubbling up.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who wants his state to become a refuge for people seeking abortions, said this week that Democrats are falling short.
“Where the hell is my party?" he said. Abortion opponents are winning, Newsom added. “We need to stand up. Where’s the counteroffensive?”
Cecilia Muñoz, a senior adviser at New America, a left-leaning think tank based in Washington, said in an interview earlier this year "there’s an assumption that the president has a magic wand that he doesn’t always have.”
She saw that firsthand as director of President Barack Obama’s Domestic Policy Council, when the White House increasingly relied on executive actions to make progress toward its goals despite Republican opposition.
“I think the advocacy community has gotten used to the idea that there are shortcuts," she said. "But there are no good shortcuts.”
Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said the expected end of Roe v. Wade will require activists to use different tactics.
“The American people are used to relying on the courts to protect their fundamental freedoms," she said. "And now we really have to get folks used to shifting their attention to legislators, members of Congress, legislative bodies. And that’s going to be a little bit of a culture shock and a little bit of a shift in the way we think.”
Democrats seem likely to lose control of Congress in the November elections, especially with Biden's sagging approval ratings. However, some hope that the Supreme Court decision will fire up their voters.
“What you’re looking for in politics is an opportunity,” said Cornell Belcher, a Democratic pollster. “There’s an opportunity that wasn’t there before this came out.”
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, rejected the idea that voters are frustrated by Biden’s ability to deliver on some of his priorities.
“If we show the fight we need to show ... our voters will come out in large numbers,” he said before Biden toured a metal company in his state Friday. He added, “They know if we had a few more members of the Senate, a lot of those things they care about would have been enacted.”
Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian, compared Biden's situation to President Harry Truman, who was floundering as he ran for reelection in 1948. He turned his campaign into an indictment of a “do-nothing Congress,” which was controlled by Republicans at the time, and he managed to pull off a narrow victory.
The goal, Beschloss said, is to “take a bad hand and play it perfectly.”
Biden is trying a similar tack ahead of the midterms, escalating his criticism of other Republican proposals.
He repeatedly points to a blueprint from the National Republican Senatorial Committee that would increase taxes on people at the lower end of the income scale and force federal programs like Social Security to be reauthorized every five years.
"I’ve offered a different plan — a plan rooted in American values of fairness and decency," Biden said Wednesday.
And he warns that Republicans won't stop at abortion and could target other rights that were earned through the Supreme Court, such as access to birth control or same sex marriage.
“This MAGA crowd" — a reference to Donald Trump's “Make America Great Again” slogan — "is really the most extreme political organization that’s existed in recent American history,” Biden said.
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Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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CEBU, Philippines—Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is now engaged to her boyfriend Jeremy Jauncey.
The beauty queen announced on her Instagram page on Friday, May 6, 2022 through her Instagram reels.
“We found the perfect place to celebrate and tell you guys…💍,” she wrote as caption.
Jeremy made the proposal in the middle of the beautiful beach in Amanpulo in Palawan. What even made the proposal romantic was that he’s done it while they were watching the magnificent crimson ball.
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Pia can be seen flexing her diamond ring with a bouquet of flowers from Jeremy.
The couple have been together for two years now.
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BRITAIN's Got Talent faces another fix row as a Japanese magician has auditioned on the franchise in three other countries.
A preview of Saturday night's show has revealed Japanese street magician Keiichi Iwasaki inviting judge Alesha Dixon to assist him in a mind-blowing illusion.
Taking direction from Keiichi, Alesha raises one finger and holds it in place while he shows off a ring.
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The ring lands on Alesha's finger as Keiichi lets out a scream and the audience erupt.
Despite his impressive display, BGT faces yet another fix row as Keiichi is not stranger to the talent show franchise.
He has auditioned for the show three other countries, including Italy in 2016, Bulgaria in 2021 and Spain in 2019 where he made it to the semi-finals.
Keiichi also auditioned for Germany's Das Supertalent last year.
It comes as Greatest Showman singer Loren Allred, who's already duetted with Michael Buble and toured with Andrea Bocelli stunned the audiences in week one.
Singer Loren, 32, was given a golden buzzer pass to the final by judge Amanda Holden during the premiere instalment of the ITV show.
Amanda's choice sparked a "fix" row after it was later revealed that Loren was the voice behind The Greatest Showman song Never Enough.
Despite the negativity on social media, Loren took to Instagram yesterday to thank everyone for their kind words after her appearance on stage.
The singer, from New York, travelled all the way to London to audition for the much-loved show.
Loren performed Never Enough from The Greatest Showman and impressed Amanda so much that she was given her golden buzzer.
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However many dubbed the competition "unfair" because a professional singer sailed through to the next round.
She previously recorded the vocals for The Greatest Showman.
The star also appeared on The Voice Loren and was mentored by Maroon 5's Adam Levine
Loren has hit back at the 'fix row' in an exclusive chat with The Sun.
But Loren has since defended her experience in the music industry - insisting: "I am an unsigned, independent artist still trying to make a name for myself.”
Britain’s Got Talent continues this Saturday at 8pm on ITV and ITV Hub.
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Visitors to the U.S. Capitol soon can see an artistic tribute to Cherokee writing painted by Madison Dilley of Warner High School.
Dilley, a junior, placed first in this year's District 2 Congressional Art Competition. Warner junior Cooper Lange placed second, and senior Felicity Hammer placed third.
District 2 Congressman Markwayne Mullin expressed thanks to participating students.
“I was blown away by the talent I saw from the submissions across the Second District, and I am inspired by the students’ deep commitment to their craft," Mullin said. "Huge congratulations to this years’ winners. I look forward to seeing your pieces in the U.S. Capitol and in my district offices.”
Dilley said she felt like her heart dropped when she heard she had won.
"I'm pretty excited. I didn't think I was going to place," she said, adding that her painting was a celebration of the Cherokee syllabary.
Warner art teacher Shelly Beck said Dilley also won a trip to Washington, D.C.
She said the painting will be shown in a hallway beneath the U.S. Capitol.
"It has artwork from all 50 states, and the painting will be shown for one year," Beck said.
Lange's pencil sketch, "The Cowgirl Way," will hang at Mullins' McAlester office.
Hammer's work, "Hair in the Wind" will hang at Mullins' Claremore office.
Beck said it was humbling that three Warner students took the top honors.
"I'm very excited about our students," she said. "The theme this year is history of Oklahoma. With the Cherokee Nation being in Oklahoma, even before we were a state, and with Warner located inside the Cherokee Nation, we have a lot of Cherokee students, we felt like it was important to show that. The other part of our story is the cowboys."
Beck said representatives of Muskogee Area Art Guild were judges.
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Actress and 'Toddlers and Tiaras' alumna Kailia Posey, who many knew without realizing it from a viral GIF, has died at 16, her mother said Monday. "I don’t have words or any thoughts," Marcy Posey Gatterman wrote. "A beautiful baby girl is gone. Please give us privacy as we mourn the...
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A 14.2-kg cooking gas cylinder now costs Rs 999.50 in Delhi.
The price of domestic liquified petroleum gas cylinders has been increased by Rs 50, The Times of India reported on Saturday. With this, a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder now costs Rs 999.50 in Delhi.
On May 1, the rate of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders was increased by Rs 102, taking the price in Delhi to Rs 2,355.50. The cost of a 5-kg LPG cylinder was also increased to Rs 655 from Rs 569 at the same time.
The prices of cooking gas cylinders vary from state to state on account of local taxes.
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Comic book stores across the United States will be offering special releases for Free Comic Book Day on Saturday -- and yes, you can actually get a comic book for free.
Select stores will give away comic books to celebrate the beloved medium that brought us timeless superheroes like Spider-Man and Batman. The event, held for 20 years, "celebrates the independent comic book specialty shops, thousands of which exist in North America alone," says the Free Comic Book Day website.
"Each one is unique in its community, with a style and personality all its own, and each one carries a full line of comics, graphic novels, toys and related products."
Not all stores are participating, and not all comics are available for free through the event. Select stores that choose to participate are listed on the Free Comic Book Day website. A total of 45 comic books will be available for free, including Dark Horse Comics' "Avatar: The Last Airbender," Marvel Comic's "Avengers/ X-Men #1," Archie Comic Publications' "The Best Archie Comic Ever #0," and Ten Speed Press' "It Won't Always Be Like This" by Malaka Gharib.
The event is a collaboration between retailers, publishers, suppliers, and Diamond Comic Distributors, which distributes the free comics to participating shops.
Fans hoping to pick up their own free comic book should call ahead to their local comic store to find out if the store is participating and what books will be available, say the organizers.
Comic books "are fun to read, featuring a wide range of diverse story lines that capture the imagination of the readers," the organizers add. "That's worth celebrating in our book -- we're proud to be a part of this wonderful medium."
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Palestinians facing eviction by Israel vow to stay on land
JINBA, West Bank -- Everything here is makeshift, a result of decades of uncertainty. Homes are made from tin and plastic sheets, water is trucked in and power is obtained from batteries or a few solar panels.
The lives of thousands of Palestinians in a cluster of Bedouin communities in the southern West Bank have been on hold for more than four decades, ever since the land they cultivated and lived on was declared a military firing and training zone by Israel.
Since that decision in early 1981, residents of the Masafer Yatta region have weathered demolitions, property seizures, restrictions, disruptions of food and water supplies as well as the lingering threat of expulsion.
That threat grew significantly this week after Israel's Supreme Court upheld a long-standing expulsion order against eight of the 12 Palestinian hamlets forming Masafer Yatta - potentially leaving at least 1,000 people homeless.
On Friday, some residents said they are determined to stay on the land.
The verdict came after a more than two-decade-long legal struggle by Palestinians to remain in their homes. Israel has argued that the residents only use the area for seasonal agriculture and that they had been offered a compromise that would have given them occasional access to the land.
The Palestinians say that if implemented, the ruling opens the way for the eviction of all the 12 communities that have a population of 4,000 people, mostly Bedouins who rely on animal herding and a traditional form of desert agriculture.
The residents of Jinba, one of the hamlets, said Friday that they have opposed any compromise because they have lived in the area long before Israel occupied the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war.
Issa Abu Eram was born in a cave in the rugged mountainous terrain 48 years ago and has endured a tough life because building is banned here.
In the winter, he and his family members live in a cave. In the summer, they stay in caravans near the cave. His goats are a source of income, and on Friday, he had laid out dozens of balls of hardened goat milk yogurt on the roof of a shack to dry.
He said his children grew up with the threat of expulsion hanging over them. They are attending a makeshift school in Jinba, with the oldest son now in 12th grade.
'He did not live in any other place except Jinba. How are you going to convince him ... to live somewhere else?' he said.
The Palestinian leadership on Friday condemned the Israeli Supreme Court ruling, which was handed down on Wednesday - when most of Israel was shut down for the country's Independence Day.
Nabil Abu Rdeneh, a spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas, said the removal order 'amounts to forced displacement and ethnic cleansing, in violation of international law and relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions.'
Also Friday, Israel's interior minister said Israel is set to advance plans for the construction of 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank. If approved, it would be the biggest advancement of settlement plans since the Biden administration took office.
The White House is opposed to settlement growth because it further erodes the possibility of an eventual two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The West Bank has been under Israeli military rule for nearly 55 years. Masafer Yatta is in the 60% of the territory where the Palestinian Authority is prohibited from operating. The Palestinians want the West Bank to form the main part of their future state.
Jewish settlers have established outposts in the area that are not officially authorized by Israel but are protected by the military. Last fall, dozens of settlers attacked a village in the area, and a 4-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck in the head with a stone.
For now, the families say they have only one choice left: to stay and stick to their land.
'I don't have an alternative and they cannot remove me,' said farmer Khalid al-Jabarin, standing outside a goat shed. 'The entire government of Israel can't remove me. We will not leave ... we will not get out of here because we are the inhabitants of the land.'
Referring to West Bank settlers who came from other countries, he said: "Why would they bring a replacement from South Africa to live in the high mountains, in our land, and replace us, and remove us, why? '
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Associated Press writer Fares Akram in Hamilton, Canada, contributed to this report. | https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20220506/news/305069906/ | 2022-05-07T06:00:59Z | https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20220506/news/305069906/ | true | 40 |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A dispute is unfolding in Polk County district court over who owns the sofas in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ house.
A petition filed by the Terrace Hill Society Foundation lays out a conflict it says has grown between it and the Terrace Hill Commission, the state agency responsible for managing Terrace Hill, the official Iowa governor’s mansion in Des Moines.
The nonprofit organization maintains it owns many of the furnishings and other items in the spectacular Second Empire edifice, long the city’s most famous residence. But, according to court filings, the Terrace Hill Commission is denying the group access to maintain and inspect its collection.
A list of the items the foundation claims are part of its collection does not include all furnishings at Terrace Hill, but foundation attorney Jason Casini said it encompasses hundreds of items, including furniture, books, fine china and historical artifacts. Many of those items are “irreplaceable,” Casini said in an email, and the collection is insured for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to the complaint, the foundation, which abbreviates its name THSF, for decades has had access to the property to inspect, maintain and repair or replace items, as needed. It said that in recent years, however, “A disagreement has developed between the Commission and THSF regarding ownership and control over the Collection, resulting in the Commission, in effect, seizing control of the Collection and denying THSF … control over it or access to it.”
The disagreement over ownership and control of the collection dates back to 2014, Casini said.
“The Commission has not explicitly claimed ownership, but it claims that the Collection is not owned by THSF and based on that position has denied THSF access to it,” he said.
The petition seeks declaratory judgment, asking the court to pronounce the foundation the proper owner of the items as well as monetary donations for the collection’s upkeep. It further seeks an injunction from the court granting the foundation access to its collection.
Casini said in a news release that the foundation “was reluctant to pursue this legal action and viewed it as a last resort.”
“Numerous attempts over several years to amicably and informally resolve these pending issues with the Commission have been met with indifference and inaction,” he said.
A representative of the commission declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.
Reynolds’ office referred questions about the dispute to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, where a spokesperson also declined to comment.
Reynolds is the fifth Iowa governor to live at Terrace Hill, which occupies a commanding position atop a towering hill south of Grand Avenue, overlooking the Raccoon River and Waterworks Park as well as the downtown skyline. The first resident governor, Robert Ray, took occupancy in 1976, and Gov. Terry Branstad lived there twice, returning after defeating then-Gov. Chet Culver in 2010.
The home dates from 1869, built by Des Moines’ first millionaire, Benjamin Franklin Allen, who made his fortune in banking and real estate. He served as a state senator before going bust in a controversial bank failure, and sold the mansion in 1884 to insurance and real estate magnate Frederick Hubbell for a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of dollars he had paid to have it built.
Hubbell’s descendants lived there until 1957. In 1971 they donated the house, long vacant, to the state, and the Legislature voted to renovate it to serve as the governor’s mansion. But it didn’t initially allocate any funds for the project, so the Terrace Hill Society, later to add “foundation” to its name, formed the following year to raise the funds and to collect fine furniture, art, carpets, books, silver, china and other items to decorate and equip the vast house, empty since the Hubbells moved out.
One potential source of the current disagreement about who controls the collection: From the beginning, the society was tied closely to the state. Though it was a nonprofit corporation, among it incorporators was then-Iowa Secretary of State George Mills, who headed the state’s Terrace Hill Planning Commission — forerunner of the Terrace Hill Commission. Also among the founders was the state treasurer, and contributors to the society were directed to send their donations in care of the treasurer’s office.
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Abortion rights may rest on governor’s races in some states
By STEVE PEOPLES, MARC LEVY and JEFF AMY
Associated Press
HARISBURG, Pa. (AP) — All four leading Republicans in Pennsylvania’s governor’s race have vowed to ban abortion if given the chance.
In Georgia, one top Republican candidate for governor wants to outlaw all abortions. The sitting Republican governor is backed by the anti-abortion lobby, but refuses to clarify his position. And in Michigan, all but one of the five leading Republicans running for governor oppose abortion even in cases of rape or incest.
The fight for Congress often dominates midterm elections, but the revelation this week that the Supreme Court may soon overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision has thrust candidates for governor — and their positions on abortion — into the forefront of the 2022 campaign. Some states, including Pennsylvania and Georgia, have primary elections this month, but the ultimate fight won’t be decided until the November general election.
In a handful of battleground states with Republican-controlled state legislatures, every GOP candidate for governor supports severe abortion restrictions, if not a complete ban with no exceptions. That’s prompting urgent warnings from Democrats that women’s access to abortion in some states may rest almost entirely on which party wins the governor’s race this fall.
“This is an issue that is now front and center in this governor’s race,” said Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, his state’s presumed Democratic nominee for governor. “The battle will be in the states.”
Thirteen deep-red states have so-called “trigger laws” that would ban abortion almost immediately if Roe is overturned, but the future of abortion access is less certain across several other more moderate states with Republican-controlled legislatures: Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin, among them.
In almost every case, GOP legislatures have already approved restrictive abortion laws, including so-called “heartbeat” bills that would outlaw abortions before most women know they’re pregnant. Some legislation is tied up in the courts, while others have yet to move through Republican legislatures. But if Roe falls, such laws — or more restrictive bans — could only be stopped by a veto from a Democratic governor or Democrat-backed court challenge, if at all.
Some states, including Michigan, Wisconsin and Texas, have decades-old abortion bans predating Roe that would presumably take effect almost immediately after a formal Supreme Court reversal of the case. But even in those states, Democratic governors would have an opportunity to fight the change in their state courts.
That’s what Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is doing as she prepares for a challenging reelection this fall.
Anticipating that Roe would be overturned or weakened, Whitmer asked the Michigan Supreme Court last month to declare a state constitutional right to abortion and to strike down a near-total abortion ban that would go back into effect if Roe is overruled. The law, which dates to the 1800s, has an exception when the woman’s life is at risk, but not for cases of rape and incest.
“I’m using every tool at my disposal. I’m going to fight like hell to protect this right for women in the state of Michigan,” Whitmer said this week. “Regardless of what happens with SCOTUS, we have an opportunity in Michigan.”
The situation is different in Pennsylvania and Georgia, where there is no outright ban on the books, but Republican candidates for governor have indicated they would support a full ban if given the chance. Most refused to clarify their positions in recent days when asked directly by The Associated Press.
Pennsylvania law currently allows abortions during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. But all four leading Republican candidates for governor have told the Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania, in questionnaire responses, that they support “legal protection for all pre-born children from abortion” — in other words, banning an abortion of any diagnosed pregnancy, according to Mike McMonagle, the organization’s president.
Two of the Pennsylvania Republicans, Bill McSwain and Lou Barletta, said they support exceptions for rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother. The other two, Doug Mastriano and Dave White, said they support no exceptions.
Only White agreed to discuss his position in an AP interview this week. The others declined interview requests and didn’t answer specific written questions.
White said he would sign legislation banning all abortions with no exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother if given the chance. He noted that he’s ninth of 14 children from a Catholic family in which his parents taught him the “blessing of every child that comes into this world.”
In a televised debate last week, Mastriano said he supports banning abortion from conception, with no exceptions. He called abortion “the No. 1 issue” and pointed to the “heartbeat” bill that he has sponsored, which effectively bans abortion at six weeks.
Anticipating that Mastriano may emerge from the GOP’s May 17 primary election, Shapiro has began running attack ads against the Republican state senator this week highlighting his plans to “outlaw abortion.”
“They are wildly out of touch with where Pennsylvanians are,” Shaprio said in an interview of his would-be Republican challengers. “This issue boils down to whether or not we’re going to build a Pennsylvania where freedom is respected.”
Polling shows relatively few Americans want to see Roe overturned.
In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69% of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is; just 29% said the court should overturn the decision. In general, AP-NORC polling finds a majority of the public favors abortion being legal in most or all cases.
In Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams will face the winner of the state’s May 24 GOP primary, which pits incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp against the Donald Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue.
Kemp has declined to clarify his position on abortion in recent days. His office ignored direct questions asking whether he would support a complete abortion ban. An anti-abortion group that has endorsed Kemp rallied Friday to celebrate a possible Roe reversal. Speakers vowed to defend Georgia’s ban on abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected. Tied up in courts now, it could take effect with a Supreme Court ruling.
Perdue wants Kemp to call for a special legislative session to approve an abortion ban if the Supreme Court officially overturns Roe, a ruling expected in late June or early July.
“Georgia voters deserve to know where their governor stands on this issue,” Perdue said on Thursday. “You are either going to fight for the sanctity of life or you’re not.”
On the Democratic side, Abrams touted herself as a defender of abortion rights in a speech this week to Emily’s List, a political action committee that donates to Democratic women candidates who support abortion rights.
“The abomination of that leaked opinion is coming to find every one of us, and we’ve got to be ready to fight back,” Abrams said, according to a recording provided by her campaign. “This is about our dignity and our freedom. This is about our health and our welfare. This is about our future and our lives, and we have the right to be angry.”
The issue could help Abrams — and Democrats in other states — win more votes among college educated white voters, who have been the most frequent swing voters in recent years.
Like a growing number of Democratic candidates elsewhere, Abrams also warned that a Supreme Court that overturns Roe v. Wade could threaten other precedents, including Griswold v. Connecticut, a 1965 decision that struck down restrictions on contraception, and Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 decision that outlawed racial segregation in schools.
“This is a question of whether equality in America depends on geography and zip code and DNA,” Abrams said.
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Peoples reported from New York. Amy reported from Atlanta. AP writers David Eggert and Mike Householder in Lansing, Michigan, contributed. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-arizona/2022/05/06/abortion-rights-may-rest-on-governors-races-in-some-states-2/ | 2022-05-07T06:02:36Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-arizona/2022/05/06/abortion-rights-may-rest-on-governors-races-in-some-states-2/ | false | 23 |
Easy to make biscuits topped with chocolate – perfect prizes for a sports day or any family competitions.
These medal cookies were originally created to celebrate the London Olympics in 2012. However, they are a great option for families or kids clubs. If you’re going to have some organised games happening, they make a much nicer prize than a plastic medal. And the lucky winners can choose whether they eat or keep them. We made these in gold, silver and bronze but you can be more creative if you prefer. For instance, if it’s a team sport, you can colour them in the teams’ colours.
Ingredients
- 125g butter, softened
- 60g icing sugar
- Few drops of vanilla essence
- 175g plain flour
- For the decoration:
- About 125g plain chocolate
- Gold, silver and bronze edible spray
- You will also need:
- 7cm round cutter
- Baking sheet lined with baking paper
- Coloured ribbon 1cm wide
Method
Beat together the butter, icing sugar and vanilla, then beat in the flour to make a fairly stiff dough. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 3-4mm thick. Cut out rounds and place them on the baking sheet. Make a hole in the rounds, using the icing nozzle. Chill them while the oven heats up. Set the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5.
Bake the biscuits in the middle of the oven for about 12 mins or until light golden. Leave to cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
To decorate: melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Spread over the biscuits and leave to set. Spray them with the metal colours and use a bamboo stick to write the date, or a name on them. Leave to set. Thread ribbon through. These will keep for a couple of days in an airtight tin.
Top tip for making medal cookies
These biscuits are nice enough that everyone is going to want one, so if they are prizes, consider having some possibilities for the less naturally sporty entrants. options for 'Best improver', 'Most enthusiastic' or even 'At least I tried' are all worth having on hand.
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Charles Leclerc has admitted that he should have been content with P3 at the 2022 F1 Imola GP. He believes he shouldn't have gone on the offensive and made an error that cost him a podium finish.
In an interview before the 2022 F1 Miami GP, Leclerc recounted how a changed mindset during the race led to him trying to chase Red Bull's Sergio Perez. This resulted in his spin at the entry into Variante Alta.
The Ferrari driver said:
"I think on that particular lap, I saw an opportunity. Throughout the race, I had been very honest with myself and I thought Red Bull was too quick for us. Third place was the place we deserved through the weekend because we just weren’t as quick as Red Bull.
"But on that particular lap, my mindset changed and I saw the opportunity to go for second, and I took more risk than I should have done instead of just taking the third place home."
The Monegasque driver added:
"Again, looking back at it, it is always this balance that you need find as a driver and how much risk you are going to take and how much reward it is going to give you. Taking the second place that day was something that was not expected and it would have been great, but it didn’t happen and I lost a few points. It’s something I will continue to think about and maybe change the approach in those situations."
Despite his error, Charles Leclerc still leads the World Drivers' Championship standings with 86 points from the first rounds of the season.
"Never regret" - Ferrari boss does not blame Charles Leclerc for 2022 F1 Imola GP error
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto does not blame Charles Leclerc for his spin during the latter stages of the 2022 F1 Imola GP.
In an interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport, the Italian said:
“The mistake had nothing to do with pressure. Racing drivers are used to driving at the limit. The cars have harder suspension this year. If you get too high on the kerb, you can lose the car. We didn’t aim for the extra point for the fastest lap, but for second place. There will be never regret to ask a driver to push. That is part of our job. It’s part of their job, to try and drive to the limit. Obviously, mistakes may happen.”
The spin was all the more costly for Ferrari after Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz was taken out of contention on the opening lap of the race.
Ferrari will hope to have a better race weekend collectively at the 2022 F1 Miami GP. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/news-f1-news-charles-leclerc-admits-took-risk-2022-f1-imola-gp | 2022-05-07T06:07:10Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/news-f1-news-charles-leclerc-admits-took-risk-2022-f1-imola-gp | false | 1 |
May 5, 2022 • Amazon Labor Union President Christian Smalls delivers opening statement before Senate Banking Committee: “First of all, I want to address Mr. Graham. First of all, it sounds like you was talking about more of the companies and the businesses in your speech, but you forgot that the people are the ones who make these companies operate.” | http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/amazon-labor-union-president-christian-smalls-opening-statement-before-senate-banking-committee/302179 | 2022-05-07T06:08:18Z | http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/amazon-labor-union-president-christian-smalls-opening-statement-before-senate-banking-committee/302179 | false | null |
SIMON Cowell's adorable son Eric Selig Phillip Cowell is the X Factor boss's first child.
Here's everything we know about Simon's mini-me.
Who is Eric Cowell?
Eric Cowell was born February 14, 2014 and is the first child of Simon Cowell.
His mum is Simon's girlfriend Lauren Silverman.
Shortly after he was born, The Sun revealed that his godmother is Sinitta, a singer, who was previously in a relationship with the music mogul.
What plans does Eric's dad Simon Cowell have for his son?
On April 12, 2018, The Sun exclusively revealed that Simon has plans for Eric to one day take over his business – including becoming a Britain’s Got Talent judge.
The music mogul has been secretly mentoring Eric since he’s been able to walk, and believes he’ll be the only candidate to take over the reins.
He told us: “I look at things through his eyes now.
“I want to spend more time with him. I’m lucky because he likes the shows, so he comes down to them with me. I’m sort of training him up."
When has Eric Cowell been on TV?
On October 14, 2017 Eric again melted hearts, this time on X Factor, when he helped out his superstar dad.
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During the episode he was seen taking some satsumas from his famous father during the Six Chair Challenge.
On April 22, 2018 Eric completely stole the show on Britain's Got Talent by making a surprise appearance on the panel.
Simon's adorable son was excited about sitting in his seat at the panel and told Amanda Holden that he would be a really good judge.
When asked what Simon's job was Eric cutely said: "I am daddy's job now."
On May 21, 2018 Eric managed to upstage Simon during an interview on Loose Women.
The tot was seen gate-crashing the interview when he jumped on to his dad's lap before trying to clip a peg on to his nose.
As Simon cried out in pain, Robbie Williams' wife Ayda Field, who was doing the interview, asked the youngster who the best judge on Britain's Got Talent was. | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2673959/simon-cowell-son-eric/ | 2022-05-07T06:12:13Z | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2673959/simon-cowell-son-eric/ | false | 4 |
As inflation drives up building costs, a new survey from the American Property Casualty Insurance Association indicated that homeowners insurance policies may not be keeping pace.
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All of the recent rain in Green Country caused the Illinois River to rise near record levels, forcing businesses along the river to close on what was supposed to be a busy weekend.
The river crested at 27.53 feet Friday morning, but the water is slowly receding. The water has already dropped several feet.
Workers at All American Floats said they quickly watched the water come up while they were trying to save their equipment. They said they are thankful to see it go back down, but they know they have a lot of work ahead of them.
“We were completely booked out for this weekend until this hit,” said Benjamin Cruze who works at All American Floats.
It was supposed to be a busy weekend of floating along the Illinois River, but businesses have been forced to cancel reservations because of the flooding.
“Right out here we have a covered bus that’s out there and when I was here this morning all you could see was the top of that lid sticking up, and now it’s dropped down to where you can see the whole top of the bus,” said Cruze.
Most campgrounds along the river are flooded. Some businesses were able to keep their equipment dry, while others at lower elevations are dealing with flooded buildings.
“Yesterday we were out here from about 7:30 to 5 and it was coming up about every 30 minutes, every couple of feet,” said Cruze.
Another man who owns Sparrow Hawk Camp said he can’t get down to his business. They spent yesterday moving stuff to high ground.
Like the other outfitters, they’ve been forced to cancel reservations which puts a damper on business.
“We did have a lot scheduled and we were going to be busy. It’s unpredictable. We had to tell them no, no. We can’t have you,” said John Townshend who owns Sparrow Hawk Camp.
Unfortunately, they are all trained to deal with flooding along the river. “Last year we went through this four times during the season before it even kicked off,” said Cruze.
Several sections along I-10 were covered with water, but the water has dropped enough to clear the highway.
If you need to report any damage, call the emergency management office at 918-456-2894. | https://www.newson6.com/story/6275ad72dc9387075e4d247a/flooding-causes-issues-for-businesses-along-illinois-river | 2022-05-07T06:13:02Z | https://www.newson6.com/story/6275ad72dc9387075e4d247a/flooding-causes-issues-for-businesses-along-illinois-river | true | 1 |
Oregon safety and defensive back Daymon David has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to The Register-Guard.
On3 Sports' Matt Zenitz was the first to report David's decision to enter the portal.
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A bitcoin billionaire is funding two commercials now airing in the Portland TV market. One of them is an ad for the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and stars comedian Larry David. He journeys through history rejecting good ideas—including the signing of the Declaration of Independence. When he’s told people have the right to vote, David recoils: “Even the stupid ones?”
PORTLAND, Ore. — Most Oregon voters have their ballots and Election Day is just weeks away for the May Primary. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown is term-limited and cannot run again. With her approval ratings ranked the worst in the country and many Oregonians seeking major change, for the first time in decades it appears possible that a Republican candidate could win election to the governor's office.
Former Ducks offensive lineman Doug Brenner has settled with the University of Oregon after dismissing civil allegations against two former coaches related to controversial workouts in early 2017.
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By Chioma Okezie-Okeh
On November 4, 2021, Mr. Usoro Samuel Akpanusoh, a member of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly representing Esit Eket/Ibeno constituency was among the special guests at a traditional wedding in his constituency. He was greeted by his community youths and several supporters who were excited to see him at the event.
Unknown to him, amongst the crowd hailing him were a five-man gang with a pre-planned arrangement to abduct him. Luckily Mr. Usoro was able to escape unhurt while two youths who were believed to have helped in his escape were killed in the process.
Lucky to be free, he reported the matter at the nearest police station and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Akali Baba ordered operatives of the Force Intelligence Response Team (FIRT) to investigate and arrest the fleeing suspects.
Usoro narrated to the police that the criminals with AK47 who mixed into the crowd had successfully abducted him when he miraculously escaped during the shootout.
The FIRT operatives assigned to the case were able to track down and arrest three suspects identified as Emmanuel Johnny Okon, Okon Effiong, and Kingsley Emannuel, from their various hideouts. They alleged that one Uyime who is currently at large was the one who recruited them to be part of the gang. They also alleged that the killing of the two men was not part of the original plan
Confirming their arrest, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said efforts were still on to arrest the remaining suspects currently at large. Meanwhile the three suspects in police custody will be charged to court soon, he said.
I monitored him for days
Recounting how he ended up in police custody, Okon told Saturday Sun that he was assigned to monitor Mr. Usoro. He described himself as an active member of the community and one that was well known to the Honourable (Mr Usoro).
“I am 29 and married with a son. I am an active member of the youth association in the community and we survive from money made from politicians. The Honourable is well known to us because he has been elected for several years to represent Esit Eket constituency. Uyime is also from our community and is a notorious kidnapper. He called days before the attack that Mr. Usoro is the next person on the list.
“I agreed to follow them because very soon election campaign will start and he will come with small amount of money to convince us to vote for him. As soon as the election is over, he will face only his family. He has not done anything meaningful for the community, especially the youths who voted for him. The only people progressing and getting jobs are either his immediate family members or his kinsmen.
“Uyime told me to monitor his activities and advise them on the best day to attack. I was able to find out that he will attend a traditional wedding in our community on November 4 and I alerted Uyime. We agreed that I will let them know the best time to attack, which should be when he was about to leave. I joined the group of youths that were hailing him and as usual, he gave us little money for drinks.
“When I was sure that he was about to go, I called Uyime and two others who were on standby close to the venue to move closer. They attacked while he was about to enter his car but unfortunately, he was too smart and escaped. Two of our youth members were shot dead in the process. I joined others to pretend as if I did not know what happened while Uyime and the three others with AK47 escaped.
“I don’t know how policemen managed to know that I am one of them. I have tried my best to help them find Uyime and others but they have disappeared,” he stated.
If the kidnap was successful, Okon said that he was hoping to start a business and leave the village. He said: “Life in the village is very tough, I decided to accept Uyime’s offer because we had hoped that he would pay millions. Mr Usoro is very rich and I was hoping to get at least N5 million as my share. I am so sorry and I swear that I was not the one that shot the youths in our village. It was not part of the plan to kill innocent youths like us. I do not know why Uyime was careless with the gun.”
On his part, Effiong claimed that his only responsibility was to guarantee easy access for the gang when they were passing through their community check point. “I have known Uyime for years and anytime he has a job in our area, he would contact me because I am one of the members of the youth in Mbong assigned to secure the area. We have a check point that most of the neighbouring communities must pass through to access the town. The vigilante group was formed to checkmate the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers. Initially what Uyime normally does is to seek for clearance to pass with petroleum products from illegal oil theft activities. He will just tip us and we will let him go.
“On November 1, he called me for a meeting and said he will be moving a much more important goods across and if I guarantee him easy access, he would give me N50,000. I am not a kid, so I insisted that he must tell me the details. He later told me the truth and said that he will give me N50,000 so that I can settle my boys till ransom is paid. On the day that the operation took place, I made sure that the boys posted to the check point were those that I can control.
“I was waiting for them to pass through when I saw the convoy of the honourable pass through with so much security around him. It was later that I received a call that the kidnap attempt was not successful,” he narrated.
The third suspect, Emmanuel claimed that he got arrested because of his involvement with Uyime in the past. “I am a bus driver and Uyime has called me several times in the past to carry him for an operation. I only mistakenly joined him once not knowing that he wanted to kidnap someone. Since then, I refused to allow him use my bus. On the day of the incident, I realised that one of the boys that were killed is my blood relative. I went to the police station to identify his body and they referred me to another police station. It was there that one of the suspects that the police arrested pointed at me as a friend of Uyime. I was not in town when they tried to kidnap the Honourable. I know Uyime and I have tried my best to help the police to pick him up, but he is too smart. I swear that I am not a kidnapper and what I did in the past was a mistake,” he pleaded. | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/why-we-kidnapped-our-state-lawmaker-by-suspects/ | 2022-05-07T06:20:03Z | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/why-we-kidnapped-our-state-lawmaker-by-suspects/ | false | 2 |
Your weekly horoscope for May 8-May 15
By Hedy Damari
Taurus
April 20-May 20
Relying on payments and various “done deals”? Retrograde Mercury has other things in store. Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket and have a contingency plan up your sleeve. Spend wisely and keep receipts, especially with birthday splurges.
Gemini
May 21-June 21
Feeling misunderstood? It’s little wonder with ruler Mercury out of sync in your sign. Be clear and check that all correspondence reaches its destination. On the plus side, you’ll have wriggle room to change your mind.
Cancer
June 22-July 22
You may feel as though you’re waiting for things to unfold. Be patient and try not to make assumptions. Above all, follow your intuition.
Leo
July 23-August 22
A reason, season or lifetime? This is how you’ll be measuring your friendships over the next three weeks. Culling superficial connections will allow you to give the more important people the attention they deserve.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
An ambition you once held dear may not be quite as relevant as it once was. Give yourself time to recalibrate and reprioritise.
Libra
September 23-October 22
You’ve been inspired to step back and focus on the big picture. Now though, those broad brush strokes may have caused you to miss some of the finer details. Pay attention to the smaller things so that you needn’t backtrack.
Scorpio
October 23 – November 22
The squeaky wheel will get the oil! It’s time to demand more from a person and a system that are letting you down. Don’t stop until you get what you want. You will also go in to bat for someone who has trouble standing up for themselves.
Sagittarius
November 23-December 20
Relationships will be tested as Mercury turns retrograde. Communication is key. That means listening as well as expressing yourself, and remembering the importance of healthy boundaries.
Capricorn
December 21-January 19
Instant gratification won’t fill your belly like a long-term challenge! You’ll be encouraged to look for projects and ambitions that require time, patience and accountability – they’ll be more satisfying than an immediate pay off.
Aquarius
January 20-February 18
You’re usually pretty decisive but today you might be oscillating until your head spins. Weigh up the pros and cons of an important decision but don’t sit on the fence for long or you’ll miss an opportunity, especially regarding love.
Pisces
February 19-March 20
Testing of your comfort zone will foster growth. Don’t avoid situations that are uncomfortable. Instead, push through. Meanwhile, it’s important to unwind – it will help you come to a sensible conclusion or accomplish something exciting and new.
Aries
March 21- April 19
Communication and daily life may not go according to plan as Mercury turns retrograde. Use your resourcefulness and flexibility to go with the flow. Who knows, different circumstances may allow for new possibilities.
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Jimeet Modi
CEO, Samco Ventures
Modi believes that price is the most important factor in investing. He is credited with developing the AIRM (TM), an approach to screening stocks and businesses in a scientific manner. His role model is Warren Buffett.
Bears tightened their grip this week and Nifty decisively broke below the crucial support levels. On the contrary, gold has been recovering from a corrective phase. Interestingly, the returns gold has delivered since it began trading on the MCX till February 2020, i.e. just prior to the pandemic, are roughly in line with Nifty.
While there has been some variation in returns during specific event occurrences, the long-term returns have been similar – around 603% for Nifty whereas 620% for gold. However, as gold has been underperforming since past year and a half, the return differential has widened sharply and is at about 174% as of April end. If the theory does hold good, then from where we stand now the odds are stacked in favour of gold catching up.
But can gold really rally from here? Historical precedence suggests that gold has, on an average, given double-digit returns in the year following the crisis. Thus, since Russia-Ukraine war is persisting, gold can continue to find price support. Further, the metal is touted to be a classic inflation hedge and as per the World Gold Council, a 1% increase in inflation translates into a 2.6% rise in the metal’s demand. Lastly, since few years now, Russia has been shifting part of its reserves to gold. There is also a belief that China will follow suit. Also, post the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there is an increasing motive to peg reserves to gold, as these reserves cannot be sanctioned. If countries start pegging reserves to gold, it can increase the demand of gold substantially and trigger a strong upside.
The only downside risk is that of rising interest rates, as gold has an inverse relationship with it. However, considering that gold prices did not fall despite RBI’s and Fed’s rate hike this week, this risk also to an extent seems priced in. So while gold may have lost its sheen since some time, it seems set to glitter now. Investors are therefore advised to check their portfolio allocation to gold and initiate building up at least a 5%-10% exposure.
Event of the week
In the midst of global chaos and conflicts, if there is one thing that is uniting the countries, it is inflationary pressures and following interest rate hikes. This week central banks of various countries have resorted to an increase in benchmark interest rates. To begin with, in a surprise announcement, the RBI increased the repo rate and cash reserve ratio by 40bps & 50bps respectively, thus, putting concerns of the bank being behind the curve to rest. Soon after, the US Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, the biggest jump in 22 years. Further, Bank of England, citing looming recession risk, raised its interest rate to the highest level in 13 years. Fears that these rate hikes will not be enough to tame soaring inflation have begun clouding our markets. Amid sky rocketing inflation and increasing global uncertainties, gold appears to be one of the best assets to park funds as these concerns are expected to support gold demand strongly.
Technical Outlook
While the major trend in gold is bullish, the metal has been correcting lately due to the steep rally in the Dollar index. The Dollar index is negatively correlated with gold and the index is currently trading in overbought zones around multi-year resistance levels of 103-104. It is likely that the dollar index reverses from here. Should the reversal materialise, gold can resume its upward move. Strong support zones of gold have also formed around 50,500 to 50,000 levels. So a successful retest of these levels can lead to a bounce-back in the metal.
Expectations for the week
Given a spate of major economic data releases, the current earnings season and multiple IPOs opening for subscription, the volatility experienced this week is expected to continue. Inflation figures for the United States and China will determine market movements globally. Data on India Industrial numbers, domestic inflation rates and manufacturing production will keep Indian markets on their feet. Following RBI’s unexpected interest rate hikes, it is widely expected that Indian inflation will be around the 7.5% mark, substantially higher than the central bank’s tolerance limit. However, an inflation print higher than expectations can further sour current sentiment. Nifty 50 closed the week at 16,411.25, down by 4.04%.
While there has been some variation in returns during specific event occurrences, the long-term returns have been similar – around 603% for Nifty whereas 620% for gold. However, as gold has been underperforming since past year and a half, the return differential has widened sharply and is at about 174% as of April end. If the theory does hold good, then from where we stand now the odds are stacked in favour of gold catching up.
But can gold really rally from here? Historical precedence suggests that gold has, on an average, given double-digit returns in the year following the crisis. Thus, since Russia-Ukraine war is persisting, gold can continue to find price support. Further, the metal is touted to be a classic inflation hedge and as per the World Gold Council, a 1% increase in inflation translates into a 2.6% rise in the metal’s demand. Lastly, since few years now, Russia has been shifting part of its reserves to gold. There is also a belief that China will follow suit. Also, post the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there is an increasing motive to peg reserves to gold, as these reserves cannot be sanctioned. If countries start pegging reserves to gold, it can increase the demand of gold substantially and trigger a strong upside.
The only downside risk is that of rising interest rates, as gold has an inverse relationship with it. However, considering that gold prices did not fall despite RBI’s and Fed’s rate hike this week, this risk also to an extent seems priced in. So while gold may have lost its sheen since some time, it seems set to glitter now. Investors are therefore advised to check their portfolio allocation to gold and initiate building up at least a 5%-10% exposure.
Event of the week
In the midst of global chaos and conflicts, if there is one thing that is uniting the countries, it is inflationary pressures and following interest rate hikes. This week central banks of various countries have resorted to an increase in benchmark interest rates. To begin with, in a surprise announcement, the RBI increased the repo rate and cash reserve ratio by 40bps & 50bps respectively, thus, putting concerns of the bank being behind the curve to rest. Soon after, the US Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, the biggest jump in 22 years. Further, Bank of England, citing looming recession risk, raised its interest rate to the highest level in 13 years. Fears that these rate hikes will not be enough to tame soaring inflation have begun clouding our markets. Amid sky rocketing inflation and increasing global uncertainties, gold appears to be one of the best assets to park funds as these concerns are expected to support gold demand strongly.
Technical Outlook
While the major trend in gold is bullish, the metal has been correcting lately due to the steep rally in the Dollar index. The Dollar index is negatively correlated with gold and the index is currently trading in overbought zones around multi-year resistance levels of 103-104. It is likely that the dollar index reverses from here. Should the reversal materialise, gold can resume its upward move. Strong support zones of gold have also formed around 50,500 to 50,000 levels. So a successful retest of these levels can lead to a bounce-back in the metal.
Expectations for the week
Given a spate of major economic data releases, the current earnings season and multiple IPOs opening for subscription, the volatility experienced this week is expected to continue. Inflation figures for the United States and China will determine market movements globally. Data on India Industrial numbers, domestic inflation rates and manufacturing production will keep Indian markets on their feet. Following RBI’s unexpected interest rate hikes, it is widely expected that Indian inflation will be around the 7.5% mark, substantially higher than the central bank’s tolerance limit. However, an inflation print higher than expectations can further sour current sentiment. Nifty 50 closed the week at 16,411.25, down by 4.04%.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the writer. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of www.economictimes.com.)
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BUFFALO — Federal labor officials filed a sweeping complaint Friday accusing Starbucks of unfair labor practices at its stores in Buffalo, New York, including retaliation against pro-union employees.
The National Labor Relations Board’s Buffalo regional director outlined a host of labor law violations in a filing seeking reinstatement and backpay for the employees.
The coffee chain called the allegations “false” and vowed to fight them at an upcoming hearing.
“Starbucks does not agree that the claims have merit, and the complaint’s issuance does not constitute a finding by the NLRB,” spokesman Reggie Borges wrote in an email. “It is the beginning of a litigation process that permits both sides to be heard and to present evidence.”
Starbucks Workers United said the complaint “confirms the extent and depravity of Starbucks’ conduct in Western New York for the better part of a year.”
“Starbucks is finally being held accountable for the union-busting rampage they went on,” Danny Rojas, a fired shift supervisor, said in a statement. “Starbucks needs to understand that it is morally corrupt to retaliate against union leaders, and I am looking forward to the NLRB forcing Starbucks to make this moment right.”
There's been a wave of unionization drives at Starbucks stores nationwide, with the first union votes coming in December at three stores in Buffalo.
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World champion Katie Taylor was the pride of the nation last weekend as she battled to glory in the greatest fight in female boxing history.
On the world stage, she’s a sporting icon – one of the top 10 women’s athletes of the 21st century.
But at St Kilian’s Community School in Bray, Co Wicklow, she’s simply known as “Our Katie”.
Read more: Inside Katie Taylor’s secret US home hidden by woods with speedboat and own boxing gym
And her proud-as-punch former principal John Murphy reveals the boxing champ had brains to burn as well as brawn.
The school head, who taught Katie maths for five years at the school she attended with older siblings Sarah, Lee and Peter, said: “Our Katie really could have done anything in life.
“What’s missing in the profiles of Katie is that academically, she’s so very strong.
“She always operated at an extremely high level and did a full Higher Level Leaving Cert in every subject.”
Katie, 35, was also a soccer star making national headlines as the
only girl on the U14 Wicklow Kennedy Cup team – crowned Player Of
The Year.
Later, she was a star player on the U17 and U19 Ireland soccer squads.
John said: “Between the Easter and Summer of her Leaving Cert year, she was away on three international trips for boxing and football and she still kept up her study.
“Even as a teenager, she was a complete professional.
“For someone so strong academically to keep that going while having the training regime going in two sports, club and international and never falling behind, never complaining, always with that discipline and good humour.
“Sometimes young people come along who have more than what’s common in terms of talent and ability, a sense of who they are. She always had that.
“Here we understood the depth of her character, her integrity, her uniqueness, her values – how she does what she does with pure class and integrity that isn’t as prevalent in public life as it should be.
“She made a new reality in women’s boxing. We are so proud – she’s an inspiration.”
And Katie’s boxing heroics are already having a ripple effect, inspiring local schoolkids to shoot for the stars. Right inside the door of St Kilian’s, a shrine to Katie greets visitors.
She smiles out of one photo, wearing her old wine school uniform and striped tie, in another she’s back as Olympic champion after winning gold in London.
In others, she’s holding flowers and or giving talks to rapt students.
Down another corridor, Katie’s face beams from a mosaic that covers an entire wall.
Fourth year student Jodie Byrne, 16, said: “I was six when I watched her at the Olympics in London and it definitely made me really excited about doing the boxing.”
She boxes at local club, St Teresa’s, and is just back from a three-day training camp in Dorset with the Leinster Junior Girls.
She grew up near Katie on the Old Court Estate, a 15-minute walk away.
Jodie said: “Katie used to babysit for my older brother Adam and his friend Jake and bring them to the cinema.
“She was always so nice. I was five then but I really looked up to her boxing. She got me and my friends into it.”
Next to Jodie is boxer Sean Tyndall, 16.
He said: “I used to train with her.”
Now Sean has a slew of boxing prizes under his belt too, along with his brother Matthew.
Sean’s parents – along with half of Bray, he reckons – went to New York for Katie’s Madison Square Garden bout against Amanda Serrano.
He said: “I got into boxing at three and I was about five when Katie was doing some training – she’s very tough.”
Down at Bray Emmets GAA Club, Dave Barry, a former schoolteacher at Katie’s old primary, St Fergal’s National School, is up to his eyes with the fifth and sixth class blitz.
But he’s delighted to take some time out to sing Katie’s praises – and make a confession.
Dave admitted: “She played one game with us, our minor final in 2001 and I didn’t start her on the day of the final.
“I told Katie beforehand I’d put her on at half-time. I felt it was unfair on
the other girls. She came on and scored four points in play – the opposition were in awe.
“Aine O’Gorman was on that team and Mikaela Shelley – all star players. Katie was a pure athlete – you could play her midfield, forward, marking.
“And athletics too – so fast.
“Katie was well able to compete with any of the boys at that time.
“There was a ruling then girls could only play soccer up to a certain age.
“There were no girls’ teams so she was playing with the boys’ team – but Katie broke that rule too.
“Tom Sargent the principal really encouraged and spotted something in her.
Just like the boxing – look now, girls’ football has taken off now all over big time – it was Katie who broke that ground. Katie expresses herself playing any sport but as a person, she’s quiet – no airs and graces.”
Talk of her humility is echoed by her old neighbours on the Old Court Estate.
Noel Moloney, 69, said: “She’s never forgotten where she came from, nothing high and mighty about our Katie – feet on the ground – that’s what it’s all about for her.”
The great grandad-of-five was out sunning himself with wife Geraldine and daughter, Noeleen McAteer in the garden a few doors from where Katie grew up and where Noel mounts a giant TV and invites all the neighbours round for a viewing party every time Katie has a big fight.
He said: “The telly would be in the garden and it’d be packed here with the estate, out having the few beers.”
Noel’s hallway walls are adorned with framed newspaper front pages celebrating Katie’s wins and a signed T-shirt from the girl herself.
He points towards the green in front of the row of houses. Noel said: “She was up there on the bank field with the goalpost and the two coats down one end and she always wanted to be playing out there with the lads and she got very stuck in, ruffled it up with the boys. Oh, she could do it.
“She was always mad to spar with the hardest boys in the boxing club and she gave as good as she got.
“She couldn’t wait to get out of the house on a Friday and Tuesday. She’d never pass by without saying hello.”
As well as the hilltop home in the US state of Connecticut that Katie bought in 2019, she also bought a new home on nearby leafy Herbert Road in Bray, where her mother Bridget also lives.
Noel said: “They only went around the corner and the brother lives on
the avenue.
“Granny Kathy is past 90 and she lives around too.
“We moved in 1971. We were all from Wolfe Tone – and Bridget was too. All great neighbours down from Wolfe Tone. Pete the dad’s a lovely man too.”
As Bray locals once again call for a statue of Katie on the seafront, it remains to be seen if Katie will bend to the idea.
School prinicipal John said: “She’s a celebrity but she hasn’t compromised those deep values of her faith, family and friends and she does everything on her own terms – she’s a role model for the TikTok generation.”
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Mariners first. Adam Frazier doubles to deep right field. Ty France flies out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier. J.P. Crawford strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Adam Frazier scores. Jesse Winker grounds out to shallow infield, Taylor Walls to Yandy Diaz.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 2, Rays 0.
Rays second. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging. Taylor Walls walks. Francisco Mejia singles to center field. Taylor Walls to second. Brett Phillips called out on strikes. Yandy Diaz singles to center field. Francisco Mejia to second. Taylor Walls scores. Wander Franco singles to center field. Yandy Diaz to second. Francisco Mejia scores. Randy Arozarena singles to center field. Wander Franco to second. Yandy Diaz scores. Brandon Lowe pops out to shallow left field to Eugenio Suarez.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 3, Mariners 2.
Mariners fourth. Eugenio Suarez walks. Jesse Winker doubles to left field. Eugenio Suarez to third. Abraham Toro out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Harold Ramirez. Jesse Winker to third. Eugenio Suarez scores. Julio Rodriguez walks. Dylan Moore singles to left field. Julio Rodriguez to second. Jesse Winker scores. Tom Murphy lines out to shortstop to Wander Franco. Adam Frazier lines out to left field to Harold Ramirez.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 4, Rays 3.
Rays fifth. Wander Franco strikes out swinging. Randy Arozarena doubles to left center field. Brandon Lowe walks. Harold Ramirez singles to shallow infield. Brandon Lowe out at third. Randy Arozarena scores. Throwing error by Eugenio Suarez. Kevin Kiermaier flies out to deep center field to Julio Rodriguez.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rays 4, Mariners 4.
Rays seventh. Wander Franco walks. Randy Arozarena singles to right field. Wander Franco to second. Brandon Lowe hit by pitch. Randy Arozarena to second. Wander Franco to third. Harold Ramirez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Brandon Lowe to second. Randy Arozarena out at third. Wander Franco scores. Kevin Kiermaier flies out to shallow center field to Dylan Moore. Taylor Walls grounds out to shortstop, Eugenio Suarez to Ty France.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rays 5, Mariners 4.
Mariners eighth. Abraham Toro flies out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier. Julio Rodriguez singles to shallow infield. Jarred Kelenic pinch-hitting for Dylan Moore. Jarred Kelenic homers to center field. Julio Rodriguez scores. Luis Torrens strikes out swinging. Adam Frazier walks. Ty France singles to right field. Adam Frazier to second. J.P. Crawford grounds out to first base to Yandy Diaz.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 6, Rays 5.
Rays ninth. Wander Franco lines out to shortstop to Eugenio Suarez. Randy Arozarena singles to left center field. Brandon Lowe singles to center field. Randy Arozarena to second. Manuel Margot homers to center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Randy Arozarena scores. Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to shallow right field, Adam Frazier to Ty France. Taylor Walls pops out to Eugenio Suarez.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 8, Mariners 6.
Mariners ninth. Eugenio Suarez homers to center field. Jesse Winker flies out to left center field to Manuel Margot. Abraham Toro flies out to deep left field to Manuel Margot. Julio Rodriguez lines out to shortstop to Wander Franco.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 8, Mariners 7. | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Seattle-Runs-17155971.php | 2022-05-07T06:30:42Z | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/Tampa-Bay-Seattle-Runs-17155971.php | false | 30 |
Part of landmark hotel could be turned into homes
- Credit: Colliers International
Part of a landmark hotel looks set to be turned into housing.
West Norfolk councillors have been recommended to approve plans to convert a 34-bedroom motel block at Elme Hall Hotel, beside the A47 on the outskirts of Wisbech, into an HMO (house of multiple occupation).
A developer named as D Conetta in council papers has applied to convert the block into 26 rooms with a maximum occupancy of 39 people, along with communal kitchen, dining and lounge areas.
A report to councillors says: "The main building, Elme Hall, will remain as a hotel. However, as a whole, the site is no longer viable, primarily due to the loss of trade to the extensive expansion of the Premier Inn some 12 miles along the A47, having claimed the 'contractor' business, which had originally given rise to the development of the annex, subject to this proposal.
"It is hoped that by removing the 34-room motel style rooms, the use of the hotel is enhanced."
Elme Hall's distinctive mock-Georgian main building was built near the junction of the A47 with the Elm High Road at Emneth in 1980. The property has been on the market, with a guide price of £1.9m, for just over a year.
A planning statement adds: "The main building of Elme Hall Hotel has not been open to the public as a hotel for a sustained period of time and the newer building upon the site is not seen as an attractive place to stay.
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"It has also been advised that the removal of the front block will make the hotel building a more marketable property. The reduced scale as well as lower price will attract a much wider interest."
Emneth Parish Council has objected. It says the change of use would be "unacceptable and incompatible".
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Success seems to follow A.J. Pierzynski wherever he goes.
Six years after retiring from Major League Baseball, the same IQ he carried through 19 years is helping another championship-level team in his hometown.
“Catchers make the best [MLB] managers and coaches,” Scott Grove, head coach of The First Academy in Orlando, said about bringing Pierzynski aboard. “You’re the quarterback on the baseball field.”
Before the 2020 season, Grove asked Pierzynski if he could help as an assistant coach. It was cut off after eight games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but last year, in Pierzynski’s first full season as an assistant, TFA (31-1) won the Class 3A state championship.
The Royals are 24-3 this season and rolled to the Class 3A District 9 tournament title, beating Windermere Prep 10-0 in Thursday’s final. They will host a region quarterfinal game Wednesday.
The former Dr. Phillips High School standout has had his share of big games — and moments. He was an integral part of two playoff runs with the team that drafted him, the Minnesota Twins, in 1994.
In his first year with the Chicago White Sox after signing as a free agent in 2005, Pierzynski had a huge impact on the team winning its first World Series in 88 years.
One of the key moments in the World Series run was a usually inconsequential dropped third strike in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Anaheim Angels.
The White Sox were down 1-0 in the series and the score was tied 1-1 with two outs in the ninth. Pierzynski struck out to seemingly end the inning. But Angels catcher Josh Paul didn’t think the pitch hit the dirt and started walking toward the dugout while Pierzynski ran to first in a heads-up play.
Home plate umpire Doug Eddings allowed the dropped third strike. Pablo Ozuna pinch-ran for Pierzynski, stole second and scored on a double by Joe Crede to give the Sox a 2-1 victory.
He made winning plays for winning teams. One thing First Academy has been good at is winning, and its players can draw from an invaluable resource in Pierzynski.
“A.J. works with our hitters and shares a lot of knowledge with me,” Grove said. “A.J. has helped with double cutoffs and relays, bunt defense, pickoffs and rundowns, two-strike approach with our hitters, dissecting if a pitcher is tipping pitches. … anything to gain any little advantage.”
Making up for lost time
So why does a Major League veteran with more than 2,000 career hits say yes to being a high school assistant?
“My kids have gone to First Academy since kindergarten and I’ve always tried to help out with my son in Little League all the way up,” Pierzynski said, referring to Austin, a freshman catcher (of course) with TFA. “I stay out of his travel baseball stuff, but Scott asked me a couple years ago if I’d be willing to help when Austin was on JV as a seventh-grader.
“I enjoy baseball, but I really enjoy being around this group of kids. They’re fun, they enjoy baseball and enjoy being around each other.”
Pierzynski has become a model “soccer dad” after his playing career, with baseball and volleyball replacing the soccer part. His daughter, Ava, is a sophomore at First Academy, playing volleyball in the fall and beach volleyball in the spring.
“I help when I have time with my work and traveling,” he said. “Ava plays competitive travel volleyball. We’ve gone to tournaments in Indianapolis, Omaha, Tampa, Chicago and she practices an hour away in Melbourne. I can’t have my wife drive her all the time, so when we don’t have a game, I’ll drive her over there.
“I was very blessed to be able to play baseball for a long time and being able to make enough money to support my family. Now I have time to spend more time with them. I missed a lot playing baseball. My daughter was born in 2005 [and Austin was born in 2006] and I retired in 2016. For eight months a year during those 11 years I was gone a lot. You can’t ever make up for that, but now that I have time and don’t travel as much for work, I want to spend as much time with my kids. I love my kids and enjoy being a part of their lives.”
Austin appreciates Dad being a part of the TFA baseball in more ways than one.
“It’s good to have Dad around, but it’s hard to blend being a coach and father,” he said. “I love having him here and he’s definitely helped our pitchers and catchers with pitch calling and swings.”
With Pierzynski’s career highlights available readily through Google and YouTube, every TFA player knows plenty about their assistant coach. Experiencing the veteran’s knowledge in person is a different story.
“AJ has been for me — and I feel like I can speak for others when I say this — a great person to look up to,” said TFA senior Greg Pettay, a UCF recruit who’s batting .462 with 7 home runs and 27 RBI. “He’s one of the reasons this year has been going so well for me because we always talk after most at-bats and he always gives good input.”
Pierzynski’s ability to handle pitchers during his MLB career was impressive. He was the catcher when the White Sox set a record with four consecutive complete games in that 2005 ALCS and he’s one of only 22 catchers in MLB history to catch a perfect game (Philip Humber in 2012).
Pierzynski has helped with the development of TFA’s pitchers, too.
“A.J. has been a tremendous help for the team and me personally,” said senior Isaac Sewell, a Virginia Tech recruit who is 9-1 with a 1.38 ERA. “In our postseason run last year, there were many times that he would sit down with me and others about approach and doing a job.
“In the semifinal game against [Jacksonville] Bolles, I was overthinking about how to pitch but he simplified it to just getting nine outs. As pitchers we have to upset the timing of the hitters, and AJ has helped us understand how to pitch with more intent to getting hitters off balance and putting ourselves in the best position to succeed.”
From agitator to arbitrator
Pierzynski was considered an agitator and edgy as a player. His White Sox manager, Ozzie Guillen, once said, “If you play against him, you hate him. If you play with him, you hate him a little less.”
The most famous example is when Pierzynski ran over Chicago Cubs’ catcher Michael Barrett to score on May 20, 2006. Pierzynski slapped home plate emphatically, and before he could grab his helmet off the ground near Barrett he was punched in the face.
Pierzynski was similar to another Chicago athlete, Dennis Rodman, who played for the NBA’s Bulls from 1995-98 after seven years with fierce rival Detroit. Pierzynski was disliked when he was with the division rival Twins, but that changed when he played on the South Side.
Grove was familiar with the reputation before asking him to join the coaching staff.
“I knew about it, but he’s been great for us,” said Grove, who also played pro baseball with nine years in the minors after being drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1987. “He’s a good listener. We don’t agree on everything, but we sit down and come together for the betterment of the team. The beautiful thing about baseball is there’s different ways to win.”
Who knew the agitator could become an arbitrator?
“Scott’s great. I trust him as a coach,” Pierzynski said. “You’re not going to agree with somebody 100 percent on stuff, but when we have a disagreement, we talk about it and get on the same page. I wouldn’t help if I didn’t believe in what the coaches are doing with the whole program.”
And Pierzynski truly cares about the program, school and community. He was an all-state baseball player at Dr. Phillips, but his wife, Lisa, went to TFA through grade school before they met at DP. His family attends The First Baptist Church of Orlando, which founded TFA on its campus in 1986.
Pierzynski misses practices and some games due his Fox Sports MLB analyst job and taking Ava to volleyball commitments, but he stays connected from afar.
“I’ll be doing something, but I’ll be watching a [TFA] game on my phone, living and dying with every pitch,” he said. “I did a tour and fell in love with it. People can believe whatever they want to believe, but there’s something about having a Christ-centered school. I believe children need something bigger to answer to than mom or dad.
“TFA promotes a very equal, inclusive environment where they intermix all the students and that’s important to me. When you get out in the real world you are around people that are different from you and you need to be able to handle all situations.”
With Pierzynski in the dugout, the Royals are ready for all situations, too.
This report was first published at Orlandosentinel.com. Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com.
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Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE:FUN – Get Rating) – Analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q2 2022 earnings estimates for shares of Cedar Fair in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 5th. B. Riley analyst E. Wold now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.40. B. Riley also issued estimates for Cedar Fair’s Q3 2022 earnings at $3.98 EPS, FY2022 earnings at $3.82 EPS, Q2 2023 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2023 earnings at $4.24 EPS, Q4 2023 earnings at $0.00 EPS and FY2023 earnings at $4.15 EPS.
Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on FUN. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Cedar Fair from $56.00 to $67.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 17th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Cedar Fair from $57.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 17th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Cedar Fair in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Cedar Fair from $73.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 19th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Cedar Fair from $70.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cedar Fair has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $68.33.
Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 4th. The company reported ($1.56) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.96) by $0.40. The business had revenue of $99.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $76.28 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($1.95) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 920.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cedar Fair by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 5,169,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,784,000 after acquiring an additional 708,027 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Cedar Fair by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,975,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,940,000 after buying an additional 295,613 shares during the last quarter. Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. lifted its position in Cedar Fair by 234.1% in the fourth quarter. Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. now owns 1,678,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,042,000 after buying an additional 1,176,362 shares during the last quarter. Natixis lifted its position in Cedar Fair by 28.7% in the third quarter. Natixis now owns 1,081,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,160,000 after buying an additional 241,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in Cedar Fair by 101.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,061,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,214,000 after buying an additional 534,467 shares during the last quarter. 62.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Cedar Fair (Get Rating)
Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks, and complementary resort facilities in the United States and Canada. Its amusement parks include Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Knott's Berry Farm near Los Angeles, California; Canada's Wonderland near Toronto, Ontario; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Kings Dominion situated near Richmond, Virginia; California's Great America located in Santa Clara, California; Dorney Park in Pennsylvania; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Valleyfair situated near Minneapolis/St.
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May 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. labor board official believes
Amazon.com Inc violated federal law during mandatory
staff meetings it held in New York City to discourage
unionizing, a board spokesperson said on Friday, in what could
lead to a new legal precedent.
The Amazon Labor Union alleged the retailer forced workers
at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island to attend the so-called
captive audience trainings and said staff were threatened with
dismissals if they joined the ALU, according to an amended
complaint and an audio recording the union shared with Reuters.
The regional director of the Brooklyn-based office of the
National Labor Relations Board has found merit to the
allegations, in a potential first regarding captive-audience
practices, board spokesperson Kayla Blado said. If the parties
do not settle, the Brooklyn division will issue a complaint
against Amazon that could be litigated up to the NLRB at the
federal level.
The NLRB's Brooklyn region includes the borough of Staten
Island.
An Amazon manager in March told workers that if they voted
to organize, unions could bargain for a contract clause that
"would require Amazon to fire you if you don't want to join the
union and pay union dues," according to the recording the ALU
shared.
In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said,
"These allegations are false and we look forward to showing that
through the process." Mandatory meetings have been legal for
over 70 years and were commonly held by employers, Amazon said.
The NLRB precedent that the meetings are legal dates to the
1940s.
The New York warehouse elected to join the ALU within weeks
of the March incident, becoming the first Amazon facility to
vote to unionize in the United States. Amazon is contesting the
result.
Amazon's meetings have been a flashpoint for labor
organizers who for years sought to represent workers at the
second-largest U.S. private employer but lacked an equal venue
to counter the company's point of view.
Seth Goldstein, a pro bono attorney representing the ALU,
said, "We hope that Amazon will cease their meritless objections
to our overwhelming election victory and will instead focus on
ending their unlawful union-busting practices."
Last month, the NLRB's top lawyer, Jennifer Abruzzo, asked
the board to ban businesses from making workers attend
anti-union meetings, calling them inconsistent with employees'
freedom of choice. In a future case, Abruzzo said she would ask
the board to overturn the precedent that the meetings are legal.
President Joe Biden, considered the most pro-union U.S.
president in decades, last year appointed Abruzzo as general
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Research analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Petrofac (OTCMKTS:POFCY – Get Rating) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. The brokerage set a “buy” rating on the stock.
A number of other brokerages also recently commented on POFCY. Berenberg Bank raised Petrofac from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Exane BNP Paribas raised Petrofac from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 140 ($1.75) price target for the company in a report on Friday, April 8th. Zacks Investment Research raised Petrofac from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Petrofac from GBX 160 ($2.00) to GBX 170 ($2.12) in a research note on Thursday, April 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $103.67.
Shares of Petrofac stock opened at $0.89 on Thursday. Petrofac has a one year low of $0.62 and a one year high of $1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.38. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $0.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $0.80.
Petrofac Limited designs, builds, manages, and maintains infrastructure for the energy industries in the United Kingdom, Algeria, Thailand, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Engineering & Construction (E&C); Asset Solutions; and Integrated Energy Services (IES).
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Aziyo Biologics (NASDAQ:AZYO – Get Rating) will release its earnings data after the market closes on Monday, May 9th. Analysts expect Aziyo Biologics to post earnings of ($0.62) per share for the quarter. Aziyo Biologics has set its FY 2022 guidance at EPS.Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.
Aziyo Biologics (NASDAQ:AZYO – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 3rd. The company reported ($0.82) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.64) by ($0.18). Aziyo Biologics had a negative return on equity of 188.15% and a negative net margin of 52.40%. The business had revenue of $10.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.12 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.57) EPS. On average, analysts expect Aziyo Biologics to post $-2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-2 EPS for the next fiscal year.
NASDAQ:AZYO opened at $6.60 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.82. Aziyo Biologics has a one year low of $4.10 and a one year high of $12.92. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.01. The stock has a market cap of $89.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.80 and a beta of -0.52.
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Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS – Get Rating) was downgraded by StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Thursday.
Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Materialise from $26.00 to $22.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Investment Research cut Materialise from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bryan, Garnier & Co downgraded shares of Materialise from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $20.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, March 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.60.
Shares of NASDAQ:MTLS opened at $15.61 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $845.58 million, a P/E ratio of 47.30 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 2.28, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Materialise has a 12-month low of $15.09 and a 12-month high of $30.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.21.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MTLS. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Materialise by 55.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 32,328 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $779,000 after acquiring an additional 11,577 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of Materialise by 277.2% in the second quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 467,062 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $11,252,000 after buying an additional 343,224 shares in the last quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Materialise by 8.4% in the third quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 6,458 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $129,000 after buying an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Materialise in the third quarter valued at $302,000. Finally, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. bought a new position in shares of Materialise in the third quarter valued at $201,000. 38.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Materialise Company Profile (Get Rating)
Materialise NV provides additive manufacturing and medical software, and 3D printing services in the Americas, Europe and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Materialise Software, Materialise Medical, and Materialise Manufacturing. The Materialise Software segment offers software through programs and platforms that enable and enhance the functionality of 3D printers and of 3D printing operations.
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Up next: 7:30 p.m. Saturday vs. Detroit City FC, ONEOK Field
Records: Detroit City FC 5-1-2, 17 points (second place, USL Eastern Conference); FC Tulsa 3-6-0, 9 points (ninth place, USL Eastern Conference)
TV: My41/ESPN-Plus
Promotions: The FC Tulsa booth at Mayfest is located at the Guthrie Green’s southeast corner. Happy Hour at the match goes from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Scoreboard Bar. Domestics will be $4 and Crafts $6 for the hour. The first 100 kids to enter the match at Elgin Avenue’s main gate will receive a Studio To-Go bag, courtesy of ahha Tulsa. The PGA Championship’s Wanamaker Trophy will be on display at the Party Platform. After the game, there will be a fireworks display.
Notable: Midfielder Lebo Moloto’s red card from Wednesday’s 3-1 loss at El Paso was rescinded Friday and he will be available for Saturday’s match against Detroit City FC. Moloto, who was acting as captain with Bradley Bourgeois unavailable to play, had an assist before being ejected in the 33rd minute after his verbal confrontation with El Paso captain Yuma Monsalvez ended with Monsalvez flopping to the ground dramatically. “He’s pivotal for our team,” FC Tulsa coach Michael Nsien said of Moloto. “We’ve dealt with some adversity and to have him back ... it’s an opportunity to maybe spark something special and get on a long run.” ... Tulsa is 0-2 and has played 92 minutes short-handed in games when it has received a red card that has later been overturned this season. ... FC Tulsa looks to end a five-match losing streak that includes four in USL Championship action. “You’ve just got to focus on the details, focus on the process,” FC Tulsa goalkeeper Sean Lewis said. “We try to do that regardless of how things are going.” Lewis is playing as a pro for the first time against a team from Michigan, his home state. “It’s great; I know a couple of guys from the team,” Lewis said. ... Detroit City, known as Le Rouge, has won four in a row and is in its first season in USL Championship after moving from NISA, a third-division pro league. Detroit’s defense ranks No. 1 in the league as goalkeeper Nathan Steinwascher has allowed only four goals in eight games — Antoine Hoppenot leads Detroit’s offense with three goals. Nsien said, “Detroit is hard working and looks to grind out results. ... They’re going to look to outwork us and try to put the ball in the box and put a lot of players across. ... They’re really aggressive in the attack and we have to exploit that.” ... JJ Williams, who leads FC Tulsa with five goals, is one of five candidates for USL Championship’s Player of the Month for April.
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Brazilian President Smacks Hollywood Actors Who Tried to Give His People a Climate Change Lecture
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clapped back at Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio after the left-wing actor lectured Brazilians about climate change on social media.
Bolsonaro — a conservative who has been dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” because of his similarities to former President Donald Trump — responded to a tweet from DiCaprio on Twitter last week urging Brazilians to prioritize climate change when they vote in the country’s October elections.
He said the Brazilian people — not liberal celebrities — “will decide if they want to keep our sovereignty on the Amazon or to be ruled by crooks who serve foreign special interest.”
“Thanks for your support, Leo!” Bolsonaro said.
– Thanks for your support, Leo! It’s really important to have every Brazilian voting in the coming elections. Our people will decide if they want to keep our sovereignty on the Amazon or to be ruled by crooks who serve foreign special interest. Good job in The Revenant! 👍 https://t.co/kg3b6rmPCw
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) April 29, 2022
He also chided DiCaprio over an Instagram post in which the actor had shared a photo from a 2003 Amazon wildfire and falsely claimed it was from three years ago.
“By the way, the picture you posted to talk about the wildfires in the Amazon in 2019 is from 2003,” Bolsonaro tweeted.
– By the way, the picture you posted to talk about the wildfires in the Amazon in 2019 is from 2003. There are people who want to arrest Brazilian citizens who make this kind of mistake here in our country. But I’m against this tyrannical idea. So I forgive you. Hugs from Brazil! pic.twitter.com/pSJBOjVSB7
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) April 29, 2022
On Tuesday, Bolsonaro trolled Brazilian singer and actress Anitta, who bragged that she had spent hours talking with DiCaprio about registering voters in Brazil and about climate change.
She hyperbolically claimed the American entertainer “knows more about the importance of our Amazon rainforest” than the Brazilian president does.
Bolsonaro sarcastically replied that he was glad Anitta had fulfilled “every teenager’s dream” of talking to a Hollywood actor.
However, he said, unlike the singer, he talks to thousands of Brazilians every day, and that’s whose input he cares about.
“They are not famous, but they are the compass for our decisions, because nobody defends and knows more about Brazil than its own people,” the president tweeted.
– Fico feliz que tenha falado com um ator de Hollywood, @Anitta, é o sonho de todo adolescente. Eu converso com milhares de brasileiros todos os dias. Não são famosos, mas são a bússola para nossas decisões, pois ninguém defende e sabe mais sobre o Brasil do que seu próprio povo. pic.twitter.com/PDfRuXIe95
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) May 4, 2022
In a follow-up tweet, Bolsonaro said he hoped Anitta had urged DiCaprio to “give up his jets and yacht.”
That was a reference to the environmental activist’s hypocritical habit of globetrotting to climate-change conferences in gas-guzzling private jets and vacationing on luxury yachts while haranguing everyone else to be eco-conscious.
“These vehicles release more CO2 into the atmosphere in a day than dozens of Brazilian families in a month,” Bolsonaro tweeted.
– Espero que a Anita tenha aproveitado a oportunidade para aconselhar Leo a abrir mão de seus jatinhos e iate. Esses veículos soltam mais CO2 na atmosfera em um dia do que dezenas de famílias brasileiras em um mês. Antes de sair dando lição, é preciso dar o exemplo. Boa noite! 👍
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) May 4, 2022
“Before you start teaching a lesson, you need to set an example,” he said.
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South Korea says North Korea fired projectile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile designed to be launched from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, apparently continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo, where North Korea has a major shipyard building submarines, but it didn’t immediately say how far the missile flew. It also wasn’t clear whether the launch would have involved an actual submarine or an underwater test platform.
Japan’s Defense Ministry also confirmed the launch, but it didn’t immediately release flight details.
The launch was apparently North Korea’s first demonstration of a submarine-fired ballistic system since October last year when it test-launched a new short-range missile from the 8.24 Yongung – its only known submarine capable of firing a missile – in what was its first underwater test launch since 2019.
The launch came three days after the South Korean and Japanese militaries detected the North firing a suspected ballistic missile from near its capital, Pyongyang, on Wednesday, and three days before the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, who has vowed to take a tougher approach over the North’s nuclear ambitions.
The latest launch was likely North Korea’s 15th round of missile firings this year, including its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017 that demonstrated potential range to reach the entirety of the U.S. mainland.
Experts say the unusually fast pace in testing activity underscores a brinkmanship aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions. There are also signs that North Korea is restoring tunnels at a nuclear testing ground, where it had conducted its sixth and last nuclear test in September 2017, in possible preparations for another explosive test.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has punctuated his missile tests with statements warning that the North could proactively use its nuclear weapons if threatened or provoked, which experts say possibly portends an escalatory nuclear doctrine that would create greater concerns for South Korea and Japan.
Kim made one of those statements during an April 25 military parade in Pyongyang where he rolled out his ICBMs and what appeared to be a new type of missile designed to be fired from submarines.
North Korea has been pushing hard to acquire an ability to fire nuclear-armed missiles from submarines, which in theory would bolster its deterrent by ensuring a survivable capability to retaliate after absorbing a nuclear attack on land.
Ballistic missile submarines would also add a maritime threat to the North’s growing collection of solid-fuel weapons fired from land vehicles, which are being developed with an apparent aim to overwhelm missile defense systems in South Korea and Japan.
The North in recent years has been developing and testing a family of missiles named Pukguksong, which are designed to be fired from submarines or land vehicles. Still experts say the heavily sanctioned nation would need considerably more time, resources and major technological improvements to build at least several submarines that could travel quietly in seas and reliably execute strikes.
The South Korean and Japanese militaries said the North Korean missile fired on Wednesday traveled about 500 kilometers (310 miles) at a maximum altitude of 800 kilometers (500 miles). North Korean state media has yet to comment on that test.
— AP writer Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo contributed to the report.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz’s rivals in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate are escalating their attacks on the celebrity heart surgeon’s connections to his parents’ native country of Turkey, raising it as a possible national security issue.
Oz, best known as TV’s Dr. Oz, has rejected any suggestions he is a threat to national security and has accused his opponents, particularly GOP rival David McCormick, of making “bigoted attacks.” If elected, Oz would be the nation’s first Muslim senator.
The criticism of Oz and his ties to Turkey has mushroomed in the weeks after Oz won the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who remains deeply popular with conservative voters. With the state’s May 17 primary quickly approaching, Oz is locked in a tight three-way race with McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO, and conservative activist Kathy Barnette, according to a recent Franklin & Marshall College poll.
Trump is holding a rally with Oz in western Pennsylvania on Friday evening, coming off a big win in Ohio’s Republican Senate primary. Trump’s candidate, JD Vance, who will also be appearing at Friday’s rally, was trailing in the polls before Trump’s last-minute endorsement vaulted him to the top of the seven-way race.
Oz, who was born in the United States, holds Turkish citizenship, served in Turkey’s military and voted in its 2018 election, but says he would renounce his dual citizenship in Turkey if he is elected.
Trump’s former secretary of state and CIA director, Mike Pompeo, who endorsed McCormick in the race, told reporters Friday that Oz owes an explanation about the “scope and the depth of his relationship with the Turkish government.”
As CIA director, Pompeo served side-by-side in the Trump administration with Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser who drew Justice Department scrutiny because of lucrative consulting work he and his firm did that benefited the Turkish government.
Oz has financial ties, as well.
In his financial disclosure report to the Senate, Oz disclosed property that he owns in Turkey, assets from his late father’s estate that are tied up in legal proceedings there and an endorsement agreement with Turkish Airlines, which is partly owned by the Turkish government.
In recent debates, McCormick — a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran of the Gulf War — has accused Oz of unnecessarily holding dual citizenship in Turkey and tried to contrast Oz’s service in the Turkish military with McCormick’s in the U.S. Army.
Another rival, Carla Sands, Trump’s former ambassador to Denmark who inherited a commercial real estate fortune, has suggested Oz has dual loyalties, calling him “Turkey First,” as a play on Trump’s “America First” governing philosophy.
Fending off McCormick’s attacks in March, Oz suggested that his religion is being targeted, accusing McCormick of making “bigoted attacks” that are “reminiscent of slurs made in the past about Catholics and Jews.”
Oz has maintained that he served in Turkey’s military as a young man to keep his dual citizenship. He keeps it to this day, he said, so he has legal power in Turkey to make health care decisions for his mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease.
Oz voted in Turkey’s 2018 election when he was at the consulate in New York for meetings about his humanitarian work on behalf of Syrian refugees in Turkey, his campaign said.
He voted against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his campaign said, noting that it is not unusual for Americans with dual citizenship to vote in elections in other countries.
“Voting in an election is far different from being actively engaged in the political work of the Turkish government, which Dr. Oz has never been involved with,” Oz’s campaign said.
Senate historians have been unable to find a U.S. senator who maintained dual citizenship.
David Laufman, the former chief of the counterintelligence section at the Department of Justice’s national security division, said he thinks of a national security concern as individuals and organizations that present terrorist threats, cybersecurity threats or economic security threats, or are involved in influence operations directed at the U.S. on behalf of foreign powers.
“I think we need to be careful about categorizing any American as a national security risk simply because of their ties to a foreign country,” Laufman said in an interview.
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the nonprofit does not comment on specific campaigns. But in general, he said, the organization has seen attacks on one aspect of a candidate — such as their place of birth — as a stand-in for a more obviously racist attack, such as their race or religion.
He pointed to the questioning — by Trump and others — of whether Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, was born in the United States.
“It’s a pattern that has been repeated and is being repeated in multiple campaigns,” Mitchell said.
Flynn — Trump’s former national security adviser — did work that included gathering adverse information on Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish cleric who lives in Pennsylvania and is blamed by Erdogan for a failed coup attempt, and writing a November 2016 opinion piece that blasted the U.S. for granting Gulen a “safe haven” while Turkey pushed to extradite him.
Flynn was ousted in the first month of the Trump administration after the White House said he lied about his Russian contacts during the transition period. He later admitted in a criminal case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller that his filings to the Justice Department when he registered as a foreign agent for his Turkish work included “false statements and omissions.”
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Associated Press writer Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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In the wake of a leaked draft from the Supreme Court Monday night showing a majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, some lawmakers in Washington have doubled down on their commitment to keep abortion rights in the state. “NOT HERE, NOT IN OUR LIFETIME,” Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted shortly...
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SESSION UPDATE:
Last week's reconvened session was unique. Not so much for the amendments and vetoes acted upon, but for the way the minority party chose to align themselves with some of the least popular policy positions in the public sphere.
Rather than give the Governor a win, Democrats have opposed lower gas prices and tied themselves to the Loudoun County School Board.
Wednesday's floor debate and the ensuing social media action showed that the House Democrats are all in for Loudoun County.
Democrats didn't even bother to make the linkage carefully, such as decrying the board's actions but also the measure to call for early elections.
Instead, they cast themselves as standing with the School Board. Full stop.
Down the hall, Senate Democrats attacked the Governor's plan to lower gas prices by giving Virginians a 3-month gas tax holiday.
Roads in Virginia are worse than they've been in 42 years, according to Senator Saslaw.
Sen. Janet Howell said there is no transportation surplus, and that all the money -- even unanticipated money -- is needed for maintenance.
The fact that the committee is stacked heavily toward Northern Virginia doesn't help.
Not only are Virginia Democrats taking money from hard-pressed working families downstate to fix their roads, but they’re also standing with a school board that covered up sexual assault.
I understand how hard constituents in my district are working to survive this record-breaking inflation. I will continue to support future legislation that places more money in your family’s pocket. It's time for Democrats to get out of the way and let American energy bring down gas prices.
Vetoes
On April 27th, The Virginia General Assembly reconvene for veto session. I joined my Republicans colleagues in vetoing 26 bills sent down by Governor Youngkin.
HB 802 would have amended the Virginia Landlord and Tenant Act giving localities the authority to sue landlords in the same way a tenant can. If this had passed, the governments expansion in housing would have caused more problems for Virginians.
SB 706 would prohibit semi-trailer trucks from using cruise control and compression release brakes during snow, sleet, or freezing rain with the intention of preventing another crisis like on I-95 on January 3rd.
Yet, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia State Police have determined neither cruise control nor compression release brakes were found to have contributed to the traffic crisis. This bill would be nothing more then another burden on Virginia truck drivers.
HB 675 eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care, and the provisions of the bill shall apply to health benefit plans providing individual or small group health insurance coverage beginning on January 1, 2023.
HB 675 would have demanded insurance companies to recover costs related to tobacco users by raising premiums on people who do not use tobacco products. The ability to reduce premiums by quitting tobacco is a valuable incentive to support healthier habits.
Currently, budget negotiations are taking place by both Appropriation Committees in the House and Senate. Until they come to an agreement, the rest of the General Assembly is waiting to be called back to vote on the budget. Rest assured; I will keep our strong conservative principles in mind with every vote I take.
I appreciate those who contact my office and hope you will continue to reach out when we can be of assistance. The best way to contact me is via email at DelTWright@house.virginia.gov or by calling 434.696.3061. You can also send mail to PO Box 1323, Victoria, Virginia 23974. | https://www.southhillenterprise.com/opinion/article_1a20d252-cd35-11ec-8a07-c7a90c18e65b.html | 2022-05-07T07:19:49Z | https://www.southhillenterprise.com/opinion/article_1a20d252-cd35-11ec-8a07-c7a90c18e65b.html | false | 1 |
New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) A Delhi court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Banerjee in connection with a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly refusing to join the probe in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in West Bengal.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria passed the order on the ED's plea after the agency's special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana told the court that the accused was not appearing before either the court or the probe agency despite several summons issued against her.
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The court posted the matter for August 20.
The ED lodged a case under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of a November 2020 FIR registered by the CBI that alleged a multi-crore coal pilferage scam related to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines in the state's Kunustoria and Kajora areas in and around Asansol.
Local coal operative Anup Majhi, alias Lala, is alleged to be the prime suspect in the case.
The ED had earlier claimed that Abhishek Banerjee was a beneficiary of funds obtained from this illegal trade. He has denied all charges.
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TMX Group (TSE:X – Get Rating) had its price target raised by Royal Bank of Canada from C$163.00 to C$165.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday, BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the stock.
Several other equities research analysts have also commented on X. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of TMX Group from C$145.00 to C$152.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 7th. TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of TMX Group from C$160.00 to C$155.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of TMX Group from C$157.00 to C$150.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 10th. CIBC lowered their price objective on shares of TMX Group from C$145.00 to C$140.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 26th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of TMX Group from C$150.00 to C$148.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of Buy and a consensus target price of C$149.50.
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I would never have believed that I'd review — and love — a novel that includes recipes. But Michelle Huneven's "Search" and her Midmorning Glory Muffins have made me a believer. Which is appropriate because "Search" is a story about the evolving nature of belief.
Others, though, may feel skeptical about entering this explicitly religious novel. After all, "Search" is about a church looking for a new minister. The chapters present a long series of committee meetings — a plot that could test the faith of even the most devout reader, despite the inclusion of Escarole Salad with Favas, Mint, and Pecorino. Indeed, in summary "Search" sounds weirdly ecclesial and culinary, like Marilynne Robinson with a light vinaigrette.
Behold: What follows isn't so much a review as an act of evangelicalism.
Huneven's narrator, Dana, is a restaurant critic and memoirist who belongs to a Unitarian Universalist Church in Arroyo, Calif. The wealthy, highly educated group of about 300 members is liberal to a fault, more devoted to diversity than divinity: Atheists Welcome! They're wholly focused on social action and generally uncomfortable with Jesus-talk. By some heavenly coincidence, the church goes by its initials AUUCC, pronounced "awk."
Although Dana has belonged for 24 years, in the opening pages she confesses to a "midlife spiritual drift," a rising ambivalence about organized religion. "I wasn't sure I still wanted to go to church," she says. "Almost everything in the Sunday worship had begun to annoy me."
The universe, of course, has other plans for Dana.
When the minister suddenly announces his intention to retire, a committee is formed to conduct a year-long search for his replacement. The intense little group must articulate the church's goals, interview ministerial candidates and present the best applicant to the laity.
Dana is daunted and flattered to be asked to join the search committee, though the retiring minister warns her: "Not everyone survives prolonged exposure to all the behind-the-scenes and inner workings of an institution." Still, Dana imagines that participating will enliven her spiritual life and even help her create an organization that interests her more. "I was hungry," she says, for "intense discussions of spiritual issues, theological trends, and ministry itself; subjects that my husband and my a-religious friends were not inclined to explore: faith, surrender, Baptist polity, the flames all mystics see."
Beneath those metaphysical concerns, Dana also harbors a secret motive, which becomes the incarnation of this book. Participating on the search committee, she hopes, will provide her with material she needs for her next memoir: "The Search, or how five or six intelligent, well-meaning people select their new leader. A study of democracy in miniature. A fractal of the national process. Plus recipes."
The stakes may be salvation itself, but, as is so often the case, the real matter of church work is taken up with who's wearing what, whether members should clap for the choir and other earthbound distractions sowed in every congregation by Screwtape's minions. Even Dana wonders, "Who'd want to read a book about a church committee," but the story that develops from this wafer-thin premise is miraculously engaging. Dana finds herself part of a committee divided into older members who know exactly How Things Must Be and younger members who are weary of ministers nattering on about Annie Dillard. One of them is covered in tattoos; another is in a polyamorous relationship. "This was not quite the group of brilliant, wise deliberators of my fantasies," Dana admits. But naturally, everybody imagines they have God — or the Goddess — on their side.
That theme, explored with light wit and deep humanity, makes this unabashedly churchly novel strikingly relevant to our conflicted political era. Dana is flummoxed and sometimes infuriated that her fellow committee members don't appreciate or dislike the same candidates she does. How do we convince people that they should reject the meretricious puffery they find inspiring? How do we resist the bitterness that comes from knowing we're right while everybody else is wrong? An older member of the search committee gently advises, "Consensus is not just everybody agreeing," but Dana is often too angry to understand what that might entail.
Clearly, there's more than a soupcon of autobiography mixed into this novel. Like Dana, Huneven spent time in seminary and then became a restaurant reviewer and an award-winning food writer. She attends a Unitarian Universalist church herself and once served on a search committee to find an assistant minister. Huneven's fellow congregants must be poring over these pages like Holy Writ searching for signs of their faces and foibles. But I suspect the author is far too experienced to lift her own acquaintances into this story untransformed.
Still, there is something refreshingly candid and transparent about "Search." For all our oversharing, we have relatively few novelists willing to write about the role of religion in contemporary life — and even fewer who address spiritual practices with humor, empathy and lived wisdom. Huneven is one of those rare spirits. Religion doesn't bore or frighten her. She knows what a rich and fraught sanctuary the sanctuary can be.
"Church is the one place I know that privileges the soul," Dana says, "that focuses on spiritual values and bases a community on them. Church gives me more capacious and compassionate ways to think about my life — and the world."
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A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of May 9.
CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss pending litigation from Julio Arevalo. The council will then consider establishing design standards for the permanent parklet program; approve a public private partnership with First Tee Silicon Valley for improvements at Baylands Golf Links; and consider developing a misdemeanor ordinance to deter hate speech. The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 9, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Regular meeting will follow. View the full agenda at cityofpaloalto.org. Those wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and using Meeting ID: 362 027 238.
COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to begin its review of the fiscal year 2023 budget, with a focus on the capital plan, utilities and public safety budgets. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. View the full agenda at cityofpaloalto.org. Those wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and using Meeting ID: 992 2730 7235.
COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the idea of joining the California Community Housing agency; hear and update about pending federal and state legislation; and discuss a recent audit of the city's building permit process. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. View the full agenda at cityofpaloalto.org. Those wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and using Meeting ID: 946 1874 4621.
COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to continue its review of the proposed fiscal year 2023 budget, with a focus on community services, planning and development and municipal fees. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. View the full agenda at cityofpaloalto.org. Those wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and using Meeting ID: 992 2730 7235.
HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to hold a study session to explore outreach to the community focusing on understanding the city's Historic Resources Inventory designation. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. View the full agenda at cityofpaloalto.org. Those wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and using Meeting ID: 968 0019 7512. | https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2022/05/06/public-agenda-design-standards-for-parklets-review-of-proposed-budget | 2022-05-07T07:33:04Z | https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2022/05/06/public-agenda-design-standards-for-parklets-review-of-proposed-budget | false | 1 |
Kolkata, May 6
Claiming the death of BJYM worker Arjun Chowrasia in Kolkata’s Kashipur was a “political murder”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanded a CBI enquiry into it on Friday, as Calcutta High Court ordered a post-mortem to be conducted at the Command Hospital here.
Shah who is on a two-day visit to the state, visited Chowrasia’s home after news broke that the worker had been found hanging in an abandoned building in the area in mysterious circumstances.
The BJP leader who had crossed swords with West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last year during a campaign for the elections to the state Assembly, said the BJP party will demand “the strictest punishment” from the courts of law for “whoever is guilty of the gruesome crime”.
“BJP’s Arjun Chowrasia has been murdered politically. His family members claimed that he was murdered.
“Yesterday TMC celebrated one year of its third term in office … and the tradition of political violence and killing has again started,” Shah claimed.
One of the main electoral planks of the BJP in last year’s high decibel elections which saw the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC come back to power for a third term, winning over 213 seats, was the issue of political violence in the state.
The Home Minister also added that his ministry “is taking serious note of Chowrasia’s death and has sought a report on it.” He also said Chowrasia’s family had complained that his body had been taken away forcibly.
Shah said no one state in the country had witnessed so many cases being handed over to the CBI.
“It is an attempt to create a fear psychosis across the state. No other state has witnessed so many cases being handed over to the CBI. This only proves that courts don’t have faith in police and state administration,” he alleged.
Shah’s comments drew sharp reactions from the ruling TMC, which wondered how the Home Minister had branded the death as “murder” even before a probe was over.
“Any death is painful, but how come the Union Home Minister is calling it a political murder even before the probe is over?
“Has he turned into a political astrologer? He should stop spreading canards against the TMC government,” senior TMC leader and Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered that post-mortem of BJYM worker Chowrasia, be conducted at the Army’s Eastern Command Hospital here, after BJP leader and lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal moved the court on behalf of Chowrasia’s mother.
A division bench presided by Justice Prakash Shrivastava directed that a specialist from AIIMS, Kalyani and the head of department from the state-run RG Kar Medical Hospital should be present.
The court also directed that the Chief Judicial Magistrate of South 24 Parganas district be present during the post-mortem and that the whole process be videographed.
The TMC meanwhile claimed Chowrasia was associated with the party and not the BJP.
Local TMC MLA Atin Ghosh, who also visited the spot ahead of Shah, claimed Chowrasia was associated with the party and had even campaigned for it during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections held recently, which had earned him the wrath of a section of local BJP.
“BJP assembled outsiders during today’s protest as it has no base in the area,” Ghosh added.
BJP functionaries said Shah was upset after hearing the news of the 26-year-old activist’s death. “Shah Ji told us to cancel his grand welcome at the NSC Bose airport and he has rushed to Chowrasia’s residence,” he said.
The BJP leader is in the city from north Bengal on the second leg of his two-day visit.
State BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya on the other hand claimed that the man was an efficient BJP party worker. “We found him dead this morning. Chowrasia was to be part of a bike rally that was to be taken out from Kolkata airport to welcome Amit Shah Ji,” he said.
Refuting the BJP charge, TMC MP Santanu Sen said, “The allegations against us are baseless. Let the police investigate the matter”.
The police said an investigation into the death had started. Police officers faced protests from BJP activists at the spot as they tried to take away the body.
Later a large police contingent was rushed to the spot to control the situation and it took away the body to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital for post mortem. PTI
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DALLAS, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This past month, from April 25th to April 29th, local Dallas nonprofit, Educational First Steps (EFS) hosted its annual Early Childhood Conference themed: Changing Times, New Beginnings. Sessions featured topics ranging from Multicultural Diversity in ECE to Five Marketing Strategies to Set You Apart from the Competition, culminating in a keynote presentation from CEO and Creative Director of Role Model Professional Development, Shawn Brown. The conference was offered at no cost to the over 1,750 teachers, directors, and home-based providers from EFS' network of 150 childcare centers and providers throughout North Texas.
Reflecting on the success of the week, EFS President & CEO, Vickie Allen, shared, "The conference was a culmination of learning, reconnecting, and envisioning what's possible in the early childhood education sector. We are appreciative of those who attended, grateful to those who sponsored, and honored by those who presented. Most importantly, we are thankful to the center directors and teachers for their participation and hope that this strengthened their learning and development journey. They have been and will continue to be our focus, and we hope that they walked away from this experience with a sense of encouragement and inspiration."
The early childhood education (ECE) industry has endured immense challenges over the past two years. Providers have experienced shortages in staffing, changes in mental health awareness, classroom environment, family dynamics, and state and government guidelines. In short, they have been forced to do more with less.
This is where Educational First Steps has stepped in. EFS creates and supports high-quality early learning environments that ignite the minds of children from birth to age five. With excellence at their core, they strive to achieve their mission by partnering with local childcare facilities and supporting small business owners as they work to earn national accreditation – the gold standard for early childhood education.
If you are interested in learning more about Educational First Steps and supporting their mission, you can find their website at www.educationalfirststeps.org.
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Based in North Texas, Educational First Steps is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to create and support high-quality early learning environments that ignite the minds of children from birth to age five. EFS delivers professional development, training, classroom resources, and business support to educators to help existing childcare centers achieve and maintain national accreditation. By investing in early childhood education, Educational First Steps helps close achievement gaps for early learners, break cycles of generational poverty for families, and create a brighter and more socially equitable tomorrow.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man charged in an attack on comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl pleaded not guilty Friday to four misdemeanors.
Isaiah Lee, 23, entered the not guilty pleas in a Los Angeles courtroom to charges of battery, possessing a deadly weapon with intent to assault unlawfully crossing from a spectator area onto a stage at a theatrical event and interfering with or delaying such an event with unlawful conduct.
Lee, who remains jailed, was ordered to stay at least 100 yards (91 meters) from Chappelle, whose lawyer called in to the hearing to request the protective order.
Authorities say Lee was arrested Tuesday night after rushing the stage during Chappelle’s set in the last of a four-night stint at the Hollywood Bowl that was part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy festival.
He was carrying a replica handgun with a large blade that folded out of it similar to a pocket knife, according to police, who released a photo of the weapon.
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique becoming the latest addition to the growing list of countries with large scale mangrove initiatives.
Mozambique follows efforts across the continent — including in Kenya, Madagascar, Gambia and Senegal — and is touted as the world’s largest coastal or marine ecosystem carbon storage project. Known as blue carbon, carbon captured by these ecosystems can sequester, or remove, carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a faster rate than forests, despite being smaller in size.
Mozambique’s mangrove restoration project — announced in February alongside its UAE-based partner Blue Forest Solutions — hopes to turn 185,000 hectares (457,100 acres) in the central Zambezia and southern Sofala provinces into a forest which could capture up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide, according to project leaders.
“Blue carbon can be utilized not only to sequester tons of carbon dioxide but to also improve the lives of coastal communities,” Vahid Fotuhi, the Chief Executive officer of Blue Forest, told the Associated Press. “There are around one million hectares of mangroves forests in Africa. Collectively they’re able to sequester more carbon dioxide than the total annual emissions of a country like Croatia or Bolivia.” He added these projects would create green jobs and promote biodiversity.
Africa’s major mangrove forests have been decimated in recent decades due to logging, fish farming, coastal development, and pollution, leading to increased blue carbon emissions and greater exposure of vulnerable coastal communities to flooding and other threats to livelihood.
But the continent’s growing attention on mangrove restoration can be attributed in part to the successful Mikoko Pamoja project, initiated in 2013 in Kenya’s Gazi Bay, which protected 117 hectares (289 acres) of mangrove forest and replanted 4,000 trees annually, spurring other countries to also address their damaged coastal land and recreate its success.
Mikoko Pamoja, Swahili for ‘mangroves together’, centered its efforts around protecting the small communities in Gazi and Makongeni villages from coastal erosion, loss of fish and climate change. It was dubbed the “world’s first blue carbon project” and earned the community of just 6,000 global fame, accolades, carbon cash and greater living standards.
“Mikoko Pamoja has led to development of projects in the community, including installation of water,” Iddi Bomani, the village chairperson of the Gazi community, said. “Everyone has water available in their houses.”
“It especially leads to improved livelihoods through job creation when done by communities,” Laitani Suleiman, a committee member of the Mikoko Pamoja, added.
Several other projects have come to fruition since. In Senegal, 79 million replanted mangrove trees are projected to store 500,000 tons of carbon over the next 20 years. Neighboring Gambia launched its own reforestation effort in 2017, with Madagascar following suit with its own preservation project two years later. Egypt is planning its mangrove restoration project ahead of hosting the United Nations climate conference in November this year.
The projects have sparked a clamor for the sale of carbon credits, a type of permit that allows for a certain amount of emissions as remuneration for forest restoration or other carbon offset projects. Gabon was offered a recent pay package of $17 million through the Central African Forest Initiative due to its protection efforts, but complaints persist on the low prices offered to African governments.
“Africa remains excluded from a lot of financing available under climate change,” Jean Paul Adam, head of the climate division at the Economic Commission for Africa, said, adding that a lack of financing means nations on the continent are unable to build up their resilience to climate change.
He added that “nature-based solutions and advocating for a fair development price of carbon” would propel the African economy.
And the benefits of reforestation can be significant, according to Coral Reef Alliance’s Marissa Stein.
“Restoring and protecting our marine habitats plays a key role in maintaining the health of our planet,” she said, adding that mangroves alone store up to four times more carbon per hectare than tropical rainforests. The Global Mangroves Alliance also estimates that mangroves reduce damages and flood risk for 15 million people and can prevent over $65 billion of property damage each year.
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Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC – Get Rating) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2022 earnings per share estimates for Kforce in a report issued on Tuesday, May 3rd. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.19. William Blair also issued estimates for Kforce’s Q4 2022 earnings at $1.10 EPS.
KFRC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Kforce from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Kforce in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Kforce from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 8th.
Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 2nd. The business services provider reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.18. Kforce had a net margin of 4.96% and a return on equity of 43.09%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.62 earnings per share.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KFRC. S&T Bank PA purchased a new stake in shares of Kforce in the 4th quarter valued at about $8,185,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in Kforce by 743.6% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 101,571 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,640,000 after acquiring an additional 89,531 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in Kforce by 263.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 117,667 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,018,000 after acquiring an additional 85,256 shares during the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC grew its position in Kforce by 59.7% during the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 215,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $12,835,000 after acquiring an additional 80,447 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Kforce by 41.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 236,413 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,100,000 after buying an additional 69,140 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.40% of the company’s stock.
In other Kforce news, CFO David M. Kelly sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.44, for a total value of $377,200.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO David M. Kelly sold 417 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total value of $29,190.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 10th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 9th. Kforce’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.01%.
About Kforce (Get Rating)
Kforce Inc provides professional staffing services and solutions in the United States. It operates through two segments, Technology, and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment provides talent solutions to its clients primarily in the areas of information technology, such as systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security.
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