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MOORE HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It’s the 12th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 12 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The remains of the 2-year-old females panther were found Tuesday near Fish Eating Creek Wildlife Management Area in Glades County, wildlife officials said.
Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but now their habitat mostly is confined to a small region of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild. | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Officials-Florida-panther-struck-and-killed-by-17163823.php | 2022-05-11T00:47:44Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Officials-Florida-panther-struck-and-killed-by-17163823.php | false | null |
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Death toll from explosion at Havana hotel rises to 40
YEREVAN, MAY 10, ARMENPRESS. The death toll in the explosion at a hotel in Havana reached 40 as Cuban rescue services pulled more bodies from the ruins, the Associated Press reports.
Dr. Julio Guerra, chief of hospital services at the Ministry of Health, said at a news conference that more bodies had been recovered in the last few hours. He added that there were still 18 people hospitalized for injuries from Friday's blast at the 19th century Hotel Saratoga.
The 96-room, five-star hotel in Old Havana was preparing to reopen after being closed for two years when an apparent gas leak ignited Friday, blowing the outer walls into the busy, midmorning streets just a block from Cuba's capitol. | https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/1082780/ | 2022-05-11T00:55:44Z | https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/1082780/ | false | null |
Wall Street brokerages expect that Malibu Boats, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU – Get Rating) will post sales of $302.05 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Four analysts have issued estimates for Malibu Boats’ earnings, with estimates ranging from $293.30 million to $307.10 million. Malibu Boats posted sales of $273.16 million in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year over year growth rate of 10.6%. The company is expected to announce its next earnings results before the market opens on Monday, January 1st.
On average, analysts expect that Malibu Boats will report full-year sales of $1.14 billion for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $1.13 billion to $1.14 billion. For the next year, analysts anticipate that the company will report sales of $1.27 billion, with estimates ranging from $1.24 billion to $1.29 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that that provide coverage for Malibu Boats.
Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 10th. The company reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.96 by $0.65. The company had revenue of $344.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $304.49 million. Malibu Boats had a return on equity of 34.72% and a net margin of 11.65%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.75 EPS.
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MBUU. Selective Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Malibu Boats in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Malibu Boats by 135.1% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092 shares during the period. FourThought Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Malibu Boats in the 3rd quarter valued at about $146,000. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Malibu Boats by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 2,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the period. Finally, YorkBridge Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Malibu Boats during the 1st quarter worth approximately $208,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
MBUU stock traded up $4.17 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $56.46. 448,306 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 195,466. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 9.57 and a beta of 1.61. Malibu Boats has a 52 week low of $48.51 and a 52 week high of $86.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $56.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $64.05.
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Malibu Boats, Inc engages in the design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of a range of recreational powerboats. It operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. The company offers performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder, Hewes, and Cobalt brands.
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Water level at Kotri Barrage continues to remain very low
HYDERABAD – The water level at Kotri Barrage in Jamshoro continues to remain very low with the last engineering structure on the Indus River before Arabian Sea receiving only 4,845 cusecs on Monday. According to an irrigation official, some 1,355 cusecs of that water was supplied to Karachi through the K B Feeder Canal. The barrage released 1,170 cusecs in Old Phuleli, 1,400 cusecs in New Phuleli and 780 cusecs in Akram canals, he informed. He said that only a meager 200 cusecs was being discharged in the downstream of Kotri Barrage keeping in view the requirement of Latifabad area of Hyderabad. | https://nation.com.pk/2022/05/10/water-level-at-kotri-barrage-continues-to-remain-very-low/ | 2022-05-11T01:01:27Z | https://nation.com.pk/2022/05/10/water-level-at-kotri-barrage-continues-to-remain-very-low/ | false | null |
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ATLANTA (AP) — Dead last in the AL East, the Boston Red Sox were due for a hard look in the mirror.
That's where Alex Cora thinks he found the problem.
The Red Sox manager has shaved the salt-and-pepper beard he grew prior to this season, hoping a new vibe might help Boston snap its season-worst five-game losing streak. Cora arrived clean shaven for Tuesday night's opener of a two-game series in Atlanta, and he was willing to pin his team's 10-19 start on his new look.
“If we win 10 in a row, it's on me because I should have recognized that before,” Cora said with a smile.
After being held to a combined five runs while being swept in three games by the Chicago White Sox, Boston is 10 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. The Red Sox have lost 14 of 18 games.
Of course, Cora tweaked his lineup, too. Trevor Story, hitting .194, hit sixth instead of at the top of the lineup. Designated hitter J.D. Martinez hit third instead of fourth. Xander Bogaerts moved down one spot to fourth.
“Flip-flopping the big boys, see what happens,” Cora said. “We've got some capable guys and they're not swinging the bat well. Hopefully, moving some people around helps.”
Cora indicated his shave was an impromptu decision. He didn't have a beard and moustache before this season, and obviously that wasn't working.
“Yesterday I got up and took the family to the airport and decided to shave,” he said.
Cora insists he's not as superstitious as many others in the game.
Cora said his brother, former infielder Joey Cora, would listen to the same song before every game. He said that "went to the extreme.”
Should the Red Sox take off on a winning streak, expect a personal ban on facial hair to become a new routine for the manager.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
505 PM PDT Tue May 10 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Sonoma
and west central Napa Counties through 530 PM PDT...
At 505 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Calistoga, or 9 miles northeast of Santa Rosa, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Santa Rosa, Windsor, St. Helena, Calistoga, Larkfield-Wikiup, Deer
Park and Angwin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3862 12276 3867 12260 3856 12239 3845 12255
3843 12280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 322DEG 9KT 3856 12262
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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Large commercial structure fire sparked in Ventura late at night
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County firefighters spent roughly three hours knocking down a large structure fire that broke out at a commercial building late Monday night, according to the Ventura Fire Department.
The fire broke out on the 2600 block of East Main Street just before around 11:45 p.m. on Monday, according to the department.
Arriving crews found a large 75-foot by 150-foot single-story commercial building with large amounts of smoke coming from the rear of the building, the department said. Crews made sure that no one was inside and made an aggressive attack to contain the fire at the area of origin.
They were met with heavy smoke and fire conditions and had to switch to a defensive mode to contain the fire, the department said.
Crews were able to knock down and extinguish the fire within three hours of the initial call.
"The integrity of the building was compromised due to the heavy fire conditions and a safety collapse zone was created around the building," the department said.
There were no reported injuries and the estimated damage and content loss of the building are still pending further investigation.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
Ventura County Fire, Ventura City Fire, Oxnard Fire, Ventura Police, and AMR all responded to the scene. | https://keyt.com/news/ventura-county/2022/05/10/large-commercial-structure-fire-sparked-in-ventura-late-at-night/ | 2022-05-11T01:20:33Z | https://keyt.com/news/ventura-county/2022/05/10/large-commercial-structure-fire-sparked-in-ventura-late-at-night/ | true | 2 |
‘We are incensed’: University president says deputies tried to intimidate student-athletes
LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - An incident that involved players from a university’s lacrosse team and deputies in Georgia remains under investigation.
WTOC reports Delaware State University President Tony Allen released a statement on Monday responding to the incident that reportedly happened on April 20 in Liberty County.
Allen wrote Georgia law enforcement stopped a bus for a minor traffic violation with the Delaware State Lacrosse team on board. Deputies searched the belongings of the student-athletes, including suitcases with drug-sniffing dogs.
The team was returning home from a game in Florida and traveling by a contracted bus, according to Allen.
The university president wrote in his statement that videos taken by players showed law enforcement attempting to intimidate them into confessing to possession of drugs and/or drug paraphernalia.
Nothing illegal was discovered in the search, and Allen informed the public that he has contacted Delaware’s governor, the Black Caucus and other state officials. Allen wrote that everyone was incensed over the incident.
Allen also added the following:
“We do not intend to let this or any other incident like it pass idly by. We are prepared to go wherever the evidence leads us. We have video. We have allies. Perhaps more significantly, we have the courage of our convictions.”
A spokesperson for the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said the department is aware of the situation and that Sheriff William Bowman would be speaking about the incident this week.
Allen concluded his statement by writing, “We will never be bullied into believing anything other than what we are: Americans, learners, teachers, builders—useful and honorable people ready to soar.”
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SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.
Via Twitter, the billionaire philanthropist said he will isolate until he is again healthy.
“I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care,” Gates wrote.
The Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the most influential private foundation in the world, with an endowment of about $65 billion.
Bill Gates has been a vocal proponent for pandemic mitigation measures, specifically access to vaccines and medication for poorer countries. The Gates Foundation in October said it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower-income countries. | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Bill-Gates-say-he-has-COVID-experiencing-mild-17163617.php | 2022-05-11T01:26:21Z | https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Bill-Gates-say-he-has-COVID-experiencing-mild-17163617.php | false | null |
INDEPENDENCE – The projects for the scheduled for the 2022 construction season will help redefine the future of Independence and continue the trend of progress and revitalization the community has experienced over the last several years. These projects range from infrastructure expansion and revitalization to a downtown revitalization.
The Highway 150 reconstruction is in phase 2 of a two year, $6.0 million project that includes replacing all water, sewer, and storm sewer under the highway. While we have waited a long time for this improvement, we are also expanding and enhancing the storm sewer capacity within the scope of this project area. After waiting so many years and complaining about the rough road, a new road surface will be the most notable result in this project to be completed by November 2022.
Expanding Liberty Trail to the South with an extension that will add nearly 5,000 feet of paved trail to the existing trail system, connecting the housing developments in the Southwest part of town to the schools and commercial district on 1st St. This is a $400,000 investment that makes significant strides in completing a trail loop on the West side of the community. Included in this trail system is the newly completed 6th Ave. SW trail which connects Bland Blvd to the housing development at 6th Ave. and Lovers Lane.
Improving safety and capacity on James H. Connell Field at the Independence Municipal Airport includes expanding our taxiway and apron areas. While improving aircraft safety by off-setting access from the apron area to the taxiway, we are also adding more airplane tie-downs. This project is cost shared with the FAA at 90 percent Federal/10 percent Local and will be completed by fall 2022. In addition, we have received $1.0 million funding for adding a transient/agricultural aviation apron North of the existing terminal building. This project will allow for up to 10 additional airplane tie-downs and separate agricultural aviation activities from our existing commercial activities on the airfield. The new apron area is projected to be completed in 2023 and is funded 90 percent Federal/10 percent Local. The funding is part of the Federal Infrastructure Bill.
We still have more street work to do. Our ongoing efforts to improve the local streets continues with funding tentatively approved for reconstruction of 1st St West in 2026. An estimated $1.4 million in Federal Funds that come through the regional transportation program at INRCOG will be help offset costs associated with this project. Similar to Highway 150 we will look to upgrade our water and sewer infrastructure while the street is being upgraded.
Speaking of wastewater, a nutrient reduction study at the Wastewater Treatment Plant is due to be completed by July 2022. This study will be the first step in determining the scale and scope required to replace our existing 1980 treatment facility, as well as assist in establishing a timeframe for upgrading. With most treatment plants having an estimated 30-year life span, staff has effectively maintained our plant, extending this useful life beyond 40 years so far.
Our Public Works staff are in the process of implementing a GIS mapping system of all infrastructure which is partially on-line today. This upgrade will allow for City staff to monitor and track all infrastructure improvements, conditions and maintenance as it happens. The City sidewalk replacement program is underway as well, replacing sidewalks throughout the City where it is required. There are several ADA Handicap ramps also being replaced around town as a part of our ongoing commitment to the ADA transition program that focuses on upgrades as streets are being worked on.
After having a very successful 5-year street maintenance program just completed, the City is in the process of defining the next 5-year street maintenance plan. These plans help guide and determine where the worst streets are throughout the community and address them in a prioritized, city-wide program. | https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/independence_bulletin_journal/independence-project-updates/article_ea2fb8ec-cd88-5b0f-b5a7-007bdf04574f.html | 2022-05-11T01:29:32Z | https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/independence_bulletin_journal/independence-project-updates/article_ea2fb8ec-cd88-5b0f-b5a7-007bdf04574f.html | false | 1 |
TODAY
JOPLIN: Joplin Table Tennis Club practice, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Memorial Education Center, 825 S. Pearl. Open to all ages and skill levels. Details: 417-319-1441.
PITTSBURG, KAN.: Pittsburg Farmers Market, 4 to 6 p.m., 11th and Broadway. Details: 620-231-8310.
THURSDAY
CARTHAGE: Take Off Pounds Sensibly meeting, 5:30 p.m., 2209 Benjamin Drive. First meeting free, continued meetings require membership. Details: 417-358-7057.
CARTHAGE: Take Off Pounds Sensibly 1157 meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., First Baptist Church, 631 S. Garrison. Weigh-in starts at 9:30 a.m. First meeting free, continued meetings require membership. Details: 417-952-0300.
COLUMBUS, KAN.: Columbus Farmers Market, 4 to 6:30 p.m., 202 N. East. Seasonal produce, pasture-raised meats, baked goods, honey, spa products and more. Monthly music, activities for kids, cooking demonstrations and food trucks. Details: 620-674-1459.
JOPLIN: Take Off Pounds Sensibly meeting, 10 to 11 a.m., Royal Heights Methodist Church, 1612 Euclid. Weigh-in begins at 9 a.m. First meeting free, continued meetings require membership. Details: 417-623-6172.
JOPLIN: American Legion Post 13 meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., General Aviation Building, Joplin Regional Airport. Group open to all veterans. Details: 417-499-8733.
JOPLIN: Bingo, 6:45 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 534, 110 N. Veterans Way. Proceeds go to local veterans. Details: 417-623-5174.
JOPLIN: Heartland Concert Band rehearsal, 7 p.m., Memorial Education Center, 825 S. Pearl. Details: 417-499-1481.
FRIDAY
STELLA: Dinner and dance, 6 p.m., Stella Senior Center. Dance featuring Timberline Country Band begins at 7 p.m. Cost: $5. Details: 417-628-3314.
SATURDAY
CARTHAGE: Art class for all ages, noon to 2 p.m., Cherry’s Custom Framing and Art Gallery, 311 S. Main St. Cost: $30. Details: 417-358-2707.
JOPLIN: Table Talk Toastmasters, 8 to 9:30 a.m., Celebration Church, 1302 S. Duquesne Road. Professional development group meets each Saturday morning to improve communication and leadership skills. Details: David Wells, 417-385-3191, tabletalktoastmasters@gmail.com.
JOPLIN: Joplin Empire Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 931 E. Fourth. Holiday market featured. Features fresh produce, fresh-baked bread and pastries, local honey, gourmet food trucks, live music, artisan goods and more. Details: 417-501-9649, joplinempiremarket.com.
GALENA, KAN.: Farmers market, 8 a.m. to noon, 217 W. Seventh. Details: 620-762-1359.
PITTSBURG, KAN.: Farmers market, 8 a.m. to noon, 11th and Broadway. Vendors offer seasonal fruits and vegetables, meats, baked goods and more. Details: 620-231-8310.
WEBB CITY: Bingo, 5:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7630 and American Legion Post 322, 1000 N. Webb. Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m., with smoking and nonsmoking rooms available. Details: 417-673-1474, 417-434-7287.
WEBB CITY: Webb City Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, market pavilion, 106 E. Tracy. Produce, breakfast, music and more. Details: 417-438-5833.
SUNDAY
JOPLIN: Tea dance with Dewayne Bowman and Amy, 2 to 5 p.m., Joplin Elks Lodge, 1802 W. 26th. Cost: $5, $3 for members. Details: 417-624-0048.
JOPLIN: Line dance lessons, 5 to 7 p.m., 1801 W. Second. Cost: $5. Beginners and up. Details: 417-483-3077.
MONDAY
JOPLIN: JOMO Toastmasters meeting, 6 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 706 S. Byers. For professional development and public speaking. Details: 417-388-3290.
JOPLIN: Line dance lessons, 1 to 3 p.m., 1801 W. Second. Cost: $5. Beginners and up welcome. Details: 417-483-3077.
JOPLIN: Parkinson’s disease support group, 3:30 p.m., Mercy Hospital Joplin, 100 Mercy Way. Details: 417-556-8760.
JOPLIN: Joplin Table Tennis Club practice, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Memorial Education Center, 825 S. Pearl. Open to all ages and skill levels. Details: 417-319-1441.
JOPLIN: Tanglefooters Dance Club, 7 p.m., 1802 W. Second. Coed ballroom dancing lessons followed by dance at 8:30 p.m. Details: kstamdance@gmail.com.
STELLA: Dress-up senior prom and dance, 6 p.m., Stella Senior Center. Dance featuring Sac River Country Band begins at 7 p.m. Cost: $5. Details: 417-628-3314.
WEBB CITY: Take Off Pounds Sensibly meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Central United Methodist Church, 5 S. Pennsylvania. Weigh-in begins at 4:30 p.m. First meeting free, continued meetings require membership. Details: 417-392-7356.
TUESDAY
JOPLIN: Weight Watchers, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Granny Shaffer’s, 2802 N. Range Line. First meeting free, continued meetings require membership. Details: 417-838-2022.
JOPLIN: Kiwanis Club meeting, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Twin Hills Country Club, 2019 S. Country Club. Will include new program each week. Lunch cost: $13. Details: 417-483-6089.
JOPLIN: Co-dependents Anonymous, 5:45 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 706 S. Byers. Details: 417-673-8313.
JOPLIN: Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., General Aviation Building, Joplin Regional Airport. The group is open to anyone age 12 or older. Details: 417-529-5251.
JOPLIN: Ozark Gateway Barbershop Chorus meeting, 7 p.m., Forest Park Baptist Church, Seventh and Range Line. Details: 417-680-4882.
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The leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that signals the potential demise of constitutional abortion rights has some in the Republican Party suggesting that maybe it’s time to get on board with programs that support parents with young children.
The Washington Post last week quoted several GOP senators who acknowledged new interest in programs that would at least aid people with unplanned pregnancies. Republicans until now have flatly refused Democratic proposals to help parents with children, ranging from expansion of the Child Tax Credit to programs like universal pre-kindergarten or paid family leave.
“We’re of course waiting for the ruling to be finalized, but yes,” Sen. Todd C. Young, R-Ind., said, according to the Post. “We as a party and as a country need to be supportive of women who have unplanned pregnancies — through adoptive services, through health-care services and other means.”
“Of course,” they’re waiting for the ruling to be finalized, Young says. Of course.
Because, it seems, parents-to-be or those who already have children don’t deserve extra assistance, as long as giving birth is a choice. If abortion is legal, then apparently Young, at least, considers it a valid alternative to public assistance for those who can’t manage the costs associated with childbirth and parenthood. If abortion remains legal, then these lawmakers will probably maintain their position that anyone who chooses to carry a pregnancy to term and rear the child or allow an adoption can do so without any additional aid from Uncle Sam.
It seems these guys can’t help validating all the accusations from advocates of abortion rights that the GOP is only pro-birth, not pro-life.
But it appears some in the GOP are at least a little worried about what voters back home will do if half the states ban abortion with no plan to address the needs of unprepared parents and children outside the womb. It’s like all those morality stories about greedy dimwits who are magically granted their fondest wish, only to learn they should have left the genie in the bottle.
This isn’t intended to be a screed about abortion rights. Just about everyone already has an unshakeable opinion about whether it should be legal. My own views of abortion don’t fit neatly into either of the politically polarized positions over conflicting rights. I believe in the dignity of all human life, including for those waiting to take their first breath. Even so, I’m astounded by people who claim to be “pro-life” while completely disregarding all lives except those of the unborn.
I wrote a column for the Des Moines Register in 2019 that listed ways lawmakers have failed to protect life, including ignoring Iowa’s terrible record of maternal mortality (deaths due to childbirth), and refusing to adequately protect pregnant workers against injury and discrimination on the job. The reaction I got from some “pro-life” friends was outrage that I should suggest that we do everything possible to make childbirth safer, especially in light of laws in some states making it mandatory.
At the time, I had no expectations that Roe v. Wade would cease to exist. But whether abortion is legal or not shouldn’t make any difference when it comes to offering assistance to children and families and protecting the lives and livelihoods of those preparing to give birth. At least, it shouldn’t make any difference to people who value lives of babies and their parents, as opposed to valuing political division and the fundraising it generates.
If GOP lawmakers suddenly want credit for helping families with children, they should do it now, before the Supreme Court issues its final decision.
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MLB umpire apologizes after ejecting D-backs star Bumgarner
PHOENIX — (AP) — Major League Baseball veteran umpire Dan Bellino has issued an apology after ejecting Arizona Diamondbacks star pitcher Madison Bumgarner from a game in Miami this week.
The Diamondbacks said Friday they received a copy of Bellino’s apology from MLB.
“I would like to address my actions on May 4th involving Madison Bumgarner,” the statement said. “When I began my MLB career almost 15 years ago, I received some good advice. I was told to umpire every game as if my children were sitting in the front row. I fell short of those expectations this week. While I can't go back and change what happened, I take full accountability. I will learn from this incident, and I sincerely apologize.”
Bumgarner gave up a leadoff homer to the Marlins' Jon Berti in the first inning Wednesday and then retired the next three batters. As he was walking to the dugout, the veteran left-hander gestured with his arm before holding his hand out for Bellino to take a look.
Bumgarner said something to Bellino as the check was ending, and the umpire threw him out. The 32-year-old then started yelling at Bellino and had to be restrained by some coaches.
The Diamondbacks worked around Bumgarner's ejection and beat the Marlins 8-7.
ESPN first reported about Bellino's apology.
Bumgarner faces no further discipline from MLB.
The 43-year-old Bellino joined the full-time MLB umpiring staff in 2011 and worked the World Series last year.
“You guys have seen the video,” Bumgarner said on Wednesday. “I don’t know if I could say anything that would make the situation better. What I am going to say is I’m extremely proud of our team, coming back. Obviously, I didn’t go into the game with the intention of throwing one inning. Everyone picked me up today.”
Bellino told a pool reporter that Bumgarner was ejected for directing profanity at an umpire.
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WILKES-BARRE — The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce will celebrate 13 honorees for the 2022 EPIC (Extraordinary People Inspiring Community) Awards on May 24 at the F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.
The EPIC Awards seek to honor individuals who have made significant and meaningful positive impacts on our community.
Doors will open at 5 p.m., with the program beginning promptly at 5:30. With their registration, attendees will enjoy a $25 voucher for one of the “Dine Local” after-parties at a downtown restaurant.
To find out more and to register to attend, visit https://business.wyomingvalleychamber.org/chambercalendar or contact Michaela Benczkowski at 570-855-2159.
The honorees will be:
• Innovator of the Year Award — John Phillips, Josh Balz, Aaron Bruch, Kris Jones & Mat Giordano, co-owners of Parlor Beverages.
• Athena Award — Zubeen Saeed, President & CEO of Building Blocks Learning Center.
• Volunteer of the Year Award — Amber Loomis, Director of Development & Community Relations, Osterhout Free Library.
• DEI Champion Award — Dan Kimbrough, owner of Park Multimedia.
• Community Celebration Awards (nonprofits marking milestone anniversaries) — Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley (160 years), American Institute of Architects of Northeastern Pennsylvania (100 years), King’s College (75 years) Luzerne County Transportation Authority (50 years), and Cori’s Place (20 years).
“Our Extraordinary People Inspiring Community Awards is a celebration of the outstanding people and organizations that make our area a better place each and every day,” chamber President & CEO Lindsay Griffin said.
“Through volunteerism, DEI efforts, innovation, and women’s leadership, this year’s honorees each embody what it takes to inspire and motivate others to truly move our area forward into a bright and strong future,” Griffin added. “We congratulate each of these individuals, as well as all of our Community Celebration Award recipients and look forward to giving them each the recognition they deserve on May 24.” | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1555335/gwv-chamber-to-honor-individuals-community-organizations-at-epic-awards | 2022-05-11T01:33:54Z | https://www.timesleader.com/news/1555335/gwv-chamber-to-honor-individuals-community-organizations-at-epic-awards | false | 2 |
WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
505 PM PDT Tue May 10 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Sonoma
and west central Napa Counties through 530 PM PDT...
At 505 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Calistoga, or 9 miles northeast of Santa Rosa, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Santa Rosa, Windsor, St. Helena, Calistoga, Larkfield-Wikiup, Deer
Park and Angwin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3862 12276 3867 12260 3856 12239 3845 12255
3843 12280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 322DEG 9KT 3856 12262
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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ANAHEIM ― The hip injury that caused Angels infielder David Fletcher to miss more than half of the season’s first month will keep him sidelined until midseason.
Fletcher, 27, underwent surgery Tuesday in Philadelphia to repair his left and right adductor muscles, as well as his rectus abdominis muscle. Head athletic trainer Mike Frostad said Fletcher will need “a couple months” to get back on the field. That projects to a return around the All-Star break, July 18-22.
“The surgeon (Dr. William Meyers) is very optimistic, and he’s done hundreds of these procedures and seen guys come back with no issues,” Frostad said. “We’re anticipating once he’s healthy he’ll be back with us the rest of the year.”
Fletcher batted a meager .158 in 14 games, sandwiched around two separate trips to the injured list. Shortstop Andrew Velazquez and second baseman Tyler Wade have assumed the reins as the starting middle infielders. Matt Duffy is eligible to return from the COVID-19 injured list this week and is expected to join the mix then as well.
Fletcher’s injury was originally listed as affecting his left hip, but Frostad said it is not uncommon for both sides of the groin to affect a baseball player with Fletcher’s type of injury.
“Usually if one (adductor) is bad the other one’s bad too,” Frostad said. “It’s good to get them both fixed now instead of doing one now, because down the road if he needs it it’s another length of time he has to miss. Doing both today was not the worst idea.”
CATCHER SHUFFLE
Max Stassi joined fellow catcher Kurt Suzuki on the injured list. While the team did not specify a reason, Stassi’s absence is ostensibly related to COVID-19 because he was replaced by Austin Romine, a catcher who is not on the 40-man roster. No corresponding 40-man roster move was made.
That leaves three players – Stassi, Suzuki and Duffy – on IL for reasons presumably connected to COVID-19.
Manager Joe Maddon said Romine and Chad Wallach, who replaced Suzuki, will split playing time behind the plate “50-50.”
“I’m a big fan of both of these guys,” Maddon said. “You saw Wallach (Monday) night. Look at his feet, he’s got great feet. His at-bats are good; the guy’s not an out. Romine, same thing, great defensive presence and his hitting has improved also.”
Romine, an Orange County native, has a .238 batting average, 28 home runs and 157 RBIs in 433 major league games with the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs. He batted .231 with a .412 on-base percentage in spring training and was hitting .286 with a .355 OBP in eight games with Triple-A Salt Lake.
Maddon said he expects Romine to catch Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday.
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Frostad said Griffin Canning was “a bit more sore than we had hoped” one day after facing live hitters in a two-inning simulated game at Angel Stadium. The right-hander might have his next simulated outing, originally scheduled for Saturday, pushed back depending on how he felt Wednesday. … Relief pitcher Archie Bradley (left abdominal strain) will play catch Wednesday from 90 feet, Frostad said. … Jose Quijada (right oblique strain) is expected to throw off a mound for the first time “within the next couple days,” Frostad said.
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For years, the city of Santa Clarita has been recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by The League of American Bicyclists. We are proud to offer cyclists more than 100 miles of off-street trails to ride throughout the Santa Clarita Valley.
During the month of May, we encourage you to grab your bike and join us in celebrating National Bike Month. Whether you are a beginner or an avid cyclist, there are over 60 miles of picturesque multi-use trails to choose from throughout the city. In honor of National Bike Month, we are hosting a variety of events to encourage residents to hit the trails.
Mark your calendars for a city-wide community bike ride on Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Be sure to invite your friends and family for a free, self-guided bike ride along the city’s trail system. The ride will begin shortly after 10 a.m. from four different starting points throughout the city of Santa Clarita. The starting points are Central Park, Iron Horse Trail and the Sports Complex. Additionally, a fourth starting point will be available at Lost Canyon Trail to accommodate riders seeking a more challenging trail.
Each of the routes will have markers that lead riders to Bridgeport Park. Riders are encouraged to enjoy complimentary water to hydrate once they get to the park before continuing their journey back home. The first 200 riders to arrive at Bridgeport Park will receive a bag with free giveaways as a bonus.
Another popular bike event in Santa Clarita is the Bike to Work Challenge, allowing residents to participate by biking to work, not just for a day but an entire week! The challenge will begin on Monday, May 16 and end on Friday, May 20. On Thursday, May 19, there will be five bicycle pit stops located throughout the city from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Thanks to our local partners, riders can look forward to pit spots hosted by Trek, Incycle, Bicycle Johns and city staff, with refreshments available at each location. In addition, the City Hall pit stop will have Chick-fil-A and Honu Coffee while supplies last. The city and its event partners encourage riders to join the fun and enjoy great snacks, giveaways and the chance to win raffle prizes, including a bike!
Individual participants will be entered into the raffle for each day they participate, with a potential of five entries per participant. The challenge isn’t only open to individual cyclists but also to our local businesses. Small, medium and large businesses with the most participants will have bragging rights throughout the city. Best of all, the business winner from each category can win lunch for its riders!
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cyclist, this is a great week-long opportunity for everyone to join the no-pollute commute. Riding your bike as an alternative form of transportation significantly reduces traffic congestion, improves air quality and provides great exercise. Riders and businesses can take the online pledge and learn more about the Bike to Work Challenge by visiting Green Santa Clarita. To learn more about all of our upcoming bike-related events during Bike Month, please visit Bike Santa Clarita.
Bill Miranda is a member of Santa Clarita’s City Council and can be reached at bmiranda@santa-clarita.com.
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Biden Responds to Question About Him Resigning: 'Resign? That's a Good Idea'
During a speech at the White House on Tuesday, President Joe Biden was attempting to address the high inflation rates in the United States.
Yet instead of offering any logical solutions to the problem, Biden filled his speech with some of his all-too-familiar gaffes.
One of the low points came when a reporter was discussing comments Florida Rep. Rick Scott made prior to Biden’s speech.
“You called out Rick Scott a little while ago in your remarks,” the reporter said to Biden. “Earlier today, anticipating your remarks, he said, and I’m just quoting here, that ‘the most effective thing Joe Biden can do to solve the inflation crisis he created is resign. He’s the problem.'”
A wry smile crept across Biden’s face as he responded.
“Resign? That’s a good idea,” Biden said.
Biden responds to calls for him to resign:
“That’s a good idea.” pic.twitter.com/1TqKHqO37b
— Danny De Urbina (@dannydeurbina) May 10, 2022
Given the tone of Biden’s response, it is likely he was being sarcastic. However, this sarcasm ignores a concern many Americans genuinely hold.
According to a February 2022 poll conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, 54 percent of Americans said Biden lacked the “mental sharpness to serve effectively.” Just 40 percent said he had the necessary mental sharpness to lead the country.
In addition, 52 percent of Americans said Biden could not be trusted in a crisis, and 59 percent said he is not a strong leader. These are legitimate criticisms held by a majority of Americans, but Biden thinks they will disappear if he sarcastically mocks them.
Following Biden’s initial response, the reporter went on to finish quoting Scott’s remarks.
“The senator added later, ‘Joe Biden is unwell, he’s unfit for office, he’s incoherent, incapacitated and confused,'” he said. “These are his words. I offer you a chance to respond.”
The above polling data proves this is not a fringe criticism from a Republican politician, but rather a concern the majority of Americans have about Biden. Instead of addressing any of these concerns directly, Biden criticized Scott himself.
“I think the man has a problem,” Biden said.
If Biden wants to dismiss everyone who has doubts about his mental acuity, the ABC News/Washington Post poll suggests he will have to answer to at least 54 percent of the American public.
The rest of Biden’s speech did not exactly inspire confidence in his mental state. At one point, he paused in the middle of his answer with his mouth open. He then went on to suggest Democrats control “all three branches of government,” which is not true.
Here’s our golden ticket for the midterms and 2024. pic.twitter.com/gPee12FJVv
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) May 10, 2022
The three branches of government are the executive, legislative and judicial. Democrats do control the first two, but the judicial branch is inherently non-partisan and not “controlled” by either party.
Biden was likely trying to say Democrats hold the presidency and the two chambers of Congress, but his inability to accurately convey his thoughts proves yet again why Americans don’t feel comfortable with his presidency.
Since Biden took office, America has endured crisis after crisis, spanning from the surge of illegal border crossings to the breakdown of basic supply chains. Biden will eventually have to answer for his disastrous presidency, and it may just happen at the ballot box in November.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of three children who were found dead at their Los Angeles home over the weekend was charged Tuesday with murder.
Angela Flores, 38, is accused of killing 8-year-old Nathan Yanez, 10-year-old Kevin Yanez and 12-year-old Natalie Flores, whose bodies were discovered Sunday morning at their home in the West Hills neighborhood, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.
The cause of their deaths remained under investigation.
Police have said Flores acknowledged to investigators that she killed the children and contended that she was helped by a teenager.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested along with Flores but the district attorney's office didn't announce any charges against him. The teen was being held in juvenile detention.
Flores reportedly had several other children but authorities didn't immediately say whether the teenager was her son.
It wasn't immediately clear whether Flores had an attorney to speak on her behalf. She remained jailed on $6 million bail.
“We all grieve for these children. The loss of their young lives is a tragedy that has affected our entire community,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
Investigators haven’t released a possible motive for the killings.
Seven hours before they were found dead, the mother was taken to a hospital because neighbors said she had been acting strangely.
Prisila Canales, who lives near the ranch-style house where the killings happened, told reporters there was a disturbance late Saturday night in which Flores screamed and acted erratically until someone called authorities.
Canales said paramedics put the woman on a stretcher and that she struggled and yelled, “Where’s my Bible?”
Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, the fire department responded to a “medical response" request from the police department, fire spokeswoman Margaret Stewart told the Los Angeles Times.
Jacob Corona, Flores’ ex-husband, told the Times that she made odd comments when she called him nearly a week before the killings.
“She was telling me all this stuff about God. She didn’t sound right. I don’t really know what happened,” Corona said.
“She was not really religious before," he said. “But then she was talking about death. I told her, ‘What’s going on?’ My head was going over so many things, but I didn’t think anything of it.”
The couple married in 2001 and divorced in 2007. They had a child together who didn't live with Flores and wasn't among the children who died, Corona said.
The children's deaths were under investigation by the abused child unit of the LAPD's Juvenile Division, the Times said.
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Volunteers continue cleanup efforts after Andover tornado
The City of Andover reports over 700 volunteers turned out in the first cleanup activity for neighborhoods affected by the April 29th tornado. The volunteers turned out for a day of work on Tuesday, then rainy weather put the efforts on hold for two days. Volunteers returned to the area on...
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The B.C. government is reporting that approximately 94 per cent of healthcare workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or medically exempt.
This accounts for 17 of the 18 health regulatory colleges.
Provincial officials say the data from the British Columbia college of nurses and midwives have not been reported yet but should be added in the coming weeks.
They say early data shows the vaccination status for nurses and midwives is around 99 per cent and will raise the total.
B.C.’s provincial health officer issued an order on Mar. 7 that required colleges to provide the vaccination status of health professionals.
Among the highest vaccination rates were dieticians and physicians and surgeons, both with 98 per cent.
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How to turn your phone into a small-photo scanner
The free PhotoScan app uses computational photography to create high-quality digital copies of any instant photo print.
This article was originally featured on Popular Photography.
The PhotoScan app from Google is one of the quickest and easiest ways we’ve found to create high-quality digital versions of physical prints. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps needed to digitize your favorite instant photos, whether they’re Polaroids or Instax.
Why you should use an app to digitize
Though your smartphone’s camera may work in a pinch, this method often results in photos with noticeable glare and/or perspective distortion. The PhotoScan app, on the other hand, automatically corrects for both of these through computational wizardry. It also detects the edge of prints, so you won’t lose the snazzy borders around your instant frames.
And unlike digitizing with a traditional scanner, which can be a time-consuming process, PhotoScan creates a file ready for sharing in about ten seconds.
Step 1: Download & open PhotoScan
PhotoScan is available for free for both Android and iOS devices. Once downloaded, open the app and you should see a vertical frame with several controls at the bottom, including an option to toggle the camera’s flash on and off, as well as a toggle for glare reduction. We advise leaving both of these turned on.
Step 2: Line up your print in the frame
Select the instant photo you’d like to digitize and place it on a flat surface, preferably on a solid-colored background. I used the front of a notebook for this. With the app open, hold your phone over the print and line up the image within PhotoScan’s frame. Then, hit the big circular button at the bottom of the screen. This will start the digitizing process.
Step 3: Follow the app prompt by moving the camera around over the print
Next, you’ll see four white dots appear in the frame over your print. An arrow will guide you to the first dot. Slowly move the center circle over the first dot and wait until it turns from white to blue, this will take about 1-2 seconds.
Once a dot turns blue, another arrow will appear indicating which dot to align the center circle over next. Repeat this process until you’ve held your smart device over all four dots, at which point, PohotoScan will begin generating the final image file.
And that’s it! You can view all of the files you’ve scanned using the app by tapping the thumbnail in the bottom right of the screen. PhotoScan also allows you to rotate images and adjust the corners before sharing your scans with the world. Happy digitizing! | https://www.popsci.com/diy/digitize-photos-phone/ | 2022-05-11T02:05:29Z | https://www.popsci.com/diy/digitize-photos-phone/ | true | 2 |
It’s absolute chaos in college sports these days. Whether it’s good trouble probably depends on whether you sympathize with the athletes or the administrators, I suppose.
The NCAA is without leadership – and yes, I can hear you snickering and asking, “What else is new?” President Mark Emmert is officially a short-timer, but the organizing body abdicated leadership a year ago after the Supreme Court declared amateurism dead by unanimous vote.
And true to the adage that nature abhors a vacuum, the name, image and likeness revolution that was intended to help balance the scales for athletes currently on campuses has been taken over by booster collectives throughout the major conferences. NIL has been turned into a recruiting tool – a hammer, actually – and every frightening vision that in previous years would have led to another passage in the NCAA rule book appears to be coming true.
(It’s really no different than what’s been happening in the SEC all along. It’s just above board, if hardly scrupulously honest.)
The NCAA’s Division I board of directors approved guidelines on Monday designed to clarify “the intersection between recruiting activities and the name, image and likeness environment.” The suspicion here is that the main effect of said “guidance” will be to send billable hours skyrocketing for the attorneys on both sides. The people who came up with the collective concept knew exactly what they were doing and which loopholes to exploit.
Meanwhile, recent adjustments to the NCAA constitution seem to make it more likely that the Power Five schools and conferences, given greater autonomy over their own affairs, will at some point just abandon all pretense and break away from the rest of Division I. The only thing stopping them right now might be the March Madness TV contract, which runs through 2032.
Ah, yes, good times in intercollegiate athletics. And how are those NCAA pleas to Congress for an antitrust exemption working out?
In reality, the disorder is an opportunity for serious college sports reform that benefits not only the schools and the administrators but the athletes and fans. The only problem is, who makes the call? Congress? The chancellors and presidents? Whoever is destined to be the new NCAA president? (Uh, not so fast.)
Oh, heck. I’ll volunteer. Here are some suggestions, and feel free to submit your own.
• Hire a commissioner (or more than one)
Victoria Jackson, a sports historian and clinical assistant professor of history at Arizona State, came up with this idea a few weeks ago, shortly after Emmert announced he was stepping down: Why not hire two people to lead the NCAA? “An expert in American higher ed policy (w/ only a tangential relationship to college sports) and a front office exec in English/European domestic league football,” she tweeted.
What if the next NCAA prez were 2 jobs, 2 hires? An expert in American higher ed policy (w/ only a tangential relationship to college sports) and a front office exec in English/European domestic league football. And I want to work for them. Prefer this to internal industry hire
— Victoria Jackson (@HistoryRunner) April 26, 2022
Bingo. You’d have the best of both worlds, a sensitivity to the academic mission and a firm grasp of the challenges and opportunities in the sports sphere. (Among other things, hiring someone with European soccer experience would dovetail perfectly with my proposal last fall to introduce promotion and relegation to college football.)
But the leadership, whether one person or more than one, would have to outrank and oversee the conference commissioners. One of the biggest recent issues in college sports has been that a vacuum of leadership at the top allowed conferences and individual schools to grab all they could without concern for the big picture, and that was never as evident as in the variance in conferences’ responses to COVID-19 in 2020. It takes commissioner-like authority at the top to put the good of the game first, and right now we’re not close to that.
It might even take liquidating the NCAA and starting over, with a new organization, a new structure and a new mission fairer to all participants.
• Reverse realignment. OK, the pro/rel proposal for football was admittedly unrealistic but had a serious objective: The upward strivers should at least have a place at the table with the big kids. But there are other ways to create that. Meanwhile, the spasms of conference realignment over the last decade and a half have taken away what once was the greatest charm of college sports, conferences of regional rivals with shared history and ancient grudges.
Why is West Virginia in the Big XII? Or Missouri (and eventually Texas and Oklahoma) in the SEC, or Boston College and Syracuse in the Atlantic Coast? And, to be honest, it’s been more than a decade but I’m still not used to Utah and Colorado in the Pac-12. This, again, is a case of individual conferences grabbing what they can.
• Take care of the players who are on campus. This might be a needle-threading exercise, but the overwhelmingly positive development of allowing athletes to be compensated for their names, images and likenesses has also stoked the worst fears of college administrators regarding recruiting, as noted above. But it’s reasonable to insist that athletes be on campus before negotiating NIL deals; that anyone entering the transfer portal observes the same limitation; and that rules barring individual boosters (or collectives) from recruiting or offering benefits to prospects be enforced.
In the meantime, Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey might have had the best response to the carping from his fellow coaches: “… Everybody should shut up and adjust.”
Oh, there are so many more issues, more than we can get to in one column: Gender equity, scholarship limits, Olympic sports, the future of I-AAA (non-football) institutions in an increasingly stratified NCAA. The need for reform is vast on so many levels.
Meanwhile, how about this radical idea? Break football away from the NCAA altogether, to be its own entity with its own purpose, its own organizational structure, its own commissioner … and with a commitment to pay the players, directly.
Sound radical? We’ll have more on the subject Friday.
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The chief of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that his agency has quadrupled the number of employees who could bolster screening operations at airports that become too crowded this summer.
TSA Administrator David Pekoske said nearly 1,000 employees have volunteered to be sent to other airports if needed.
It’s part of the agency’s plan for handling what is projected to be a frenetic vacation-travel season.
“We expect this to be a busy summer, and we are as ready as we possibly can be,” Pekoske said at a news conference near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. “We’re likely going to exceed in some airports by good measure the 2019 numbers.”
Pekoske said TSA — which has 47,500 screeners — tries to predict when wait times in the standard checkpoint lanes will be at least 30 minutes, or when waits for PreCheck travelers will be at least 10 minutes. When that happens, he said, volunteers from less-crowded airports will be sent to help reduce the waits at busy airports.
The TSA has screened, on average, more than 2.1 million travelers per day in April and May. That is about 90% as many people as it screened in the same stretch of 2019.
Airlines are expecting summer crowds to be similar to 2019, when more than 2.5 million people per day streamed through U.S. airport checkpoints.
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Airlines have posted ambitious schedules for the summer vacation months, although some have recently trimmed those plans out of fear that they won’t have enough employees to operate every flight. Also, international travel is still far below pre-pandemic levels.
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Getting shot in a dream
What does it mean to be shot in the dream? What does it mean?Being shot in a dream is one of the most frequently searched dream interpretations on the internet. So, what does it mean to be shot in a dream? What is the meaning? Here are the details...
It indicates that the person who sees the dream will believe that he has finally found the love he is looking for and that he will establish a very good relationship and live exciting days thanks to the meeting with a person who will be convinced of this.
It is rumored that the person who sees the dream will do all kinds of crazy things and say things that even he himself cannot believe, and that his eyes will not see anyone other than the person he is in love with.
Getting shot and not dying
It indicates that the dreamer will be disappointed in the heart's work, that his feelings will not be rewarded, and that he will not be able to recover for a long time due to the dark love he is holding, but he will not burn again with the same pain.
Getting shot and dying
If a person dreams that he did not die even though he was shot, it means that he will experience events in which he will gain experience in love. It is rumored that what will happen between the dream owner and the person he loves will give him courage and will be instrumental in taking important steps on this path.
Getting shot in the back
It indicates that the person who sees the dream will say bad words behind his enemies, they will denigrate him, they will try to defame and discredit him. It is called being slandered by bad people.
Getting shot in the head
It portends an ominous and bad event that will happen to the person who sees the dream. It is accepted that the dreamer may catch a disease, fall into a troubled situation or have an accident. | https://www.bolgegundem.com/getting-shot-in-a-dream-3045806h.htm | 2022-05-11T02:16:41Z | https://www.bolgegundem.com/getting-shot-in-a-dream-3045806h.htm | false | 1 |
Sixers crumble in ‘single most pathetic performance’ as legend torched for Embiid take
Despite looking the best they had all post-season in Game 4, the Philadelphia 76ers could not repeat the feat on Wednesday (AEST), falling 3-2 behind in their second-series against the Miami Heat.
With Joel Embiid struggling with his shot and injuries, James Harden crashing back to earth, and the Heat finally hitting their threes, it was all too much as Miami ran out 120-85 winners at home.
A game that was never really competitive saw Miami lead for almost the entire game as Jimmy Butler led the way with 23 points, nine rebounds, and six assists.
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Embiid, competing with a broken bone in his face, hit the deck in the first half after colliding with the ball. Writhing in pain, it was an indicator of the pain the big man — also playing with a torn thumb ligament — is trying to deal with.
With the series evenly balanced, Embiid finished with just 17 points, as Harden’s return to form was short-lived; the guard tallying just 14 points.
Other than Embiid and Harden, Tobias Harris was the only other Sixer to reach double digits.
While most could understand Embiid’s struggles, NBA legend Charles Barkley teed off at half-time, putting the sub-par performance down to the recent revelation that Nikola Jokic will win the MVP award.
“Joel Embiid is so distracted in my opinion by this MVP thing. He’s not there tonight,” Barkley said.
Those watching on were quick to criticise Barkley’s take.
After dropping games 3 and 4, Butler got help up and down the roster; Max Strus next best with 19 points as seven Heat players hit double digits.
Game 6 will be played in Philadelphia on Friday (AEST), with Miami one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals.
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PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 85 — 120 MIAMI HEAT(MIA leads series 3-2)
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Man charged with possession with intent to supply cannabis
A 29-year-old man has appeared in court after being charged with possession with intent to supply a class B drug.
Emilijan Duka, from Sandwell in Birmingham, appeared at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 5 May on the drugs charge and also a charge of driving otherwise in accordance of a licence.
The charges relate to an incident in which 10kg of cannabis was found in the boot of a car which was stopped by police at the M5 southbound Sedgemoor Services on Tuesday 3 May.
Duka has been remanded in custody and will next appear at Taunton Crown Court on Friday 3 June. | https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2022/05/man-charged-with-possession-with-intent-to-supply-cannabis/ | 2022-05-11T02:23:25Z | https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2022/05/man-charged-with-possession-with-intent-to-supply-cannabis/ | true | null |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes on Wall Street ended a choppy day of trading with a mixed finish Tuesday, after an afternoon rally in technology companies helped reverse an early slide.
The S&P 500 closed 0.2% higher, snapping a three-day losing streak, after swinging between a gain of 1.9% and a loss of 0.8%. A day earlier, the benchmark index slumped 3.2%, hitting its lowest level in more than a year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed about 1%.
Big technology stocks, which have been swinging sharply both up and down recently, helped counter losses elsewhere in the market.
The market’s see-saw action came ahead of the release of the Labor Department’s consumer price index, a key economic report on inflation that investors will be closely watching as they try to gauge how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as it fights inflation.
Economists expect the index eased to 8.1% in the 12 months ended in April. That would mark the first annual decline since August.
“If inflation is a lot lower, as they’re expecting it to be, then we may very well see the markets rally because perhaps people think the Fed won’t hike as much or as aggressively,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading & derivatives at Charles Schwab.
The S&P 500 rose 9.81 points to 4,001.05. The Dow slipped 84.96 points to 32,160.74. The Nasdaq gained 114.42 points to 11,737.67.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.29 points, or less than 0.1%, to 1,761.79.
Big technology stocks, which have been swinging sharply both up and down recently, accounted for much of the S&P 500’s turnaround. Apple rose 1.6% and Microsoft rose 1.9%.
Gains in communication and health care stocks also helped lift the market, outweighing declines in financial, real estate and other sectors.
Bond yields ended mixed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.99% from 3.08% late Monday.
Treasury yields have been rising and stocks have been extremely volatile recently as Wall Street adjusts to an aggressive turnaround in the Federal Reserve’s policies away from supporting the economy. The central bank is raising interest rates from historic lows to fight persistently rising inflation, which is at its highest levels in four decades.
The Fed has raised its benchmark rate from close to zero, where it sat for much of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, it indicated it will double the size of future increases.
Higher prices on raw materials, shipping and labor have been cutting into corporate financial results and forecasts. Many companies have been raising prices on everything from clothing to food, raising concerns that consumers will eventually cut spending, which would hurt economic growth.
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has only increased worries about rising inflation. The conflict pushed already high oil and natural gas prices even higher, while putting more pressure on costs for key food commodities like wheat and corn. U.S. crude oil prices fell 3.2% on Tuesday, but are up about 36% in 2022. Wheat prices are up more than 40% for the year.
Should Wednesday’s consumer price index show a pullback in inflation versus a year ago, that could put investors in a buying mood, at least for a little while.
“In the very short term we’re a bit oversold,” said Frederick. “So, if we could get a print below 8% year-over-year, I think we could get a little bit of a market rally.
Still, most of the market’s recent rallies have often been followed by a down day, he added.
Meanwhile, investors are also still reviewing the latest round of corporate earnings with mixed results. Peloton tumbled 8.7% as the former pandemic darling of investors reported results that were much weaker than Wall Street was expecting. Food distributor Sysco rose 6.1% after beating analysts’ forecasts.
Migraine treatment developer Biohaven Pharmaceutical surged 68.4% after Pfizer said it will buy the company for $11.6 billion. Pfizer already owns a portion of the company.
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Veiga reported from Los Angeles. | https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/business/ap-business/asian-stocks-follow-wall-st-down-on-rate-hike-economy-fears/ | 2022-05-11T02:28:34Z | https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/business/ap-business/asian-stocks-follow-wall-st-down-on-rate-hike-economy-fears/ | false | 20 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, filed paperwork Tuesday with federal labor regulators to hold a union election, joining a wave of union organizing at other retailers around the country.
Workers at the store, which employs about 100, are seeing their pay not keeping pace with surging costs for basics like food and rent, said Adam Ryan, who has been working at the Christiansburg store for five years and founded Target Workers Unite in 2019. He also noted employees feel like they are having to do too many tasks, from filling online orders to unloading trucks.
“The cost of living is going up and their pay isn’t meeting that,” said Ryan, 34, who filed the petition with the National Labor Relations Board. “That is causing a lot of anxiety and stress. People are stretched too thin. They need more support and compensation.”
He said the filing was sparked by veteran workers at the Christiansburg store organizing a petition in April demanding additional pay.
Ryan said he collected more than 30 authorization cards from workers at the store, about 30% of the staff, enough to meet the threshold mandated by NLRB, although the signatures still need to be reviewed. Ryan said he is hoping for other stores to join in, noting that Target workers are watching labor organizing at other companies. The Minneapolis-based company has about 350,000 employees.
Target said in statement Tuesday that it is committed to listening to its workers and creating an environment of mutual trust.
“We want all team members to be better off for working at Target,” the company said. Target cited industry leading starting hourly wages of $15 to $24, expanded health care benefits, personalized scheduling and opportunities for career growth. It said it raised the starting wage at its Christiansburg store last fall and increased wages for longer-tenured workers.
The Target workers filing comes as nearly 60 Starbucks locations around the country have voted to unionize.
The fledgling Amazon Labor Union scored a victory last month at an Amazon warehouse on New York City’s Staten Island, becoming the first U.S. Amazon warehouse to be unionized. But Amazon workers in a later election in a nearby facility rejected a union bid.
Meanwhile, the final outcome of a separate union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, is still up in the air with several hundred outstanding challenged ballots hanging in the balance. Hearings to review those ballots are expected to begin in the coming weeks. | https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/business/ap-business/workers-at-a-target-store-in-virginia-file-for-union-vote/ | 2022-05-11T02:29:54Z | https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/business/ap-business/workers-at-a-target-store-in-virginia-file-for-union-vote/ | false | 21 |
The PGA Tour is denying releases to golfers who asked to play in the first of a series of Saudi-funded tournaments next month in England, a bold move by Commissioner Jay Monahan in trying to quash Greg Norman’s latest bid to start a lucrative rival league.
The first LIV Golf Invitational is scheduled for June 9-11 at Centurion Golf Club outside of London, with a 48-man field competing for a $20 million purse over 54 holes. The winner gets $4 million — to date the richest prize in golf — and last place gets $120,000.
The tour informed the players who are seeking releases late Tuesday afternoon, then notified all players of the decision in a short memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press.
“We have notified those who have applied that their request has been declined in accordance with the PGA Tour Tournament Regulations,” the memo said. “As such, Tour members are not authorized to participate in the Saudi Golf League’s London event under our regulations.
“As a membership organization, we believe this decision is in the best interest of the PGA Tour and its players.”
While the names of players who have signed up have not been released, Phil Mickelson said through his agent he asked for a conflicting event release to the London event. Lee Westwood confirmed last week he asked the PGA Tour and European tour for a release.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer and Ian Poulter also were among those who sought releases.
Norman is the CEO of LIV Golf Investments, funded primarily by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. He told Sky Sport earlier Tuesday he would have six of the top 50 players in the world at the London event and 19 of the top 100.
Now that Monahan has staked his position, it’s up to the players to decide if they still want to go and risk losing PGA Tour membership.
“Sadly, the PGA Tour seems intent on denying professional golfers their right to play golf, unless it’s exclusively in a PGA Tour tournament,” Norman said in a statement, calling the decision “anti-golfer, anti-fan and anti-competitive.”
He also said “no matter what obstacles the PGA Tour puts in our way, we will not be stopped” and will “continue to give players options.”
When asked the tour’s next step, Monahan said, “I can tell you what we’re going to do — keep hosting the best events with the best players, with the world’s greatest fans and partners.”
The first LIV event, one week before the U.S. Open, is scheduled for the same week as the RBC Canadian Open, the fourth-oldest national open in golf. Norman won it twice.
PGA Tour guidelines typically allow for players to get three releases to play in tournaments around the world.
Monahan granted releases to about two dozen players for the Saudi International on Feb. 3-6 — the same week as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am — with the caveat that players going to the event would be required to play Pebble Beach as many as two times over the next three years.
But his decision Tuesday painted the LIV Golf Invitational in a different light as the first of eight such events with $20 million purses, along with a $5 million prize fund for a team component.
Norman has postponed the league concept of 12 four-man teams for a few years after the top players said they were not interested.
He has presented the LIV Golf Invitational series this year as separate tournaments in which players could compete as often as they liked.
Five of the tournaments are scheduled for the United States, a direct challenge to the PGA Tour because its regulations do not allow for any releases for tournaments held in North America. The first is scheduled for July 1-3 near Portland, Oregon. Others are in suburban Chicago and suburban Boston, as well as two courses owned by former President Donald Trump in New Jersey and Miami.
The U.S. events, particularly the Portland one, were seen as the first real test of the PGA Tour stating where its players could compete.
Instead, Monahan fired the first shot in denying releases to London. The next step is whether players will challenge him by playing the LIV Golf Invitational anyway. Monahan has said that would lead to players being disbarred.
The move was not entirely surprising. Monahan had said in late February that he told players the PGA Tour was moving on “and anyone on the fence needs to make a decision.”
The tour denied the releases on the same day Norman announced an additional $2 billion investment to expand the LIV Golf series to 10 tournaments next year and a full season of 14 tournaments in 2024 and 2025. He said details of those additional tournaments would be disclosed later.
“We have a long-term vision and we’re here to stay,” said Norman, who tried to start a World Golf Tour in 1994.
The latest effort suffered a big hit in February when the top 10 players in the world all said they were sticking with the PGA Tour. Rory McIlroy, a staunch opponent to the Saudi league, referred to it as a “pre-Champions tour,” noting that most of those interested were in the twilight of their careers. | https://www.courant.com/sports/ct-pga-tour-saudi-golf-league-20220511-fnhsd423m5cd5pkwaj3qqmr66q-story.html | 2022-05-11T02:30:52Z | https://www.courant.com/sports/ct-pga-tour-saudi-golf-league-20220511-fnhsd423m5cd5pkwaj3qqmr66q-story.html | true | 23 |
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Comparing 55-inch smart TVs
Today’s 4K TVs perform better and cost less than ever before. There are also more options to wade through than in recent years, which can make it difficult to find the right one for your space. This is partly because 55 inches is by far the most popular size, and nearly every single family of TV starts there and works its way up.
You’ll want to look for different features and protocols in your new TV, depending on what kind of content you like to watch, whether you stream media or collect discs, and if you like to play games. To the delight of most consumers, you don’t necessarily have to spring for the most expensive TV you find just to get excellent picture quality and video playback.
Why get a 55-inch TV?
Most people sit six to eight feet from their TV. At that distance, a 55-inch TV provides a good balance between seeing the most minute details and having a wide field of view. You won’t be able to make out individual pixels from six to eight feet away at a 4K resolution. If you’re sitting closer to six feet away, you will get the immersive cinematic experience that directors aim to provide.
LCD vs. OLED TVs
LCD and OLED are two significantly different types of LED technologies. LCD panels rely on a single backlight (sometimes with multiple separate zones) that passes light through a matrix of what’s called liquid crystal. The TV’s internal controller tells each pixel of liquid crystal how much light to let through. A set of color filters then process the light that does pass through the LCD matrix, resulting in the colors you see on-screen.
OLED panels eliminate the overarching backlight, instead using an array of pixels that each produce their own light. These self-illuminating pixels then pass light through a set of filters, again resulting in a colorful onscreen image.
LCD panels can get brighter than OLEDs, while OLED panels produce notable deeper blacks. You can also view OLED TVs from much wider angles without colors distorting or washing out. OLEDs generally have a remarkably wide color gamut, although some high-end techniques bring LCD color production to nearly the same level. The biggest drawback to OLED TVs is that they’re usually more expensive than LCDs.
What is high dynamic range?
HDR is one of today’s most popular TV buzzwords. When viewing standard dynamic range content, a TV’s brightness and contrast profiles remain the same from start to finish. HDR content, however, sees the brightness of certain screen areas change in order to bring out subtle highlights in dark scenes and bold highlights in bright scenes.
There are a handful of specifications to pay attention to if you want the best possible HDR performance.
Peak brightness
How bright a TV gets directly determines how well it brings out highlights in bright scenes. Premium LCD TVs from manufacturers such as Samsung and Sony tend to have great brightness measurements.
OLED TVs, on the other hand, have struggled to reach the same level of brightness. Only in the last couple of years have they begun to compete with LCDs in terms of performance in a well-lit room.
Local dimming
Despite what many budget TVs claim, you can’t have real HDR without local dimming. This is a technique that separates an LCD panel’s main backlight into anywhere from dozens to hundreds of individual sections, each of which can dim on its own. Full-array local dimming is a must-have for a true HDR experience on an LCD TV.
In contrast — no pun intended — OLED panels essentially represent the ultimate in local dimming because every single pixel can turn itself on and off at will.
Color gamut
This term simply refers to how many colors a panel can produce. It’s integral to the basic image quality of any TV. It’s also critical to advanced playback technologies such as high dynamic range.
Do I need HDMI 2.1?
The HDMI standard details how a video signal is transmitted from a source to a display. Unfortunately, the HDMI forum recently decided to completely abandon the HDMI 2.0 standard. The result is that a claim of HDMI 2.1 compatibility is almost meaningless in 2022 because manufacturers don’t necessarily have to meet any specific thresholds to make that claim. Nonetheless, there are some particular things to look for when evaluating the HDMI 2.1 support of any given TV.
High refresh rate
True HDMI 2.1 TVs support refresh rates of 120 hertz, meaning they can display up to 120 frames per second. You will need a high-end home theater setup, latest-generation gaming console, or recently released PC graphics card to take advantage of this high-speed display technology.
Enhanced Audio Return Channel
Audio Return Channel technology allows your TV to pass audio data backward to your AV receiver so you can get high-quality sound without running additional analog or optical cables. The Enhanced version that true HDMI 2.1 supports allows for high enough audio bandwidth to transmit high-bit rate audio such as uncompressed 7.1-channel surround sound and Dolby Atmos object-based sound.
Variable refresh rates
In addition to high refresh rates, gamers will appreciate the HDMI forum’s VRR implementation. VRR allows a TV to match its refresh rate to the frame rate of the incoming source video. This essentially eliminates screen tearing and greatly reduces jitter associated with mismatched refresh rates and frame rates.
Auto low latency mode
Another gaming-centric feature, ALLM detects gaming sources such as PC graphics cards or gaming consoles and adjusts its settings to reduce input lag significantly. Lower input lag means better response times in fast-paced games.
The best 55-inch TVs
The update to last year’s best OLED TV, LG’s C2 offers increased peak brightness and a wider color gamut in both standard and high dynamic range content. It also implements an improved operating system that allows for hands-free voice control and separate profiles for each household member.
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While it’s been supplanted by the 2022 C2, the C1 is still a fantastic TV in its own right, with perfect black levels, impressive dynamic contrast and impressive color accuracy. The biggest reason to get one, though, is that despite being nearly as good, it’s significantly more affordable than its replacement.
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Built around a top-of-the-line LG OLED panel, this high-end Sony is currently the best TV for watching movies due to powerful HDR support and peak brightness that outshines most other OLED models. It leverages novel technologies to mitigate burn-in risk and supports just about every advanced video protocol released, including Dolby Vision.
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Anyone who loves fast-paced video games but doesn’t want to break the bank should consider this supposedly entry-level option from Vizio. Despite its low price, it boasts high-performance features such as HDMI 2.1, 2,000-zone local dimming, and a remarkably low input lag of just 10 milliseconds.
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It combines most of Samsung’s cutting-edge and refined technologies to deliver a remarkably wide color gamut, excellent motion handling and some of the best cinematic performances home theaters have ever seen. While it is last year’s model, it’s considerably less expensive than its replacement and, in many cases, the local dimming and HDR actually work better.
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Far removed from its reputation as a solely budget-friendly manufacturer, Hisense now produces some of the most cost-effective LED TVs, and the U8G is one such example. Its 120-hertz refresh rate and quantum dot filtration combine to give it the precise motion handling and bold colors you’d expect from a far more expensive device.
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If you want to save money without sacrificing all the bells and whistles of a high-end TV, consider this affordable model from a tried-and-true manufacturer. It offers passable HDR performance using the HDR10+ and Dolby Vision protocols and sports the incredibly popular Roku TV operating system.
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There are few models in this price range that look as good with such a wide range of content, whether you’re watching sports, TV shows, or movies. Although said interface is somewhat riddled with ads, it offers great uniformity, surprisingly good black levels for an LCD TV and a powerful Android TV interface.
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It won’t win any awards for image quality or premium features, but this highly reliable, budget-friendly option looks good and runs on the powerful Google TV platform. It’s especially good for TV shows and sports, although its black levels leave a little to be desired when watching movies in a dark room.
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Police in northeastern Thailand have arrested a forest-dwelling self-proclaimed holy man whose followers allegedly worship corpses and consumed bodily fluids as a cure for sickness, officials said.
There were chaotic scenes as officers raided the thatched house of 75-year-old Thawee Nanra deep in a jungle in Chaiyaphum province. Supporters screamed and jostled with police as the bearded, shirtless white-haired man was led to a police vehicle.
Police said they found 11 corpses on the premises and local media said they were believed to be the bodies of his followers.
Kraisorn Kongchalad said Thawee had at least a dozen followers living with him. Coffins containing bodies were scattered around the house. Devotees reportedly told authorities that the leader's urine and phlegm were believed to be cures for diseases.
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"It's quite disturbing to see that there are people who believe in such superstition. But this is not only about a personal belief anymore. We have dead bodies, and we will have to work with all agencies to establish facts surrounding these individuals," he said by phone.
Thailand's population is overwhelmingly Buddhist, but many people hold beliefs outside the religion, such as the worship of local spirits and fear of ghosts.
The authorities believe the group had existed for more than four years without anyone noticing because the location of the leader's house was in a remote forest area, away from other communities.
But their anonymity ended after a daughter of one of the followers complained to a social media celebrity whose speciality is exposing unscrupulous religious figures.
Thawee was initially charged with encroaching on a forest area - his house was said to be on public land - and illegal gatherings prohibited under disease control laws that have been used in the past two years to battle against the coronavirus.
Local media reported that he was denied bail.
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WASHINGTON • Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the stark political limits of its ability to save — or end — the Roe v. Wade protections.
President Joe Biden has called on Democrats to enshrine the nearly 50-year-old Supreme Court ruling into law after the disclosure of a draft opinion that would overturn the landmark decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion services.
But passing bills is easier said than done in the narrowly split Congress — reflective of a deeply divided nation.
A test vote Wednesday in the Senate on a Democratic bill to protect access to abortions is expected to fail, blocked by a Republican-led filibuster.
At the same time, Republicans led by Sen. Mitch McConnell face similar political problems trying to ban abortions nationwide, even if they wrest control of the chamber in next fall’s midterm elections.
Instead, whatever the Supreme Court decides on Roe v. Wade in its final opinion this summer almost guarantees a new era of political fighting in Congress over abortion policy, filibuster rules and the most basic rights to health care, privacy and protecting the unborn.
“All of us will have to answer for this vote for the rest of our time in public office,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ahead of Wednesday’s action.
In recent years, abortion access debates in many ways have come to a standstill in Congress, a political draw, as lawmakers faced the limits of trying to move public policy beyond the historic Roe v. Wade court decision.
Bills would routinely come up for votes — to expand or limit abortion services — only to fall along typically party line votes or be stripped out of broader legislative packages.
But the Supreme Court’s conservative 6-3 majority, solidified during the Trump era, has ignited an urgent shift to the forefront in Congress.
McConnell stunned Washington when he said “it’s possible” to see a national abortion ban.
The Republican leader has been a key architect of the Supreme Court’s solid conservative majority, engineering rapid-fire confirmation of three of Donald Trump’s nominees in just four years and changing Senate filibuster rules to push past Democratic objections.
In an interview with USA Today, McConnell recently said, “If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies – not only at the state level but at the federal level – certainly could legislate in that area.”
But on Tuesday McConnell acknowledged that if Republicans become the majority in the Senate they still are unlikely to have enough votes to ban abortion outright.
“The widespread sentiment in my conference is this issue will be dealt with at the state level,” McConnell said. He said Republicans won’t have the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
Likewise, Democrat Brian Schatz of Hawaii said for the other side, “I think we have to be explicit and tell the truth, which is, we don’t currently have the votes.” Still, he said hopefully that if voters elect more senators who favor abortion rights, “we will put this into federal law.”
Both parties face enormous pressure to convince voters they are doing all they can — the Democrats working to preserve abortion access and the Republicans to end it — as they race toward fall when control of Congress is at stake in the elections.
The congressional campaign committees are fundraising off the abortion issue, and working furiously to energize voters who are already primed to engage when such a long-running and important issue for millions of Americans is at stake.
The two Republican senators who support abortion access, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who faces her own reelection in November, and Susan Collins of Maine, have proposed a separate bill that would counter the Supreme Court’s action.
But both senators, who voted to confirm most of Trump’s justices, are expected to stick with their Republican Party this week and block the Democratic bill as too broad.
At the same time, Democrats have largely panned the Collins-Murkowski effort as insufficient, leaving no hopes, for now, of any compromise.
And rank-and-file Republicans distanced themselves from McConnell’s initial remarks, saying an all-out national ban on abortions is not something they can deliver.
“The reality is is that you would never get that done here,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.
Democrats are unconvinced that Republicans, who have fought for years to deny abortion services, would give that fight up now and let the states decide.
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Alexander Mooney wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional
In an early victory for a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate at the start of midterm season, Rep. Alex Mooney on Tuesday beat fellow incumbent Rep. David McKinley in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary.
McKinley was sharply criticized by former President Trump when he broke with his party as one of 13 Republicans to vote with the Democrats to support President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Trump called McKinley a RINO, or “Republican in Name Only” and endorsed McKinley the day Biden signed the infrastructure law.
The two incumbents, who have taken dramatically different approaches to their time in office, were pitted against each other in the state’s 2nd Congressional District after population losses cost West Virginia a U.S. House seat.
West Virginia’s election was the first of five primaries in which two incumbent U.S. House members will compete against each other. It will be followed by similar contests in Georgia and Michigan and in two Illinois districts.
The race was expected to be one of the most-watched on the day’s ballot. The primary came on the heels of a victory by Trump-endorsed conservative JD Vance, author of the bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” who defeated six other candidates to win the Ohio Republican primary for U.S. Senate last week.
Earlier in the night, Trump-endorsed incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Miller breezed to the Republican nomination in West Virginia’s 1st District, defeating four little-known candidates and setting herself on a clear path to reelection.
Miller will vie for her third term in the House in the fall against Democrat Lacy Watson, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Watson, of Bluefield, lost in the 2020 Democratic primary in the former 3rd District.
The vote count was underway in Nebraska, where voters will nominate candidates to fill the seat abandoned by U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican who resigned from office and ended his reelection bid after he was convicted of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign contribution. Fortenberry’s name will still appear on the ballot for the 1st Congressional District because he withdrew after a deadline to certify the ballot, but Sen. Mike Flood, a former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, appears to have the advantage over five other Republican candidates.
In the rural, geographically vast 3rd Congressional District, Republican U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith faces a challenger but is expected to win his party’s nomination. Two Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination within the district, which is overwhelmingly Republican.
In West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, where Mooney secured the Republican nomination, openly gay former Morgantown city councilor Barry Wendell is competing against security operations manager Angela Dwyer in the Democratic primary.
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For the first time since the 2020 season, Trevor Bayne is competing in a national NASCAR series. He drives for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series as part of a partnership that was a long time coming.
Bayne sat down with Heavy on May 10 and discussed his return to NASCAR. He explained that joining JGR was not something that happened quickly. He actually had a relationship with Joe Gibbs and the late JD Gibbs dating back to when he was 15 years old and pursuing a racing career. He did not sign with JGR early in his career, instead opting to join Dale Earnhardt Inc., but this friendship ultimately led to the deal in 2022.
Other factors in the deal were the many “passive” conversations that Bayne had with JGR’s EVP Xfinity Series/Development, Steve Desouza, after his time in the Cup Series came to an end. The two men discussed potentially joining forces over the course of several years. However, there was always the lingering question of whether Bayne could bring some sponsorship to the organization.
“Devotion Nutrition came along and said, ‘Hey, we want to help you restart your career,'” Bayne explained. “‘Like, what does that look like? What does it cost? How many races could we get for this budget?’ And so I called Steve and connected them. Really, that’s the only team that I talked to about it. I didn’t call anybody else because I knew if I could go drive with [crew chief] Jason Ratcliff in the 18 car with Devotion, we’re going to have a shot to win races.”
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Bayne’s schedule includes a solid variety of layouts and surfaces. He already competed at Fontana, Phoenix, and Atlanta. Now he will prepare for races at Nashville Superspeedway (June 25), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (July 16), Las Vegas Motor Speedway (October 15), and Homestead-Miami Speedway (October 22). He didn’t get all of the tracks that he wanted due to other drivers already having scheduled starts, but there was a specific reason behind the ones he chose.
“You’ll notice I picked a lot of like worn-out racetracks and those are kind of the ones that I liked the most,” Bayne said. “Darlington would have been fun. I really like when the driver has to manage the race, manage the tires, and take care of it. And [JGR] has just got really good cars everywhere.”
Another Factor Helped Bayne Join JGR
The friendship and the previous conversations with JGR were the biggest factors in Bayne joining the organization for his return to NASCAR. However, the new format for the 2022 season also played a role.
NASCAR teams only have a limited time to practice at each track and make adjustments. Long gone are the days when the drivers have a long time to practice and make adjustments. Instead, they essentially have to show up and unload ready to compete in the race. The majority of weekends feature 20-minute sessions with the drivers split into two groups.
“I knew if I were to go to a team with sponsorship that was maybe a cheaper-per-race team or whatever, I knew that unloading, you’ve got to be on your game,” Bayne said. “So if you don’t have good simulation tools, if your cars aren’t naturally fast, it isn’t like you can just take experience now and dial a racecar.
“I think that’s really what hurt Kevin Harvick for the last couple of years. For him, he’s got so much of a notebook and experience that Tyler Reddick wouldn’t be able or Ross Chastain wouldn’t be able to go through practice as methodically as Kevin Harvick. But now it’s like what you show up with is what you’ve got pretty much. So it’s on the team for simulation, making fast cars, and wind tunnel on data. And I feel like Gibbs does a great job at that.”
Bayne Has Some Goals for 2022 & Beyond
The first three races of Bayne’s schedule have featured both strong qualifying sessions and time at the front of the pack. He led laps at Fontana, Phoenix Raceway, and Atlanta Motor Speedway before posting two top-five finishes. Bayne was also battling for the lead at the reconfigured AMS before a crash disrupted his afternoon.
There are five races remaining in his part-time schedule, and he has big plans for them. Bayne’s goal is to reach Victory Lane multiple times and potentially set himself up for a packed schedule in upcoming seasons that would involve racing, working as an analyst for FOX Sports, and continuing to run Mahalo Coffee Roasters.
“I think I need to win some races this year,” Bayne said. “I think if we go winless, it’s going to be tough to continue. But I think if I can win two or three races here out of these next five, that it could create other opportunities, whether it be the Cup level or Xfinity level. And that’s my desire.
“Like if I had an opportunity to run 10 races to full-time next year, I would love to do that, along with continuing to do TV. Hopefully, I can delegate more things at Mahalo so I have time to do it all.”
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An Auburn woman who in 1988 was sentenced to 90 years in prison in a product-tampering case that left two dead and prompted national recalls of over-the-counter drugs has filed a petition for compassionate release from federal prison.
Stella Nickell was convicted after police and FBI agents, following months of investigation, concluded she had laced her husband’s Excedrin painkillers with cyanide in order to collect on his insurance, then planted poisoned pills in stores to throw off investigators.
Nickell, who is now 78 and has served 34 years in prison, said in a handwritten petition filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle that her health is failing.
Her husband, Bruce Nickell, collapsed at home in 1986 at the age of 42 after taking several Excedrin tablets for a headache, according to news accounts. He died, as did an Auburn woman, Sue Snow, who apparently picked up a bottle of the tainted tablets from a grocery store, according to news reports and court records.
Records show agents found five contaminated bottles of medicine during a search of Auburn-area grocery stores and pharmacies, prompting widespread recalls of over-the-counter analgesics in the Northwest and elsewhere as health officials and the FBI sought to uncover the source of the poison.
The poisonings resulted in widespread public anxiety, as they came just five years after seven people died in Chicago from poisoned Tylenol capsules, leading to the law under which Nickell was convicted.
The Chicago deaths remain unsolved.
Documents show the Federal Parole Commission denied Nickell parole in 2017 — the first time she was eligible — and recommended she serve the remainder of her sentence.
Her petition, filed in the court of U.S. District Judge James Robart, says that the warden at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., also denied her plea for release last June, stating she is ineligible for parole.
Nickell argued that federal rules make her eligible for release after serving one-third of her sentence, which is set to end in July 2040, when she’s served two-thirds of her full sentence and is 96 years old, according to her pleadings.
Federal inmates can receive credit for time served without discipline, which can knock years off their original sentences.
Nickell said in her petition that she “has several health issues relating to her elderly age” and that the Federal Bureau of Prisons can’t provide her the medical care she needs.
She said she has been a model inmate, with just two minor infractions in more than 34 years of incarceration, and that the director of the Bureau of Prisons has determined she is not a danger to the community.
“There is no proven, or even ‘reasonable,’ probability that I will commit another offense when paroled,” she wrote. “I am 78 years old and this is my first time in prison. I have always respected the officers and staff.”
Nickell maintained her innocence during trial and through her appeals, but her petition casts those claims aside.
“I am accused of ‘not knowing the moral wrong I committed,'” she wrote. “Nobody knows better than I the depth of my heinous offense and how deeply it goes against the ‘accepted standards of conduct.’ I am most remorseful for being responsible for the loss of two human lives.”
Nickell has made arrangements to live with a friend in Las Vegas if she’s released, according to documents filed with her motion.
Thomas Hillier, who defended Nickell at trial and served more than 30 years as the district’s chief Federal Public Defender, believes Nickell should be released.
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The Bioreactors Market Size is to Reach at US$ 2.5 billion and Grow at a Healthy CAGR of 6.7% During Forecasts Period 2022-2028.
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By Material:
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-Single-Use
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-North America [United States, Canada]
-Europe [Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Russia]
-Asia-Pacific [China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, China Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia]
-Latin America [Mexico, Brazil, Argentina]
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KHAMMAM: The way Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is being run, there are fears of it going bankrupt soon. The local body annually earns ₹ 27 crore in the form of property taxes and ₹ 9 crore as rents, water charges and by way of land regularisation. However, its expenditure has been increasing year on year and is now ₹ 45 crore per year.
Sources say KMC’s outsourcing department with 925 workers has a salary bill of ₹ 18 crore per year. However, only 750 of them work, while 175 of them just sign attendance registers and collect their salaries. . Nearly ₹ 3 crore are being wasted this way. It is said the job of 10 outsourcing employees in town planning department is to just collect kickbacks on behalf of officers who give permissions.
On record, the bill for diesel consumed by the corporation is ₹ 3.4 crore per year. ₹ 50 lakh of amount in this account is being swindled.
The enforcement committee of the corporation – comprising tehsildar, fire officer, executive engineer, circle inspector and municipal commissioner – to check irregularities with regard to corporation’s assets, is not working well.
This committee remained a silent spectator when people started grabbing KMC’s land in Nehrunagar. Most of these land grabbers are retired and present municipal employees themselves. Though illegal constructions are rising on the municipal lands, no measures are being taken to protect them.
Further, none bothered when the corporation lost ₹ 4 lakh as demand drafts of this amount related to mutation of properties had not been deposited into KMC’s account within the stipulated time. No action has been taken against the employee responsible for this. The person is on deputation to the municipality from public health department.
Amid this, KMC has bought 50 air-conditioners to fit in the new building of the corporation. They are five times more than those fixed in the old office. These AC units are being fixed even in rooms of clerks. An official, on condition of anonymity, said: “KMC is already paying ₹ 12 crore as power bill per year. This bill will only increase with the number of ACs rising. Funds of the corporation should be spent judiciously. In fact, KMC will have surplus funds if extravagance is checked.”
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Astros’ Verlander loses no-hit bid with 1 out in 8th
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander lost a no-hit bid with one out in the eighth inning when the Minnesota Twins’ Gio Urshela lined a clean single to right field. Verlander was five outs away from completing his fourth no-hitter when Urshela poked his 84th pitch into the outfield. The 39-year-old’s previous no-hitter came in 2019 against Toronto, and he also threw two with the Detroit Tigers. Nolan Ryan holds the major league record with seven no-hitters. Sandy Koufax ranks second with four. Verlander was perfect through four innings before allowing a leadoff walk to Jorge Polanco in the fifth. | https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/05/10/astros-verlander-loses-no-hit-bid-with-1-out-in-8th/ | 2022-05-11T03:09:23Z | https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/05/10/astros-verlander-loses-no-hit-bid-with-1-out-in-8th/ | true | null |
MANILA -- Design stalwart Fanny Serrano, who made an indelible mark mark in hair, make-up and fashion styling, passed on Monday night at 74, more than a year he suffered a massive stroke.
Serrano previously survived a stroke in 2016.
“Papa died peacefully in his sleep between 8:45 to 9 p.m. last night at his residence in Morato, Quezon City,“ his daughter Patpat Miranda told ABS-CBN News Wednesday.
“Ang prayer lang namin huwag siyang masyadong maghirap,“ Miranda related. “And our Lord gave that to him, the blessing of moving on in his sleep.”
Felix Fausto Jr. in real life, Serrano carved a distinctive name in the hair and fashion industry, beginning in the 1970s, defining glamor in showbiz through many of his muses, including Sharon Cuneta, Lorna Tolentino, Amy Austria, among others.
“Pamilya na kami ni Fanny nung teenager pa lang ako,“ recalled Austria. “Marami kaming pinagdaanan at lagi andy'an siya para damayan ka.“
Miranda expressed her gratitude to the outpouring of sympathy and remembrances about Serrano on social media . “Thankful ako sa lahat ng tribute. It comforts our hearts, coming from people whom he touched in his lifetime.”
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Christina on What She Has in Common With Heather
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Omeros Corporation (OMER) CEO Greg Demopulos on Q1 2022 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 10, 2022 4:30 PM ET
Company Participants
Jennifer Williams - Investor Relations
Greg Demopulos - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Jacobsen - Chief Accounting Officer
Cathy Melfi - Chief Regulatory Officer
Steve Whitaker - Chief Clinical Officer
Conference Call Participants
Eric Joseph - JPMorgan
Greg Harrison - Bank of America
Brandon Folkes - Cantor Fitzgerald
Operator
Good afternoon and welcome to today's earnings call for Omeros Corporation. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the company's remarks, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Please be advised that this call is being recorded at the company's request and a replay will be available on the company's website for one week from today.
I'll now turn the call over to Jennifer Williams Investor Relations for Omeros.
Jennifer Williams
Good afternoon and thank you for joining the call today. I'd like to remind you that some of the statements that will be made on the call today will be forward-looking. These statements are based on management's beliefs and expectations as of today only and are subject to change. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially.
Please refer to the special note regarding forward-looking statements and the risk factor section in the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which was filed today with the SEC and the risk factors section of the company's 2021 annual report on Form 10-K for a discussion of these risks and uncertainties.
Now, I would like to turn the call over to Dr. Greg Demopulos Chairman and CEO of Omeros.
Greg Demopulos
Thank you, Jennifer and good afternoon everyone. We appreciate you joining us for today's call. We'll start with a corporate update then an overview of our first quarter 2022 financial results followed by a more detailed financial summary.
Joining me on the call today are Mike Jacobsen, Nadia Dac, Cathy Melfi, and Steve Whitaker, our respective heads of Finance, Commercial, Regulatory, and Clinical.
Let's begin with our MASP-2 program and specifically narsoplimab in stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy or TA-TMA. In February, we had a Type A post-action meeting with FDA following receipt of our complete response letter.
In our briefing package and during the meeting, we addressed all of FDA's stated concerns. FDA was delayed in providing their final meeting minutes to us. When we finally received them, there were no new requests. Yet we found that the division had repeated a number of critiques that we feel had not only been adequately addressed, but also some that we view as demonstrably inaccurate based on FDA's own minutes and other official communications.
After close review and discussions with our legal and regulatory advisers, we began drafting a dispute resolution request an official FDA pathway that allows the sponsor to appeal a decision by an FDA division to a higher deciding authority in the agency, in this case the Office of New Drugs.
With the assistance of our legal and regulatory advisers including recent former FDA office and division directors, we are now completing the draft request. We believe that it lays out a very strong case across all components: our data, the documented regulatory history not only FDA precedent, but precedent established by our specific division, and the literature.
Now, that the document is drafted and we have assessed the strength of both our position and the document our path forward is clear. Based on the strength of our case and on the input and recommendation of our legal and regulatory advisers, we are foregoing negotiation with the division and proceeding directly to dispute resolution.
We believe that this is the most expeditious route to approval. Dispute resolution by design is rapid. Our request is clear and that is regular approval based on the data in our existing BLA.
With respect to timing we're incorporating comments from our advisers and have begun the process of regulatory publishing required prior to submission. We expect to submit within the next couple of weeks.
We are requesting a meeting with the Office of New Drugs. That meeting according to FDA's PDUFA commitments should be held within 30 days of the request. A decision is then to be rendered within 30 days following the meeting.
Although, public statistics indicate that most appeals are denied those statistics are misleading. And the collective experience of our advisers at both Covington & Burling and Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, the good majority of their appeals even if formally denied result in a favorable outcome for the sponsor.
We are confident in our data and in our submission. We believe that narsoplimab should have been approved last fall and we are committed to getting it approved as quickly as possible.
In the meantime, transplanters continue requesting narsoplimab under our compassionate use program for their patients with TA-TMA and we make every attempt to provide it, especially for children.
Two recent examples include two seven-year-old little girls, one in Italy and the other in Australia, one who had failed defibrotide and the other had failed both defibrotide and eculizumab. With narsoplimab treatment, both children have recovered and have been able to return home.
The results from our narsoplimab pivotal trial in TA-TMA were recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology or JCO, one of the premier medical journals and the flagship publication of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Authored by a group of leading international transplanters, the manuscript was published online by JCO a few days prior to the start of Tandem 2022.
Held this year in South Lake City, the Tandem conferences comprised the joint annual meetings of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy or ASTCT and the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.
As part of the conference, Omeros received an award from the president of ASTCT, crediting Omeros for our work in raising awareness of TA-TMA and advancing the medical and scientific understanding in the field.
The keen interest in narsoplimab was palpable among physicians, pharmacists, nurses and patient advocacy groups in attendance at the meeting, underscored by the number of times our newly published manuscript was downloaded from the JCO website, more than 2,000 times during the first week of availability and more than 3,000 times only two short weeks since the Tandem Conference.
In March, at the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation or EBMT, important aspects of TA-TMA and narsoplimab were presented. One presentation reported on a rigorous literature review of the natural history of high-risk TA-TMA, which is the same patient population enrolled in the narsoplimab pivotal trial.
In the literature review patients who received only supportive measures, had just a 23% response rate, even though the definition of response for the literature review was less stringent than that used in the narsoplimab pivotal trial.
Just to refresh your memory, in that pivotal trial Omeros found a 61% response rate to narsoplimab. Another EBMT presentation was a case report on a nine-month old girl at Emory University who had failed treatment with eculizumab whose life the investigator believes was saved by narsoplimab.
All of us at Omeros along with the community of physicians, patients and caregivers searching for an effective therapy for TA-TMA look forward to wider availability of narsoplimab following regulatory approval and we expect that we will get there.
Our narsoplimab IgA nephropathy program also has made good progress. Enrollment in our Phase III ARTEMIS-IGAN trial has accelerated and we continue to target reading out nine-month data on proteinuria in the first half of next year.
The trial is assessing both an overall population of IgAN patients with baseline proteinuria greater than or equal to 1 gram per day and a population of patients with more severe disease whose baseline proteinuria is at least 2 grams of proteinuria per day.
The trial is designed so that either population can support accelerated or regular approval. Our IgAN efforts in China are also proving successful. Our investigational new drug application for narsoplimab and IgAN was approved in China and we look forward to completing the few remaining regulatory requirements and initiating enrollment there as soon as possible.
Our Phase 3 narsoplimab trial in patients with aHUS also is ongoing, although, as previously, reported this program has been deprioritized relative to our other MASP-2 and MASP-3 programs.
Narsoplimab is also being evaluated for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the I-SPY platform trial, sponsored by Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative. The trial has evaluated multiple drugs as potential COVID-19 therapeutics and to date none have been publicly reported to show a benefit relative to the background therapy in the trial.
We are limited in what we can say about the trial per our agreement with Quantum. We can confirm though that in the latter part of last year, concurrent with stopping enrollment in the narsoplimab treatment arm, Quantum initiated discussions regarding additional clinical work focused on narsoplimab. For various reasons, that study did not go forward.
We would very much like to report the data to-date and are working collaboratively with Quantum to finalize analysis. As soon as we can, we all look forward to sharing the outcome of the trial.
Meanwhile, work at the Omeros-Cambridge Center for Complement and Inflammation Research or OC3IR continues to provide important contributions to the field's understanding of the mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 and the pathophysiology of COVID-19.
A manuscript by Ali et al. published last month in Frontiers in Immunology detailed the secondary infection in COVID-19. A significant cause of morbidity and mortality in COVID is driven by complement hyperactivation, most likely lectin-pathway hyperactivation. A second manuscript, delayed to include additional new data has now been submitted for publication and demonstrates that, in fact, it is hyperactivation of the lectin pathway that causes complement dysfunction in acute severe COVID-19 and that narsoplimab rapidly normalizes complement function, restoring the body's infection fighting ability.
As more and more research from groups around the world is published, demonstrating the importance of complement in COVID-19 and specifically, the central role of the lectin pathway interest continues to increase in narsoplimab, as a treatment for acute severe COVID-19 and also potentially, as prevention or treatment of long COVID or PASC. This has resulted in receptive discussions with Biden administration COVID-19 advisors, and principals at NIH. Our team continues to advance research in both acute severe and long COVID-19.
With respect to life cycle management for our MASP-2 program OMS1029, our long-acting second-generation MASP-2 antibody, is advancing quickly. Having successfully completed nonclinical toxicology studies, without a safety signal of concern, the Phase I trial is planned to begin this summer. With expected dosing in humans of once monthly, to even once quarterly OMS1029, allows us to pursue a range of indications complementary to those of narsoplimab. We've also made good progress on our small molecule MASP-2 inhibitors, designed for oral administration and we're driving to advance a lead oral candidate to the clinic, as soon as possible.
Let's now turn to OMIDRIA. As we discussed, on our year-end earnings call, OMIDRIA completed the strategic divestiture to Rayner Surgical last December. The transaction with Rayner, required us to classify all historical OMIDRIA revenue and expenses into discontinued operations, as well as, to record the royalties we earn as a reduction of the OMIDRIA contract royalty asset on our balance sheet.
Our royalty rate for US net sales of OMIDRIA, is 50%. Given the required reclassification of OMIDRIA revenues and expenses, our revenues for the first quarter were reported as zero and our net loss from continuing operations recorded as $35 million compared to $45.3 million in the prior year quarter. Our overall loss for the current quarter was $33 million, or $0.53 per share compared to $35.1 million or $0.57 per share in the first quarter of last year. Our noncash expenses were $4.2 million or $0.07 per share, compared to the same quarter last year of $4.1 million and $0.07 per share.
In total, our change in cash and investments from year-end was a decrease of $15 million. Rayner reported OMIDRIA net sales of $27.8 million for the first quarter. This represents an approximately, 31% increase over the $21.1 million of sales for the first quarter of 2021.
As I mentioned, we earn royalties at 50% of Rayner net sales, which translates to $13.8 million. As discussed in prior calls, when considering the royalty we receive and the reduction in our operating costs, we retain approximately 70% of the OMIDRIA operating profit when royalties are at 50% of OMIDRIA net sales.
During the quarter, we worked closely with Rayner to help ensure a smooth transition of the product the teams and all operations with minimal disruption to customers. By all indications, the transition has gone very well. The first quarter typically is the lowest quarter for cataract procedure volume and as a consequence has historically been the weakest for OMIDRIA sales, and we expect OMIDRIA revenues to continue to grow.
As of March 31, 2022, we had $142.2 million of cash and investments on hand available to support ongoing operations. As previously noted, this is a decrease of $15 million from December 31, 2021. We also have $16.3 million of receivables, primarily OMIDRIA royalties related to the first quarter, which will be collected this month.
Going forward OMIDRIA royalties will be paid monthly within 60 days of being earned. In addition, we have a $150 million at-the-market sales agreement, which we have not used. Also, under the terms of the Rayner transaction Omeros is eligible to receive a $200 million milestone, if before 2025, separate payment for OMIDRIA is secured for a continuous period of at least four years.
One vehicle through which the $200 million milestone could be achieved is the enactment of the NOPAIN Act, which has been introduced in both chambers of commerce, and would provide separate payment for a renewable period of five years for non-opioid pain management drugs like OMIDRIA in ambulatory surgery centers or ASCs, as well as in hospital outpatient departments or HOPDs.
Currently, CMS pays separately for OMIDRIA in the ASCs only. So the enactment of NOPAIN would expand separate payment to HOPDs as well. Efforts to advance the NOPAIN Act are being led nationally by voices for non-opioid choices and the legislation has been endorsed by more than 80 major medical societies patient advocacy groups and prevention and recovery organizations across the country.
The legislation is good policy and enjoys strong bipartisan and bicameral support in Congress, with sponsors and cosponsors now numbering 48 Senators and 99 Representatives. Most recently, the 98 member new Democrat Coalition one of the largest and most influential caucuses in the House of Representatives has endorsed the NOPAIN Act, making it a key part of the coalition's legislative agenda for this summer.
So wrapping up. With the divestiture of OMIDRIA we have a passive but substantial funding source to help finance Omeros' biotech portfolio, which is focused on immunology, including what many believe is the premier complement franchise in the industry and our novel immuno-oncology programs and on addiction.
Having already discussed narsoplimab and our MASP-2 program, let's move now to OMS906, our antibody targeting MASP-3. MASP-3 is the key activator of the alternative pathway of complement. After having received scientific advice from the UKs health authority MHRA, we submitted our clinical trial application and remain on schedule to initiate a Phase Ib trial this summer.
The trial will evaluate OMS906 in patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria or PNH, who have an unsatisfactory response to the C5 inhibitor ravulizumab. We previously completed a Phase I study in healthy subjects and results showed high-level suppression of alternative pathway activity, favorable pharmacokinetics and a good safety profile.
While there can be no guarantees based on well-documented mechanism of action animal data and our Phase I results, we expect that OMS906 will be effective in PNH addressing both intravascular and extravascular hemolysis. We and others in the industry regard MASP-3 as the premier drug target in the alternative pathway and expect that OMS906 will have significant advantages over other agents on the market or in development to treat PNH.
Those potential advantages include: one efficacy. Unlike C5 inhibitors OMS906 is expected to inhibit intravascular and to prevent extravascular red blood cell destruction. Two safety. Unlike other agents on the market for PNH OMS906 has been shown to leave intact the infection fighting ability of the adaptive immune response.
Three dosing. Unlike Factor B and C3 inhibitors, which are currently dosed twice daily or twice weekly OMS906 is planned for once monthly to once quarterly administration. And finally, other drugs in the complement systems alternative pathway are what are referred to as acute phase reactants meaning that the blood concentration of those targets fluctuate substantially with inflammation.
This can make dosing drugs that interact with those targets challenging leading to under or over dosing. To the best of our knowledge, MASP-3 is not an acute phase reactant meaning that the dosing of OMS906 can be more precise. We look forward to beginning dosing in PNH patients soon.
Turning now to OMS527. Given resource constraints, we've prioritized our complement clinical programs over those of our phosphodiesterase 7 or PDE7 inhibitor program. We previously successfully completed a Phase I study of the lead molecule in this program.
Discussions are underway regarding securing third-party funding for continued development of OMS527. We're also exploring the potential of our PDE7 inhibitors to improve dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease. More than 50% of Parkinson's patients develop L-DOPA induced dyskinesias following prolonged L-DOPA treatment.
In collaboration with Emory University, we're evaluating our compounds in relevant primate Parkinson's disease models. We've previously shown that the PDE7 inhibitors improve outcomes in models of Parkinson's through modulation of the dopaminergic system. And we've established a broad intellectual property estate covering the use of PDE7 inhibitors for not only the treatment of addiction and compulsive disorders, but for the treatment of motor disorders, including Parkinson's disease.
Finally, let's turn now to our immuno-oncology programs. We continue to focus on methods to improve the effectiveness of current cancer therapies. GPR174 is one of the 54 orphan G protein-coupled receptors or GPCRs that we have unlocked in our GPCR platform. And we continue to explore modulators of the GPR174 receptor as a means of significantly improving the tumor killing effects of current therapies, including adenosine pathway inhibitors and checkpoint inhibitors.
Additionally, we're advancing research on technology that may improve the potency and durability of a top two T cell therapies. We validated our novel approach, which enforces memory phenotypes in cultured T cells through a previously unexplored pathway in an aggressive mouse tumor model and we're building a broad and exclusive intellectual property position around our platform.
We believe that our novel approach has the potential to improve response rates for patients receiving either engineered or native T cell therapies for liquid or solid tumors and are continuing to explore the application of this technology to human CAR-T and adoptive T cell therapy systems.
With that, I'll turn the call over to Mike Jacobsen our Chief Accounting Officer for a more detailed discussion of our first quarter financial results. Mike?
Mike Jacobsen
Thanks Greg. As Greg briefly discussed on December 23, Rayner acquired OMIDRIA in the associated business operations. The sale required us to restate our financial statements for all periods in two components: one, continuing operations; and the second, discontinued operations. This means that all historical OMIDRIA revenue and operating expenses are shown in a single-line in our income statement as discontinued operations.
All of our other activities are included in continuing operations. The OMIDRIA transaction, includes royalties on worldwide sales. Omeros will continue to receive royalties of 50% of net sales of OMIDRIA in the U.S. until earlier of January 1, 2025 or the payment of the $200 million milestone. Thereafter, we'll receive a 30% royalty on U.S. net sales for the duration of the relevant patent terms, which extends to at least 2033.
We will also receive a 15% royalty on any non-U.S. net sales of OMIDRIA over the life of the relevant patents. From an overall standpoint, considering the U.S. royalties and a reduction in operating expenses, we will receive approximately 70% of the U.S. operating profit when royalties are at 50% and over 40% when the royalty is 30%.
Turning to our actual results. Our net loss for the first quarter was $33 million or $0.53 per share. This compares to $35.1 million loss or $0.57 per share in the prior year first quarter. Our non-cash expenses for this quarter were $4.2 million or $0.07 per share compared to $4.1 million and $0.07 per share in the prior year quarter.
As of March 31, 2022, we had $142 million of cash and investments available for general operations. This is a $15 million decrease from the December 31 balance. We also have $16 million in royalty and trade receivables that we will collect this quarter. In addition, we have an at-the-market sales agreement that allows us to sell from time to time, up to $150 million of our common stock. Continuing operating costs and expenses for the first quarter were $35 million. This is a decrease of $10 million from the first quarter last year after reclassifying first quarter 2021 OMIDRIA operating expenses of $6.4 million to discontinued operations.
The decrease in continuing operating cost was primarily due to reduced narsoplimab manufacturing activities and reduced narsoplimab prelaunch marketing activities. We continue to gate our narsoplimab sales and marketing spend until the timing of the FDA approval is clear. Additionally, we continue to expense any narsoplimab manufacturing costs until timing of approval in the US is certain. Interest expense for the first quarter was $5 million and consistent with the previous year quarter.
Now let's look at discontinued operations. As you may recall from our year-end earnings call, upon the closing of the Rayner transaction we recorded a $185 million OMIDRIA contract royalty asset, which represents the minimum expected net present value of future US royalty payments. These minimum expected future royalties are quite conservative as the amount is a net present value computation using a double-digit discount rate. The assessment includes the 24.5% income tax rate, most of which we expect to avoid through the use of our historic net operating losses and tax credits.
And the computed amount is intended to ensure that no downward adjustment whatsoever to the OMIDRIA contract royalty asset would be would need to be made in the future. In the first quarter the actual royalties earned from OMIDRIA sales was $13.8 million. This amount was recorded as a reduction in the OMIDRIA contract royalty asset on our balance sheet.
Additionally, we recorded $7 million of income in discontinued operations in our income statement, recognizing for accounting purposes the interest earned on the OMIDRIA contract royalty asset and remeasurement adjustments. Now let's take a look at our expected second quarter results. We expect overall operating costs from continuing operations in the second quarter to increase modestly from those of the first quarter due to the timing of planned, research and development activities and the timing of certain employee-related costs.
Interest expense for the second quarter should be consistent with the first quarter at approximately $5 million. Income from discontinued operations should be similar to the $6 million we recognized in the first quarter.
With that, I'll turn the call back over to Greg. Hey, Greg?
Greg Demopulos
Thanks Mike. Let's open the call to questions, operator. Thank you.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Eric Joseph with JPMorgan. Your line is open.
Greg Demopulos
Hi. Good morning.
Eric Joseph
Hi. Good evening. Thanks for taking my questions. Thanks.
Just a couple from us, first on the narsoplimab like, there have been a lot of dispute resolutions that we can refer to here. So I'm curious, to just get a sense of what the -- really the rosiest outcome could be from the dispute process.
Is it an automatic approval, full approval, if CDER's decision were to be overturned? And I wonder whether there's a middle ground that you might be arguing for perhaps like an accelerated approval or conditional approval as you contemplate this? And then, I'll -- a second question as a follow-up.
Greg Demopulos
Okay. Sure. Let me address it. And then, I'll hand it off to regulatory as well. Look, what we are requesting is, regular approval based on the information the data that are in our existing BLA.
What is the optimal outcome? The optimal outcome would be agreement with that, which we think is quite clear and well supported. And that would then lead to label discussions and we're off to the races.
Your question about: Is there some mid-ground? As I mentioned, I think in the prepared comments, Covington & Burling and Hyman, Phelps & McNamara have substantial experience in these.
And collectively, the outcomes on those that they have worked with are that it is favorable for the company. How that would play out for us, we just need to see. But frankly, I think that when you look at our data, which are published, when you look at what we have said publicly about the regulatory history -- and I can just assure you that those comments are absolutely accurate.
If you look at the precedent of this division with similarly situated drugs, in similar indications meaning, life-threatening indications and then you look at the literature. You put all of that together we believe -- and I think that that is the royal we and I would extend that to our advisers believe that look, we have a very strong case here.
For whatever reason, what is coming back is sort of this un-interpretability of the results. And we just don't see it that way and frankly either, do the experts, who do these procedures. And it was quite disappointing frankly, mainly when we came out the Type A meeting, we felt that that had been a constructive meeting, in fact a quite constructive meeting.
We had addressed every one of the concerns that were raised either in the briefing package or in the meeting itself. And we thought we had made really good headway, and that we were being very collaborative about what we were trying to do.
And that's why the meeting minutes that came back were surprising, and frankly I think triggered a reassessment what our next step would be, and which path would be the most expeditious. And that's how we've come to this. We believe we will be successful and we believe that this path provides us success in the shortest amount of time.
But let me see if -- Cathy if you agree, disagree with any of my statements or want to add something additional.
Cathy Melfi
Sure. Thanks Greg. Really all I have to add is, kind of, procedurally speaking in terms of getting a favorable outcome from this formal dispute resolution if the Office of New Drugs agrees with us that the information in the BLA supports approval, procedurally speaking we would have to then put a submission back into the division and then they would classify that as a Class I resubmission because it wouldn't have new data or new analysis in it. And so procedurally FDA then has two months from our submission to reach their final decision. And it's during those two months that as Greg mentioned we'd be talking about final label language. And hopefully they wouldn't even take the two months. But again just procedurally speaking that's basically how it works. But again I think Greg did a nice summary of kind of where we are and the discussion we had at the post-action meeting.
Eric Joseph
Okay, great. Actually these all are quite helpful. And maybe just a follow-up if I could on OMIDRIA. And as it relates to the commercial milestone, you alluded to the NOPAIN act and possible passing legislature -- legislation as a trigger. I just wonder whether there are any other routes by which you might be able to have secure separate Part B payment for that four-year period. I mean as we think about the -- my sense of the review cycle that typically the separate payment is reviewed on an annual basis. Is there any chance that the review cycle might extend beyond more than a year or for multiple years? Yeah.
Greg Demopulos
Understood. The answer is that in fact OMIDRIA's separate payment under the non-opioid exclusion does not come up automatically every year. CMS’s decision on it was a going forward decision, meaning one that does not need to be renewed every year. CMS made the decision that OMIDRIA qualifies under the non-opioid exclusion for separate payment full stop.
So again, we follow the OPPS rules that come out annually. We look carefully at those. But this policy has been in place with CMS since 2019. So we expect particularly given the opioid pandemic that's currently underway that this is not something that CMS is going to meaningfully change. And again the data that are published -- OMIDRIA meets all of the criteria for separate payment. So it's not an annual renewal.
Eric Joseph
Okay. Okay. Thanks for the color and thanks for taking the questions.
Operator
Thank you. Our next question comes from Greg Harrison with Bank of America. Your line is open.
Greg Harrison
Good afternoon. Thanks for taking our questions. So after the Type A meeting, what were the critiques that you reference in your press release and in your remarks that were repeated by the agency? And how had you addressed those critiques? And what about your responses to them did the agency disagree with?
Greg Demopulos
Yes. Hi Greg. Thanks for the question. Look, we aren't going to litigate or discuss the specifics of this publicly. I don't think that's going to be helpful to us. But I can say that, there were specific critiques that were laid out by the division in the CRO. And we painstakingly addressed every single one of those critiques. And in a number of cases that wasn't the first time frankly that we had seen or responded to those same critiques. And I think that they were -- our responses were on point and that the responses were quite clear. And so, it is surprising to us that some of that came back as a refrain. And I think that we have addressed those and we think that those responses that we've provided are abundantly clear. And this is why -- I mean this was not an easy decision for us as to what we were going to do. We were surprised by the minutes coming back. And we really needed to draft as I said earlier the request and evaluate that objectively and not only internally, but with our outside experts to look at that and to look at our case overall. And I think given the strength of the case and the strength of our responses that document and other documents that we feel really, look it's kind of time to just move on and get this thing fixed. And that's what we're trying to do. Again, let me see if -- Cathy you've got any comments?
Cathy Melfi
Sure. Thanks, Greg. I think we said before that, FDA's critiques involved difficulty interpreting treatment response. And at the Type A meeting, we were able to address these. We -- as Greg said, we felt it was a constructive meeting in that -- maybe it was a teleconference as required by FDA. But we felt that we had made good progress toward approval. And so again to get the minutes back and not even on time and to feel like some of the same critiques the difficulty interpreting the data were still there.
Again, after reviewing what we pulled together, speaking to a lot of experts including ex-FDA people, we feel that this process that FDA has in place specifically for this purpose is the best way to move forward and so that's the route that we're taking.
Greg Harrison
Got it. Understood. And then on the dispute resolution pathway, Greg you mentioned some -- that you have a database of examples of companies that have gone through this pathway. Do you have any information on how many of them were successful the first time around as is your goal? And what gives you the confidence that that's I think in your view likely to happen potentially and that the FDA would essentially overrule itself at that point?
Greg Demopulos
Yes. As I said if you look at Covington & Burling and Hyman Phelps & McNamara, both groups that we use frankly both for legal and regulatory advice -- now the collective experience there has been that -- and let me back up a moment and just kind of put this in context Greg.
If you go to the published statistics, the statistics will say that well less than half of these are successful. But success is defined as whether the specific application is granted. And what ends up happening at least in our understanding with these two firms that do certainly a large amount of these relative to other firms is that in the good majority of these cases that the outcome is favorable for the company.
So, obviously, we're betting. And I think on appropriate data and based on our own BLA that we're going to be successful here. So, again, all of these things have been factored in which is why it took us a bit to get to this decision. But at some point kind of going back and forth and discussing the same specific sets of critiques responding to those critiques and then having them come back again every time that takes time right?
You're going through Type A or Type B meetings and those take time. And our position was just, look for whatever reason there's a difficulty interpreting the data within the division. And it is a complex indication and it is a complex -- complication of a complex disease set, right? We're talking about stem cell transplantation and the complication of stem cell transplantation. So, the complexity is a factorial issue. But we believe that the data are abundantly clear. And I would frankly love to get into the details of that. I don't think that's going to be productive here. I can just tell you that our position is that we should carry the day. So we're confident. Is that a guarantee? Of course, it's not a guarantee. But I and our team are confident in the outcome and also in the approach. And so when you look at that success, that Covington and Hyman, Phelps have had, I think we're making the right bet.
Greg Harrison
Got it. Thanks again for taking the question.
Operator
Thank you. Our next question comes from Brandon Folkes with Cantor Fitzgerald. Your line is open.
Brandon Folkes
Hi. Thanks for taking my questions and thank you for all the updates. Greg, I hear your confidence in prevailing in this dispute resolution process. But can you just maybe help us think through the other scenario, if you don't prevail. Could you provide any color in terms of maybe what the FDA is asking for or what the path forward may be here? I mean, are you committed to an additional trial? You have a tremendously deep pipeline. Just taking the other side of the coin. But glad to hear your confidence? Thank you.
Greg Demopulos
Sure Brandon. Thanks. Well, no look, I think that certainly we have considered what the other side of that coin would look like. But remember that we are the ones that propose to FDA what we would do. FDA has requested additional information, as we have explained previously. We believe that we have met -- not just met, but exceeded the threshold for substantial evidence of effectiveness with this drug. And so our position here is that, look we've done it. And for whatever reason we're not communicating on this point. So let's go to another group and let's get this effectively adjudicated. So the result of not being successful on that I think -- look as I said the majority of these come back with something favorable for the company.
What would that mean? I can't speak to that right now. But again, I think that our position is that we will be successful. We warrant a successful outcome. The BLA warrants a successful outcome. And we are looking forward to getting this process ongoing and then behind us and having this drug approved. I mean again Cathy, Steve any additional comments?
Cathy Melfi
None for me. Thanks.
Steve Whitaker
The data is strong, Greg, and I agree with you completely that in my view, there's certainly substantial evidence of effectiveness. And when we compare it to historical precedent. There's certainly strong evidence here.
Greg Demopulos
And I think Steve raises a good point. I know I mentioned it earlier, but I just want to underscore it, they're substantial precedent, not just within FDA, but within this specific division. And those precedents are certainly when compared to what we have produced, we think again put our BLA in a substantially favorable light. And I think that again, when you look at the data as Steve said, when you look at the precedent, when you look at the literature and when you look at the regulatory history, you put all that together it is just very hard for us to understand frankly, why we were not approved in October of last year. But -- how someone looking at this truly objectively, could come to some other outcome. Of course, that can always happen. But we've tried very hard to look at this as critically, as we can: "Where are the shortcomings? Where can we strengthen?" But I've got to tell you, our collective view is this BLA warranted approval and certainly continues to warrant approval. And we expect to be successful.
Operator
Okay. I'm showing no further questions, at this time. I'd like to, turn the call back to Dr. Demopulos for closing remarks.
Greg Demopulos
Well, thank you again, everyone, for joining the call today. We look forward, as I said, to completing the dispute resolution process quickly and bringing narsoplimab over the finish line. In parallel, our other programs continue pushing forward. Near-term value-driving milestones are coming up throughout 2022. We'll continue to keep you updated on our progress, as always. We appreciate your continued support and we hope you all have a good evening. Take care.
Operator
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Royals vs. Orioles Friday night game postponed due to rain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals announced Friday afternoon that game one of their three game series against the Baltimore Orioles had been postponed until Saturday. According to the Orioles twitter...
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There is growing concern that the increased use of credit cards, along with rising interest rates, may lead to higher debt.
"Basically half of credit cardholders are carrying expensive credit card debt, and the average, according to Experian, is $5,525," Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate.com said.
Rossman said new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicated a slight drop in consumer debt, but it followed three-quarters of steep rising debt.
He said Americans had been doing a good job of paying down debt during the pandemic, largely because of reduced spending and stimulus money.
But now, more people are spending, and keeping up with inflation has put a strain on household finances.
"I don't want to use it [a credit card] anymore, but sometimes you have to," said Josie Corcino of West Palm Beach, Florida.
Rising interest rates are also forcing credit card balances to rise. Rossman said he expects credit card rates to reach, on average, near 19% by the end of 2022.
He recommends consumers try to transfer balances to zero-rate cards.
"Don't just kick the can down the road," Rossman said. "Don't treat it as a shell game to move money around because if you only make minimum payments, you'll have a lot left at the end of the term, and then the interest rate skyrockets."
He advises taking the balance and dividing it by the number of zero rate months to come up with a monthly payment to pay off debt.
This story was originally published by Matt Sczesny of WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida. | https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/national/credit-card-debt-creeping-up-nationwide-as-consumers-paying-more-with-plastic | 2022-05-11T03:21:32Z | https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/national/credit-card-debt-creeping-up-nationwide-as-consumers-paying-more-with-plastic | true | 13 |
Auston Matthews scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
Toronto leads the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 at Tampa Bay on Thursday.
William Nylander had a goal and two assists for Toronto. John Tavares added a goal and an assist and Morgan Rielly also scored.
Jack Campbell had a solid game in goal with some big saves among the 32 shots he stopped for the Maple Leafs.
Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh scored for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov added two assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves for Tampa Bay.
Behind 2-1 after 40 minutes, Toronto scored twice early in the third period when the teams were playing with four skaters each. Rielly scored on a 26-footer at 3:01 of the third period, and Nylander scored from the left circle at 4:14.
McDonagh’s shot from the left circle found the top corner to tie the game at 8:17 of the third.
Soon after Campbell made a superb save, Matthews finished a breakout by scoring on the rebound from Mitchell Marner’s shot at 13:54.
Tampa Bay took a 2-0 lead in the first period with two goals a minute apart. Stamkos scored from the slot at 5:19 of the first on a pass from Kucherov.
Hedman scored a power-play goal at 6:11 on a shot from the high slot through traffic. T.J. Brodie was off for hooking.
Tampa Bay had a two-man advantage for 30 seconds but could not score. Nylander, the first player penalized, had a breakaway after leaving the box and was stopped by Vasilevskiy.
Tampa Bay led 14-4 in shots on goal after one period.
Tavares scored a power-play goal on a deflection of Nylander’s shot at 3:35 of the second period. Tampa Bay had been penalized for having too many men on the ice.
Against the flow of the game at 15:15 of the second, Ondrej Palat had a breakaway after a steal in the neutral zone, but Campbell stopped him.
Tampa Bay had a 23-18 advantage in shots on goal after two periods. | https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/maple-leafs-come-back-to-top-lightning-take-3-2-series-lead/ | 2022-05-11T03:21:46Z | https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/maple-leafs-come-back-to-top-lightning-take-3-2-series-lead/ | false | 5 |
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Make no mistake: If U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization becomes final without significant revisions, abortion will once again become a crime in the United States. And it won’t just become a crime in some states. If Republicans regain control of Congress in 2022 and the White House in 2024, there’s a very real possibility that abortion could become a federal offense.
To understand how this could happen, it’s necessary to grasp the sweeping and patently ideological nature of Alito’s draft. The draft overrules both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the twin pillars of the federal constitutional right to abortion. The opinion doesn’t just chip away at the federal right or uphold Mississippi’s statute banning nearly all abortions after fifteen weeks—it abolishes the federal right entirely and without limitation.
“Our nation’s history actually does support a right to abortion for much of early pregnancy.”
Alito stresses that both the Roe and Casey decisions were “egregiously wrong” from the start because the word “abortion” doesn’t appear anywhere in the first eight amendments to the Constitution, or anywhere else in our national charter. As a result, he writes, abortion cannot be deemed a right explicitly reserved to the people.
Alito also argues that abortion cannot be considered an implied or “unenumerated” right under the Fourteenth Amendment—as Roe and Casey held—because the right is not “deeply rooted in our history and tradition.” To the contrary, he contends, when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868, “three quarters of the States [had] made abortion a crime at all stages in pregnancy.”
Against this backdrop, Alito concludes the court is free to overrule both Roe and Casey—decided in 1973 and 1992, respectively—unconstrained by the doctrine of stare decisis, which holds that courts must adhere to precedent. But not to worry. Alito’s draft assures us that overruling Roe and Casey is a good thing, and will benefit everyone by returning the issue of abortion to “the people’s representatives.”
To drive home the point, Alito likens his draft to Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and officially ended segregation in public schools. “Some of our most important constitutional decisions have overruled prior precedents,” he notes, equating his draft to Brown, and Roe and Casey to the dreaded Plessy.
The truth, of course, is the exact opposite. While controversial, Roe and Casey were decided squarely in line with prior Supreme Court precedents that extended the concept of liberty under the Fourteenth Amendment to privacy interests like the right to interracial marriage (Loving v. Virginia, 1967), the right to obtain contraceptives (Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965), and the right to not be sterilized without consent (Skinner v. Oklahoma, 1942).
Nor is it true that abortion at all stages was mostly illegal before Roe. As University of Illinois history professor Leslie J. Reagan explained in her definitive study, When Abortion Was a Crime, “During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, abortion of early pregnancy was legal under common law. Abortions were illegal only after ‘quickening,’ the point at which a pregnant woman could feel the movements of the fetus (approximately the fourth month of pregnancy).”
The belief that life starts at conception, one of the primary arguments on the religious right for blanket, no-exception abortion bans, is also relatively new. “At conception and the earliest stage of pregnancy before quickening, no one believed that a human life existed; not even the Catholic Church took this view,” Reagan wrote. “Rather, the popular ethic regarding abortion and common law were grounded in the female experience of their own bodies.”
Alito fails to mention that the impetus to outlaw abortion began only in the 1850s, spurred by the fledgling American Medical Association’s desire to gain control over the practice of medicine and curtail the work of midwives and homeopaths.
The AMA’s crusade, Reagan instructed, was a form of backlash against the rising aspirations of women and thus “antifeminist at its core.”
In a Los Angeles Times op-ed published on May 4, entitled “The Supreme Court Flunks Abortion History,” Aaron Tang, a law professor at the University of California, Davis, delivered a smackdown of Alito’s scholarship.
With Roe gone, marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights will likely be the next to fall. If these federal protections are stripped away, states which still have draconian sodomy laws on the books could begin enforcing them once more.
“Our nation’s history actually does support a right to abortion for much of early pregnancy,” Tang advised. “The best evidence is that only sixteen of thirty-seven states banned pre-quickening abortions when the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified. In the other twenty-one states, abortion remained perfectly lawful through roughly sixteen weeks of pregnancy.”
So much for fairness and accuracy.
If Alito’s draft becomes final, abortion will likely become illegal in twenty-six states, according to the Guttmacher Institute. These include states that enacted laws before Roe that have never been removed from the books; states with so-called “trigger” laws that will take effect automatically when Roe is overruled; and states with constitutional bans that will be activated and enforced post-Roe.
The new abortion bans will also spark criminal prosecutions. According to an analysis by Forbes, once Roe is jettisoned, performing an abortion will become a felony in more than a dozen states.
While most prosecutions likely will be directed at doctors and clinics, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) warned in a comprehensive report last year that state laws defining “personhood” to include fetuses will “expand the reach of criminal liability” for pregnant people who self-induce miscarriages. Just last week, in response to the leak of Alito’s draft opinion, the Louisiana state legislature advanced a bill that if enacted will classify abortion as homicide.
And there is no reason to believe the GOP and the “right-to-life” movement will stop at the state level. In an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief submitted in the Dobbs case, Princeton University professor Robert George and University of Adelaide professor John Finn argued that “unborn children” are persons from the moment of conception and that Congress has the power to enact legislation protecting the unborn. Alito’s draft cites Gage and Finn’s brief with approval, albeit in a footnote.
In a May 6 interview with USA Today, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell gave the game away, saying that a national abortion ban would be on the agenda if the Supreme Court overturns Roe.
“[I]f and when the court makes a final decision, I expect everybody will be more definitive,” McConnell said. “But I don’t think it’s much [of a] secret where Senator Republicans stand on that issue.”
There is already a federal statute that makes the performance of “partial birth abortions” a felony. In 2007, the Supreme Court upheld the statute in Gonzales v. Carhart by a vote of 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Clarence Thomas and Alito in the majority.
All it would take for a more comprehensive federal ban to take effect is a Republican-controlled Senate that carves out an exception to the filibuster rule for fetal personhood legislation, and the reelection of Donald Trump or the installation of another ultra-right candidate to sign the legislation into law.
And then there is the domino-effect that overturning Roe will have on other privacy issues. With Roe gone, marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights will likely be the next to fall. If these federal protections are stripped away, states which still have draconian sodomy laws on the books could begin enforcing them once more. After decades of condemning liberal justices for lacking impartiality and engaging in “judicial activism,” the conservative supermajority dominating the Supreme Court appears more than willing to use judicial power to remake the United States into a white Christian nationalist country.
But the true majority—Americans who support abortion rights and democracy—are not powerless. We have the numbers and the incentives to mobilize in the streets and at the ballot box to overwhelm the radical right and force passage of state and federal legislation in support of civil liberties and civil rights.
It will take time, but if necessary, we can even win legislation to expand the number of Justices on the Supreme Court to bring the court in line with the needs and values of the twenty-first century. We only have to realize our power and commit ourselves to using it. | https://progressive.org/latest/alito-criminalization-of-abortion-blum-220510/ | 2022-05-11T03:23:10Z | https://progressive.org/latest/alito-criminalization-of-abortion-blum-220510/ | false | 1 |
DES MOINES — Iowa has one of the nation’s most restrictive laws for when an individual can file civil claims concerning sexual abuse of a child.
Statehouse Democrats are pushing to change that.
Last year, Iowa repealed its statute of limitations on criminal charges for child sex abuse. But that new law did not include a similar repeal of the statute of limitations on civil claims, under which victims can seek financial damages.
At this time, an Iowan has until his or her 19th birthday to file civil claims for child sexual abuse.
That makes Iowa one of 11 states that caps the time when an individual can file civil claims at 25 years old or younger, according to the national advocacy organization Child USA.
A dozen states have no statute of limitations on civil claims for child sex abuse, according to Child USA.
Democratic state lawmakers are pushing their Republican colleagues — who are in the agenda-setting majorities in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature — to pass legislation that would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil claims over child sex abuse.
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Sen. Janet Petersen, a Democrat from Des Moines, said state lawmakers could be passing legislation while the Legislature is held up due to Republicans negotiating over the final bills of this year’s session.
“This is the perfect time for the two parties to come together and get rid of our worst-in-the-nation ranking for child sex abuse,” Petersen said recently on the Iowa Senate floor. “We have a bill that’s ready to go.”
Democrats proposed Senate File 32, but it has received no legislative attention this session. The spokesman for Senate Republican leadership did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Petersen in her floor remarks referred to an opinion piece co-written by Kylie DeWees, who is an Iowan, a law student and a survivor of child sexual abuse. DeWees’ piece appeared in The Gazette.
“(DeWees) would have more rights in 44 other states to go after her abuser for something as simple as even paying her therapy expenses,” Petersen said. “But in Iowa, she has no justice, no access to the courts.”
In the opinion piece — co-written with Kathryn Robb, executive director of CHILD USAdvocacy and also a survivor of child sex abuse — DeWees and Robb argue that the statute of limitations on civil claims provides shelter for some perpetrators of child sex abuse, because not all cases are tried criminally. | https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa-dems-seek-to-end-statute-of-limitations-on-child-sex-abuse-claims/article_bb11ebc6-0dcb-5ada-afb5-c73b3f336318.html | 2022-05-11T03:23:43Z | https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa-dems-seek-to-end-statute-of-limitations-on-child-sex-abuse-claims/article_bb11ebc6-0dcb-5ada-afb5-c73b3f336318.html | false | 3 |
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government set out its agenda for the next year on Tuesday with sweeping promises to cut crime, improve health care and revive the U.K.’s pandemic-scarred economy — but no new help for millions of Britons struggling to pay their bills as the cost of living soars.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged that the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine had caused economic turmoil, but said “no government can realistically shield everyone from the impact.”
The government set out its legislative plans during a ceremony steeped in tradition, but without Queen Elizabeth II, who was absent for the first time in six decades.
The 96-year-old monarch pulled out of reading the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament because of what Buckingham Palace called “episodic mobility issues.” Her son and heir, Prince Charles, stood in, rattling through a short speech laying out 38 bills the government plans to pass.
The speech, which is written by the government, promised Johnson’s administration would “grow and strengthen the economy and help ease the cost of living for families.” There were plans to invest in railways, create a U.K. infrastructure bank and “level up” economic opportunity to poorer regions, as well as bills on education and health care funding.
Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had created “huge disruptions to the global economy.” But the speech included no immediate measures to relieve households struggling with soaring prices for domestic energy and food.
“We cannot simply spend our way out of this problem,” Johnson told lawmakers. “We need to grow out of this problem by creating hundreds of thousands of new high-wage, high-skill jobs across the country.”
Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer accused the government of being “too out of touch to meet the challenges of the moment.” He called for an emergency budget and a windfall tax on oil and gas producers.
Many business groups and unions also were disappointed.
The Confederation of British Industry was “encouraged” by the speech’s ambition, but the British Chambers of Commerce said its measures “will come too late to help many firms.”
Christina McAnea, general-secretary of the Unison trade union, said the government had not “grasped the seriousness of the situation. Families are being forced into debt and are going hungry.”
Some of the planned laws appeared aimed at pleasing the government’s right-leaning voter base, including promises to seize “Brexit freedoms” by cutting red tape for businesses and overhauling financial services and data regulation now that Britain has left the European Union.
Law-and-order measures included a law to outlaw disruptive protest tactics favored by groups such as Extinction Rebellion, a proposal condemned by civil liberties groups. Human rights groups also criticized plans for a British Bill of Rights to replace current rights laws based on the European Convention on Human Rights.
Russia’sinvasion of Ukraine, which has upended the European security order, was reflected in plans to beef up spying laws, introduce a U.S.-style “foreign influence registration scheme” and toughen money-laundering laws — though the mild-sounding measures are unlikely to eradicate London’s reputation as a hub for ill-gotten gains.
Despite rumors beforehand, there was no legislation to alter post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, a move that would worsen already tense relations between Britain and the EU. But the government hinted it could act, stressing the importance of the “internal economic bonds” between all parts of the U.K., a key theme for Northern Ireland’s British unionists.
Johnson’s Conservatives hold 358 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, which should ensure easy passage of all its legislation. But the government has been repeatedly sidetracked by ethics scandals and internal Conservative dissent.
The opening of a new session of Parliament came days after Johnson’s Conservatives suffered a drubbingin local elections across the U.K.
Johnson’s personal popularity has been hurt by months of headlines over parties in his office and other government buildings that breached coronavirus restrictions. The prime minister was fined 50 pounds ($62) by police last month for attending his own surprise birthday party in June 2020 when lockdown rules barred social gatherings.
Johnson has apologized, but denies knowingly breaking the rules. He faces the possibility of more fines over other parties, a parliamentary investigation into whether he misled lawmakers about his behavior and a possible no-confidence vote from his own lawmakers.
The parliamentary opening ceremony is a spectacular pageant steeped in the two sides of Britain’s constitutional monarchy: royal pomp and political power. Traditionally the monarch travels from Buckingham Palace to Parliament in a horse-drawn carriage and reads the speech to lawmakers from a golden throne, wearing a crown studded with 3,000 diamonds.
The queen has only missed two previous state openings during her 70-year reign, in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with sons Andrew and Edward, respectively.
Prince Charles travelled by car, rather than carriage, and did not wear the crown, which got its own cushioned seat. Charles was accompanied by his wife Camilla and his son Prince William, who is second in line to the throne.
Other symbolic elements were unchanged, including scarlet-clad Yeomen of the Guard and an official known as Black Rod who summoned lawmakers from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, where the ceremony takes place.
That, too, is symbolic. Ever since King Charles I tried to arrest lawmakers in 1642 and ended up deposed, tried and beheaded, the monarch has been barred from entering the Commons chamber. | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/uk-parliament-opens-with-pomp-problems-for-boris-johnson/ | 2022-05-11T03:25:19Z | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/uk-parliament-opens-with-pomp-problems-for-boris-johnson/ | true | 22 |
Luis Urias' bat, glove lead Brewers past Reds
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Luis Urias homered and Jace Peterson doubled twice and drove in the go-ahead run to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers snap a season-high, three-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Urias also made the defensive play of the night, stabbing a Kyle Farmer line drive with the potential tying and go-ahead runs on base to end Cincinnati’s three-run rally in the eighth inning.
Freddy Peralta (2-1) limited the Reds to one run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked one to help Milwaukee beat Cincinnati for the fourth time in five tries this season.
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The Reds got two hits and three walks off ace setup reliever Devin Williams in the eighth, a frame that included a run-scoring walk by Colin Moran and a two-run double from Tyler Naquin that cut Milwaukee’s lead to one. However, Luis Perdomo retired Farmer (with help from Urias) to end the threat.
In just his second appearance since April 27, Josh Hader recorded his 12th save in as many chances. Hader walked Matt Reynolds to open the ninth before retiring the next three batters to end the game. His strikeouts of Brandon Drury and Tommy Pham to finish the game gave him 500 for his career.
Hunter Greene (1-5), who allowed a franchise-tying five homers last week in Milwaukee, gave up two runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday. He walked four and struck out six.
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The Reds took a 1-0 lead when Mike Moustakas and Tyler Stephenson opened the second inning with back-to-back doubles.
The Brewers tied the game in the fourth when Urias lofted a high fly ball that just cleared the wall in left for his second homer of the season.
In the sixth, Tyrone Taylor singled off Greene’s glove before Jace Peterson doubled off reliever Tony Santillan to score Taylor and put the Brewers on top 2-1.
Santillan faced the minimum three batters and didn’t record an out, hitting Lorenzo Cain and walking Victor Caratini to load the bases. Lucas Sims entered and yielded a sacrifice fly to Kolten Wong that up Milwaukee went up 3-1.
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NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law, a national shareholders' rights law firm, is investigating possible false claims, deceptive accounting and reporting practices, breaches of fiduciary duty, and violations of the federal securities laws by the Board of Directors and certain Company officers of Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) ("Emergent" or the "Company"). According to a final report expected to be released today after a year-long investigation by the House of Representatives' Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, the Company, hired to produce hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses, hid from US Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") inspectors evidence of quality control problems in February 2021- six weeks before it alerted federal officials that 15 million doses were contaminated.
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A report released by the House and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found that nearly 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Emergent were destroyed "due to poor quality control," including about 240 million doses in late 2020 and early 2021. The report, based on internal company emails, documents and interviews, expounds on Emergent executives' worries about deficiencies in the Company's quality control systems at its Bayview plant in Baltimore, MD.
A former Emergent executive acknowledged in an email that he had alerted other senior executives "for a few years" about problems at the plant, writing that "room to improve is a huge understatement." And, in advance of a visit to the plant by FDA officials in September 2020 in which the agency noted deficiencies, a senior quality director warned executives that it would be critical to convince the agency that rapid improvements were underway. "We are not in full compliance yet- BUT- we are making batches NOW," the director wrote.
In late March 2021, Emergent notified the Department of Health and Human Services about the contaminated doses. That culminated with the Biden administration terminating Emergent's vaccine production contract in November 2021.
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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 6, 2022
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WERTZVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) — There is a crash on I-81 northbound near Wertzville that is causing a lane restriction, according to 511PA.
The crash occurred near exit 61 for PA 944/Wertzville Road and was reported at 11:13 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Shares of Universal Music Group (OTC:UMGNF – Get Rating) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $26.76.
A number of research firms have weighed in on UMGNF. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Universal Music Group in a report on Wednesday, January 19th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Universal Music Group from €25.00 ($26.32) to €29.00 ($30.53) in a report on Thursday, May 5th. Guggenheim began coverage on Universal Music Group in a report on Monday, May 2nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 target price for the company. Barclays upgraded Universal Music Group from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $24.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, March 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Universal Music Group from €29.80 ($31.37) to €30.00 ($31.58) in a report on Friday, January 21st.
Shares of UMGNF traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $20.89. 8,193 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,625. Universal Music Group has a 12 month low of $19.50 and a 12 month high of $32.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $24.46.
Universal Music Group N.V. operates as a music company worldwide. It operates through Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Merchandising & Other segments. The Recorded Music segment discovers and develops recording artists, as well as markets and promotes their music across various formats and platforms; and engages in the live events, sponsorship, film, and television operations.
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COVID-19 cases have increased across the state and Cumberland Country is again designated as being high-risk for community spread. Our schools have not been spared from this surge. Since returning from April vacation, MSAD 15 has had 44 positive COVID-19 cases reported among staff and students. Of these, 29 were present...
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Wharton County will be well represented Thursday at the UIL state track meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin
Wharton track will have a Tiger and a Lady Tiger at the state meet. The 400-meter dashes will feature Tiger freshman Jacorric Allen and Lady Tiger senior Kaylie Goad, making their first trip state.
Allen took first place in the region, winning the 400-meter run with a time under 50 seconds. Heading into the state meet, Allen has the third-best time. He’ll be one of three freshmen in the nine-athlete field.
In the girls’ 400-meter run, Goad was second in the region with a time under one minute. The seniors’ time has her in seventh, but less than one second separate three of the nine runners at state.
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One Brahma and one Brahmarette will fight against the best across the state for their shot at gold.
Brahma junior long-distance runner Colby Kurtz will compete in the 3,200-meter run. Five of the nine state runners will be underclassmen. Kurtz won gold at the regional meet, breaking 10 minutes for the first time in his career. He is one of seven state runners with a time under 10 minutes.
Brahmarette senior Samantha Rabius will compete in the 300-meter hurdles. Rabius came in second at regionals with a time of 46.02, a personal record for her. The Brahmarette senior has the sixth fastest time heading into the state run.
East Bernard doesn’t have to dig to far back in its history to find a state champion. East Bernard last season had a state champion in the boys pole vault with now graduated Tyler Hunter winning with a jump of 15 feet and three inches.
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Mahanagar Gas Standalone March 2022 Net Sales at Rs 1,187.60 crore, up 51.47% Y-o-Y
May 11, 2022 / 09:08 AM IST
Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Mahanagar Gas are:Net Sales at Rs 1,187.60 crore in March 2022 up 51.47% from Rs. 784.04 crore in March 2021.
Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 131.80 crore in March 2022 down 38.06% from Rs. 212.77 crore in March 2021.
EBITDA stands at Rs. 238.17 crore in March 2022 down 28.55% from Rs. 333.33 crore in March 2021.
Mahanagar Gas EPS has decreased to Rs. 13.34 in March 2022 from Rs. 21.54 in March 2021.
Mahanagar Gas shares closed at 747.20 on May 10, 2022 (NSE)
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Tony Winner Levi Kreis on Taking on Hermes and Greek Mythology in ‘Hadestown’
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Levi Kreis was a born performer, a singer-songwriter touring for audiences from the age of 12 and landing a full scholarship to study piano at Vanderbilt University when he was only a sophomore in high school. But he never considered a career as an actor. “It never crossed my mind,” Kreis, who was born and raised in Oliver Springs, Tenn . , admits. That all changed when he was crashing on a friend’s couch in Los Angeles and came across an open call for the national tour of “Rent.” With no headshot or resume, he joined the long line at the cattle call, sang “I Can’t Make You Love Me” for his audition and promptly landed the lead role of Roger in the iconic musical.
Admitting it was “insane,” Kreis didn’t take it for granted. After the tour he began to study at Warner Loughlin Studios and pursue acting while also balancing a fruitful career as a singer-songwriter. He won the 2010 Tony Award for his Broadway debut as Jerry Lee Lewis in “Million Dollar Quartet” — a performance that had him not only playing, but seemingly channeling, the legendary singer.
Now, Kreis finds himself testing his stamina with another energetic, full-throttle role as Hermes in the national tour of “ Hadestown ,” now in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre through May 29 . The Tony-winning musical boasts music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell , and combines characters from Greek mythology — most notably Orpheus, Eurydice, Hades and Persephone — with an updated flair that incorporates musical styles from jazz to folk. Hermes serves as the narrator of the proceedings, and Broadway veteran André De Shields won his first Tony Award for playing the role. As played by Kreis, Hermes is both storyteller and host of the proceedings, recognizing that even if it is a sad tale, he wants everyone to have a good time.
Is this your first time back in a show since the COVID pandemic shut everything down?
It is, other than a couple of one-offs of my own performances. It’s such a ride, not only for those of us on stage, obviously, but for every human being in the audience. We’re about six months into the tour now, but every city we go to, you feel such a palpable, shared celebration. Theater is back. It’s just like nothing I’ve ever experienced, real joy, like we all just realize how grateful we are for the arts.
When did you first see “Hadestown”? Was it on Broadway?
It was. And I thought André De Shields was magnificent. I loved the music immediately, I responded to it right away. It was about a month before the world shut down.
Maybe this was far from your mind as you were watching it, but I know a lot of actors who see something and they know right away they want to play it.
I was the same way. I’ve always said that if I had been aware of it earlier, or had they been aware of me, or there had been an opportunity at an earlier stage — it just feels like it fits like a glove. And the creative team has been so wonderful to encourage us to find our own imprint, our own voice.
Having won the Tony Award for playing Jerry Lee Lewis on Broadway, did you ever communicate with any of the people who went on to play that role?
I did. And if people reached out to me, I would always be receptive. And I had a great conversation with André going in. It is really interesting to be on this side of the equation. And it has me pondering sometimes like, I’m sure that there were a lot of people in my shoes coming back after my Tony Award-winning role and recreating it for the tour, and getting the comparisons and navigating that journey.
I think every actor is responsible to bring their own life stuff, their own imprint, their own voice to a character. I think if you’re truly doing that, you’re going to find every character is going to look different when another actor puts it on.
What was it about the role and the show that spoke to you?
On an immediate level, the music, of course. It is so in my DNA. But also, I love that Hermes has a very palpable message. And it is a spiritual message. It is his message that says: Our thoughts, feelings and beliefs create a reality. And we are destined to repeat the same loop over and over again until we begin to address that — as Hermes says — “between your ears, behind your eyes.” They’re not hiding that message, it’s in plain sight. I think that is the thing that I love talking about, because I don’t think it gets talked about enough. It’s what I love most about it, because it’s sort of been the path I have found for me personally.
Have you read any of the think pieces that say Hermes might be an unreliable narrator in the show?
I have and I’ve enjoyed that. Because there are actual liberties Hermes takes in his storytelling that is not exactly how it went in Greek myth.
I don’t know whether to trust him or not, and that’s part of the fun of it.
That’s great, I want you to feel that way!
You’re on tour for a few more months, but do you know what your next project is going to be?
I’m writing my own musical. I’m excited about moving into that for the next five years, perhaps. I’m working with a wonderful book writer, Randy Redd, and I’m writing the music. We’re in our third workshop and getting very excited. It’s a really strong, powerful show, and I’m hoping it’s the role of a lifetime for me.
For more information on the national tour of “Hadestown,” which continues into 2023, visit hadestown.com/tour .
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting today, preparatory for the National Convention on 28th of this month, where the presidential candidate of the party is expected to emerge. On why the meeting was shifted twice, theNationalSecretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, said in a statement that it was because the earlier date clashed with the local government delegate election involving all members of the party. The meeting is expected to discuss the report of Governor Samuel Ortom-led zoning committee, as well as the venue and members of the convention-organising committee.
The Ortom committee was saddled with the responsibility of recommending the zoning of the presidential ticket for next year’s election. Though aspirants from both the North and South are among the 15 aspirants cleared to contest the May 28 primary, there have been agitations that PDP should zone its ticket to the South. The Ortom committee reportedly recommended an open contest for all the aspirants, but it is NEC, which is the second highest decisionmaking organ of the party that will have the final say on the matter. There is strong indication that Abuja, the nation’s capital, will host the PDP National Convention.
At the time of filing this report, no state government has offered to host the convention. In2018, itwasheldinPort Harcourt, Rivers State. NEC will ratify the venue as well as the names of the organising committee memberstobepresentedtoitbythe NationalWorking Committee (NWC). Meanwhile, Forum of PDP Former Presiding Officers of State Houses of Assembly (PDP-FOSHA) has set up a 10- man committee to liaise with the presidential aspirants and the PDP leadership to ensure credible and successful convention.
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Foreclosure Starts Remain Unchanged from Last Month; While Completed Foreclosures Decrease 36 Percent from Last Month
IRVINE, Calif., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its April 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 30,674 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — down 8 percent from a month ago but up 160 percent from a year ago.
Illinois, New Jersey and Ohio had the highest foreclosure rates
Nationwide one in every 4,580 housing units had a foreclosure filing in April 2022. States with the highest foreclosure rates were Illinois (one in every 2,241 housing units with a foreclosure filing); New Jersey (one in every 2,292 housing units); Ohio (one in every 2,585 housing units); Indiana (one in every 2,660 housing units); and Nevada (one in every 3,043 housing units).
Among the 223 metropolitan statistical areas with a population of at least 200,000, those with the highest foreclosure rates in April 2022 were Greeley, CO (one in every 1,237 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Cleveland, OH (one in every 1,326 housing units); Elkhart, IN (one in every 1,531 housing units); Fayetteville, NC (one in every 1,639 housing units); and Chicago, IL (one in every 1,851 housing units).
Those metropolitan areas with a population greater than 1 million, with the worst foreclosure rates in April 2022, aside from Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL were: Philadelphia, PA (one in every 2,196 housing units); Indianapolis, IN (one in every 2,268 housing units); and Riverside, CA (one in every 2,366 housing units).
Foreclosure starts remain unchanged from last month
Lenders started the foreclosure process on 22,286 U.S. properties in April 2022, just down slightly from 22,360 last month but up 251 percent from a year ago.
Counter to the national trend, states that had at least 100 foreclosure starts in April 2022 and saw the greatest monthly increases in foreclosure starts included: Massachusetts (up 133 percent); Colorado (up 95 percent); Minnesota (up 59 percent); Indiana (up 39 percent); and Washington (up 24 percent).
In looking more granular, those counties that had the greatest number of foreclosure starts in April 2022 included: Cook County, IL (759 foreclosure starts); Los Angeles County, CA (652 foreclosure starts); Harris County, TX (429 foreclosure starts); Maricopa County, AZ ( 331 foreclosure starts); and Philadelphia, PA (277 foreclosure starts).
"The extreme difference between foreclosure starts and foreclosure completions in April might be the beginning of a trend," said Rick Sharga, executive Vice President of market intelligence for ATTOM. "Record levels of homeowner equity should provide financially distressed homeowners the opportunity to sell their homes prior to a foreclosure auction, meaning we should continue to see fewer foreclosure completions. While it may take several months to determine if this is actually what's happening, it seems like a real possibility in today's low supply/high demand housing market."
Foreclosure completion numbers decrease 36 percent from last month
Lenders repossessed 2,830 U.S. properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in April 2022, down 36 percent from last month but up 82 percent from last year.
Those states that had the greatest number of REOs in April 2022, included: Illinois (417 REOs); Pennsylvania (266 REOs); Michigan (187 REOs); Ohio (150 REOs); and California (148 REOs).
Those major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with a population greater than 1 million that saw the greatest number of REOs in April 2022 included: Chicago, IL (347 REOs); Philadelphia, PA (149 REOs); New York, NY (128 REOs); Detroit, MI (64 REOs); and St. Louis, MO (53 REOs).
Report methodology
The ATTOM U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing entered into the ATTOM Data Warehouse during the month and quarter. Some foreclosure filings entered into the database during the quarter may have been recorded in the previous quarter. Data is collected from more than 3,000 counties nationwide, and those counties account for more than 99 percent of the U.S. population. ATTOM's report incorporates documents filed in all three phases of foreclosure: Default — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction — Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank). For the annual, midyear and quarterly reports, if more than one type of foreclosure document is received for a property during the timeframe, only the most recent filing is counted in the report. The annual, midyear, quarterly and monthly reports all check if the same type of document was filed against a property previously. If so, and if that previous filing occurred within the estimated foreclosure timeframe for the state where the property is located, the report does not count the property in the current year, quarter or month.
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The late Republican Sen. John McCain, a Republican, was frequently "embarrassed and appalled" by the conduct of his daughter, Meghan, a right-wing pundit, according to an eleven-part, tell-all Twitter thread published by John McCain's former presidential campaign manager, Steve Schmidt.
In the thread, released on Saturday, Schmidt claimed that he was the first person that Meghan McCain, now a conservative commentator and TV personality, "heard the word NO from."
"I told her she was unimportant and that the Presidential election wasn't about her," Schmidt said, recalling a campaign event for which McCain showed up too late.
"I left her on the tarmac when she didn't make the plane because as I explained to her, the 5000 people who were waiting to see her father speak and took the time to do it deserved to have him show up on time," Schmidt added. "That was the way John McCain saw it. He was appalled by @MeghanMcCain conduct on the campaign. Appalled and embarrassed. The tantrums were beyond anything I have ever witnessed from any human being."
Schmidt described McCain's antics as "the most rotten, entitled, spoiled, cruel, mean and bullying behavior I have ever witnessed."
RELATED: Revisiting Meghan McCain's legacy on "The View" shows the reality of across-the-aisle "friendships
The thread came as part of an ongoing online beef between Schmidt and the former "The View" star, which came to head this weekend when it was reported that McCain had only sold 244 copies of her new book "Bad Republican: A Memoir" since its release in April.
"I can explain this," Schmidt said in response to the report. "When I kicked @MeghanMcCain off of the 2008 McCain plane, because of her outrageous behavior, I talked to her mom and explained what was happening and why. Cindy [McCain] got weepy and said 'I just want to say I raised two good sons' I said 'everyone knows you did.'"
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Schmidt also accused McCain of tarnishing her family name "for a shallow and purposeless celebrity where she trades on a famous name like a fourth generation wannabe clipping coupons while pretending to be an heir."
It isn't the first time that Meghan McCain's conduct has come under fire.
During her tenure as a host at ABC's "The View," the conservative commentator was notorious for her inflammatory on-air clashes with her liberal co-hosts. In one exchange, after Meghan McCain returned to the show from maternity leave, her then-co-host Joy Behar told her point blank: "I did not miss you."
RELATED: "I did not miss you!": Meghan McCain returns to rocky reception on "The View" after maternity leave
After leaving The View last July, Meghan McCain claimed that she had been bullied off of the show due to her conservative views, calling the network a "toxic work environment."
"It was as if I had become an avatar for everything they hated about the president," she wrote in her book, excerpted by Vanity Fair. "It felt like the cohosts and staff only knew one Republican – me – and took out all their anger on me, even though I didn't even vote for Trump."
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Ananya Panday has shared a video with Farah Khan on her Instagram which is going viral on social media for all the right reasons. In the video, Farah pranks Ananya that she has won a National Award for her film ‘Khaali Peeli’ and later tells her the truth that she’s joking. Reacting to the video, father Chunky Panday called out for the director’s ‘overacting’ in the video and gets brutally trolled by Khan for the same. Scroll below to read the scoop.
The video starts with Ananya giving her introduction and saying, “Guys, I am Ananya Panday.” The camera is immediately turned to Farah who comes screaming, “Ananya, Ananya, you won the National Award for Khaali Peeli.” The Gehraiyaan actress quips and seems overjoyed with the news and then Farah says, “I’m joking,” leaving everyone in splits.
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Sharing the video on Instagram, Ananya Panday captioned it, “50 rupya kaat overacting ke 🤭 always the funnest time with @farahkhankunder 💕” The video went viral within a few minutes of posting on social media and fans & friends started reacting to it.
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Reacting to Ananya Panday & Farah Khan’s video, Farah you should get the Award for Overacting in this Video 😅🤣😅🤣” Now, the director is known for her sarcasm and gave a savage reply to the actor saying, “Apni beti ko sambhal pehle (first, take care of your daughter).”
Ananya’s mother Bhavna Pandey also reacted to the video and commented, “😂😂😂😂 you and Farah !!!! 🙈🙈🙈”
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CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Chippewa Falls man accused of leading area police on several high-speed chases last summer, and was eventually arrested after a standoff with law enforcement at his home in Chippewa Falls, was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison.
Kane R. Berg, 35, 920 Water St., pleaded guilty in January in Chippewa County Court to fleeing an officer, second-degree recklessly endangering safety, OWI-4th offense with a child in the car, battery to law enforcement, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of meth, operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, theft and criminal damage to property.
Chippewa Falls Police Chief Matt Kelm spoke on the need for a lengthy sentence.
“Our officers were affected by the actions of Mr. Berg. Our interactions with him showed a continual and systematic disregard for police,” Kelm said, noting that Berg was often armed when he had interactions with officers. “He shows a propensity for violence, that I haven’t seen this often, in my experience.”
Judge Ben Lane ordered the prison term, along with eight years of extended supervision, noting the dangers of Berg’s interactions with law enforcement and the community.
“All of us were lucky that things didn’t progress worse than it did,” Lane said.
Lane ordered Berg to take all medications prescribed to him and take treatment courses to deal with his drug abuse and mental health issues.
Berg, who appeared in person in court, has been incarcerated in the Chippewa County Jail since he was arrested Aug. 15 on a $100,000 cash bond.
“There are no words I can say to stress the magnitude of my remorse,” Berg told Lane prior to sentencing. He apologized to the law enforcement officers present, the court, and to his children.
“I have let them down and humiliated (them),” Berg said.
More than a dozen law enforcement officers from multiple agencies attended the sentencing. Kelm described a violent interaction Berg had with officers.
“We could have lost an officer that day,” Kelm said. “This impacted a lot of departments, a lot of jurisdictions.”
Kelm said the regional SWAT team was called in to apprehend Berg because they considered him to be so dangerous to law enforcement and the public.
“It goes to show how much danger he puts the community in,” Kelm said.
Chippewa County Assistant District Attorney Scott Zehr requested 12 years in prison and eight years of extended supervision. A pre-sentence investigation by the Department of Corrections recommended six years of prison, but Zehr explained why he felt that was too low.
“We are dealing with 12 separate cases, with separate crimes and separate victims,” Zehr said. “He is being sentenced today on his conduct in 12 separate cases. Consecutive crimes deserve consecutive sentences. These are all serious convictions; they are all felonies.”
Zehr noted that Berg now has 37 convictions on his record, including 19 felonies. Zehr went through the description of each felony.
Defense attorney Nicholis Schroeder stressed that when sober, Berg is a good person. However, he was struggling with drug use and mental health issues through this period when he committed multiple crimes. Defense attorney Alicia Linzmeier noted that prior to this recent series of offenses, Berg hadn’t been convicted of a crime since 2009. She said it shows Berg can do well in the community.
Credit for time served is still being calculated; Lane ordered the attorneys to have an agreement by the end of next week.
The Chippewa Falls Police Department and the Eau Claire County Regional SWAT team arrested Berg at his home Aug. 15 after a standoff there that included him throwing fireworks at officers and setting the house on fire.
Police had been searching for Berg for several months; officers performed a raid on a home on the south side of the city July 26 after receiving information he was likely there.
According to police reports, officers received a tip at 11:21 a.m. Aug. 15, 2021, that Berg was allegedly pointing a handgun at a female during a verbal disagreement at his home. With the assistance of another person, the woman was able to leave the home and call 911. Officers quickly set up a perimeter around the house.
“Investigators were able to verify the above information and applied for a search warrant,” Kelm wrote in a press release. “Due to the danger posed by Kane Berg, nearby residents were requested to leave or shelter in place and barricades were placed to detour traffic.”
The upstairs tenant was not at home, but her dog was there. No one, other than Berg, was believe to be in the downstairs apartment. Police asked Berg to exit the home and voluntarily turn himself in, but he refused. Eventually, the SWAT vehicle’s ram was used to push open the front door.
SWAT officers reported a suspect in the upstairs throwing items out of the window, including fireworks. SWAT officers reported white smoke coming from one of the second story windows, and the smoke was increasing and turning black, indicating the residence was now on fire. A short time later, Berg jumped out of the second story window and fell to the ground. The Chippewa Falls K-9 unit, Leo, was deployed and swiftly apprehended Berg.
As soon as Berg was taken into custody, Chippewa Falls Fire & EMS along with other area fire fighters responded and started to fight the fire. Firefighters were able to rescue the dog, Louis, from the upstairs apartment and turned him over to his owner. | https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/daily-updates/man-who-led-police-on-manhunt-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison/article_773bc124-e097-5996-9a8a-2c4c35dde0cb.html | 2022-05-11T04:28:29Z | https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/daily-updates/man-who-led-police-on-manhunt-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison/article_773bc124-e097-5996-9a8a-2c4c35dde0cb.html | false | 2 |
Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, whose area of expertise was the fight against drug trafficking, has been shot dead Tuesday while on a honeymoon trip on the Colombian island of Baru near the city of Cartagena, it was reported.
Colombian Chief of Police General Jorge Luis Vargas explained that following the attack a homicide team has been dispatched to the area to handle the case.
Pecci had married journalist Claudia Aguilera on April 30, who said in a radio interview that ”two men arrived in a boat, approached him, shot him (...) and left. A guard wanted to approach but they shot the guard as well, she added.
General Vargas also announced that a Paraguayan team had been sent to assist in the investigation together with US law enforcement agencies.
The cowardly murder of prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in Colombia mourns the entire Paraguayan nation. We condemn this tragic act in the strongest terms and redouble our commitment to fight organized crime, Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benìtez posted on social media.
Despite a historic peace agreement in 2016, Colombia is still filled with armed conflicts involving former guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and drug trafficking organizations.
Just two hours before the crime, his wife announced that she was pregnant.
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry reported that Ambassador Sophia López Garelli had already been instructed to gather information on the event, as well as to establish contact with the prosecutor's wife and also with local authorities, while Consul Romy Romero was following the case from Cartagena.
At a time when little to no information is known about the homicide, Paraguayan opposition leader Efraín Alegre, chairman of the PLRA, assured that investigations from Brazil accuse former President Horacio Cartes as the head of transnational organized crime in Paraguay. Therefore, he assured, the former president has to do with the homicide of the prosecutor Marcelo Pecci.
Everything we are seeing, we cannot allow it to happen. We cannot look the other way, I will not get tired of repeating, that this is a national cause. We cannot allow the mafia to take over this beautiful land, Alegre stressed.
Alegre also pointed out that Cartés cannot leave the country because he will go to jail, and here in Paraguay, which is the center of his operations, he has no process whatsoever.
When asked if he believed that the former president was connected to Pecci's crime, he assured that of course he is, he has to do with it. Investigations in Brazil indicate that the head of organized crime in Paraguay has a name, it is Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara.
I can't say that, in this case, him personally. But I will keep repeating. It's the mafia or the homeland. In Brazil, Horacio Cartes is being accused of being the head of transnational organized crime,” he also added.
The Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) stems from the old Liberal Party founded in 1887. It is one of the two major political parties in Paraguay, together with the Colorado Party. It was the main opposition force to the regime of General Alfredo Stroessner. In recent years, it became the ruling party from June 22, 2012, until August 15, 2013, under President Federico Franco, who took over when President Fernando Lugo was impeached.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Evening" game were:
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Supervisor Catherine Stefani confirmed to KRON4 on Tuesday that she endorsed the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Stefani’s endorsement made her the first San Francisco supervisor to take that position.
Stefani represents District 2, and has done so since January 2018. Before that, she worked as the city’s County Clerk.
In a statement to KRON4, Stefani said the city is failing to keep its residents safe. She accused Boudin of abandoning domestic violence victims, providing a statistic that showed Boudin dismissed 118 of 131 felony domestic violence cases brought to his office.
“We cannot deny what we see all around us,” she said. “People don’t feel safe in our City anymore. And sadly, with Chesa Boudin in office, they have little reason to expect that to change. To have any prayer of making real progress, we need a District Attorney who will put aside ideology, who will seek to listen rather than to be heard, and who will take the problems we face seriously. That person is not Chesa Boudin.”
She also went after Boudin’s handling of drug crime, saying he has failed to send a single drug dealer to prison while large swaths of people have died from overdoses. In an exclusive interview with KRON4 Monday, Boudin said that arrests and prosecutions alone can’t fix the drug crisis.
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“Law enforcement has limited tools,” Boudin said. “What I can do, primarily, is I can prosecute the drug dealers that police arrest. But in San Francisco right now police are making arrests, citywide, in about two drug sales cases a day.”
Boudin addressed the recall attempt, criminal justice reform and anti-Asian hate crimes in the interview. You can watch the full interview HERE. | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/catherine-stefani-becomes-first-supervisor-to-endorse-recalling-boudin/ | 2022-05-11T04:32:22Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/catherine-stefani-becomes-first-supervisor-to-endorse-recalling-boudin/ | true | 1 |
A new service targeted at bringing down literacy and numeracy barriers for adults has been launched at the Bega Valley Shire Library.
The service dubbed Here 2 Help was launched on May 5 and is set to run every Thursday from 3.30pm to 5pm at the Bega Library.
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The drop-in-service was created in collaboration between TAFE NSW Bega and the Bega Valley Shire Library. It offers one-on-one tuition with volunteers in whatever literacy or numerous needs people have.
Bega TAFE language literacy and numeracy teacher, Carol Holden said they made sure the service wasn't set up in an institutional setting but a more familiar place, to make it more accessible and comfortable for people.
"The whole point is to take the barriers away, so there won't be any enrolments or assessments," Ms Holden said.
"It's a drop in centre, we sit down have a chat and find out what you want help with."
Ms Holden said every individual will have their own personal goals and some may want to come for one session and others may be looking for regular sessions.
"For some it might be a work-related document. Others may want to be able to read to their children, get help proofreading work for courses or get their learner driver licence," she said.
"We can also help people learn English if it is not their first language."
On arrival Ms Holden or another coordinator, will have a chat to interested people about their goals and then match them up with a volunteer tutor who will work one-on-one with them.
The idea for Here 2 Help was inspired by the SBS series Lost For Words.
Ms Holden said she came up with the idea of bringing a adult literacy and numeracy program to the Bega Valley Shire, after seeing the transformation the participants had after gaining help in the SBS series.
The recent parliamentary inquiry: 'Don't take it as read- inquiry into adult literacy and its importance' revealed 43% of Australia's population struggle to cope with everyday literacy and numeracy demands
- TAFE language literacy and numeracy teacher - Carol Holden
"The recent parliamentary inquiry Don't take it as read revealed 43 per cent of Australia's population struggle to cope with everyday literacy and numeracy demands," Ms Holden said.
"This creates huge barriers to education, employment and just coping with life."
As the project kicks off, Ms Holden said they are also looking for more volunteer tutors.
"I'd like a large pool of tutors so volunteers are free to go off on holiday without worrying they are letting us down," she said.
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Ms Holden said tutors need a good level of literacy or numeracy and will need to be inducted as a council volunteer.
"It is very rewarding work and can make a huge difference to people, their families and the whole community," she said.
Anyone interested in getting help or becoming a volunteer can contact the Bega Library on (02) 6499 2127 or simply turn up at the library any Thursday in school terms from May 5 onwards between 3.30-5pm.
Amandine Ahrens
I've grown up in the Bega Valley and I'm a regional daily news reporter on the Far South Coast of NSW. Got a story? Get in touch: 0436 426 843 or email amandine.ahrens@austcommunitymedia.com.au
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Shares of Kraft Heinz Co.
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slid 1.65% to $43.46 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.25%
rising 0.25% to 4,001.05 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.26%
falling 0.26% to 32,160.74. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Kraft Heinz Co. closed $1.49 short of its 52-week high ($44.95), which the company reached on May 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as PepsiCo Inc.
PEP,
-0.12%
fell 0.12% to $171.49, Mondelez International Inc. Cl A
MDLZ,
-0.54%
fell 0.54% to $65.92, and General Mills Inc.
GIS,
-2.39%
fell 2.39% to $71.74. Trading volume (7.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.
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Ludhiana, May 10
The Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), organised a ‘Training of trainers and brainstorming session on direct seeded rice (DSR)’ on the university premises.
Dr MS Bhullar, head, Department of Agronomy, said the training programme involved three-way interaction among experts, extension officers and farmers on the DSR technologies. Recent developments and issues in the DSR-based technologies were discussed in detail, and hands-on training on tar-wattar DSR and weed identification were provided to the participants, he said.
Dr Jasvir Singh Gill, agronomist, delivered a lecture on ‘New innovations in the DSR-based technologies’. He emphasised on tar-wattar sowing of the DSR as it offered higher saving in irrigation water with first irrigation being applied at 21 days after sowing. The delayed first irrigation promoted deeper roots, thus, preventing iron deficiency and reducing weed pressure.
Dr Tarundeep Kaur, senior agronomist, provided hands-on training on weed identification and their management in the DSR. DSR-based machines and implements were displayed and their applications for successful raising of the DSR were also discussed.
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Red sox second. Xander Bogaerts grounds out to shallow left field, Dansby Swanson to Matt Olson. Alex Verdugo singles to center field. Trevor Story singles to center field. Alex Verdugo to third. Franchy Cordero walks. Trevor Story to second. Christian Vazquez singles to center field. Franchy Cordero to second. Trevor Story to third. Alex Verdugo scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. walks. Christian Vazquez to second. Franchy Cordero to third. Trevor Story scores. Kike Hernandez reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Jackie Bradley Jr. to second. Christian Vazquez to third. Franchy Cordero out at home. Rafael Devers homers to center field. Kike Hernandez scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Christian Vazquez scores. J.D. Martinez strikes out swinging.
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Red sox 6, Braves 0.
Braves third. Matt Olson doubles to deep right center field. Austin Riley walks. Marcell Ozuna out on a sacrifice fly to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Matt Olson scores. Ozzie Albies flies out to left field to Alex Verdugo. Travis d'Arnaud homers to center field. Austin Riley scores. Adam Duvall walks. Travis Demeritte strikes out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 6, Braves 3.
Braves seventh. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Matt Olson singles. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Austin Riley flies out to right field to Jackie Bradley Jr.. Marcell Ozuna reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Matt Olson out at second. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Ozzie Albies flies out to deep right field to Jackie Bradley Jr..
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red sox 6, Braves 4.
Red sox ninth. Rafael Devers walks. J.D. Martinez singles to shallow center field. Rafael Devers to second. Xander Bogaerts singles to shallow center field. J.D. Martinez to second. Rafael Devers to third. Alex Verdugo walks. Xander Bogaerts to second. J.D. Martinez to third. Rafael Devers scores. Trevor Story singles to left field. Alex Verdugo to second. Xander Bogaerts scores. J.D. Martinez scores. Bobby Dalbec flies out to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Alex Verdugo to third. Christian Vazquez flies out to right field to Ronald Acuna Jr.. Jackie Bradley Jr. pops out to shallow infield to Austin Riley.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 9, Braves 4. | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/sports/article/Boston-Atlanta-Runs-17164091.php | 2022-05-11T04:48:23Z | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/sports/article/Boston-Atlanta-Runs-17164091.php | false | null |
Shares of T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
TROW,
+0.38%
inched 0.38% higher to $122.90 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.25%
rising 0.25% to 4,001.05 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.26%
falling 0.26% to 32,160.74. The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak. T. Rowe Price Group Inc. closed $101.66 below its 52-week high ($224.56), which the company achieved on August 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Ameriprise Financial Inc.
AMP,
-0.10%
fell 0.10% to $259.39 and Franklin Resources Inc.
BEN,
-1.25%
fell 1.25% to $24.53. Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 91,158 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
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The characters depicted in Edvard Munch’s paintings are rarely having a good time. Lamp-lit streets are thronged by haunted faces. Characters sit hunched over small tables in dim and dark bars, nursing glasses of wine, their gaze fixed on the middle distance. And then there is The Scream.
Even when, occasionally, the seductive femme fatale figures are expressing joy, it’s more schadenfreude than innocent pleasure. They delight in cavorting with a new lover while their ex paramour skulks miserably in the background. Or else they are resplendently basking in their own physical charms while a rejected man stands sadly nearby.
Unsurprisingly, then, the majority of the paintings featured in Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen — which opens at the Courtauld next month — are sad scenes. By the Deathbed (1896), for example, shows a family assembled round a prone female figure, their eye sockets deep with misery, their faces gaunt and their mouths agape with wordless grief.
There is a purpose to this misery. In 1932, Munch wrote: “In my art, I have tried to clarify life and its meaning for myself. I also intended to help others explain life for themselves”. Art, then, was used by him as a form of therapy: a way of making sense of sadness and helping others to heal. Confronting us with our own angst and sorrows, he has a knack for reaching out to viewers of every background, in every age. He understands the nuances of relationships — the petty jealousies, the spite — and they manifest in his characters, who appear to us, the viewers, as all too human.
One of the first paintings you see as you enter into the exhibition, which is currently on in Bergen, is Man and Woman (1898). Two figures are seated in a bedroom: a woman sits back on the bed, nude, while the man sits with his head in his hands, in apparent torment. It is clear that a conversation has taken place, one that has upset the man; the woman is seductive, very much in charge in the relationship dynamic.
Munch was born to a bourgeois family in Christiania, the son of a doctor. Although by some measures he had a relatively privileged childhood, grief was at his heels. Both his mother and sister succumbed to tuberculosis, the latter at only 15 years old. Munch himself nearly died of a pulmonary attack as a child: as he coughed up blood, his relatives feared the worst. He survived, but was left with chronic bronchitis, and a permanently altered perception of the world.
Munch reportedly suffered from depression and anxiety. The Scream bears the inscription: “Can only have been painted by a madman”. In 1905 the artist wrote, “You know my picture, The Scream […] nature was screaming in my blood — I was at breaking point”. And so he made art, as a form of expulsion. He once wrote that he tried to “paint out [his] fears”, in a way that a classical composer might throng their melodies with angst.
In Bergen, I had the opportunity to see behind the scenes of the exhibition, where several of Munch’s paintings were in the slow process of restoration. Apparently, he had a habit of keeping his finished paintings outdoors to see the effect the weather would have on the drying paint: he had put his canvases on the beach and in snowy gardens. One imagines his collectors furrowing their brows at such activities: surely Munch’s work needed better preservation and care than this? But as an artist he was very much invested in the present moment: he felt emotions intensely and wanted to act on his impulses.
Munch joined an avant-garde group of bohemian intellectuals in Oslo, in 1884, called the Christiania Boheme. They lived by a theory of creativity that maintained that the artist must look exclusively to his or her own feelings and thoughts in order to produce art of the highest order. Members of this group spurned middle class mores, supported sexual equality and free love, and advocated for intellectual freedom.
Around this time, Munch had an affair with a married woman, Milly Thalow, who was to be the (later unrequited) love of his life. He travelled across France, Norway and Denmark, learning from other painters, but his mental illness reared its head once more and led him to drink excessively: by 1908, Munch’s drinking had become uncontrollable, and he was hospitalised for long periods.
While sectioned in Norway, the hospital advocated for Munch to resume his drawing and painting as occupational therapy: it worked, in that it stopped the artist drinking, and he was able to resume his activities in the outside world. He had by this point, however, renounced his artistic goals. In 1909, he wrote that he no longer wished to paint “individual man’s sorrows and joys seen at close quarters, but rather the great eternal powers”. In his work after this point, there is a new expansiveness, a romanticism.
“What would you say was the archetypal Norwegian temperament?” I asked one of the exhibition managers. Smiling bashfully, he answered: “Shy. We are all shy. We used to all be farmers, you see.” Munch got around his shyness through painting: feelings he felt unable to express in person, he could scratch away onto canvas, their truth resplendent across centuries.
Did art cure him? Ultimately, Munch lived to the ripe old age of 81: his artistic pursuits all but cured his alcoholism, and tempered his melancholia.
As for the viewers, if we are not healed by viewing Munch’s works, we are at the very least consoled by seeing our innermost feelings so painstakingly laid out on canvas.
We might experience an uncanny sensation, like the one described by Munch, when he wrote of the married woman whose memory plagued him for decades:
“I felt as if there were invisible threads connecting us, I felt the invisible strands of her hair still winding round me — and as she disappeared completely beyond the sea, I still felt it, felt the pain where my heart was bleeding — because the threads could not be severed”.
It is wrong to define Munch by despair, by agony, or by two hands fixed to a screaming face. Viewed in its totality, his work makes us feel at one with our fellow man. Our sufferings, though hard to bear, are shared by many. In this great universe we are not alone, say these canvases, but part of something much larger.
The exhibition Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen, opening at the Courtauld Gallery on 27 May 2022, will feature eighteen works presented together for the very first time outside of Norway. | https://unherd.com/2022/05/how-art-cured-edvard-munch/ | 2022-05-11T05:00:31Z | https://unherd.com/2022/05/how-art-cured-edvard-munch/ | true | 1 |
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Foreclosure Starts Remain Unchanged from Last Month; While Completed Foreclosures Decrease 36 Percent from Last Month
IRVINE, Calif., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its April 2022 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 30,674 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — down 8 percent from a month ago but up 160 percent from a year ago.
Illinois, New Jersey and Ohio had the highest foreclosure rates
Nationwide one in every 4,580 housing units had a foreclosure filing in April 2022. States with the highest foreclosure rates were Illinois (one in every 2,241 housing units with a foreclosure filing); New Jersey (one in every 2,292 housing units); Ohio (one in every 2,585 housing units); Indiana (one in every 2,660 housing units); and Nevada (one in every 3,043 housing units).
Among the 223 metropolitan statistical areas with a population of at least 200,000, those with the highest foreclosure rates in April 2022 were Greeley, CO (one in every 1,237 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Cleveland, OH (one in every 1,326 housing units); Elkhart, IN (one in every 1,531 housing units); Fayetteville, NC (one in every 1,639 housing units); and Chicago, IL (one in every 1,851 housing units).
Those metropolitan areas with a population greater than 1 million, with the worst foreclosure rates in April 2022, aside from Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL were: Philadelphia, PA (one in every 2,196 housing units); Indianapolis, IN (one in every 2,268 housing units); and Riverside, CA (one in every 2,366 housing units).
Foreclosure starts remain unchanged from last month
Lenders started the foreclosure process on 22,286 U.S. properties in April 2022, just down slightly from 22,360 last month but up 251 percent from a year ago.
Counter to the national trend, states that had at least 100 foreclosure starts in April 2022 and saw the greatest monthly increases in foreclosure starts included: Massachusetts (up 133 percent); Colorado (up 95 percent); Minnesota (up 59 percent); Indiana (up 39 percent); and Washington (up 24 percent).
In looking more granular, those counties that had the greatest number of foreclosure starts in April 2022 included: Cook County, IL (759 foreclosure starts); Los Angeles County, CA (652 foreclosure starts); Harris County, TX (429 foreclosure starts); Maricopa County, AZ ( 331 foreclosure starts); and Philadelphia, PA (277 foreclosure starts).
"The extreme difference between foreclosure starts and foreclosure completions in April might be the beginning of a trend," said Rick Sharga, executive Vice President of market intelligence for ATTOM. "Record levels of homeowner equity should provide financially distressed homeowners the opportunity to sell their homes prior to a foreclosure auction, meaning we should continue to see fewer foreclosure completions. While it may take several months to determine if this is actually what's happening, it seems like a real possibility in today's low supply/high demand housing market."
Foreclosure completion numbers decrease 36 percent from last month
Lenders repossessed 2,830 U.S. properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in April 2022, down 36 percent from last month but up 82 percent from last year.
Those states that had the greatest number of REOs in April 2022, included: Illinois (417 REOs); Pennsylvania (266 REOs); Michigan (187 REOs); Ohio (150 REOs); and California (148 REOs).
Those major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with a population greater than 1 million that saw the greatest number of REOs in April 2022 included: Chicago, IL (347 REOs); Philadelphia, PA (149 REOs); New York, NY (128 REOs); Detroit, MI (64 REOs); and St. Louis, MO (53 REOs).
Report methodology
The ATTOM U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides a count of the total number of properties with at least one foreclosure filing entered into the ATTOM Data Warehouse during the month and quarter. Some foreclosure filings entered into the database during the quarter may have been recorded in the previous quarter. Data is collected from more than 3,000 counties nationwide, and those counties account for more than 99 percent of the U.S. population. ATTOM's report incorporates documents filed in all three phases of foreclosure: Default — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Auction — Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank). For the annual, midyear and quarterly reports, if more than one type of foreclosure document is received for a property during the timeframe, only the most recent filing is counted in the report. The annual, midyear, quarterly and monthly reports all check if the same type of document was filed against a property previously. If so, and if that previous filing occurred within the estimated foreclosure timeframe for the state where the property is located, the report does not count the property in the current year, quarter or month.
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Victoria has the most native vegetation cleared proportional to land mass of any Australian state and it is failing to offset the damage caused, the state's auditor-general says.
About 10,380 habitat hectares of native vegetation is removed from Victorian private properties each year, the auditor-general estimates.
Victorian landowners are already required to avoid or minimise the amount of land they clear, but if that is not possible they should support native vegetation in other parts of their property or on a third-party offset site.
Illegal practices were partly to blame for the large amount of clearing, a report tabled to the state parliament on Wednesday said, but councils and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning also had a role to play.
A 2021 parliamentary inquiry found land clearing and other factors like climate change were threatening about 2000 native animals, plants and ecological communities in Victoria.
The audit took issue with DELWP's data collection, with the department's habitat distribution models failing to account for 25 per cent of Victoria's threatened species.
DELWP also had incomplete reports on the number of council-approved permits and established offset sites across the state.
"There are also no quality assurance processes to ensure that recorded information is accurate," the auditor-general said.
The report noted councils were also not ensuring land clearing was either permitted or exempt because of a lack of staff resourcing, budget constraints, and insufficient staff knowledge.
The auditor-general made five recommendations to DELWP, saying it needed to improve its reporting on the no net-loss objective, the currency and completeness of its data sets, its monitoring of clearing across the state, its management of offset sites, and its support to councils.
DELWP has either accepted or accepted in principle all of the recommendations, but department secretary John Bradley said there were some scientific and practical limitations to the findings.
In a letter to the auditor-general, Mr Bradley said it was not feasible to have habitat distribution models for all of the state's threatened species because some species were cryptic and difficult to observe.
DELWP also denied there was any confusion around the number of offset sites recorded on the credit register, Mr Bradley said.
But the department secretary acknowledged DELWP needed to engage further with local governments and other relevant stakeholders. | https://7news.com.au/weather/environment/victoria-tops-list-for-land-clearing-c-6757875 | 2022-05-11T05:03:42Z | https://7news.com.au/weather/environment/victoria-tops-list-for-land-clearing-c-6757875 | true | 5 |
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ATLANTA (AP) — Rafael Devers says five straight losses had driven home the ugly point for the last-place Boston Red Sox: “We haven't been playing well."
A big hit by Devers helped provide hope the Red Sox can revive their offense and their season.
Devers hit his first career grand slam and the Red Sox broke out for clean-shaven manager Alex Cora in a 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night that ended a five-game skid.
Devers hit a fastball from Kyle Wright 432 feet off the center-field scoreboard behind the Braves' bullpen.
“I got a good pitch to hit,” said Devers through a translator. “... If it was in the zone, I was going to put a good swing on it.”
Devers also had a double and a walk.
The slam, Devers' fifth homer, was the highlight of Boston's six-run second inning. Trevor Story had a two-run single in the ninth.
The Red Sox matched a season high for scoring last reached April 13. Boston had combined for six runs over their past four losses.
“I think overall a lot of good at-bats," Cora said. “... The line was moving today.”
The offensive surge came after Cora decided to shave his salt-and-pepper beard before the series. He grew out his facial hair ahead of the season and joked that it was to blame for his team’s poor start.
“If our offense depends on my facial hair, we're in big trouble,” Cora said after the game.
Christian Vázquez had a run-scoring single and Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a bases-loaded walk before Devers' slam gave Boston a 6-0 lead.
The Red Sox led 6-4 before adding three runs in the ninth off Tyler Thornburg. Alex Verdugo's bases-loaded walk drove in a run before Story's two-run single.
The Red Sox ended their streak of six consecutive series losses by earning at least a split of the two games in Atlanta.
Boston (11-19) is last in the AL East, 10 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
The Red Sox, who lost to Houston in last season's AL Championship Series, aren't the only team struggling to reclaim their winning form. The defending World Series champion Braves (14-17) fell seven games behind the NL East-leading New York Mets.
The Braves, coming off a series win over Milwaukee, have no winning streaks longer than two games this season.
Wright (3-2) allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Travis d'Arnaud hit a two-run homer off Garrett Whitlock, who allowed three runs on four hits and four walks in three innings. Tyler Danish (1-0) allowed one hit in two scoreless innings.
Right-hander John Schreiber had three strikeouts in two scoreless innings for his first save.
OZUNA STRUGGLING
Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna was 0 for 2, but drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a fielder's choice grounder. Ozuna is hitting .210.
“He has struggled," said Braves manager Brian Snitker. "... He's going through a stretch where he doesn't like where he's at, but it's not about lack of work.”
SHAKE IT UP
Cora didn't depend on his clean look to change his team's direction. He also tweaked his lineup.
Story, hitting .194, hit sixth instead of at the top of the lineup and had two hits, including a single in the big second inning. Xander Bogaerts moved down one spot to fourth and had three hits. Designated hitter J.D. Martinez hit third instead of fourth and had a single.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox LHP Rich Hill, who was placed on the COVID-19 injury list on Friday, is “doing good” and is symptom-free, according to Cora, but is still awaiting the necessary two negative tests before he can be activated. Cora said “if everything goes well” Hill could return to the rotation for this weekend's series at Texas.
UP NEXT
Atlanta's Ian Anderson (3-1, 4.01) will face Boston's Nathan Eovaldi (1-1, 2.94) in a matchup of right-handers in Wednesday night's final game of the series. Anderson allowed four runs in four innings last season in his only previous start against the Red Sox. Eovaldi is 2-2 with a 2.71 ERA in 14 starts against the Braves.
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Q2 FY2022 Orovalle Highlights:
- Production impacted by the nationwide transportation strike in March, the COVID-19 sixth wave in Spain and delays in spare parts supply in Europe. Mining and milling activities returned to full operational levels in April
- Costs impacted by exorbitant electricity prices when the conflict in Ukraine started. Actions are being taken by the Spanish Government to limit prices
- 10,595 gold equivalent ounces produced (8,341 Au oz, 0.8 million Cu lb and 25,703 Ag oz)
- COC at $1,983 and AISC at $2,306
Q2 FY2022 Consolidated Highlights:
- Revenue ($M): 21.9
- EBITDA ($M): (2.7)
- CAPEX ($M): 4.7
- Unrestricted Cash EoP ($M): 13.6
TORONTO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) (the "Company" or "Orvana") reports consolidated financial and operational results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and announces revised guidance for fiscal year 2022 for the Orovalle operation to take into consideration the impacts caused by COVID-19 related absenteeism, delays in spare parts supply in Europe, the nationwide transportation strike in Spain, and rising annual inflation rates in Spain reaching near 40-year highs causing higher prices for energy, materials, supplies and services.
This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis, unaudited Financial Statements and Notes to unaudited Financial Statements for the corresponding period, which have been posted on the Orvana Minerals Corp. SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, and which are also available on the Company's website at www.orvana.com. All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
"Orvana has a well defined and clear strategy based on developing its three assets for the long term. In that sense we had an exceptional quarter, with very encouraging drilling results in Spain and Argentina, coupled with the successful completion of metallurgical testing and economic modeling in Bolivia. On the annual production side, we did have a challenging quarter in Spain as exceptional national, and continental, events, unfolded simultaneously, causing intermittent disruptions of operations and rising production costs", said Orvana CEO Juan Gavidia. "Our Spanish operation's amended guidance reflects the impact of the previous months, but does not affect our outlook of Orovalle's performance in the medium to longer term. Spain continues to be the cornerstone of Orvana's "organic growth strategy", meaning free operating cash for the rest of the year is committed to create value through expanded mineral resource modeling for Spain and Argentina, and detail project engineering for Bolivia. The Company, expects to be in a favourable position by the end of this fiscal year to continue the development of its defined strategy of continued production and development of organic growth," added Juan Gavidia.
Consolidated Financial Results and Operating Highlights:
- Revenue of $21.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 ("Q2 FY2022") and $48.5 million for the six months ended March 31, 2022 ("H1 FY2022").
- EBITDA of negative $2.7 million for Q2 FY2022 and positive $2.4 million for H1 FY2022.
- Capital expenditures (on a cash basis) of $4.7 million for Q2 FY2022, and $9 million for H1 FY2022.
- $13.6 million of cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2022.
- Orovalle:
- EMIPA:
- Orvana Argentina:
Consolidated Financial Results and Operating Highlights:
Consolidated Results
Revised Guidance:
Orovalle's production, revenue and costs suffered material impacts in the first half of fiscal 2022 due to:
- COVID-19 related workforce absenteeism that resulted in lower productivity and production.
- Lower fleet mechanical availability due to delays in spare parts supply around Europe, impacting both mine and plant efficiencies.
- Operations shutdown in March 2022, due to an unusually severe nationwide transportation strike in Spain, that disrupted supply chains across all sectors, and regions, especially the highly industrialized north, where El Valle sits.
- Regular level of indirect fixed costs, that given lower production, originated materially higher unit costs.
- Higher prices for energy, materials, supplies and services. Spain's annual inflation was 6.7% in December 2021, reaching a near 40-year high of 9.8 percent in March 2022. Fuel and electricity pricing were at the core of this phenomenon.
The above-mentioned operational issues are temporary and the Company expects that they will not affect Orovalle's performance in the medium to longer term. Actions are being taken to return to full operational levels, while continuing to manage outstanding risks related to COVID-19.
The conflict in Ukraine is causing significant economic and social effects, which are affecting all European countries. The Spanish Government approved in March an economic package to mitigate the impacts of the armed conflict. The European Union announced late April that it will allow Spain and Portugal to apply a limit to the gas price used in power generation for a 12 month period, with the gas price cap set at Eur50/MWh. Spain's Central Bank forecasted early April consumer prices to surge 7.5% in 2022, but just 2% in 2023. The Company expects that this inflationary scenario is temporary and will not affect Orovalle's results in the medium to longer term in a material way. The Company's strategy for the second half of fiscal 2022 is to manage its existing capital resources and liquidity in a prudent fashion while continuing to manage price hikes impacting our cost structure.
The Company has assessed the impact of the above-mentioned circumstances, therefore adjusting its production and cost guidance for FY2022 accordingly:
ABOUT ORVANA - Orvana is a gold-copper-silver company. Orvana's assets consist of the producing Orovalle Operation in northern Spain, the Don Mario property in Bolivia, currently in care and maintenance, and the Taguas property located in Argentina. Additional information is available at Orvana's website (www.orvana.com).
Cautionary Statements - Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements in this presentation constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements"). Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, potentials, future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "believes", "expects", "plans", "estimates" or "intends" or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" or "are projected to" be taken or achieved) are not statements of historical fact, but are forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements herein relate to, among other things, Orvana's ability to achieve improvement in free cash flow; the ability to maintain expected mining rates and expected throughput rates at El Valle Plant; the potential to extend the mine life of El Valle and Don Mario beyond their current life-of-mine estimates including specifically, but not limited to, in the case of Don Mario, the processing of the mineral stockpiles and the reprocessing of the tailings material; Orvana's ability to optimize its assets to deliver shareholder value; the Company's ability to optimize productivity at Don Mario and El Valle; estimates of future production, operating costs and capital expenditures; mineral resource and reserve estimates; statements and information regarding future feasibility studies and their results; future transactions; future metal prices; the ability to achieve additional growth and geographic diversification; and future financial performance, including the ability to increase cash flow and profits; future financing requirements; mine development plans.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, which includes, without limitation, as particularly set out in the notes accompanying the Company's most recently filed financial statements. The estimates and assumptions of the Company contained or incorporated by reference in this information, which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to the various assumptions set forth herein and in Orvana's most recently filed Management's Discussion & Analysis and Annual Information Form in respect of the Company's most recently completed fiscal year (the "Company Disclosures") or as otherwise expressly incorporated herein by reference as well as: there being no significant disruptions affecting operations, whether due to labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions, damage to equipment or otherwise; permitting, development, operations, expansion and acquisitions at El Valle and Don Mario being consistent with the Company's current expectations; political developments in any jurisdiction in which the Company operates being consistent with its current expectations; certain price assumptions for gold, copper and silver; prices for key supplies being approximately consistent with current levels; production and cost of sales forecasts meeting expectations; the accuracy of the Company's current mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; labour and materials costs increasing on a basis consistent with Orvana's current expectations; and the availability of necessary funds to execute the Company's plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this presentation also contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the results of the preliminary economic assessment, including but not limited to the mineral resource estimation, conceptual mine plan and operations, internal rate of return, sensitivities, taxes, net present value, potential recoveries, design parameters, operating costs, capital costs, production data and economic potential; the timing and costs for production decisions; permitting timelines and requirements; exploration and planned exploration programs; the potential for discovery of additional mineral resources; timing for completion of a feasibility study; timing for first gold production at Taguas; processing the stockpile at El Valle in connection with the metal production catch-up program; identifying additional resources beyond the replenishment of annual depletion rates at El Valle for the extension of mine life; issuing an expanded resource PEA for Taguas in a timely manner; completion of the infill drilling program at Taguas; making a decision on the oxides stockpile at Don Mario in a timely manner; and the Company's general objectives and strategies.
A variety of inherent risks, uncertainties and factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, affect the operations, performance and results of the Company and its business, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results expressed or implied by forward looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and factors include: the potential impact of the COVID-19 on the Company's business and operations, including: our ability to continue operations; our ability to manage challenges presented by COVID-19; the accounting treatment of COVID-19 related matters; Orvana's ability to prevent and/or mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases at or near our mines; the general economic, political and social impacts of the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, our ability to support the sustainability of our business including through the development of crisis management plans, increasing stock levels for key supplies, monitoring of guidance from the medical community, and engagement with local communities and authorities; fluctuations in the price of gold, silver and copper; the need to recalculate estimates of resources based on actual production experience; the failure to achieve production estimates; variations in the grade of ore mined; variations in the cost of operations; the availability of qualified personnel; the Company's ability to obtain and maintain all necessary regulatory approvals and licenses; the Company's ability to use cyanide in its mining operations; risks generally associated with mineral exploration and development, including the Company's ability to continue to operate the El Valle and/or ability to resume long-term operations at the Carlés Mine; the Company's ability to successfully implement a sulphidization circuit and ancillary facilities to process the current oxides stockpiles at Don Mario; the Company's ability to successfully carry out development plans at Taguas; sufficient funding to carry out development plans at Taguas and to process the oxides stockpiles at Don Mario; the Company's ability to acquire and develop mineral properties and to successfully integrate such acquisitions; the Company's ability to execute on its strategy; the Company's ability to obtain financing when required on terms that are acceptable to the Company; challenges to the Company's interests in its property and mineral rights; current, pending and proposed legislative or regulatory developments or changes in political, social or economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates; general economic conditions worldwide; the challenges presented by COVID-19; fluctuating operational costs such as, but not limited to, power supply costs; current and future environmental matters; and the risks identified in the Company's disclosures. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements and reference should also be made to the Company's Disclosures for a description of additional risk factors.
Any forward-looking statements made herein with respect to the anticipated development and exploration of the Company's mineral projects are intended to provide an overview of management's expectations with respect to certain future activities of the Company and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions change. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this information are intended to provide an overview of management's expectations with respect to certain future operating activities of the Company and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
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Albany State to play in Black College World Series
MONTGOMERY, Al. (WALB) - Despite their runner up finish in the SIAC tournament over the weekend, the baseball season will continue for Albany State this week as the guys have been given a chance to play on another big time stage.
The Golden Rams have been invited to play in the Black College World Series up in Montgomery, a tournament that will feature eight HBCU programs from all over the Southeast.
Four teams were selected from Division Two and four from the from NAIA, a chance for scouts to see these guys in a city that loves baseball, in a stadium home to the Montgomery Biscuits.
And for ASU it’s a big opportunity to put their talent on full display.
“I think they can show they have yet to play their best baseball, I mean we played a really good game against Savannah State, we play a really good game in the championship game but I think they want to get out there and there is going to be some scouts there and be able to show that we are a top team, an HBCU team but also a top team in the region,” said Golden Rams head coach Scot Hemmings. “The guys are excited, we get to go play in a Double A stadium, the Montgomery Biscuits stadium and it’s going to be a great atmosphere, they are putting us up in a nice hotel and we get to play some good quality baseball and try to win a championship.”
And Albany State will open tournament play on Wednesday morning against Kentucky State.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier has died after a short illness at age 73, the NBA says.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier has died after a short illness at age 73, the NBA says.
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