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It’s twins, again! Couple welcomes 3rd set of twins in 2 years
BAKER, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Louisiana couple welcomed their third set of twins last week.
WAFB reports Courtney Spears and her husband, Everett Jones, said their latest set of twins, Eva and Camryn, were delivered on May 10.
Since their arrival, the baby girls have been in a NICU, but Spears said they are doing well.
The girls join twin brothers, Ethan and Curtis, born in 2020, twin sisters, Emory and Cassidy, born in 2021, and their oldest sister, 5-year-old Emanie.
Seven kids in all make the Spears family the Brady Bunch plus one.
She said she knows it must seem overwhelming, but she and her husband are happy with their big family. They have a routine that keeps everything flowing and family to help out while mom and dad are working.
“It’s fun, tiring, of course, having one kid is tiring, but it’s fun,” Spears said. “They make us laugh a lot.”
However, Spears added she did have to stop working early due to a preterm labor scare, and they’re still working to find car seats for the infants and a car capable of carrying all seven kids.
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The Westbrook City Council on Monday voted to remove ward residency requirements tied to the Planning Board.
The change comes after talks of redistricting in the city and councilors noted the Westbrook charter and rules do not call for board members to live in the area they represent.
City administrators argued that, unlike councilors, members of the Planning Board consider what is best for the city as a whole, not just their own ward.
Planning Director Jennie Franceschi supports the change, which would allow alternates to step in when members of the Planning Board step down. As it stands, new members have to be from the same ward as the person who is vacating the board, drawing out the appointment process.
The move aligns the Planning Board with the Zoning Board of Appeals and brings Westbrook in line with the majority of surrounding communities, including South Portland, Windham, Yarmouth, Portland, Scarborough and Gorham.
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Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE:BRX – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,960,000 shares, a decline of 23.8% from the April 15th total of 6,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,670,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.
Shares of BRX stock traded up $0.76 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $24.64. The stock had a trading volume of 2,068,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,774,630. Brixmor Property Group has a one year low of $21.01 and a one year high of $27.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $25.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.37, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.52.
Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. Brixmor Property Group had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 25.39%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.44 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Brixmor Property Group will post 1.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
BRX has been the subject of a number of research reports. StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of Brixmor Property Group in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Brixmor Property Group from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 15th. TheStreet raised shares of Brixmor Property Group from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Brixmor Property Group from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Brixmor Property Group from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.46.
In other Brixmor Property Group news, insider Brian T. Finnegan sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.84, for a total transaction of $129,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 150,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,893,622.88. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO James M. Taylor, Jr. sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.50, for a total transaction of $530,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 506,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,426,516.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 50,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,304,900 over the last three months. 0.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Brixmor Property Group by 123.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,155 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in Brixmor Property Group during the first quarter worth approximately $43,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in Brixmor Property Group during the first quarter worth approximately $43,000. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in Brixmor Property Group by 170.2% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,840 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 1,159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Brixmor Property Group by 47,125.0% during the first quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,889 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 1,885 shares during the last quarter. 98.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Brixmor Property Group Company Profile (Get Rating)
Brixmor (NYSE: BRX) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a high-quality, national portfolio of open-air shopping centers. Its 395 retail centers comprise approximately 69 million square feet of prime retail space in established trade areas. The Company strives to own and operate shopping centers that reflect Brixmor's vision "to be the center of the communities we serve" and are home to a diverse mix of thriving national, regional and local retailers.
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If you're looking for "I Spys," dating or LTRs, this is your scene.
View ProfilesIn March, Colchester resident Beth Raymond noticed it was becoming difficult to find the cans of Similac Sensitive infant formula she relied upon to feed her 6-month-old daughter.
A few weeks ago, the situation worsened. Raymond couldn't find any Similac Sensitive, forcing her to switch to the standard formulation of Similac, which her daughter's stomach didn't tolerate as well. Last week, Raymond couldn't even locate that type, so she placed an online order for a few cans of soy-based formula from Target as a backup.
"Shelves are bare," Raymond wrote in a Facebook message to Seven Days. "It's going to be completely gone soon and I'm not sure what we're going to do."
Raymond is not alone in her worries. Across the state, families who rely on formula to feed their infants are struggling to find supplies and to understand when the situation will improve.
For her part, Raymond is concerned about how so many changes in formula will affect her child, now 8 months old, who seems to be eating less. Raymond is even contemplating starting her daughter on whole milk, even though that's not recommended by doctors until babies are 12 months old.
"You're hitting moms at their biological level," said Magdalene Miller, maternal child health manager for Northern Counties Health Care, which provides at-home nurse visits to pregnant women and new mothers in the Northeast Kingdom. "They need to protect and feed their babies, and babies must eat to survive, and they must eat an incredibly specific combination of things and a specific amount."
Lawmakers across the country are calling the shortage a national emergency because three-quarters of American babies rely on formula for at least part of their diet. The problem can be traced to supply chain issues and the February closure of one of the nation's largest infant formula factories after bacterial infections sickened four babies, two of whom died.
That Sturgis, Mich., factory — run by Abbott Nutrition, which makes Similac and several other common powdered formulas — remains closed, but Abbott officials announced this week that the company had reached an agreement with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration that would allow it to reopen shortly. Once that happens, though, Abbott said it will take between six and eight weeks for its products to show up on store shelves.
The closure of Abbott's Michigan facility has led other U.S. companies to try to ramp up production. But besides Abbott, there are only three major formula manufacturers: Mead Johnson, which makes Enfamil; Nestlé USA, which makes Gerber; and Perrigo, which makes store-brand formulas for companies such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Target and Costco. The four producers are responsible for 90 percent of the U.S. supply of infant formula and are struggling to fill the void.
Perrigo has a production facility in Franklin County. The Georgia, Vt., plant also makes formula for San Francisco-based startup Bobbie, an organic, European-style infant formula subscription service that has had to turn away new customers in recent weeks because of a surge in demand.
In an statement emailed to Seven Days last Thursday, a Perrigo spokesperson said the company was "running at maximum capacity" and had "prioritized production of formulas and sizes that are in high demand." But in an interview with Reuters last Friday, Perrigo's CEO and president, Murray Kessler, said that despite his company's facilities running at 115 percent capacity, he expected shortages to last for the remainder of 2022.
"We have stepped up and are killing ourselves to do everything we can," Kessler told Reuters.
In December 2020, the St. Albans Messenger reported that the company had plans to expand its Vermont plant, but a Georgia zoning official told Seven Days last week that Perrigo had not yet applied for any building permits.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent letters on Friday to Perrigo, Abbott, Mead Johnson and Nestlé USA requesting more information by May 26 about when they became aware of the formula shortage and the steps they've taken to increase production. The Biden administration also has announced plans to import formula from countries that have an excess supply, though it's unclear when that will begin.
The uncertain timeline concerns those in Vermont who work with moms and babies. Miller said nurses at her agency saw an uptick in calls last week from families worried about not being able to find the brand of formula they are accustomed to — or, in some cases, substitute brands, either. Some of the families Miller works with in rural areas have had to travel long distances to find the formula they need, which she says is "not sustainable." Miller has seen an increase in posts on Caledonia County's Buy Nothing Facebook group, with people listing or seeking cans of formula.
Further complicating the matter for Raymond, the Colchester mother, and many other Northeast Kingdom families Miller serves: Like thousands of low-income families in Vermont, they purchase formula through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC. More than half of the infant formula in the country is purchased by WIC recipients, who are only allowed to buy it at authorized stores. In Vermont, 108 grocery stores accept WIC payments, according the state's WIC program director, Karen Flynn. So when Raymond finds formula in stock at another store, she has to pay full price — usually $30 to $40 for a 30-ounce can of powder, which lasts around five to eight days.
Flynn said staff in the 12 Vermont Department of Health regional offices have been working with families and vendors to try to improve access to formula. That means reaching out to WIC-authorized grocery stores to get a better gauge of available supplies and — since women sometimes supplement breastfeeding with formula — providing lactation support for mothers trying to increase the amount of milk they produce.
To keep costs down, WIC is required by federal regulation to contract with an infant formula maker, Flynn said. Vermont, like the majority of states, has a contract with Abbott. But since the Michigan factory shutdown, Vermont's WIC program has also made use of waivers offered by the USDA, allowing recipients more flexibility in the brands and sizes of formula they can purchase.
Supply chain issues have been a challenge since the pandemic began, but the formula shortage feels like "another level of difficulty," Flynn said.
Some parents have found work-arounds. Although the FDA does not allow European infant formula to be sold in the United States, Nycole Bubenko of Fairfax started ordering German formula on a third-party website in 2015 after not being able to produce enough milk to feed her first child and learning that most of the U.S.-made formulas were manufactured with corn syrup. The organic German formula was made with higher-quality ingredients and was gentler on her son's stomach, Bubenko said. Now a mother of three, including a newborn, Bubenko has continued to order the German formula online. She says it's comparable in cost to U.S.-made formula when bought in bulk and arrives in less than a week. As of last week, she'd been able to obtain it without any trouble.
"There is another option, and it isn't as out of reach as people may think," Bubenko said.
But the American Academy of Pediatrics cautions against importing formula from overseas because it is not subject to FDA regulations. Dr. Meghan Gunn, chief of pediatrics at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, supports that position.
"In terms of their composition, they don't necessarily meet U.S. requirements, but they are probably safe," Gunn said. "I think we need the FDA to be involved in that importation before I feel comfortable recommending it."
Gunn said parents who are struggling to find their usual formula brand should call their pediatrician for advice.
"There are so many formulas, it's very confusing — even for us, sometimes — to keep track," Gunn said. "I think, for most kiddos, there are [generic] alternatives that ... hopefully can be found."
Doctors can also help families track down alternative types of formula for babies with more specialized dietary needs, a process Gunn said sometimes takes "a little trial and error." Gunn cautions against using expired formula or a can that's been opened by another person. It's also dangerous to water down formula to make it last longer or concoct homemade formula.
"There is way too much risk for ... not getting enough of the nutrients, for contamination with bacteria," she said.
The Vermont Donor Milk Center in Essex Junction is another resource. Launched in January 2020, the nonprofit's mission is to provide human breast milk, donated by women in the community and then pasteurized, to infants in need. Typically, families must get a prescription from a pediatrician in order to purchase donor milk. But in light of the current shortage, the center has started waiving that requirement for the first 40 ounces of milk dispensed. For the short-term, the center is also offering subsidized milk for eligible families, thanks in part to a recent $50,000 allocation from the state legislature.
Though Vermont has one of the highest initial breastfeeding rates in the country — 90.2 percent, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention's 2020 Breastfeeding Report Card — the rate drops off precipitously as infants grow older because of factors including limited breastfeeding support in the community and mothers returning to work, according to Amy Wenger, a maternal and child health nurse who is co-executive director of the donor milk center. By 6 months of age, just 36.8 percent of babies in Vermont are exclusively breastfed.
Wenger said she's received a flurry of calls in the past few weeks from lactation consultants and medical providers looking for supplemental milk, as well as from new and expecting parents trying to make a backup plan in case breastfeeding doesn't work out.
The formula crisis doesn't just have nutritional implications, Wenger said. It's also affecting parents' mental and emotional health, especially after the countless stresses the pandemic has inflicted.
"It's already been two and a half years of a lot of anxieties for families, and they are struggling already," she said. "And then to have this on top of it, this is very rough."
The original print version of this article was headlined "Feeding Anxiety"
Tags: Health Care, baby formula, formula shortage, baby food, WIC
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You’ve proved to be grandmaster of meaningful administration, Oyo pensioners tell Makinde
• As they stage solidarity rally to governor's office
Members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State chapter, on Tuesday, staged a solidarity rally at the state governor’s office, Ibadan, declaring that Governor Seyi Makinde has proved to be a grandmaster of meaningful administration.
Led by its state secretary, Olusegun Abatan, the pensioners said evidence of deft planning by the Makinde government have rubbished those who initially thought that the Oyo governor was a neophyte in government.
Abatan said the evidence of deft planning could be seen in the fact that despite COVID-19 and its attendant economic downturn, pensioners and workers had not been shortchanged in the past three years.
Reading an address, Abatan said the Makinde government had for the past three years continued to treat pensioners right, such that pensioners now live better lives and no more die out of non-payment of their pensions and gratuities.
The rally saw the pensioners render prayers for Makinde while urging him to remain committed to the payment of pensions and gratuities.
Abatan said: “It has been a 3year of unbroken relationship and partnership with Oyo State Pensioners. Before you came on board, anybody could know a Pensioner walking on the street with an unstable gait ready to fall at the honking of the commercial vehicles/okada.
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“Many times the Union was called to come and carry our members that fell on the streets, Many died because of inability to procure simple medicaments. There was a year where we recorded 516 deaths among us. We were dying like chickens infected by Newcastle disease. But not anymore. Your Excellency, Pensioners now live better.
“If not for a good mindset as an OMOLUABI, circumstances in the polity abound to renege on our agreement and commitment to continue to pay pensions and gratuities. You did not use the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn which other Emperor governors are using to shortchange their Pensioners and Workers in their various States.
“Your Excellency, right from the 2019 electioneering campaign to when you came on board as governor nobody gave you a chance. You were tagged a neophyte in government but with deft planning you have proved to them that you are indeed a grandmaster of meaningful administration with abounding evidence in all parts of the State.”
Responding, governor Seyi Makinde assured of his commitment to the welfare of workers and pensioners, while calling for more prayers for his government to continue to succeed.
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VIDEO: Woman celebrates 102nd birthday after getting COVID twice
COLQUITT, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) - A Georgia woman recently celebrated her 102nd birthday.
Emma Smith celebrated her milestone birthday on May 14 and credited her long life to her faith, and for a good reason.
WALB reports she was sent home to die a few years ago after taking a fall. Also, since the pandemic began, she caught COVID twice.
On her 100th birthday, Smith’s family asked for community support amid the pandemic. They asked for 100 cards to be delivered but instead, they ended up being gifted 250!
Smith was born in Alabama and has spent most of her life in the South. She also has a long list of relatives who have crossed or gotten near the century mark.
The 102-year-old said she has not had alcohol or smoked in her life, and nowadays, she’s not up to a lot, but two things that keep her interested are quilting and flowers.
Smith has made over 200 quilts in her life.
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U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn faced seven challengers in North Carolina's Republican primary, an early test of whether voters will grant the pro-Donald Trump firebrand another term despite his personal and political stumbles.
Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. ET. Several GOP leaders have turned away from the 26-year-old congressman, with some citing a series of unforced errors. He called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "thug."
Cawthorn also infuriated fellow Republicans in Congress when he alleged on a podcast that he had been invited to an orgy in Washington, D.C. State Sen. Chuck Edwards, Cawthorn's top rival, received endorsements from U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and the state's top GOP legislative leaders.
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Tata Consumer Products in discussions to buy up to five brands
3 min read . Updated: 18 May 2022, 06:50 AM IST- Acquisition is expected to bolster Tata Consumer's position in the country’s competitive consumer goods sector
Tata Consumer Products Ltd., the food and beverage arm of the $103 billion Indian conglomerate, wants to go on an acquisition spree to bolster its position in the country’s competitive consumer goods sector, and is in discussions to buy up to five brands.
A “significant amount" of the Mumbai-based firm’s future growth will come from inorganic expansion, Tata Consumer Products’ Chief Executive Officer Sunil D’Souza said in an interview. The firm, which sells Tetley tea and Eight O’Clock coffee, is “engaging seriously" with a number of companies where it sees decent valuations, he said, declining to identify potential targets.
“We are reaching out to potential targets to have a chat to see if there is interest," said D’Souza, who took charge at the company two years ago after stints at PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever Plc. “There are places where valuations are high, but given the macro environment, given the liquidity, tightening etc, I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will become much more affordable."
Since its formation in 2020 during an ongoing streamlining of Tata’s 153-year-old business empire, which operates across dozens of sectors, Tata Consumer Products has widened its portfolio by buying stakes in companies such as bottled-water business NourishCo Beverages Ltd., as well as cereal brand Soulfull.
The conglomerate will likely face stiff competition in the sector from existing global giants such as Unilever, as well as Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd., which plans to acquire up to 60 small grocery and household consumer goods brands within six months, according to Reuters.
‘Enormous Runway’
As India reopens after the pandemic-led curbs, D’Souza is also accelerating the expansion of Starbucks Corp. outlets across the country. It added 50 new cafes in the last financial year, taking its presence to 268 stores in 26 cities. Tata, which has a joint venture with the US coffee behemoth, wants to have more than 1,000 Starbucks outlets in India, D’Souza said, declining to give a timeline for that target.
“We’ve got an enormous runway in front of us in India," he said. “Now the game is how fast can we scale?"
Tata’s expansion comes at a time of severe inflationary turmoil as the war in Ukraine, national agri-commodities export bans and choked supply-chains push up input costs for consumer goods companies.
Companies, including Unilever’s India unit and domestic staple firms Britannia Industries Ltd. and Dabur India Ltd., have reacted by raising prices in the highly price conscious market of about 1.4 billion people as well as cutting portion sizes in the packs in their cheapest packages.
Shrinkflation Hits India’s Snacks as Firms Struggle With Costs
Tata has managed to weather that impact as the prices of the three main products it sells -- coffee, tea and salt -- have remained relatively stable, D’Souza said, although the firm feels the “niggling" increases in freight and packaging costs.
Economic and political turbulence on the neighboring island of Sri Lanka, a major black tea exporter, has kept tea prices steady. India is likely to have a good crop this year which would have forced tea prices down in the ordinary course, he explained. But the disruption in Sri Lanka has stymied its exports, preventing a drop in prices.
“Everyone who’s now exposed to wheat, sunflower oil, palm oil, I think they are bearing the brunt right now," he said.
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Funding snub for Brisbane vaccine facility led by award-winning scientist
By Sean Parnell
Award-winning researcher Ian Frazer’s bid to build a vaccine manufacturing facility next to the Princess Alexandra Hospital is still millions of dollars short.
The Translational Research Institute had been counting on the Commonwealth contributing $20 million to the $60 million cost of a Translational Manufacturing Institute.
It had a business case and wanted to demonstrate Queensland’s “Smart State” credentials amid a debate over Australia’s capacity to produce home-grown vaccines.
Professor Frazer, the TRI’s inaugural chief executive, recounted his own experiences as co-creator of the cervical cancer vaccine, which could only be tested and manufactured overseas.
“We want to be seen as world leaders,” Frazer said of the project.
The TRI had already raised $20 million and convinced the Queensland government to commit another $20 million.
While the TRI was hopeful of securing $20 million from the Commonwealth’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative, its application under the translation stream was unsuccessful.
The TRI followed up with an application under the collaboration stream, but was again unsuccessful.
“We are pursuing other funding opportunities,” a TRI spokeswoman told Brisbane Times. Frazer could not be contacted for comment.
Throughout the pandemic, Frazer has advocated the importance of vaccine development and distribution.
Successful Queensland funding applicants included Gilmour Space Technologies ($51.9 million) and Turbine Sunshine Coast ($33.4 million).
Deputy Premier Steven Miles suggested the funding shortfall was because “Scott Morrison doesn’t want to make things in Queensland”.
“The Translational Research Institute is already home to some of Queensland, and the world’s, best medical researchers. Imagine if they could research, develop and manufacture medical products right here in Queensland.
“The Palaszczuk government is fiercely supportive of this project and is working with TRI on alternative pathways for this project to get off the ground,” Miles said.
Victoria last year secured Australia’s first mRNA vaccine production facility and is already making plans for future collaborations. | https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/funding-snub-for-brisbane-vaccine-facility-led-by-award-winning-scientist-20220517-p5am3w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national | 2022-05-18T02:03:46Z | https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/funding-snub-for-brisbane-vaccine-facility-led-by-award-winning-scientist-20220517-p5am3w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national | false | 17 |
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Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea, has backed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) for demanding 148% and 334% increases in tariffs respectively.
ECG has proposed a 148 percent increase in electricity tariffs stating this is due to the cost of investment projects they are undertaking and to help them become more efficient and render quality service.
On the part of Ghana Water Company Limited, the cost of water production has gone high, hence the need for over 300% increment.
Contributing to Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" programme, Nana Akomea questioned the logic in opposing the tariff increments.
He explained that the utility companies need the increments to help boost their operations because if they risk collapsing their cost of operations remains huge coupled with rickety machinery issues.
Citing GWCL pump lines which have been in place for over 50 years, Nana Akomea argued that the companies' demands should definitely be met to give them the opportunity to upgrade their machines and provide consumers quality service.
He added that the utility companies are also struggling because of the country's currency depreciation and other economic factors which are taking a negative toll on their operations.
"What do you want them to do when your currency is unstable and their running cost is huge?" he asked.
He appealed to the consumers to accept the demands of the companies stating "they need to help them or else they will break down" and stressed, "there is no free lunch". | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/There-is-no-free-lunch-Nana-Akomea-backs-ECG-GWCL-tariffs-increase-1540769 | 2022-05-18T02:05:41Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/There-is-no-free-lunch-Nana-Akomea-backs-ECG-GWCL-tariffs-increase-1540769 | true | 2 |
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Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s (D) campaign announced on Tuesday that the state’s lieutenant governor would be undergoing a procedure to implant a pacemaker after he suffered a stroke late last week.
“John Fetterman is about to undergo a standard procedure to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator. It should be a short procedure that will help protect his heart and address the underlying cause of his stroke, atrial fibrillation (A-fib), by regulating his heart rate and rhythm," his campaign said in a statement.
Fetterman had said in a statement on Sunday that he had had a stroke on Friday but added at the time that “the doctors tell me I didn’t suffer any cognitive damage” and that “I’m well on my way to a full recovery.”
The development comes as voting in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary is ongoing with polls closing later today.
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Social Media > Facebook How to Add Music to Your Facebook Profile Pin your favorite song from your profile settings By Saikat Basu Saikat Basu Twitter Writer University of Pune (India) Saikat has been a technology writer for 12+ years. His writing has appeared at MakeUseOf, OnlineTechTips, GoSkills, and many others. lifewire's editorial guidelines Published on May 17, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Facebook Facebook Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating What to Know To pin a song, go to Profile > Music > + icon > search for a song and select it.To unpin, go to Profile > Music > "three-dotted" icon next to the song > Unpin from profile. This article shows you how to select and add music to your Facebook profile and pin it for others to listen to. Note Songs pinned to your Facebook profile are public, even if your posts are restricted to be seen by only friends. Songs marked with an "E" symbol have explicit lyrics. How to Add Music to a Profile Adding music and songs to your Facebook profile is only available on the Facebook app for iOS and Android. While the steps are similar for both, the screenshots below are from the iOS app. From the Home feed screen, select the Profile photo on the top left. On your profile, scroll down past the Friends thumbnails and the Posts box to the set of specific tabs for adding Photos, Avatars, Life events, etc., to your profile. Locate the Music tab by swiping toward the left on the tabs. Generally, it will be located after the Life events tab. Select the Music tab. Select the "plus" icon on the Music screen to add a song. Select See all to display all available songs under each category. Then, scroll down the categories and list of songs, or use the search feature to find a specific song quickly. Tap the song you want to add. The songs are added to the Music tab. Select the playhead to preview the song. All songs have a playback length of 90 seconds. Select the three dots on the right of the song to display a sliding menu. Select Pin to profile to pin the song to your public Facebook profile. Go back to your Profile to see the song pinned below your profile photo and name. Tip You can also pin a song to your profile via the menu under the three-dotted icon when you preview the song in full screen. How to Remove a Song From a Profile Follow the steps in reverse to unpin and remove any song from your profile page. Go to your Facebook Profile page. Select the three dots next to the pinned song. Select Unpin from profile to remove the song from the profile page but keep it in the list of selected songs on the Music tab. Select Delete song from profile to remove the song completely from the Music tab. You can go back and add the track anytime you want. FAQ How do I add music to a Facebook story? Once you've taken or selected a photo/video for a Facebook story in the mobile app, select the Sticker icon, and then tap the Music sticker. Pick a song, and then when you post the story, the music will play while people view it. How do I add music to a Facebook post? Select the status field to start making a post, and then select Photo/Video. Once you select an image or movie, tap Edit in the upper-left corner. Choose the Sticker icon, tap Music, and select a song. Make any other finishing touches to the post, and the music will play when you add it. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit | https://www.lifewire.com/add-music-to-facebook-profile-5271248 | 2022-05-18T02:15:54Z | https://www.lifewire.com/add-music-to-facebook-profile-5271248 | false | 1 |
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How to Watch Bo Nickal's Professional MMA Debut
Penn State legend Bo Nickal has been setting the stage for his professional MMA debut since last year. He'll make it official June 3 in Virginia.
Nickal, a three-time NCAA wrestling champ, is scheduled to compete at Jorge Masvidal's iKon Fighting Championship event in Richmond. Nickal will take on John Noland, who also fights under the name John Conner, in a middleweight bout.
Tickets for the event, to be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, are $50 for general admission. UFC Fight Pass will stream the matches and offers a seven-day free trial.
Nickal brings a 2-0 amateur MMA record to his professional debut, as he branches out from competing for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. According to Tapology, his opponent is a 36-year-old fighter from Alabama who is making his professional debut as well. Noland has a 6-3 amateur record.
Nickal's foray into MMA comes a little over a year after his historic U.S. Olympic Trials bout against fellow former Nittany Lion David Taylor. Taylor and Nickal met last year in the 86 kg freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials.
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TORONTO — As if a lackluster showing at the plate leading to being shutout for the sixth time this season could get worse, the demoralizing sight of shortstop J.P. Crawford limping off the field and going directly into the clubhouse after running gingerly to first base in the ninth inning somehow made a 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays worse.
The expected pitchers’ duel between Logan Gilbert and Jose Berrios didn’t disappoint. But the pitcher with the more dominant stuff didn’t win.
With two outs and the bases loaded in the second inning, Gilbert watched as Steven Souza Jr. got a late read on a soft fly ball to right field off the bat of George Springer, failing to make a diving catch. The ball bounced away and turned into bases clearing triple.
It was all the runs the Blue Jays would need as three pitchers combined to shut out Seattle.
Berrios tossed seven shutout innings, allowing six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. He actually pitched into the eighth inning, walking Mike Ford and allowing a single to pinch-hitter Abraham Toro that ended his outing.
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo called on veteran right-hander David Phelps to clean up the small mess. Phelps retired Cal Raleigh on a dribbler of a ground ball off the end of the bat, struck out Adam Frazier looking and got Ty France to line out to right.
With a lively fastball that touched 99 mph and full usage of his secondary pitches, Gilbert delivered another solid outing, pitching seven innings and allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and nine strikeouts. | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/mariners-shut-out-again-and-situation-could-get-worse/article_bbca2ca4-8772-5929-ae14-4ce31b47e2ef.html | 2022-05-18T02:29:08Z | https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/mariners-shut-out-again-and-situation-could-get-worse/article_bbca2ca4-8772-5929-ae14-4ce31b47e2ef.html | true | 3 |
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With jury selection less than a week away, attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Bill Cosby's civil trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at the Playboy mansion nearly 50 years ago.
Plaintiff Judy Huth said in a recent court filing that she now believes the assault happened in 1975 when she was 16, not in 1974 when she was 15 as she had long alleged, spurring cries of foul and a request to dismiss the case from Cosby's attorneys, who said the change has upended their defence on the eve of trial.
"It's not fair," Cosby's lawyer Jennifer Bonjean said outside court. "It's called trial by ambush."
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Craig Karlan gave no indication he planned to throw out the eight-year-old case just before a trial that he is determined to have start as scheduled on Monday, and forged ahead in preparations.
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Advertise with NZME.Cosby, 85, will not attend any of it, his attorneys said. The case has taken on renewed significance as one of the few remaining legal actions against him after the Pennsylvania's highest court threw out his criminal sexual assault conviction in June and released him from prison, and many other lawsuits were settled against his will by his insurer.
Huth's attorneys said the change in her story came after research of archival evidence led them to determine the dates when Cosby was shooting the movie "Let's Do It Again" at a Los Angeles-area park, where Huth says the two met before he took her to the mansion.
The evidence included a dated photo of Cosby with a beard and a tuxedo looking exactly as Huth had remembered him.
The change was revealed in a declaration that was attached as an exhibit to a May 5 motion. But Bonjean said she should have gotten direct notification, and told the judge the move was "subversive".
One of Huth's attorneys, Nathan Goldberg, took offence.
"We filed it with the court, that was subversive?" Goldberg said.
He suggested the defence had long been concealing the timing of the mansion visit.
"They've known all along it was 1975," Goldberg said.
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Advertise with NZME.Cosby's attorneys said they had built much of their trial defence around the timing of the trip to the Playboy Mansion, including going to great lengths to establish Cosby's whereabouts at the time, and basing their planned questions for Huth on the witness stand around her account of the chronology.
Huth's lawsuit alleges Cosby forced her to perform a sex act on him in a bedroom of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's famed Los Angeles mansion.
Bonjean acknowledges that Cosby met Huth and took her to the mansion — a photograph shows the two there together — but that the visit happened later when Huth was not a minor, and that no sexual assault took place regardless.
Bonjean said the changed story also means changes to the relevance of the case's law, which treats 15-year-olds and 16-year-olds differently.
Without dismissing the case or delaying the trial, the judge did agree with Huth's lawyers that they should have clearly notified the defence of the timing change, and he ordered Huth and a friend who is corroborating her story to sit for new depositions this week.
"It is extraordinarily difficult to defend against an allegation from 50 years ago. Nobody could do it, innocent, guilty or something in between," Bonjean, who also represented Cosby in his criminal case and is representing R Kelly in his Chicago child pornography trial, said outside court.
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Advertise with NZME."You work you work you work to create a defence, and then all of a sudden at the last minute, it's a bait-and-switch."
Huth attorney Gloria Allred declined comment outside court.
Cosby gave a videotaped deposition early in the case, but will not be required to testify the trial.
He will not make the trip to California from his Pennsylvania home because of glaucoma that has left him blind, his representatives said.
But his absence is no indication of how vigorously he intends to fight.
"Mr Cosby is a guy who has never settled for anything in life, and he's not going to settle in this case," Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt said after the hearing.
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Advertise with NZME.The Associated Press does not normally name people who say they have been sexually abused, unless they come forward publicly, as Huth repeatedly has.
Cosby, the groundbreaking black actor and comedian, had been the first celebrity convicted of sexual assault in the #MeToo era. The jury at his 2018 retrial found him guilty of drugging and molesting a college sports administrator. However, the conviction was later reversed.
A barrage of such sexual assault allegations destroyed his image as "America's Dad" and led to multimillion-dollar court settlements with at least eight women.
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Since landing on Mars in late 2018, NASA’s InSight Mars lander has paved the way for groundbreaking discoveries that will be studied for decades, according to a team of researchers heading the interplanetary expedition. But the rover is gradually losing power, forcing scientists to prepare for the sunset of their mission sometime this summer.
Using an advanced suite of instruments attached to InSight – short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport – NASA Jet Propulsion Lab leaders have spent the last year on Mars, equivalent to two Earth years, exploring the planet’s interior and geological activity to learn more about the formation and evolution of the red planet.
By December of this year, however, InSight is expected to have witnessed the last of the more than 1,300 marsquakes — the name for earthquakes on Mars — that have been detected during its 1,200 days on Martian soil.
Thankfully, Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, explained Tuesday, May 17, the data already collected by scientists allows researchers to accurately measure Mars’ weather patterns, the composition of its planetary structure and remnants of the planet’s ancient magnetic field.
“The InSight mission has really just been an incredible mission for us and it’s given us a glimpse of Mars that we couldn’t get from any other spacecraft in our NASA Mars fleet,” Glaze said during a call with her peers, media and viewers from around the globe.
“And it’s not just telling us information about Mars,” Glaze added, “but broadening our planetary science understanding and helping us think differently about other rocky planets across the solar system and beyond.”
A world of first
Just this month, a magnitude 5 marsquake rocked the InSight Rover’s seismometer, marking the largest quake ever observed on another planet and highlighting the Red Planet still has much to show the team of observers.
Unfortunately, the large quake comes as Mars enters winter, a time when there’s more dust in the air and reduced hours of available sunlight, according to researchers, which poses a problem for two seven-feet wide solar panels that are tasked with powering the rover.
When InSight first landed on Martian soil the rover had the ability to power a conventional home oven for 100 minutes, InSight deputy project manager Kathya Zamora Garcia analogized Tuesday.
“Nowadays, we could probably run that approximately 10 minutes max,” Zamora Garcia said. “So that’ll give you a good understanding of how much energy has decreased.”
Thanks to a collective of genius minds at JPL, however, team leaders have repeatedly found ways to lift the weight of the Martian world off of the solar panels by using a robotic arm to tilt the device — allowing the seismometer to continue making inaugural discoveries.
The journey
Having worked to land a rover on Mars for more than a decade, InSight’s Principal Investigator Bruce Banerdt said he feels a personal connection to the rover he shares a birthday with.
And though he hasn’t had much time to reflect on the journey in space since finding creative solutions to address the power problem is a full-time job, Banerdt assured the public that he is proud of the legacy InSight is leaving behind.
“InSight is the first mission that’s shone a light inside of Mars and shown us what the rest of the Mars looks like,” Banerdt said, noting he holds out hope the mission will continue if a dust devil finds a way near the rover. After all, the mission has already outlasted its proposed length even when Mars’ climate didn’t always want to cooperate with the rover’s available technologies.
But so is life in space, according to Banerdt, who compared constructing a rover to the likes of buying a car.
“Whenever you put together a mission like this everything is a compromise,” he said. “I would love to have a top end Audi or something like that,” complete with wipers to remove sand or a generator to permanently power InSight.
“But my budgets more in the Volkswagen range,” Banerdt joked. “And, you know, if we put more money into the solar array we would have less to put into the science instruments, so we tried to find the right balance.”
No matter what happens though, an excited Banerdt added on Tuesday’s call, scientists will be plenty occupied in the coming months dissecting models that depict, for the first time in history, the core, mantle and crust of Mars.
Others will focus on brainstorming clever ways to keep solar panels and rover pieces clear from Martian dust in the future.
“So scientists are going to be very busy even for another probably half year after the the spacecraft itself is no longer operating,” Banerdt said. “But that’s just the beginning” since the data will be readily available to the entire scientific community.
And he’s not alone in hoping the work completed by researchers today will lead to more missions tomorrow.
“We’ve made incredible advances in understanding the interior of Mars that are not likely to be improved for decades,” Glaze said. “So as you kind of look at the sunset as viewed from InSight, we will think forward to the sunset of the spacecraft but not the sunset of the science to come.” | https://www.pe.com/2022/05/17/nasas-insight-rover-nears-end-of-scientific-life-but-the-work-is-just-beginning/ | 2022-05-18T02:42:04Z | https://www.pe.com/2022/05/17/nasas-insight-rover-nears-end-of-scientific-life-but-the-work-is-just-beginning/ | true | 10 |
Two summers ago, following the initial pandemic online ordering boom, local restaurants and organizations like the Portland Independent Restaurant Alliance fought tooth and nail to reduce third-party delivery app fees. Companies like Uber Eats, Grubhub and Caviar were charging businesses as much as 30% of the total cost of an order—an amount restaurant owners said was eating into their profits during an already challenging time for the industry. Relief came when the Portland City Council passed an emergency ordinance that temporarily capped app commissions at 10%. However, that’s set to expire at the end of June.
Extreme growth in demand for takeout has cemented third-party apps in many restaurants’ operations, but some have managed to sidestep digital delivery services by turning to creative alternatives.
Lovely’s Fifty Fifty was forced to close its dining room in March 2020, along with every other restaurant in the state. Just days later, co-owner and chef Sarah Minnick decided to serve pizzas to go three nights a week, new territory for her North Mississippi Avenue pizza-and-ice cream haven. She cobbled together an ordering system with what was on hand: an old iPhone, which became the “pizza phone;” her personal Instagram account, which displayed the rotating menu; and Venmo, which served as the contactless payment method. More than two years later, the system hasn’t changed.
“Text your orders to the pizza phone,” read the Instagram posts, followed by a list of pies flaunting local vegetables and hard-to-find imported cheeses. What started as a friendly—if not quirky—way to get pizza to the people in unprecedented times has persisted. Presumably, the business would have outgrown its charmed mix of repurposed technologies; perhaps it would have streamlined things, sorted out the details. Comments rolled in on the weekly posts: “You know there are apps that automate this all for you.”
Those apps—which offer everything from bare-bones online ordering systems to fast, automated delivery and marketing packages—also stand to threaten restaurants’ famously thin profit margins. When COVID hit, third-party delivery became the middle man between everyone and the local restaurants they were desperate to repatronize. In turn, what was once a small stream of revenue before the pandemic became their sole means of staying afloat. And with apps taking a significant portion of those sales, circumstances forced some restaurants to operate at a loss.
Cities across the country responded by capping delivery-app commissions. Portland’s cap aims to ease “the financial burden on struggling restaurants while not unduly burdening delivery platforms.” But online ordering platforms have pushed back. Grubhub’s website, for instance, argues that commission caps allow restaurants to “access delivery, marketing and other services at artificially low prices.” Portland’s cap was temporary from the outset, “while restaurants are unable to provide unrestricted dine-in service.” But perhaps COVID shed light on a problem that had not yet fully surfaced.
The delivery-app market consolidated significantly during the pandemic. By July 2020, the Big Three—DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub—owned 97% of the U.S. market. Commissions grew under the hegemony to an industry standard of 30%, a rate capable of funding the services both customers and restaurants want, but one that also exceeds the average restaurant’s 5% profit margin. And despite app companies’ soaring revenues, they’ve long been criticized for their inability to turn a consistent profit.
The knee-jerk reaction may be to boycott apps, though it’s difficult to imagine dropping the habit of ordering through them as quickly as we picked it up. Many, including Minnick, don’t think apps should be shunned. She loves her pizza phone (“it’s literally the best!”) but is pragmatic about the larger picture: “Everyones wants it; they want to be able to order on DoorDash. So the question is: How do we make it work better? How can we make it work for us?”
Fixed regulations are an obvious answer. Both New York City and San Francisco implemented permanent caps of 15% per delivery, but many contend that ceilings on commissions can actually harm restaurants.
“Price controls can lead to increased costs on customers, which can reduce orders for restaurants,” says Briana Megid, a representative of DoorDash.
Another argument is that caps limit what apps can do.
“Services go well beyond delivery,” says Grubhub spokeswoman Liza Dee, “and price controls limit every restaurant’s ability to opt into marketing services that boost orders and generate added revenue.”
Given that the current 10% commission rate is unsustainable, coupled with the cap expiration on the horizon, it’s hard not to wonder: Is third-party delivery that allows all parties to profit even possible?
Apps are expensive for restaurants, but they’re also capable of helping them. Storefront, a platform created by DoorDash, enables restaurants to post their menus online and easily accept digital orders—removing the need to set up their own online platforms. It charges only 30 cents per order and a Visa processing fee, and Storefront advertises the option of passing on all delivery expenses to the customer (a $3.99 fee plus 10%). Transferring costs to the consumer is one way to make the system work, but faced with additional expenses, like tips for the restaurant and the driver, some customers may be priced out.
Some apps’ latest move is to implement a tiered system in which restaurants choose from escalating commission percentages that correspond with a range of marketing benefits and an expanded delivery radius. Since introducing tiered systems, DoorDash has continued operating in Portland with a 10% fee, but commissions will rise to anywhere from 15% to 30%, depending on a restaurant’s chosen tier, when the cap expires.
After relying for years on third-party apps to connect to the restaurant industry, most people seem to agree on only one thing—that there is no magic fix. The power of Lovely’s pizza phone is undeniable, but certainly not the answer for everyone. Traveling back to a time when we all picked up our own takeout is not a feasible solution either. And because business owners seem to have their own preferences when it comes to delivery, perhaps getting food to customers requires as many different delivery systems as there are restaurants. | https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/05/17/with-a-local-cap-on-food-delivery-app-fees-set-to-expire-are-restaurants-and-digital-companies-prepared-to-collaborate/ | 2022-05-18T02:45:44Z | https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2022/05/17/with-a-local-cap-on-food-delivery-app-fees-set-to-expire-are-restaurants-and-digital-companies-prepared-to-collaborate/ | false | 1 |
The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months.
A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pre-trial detention in Russia was extended for one month. Griner has been detained — wrongfully, U.S. officials have said — since February, after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport in Moscow.
The NBA also weighed in on the matter Tuesday, with Commissioner Adam Silver saying in a televised interview that he is working “side by side” with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to try and bring Griner home.
“That consular official came away with the impression that Brittney Griner is doing as well as might be expected under conditions that can only be described as exceedingly difficult,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in Washington. “But sporadic contact is not satisfactory. It also may not be consistent with the Vienna Convention to which Russia has subscribed.”
The 31-year-old Griner — a two-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S. — faces drug smuggling charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The Biden administration says Griner is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release, without visible progress.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with Griner’s wife in recent days, Price said.
“He conveyed once again the priority we attach to seeking the release of all Americans around the world, including Brittney Griner in the case of Russia, Paul Whelan in the case of Russia, those Americans who we consider to be wrongfully detained,” Price said. “That has been a priority of Secretary Blinken since the earliest days of his tenure.”
Whelan is a corporate security executive from Michigan who has been held in Russia. He was arrested in December 2018 while visiting for a friend’s wedding and was later sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges that his family says are bogus.
Silver, speaking to ESPN in a televised interview from Chicago prior to the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday night, said his league was following the advice of experts when it did not take an aggressive approach during the early stages of Griner’s detention.
“We’ve been in touch with the White House, the State Department, hostage negotiators, every level of government and also through the private sector as well,” Silver said. “Our No. 1 priority is her health and safety and making sure that she gets out of Russia.”
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ROCHESTER – Jack Quinn finally found the time and space to unleash his award-winning shot, causing an audible gasp from the 8,791 fans who filled Blue Cross Arena hoping to see a series-clinching win Tuesday night.
Quinn, the American Hockey League’s rookie of the year and a top prospect with the Buffalo Sabres, rang a shot off the helmet of Utica Comets goalie Nico Daws when the Rochester Americans were trailing by a goal in the second period.
Quinn fought through the frustration of a goal drought that’s spanned all six playoff games, doing whatever he could to try to send the Amerks to the third round of the Calder Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2004.
He and his teammates have one more opportunity to advance. Rochester committed too many turnovers, lost too many puck battles and allowed numerous odd-man rushes in a 4-2 loss to the Utica Comets that evened the best-of-five, second-round series at two games apiece.
"They’ve been the best team in the American Hockey League, not just in our division, but pretty much the whole league almost all year," Rochester coach Seth Appert said. "They’re a great team, they have a lot of pride, they believe they’re a Calder Cup contender. That’s what I expected from them. ...
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"There’s another level of competitiveness that a championship-caliber team rises to when their back is against the wall, and they did tonight and it took us too long to get to that level."
The series-deciding, and possibly season-defining, Game 5 is scheduled for Thursday night in Utica at 7 p.m. The winner will face Laval in the next round.
Rochester trailed 4-0 at the end of the second period and didn't break through until Arttu Ruotsalainen's power-play goal with 4:13 remaining in regulation. Mark Jankowski capped the Amerks' scoring in the final minute of a third period in which they outshot Utica 21-7 and the Comets took five minor penalties.
The roar of the crowd began at the opening puck drop, as fans chanted in unison, “Let’s Go Amerks!” On the ice, Rochester held the puck for the first 2:30 of the first period. Defensemen Peter Tischke and Brandon Davidson had the initial shots on goal, sending the North Division’s first-place Comets into a scramble.
Similar sequences in this series ended with a momentum-shifting goal for Rochester and a deafening roar from the crowd on home ice.
Trouble began shortly thereafter with the Comets skating toward goalie Aaron Dell for a 3-on-1 that ended with Fabian Zetterlund missing the net. Utica cut down the Amerks’ passes in the neutral zone, tiring out Rochester’s players and resulting in long possessions for the visitors.
Utica broke through at 6:53 into the game to take a 1-0 lead when Rochester defenseman Ethan Prow turned the puck over in his own end. A quick passing play ended with Nolan Foote scoring his first goal of the playoffs.
"I think we were on a heels a bit all game," said Amerks center Peyton Krebs. "We played a little tight. We wanted to win this one really bad, and I think we were a little bit too tight and couldn’t get to our game."
Another mishap gave New Jersey's 2020 first-round draft choice Alexander Holtz a clear look at Dell in the final seconds of the period. The game got uglier for the Amerks.
They had only 11 shots on goal through 40 minutes, including zero in the final 7:14 of the second period. Utica scored three goals in the middle frame, the latter two occurring in a span of 1:32. A.J. Greer scored twice, and Chase De Leo made it 4-0 with a goal during a 5-on-3 power play.
The Amerks’ season is on the brink. They’ve been counted out before. The group endured numerous injuries throughout the season, causing Appert to use a makeshift lineup dotted with ECHL players for a long stretch. Rochester made the playoffs on the final day of the regular season and pulled off its first series win since 2005.
These are the moments Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams wants for his prospects. And though an opportunity was squandered Tuesday, the Amerks have shown that their blend of young talent -- led by Quinn, Krebs and JJ Peterka -- and experienced veteran players can defy the odds.
"It’s what you live for, right? Krebs said. "It’s do or die, playoffs. Those are the moments you dream of as a kid. We want to make the most of it."
Here are other observations from the game:
1. Difficult moments
There wasn’t a standout performer for the Amerks through 40 minutes. Goaltending wasn’t to blame. Dell played as well as possible given his teammates’ struggles. But this game can be used as an important learning tool for young players.
Utica was desperate to extend its season following a horrible showing at 5-on-5 in Game 3. Quinn, Krebs, Peterka and others will be better from the experience. The third period showed some promise with Quinn and Peterka assisting on Jankowski's goal.
2. Spirited bout
Casey Fitzgerald injected energy into the Amerks with his fight against Utica defenseman Nikita Okhotiuk early in the third period. Fitzgerald was sticking up for Krebs, who was tossed to the ice by Okhotiuk after the whistle.
The fight led to a desperate push for the Amerks, who drew on their experience in adverse situations.
"We’ve won games with rosters that weren’t exactly ideal, and we’ve had 54 players on our roster this year," said defenseman Jimmy Schuldt. "We’ve been in tough situations. Lots of guys had covid, injuries, that kind of thing. Now our backs are against the wall."
3. Around the boards
• The AHL suspended Utica defenseman Robbie Russo for Game 4 because of his high hit on Amerks captain Michael Mersch late in regulation Sunday night. Russo was penalized for a check to the head and Rochester scored the game-winning goal on the ensuing power play. Mersch did not return to the game and wasn’t available for the Amerks for Game 4.
• Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson did not play because of a lower-body injury that’s prevented him from competing in the playoffs.
• Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen remains out with a lower-body injury but is expected to be ready to join the Amerks if they advance to the third round. The same goes for winger Linus Weissbach, who suffered an upper-body in Game 1 of the first-round series against Belleville.
4. Amerks’ lineup
Ryan MacInnis was elevated to the top line alongside Quinn and Sean Malone with Mersch out. Brett Murray remained at left wing, centered by Mark Jankowski and Ruotsalainen at right wing. Brandon Biro was with Krebs and Peterka. Lukas Rousek rotated into lines and Ryan Scarfo drew into the lineup. | https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/observations-amerks-unable-to-advance-setting-stage-for-series-deciding-game-5/article_1afd8e1a-d62a-11ec-a49a-4340c0f1cc00.html | 2022-05-18T02:47:44Z | https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/observations-amerks-unable-to-advance-setting-stage-for-series-deciding-game-5/article_1afd8e1a-d62a-11ec-a49a-4340c0f1cc00.html | true | 1 |
A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000.
That increase is offset by fewer pollution deaths from primitive indoor stoves and water contaminated with human and animal waste, so overall pollution deaths in 2019 are about the same as 2015.
The United States is the only fully industrialized country in the top 10 nations for total pollution deaths, ranking 7th with 142,883 deaths blamed on pollution in 2019, sandwiched between Bangladesh and Ethiopia, according to a new study in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health. Tuesday’s pre-pandemic study is based on calculations derived from the Global Burden of Disease database and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle. India and China lead the world in pollution deaths with nearly 2.4 million and almost 2.2 million deaths a year, but the two nations also have the world’s largest populations.
When deaths are put on a per population rate, the United States ranks 31st from the bottom at 43.6 pollution deaths per 100,000. Chad and the Central African Republic rank the highest with rates about 300 pollution deaths per 100,000, more than half of them due to tainted water, while Brunei, Qatar and Iceland have the lowest pollution death rates ranging from 15 to 23. The global average is 117 pollution deaths per 100,000 people.
Pollution kills about the same number of people a year around the world as cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke combined, the study said.
“9 million deaths is a lot of deaths,” said Philip Landrigan, director of the Global Public Health Program and Global Pollution Observatory at Boston College.
“The bad news is that it’s not decreasing,” Landrigan said. “We’re making gains in the easy stuff and we’re seeing the more difficult stuff, which is the ambient (outdoor industrial) air pollution and the chemical pollution, still going up.”
It doesn’t have to be this way, researchers said.
“They are preventable deaths. Each and every one of them is a death that is unnecessary,” said Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health, who wasn’t part of the study. She said the calculations made sense and if anything. was so conservative about what it attributed to pollution, that the real death toll is likely higher.
The certificates for these deaths don’t say pollution. They list heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, other lung issues and diabetes that are “tightly correlated” with pollution by numerous epidemiological studies, Landrigan said. To then put these together with actual deaths, researchers look at the number of deaths by cause, exposure to pollution weighted for various factors, and then complicated exposure response calculations derived by large epidemiological studies based on thousands of people over decades of study, he said. It’s the same way scientists can say cigarettes cause cancer and heart disease deaths.
“That cannon of information constitutes causality,” Landrigan said. “That’s how we do it.”
Five outside experts in public health and air pollution, including Goldman, told The Associated Press the study follows mainstream scientific thought. Dr. Renee Salas, an emergency room doctor and Harvard professor who wasn’t part of the study, said “the American Heart Association determined over a decade ago that exposure to (tiny pollution particles) like that generated from the burning of fossil fuels is causal for heart disease and death.”
“While people focus on decreasing their blood pressure and cholesterol, few recognize that the removal of air pollution is an important prescription to improve their heart health,” Salas said.
Three-quarters of the overall pollution deaths came from air pollution and the overwhelming part of that is “a combination of pollution from stationary sources like coal-fired power plants and steel mills on one hand and mobile sources like cars, trucks and buses. And it’s just a big global problem,” said Landrigan, a public health physician. “And it’s getting worse around the world as countries develop and cities grow.”
In New Delhi, India, air pollution peaks in the winter months and last year the city saw just two days when the air wasn’t considered polluted. It was the first time in four years that the city experienced a clean air day during the winter months.
That air pollution remains the leading cause of death in South Asia reconfirms what is already known, but the increase in these deaths means that toxic emissions from vehicles and energy generation is increasing, said Anumita Roychowdhury, a director at the advocacy group Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi.
“This data is a reminder of what is going wrong but also that it is an opportunity to fix it,” Roychowdhury said.
Pollution deaths are soaring in the poorest areas, experts said.
“This problem is worst in areas of the world where population is most dense (e.g. Asia) and where financial and government resources to address the pollution problem are limited and stretched thin to address a host of challenges including health care availability and diet as well as pollution,” said Dan Greenbaum, president of the Health Effects Institute, who wasn’t part of the study.
In 2000, industrial air pollution killed about 2.9 million people a year globally. By 2015 it was up to 4.2 million and in 2019 it was 4.5 million, the study said. Toss in household air pollution, mostly from inefficient primitive stoves, and air pollution killed 6.7 million people in 2019, the study found.
Lead pollution — some from lead additive which has been banned from gasoline in every country in the world and also from old paint, recycling batteries and other manufacturing — kills 900,000 people a year, while water pollution is responsible for 1.4 million deaths a year. Occupational health pollution adds another 870,000 deaths, the study said.
In the United States, about 20,000 people a year die from lead pollution-induced hypertension, heart disease and kidney disease, mostly as occupational hazards, Landrigan said. Lead and asbestos are America’s big chemical occupational hazards, and they kill about 65,000 people a year from pollution, he said. The study said the number of air pollution deaths in the United States in 2019 was 60,229, far more than deaths on American roads, which hit a 16-year peak of nearly 43,000 last year.
Modern types of pollution are rising in most countries, especially developing ones, but fell from 2000 to 2019 in the United States, the European Union and Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s numbers can’t quite be explained and may be a reporting issue, said study co-author Richard Fuller, founder of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution and president of Pure Earth, a non-profit that works on pollution clean-up programs in about a dozen countries.
The study authors came up with eight recommendations to reduce pollution deaths, highlighting the need for better monitoring, better reporting and stronger government systems regulating industry and cars.
“We absolutely know how to solve each one of those problems,” Fuller said. “What’s missing is political will.”
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Aniruddha Ghosal contributed from New Delhi, India.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — After a blog report showed a Republican candidate in District 1 lied about his residency, the South Dakota Democratic Party is looking to have the State Canvassing Board and Secretary of State not allow the candidate to appear on the ballot.
Logan Manhart filed his nominating petitions on Jan. 10 and is still listed as a candidate for District 1 House on the Secretary of State’s candidate list website. Manhart says his mailing and residence address is Bath, S.D. and signed his name under oath that he was eligible to run for office.
Voting records in Wisconsin show Manhart voted in that state on April 6, 2021 and he needed to be a Wisconsin resident for 28 days ahead of that election and could not have also been a resident of South Dakota.
The South Dakota Constitution requires a candidate to reside in South Dakota for at least two years prior to the general election (Nov. 8, 2022) which would make Manhart’s April 2021 Wisconsin residency ineligible to be a candidate for South Dakota Legislature.
According to his campaign website, Manhart is the son of Northern State University Professor Grant Manhart and it says Logan moved to Wisconsin in 2019 to further his college education. While in Wisconsin, Logan worked on President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and graduated in Wisconsin in 2021.
Both the SDDP and Democratic candidate Steven McCleerey have applied for a Writ of Prohibition to stop Manhart from being a certified candidate. A copy of the affidavit is listed below.
The affidavit states an article published by Cory Heidelberger on the blog Dakota Free Press on May 5, 2022 detailed Manhart’s voting history in Wisconsin. The affidavit says Manhart still had an active voter registration in Wisconsin as of May 11, 2022. Manhart voted in Wisconsin elections in February 18, August 11 and November 3 in 2020 and April 6, 2021.
SDDP Chairman Randy Seiler said Manhart is in clear violation of the South Dakota Constitution and not eligible to run for South Dakota House of Representatives.
“Manhart fraudulently signed his certification of candidacy which swore under oath that he was eligible to seek this office. His fraudulent behavior is a disservice to the voters of District 1,” Seiler said. “The law is clear that a candidate must have resided in South Dakota for two years prior to the general election. For this reason, the South Dakota Democratic Party applied for a Writ of Prohibition to prevent Logan Manhart from appearing on the ballot.”
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Penalising tech companies for hosting extremist hatred and teaching critical thinking at schools have been cited at ways of tackling domestic terrorism risks.
Last weekend's anti-black shootings in Buffalo, New York, have reactivated debate around hate speech laws and retraumatised some in the New Zealand Muslim community.
The US shooter referenced the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, and his manifesto and livestream have already been banned in New Zealand.
"I know everyone in the community wanted for nothing like Christchurch to happen again," said Anjum Rahman, Inclusive Aotearoa Tāhono co-lead.
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Advertise with NZME.She said the US supermarket shootings weren't the first time mass shooters overseas had quoted the Christchurch terrorist.
The community should take some responsibility for investigating ways to mitigate the incubation of potentially lethal online hate, she said.
"What can we put in place, how can we make it so people don't get radicalised online, don't go down the stage of wanting to kill people?"
She added: "For the extreme end, you need content moderation. You need some regulation of tech companies. We need accountability as well."
The US shooter livestreamed his actions on Twitch, which removed the footage.
Rahman said teaching critical thinking at schools could be another way of preventing people falling into echo chambers or being seduced by extremist ideologies.
She said it was important any type of hate speech law did not end up stifling debate.
"You should be able to criticise. You should be able to use strong language. You've got to catch the really top end that encourages people to harm others and incites."
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Advertise with NZME.Security and geopolitical analyst Dr Paul Buchanan said New Zealand needed laws delineating protected offensive speech and hate speech.
"Now we have these free speech absolutists who claim all speech is protected. They assume that everyone is equally rational."
He said some online social media platforms and bulletin boards were acting as enablers of violent extremism.
"Very often, the speech is directed to prey on the prejudice that already exists in people, and their mental illness."
Buchanan, 36th Parallel Assessments director, said tech platforms should be legally liable for enabling mass shootings and other acts of violence.
"We can't err on the side of people being rational and reasonable. Unhinged minds will gravitate to these sort of platforms ... and if unconstrained by law, many of them will act upon it."
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Advertise with NZME.He said some local free speech absolutists and fringe media personalities were "dogwhistling to the extremists".
Dogwhistling referred to seemingly harmless but often coded words or terms communicated through phrases only a select group of people understood.
Buchanan said the 18-year-old US terrorist was emulating Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant, who in turn was emulating Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik.
"We've got to get serious and put a hurt to tech platforms, as well as the individuals involved.
"If you're profiting that much then you have enough money to self-regulate and police your own content. Because your billion-dollar business can afford to do 24/7 monitoring."
Act leader David Seymour also supported teaching critical thinking but has said hate speech laws would create a more divided society.
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He was not persuaded sending a message to tech companies would help.
"The technological advances that have allowed them to recognise the pattern of these live streams and screen them out using AI, that's the most important thing that's happened in the last two years."
Cabinet minister Megan Woods on the weekend said the US shooter's apparent idolisation of the Christchurch terrorist retraumatised some in the local Muslim community.
Also on the weekend, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi said the hate speech issue was "fraught" and he was unwilling to disclose a detail or timeline about proposed laws. | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/us-mass-shooting-christchurch-terrorist-references-show-we-must-put-a-hurt-to-tech-company-enablers-security-analyst-says/2LPKXXOVV6XNVL6VCCQLLHSYHY/?c_id=2&objectid=12524881&ref=rss | 2022-05-18T02:54:34Z | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/us-mass-shooting-christchurch-terrorist-references-show-we-must-put-a-hurt-to-tech-company-enablers-security-analyst-says/2LPKXXOVV6XNVL6VCCQLLHSYHY/?c_id=2&objectid=12524881&ref=rss | true | 4 |
TULSA, Okla. — Tiger Woods is all about majors and legacy, a point he drove home Tuesday in a sharp rebuke of Phil Mickelson and his support of a Saudi-funded golf venture that led to Lefty not defending his title at the PGA Championship.
Even as Woods resumes a remarkable return from a car crash 15 months ago that nearly led to his right leg being amputated, the PGA Championship cannot escape the absence of Mickelson and speculation about who might sign up for Greg Norman’s new Saudi-backed golf series.
Woods said he has not tried to reach out to Mickelson since his self-imposed hiatus from golf three months ago, mainly because of their difference of opinion on how golf should be run.
“I understand different viewpoints, but I believe in legacies. I believe in major championships. I believe in big events, comparisons to historical figures of the past,” Woods said.
“There’s plenty of money out here,” he said. “The tour is growing. But it’s just like any other sport — it’s like tennis — you have to go out there and earn it. You’ve got to go out there and play for it. We have opportunity to go ahead and do it. It’s just not guaranteed up front.”
That was a reference to some of the Public Investment Fund money out of Saudi Arabia being offered to players to join Norman and his LIV Golf Investments. According to various reports out of Britain, some top players were being offered more than the $120 million Woods has made in career PGA Tour earnings.
Mickelson showed his hand in two interviews published in February. He accused the PGA Tour of “obnoxious greed” while playing in Saudi Arabia, and more incendiary comments followed when Alan Shipnuck published an excerpt of his unauthorized biography on Mickelson.
Mickelson said the Saudis were “scary mother-(expletives) to get involved with,” and then dismissed its human rights atrocities — such as the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi — by saying it was worth it to gain leverage to make changes on the PGA Tour.
He also said he didn’t care if the Saudi league failed, as long as the tour made changes he wanted.
Mickelson decided last Friday he would not play at Southern Hills, missing out on a chance to be celebrated for his historic win last year at Kiawah Island when at age 50 he became golf’s oldest major champion.
He is the first PGA champion not to defend since Woods was recovering from knee surgery in 2008 and skipped Oakland Hills.
“It’s always disappointing when the defending champion is not here,” Woods said. “Phil has said some things that I think a lot of us who are committed to the tour and committed to the legacy of the tour have pushed back against, and he’s taken some personal time, and we all understand that. But I think that some of his views on how the tour could be run, should be run, been a lot of disagreement there.”
“He’s just taking his time and we all wish him the best when he comes back.”
Woods, meanwhile, is back and more optimistic than he was a month ago at the Masters. He said those who are close to him were thrilled to see him walk all 72 holes at Augusta National, his first time walking while competing since the Feb. 23, 2021, accident in Los Angeles that shattered bones in his right leg and ankle.
All he could think about the day after was a bad putting week that led to a 78-78 weekend.
“I did not see it that way Monday,” he said. “I was a little ticked I didn’t putt well, and felt like I was hitting it good enough and I wish I had the stamina.”
He said the Monday after the Masters was a tough day of recovery, and then he went right back to work trying to gain strength and endurance.
“It’s better than the last time I played a tournament, which is good,” Woods said.
He is the defending PGA champion at Southern Hills, having won by two shots in 2007 for his 13th of what is now 15 majors. And he barely recognized the course after a restoration project that brought back a few meandering creeks and returned the edges of the putting surfaces so they funnel shots away from the green.
The bigger challenge is the players he is trying to beat, which make up the strongest field of the majors. Woods is 46, and Mickelson showed a year ago that age is only a number. However, Mickelson had been playing a full schedule all along. Woods, with his injuries, would appear to be limited to the four majors this year at most.
One help is the nature of the walk. Augusta National is among the toughest in golf. Southern Hills features a sharp drop from the first and 10th tees and tough climb at the end of each nine. Otherwise, it’s a relatively gentle stroll.
“Figured the first mountain you climbed was Everest. That’s the steepest golf course you’re going to play and that was the first one you climbed, and climbed it,” Woods said. “It’s going to get flatter and better.”
He still struggles on certain days. He said it’s never as easy as it might look.
“But I feel like I’m doing better,” he said. “I’m having more days which are better, more positive.”
Doug Ferguson of The Associated Press wrote this story.
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A man accused of robbing and shooting a cashier in Ontario on Monday, May 16, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, among other counts, police announced Tuesday.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. in the 300 block of North Mountain Avenue when a man brandished a firearm at a business’ cashier and demanded money, the Ontario Police Department said in a news release. The suspect then shot the cashier, took money from the register and fled the scene, police said.
Responding officers found the cashier with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and he was taken to the hospital in stable condition, authorities said.
Samuel Felipe, 42, of Ontario was identified as the suspect and was located at his home at 1161 West I Street in Ontario, according to San Bernardino County inmate records. Felipe was arrested at 3:27 p.m. on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery and a parole violation, inmate records showed.
Feilpe was being held on $5 million bail, jail records showed.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact Detective Ryan Ronveaux at 909-408-1748. | https://www.dailybulletin.com/2022/05/17/man-accused-of-robbing-shooting-cashier-in-ontario-is-arrested/ | 2022-05-18T03:00:26Z | https://www.dailybulletin.com/2022/05/17/man-accused-of-robbing-shooting-cashier-in-ontario-is-arrested/ | true | 4 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Douglas Mastriano wins Republican nomination for governor in Pennsylvania primary election.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Morgan McGarvey wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — They were caregivers and protectors and helpers, running an errand or doing a favor or finishing out a shift, when their paths crossed with a young man driven by racism and hatred and baseless conspiracy theories.
In a flash, the ordinariness of their day was broken at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, where in and around the supermarket’s aisles, a symbol of the mundane was transformed into a scene of mass murder.
Carts lay abandoned. Bodies littered the tile floor. Police radios crackled with calls for help.
Investigators will try, for days to come, to piece together the massacre that killed 10 people, all Black and apparently hunted for the color of their skin.
Those who loved them are left with their memories of the lost, who suffered death amid the simple task of buying groceries.
“These people were just shopping,” said Steve Carlson, 29, mourning his 72-year-old neighbor Katherine Massey, who checked in often, giving him gifts on his birthday and at Christmas, and pressing money into his hand when he helped with yardwork. “They went to go get food to feed their families.”
One came from volunteering at a food bank. Another had been tending to her husband at his nursing home. Most were in their 50s and beyond, and were destined for more, even if just the dinner they planned to make.
Shonnell Harris, a manager at the store, was stocking shelves when she heard the first of what she figured must have been more than 70 shots. She ran for the back door, stumbling a few times along the way. She wondered where her daughter, a grocery clerk, was, and went around to the front of the store.
She saw someone being shot, she said, and a man who looked like he was dressed for the Army.
“Like a nightmare,” Harris told The Buffalo News, shaken but grateful to have found her daughter safe.
The grisly scene was broadcast online by the gunman, a video notable not just for the cold-bloodedness of the killings, but how fast they unfolded. In the deafening rat-a-tat of gunfire, 10 voices were silenced, their stories left for others to recite.
Of a woman whose niece swore she was “the apple of God’s eye.” Of a longtime policeman who became a guard at the store and whose son knew he died a hero. Of an ace baker who’d give you the shirt off her back.
Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose 86-year-old mother Ruth Whitfield was killed in the attack, said she had come to Tops after her daily ritual of visiting her husband of 68 years in his nursing home. In so many ways, for so many years, Whitfield Jr. said his mother had devoted her life to those she loved.
“That day was like every other day for my mom,” he said Monday as he pondered how to break the news to his father.
Heyward Patterson, a 67-year-old deacon at State Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, was similarly doing the things he’d long been known for. He had just come from helping at his church’s soup kitchen and now was at Tops, volunteering in the community jitney service that shuttles people without a ride to and from the store.
Pastor Russell Bell of the Tabernacle Church said he believed Patterson had been loading someone’s groceries into his trunk when the shots took him down.
“Anywhere he was, he was encouraging people to be the best that they could be,” Bell said.
As customers arrived at Tops ahead of the shooting, their purpose was clear.
Roberta Drury, 32, was in search of something for dinner. Andre Mackneil, 53, came to pick up a cake for his son’s third birthday. Celestine Chaney, 65, needed some shortcake to go with the strawberries she sliced.
For some in the store, it was likely a trip of necessity, to fill an emptied fridge or get a missing ingredient. For Chaney, though, it was more than some stubborn chore. Stores were her passion.
Her 48-year-old son, Wayne Jones, said he’d typically take his mother shopping each week, stopping at grocery store after grocery store in search of the best deals, with the occasional stop for a hot dog or McDonald’s.
“We’d hit four or five stores looking for a deal,” he laughed even as his face was wet with tears.
On Saturday, it was Chaney’s older sister, JoAnn Daniels, 74, who accompanied her shopping, and the two sisters made a meandering trip through Tops’ aisles. Chaney knew she needed shortcakes, but flitting around the store, she decided she wanted to make shrimp salad, too, giggling with her sister as they filled the cart. She surveyed the roast beef and complained about the price of rolls before taking interest in chicken legs.
“You done?” she finally asked her sister, who said she was.
Pops suddenly ricocheted. The sisters thought they were firecrackers, but others started running. They went to follow, but Chaney was knocked down. Daniels said she reached to help, but her sister said she was fine.
“I’m coming,” Daniels said her sister assured. She thought Chaney was behind her.
It would be hours before she learned the truth, when her nephew saw the video of the shooting: Her baby sister, who had survived breast cancer and three surgeries for aneurysms, died on a trip to the grocery store. | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national/like-every-other-day-10-lives-lost-on-a-trip-to-the-store/ | 2022-05-18T03:04:25Z | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/national/like-every-other-day-10-lives-lost-on-a-trip-to-the-store/ | false | 36 |
Updated May 16, 2022 at 9:43 PM ET
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. — A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said.
The shooter killed Dr. John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, which worships at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, authorities said at a Monday news conference.
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said the motive of the shooting was a grievance between the shooter, identified as a Chinese immigrant and U.S. citizen, and the Taiwanese community. China claims Taiwan is a part of its national territory and has not ruled out force to bring the island under its rule.
The suspect was identified as David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas. He has been booked on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder and is being held on $1 million bail.
Chou is expected to appear in state court Tuesday and it was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. A federal hate crimes investigation is also ongoing.
Chou's family was among many that were apparently forcibly removed from China to Taiwan sometime after 1948, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said. Chou's hatred toward the island, documented in hand-written notes that authorities found, seems like it began when he felt he wasn't treated well while living there.
Barnes, the sheriff, said Chou drove from Las Vegas to the Orange County church, where he was not a regular attendee, secured the doors with chains, super glue and nails and started shooting. The gunman had placed four Molotov cocktail-like devices inside the church.
Barnes said Cheng, a sports medicine doctor who is survived by a wife and two children, heroically charged at the shooter and attempted to disarm him, allowing others to intervene. Cheng probably saved the lives "of upwards of dozens of people," the sheriff said.
A pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords. But Cheng was hit by gunfire.
"I will tell you that evil was in that church," Spitzer said, who added that Chou had "an absolute bias" against Taiwan and its people.
A former neighbor, meanwhile, says Chou's life unraveled after he was nearly beaten to death several years ago.
Chou had been a pleasant man who used to own the Las Vegas apartment building where he lived, Balmore Orellana told The Associated Press.
But Orellana said Chou received a head injury and serious body injuries in an attack by a tenant and he sold the property. The neighbor said that last summer Chou fired a gun inside his apartment. No one was hurt but he was evicted.
Orellana says Chou's mental ability seemed to diminish in recent months, he was angry that the government didn't provide comfort in his retirement, and he may have been homeless.
At the California church, Jerry Chen had just stepped into the kitchen of the church's fellowship hall around 1:30 p.m. Sunday when he heard the gunshots.
Chen, 72, a longtime member of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, peeked around the corner and saw others screaming, running and ducking under tables.
"I knew someone was shooting," he said. "I was very, very scared. I ran out the kitchen door to call 911. "
Samuel Nganga, a member of Geneva and a caretaker for the church, said he was starting to clean up in the kitchen when he heard the shots. He and others crawled out on their hands and knees to escape.
Four of the five people wounded suffered critical gunshot injuries. Authorities on Monday said two of the wounded were in good condition, two were in stable condition and the status of the fifth patient was undetermined.
Chen said a group of about 40 congregants had gathered in the fellowship hall for a luncheon after a morning service to welcome their former Pastor Billy Chang, a beloved and respected community member who had served the church for 20 years. Chang moved back to Taiwan two years ago. This was his first time back stateside, Chen said.
Everyone had just finished lunch and were taking photos with Chang when Chen went into the kitchen, he said. That's when he heard the gunshots. People told him afterward that the gunman had stopped to reload when Chang hit him on the head with the chair.
"This is just so sad," Chen said. "I never, ever thought something like this would happen in my church, in my community."
The shooting came a day after an 18-year-old man shot and killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., in a racist rampage where the white gunman allegedly targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood.
Laguna Woods was built as a senior living community and later became a city. More than 80% of residents in the city of 18,000 people about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles are at least 65.
Those wounded by gunshots included four Asian men, ages 66, 75, 82 and 92, and an 86-year-old Asian woman, the sheriff's department said.
It was not immediately clear whether all of the victims were of Taiwanese descent.
Tensions between China and Taiwan are at the highest in decades, with Beijing stepping up its military harassment by flying fighter jets toward the self-governing island. China has not ruled out force to reunify with Taiwan, which split from the mainland during a civil war in 1949.
Taiwan's chief representative in the U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, offered condolences to the families on Twitter.
"I join the families of the victims and Taiwanese American communities in grief and pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded survivors," Hsiao wrote on Sunday.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday would not say who might represent the nation at a summit with U.S., Indian and Japanese leaders in Tokyo just three days after Australian elections on Saturday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there were “conventions in place” to deal with the election but did not elaborate on how those conventions would work if the result were close.
“I’m sure depending on the outcome of this Saturday’s election that they’ll be put in place,” Morrison said.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has said he would have himself sworn in as prime minister as soon as Sunday or Monday in order to attend the summit of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad on Tuesday.
“I will visit the Quad and renew my acquaintance with President (Joe) Biden but also meet, very importantly, with (Japanese) Prime Minister (Fumio) Kishida and (Indian Prime Minister) Narendra Modi who are important friends of Australia,” Albanese told The Australian newspaper.
Sydney University constitutional law expert Anne Twomey said Morrison would have to resign as prime minister before Governor General David Hurley could swear in Albanese.
Caretaker conventions have constrained what the government can do since April 10 when Morrison called the election. But conventions are not binding.
“If the result is unclear, then the prime minister is still the prime minister. He continues to be the prime minister and has all the powers of prime minister until such time as he resigns,” Twomey said.
“The caretaker conventions in those circumstances would normally dictate that you can’t go around doing significant things, making policy announcements and that sort of stuff,” she added.
Morrison and Albanese could go to Tokyo together if the election result seemed uncertain, she said.
The published conventions provide a range of options for a caretaker prime minister undertaking an overseas visit or international negotiations.
The prime minister could adopt “observer status” at the Tokyo summit or seek opposition support for any negotiating positions.
Australian opposition Senator Penny Wong said she would accompany Albanese to Tokyo as foreign minister if their center-left Labor Party wins.
“The first visit will be to Japan for the Quad leaders’ meeting which a number of foreign ministers are also attending,” Wong told Australian Broadcasting Corp. last week.
“My hope would have been, and Anthony has said if we were elected his first visit and certainly my first visit would be to Indonesia. But obviously the first visit for him overseas would be the Quad leaders’ meeting in Japan,” Wong said.
Indonesia is traditionally the first overseas destination of a new Australian prime minister to underscore the importance of that bilateral relationship.
It’s usually clear on the night of Australian elections which party will win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and form government.
But opinion polls suggest the weekend election will be close and could result in a hung parliament in which neither the conservative coalition nor the Labor Party holds a majority.
There is also an increase in postal votes at this election as electors avoid the pandemic risk at polling booths. Postal votes take longer to count.
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Navy Official Attempts to Explain Bizarre Sightings at First Congressional UFO Hearing in Over 50 Years
A senior Naval Intelligence official attempted to explain multiple UFO sightings and potential signs of extraterrestrial activity during an historic congressional hearing Tuesday.
The House Intelligence Open C3 Subcommittee held a hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Tuesday that was the first of its kind in over 50 years. Throughout the hearing, Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray explained that multiple UFO sightings could be the result of night vision goggles, single-lens reflex cameras and light refraction.
Bray began by showing a video of a small, spherical object quickly moving outside of an airplane window. After showing the video, Bray said there is “rarely an easy answer” regarding UAP explanations due to a “highly limited amount of data.”
Later in the hearing, Bray stated that he did “not have an explanation” for the object.
Bray noted that UAP sightings frequently fall into five explanatory categories: “Airborne clutter, natural atmospheric phenomena, U.S. Government or U.S. industry developmental programs, foreign adversary systems, or [another] bin that allows for a holding bin of difficult cases and for the possibility of surprise and potential scientific discovery.”
Bray continued to show a video of a small, flashing triangle that was captured through the sky by night-vision goggles with a single reflex camera by the U.S. Navy during a survey of unmanned aerial systems. Years later on a different coast, Navy personnel captured a similar triangle with night vision with SLR cameras while in a “swarm of unmanned aerial systems,” Bray said.
The triangular appearance was a result of light passing through the night-vision goggles and recorded by the single-lens reflex camera, Bray said.
The Pentagon released a report in June 2021 that listed 144 UAP sightings, 143 of which remain unresolved. The Defense Department announced a division that would investigate UFOs in December 2021.
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We hope this is not another case in which some Democrats are scared of their own shadow and want to take an oddly “conservative approach.” We have a Washington Post report this morning that states there are factions of the Select Committee that want to focus more on Capitol security (which almost hurts to read) than the origins of the attack. At the same time, Liz Cheney is the leading voice arguing that they go directly at the one person who is the biggest threat to what happens inside the Capitol, Donald Trump.
From the Washington Post:
“Rep. Cheney’s view is that security at the Capitol is a critical part of the investigation, but the Capitol didn’t attack itself,” said Jeremy Adler, a spokesman for Cheney.
Seems self-evident. But the Post goes on to say that some Democrats are reticent about placing Trump at the center and making him the focus, while Cheney is the person aggressively pushing the investigation to its most logical target. Perhaps the dynamic owes something to the fact that Cheney, having already pitted herself against the entire MAGA movement, is the freest to go big or go home. She is also right.
Cheney’s unsparing and legal-minded approach toward Trump and the attack on the Capitol has distinguished her work on the panel. Colleagues say the lawyer by training is the most well-read and prepared lawmaker on the panel. Of the nine members, she has assumed the most aggressive posture toward the former president.
Cheney understands the weight of the moment and what’s at stake. Yet again we find ourselves dearly hoping that the Democrats aren’t getting gun shy about the explosive evidence they have and how much it will enrage the MAGAs. Why are some Democrats more afraid than Cheney?
Regardless:
“Cheney has wanted to make sure we keep the focus on Trump and the political effort to overthrow Biden’s majority in the electoral college and to attack the peaceful transfer of power,” a committee member said.
Good. Because we were of the impression that was the entire point when Pelosi put the Select Committee together, to investigate a nation-threatening event that we knew at the time had to be traceable back to Trump.
The article goes on to say that Trump considers Cheney his biggest adversary, which is to say he recognizes that she might be the one most able to destroy him. Most Bush Republicans have long since turned into MAGAs but there is still a fraction of formerly mainstream Republicans around that, together with the Democrats, gives Cheney more credibility and penetrating power with the American body politic than the rest of the Committee combined. After all, she is a “Cheney,” and until Trump, no name could be more “Republican” than Cheney.
We will argue with Cheney until the end of time on the proper levels of taxation, regulatory structure – especially for extraction industries, defense spending, and social spending, but we cannot get to that argument unless Cheney, together with the Democrats, ensures we have a democracy in which to hold those arguments. Until then, I’m a Cheney-Democrat.
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The 2022 Canadian Football League season gets underway next month, and DraftKings Sportsbook has the opening odds for potential division winners. The CFL currently has an awkward number of nine teams, but there are four in the East Division and five in the West Division. 2022 marks the 109th season of the CFL. In 2021, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the East while the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the West. The Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats 33-25 in the 2021 Grey Cup.
CFL Division winner odds 2022
East
Tiger-Cats +150
Argonauts +160
Alouettes +400
REDBLACKS +600
The Tiger-Cats have the best odds to win the East again in 2022. The 2020 CFL season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Tiger-Cats won the division back in 2019. They would be the first three-peat East division champions since the Montreal Alouettes from 2008-10. The Toronto Argonauts have the second-best odds, and they last won the division title in 2017.
West
Blue Bombers +120
Roughriders +275
Stampeders +300
Lions +1200
Elks +1400
The Blue Bombers have won back-to-back division titles in 2019 and 2021, with the season being canceled in 2020. They have spent time in both the East and West and have had success as a franchise in both divisions. The Roughriders have been the runners-up the last two seasons and are looking for their first divisional win since 2013.
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Mississippi State alumnus, baseball superfan Daniel Faulkner reflects on 'Party Berm Squad'
STARKVILLE – It started as a casual trip to the store. Daniel Faulkner entered The Lodge in hopes of finding a “cute little outfit” for his niece. The Mississippi State dress he stumbled upon fit the bill, but then something caught his eye.
Faulkner was looking for a hat to add to his collection when he noticed a maroon headband with a white M-over-S logo on it.
“I’d look kind of cool in that,” he thought to himself.
So he bought it.
The headband complemented his tank top, which started as a joke. Faulkner had been selected as “Dude of the game” at a game against Oregon State in 2020.
Tasked with picking a prize, Faulkner's eyes immediately gravitated toward the item he was least likely to use.
“Tank top,” Faulkner said. “Summer, baby. Let’s go.”
The headband and tank top have since become part of MSU baseball fan lore, catching the attention of the ESPN broadcast against Notre Dame last season and gaining steam as the Bulldogs marched to their first national title.
Mississippi State was crushing the Irish in sizzling conditions, and the TV crew noticed Faulkner back in the front row of the right field berm. Faulkner’s phone began to fill with notifications from friends and family seeing his face on their televisions. The legend of the Party Berm Squad was born.
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Family matters
Faulkner’s dad graduated from Mississippi State in 1989. His mom went to Texas A&M but earned her masters at MSU.
Through his family’s moves to Dallas, New Orleans and Houston, implementing a maroon and white fandom into Faulkner maintained. Mississippi College and A&M were in consideration, but where Faulkner wound up for for college was hardly up for debate.
“It was always going to be State,” Faulkner says.
His first game at Davis Wade Stadium came as a child in 2007 – a win against Gardner Webb. He drove to Columbus, Ohio, in 2018 with his grandmother and dad to watch Mississippi State women’s basketball fall short in the national championship.
Mississippi State sports were a cornerstone in Faulkner’s life, but enrolling in the fall 2018 and living the reality of being a student felt surreal. He attended as many sporting events as he could, moving as close as a freshman could to the front row.
When he didn’t have friends to go with during the heights of Vic Schaefer’s tenure at MSU, Faulkner joined his grandmother who had seats to watch her favorite program.
"(Life) was always maroon and white," Faulkner said.
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Faulkner, like many sports fans, dreaded what came with the initial COVID-19 outbreak.
“Are we ever going to have sports again?” he thought.
Mississippi State women’s basketball was en route to hosting NCAA Tournament games while the men’s team was making a late push for the postseason. Baseball was expected to have another Omaha-worthy season.
And then it was gone along with a chunk of Faulkner’s college experience.
Faulkner attended football games in 2020 when students returned to campus, but the experience was nothing like pre-pandemic.
So when baseball returned in 2021 and increased crowds followed, Faulkner’s friend Walker Phillips encouraged their friends to line up early and try to sit together in the front of the berm every game.
That meant maneuvering through others – even the dreaded freshmen – trying to snatch their spot.
They sat up front as crowd restrictions loosened. They built their fame as postseason play rolled through. Eventually, they made their way to Omaha to watch the national championship.
Faulkner thought back to his grandmother, an MSU super fan, who died in 2020 and never got to see State win a national championship. He thought back to when sports were taken away.
He knew he was living a moment many longed for.
“We did the damn thing,” Faulkner said. “It was just a whole flow of emotions. I didn’t know what to do.”
Maintaining a culture
Faulkner graduated last week with a degree in history. As prepares for a job, the Florida series two weeks ago was his last as a student.
In the series finale, he put the headband on once more and broke out the sweaty tank top he vowed to never wear again.
Three days after the series finale, he exited the shower and saw a Twitter notification awaiting him. Mississippi State baseball had put together a video with footage of Faulkner in the stands as he explained what Mississippi State meant to him.
A plethora of love came Faulkner’s way, including a response from coach Chris Lemonis.
“Daniel and his crew are what make the Dude special,” he wrote. “And he is at every sporting event. We will always have a spot on the berm for you.”
If Faulkner takes Lemonis up on the offer, it’ll be in the back of the berm, he said.
Sitting in the front row is reserved for current students, and as an alumnus he considers himself no exception.
“I never intended to build a culture,” Faulkner said. “Now that the culture is built, I want the culture to be continued by kids who are in school.”
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Based on an original and inspiring idea by the global superstar, the OYE app will provide daily creative wellness practices in Spanish and English, starting in September
PACIFICA, Calif., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global superstar and immersive entrepreneur, J Balvin, has announced the creation of OYE, the new bilingual, interactive wellness app. Balvin, the company's co-founder and Chief Dream Officer, co-founded OYE with happiness activist and ed-tech executive, Mario Chamorro, global creative and social impact executive, Patrick Dowd, and journalist and media executive, Isaac Lee.
Members who sign up for the OYE app before it launches this September will receive a 1-year free membership to OYE's bilingual emotional wellness resources, as well as personal updates from Balvin himself.
The idea for OYE originated from Balvin's own journey with mental health and was inspired by his desire to help others overcome similar obstacles. The Grammy®-nominated and Billboard, Latin Grammy® and MTV Video Music Award-winning artist has been open about his personal experiences with mental health, an issue that is still considered taboo for much of the Latinx community, as well as for many other cultures around the world. By allowing his own experience to become the driving force behind his innovation, Balvin has turned a personally significant passion project into a platform that could dramatically improve the lives of others around the world.
"Through my own journey with mental health and wellness, I was inspired and committed to bringing resources to more people around the world. With OYE, we have created a community-focused platform that will provide engaging and accessible emotional wellness practices for all," said Balvin. "Everyone's health journey is different and deeply personal. We wanted to not only encourage and allow people to prioritize emotional and mental health, but also provide diverse opportunities to the global community to build their own worlds of wellness in creative ways."
To bring this project to fruition, Balvin has appointed personal therapist, Carlos Lopez, one of the leading psychologists in Latin America, to co-chair OYE's Wellness Council with OYE's Head of Wellness, Mari Sierra, a Mexican wellness leader and mind-body connection expert.
OYE will provide daily wellness practices in Spanish and English to help members shift their moods with guided reflections, transform negative feelings through expressive movement practices, and improve relationships through listening.
The content will be developed by OYE Creators, an eclectic community of bilingual wellness guides from throughout the Americas who bring unique perspectives and wellness practices honed through their experiences as professional healers, teachers, and artists. Balvin is deeply involved in the app's development and rollout, working alongside experts such as Lopez and Sierra.
Chamorro said, "OYE is designed for anyone who wants to feel better emotionally, physically, and socially with a special emphasis on bilingual young adults. Feeling better starts with exploring how you feel, so we want to provide members with a safe space to open up and connect with their full range of feelings. With this app, people can begin to normalize checking in with themselves every day through emotional wellness check-ins and guided wellness practices that help people work through emotions in the safety of their own home. In addition, the OYE Creators community will offer a platform for healers and artists to share creative bilingual wellness practices with much broader and more diverse audiences than ever before."
"Embodiment and social healing are central to OYE's methodology," said Sierra, "OYE is not a cure for acute mental health issues; it is a community content platform for making emotional wellness part of your everyday life through mind-body connection. Our purpose is to help the world feel better and empower the next generation to be more in touch with themselves, their bodies, and their people."
In addition to assembling a distinguished group of tech, media, and social impact powerhouses as co-founders, OYE recently raised a +$3.5mm pre-seed round. Early investors include Exile Content Studio, 17Sigma, Rodina, Expa, GreyMatter, Propeller Ventures, Gaingels, Alley Corp CEO Kevin Ryan, former Amazon executive Jeff Wilke, Future Ventures co-founder Maryanna Saenko, Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda, MasterClass and Outlier.org co-founder Aaron Rasmusen, and others.
For more information on OYE and updates on its September launch, visit OYE.co or follow the company across its social platforms on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter.
About OYE
OYE is a bilingual, next-generation interactive wellness app co-founded by global superstar J Balvin to empower the Latinx community with accessible wellness tools and resources to feel better, grow personally, and build a community from wherever they may be. OYE aims to provide a safe space for its members across the globe to learn how to make wellness a part of everyday life. Through uniquely crafted content and daily wellness practices in Spanish and English, OYE facilitates a balance between emotional wellness, physical health, and interpersonal relationships. To learn more, visit www.OYE.co.
About Balvin
J Balvin is a highly decorated music icon with wins across Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, Latin GRAMMY's and many others. Originally hailing from Medellín, Colombia, he has been dubbed the "Prince of Reggaeton" and is one of the best-selling Latin music artists with sales of more than 35 million records worldwide. He has steadfastly broken cultural barriers and become one of the Top 10 most-streamed artists globally developing legions of fans worldwide. With passions spanning across music, fashion, art and mental health, Balvin continues to lead the charge for representation across industries.
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Updated May 17, 2022 at 11:16 PM ET
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman Republican who's been beset by scandal since taking office last year, has been ousted in a heated primary in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, according to a race call from The Associated Press.
Cawthorn lost to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who had received the backing of some Republicans who had tired of Cawthorn's controversies.
As of the AP race call, Edwards had received more than 33% of the vote, to Cawthorn's nearly 32% of the vote. In North Carolina, a winner just needs to cross a 30% threshold in order to avoid a July runoff election.
The result is a stunning defeat for Cawthorn, who is a fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump — and who had Trump's endorsement.
A member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who was first elected in 2020 to former Rep. Mark Meadows' seat, Cawthorn faced a crowded field of primary challengers in a district that will likely remain red.
Last fall, Cawthorn indicated he would run in a different district that could have a more favorable map, but reverted course back to run in the 11th District after redistricting shifted the lines. Opponents accused Cawthorn of being willing to abandon his constituents for political expediency.
Scandals pile up
Cawthorn — who at 26 is the youngest member of Congress — had Trump's backing but his path to primary defeat was paved with an increasing number of improprieties in recent months.
In April, he found himself in hot water with GOP leadership after making comments — without evidence — that linked his own party with cocaine use and orgies.
His remarks on a podcast prompted outrage from his own colleagues and a condemnation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Cawthorn has also been stopped on two separate occasions at airports for carrying a loaded gun, and has been charged twice for driving with a revoked license.
The congressman, who faced sexual misconduct allegations from his time in college, was also the subject of a lewd video that circulated on social media. Cawthorn dismissed the video, in which he appears naked, as "stupid locker room talk between two cousins that grew up like brothers, taken long before I served in Congress."
Cawthorn also said he takes responsibility for various speeding tickets and for bringing a weapon to the airport, saying, "I forgot to disarm before I went through a TSA checkpoint and that's my bad, and I have to own that one."
Cawthorn has also faced backlash for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "thug" and for referring to those charged in relation to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as "political hostages."
"If our election systems continue to be rigged and continue to be stolen, then it's gonna lead to one place and it's bloodshed," Cawthorn said in August at a local GOP event in Macon County, N.C.
At a Macon County GOP event yesterday, Rep. Madison Cawthorn suggests his constituents shoot their lawmakers if they don’t listen to their demands for “election security:” “It’s going to lead to one place: bloodshed.” pic.twitter.com/HxxtmhVUxo
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 30, 2021
This spring, Cawthorn opened a legal expense fund to help defray the costs associated with legal challenges to his reelection bid, after a nonprofit, citing a constitutional provision, sought to label him an "insurrectionist" for his comments leading up to Jan. 6, and have him disqualified for the ballot.
A federal judge sided with Cawthorn on the ballot challenge.
Cawthorn's antics put him at odds with many in his party, including fellow North Carolinian Thom Tillis, who endorsed Edwards and boosted his candidacy.
Sen. Tillis also called for a bipartisan inquiry by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of Cawthorn participating in insider trading.
Cawthorn has referred to the emergence of various controversies as a "coordinated assault against me" but has maintained that the attention has actually gained him Twitter followers.
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Ian Mulgrew: Appeal court says it was OK for B.C. to punt many lawsuits against ICBC to tribunal
Attorney General David Eby had assigned minor lawsuits against ICBC to the civil resolution tribunal
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The B.C. Court of Appeal’s chief justice has reversed his B.C. Supreme Court counterpart and ruled the province’s decision to end trials over minor vehicle-crash injuries was constitutional.
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Writing the split decision of a three-judge panel, Chief Justice Robert Bauman concluded the lower court’s chief justice, Christopher Hinkson, erred in finding the reform trespassed on the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction.
Hinkson had ruled Attorney General David Eby ignored the constitutional separation of powers between the provincial and federal governments by authorizing B.C.’s civil resolution tribunal, an online service for resolving small claims and similar disputes, to also deal with the auto-injury claims.
He put the boots to Eby’s rationale that the move would help douse the Insurance Corp. of B.C.’s financial dumpster fire, driven in part by sky-high litigation costs.
Eby insisted the radical change was necessary because too many such claims, 24,546 in 2019 alone, were clogging the courts, the vast majority of low-value but consuming expensive trial time.
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But Hinkson responded that for the previous five years, 80 per cent were under $50,000 and only 15 per cent were litigated.
“The claim that, under the CRT, the management of such claims will be cheaper is not supported by the statistics in evidence before me,” he said.
Bauman did not disagree, but countered: “I do not see the jurisdiction granted to the CRT by the scheme dramatically reducing the caseload of the Supreme Court either in simple numbers or in the breadth of remedies sought before it. … To be colloquial, the scheme here will not result in any ‘layoffs’ in the Supreme Court.”
Bauman pointed out that at the time of Confederation, in two of the four provinces, injury lawsuits were shared between the superior courts appointed by Ottawa and the lower courts appointed by provincial governments.
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He found Eby’s reform did not invade the core jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as the primary guardian of the rule of law, playing a significant role in the development of the common law, and maintaining national unity.
Supported by Justice Bruce Butler, Bauman said that the current interpretation of Section 96 of the Constitution was considered more fluid than previously considered and permitted Eby’s change.
“In my view, the legislative scheme before the court represents an integrated, comprehensive effort at reform directed at a social mischief starkly identified by the other branches of government,” B.C.’s top judge explained.
The third member of the panel, Justice Elizabeth Bennett, dissented. She said the tribunal was being turned into a parallel court that undermined the uniformity of the judicial system, impermissibly stepping on the core jurisdiction of the superior court.
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Bauman maintained that the B.C. Supreme Court retains significant involvement over personal injury and tort law, the court may also retain jurisdiction over the sort of motor vehicle claims involved, it plays a robust role on judicial review of CRT decisions, and the move furthers an important societal objective.
The scheme is an experiment with a new form of access to justice, Bauman said.
“It is a jurisdiction directed at injuries that presumptively, but not irretrievably so, are limited to $50,000 in total compensation at this time, a sum not appreciably greater than the current jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court in British Columbia,” Bauman wrote.
He said decisions about the “broad and important field” and compensation guidelines are still left to the Supreme Court.
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“The law of negligence and compensation for damages suffered thereby will continue to be developed in the superior courts and will guide the CRT in the exercise of its jurisdiction.”
There is also a “safety valve,” he added — the Supreme Court retains jurisdiction over the ultimate determination of liability and damages.
“Its ‘essence’ as a superior court of general jurisdiction remains. I would allow the appeal.”
The Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., which launched the challenge, has not yet decided whether to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
“This case is about when provincial governments can take jurisdiction away from constitutionally protected courts and give it to a tribunal that they have created and staffed,” it said in a statement.
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“What it means for British Columbians is whether they have a right to access an independent court or whether they are forced to instead seek justice from a government tribunal, including in cases where the government (in this case ICBC) is effectively a party,” it said.
The association’s “concern is that this judgment opens the door more widely to government encroachment on British Columbians’ ability to access justice in an independent court.”
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth is now responsible for ICBC, and COVID-19 and other factors have greatly improved its bottom line.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Pick Four-Evening" game were:
8-1-1-4, Fireball: 6
(eight, one, one, four; Fireball: six)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Pick Four-Evening" game were:
8-1-1-4, Fireball: 6
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S. Korea Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years
For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark
S. Korea Blue House opens to public for 1st time in 74 years
Show all 10For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark. That's now changed as thousands have been allowed a look inside for the first time in 74 years.
As one of his first acts, the new South Korean leader has moved the presidential offices from the Blue House, named after its distinctive blue roof tiles, and opened its gates to the public, allowing a maximum of 39,000 people a day to visit.
The normally serious compound has been transformed into something like a fair, with excited crowds looking around and standing in long queues.
“I feel grateful that the Blue House has opened to the public," 61-year-old office worker Lee Sang Woon said recently during a tour with his family. "I am really happy to be here.”
The Blue House has gone through multiple transformations over the years. Once the site of a royal garden, the Japanese built the official residence for their governors-general there during Tokyo's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. After Korea was liberated from Japan in 1945, the U.S. military commander occupied the place until it became South Korea’s official presidential office and residence upon the country’s foundation in 1948.
The Blue House opening is part of new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's pledge to abandon the palace and establish his offices at the Defense Ministry compound in the Yongsan district, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) away.
Yoon said he chose the Defense Ministry compound because it’s already equipped with security-related command facilities. He said he aims to build something similar to the White House in Washington that would let citizens have a closer look at the building over a fence. Yoon said the new offices will allow for better communication with the public.
His relocation plans, however, have faced complaints that they were rushed and unrealistic. Critics say a hasty movement of top government offices could undermine national security by concentrating too much power in one place, cost too much and violate the property rights of people living in the area.
His predecessor, Moon Jae-in, also expressed worries that Yoon made his decision before hearing enough public opinion.
When Moon took office in 2017, he also pledged to move out in a bid to distance himself from his disgraced, jailed predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who grew up there as the daughter of a dictator. Moon eventually abandoned his plan, and Park was pardoned late last year.
Yoon, however, started his first day earlier this month as president in Yongsan, and the ex-presidential office was opened to the public that same day.
Choi Jun Chae, 60, who runs a mill at a traditional market near the Blue House, was sorry to see the presidential office leave his neighborhood but also hopeful that the relocation would boost local businesses by bringing in more tourists.
“Under the (former President) Lee Myung-bak administration, there were lots of protests ... so it was really hard to commute to this area. Cars couldn’t move, so I had to walk,” Choi said.
Thousands of people have gathered near the Blue House in the past for mass rallies and marches. Nearby residents said they suffered from noise and traffic congestion.
“I hope that protests decrease and more people visit the area,” Yoo Sung-jong, head of a popular bakery in the neighborhood, said. “But (the president) was here for a long time, so it is a bit sad too.”
While some people in the new presidential neighborhood expect an improvement because of the new offices, there are also worries.
“As for traffic issues, I can already see more people visiting here. It will be very crowded and complicated at first, but I think it will gradually get better," said Kim Jung-taek, a gallery owner near the new presidential offices.
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The Miami Heat faced arguably their toughest opponent in the 2022 NBA playoffs - and once again, they made the opener look easy.
Jimmy Butler led Miami with 41 points as the Heat used a second half comeback to get the 118-107 victory over a depleted Boston Celtics team in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Boston led at the half 62-54 thanks to 21 first half points from small forward Jayson Tatum. Miami had 14 first half points from forward Jimmy Butler and 15 points off the bench from guard Tyler Herro.
Miami started the third quarter on an 22-2 run and took a 93-76 lead into the fourth quarter thanks to 17 third quarter points from Butler and the first five points of the night from guard Max Strus.
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Boston would cut the deficit to seven points in the fourth quarter, but couldn't get any closer and dropped their third straight conference finals opener against the Heat.
Herro finished with 18 points while guard Gabe Vincent added 17 points. Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points
The Celtics were without two of their starters for Game 1 with Marcus Smart (right mid-foot sprain) and Al Horford (health and safety protocols) both ruled out.
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FARMINGTON — The Better Living Center, Farmington’s only health food store, has opened a kitchen to serve warm, healthy meals to the community.
The launch seeks to address a lack of healthy meal options in Farmington and food waste at the BLC said owner Wayne Drake.
“One of the things in the year that I’ve owned the store I’ve noticed is how much food we waste. It’s kind of a big deal,” Drake said. “We started looking at food preservation.”
The BLC has to throw out around $12,000 of spoiled food a year, especially due to Maine’s short growing season where produce comes in all at once. “And that was just unacceptable to me,” Drake said.
The BLC is not the only store losing profits, throwing out spoiled food. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, “food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply … [and] 31 percent food loss [is] at the retail and consumer levels [that has] corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food in 2010.”
The kitchen was a result of addressing “how can we take this short growing season and make the most of it,” Drake said.
With the environment in mind, the BLC is also using compostable, plant-based materials for utensils, cups, trays, etc. Drake said.
The self-sufficient move is in line with Drake’s goal to make a self-sustainable foundation for the BLC.
In November, the Franklin Journal reported the BLC was facing the brunt of supply chain issues. Drake said he was focusing on stocking stores with goods from local farmers and artisans, creating a hyper-local model to become more self sustainable.
“It’s super important that we do whatever we can locally to keep our small farmers and vendors, artisans in business,” Drake said. “That’s been our theme. My theme this spring is to do collaborations with local people.”
“It’s a changing mindset … of trying something local and realizing that local doesn’t mean you’re sacrificing anything … price, quality, taste. In fact, all of those things can be improved with the right local [vendors],” Drake added. “I want to prop up good local people who are doing good things and just amplify their voice.”
BLC Manager Chanda Luker is at the helm of the kitchen as the lead cook alongside Jason Hawkins.
Luker, who has been with the BLC since 2020, said the shift in job duties has been a “dream come true” after years hoping to open her own cafe or restaurant.
“I absolutely love it because cooking is one of my favorite things to do,” Luker said. “I spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my aunt and my mom.”
Luker views her relationship with cooking, food as a part of the Cambodian traditions she was raised on.
“In Cambodia, all the women spend a lot of time in the kitchen prepping, chopping different herbs and spices,” Luker said. “And they always feel like food, our relationship with food has the power to heal and transform our bodies if we do it correctly.”
The meals are inspired by the Cambodian dishes Luker ate as a child, though always with her own twist, guided by intuition and what’s available that week.
Hawkins additionally brings “creativity” to the menu creation, Luker said.
“I’m not a traditional kind of cook. I just put things together,” she said. “I can’t tell you how to make something. You just have to watch me.”
Luker loves “feeding the community with healthy, nutritional, fresh, nourishing and delicious meals.”
The BLC is offering a variety of meals depending on the day. Drake loves the burrito bar the most, which he calls an affordable, healthier, “poor man’s Chipotle.” And with Hawkins’ help, the BLC is serving vegan options daily – one of the only places in town to consistently offer vegan dishes.
“I want every time [customers] come in that there’s something different; we’re always pushing,” Drake said.
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If there's one man Rangers can count on for support in Seville, it's young "Barry Ferguson" - from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland.
Kurtis Barry Ferguson Forsythe has travelled to Andalusia with his Rangers-mad family to cheer the Light Blues on, as they fight to secure their first European title in 50 years against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The 19-year-old was officially registered with the namesake of dad Ian's hero the same day the real Barry scored for the family's beloved team.
The football-daft youngster - who plays as a right back for Northern Irish Premiership side Carrick Rangers - has even met the Rangers legend and told him the story behind his name.
He said: "I'll never get sick of being named after him - it's my claim to fame."
Kurtis was born on September 28 2002 - the day the midfielder put away a goal against Dundee United to propel them to a 3-0 victory, on their way to an SPL title that season.
The family is so football-daft he was even carried home in a tot-sized Rangers top - a shirt he still proudly has today.
Dad Ian is the man responsible for the tribute to the Ibrox icon.
He nipped away to register Kurtis' birth while mum Cathy recuperated in hospital - and added his middle names in as a surprise.
But Cathy was delighted when he came back and surprised her with the youngster's moniker.
Cathy recalled: "I didn't know he was doing it. He left and signed Kurtis' birth off.
"Then he came back and said: 'I have a confession to make - he's called Barry Ferguson.'
"I'd picked the name Kurtis and he snuck those in. But I just went: 'That's grand.'
"For us as a family the club runs deep."
Kurtis went on to meet the real Barry Ferguson in March 2019, introducing himself in full - middle names and all.
He said of the star's reaction: "He just said it was amazing - he couldn't believe it.
"He said he's never heard anything like it.
"I love being the guy named after Barry Ferguson."
Kurtis has travelled out to Seville with a huge family party that includes mum Cathy, partner Sophie Welsh and sisters Aby and Megan.
Sophie's also carrying an extra passenger - as the pair are expecting a baby girl later this year.
He believes the Gers will lift the Europa League trophy on Wednesday night in Seville after thrashing Eintracht Frankfurt.
He added: "How many teams have we beaten to get here? I'll always believe in us - someone has to.
"It's going to be bonkers on Wednesday - but we wouldn't miss it.
"This is a once in a lifetime experience. I'm never going to forget it."
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Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO – Get Rating) (TSE:BMO) has earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $162.17.
A number of analysts have weighed in on BMO shares. National Bank Financial cut shares of Bank of Montreal from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, March 7th. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Bank of Montreal in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Scotiabank raised shares of Bank of Montreal from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $165.00 to $169.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 2nd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Bank of Montreal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 26th. Finally, TD Securities raised their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$170.00 to C$175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 2nd.
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Bank of Montreal by 346.4% in the 1st quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 250 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Midwest Financial LLC purchased a new position in Bank of Montreal in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Glassman Wealth Services grew its position in Bank of Montreal by 56.3% in the 4th quarter. Glassman Wealth Services now owns 286 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Bank of Montreal in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its position in Bank of Montreal by 163.8% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 277 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.47% of the company’s stock.
Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO – Get Rating) (TSE:BMO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 1st. The bank reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.47. Bank of Montreal had a net margin of 26.09% and a return on equity of 17.71%. The firm had revenue of $7.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.67 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.38 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Bank of Montreal will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 26th. Investors of record on Monday, May 2nd will be given a $1.049 dividend. This represents a $4.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.04. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 29th. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.02%.
Bank of Montreal Company Profile (Get Rating)
Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. The company's personal banking products and services include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and financial and investment advice services; and commercial banking products and services comprise business deposit accounts, commercial credit cards, business loans and commercial mortgages, cash management solutions, foreign exchange, specialized banking programs, treasury and payment solutions, and risk management products for small business and commercial banking customers.
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Rookie Shakira Austin leads Mystics past Wings
Rookie Shakira Austin came off the bench and led her team with 20 points and eight rebounds, as the Washington Mystics rode a dominant third quarter to a 84-68 rout of the host Dallas Wings on Tuesday.
The third-overall pick out of Ole Miss, Austin scored the first four points out of halftime, then assisted Natasha Cloud on a 3-pointer to ignite the 31-13 period. A 10-2 run midway through the third ultimately put the game out of reach for the Wings, who endured consecutive scoring lulls of 1:28 and 1:10.
The Mystics extended what was a three-point lead at intermission to as many as 21 in the late third and early fourth quarters.
Washington (4-1) got 47 total points from its bench, including 11 from Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and 10 from Kennedy Burke. Burke also made a game-high three steals, part of the 10 the Mystics defense generated overall.
Washington's defense also held Dallas to just 41 percent shooting from the floor. The Mystics shot 51.5 percent, paced by Austin's 9-of-11 shooting. Cloud, who finished with 10 points, shot 3-of-4 from 3-point range to lead Washington's 8-of-16 overall night from beyond the arc.
Elena Delle Donne rounded out the five Mystics scoring in double-figures with 14 points, to go along with five boards and two assists.
Dallas (2-2) got double-figures scoring from four of its five starters, with Isabelle Harrison and Marina Mabrey each registering 16, but bench production made the difference. The Wings reserves totaled more turnovers, five, than points at three.
Allisha Gray scored 14 points in the loss and Kayla Thornton added 13. Thornton matched Austin's rebounding high with eight, but the Mystics enjoyed a 37-27 advantage on the boards overall.
Mabrey shot 3-of-6 from 3-point range to lead Dallas, and scored 14 points in the first half. Gray and Thornton each made two from outside. The rest of the Wings finished 0-of-5 from deep.
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Another infantile tweetstorm from Elon Musk claims his Twitter purchase “cannot move forward” because of the prevalence of fake accounts, but analysts suspect he’s trying to drive down the price or back out entirely.
When we last checked in on Elon Musk’s bombshell attempt to acquire Twitter and take the company private, Musk himself was suddenly claiming the deal was “on hold” last Friday morning. Which, I’m no mergers and acquisitions attorney, but I don’t think that’s something you can do after you signed a contract. Regardless, Musk is still stepping up his bullshit (quite literally, as seen below) with claims that this deal he had already agreed to is no longer feasible, as the Associated Press reports that Musk now says “This deal cannot move forward” because he now think there are too many fake accounts on he platform.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2022
You’ve got to feel for Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who is trying to maintain his professionalism while Elon is constantly shitposting at him, as Agrawal, attempts to maneuver between a rock and a hard place. Twitter has consistently maintained in their SEC filings that their best estimate of fake accounts is around 5% of overall daily active users. Musk shot back in a Monday tweet, without any proof, his allegation that Twitter is made up of “20% fake/spam accounts” which “could be *much* higher.”
Then early this morning, in a reply tweet to a Tesla publication, Musk declared “Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of <5%” of the site’s users were bots, and “This deal cannot move forward until he does.” Again, he says this after he already agreed to pay $44 billion for the platform, and seemingly did little due diligence.
20% fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be *much* higher.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 17, 2022
My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate.
Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of <5%.
This deal cannot move forward until he does.
That Associated Press report speculates that “Musk’s comments are likely to bolster theories from analysts that the billionaire either wants out of the deal or to buy the company at a cheaper price.” Musk actually came out and said as much at a tech conference Monday. The New York Times quotes Musk as saying lowering his offer was “not out of the question.”
“The more questions I ask, the more my concerns grow,” Musk told an audience Monday. “So you know, at the end of the day, acquiring it has to be fixable with a reasonable time frame and without revenues collapsing along the way.”
Meanwhile, revenues are collapsing. Twitter stock nosedived by 8% just on Monday alone.
Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing the bot check sample size is 100!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2022
This actually happened.
The Times calls this affair “a public tweet-by-tweet negotiation,” but also notes Musk may have really stepped in it with his no-impulse-control tweeting. In the tweet above, he has some fun with the (very likely) claim that Twitter’s attorneys pointed out his tweets are violating non-disclosure agreements in his contract. The Times also adds that “Mr. Musk’s deal with Twitter also has a nondisparagement clause that prohibits him from tweeting negatively about the transaction.” Clearly, Musk has done nothing but tweet negatively about the transaction since it first appeared he was getting cold feet Friday.
Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 19, 2020
Okay, maybe it’s a low blow for me to embed the above Elon Musk tweet where he very wrongly predicted there would be zero new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. “by end of April” 2020. But my point here is to emphasize that this is still a man who can sometimes miscalculate spectacularly. He has lost a ton of wealth in the last six weeks. That may just be bad timing for the tech stock market, or it may be Musk’s self-inflicted wounds from erratic behavior.
There’s a very good chance he’s trying to back out of this deal and save face. It will be interesting to see the degree to which Twitter’s lawyers would allow this. Sure, there are probably many fake accounts on Twitter. But for Musk to claim that he is just now discovering this is seemingly also a fake account of things.
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A Verona man has been arrested for his possible fifth Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) offense.
Frank V. Thomas III, age 50, was arrested on Sunday, May 15, after he crashed his motorcycle into a median in the city of Janesville, according to the Janesville Police Department.
Near midnight, an officer witnessed the crash occur at Center Avenue and West Court Street, near the Five Points intersection in Janesville.
Thomas was traveling northbound at high speeds, struck a median, and was thrown from his motorcycle, which then slid across the intersection.
The witnessing officer immediately approached the scene to assist Thomas while requesting medical services.
While attending to Thomas, the officer noticed the smell of intoxicants.
Thomas was transported to a nearby hospital for serious but not life-threatening injuries.
While undergoing medical treatment, the officers continued with an OWI investigation.
Thomas refused to complete several standardized sobriety tests and a few he could not complete because of his injuries from the crash.
He also refused to give a sample of his blood for evidentiary testing, but a search warrant to acquire a sample of his blood was granted.
In addition to the fifth OWI offense, Thomas was also charged with operating after revocation due to alcohol, Interlock Ignition Device tampering/failure to install in violation of court order, and bail jumping.
According to Wisconsin Circuit Court Access records, Thomas currently has two open court cases for OWIs and is prohibited from possessing or consuming alcohol.
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An ex-convict on a burglary spree in Manhattan allegedly choked a woman until she passed out — but left that scene empty-handed after he was tackled by the victim’s 13-year-old son, police and sources said Tuesday.
Dean Rogich, 41, was on supervised release when he was arrested Monday for allegedly committing a series of burglaries in the Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods, cops said.
The thief committed his first burglary around 6:15 p.m. Sunday after he entered a 46-year-old woman’s apartment near 9th Street and Fifth Avenue, cops said.
He tried to remove the victim’s purse and demanded she “Shut up and stop yelling!” when she caught him in the act. He then “struck her in the face with a closed first” and began choking her, cops said.
The woman lost consciousness but her son was home and “tackled” the thief, cops said.
The crook dropped the Matt & Nat backpack on his way out and fled the scene. The victim suffered minor injuries.
He hit three other apartments before he was arrested Monday and tied to the crime.
The three latest victims were women who lived in the same building in Chelsea, cops said.
In one case, the victim was 100 years old and in another the victim was 88.
“This guy’s a menace,” a police source said. “He’s terrorizing old ladies.”
Rogich served 13 years in prison on a first degree burglary conviction and was released on April 28.
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Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Bajaj Electricals are:
Net Sales at Rs 1,322.37 crore in March 2022 up 5.41% from Rs. 1,254.48 crore in March 2021.
Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 44.33 crore in March 2022 down 20.9% from Rs. 56.04 crore in March 2021.
EBITDA stands at Rs. 91.20 crore in March 2022 down 11.83% from Rs. 103.44 crore in March 2021.
Bajaj Electric EPS has decreased to Rs. 3.86 in March 2022 from Rs. 4.90 in March 2021.
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Cubs third. Patrick Wisdom strikes out on a foul tip. Jonathan Villar homers to center field. Ildemaro Vargas grounds out to shallow infield, Michael Chavis to Yoshi Tsutsugo. Rafael Ortega strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Cubs fourth. Willson Contreras reaches on error. Throwing error by Rodolfo Castro. Ian Happ singles to shortstop. Willson Contreras to second. Seiya Suzuki doubles to center field. Ian Happ scores. Willson Contreras scores. Alfonso Rivas walks. Frank Schwindel doubles. Alfonso Rivas to third. Seiya Suzuki scores. Patrick Wisdom called out on strikes. Jonathan Villar singles to first base. Frank Schwindel to third. Alfonso Rivas scores. Ildemaro Vargas grounds out to shallow infield, JT Brubaker to Rodolfo Castro to Yoshi Tsutsugo. Jonathan Villar to second. Frank Schwindel scores. Rafael Ortega strikes out swinging.
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Cubs 6, Pirates 0.
Cubs eighth. Alfonso Rivas grounds out to second base, Josh VanMeter to Yoshi Tsutsugo. Frank Schwindel flies out to right field to Jack Suwinski. Christopher Morel pinch-hitting for Patrick Wisdom. Christopher Morel homers to left field. Jonathan Villar grounds out to shallow infield, Chase De Jong to Yoshi Tsutsugo.
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Under Turkish law, despite the commercial and economic integrity decision is an institution arising from enforcement and bankruptcy law, today it comes to the fore mainly on the companies that are under the management and control of the Saving Deposit Insurance Fund [“SDIF”]. The significance of commercial and economic integrity decision lies on the point of whether the rights and assets subject to the attachment should be sold and liquidated separately or as a whole along with the enterprise embodying these rights and assets.
In fact, under Turkish enforcement and bankruptcy law, the principle is sale of attached rights and assets separately. The prevalent exception of this principle is regulated and practiced under the SDIF legislation within the framework of commercial and economic integration. In addition, a new draft law altering the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004 [“EBL”] is on the agenda. Accordingly, the draft law stipulates that in cases of bankruptcy, the enterprises that embody the rights and assets which constitute a commercial and economic integrity may be sold as a whole, rather than each of these rights and assets separately. In this regard, in case of the enactment of the draft law, the practice of commercial and economic integrity, which is mainly practiced under SDIF legislation today, will broaden.
In General: What is Commercial and Economic Integrity?
Pursuant to the EBL, the rule is selling the attached assets separately. In other words, in cases like the bankruptcy of a company, the real estates, intellectual and industrial property rights and other movables of the company are sold in separate. Nevertheless, Article 123/5 of the EBL enables the sale of certain properties, rights, and assets as a whole, if selling them separately would be less profitable. This provision seeks to increase sales revenue. Based on this article of the EBL, the legislation of SDIF authorizes the authority to sell the relevant properties, rights, and assets of companies as a whole in order to collect public receivables. Likewise, as explained in detailed below, pursuant to the draft law amending the EBL, enterprises embodying those rights and assets would be sold as a whole within the scope of the commercial and economic integrity in cases of bankruptcy.
Commercial and Economic Integrity Under SDIF Legislation
The Regulation on the Sale of the Attached Properties Constituting a Commercial and Economic Integrity by SDIF [the “Regulation”] is the prevailing regulation on the matter. Pursuant to Article 4 of the Regulation, the assets that may be sold within the commercial and economic integrity are as follows:
- Assets and licenses, permits, and concession agreements attached within the Law No. 6183 on the Procedure of Collection of the Public Receivables,
- Rights arising from temporary or permanent use of frequency and channels regarding Provisional Article 6 of the Law No. 3984,1
- Accessories of these properties, rights, and assets and complementing agreements and any other properties, rights, and/or assets arising from these agreements.
These properties, rights and assets that are cited above may appear in a wide variety. For example:
- Within the scope of the “Leziz Tarım Ürünleri Commercial and Economic Integrity”, real estates including the olive grove and field, milking shed, feed storage and machinery and devices of meat and milk production that are situated above these real estates,2
- Within the scope of the “Vera Denizcilik Commercial and Economic Integrity”, dry cargo vessel named “Vera 9”, inventories situated on the vessel and affreightment contracts that Vera Denizcilik A.Ş. is the tenant,3
have been sold through auction by the relevant sale committee of the SDIF.
As is seen, various assets may fall within the concept of commercial and economic integrity such as ships or groves as well as the agreements that the individual or legal entity whose assets are sold is a party.
SDIF's Decision Regarding Commercial and Economic Integrity and Its Consequences
The establishment of a commercial and economic integrity is decided on by the Fund Board following the proposal made by the Committee within the SDIF. Accordingly, the sale of the relevant properties, rights, and assets is carried out through tender procedure to be determined. Then, the sale decision and tender procedures, properties, rights, and assets constituting the commercial and economic integrity, are published on the SDIF website and in the Official Gazette alongside the other details.
The main goal of selling the properties, rights, and assets owned by individuals or legal entities that are under control and management of the SDIF is increasing the sales revenue in contrast with the sale of the same separately.
In addition, as a result of the decision on constituting a commercial and economic integrity, bankruptcy of the owner of the components of integrity cannot be requested, and the sale or detainment of such components by third parties including privileged creditors becomes prohibited.4 This prohibition remains effective for 2 [two] years following the decision and includes the banks and financial institutions holding the assets of the relevant individual or legal entity. Banks and financial institutions cannot to apply to detainment and other debt collection proceedings for their own claims from these persons within the respective 2-year period.
Commercial and Economic Integrity in Draft Law
With the draft law amending the EBL, it is expected to maintain the continuity of the enterprises, especially those that are having rough times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, by “selling the enterprises constituting a commercial and economic integrity as a whole” during the bankruptcy proceedings.
If the Parliament adopts the draft law as is, not only the rights and assets of the bankrupt, but also its enterprises embodying those rights and assets would be sold as a whole within the scope of the commercial and economic integrity, as in SDIF practice. That is, even in case a company bankrupts, its enterprises will continue to operate. Considering the financial difficulties many companies are facing today due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is doubtless that this new regulation will be crucial for the continuity of businesses.
Conclusion
Despite the commercial and economic integrity is an institution most frequently used for the companies controlled and managed by the SDIF, lately it has come up in connection with the debt collection law again. The decision of integrity aims to increase the sales revenue by selling the company as a whole with its properties, rights, and assets such as real estates or ships that are normally subject to special procedures. Thus, in SDIF practice, the purpose is paying a larger portion of the debts of the creditors in the order table after collecting the public receivables. Respectively, with the draft law amending the EBL, it is expected to maintain the continuity of the enterprises that are already having financial difficulties due to the Covid- 19 pandemic by “selling the enterprises constituting a commercial and economic integrity as a whole”. So that, even if the company bankrupts, the enterprise would be able to continue its operations, and in this way, the commercial life would be protected.
Footnotes
1. The Law No. 3984 on Radio and Television Organizations and Their Broadcasts has been abolished by the Law 6112. However, Provisional Article 4 of the Law No. 6112 sustains the licenses granted as per the aforementioned article.
2. Please see the SDIF announcement published in the Official Gazette dated 12.2020 and numbered 31323.
3. Please see the SDIF announcement published in the Official Gazette dated 03.2021 and numbered 31435.
4. Accordingly, in a decision the Court of Cassation reversed the first-degree court's decision on the grounds of inadequate examination by stating that the bankrupt company that is subject of the judgement might have been taken over by SDIF and that its assets might constitute a commercial and economic integrity which prohibits the bankruptcy of the company. [23rd Civil Chamber of Court of Cassation Decision No. 2019/1331 E. 2019/1377 K. dated 15.4.2019]
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Rugby's dream of American expansion
The U.S. has been chosen to host the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup and the 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Why it matters: This is the first time that either event will be held in North or South America, so expect to see lots of rugby initiatives this decade as the U.S. prepares for such a pivotal moment.
The backdrop: Rugby has long struggled to gain a foothold in America's crowded sports landscape, but there's still a decent-sized community, with roughly 100,000 participants and 1,000 college teams nationwide.
- Major League Rugby continues to expand, though having to compete with the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS and others is a clear challenge. MLR's fourth full season is currently underway.
- The men's national team has won just three of 26 World Cup matches, and the women's team hasn't finished in the top four this century after winning the inaugural event in 1991.
- The low point for USA Rugby came in June 2020, when the organization filed for bankruptcy soon after the pandemic broke out.
State of play: Rugby has delivered bursts of excitement in America, like the USA-New Zealand friendlies in Chicago (2014) and Washington, D.C. (2021). But without infrastructure in place to bottle that momentum, they were fleeting moments.
- Enter World Rugby, which has a 10-year plan to grow the game here. "We want to build a real sustainable business plan with these World Cups as the anchors," USA Rugby CEO Ross Young tells Axios.
- World Rugby and USA Rugby will work in tandem to increase participation ahead of the World Cups. One of their first initiatives: A partnership with MLR to bring flag and touch rugby to schools.
The big picture: The beauty of a 10-year headstart is that you're not just executing a plan — you're planting seeds. Investments made today could change how an entire generation views rugby a decade from now.
"When 2031-33 comes to pass, the 10-year-old American girl ... who falls in love with the sport [should be able to] become a player, coach, referee or fan for the rest of her life."— Former USA captain Blaine Scully, via The Guardian
Zoom out: Rugby's American ambitions are part of a broader global sports exchange currently taking place. Cricket is also trying to break into the U.S., while the NFL is bringing American football to Europe. | https://www.axios.com/2022/05/17/rugby-world-cup-america | 2022-05-18T04:31:01Z | https://www.axios.com/2022/05/17/rugby-world-cup-america | true | 1 |
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today that the Mazda CX-9 earned its top "Good" rating in a new, tougher side crash test. This was the second test series of 2021-2022 model year vehicles using a more stringent test, aimed at addressing higher severity crashes by using a heavier barrier traveling at a higher speed to simulate the striking vehicle.
The 2021-22 CX-9 joins the 2021-22 CX-5 in earning the IIHS top "Good" rating in this new, more rigorous side crash test. In fact, the CX-5 was the only vehicle in the small SUV class to achieve a "Good" rating in the new test.
In this series of tests on Midsize SUVs, the Mazda CX-9 stood out as being one of only three models to achieve a "Good" rating in the difficult driver pelvis injury measure and one of only two models to get a "Good" rating in every category.
"Our research has led us to thoughtfully consider the body structure of our vehicles, creating the robust designs we have on the road today," said Mazda Manager of Vehicle Safety Compliance, Planning, & Development Jennifer Morrison. "We are proud to offer our consumers the highest level of protection in the event of a crash."
Mazda is proud to add this top achievement to our list of accolades from IIHS, including all-tested Mazda vehicles earning the IIHS 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK+, the highest award in safety. These vehicles include the Mazda3 Sedan and Hatchback, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-30, CX-5, and CX-9.
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Shining Tree residents can return to community
Forest fire forced community's evacuation earlier this week
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While still listed as “not under control” the Timmins 1 forest fire didn’t seem to gain in size over the last 24 hours.
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The fire, burning two kilometres southeast of Morin Village and half a kilometre north of Barager’s Lake, was still reported to be 1,467 hectares Tuesday afternoon.
Timmins 2, a substantially smaller fire in that same area, just north of Westree, is still burning but remains under control. It is listed to be 57.5 hectares in size.
In the meantime, on Tuesday, the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry advised the public that the existing Implementation Order that restricts access and use of certain roads and Crown lands has been revised based on current fire conditions. This is same order that was implemented to force the evacuation of Shining Tree.
The ministry announced Tuesday that residents of Shining Tree can now return to the community by accessing Highway 560 from Elk Lake only.
However, restrictions remain in place for all travel, use and access to the following areas: Highway 560 from Meteor Lake Road easterly to the Garibaldi/Sheard Township lines, Nabakwasi Road from Highway 560 northerly to the Miramichi/Connaught Township lines, all activities within Miramichi Township and parts of Garibaldi Township.
Barricades are in place on Highway 560 at Meteor Lake Road and at the intersection of Highway 560 and Sandy Lake Road. A barricade is also in place at the intersection of Nabakwasi Road and Cabot Road.
No person shall enter these areas unless authorized by a travel permit from the ministry. To obtain a travel permit contact the Timmins District office at 705-465-1218.
People can visit Ontario.ca/forestfire for updates on this and other fires. Please visit 511 for information on road closures. | https://www.timminspress.com/news/local-news/shining-tree-residents-can-return-to-community | 2022-05-18T04:34:45Z | https://www.timminspress.com/news/local-news/shining-tree-residents-can-return-to-community | true | 1 |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-9-4, FIREBALL: 8
(five, nine, four; FIREBALL: eight)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-9-4, FIREBALL: 8
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N. Carolina Rep. Cawthorn concedes GOP primary to Edwards
First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn conceded his Republican primary race Tuesday to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, ousting the pro-Donald Trump firebrand from Congress after his personal and political blunders translated into constituent unhappiness.
Cawthorn called Edwards to concede the 11th Congressional District primary to Edwards, Cawthorn campaign spokesperson Luke Ball told The Associated Press.
The AP late Tuesday had not called the race, in which Edwards was leading Cawthorn and six other Republican candidates with nearly all votes counted. Cawthorn had vaulted to national prominence after winning the mountain-area seat in 2020 at age 25.
Edwards is a fast-food franchise owner who now advances to the November election against Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, who won Tuesday's six-candidate Democratic primary.
Cawthorn is a vocal supporter of Trump, whose series of unforced errors led top Republican leaders in North Carolina to turn against him. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who endorsed Edwards, said Cawthorn was an embarrassment to his constituents.
"Republicans chose Chuck Edwards tonight because he is the embodiment of mountain values who will fight for them every single day in Congress with honor and integrity," Tillis said in a news release.
Cawthorn faced negative publicity for speeding and gun violations, as well as for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "thug." And his initial decision to run for reelection elsewhere — only to switch back to the 11th District — didn't sit well with many locals.
Within days of taking office in early 2021, Cawthorn spoke at the "Stop the Steal" rally questioning Joe Biden's presidential election victory that preceded the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Cawthorn soon became a leading spokesperson for Trump's "America First" policies and conservatives in the culture wars. Trump has endorsed him.
Besides the remark about being invited to an orgy, Cawthorn said he had seen leaders in the movement to end drug addiction use cocaine. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy reprimanded him publicly for the remarks.
Cawthorn has been stopped by police on driving citations three times since October and caught with guns at airport checkpoints twice since last year, including last month. And videos released in the campaign's final weeks showed Cawthorn in sexually suggestive poses, which he said were from several years ago — meant to be funny and nothing else.
Cawthorn acknowledged speeding and gun citations as failings but said the videos were part of a "drip campaign" by his political enemies, of which he has included some Republicans, to flood the district with negative stories.
Cawthorn was seen as a rising star by many conservatives when in 2020 he won a primary runoff for the seat being vacated by Mark Meadows, Trump's chief of staff.
Cawthorn, who uses a wheelchair after being partially paralyzed from a car accident as a teenager, turned 25 — the constitutionally mandated minimum age to serve in the House — during the 2020 campaign.
In an election-eve post on his social media site Truth Social, Trump asked primary voters to back him again: "Recently, he made some foolish mistakes, which I don't believe he'll make again ... let's give Madison a second chance!"
Speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday evening at his campaign headquarters in Hendersonville with the result still uncertain, Cawthorn said Trump's support had been solid.
"I've found that most people in politics, if it's not politically expedient to them, they'll turn their back on you in a heartbeat," he said. "But no matter what you are facing, when Donald Trump has your back, he has your back to the end."
Cawthorn's biggest political mistake may have occurred last fall, when he decided to run for a different U.S. House seat that could have led to an easier reelection bid, only to return to the 11th District when redistricting litigation shifted the lines again. Edwards and others accuse Cawthorn of trying to walk away from his constituents for political convenience.
Edwards, 61, operates McDonald's franchises in western North Carolina. He joined the state Senate in 2016 and moved up the seniority ladder in the chamber, taking on chairmanships and more substantive measures in recent years involving small businesses, guns and immigration.
He championed legislation, vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, that would have required all county sheriffs to assist federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement by holding inmates it believes are in the country unlawfully. First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn has conceded to North Carolina state Sen. Chuck Edwards in the Republican congressional primary. | https://www.wlky.com/article/n-carolina-rep-cawthorn-concedes-gop-primary-edwards/40029386 | 2022-05-18T04:37:37Z | https://www.wlky.com/article/n-carolina-rep-cawthorn-concedes-gop-primary-edwards/40029386 | true | 30 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Douglas Mastriano wins Republican nomination for governor in Pennsylvania primary election.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager triggered a seven-run eighth inning with a bloop double long after a first-inning homer in Reid Detmers' first start since throwing a no-hitter, and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the the Los Angeles Angels 10-5 on Tuesday night.
Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 4-3 with a leadoff homer in the seventh before a wild eighth that started with Seager and Adolis García both beating the shift.
Seager's blooper down the left-field line eluded a sprinting Anthony Rendon, and García's infield single brought Seager home from third when second baseman Luis Rengifo ran down the grounder but made an ill-advised throw to first.
The fielding adventures were just getting started for the Angels after first baseman Matt Duffy had to leave after Rengifo's throw ended up hitting him in the face as he collided with García.
Nathaniel Lowe's single with the bases loaded put the Rangers up 5-4 before Sam Huff's bloop two-run double to right, his third hit. Then leadoff hitter Eli White, who struck out his first four times, circled the bases when left fielder Brandon Marsh let a sharp single slip by his glove and roll to the wall. Three runs scored for a 10-4 lead.
Ryan Tepera (1-1) didn't get an out while allowing five runs — all earned despite the fielding adventures behind him. He had been replaced by César Valdez, called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, before White's sprint around the bases.
Kole Calhoun chased Detmers with a tying two-run homer in the fourth after Seager went the opposite way to left with two outs in the first against the 22-year-old left-hander, who was the youngest to throw a no-hitter in 16 years in a 12-0 win over Tampa Bay.
Trout's homer was his 10th this season and 42nd against the Rangers, one behind Reggie Jackson for the most by an opponent since the franchise moved to Texas 50 years ago.
Taylor Ward homered leading off the third before Anthony Rendon put the Angels up 3-1 with a two-run shot with one out off Texas starter Taylor Hearn.
Shohei Ohtani had a painful night when he fouled a ball off his groin area before a second strikeout that left him at 0 for 4. He singled in the ninth before being replaced by a pinch-hitter.
Dennis Santana (1-1) struck out two in a scoreless eighth before the Texas rally.
TRAINERS ROOM
Angels: INF David Fletcher (hip surgery) was transferred to the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man roster for the addition of RHP César Valdez from Triple-A Salt Lake. The Angels needed bullpen depth with Jaime Barría unavailable for a few days after pitching 4 1/3 innings in the opener. RHP Andrew Wantz was sent down.
Rangers: C Mitch Garver (right forearm strain) will be limited to designated hitter for a while when he returns from a rehab assignment, manager Chris Woodward said. Garver could return to the club for the start of a four-game series at Houston on Thursday. He has been out since May 8.
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Angels: Ohtani (3-2, 2.78 ERA) is set for the series finale. Ohtani is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA since the two-way star allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings in a 10-5 loss at the Rangers on April 14. It was his second consecutive loss to open the season after losing just twice in 23 starts last year.
Rangers: RHP Dane Dunning (1-2, 4.06) gave up a season-high five runs in a 7-1 loss to Boston in his most recent start after allowing a total of four earned runs in his previous three starts.
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A study of 2,000 adults found 60 per cent currently feel robbed of a good night’s sleep, with five per cent getting the recommended eight hours a night or more.
But 38 per cent of all adults blamed mid-night wakings for getting less sleep than they’d like.
The average person wakes up three times a night, with 84 per cent of those who do struggling to drift back off again.
It also emerged 32 per cent find they sleep better when they have dreams, whereas 21 per cent claim it has a negative impact on their quality of sleep.
Sleep expert Dr Kat Lederle, who has partnered with sleep brand Silentnight , which commissioned the research, said: “When we don’t get enough sleep, or have quality sleep, it can have such a huge knock-on effect for the following day.
“This is especially the case when you have a busy life with little me time.”
Lucy Atherton, from Silentnight added: “Sleep is such a huge part of our lives. Where we sleep makes a huge difference to how we sleep.
"It could be how your room is set up, the things you do in the space before going to bed, or quite simply the mattress you sleep on and how old it is.
“In addition, the shortage of sleep not only impacts productivity at work, performance at school and overall health, but also has a profound effect on our family life.”
Brits employ various tactics to try to doze off
The study also found 28 per cent blame the initial struggle to get to sleep in the first place as a cause of their poor night’s slumber, with the average adult taking 19 minutes to drift off.
While 84 per cent will try various things to doze off, with counting sheep one of the more traditional methods to get off to sleep.
Other common tactics include reading a book, deep breathing and taking a break from devices before bed.
But some rely on less conventional solutions such as wrapping themselves up in their duvet, as well as tensing and relaxing their muscles.
In a bid to get the best possible night’s kip, four in 10 need a dark room, while 81 per cent think their mattress affects their quality of sleep.
More than a third (35 per cent) like to be snuggled under the duvet to help them sleep, and 26 per cent prefer to have more than one pillow.
The study, conducted via OnePoll, also highlighted the positive impact of feeling well rested, including being in a better mood, feeling more energized and being more productive.
Following the findings, Silentnight has partnered with Denise van Outen to light up London’s skyline with sheep.
It comes after Dr Kat Lederle said 25 is the approximate number of sheep it takes the average person to count per minute when trying to fall asleep.
Dr Kat Lederle added: “Finding the right mattress for your unique sleep needs is incredibly important to ensure you’re getting the right level of support and getting the best quality of sleep.
“If you’re unsure what your personal sleep needs are, you can use Silentnight's sleepunique tool online; an intelligent algorithm that uses your body measurements and sleeping habits to recommend your perfect mattress.”
Silentnight is searching for the UK’s sleepiest family - to enter go to the brand's website.
20 common methods people use to get themselves to sleep
1. Reading a book
2. Closing your eyes and imaging things
3. Wrapping yourself in your duvet
4. Watching TV
5. Actively trying to clear your mind
6. Deep breathing
7. Taking a break from devices before bed
8. Having a hot drink before bed
9. Lying down for at least half an hour before trying to go to sleep
10. Warming your feet
11. Using a hot water bottle
12. Counting sheep
13. Tensing and relaxing your muscles
14. Counting your breaths
15. Meditating
16. Stretching
17. Listening to white noise sounds
18. Drinking milk before bed
19. Counting backwards
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The greyhound industry has been under the spotlight of late after poor publicity attributed to some rather bad apples.
However, it was more of a peachy vibe on the weekend, when the Waikato Greyhound Racing Club invited owners and the retired racers back to their old stomping ground.
Seven Sharp went along to check out the action in the video above. | https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/18/watch-retired-racing-greyhounds-return-to-waikato-track/ | 2022-05-18T04:48:45Z | https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/18/watch-retired-racing-greyhounds-return-to-waikato-track/ | false | null |
MONONGAHELA – Amy Michalic wanted to bring a little fun to Election Day.
So, the judge of elections at the polling place at the Monongahela Fire Hall decided to create a different theme for every election to lighten the atmosphere for poll workers and voters alike on a day typically not really associated with levity. It’s something she started when she took over the position 16 years ago.
“It makes voting a cheerful event again with the way the world has become,” Michalic said. “We had to bring some fun back. How can you be in a bad mood when you come in and you see these smiling faces?”
This Tuesday’s theme was the tropics. Many of those working at the polling place were attired in tie-dye shirts and sported leis. Tables were decorated with tropical accents, such as grass skirting. Among the decorations on the wall was a parrot named Rodney, who, Michalic said, is the precinct “mascot.”
Poll workers drank out of plastic coconut cups, and Michalic said she cooks a “smorgasbord” for the day, which included brownies, cookies, strawberry pretzel salad, three kinds of dip, shredded chicken, homemade buns and potato salad.
Part of Tuesday’s celebration was for Michalic’s birthday, which is today, and included a birthday cake.
Michalic said the fire hall has been decorated for Election Day for the last 16 years. Past themes have included Tie-Dye Day, Amy’s Army Day – when they sported T-shirts to support Michalic, who is in need of a kidney transplant – and a Steelers-themed day.
Sisters Linda Sarver, Cathy Siebert and MaryLou Kramer were among the poll workers at the fire hall. They were clad in their tropical attire, and all said it’s a very enjoyable experience.
“I really get excited about all of this,” Sarver said. “It’s like a party. We have good food and good decorations. We enjoy it.”
Sarver and Michalic have worked together at the polls for a number of years. When Michalic first suggested theme days, she was on board.
“I thought it was really nice,” Sarver said. “I like all of the different themes.”
Monongahela resident Bob Porter has been voting at the fire hall for a number of years.
“It does give it a different feel,” Porter said. “You don’t feel like you’re just at a place to vote. It gives you a good feeling.”
Michalic said that’s the kind of feedback she gets from those who come to cast their ballot.
“It’s very positive,” she said. “They love when they come in here.”
Michalic said there will be a red, white and blue and camo theme for the general election in November, again in support of Amy’s Army.
“I actually have people asking to come work here,” Michalic said. “I have little or no turnover because we all get along and make it fun.” | https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/monongahela-polling-place-brings-fun-to-election-day/article_274f5d30-d5ec-11ec-b90d-43515b41d7c5.html | 2022-05-18T04:52:44Z | https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/monongahela-polling-place-brings-fun-to-election-day/article_274f5d30-d5ec-11ec-b90d-43515b41d7c5.html | true | 1 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tops Friendly Market was more than a place to buy groceries. As the only supermarket for miles, it became a sort of community hub on Buffalo's East Side — where you chatted with neighbors and caught up on people's lives.
“It’s where we go to buy bread and stay for 15, 20 minutes because ... you’re going to find four or five people you know and have a couple conversations before you leave," said Buffalo City Councilman Ulysees O. Wingo, who represents the struggling Black neighborhood, where he grew up. “You just feel good because this is your store."
Now residents are grieving the deaths of 10 Black people at the hands of an 18-year-old white man who drove three hours to carry out a racist, livestreamed shooting rampage in the crowded supermarket on Saturday.
They're also grappling with being targeted in a place that has been so vital to the community. Before Tops opened on the East Side in 2003, residents had to travel to other communities to buy nutritious food or settle for snacks and higher-priced staples like milk and eggs from corner stores and gas stations.
The fact that there are no other options lays bare the racial and economic divide that existed in Buffalo long before the shooting, residents say.
“It’s unconscionable to think that Tops is the only supermarket in that neighborhood, in my neighborhood,” said retired Buffalo educator Theresa Harris-Tigg, who knew two of those killed.
While Tops is temporarily closed during the investigation, the community is working to make sure residents don’t go without.
A makeshift food bank was set up not far from the supermarket. The Buffalo Community Fridge received enough monetary donations that it will distribute some funds to other local organizations. Tops also arranged for a bus to shuttle East Side residents to and from another of its Buffalo locations.
After decades of neglect and decline, only a handful of stores are along Jefferson Avenue, the East Side’s once-thriving main drag, among them a Family Dollar, a deli, a liquor store and a couple of convenience stores, as well as a library and Black-run businesses like Golden Cup Coffee, Zawadi Books and The Challenger News.
Jillian Hanesworth, 29, who was born and raised there, said construction of an expressway contributed to cutting off the neighborhood, with drivers passing underground without ever having to see it. At a recent rally, Hanesworth said she asked the crowd how many needed GPS to get there, and many of the white people raised their hands.
“A lot of people who talk about Buffalo don’t live here,” said Hanesworth, the city’s poet laureate and director of leadership development at Open Buffalo, a nonprofit focused on social justice and community development.
Like many residents, she pauses to think when asked where the next-closest major grocery is located: None is within walking distance, and it takes three different buses to get to the Price Rite.
Before Tops opened on the East Side, residents, lawmakers and other advocates pushed for years for a grocery store in what had become a “food desert” after groceries and other stores closed in the neighborhood's Central Park Plaza, Wingo said.
Yvette Mack, 62, remembers when the streets weren’t so empty. But when she was around 15 or 16, she noticed places going out of business.
“Everything started fading away as I got older,” she said.
Eventually she moved downtown but came back to the East Side in 2020, happy that a supermarket had returned. Mack says she shopped at Tops daily, sometimes three or four times, to buy pop, meat and to play her numbers. She was there Saturday before the shooting.
Now, she's not sure she can go back once the store reopens, but hopes community conversations lead to more businesses on the East Side. Harris-Tigg, the retired educator, also hopes the shooting brings the city together to talk about disparities.
“It’s time to do more. It’s time for white folk to talk to white folk and really have honest conversations,” she said.
Pastor James Giles, coordinator of the anti-violence group Buffalo Peacemakers, thinks that is happening. He juggled calls offering help from area churches and businesses, the Buffalo Bills, competing grocery stores and even the utility company after the shooting.
“I want us to be the City of Good Neighbors. And I do hope that we aspire to live up to that nickname,” Giles said. “But I feel like we can’t get there until and unless we tell the truth about the white supremacy and racism that is already present in our town.”
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Dunn missed the last four games of the season with the injury, which denied him the opportunity to set a new high mark in points. Eleven of his points came on the power play, and he added 82 blocked shots, 76 hits and 63 PIM, showing increased grit in his first year with the Kraken. The 25-year-old will be playing for a new contract in 2022-23, so he could be looking to play at his best to gain more value in his new deal. | https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/krakens-vince-dunn-matches-career-high-in-points/ | 2022-05-18T04:57:34Z | https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/krakens-vince-dunn-matches-career-high-in-points/ | true | null |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson set his alarm for 5:48 a.m. — he uses the number 48 in nearly all his mundane activities — hoping to get a workout in before opening day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Excitement got the best of him.
Johnson awoke 15 minutes before his alarm went off, anxious to get started on preparations for his Indianapolis 500 debut. It's taken Johnson 46 years, but he will finally achieve his childhood dream May 29 as an Indy 500 rookie.
“I am ecstatic and ready to go,” Johnson told The Associated Press on Tuesday morning as he sat with teammate Tony Kanaan on the pit wall at the iconic speedway.
The dream to run “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" took a while. His career path steered him into NASCAR and he won a record-tying seven Cup Series titles. He left NASCAR at the end of 2020 to try IndyCar with the caveat he would not run ovals out of respect for his wife's apprehension about the safety of open-wheel racing.
It gave him two weeks off last May and he finally attended his first Indy 500. Johnson was a spectator, a fan and an NBC Sports analyst. By the time Helio Castroneves took the checkered flag for a record-tying fourth Indy 500 win, Johnson knew he wanted to be part of the show.
He just wasn't sure how to make it happen.
“I think even 12 months ago today, I didn't think it was possible,” he told AP. “After the race, I started the process I needed to at home, and within the shop, and Tony (Kanaan), and it still took months and months and months to get it right. But when I look back at just 12 months ago, there was no chance of this happening.”
Getting into the 500 started with convincing wife, Chani, that the cockpit-protecting aeroscreen IndyCar added in 2020 had dramatically improved safety concerns surrounding the drivers' exposed heads. Then he had to make sure Chip Ganassi Racing would still have a 500 seat for Kanaan, who ran the ovals last year while Johnson handled road and street courses.
Johnson also had to make sure sponsor Carvana was interested in funding the Indy 500. And then he still had to actually drive an Indy car on an oval to determine if he really wanted this adventure.
All boxes checked, Johnson tested at Texas Motor Speedway and Indy, then finally made his IndyCar oval debut at Texas in March. He finished sixth and instantly became an Indy 500 contender.
Rightfully so: Johnson knows his way around Indy and won four times as a NASCAR driver, including a stretch of three wins in four races from 2006 to 2009. That familiarity was evident Tuesday when Johnson shot to the top of the speed chart in the morning, and was third fastest overall at the end of the day with a lap of 227.722 miles per hour (366.48 kph).
As he pulled off pit lane Tuesday morning for the first time, he looked high above the speedway a nd waved to his father, Gary, who is his son's second spotter for the next two weeks. It's a pairing neither thought would ever happen when Johnson started racing motorcycles as a child.
The rest of the family is not in Indy, yet. Chani Johnson is out of the country for her own work and Johnson has been commuting between North Carolina and Indianapolis since last Saturday's race on the road course so that he could accompany their two young daughters to their own activities.
He plans to return home again briefly Wednesday night and then the entire family will be at the track for qualifying this weekend. Johnson knows his wife still isn't comfortable — he said friends told him she turned her back on the racing early at Texas, “she said ‘I don’t like this, he talked me into something I don't want him to do” — but he believes his strong showing at Texas has prepared her for the Indy 500.
“By the end of Texas she was jumping up and down because I was passing cars,” Johnson said. “Chani is now excited for (Indy) because of how I explained the energy. She of course is a little nervous, but she can feel how special this race is.”
Johnson is one of seven Indy 500 rookies in the field this year, and should he win rookie of the race, he'd be the oldest in the 106 runnings of the Indy 500. Lyn St. James was 45 when she became the first woman to win Indy 500 top rookie honors in 1992.
The rookie award would be welcome, but Johnson is shooting for a trip to victory lane. He believes if he runs a smart race in Ganassi's No. 48 that he has as good a chance as anyone.
“I've run so many laps in the SIM, driven so many laps in my head, I was up early and ready to get after it," Johnson said. “I feel pretty at home here.”
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Lynette Dawson was concerned about babysitter moving in: sister-in-law
By Sarah McPhee
Lynette Dawson’s sister-in-law has told a court that in the months before the 33-year-old disappeared from Sydney’s northern beaches, she described her husband Chris as evasive and angry, and said that their regular sex life had come to a halt.
“She asked him if there was anybody else, and he said ‘no’,” Merilyn Simms, the wife of Lynette’s older brother Greg Simms, told the NSW Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Mrs Simms was recounting a phone call she says she had with Lynette in October 1981, when she had offered to return baby clothes loaned from the Dawsons.
“She said to me, ‘I doubt that we’ll be having any more family’.”
Mrs Simms said Lynette had previously been “thrilled to bits” when she was pregnant with her daughters after marrying Dawson in 1970 and trying for years. “It was what she wanted more than anything,” she said.
Chris Dawson has pleaded not guilty to murdering Lynette Dawson, who vanished from the couple’s Bayview home in January 1982. The Crown alleges Dawson killed her on or about January 8 because he sought an “unfettered relationship” with their teenage babysitter and his former student JC.
The defence says it is a matter in issue at trial when Dawson and JC’s relationship became “sexual”. According to agreed facts in the case, Dawson and JC married in 1984 and separated in 1990.
Mrs Simms said she last saw Lynette in July 1981 at a birthday party, and observed the babysitter JC “upset at one stage”, with Dawson and his brother Paul “consoling her”.
She said during the October call, Lynette was upset and “very concerned that Chris wanted to move JC” into their home while JC was doing her HSC, as he wanted to provide a “calmer environment” due to domestic problems she faced.
“Lyn was not happy about this because she felt they had problems they needed to sort out between them before they brought anyone else into the home,” Mrs Simms said.
Greg Simms gave evidence on Tuesday that in late 1981, his sister Lynette had been on the verandah of their parents’ Clovelly home and Dawson had commented about his “two darling little girls”.
Asked about his wife, he said Dawson replied, “She can get in the bloody kitchen where she belongs”.
In a diary entry dated December 6, 1981, Lynette’s mother Helena Simms, now deceased, wrote: “Chris said again, ‘I only want to look after my 2 little girls!’ I said, ‘What about Lyn?’ He said, ‘She’s in the kitchen where she belongs!!’”
Under cross-examination on Wednesday, Mr Simms said Dawson spoke with “venom” and a strong tone.
Defence barrister Pauline David suggested Mr Simms was now looking at Dawson through a lens of “extreme animosity”, to which he replied, “That’s incorrect.”
“I pride myself on my integrity. If his version was said in a jovial manner, I would’ve said that,” he said, adding, “It wasn’t said as a joke”.
David suggested Mr Simms had endeavoured to portray Dawson in an unfair light and was doing so because he was “understandably desperate” for an answer.
“I would like an answer to my sister’s disappearance,” he replied.
Asked by David whether he had taken the view “Mr Dawson is guilty”, Mr Simms replied, “I believe so, yes.”
The couple gave evidence they had met with JC in 1990, and she spoke about Dawson having thought about hiring a “hitman”, which Mr Simms said left him in shock.
“We were told that Chris would mix Lyn a drink at night in the hope that she would go to sleep so that he could be with JC,” Mrs Simms said.
“[JC said] He wanted to end the marriage. He wanted to get rid of her [Lynette].”
The judge-alone trial before Justice Ian Harrison continues.
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BLACK RIVER FALLS — The McDonell/Eau Claire Regis boys golf team put a cap on a dominant Cloverbelt Conference season to clinch the league championships on Tuesday afternoon at Skyline Golf Course.
The Saints finished first in Tuesday's 18-hole meet with a 313, followed by Bloomer in second at 353. Isaac Petersilka shot a 74 to earn medalist honors and lead a group of three Saints at the front as Andrew Bauer was second (77) and Josh Brickner was third (79). Ben Biskupski finished sixth with an 83 to round out the scoring golfers for the Saints.
Jake Bleskacek shot an 85 to take seventh and Jonah Bleskacek finished with an 86 to tie for eighth for Bloomer. Karsten Bergh carded an 89 to tie Stanley-Boyd's Isaac Brenner for 11th and Kaitlyn Bohl shot a 93 as the other scorers for Bloomer. Cadott took fifth with a 383 and was led by Sam Scheidler (93), Jacob Ackley (94), Ethan Foldy (97) and Peter Weir (99).
Brenner led the Orioles to a seventh-place finish as a team with a 395. Dominic Raffetto (93), Cole Brenner (106) and Sasha Nitz (107) were the other scorers for Stanley-Boyd. Thorp finished 10th with a 498, led by Carter Tieman (107), Conner Tieman (123), Zach Tieman (125) and Thomas Abramczak (143).
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McDonell/Regis (75) won the season-long team standings with Bloomer second (68), Cadott fifth (40), Stanley-Boyd seventh (34) and Thorp 10th (12). Bauer finished first in the final conference standings with 140 points and was one of four Saints to earn all-conference first team honors with Biskupski, Brickner and Petersilka. Jake and Jonah Bleskacek earned first team honors for Bloomer. Stanley-Boyd's Isaac Brenner and Bloomer's Karsten Bergh were selected to the all-conference team as honorable mentions.
Baseball
Eau Claire Memorial 4, Chi-Hi 1
At Casper Park, four runs in the third carried the Old Abes past the Cardinals.
Owen Krista had a hit and drove in the lone run of the contest for the Cards (9-7, 5-4).
Peyton Platter was 2-for-4 and Dylan O'Connell allowed one earned run with six strikeouts across six innings in the win for the Old Abes (11-7, 7-3).
McDonell 20, Cadott 0 (5 inn.)
At Cadott, Eddie Mittermeyer and Dale Tetrault teamed up for a no-hitter in a Macks win.
Mittermeyer struck out four in four hitless innings before Tetrault punched out two in a scoreless fifth. Ryan Sonnentag reached base on a hit by pitch for the lone baserunner of the game for the Hornets (3-11, 2-9).
At the plate the Macks provided plenty of support, led by Grant Smiskey as he went 2-for-3 with a double, triple, six runs batted in and three runs scored for the Macks (6-9, 5-7). Mittermeyer was 2-for-4 with a run batted in, David Andersen finished 2-for-2 with four runs batted in, Ethan Goulet drove in three and Alan Meinen plated a pair.
Bloomer 3, Elk Mound 2
At Bloomer, the Blackhawks edged the Mounders.
Keegan Yohnk and Collin Crane each had two hits for the Blackhawks (16-2) while Connor Crane doubled and drove in two. Zeke Strand picked up the win in relief with a strikeout in one and one third scoreless innings pitched.
Jerome Delikowski was 2-for-2 with a double for the Mounders (12-2).
Girls Soccer
Regis/McDonell 6, Mel-Min/G-E-T 0
At Galesville, three goals in each half helped Regis/McDonell earn a Mid-Western Wisconsin Conference win.
Samantha Schaffer scored two goals to lead the way. Amber Adams, Lexi Ridenour, Annabelle Schroeder and Colleen Callaghan each had a goal for Regis/McDonell (11-6, 10-2). Schroeder added two goals in the victory.
Softball
Chi-Hi 1, Eau Claire North 0
At Casper Park, the Cardinals prevailed in a pitcher's duel with the Huskies.
Hannah Aldrich struck out 12 in seven scoreless innings and scattered two hits and one walk as she threw 72 of her 97 pitches for strikes. Madisyn Parker struck out nine while allowing one earned run for the Huskies (12-5, 9-4).
Emme Berg was 2-for-2 and drove in Camryn Fjelstad in the lone run of the game for the Cardinals (21-1, 13-0).
Mondovi 4, McDonell 0
At Casper Park, the Buffaloes blanked the Macks.
Morgan Wirtz had two of the four hits for McDonell (11-9).
Izzy Johnson drove in two runs for the Buffaloes (14-2).
Bloomer 7, Prescott 2
At Prescott, the Blackhawks prevailed in a battle of state-ranked Division 3 squads.
Calley Olson and Tori Jenneman each homered and combined for four hits and four runs scored for the Blackhawks (20-2). Makenna Hilger and Laikyn Maidment each added two hits and Delaney Zwiefelhofer had a double in the win as Bloomer scored a combined seven runs in the fifth inning or later. Bloomer entered the game ranked third in the latest Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Division 3 state poll.
Olson struck out 12 and allowed two unearned runs in the circle against the Cardinals (17-6), a team ranked eighth in the latest poll.
Stanley-Boyd 9, Durand 2
At Durand, the Orioles rolled past the Panthers.
Tina Benson had a big day at the plate for Stanley-Boyd (3-15) with four hits including a double and two runs scored. Mallory Eslinger finished a home run shy of the cycle with two runs batted in, Chelsie Nawrocki had two hits and three runs batted in and Kaden Drehmel and Lauren Potaczek each added two hits in the win.
Emme Felmlee struck out eight and allowed two unearned runs in the circle.
Track and Field
C/LH relays strong at East Lakeland championships
At Tony, Cornell/Lake Holcombe won five events including three relays at the East Lakeland Conference championships.
Two girls teams won titles as the 800-meter relay team of Brooke Sime, Marcella Boehm, Lauren Samardzich and Haily Duffy won in one minute, 57.01 seconds and the 400 team of Sime, Boehm, Emma Lechleitner and Duffy was victorious in 59.21. The boys 800 team of Avery Turany, Daniel Person, Dylan Bowe and Blake Anders won in 1:39.23. Lechleitner also earned a win in the 300 hurdles in 50.43 while Avery Turany won the pole vault with a top height of 11-feet, 6-inches with Bowe second and Jayden Joas-Shaw fifth.
Boehm finished second in the 100 hurdles and long jump, Blake Anders was runner-up in the 400 and triple jump, Turany was second in the 200 and Dawson Munson earned a runner-up finish in the 300 hurdles. The boys 1,600 relay team of Bowe, Anders, Munson and Turany was also second. Munson (110 hurdles), Samardzich (800), Lechleitner (200) and Carly Vavra (triple jump) were each third in their respective individual events. Person, Bentley Spangler, Joas-Shaw an Zach Hughes were third in the boys 400 relay. Hunter Anders (400, 1,600), Bowe (200) and Sime (100) earned fourth-place finishes while Lechleitner (long jump), Vavra (800, discus) were fifth in their events.
Andrew Gotham swept the throws to lead New Auburn as he won the discus with a best toss of 111-4 and the shot put with a throw of 41-6.5. Caleb Gotham finished second to Andrew in the discus and was fourth in the shot put. Triton Robey finished second in the long jump while Paulina Weyergraf was third in the 300 hurdles and long jump, fourth in the 100 hurdles and fifth in the 100. Aliya North (long jump, triple jump), Lauren Allison (1,600), Easton Rust (3,200) and Morgan Berg (discus) finished near the front in fourth. Berg was also fifth in the shot put and the boys 400 relay team of Andrew Gotham, Caleb Gotham, Joseph Reimer and Robey finished fifth.
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Arsenal’s dream of returning to the Champions League after six years in the wilderness is disappearing and already the blame game has started.
The Gunners are not yet without any hope, but relying on the Premier League’s bottom side to do them a favour against an in-form Tottenham side is not a good situation to be in. Norwich City may beat Spurs and Arsenal may overcome Everton on Sunday – stranger things have happened after all – but the chances are slim, especially considering the Canaries have won just once in their last 15 league games.
In truth, Arsenal have all but blown it. They lost 3-0 to Tottenham last week and compounded the misery by going down 2-0 at Newcastle on Monday night. Mikel Arteta’s side have surrendered their advantage in the race for fourth place in a damning fashion, with Rob Holding’s red card against Spurs followed by a meek collective performance at St James’ Park.
The dust had not even settled on the result when Granit Xhaka took it upon himself to show what he probably believes to be leadership. The Swiss midfielder, who has had more than his fair share of controversies at Arsenal, came off the pitch fuming and took his anger out in an explosive interview, which did little but highlight the ructions in the Arsenal dressing room.
"People speak always about leaders,” he told BBC Sport. “We're not playing tennis, we're playing football. If someone is not ready for this pressure, stay at home. You can't come here and play like this. We looked very bad today. The game plan was totally different. We played a totally different game.
"They were running us over from the first minute to the 96th. When you play like this, you don't deserve to play in the Champions League. The thing is the pressure. If you can't handle the pressure, it ends like today. It looks like we can't do something against the pressure."
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He is right, Arsenal did play a bad game, they don’t deserve to play in the Champions League and they can’t handle the pressure. But really the wisdom in saying such things publicly, rather than behind closed doors, suggests an effort at saving face, rather than an effort to provide constructive observations.
Xhaka has frequently tried to paint himself as a leader, and one particular comment led to widespread ridicule six years ago. “When I was younger, even though I had a big brother, my parents would give me the house key every day,” he said. “It’s in my head that I am a leader.”
House key-holder Xhaka sees himself as the team’s driving force in the middle of the pitch and as someone who is not afraid to speak hard truths. But ultimately he is just as guilty as his team-mates who he has instructed to stay at home rather than play alongside him.
None of what Xhaka says is new. Arsenal have been crushingly mediocre pretty much ever since he arrived from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016. Arteta is obviously trying to turn that around – and the fact his team handed him a new contract recently shows the hierarchy believe he is on the right track.
Yet the Newcastle defeat showed just how far they have still to go. While Tottenham have been imbued with a steely determination, rigid organisation and undercurrent of the dark arts under Antonio Conte, Arteta’s Arsenal remain slightly naive with a soft underbelly.
Monday’s game was the 11th occasion in the Premier League this season when Arsenal conceded the first goal – and it followed in a worrying trend . Newcastle’s 2-0 win was the 10th time of those 11 games when the opposition has won the game, with Arteta’s side successfully coming from behind to win just once.
That shows a team which is a capable front-runner, which functions well when things are going to plan, but which crumbles under pressure and cannot overcome adversity. Mentality is a hugely important factor in top-level football and, as of yet, Arteta is yet to instil his players with the correct one.
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Atlanta Police said eight activists protesting the controversial police and fire training center in DeKalb County were arrested May 17 and face charges ranging from criminal trespass to obstruction of law enforcement officers. State and federal law enforcement officials are also involved in investigating the incident.
Rocks and two lit Molotov cocktails were thrown at police officers as they accompanied a contractor working on the forested 85-acre site off Key Road, according to police. The Molotov cocktails were lit and caused two small fires that had to be extinguished, police said. No one was injured.
Assistant Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a press conference that police were at the city-owned site to remove “illegal structures” when the incidents occurred. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the Molotov cocktail devices — glass containers filled with an accelerant, he said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also involved.
“There have been a number of concerted efforts to stop the public safety training center by committing criminal acts here in Atlanta, in DeKalb County, in Birmingham, Ala., and other states, and we appreciate the Federal Bureau of Investigation for joining this investigation,” Schierbaum said.
Most of those arrested were from out of state, he said. He said late Tuesday afternoon some activists remained on the property and face arrest if they do not leave. The land where the training center is planned is not a public park, he added.
“We will not be deterred by the acts of a few that do not represent our community and our community values,” he said.
Activists opposed to the building of the police and fire training center they have dubbed “Cop City” held their own press conference May 17. They said police armed with assault rifles were “aggressive” when making arrests.
May Johnson, who lives near the site where the police and fire training center is planned, said the May 17 arrests were the police department’s attempt “to demoralize a vibrant and diverse movement” attempting to prevent construction on what is known as the Atlanta Forest and the Weelaunee Forest.
The property is on the South River watershed and razing acres of trees to build would harm the environment. Johnson said the forest is also the ancestral home of the Muscogee Nation and where the old Atlanta Prison Farm was located.
“This land is not only the lungs of Atlanta, due to it being ecologically critical to the city’s survival. It’s a sight of the scars of Atlanta’s past,” Johnson said.
Last year, the City Council approved a ground lease for the 85-acre, city-owned property off Key Road in DeKalb County. The $90 million facility will be built by the Atlanta Police Foundation, which has pledged to transform the remaining 260 acres into a public greenspace and urban forest. | https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/05/17/8-activists-arrested-protesting-planned-atlanta-police-training-center/ | 2022-05-18T05:23:16Z | https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/05/17/8-activists-arrested-protesting-planned-atlanta-police-training-center/ | true | 2 |
A Tamil Nadu woman attempting to set herself on fire outside the Ramanathapuram Collector’s office was stopped by policemen and officials present there. Valarmathi from Pacheri village said that she and her family were being forced to convert to Christianity by the family of a man called Devdas in her village. She alleged that the man's family were torturing her and her family for refusing to do so.
The woman said that the police also didn’t take any action, and as a result she attempted to immolate herself. She has alleged that religious conversion was happening in her village. She said that since she refused to convert, the family of a man named Devdas had been harassing her and her family since 2019.
Valarmathi went to the Collector’s office on May 15 during the time period when officials listened to public complaints and queries and attempted to immolate herself. However, police and the public who were present on the premises stopped her.
They have been harassing me since 2019, says Valarmathi, alleging that she and her family were being forced to convert to Christianity from Hinduism.
Valarmathi said, “Devdas’s family had blocked the path to my house and filed false cases against me. We went to the court which ruled in our favour. Then they tried to run me over with a Tata Ace as well. So, I approached the police”
“They promised to take action but didn’t do anything. My son was hit by eight men on the East Coast Road (ECR) road but he was rescued by the public. In my village, Devdas’s family is the one causing us harm”, said Valarmathi.
Meanwhile, sources at the Ramanathapuram Superintendent of Police (SP) office stated that an enquiry by the Revenue Division Officer (RDO) and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was conducted, which showed that the issue was based on land disputes and that several Hindu families are still in the village.
Sources also said that Valarmathi and Devdas's family had a dispute over a piece of land for more than 10 years and that action will be taken on the complaint regarding the land dispute. | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tamil-nadu-woman-tries-immolation-self-alleging-forced-conversion-1950792-2022-05-18?utm_source=rss | 2022-05-18T05:26:53Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tamil-nadu-woman-tries-immolation-self-alleging-forced-conversion-1950792-2022-05-18?utm_source=rss | false | 2 |
Sweden and Finland will jointly submit their applications for the NATO membership on Wednesday, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said.
NATO membership will strengthen security in Sweden as well as in the Baltic Sea region, she added at a press conference on Tuesday with visiting Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.
Submitting joint applications with Finland “means that we can contribute to security in northern Europe,” Andersson said.
Security in the two countries is closely linked, she said, and close cooperation has been crucial, Xinhua news agency reported.
“Our joint NATO application is a signal that we are united for the future.”
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde signed the country’s NATO membership application on Tuesday morning.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow would respond if NATO were to deploy military infrastructure on the territories of Finland or Sweden.
Niinisto visited Sweden from May 17 to 18.
Andersson and Niinisto are then scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington on Thursday, according to the Swedish government. | https://www.thestatesman.com/world/sweden-finland-submit-nato-applications-today-1503073226.html | 2022-05-18T05:30:11Z | https://www.thestatesman.com/world/sweden-finland-submit-nato-applications-today-1503073226.html | true | 5 |
Shares of Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF (BATS:DFHY – Get Rating) fell 0.5% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $22.33 and last traded at $22.33. 953 shares changed hands during trading, The stock had previously closed at $22.44.
The stock’s 50 day moving average is $22.86 and its 200 day moving average is $23.84.
An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF stock. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new position in Donoghue Forlines Tactical High Yield ETF (BATS:DFHY – Get Rating) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,000.
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The Norwegian-Flagged Viking Mars Named in Malta on Norway Day
LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today named its newest identical ocean ship, the Viking Mars®, during a private ceremony in Valletta, Malta. As part of the event, the ship's ceremonial godmother Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the Countess of Carnarvon, offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for the ship—a naval tradition that dates back thousands of years. This week the new ship will begin her maiden season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean, Scandinavia and Northern Europe, before repositioning at the end of the year for voyages around Australia and New Zealand.
"It is always a proud day when we welcome a new sister ship to our fleet. The Viking Mars will allow us to offer even more opportunities for curious travelers to explore the world in comfort," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. "Many of our guests were introduced to both Viking and Highclere Castle while watching Downton Abbey, and over the years we have continued a close friendship with the Carnarvon family as they have welcomed our guests into their home. We are very grateful that Lady Carnarvon has honored us by serving as godmother of our newest ocean ship."
"I am honored and privileged to be the godmother of the Viking Mars. I have no doubt she will delight the many guests who travel with her around the world. For more than a decade, Viking and Highclere have been linked through both Downton Abbey and life, and we look forward to continuing welcoming the extended Viking family to explore our home for years to come," said Lady Carnarvon.
A small naming ceremony of the Viking Mars took place today while the ship was docked in Valletta's Grand Harbour and was attended by friends and business partners of Viking, including Maltese officials. Lady Carnarvon offered her blessing for the ship via video from Highclere Castle, and a bottle of Norwegian aquavit was smashed on the ship's hull. As all Viking ocean ships are registered in Bergen, Norway, the event paid tribute to Norwegian Constitution Day—May 17—and featured a performance by Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø, who is widely considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos and is also the godmother of the Viking Jupiter®. Valletta is significant as the location for the ship's naming, as Malta was one of the first countries to welcome Viking ships when the company restarted operations in 2021.
In lieu of a large-scale event, Viking and Lady Carnarvon jointly decided to celebrate the naming of the Viking Mars and Viking's 25th anniversary in a private and more meaningful way— donating GBP10,000 each to 25 worthy charities covering a spectrum of causes that are important to both Viking and the Carnarvon family.
Lady Carnarvon, the Countess of Carnarvon and Godmother of the Viking Mars
For years Viking has offered a variety of ways for its guests to experience life at Highclere Castle, which is the home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and the historic estate best known as the filming location of Downton Abbey. Viking became a household name during its sponsorship of the celebrated MASTERPIECE series through the years Downton Abbey aired on PBS. Viking Executive Vice President Karine Hagen worked closely with the Carnarvon family to develop Privileged Access® Pre/Post Extensions that feature the estate, including the highly-rated Oxford & Highclere Castle and Great Homes, Gardens & Gin extensions, both of which are available for guests on select river and ocean voyages. Also, for guests on the popular Pharaohs & Pyramids Nile River itinerary, Viking offers the five-day British Collections of Ancient Egypt Pre Extension, which gives guests an introduction to Egyptian antiquities in preparation for their Nile experience—and includes retracing the steps of the world's most famous Egyptologist, Howard Carter, and his benefactor, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon. Guests experience Privileged Access to archives and museum exhibits not normally accessible to the public, and at Highclere Castle, have the opportunity to view the Earl's magnificent private collection of Egyptian artifacts.
Lady Carnarvon has also welcomed viewers to Highclere Castle on Viking's award-winning enrichment channel, Viking.TV (www.viking.tv). In her ongoing series, At Home at Highclere, Lady Carnarvon offers virtual Privileged Access to the historic home and its grounds. In the past two years, she has led more than 20 virtual tours and offered glimpses of life at her home. Additionally, Lady Carnarvon has served as godmother to a Viking Longship, the Viking Skadi, which sails Viking's popular itineraries on the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers.
The Viking Mars
Delivered last week at Fincantieri's shipyard in Anconca, Italy, the Viking Mars is the newest vessel to join Viking's award-winning ocean fleet of identical sister ships, which also includes the Viking Star®, the Viking Sea®, the Viking Sky®, the Viking Orion®, the Viking Jupiter® and the Viking Venus®. Classified by Cruise Critic as "small ships," Viking's ocean vessels have a gross tonnage of 47,800 tons, with 465 staterooms that can host 930 guests; the ships feature all veranda staterooms, Scandinavian design, airy public spaces and abundant al fresco dining options.
About Viking
Viking was founded in 1997 and provides destination-focused journeys on rivers, oceans and lakes around the world. Designed for experienced travelers with interests in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says Viking offers guests The Thinking Person's Cruise® in contrast to mainstream cruises. With more than 250 awards to its name, Viking has been rated the #1 River Cruise Line and #1 Ocean Cruise Line by Condé Nast Traveler in the publication's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. Viking has also been consistently rated the #1 ocean cruise line and one of the best river cruise lines in Travel + Leisure's "World's Best" Awards. For additional information, contact Viking at 1-800-2-VIKING (1-800-284-5464) or visit www.viking.com. For Viking's award-winning enrichment channel, visit www.viking.tv.
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Stay away or you’ll suffer, Argentine warns task force
Argentina’s air force commander has said the British task force near the Falkland Islands will face a massive attack if it sails within range of Argentine weapons.
Brigadier Basilio Lami Dozo, a member of the ruling three-man junta, said: ‘The first condition is that they are perfectly detected and within range of our whole weapons system. As soon as that happens, we will launch a massive attack.’
The air force chief, back in Buenos Aires from an inspection visit to the southern port of Comodoro Rivadavia, said the firepower of his armed branch was undiminished since British forces went into action around the archipelago 17 days ago.
The Argentine High Command reported no fresh military action since British planes attacked two Argentine ships and launched two bombing raids on Sunday.
The High Command said British planes had damaged a ship carrying supplies for the islanders, destroyed civilian installations in Fox Bay, and dropped a powerful bomb which failed to explode near a private house at Port Darwin.
‘This shows that the English aviations attacks without discriminating its targets, seriously endangering the lives and property of the population they say they are defending,’ a communique said.
The Argentine forces holding the islands since April 2 would “take the relevant measures to protect the legitimate rights of the population.”
Government officials remained silent on the prospects of a negotiated solution to the crisis.
Sea King ditches
A Sea King helicopter from the task force ditched early today, the Defence Ministry announced.
The crew was picked up without injury, said a brief statement.
It read: ‘Just after 1am this morning, London time, a Sea King helicopter operating in support of the task force ditched.’
‘This was not the result of any action involving Argentine forces. The crew vacated the helicopter soon after it hit the water and was safely recovered by another helicopter. None of the crew were injured.’
The task force has now lost five helicopters since it set sail for the South Atlantic.
Rebuff gives govt. another headache
An emergency Cabinet meeting today was hearing the results of last-ditch talks on the U.N. Falklands peace plan - amid a growing feeling that Britain is poised to launch a full-scale invasion of the islands.
Ministers were also likely to consider a new problem brought to a head by the crisis in the South Atlantic, involving the EEC.
Last night Britain suffered an undoubted rebuff when Italy and Ireland opted out of trade sanctions against Argentina.
All Community members agreed to continue blocking Argentine imports for another seven days but, after that, Italy and Ireland will drop the embargo.
Children put the flags out
Naval pomp and ceremony for Princess Anne’s visit to HMS Dryad today was set against a background of flag-waving Southwick Infant School children.
The Princess arrived by car five minutes early after landing at Fort Southwick by helicopter.
Princess Anne, in her uniform as Chief Commandant of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, took the salute and inspected the guard to the music of the Royal Marines.
She was then taken on a tour of the establishment, by the Captain of the Navy’s School of Maritime Operations (Capt Tony Barnden, RN) and the WRNS Unit Officer (First Officer Anne Kempton). | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/falklands-40-headlines-from-the-news-portsmouth-on-may-18-1982-3697205 | 2022-05-18T05:58:12Z | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/falklands-40-headlines-from-the-news-portsmouth-on-may-18-1982-3697205 | true | 1 |
Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (OTCMKTS:PASTF – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 15,900 shares, a growth of 23.3% from the April 15th total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 26.5 days.
Several research firms recently weighed in on PASTF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Compagnie Plastic Omnium from €22.00 ($22.92) to €18.00 ($18.75) in a research note on Monday. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of Compagnie Plastic Omnium from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a €25.00 ($26.04) price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 23rd.
PASTF opened at $36.50 on Wednesday. Compagnie Plastic Omnium has a twelve month low of $36.50 and a twelve month high of $36.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.50.
Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE designs, develops, manufactures, and sells intelligent exterior systems, clean energy systems, and modules for the automotive industry in France, rest of Europe, North America, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers intelligent exterior systems, including bumpers, energy absorption systems, tailgate modules, spoilers, fender supports, and rocket panels, as well as radar and other sensors.
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Hundreds of Everest climbers begin to return from summit
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain.
Among them are climbers who set records on the world’s highest peak, including the first Ukrainian woman to scale Mount Everest.
A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record reaching the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit for the 10th time — the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest. Lakpa Sherpa, 48, said she is next planning to scale the world’s second-highest peak, K2 in Pakistan.
“K2 season is coming very soon,” she told reporters Tuesday.
Sherpa, who lives in the U.S. with her three children in West Hartford, Connecticut, started her climbing career carrying gear and supplies for other trekkers.
British climber Kenton Cool, who scaled Everest for the 16th time, set the record for the most Everest summits by a non-Nepalese climber. Nepalese Sherpa climber Kami Rita holds the record with 26 summits after breaking his own record earlier this month.
Ukrainian climber Antonina Samoilova said she hoped her achievement would call more attention to the war in her country.
“My main message for the climb was to bring attention of all the countries and governments of countries to be aware that in Ukraine we have still war and Ukrainian people are still fighting for their freedom for their future,” she said. “We need help from all sides.”
Hundreds of foreign climbers and an equal number of Sherpa guides had signed up to attempt climbs of Everest this month, when weather conditions in the Himalayan peaks are most favorable.
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. returned to action and wasted no time showing he's feeling just fine.
Back atop the Atlanta lineup as the designated hitter Tuesday night after missing five games with a sore groin, Acuña opened the game by beating out an infield hit and later stole a base in the Braves' 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
“I do really feel good,” Acuña said through a translator. “I do feel healthy.”
Tucker Davidson pitched five shutout innings to earn his first career win and Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer, but Acuña's hustle plays provided the Braves with their biggest reason for encouragement.
The Braves have been cautious with Acuña as he comes back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that caused him to miss the second half of the 2021 season. His performance Tuesday suggested he's ready to do more.
“He had some really good at-bats,” manager Brian Snitker said. “That was good to see with a little layoff. Everything checked out really well.”
Acuña went 1 for 3 with two walks and a run scored. In the eighth inning, he stole a base for the sixth time in 11 games and advanced from second to third on a relatively shallow fly to center.
“That's just the style that I play,” Acuña said. “That's just the way I play baseball.”
Acuña was at the plate when the Braves ended a string of 20 straight scoreless innings. After Duvall and Dansby Swanson started a fifth-inning rally with consecutive one-out singles, Acuña hit a ball that went off the glove of Brewers third baseman Mike Brosseau and headed into left field.
That allowed Duvall to score the Braves’ first run since the fourth inning of a 7-3, 11-inning loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. The Brewers hadn’t allowed a run since the third inning of a 7-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
Ozuna extended the lead to 3-0 in the eighth with his sixth homer of the season, a 421-foot shot to left off Brad Boxberger.
That was more than enough for Davidson, who shut down the Brewers in his five-inning stint after getting called up from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day. He arrived in Milwaukee about 11 a.m. and struck out three while allowing three hits and three walks.
“I was supposed to start in Gwinnett today,” Davidson said. “So I just kind of (thought), ‘Hey, it’s your day. Just go and continue to be on your routine.'"
The Brewers loaded the bases in the eighth on three walks before Lorenzo Cain hit a two-out grounder to the left side of the infield. Braves third baseman Austin Riley made a nice play going to his left to field the ball before throwing to first baseman Matt Olson, who caught it on a bounce.
Kenley Jansen retired the side in order in the ninth for his ninth save in as many opportunities.
Brewers starter Adrian Houser (3-4) allowed just one unearned run in six innings while striking out six and walking two, but he didn't get any run support. The Brewers left 10 men on base and went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
“We had chances,” manager Craig Counsell said. “We didn’t cash in on those chances.”
MILWAUKEE PITCHER SUSPENDED
Brewers RHP J.C. Mejía was suspended for 80 games following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol, a synthetic steroid derived from testosterone. The Brewers replaced him by calling up RHP Trevor Kelley from Triple-A Nashville.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: LHP Tyler Matzek went on the injured list, retroactive to May 14, with left shoulder inflammation. “He’ll be shut down for a couple of weeks, and then we’ll re-evaluate him and see where he’s at,” Snitker said.
Brewers: SS Willy Adames felt better Tuesday than he did Monday, raising hope that he could avoid a trip to the injured list as he recovers from a sprained left ankle. Counsell said Adames isn’t expected to play Wednesday or in Friday’s series opener against Washington. “I just want to feel stronger and get to a position where I know I can give my best out there and not just play to be playing,” Adames said. ... OF Andrew McCutchen rejoined the team after a bout with COVID-19 that caused him to spend a week in an Atlanta hotel room. He remained out of the lineup.
UP NEXT
The three-game series concludes Wednesday afternoon with LHP Max Fried (4-2, 3.14 ERA) starting for the Braves against RHP Corbin Burnes (1-2, 1.77).
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Inside Grand Tea and Imports, a cultural store in Manhattan's Chinatown, there are glittering floor-to-ceiling shelves of tea, incense and goods for Buddhist holidays — such as paper shoes left at ancestors' tombs during the annual grave-sweeping festival.
"We usually sell this at $3.99. It's increased a little to $6 now," says Alice Liu, a second-generation owner of Grand Tea and Imports.
Though inflation is touching every part of the economy, it has created a particularly difficult puzzle for businesses in Chinatown.
Many of them rely on selling a lot, at a low price, to make a profit. But buying and shipping inventory costs much more now, so stores like Grand Tea and Imports have had to raise prices.
"You can't rely on the old model anymore," says Alice Liu.
The store has had to put up a sign by the register telling customers it can't offer discounts or negotiate on prices anymore, because the cost of doing business is just too high.
Part of the challenge for the neighborhood's businesses is that many of them source their products from Asia. COVID-19 lockdowns and closed ports there are limiting supplies and delaying shipments, which increases prices.
Liu says she's found creative ways to obtain inventory, such as asking her sister, Karen, to bring suitcases of tea and incense from Hong Kong when she visits.
"It's just more reliable, because you know when Karen will come and when she'll arrive. Whereas like with the mail, we mailed a bunch of tea from China a month and a half ago, and we're still waiting for it."
Liu says what's especially frustrating is that supply is so hard to get, just as demand has finally started to return.
At Golden Diner, a restaurant in Chinatown, owner Sam Yoo says he's had to raise prices too. From canola oil to limes, almost every ingredient is more expensive. He used to be able to keep prices lower by working with neighborhood suppliers instead of big distributors. But those suppliers have limited inventory now, so their prices went up.
"Those competitive advantages don't exist anymore because they need to make their ends meet," Yoo says.
Even though businesses in Chinatown are navigating an international economic puzzle, many still feel guilty about raising prices.
"Chinatown's median income is about $34,000. So these price increases make a difference," says Vic Lee, co-founder of Welcome to Chinatown, a community nonprofit organization.
Businesses owners know residents rely on products to be affordable. But Lee says inflation on goods isn't the only thing putting pressure on prices. Rents and labor costs are going up too. The rise of anti-Asian hate has made businesses limit their operating hours — and their revenue — because employees are scared for their safety at night.
"How much more can these businesses sustain? Because the community is extremely resilient and these business owners have put so much grit into it, but there are times where it feels like the odds are stacked against them," says Lee.
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New Delhi | Jagran Business Desk: Directing the Infosys for early resolution, the government on Tuesday evening extended the due date for April tax payment till May 24 after taxpayers continue to face glitches in the GST (Goods and Services Tax) portal. According to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC), the deadline waa extended after a technical glitch was reported by Infosys in the generation of April GSTR-2B and auto-population of GSTR-3B on the portal.
“The due date for filing FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April 2022 has been extended till 24th May 2022,” the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in a late-night tweet.
The due date for filing FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2022 has been extended till 24th May, 2022 (refer notification No. 05/2022-Central Tax dated 17.05.2022). (1/2) pic.twitter.com/RwxX6oK7L6
— CBIC (@cbic_india) May 17, 2022
"Infosys has been directed by Govt for early resolution. Technical team is working to provide GSTR-2B & correct auto-populated GSTR-3B at the earliest," the CBIC said in another tweet.
A technical glitch has been reported by @Infosys_GSTN in generation of April 22 GSTR-2B & auto-population of GSTR-3B on portal. Infosys has been directed by Govt for early resolution.Technical team is working to provide GSTR-2B &correct auto-populated GSTR-3B at the earliest(1/2)
— CBIC (@cbic_india) May 17, 2022
GSTR-2B is an auto-drafted Input Tax credit (ITC) statement which is available to every GST registered entity based on the information furnished by their suppliers in their respective sales return form GSTR-1. GSTR-2B statement is usually made available to businesses on the 12th day of the succeeding month, based on which they can claim ITC while paying taxes and filing GSTR-3B.
GSTR-3B is filed in a staggered manner between 20th, 22nd and 24th of every month for different categories of taxpayers. "Considering the difficulties faced by taxpayers in filing their GSTR-3B for the month of April 2022, a proposal to extend the due date of filing GSTR-3B for April 2022 is under active consideration," the CBIC tweeted.
On Sunday, GST Network, which provides the technology backbone for Goods and Services Tax, had issued an advisory saying that in a few cases, certain records are not reflected in the GSTR-2B statement for the period of April 2022 and asked taxpayers to file GSTR-3B return on a self-assessment basis.
"The technical team is working to resolve this issue for the impacted taxpayers and generate fresh GSTR-2B at the earliest. In the interim, affected taxpayers interested in filing GSTR-3B are requested to file the return on a self-assessment basis using GSTR-2A," the GSTN had said. GSTR-2A is a system-generated statement of inward supplies. In 2015, Infosys was awarded a Rs 1,380 crore contract to build and maintain the GST system.
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Hyundai to invest 21 tln won in local EV production, EV technologies
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will invest 21 trillion won (US$16.5 billion) to expand its domestic electric vehicle production capacity and develop related technologies by 2030.
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. will spend most of the planned investments in expanding their existing EV production lines, developing future mobility parts and technologies, establishing the EV infrastructure and exploring new EV business opportunities, the group said in a statement.
"Carmakers have entered the race to take the leadership in the rapidly growing EV markets. Hyundai Motor Group will be quick to respond to the 'wave of environment-friendly future mobility' through massive local investments and R&D activities," a Hyundai official said.
The carmakers will increase the number of their locally produced EVs to 1.44 million units in 2030 from an estimated 350,000 for this year, the statement said.
Hyundai and Kia said they aim to achieve a combined domestic EV output volume of 45 percent of their global EV production goal of 3.23 million units in 2030, or 12 percent of the global EV market, it said.
Of the investments, Kia plans to inject hundreds of billions of won into its Hwaseong plant, south of Seoul, to build a 150,000-unit-a-year plant to produce purpose-built vehicles (PBVs).
Kia aims to start the construction of the PBV plant in 2023 and start the production in the second half of 2025. It plans to initially produce 100,000 PBVs in the plant and then increase the volume to 150,000 units later, the statement said.
In the first half of this year, Hyundai Motor Group sold a total of 76,801 EVs in global markets, up 73 percent from 44,460 units a year earlier.
Hyundai and Kia, which together form the world's fifth-biggest carmaker by sales, plan to launch more than 18 EVs and 13 electrified models, respectively, by 2030.
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Las Vegas-based airline Allegiant offers total travel bundle including airfare, hotel accommodations, and tickets to see the Las Vegas Raiders
LAS VEGAS, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the NFL prepares to kick of its 103rd season in September, Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT), the official airline of the Las Vegas Raiders, is offering exclusive travel packages to help football fans experience the NFL game of their choice at Allegiant Stadium.
Each package includes roundtrip flights, a minimum two-night hotel stay and tickets to a Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium. A range of prices are available, providing vacation travel options for nearly every budget. The packages also feature, at no extra charge, the Allegiant Total bundle, which includes airfare, baggage, seat selection, priority access and the flexibility to change travel plans without fees. Flight times and the lowest fares can be found only at Allegiant.com.
"The home of the Raiders has quickly become an iconic attraction during a Las Vegas getaway. In fact, last season NFL fans voted Allegiant Stadium the number one venue for Overall Gameday Satisfaction, citing the stadium's cuisine, atmosphere, and technology as highlights of their visit," said Scott DeAngelo, Allegiant's executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "We're proud to connect NFL fans to one of the world's premier vacation, entertainment and now sports destinations and doing it the Allegiant way: by providing nonstop, affordable airfare and the convenience of scheduling a one-of-a-kind sports vacation with just a few clicks of a button."
The travel packages are currently on sale and are available to all passengers booking any Allegiant flight arriving at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. The 2022 NFL season will be the first at Allegiant Stadium with no COVID vaccine or mask requirements for game attendees, so don't delay, as tickets are expected to sell fast.
Las Vegas has rapidly become the most desirable travel destination among U.S. sports fans, according to research conducted by Nielsen Fan Insights. Allegiant is committed to making travel more accessible to those sports fans. In addition to offering football travel bundles, Allegiant is also adding limited, one-time only service in several NFL cities such as Denver, Houston, and Kansas City.
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McBride scores 24, makes late layup; Lynx beat Sparks 87-84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 24 points in her season debut for Minnesota while Sylvia Fowles and Moriah Jefferson each added 20 points to help the Lynx win their first game of the season with a 87-84 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. McBride made 4 of 7 from 3-point range, Jefferson finished with seven rebounds, six assists and four steals and Fowles added 12 rebounds and two blocks. Jessica Shepard finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. McBride was fouled as she made a reverse layup and converted the three-point play to cap the scoring with 2.1 seconds left. Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles (2-3) with 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds. | https://ktvz.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/17/mcbride-scores-24-makes-late-layup-lynx-beat-sparks-87-84/ | 2022-05-18T06:32:24Z | https://ktvz.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/17/mcbride-scores-24-makes-late-layup-lynx-beat-sparks-87-84/ | true | null |
—Retrospective Cohort Study Shows Significant Reductions in All-Cause and Respiratory Disease-Related Hospitalizations in the 12 Months Following ARIKAYCE® (amikacin liposome inhalation suspension) Initiation in Real-World Settings—
—Post-Hoc Analysis of Phase 2 WILLOW Study in Adult Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Supports Favorable Benefit-Risk Profile of Brensocatib—
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq:INSM), a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases, today reported data from seven presentations across three of its pillars—ARIKAYCE, brensocatib, and treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder (TPIP)—at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2022 International Conference.
"We were pleased to present a broad range of data at ATS from across our portfolio of programs, demonstrating our continued progress in addressing the needs of patients living with serious and rare diseases," said Martina Flammer, M.D., M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer of Insmed. "In particular, we were excited to share the first real-world data for ARIKAYCE, which showed significant reductions in hospitalizations in the 12 months after ARIKAYCE was initiated. These findings provide important information to better understand the impact of ARIKAYCE in the treatment paradigm for refractory MAC lung disease."
Summaries of these presentations are as follows:
ARIKAYCE
Poster: "Reduction in Hospitalizations Following Initiation of Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients in Real-world Settings"
Data were presented from a noninterventional retrospective cohort study to assess changes in hospitalizations among patients initiating ARIKAYCE in the real-world setting. The study used the All-Payer Claims Database – including health insurance claims data from more than 300 million unique U.S. patients – to identify patients receiving ARIKAYCE from October 2018 to April 2020. An analysis of 331 patients who were treated with ARIKAYCE in the real-world setting showed the following key findings:
- A significant reduction in the proportion of patients with all-cause hospitalizations was observed after 6 months of ARIKAYCE treatment, from 35.9% in the 6 months immediately before ARIKAYCE initiation to 26.6% (P=0.0033) in the first 6 months after ARIKAYCE initiation.
- These significant reductions in all-cause hospitalization continued during the follow-up period of 7 to 12 months after ARIKAYCE initiation, from 35.9% in the 6 months before ARIKAYCE initiation to 23.0% (P<0.0001) in the 7 to 12 months after ARIKAYCE initiation.
- The mean number of all-cause hospitalizations per person per 6 months decreased significantly from 1.2 ± 1.8 in the 6 months before ARIKAYCE initiation to 0.7 ± 1.2 (P=0.0002) and 0.7 ± 1.4 (P<0.0001) in the 0 to 6 months and 7 to 12 months after ARIKAYCE initiation, respectively.
- A significant reduction was observed in the proportion of patients with respiratory disease-related hospitalizations, from 26.9% in the 6 months immediately before ARIKAYCE initiation to 19.3% (P=0.0061) in the first 6 months after ARIKAYCE initiation and 15.4% (P<0.0001) in the 7 to 12 months after ARIKAYCE initiation.
- The mean number of respiratory disease-related hospitalizations per person per 6 months decreased significantly from 1.0 ± 1.6 in the 6 months before ARIKAYCE initiation to 0.6 ± 1.0 (P=0.0002) and 0.6 ± 1.2 (P=0.0001) in the 0 to 6 months after ARIKAYCE initiation and in the 7 to 12 months after ARIKAYCE initiation, respectively.
Investigators concluded that both all-cause and respiratory disease-related hospitalizations were significantly reduced in the 12 months following ARIKAYCE initiation.
Poster: "The Hospitalization Burden Among Potentially Treatment-Refractory Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Patients in Japan"
Investigators presented data from a retrospective cohort study that used claims data to assess treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization among patients with potentially treatment-refractory nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease in Japan. The study showed that most patients who were identified as having potentially refractory disease had a high hospitalization burden that consistently remained high over the 30-month study period, despite treatment of ≥18 months in contrast to patients who were identified as having potentially nonrefractory disease. Investigators concluded that refractory NTM lung disease has a substantial burden on patients in Japan.
Brensocatib
Mini Symposium: "Brensocatib for the Treatment of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFBE): Number Needed to Treat (NNT) and Number Needed to Harm (NNH)"
Findings were presented from post-hoc analyses of clinical trial data to assess the NNT and NNH for brensocatib to provide further context for its risk-benefit profile. The analyses used data from the WILLOW study, a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that assessed the efficacy, safety and tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of brensocatib in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE). As previously reported, the WILLOW study showed that brensocatib significantly prolonged time to first pulmonary exacerbation, the primary endpoint, over the 24-week treatment period versus placebo. Treatment with brensocatib also reduced the rate of pulmonary exacerbations, a key secondary endpoint.
The post-hoc analyses showed the following:
- The NNT for exacerbation prevention – which represents the average number of patients who would need to be treated to prevent one patient from having an exacerbation – was low, ranging from 6 to 7.
- When exacerbations were included, the NNH – which represents the number of patients who would need to be treated with brensocatib for one additional patient to experience one serious treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) vs. placebo – was negative, ranging from -9 to -11. A negative NNH suggests a lower risk of serious TEAEs for patients treated with brensocatib compared with placebo.
- When exacerbations were excluded, the NNH ranged from -25 to -55. Thus, the lower risk of serious TEAEs for patients receiving brensocatib compared with placebo was maintained when exacerbations were excluded from the analysis. Exacerbations that were captured as serious TEAEs were excluded from this analysis to provide a true measure of harm avoidance, since exacerbation incidence was the key outcome for the NNT analysis.
Investigators concluded that the low NNT and negative NNH suggest a potential favorable benefit-risk profile for brensocatib in patients with NCFBE.
Poster: "Pulmonary Exacerbations (PEx) and Hospitalizations in Commercially Insured Patients with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFBE) Over 1- and 2-Year Follow-Up Periods"
Data were presented from a longitudinal retrospective insurance claims database study evaluating pulmonary exacerbation frequency and all-cause hospitalization frequency in patients with NCFBE over 1 and 2 years of follow-up. The study showed that most insured patients with NCFBE experience frequent exacerbations and increased hospitalization rates over 2 years of follow-up, and that the number of both exacerbations and hospitalizations increased from year 1 to year 2. Specifically, 67.4% of patients experienced at least one exacerbation during year 1 and 76.6% experienced at least one exacerbation in year 2 of follow-up. In addition, 41.04% of patients were hospitalized at least once during year 1, and 51.05% were hospitalized at least once during year 2. Notably, an occurrence of 2 or more exacerbations increased the likelihood of multiple subsequent exacerbations within 1 and 2 years of follow-up. Investigators concluded that in patients with NCFBE, pulmonary exacerbations result in an increased disease burden over time.
TPIP
Posters: "Treprostinil Exerts Anti-Fibrotic Effects via the Prostanoid Receptor Subtype EP2 in Human Lung Fibroblast"; "Administration of Treprostinil to the Basolateral Surface, but Not the Apical Surface of Human Bronchial Air-Liquid Interface Epithelial Cells Induces Release of Prostaglandin E2"; and "Binding Affinity of Treprostinil to Rat Recombinant Prostanoid Receptors IP and EP2"
Three treprostinil posters were presented at ATS showcasing preclinical data. The first showed that treprostinil exerts an anti-fibrotic effect by acting via prostanoid receptor subtype EP2. The anti-fibrotic effects of treprostinil may also be enhanced by its ability to inhibit profibrotic cytokine secretion. The second study showed that treprostinil does not alter the integrity of the bronchial epithelium or induce an inflammatory response, and that prostaglandin E2 release is caused by administering treprostinil on the basolateral but not the apical surface, suggesting a polarized distribution of the prostanoid receptors on the bronchial epithelium. Therefore, the scale and duration of treprostinil-induced vasodilation may be controlled by regulating the epithelial penetration of inhaled treprostinil. Lastly, the third study showed that the binding affinity of treprostinil to the rat prostanoid receptors was similar for the prostaglandin I2 (IP) receptor compared with that in humans and about 7-fold higher for the EP2 receptor compared with that in humans. Researchers concluded that these data may be useful in interpreting results from rat studies of treprostinil palmitil to inform dosage selection for studies in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
About ARIKAYCE®
ARIKAYCE is approved in the United States as ARIKAYCE® (amikacin liposome inhalation suspension), in Europe as ARIKAYCE® Liposomal 590 mg Nebuliser Dispersion, and in Japan as ARIKAYCE® inhalation 590 mg (amikacin sulfate inhalation drug product). Current international treatment guidelines recommend the use of ARIKAYCE for appropriate patients. ARIKAYCE is a novel, inhaled, once-daily formulation of amikacin, an established antibiotic that was historically administered intravenously and associated with severe toxicity to hearing, balance, and kidney function. Insmed's proprietary PULMOVANCE® liposomal technology enables the delivery of amikacin directly to the lungs, where liposomal amikacin is taken up by lung macrophages where the infection resides, while limiting systemic exposure. ARIKAYCE is administered once daily using the Lamira® Nebulizer System manufactured by PARI Pharma GmbH (PARI).
About PARI Pharma and the Lamira® Nebulizer System
ARIKAYCE is delivered by a novel inhalation device, the Lamira® Nebulizer System, developed by PARI. Lamira® is a quiet, portable nebulizer that enables efficient aerosolization of ARIKAYCE via a vibrating, perforated membrane. Based on PARI's 100-year history working with aerosols, PARI is dedicated to advancing inhalation therapies by developing innovative delivery platforms to improve patient care.
About Brensocatib
Brensocatib is a small molecule, oral, reversible inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 1 (DPP1) being developed by Insmed for the treatment of patients with bronchiectasis and other neutrophil-mediated diseases. DPP1 is an enzyme responsible for activating neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs), such as neutrophil elastase, in neutrophils when they are formed in the bone marrow. Neutrophils are the most common type of white blood cell and play an essential role in pathogen destruction and inflammatory mediation. In chronic inflammatory lung diseases, neutrophils accumulate in the airways and result in excessive active NSPs that cause lung destruction and inflammation. Brensocatib may decrease the damaging effects of inflammatory diseases such as bronchiectasis by inhibiting DPP1 and its activation of NSPs. Brensocatib is an investigational drug product that has not been approved for any indication in any jurisdiction.
About TPIP
Treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder (TPIP) is a dry powder formulation of treprostinil palmitil, a treprostinil prodrug consisting of treprostinil linked by an ester bond to a 16-carbon chain. Developed entirely in Insmed's laboratories, TPIP is a potentially differentiated prostanoid being evaluated for the treatment of patients with PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), and other rare and serious pulmonary disorders. TPIP is administered in a capsule-based inhalation device. TPIP is an investigational drug product that has not been approved for any indication in any jurisdiction.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR ARIKAYCE IN THE U.S.
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis has been reported with the use of ARIKAYCE in the clinical trials. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (reported as allergic alveolitis, pneumonitis, interstitial lung disease, allergic reaction to ARIKAYCE) was reported at a higher frequency in patients treated with ARIKAYCE plus background regimen (3.1%) compared to patients treated with a background regimen alone (0%). Most patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis discontinued treatment with ARIKAYCE and received treatment with corticosteroids. If hypersensitivity pneumonitis occurs, discontinue ARIKAYCE and manage patients as medically appropriate.
Hemoptysis has been reported with the use of ARIKAYCE in the clinical trials. Hemoptysis was reported at a higher frequency in patients treated with ARIKAYCE plus background regimen (17.9%) compared to patients treated with a background regimen alone (12.5%). If hemoptysis occurs, manage patients as medically appropriate.
Bronchospasm has been reported with the use of ARIKAYCE in the clinical trials. Bronchospasm (reported as asthma, bronchial hyperreactivity, bronchospasm, dyspnea, dyspnea exertional, prolonged expiration, throat tightness, wheezing) was reported at a higher frequency in patients treated with ARIKAYCE plus background regimen (28.7%) compared to patients treated with a background regimen alone (10.7%). If bronchospasm occurs during the use of ARIKAYCE, treat patients as medically appropriate.
Exacerbations of underlying pulmonary disease has been reported with the use of ARIKAYCE in the clinical trials. Exacerbations of underlying pulmonary disease (reported as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), infective exacerbation of COPD, infective exacerbation of bronchiectasis) have been reported at a higher frequency in patients treated with ARIKAYCE plus background regimen (14.8%) compared to patients treated with background regimen alone (9.8%). If exacerbations of underlying pulmonary disease occur during the use of ARIKAYCE, treat patients as medically appropriate.
Anaphylaxis and Hypersensitivity Reactions: Serious and potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, have been reported in patients taking ARIKAYCE. Signs and symptoms include acute onset of skin and mucosal tissue hypersensitivity reactions (hives, itching, flushing, swollen lips/tongue/uvula), respiratory difficulty (shortness of breath, wheezing, stridor, cough), gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, crampy abdominal pain), and cardiovascular signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis (tachycardia, low blood pressure, syncope, incontinence, dizziness). Before therapy with ARIKAYCE is instituted, evaluate for previous hypersensitivity reactions to aminoglycosides. If anaphylaxis or a hypersensitivity reaction occurs, discontinue ARIKAYCE and institute appropriate supportive measures.
Ototoxicity has been reported with the use of ARIKAYCE in the clinical trials. Ototoxicity (including deafness, dizziness, presyncope, tinnitus, and vertigo) were reported with a higher frequency in patients treated with ARIKAYCE plus background regimen (17%) compared to patients treated with background regimen alone (9.8%). This was primarily driven by tinnitus (7.6% in ARIKAYCE plus background regimen vs 0.9% in the background regimen alone arm) and dizziness (6.3% in ARIKAYCE plus background regimen vs 2.7% in the background regimen alone arm). Closely monitor patients with known or suspected auditory or vestibular dysfunction during treatment with ARIKAYCE. If ototoxicity occurs, manage patients as medically appropriate, including potentially discontinuing ARIKAYCE.
Nephrotoxicity was observed during the clinical trials of ARIKAYCE in patients with MAC lung disease but not at a higher frequency than background regimen alone. Nephrotoxicity has been associated with the aminoglycosides. Close monitoring of patients with known or suspected renal dysfunction may be needed when prescribing ARIKAYCE.
Neuromuscular Blockade: Patients with neuromuscular disorders were not enrolled in ARIKAYCE clinical trials. Patients with known or suspected neuromuscular disorders, such as myasthenia gravis, should be closely monitored since aminoglycosides may aggravate muscle weakness by blocking the release of acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Aminoglycosides can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Aminoglycosides, including ARIKAYCE, may be associated with total, irreversible, bilateral congenital deafness in pediatric patients exposed in utero. Patients who use ARIKAYCE during pregnancy, or become pregnant while taking ARIKAYCE should be apprised of the potential hazard to the fetus.
Contraindications: ARIKAYCE is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any aminoglycoside.
Most Common Adverse Reactions: The most common adverse reactions in Trial 1 at an incidence ≥5% for patients using ARIKAYCE plus background regimen compared to patients treated with background regimen alone were dysphonia (47% vs 1%), cough (39% vs 17%), bronchospasm (29% vs 11%), hemoptysis (18% vs 13%), ototoxicity (17% vs 10%), upper airway irritation (17% vs 2%), musculoskeletal pain (17% vs 8%), fatigue and asthenia (16% vs 10%), exacerbation of underlying pulmonary disease (15% vs 10%), diarrhea (13% vs 5%), nausea (12% vs 4%), pneumonia (10% vs 8%), headache (10% vs 5%), pyrexia (7% vs 5%), vomiting (7% vs 4%), rash (6% vs 2%), decreased weight (6% vs 1%), change in sputum (5% vs 1%), and chest discomfort (5% vs 3%).
Drug Interactions: Avoid concomitant use of ARIKAYCE with medications associated with neurotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and ototoxicity. Some diuretics can enhance aminoglycoside toxicity by altering aminoglycoside concentrations in serum and tissue. Avoid concomitant use of ARIKAYCE with ethacrynic acid, furosemide, urea, or intravenous mannitol.
Overdosage: Adverse reactions specifically associated with overdose of ARIKAYCE have not been identified. Acute toxicity should be treated with immediate withdrawal of ARIKAYCE, and baseline tests of renal function should be undertaken. Hemodialysis may be helpful in removing amikacin from the body. In all cases of suspected overdosage, physicians should contact the Regional Poison Control Center for information about effective treatment.
U.S. INDICATION
LIMITED POPULATION: ARIKAYCE® is indicated in adults, who have limited or no alternative treatment options, for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease as part of a combination antibacterial drug regimen in patients who do not achieve negative sputum cultures after a minimum of 6 consecutive months of a multidrug background regimen therapy. As only limited clinical safety and effectiveness data for ARIKAYCE are currently available, reserve ARIKAYCE for use in adults who have limited or no alternative treatment options. This drug is indicated for use in a limited and specific population of patients.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on achieving sputum culture conversion (defined as 3 consecutive negative monthly sputum cultures) by Month 6. Clinical benefit has not yet been established. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.
Limitation of Use: ARIKAYCE has only been studied in patients with refractory MAC lung disease defined as patients who did not achieve negative sputum cultures after a minimum of 6 consecutive months of a multidrug background regimen therapy. The use of ARIKAYCE is not recommended for patients with non-refractory MAC lung disease.
Patients are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1–800–FDA–1088. You can also call the Company at 1-844-4-INSMED.
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About Insmed
Insmed Incorporated is a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases. Insmed's first commercial product is a first-in-disease therapy approved in the United States, Europe, and Japan to treat a chronic, debilitating lung disease. The Company is also progressing a robust pipeline of investigational therapies targeting areas of serious unmet need, including neutrophil-mediated inflammatory diseases and rare pulmonary disorders. Insmed is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, with a footprint across Europe and in Japan. For more information, visit https://insmed.com/.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. "Forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are statements that are not historical facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words herein such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "predicts," "intends," "potential," "continues," and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) may identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon the Company's current expectations and beliefs, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the Company's actual results, performance and achievements and the timing of certain events to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or timings discussed, projected, anticipated or indicated in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, the following: failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, regulatory approvals for ARIKAYCE outside the U.S., Europe or Japan, or for the Company's product candidates in the U.S., Europe, Japan or other markets, including regulatory approval for the Lamira® Nebulizer System and the drug delivery device for TPIP in each market and for each usage; failure to successfully commercialize ARIKAYCE, the Company's only approved product, in the U.S., Europe or Japan (amikacin liposome inhalation suspension, Liposomal 590 mg Nebuliser Dispersion, and amikacin sulfate inhalation drug product, respectively), or to maintain U.S., European or Japanese approval for ARIKAYCE; business or economic disruptions due to catastrophes or other events, including natural disasters or public health crises; impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to reduce its spread on the Company's business, employees, including key personnel, patients, partners and suppliers; risk that brensocatib does not prove effective or safe for patients in ongoing and future clinical studies, including the ASPEN study; risk that TPIP does not prove to be effective or safe for patients in ongoing and future clinical studies; uncertainties in the degree of market acceptance of ARIKAYCE by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the healthcare community; the Company's inability to obtain full approval of ARIKAYCE from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including the risk that the Company will not successfully or in a timely manner complete the study to validate a patient reported outcome tool and the confirmatory post-marketing clinical trial required for full approval of ARIKAYCE; inability of the Company, PARI or the Company's other third-party manufacturers to comply with regulatory requirements related to ARIKAYCE or the Lamira® Nebulizer System; the Company's inability to obtain adequate reimbursement from government or third-party payors for ARIKAYCE or acceptable prices for ARIKAYCE; development of unexpected safety or efficacy concerns related to ARIKAYCE or the Company's product candidates; inaccuracies in the Company's estimates of the size of the potential markets for ARIKAYCE, brensocatib, TPIP or the Company's other product candidates or in data the Company has used to identify physicians, expected rates of patient uptake, duration of expected treatment, or expected patient adherence or discontinuation rates; the Company's inability to create an effective direct sales and marketing infrastructure or to partner with third parties that offer such an infrastructure for distribution of ARIKAYCE or any of the Company's product candidates that are approved in the future; failure to obtain regulatory approval to expand ARIKAYCE's indication to a broader patient population; risk that the Company's competitors may obtain orphan drug exclusivity for a product that is essentially the same as a product the Company is developing for a particular indication; failure to successfully predict the time and cost of development, regulatory approval and commercialization for novel gene therapy products; failure to successfully conduct future clinical trials for ARIKAYCE, brensocatib, TPIP and the Company's other product candidates due to the Company's limited experience in conducting preclinical development activities and clinical trials necessary for regulatory approval and its potential inability to enroll or retain sufficient patients to conduct and complete the trials or generate data necessary for regulatory approval, among other things; risks that the Company's clinical studies will be delayed or that serious side effects will be identified during drug development; failure of third parties on which the Company is dependent to manufacture sufficient quantities of ARIKAYCE or the Company's product candidates for commercial or clinical needs, to conduct the Company's clinical trials, or to comply with the Company's agreements or laws and regulations that impact the Company's business or agreements with the Company; the Company's inability to attract and retain key personnel or to effectively manage the Company's growth; the Company's inability to successfully integrate its recent acquisitions and appropriately manage the amount of management's time and attention devoted to integration activities; risks that the Company's acquired technologies, products and product candidates are not commercially successful; the Company's inability to adapt to its highly competitive and changing environment; risk that the Company is unable to maintain its significant customers; risk that government healthcare reform materially increases the Company's costs and damages its financial condition; the Company's inability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights or prevent disclosure of its trade secrets and other proprietary information and costs associated with litigation or other proceedings related to such matters; restrictions or other obligations imposed on the Company by agreements related to ARIKAYCE or the Company's product candidates, including its license agreements with PARI and AstraZeneca AB, and failure of the Company to comply with its obligations under such agreements; the cost and potential reputational damage resulting from litigation to which the Company is or may become a party, including product liability claims; risk that the Company's operations are subject to a material disruption in the event of a cybersecurity attack or issue; business disruptions or expenses related to the upgrade to the Company's enterprise resource planning system; the Company's limited experience operating internationally; changes in laws and regulations applicable to the Company's business, including any pricing reform, and failure to comply with such laws and regulations; the Company's history of operating losses, and the possibility that the Company may never achieve or maintain profitability; goodwill impairment charges affecting the Company's results of operations and financial condition; inability to repay the Company's existing indebtedness and uncertainties with respect to the Company's ability to access future capital; and delays in the execution of plans to build out an additional third-party manufacturing facility approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities and unexpected expenses associated with those plans.
The Company may not actually achieve the results, plans, intentions or expectations indicated by the Company's forward-looking statements because, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. For additional information about the risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's business, please see the factors discussed in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and any subsequent Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Integer Holdings Corporation (ITGR) CEO Joe Dziedzic on Q2 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITGR) Q2 2021 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2021 9:00 AM ET
Company Participants
Anthony Borowicz - Investor Relations
Joe Dziedzic - President and Chief Executive Officer
Jason Garland - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Matthew Mishan - KeyBanc
Jim Sidoti - Sidoti & Company
Anthony Borowicz
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us and welcome to Integer’s Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. With me today are Joe Dziedzic, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jason Garland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As a reminder, the results and data we discuss today reflect the consolidated results of Integer for the periods indicated.
During our call, we will discuss the non-GAAP measures. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures, please refer to the appendix of today’s presentation, today’s earnings press release and the trending schedules, which are available on our website at integer.net. Please note that today’s presentation includes forward-looking statements. Please refer to the company’s SEC filings for a discussion of the risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially.
On today’s call, Joe will provide his opening comments and Jason will review our financial results for the second quarter and provide an update on our full year guidance. Joe will come back on to provide his closing remarks then we will open up the call for your questions.
With that, I will turn the call over to Joe.
Joe Dziedzic
Thank you, Tony and thanks to everyone for joining the call today. Our second quarter results demonstrate continued strong recovery from the pandemic. Our dedicated associates continue to deliver for our customers and patients despite the widely recognized manufacturing, supply chain constraints and accelerating volumes. We continue to invest in the execution of our strategy to drive above-market top line growth and continued margin expansion. Our investments in capabilities, capacity and talented associates will enable us to deliver for all Integer stakeholders.
We delivered 30% sales growth and 130% profit growth versus last year. We also continued to grow sequentially as the second quarter grew about 7% from the first quarter. Our continued debt reduction and significant year-over-year EBITDA growth reduced our net total debt leverage ratio to 3.1x adjusted EBITDA, which is almost back to pre-COVID levels and well within our target range of 2.5 to 3.5. The strength of our second quarter supports the increase in our full year guidance for sales, adjusted operating income and cash.
This slide summarizes our sales recovery from the pandemic, starting with the quarterly average from 2019 on the far left and then plotting each quarter since the beginning of 2020. As we previously highlighted, Integer sales were not impacted by the pandemic during the first quarter of 2020. Our customers did not adjust their demand on Integer until the second quarter of 2020. We experienced the bottom of the pandemic during both the second and third quarters of last year, unlike our customers, who largely bottomed in the second quarter and then quickly rebounded in the third quarter.
Our recovery started in the fourth quarter of last year and has continued to progressively increase each quarter. Although our second quarter sales of $312 million are about the same as the 2019 quarterly average, we believe some customers accelerated volume into the second quarter this year to mitigate some of the supply chain constraints being experienced across many second and third level suppliers. We believe this happened in the month of June, which saw a 50% increase over last year. This has been factored into our increased full year guidance.
I will now turn the call over to Jason to cover our financial results.
Jason Garland
Thank you, Joe. Good morning, everyone and thank you again for joining our call. I will provide more details on our second quarter 2021 adjusted financial results, summarize our product line sales trend, and conclude with our increased outlook for 2021.
I will start with our second quarter results. At $312 million, sales were up $72 million compared to the prior year, which is a strong 30% increase. Additionally, sales were up $22 million sequentially compared to the first quarter of 2021. As Joe mentioned earlier, our second quarter sales have essentially returned to pre-pandemic levels being similar to our quarterly sales average for 2019.
Our adjusted operating income was $50 million, up $28 million compared to the prior year, a considerable increase of 130% as we continue to benefit from the leverage associated with higher sales. With adjusted net income at $36 million, we delivered $1.07 of adjusted diluted earnings per share, up $0.75 from last year. Our second quarter financial results represent strong growth versus last year and again improved sequentially as our recovery from the pandemic continued.
Our adjusted net income increased $25 million in the second quarter of 2021 as compared to the prior year driven mostly by our sales volume returning to the pre-pandemic level. We continued to manage our supply chain and our hiring process to meet our customer and patient needs, but we have had to spend to ramp up our volume and our profitability leverage was dampened. We are also seeing the emerging headwinds from direct labor constraints in the current global supply chain environment and we will speak to these more in our outlook discussion.
Adjusted net income also improved due to continued reduction of interest expense, contributing $1 million year-over-year, driven by our continued focus on debt reduction. Our adjusted effective tax rate was 15.9% in the second quarter. This delivered $1 million in improvement in adjusted net income versus last year as the adjusted effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2020 was 19.2%.
Moving to Slide 11, we continued solid conversion of income to cash in the second quarter generating $32 million in cash flow from operating activity. This was $4 million lower than the first quarter as we will collect the strong sales growth during the month of June in the third quarter. We generated $22 million from free cash flow, inclusive of $11 million of capital expenditures. As we continue to invest in our strategy, we will still expect the full year capital expenditures to be in the $50 million to $60 million range. Consistent with our strategy, we further reduced our net total debt in the second quarter by $22 million. Our net total debt leverage ratio is now 3.1x adjusted EBITDA. This is down 0.6 points, which is a significant production from the peak of 3.7x caused by the pandemic. As a related update, the company expects to refinance senior secured credit facilities prior to October 27, 2021 when the debt will become due within 1 year.
As a reminder, Slide 13 reflects trailing four-quarter organic adjusted sales rate. Through the first quarter of 2021, our sales were significantly impacted by COVID. As expected, the trend has reversed as the second quarter represents a return to pre-pandemic sales levels, driving the significant improvement in our trailing four-quarter sales growth rate.
Moving to the first product line, cardio and vascular sales were up 17% organically in the second quarter. This is compared to the second quarter of 2020, which was the beginning of COVID impact on our financial results. The second quarter growth was driven in particular by strength in the interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and peripheral vascular markets. As expected, the trend of sequential improvement continues and sales in our cardio and vascular product line have returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Moving to the next product line, cardiac rhythm management and neuromodulation grew 67% organically in the second quarter as compared to the prior year. CRMN saw the steepest decline in our medical segment last year in the second quarter, particularly in the markets impacted by more elective procedures like neuromodulation. This low baseline drives a significant increase in second quarter 2021 versus second quarter 2020. With that said, we experienced very strong growth across all markets, with sales in the CRM market increasing high double-digits and the sales in the neuromodulation market is doubling. Sequentially, compared to the first quarter of 2021, sales increased 10%, driven by low double-digit growth in the CRM market, while neuromodulation grew high single-digits.
On Slide 16, we will cover the final part of our medical segment. As a reminder, the advanced surgical, orthopedics and portable medical product line shown today includes our portable medical sales as well as our sales under supply agreement to the acquirer of our former AS&O product line, which we divested in July of 2018. Second quarter organic sales declined 4% versus the prior year due to decreased demand for ventilator and patient monitoring components from the pandemic-driven peak during 2020. Sequentially, second quarter sales also increased 15% from the first quarter of 2021. We expect trailing 4-quarter sales to remain flat to slightly declining, partially due to the higher sales of ventilator and patient monitoring component sales in the prior year.
Finally, Slide 17 summarizes Electrochem, our non-medical segment. Electrochem’s second quarter sales increased 19% organically versus the prior year, driven by evidence of an emerging recovery in the energy market. The sales run-rate continues to remain much lower than our 2019 quarterly sales run-rate. The same emerging recovery in the energy market drove second quarter sales to sequentially increase 39% from first quarter of 2021. We expect the energy market to continue to recover in the second half of 2021 and into 2022.
We will now move in to our expectations for 2021. For the second consecutive quarter, we are increasing our sales and adjusted operating income outlook. We now expect 2021 sales to be in the range of $1.200 billion to $1.220 billion, an increase of 12% to 14% versus 2020. This increases the low end of our range by $25 million and the high end of our range by $15 million. We delivered strong sales growth in the second quarter, growing 30% over the prior year. We expect similarly strong year-over-year growth in the third quarter, but we also expect sales will be slightly lower than the second quarter as we believe customers built some inventory in the second quarter to protect against potential global supply chain constraints.
With our full year sales expected to now be in the range of $1.200 billion to $1.220 billion, we are also increasing our outlook for adjusted operating income, and now expect to be between $180 million to $195 million, reflecting growth of 25% to 36% as we expect to return, to meaning one of the financial objectives of our strategy, growing our adjusted operating income at a rate of 2x that of our year-over-year sales growth rate. We now expect adjusted net income to be between $122 million to $134 million, reflecting growth of 32% to 46%.
As we look at our second half outlook, we expect to grow profit with sales, but not at a full variable profit margin for three primary reasons. First, as we had mentioned previously, the impact of the year-over-year increase of incentive compensation will ramp during the year as it returns to normal levels. 2020 variable compensation was commensurate with the reduced pandemic-driven payout. Second, to support our volume growth, we are adding back some of the discretionary costs that we curtailed in 2020. And third, we are managing through the increased costs associated with the direct labor shortages and global supply chain constraints in order to support customer demand. This may include increased direct labor overtime, cost of hiring and training resources, higher transportation costs and some temporary inflation and costs that expedite the receipt of material and supplies required. We will continue to prioritize serving our customers and patients and believe we are taking the long view. We expect to be able to manage these costs out over time. Despite these headwinds, we have increased our 2021 outlook and now expect to see a 160 to 250 basis point year-over-year increase in our adjusted operating income as a percent of sales for the total year.
And finally, commensurate with our increased outlook in income, we are also increasing our cash flow outlook and expect to generate between $150 million to $170 million in cash flow from operations. Free cash flow is now estimated to be in the range of $95 million to $115 million, and with net total debt reduction remaining at the previously expected range of $90 million to $110 million. The difference between free cash flow and debt pay-down may withholding on – withholding taxes on restricted stock units, acquisition earn-out payments and the estimated cost of our pending debt refinance. We have returned to meeting another financial objective of our strategy as our leverage ratio is back within our targeted range of 2.5x to 3.5x adjusted EBITDA, and we expect to continue to improve as the quarters with COVID reduced EBITDA have a diminishing impact on the leverage calculation.
With that, I will turn the call back to Joe. Thank you.
Joe Dziedzic
Thank you, Jason. I’d like to reiterate the message we shared last quarter, which is that we believe now is a good time to be an Integer shareholder. We have a clear vision, a compelling strategy and strong values, combined with the most talented associates amongst all medical device outsourcers. The industry dynamics of mid-single-digit growth and high barriers to entry, combined with Integer’s breadth of product portfolio, creates a very resilient business model. Integer’s world class research and development capabilities, our global manufacturing footprint, combined with our deep customer relationships, creates a compelling growth strategy. Our commitment to our associates and investment in their growth, coupled with our focus on building leadership capability to deliver performance excellence, creates a performance culture that is creating a competitive advantage. Finally, our track record of delivering on our financial commitments and generating strong cash flow reinforces our financial strength.
To wrap up, we delivered strong year-over-year results and continued sequential growth during the second quarter, while reducing debt leverage almost back to pre-pandemic levels. We have increased all financial metrics in our guidance. I remain confident in our strategy, in our associates and our ability to execute our strategy to earn a valuation premium for our shareholders. Thank you for joining our call this morning.
I will now turn the call back to our moderator for the Q&A portion of our call.
Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. [Operator Instructions] We have our first question comes from the line of Matthew Mishan. Your line is open. Please go ahead.
Matthew Mishan
Hey, good morning guys and really nice quarter for you. Joe, I am just trying to get a sense of the commentary on June. With your sense that some customers maybe built inventory, what are they telling you about the recovery? Is it better or worse or are they just adjusting – are they just building inventory, because they are worried about second half supply chain issues?
Joe Dziedzic
Good morning, Matt. Thanks for the question. So, June was a particularly strong month for us on a year-over-year basis. And we expected it to be strong, because if you rewind back to when the pandemic really started to impact the industry in March of last year, it took some of our customers, many of our customers a month or two to adjust their manufacturing schedules before that did impact our sales. So, our April sales, I think we are only down 20% last April on a year-over-year basis. And so, it really wasn’t until May and June that we began to see a meaningful impact, a more meaningful impact from the pandemic. And I think we had communicated June and July, those 2 months were the bottom of our sales when you look at it from a run-rate standpoint. So we knew June was going to be strong. It came in stronger than we had anticipated. And as best we can decide for, again, because our customers carry a lot of inventory and there is always movements. It felt like our customers pulled a little bit of inventory sooner than they had originally anticipated. And I say originally, I’m gauging this based on the beginning of the quarter for us. And we interpret that as, they just wanted to make sure that they had inventory in case there were supply chain constraints where they saw a spike in demand. I would characterize it as within the range of normal variability volatility. But I know with the intense focus on the rate of recovery, what happens each quarter, each month drives the interpretation of it. So the way we interpret it is, the quarter was a little better than what we had anticipated at the beginning, but I think we had said something like modest improvement in second quarter versus first. Obviously, a $22 million improvement is more than modest. And we do think there were some that came out of the third quarter into the second. We still raised our full year guidance on both the top line and the bottom line. So we think things are better than where we had thought in aggregate entering the second quarter. And this is just part of the normal variability that we have within the industry. I think, by and large, our customers remain optimistic, but also aware of the potential impact of the Delta variants on procedure volumes, although I think it’s been universally stated that the hospitals are in much better position to manage through any potential increase in COVID patients than they were before and there is cautious optimism across the board, and we share that.
Matthew Mishan
Okay, excellent. And I’m happy we’re not going to have to argue about the definition of modest. And I believe I heard you correctly when you – I think I heard that you thought that second half profit growth would be lower than the second half revenue growth. Can you kind of – could you elaborate a little bit more on the reasons there? What’s going on there?
Joe Dziedzic
Sure. When we look at – I’ll use the midpoint of our guidance for the full year, as an example. If you look at the midpoint of our revenue and adjusted operating profit guidance, on a year-over-year basis, our sales are up 20%, and our adjusted operating profit is up about 45%, on a year-over-year basis. So we think on a year-over-year basis, there is very strong operating profit fall through on the growth on a year-over-year basis. You might be pointing to the – maybe the sequential profit and the adjusted operating profit margins. And quite frankly, we’re looking at the – trying to be objective about the supply chain pressures, the direct labor hiring pressures. And as we rack and stack, the impact of all of those, we do see some cost pressures. We believe they are very manageable, and we’re still delivering meaningful year-over-year growth and the trend line, we think, is very positive. But we do feel an impact from some of those costs. And we think we will for the rest of this year. As soon as some of those constraints relent a little bit, we were confident we can manage those costs out. We’re confident over time, we’re going to be able to overcome the impact of those costs. But I would also point that, we’re still growing meaningfully on a year-over-year basis and believe that our manufacturing excellence strategic imperative will, in fact, manage these costs effectively, and we will overcome them over time.
Matthew Mishan
Okay. And last question, can you talk a little bit about the increase in the number of engineers that you’re hiring? I think that’s probably the best leading indicator of kind of how you’re expecting growth into the out years with your developmental pipeline. Just talk a little bit about where you’re at with the number of engineers and the pipeline you’re developing for long-term growth?
Joe Dziedzic
Matt, it’s a very insightful question. You’re absolutely dived in to a leading indicator for what’s going to fuel our ability to achieve our above-market growth. And when we look at the number of engineers we have at the end of the second quarter compared to the end of last year, we’re up 7%. We’ve added 7% more engineers in the first half of this year. You don’t see a meaningful increase in the total R&D spend, although it is up and we expect it to continue going up, and that’s because our customers are paying for the development work we’re doing. We have more than doubled the number of development programs in the business in the last 3 years. And that is because we’ve got customer demand for the innovation that we’re delivering. And when you look at where we’re focusing those engineers, where we’re focusing our efforts to grow, it’s in the faster-growing end markets. And we talked a lot about this, but in cardiovascular, almost all of our development programs and certainly all of the growth are in the faster-growing end markets like structural heart, electrophysiology, peripheral vascular. And so the engineering spend, the R&D investment, the customer demand and the innovation we’re delivering are in faster-growing end markets that will deliver faster growth once these products come to market and begin to be commercialized. We talked about the cycle times on those development programs, some of them can be as short as a few years. Others can take as much as 5, 6, 7 years if there is clinical trials involved. We view the number of engineers, the number of development programs and the end markets that we’re supporting innovation for – with our customers as a great sign towards the progress we’re making in achieving our market growth. And we have confidence that we will get there, but the development cycles and time lines are what they are in the industry.
Matthew Mishan
Thank you, Joe and Jason. I appreciate it.
Joe Dziedzic
Thanks, Matt.
Operator
[Operator Instructions] We have our next question comes from the line of Jim Sidoti. Your line is open. Please go ahead.
Jim Sidoti
Hi, good morning. Can you hear me?
Joe Dziedzic
Yes. Good morning, Jim.
Jason Garland
Good morning, Jim.
Jim Sidoti
Great. So in the news, we’re hearing lots about increased cases of the Delta variant, at least here in New York. Are any of your customers concerned about that or is the fact that the vaccines are out and hospitalizations are down, is that offsetting the increase in cases? And is there any risk that cause the procedure rates slow down again in the back of the year?
Joe Dziedzic
Great question, Jim. I think we probably share the universal view that hospitals are so much better equipped to manage through any surge in patients. And I think when you look at the guidance that most people in the industry have given, there is a little bit of maybe caution in the guidance with maybe month-to-month may not be as linear as we would all like it to be. But by and large, I think there is optimism that the hospital network can handle it. And so we continue to see positive optimistic outlook for the second half. We have confidence in our guidance and we believe our guidance. For the rest of the year is very much aligned with what our customers are seeing, and they are certainly correlated to the demand that they have placed on us, the orders and the backlog that they have placed on us. We’ve talked about – we’ve got pretty good visibility to the next 60 to 90 days, so we feel good about where we sit for the rest of the year. And we think it’s very much aligned with customers’ expectations. And they are obviously closer to hospitals and doctors and patients than we are, and so we believe the second half is going to be strong. We expect to have a really strong third quarter. When you look at what our sales were last year, the bottom for us was the second and third quarter. So our third quarter of this year should be another order of magnitude, 30% year-over-year growth. And so we feel good about the trajectory that we’re on and our ability and the industry’s ability to support that growth.
Jim Sidoti
So you’re pretty confident that all those new product launches that they have postponed because of the pandemic, those are back on track, and those will continue throughout the second half of 2021?
Joe Dziedzic
Absolutely, Jim. But I think many of those product launches will spread out over the next 6, 12, 18 months. I wish they were fully back on track to where they were pre pandemic, but there definitely was an impact on those launches. But we’re seeing those launches now reengage and start to be executed, and that will be a contributor to our growth with the development programs that we’re working on with our customers.
Jim Sidoti
And then you mentioned you’re likely to refinance the debt over the next few months. Should we expect interest rates and covenants say about where they are now? Or do you anticipate any changes there?
Joe Dziedzic
Yes. We’re still actively evaluating our options and working with our partners, Jim, and we will share when we can, but we will certainly be able to follow where the market is and rates are and optimize with that.
Jim Sidoti
Right. And then you talked about your customers’ inventory levels and how they might be adding inventory ahead of the possible supply shortages. But I’m looking at your inventory level, it’s below where it was in 2018. Is that just because you’re better at doing things or do you anticipate having to add inventory over the back half of the year?
Joe Dziedzic
Jim, I think we’re definitely better at how we’re running the plants compared to 2018, 3 years ago. I think our manufacturing excellence strategic imperative has a number of focuses on inventory management and efficiency and the optimization of our supply chain. And I think we – the team has done a really good job of that. I also think some of our second quarter inventory balance was, we had product ready that we thought was going to probably go in the third quarter that our customers decided to take a little bit early. Again, I attribute that to just the normal ebb and flow and maybe this quarter, the customer said, I’ll take it in case there is a spike in demand or to make sure that they had their hands on the product, if there were any supply chain constraints they felt other places. But by and large, we are definitely much more efficient at how we’re managing not just inventory, but all working capital, but I think our manufacturing excellence strategic imperative is definitely having a positive impact on cash flow, and you’re seeing it in the working capital numbers.
Jim Sidoti
Okay. Just checking because it’s a $1.2 billion business, and you know, Jason’s handling the cash. Just making sure you’re not running out of inventory just to run it. Alright. Thank you.
Joe Dziedzic
Great. Thanks, Jim.
Operator
[Operator Instructions] There are no more phone questions. I’ll turn back the call over to you, Tony. Please go ahead.
Anthony Borowicz
Alright, great. Thank you everyone for joining today’s call. As always, a replay of this call is going to be available on our website as well as the presentation that we just covered. So thank you for your interest in Integer. And that concludes today’s call.
Operator
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