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Michael Owen believes Liverpool will be too good for Wolves on Sunday afternoon after their poor end to the Premier League season.
Wolves were on target to secure European football for next season after Bruno Lage 's reign at Molineux got off to a good start. However, one win in eight of their previous fixtures has seen them miss out on a top-seven finish and face dropping down to 10th if results go against them involving Leicester City and Brighton.
The Wanderers face a tough test to get anything from Anfield, a venue where Liverpool haven't been defeated in the league since March 2021. Jurgen Klopp's men are chasing their second Premier League title, whilst also aiming to make it three out of four trophies this season.
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Liverpool need a victory themselves and hope Steven Gerrard does his former side a favour in Manchester when Aston Villa travel to the Etihad Stadium to try and stop Manchester City lifting the Premier League title.
Unsurprisingly, former Liverpool forward Owen isn't giving Wolves a chance against Liverpool. In his weekly predictions column for BetVictor, Owen said: "I'm so impressed with the mentality Liverpool have shown in recent week.
"Klopps calls them 'mentality monsters' and they've shown that over the last week, winning the Cup and taking the title race to the final day. All they can do is win their game and see what happens at the Etihad.
"Wolves are another side who are finishing the season poorly. They had a really strong run over the Christmas months, but the form since then hasn't been great.
"I've got to pick Liverpool in this one. I think there's no chance they don't get the way and put some pressure on City. 3-0." | https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-wolves-michael-owen-24023516 | 2022-05-21T10:42:59Z | https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-wolves-michael-owen-24023516 | false | 1 |
Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount’s is a contributor to the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook, the GG.co.uk website and a regular pundit on William Hill radio. Andrew uses stats and systems to find value bets and shares his latest thoughts below…
Andrew has six selections at Goodwood, Musselburgh, Stratford and Lingfield on a typically busy Saturday (May 21st). Follow his tips this week and all year round on horse racing betting sites with the lowdown on his latest picks below:
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GOODWOOD 1.10
GLAMOROUS PEARL (systems – Amo Racing-owned newcomers & Ardad 2yo debutants)
Newcomers, two or three-year-olds, owned by Amor Racing have a 21 from 89 record (23.6% strike-rate) for a profit of £25.50 to a £1 level stake at SP. Progeny of the sire Ardad have returned a profit of £156.33 when running on their juvenile debuts and GLAMOROUS PEARL, potentially well drawn in stall 12, looks a likely type here.
GOODWOOD 4.00
PERCY’S PRIDE (system – dam Cartoon, small fields)
Offspring of the dam Cartoon have a combined record of just one win from 40 in fields of 12+ runners but excel in smaller line-ups, landing 22 of their 80 starts for a profit of £78.27. PERCY’S PRIDE is a typical example, her wins having come in fields of eight, five and three runners. She handles Goodwood and made a pleasing return to action when fourth at Doncaster.
MUSSELBURGH 4.13
ZIMMERMAN (system – raced freely when winning last time out)
ZIMMERMAN impressed me when scoring at Haydock last time, as he failed to settle and also sat closer to the strong early pace than ideal. That race was run to suit the hold-up horses – the runner-up, third and fourth all came from off the pace – yet he still prevailed comfortably. Simply backing any last-time-out winners who were described as ‘raced freely’ in Proform’s software would have found 29 runners from 93 bets since the spring of 2016 for a profit of more than £40 to the usual £1 stake.
STRATFORD 6.00
GIVE ME A MOMENT (system – Richard Bandey-trained chasers)
Simply backing all chasers trained by Richard Bandey would have found 20 winners from 81 runners for a profit of £167.87 to a £1 level stake at SP. Course winner GIVE ME A MOMENT has chase form of 2215111 (4-7) and is likely to prove hard to beat.
LINGFIELD 7.15
GALACTIC GLOW (system – sire No Nay Never, Tapeta last-time out, different surface today)
Progeny of the sire No Nay Never have a poor record on Tapeta but do much better when switched from that surface to a different one, whether it’s Polytrack, Fibresand or turf. GALACTIC GLOW was only sixth when 5-1 for an 8.6f handicap at Wolverhampton last time but the return to turf will suit. He’s a 24-race maiden but has plenty of placed form on easy ground, looks well drawn towards the stand’ side rail and can reward each-way support.
LINGFIELD 7.45
MADE OF LIR (system – 2yo newcomers, owned by the The Cool Silk Partnership)
Juvenile newcomers owned by The Cool Silk Partnership usually know their job and, since 2015, had we backed them blind we’d have won 14 of our 55 bets (25.5% strike-rate) and made a huge profit of £86.38 to a £1 level stake at SP. Archie Watson is 1-1 under these conditions and MADE OF BEL LIR could prove hard to pass.
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Russia also launched what appeared to be a major assault to seize the last remaining Ukrainian-held territory in Luhansk, one of two provinces that make up the southeastern Donbas region and where Russian-backed separatists already controlled swathes of territory before the Feb. 24 invasion.
The last Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol's smashed Azovstal steelworks surrendered on Friday, Russia's defense ministry said, ending the bloodiest siege of the war.
"The territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant ... has been completely liberated," the ministry said in a statement, adding that 2,439 defenders had surrendered in the past few days, including 531 in the final group.
Hours earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine's military had told the last defenders at the steelworks they could get out and save their lives. The Ukrainians did not immediately confirm the figures on Azovstal.
Ukraine's General Staff of Armed Forces did not comment on Russia's claim in its morning update on Saturday.
The end of fighting in Mariupol, the biggest city Russia has captured so far and the main port for the Donbas, gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a rare victory in the invasion after a series of setbacks in nearly three months of fighting.
Putin says Russian troops are engaged in a "special military operation" to demilitarise Ukraine and rid it of radical anti-Russian nationalists. Western countries call it an unprovoked war of aggression.
Victory in Mariupol gives Russia complete control of the Sea of Azov and an unbroken stretch of territory in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The Red Cross said it had registered hundreds of Ukrainians who surrendered at the Mariupol steel plant as prisoners of war and Kyiv says it wants a prisoner swap. Moscow says the prisoners will be treated humanely, but Russian politicians have been quoted as saying some must be tried or even executed.
Thousands of people in Ukraine have been killed and urban areas have been shattered in the war. Almost a third of Ukraine's people have fled their homes, including more than 6 million who have left the country.
GAS DISPUTE
Meanwhile, Russia raised the stakes in an energy dispute with Western countries.
Russia's Gazprom halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland on Saturday after it refused to agree to Russian demands to pay for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
The move comes days after Finland and Sweden decided to apply to join the NATO military alliance, a decision spurred by the Ukraine war.
"Gas imports through Imatra entry point have been stopped," Finnish gas system operator Gasgrid Finland said in a statement on Saturday.
Finnish state-owned gas wholesaler Gasum and Gazprom also confirmed the flows had stopped.
Gasum, the Finnish government and individual gas consuming companies in Finland have said they were prepared for a shutdown of Russian flows and that the country will manage without.
Most European supply contracts are denominated in euros or dollars and Moscow cut off gas to Bulgaria and Poland last month after they refused to comply with the new payment terms.
OFFENSIVE IN LUHANSK
Russia launched what appeared to be a major assault to seize remaining Ukrainian-held territory in Luhansk.
Luhansk regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said in a social media post early on Saturday that Russia was trying to destroy the city of Sievierodonetsk, with fighting taking place on the outskirts of the city.
"Shelling continues from morning to the evening and also throughout the night," Gaidai said in a video post on the Telegram messaging app.
Despite losing ground elsewhere in recent weeks, Russian forces have advanced on the Luhansk front. Capturing Luhansk and Donetsk provinces would allow Moscow to claim a victory after announcing on March 25 that the Donbas region was now its focus.
The city of Sievierodonetsk and its twin Lysychansk across the Siverskiy Donets River form the eastern part of a Ukrainian-held pocket that Russia has been trying to overrun since mid-April after failing to capture Kyiv.
The Russian military also said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles.
Reuters could not independently verify the report, which also said Russian missiles had struck fuel storage facilities near Odesa on the Black Sea coast and shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft and 14 drones.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets, Max Hunder, Tom Balmforth in Kyiv and Reuters bureaux; Writing by Madeline Chambers, Patricia Zengerle and Richard Pullin; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien, Bradley Perrett and Frances Kerry)
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CORONATION Street paid an emotional tribute on Friday night to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing ahead of the fifth anniversary of the tragedy.
Soap veterans Gail Platt and Eileen Grimshaw, played by actors Helen Worth and Sue Cleaver, were seen placing flowers at a memorial bench in a community garden.
The garden was built at the ITV studio in honour of the victims, including Corrie superfan Martyn Hett, in 2018.
A plaque also in the garden reads: "For Martyn and all those who lost their lives on the 22nd of May 2017. We stand together."
Gail and Eileen, who have clashed over the years on the ITV soap, came together to mark the anniversary.
"It's a lovely bench, isn't it?," Gail said in the moving scene.
Eileen replied: "It is, it's just a crying shame it even has to be here.
"Five years on Sunday," Gail commented. "I know," Eileen replied back.
Gail said: "Could have been any one of us, couldn't it, any one of us from this street."
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"Our kids, grandkids," Eileen agreed.
On 22nd May 2017, ISIS-inspired terrorist Salman Abedi, 22, set off a shrapnel-packed homemade bomb hidden in a rucksack as he waited in the foyer of the Manchester Arena, at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
The suicide bomb killed Abedi and 22 innocent men, women and children - the youngest being eight year-old Saffie-Rose Roussos, of Leyland, Lancs - and injured hundreds more.
Less than 24 hours later thousands gathered for a show of defiant solidarity in Albert Square.
Martyn, a keen YouTuber and Coronation Street superfan, with a flourishing career in PR, had a vivacious love of life and once appeared on Channel 4’s Come Dine With Me.
He had been in high spirits before the concert, which was supposed to be his farewell night out before he set off to travel the world.
Martyn was killed by sixteen pieces of shrapnel that were later found in his body.
As well as those killed, more than 800 people, many of them children, were injured.
After Martyn’s death, his many friends and fans got a hashtag on Twitter trending #BeMoreMartyn. | https://www.thesun.ie/tv/8830118/coronation-street-manchester-bombing-victims/ | 2022-05-21T10:57:19Z | https://www.thesun.ie/tv/8830118/coronation-street-manchester-bombing-victims/ | true | 3 |
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Soldiers with the Schofield Barracks-based 25th Infantry Division are testing out a new lightweight hybrid vehicle this week as the Army rethinks how it operates in the Pacific.
The new Infantry Squad Vehicle, or ISV, carries nine soldiers and runs on a hybrid engine. It’s a far cry from the heavily armored vehicles the Army has utilized over the past 20 years as it contended with roadside bombs during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Designed by General Motors’ defense division, the ISV is both fast and agile, and its hybrid engine is quieter than the diesel-powered vehicles soldiers often rely on. The vehicle is currently in use by the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. The 25th Infantry Division is test- driving a vehicle on loan from GM Defense.
GM Defense representatives were in Hawaii this week for the Association of the U.S. Army’s LANPAC 2022 conference in Waikiki.“On the modern battlefield, mobility equals survivability,” said GM Defense President Stephen duMont. “It’s light enough to be swing-loaded under a Black Hawk helicopter, and it’s small enough to fit inside of a CH-47 Chinook.”
The 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks gave up the last of its Stryker fighting vehicles in 2015 as the Army began divesting from the vehicles. Since then it has relied on aging Humvees, a nearly 40-year-old system the Pentagon says it intends to replace.
Capt. Douglas Taylor of the scout squadron of the 25th Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade led troops testing the ISV while they trained at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows. “I think it’s a pretty awesome new system, to be honest — to the point where I wish I had one of these, at least where I was in Afghanistan,” Taylor said.
He noted that it can be difficult for soldiers to move quickly and gauge “situational awareness” of what’s happening outside of a vehicle in the more heavily armored types of transport. Even so, the ISV has been a controversial program.
A Pentagon report released in January found that while the ISV “is operationally effective for employment as a troop carrier and can accomplish air assault missions in a permission environment,” the vehicle “is not operationally effective for employment in combat and engagement, security cooperation and deterrence missions against a near-peer threat.”
The report said that during training missions the ISV was unable to fight back or avoid enemy detection, ambushes and engagements “during a majority of their missions.”
But both the Army and GM Defense insist that the ISV was never meant to serve as as a combat vehicle, arguing it’s designed to move soldiers quickly into place and that they would leave the vehicle so that they can maneuver and fight on foot.
Taylor said that for his scouts, who try to avoid direct combat altogether whenever possible, the ISV is a good fit. “For us, I think it has a lot of decent use cases for the reconnaissance mission that we would have” related to any potential conflict in the Pacific, said Taylor.
He noted that for his troops it much better suits their mission than wide, heavy Humvees, which are difficult to move in and out of the sorts of areas in which they would have to operate. In the Pacific, he said, “there’s a lot of very weird airfields — very small airfields, very limited access.”
Taylor also pointed out that in the current fighting in Ukraine, heavily armored Russian tank columns have been decimated by Ukrainian infantry armed with anti-armor weapons that have been able to outmaneuver the invading forces.
The ISV was designed to be easy to use and easy to repair, and was built largely with commercially available parts. “It’s 90% based on the Chevy Colorado, so any soldier who’s driven the truck before, he’s gonna get in and look and see, you know, a vehicle on the inside that looks just like what they’ve driven in the civilian world,” said duMont.
A major selling point of ISV is its hybrid engine, which GM Defense hopes will ultimately rely more on electric power than petroleum fuel. The U.S. military is one of the world’s largest users of fossil fuels. Its greenhouse gas emissions output eclipses some entire countries’.
During an Earth Day speech in Seattle, President Joe Biden said, “We’re going to start the process where every vehicle in the United States military, every vehicle, is going to be climate-friendly — every vehicle. I mean it.”
The military has had a keen interest in renewable energy sources for years, but for practical reasons more than environmental ones. “The reason why the Army has been exploring hybrids and the reason why we’re working with them to continue to use that technology is more about recharging,” said duMont.
The military hopes using renewable energy can free forces from the “tether of fuel,” stepping up ability to continue operations if supply lines are cut during battle. Also, Taylor said, quiet electric engines could provide significant advantages for troops like his scouts. He also said the odor of diesel exhaust can also tip off the enemy to their presence.
Beside the Army, GM Defense is eyeing the Marine Corps in the Pacific as a potential ISV customer, said GM Defense Vice President Pete Johnson, a retired Army general who formerly commanded U.S. Army Pacific at Fort Shafter.
The Marine Corps is in the midst of an ambitious restructuring of its forces, starting in Hawaii. In March it activated the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment in Kaneohe at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The unit, which is set to serve as a blueprint for the service’s reorganization, focuses on island and coastal operations with a major emphasis on setting up missile batteries to help the Navy fight enemy ships.
“They’re going to be a long way from traditional lines of communication,” said Johnson. “They’re going to be out there, in some cases, on islands … sort of isolated from traditional support.” | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/21/hawaii-news/u-s-army-hybrid-vehicle-gets-tested-for-pacific-conditions/ | 2022-05-21T10:59:17Z | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/21/hawaii-news/u-s-army-hybrid-vehicle-gets-tested-for-pacific-conditions/ | false | 1 |
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with another $40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month.
The legislation, which was passed by Congress with bipartisan support, deepens the U.S. commitment to Ukraine at a time of uncertainty about the war's future. Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its offensive on the country's east, but American officials warn of the potential for a prolonged conflict.
The funding is intended to support Ukraine through September, and it dwarfs an earlier emergency measure that provided $13.6 billion.
The new legislation will provide $20 billion in military assistance, ensuring a steady stream of advanced weapons that have been used to blunt Russia's advances. There's also $8 billion in general economic support, $5 billion to address global food shortages that could result from the collapse of Ukrainian agriculture and more than $1 billion to help refugees.
Biden signed the measure under unusual circumstances. Because he's in the middle of a trip to Asia, a U.S. official brought a copy of the bill on a commercial flight so the president could sign it, according to a White House official.
The logistics reflect a sense of urgency around continuing U.S. support for Ukraine, but also the overlapping international challenges facing Biden. Even as he tries to reorient American foreign policy to confront China, he's continuing to direct resources to the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. | https://www.necn.com/news/politics/biden-signs-40b-for-ukraine-assistance-during-asia-trip/2743958/ | 2022-05-21T11:02:49Z | https://www.necn.com/news/politics/biden-signs-40b-for-ukraine-assistance-during-asia-trip/2743958/ | false | 31 |
NEWTOWN – The Council Rock School Board will hold a community forum with its superintendent finalist – Dr. Andrew J. Sanko – on Thursday, May 26 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Council Rock High School North, 62 Swamp Road, Newtown.
To allow maximum community participation, the event will be live-streamed, recorded, and made available online. The link to view the event will be: https://Go.BucksIU.org/CRSD
In addition to introductory remarks from Dr. Sanko, the forum will include a question-and-answer period facilitated by Dr. Mark Hoffman, executive director of the Bucks Intermediate Unit.
In addition, the Council Rock School Board welcomes input from district stakeholders on which themes should be covered in the questions presented to Dr. Sanko. Community members are invited to submit up to two questions for consideration through the following website survey: https://Go.BucksIU.org/CouncilRockCommunityForum
Due to the number of anticipated questions, not every question will be asked during the Community Forum. Instead, submitted questions will be organized by theme. Similar questions will be consolidated by these common themes to allow for Dr. Sanko to address the maximum number of topics during this Community Forum.
The format for the evening does not provide an opportunity for questions or comments from the audience during the forum itself. Instead, all questions must be submitted in advance using the link above. Dr. Sanko will receive a copy of all submitted questions. The Board has chosen this format in order to ensure that the maximum number of questions can be asked by the moderator in the time allotted. Questions may be submitted up until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24. | https://www.thereporteronline.com/2022/05/20/council-rock-announces-details-of-community-forum-with-superintendent-finalist/ | 2022-05-21T11:14:14Z | https://www.thereporteronline.com/2022/05/20/council-rock-announces-details-of-community-forum-with-superintendent-finalist/ | false | 1 |
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I, is planning to visit Spain again in June, the mayor of the northwestern town hosting the former monarch said Friday, signaling that the vigorous debate sparked by the former monarch’s return is unlikely to fade soon.
Juan Carlos returned to the country on Thursday for his first visit since his abrupt departure nearly two years ago amid mounting financial scandals. Dozens of cheering supporters greeted the 84-year-old as he made his first public appearance on Friday in the town of Sanxenxo, where his yacht is taking part in a three-day regatta.
The royal household said the former monarch would travel to Madrid on Monday to meet with his son, King Felipe VI, his wife Sofia and other members of his family, before returning to his “permanent and stable residence” in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.
On Friday, Sanxenxo Mayor Telmo Martín said Juan Carlos was already planning a second visit to to the town next month. “He confirmed to me that he is going to attend the Sailing World Championship, which starts June 10th and runs to the 18th,” he told reporters.
The former monarch’s return to Spanish soil this week – which came after Spanish and Swiss prosecutors shelved investigations involving Juan Carlos’ finances – sparked days of debate across Spain.
Members of the country’s Socialist-led government called on Juan Carlos to address the allegations of financial wrongdoing that have long dogged him.
“The public would like to receive explanations for everything that has happened,” said Justice Minister Pilar Llop.
Spanish prosecutors didn’t find evidence to take the former monarch to court because much of the alleged misbehavior, involving millions of euros (dollars) in undeclared accounts, happened when Juan Carlos had legal immunity as Spain’s king. Other acts of potential fraud fell outside the statute of limitations.
Others hailed the former monarch, who helped steer Spain back to democracy following the death of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco in 1975.
The mayor of Madrid, a member of the conservative opposition Popular Party, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, described the work carried out by Juan Carlos for Spain as “extraordinary.”
He added: “I have no problem acknowledging that work, saluting King Juan Carlos and welcoming his return.”
Juan Carlos was once one of Spain’s most respected public figures. But scandals involving Spain’s royal family began to mount in the later years of his reign, leading Juan Carlos to abdicate in 2014, ending a 39-year-long term as monarch. | https://www.wnct.com/entertainment-news/spains-former-king-mulls-2nd-visit-amid-swirling-debate/ | 2022-05-21T11:15:13Z | https://www.wnct.com/entertainment-news/spains-former-king-mulls-2nd-visit-amid-swirling-debate/ | true | 27 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
Gary Mohr, who has also worked in the private prison industry, is at the top of the list of candidates to replace Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal, who submitted his resignation in January but said he would stay on until a successor was named, the people said.
A final decision has not been made and it’s unclear when an official announcement would be put forward, according to the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
Mohr would become the 11th person to lead the Bureau of Prisons since its founding more than 90 years ago, and only the second director with no prior experience at the agency, the Justice Department’s largest.
The leadership change came in the wake of AP reporting that has uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including sexual abuse by correctional officers and critically low staffing levels that have hampered responses to emergencies.
A message seeking comment from Mohr was left with a criminal justice consulting firm where he’s worked since last October as a senior fellow.
Mohr has spent nearly 50 years working in corrections, starting as a teacher in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, the agency he led from 2011 to 2018. After his retirement, he served as president of the American Correctional Association, a nonprofit trade association and accrediting body.
Mohr has also been a prison warden and, between stints in the Ohio system, was a consultant and managing director for CoreCivic, formerly know as Corrections Corporation of America, an owner and operator of private prisons and detention facilities.
As head of Ohio’s prison system, Mohr oversaw more than 12,000 employees and close to 50,000 inmates at 28 facilities. The Bureau of Prisons is budgeted for around 37,500 employees, operates 122 facilities and has about 157,000 inmates.
In Ohio, Mohr made reducing the state’s prison population a priority and spearheaded efforts to reduce the number of first-time, nonviolent offenders behind bars. He managed to trim it by about 1,000 inmates in his tenure but, upon his retirement, said he was “extraordinarily disheartened” he couldn’t do more.
Mohr also oversaw 15 executions and dealt with various crises, including the 2013 prison suicide of notorious Cleveland women abductor Ariel Castro; the brief 2014 escape of school shooter T.J. Lane; and the 2017 killing of an inmate in a transport van by another prisoner.
The union representing Ohio’s state prison guards frequently clashed with Mohr, criticizing him and the agency for not doing enough to protect correctional officers and reduce violence.
Carvajal, 54, was appointed director of the federal Bureau of Prisons in February 2020 by then-Attorney General William Barr, just before the COVID-19 pandemic began raging in federal prisons nationwide, leaving tens of thousands of inmates infected with the virus and resulting in 295 deaths.
An agency insider who started as a correctional officer and worked his way up the ranks, Carvajal’s tumultuous tenure as director included a failed response to the pandemic, widespread criminal activity among employees, critically low staffing levels that have hampered responses to emergencies, inmate deaths and dozens of escapes.
Carvajal also oversaw an unprecedented run of federal executions in the waning months of the Trump presidency that were so poorly managed they became virus superspreader events.
The AP’s reporting exposing those problems compelled Congress to investigate and prompted increased calls from lawmakers for Carvajal to resign or be fired by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Carvajal “failed to address the mounting crises in our nation’s federal prison system, including failing to fully implement the landmark First Step Act,” a bipartisan criminal justice measure passed during the Trump administration that was meant to improve prison programs and reduce sentencing disparities.
Garland tasked Deputy Attorney Lisa Monaco with leading the search for Carvajal’s replacement. Officials went far and wide to try to find candidates outside of the typical profile of prior directors, even posting an advertisement on LinkedIn.
While many officials from inside the Bureau of Prisons applied for the post, the Biden administration was looking for someone who was focused on reforming an agency that has had cultural issues for decades.
Monaco personally conducted interviews and met with several of the candidates.
Biden administration officials had discussions about whether to remove Carvajal in spring 2021, after the AP reported that widespread correctional officer vacancies were forcing prisons to expand the use of cooks, teachers, nurses and other workers to guard inmates.
The Bureau of Prisons is the only Justice Department agency whose director isn’t subject to Senate confirmation. Currently, the attorney general can just appoint someone to the position.
A bill introduced in Congress days after Carvajal’s resignation would require Senate confirmation for future bureau directors — putting them under the same level of scrutiny as leaders of the FBI and other federal agencies — but, so far, the measure hasn’t come up for a vote.
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Associated Press reporter Andrew Welsh-Huggins in Columbus, Ohio contributed to this report. __
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Emergency services were called to two fires in Kilmarnock town centre last night.
The first blaze broke out at a building on King Street at 9.30pm.
Police say the second huge blaze, which was first called in at 10.55pm, was outside a building on Sandbed Lane.
Ayrshire Live asked cops today if the incidents were linked and police said that they were keeping an open mind as their investigation progresses.
We told you last night that officers had cordoned off alleyways from King Street, which ran parallel with the scene.
At least three fire appliances turned up at the scene.
Thick acrid smoke could also be seen from miles away and has surrounded town centre shops.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a fire at a property on King Street in Kilmarnock around 9.30pm on Friday, May 20.
“We are also aware of another fire outside a building on Sandbed Lane around 10.55pm.
“Both fires were extinguished and no one was injured.
“Enquiries are ongoing into both incidents and officers are keeping an open mind as these progress.
“Anyone with information can call 101, quoting incident 3875 of 20 May.”
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine's ambassador to neighboring Poland says his nation is grateful for the welcome that Poles have given to millions of Ukrainian refugees, but he hopes the European Union will soon release billions of euros to Poland so that the assistance does not come “at the cost of the Polish people."
Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia said that while there have been no real social tensions in the three months since Ukrainians began crossing into Poland seeking safety, he worries they could appear in the future given the large extent of Polish help.
The government has extended free medical care, education and other social services to the Ukrainians, while more than 80% of them are being housed in private Polish homes. Deshchytsia noted that Russian disinformation efforts online have included spreading the message that Ukrainians are getting better treatment than Poles themselves, and that while these efforts have not found fertile ground yet, he is concerned that problems could arise.
“I’m worried because I don’t know where the limits of this hospitality, of the hospitality of Polish people, are," he said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday. “It's a warm and healthy welcome. But how long they can keep them? And it’s understandable for me, and it’s also understandable for my compatriots. They understand that there are some limits.”
The solution, as he sees it, is for the EU to release billions of euros of a pandemic recovery package. That would also have the benefit of preventing a large wave of Ukrainians getting frustrated in Poland and heading elsewhere in the EU, he argued.
While most of the 27 members of the bloc have gotten their funds aimed at helping countries recover from the economic effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, 36 billion euros earmarked for Poland have been blocked in a dispute over changes to the courts viewed as an erosion of democratic standards.
The main point of contention is a disciplinary chamber at the Supreme Court which has been a way for Poland's ruling conservative authorities to suspend judges whose rulings they don't like. The EU Commission wants the chamber abolished and suspended judges reinstated — something Poland has failed to do. The parliament next week is due to debate proposals to solve the crisis over the chamber.
Deshchytsia said that he wants both sides to seek a compromise, and that he is urging both the EU and Poland to make this happen.
“Poland has proven how effectively they can manage this wave of migrants, how effectively they can manage to use the money of their own budget, and how effectively they can provide assistance to the migrants," he said. "It will help both Ukrainians and Poles living in Poland. And we will get out of the possible tensions."
Deshchytsia estimates that there are now between 3 and 4 million Ukrainians in Poland, of whom some 1.5 million had already been working, studying and living in Poland before Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and the rest have arrived since then. In a country with a population of 38 million people, this means that Ukrainians now make up somewhere around 10% of the population.
How many will stay remains unclear, and will be determined by how long the war goes on.
Poland's Border Guard agency has registered some 3.5 million crossings from Ukraine to Poland since the war began, and more than 1.4 million the other way. Of those who arrive in Poland, some have headed to other countries, but a large percentage have chosen to remain in Poland, where many have friends or family and share cultural and linguistic links with Poles. Many also want to remain close to Ukraine, hoping to return.
The ambassador said he is often asked by Ukrainians if it's OK to return now that Russian forces have been pushed back from the area around Kyiv and some other parts of the country. He has no good answer.
“It’s very difficult to say, should you go back to your home or not, because the situation is not stable yet. So I might encourage you to go to Lviv, which is far from the front line. But in one day Lviv could be bombed as it was two or three days ago, and the rocket might come to your house or your car," he said.
Poland and Ukraine have seen their ties strained in the past due to remaining tensions over ethnic bloodletting in the 20th century. The ambassador says this has “changed dramatically” as the Russian threat has united Poles and Ukrainians.
In one sign of Polish support, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and President Andrzej Duda will intensify their lobbying for the EU to grant Ukraine the status of EU candidate at a June 23–24 summit.
Since the war began, the ambassador says he is often stopped by people on the street who thank him for the Ukrainian resistance to Russia. He says they tell him: “You are fighting for your and our freedom … we will be supporting you as long as needed.” | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Poles-need-EU-funds-as-they-help-Ukrainians-17188934.php | 2022-05-21T11:34:38Z | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Poles-need-EU-funds-as-they-help-Ukrainians-17188934.php | true | 20 |
What are the best workout leggings?
Worn more often than most gym clothes, workout leggings are in closets everywhere. Brands and styles are abundant with multiple features. With so many to choose from, it can be hard to know which ones are the best. From high-waisted options to capris to leggings with pockets, here’s a look at some of the best options on the market.
Gym necessities
If you intend to wear leggings during physical activity, some styles will match up better with your needs than others. For example, workout leggings that are meant specifically for gym activities are made to be tighter and more breathable.
Compression leggings
This style compresses the legs more so than typical leggings. They can be worn as workout pants but are often worn under shorts or workout pants during winter. Compression leggings fit tightly on the body to prevent the fabric from drooping during movement. Both men and women have several comfortable options available.
Men’s Under Armour HeatGear Compression Leggings
This style stretches to fit the body while compressing the muscles. Its fabric is tough but lightweight, making it ideal for workouts. Sold by Amazon
These are mid-rise, tight-fitting compression leggings for women. They are machine-washable and ventilated for breathability. Sold by Amazon
High-waisted yoga pants
As you move through different positions during a workout, clothing moves around on your body as well. High-waisted yoga pants minimize the number of times you have to pull your pants up when doing a downward dog. They sit up higher and hug at the waist, preventing them from slipping. Many pairs will even have a waistband to hold them in place.
These top-of-the-line leggings are designed to cover your core and minimize your worry. They are soft, sweat-wicking and machine washable. Sold by Amazon
With pockets
We all want to carry our phones around everywhere with us, especially on a workout. Some pairs of yoga leggings have pockets that can be useful for holding your keys, gym card and Bluetooth headphones.
Colorfulkoala High-Waisted Leggings
These leggings have a high-waisted tight fit and pockets. They are comfortable, stretch to your body and come in various patterns. Sold by Amazon
Capri
Sometimes it’s too hot to wear full-length leggings outside, which is why you also need capris in your closet. The features on capris are the same as full-length leggings. They can come high-waisted, with pockets and in several different patterns. Capris provide space for fresh air to touch the skin and keep you cool.
These capri leggings are non-see-through with a high waist for tummy control. They have pockets and come in many different colors. Sold by Amazon
Beyond the gym
Workout leggings for the gym are obvious, but there are other things to consider when purchasing them. Sometimes you need to save a bit while still getting fit. Or perhaps you are eco-friendly and want to be sure you’re wearing all sustainable clothing. In either case, you’re covered by the workout legging industry.
Affordable
Working out is great for mental health, but breaking the bank is counterproductive. Affordable leggings are as beneficial to a workout as expensive ones. You can find plenty of pairs you can get the same workout in without hurting your wallet. Plus, if you get workout leggings at a fairer price, you can get twice as many.
Queenieke High-Waisted Yoga Pants
These high-waisted yoga leggings are comfortable and versatile. Wear them to any physical activity, but wash them by hand when dirty. Sold by Amazon
Sustainable
For eco-conscious people, there are sustainable leggings. These come from mindful companies who consider everything from the materials they use to their labor.
These sustainable leggings are good for running, circuit training, yoga or any other workout. They are sweat-wicking, breathable and high-waisted. Sold by Amazon
Stylish
If you want to look good while you do a workout, you may want more variety of patterns. In this case, there are plenty of workout-appropriate leggings. Some have multiple colors, while others have leopard, galaxy and other prints.
G4Free Yoga Pants With Pockets
Designed with a high waist and pockets, these leggings come in various flattering prints and colors, including leopard, marble and tie-dye.
Sold by Amazon
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The Ukraine war can only be resolved through “diplomacy", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday amid a deadlock in negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. “The end will be through diplomacy," he told a Ukrainian television channel. The war “will be bloody, there will be fighting but will only definitively end through diplomacy".
“Discussions between Ukraine and Russia will decidedly take place. Under what format I don’t know – with intermediaries, without them, in a broader group, at presidential level," he said.
“There are things that can only be reached at the negotiating table," he said. “We want everything to return (to as it was before)" but “Russia does not want that", he said, without elaborating.
The results of negotiations, which could have a variety of subjects “according to the timing of the meeting", would have to be “fair" for Ukraine, Zelenskyy stressed. The president spoke of a document about security guarantees for his nation, saying it would be signed by “friends and partners of Ukraine, without Moscow". A bilateral discussion will be held with Russia at the same time, he added.
He also recalled Kyiv’s absolute precondition for continuing talks that Russia does not kill Ukrainian troops who defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Zelensky noted Russian troops “offered the possibility, found a way for these people to come out alive", from Azovstal.
“The most important thing for me is to save the maximum number of people and soldiers."
According to Moscow 2,439 Ukrainians have surrendered at the plant since May 16, the final 500 on Friday. On Tuesday, Kyiv’s lead negotiator Mykhaylo Podolyak said talks with Russia were “on hold" after taking place regularly in the earlier stages of the conflict but without substantial results.
The following day Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Kyiv authorities of not wanting to continue talks to end hostilities. “Talks are indeed not moving forward and we note the complete lack of will of Ukrainian negotiators to continue this process," he said.
The last talks took place on April 22, according to Russian news agencies. After failing to take Kyiv following the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops are now concentrating on the east of the country, where fierce clashes are ongoing.
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Want to avoid a smelly compost in your backyard? This Sioux Falls nonprofit makes it easier.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so goes the saying. To Deidre Appel, that is certainly the case.
“Once you realize your food isn’t garbage at all and that it can be used as a resource...” she said. “The idea that you can make something out of it was really interesting to me.”
Appel is the founder of SoDak Compost, a new Sioux Falls-based nonprofit that does just what the name says: compost.
Appel moved to Sioux Falls from Brooklyn last July. In Brooklyn, she said, there are several composting opportunities, between city programs, farmers markets and curbside collection businesses.
“When I moved here, I was searching for an ongoing initiative, but kept running into dead ends,” Appel said. “So then it became me creating a solution for myself and finding a lot of other people were interested, too.”
What is composting?
Between 30-40% of food that is produced is wasted or ends up in a landfill, and about 33% of what ends up in a landfill is organic, compostable material, according to the USDA.
Instead of decomposing in a landfill, leading to methane and limited space, composting programs create a more sustainable space and functional use of the waste.
With composting, the breakdown of organic material like food scraps results in a more nutrient-rich material that can be used again with soil to grow new plants. Organic material does break down naturally, but composting is a way to speed up the process.
More:Landscape Garden Centers nearly doubles greenhouse size with new Sioux Falls location
How to compost in Sioux Falls
In partnership with IronFox Farms, a new "urban garden" nonprofit, SoDak Compost will pilot a community compost drop-off program starting June 4.
IronFox Farms has a program in place with Eugene Field A+ Elementary school where each third- and fourth-grade class has a garden plot where students learn about growing their own food.
The compost bins from SoDak’s pilot will be set up on the IronFox Farms property, and the compost materials will also be used in the gardens.
"It’s going to be a great partnership,” Appel said. “They’re already doing amazing things, so I’m looking forward to doing this together.”
The six-month pilot will run from June until November. Participants will drop off their food scraps weekly at IronFox, and then in November, they’ll have the chance to take some of the compost back to use in their own gardens.
Interested people can become a pilot participant or donate to the program by visiting SoDak Compost's website.
More:Sioux Falls' locally-owned greenhouses prepare for blossoming spring sales
Future sustainability initiatives
SoDak Compost is still in its infancy as far as resources go, so for now, Appel is limiting the weekly amount of food scraps they can take to 250 pounds. On average, an individual produces about three pounds of food waste, and a household produces about eight or nine.
Appel also said her nonprofit will really depend on community support and involvement, and because interest in the program has already surpassed pilot capacity, Appel is excited for the future of SoDak Compost.
Her goal is to eventually use compost at multiple locations or microsites such as the Sioux Falls community gardens, and there is a big demand for curbside pickup. In the future, Appel hopes to have enough funding to support these projects as well as hire an intern to help.
“There seems to be this movement here to have Sioux Falls become a more sustainable city,” Appel said, “and having these smaller nonprofits can really help the city meet those goals.” | https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2022/05/21/sioux-falls-compost-pilot-program-sustainability-community-composting-gardening/9820867002/ | 2022-05-21T11:47:35Z | https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2022/05/21/sioux-falls-compost-pilot-program-sustainability-community-composting-gardening/9820867002/ | true | 1 |
WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Friday, May 20, 2022
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223 FPUS56 KSEW 211048
ZFPSEW
Zone Forecast Product for Western Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Sunday.
WAZ558-212300-
Seattle and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. North wind to 10 mph increasing
to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. North wind 10 to
15 mph becoming east after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70. Light wind becoming
northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North wind
10 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid
60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Seattle 64 47 70 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ559-212300-
Bremerton and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bremerton and Silverdale
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 40s. North wind 10 to 15 mph
decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Light
wind becoming east to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bremerton 64 44 69 / 10 0 0
$$
WAZ507-212300-
Everett and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville,
and Arlington
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to lower 50s. Northeast
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Light wind
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Edmonds 61 47 67 / 10 0 0
Everett 61 45 67 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ509-212300-
Tacoma Area-
Including the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Sumner
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. North wind
to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50. West wind 10 to
15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Puyallup 66 45 71 / 10 10 0
Tacoma 65 43 71 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ556-212300-
Bellevue and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Issaquah
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. Light wind becoming northwest
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. North wind around
10 mph becoming east to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs near 70. Light wind becoming west to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50. Northwest wind
around 10 mph becoming east to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming southwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower to mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellevue 65 47 71 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ555-212300-
East Puget Sound Lowlands-
Including the cities of Gold Bar, Enumclaw, North Bend,
and Buckley
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light wind
becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after
midnight. Lows in the 40s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming
east after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. West wind to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50. North wind 10 to
15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs near 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gold Bar 65 47 71 / 10 40 0
Enumclaw 63 44 68 / 10 30 0
North Bend 65 45 71 / 10 40 0
$$
WAZ503-212300-
Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. North
wind to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then isolated showers late in the evening. Lows in the
40s. South wind around 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. South wind to 10 mph becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50. South wind 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs near 60. Light wind becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellingham 63 45 65 / 10 10 0
Sumas 66 45 69 / 10 20 0
$$
WAZ506-212300-
Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
and Burlington
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Southwest wind
to 10 mph becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then isolated showers late in the evening. Lows in the
40s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50. West wind 10 to
15 mph becoming south after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs near 60. Light wind becoming
southwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anacortes 60 46 62 / 10 10 0
Mount Vernon 63 46 68 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ001-212300-
San Juan County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound,
and Roche Harbor
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. North wind to
10 mph becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to lower 50s. South wind
around 10 mph becoming southeast to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Southeast wind to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
40s to lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs near 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs near
60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 50.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs near 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Friday Harbor 61 44 61 / 0 0 0
Eastsound 58 47 59 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ510-212300-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Port Townsend and Port Ludlow
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Northwest wind
to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. West wind to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s. Southwest wind to
10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50. West wind
15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows near 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs near
60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs near 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oak Harbor 58 45 62 / 10 0 0
Port Townsend 58 45 61 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ511-212300-
Hood Canal Area-
Including the cities of Hoodsport and Brinnon
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. West wind to 10 mph becoming
north in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated showers late in the
evening. Clear after midnight. Lows in the 40s. North wind 10 to
15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Light
wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 50.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Shelton 65 41 70 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ504-212300-
Southwest Interior-
Including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Centralia,
and Toledo
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s. North wind to 10 mph increasing
to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated showers late in the
evening. Clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west to 10 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70. Light wind becoming
northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows near 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 50.
.FRIDAY...A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Chehalis 66 41 70 / 10 10 0
Olympia 66 40 71 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ512-212300-
Lower Chehalis Valley Area-
Including the city of Montesano
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 60s. Light wind becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows near 40. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. West
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs near 60.
$$
WAZ514-212300-
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-
Including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs near 60. Wind variable to 10 mph becoming
northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs
in the lower to mid 60s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
West wind 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs near 60. Light wind becoming
northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
near 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Port Angeles 60 45 62 / 10 10 0
Sequim 61 46 63 / 10 20 0
$$
WAZ515-212300-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-
Including the cities of Joyce and Clallam Bay
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light wind
becoming variable to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph becoming variable to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Wind
variable to 10 mph increasing to northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. West
wind 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s. Light wind becoming
west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid to upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Sekiu 59 44 60 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ517-212300-
Central Coast-
Including the cities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Westport,
and Ocean Shores
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. North
wind to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs near 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs near 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower
50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs near
60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid to upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hoquiam 60 47 63 / 10 10 0
$$
WAZ516-212300-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Neah Bay, La Push, and Forks
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Light
wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then isolated showers late in the evening. Lows in the
40s. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. West
wind to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s. Light wind becoming
west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs near
60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid to upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Forks 60 41 60 / 10 0 0
$$
WAZ513-212300-
Olympics-
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny until late afternoon then becoming partly sunny.
Scattered showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after
midnight. Snow level near 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Snow level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 7000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
7500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hurricane Ridge 43 35 48 / 20 30 0
$$
WAZ567-212300-
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-
Including the cities of Marblemount and Concrete
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then numerous showers early in the
afternoon. Numerous showers, snow showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet.
Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch likely, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. No snow accumulation.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly
clear after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 6000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 9500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mount Baker 46 35 52 / 70 40 0
$$
WAZ568-212300-
Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-
Including the cities of Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington, and Index
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Numerous showers early in the afternoon. Numerous
showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet. Rainfall amounts a
tenth to a quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts
possible in thunderstorms. No snow accumulation. Afternoon pass
temperatures in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Light wind in the
passes becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, a slight chance
of thunderstorms and scattered snow showers in the evening, then
clear after midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet. North wind in
the passes around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet. Afternoon pass
temperatures in the 50s. Light wind in the passes becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
West wind in the passes around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet. Afternoon
pass temperatures near 50. Light wind in the passes becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 6500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Snow level near 7000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Snoqualmie Pass 51 35 58 / 70 50 0
Stevens Pass 46 33 53 / 70 40 0
$$
WAZ569-212300-
Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-
Including the cities of Randle, Packwood, Ashford, and Morton
348 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then scattered showers
early in the afternoon. Partly sunny with scattered showers, snow
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. Snow level near 5000 feet. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, snow showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after
midnight. Snow level near 5500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 8000 feet.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 6000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 7500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 10000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 10500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 11000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow
level near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level near
6500 feet.
$$
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The Ukrainian forces who made a determined last stand in a Mariupol steel mill against Russian troops were a mixture of seasoned soldiers, border guards, a controversial national guard regiment and volunteers who took up arms in the weeks before Russia’s invasion.
As Russia announced it had completed its takeover of Mariupol with the surrender of the fighters who served as the final obstacle, Ukraine's government did not confirm the city's fall. Earlier in the week, Ukrainian officials said its combantants in the Azovstal steel plant had completed their mission and were being evacuated, describing them as heroes who had fulfilled a grueling task.
Here's a look at these Ukrainian forces, who were taken prisoner by the Russians as they left the plant, and what they accomplished:
WHO WERE THE DEFENDERS OF MARIUPOL?
Russia’s Defense Ministry said a total of 2,439 Ukrainian fighters from the steelworks had surrendered since Monday, including over 500 on Friday, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
The fighters who held out at Azovstal, for much of the nearly three-month siege of Mariupol with Ukrainian civilians who sought safety in the plant's underground bunkers and tunnels, came from a variety of different military and law enforcement units, according to Ukrainian officials.
There was the Azov Regiment, which is part of Ukraine's National Guard; the 36th Special Marine Brigade of Ukraine's Naval Forces and the 12th brigade of the National Guard. Border guards, police officers, and territorial defense squads formed shortly before the war supplemented their ranks.
The bulk of these forces were deployed to defend Mariupol, home to a stategically located port, at the start of the Russian invasion. Marines from the 36th brigade held the port and another large plant in Mariupol for more than a month, until they ran out of supplies and ammunition.
They moved to the Azovstal steel mill to join the Azov Regiment, a national guard unit with roots in the far right, and some of them were captured by the Russians.
WHY DOES RUSSIA LABEL THEM ‘NATIONALISTS’?
In announcing Azovstal's seizure, the Russian Defense Ministry's chief spokesman referred to the Azov Regiment's fighters as Nazis and said their commander was taken away in an armored vehicle because of local residents' alleged hatred of him “for numerous atrocities.”
No evidence has surfaced of the regiment mistreating Ukrainian civilians, hundreds of whom sheltered underground with the fighters. The regiment released several videos taken inside Azovstal that showed their members interacting with the civilians and giving children sweets.
Russian officials and state media repeatedly made negative assertions about the Azov Regiment.
The National Guard unit grew out of a group called the Azov Battalion, formed in 2014 as one of many volunteer brigades that rose to bolster Ukraine’s underfunded and questionably led military in the fight against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
That conflict broke out after massive protests drove Ukraine’s Kremlin-leaning president from office.
The Azov Battalion drew its initial fighters from far-right circles and elicited criticism for some of its tactics. Its current members rejected accusations of nationalism and radicalism. Sviatoslav Palamar, the regiment's deputy commander, said in a recent interview from the steel mill that he preferred the term “patriotism.”
WHAT DID THE DEFENDERS ACCOMPLISH?
As Mariupol became a symbol of the suffering and resistance of Ukrainians after Russia invaded their country, Ukrainian officials repeatedly stressed the role the fighters at Azovstal played in defending the city and stymying Russian progress elsewhere.
“The Ukrainian troops in Mariupol have already performed a feat, drawing the elite forces of the Russian army onto themselves and significantly slowing down the advance of the Russians in the southeast,” Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said.
After the plant's defenders were instructed to end their fight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the move was proper and humane because “Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes to be alive. It’s our principle.”
The ruined seaside city and the outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian fighters whose persistence frustrated Russia's objective to capture Mariupol quickly are now irrevocably etched into Ukrainian history, regardless of the outcome of the war.
The defense of Mariupol "will go down in history as Thermopylae of the 21st century,” Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s president, said as the fighters started leaving the plant. “The Azovstal defenders thwarted the enemy’s plans to seize eastern Ukraine, drew away enormous numbers of enemy forces, and changed the course of the war.”
Thermopylae is widely considered one of history’s most glorious defeats, in which 300 Spartans held off a much larger Persian force in 480 B.C. before finally succumbing. They were killed to a man, including their king.
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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Friday, May 20, 2022
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Zone Forecasts for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington
National Weather Service Portland OR
314 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
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Night, and Monday.
WAZ021-212315-
South Washington Coast-
Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle,
Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment
314 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Patchy morning fog. Partly cloudy until afternoon, then
a 20 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon. Highs 60 to
65. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog late. Lows around 45.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy morning fog. Highs 60 to 65. Light
wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50. Light wind.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 55 to 60. Light wind becoming west
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 45.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 55 to 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 60 to 65.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 60 to
65. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 55 to 60.
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WAZ020-212315-
Willapa Hills-
Including the cities of Willapa, Frances, Elk Mountain,
and Ryderwood
314 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Patchy morning fog. Mostly sunny until afternoon, then
partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers late in the
afternoon. Highs 60 to 65. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Lows 40 to 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 65. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 45. West wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 55 to 60. Light wind becoming west
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 40 to 45.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 55 to 65.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 60 to 65.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs 60 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows 45 to 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 55 to 60.
$$
WAZ040-212315-
South Washington Cascade Foothills-
Including the cities of Toutle, Ariel, Lake Merwin, Yale Lake,
and Cougar
314 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. Highs 60 to 65. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear overnight. Lows
40 to 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy. Highs
65 to 70. Light wind.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy.
Lows 45 to 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 60 to 65. Light wind becoming west
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy.
Lows 40 to 45.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 60 to 65.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs 65 to 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs 55 to 60.
$$
WAZ019-212315-
South Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center,
Mount St. Helens, and Wind River Valley
314 AM PDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet in the afternoon. Light wind
becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Rainfall amounts around a tenth of an
inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Snow
level 6000 feet in the evening. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy. Free
air freezing level 7000 feet rising to 7500 feet in the
afternoon. Light wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy.
Free air freezing level 8000 feet. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph
becoming light after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Free air freezing level 7000 feet. Light
wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 7000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 7000 feet
rising to 8000 feet in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
10000 feet rising to 11000 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 11000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy. Free air freezing level 11000 feet rising to 12000 feet
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level above 8000 feet in the afternoon. Free air
freezing level 11000 feet in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Snow level above 8000 feet decreasing to 7500 feet after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Snow
level 6500 feet.
$$
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President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with another $40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month.
The legislation, which was passed by Congress with bipartisan support, deepens the U.S. commitment to Ukraine at a time of uncertainty about the war's future. Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its offensive on the country's east, but American officials warn of the potential for a prolonged conflict.
The funding is intended to support Ukraine through September, and it dwarfs an earlier emergency measure that provided $13.6 billion.
The new legislation will provide $20 billion in military assistance, ensuring a steady stream of advanced weapons that have been used to blunt Russia's advances. There's also $8 billion in general economic support, $5 billion to address global food shortages that could result from the collapse of Ukrainian agriculture and more than $1 billion to help refugees.
Biden signed the measure under unusual circumstances. Because he's in the middle of a trip to Asia, a U.S. official brought a copy of the bill on a commercial flight to Seoul for the president to sign, according to a White House official.
The logistics reflect a sense of urgency around continuing U.S. support for Ukraine, but also the overlapping international challenges facing Biden. Even as he tries to reorient American foreign policy to confront China, he's continuing to direct resources to the largest conflict in Europe since World War II.
Biden also signed an unrelated measure, one intended to increase access to baby formula at a time when supplies remain scarce in the United States. The legislation will allow government benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — better known as WIC — to be used to buy more types of infant formula. | https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/biden-signs-40b-for-ukraine-assistance-during-asia-trip/2726768/ | 2022-05-21T11:52:35Z | https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/biden-signs-40b-for-ukraine-assistance-during-asia-trip/2726768/ | true | 31 |
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Columbus attorney Christopher Cicero has been accused of divulging confidential information from a prospective client to Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, a move that set into motion the university's scandal.
The allegations stem from Cicero's conversations last year with tattoo parlor owner Edward Rife, according to a complaint released Monday by the Ohio Supreme Court's Disciplinary Counsel.
The
says that while Rife was not Cicero's client at the time of the discussions, a lawyer cannot reveal information learned in a consultation with a prospective client.
Messages left at Cicero's office were not returned. The disciplinary counsel investigates allegations of misconduct among the state's lawyers.
The complaint said Rife met with Cicero on April 2, 2010, the day after federal drug agents raided Rife's home in a marijuana investigation. The agents also seized a large stash of Ohio State memorabilia, including gold pendants, championship rings and jerseys.
Rife knew Cicero through a former business partner, according to the document. Cicero had represented Rife's former partner in several matters, and the acquaintance suggested Rife to go to Cicero for counsel, the disciplinary counsel said.
"During the meeting, Rife expressed his concern that their conversation would remain confidential," the complaint said. "(Cicero) assured Rife that everything Rife told (Cicero) would remain confidential.
The disciplinary counsel said Cicero offered an aggressive strategy, telling Rife that he could have the OSU memorabilia returned within the week and that Rife probably wouldn't get jail time. Cicero said he would represent Rife for $10,000, the charges said.
Rife wanted time to think about it, according to the complaint. He later reached out to several other attorneys, each of whom told Rife that he was looking at prison.
Right after the April 2 meeting, Cicero sent an email to Tressel, "divulging much of the information that Rife had told (him) in confidence," the complaint said. The email discussed the raid, the memorabilia and Rife's past criminal record.
Cicero never told Rife that he sent the e-mail to Tressel, the document said. Rife continued seeking out attorneys and finally chose Stephen Palmer, a Columbus defense lawyer.
On April 15, 2010, Rife and his former business partner went to Cicero's office again, as Rife had second thoughts over hiring Palmer, according to the disciplinary counsel. In the conversation with Cicero, Rife detailed his relationships with Ohio State players, including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, and the items he obtained. The next day, Cicero wrote to Tressel, again without Rife's knowledge.
"He told me that Terrelle gave him some type of MVP trophy -- but I don't know the year," Cicero wrote to Tressel. ". . . He told me he has about 9 rings (from the) Big Ten Championship, among them were [wide receiver DeVier] Posey's, Pryor's, [Ray] Small (no surprise here)."
Later that day, Cicero wrote Tressel again, telling him that the coach must tell the players, including Pryor and Posey, to stay away from Rife, his house and his business.
"He really is a drug dealer," Cicero wrote Tressel about Rife. "And I know Terrelle has his phone number and has called him. All I tell you is factual."
Larry James, the attorney who has represented Pryor and Posey, said he had no comment involving the emails. Attempts to reach Small were unsuccessful.
The complaint alleged that Cicero also urged Rife to fire Palmer, a move Rife did not make. Palmer declined to comment Monday.
Last month, Rife, 31, was charged in U.S. District Court in Columbus with conspiracy to distribute more than 200 pounds of marijuana and money laundering. He has a hearing June 28.
In the weeks since Rife was charged, Tressel resigned. Pryor will skip his senior season, and the football program faces possible NCAA sanctions.
Pryor and four other players had already been suspended by Ohio State and the NCAA for the first five games of the 2011 season for trading memorabilia for tattoos from Rife.
Tressel failed to tell his superiors about the information he learned from Cicero. But then OSU discovered the Cicero emails, leading to Tressel's resignation May 30.
For Cicero, the disciplinary process requires that he respond to the allegations. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline, an independent board appointed by the Supreme Court, will hold a public hearing on the allegations against Cicero later.
Based on the result of the hearing, Cicero could face sanctions if he is found to have committed the misconduct. The sanctions range from a public reprimand to losing his license.
It marks the second time Cicero has faced allegations with the disciplinary counsel. In 1997, his law license was suspended for failing to maintain a respectful attitude toward the courts. The ruling stemmed from a sexual relationship with Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Deborah O'Neill, who assigned him a case on her docket in October 1993.
Records from the disciplinary counsel show Cicero led some attorneys to believe that he had an ongoing sexual relationship with O'Neill while on the case. Cicero claimed that he exaggerated his level of intimacy with the judge and the timing of it. Attempts to reach her have been unsuccessful. | https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/attorney_accused_of_misconduct.html | 2022-05-21T11:52:39Z | https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/06/attorney_accused_of_misconduct.html | true | 1 |
Which men’s Under Armour golf shirt is best?
Golf is a challenging sport, and feeling comfortable when you swing a club is important. The right shirt allows your body to move freely, and looking good is a bonus that comes from wearing a stylish golf shirt.
One of the leading golf shirt brands is Baltimore-based Under Armour. The brand features a full lineup of golf shirts designed for performance, style and functionality. The shirts have a reputation for bold colors and patterns, plus innovative technology that wicks sweat and prevents odor buildup. The best Under Armour golf shirt is the Men’s Playoff 2.0 Golf Polo for its two-way fashion on and off the course.
What to know before you buy a men’s Under Armour golf shirt
Which fit do I need?
Golf shirts have two basic fit patterns. Regular fit shirts are designed for comfort with longer and wider bodies and sleeves. The waist is also wider with little or no taper at the bottom. The armholes are deeper for greater movement. Slim fit shirts have narrow sleeves and bodies, and the waist is tapered. The armholes are tighter, and they are stylish and intended to flatter the physique. Slim fit is worn best by men with narrow shoulders and chests.
Which material is best?
The four primary materials used to make golf shirts each deliver benefits that aid the golfer.
• Cotton pique is what most designer golf polos are made from. They are soft, comfortable, wick sweat and look good both on and off the course.
• Polyester provides a fashionable sheen that looks sporty. Most Under Armour golf shirts are entirely polyester or a polyester blend.
• Elastane and spandex are blended with cotton pique or polyester to improve flexibility. They allow the material to stretch with the natural movement of the body.
Which golf shirt is best for off the course?
Golf shirts are popular in casual business settings, such as work and restaurants. Cotton pique golf polos are designed to be worn both on and off the course. They are rugged and soft, and they don’t look as sleek and athletic as polyester shirts.
What to look for in a quality men’s Under Armour golf shirt
Wicking
Under Armour golf shirts have moisture wicking technology. It draws perspiration away from the skin toward the shirt exterior. Sweat evaporates faster on the surface than when it’s trapped between the skin and shirt. This same design also allows air to flow through, which dries the shirt and keeps you cool.
Anti-odor technology
Under Armour has innovative technology that prevents bacteria from forming from sweat. This prevents your shirt from smelling after a long day on the course. This is a great feature after a round of golf if you plan to grab dinner or visit friends before you can shower.
Flexibility
Most Under Armour golf shirts have four-way designs that allow the material to stretch horizontally and vertically. The shirt moves freely with the body’s motion while walking or swinging.
UV protection
The materials used for golf shirts naturally absorb some level of ultraviolet light. This is added protection for sunny climates, but you should still use sunscreen on exposed skin.
How much you can expect to spend on a men’s Under Armour golf shirt
Under Armour golf shirts are priced between $30-$75. The size and style of the shirt will impact the price. Shirts with elastane for flexibility and a slim fit design run $45-$75, while regular fit shirts are priced from $30-$50.
Men’s Under Armour golf shirt FAQ
How do I find the right size?
A. The right shirt size is based on your respective chest and waist size. Under Armour has an online sizing chart that can help you find the right size.
Do Under Armour golf shirts have special washing instructions?
A. Read the washing instructions on each shirt. Most golf shirts recommend washing the shirt inside-out in cold water without softeners. They should be tumble dried on low and never ironed or dry cleaned.
What are collarless golf shirts?
A. Collarless golf shirts are growing in popularity. They have the same properties as traditional golf polos, but for some golfers, they are more comfortable and cooler since there aren’t collar flaps to trap heat. Under Armour has several collarless styles.
What is the best men’s Under Armour golf shirt to buy?
Top men’s Under Armour golf shirt
Under Armour Men’s Playoff 2.0 Golf Polo
What you need to know: The fashionable design of this shirt makes it a great choice for the golf course, but it also can be worn in business settings.
What you’ll love: The shirt is made from polyester and elastane. Elastane improves flexibility and allows full range of motion, and this shirt has excellent wicking and drying properties. A pull-on closure makes it easy to put on and take off.
What you should consider: Not all sizes are available for the many colors and patterns in this lineup.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top men’s Under Armour golf shirt for the money
Under Armour Men’s Tech Golf Polo
What you need to know: This affordable golf shirt is stylish, soft and breathable. Your golf swing will feel comfortable because you are.
What you’ll love: The shirt is polyester and wicks away sweat and dries quickly on hot days. The textured material has folded seams to reduce chafing. It has a pull-on closure for easy removal, and it features Under Armour’s temperature-based technology.
What you should consider: All sizes are not available in the wide array of colors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Under Armour Men’s Vanish Seamless Blocked Polo
What you need to know: An innovative sew-free construction eliminates chafing and makes this shirt free-flowing and comfortable.
What you’ll love: This knit shirt is soft and designed with mesh ventilation in the areas that need it most. The four-way stretch material moves easily in all directions. It wicks sweat, dries fast and features anti-odor technology.
What you should consider: There were reports that the sizes run slim leading to a tight fit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Raut backs Rahul over 'kerosene' remark against Centre
Raut backs Rahul over 'kerosene' remark against Centre
Mumbai: Supporting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "kerosene" remark targeted at the Modi government, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party has also said the same thing, albeit in different terms. During an event in London, Gandhi on Friday said the BJP has spread kerosene all over the country and only one spark could create a big trouble.
When asked about Gandhi's statement, Raut told reporters here, "What he said is true. We have said the same thing in different words." "It is like strangulating the country's democracy with the help of central probe agencies," the chief spokesperson of the Shiv Sena said. Continuing his attack on the Union government, Raut said, "One can see a campaign against the people who speak against the Union government. It is not good for democracy." "The people in our country are scared and not ready to speak the truth. Anyone who speaks against the Union government faces a series of probes from the central agencies," he said.
Also read: BJP has spread kerosene all over country, one spark can cause big troubles: Rahul
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Like everyone else in the House Republican conference, New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has done her share of inciting white political violence. While the House debated recently additional aid for Ukraine, the No. 3 Republican chose during her allotted time to rail against the president for “the invasion at the southern border.”
That “invasion” plays a small role in the larger story of “the great replacement” feared by right-wingers to such a degree that one of them, Payton Gendron, took matters into his own hands last week and shot to pieces 10 Black people at a supermarket on Buffalo’s eastside.
So it’s with irony, you could say, that Stefanik stood at the podium after the massacre to “take a moment for my home state of New York:"
Our nation is heartbroken and saddened about this horrific loss of life in Buffalo. This was an act of pure evil and the criminal should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
It is not the time to politicize this.
We mourn together as a nation.
Actually, it’s gaslighting.
This is what gaslighting looks like.
The Democrats, she means to say, should not politicize white political violence by seeking political ways of preventing future acts of white political violence after the House GOP spent virtually all its time inciting white political violence, resulting in white political violence.
If they do, she means to say, how will the nation heal?
It’s perfect gaslighting. I have to say.
But don’t fall for it.
***
White-power terrorist has a point?
From NBC News:
Two days after a white gunman opened fire and killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store, teacher Elizabeth Close began her high school ethnic studies class in Austin, Texas, by reminding her students about a new state law that requires her to provide balanced perspectives on 'widely debated and currently controversial issues.'
Close told her students that under the law, one of several recently implemented across the country that limit the ways teachers can discuss racism and current events, she was obligated to inform them that there’s more than one way to view Saturday’s mass shooting.
On one hand, she explained that authorities are investigating the killings as a racially motivated hate crime carried out by an 18-year-old who reportedly wrote of his belief in a conspiracy theory that white Americans are being 'replaced' by people of color through immigration, interracial marriage and integration.
'But I’m also supposed to tell you that that’s just one perspective,' Close recalled telling her students. 'Another perspective is that this young man was out defending the world — or his kind — from being taken over.'
***
“The real issue”
When I write about religion, good or bad, someone somewhere explains “the real issue.” Get rid of religion. Get rid of the issue.
I don’t know what planet these people live on. It’s not Earth. Religion, good or bad, has been part of human affairs since humans organized themselves enough to warrant use of the term “human affairs.”
There once was a certain renegade cache, a certain poise and swagger, to being anti-religious. That fad peaked in the early aughts with the late Christopher Hitchens and his copycats. It wasn’t a set of beliefs, he said. Religion was a mental illness verging on totalitarianism. Standing against religion wasn’t offensive. Hitchens made it seem noble.
This is what people allude to when they explain “the real issue.”
Even if I agreed that religion is the problem, anti-religion isn’t going to solve it. Hitchens never spoke for a majority of people. He knew that. That fact was the reason his atheism got attention at all. It ran against the grain of the majority, especially white evangelical Protestants.
Atheism may be the opposite of theism in the abstract. Not in this world, though. The opposite of conservative religion – especially authoritarian religion, like white evangelicalism – is liberal religion.
Liberal religion makes room for all the other religions. It tolerates other traditions. It makes common cause. God contains multitudes. Liberal religion also wants a wall between church and state, because a state religion is the worst thing a liberal religion would ever face.
It’s conservative religion – especially authoritarian religion, like white evangelicalism – that longs to tear down that wall. It longs to replace moral systems competing for the attention of people who have not yet questioned authoritarian religion. It longs to replace freedom of and from religion with their own view of the “Christian moral order.”
Atheism or agnosticism or “none” can’t fight that.
Liberal religion, whatever that might be, can.
It always has.
***
“Christian moral order”
Jacky Eubanks is running for state representative in Michigan. On Facebook Thursday, she said. “I had the honor of being interviewed by Catholic journalist Michael Voris with Church Militant Church Militant/St. Michael’s Media discussing conservative Catholic values.”
Here’s an edited segment of that interview.
Bottomline: If you have premarital sex, you deserve punishment.
Voris: You're a faithful Catholic, meaning you believe everything the church teaches.
Eubanks: Yes.
Voris: You see that the use of contraception is against natural moral law? It’s destructive? It’s a doorway to abortion?
Eubanks: Yes.
Voris: The left is becoming completely uncorked, losing their minds. They're saying [post-Roe, right-wingers are] coming after your gay marriage next or coming after your birth control after that, and everything else. Well, you know what? Yeah, absolutely.
Eubanks: Yes.
We need to make a plain statement of fact, which is that the reason why the West is great is because Western civilization's underpinning is Christianity.
You cannot have a successful society outside of the Christian moral border.
Things like abortion, and things like gay marriage, are outside of the Christian moral order.
They lead to chaos and destruction and a culture of death, which is what we're seeing today.
We've abandoned the Christian moral order as a nation.
Voris: How do you answer the local press person who might be your age and just sees you as some loony that you want to take away your birth control?
Eubanks: I guess we have to ask ourselves, would that ever come to a vote in the Michigan state legislature and if it should. I guess I would have to say then that [birth control] should not be illegal.
People believe that birth control is better, because you won't get pregnant and you won't need to have an abortion.
But I think that it gives people the false sense of security in believing they can have consequence-free sex.
And that's not true and it's not correct.
Sex ought to be between one man and one woman in the confines of marriage and open to what you open to life. Absolutely.
***
“To sacrifice for us”
Republican Kandiss Taylor is running for Georgia governor:
The First Amendment, which is the right to worship Jesus freely – that’s why we have a country. That’s why we have Georgia.
Our founding fathers came here and destroyed American Indians’ homes. Their land – they took it. Look at what they went through, the Native Americans, to sacrifice for us – to have the freedom we have today. | https://www.rawstory.com/extinguishing-elise-stefanik-s-pernicious-gaslighting-is-only-the-beginning/ | 2022-05-21T11:59:42Z | https://www.rawstory.com/extinguishing-elise-stefanik-s-pernicious-gaslighting-is-only-the-beginning/ | false | 2 |
Australian election: Early vote count indicates close contest
There was no uniform swing in early counting of votes in Australia’s election on Saturday, indicating a close result in a tight race that will decide whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government can defy odds and rule for a fourth three-year term.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party ended the six-week campaign as a favorite to win its first election since 2007. But Morrison defied the opinion polls in 2019 by leading his coalition to a narrow victory.
His coalition holds the narrowest of majorities — 76 seats in the 151-member House of Representatives, where parties need a majority to form a government.
Minor parties and independents appeared to be taking votes from the major parties, which increases the likelihood of a hung parliament and a minority government.
A record proportion of postal votes because of the pandemic, which won't be added to the count until Sunday, adds to the uncertainty in early counting.
As well as campaigning against Labor, Morrison’s conservative Liberal Party is fighting off a new challenge from so-called teal independent candidates to key government lawmakers’ reelection in party strongholds.
One of them is Zali Steggall, who won a seat from the Liberal Party in 2019 when she ousted former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
She appeared likely to retain her Sydney seat by a larger margin.
“The feedback very much was people are really frustrated,” Steggal told Australian Broadcasting Corp. "Cost of living issues but also climate change simply did not feature in the policies and platforms from the major parties.”
The teal independents are marketed as a greener shade than the Liberal Party’s traditional blue color and want stronger government action on reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions than either the government or Labor are proposing.
Both leaders campaigned in Melbourne on Saturday morning before voting in their hometown of Sydney.
Albanese went with his partner Jodie Haydon, his 21-year-old son Nathan Albanese and his cavoodle Toto to vote at the Marrickville Town Hall in his inner-Sydney electorate.
Albanese would not be drawn into saying whether Toto would move into the prime minister’s official residence in Sydney or Canberra if Labor wins.
“We’re not getting ahead of ourselves,” Albanese said. “I’m very positive and hopeful about a good outcome tonight.”
He referred to his humble upbringing as the only child of a single mother who became a disabled pensioner and lived in government housing.
“When you come from where I’ve come from, one of the advantages that you have is that you don’t get ahead of yourself. Everything in life’s a bonus,” Albanese said.
Morrison voted with his wife Jenny at the Lilli Pilli Public School in his southern Sydney electorate.
He later used the rare interception of a suspected asylum seeker boat attempting to enter Australian waters as a reason why voters should reelect his government.
Australian Border Force said in a statement the boat had been intercepted in a “likely attempt to illegally enter Australia from Sri Lanka.”
The Australian policy was to return those on board to their point of departure, the statement said.
Morrison argues Labor would be weaker on preventing people smugglers from trafficking asylum seekers.
"I’ve been here to stop this boat, but in order for me to be there to stop those that may come from here, you need to vote Liberal and Nationals today,” Morrison told reporters, referring to his coalition.
The boat carrying 15 passengers was intercepted near the Australian Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island on Saturday morning, The Weekend Australian newspaper reported.
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Australian waters by boat peaked at over 20,000 in 2013, the year Morrison’s coalition was first elected.
Morrison’s first government role was overseeing a military-led operation that turned back asylum seeker boats and virtually ended the people trafficking trade from Asia.
The first polling stations closed on the country’s east coast at 6 p.m. (0800 GMT). The west coast is two hours behind.
Due to the pandemic, around half of Australia’s 17 million electors have voted early or applied for postal votes, which will likely slow the count.
Voting is compulsory for adult citizens and 92% of registered voters cast ballots at the last election.
Early polling for reasons of travel or work began two weeks ago and the Australian Electoral Commission will continue collecting postal votes for another two weeks.
The government changed regulations on Friday to enable people recently infected with COVID-19 to vote over the phone.
Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said more than 7,000 polling stations opened as planned and on time across Australia despite 15% of polling staff falling sick this week with COVID-19 and flu.
Albanese said he had thought Morrison would have called the election last weekend because Australia’s prime minister is expected at a Tokyo summit on Tuesday with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“If we get a clear outcome today then whoever is prime minister will be on a plane to Tokyo on Monday, which isn’t ideal, I’ve got to say, immediately after a campaign,” Albanese said.
Analysts have said that Morrison left the election until the latest date available to him to give himself more time to reduce Labor’s lead in opinion polls.
At the last election in 2019, the split of votes between the government and Labor was 51.5% to 48.5% — the exact opposite of the result that Australia’s five most prominent polls had predicted. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/australian-election-early-vote-count-indicates-close-contest-101653130440363-amp.html | 2022-05-21T12:01:33Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/australian-election-early-vote-count-indicates-close-contest-101653130440363-amp.html | true | 12 |
Canada has put sanctions on Alexander Lebedev, the former KGB agent who little more than a decade ago bought the Evening Standard and the Independent.
The Russian billionaire was named in a fresh wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime announced on Friday that also included a ban on the import of Russian vodka, diamonds and caviar, according to the Globe and Mail in Canada.
Lebedev, whose links to the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, are well documented, has not been subjected to sanctions by the UK.
The Canadian government said the ban on trade in luxury goods and the addition of 14 oligarchs and associates of the Russian president was aligned with similar measures imposed by allies such as the US and the EU, and would “help to mitigate the potential for Russian oligarchs to circumvent restrictions in other luxury goods markets”.
The sanctions package, announced by Canada’s foreign minister, Melanie Joly, covers goods that were worth $75.7m (£47m) in 2021. It also bans the export of jewellery, art and kitchenware to Russia and restricts the export of “goods that could be used in the production and manufacture of weapons”.
“The Putin regime must, and will, answer for their unjustifiable acts,” Joly said. “Canada, together with our allies, will be relentless in our efforts to maintain pressure on the Russian regime until it is no longer able to wage war. We are unwavering in our support for Ukraine and its people.”
Lebedev finances the Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta. His son Evgeny owns the Evening Standard and the Independent and was appointed to the House of Lords in 2020 despite concerns raised by MI5. He published a statement in the Standard in February in which he pleaded with Putin to end the war.
According to the Globe and Mail, other figures Canada has newly subjected to sanctions include Gleb Frank, a leading Russian fishery company owner; his father Sergei Frank, the former minister of transport and former CEO of Russian shipping firm Sovcomflot; and Sergei Frank’s wife, Ksenia Frank, the daughter of Gennady Timchenko, an oligarch and an associate of Putin.
David Davidovich, a close associate of Roman Abramovich, who has been forced to sell Chelsea after being placed under sanctions in the UK, was also sanctioned.
The fresh wave of sanctions came as talks between G7 countries and Ukraine’s prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, concluded in Germany.
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Meteorologist Maddie Kirker's First Warning Forecast:
Etreme heat to kick off the weekend… It is a very muggy start to our Saturday. Temperatures are already in the 70s and 80s, and it'll only get warmer from here.
Highs will soar during to the upper 90s today, nearly 20 degrees above normal for this of year. This will put us near-record breaking and I expect suspect several records will fall.
Today's heat index values (feels like) will soar to between 100 and 105, although a few hours of 105+ will be possible away from the coast. At least it'll be dry - other than a stray afternoon storm, skies will feature a mix of hazy sun and clouds.
A slow-moving cold front will move in late Sunday and provide us with a big relief as we head into the upcoming work week. We'll stay toasty Sunday, just not as hot as Saturday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Expect scattered showers and storms very late Sunday into Monday with the front likely slowing and stalling leading to continued rain chances Monday through Wednesday. Rain cooled air will move in behind the front and highs will drop to the mid 70s on Monday to the upper 60s by Tuesday | https://www.wtkr.com/weather/todays-forecast/first-warning-forecast-near-record-heat-upper-90s-with-a-heat-index-100-today | 2022-05-21T12:17:42Z | https://www.wtkr.com/weather/todays-forecast/first-warning-forecast-near-record-heat-upper-90s-with-a-heat-index-100-today | false | 1 |
Sindhu upstaged in badminton's Thailand Open
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Bangkok (AFP) – Indian badminton powerhouse P.V. Sindhu toppled out of the Thailand Open Saturday at the hands of Chinese Olympic champion Chen Yufei, who booked herself a finals berth.
Chen, who is third in the world, was dominant in attack during the first game but seventh-ranked Sindhu's bid for a comeback came too little to late -- losing 17-21.
The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist came out firing in the second, racing off to a five-point lead ahead of the interval.
But Chen quickly clawed back and took control of rallies with some stellar smashes and net work, sealing victory 21-16.
Meanwhile, Thailand's eighth-ranked Ratchanok Intanon was unable to capitalise on a home-court advantage in her match against second in the world Tai Tzu-ying.
The Taiwanese 27-year-old polished off the former world champion in a topsy turvy three-match nail biter 10-21, 21-13, 21-19.
In the men's singles the field was depleted of heavyweights earlier in the week when world number one Viktor Axelsen, from Denmark, withdrew over injury concerns and out-of-sorts former world champion Kento Momota crashed out in the first round.
The highest-ranked player, Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, who is sixth in the world, outplayed compatriot 34th-ranked Daren Liew 21-16, 13-21, 21-14.
China's Li Shifeng, who is 49th in the world, scraped into Sunday's final after outmaneuvering Japan's Kodai Naraoka, who is ranked one place ahead, in a 93-minute marathon match 21-19, 16-21, 21-19.
The Thailand Open concludes on Sunday.
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Anthony Blinken tells wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner that securing her release from Russian prison after she was arrested for drugs at Moscow airport is a 'top priority'
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Brittney Griner's wife on Saturday that the release of the WNBA star who has been in custody in Russia for nearly three months for possession of drugs is a top priority for the Biden administration.
The 31-year-old Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport for possession of cannabis-infused vaporizer cartridges that were found in her luggage.
Russian officials said her arrest is based on 'objective facts and evidence'. 'She was caught red-handed while trying to smuggle hash oil. In Russia, this is a crime,' a statement, obtained by CNN, read.
Drug smuggling charges in the country could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The basketball star was in Russia to play for UMMC Yekaterinburg on a reported $1million contract.
The Biden administration says Griner is being wrongfully detained. U.S officials and the WNBA have worked toward her release, without visible progress.
Griner last appeared in court on Friday, where she was told that her pretrial detention would be extended by one month, Griner's lawyer Alexander Boykov told Reuters.
Boykov told the Associated Press that he thinks the relatively short extension indicated the Griner's case could go to trial soon.
In light of the recent events, Blinken told Cherelle Griner on Saturday that the United States is working day and night on the case, which has his full attention.
Lindsay Kawaga, the Mercury star’s agent said in a statement on Friday after the extension was announced that Griner’s team expects the government 'to use all options available to immediately and safely bring Griner home,' AP reported.
Diplomats from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow spoke with Griner on Friday and reported she 'is doing as well as can be expected in these circumstances,' according to State Department spokesman Ned Price, the news outlet reported.
In early May, Griner's case was handed off to the US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA), which negotiates the release of hostages and other Americans deemed wrongfully detained.
The allegations against Griner have not been proven in court, and several public officials, including US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, have accused the Russian government of bringing false charges against Griner and other imprisoned Americans.
Griner pleaded not guilty to the charges in a Moscow court last month.
Russian officials have called out the US, saying state representatives are trying to 'influence justice' by sticking their nose in it.
The charges are serious, based on objective facts and evidence that is available. Attempts by the State Department to cast doubt on the validity of the detention of B. Griner are explained solely by the desire to influence justice by politicizing a generally understandable situation,' the statement reportedly read.
'The final point, in this case, should be made by the court.'
After repeated requests, a State Department official in Moscow was granted consular access to Griner last month and the basketball player, who was the first draft pick for the WNBA, was in 'good condition.'
'We were able to check on her condition, we will continue to work very closely with her legal team, with her broader network, to see to it that she is treated fairly,' a representative said at the time.
'Our official found Brittney Griner to be in good condition and we will continue to do everything we can to see to it that she is treated fairly throughout this ordeal.'
Her only issue was that the prison beds in the jail were reportedly too short for her 6-foot-9 frame.
'The beds in the cell are clearly designed for a shorter person,' activist Ekaterina Kalugina, a member of human rights watchdog Public Monitoring Commission - a semi-official body with access to Russian prisons - told the outlet last week after allegedly visiting the facility where Griner is being held.
Russian officials have also extended her detention until May 19 while they investigate the charges. Law expert Peter Maggs said the Russian government has been known to plant drugs on people 'if the regime wanted to get them in trouble.'
US government officials and Griner's own agency have hesitated to say too much about her situation, perhaps because doing so could give the Russian government more incentive to keep her imprisoned.
Washington and Moscow have kept diplomatic channels open, despite the dire state of bilateral relations since Russia started the invasion with Ukraine on February 24.
Last month, a prison swap took place trading U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed, who had been serving a nine-year sentence in Russia on assault charges, with Russian Pilot, Konstantin Yaroshenko.
Yaroshenko had been serving a 20-year sentence in the United States after being convicted of drug trafficking.
Russia continues to hold Paul Whelan, another U.S. Marine veteran who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage in 2020.
Griner won Olympic gold medals with the US national teams in 2016 and 2021 and is a seven-time All-Star who also plays center for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA but was drawn to the Russian league for the higher salaries. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2606175445231/anthony-blinken-tells-wife-of-wnba-star-brittney-griner-that-securing-her-release-from-russian-prison-after-she-was-arrested-for-drugs-at-moscow-airport-is-a-top-priority | 2022-05-21T12:24:55Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2606175445231/anthony-blinken-tells-wife-of-wnba-star-brittney-griner-that-securing-her-release-from-russian-prison-after-she-was-arrested-for-drugs-at-moscow-airport-is-a-top-priority | true | 1 |
Delays on new passports are set to get worse and thousands could see their holidays put in jeopardy, according to a report.
Leaked Passport Office documents revealed the 500,000 application backlog is growing, morale among staff is a ‘rock-bottom’ and the IT system it relies on is ‘creaking’.
Internal messages obtained by The Times reveal officials know the system is not ‘fit for purpose’ and pressure is expected to get ‘heavier’.
Applications for new passports and renewals should be turned around within 10 weeks but that deadline is being missed for many.
The service is struggling to keep up with a surge in demand which began when Covid-19 travel measures were eased and people started to think about booking holidays again.
It has added to a miserable picture for Brits trying to get away this summer, with airports and airlines also struggling to match demand.
A whistleblower told the paper a new digital passport system rolled out at the start of the pandemic was not functioning properly, leaving civil servants reliant on a hotchpotch of processes.
Staff have complained about being treated like ‘peasants’ and there is said to be widespread acceptance within the organisation that it is in deep trouble.
Boris Johnson has been publicly critical of the office, as well as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, over backlogs.
He reportedly told cabinet colleagues we could ‘privatise the arse’ out of it and that he is ‘horrified’ by its performance.
Asked about the reported comments in an interview with TalkTV, the prime minister said his sole concern was to ‘deliver value and a good service’ to the public.
He refused to rule out privatisation, saying people deserve a ‘cheaper, faster’ passport service.
‘I am not going to rule anything out. I don’t mind whether it is in the public or the private sector,’ he said.
‘What I want is for it to deliver value for money and help people’s costs. If you want to go on holiday with your family it can cost hundreds of pounds to get new passports.
‘You deserve to have a cheaper, faster service.’
A Passport Office spokesperson told The Times that 250,000 passport applications were completed each week and the ‘overwhelming majority’ were turned around within ten weeks.
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Meet Nahuel Molina: The top-scoring defender in Europe linked with Arsenal, Atletico & Juventus
When it comes to naming his childhood hero, Nahuel Molina doesn't hesitate for a second.
"Messi!" he tells GOAL, his eyes immediately lighting up, "because I wasn't a right-back when I was younger.
"I played further forward, out wide, so I loved Messi, and not because I was similar to him or anything, just because he was such a great player, on a whole other level to everyone else!"
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Perfectly understandable, then, that when Molina was called up by Argentina for the first time last year and had "the good fortune" to train and play alongside his idol, he was dumbstruck.
"Like a dream come true," he says, "because I watched him on TV all the time when I was young and was just so inspired by him."
It certainly comes across in his game. Molina is the very epitome of the modern full-back, as comfortable attacking the opposition penalty area as he is defending his own.
"There are so many players in my position that I study, but probably Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James more than most," he reveals. "But, in Serie A, I also really like watching Theo Hernandez and Ivan Perisic.
"There are a lot of great attacking full-backs out there but I really like those four. I watch them to see what I can take from them and put in my own game.
"I'm always thinking what I can do to take another step forward, both offensively and defensively."
Dare we say it, though, the likes of Alexander-Arnold and James might even pick up a thing or two from Molina, at least when it comes to finishing.
After all, the 24-year-old Argentine is poised to end the 2021-22 season as the highest-scoring defender in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues.
Going into the final round of games, he's scored seven times in 34 Serie A outings, wowing all and sundry with his offensive prowess.
Two attributes stand out above all others, though.
Firstly, there's his composure. Take, for example, his goal against Cagliari last month, with Molina chipping goalkeeper Alessio Cragno from all of 30 metres out with jarring nonchalance.
Then, there's the fact that three of his goals have come with his supposedly weaker left foot. Again, we're not talking about hit-and-hope efforts here either.
Just look at the way he coolly swept the ball home from the edge of the area in the 1-1 draw with Roma at the Dacia Arena in March; casual confirmation that he clearly learned a lot during all of those years marvelling at Messi's left peg.
So, with bucaneering full-backs very much en vogue, Molina has inevitably been the subject of incessant transfer talk for months now.
Juventus believe he could be the answer to their search for a successor to Juan Cuadrado.
However, it has been claimed in the Spanish press that Diego Simeone is interested in bringing his compatriot to Atletico Madrid, just a year after signing another Argentine, Rodrigo de Paul, from Udinese.
Molina openly admits that he admires Simeone – "You see the way he is with his team, the relationship he has with his players, it's special."
However, there is also a rumour doing the rounds in Italy that Arsenal will try to negotiate a mutually beneficial transfer that would see Pablo Mari remain at Udinese past the expiration of his loan deal, and Molina move to north London.
The man at the centre of all of the speculation is, naturally, giving little away.
"It's obviously a dream of mine to play for one of Europe's biggest clubs, and it's also been a dream since I was a kid to play in the Champions League," he acknowledges.
"But I'm here at Udinese and we still have one more game to go – a very difficult game too (against relegation-threatened Salernitana on Sunday) – so the transfer speculation is a matter for the club.
"I'm very calm. I'm just happy with how not only my season has gone, but also the team's."
Molina's unwillingness to add fuel to the fire motivated by his gratitude to Udinese for the way in which they have looked after him since his arrival in Italy in 2020.
Back then, he was still coming to terms with the nature of his exit from Boca Juniors.
Having come through the club's academy, his intention had always been to stay at the Bombonera, but no new deal was agreed before he joined Rosario Central during the final year of his Boca contract.
"We didn't have the chance to renew, and that's it," he says matter of factly. "I wanted to sign an extension.
"I had I broken into the first team. I didn't play much, though, just a couple of games, and then I went on loan twice (to Defensa y Justicia, and then Rosario).
“But I obviously wanted to stay at Boca. But we didn't find an agreement and so I ended up at Udinese, which was obviously a pleasure for me."
Indeed, it didn't take him long at all to acclimatise to the Italian game, something he attributes to Udinese – a club renowned for nurturing overseas talent, but South American stars in particular.
"It's obviously no coincidence – they’ve been doing this for years, helping players improve," he enthuses.
"The club does great work with players behind the scenes, particularly new players from outside Italy. As soon as you arrive here, they make you feel comfortable.
“Obviously, I was lucky that when I arrived, there were also other Argentinians, like Rodrigo de Paul and Juan Musso, but I also got on well right away with the rest of the players.
"But it's also about more than that: there's the club itself, the structure, the staff, the way they look after everyone so that every player can produce his best form on the pitch."
He's certainly done that, with Molina earning a call-up for Argentina's 2021 Copa America campaign at the end of his first season in Serie A.
He featured in five games as the Albiceleste triumphed on Brazilian soil, which obviously would have made it a significant enough event in itself, but there was also the added bonus that victory in Rio last July ended Messi's wait for a first major international triumph.
So, how did the great man react? Did Molina see an outpouring of relief more than joy in Messi? Has it changed his whole demeanour?
"Obviously, Leo, and so many others in that squad, had played so many big games over the years with the national teams, and lost some important finals," Molina explains.
"So, it was definitely a bit pleasure for them to win the Copa America, without a doubt.
"But I don't think it has changed Messi. It's not like he's more relaxed now, that the pressure is off or something like that, because he always puts pressure on himself to win.
"That's why he's so good. He always wants to win: every single tournament, every single game, even every single training session!
"It's incredible, but us Argentines are probably all like that – we want to win everything!"
Which obviously begs the question: can the Albiceleste follow up their long overdue Copa success by claiming a first World Cup since 1986 by winning in Qatar later this summer?
"It's difficult," he muses. "It's a World Cup, you know? I really don't know if we can win or not – there are so many strong teams, and little difference between them. So, we'll go game by game, and see what happens.
"But we have a great squad, no doubt. We probably have more than two players for each position. Some of the players that miss out on the squads are incredible.
"So, for this reason, it's just amazing for me to be in the squad right now, and it will be a dream if I make it to the World Cup too."
And for him to lift the trophy alongside Messi would obviously be pretty special...
"That would just make it even better," Molina says, quick as a flash, those eyes lighting back up again. | https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/nahuel-molina-top-scoring-defender-europe-linked-arsenal/blt7d46f449c8178e69 | 2022-05-21T12:32:14Z | https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/nahuel-molina-top-scoring-defender-europe-linked-arsenal/blt7d46f449c8178e69 | true | 9 |
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Children already on other lipid-lowering therapies entered the trial with dangerously high LDL-C (264 mg/dL on average), and 79% saw their LDL-C reduced by at least half at 24 weeks
FDA submission planned by end of 2022
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced positive results from a Phase 3 trial evaluating Evkeeza® (evinacumab) in children aged 5 to 11 with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). The trial met its primary endpoint, showing children who added investigational Evkeeza to other lipid-lowering therapies reduced their low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) by 48% at week 24 on average. Detailed results were presented today at the 5th European Atherosclerosis Society Pediatric Familial Hypercholesterolemia symposium and will form the basis of a regulatory submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year.
"Children living with HoFH have an incredibly rare and severe disease that causes dangerously high LDL-C levels. On current treatment options alone, many patients don't reach their treatment goals, leaving them with an uncertain future," said M. Doortje Reijman, M.D., Research Associate in Pediatric Metabolic Diseases and Nephrology at the Amsterdam University Medical Center, and a trial investigator. "Evinacumab has already demonstrated significant LDL-C reductions in adolescents and adults with HoFH. This latest Phase 3 trial illustrates the potential of this medicine to be a breakthrough HoFH therapy for children as young as 5-years old, helping them control their LDL-C early in the course of their disease."
Despite treatment with other lipid-lowering therapies, children (n=14) entered the trial with an average LDL-C level of 264 mg/dL, more than twice the target (<130 mg/dL) for pediatric patients with HoFH. After 24 weeks of Evkeeza treatment (15 mg/kg every 4 weeks delivered intravenously [IV]), the Phase 3 trial met its primary endpoint with additional results showing:
- 79% of patients reduced their LDL-C by at least half
- An absolute 132 mg/dL reduction in LDL-C from baseline, on average
- Reductions in levels of all lipid endpoint parameters assessed, which were generally observed within the first 8 weeks of treatment. These lipid parameters were apolipoprotein B, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) and total cholesterol.
Evkeeza was generally well-tolerated with all patients completing the trial. The most common adverse events (AEs) were throat pain (oropharyngeal pain, 21%) as well as upper abdominal pain, diarrhea, headache and nasopharyngitis (all 14%). There were 2 severe AEs (aortic stenosis and tonsilitis), both of which were considered unrelated to treatment.
Evkeeza is the first ANGPTL3-targeted (angiopoietin-like 3-targeted) therapy approved by the FDA (as evinacumab-dgnb) and European Commission as an adjunct therapy for certain patients aged 12 years and older with HoFH.
The potential use of Evkeeza in HoFH patients aged 5 to 11 years is currently under clinical development, and its safety and efficacy have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority.
About HoFH
HoFH is an ultra-rare inherited condition, and the most severe form of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The disease affects 1 in 160,000 to 300,000 people worldwide and approximately 1,300 in the U.S. HoFH occurs when two copies of the FH-causing genes are inherited, one from each parent, resulting in dangerously high levels (>400 mg/dL) of LDL-C, or bad cholesterol. Those living with HoFH are at risk for premature atherosclerotic disease and life-threatening cardiac events as early as their teen years.
About the trial
The Phase 3 data are the Part B portion of a three-part, single-arm, open-label trial evaluating Evkeeza in pediatric patients with HoFH aged 5 to 11 years. In Part B, 14 patients were enrolled with an average age of 9 years. Among them, 86% were on statins, 93% were on ezetimibe, 50% were on LDL apheresis and 14% were on lomitapide.
During the 24-week treatment period, patients received Evkeeza 15 mg/kg every four weeks via IV alongside their lipid-lowering treatment regimen. The primary endpoint was change in LDL-C at week 24. Secondary endpoints included the effect of Evkeeza on other lipid parameters, efficacy by mutation status, safety and tolerability, immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics (PK).
Part A was a Phase 1b trial designed to assess the PK, safety and tolerability of Evkeeza. Patients who completed Part A or B were allowed to continue treatment in Part C, an ongoing Phase 3 extension trial. Parts A, B and C were not designed to evaluate the effect of Evkeeza on cardiovascular events.
About Evkeeza® (evinacumab)
Evkeeza was invented using Regeneron's VelocImmune® technology and is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to and blocks the function of ANGPTL3, a protein that inhibits lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and endothelial lipase (EL) and regulates circulating lipids, including LDL-C.
Regeneron scientists discovered the angiopoietin gene family more than two decades ago (see publications from 1996, 1997 and 1999). Human genetics research published in New England Journal of Medicine in 2017 by scientists from the Regeneron Genetics Center® found that patients whose ANGPTL3 gene did not function properly (called a "loss-of function mutation") have significantly lower levels of key blood lipids, including LDL-C, and that this is associated with a significantly lower risk of coronary artery disease.
The generic name for Evkeeza in its approved U.S. indications is evinacumab-dgnb, with dgnb the suffix designated in accordance with Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products Guidance for Industry issued by the U.S. FDA. The safety and effectiveness of Evkeeza have not been established in patients with other causes of hypercholesterolemia, including those with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). The effect of Evkeeza on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been determined.
Regeneron is responsible for the development and distribution of Evkeeza in the U.S. and is collaborating with Ultragenyx to clinically develop, commercialize and distribute Evkeeza outside of the U.S.
About Regeneron's VelocImmune Technology
Regeneron's VelocImmune technology utilizes a proprietary genetically engineered mouse platform endowed with a genetically humanized immune system to produce optimized fully human antibodies. When Regeneron's President and Chief Scientific Officer George D. Yancopoulos was a graduate student with his mentor Frederick W. Alt in 1985, they were the first to envision making such a genetically humanized mouse, and Regeneron has spent decades inventing and developing VelocImmune and related VelociSuite® technologies. Dr. Yancopoulos and his team have used VelocImmune technology to create approximately one in five of all original, FDA-approved fully human monoclonal antibodies currently available. This includes Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb), REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab), Dupixent® (dupilumab), Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc), Praluent® (alirocumab), Kevzara® (sarilumab) and Inmazeb™ (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn).
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR EVKEEZA® (evinacumab-dgnb) INJECTION
Who should not use EVKEEZA?
Do not use EVKEEZA if you are allergic to evinacumab-dgnb or to any of the ingredients in EVKEEZA.
Before receiving EVKEEZA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. EVKEEZA may harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while using EVKEEZA. People who are able to become pregnant:
- Your healthcare provider may do a pregnancy test before you start treatment with EVKEEZA
- You should use an effective method of birth control during treatment and for at least 5 months after the last dose of EVKEEZA. Talk with your healthcare provider about birth control methods that you can use during this time.
- Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if EVKEEZA passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive EVKEEZA or breastfeed.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
What are the possible side effects of EVKEEZA?
EVKEEZA can cause serious side effects, including:
Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity), including a severe reaction known as anaphylaxis. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms: swelling (mainly of the lips, tongue or throat which makes it difficult to swallow or breathe), breathing problems or wheezing, feeling dizzy or fainting, rash, hives, and itching.
The most common side effects of EVKEEZA include symptoms of the common cold, flu-like symptoms, dizziness, pain in legs or arms, nausea, and decreased energy.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of EVKEEZA. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite technologies, such as VelocImmune, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For additional information about the company, please visit www.regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
Regeneron Forward-Looking Statements and Use of Digital Media
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties relating to future events and the future performance of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Regeneron" or the "Company"), and actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "estimate," variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements concern, and these risks and uncertainties include, among others, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic) on Regeneron's business and its employees, collaborators, and suppliers and other third parties on which Regeneron relies, Regeneron's and its collaborators' ability to continue to conduct research and clinical programs, Regeneron's ability to manage its supply chain, net product sales of products marketed or otherwise commercialized by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Products"), and the global economy; the nature, timing, and possible success and therapeutic applications of Regeneron's Products and product candidates being developed by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees (collectively, "Regeneron's Product Candidates") and research and clinical programs now underway or planned, including without limitation Evkeeza® (evinacumab); the likelihood, timing, and scope of possible regulatory approval and commercial launch of Regeneron's Product Candidates and new indications for Regeneron's Products, such as Evkeeza for the treatment of children aged 5 to 11 with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; uncertainty of the utilization, market acceptance, and commercial success of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates and the impact of studies (whether conducted by Regeneron or others and whether mandated or voluntary), including the study discussed in this press release, on any of the foregoing or any potential regulatory approval of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates (such as Evkeeza); the ability of Regeneron's collaborators, licensees, suppliers, or other third parties (as applicable) to perform manufacturing, filling, finishing, packaging, labeling, distribution, and other steps related to Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the ability of Regeneron to manage supply chains for multiple products and product candidates; safety issues resulting from the administration of Regeneron's Products (such as Evkeeza) and Regeneron's Product Candidates in patients, including serious complications or side effects in connection with the use of Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates in clinical trials; determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates, including without limitation Evkeeza; ongoing regulatory obligations and oversight impacting Regeneron's Products, research and clinical programs, and business, including those relating to patient privacy; the availability and extent of reimbursement of Regeneron's Products from third-party payers, including private payer healthcare and insurance programs, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid; coverage and reimbursement determinations by such payers and new policies and procedures adopted by such payers; competing drugs and product candidates that may be superior to, or more cost effective than, Regeneron's Products and Regeneron's Product Candidates; the extent to which the results from the research and development programs conducted by Regeneron and/or its collaborators or licensees may be replicated in other studies and/or lead to advancement of product candidates to clinical trials, therapeutic applications, or regulatory approval; unanticipated expenses; the costs of developing, producing, and selling products; the ability of Regeneron to meet any of its financial projections or guidance and changes to the assumptions underlying those projections or guidance; the potential for any license, collaboration, or supply agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with Sanofi, Bayer, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (or their respective affiliated companies, as applicable) to be cancelled or terminated; and risks associated with intellectual property of other parties and pending or future litigation relating thereto (including without limitation the patent litigation and other related proceedings relating to EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection, Dupixent® (dupilumab), Praluent® (alirocumab), and REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab)), other litigation and other proceedings and government investigations relating to the Company and/or its operations, the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings and investigations, and the impact any of the foregoing may have on Regeneron's business, prospects, operating results, and financial condition. A more complete description of these and other material risks can be found in Regeneron's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022. Any forward-looking statements are made based on management's current beliefs and judgment, and the reader is cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements made by Regeneron. Regeneron does not undertake any obligation to update (publicly or otherwise) any forward-looking statement, including without limitation any financial projection or guidance, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Regeneron uses its media and investor relations website and social media outlets to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Regeneron is routinely posted and is accessible on Regeneron's media and investor relations website (http://newsroom.regeneron.com) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/regeneron).
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New Delhi: Google has announced to display warning notifications in its Chat application to protect users from hackers and phishing attacks.
"In Google Chat, you'll see banners warning against potential phishing and malware messages coming from users with personal Google Accounts," the company said in a statement.
"These warning banners, which are already available in Gmail and Google Drive, help protect users against malicious actors, keeping data safe," it added.
Google Chat recently replaced Hangouts.
In Gmail, warning banners are displayed when responding to emails sent from outside of your organisation.
"Now, Android warning banners are also displayed as you add new external recipients. Admins can turn these specific warning labels on or off for their organisation," the company informed.
The new feature, rolling out over the next couple of weeks, will be available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers, along with users with personal Google accounts.
The tech giant, during its latest 2022 I/O developer conference, announced several security measures to boost user safety, including warnings against potential security issues and recommendations to fix them.
Google introduced privacy measures to help users gain more control over how their data is used by its applications.
The company also released the second Beta of its Android 13 operating system that offers a slew of new features and user controls, along with updates to privacy and security.
In Android 13, apps must get your permission before sending you notifications.
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DAZN will have its next boxing event on Saturday, May 21st. The O2 Arena in Greenwich, London will host the card. There will be a nine-bout card that will feature four title fights. One of the title fights will see Chantelle Cameron taking on Victoria Noelia Bustos for the WBC and IBF world women’s super lightweight titles. This match is the co-main event and will be the second to last fight of the night.
How to watch Chantelle Cameron vs. Victoria Noelia Bustos
The main card is expected to start at 2 p.m. ET. The ringwalks for the main event are tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. Since this fight comes before the main event, look for it to start roughly around 4:30 p.m. ET.
In order to live stream the fight, you’ll need a subscription to DAZN. You can get a monthly subscription for $19.99 or an annual subscription for $99.99. Once you’ve got a subscription, you’ll be able to stream the fight on any of the DAZN apps available for Google Play, iOS, or your gaming and tablet devices.
Fighter history
Cameron enters this fight with an undefeated 15-0 record with eight knockouts to her credit. Her last fight went the distance as she picked up the unanimous decision win against Mary McGee in October of 2021. She is the heavy favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook with -3000 odds.
Bustos heads into this match with a 23-6 record. She last lost in November of 2019 and has won her last four fights. She is fighting on short notice as her last bout was in March of this year. Bustos won by majority decision against Erica Alvarez. She is a large underdog with +1100 odds.
Full card for Chantelle Cameron vs. Victoria Noelia Bustos
- Main event: Joshua Buatsi vs. Craig Richards, 12 rounds, light heavyweight
- Chantelle Cameron vs. Victoria Noelia Bustos, 10 rounds, for WBC and IBF women’s junior welterweight titles
- Alen Babic vs. Adam Balski, 12 rounds, heavyweight, WBC silver bridgerweight title
- Robbie Davies Jr. vs. Javier Molina, 10 rounds, WBA continental super lightweight title
- Ellie Scotney vs. Maria Cecilia Roman, 10 rounds, WBA intercontinental women’s super bantamweight title
- Cheavon Clarke vs. Piotr Podlucki, 6 rounds, cruiserweight
- John Hedges vs. Robert Baltaru, 6 rounds, light heavyweight
- Shiloh Defreitas vs. Iliyan Markov, 4 rounds, welterweight
- Cyrus Pattinson vs. Dimitri Trenel, 8 rounds, super welterweight
Odds
Moneyline
Cameron: -3000
Bustos: +1100
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 43-year-old Cleveland man has been charged with aggravated murder in the death of his daughters' live-in boyfriend.
William Hawkins was charged Friday in Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court, according to the Cleveland Police Department.
Police were called to Hawkins' house in the 6700 block of Hosmer Avenue about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Hawkins and James Burns Jr., 31, got into a argument at the home. The argument then turned physical and Burns was shot several times in the torso. EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.
Hawkins is currently being held at the Justice Center. He is scheduled to appear in court 8:30 a.m. today. | https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/01/cleveland_man_charged_in_death.html | 2022-05-21T12:41:21Z | https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2011/01/cleveland_man_charged_in_death.html | true | null |
Rick Bowness will not return as head coach of the Dallas Stars after nearly three seasons in which he led them to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final and the playoffs again this year.
While Bowness was not under contract past this season, the 67-year-old coach said in a statement released by the team Friday that he was stepping away to “allow the organization the opportunity to pursue a different direction at the head coaching position.” The move doesn’t necessarily mean Bowness is done coaching.
General manager Jim Nill said assistant coaches John Stevens, Derek Laxdal and Todd Nelson also would not return.
Bowness has been on an NHL bench for a record 2,562 regular-season games as a head coach or an assistant over nearly four decades. He was 89-62-25 as head coach in Dallas, where he was a second-year assistant before being named interim head coach in December 2019 after Jim Montgomery was fired for off-ice issues.
After the Stars made the Stanley Cup Final in that pandemic-altered 2019-20 season, the interim tag was removed and Bowness got a two-year contract.
“Rick is one of the most respected and beloved individuals to have ever coached in the NHL,” Nill said. “His dedication and commitment to the game, and the impact that he’s made on countless players, coaches and support staff throughout his five decades in the league is unmatched. He has dedicated his life to our game, and we are honored to say that the Dallas Stars are part of his legacy.”
A hockey lifer, Bowness said after the season ended with an overtime loss in Game 7 of the first-round series at favored Calgary that he still has the passion to keep coaching. He said he would have opportunities to coach if he wanted them.
“I’ll have options, let’s put it that way. If I want them, the options will be there. I’m confident in that,” Bowness said during a season-ending media availability Tuesday. “You guys, you don’t know yet, you’re going to miss me when I’m gone.”
Bowness’ stint as the Stars interim head coach included the 4 1/2-month pause in the season because of the pandemic and two months in a postseason bubble in Canada. There was then a shortened, 56-game season last year when the Stars had an NHL-high 14 losses after regulation and missed the playoffs.
“When he was called upon to lead our team a few seasons ago, he stepped into the role seamlessly and helped guide our team through unprecedented global events that affected our players and staff both on and off the ice,” said Nill, who has one year left on his contract.
Dallas went into this year’s playoffs as a wildcard team, but its 98 points were a total the team had reached only once the previous 14 seasons.
Scotty Bowman and Pat Quinn, both members of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and Bowness are the only other head coaches with games in five different decades. Bowness did so with Winnipeg (1989), Boston (1991-92), Ottawa (1992-96), the New York Islanders (1996-98), Phoenix (2004) and Dallas (2019-22). He also was an assistant for Vancouver and Tampa Bay.
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OPD investigating homicide incident after late night shooting
Published: May. 21, 2022 at 7:32 AM CDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - The Owensboro Police Department is investigating a homicide after responding to a shooting Friday night.
They say it happened around 10:10 p.m. on the 3600 block of Arlington Drive.
According to a press release, when officers arrived on scene they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds.
OPD says the man was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Detectives responded and are currently investigating.
They are asking anyone with any information about the incident to call the police department at 270-687-8888 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 270-687-8484.
We will update this story once we learn more.
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Aston Martin has hit back at Red Bull in Formula One's latest copying row, with the team's technical director Andrew Green saying he is "disappointed" by comments made by Red Bull team principal Christian Horner in the media.
Aston Martin has brought a significant update to its car at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix which closely resembles the sidepod, floor and engine cover designs of the front-running Red Bull RB18.
Aston Martin hopes the new parts, which it claims have been in development since last year, will move it up the grid after the team made a slow start to the season with its original take on F1's new technical regulations.
Formula One's governing body, the FIA, launched an investigation into the similarities between the two cars earlier this week, but found no evidence of reverse engineering or an illegal transfer of intellectual property (IP) from Red Bull to Aston Martin.
Nevertheless, Red Bull has said it will conduct an internal investigation into the possibility of IP leaving its team illegally after a number of former employees moved to Aston Martin at the end of last year.
"We will have an internal investigation," Horner told Sky Sports on Friday. "We have got our own software protections, we know exactly what software is looked at and where that software is controlled.
"But it is the job of the regulator, the FIA, because they have the access, and we rely very much on them to ensure that there is no transfer of IP and there has been no abuse of that. So it's very much their job to police that."
He added: "I'm not going to disclose exactly where we are with certain individuals. It would be a criminal offence because IP is a team's lifeblood, it's what we invest millions of pounds into it. You wouldn't want to see that turn up in a rival's organisation. Otherwise, we may as well franchise it and be able to sell aerodynamics."
Speaking on Saturday morning, Aston Martin technical director Andrew Green said he was "disappointed" by Red Bull's reaction and claimed any suggestion that his team had acted illegally or against the regulations was incorrect.
"I don't know what these accusations are that Red Bull are flinging about," he said. "All I can see is at no stage did we ever receive any data from any team, from anyone. The FIA came in and did a thorough investigation, examined all the data, the history of the car, they interviewed all the people involved and concluded there was completely independent development, you're talking about potential employees.
"This car was conceived in the middle of last year as a dual route with the launch car, the majority of the releases were made before anybody, from Red Bull, even turned up. I think the accusations are very wide of the mark."
Green said he was surprised when he first saw Red Bull's design in pre-season testing, claiming Aston Martin had already arrived at a similar solution.
"If you look at the development of the car that is sitting out there right now you'll see that this all happened towards the end of last year before we'd seen anybody. We were on a dual path, and it came as a shock but also a surprise that Red Bull came out with a similar concept as well, but I think that just reinforced our feeling at the time that of the two paths we had open to us we'd gone the wrong way, and I think that was confirmation of that." | https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/33956474/aston-martin-counters-copying-allegations-says-disappointed-red-bull | 2022-05-21T12:51:05Z | https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/33956474/aston-martin-counters-copying-allegations-says-disappointed-red-bull | true | 1 |
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Wordle is an exciting and the most popular word-guessing game, and its new word of the day for today, May 21 is out.
The New York Times-owned game ignites players’ minds to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. With the help of colour-coded hints, it tells people about the presence or absence of a letter or alphabet in the guessing game.
Typically, Wordle sets common five-letter words that players can guess in the first few trials. Sometimes, the game throws a curveball, and players end up searching for the word, and fails.
The Wordle game allows users to share their scores on social media platforms like Twitter and WhatsApp. If you’re struggling with today’s (May 21) Wordle 335 of the day, the team of Northeast Now is here to help.
We reveal the answer, so that you don’t miss your last chance. We don’t want to spoil the excitement of the Wordle game.
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Wordle Word 336 Hints And Answer Today, May 21 :
- The word has 1 vowel
- It ends with ‘P’
- No letter repeats
- It’s both a noun and a verb
- The vowel is the fourth letter
- The solution to Wordle 336 is ‘SCRAP’.
Wordle Word 336 Answer for Past Week :
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The Wordle answer for May 20 was GAMER, and the Wordle answer for May 19 was GLASS. The Wordle answer for May 18 was SCOUR, and the Wordle answer for May 17 was BEING.
Last week, the Wordle answer for May 16 was DELVE. Last week, the Wordle 329 answer for May 14 was METAL, and the answer for the day before that was TIPSY. The Wordle answer for Wordle 327 was SLUNG, while the Wordle word for edition 326 was FARCE.
The Wordle 325 was GECKO, and the answer for Wordle 323 was CANNY. Wordle 322 answer for May 7 was MIDST, and the Wordle answer for May 6, Wordle 321, was BADGE. The Wordle 320 word of the day for May 5 was HOMER. For Wordle 319, the word was TRAIN, and the Wordle answer of the day for May 3 for Wordle 318 was HAIRY.
The correct guess of the Wordle word will mark a particular block with the single letter as ‘green.’ If the secret word has the letter ‘R’ in it, but your chosen word places the letter in the wrong block, it will be shown in yellow. If the block remains grey, it means the letter is not in any spot. Each day, Wordle will choose a new word of the day, so in other words, the secret word keeps changing.
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Kerala actress abduction case: Police record bishop's statement
A bishop's statement has been recorded in connection with the 2017 actress abduction case, in which actor Dileep is eighth accused, sources said on Saturday
A bishop's statement has been recorded in connection with the 2017 actress abduction case, in which actor Dileep is eighth accused, sources said on Saturday.
Neyattinkara bishop Vincent Samuel, who was ducking the media till now, is understood to have appeared before the Crime Branch earlier this week and recorded his statement at an undisclosed location in Kottayam.
The bishop's name first surfaced this January and it was said that he was instrumental in Dileep getting a bail, the actor's former friend and director Balachandrakumar revealed last December.
Apart from the role played by the bishop, Balachandrakumar also alleged that Dileep had conspired to do away with the police officials probing the case.
Distancing itself from the case, the Neyattinkara diocese stated that the bishop had no connections with neither the actor nor Balachandrakumar.
However, when the police team probing the new case registered based on Balachandrakumar's statement progressed, Dileep and his close associates sought anticipatory bail, which they got after prolonged hearings.
It was against this backdrop that the bishop was called to give his statement and according to sources, the bishop said he knew Balachandrakumar, but denied any role in Dileep getting the Dileep.
Now with contradicting statements by the bishop, the two cases that the actor is entangled in and the probe in both the cases reaching its last leg, all eyes are on the probe report, as the Crime Branch has already sought cancellation of his bail, which will come up before the court later this month.
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Keep all your customers
What you need to know:
Customer experience is a significant pillar of business growth
Customer experience is set to be the number one business differentiator in 2022 and beyond. This remains true for both the large corporates, suburb supermarket and even the clinic next door. Customer experience is a significant pillar of business growth.
Now let us look at a few simple yet important reasons why a customer will leave your business.
•Lack of efficiency – All customers want their time to be valued.
This can range from the time it takes in a hospital queue, waiting in a saloon or to get a loan from the bank. Automation and technology have made our patience levels grow very thin. Even when you click a computer button and the response is delayed for a micro second, you almost blow a fuse. We now want instant everything including the boda boda rider you sent to pick something from the market.
Your business had better have all processes aligned so that the end user is pleased with the wait time and quality of the product or service. Innovation and technology would be a great solution for this. Chat bots and face to face video support options are becoming a popular option.
•Lack of appreciation or friendly service: Customers want a personalised service. They want to feel that their case is important and want to be treated like a person, not a number. This is where the human touch comes in, the smile, the interest in the customer, the extra mile. If your business is not yet at a place to afford all the advanced technologies, utilise the soft skills and human interaction to keep your customers. I recall a great experience at a home stay place in Fort Portal. It was a rainy day as we came back from our tour and this young receptionist came to pick us with umbrellas as soon as she saw the car approach.
What a beautiful gesture, small but made us feel special. Sometimes it’s the small things that matter. A call back, a thank you note, offer to escort you to the car, willingness to make the customer feel important in any way.
•Convenience and ease of payment: Related to earlier points, everyone wants it easy to reach you and pay you. Your business needs to be available on all social media platforms, should be able to deliver anywhere at the customer’s beacon and call. Fortunately, mobile money and delivery companies have made it easy for us. My thoughts are that we might soon be too lazy to go to the ATM or Mobile Money agent and might want money to magically come out of the phone. Maybe even the food might…..who knows where this technology will take us. The customer now wants everything at the click of a button without moving an inch. If your business can’t do that, you had better be spending sleepless nights in the innovation hub.
•Customer given unreasonable expectation or lied to: This is one of those areas where the sales team and the rest of the internal departments are not aligned. There are several examples where a salesman told a customer he would get a loan in two days. Two weeks down the road the loan is not yet given and the cat and mouse game has been on for a week. Phones are not picked, emails go unanswered.
In the meantime the customer had promised to make payment say for a piece of land or worse still has a patient in hospital. The chain of pressure from the customer to the salesperson and back is at unprecedented levels.
What about online purchases, where you order a dress which is your size but by the time it gets to you it has shrunk four sizes smaller or have you grown four sizes bigger in the seven days? What about service providers, simple things like delivering food at a wedding reception at 4pm instead of the agreed 2pm and guests have to go through a gruesome pes. What about all the flashy adverts that can’t seem to leave you alone? Will they deliver exactly as they say? The list is endless but once you have lied to me once, you won’t catch me again!
Always aim at exceeding the customers expectation as much as you can. It is always wiser to have an allowance of time to take care of any setbacks.
•Unresolved customer complaints: When running a business, feedback from your customers is critical and some of it will come as complaints. Some interesting statistics show 83 per cent of customers agree that they feel more loyal to companies that respond and resolve their complaints (Khoros). Complaints can range from simple and easy to resolve like a wrong order of food at a restaurant to wrong medical diagnosis and medication. All forms of complaints can create huge reputational damage if not handled with efficiency and care.
It is therefore of utmost importance that you keep track of customer complaints and how quickly you are resolving them. Maybe you could have found the answer to the customers that have left you or are planning on leaving. The reasons for leaving one business or brand are as many and as broad depending on where you are on the hierarchy of needs (Maslow). For those towards self-actualisation, brand image, global presence, personalisation, unique experiences, and social responsibility might determine which company or business they want to associate with. For the colleagues still at the bottom of the pyramid where phycological needs like finding food are most important, dare not touch their cassava portions or price! Take baby steps but always ensure every customer who walks into your doors or business stall is kept for the long haul and refers customers to you.
Babra Mehangye Kahima, Customer experience enthusiast | https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/letters/keep-all-your-customers-3822490 | 2022-05-21T12:56:14Z | https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/letters/keep-all-your-customers-3822490 | true | 1 |
Sky Bet League One
Louis Saha sends message to Sunderland ahead of play-off final
Sunderland head to Wembley today for the final game of their season which is their play-off final against Wycombe Wanderers.
Wycombe will be looking to return to the Championship on the first time of asking whilst the Black Cats are hoping it will be their turn after four years in League One and a play-off final loss against Charlton Athletic in 2019.
Sunderland have plenty of support going into the game from both fans and former players and staff and Louis Saha is the latest to back his former club.
Despite not spending much time with the club, Saha remembers his time at Sunderland as a good one.
The striker was at the club towards the end of his career for only six months having his contract terminated on Deadline day in January 2013.
He made only 11 appearances for the club under the management of Martin O’Neill and failed to find the net which led to his departure, though it seems he still wants the club to be successful going forward.
Looking ahead to the play-off final, the Black Cat was quoted by the Chronicle as saying: “I’d love them to go up. I only spent six months there but it’s not right for the Football League to have such a big club in this division.
“They need to be back in the Premier League, but it’s getting tougher and tougher. I wish him the best for the game.
“I can’t tell you how appreciative I am of the fans in Sunderland. This city is amazing and so is the way they love football. I wish them all the best.”
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Despite not spending much time with Sunderland, Saha clearly has good memories of his time with the Black Cats and that is shown in his support for the club this weekend.
It’s sure to be a hard game for Sunderland especially as Wycombe made it hard for MK Dons across the two legs of their semi-final.
However, as Saha points out, this level is only getting tougher and therefore both teams will be hoping to get out as soon as they can.
The Black Cats have now spent four years in League One so they’ll be aware about the change in standard which will only rise the longer they are in the league. | https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/louis-saha-sends-message-to-sunderland-ahead-of-play-off-final/ | 2022-05-21T12:56:41Z | https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/louis-saha-sends-message-to-sunderland-ahead-of-play-off-final/ | true | 1 |
Effective: 2022-05-18 14:49:00 CDT Expires: 2022-05-18 15:30:00 CDT Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Observed Instruction: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Target Area: Becker; Clearwater; Mahnomen; Norman; Polk The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northeastern Norman County in northwestern Minnesota Southeastern Polk County in northwestern Minnesota Mahnomen County in northwestern Minnesota Northeastern Becker County in northwestern Minnesota Southern Clearwater County in northwestern Minnesota * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 248 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northwestern White Earth Nation, or 37 miles north of Detroit Lakes, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include Fosston, Bagley, Mahnomen, McIntosh, Bad Medicine Lake, Island Lake in Mahnomen County and Waubun. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2606117930856/flood-warning-issued-for-ransom-by-nws | 2022-05-21T13:02:47Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2606117930856/flood-warning-issued-for-ransom-by-nws | false | 44 |
To the Editor:
Have you decided who you will vote for in the statewide primary June 14th? Pickens County Council District 2 and State House of Representatives Districts 1, 4, and 5 are on the ballot.
Also on the ballot are offices of Governor, Secretary of State, State Attorney General, State Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture and US Senate.
The issues that most affect our daily lives are decided by local and state officials. Each vote cast locally is more influential than in any other elections. Our vote is just one of millions in a presidential election, but may be the deciding vote in a small local election. Each vote is even more important in primary elections, which traditionally have a lower voter turnout.
The web page Vote411.org lists candidates in your area. (You need to enter your address so that Vote411 can find your candidates.) Vote411.org is provided by the League of Women Voters, a grassroots organization which encourages all citizens to learn about their government and to vote. Every candidate has been given the opportunity to answer questions about why they are running and what they hope to accomplish if elected.
Mark June 14th on your calendar and vote.
Alice Flower
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Paytm sets up general insurance JV, plans to invest ₹950 cr in 10 years
2 min read . Updated: 21 May 2022, 05:15 PM IST- The investment will be made in trances and will result in Paytm holding an upfront equity stake of 74% in the JV.
The board of directors of One 97 Communications which is listed under the brand name Paytm, on Saturday approved the proposal to pump in ₹950 crore in their newly formed joint venture general insurance company for 10 years. The investment will be made in trances and will result in Paytm holding an upfront equity stake of 74% in the JV.
Following the investment, Paytm General Insurance will become a subsidiary of Paytm.
Incorporated in 2018, PGIL plans to register for and undertake general insurance business defined under Section 2(6B) of the Insurance Act, 1938 ("Insurance Act").
Notably, PGIL is yet to commence its general insurance business which is currently subject to receipt of the certificate of registration from IRDAI.
At present, One 97 holds a 49% stake in PGIL, while the remaining 51% is held by VSS Holdings Private Limited ("VHPL"), a company owned and controlled by Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the Managing Director and CEO of Paytm.
Post the completion of the transaction, PGIL will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paytm where the latter will hold about 74% shareholding, and the remaining 26% stake will be held by VHPL.
In its regulatory filing, Paytm said, "both the Company and VHPL (i.e. the existing shareholders of PGIL) would make primary infusion of capital in PGIL at the same price."
Paytm intends to utilise the proposed investment for setting up the general insurance business of PGIL and scaling up its operations, besides maintaining the minimum solvency margin as prescribed under the applicable insurance laws and regulations.
Also, it needs to be noted that Group companies do not have any interest in PGIL.
After receiving IRDAI certification of registration, PGIL intends to carry on general insurance business to offer a host of general insurance products under personal lines and commercial lines insurance including private car, two-wheeler, health insurance, property, and liability insurance.
On Friday, Paytm shares closed at ₹575.35 apiece up by 3.90% on BSE. | https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/paytm-sets-up-general-insurance-jv-plans-to-invest-rs-950-cr-in-10-years-11653132320815.html | 2022-05-21T13:06:35Z | https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/paytm-sets-up-general-insurance-jv-plans-to-invest-rs-950-cr-in-10-years-11653132320815.html | false | 2 |
This public sector bank offers electric vehicle loans starting at 7.25%. Know features here
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BOULDER, Utah (KTVX) – A Utah town located near the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument still receives its mail the (really) old-fashioned way — by mule train.
Boulder has continued to remain remote and isolated for decades.
It is believed that prehistoric groups have been living in Boulder as far back as 1 A.D. It was not until 1889 that pioneers came and established the area as a town. It was officially recognized as a town in 1958.
Many people visit Boulder for its history, restaurants and local museum. There are multiple campgrounds and trails for visitors. The population today is only a little over 200.
In 1939, a road was built to allow vehicle traffic into the town from the southwest, and in 1985, the northern portion of Highway 12 was paved.
While roads have been built to connect Boulder to the main highway, the town still claims to be one of the last communities in the continental United States to receive its mail by mule train.
Another remote location to note is the Supai village in the Grand Canyon. A small group of people live on the Havasupi Reservation and receive all their mail and supplies either by mule train or helicopter. | https://www.kget.com/news/mail-by-mule-train-still-a-thing-it-is-in-this-us-town/ | 2022-05-21T13:07:47Z | https://www.kget.com/news/mail-by-mule-train-still-a-thing-it-is-in-this-us-town/ | false | 14 |
After the last chapter ended on a cliff-hanger, Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 takes an unexpected turn. The raw scans leaked earlier today suggest that some unexpected team-ups take place in the face of a crisis, and a long-anticipated return might also happen in this chapter.
Takemichi’s vision of the future starts to come true in this chapter, but it is interrupted at the most opportune time. The Kantou Manji Gang seems to be far less cohesive and united than Toman, and the effect of that can be seen in this chapter as well.
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from Tokyo Revengers chapter 254.
Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 raw scans show Takemichi and Kakucho teaming up to stop Sanzu
In the last chapter, the Kantou Manji Gang started to overpower Toman members. Hanma easily defeated both Chifuyu and Mitsuya, having knocked out Hakkai and Akkun earlier. While Koko and Inupi put up a good fight, they never stood a chance against the Living Legends, Benkei, and Wakasa. Mikey was challenged by Peh-Yan and the Kawata twins.
Mikey managed to defeat Smiley and Peh-Yan easily and confronted Angry in the end. Takemichi started to feel guilty after seeing his members get taken out one by one. Kakucho, angry with Takemichi for losing focus in their fight, knocked him on to the train tracks. On touching the tracks, Takemichi had a vision of Haruchiyo driving a train onto the battlefield and killing every Toman member, including Koko.
Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 spoilers
The few leaked pages of Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 raw scans are out of order and present two different possibilities. The chapter starts by elaborating on Takemichi's vision. Sanzu does not kill the Toman members with the train, rather he drives the train into a stack of metal cargo boxes. The stack topples all over the battlefield, burying most of the people.
Takemichi realizes that he does not have much time, and decides to confide in Kakucho. He explains that touching the train tracks allowed him to look into the future, and he then divulges what he saw in the future. It is unclear from Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 raw scans whether Kakucho asks for any proof, but in the end, he believes his friend.
Kakucho promises Takemichi something along the line of “until this crisis is over, I will act as your Second.” It is then revealed that the vision has already started to come true, as Haruchiyo is seen driving a train towards the battlefield. Suddenly, he looks surprised by something ahead of him. It is revealed that Takemichi and Kakucho have stepped onto the tracks in front of Sanzu’s train.
This is where the arrangement of pages becomes important. The last panel of Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 raw scans shows that someone calls Sanzu’s name, and he is startled by the voice. If this takes place before Takemichi and Kakucho step on the tracks, then it is likely them calling out to Sanzu. The speech bubble on this panel does not clarify is the call comes from ahead or behind Sanzu.
However, if the call comes after they step on the tracks, then it is likely someone else. Many fans believed it to be Mikey or Takeomi, but both of them call him by his first name, Haruchiyo. The same applies to Senju as well. This leaves either Hanma or one of the Living Legends as the possible candidates.
Speculations
The two most pressing issues that have emerged in the wake of Tokyo Revengers chapter 254 spoilers are: first, who called out to Sanzu, and second, whether Sanzu is acting under orders or by his own volition.
If it is someone from Toman or an outsider calling out to Sanzu, then he likely has Mikey’s permission. If it is someone from Kantou (apart from Koko or Kakucho), then he is probably acting on his own and has displeased Mikey in the process.
On the off chance that this person is not Takemichi or Kakucho, Wakui could be reintroducing Takeomi at this point, although it is unclear why he would call his brother "Sanzu." The majority of readers seem to believe that it might be Hanma, which begs the question of what effect Hanma has on Sanzu.
Alongside Mikey, Hanma is the most likely candidate to be a second time-leaper. In all probability, Hanma is already aware of Sanzu’s plans and their outcome and is trying to either ensure or change the future. Readers can only wait for the official translations to receive the answers to these questions.
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas J. Kent Jr. is forming his own family office to invest in film, real estate and business lending. A family office is a private wealth management firm that serves high net worth individuals. Mr. Kent states that his family office will be a single family office that will solely concentrate on investing his personal wealth. The Kent family office will be a member of the family office association. This association ranks among it's members some of the wealthiest families on earth. Kent goes on to state that he will syndicate with other family offices to get the maximum returns on his investments. Mr. Kent goes on the say that at this point in his life, a family office is needed to protect and grow his investments for his future kids and grand kids. The family office will be run by 3 people that Mr. Kent will employ to handle the day-to-day operations of managing his personal wealth.
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George Miller told press today in Cannes that his new film 3000 Years of Longing is a fantasy story that is “open to interpretation.”
Five years after Mad Max: Fury Road, Miller has brought a very different kind of film to Cannes, where he enjoyed a standing ovation following the screening last night on the Croisette.
Adapted from a 1994 AS Byatt novella, Three Thousand Years of Longing stars Tilda Swinton as narratology professor Alithea who encounters a genie – the Djinn, played by a pointy-eared Idris Elba. The film flips between their conversation in the hotel room and the Djinn’s previous adventures, while he asks her to come up with wishes he can grant.
Miller told the packed press room: “Most stories we tell are allegorical. They’re open to interpretation, depending on who’s watching them. Fantasy stories lend themselves to dealing with much more complex things than, say, a documentary.”
And Swinton pointed out how relevant the film is now, explaining: “The thing that’s dangerous is when you have only one story. It’s when people can’t hear any other stories that things go down the tubes very fast. It’s keeping people’s ears open, keeping their ears curious, it’s just that one story that we have to get away from. It feels very apposite now to make this film about a variety of angles, even the debate about whether it involves supernatural forces or not. It’s that feeling of keeping our ears and hearts open that is really important.”
Regarding his choice of casting in the two central roles, Miller explained that he found it easy to cast his leading woman after meeting Tilda Swinton at Cannes at the 70th anniversary celebrations five years ago. “I thought, she is Alithea,” he said. “But I had no idea who could play the Djinn.” It was his wife and her friend who accompanied him to BAFTA in London for Mad Max who told him, “The only person we want to meet here is Idris Elba.” He told the Cannes crowd: “If they hadn’t done that, I would have had no idea who could play the Djinn.”
Elba spoke of his delight at working for Miller and how they worked together to create a very human character despite his fantastical status: “We wanted to avoid any tropes of a genie, down to how he looks and talks. This is the reality of that Djinn. We tried to make a Djinn that wants to be as human as possible.”
Elba asked that they film the backstory first, so that when his character sat down with Alithea, “to some extent I have been through those experiences.”
Miller admitted, “Until that conversation, ti never occurred to me, but it seems so obvious now. Dancing between the two stories works.”
Of the music in the film, Miller said of his composer Tom Holkenborg: “He’s a polymath, he’s a teacher, particularly about music. He was able to give me insights into that. He’s somebody who is very rigorous intellectually but that never diminishes his intuition.”
Miller confirmed too that the pair are already working together on Mad Max: Furiosa.
In keeping with the theme of the film, Miller was asked what wishes he would make if given the opportunity, and he reflected: “Wishes must be earned in some way. I think heroic figures are the agents of change, but it requires the relinquishing of self-interest, that’s the heroic gesture.”
Elba brought a laugh, asking if he could have “electric Ferrari.”
Also at the conference were the film’s co-writer Augusta Gore and producer Doug Mitchell.
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 31 by United Artists Releasing.
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Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN – Get Rating) is one of 63 publicly-traded companies in the “Personal services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Dolphin Entertainment to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
17.6% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
This table compares Dolphin Entertainment and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Dolphin Entertainment and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Dolphin Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 232.41%. As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 40.28%. Given Dolphin Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dolphin Entertainment is more favorable than its competitors.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Dolphin Entertainment and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Dolphin Entertainment’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Dolphin Entertainment. Dolphin Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
Dolphin Entertainment has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolphin Entertainment’s competitors have a beta of 1.24, meaning that their average share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Dolphin Entertainment competitors beat Dolphin Entertainment on 7 of the 12 factors compared.
Dolphin Entertainment Company Profile (Get Rating)
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Entertainment Publicity and Marketing; and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment offers public relations, entertainment content marketing, strategic communications, social media and digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and entertainment marketing services, as well as produces promotional video content. The Content Production segment produces and distributes feature films and digital content. In addition, it offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the entertainment, hospitality, and music industries. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Major Moments: Tiger Woods Corrects News On 6 Journalist During 1996 Tour Championship
The 2022 PGA Championship is the fourth event Tiger Woods has played at Southern Hills.
Woods first came when he turned pro in July of 1996 and won twice, earning enough to qualify for the tour championship that October.
An exchange between a News On 6 reported and Tiger was caught on camera back in 1996. John Holcomb took a look back at the memorable moment on 6 In The Morning.
Woods is expected to speak to the media on Tuesday. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2606140295731/major-moments-tiger-woods-corrects-news-on-6-journalist-during-1996-tour-championship | 2022-05-21T13:13:20Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2606140295731/major-moments-tiger-woods-corrects-news-on-6-journalist-during-1996-tour-championship | true | null |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The opposition Labor Party appeared more likely than Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s coalition to form government after Australia’s election on Saturday that could result in a rare hung parliament.
Center-left Labor could still form a majority government, based on early vote counting, lawmakers and analysts said. But the coalition’s only hope was to form a minority administration in a hung parliament.
“The coalition can’t get there in its own right, no,” former Defense Minister Chris Pyne, who retired from Parliament in the last election, told Seven Network.
The government was seeking a fourth three-year term.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s party ended the six-week campaign as a favorite to win its first election since 2007. But Morrison defied the opinion polls in 2019 by leading his coalition to a narrow victory.
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His coalition holds the narrowest of majorities — 76 seats in the 151-member House of Representatives, where parties need a majority to form a government.
Minor parties and independents appeared to be taking votes from the major parties, which increases the likelihood of a hung parliament and a minority government.
Australia most recent hung parliaments were from 2010-13, and during World War II.
A record proportion of postal votes because of the pandemic, which won't be added to the count until Sunday, adds to the uncertainty in early counting.
As well as campaigning against Labor, Morrison’s conservative Liberal Party is fighting off a new challenge from so-called teal independent candidates to key government lawmakers’ reelection in party strongholds.
One of them is Zali Steggall, who won a seat from the Liberal Party in 2019 when she ousted former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
She appeared likely to retain her Sydney seat by a larger margin.
“The feedback very much was people are really frustrated,” Steggal told Australian Broadcasting Corp. "Cost of living issues but also climate change simply did not feature in the policies and platforms from the major parties.”
The teal independents are marketed as a greener shade than the Liberal Party’s traditional blue color and want stronger government action on reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions than either the government or Labor are proposing.
Liberal Party deputy leader Josh Frydenberg, a contender to replace Morrison, and his colleague Trent Zimmermanm appeared to have been beaten by teal candidates.
The goverment's Senate leader Simon Birmingham was concerned by big swings toward several teal candidates.
“It is a clear problem that we are losing seats that are heartland seats, that have defined the Liberal Party for generations,” Birmingham said.
“If we lose those seats — it is not certain that we will — but there is clearly a big movement against us and there is clearly a big message in it,” Birmingham added.
The first polling stations closed on the country’s east coast at 6 p.m. (0800 GMT). The west coast is two hours behind.
Due to the pandemic, around half of Australia’s 17 million electors have voted early or applied for postal votes, which will likely slow the count.
Voting is compulsory for adult citizens and 92% of registered voters cast ballots at the last election.
Early polling for reasons of travel or work began two weeks ago and the Australian Electoral Commission will continue collecting postal votes for another two weeks.
The government changed regulations on Friday to enable people recently infected with COVID-19 to vote over the phone.
Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said more than 7,000 polling stations opened as planned and on time across Australia despite 15% of polling staff falling sick this week with COVID-19 and flu.
Albanese said he had thought Morrison would have called the election last weekend because Australia’s prime minister is expected at a Tokyo summit on Tuesday with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“If we get a clear outcome today then whoever is prime minister will be on a plane to Tokyo on Monday, which isn’t ideal, I’ve got to say, immediately after a campaign,” Albanese said.
Analysts have said that Morrison left the election until the latest date available to him to give himself more time to reduce Labor’s lead in opinion polls.
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Lightspeed Commerce (TSE:LSPD – Get Rating) had its target price boosted by Raymond James from C$40.00 to C$43.00 in a research note released on Friday morning, BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the stock.
LSPD has been the subject of several other reports. TD Securities reduced their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from C$80.00 to C$60.00 and set an action list buy rating for the company in a report on Friday. KeyCorp reissued a buy rating and issued a C$35.00 target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce in a report on Friday. Cormark reduced their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from C$71.00 to C$60.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce from C$100.00 to C$41.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 8th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Lightspeed Commerce to C$45.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Buy and a consensus target price of C$76.16.
TSE LSPD opened at C$29.51 on Friday. Lightspeed Commerce has a 52 week low of C$19.58 and a 52 week high of C$165.87. The firm has a market capitalization of C$4.38 billion and a P/E ratio of -14.44. The company has a quick ratio of 6.95, a current ratio of 7.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$31.52 and a 200-day moving average price of C$44.59.
Lightspeed Commerce Inc provides commerce enabling Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for small and midsize businesses, retailers, restaurants, and golf course operators in Canada, the United States, Germany, Australia, and internationally. Its SaaS platform enables customers to engage with consumers, manage operations, accept payments, etc.
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Federal officials are cautioning Americans to be aware after the first confirmed case of monkeypox was reported on the East Coast and a possible case is under investigation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert on Friday, May 20 along with the Massachusetts Department of Health as they investigate a confirmed case of the virus in the Commonwealth.
On Tuesday, May 17, an investigation was launched when a Massachusetts resident was treated for skin lesions that had several features suspicious of monkeypox, including "firm, well-circumscribed, deep-seated, and umbilicated lesions."
The following day, after exhaustive testing, the CDC confirmed that the patient - who is currently isolated and not a risk to the public - was infected with a West African strain of monkeypox virus.
A second case is also under investigation in New York, where a patient is being treated at Bellvue Hospital in Manhattan, according to the New York City Health Department.
Officials have already started contact tracing as they wait to see if the patient has contracted monkeypox after sending samples to the CDC.
According to the CDC, cases of monkeypox have previously been identified in travelers from, or residents of, West African or Central African countries where monkeypox is considered to be endemic.
“CDC is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to ask clinicians in the United States to be vigilant to the characteristic rash associated with monkeypox,” officials said.
They said that suspicion of monkeypox should be heightened in people who:
- “Traveled to countries with recently confirmed cases of the virus;
- Report having had contact with a person or people who have a similar rash or received a diagnosis of confirmed or suspected monkeypox;
- Is a man who regularly has close or intimate in-person contact with other men, including those met through an online website, digital application (“app”), or at a bar or party.”
Since Saturday, May 14, clusters of monkeypox infections have been reported in multiple countries that don’t usually see cases of the virus, including the United Kingdom and the East Coast of the US.
“Before May 2022, cases outside of Africa were reported either among people with recent travel to Nigeria or contact with a person with a confirmed monkeypox virus infection,” the CDC noted.
“However, in May 2022, nine patients were confirmed with monkeypox in England; six were among persons without a history of travel to Africa and the source of these infections is unknown.”
Symptoms of monkeypox include a rash that could be preceded by a prodrome including fever, lymphadenopathy, and often other non-specific symptoms such as malaise, headache, and muscle aches.
There is no specific treatment for monkeypox virus infection, although antivirals developed for use in patients with smallpox may prove beneficial, officials noted.
“Based on the limited information available at this time, the risk to the public appears low,” according to the CDC. "Some people who may have symptoms of monkeypox, such as characteristic rashes or lesions, should contact their healthcare provider for a risk assessment.”
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PITTSBURGH (AP)Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-run ball to extend his domination of Pittsburgh, and battery-mate Yadier Molina keyed a four-run sixth inning with a two-run single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pirates 5-3 on Friday night.
Wainwright has won 10 straight decisions against the Pirates and gone 19 starts since last losing to Pittsburgh in 2016, on opening day. He scattered four hits, walked three and struck out three while improving his lifetime record to 23-7 versus Pittsburgh.
Michael Chavis hit a solo home run in the seventh inning to end Wainwright’s 38 1/3-inning scoreless streak against the Pirates. That is the longest in the expansion era (since 1961), surpassing the 36 by Jack Baldschun (1961-64) and Phil Niekro (1969-71).
”Sometimes you just feel comfortable against certain teams for whatever reason,” Wainwright said. ”Look at the Houston Astros and all the great teams they’ve had over the years, and I’ve had a lot of success against them. I have a 51/2 ERA against the Cincinnati Reds and they dominate me. I used to dominate them.
”The Pirates gave me problems early in my career. I could never get Freddy Sanchez out when he played here. It’s a game of peaks and valleys, and you never can figure it out.”
The Cardinals scored a run on a fielder’s choice in the first inning, and broke it open in the sixth, extending their lead to 5-0. Molina’s single to left field with the bases loaded was sandwiched between RBI singles by Dylan Carlson and Harrison Bader.
The Pirates cut the lead to 5-3 in the eighth on an RBI single by Bryan Reynolds and a run-producing grounder by Yoshi Tsutsugo. Giovanny Gallegos entered and struck out pinch-hitter Diego Castillo and Chavis with runners on the corners to end the threat.
Gallegos followed by striking out the side in order in the ninth for his eighth save in 10 opportunities. That came a day after he gave up a game-winning home run to the Mets’ Pete Alonso in the 10th inning in New York.
”It was good to get him back out there,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. ”I talked to him during batting practice, and I could tell he really wanted to pitch. I knew he would bounce back.”
Molina, Bader and Tommy Edman each had two of the Cardinals’ 10 hits, which were all singles. Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 13 games and on-base streak to 27.
Wainwright and Molina formed the Cardinals’ battery for the 312th time in their careers. The major league record is 324 by Detroit’s Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan from 1963-75.
”I think in order to talk about how (Wainwright) pitches, I think you’ve got to acknowledge how Yadi calls the game and how well they work together,” Chavis said. ”They’ve been doing it for something like 40 years, so there are times where it almost seems like they’re not even calling pitches. It seems like they’re just on the same page and they roll through it. It’s cool to watch it.”
The Cardinals won after losing three times in a four-game series against the NL East-leading Mets.
Ke’Bryan Hayes and Chavis had two-hit games for the Pirates. Chavis’ homer, his fourth, was the only extra-base hit in the game.
Zach Thompson (2-4) allowed one run and five hits in five innings with two strikeouts and a walk. He has lowered his ERA from 10.05 at the start of May to 4.60.
TOP PROSPECTS ARRIVE
Second baseman Nolan Gorman and left-hander Matthew Liberatore joined the Cardinals from Triple-A Memphis prior to the game. Gorman was added to the active roster and made his major league debut, while Liberatore is scheduled to start Saturday in his first big league game.
Considered two of baseball’s top prospects, Gorman hit .308 with 15 home runs in 34 games for Memphis, and Liberatore had a 3-3 record and 3.83 ERA in seven starts. Amazingly, they first met as 5-year-olds when they played on the same coach-pitch league team in the Phoenix area.
Gorman singled in his first at-bat and went 1 for 3 with a walk.
”I was definitely nervous when I went to get on the bus to come over here (to PNC Park), but it’s the same game,” Gorman said. ”It’s a fun game and it’s great to be out here playing baseball.”
Gorman said the team hotel was the biggest initial difference between the major leagues and minor leagues.
”It was a little different than that Fairfield Inn I was staying in last week,” he said with a smile.
POSITION SWITCH
With Gorman taking over as the Cardinals’ second baseman, Edman will become the regular shortstop. Edman was the NL Gold Glove second baseman last season.
”I’m excited for the opportunity and I’ll be prepared,” Edman said. ”I’m very comfortable at both positions up the middle so it shouldn’t be a difficult transition.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: LF Tyler O’Neill (right shoulder impingement) was placed on the 10-day injured list. . RHP Jack Flaherty (right shoulder surgery) was transferred from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Gorman . C Andrew Knizner passed all his concussion tests a day after being removed from the game when he was twice struck on the mask with foul tips.
Pirates: C Roberto Perez (ruptured left hamstring tendon) underwent surgery Friday and will miss the remainder of the season.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: Liberatore was Tampa Bay’s first-round draft pick in 2018 then traded to St. Louis following the 2019 season in a deal that included Randy Arozarena, who was the AL Rookie of the Year last season with the Rays.
Pirates: LHP Jose Quintana (1-1, 2.19) has not allowed a run in his last two starts and 13 innings.
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MILAN (AP) — Netflix has agreed to pay more than 55.8 million euros ($59 million) to settle a tax dispute, Milan prosecutors said Friday.
The payment covers taxes, penalties and interest from October 2015 through 2019. The streaming service also established an Italian legal entity this year, which will determine its Italian tax burden based on subscriptions to Italian residents, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors in Milan said the investigation was triggered by the physical presence in Italy of technological infrastructure, including 350 servers, aimed at producing revenue.
Netflix welcomed the settlement that ends the case covering the tax years 2015 to 2019.
“We cooperated with the authorities throughout this investigation and, as we have always made clear, we acted in full compliance with Italian and international tax law,’’ Netflix said in a statement.
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Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 307 COVID-19 cases, including 198 from Mumbai, taking the tally in the state to 78,82,476, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,856 for the second consecutive day, an official said.
So far, 77,32.792 persons have recovered from the infection, including 240 in the last 24 hours, leaving the state with an active caseload of 1,828, he said.
A state health department bulletin said Satara, Sangli, Nandurbar, Dhule, Beed, Latur, Hingoli, Akola, Buldhana, Yavatmal and Gondia districts have no active case currently.
It also revealed the recovery rate in the state stood at 98.10 per cent and the fatality rate was 1.87 per cent.
With 49,658 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the number of tests in the state went up to 8,06,98,645, the bulletin informed.
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IMPORT/EXPORT
Crowley Maritime Navigates Evolving Shipping Needs
The prettiest piece of fashion you’ve ever seen—and at the most unbelievable price—is of no use unless it’s in your size. Otherwise it’s no different than a shiny red sports car that doesn’t run. So, you can have the best relationships with the best manufacturers in Asia, who might even be the great unicorn of the business world and provide their services good, fast and cheap (normally you only get to pick two).
But the global pandemic of the past two years has changed the manufacturing landscape, and the ripple effects have become tidal waves across the ocean. “Nearshoring” may sound like an unnecessary new word, but the thing it describes is very real—the need to bring manufacturing back to the Western hemisphere, where the shores are nearer and transit times can be three days instead of 30.
Nearshoring is the biggest trend in shipping logistics, according to Jackie Gonsalez, vice president of supply chain for Crowley Maritime, which has 130 years of experience, 7,000 employees and $2.5 billion in annual revenues. “It doesn’t matter how great your relationship is with an Asian manufacturer, but if you have no way to get the product to where you need it, then what’s the point?”
Clothing, shoes and accessories have short life cycles driven by fast-changing styles tied to the weather, instant trends and other dynamic factors. In the wake of COVID and the growing options available through e-commerce, logistical practices such as shipping coordination have become more important than ever.
A piece of clothing may go around the world and back from its birth into the supply chain as a piece of fabric until it’s finally purchased and worn, and every glitch in the system prevents that final consummation from taking place.
Crowley knows the business of freight, or what’s known in the industry as logistics solutions. “We like to say that there’s no maritime company that can match our trucking services,” said Bob Goldenberg, Crowley’s vice president of commercial operations, “and no trucking company that can rival our ocean fleet.”
Clothing is transported across the globe through a combination of sea, road, rail and air methods, but the most common is the first as upward of 90 percent of apparel spends at least a portion of its journey through the supply chain on a ship. And, increasingly, it’s spending a lot more time on that ship plus more time sitting outside port waiting to dock and unload.
“For years labor in Asia was cheap and freight charges were relatively minimal,” said Goldenberg. “But the hottest topic we hear from the apparel industry now is that they’re all trying to figure out how to diversify their supply chain so they’re never caught like they were at the beginning of the pandemic. Moreover, they’ve seen their ocean freight fees go from $4,000 to $34,000. Then there’s the fact that their goods are 40 days away, take another 40 days to get stripped and another 10 to get out of terminal.”
Nearshoring means that instead of finding suppliers and manufacturers in places like China, India and Vietnam, you find them in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Each nation in this region tends to have its own specialty, such as Guatemala for denim.
One of Crowley’s logistics-solutions services, especially for apparel companies working exclusively with Asian manufacturers, is making introductions to partners in Central American countries.
“Nearshoring has become so important right now,” says Gonsalez, “that we’re actually seeing a lot of Asian vendors moving into those markets with pop-up manufacturing facilities all throughout Central America, bringing their experience closer precisely because of the supply chain. Asia just isn’t stable right now—just look at the shutdown in Shanghai.”
Rising apparel brands shouldn’t underestimate the importance of logistics and will find sustained growth a lot easier by partnering with a logistics-solutions provider.
“You can hand over your entire supply chain with a holistic view and have it optimized,” said Gonsalez, “including increased sustainability and decreased carbon footprint, reducing empty miles by loading the same box or truck for the next destination, and many advantages you get by working with a blended carrier that knows how to handle every piece of the process from the origins to delivery—customs, documentation, warehouse needs, ocean rail and trucking in both directions.”
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Gitcoin (GTC) traded up 0.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 9:00 AM E.T. on May 21st. Gitcoin has a total market capitalization of $35.38 million and approximately $7.93 million worth of Gitcoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Gitcoin has traded 15.7% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Gitcoin coin can now be bought for approximately $2.49 or 0.00008520 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last 24 hours:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 3.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $29,241.55 or 0.99990723 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003424 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Parkgene (GENE) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $25.59 or 0.00045023 BTC.
- DREP (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003398 BTC.
- DREP [old] (DREP) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $1.96 or 0.00003399 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00003422 BTC.
- THETA (THETA) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $5.25 or 0.00010640 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 3.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.64 or 0.00002178 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00001710 BTC.
Gitcoin Profile
According to CryptoCompare, “Game is an Ethereum-based gaming platform. GTC is an ERC20 token that acts as a medium of exchange on the Game's ecosystem. “
Gitcoin Coin Trading
It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Gitcoin directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Gitcoin should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, Coinbase or Changelly. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Gitcoin using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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Which Ion Bluetooth speakers are best?
Ion makes and sells audio electronics ranging from old-fashioned turntables and cassette players to cutting-edge Bluetooth speakers. Ion Bluetooth speakers are particularly popular with customers who want large, portable sound amplifiers for parties, camping trips and other social activities far from home.
The Ion Audio Block Rocker Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker has a wide range of useful features and built-in accessories, coupled with a long-lasting rechargeable battery.
What to know before you buy an Ion Bluetooth speaker
The primary niche of Ion Bluetooth speakers
Bluetooth speakers are wireless accessories for mobile devices, letting people amplify the volume of music, podcasts and other audio being played on smartphones and tablets. Most Bluetooth speakers can connect wirelessly to other devices from about 33 feet away.
The difference between home audio and outdoor Ion Bluetooth speakers
Bluetooth speakers made for living rooms and other indoor spaces are generally small and often need to stay plugged in. Speakers designed for activities outdoors or in large halls have larger batteries that last a long time away from outlets.
The shared qualities of Ion Bluetooth speakers
Most Ion Bluetooth speakers are large, bulky and sturdy, similar to guitar amplifiers in size and shape. They often come with USB ports people can use to charge their devices, built-in accessories such as AM or FM radios, even party-focused features including flashing lights or built-in beer can openers.
What to look for in a quality Ion Bluetooth speaker
A durable, waterproof design
Most Ion Bluetooth speakers are designed to be used during parties and gatherings in parks, backyards and other outdoor spaces with varying weather conditions. For this reason, those searching for a quality Bluetooth speaker should seek out Ion products with a tough outer casing that’s resistant to water, and woofers that can play high-volume music for prolonged periods without wearing out.
A strong Bluetooth connection
Most Bluetooth speakers can connect with Bluetooth-compatible devices from a range of about 33 feet, but certain speakers vary in signal range or signal strength. When purchasing a new speaker, study its technical specifications to see if it can quickly connect to mobile devices and play their audio without any notable dip in quality.
Long battery life
Ideally, you should be able to take an outdoor Bluetooth speaker on a camping trip to the middle of nowhere, blast loud music for a few hours every night, then use it to charge your mobile devices. Search for speakers with large, efficient batteries that can power their core functions for at least a few days.
How much you can expect to spend on Ion Bluetooth speakers
Most outdoor Ion Bluetooth speakers cost $150-$335, while Ion speakers designed for indoor use can cost as little as $69.
Ion Bluetooth speakers FAQ
Q. What are woofers, subwoofers and equalizers?
A. Woofers are loudspeakers designed to play both low- and high-frequency sounds, while subwoofers are specialized woofers engineered to play bass and other low-pitched sounds. Equalizers are software filters for adjusting the loudness of the sounds produced by a speaker’s array of woofers and subwoofers, making sure no one sound drowns the other sounds out.
Q. What other functions can Ion Bluetooth speakers have?
A. Large Bluetooth speakers often double as charging stations for mobile devices, thanks to their large built-in batteries. Bluetooth speakers designed for outdoor activities also tend to have helpful features such as built-in radios, or microphones for events such as public speaking or karaoke.
What’s the best Ion Bluetooth speaker to buy?
Top Ion Bluetooth speaker
Ion Audio Block Rocker Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker
What you need to know: This speaker has a 100-watt amplifier and a microphone accessory, making it a great choice for outdoor music and karaoke events.
What you’ll love: This large speaker has a sturdy plastic enclosure with wheels and a telescoping handle for hauling it around outdoors. It also has a rechargeable battery, a USB port for charging other devices and an auxiliary input port for plugging in devices with no Bluetooth connectivity.
What you should consider: Music played on this speaker can get a fit fuzzy when the bass boost is activated.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Ion Bluetooth speaker for the money
Ion Pathfinder 4 Bluetooth Portable Speaker
What you need to know: This speaker is both an affordable sound amplifier and a great way to charge mobile devices on the go.
What you’ll love: A full charge on this 100-watt speaker’s battery lasts for up to 100 hours. Smartphones and tablets can be charged from it using its Wireless Qi charging system. It has a water-resistant casing, a built-in radio and a side-mounted beer opener.
What you should consider: Its equalizer settings may need manual adjustment to optimize the audio quality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Ion Bluetooth speaker worth checking out
What you need to know: The multi-color light bars on this portable Bluetooth speaker make it a stylish accessory for song- and dance-heavy parties.
What you’ll love: This speaker has a water resistant casing, a built-in radio, a robust woofer and a 100-watt amplifier. It also has two built-in cup holders and a rechargeable battery that can last for up to 75 hours.
What you should consider: Its battery sometimes takes a long time to recharge.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Zacks Investment Research cut shares of StarTek (NYSE:SRT – Get Rating) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note published on Friday, Zacks.com reports.
According to Zacks, “StarTek, Inc. is a global provider of process management services and owns and operates branded vertical market Internet web sites. Their process management service platforms include E-commerce support and fulfillment, provisioning management for telecommunications systems, high-end inbound technical support, and an offering of supply chain management services. As an outsourcer of process management services as its core business, StarTek allows its clients to focus on their primary business, reduce overhead, replace fixed costs with variable costs, and reduce working capital needs. “
SRT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of StarTek from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Monday, May 16th. Barrington Research decreased their price target on shares of StarTek from $8.00 to $6.00 in a research note on Friday, March 11th. Finally, B. Riley decreased their price target on shares of StarTek from $9.50 to $5.50 in a research note on Friday, March 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $6.38.
StarTek (NYSE:SRT – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 9th. The business services provider reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.08). StarTek had a return on equity of 4.97% and a net margin of 1.75%. The business had revenue of $167.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $168.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.03) EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that StarTek will post 0.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of StarTek by 26.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 56,965 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 11,892 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of StarTek by 1.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 744,686 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,299,000 after buying an additional 11,734 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of StarTek in the first quarter valued at about $41,000. Strs Ohio raised its holdings in shares of StarTek by 86.4% in the first quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 61,500 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 28,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beryl Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of StarTek in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,190,000. Institutional investors own 16.56% of the company’s stock.
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StarTek, Inc, a business process outsourcing company, provides customer experience, digital transformation, and technology services in various markets. The company primarily offers customer engagement, omnichannel engagement, social media, customer intelligence analytics, work from home, and back-office services under the Startek and Aegis brands.
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A former McDonald's employee has shared what goes on behind the scenes and answered some of the most common questions.
Emily Johnson, who is now a reporter at YorkshireLive's sister website HullLive, worked at branches in Salford and Grimbsy for two years while studying for her degree. Following her time with the fast food giant she said many people have come to her with questions about working there.
Some wondered why the milkshake machine always seemed to be broken or whether there were any secret disgusting ingredients that are added to the burgers. Emily has now decided to go public with her experience and clear up some of the common misconceptions by writing an article for HullLive.
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As McDonald's is a franchise, not all branches are quite the same so her knowledge might not apply to all of them.
Take a look below to see her answer some of the most common questions.
Is there a secret request menu?
While there isn't an actual secret menu, Emily says there are things you can ask for that aren't listed. For example, she said that every now and then someone would ask for a pot of pickles and, depending on who is serving them, they'd either get it for free or as little as 99p.
Emily also shared a great way to save money if you enjoy the classic Big Mac burger. She said: "There is also a hack in which customers ask for a double cheeseburger dressed as a Big Mac.
"All the additions of lettuce and Big Mac sauce are free, you get the same amount of meat, and it is also half the price."
Why is the milkshake machine often not working?
The question every McDonald's customer craving a milkshake would like the answer to. But apparently even McDonald's employees do not know for sure.
According to Emily it could be a number of reasons such as the lengthy cleaning cycle or people putting the cleaning cycle on at the wrong time. Sometimes employees would also put the wrong mix into the milkshake section and sorting it out would simply take too long when it's busy.
Emily also admitted that making milkshakes and ice creams was "annoying" and time-consuming as you can only make one at the time or have to run to the other side of the store to make them if you are working on drive-thru.
What happens to all the breakfast stuff after 11am?
Sadly, anything that's leftover after 11am is being thrown away, says Emily. But she says employees would take great care to only cook what is needed. Any McDonald's fans who live in Grimsby should show up between 11am and 11.05am as staff would often offer leftovers for free.
Why is service inside much slower than drive-thru?
McDonald's employees are extra competitive when it comes to working at the drive-thru. Thanks to a leaderboard that compares order times across the entire country, staff would make it "an extreme sport" to see who could beat the rest.
In-store, on the other hand, doesn't have a leaderboard so people are a little more relaxed.
How quickly should an order be ready?
Of course it all depends on your order size and what you have ordered but the goal is 120 seconds. Emily said this is unrealistic during the night time as staff would be busy cleaning so they can finish on time.
The typical wait time at night would usually be around 10 minutes.
What’s the worst order to get?
Emily said the Filet-O-Fish would always ruin drive-thru times and cause massive queues as they were not often ordered and therefore not constantly cooked and ready.
"You can't store food in the heating system for longer than 15 minutes so they would never be ready," said Emily. "It would be a huge inconvenience to put them in the fryer from frozen, steam the bun and wait five minutes for it to cook."
Is there a 'three-second rule'?
This is a big no, according to Emily. Any food dropped or touched accidentally will be binned.
Who are the best and worst customers?
For Emily, the best customers are those who are polite and know what they want. On the other hand she did not like people who would record their drive-through experience while putting on "silly voices" or doing "stupid things".
Emily said not many people know that there is actually a camera, so staff see exactly what you're up to in your car. She also dislikes people who would blame staff for forgetting items they never actually ordered or anyone rude, drunk, or who would ask things like: "Why don't you get a real job?"
Do staff get free burgers – which ones?
Perks of working at McDonald's means you get free food on your lunch break. While Emily worked in Salford, she said the branch would give her a main, side, drink and dessert for free as well as free sauces.
In Grimsby it was slightly different. To motivate employees to reduce food waste, they would get get a main, side, and drink if there was a lot or a main, side, drink and dessert if there was little.
Are there any weird ingredients in the food?
There are no "weird" ingredients, said Emily. Everything is seasoned with bog-standard salt and pepper and most of the food such as meat and fries arrives frozen. Vegetables arrive fresh and chilled except the onions which they would have to hydrate.
Is it a good place to work?
Emily said she really enjoyed her time working at McDonald's thanks to lovely colleagues and managers. In her experience, her managers would always stick up for her if customers were ill-mannered.
The only aspect she did not enjoy as much were the early mornings and working every single weekend.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home.
De Blasio, whose second mayoral term ended last year, announced on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District, which will include part of Manhattan and a swath of western Brooklyn.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler represents New York’s 10th District now but will no longer live in the district under maps that have been redrawn under the supervision of a New York judge. Nadler has said he believed the new maps are unconstitutional — but if the proposed districts do become final on Friday, he intends to run in the 12th District, currently represented by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
The primary has been pushed back from June to August 23.
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Aubel AJ, Pallin R, Knoepke CE, Wintemute GJ, Kravitz-Wirtz N. BMC Public Health 2022; 22(1): e981.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)
DOI
10.1186/s12889-022-13374-8
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35578227
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BACKGROUND: Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws are a tool for firearm violence prevention (in effect in 19 states), often enacted in the wake of a public mass shooting when media coverage of gun violence tends to spike. We compared news media framing of ERPOs in states that passed and those that considered but did not pass such laws after the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. METHODS: We conducted a content analysis of 244 newspaper articles about ERPOs, published in 2018, in three passing (FL, VT, RI) and three non-passing states (PA, OH, CO). Measures included language used, stakeholders mentioned, and scientific evidence cited. We use chi-square tests to compare the proportion of articles with each measure of interest in passing versus non-passing states. RESULTS: Compared to newspaper coverage of non-passing states, news articles about ERPOs in passing states more often used only official policy names for ERPOs (38% vs. 23%, p = .03), used less restrictive language such as "prevent" to describe the process of suspending firearm access (15% vs. 3%, p < .01), mentioned gun violence prevention advocacy groups (41% vs. 28%, p = .08), and referenced research on ERPOs (17% vs. 7%, p = .03). Articles about passing states also more often explicitly stated that a violent event was or could have been prevented by an ERPO (20% vs. 6%, p < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Media messaging that frames gun violence as preventable, emphasizes identifiable markers of risk, and draws on data in conjunction with community wisdom may support ERPO policy passage. As more states consider ERPO legislation, especially given endorsement by the Biden-Harris administration, deeper knowledge about successful media framing of these life-saving policies can help shape public understandings and support.
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College football needed this.
I know the greatest defensive lineman in the history of college football, Pete Jenkins, disagrees with me, but I personally needed something like this. Jenkins recently joined The Morning Drive with Aaron and Jake to express his disappointment in the headlines Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher created together, clearly stating that those grievances with one another should not have been aired in the public. But it lit a fire in me.
For months my passion for college football has been put to the test, not unlike several of you who I’ve spoken to. Of course, that’s a direct result of the transfer portal and NIL deals that have generated problem after problem, which Jenkins agreed in our interview that college football was in the worst place it’s ever been in. Last week’s tiff between Saban and Fisher almost made it all worth it.
Saban hurled the first insult on Wednesday.
"I mean, we were second in recruiting last year," Saban told a group of local business leaders. "A&M was first. A&M bought every player on their team -- made a deal for name, image, likeness. We didn't buy one player, all right? But I don't know if we're going to be able to sustain that in the future because more and more people are doing it. It's tough."
Now I’ll be honest — I thought it was uncharacteristic of Saban to deliver his message in such a sloppy fashion. Saban’s the best at using a platform to get a message across, but he regretfully misfired.
I agree with his sentiment. This is taking college football down a path that will ultimately harm the sport, and I’ve written about this numerous times already in the last year. But for him to single out Fisher and Texas A&M for taking advantage of the loophole better than he has at Alabama, well, it came off extremely hypocritical.
Fisher answered with a press conference Thursday. And honestly, I could quote the entire thing. I put it on in the background at 10 a.m., while I was getting some work done, and by the end of the conference, I was front and center while reaching for the popcorn. I was texting buddies, like I normally do on fight night. “Hey man, you have to click this YouTube link! Fisher is going off!”
"Some people think they're God," said Fisher, as I slipped that popcorn bag in the microwave. "Go dig into how God did his deal. You may find out ... a lot of things you don't want to know. We build him up to be the czar of football. Go dig into his past, or anybody's that's ever coached with him. You can find out anything you want to find out, what he does and how he does it. It's despicable."
Saban came back and apologized for singling out both Fisher and Jackson State, but he remained strong in his convictions about the state of college football.
For me, personally, it was nice to see some life injected into the sport. The ratings continue to slip, and prior to this, I didn’t see a reason why it would suddenly explode again nationally with the ongoing issues and lack of parity in the sport overall. But now I find myself excited for SEC Media Days, where you know both coaches will be asked about this incident. And that will add further fuel to what should be the most watched college football game of the year, Alabama vs. Texas A&M.
Folks can debate all day long about which coach was in the wrong, and whether or not NIL deals are good for the sport. Quite frankly, I’ve grown tired of those conversations. My only concern now is fast-forwarding these next few months to get to college football’s biggest game of the season. | https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/sports/martin-college-football-needs-fisher-vs-saban/article_d6dbd47c-d880-11ec-98ae-bf134bc3e72b.html | 2022-05-21T14:02:50Z | https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/sports/martin-college-football-needs-fisher-vs-saban/article_d6dbd47c-d880-11ec-98ae-bf134bc3e72b.html | true | 2 |
Judging from the demographic here, the 2022 Pet Shop Boys audience stretches from 18-year-old girls to middle-aged men in suits, hen parties to arty intellectuals. Their vast constituency reflects the electro-pop pair’s status as British pop’s biggest-selling duo, and a musical reach that stretches from Italian house to Tchaikovsky samples.
Singer Neil Tennant and synth man Chris Lowe are also premier pop showmen. This latest outing begins relatively minimally – with street lamp-posts staging for early hit Suburbia – before Left to My Own Devices unveils the live (electronic) percussionists and retina-combusting computer graphics powering their spectacle.
The two-hour, 26-song extravaganza spans a 40-year career and springs some surprises. Tennant, presumably selecting his various bonkers costumes from a box marked “genial Bond villain”, becomes an unlikely acoustic guitar balladeer for Drunk. He reveals that Domino Dancing was inspired by a friend’s “victory dance” after playing dominoes in a cheap hotel in Saint Lucia and that 2020’s excellent Monkey Business is titled after something said to them by a cheeky Texan cowboy.
Their songs are like miniature kitchen sink dramas – the couple struggling with fidelity in It’s Hard, the painful reminders of a break-up in Losing My Mind, or the power imbalances in Rent. Tennant, unfeasibly now 67, brings delicate thespian touches – a shrug of the shoulder or wagging finger (in It’s a Sin) – and is one of our most unmistakable vocalists, his inimitable tones somehow capable of expressing excitement and yearning at the same time.
There’s a tender moment as the singer dedicates a gentle Being Boring to the lives lost in the pandemic and this venue’s bombing, five years ago this weekend. Otherwise, classic bangers come along with indecent regularity. Lowe dons his 80s “BOY” cap for West End Girls, while other highlights include a beautifully melancholy Love Comes Quickly and an insanely catchy Heart. Band member Clare Uchima excels in the Dusty Springfield role for a sublime What Have I Done to Deserve This. “Fabulous!” yells Tennant, and this is.
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Bayern Munich midfielder Malik Tillman is switching affiliation from Germany to the United States and is among 27 players invited to the Americans’ next-to-last training camp ahead of the World Cup.
Haji Wright, a 24-year-old forward from Los Angeles who is on a scoring run in the Turkish league, also is among the players who could make their U.S. debuts along with Borussia Mönchengladbach outside back Joe Scally, who was on the roster for November World Cup qualifiers but did not get in a match.
Glasgow Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers and Montreal midfielder Djordje Mihailovic also were called in Friday after being bypassed in the 14 qualifiers from September to March.
Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, sidelined since breaking broke a bone in his left foot on Feb. 22, was invited and could make his return.
Dortmund midfielder Gio Reyna (reoccurrence of leg injury on April 28), Atlanta defender Miles Robinson (torn left ACL on May 7), Barcelona outside back Sergiño Dest (right hamstring on April 24) and Young Boys striker Jordan Pefok (hasn’t played since May 7) will miss the games due to injuries. Josh Sargent and Chris Richards are also hurt.
Wolfsburg defender John Brooks and Ausgburg forward Ricardo Pepi were among the notable omissions. Pepi has been playing constantly for 15 months and has not scored in 24 matches for club and country since October. Brooks, a 29-year-old defender who was on the 2014 World Cup roster, has not been picked by U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter since qualifiers last September.
The U.S. has exhibitions against Morocco on June 1 at Cincinnati and vs. Uruguay four days later at Kansas City, Kansas, then has CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada on June 10 at Austin, Texas, and at El Salvador four days later.
The Americans plan a pair of friendlies in Europe in September, then will open the World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 21 against Wales, Scotland or Ukraine. They play England four days later and close group play against Iran on Nov. 29.
Tillman, 19, was born in Germany to a father in the U.S military and a German mother. He played for the U.S. under-15 team in 2016 and for Germany at several youth levels. Tillman made his Bundesliga debut with Bayern Munich on Dec. 14 and has played in four league, two Champions League and one German Cup matches this season. The U.S. Soccer Federation said he had applied to FIFA for a change of affiliation.
Wright played for the U.S. at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup alongside Christian Pulisic and Tyler Adams and attended a national team training camp in May 2019 that included young players. He scored 14 goals in 31 league matches entering Friday for Antalyaspor and had a seven-game scoring streak.
Carter-Vickers, 24, helped Glasgow Celtic win the Scottish Premier League this season in his first season with the club, scoring four goals in 33 league appearances. A son of former NBA player Howard Carter, he has made eight international appearances since 2017, all in exhibitions and none since June 2019 against Jamaica.
Mihailovic, 23, has six MLS goals for Montreal this season. He played six times for the U.S. in 2019 and ’20 but not since.
Also among those not included are goalkeeper Sean Johnson; defenders Mark McKenzie, Matt Miazga, Shaq Moore, Tim Ream, Bryan Reynolds, James Sands and Sam Vines; midfielders Gianluca Busio and Sebastian Lletget; and forwards Konrad De La Fuente, Matthew Hoppe and Gyasi Zardes.
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest, England), Zack Steffen (Manchester City, England), Matt Turner (New England)
Defenders: George Bello (Arminia Bielefeld, Germany), Reggie Cannon (Boavista Portugal), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Glasgow Celtic, Scotland), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes, France), Antonee Robinson (Fulham, England), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany), DeAndre Yedlin (Miami), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville)
Midfielders: Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles), Tyler Adams (Leipzig, Germany), Luca de la Torre (Heracles, Netherlands), Weston McKennie (Juventus, Italy), Djordje Mihailovic (Montreal), Yunus Musah (Valencia, Spain), Cristian Roldan (Seattle), Malik Tillman (Bayern Munich, Germany)
Forwards: Brenden Aaronson (Salzburg, Austria), Paul Arriola (Dallas), Jesús Ferreira (Dallas;), Jordan Morris (Seattle), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea England), Tim Weah (Lille, France), Haji Wright (Antalyaspor, Turkey)
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's defense minister said Saturday the Western Balkan country has bought anti-tank Javelin missiles to strengthen its defenses.
Niko Peleshi said Albania signed a contract with U.S. Lockheed Martin, without specifying the number of missiles, how much they cost or when they would be delivered.
Peleshi said buying the missiles was part of the army’s modernization efforts.
Earlier this week, Lockheed Martin said the U.S. Army had awarded two production contracts for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with total value of $309 million. These contracts include more than 1300 Javelin missiles funded from the recent Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act and orders for several international customers including Norway, Albania, Latvia and Thailand.
“Not to create any panic, there is no concrete threat. We are a NATO member country and the national security issue resolved. We are protected,” the minister told journalists.
Peleshi also said NATO is not a threat to any country, including Russia. Tirana supports the alliance's “open door” policy welcoming Finland and Sweden as new members, which Peleshi said were “two independent sovereign countries with high political, legal and also military standards.”
Turkey, however, has so far said it will not agree to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
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BALTIMORE — Epicenter lost the Kentucky Derby because of a hot pace.
Now he’ll face hot temperatures in the Preakness.
Two weeks after getting passed by 80-1 long shot Rich Strike just before the finish line at the Derby, Epicenter goes into Saturday’s Preakness as the favorite and clearly the class of the nine-horse field. In a race without Rich Strike and no chance at a Triple Crown, there is still some buzz largely because of filly Secret Oath and that it will be a test of whether Epicenter can beat the heat that could approach a record high.
“You handle what you have control over and put yourself in the best position possible and try to eliminate as many variables that could get in the way of that,” Epicenter trainer Steve Asmussen said. “If it’s actually 95, 96 degrees here, and we know it can be pretty sticky when it gets warm in Baltimore, so I think that all of them are going to have to deal with that.
“He’s a big horse turning back in 14 days, so just make sure he’s drinking plenty of water and hydrated, just like your kids.”
The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius) for Saturday afternoon, with just a slight dip before the 7:01 p.m. EDT post time for the 147th running of the Preakness. The record is 96, set in 1934 when High Quest won the race.
Epicenter is the morning line 6-5 favorite to join that list of Preakness winners after finishing a tough-luck second in the Derby. Even after owner Rick Dawson decided not to run Rich Strike at Pimlico Race Course to take a swing at an unlikely Triple Crown, his upset at Churchill Downs was still the talk of the week, especially for those around the horse who was cruising to victory until he wasn’t.
“Even my 6-year-old after the race, he looked at me and said, ‘Daddy, Epicenter ran the best race,’” Epicenter owner Ron Winchell said. “He ran a great race, so the confidence level is great. But with any big race, you just hope you show up and run, and so I think if he shows up and runs, we’re in a good position.”
Kenny McPeek, who won the 2020 Preakness with filly Swiss Skydiver, called Epicenter “definitely the horse to beat” and said the favorite would likely need to regress for his grey 10-1 shot Creative Minister to finish first. But he and co-majority owner Greg Back felt confident enough to pony up $150,000 to enter him in the race.
McPeek told Back if Creative Minister won his race on the Derby undercard, “We’ll run him anywhere you want to run him — the moon if you want.” He was fast enough to show evidence he belonged in the company of the other Preakness horses.
“What is it Wayne Gretzky said? You never make a shot you don’t take,” McPeek said. “That’s the fun of the sport. ... If you feel like you’ve got a legitimate chance to just hit the board, you can’t be scared because a lot happens.”
A lot would have to happen for 50-1 long shot Fenwick to pull off another Triple Crown shocker and slightly less for 30-1 Happy Jack, who finished 14th in the Derby, or 20-1 Skippylongstocking to win the $1.65 million, 1 3/16-mile Preakness. There’s plenty of respect for the chances of 6-1 Simplification, who was fourth in the Derby, as well as 7-2 second choice on the morning line Early Voting.
But the most chatter around the Preakness is about Secret Oath, the winner of the Kentucky Oaks, who 86-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is betting can beat the boys. Absent the Derby winner — the fourth consecutive year there’s no real chance at a Triple Crown at the Preakness — the focus is on the filly in what Lukas called an otherwise vanilla race.
“If you don’t have the filly in here, the mood is zilch,” said Lukas, who is going for a record-tying seventh Preakness victory. “The filly made this at least have a little bit of interest.”
McPeek was glad it felt like “old times” at the Preakness, especially after it was run in October two years ago with no fans in the stands. He fondly recalled his first trip to Baltimore in 1995, when Lukas was in his heyday.
“I’ve put a few miles on since then and a few belt loops are missing and I’ve shaved my head since then, but Wayne’s still here,” McPeek said. “Where’s Bob?”
Bob, of course, is two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert, whose absence at Pimlico is jarring after years in the spotlight. Currently serving a suspension in Kentucky for medication violations that’s being honored by Maryland and other states, he wasn’t allowed to enter horses in the Derby or Preakness.
But he does have a presence in 12-1 late entry Armagnac, whom Baffert trained and saddled in three races before transferring him to former assistant Tim Yakteen. After Taiba finished 12th and Messier 15th in the Derby with Baffert’s shadow hanging over the race, there’s less pressure this time.
“I’m trying to get under the radar,” Yakteen said. “I enjoyed the Derby. I wish we would’ve had a different outcome.”
Winchell, Asmussen and Epicenter jockey Joel Rosario feel the same way after turning for home under the twin spires at Churchill Downs thinking they’d won the Kentucky Derby.
“That was very, very exciting at that point,” Rosario said. “What can I say? The horse had run really well. It would’ve been really great if we could’ve won that, but that’s how it goes sometimes.”
Concerned about the heat and disappointed he’s not getting another opportunity to beat Rich Strike, Asmussen isn’t worried about positioning at the Preakness as long as Epicenter is “in front at the wire.” He shares his owner’s confidence but is a bit more wary about expressing it after the crushing Derby defeat.
“It was, I believe, the longest shot on the board that actually won the race,” he said, “so you can’t count anybody out.” | https://www.avpress.com/sports/near-record-heat-for-preakness-is-another-test-for-epicenter/article_c19a8668-d8cf-11ec-881a-cf0164c0264a.html | 2022-05-21T14:09:29Z | https://www.avpress.com/sports/near-record-heat-for-preakness-is-another-test-for-epicenter/article_c19a8668-d8cf-11ec-881a-cf0164c0264a.html | false | 18 |
NEW DELHI: Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been attending the Cannes Film Festival for 20 years, most of them as an ambassador for cosmetics brand L'Oreal. Asihwarya has been a queen at Cannes and one of the most famous Bollywood celebrity at the prestigious film festival. The actress often wins the audiences heart with her splendid looks.
The actress has been accompanied by her husband Abhishek Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan at the festival. However, this year, she has failed to impress the netizens with her appearance. The trolls have been regularly targetting the actress for her choice of clothes and also claiming that 'too much of botox' and 'lip fillers' have taken a toll on her face.
On Saturday, the actress took a break from the red carpet as she decided to head for a lunch outing with her husband and daughter. The family of three was captured outside a plush restaurant in the exotic location shared a picture of the couple posing with their staff.
The celebrity couple appeared to be dropping in for a relaxed meal and were dressed in casual clothes. Aishwarya was seen in a pink blazer paired with blue denim and colourful silotuuese, while Aaradhya was dressed decent and Abhishek managed to grab eyeballs with his fashion sense. However, once again, netizens were not too pleased with her choice of clothing and slammed her brutally. Some of them also advised her to change her daughter Aaradhya's hairtsyle and stop holding and protecting her always in the public.
Take a look at how netizens are expressing their disappointment. One user wrote, "Sorry to say but Aishwarya bohot over treat karti hai aradhya ko.. Abhishek hamesha side pe akela khada hi Nazar at hai... Boring".
Another user commented, "She badly needs a stylist for herself and her daughter".
"Who wear blazers like this and for Godsake give some air to Aradhaya’s forehead ", one more user added. While one follower wrote, "Three fashion disasters together. Such a disappointment!".
A day back, Aishwarya was brutally trolled for her 'fake' accent while speaking about her Day 2 look on the red carpet.
A video emerged on social media where Aishwarya was speaking to a mediaperson on the prestigious red carpet. The actress, who is dressed in a shimmery pink Gaurav Gupta gown, can be heard saying, "Helllooo, and thank you for all your love. All my well-wishers are sure that the little film you made on my red carpet look."
However, social media users were quick to pick her on her accent while speaking to the mediaperson and questioned why is she talking in a fake accent.
Aishwarya has had a long and illustrious history at the Cannes Film Festival with her first appearance dating back to 2002. Over the few years, she also has her daughter Aaradhya accompany her to the French Riviera. | https://zeenews.india.com/people/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-steps-out-for-lunch-with-abhishek-bachchan-aaradhya-gets-massively-trolled-again-2465884.html | 2022-05-21T14:10:48Z | https://zeenews.india.com/people/aishwarya-rai-bachchan-steps-out-for-lunch-with-abhishek-bachchan-aaradhya-gets-massively-trolled-again-2465884.html | false | 1 |
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PennLive hosted its annual High School Sports Awards banquet — sponsored by Renewal by Andersen, UPMC, Penn State Health, and Central Penn College — at Central Penn College on Wednesday evening.
The athletes in attendance were ones that shined and are considered to be amongst the best of the best at their respective sports in central Pa. from this school year. | https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/05/photos-meet-the-top-boys-and-girls-athletes-in-each-sport-for-pennlives-2022-high-school-sports-awards.html | 2022-05-21T14:25:14Z | https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/05/photos-meet-the-top-boys-and-girls-athletes-in-each-sport-for-pennlives-2022-high-school-sports-awards.html | false | null |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua began an “indefinite fast” Friday inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day.
Rolando Álvarez, the bishop of Matagalpa and a fierce critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, said in a video published by his diocese that police had even breached his “circle of family privacy” while he visited a niece.
Ortega’s government arrested dozens of political opposition leaders, including most of the potential candidates, in the months before his re-election to a fourth consecutive term last year. His government has shut down dozens of nongovernmental organizations that he accuses of working on behalf of foreign interests to destabilize his government. Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have been chased into exile.
The Catholic church remains influential, but has not escaped Ortega’s wrath. He has accused its priests of being “terrorists and coup plotters” and blamed them for participating in his “failed overthrow.”
Álvarez was one of the bishops who supported demonstrators in massive street protests that broke out in April 2018 and became a call for Ortega to step down. Since then, Álvarez’s sermons often criticize the government and demand the release of political prisoners.
At least 355 people died in the government’s repression of those protests, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
“Today I have been followed all day by the Sandinista police, since the morning through these hours of the night, at every moment, during all of my day’s movements,” Álvarez said in the video Thursday night.
Álvarez said he confronted his pursuers and was told they were just “following orders.” Rather than back down, the police followed him into the night “putting at risk the safety of my family.” That was when he decided to shelter in a church in the southeast of the capital Managua and begin his fast.
The bishop said he would fast until the police informed church leaders they would respect the privacy of his family. “The insecurity of this country is precisely the police, those who make us feel unsafe with that persecution,” he said.
The police had not responded publicly to Álvarez’s complaints. In recent months, the bishop has denounced harassment and threats from Sandinista activists against himself and his closest collaborators.
Álvarez received support Friday from Silvio Báez, the former auxiliary bishop of Managua who left Nicaragua in 2018 after receiving death threats.
Other priests reported similar harassment this week. In the northern city of Sebaco, Rev. Uriel Vallejos said he was photographed and besieged by police while going around the city.
Rev. Harving Padilla, the priest for a parish in Masaya, south of the capital, said police kept him under constant surveillance. Police arrested opposition leader Yubrank Suazo of the Civic Alliance Tuesday, after he denounced the harassment Padilla suffered. Suazo was previously jailed in 2018.
In early May, Nicaragua’s congress, which is dominated by Ortega’s party, said it was considering jailing priests who questioned the government. Cardenal Leopoldo Brenes, Managua archbishop, said at the time that the church was not the “enemy” of the government and that he would continue “praying for those who slander us.” | https://www.wrbl.com/news/international/nicaraguan-bishop-fasts-to-protest-police-harassment/ | 2022-05-21T14:28:20Z | https://www.wrbl.com/news/international/nicaraguan-bishop-fasts-to-protest-police-harassment/ | false | 22 |
Here they are: Our top 5 Android and iOS apps of the week
Each weekend, we at NextPit meet to check my selection of 5 free or paid mobile applications and games that caught my eye on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
Each week, I will try to bring you the best possible apps that are not data traps or microtransaction hells. In addition to my own discoveries, I also included apps discovered by the NextPit community and shared over our forum, which I invite you to check out.
From mobile games to productivity apps, here are the 5 free and paid Android/iOS apps from NextPit this week. We publish this selection every week, you can also check my 5 free apps of last week.
Tochi - Mood Tracker, Journal (Android)
Tochi is an emotional tracking application that allows you to easily keep track of your daily highs and lows, moods, and other symptoms related to common mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression, and or PTSD.
You can identify your mood using emotional "orbs", which are colored spheres based on a dominant emotion. You can also record your different emotional triggers and exercises in order to better control them.
The application looks to be extremely complete and the interface is very nice to use. On the other hand, it contains plenty of ads and the paid version that offers a lifetime unlock requires you to fork out a whopping $29.99! That's a lot of money. There are many alternatives out there that are far more limited in functionality, but they do not cost you a single penny.
- Price: Free / Ads: None / In-app purchases: Yes / Account: Not required.
- Download Tochi - Mood Tracker, Journal from the Google Play Store
Onvy Mindful Health Companion (iOS)
ONVY is a fitness companion app that you can use if you have an Apple Watch, connected watch or fitness tracker and wear one while sweating buckets, working out.
Onvy offers tracking and analysis of your activity that concentrates on 4 areas: recovery, activity, mindfulness and stress. At a glance, you can see how and what part of your health is changing (hopefully for the better!). Onvy also provides you with personalized guidance and recommendations on how you can optimize different aspects of your health, in a step-by-step manner.
ONVY uses the features of Apple's Health app and integrates data via HealthKit. You always have the option to individually manage data sharing and set it to your preferences. But it also works with wearable devices from Fitbit, Garmin, Polar, and Oura.
- Price: Free / Ads: None / In-app purchases: None / Account: Required.
- Download Onvy Mindful Health Companion from the Apple App Store
NothinK - bespoke widgets (Android)
Nothink allows you to create widgets that are inspired by Nothing's design language. The application is just a collection of widgets and wallpapers in itself. In order to add them to your home screen and make them work, you will have to go through the KWGT application which allows you to create and customize widgets.
The process isn't ultra-intuitive, but you'll quickly get the hang of it. And the widgets are quite functional on the whole, in addition to being visually very classy. On the other hand, the application is not free and costs $1.49.
- Price: $1.49 / Ads: None / In-app purchases: None / Account: Not required.
- Download NothinK - bespoke widgets from the Google Play Store
Notion - Notes, projects, docs (iOS)
At NextPit, we love productivity tools and we love using a different platform for each everyday task. Basecamp, Officely, Jamboard, Google Meet/Calendar/Sheet, Slack, etc. It is fantastic to be able to digitally organize our workflow, and I really love it (no)!
Notion falls into this category of collaborative platforms, but you can also use it for yourself to better organize your projects. Think of it as a note-taking app on steroids.
The basic free application is already extremely complete but, of course, you can upgrade to a paid plan for a subscription fee of $4.99 per month or $47.99 per year. Time to supercharge your life when organizing it around an app!
- Price: Free / Ads: None / In-app purchases: Yes ($4.99/month or $47.99/year) / Account: Required.
- Download Notion - Notes, projects, docs from the Apple App Store
Apex Legends Mobile (Android and iOS)
Apex Legends is one of the countless Fortnite clones, but one that was executed rather well and managed to stand out, more or less, thanks to its pinging system (the fact that you can ping each other!). I was waiting for the mobile port to be released, but it's not the only one.
Honestly, I've been waiting for the mobile port of this game for months. And it was finally released this week! I haven't been able to test it out yet but it's one of the first things I'm going to do once I'm done writing this article. Basically, you should expect a Battle Royale mode in which you have to eliminate all the enemies in a vast arena. It's every man for himself, solo or in a team.
The gameplay is in FPS mode, so you play in first person view and it comes only in a multiplayer format. Of course, you will have to expect some rather aggressive monetization, like what is found on Call of Duty Mobile or Fortnite. But it feels good to have a bit of freshness in the mobile shooter market.
- Price: Free / Ads: None / In-app purchases: Yes (many!) / Account: Required.
- Download Apex Legends Mobile from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store
What do you think of this week's selection? Have you already been able to test some apps on this list? What would be your Android and/or iOS apps of the week? | https://www.nextpit.com/apps-of-the-week-20-2022 | 2022-05-21T14:30:46Z | https://www.nextpit.com/apps-of-the-week-20-2022 | true | 1 |
Palestinian teen shot in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank
Israeli troops shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian militant as fighting erupted when soldiers entered a volatile town in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry and local media said.The shooting, which Israel said came during a gunbattle with local militants, came at a time of intensified Israeli military activity in the northern West Bank town of Jenin in recent months.The ministry identified the dead teen as Amjad al-Fayyed.
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Israeli troops shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian militant as fighting erupted when soldiers entered a volatile town in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry and local media said.
The shooting, which Israel said came during a gunbattle with local militants, came at a time of intensified Israeli military activity in the northern West Bank town of Jenin in recent months.
The ministry identified the dead teen as Amjad al-Fayyed. It said another Palestinian — an 18-year-old — was in critical condition after being wounded by Israeli gunfire.
Later Saturday, the militant group Islamic Jihad said al-Fayyed was a member of its armed wing.
Local media reported that clashes erupted outside Jenin's refugee camp when Israeli forces stormed the area.
In a statement, the army said that soldiers opened fire after gunmen shot at them from a passing vehicle. It said the suspects also threw explosives toward the soldiers.
Israel has stepped up its military activity in Jenin in recent weeks in response to a series of deadly attacks inside Israel. Several attackers were from the Jenin area, which is known as a stronghold of Palestinian militants.
On May 11, a veteran Palestinian journalist for the Al Jazeera satellite channel was killed while covering an Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp. Shireen Abu Akleh's family, the broadcaster, the Palestinian Authority and witnesses accused Israel of shooting the correspondent for the Qatari channel.
Israel says there was a fierce gunbattle at the time, and it's not clear if she was killed by Israeli or Palestinian gunfire.
Israel has called for a joint forensics investigation. The Palestinians have refused, saying Israel cannot be trusted. They are carrying out their own investigation and say they will share their results with other countries, but not Israel.
Israeli military officials on Thursday said the military has identified a soldier's rifle that may have killed Abu Akleh, but said it cannot be certain unless the Palestinians turn over the bullet for analysis.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2045975-palestinian-teen-shot-in-israeli-raid-in-occupied-west-bank | 2022-05-21T14:31:31Z | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/2045975-palestinian-teen-shot-in-israeli-raid-in-occupied-west-bank | false | 16 |
Tag search for Welfare in Wales over many more local services for more advice\n1: The Red Cross Helpline Free local information service including benefits checks with qualified benefit advice, emergency cash help , emergency clothing grant. We may carry o … show all Call or request free Home Comp Governor Gretchen Whitmer went to Gaylord Friday night where she signed a State of Emergency Declaration to provide state resources to supplement local efforts to recover from Friday afternoons devastating tornado. Senator James Stamas of Midland also went to the Emergency Center in Gaylord.
The tornado struck on the west side of Gaylord in Otsego County ripping roofs off businesses and homes, some were actually flattened and an R-V dealership was left in shambles. One person died and at least 44 people were injured and taken to area medical centers. Several cars were flipped by the tornado with many trees and wires knocked down making travel difficult.
Consumers Power reported 14,000 customers lost power in Otsego County. The utility sent 100 crews to the area to restore power.
Photos from MSP Northern Michigan. | https://www.wsgw.com/state-of-emergency-declared-for-gaylord-tornado-recovery/ | 2022-05-21T14:35:15Z | https://www.wsgw.com/state-of-emergency-declared-for-gaylord-tornado-recovery/ | false | 1 |
The GT-R story begins with the Skyline GT-R from 1969, an extremely rare breed that features the S20 straight-six engine of the Fairlady Z432 for the Japanese market. The second generation, internally referred to as the KPGC110, is even rarer because fewer than 200 units were produced.
A whopping 16 years later, Nissan revived the Skyline GT-R moniker for the R32 that bears the Godzilla nickname over its on-track success in the Japanese Touring Car Championship. The white-painted model in the featured clip is equipped with an RB straight-six engine that makes in the ballpark of 300 horsepower although the automaker quoted 276 ponies.
You see, this 276-horsepower limit was a gentleman's agreement that ran from 1988 through 2005. The agreement was broken by the Honda Legend, a.k.a. Acura RL in the United States, which cranks out 296 free-breathing horsepower from a 3.5L V6. Later on, the 3.7L V6 improved to 305 hp.
The silver-painted R33 also makes 276 horsepower on paper, but in truth, we’re dealing with 320-odd horsepower. The R33 levels up to 340 horsepower, and the R35 doesn’t really need any introduction. Equipped with a V6 rather than an I6, the latest and the greatest GT-R cranks out 600 force-fed ponies and 481 pound-feet (652 Nm) of torque at 3,600 rpm.
Priced at $210,740 before destination charge, the NISMO-infused R35 also happens to be the heaviest of the brunch at 1,720 kilograms (3,792 pounds). The R34 tips the scales at 1,560 kgs (3,439 lbs), the R33 weighs 1,540 kgs (3,395 lbs), and the R32 weighs in at 1,430 kgs (3,153 lbs) to its name.
Now that we’ve finished going through the numbers that matter, does it come as a surprise the R35 generation launches like a bat out of hell? The Skyline-less model finishes the standing quarter mile in 11.6 seconds, which is pretty alright for an unprepped surface like the runway used by carwow.
The R34 is second with 14.8 seconds, the R33 needs 15.1 seconds, and the R32 driven by Mat Watson finishes the drag race in 15.5 seconds. The pecking order is carried over in the roll races. As for the emergency braking test, the R32 and R34 come in second and third while the R33 finishes dead last.
You see, this 276-horsepower limit was a gentleman's agreement that ran from 1988 through 2005. The agreement was broken by the Honda Legend, a.k.a. Acura RL in the United States, which cranks out 296 free-breathing horsepower from a 3.5L V6. Later on, the 3.7L V6 improved to 305 hp.
The silver-painted R33 also makes 276 horsepower on paper, but in truth, we’re dealing with 320-odd horsepower. The R33 levels up to 340 horsepower, and the R35 doesn’t really need any introduction. Equipped with a V6 rather than an I6, the latest and the greatest GT-R cranks out 600 force-fed ponies and 481 pound-feet (652 Nm) of torque at 3,600 rpm.
Priced at $210,740 before destination charge, the NISMO-infused R35 also happens to be the heaviest of the brunch at 1,720 kilograms (3,792 pounds). The R34 tips the scales at 1,560 kgs (3,439 lbs), the R33 weighs 1,540 kgs (3,395 lbs), and the R32 weighs in at 1,430 kgs (3,153 lbs) to its name.
Now that we’ve finished going through the numbers that matter, does it come as a surprise the R35 generation launches like a bat out of hell? The Skyline-less model finishes the standing quarter mile in 11.6 seconds, which is pretty alright for an unprepped surface like the runway used by carwow.
The R34 is second with 14.8 seconds, the R33 needs 15.1 seconds, and the R32 driven by Mat Watson finishes the drag race in 15.5 seconds. The pecking order is carried over in the roll races. As for the emergency braking test, the R32 and R34 come in second and third while the R33 finishes dead last. | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/r35-nissan-gt-r-vs-r34-vs-r33-vs-r32-drag-race-concludes-rather-predictably-189315.html | 2022-05-21T14:37:10Z | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/r35-nissan-gt-r-vs-r34-vs-r33-vs-r32-drag-race-concludes-rather-predictably-189315.html | false | 1 |
At Hooked on Seafood, red snapper fetches a premium price. For fishermen, the tasty fruit of the Gulf of Mexico is like striking gold.
"Red snapper is the hottest commodity in the U.S., here in this border," Hooked on Seafood owner Chris Johnson said.
But its high demand attracts schools of poachers from across the border.
"They're taking our money out of our waters and selling it right back to us, and we're paying to do it every day," Johnson continued.
He's a fishmonger and fisherman on Texas' South Padre Island. He bellows a decades-long lament — illegal fishing operations from Mexico zip through the boundary waters poaching red snapper, shark, and shrimp by the thousands.
"What's going on is, there are more and more snapper poachers coming off the Baghdad Beach and working in our area… they'd catch them all the way up to Corpus Christi," Johnson said.
The U.S. Coast Guard trawls the waters close to the borderline, looking for unwelcome visitors in "illegal fishing lanchas."
A lancha, which is Spanish for boat, is a 20-30 foot vessel known for being skinny, stealthy, and wily.
"It's always good to know where your fish is coming from," South Padre Station U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Dan Ippolito said. "You never want to be involved in any sort of illegal activity or anything like that. And that's another reason we're trying to stop that here."
Since October, Coast Guard patrols in South Texas have stopped 60 lanchas and reeled in 58 of them. In the last three years, they've seized hundreds.
Various state and federal agencies tell Newsy lanchas to have connections to drug cartels.
"The boats that are used to run drugs have also been tied to other cartels," U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Collis Brown said. "So the likelihood that they would run drugs with the same boat they're using to fish with is very likely too."
The seized vessels end up in the station's lancha graveyard — where if they're not claimed by Mexican authorities, they're destroyed.
"They're white in color, and then they have a blue inside," Ippolito said. "That makes them very difficult to detect on the water because they blend in with the seas. If you're looking from above, it's hard to see blending in with the waves."
Boats below need air patrols circling above.
Mission systems operators use a plane-mounted camera to call in illegal fishing operations if they see them.
"As we fly out here, we detect them with the radar, and then we use other systems like a camera to identify them," U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Blair Doten said.
Looking for lanchas can be frustrating because when Coast Guard or state game wardens catch them, the fishermen are deported and often get right back in the water.
"We get repeat offenders, with multiple charges, previous charges. So it's not uncommon for us to see somebody who's done this six or seven times that's been caught six or seven times, so how many times did they do it without being caught" Dowdy continued.
In addition to stealing and depleting U.S. fishery stocks, lanchas use destructive, illegal gill nets and long line hooks, dragging everything in their path.
"We've seen sea turtles caught up in the net, lots of sharks, red snapper. We've found dolphins before. We actually rescued a dolphin just a couple weeks ago that was all tied up in a net," Ippolito said.
"It's just not fair to any of us, and our industry is suffering the most," said Andrea Hance with the Texas Shrimp Association.
In February, the federal government gave Mexican fishing enforcement a negative designation. It has prohibited legitimate Mexican fishing operations from docking in U.S. ports.
"And obviously, on the commerce side, it affects our port down here in the port of Brownsville because they come in, and they spend quite a bit of money on fuel and supplies and whatnot," Hance said.
It hurts, but the cost of doing nothing is too great, according to law enforcement and environmental advocates.
"You can't use those types of gear in the states because we know that that type of gear means overfishing to the point of population collapse," said Gary Glick with Friends of Rio Grande Reef.
Often the same fish poached from Texas coastal waters and brought to Mexico get reimported and sold to U.S. markets. The federal government counts millions of pounds of snapper imported from Mexico every year. This rankles the likes of Chris Johnson.
"They don't care if they get caught because the worst that happens to them is they just get sent back over, they get another lancha and they do it all over again," Johnson said.
A glimmer of hope in all of this is the effort of a group called Friends of the Rio Grande Reef. In the last 6 years, they have raised money and built artificial reefs in this area, often with recycled concrete and decommissioned fishing boats.
The truly destructive part of poaching destroys natural reef habitats and deep-sea hooks cull spawning-age adult red snapper, which is the prized ones because they're so big.
The artificial reefs function as a substitute, and the fish that take refuge in them can flourish as long as you can keep poachers at bay.
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Bank of Montreal Can lessened its position in shares of iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IJK – Get Rating) by 0.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 693,519 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,297 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned approximately 0.71% of iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF worth $59,393,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of IJK. Lbmc Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 5,839.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lbmc Investment Advisors LLC now owns 753,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,004,000 after purchasing an additional 740,539 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,464,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,356,000 after buying an additional 234,207 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,542,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,743,000 after buying an additional 98,874 shares in the last quarter. Perfromance Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $6,270,000. Finally, CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $5,737,000.
NYSEARCA IJK opened at $67.14 on Friday. iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $65.34 and a 52-week high of $88.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.40.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the second round of the PGA Championship (all times local):
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8 a.m.
Out with the wind, in with the rain at the PGA Championship on Saturday.
Southern Hills had about a half-inch of rain in the early morning hours, along with a lightning show that delayed the start of the third round by some 30 minutes. That left the course a little softer as it was starting to get firm.
Will Zalatoris has a one-shot lead and won't tee off until early afternoon. On deck is Tiger Woods, who showed great fight in his finish for a 69 to make the cut by one.
Woods was 12 shots behind.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat after an election on Saturday and the opposition Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule, possibly with the support of pro-environment independents.
Partial results showed Morrison's Liberal-National coalition had been punished by voters in Western Australia and affluent urban seats in particular.
"Tonight, I have spoken to the Leader of the Opposition and the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. And I've congratulated him on his election victory this evening," Morrison said, stepping down as leader of his party.
Labor had yet to reach the 76 of the 151 lower house seats required to form a government alone. Final results could take time as counting of a record number of postal votes is completed.
A strong showing by the Greens and a of group of so-called "teal independents", who campaigned on policies of integrity, equality and tackling climate change, means the makeup of the new parliament looks set to be much less climate-sceptic than the one that supported Morrison's pro-coal mining administration.
Centre-left Labor had held a decent lead in opinion polls, although recent surveys showed the Liberal-National government narrowing the gap in the final stretch of a six-week campaign.
A Newspoll survey by The Australian newspaper out on election day showed Labor's lead over the ruling coalition dipping a point to 53-47 on a two-party-preferred basis, where votes for unsuccessful candidates are redistributed to the top two contenders.
Turning Teal
In at least five affluent Liberal-held seats, so-called "teal independents" looked set to win, tapping voter anger over inaction on climate change after some of the worst floods and fires to hit Australia.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said it would be "difficult" for him to hold the long-held Liberal seat of Kooyong in Melbourne to an independent newcomer in one of the biggest hits to the government.
Three volunteers working for teal independent Monique Ryan, who was challenging Frydenberg, said they joined Ryan's campaign because they were concerned about the climate for the sake of their children and grandchildren.
"For me, it's like this election actually feels hopeful," Charlotte Forwood, a working mother of three adult children, told Reuters.
Early returns suggested the Greens had also made ground, looking to pick up to three seats in Queensland.
Greens leader Adam Bandt, who retained his inner city Melbourne seat, said climate was a major issue for voters.
"There was an attempt from Labor and Liberal to bury it, and we were very clear about the need to tackle climate by tackling coal and gas."
Morrison and Albanese earlier cast their votes in Sydney after making whistle-stop tours across marginal seats in the final two days of a campaign dominated by rising living costs, climate change and integrity.
As Labor focussed on spiking inflation and sluggish wage growth, Morrison made the country's lowest unemployment in almost half a century the centrepiece of his campaign's final hours.
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Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado lowered its position in Laboratory Co. of America Holdings (NYSE:LH – Get Rating) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,351 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 219 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in Laboratory Co. of America were worth $4,195,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LH. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Laboratory Co. of America by 1,085.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 397,425 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $111,851,000 after acquiring an additional 363,904 shares in the last quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Laboratory Co. of America in the third quarter worth approximately $100,156,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America by 133.9% in the third quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 403,505 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $113,562,000 after purchasing an additional 230,982 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America by 1,092.8% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 240,131 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 220,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Laboratory Co. of America by 79.3% in the third quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 377,188 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $106,155,000 after purchasing an additional 166,784 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.02% of the company’s stock.
In other news, EVP Mark S. Schroeder sold 2,356 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.11, for a total value of $652,871.16. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director R Sanders Williams sold 572 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.98, for a total value of $156,144.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 3,177 shares of company stock valued at $874,306 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.31% of the company’s stock.
Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 28th. The medical research company reported $6.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.88 by $0.23. Laboratory Co. of America had a return on equity of 23.84% and a net margin of 13.24%. The business had revenue of $3.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.01 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $8.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Laboratory Co. of America Holdings will post 19.9 earnings per share for the current year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 19th will be given a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 18th. Laboratory Co. of America’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.22%.
Several brokerages have recently commented on LH. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Laboratory Co. of America from $380.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 14th. Credit Suisse Group lowered their price objective on Laboratory Co. of America from $344.00 to $312.00 in a research note on Monday, May 2nd. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Laboratory Co. of America from $354.00 to $323.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 4th. StockNews.com started coverage on Laboratory Co. of America in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Laboratory Co. of America from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $292.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Friday, February 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $303.75.
Laboratory Co. of America Profile (Get Rating)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings operates as an independent clinical laboratory company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Labcorp Diagnostics (Dx) and Labcorp Drug Development (DD). It offers various tests, such as blood chemistry analyses, urinalyses, blood cell counts, thyroid tests, Pap tests, hemoglobin A1C and vitamin D products, prostate-specific antigens, tests for sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis C tests, microbiology cultures and procedures, and alcohol and other substance-abuse tests.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A 1983 Chevrolet C-10 pickup is the workhorse of Argenis Ron’s party equipment rental business. He uses it to haul chairs, tents and tables to gatherings all across Venezuela’s sprawling capital.
The once-white paint is slightly yellowish and the body shows a bit of rust, a few dings. The odometer was already broken when he bought it 12 years ago.
And with business picking up as the pandemic seems to slow, he’s putting in more miles — and making more trips to mechanics, including a recent visit to investigate a snoring-like noise emanating from the left rear wheel.
“When the mechanics ask for parts — the truck asks you — you have to buy them,” Ron said. “One cannot refuse because the truck is a resource to make money.”
He’s philosophical about the need to keep repairing his vintage truck: “It’s not like the current cars that have a computer and have a lot of things at the system level. I say that (old trucks) are trustworthy and more reliable because they use nothing but gasoline and water.”
People like Ron are keeping Caracas’ street-corner mechanics increasingly busy these days as they try to coax a little more life out of aging vehicles in a country whose new car market collapsed and where few can afford to trade up for a better used one.
Venezuela’s vehicle industry produced only eight trucks last year — and nary a single car — according to the Chamber of Venezuelan Manufacturers of Automotive Products. At the century’s peak, in 2006-2007, some 172,000 vehicles rolled out of plants operated by Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Chrysler and others.
Imports haven’t filled the gap. In 2021, only 1,886 new light vehicles were sold in Venezuela, according to estimates from LMC Automotive, an auto industry consulting firm. That was about double the number in 2020, but less than 1% of what was sold in 2007, when new light vehicle sales peaked at 437,675.
Venezuela lifted a ban on importing used cars in 2019. But years of hyperinflation obliterated much of the middle class that could once dream at least of a used car, leaving average monthly salaries at less than $100. That inflation combined with government controls meant to stifle it also meant banks were unwilling or unable to make car loans.
So people cling to what they have. Like Eduardo Ayala’s 1999 Nissan Sentra, which was undergoing mechanical surgery at a shop in a working class district in western Caracas.
“It wasn’t that I chose that car, it was that I had the money for that car,” Ayala said. “I would like to buy a (Suzuki) Grand Vitara, at least a 2005, (but) you also have to adjust to your economy as much as you can.”
Elvis Hernandez found the problem that had left Ayala stranded on the freeway a day earlier: A month-old off-brand ignition distributor had failed.
“The vast majority of people do not have money to buy a car — that is the truth of the matter. So they prefer to repair the one they have,” Hernandez said. Around him, fellow mechanics worked on other cars, all at least a decade old.
Venezuela’s roads are full of high-mileage, money-sucking vehicles, many that predate the socialist transformation ushered in by the late President Hugo Chavez at the turn of the century.
A morning commute to work, a brief trip to the grocery store or a 14-mile drive to the beach all involve sightings of cars parked with someone tinkering under the hood.
Venezuela — with one the world’s largest reserves of crude oil — once had the most prosperous middle class in Latin America and car dealerships boomed.
But a complex social, economic and humanitarian crisis began in the mid-2010s, aggravated by falling oil prices, U.S. economic sanctions on the government and — critics allege — flamboyant mismanagement of the economy.
In 2020, about nine out of 10 families once ranked as middle class had fallen into the ranks of the poor, according to the Inter-American Development Bank. By one measure, the monthly income of those once-middle-class households fell from the equivalent of $830 a month in 2012 to $195 in 2020.
Many of the spacious dealerships that once catered to them still bear their logos, but now sit empty or house other businesses. Those open in the capital tend to target the upper class. A Ferrari dealership has three red cars on the floor, each costing more than $400,000.
Some Venezuelans have turned to YouTube for instruction on fixing their own cars.
Somewhere in Caracas is a Honda Civic with a PVC pipe acting as a hose and a piece of wood holding the battery in place. It broke down on the freeway after a holiday weekend, stranding all four swimsuit-wearing passengers and prompting them to improvise a repair as sweat streamed down their sand-dusted faces.
Others can still scrape together money to hire experts of varying degrees.
Dozens of mechanics operate along the street in the neighborhood where Ron, the equipment rental business owner, had his truck repaired, They keep their tools locked away in nearby buildings or other hideaways.
Enderson Ramirez, who specializes in brake systems, said some people have put off repairs for so long that they show up with broken brake pads and severely damaged discs.
He said that some vehicle owners may fix damaged rear brakes but “they put off doing the brakes in the front because their budget is not enough,” he said. “And, well, we negotiate with them. We negotiate the labor costs because … if he doesn’t get the work done, we don’t earn anything.” | https://www.mystateline.com/news/international/on-venezuelan-roads-old-cars-prevail-break-down-everywhere/ | 2022-05-21T14:57:59Z | https://www.mystateline.com/news/international/on-venezuelan-roads-old-cars-prevail-break-down-everywhere/ | false | 21 |
Mat Siscoe has plans to spend his foreseeable future listening.
The first candidate to enter the election race for St. Catharines Mayor, Siscoe says he registered early because he wants to spend as much time talking with as many residents as he can.
“The truth is, I think for a lot of folks in the community, they don’t really want to listen to politicians just talk and talk. They want to give their ideas and give their impressions of what they see as being the issues and what they think possible solutions are,” he said.
“I want to spend the next five months just listening and really hearing what those ideas are.”
Siscoe, a regional councillor and former city councillor, filed his nomination papers for mayor this week.
Candidates have until Aug. 19 to register for the Oct. 24 election.
Two-term incumbent Mayor Walter Sendzik said last week he will not be running again.
“I think we’ve built a really good foundation over the last 12 years that I’ve been an elected official in St. Catharines with Brian McMullen and Walter Sendzik and, going back to Tim Rigby before them because I think he sort of started the momentum,” Siscoe said.
“There’s been some good foundational pieces, but I think that there’s still work that needs to be done. And I think COVID put the brakes on some things that we wanted to try to accomplish and I want to see those move forward.”
Siscoe said there are opportunities for the city to take advantage of and challenges it has to overcome.
He said the city has properties and facilities that are underdeveloped and underutilized which he wants to see opened up to new uses and more members of the community.
He said city hall needs to be doing more to address housing affordability and must have plans and programs in place to take advantage of any future funding opportunities that upper levels of government many offer.
More can also be done to enhance accountability at city hall, Siscoe said, so residents feel informed about decisions coming up and why those decisions are made.
And he said city hall also has to continue trying new things, as it did during the pandemic, rather than having a culture of saying no.
The downtown street closures to create pedestrian walkways, for example, was something he said he’d asked about in the past but there was no appetite to do it. But during the pandemic, he raised it again as a way to help businesses and there was a different mindset.
“We need to ingrain that culture of ‘yes’ at city hall and we need to do it in all kinds of different areas. We need to do it when we’re talking about business development and we’re trying to find ways to open up new opportunities for residents.”
Siscoe, a high school physics teacher, was elected to city council for St. Patrick’s ward in 2010. He was the city’s budget chair from 2014 until January. Since January, he’s been serving as a regional councillor representing St. Catharines after being chosen by city council to fill a vacant seat left by the death of Sandie Bellows.
He is the board chair of the Niagara Children’s Centre and coaches Niagara Youth Flag Football and CYO St. Catharines Hockey.
He and wife Chrissy Sadowski have four children between the ages of eight and 13.
Siscoe said he wouldn’t be running if he didn’t have his wife’s full support. In fact, he said she encouraged him not to postpone and go to city hall after he realized he’d accidentally picked her birthday for filing his paperwork.
“Birthdays are a big deal in our house in general so I figured that was the best indication that she was 100 per cent.”
Siscoe said he’s going to be trying to meet as many of the city’s residents as possible and will be knocking on doors full-time come July.
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Peter Riley spent the first 40 years of his life in Oak Flats on the shores of Lake Illawarra and believes exposure to outbreaks of blue-green algae could be why he developed motor neurone disease.
Riley, 65, who was diagnosed in 2019 and recently moved into palliative care, wants to see the disease made notifiable before he dies, as a first step to understanding the causes and finding a cure.
His call is backed by Motor Neurone Disease Australia, researchers such as Macquarie University neurology professor Dominic Rowe and 16,500 people who have signed his petition on Change.org.
“I worked for 35 years in research, so I understand the importance of a good data set,” Riley said.
“Without that, these guys are never going to be able to see the correlations and whether the cause is environmental or not.”
MND is a debilitating condition that interrupts messages between the brain and muscles, causing progressive loss of capacity and muscle atrophy.
Rowe said MND killed about 800 Australians a year and had increased as a cause of death in Australia - 30 years ago MND accounted for one in 500 deaths, while now it’s the cause of one in 190 deaths.
Rowe said this was not a result of better diagnosis because the tools were the same as in the 1980s and MND was obvious at the point of death.
“The first paragraph in scientific articles about motor neurone disease usually describes it as ‘a rare and devastating neurodegenerative disease ultimately leading to death’,” he said.
“Well, it’s not rare. It is devastating. If it’s not as rare as we think it is, let’s work out who has it and where they’ve been.”
Riley has connected with other MND patients who also lived around Lake Illawarra, and he believes they could be part of a cluster, similar to the one in the NSW Riverina where the rate of MND is as much as seven times the national incidence.
Making a disease notifiable at a state level would mean every case would have to be reported to the secretary of NSW Health, and the information could be used to inform a public health response and medical research.
Fewer than 100 diseases are notifiable at either state or federal level and most are viruses or bacteria such as measles, chlamydia, influenza and COVID-19. Silicosis, a lung condition caused by breathing in tiny particles of silica, is a notable exception.
Rowe said silicosis traditionally occurred among people working in mining or construction, but data from disease notifications revealed a fresh outbreak among people installing stone kitchens in home renovations and that could be fixed by improving workplace safety.
Rowe said MND was already notifiable in parts of France and the United States, and the information collected strengthened the hypothesis about links to blue-green algae.
A NSW Health spokesperson said MND was a rare condition that affects eight in 100,000 people. In Australia, a disease is considered rare if the prevalence among the living population is fewer than 50 in 100,000 people.
However, Rowe said this was misleading because it didn’t adjust for survival rates. He explained similar numbers of people were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis every year, yet there were 10 times as many MS sufferers as MND patients.
The reason was that MS patients survived for an average of 30 years, while MND patients survived for an average of 30 months.
The NSW Health spokesperson said most MND cases occur without any apparent reason, and there was extensive and ongoing international research on the causes.
NSW Health supported research into the rate and distribution of MND through “routinely collected hospital admission and mortality data”. Using identifiable health information would usually require the informed consent of participants.
MND Australia chief executive David Ali said the organisation supported making the disease notifiable but was meanwhile backing the MiNDAUS data registry, which tracks the pattern and progression of the disease, to be opt-out rather than opt-in.
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Parthian coffins on show at Susa Museum
TEHRAN – Three rarely-seen coffins dating from the Parthian era (247 BC – 224 CE) have been put on show at the Susa Museum in southwest Iran.
“It is the first time the coffins go on public show after they were unearthed during four seasons of excavation, the first three of which were conducted from 1986 to 1988. And the fourth season was conducted in 1998,” the director of Susa World Heritage site said on Saturday.
“A team of cultural heritage experts led by Iranian archaeologist Mehdi Rahbar discovered the coffins from an ancient cemetery in Galalak village of Khuzestan province,” Bijan Heydari said.
“Those excavations yielded burial places of several local sovereigns who ruled during the Parthian era,” the official explained.
“The burial places included five catacomb tombs, each having a number of coffins, and funerary objects such as clay and glassworks. Moreover, a bust of Mithra (the god of light) was found in one of the tombs.”
The UNESCO-listed Susa embraces the whole southern flank of modern Shush in southwest Iran. Originally similar in scale to the UNESCO-designated Persepolis, the city saw countless invasions and sackings during its history which spans almost 6000 years.
Susa served as a winter residence for Persian kings after being captured by Cyrus the Great. It became part of the Persian Empire under Cyrus II, the Great in 538 or 539 BC. Archaeological excavations in Susa have yielded numerous relics including pottery, arms, ornamental objects, metalwork, bronze articles, and clay tablets to name a few.
In the Bible, Susa is known primarily from the story of Esther in which Haman the Agagite planned to defeat the Jews of Persia. According to the story, Esther outwitted him by persuading her husband, King Ahasuerus of Persia, to sabotage Haman’s plan. The episode is commemorated every year in the Jewish Purim festival which is marked with costumed parties and other celebrations, according to Ancient Origins.
Moreover, Susa is mentioned in Nehemiah and Daniel, both of whom lived in the city during the 6th century BC in the period known as the Babylonian captivity when several Jews were held captive following the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. A tomb known as Shush-Daniel is believed to be that of Daniel himself. It is capped by an unusual white cone which some belief was formerly a stone ‘Star of David’.
Archaeological excavations in Susa have yielded numerous relics including pottery, arms, ornamental objects, metalwork, bronze articles, and clay tablets to name a few. Archaeological evidence suggests that Susa has been continuously inhabited since 4,200 BC placing it among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In addition, there are traces at Susa of a village inhabited around 7,000 BC and painted pottery dating from ca. 5,000 BC at the site.
It is said that Alexander of Macedonia captured Susa in 330 BC and plundered the city, seizing some 40,000 talents of gold and silver from the treasury. Alexander the Great initiated Shushan’s decline by favoring Babylon and shortly after, following a revolt, the city was burnt to the ground. Subsequently rebuilt by Sapor II (309-379 CE), it was renamed Iranshahr Shapur and later helped in the resistance against the Arab invasion of 645.
After the fall of the Achaemenid Empire and the reign of Alexander the Great, who married in Susa, the city became part of the Seleucid empire. It was now called Seleucia on the Eulaeus. A palace in Greek style was erected, next to Darius’ palace. The administrative center, however, was in the southern part of the city, where nearly all Greek and Parthian inscriptions were discovered. In the Parthian age, the city minted coins.
During the Sasanian age, the city had a large Christian community. It was sacked by the Sasanian king Shapur II, who transferred the population to Iwan-e Karkheh, but Susa was sufficiently recovered in the early seventh century to fight against the Arabs, who nevertheless captured the city which remained important until the thirteenth century CE.
According to UNESCO, “the excavated architectural monuments include administrative, residential, and palatial structures” and the site contains several layers of urban settlement dating from the 5th millennium BC through the 13th century CE.
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Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of World Fuel Services (NYSE:INT – Get Rating) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. Stifel Nicolaus currently has $35.00 price objective on the oil and gas company’s stock.
A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on INT. TheStreet cut shares of World Fuel Services from a b- rating to a c rating in a research note on Friday, February 25th. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of World Fuel Services in a research note on Thursday, March 31st. They set a hold rating for the company. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of World Fuel Services from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 4th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of World Fuel Services from an underperform rating to a buy rating and set a $32.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $31.33.
NYSE INT opened at $24.47 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.82. World Fuel Services has a twelve month low of $22.11 and a twelve month high of $35.91. The stock has a market cap of $1.54 billion, a PE ratio of 19.12, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.09.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 3rd will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 2nd. World Fuel Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.50%.
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of INT. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of World Fuel Services by 33.3% in the third quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 10,464,431 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $351,813,000 after acquiring an additional 2,615,754 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of World Fuel Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,064,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of World Fuel Services in the third quarter valued at approximately $16,968,000. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of World Fuel Services by 15.4% in the first quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,450,260 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $93,696,000 after purchasing an additional 459,299 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of World Fuel Services by 79.3% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 811,037 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $27,267,000 after purchasing an additional 358,691 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.97% of the company’s stock.
World Fuel Services Company Profile (Get Rating)
World Fuel Services Corporation engages in the distribution of fuel and related products and services in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries worldwide. Its Aviation segment supplies fuel and related products and services to commercial airlines, second and third tier airlines, cargo carriers, regional and low-cost carriers, airports, fixed based operators, corporate fleets, fractional operators, private aircraft, the U.S., foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, and military customers.
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For many who grew up in North Jersey in the 1970s, the fascinating and tragic story of the List family, murdered by their ice-cold patriarch in their Westfield mansion, is something they’ll never forget. But now, thousands of people across the country and even abroad are learning about John List and his horrible legacy in NJ Advance Media’s new podcast, “Father Wants Us Dead.”
The serial podcast climbed the national charts in its first 12 days with over 100,000 downloads. “Father Wants Us Dead” peaked at No. 19 on the Apple Podcasts chart for all U.S. podcasts and No. 8 among true crime podcasts. The first four episodes are available wherever you get podcasts, and a new episode will be released every Tuesday through June 21.
A mix of investigative journalism and true crime storytelling, the podcast digs into the man behind the 50-year-old crimes: John List, a strict father who volunteered at Cub Scouts and taught Sunday school. With his accountant’s eye for detail, he carefully plotted and executed the murders of his doting mother, Alma, 84; his wife of two decades, Helen, 46; and his three children, Patricia, 16; John, 15; and Frederick, 13.
He had a month-long head start before authorities found the bodies and realized the unthinkable truth about who was responsible. By the time the shocking news got out and shook the quiet town to its core, List had disappeared to start a new life. He then succeeded in fooling a whole new community — and a second wife — into believing he was nothing more than a boring old accountant.
But underneath that façade, List was a man capable of not just killing those closest to him — apparently without remorse — but doing so with a matter-of-fact efficiency. As detailed in episode four, he even paused in the middle of the spree to make himself lunch, and wrote an unemotional confession letter as though it was just another memo in an accounting ledger.
The reporting includes new revelations and analysis gleaned from hundreds of pages of investigative documents and interviews with nearly 50 sources, some of whom were close with the List family and have never spoken publicly. Through their voices, listeners get to know the innocent, doomed family and the enduring impact of their loss on the community.
The first four episodes of “Father Wants Us Dead” are available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, and you can subscribe on those platforms to be alerted when new episodes drop every Tuesday through June 21. Episodes, photos and other information are also available at fatherwantsusdead.com.
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Uncommon Portfolio Design Core Equity (NYSEARCA:UGCE – Get Rating)’s stock price fell 0.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $22.36 and last traded at $22.43. 2,397 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 55% from the average session volume of 5,354 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.57.
The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $24.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.57.
An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Uncommon Portfolio Design Core Equity stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Uncommon Portfolio Design Core Equity (NYSEARCA:UGCE – Get Rating) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,259,197 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,688,000. Uncommon Portfolio Design Core Equity makes up 1.4% of Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. owned about 91.25% of Uncommon Portfolio Design Core Equity as of its most recent SEC filing.
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Tammy Abraham has been linked with a move back to England, with Arsenal showing a lot of interest.
The former Chelsea man moved to Roma in search of regular first-team football, and the England international recently broke a record in Italy, becoming the highest ever English goalscorer in the league.
According to the Daily Star, Arsenal were ready to offer Abraham a chance to return to England this summer, and were willing to pay £50m for his services.
A return to the Premier League could be on the cards, and Abraham has refused to confirm he will be staying in Rome next season. “It’s been a good year for me, I hope to build on this year and hopefully we can finish with a trophy and it can be the perfect year. I love this club. They’ve given me the opportunity to show myself, my heart is here. We’ll see what the future holds, but my heart is here,” Abraham told DAZN, as relayed by the Daily Mail.
From the outside looking in, it seems Abraham is keeping his options open, but he’s currently playing the best football we’ve seen from him in his short career. The 24-year-old was possibly treated unfairly at Chelsea, especially towards the end of his time at the club.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential election to choose their own slate of electors, arguing that results giving Joe Biden a victory in the state were marred by fraud.
The revelations first published by The Washington Post on Friday show that Thomas was more involved than previously known in efforts, based on unsubstantiated claims of fraud, to overturn Biden’s victory and keep then-President Donald Trump in office.
In the days after The Associated Press and other news organizations called the presidential election for Biden, Thomas emailed two lawmakers in Arizona to urge them to choose “a clean slate of Electors” and “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure.” The AP obtained the emails under the state’s open records law.
Thomas also had written to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the weeks following the election encouraging him to work to overturn Biden’s victory and keep Trump in office, according to text messages first reported by the Post and CBS News.
Thomas was a staunch Trump supporter who acknowledged she attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse but left before Trump spoke and his supporters later stormed the Capitol.
She has been critical of the ongoing congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 violence, including signing onto a letter to House Republicans calling for the expulsion of Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the GOP conference for joining the Jan. 6 congressional committee.
Justice Thomas, meanwhile, has taken part in the court’s consideration of lawsuits challenging the election results. The court turned away every challenge without a hearing, though Thomas was among three conservative justices who said cases from Pennsylvania should be heard. In February 2021, Thomas called the cases an “ideal opportunity” to address an important question whether state lawmakers or state courts get the last word about the manner in which federal elections are carried out.
In January, Thomas was the lone member of the court who supported a bid by Trump to withhold documents from the Jan 6. committee. The documents were held by the National Archives and Records Administration and included presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes dealing with Jan. 6 from Meadows’ files.
Thomas did not immediately respond to a request for comment, made to the court Friday.
Democratic lawmakers have called on Thomas to step aside from election-related cases, but he has given no indication he intends to do so.
The latest disclosure comes at a time when Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered an internal investigation into the leaking of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, in one of the court’s most prominent cases in decades, and opinion polls have shown a loss of public confidence in the institution.
Thomas was referencing the leaked opinion at a conference in Dallas last week when he talked about the damage to the court. “I wonder how long we’re going to have these institutions at the rate we’re undermining them.”
Ginni Thomas has said she and the justice keep their work separate. “Like so many married couples, we share many of the same ideals, principles, and aspirations for America. But we have our own separate careers, and our own ideas and opinions too. Clarence doesn’t discuss his work with me, and I don’t involve him in my work,” Thomas told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview published in March.
Thomas sent emails to Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Rep. Shawnna Bolick, who this year is running for Arizona secretary of state. That would make her the top elections administrator in Arizona.
She wrote them again on Dec. 13, the day before electors met in state capitols around the country to formally cast their votes for president.
“As state lawmakers, you have the Constitutional power and authority to protect the integrity of our elections — and we need you to exercise that power now!” the email said. “Never before in our nation’s history have our elections been so threatened by fraud and unconstitutional procedures.”
Bowers dismissed the idea of replacing Arizona’s electors shortly after the election. The following year, Bolick introduced a bill that would have allowed the Legislature to overturn any presidential election results for any reason, and replace the electors.
Bolick has said her legislation would have made the process more bipartisan by requiring a two-thirds vote, but the text of the proposal calls for a simple majority. In any event, Bowers essentially killed the legislation before it ever came to a vote.
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