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There was no shortage of fascinating candidates and subplots in the 17 congressional races that involved Los Angeles County — either partly or wholly — during Tuesday’s statewide primary.
The top-two candidates from each race will advance to November’s general election.
Here’s how those races for the U.S. House of Representatives shook out, as of 3:16 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, according to the California Secretary of State’s website:
District 23: Incumbent Rep. Jay Obernolte had about 59% of the vote in his bid to represent a new district that encompasses the desert between the Antelope Valley and the Nevada border (only grazing L.A. County). The Republican’s two Democratic challengers were closer to each other than to Obernolte. Community organizer Derek Marshall had about 22% and Victorville Councilwoman Blanca Gomez had about 19%.
District 26: Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley, 69, of Westlake Village, had 55.5% of the vote in her bid to continue serving the Ventura County district she’s represented since 2012; the district includes a wisp of L.A. County. Republican ex-federal prosecutor Matt Jacobs of Westlake Village had about 37%. The other three challengers were in the single digits.
District 27: Nearly two years after Rep. Mike Garcia’s razor thin but stunning margin over Democrat Christy Smith for the 25th Congressional seat in northern L.A. County and Ventura County, the Republican had nearly 50% of the vote in the newly redrawn 27th Dstrict. Smith had about 34%. The other four candidates were in single digits. Democrat John Quaye Quartey conceded.
District 28: Democratic Rep. Judy Chu, who has represented parts of the San Gabriel Valley since 2013, had about 61% of the vote as she seeks to return to Congress in this redrawn district that includes Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead and Arcadia. Republican Wes Hallman had 30.5%. The other two candidates were in single digits.
District 29: In this redrawn San Fernando Valley District that includes Sylmar, Pacoima and Panorama City, Democratic Rep. Tony Cárdenas, who’s served in the House since 2013, had a large lead over his four challengers, including three Republicans. Tony Cárdenas had 57% of the vote while felllow Democrat Angelica Dueñas — former president of the Sun Valley neighborhood council who sought this seat in 2018 and 2020 — had about 18%. GOP newcomer Margarita Maria Carranza had about 10%, while her fellow Republicans, Andy Miranda and Rudy Melendez, each had 7.4%.
District 30: Incumbent Burbank/Glendale stalwart Rep. Adam Schiff, among the nation’s best-known and most influential Democrats, once again crushed his competition, receiving about 60% of the vote. Republican civil rights attorney Ronda Kennedy was in the lead for the second runoff spot, with 10.1% of the vote, but Democrat Maebe A. Girl, a Silver Lake Neighborhood Council member, wasn’t far behind, with 9.7%. The next closest was Republican law officer Patrick Lee Gipson, who had 7.6%, followed by Republican Johnny J. Nalbandian, with 6.4%. The other four candidates were even further back.
District 31: In this tweaked San Gabriel Valley district that includes West Covina, El Monte, Azusa and San Dimas, veteran Democratic Rep. Grace Napolitano had about 53% of the vote, with Republican Daniel Bocic Martinez having a healthy hold on second, with about 40%. Democrat Rocco Anthony De Luca was in single digits.
District 32: A half-dozen hopefuls couldn’t approach the vote total of high-profile Sherman Oaks Rep. Brad Sherman, who had about 53% of the vote in this San Fernando Valley-centric district that includes Bel Air, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Malibu, and Northridge. Republican business owner Lucie Lapointe Volotzky had about 22%. Republican writer Melissa Toomim was well back, with about 10%, and the other four candidates were in single digits.
District 34: Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez had 52% of the vote as he aims to return to the House to represent this retooled district that includes Boyle Heights, Koreatown and Chinatown. Democrat David Kim, who lost to Gomez in 2020 by 6 points, had 36% and GOP newcomer Clifton Rio Torrado VonBuck, a small business owner, had about 13%.
District 35: Democratic Rep. Norma Torres, who has represented the 35th since 2015, had about 55% of the vote. Republicans Mike Cargile, an Army veteran, had about 23%, and Republican Dr. Rafael Carcamo had about 12%. The other two candidates in the race to represent this district — which includes Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario and Pomona — were in single digits.
District 36: South Bay icon Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat who’s grown his national profile since sparring with then-President Trump, outpaced his seven challengers with 64% of the vote. Republicans Joe Collins had 15%. Everyone else was in single digits. The district ranges from Santa Monica down the coast to the Palos Verdes Peninsula communities.
District 37: A new member of Congress is guaranteed from this central L.A. district, with state Democratic Sen. Sydney Kamlager having 42% of the vote, and Democrats Jan Perry and Daniel Lee having 18.5% and 16%, respectively. The other four candidates were all in single digits.
District 38: Rep. Linda Sánchez, a familiar figure among Democrats, had 56% of the vote as she attempts to win an 11th term in Congress, representing a solidly blue district that’s mostly in east Los Angeles County, plus a slice of Orange County. Walnut Mayor Eric Ching, a Republican who has won election in his city three times, had 32% while fellow Republican and business owner Ion “John” Sarega, had about 12%.
District 42: In one of the region’s most fascinating races, a “Battle of Garcias” shook out in an unexpected way — with one of those Garcias ending up far back in third place. Rising Democratic star and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia had about 45% of the vote, while Republican John Briscoe — a longtime elected board member of the Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach, who ran and lost against current 47th District Rep. Alan Lowenthal in 2020 — was in second with 29%. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, who was thought to be a co-favorite along with the Long Beach mayor with whom she shares a surname, had 13%. The other five candidates were in single digits. The new 42nd Congressional District, post-redistricting, essentially combines the current 40th and 47th congressional districts. Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Boyle Heights, represents the 40th; both she and Lowenthal plan to retire after the current term.
District 43: Iconic Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters, who has represented this district since 2012, trounced the competition in this primary, gaining 71.5% of the vote. Republican Omar Navarro, who Waters thumped the previous three elections, was again far back, with 13%. But he’s well-positioned to go to the runoff, as the other two candidates were in single digits. The district spans from LAX to Inglewood to Gardena and Compton and parts of Torrance.
District 44: In this district — which sweeps from the Port of L.A. to Carson and Paramount, and on through to South Gate — incumbent Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán had 65% of the vote while Republican newcomer and minister Paul Jones had 27%. Democrat Morris Griffin, who’s been on and off the ballot since 2016, had about 8%.
District 45: GOP Rep. Michelle Steel had 49% of the vote in her bid for a second term in Congress, though in a newly drawn district that forecasters have said was a toss-up. Indeed, Democrat Jay Chen, who runs a real estate firm and is an intelligence officer in the Navy reserves, wasn’t too far behind, with 41%. That’s a large enough gap between the third candidate — Republican Long Pham, an engineer from Fountain Valley, who had 9.5% — to make him Steel’s likely runoff opponent. The C-shaped district starts in Fountain Valley, curves north to pick up Cerritos in Los Angeles County and rounds out in Placentia. | https://www.presstelegram.com/2022/06/08/election-2022-here-are-updated-results-for-the-congressional-races-that-include-la-county/ | 2022-06-08T21:10:34Z | https://www.presstelegram.com/2022/06/08/election-2022-here-are-updated-results-for-the-congressional-races-that-include-la-county/ | true | 6 |
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WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer questions under oath next month in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into his business practices, unless their lawyers persuade the state's highest court to step in.
A Manhattan judge signed off Wednesday on an agreement that calls for the Trumps to give depositions — a legal term for sworn, pretrial testimony out of court — starting July 15.
Messages seeking comment were sent to the Trumps' attorneys. State Attorney General Letitia James' office declined to comment.
The agreement comes after a series of setbacks for Donald Trump's efforts to put a stop to James' three-year investigation. James has said the probe has uncovered evidence that Trump’s company misstated the value of assets such as skyscrapers and golf courses on financial statements for more than a decade.
Two weeks ago, a New York state appeals court ruled that Trump had to sit for a deposition in the matter. The next day, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that Trump had filed to seek a court order stopping James from investigating him. The suit claimed that James, a Democrat, targeted the Republican ex-president because of political animus and violated his free speech and due process rights.
Wednesday's ruling acknowledges that Trump can appeal to New York's top court, called the Court of Appeals, to try to overturn the decision that requires his deposition. | https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-questioning-ny-civil-probe/507-eff1cebe-2138-405c-a10a-c1dcda77d56f | 2022-06-08T21:13:33Z | https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-questioning-ny-civil-probe/507-eff1cebe-2138-405c-a10a-c1dcda77d56f | true | 20 |
It's the inflation you're not supposed to see.
From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It's dubbed "shrinkflation," and it's accelerating worldwide.
In the U.S., a small box of Kleenex now has 60 tissues; a few months ago, it had 65. Chobani Flips yogurts have shrunk from 5.3 ounces to 4.5 ounces. In the U.K., Nestle slimmed down its Nescafe Azera Americano coffee tins from 100 grams to 90 grams. In India, a bar of Vim dish soap has shrunk from 155 grams to 135 grams.
Shrinkflation isn't new, experts say. But it proliferates in times of high inflation as companies grapple with rising costs for ingredients, packaging, labor and transportation. Global consumer price inflation was up an estimated 7% in May, a pace that will likely continue through September, according to S&P Global.
"It comes in waves. We happen to be in a tidal wave at the moment because of inflation," said Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and former assistant attorney general in Massachusetts who has documented shrinkflation on his Consumer World website for decades.
Dworsky began noticing smaller boxes in the cereal aisle last fall, and shrinkflation has ballooned from there. He can cite dozens of examples, from Cottonelle Ultra Clean Care toilet paper, which has shrunk from 340 sheets per roll to 312, to Folgers coffee, which downsized its 51-ounce container to 43.5 ounces but still says it will make up to 400 cups. (Folgers says it's using a new technology that results in lighter-weight beans.)
Dworsky said shrinkflation appeals to manufacturers because they know customers will notice price increases but won't keep track of net weights or small details, like the number of sheets on a roll of toilet paper. Companies can also employ tricks to draw attention away from downsizing, like marking smaller packages with bright new labels that draw shoppers' eyes.
That's what Fritos did. Bags of Fritos Scoops marked "Party Size" used to be 18 ounces; some are still on sale at a grocery chain in Texas. But almost every other big chain is now advertising "Party Size" Fritos Scoops that are 15.5 ounces — and more expensive.
PepsiCo didn't respond when asked about Fritos. But it did acknowledge the shrinking of Gatorade bottles. The company recently began phasing out 32-ounce bottles in favor of 28-ounce ones, which are tapered in the middle to make it easier to hold them. The changeover has been in the works for years and isn't related to the current economic climate, PepsiCo said. But it didn't respond when asked why the 28-ounce version is more expensive.
Likewise, Kimberly-Clark — which makes both Cottonelle and Kleenex — didn't respond to requests for comment on the reduced package sizes. Procter & Gamble Co. didn't respond when asked about Pantene Pro-V Curl Perfection conditioner, which downsized from 12 fluid ounces to 10.4 fluid ounces but still costs $3.99.
Earth's Best Organic Sunny Day Snack Bars went from eight bars per box to seven, but the price listed at multiple stores remains $3.69. Hain Celestial Group, the brand's owner, didn't respond to an email seeking comment.
Some companies are straightforward about the changes. In Japan, snack maker Calbee Inc. announced 10% weight reductions — and 10% price increases — for many of its products in May, including veggie chips and crispy edamame. The company blamed a sharp rise in the cost of raw materials.
Domino's Pizza announced in January it was shrinking the size of its 10-piece chicken wings to eight pieces for the same $7.99 carryout price. Domino's cited the rising cost of chicken.
In India, "down-switching" — another term for shrinkflation — is mostly done in rural areas, where people are poorer and more price sensitive, said Byas Anand, head of corporate communications for Dabur India, a consumer care and food business. In cities, companies simply jack up prices.
"My company has been doing it openly for ages," Anand said.
Some customers who have noticed the downsizing are sharing examples on social media. Others say shrinkflation is causing them to change their shopping habits.
Alex Aspacher does a lot of the grocery shopping and meal planning for his family of four in Haskins, Ohio. He noticed when the one-pound package of sliced Swiss cheese he used to buy shrank to 12 ounces but kept its $9.99 price tag. Now, he hunts for deals or buys a block of cheese and slices it himself.
Aspacher said he knew prices would rise when he started reading about higher wages for grocery workers. But the speed of the change — and the shrinking packages — have surprised him.
"I was prepared for it to a degree, but there hasn't been a limit to it so far," Aspacher said. "I hope we find that ceiling pretty soon."
Sometimes the trend can reverse. As inflation eases, competition might force manufacturers to lower their prices or reintroduce larger packages. But Dworsky says once a product has gotten smaller, it often stays that way.
"Upsizing is kind of rare," he said.
Hitendra Chaturvedi, a professor of supply chain management at Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business, said he has no doubt many companies are struggling with labor shortages and higher raw material costs.
But in some cases, companies' profits — or sales minus the cost of doing business — are also increasing exponentially, and Chaturvedi finds that troubling.
He points to Mondelez International, which took some heat this spring for shrinking the size of its Cadbury Dairy Milk bar in the U.K. without lowering the price. The company's operating income climbed 21% in 2021, but fell 15% in the first quarter as cost pressures grew. By comparison, PepsiCo's operating profit climbed 11% in 2021 and 128% in the first quarter.
"I'm not saying they're profiteering, but it smells like it," Chaturvedi said. "Are we using supply constraints as a weapon to make more money?"
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The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.
Brookings’ announcement came a day after The Associated Press reported on new court filings that show the FBI recently seized Allen’s electronic data as part of the probe and detailed his behind-the scenes efforts to help Qatar influence U.S. policy in 2017 when a diplomatic crisis erupted between the gas-rich monarchy and its neighbors.
Allen, who led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan before being tapped to lead Brookings in late 2017, has not been charged with any crimes and previously denied any wrongdoing.
Brookings told staffers in an email Wednesday that the institute itself is not under investigation and that the think tank’s executive vice president, Ted Gayer, will serve as acting president.
“We have every confidence in the Brookings team’s ability to remain focused on delivering quality, independence, and impact," the email said.
The federal investigation involving Allen has already ensnared Richard G. Olson, a former ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan who pleaded guilty to federal charges last week, and Imaad Zuberi, a prolific political donor now serving a 12-year prison sentence on corruption charges. Several members of Congress have been interviewed as part of the investigation.
An FBI agent said in an affidavit in support of a search warrant there was “substantial evidence” that Allen had knowingly broken a foreign lobbying law, and had made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents.
Allen’s alleged work for Qatar involved traveling to Qatar and met with the country’s top officials to offer them advice on how to influence U.S. policy, as well as promoting Qatar’s point of view to top White House officials and members of Congress, according to an FBI affidavit in support of a search warrant.
Allen, who was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution prior to becoming president, used his official email account at the think tank for some of his Qatar-related communications, the affidavit says.
Qatar has long been one of Brookings’ biggest financial backers, though the institution says it has recently stopped taking Qatari funding.
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ATLANTIC – Approximately 189 Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) customers lost power Tuesday night after trees or branches hit power lines causing the outage.
AMU General Manager Steve Tjpekes said most of the damage and outages were on the west side of Atlantic, and about half of the customers had their power restored within three hours and another group was restored within two hours. As of Wednesday morning, there were about nine customers that AMU staff was working to still restore power, which is due to working with the customer and an electrician to fix the problem.
Tjpekes said the cause for the majority of the outages were from a tree falling on a line, and a branch falling on a line.
“On Sunnyside Lane, a tree came down on a line,” he said. “In another place, a tree branch came down on airport road (near) the Sixth Street bridge.”
Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon said there was a lot of tree damage between Marne and Atlantic, and Atlantic got the majority of the rain. Reports say Atlantic received between 1.5 and 2 inches.
, Marne received almost 2 inches, and Wiota received almost 1.5 inches. Anita received almost an inch while Massena received almost half an inch.
Kennon said Atlantic also received the majority of the hail, but it was pea size or smaller, and he didn’t hear any reports of injuries or significant damage to property. | https://www.swiowanewssource.com/atlantic/article_c6b68916-b81c-5afb-ba4b-eff79adf3104.html | 2022-06-08T21:21:30Z | https://www.swiowanewssource.com/atlantic/article_c6b68916-b81c-5afb-ba4b-eff79adf3104.html | false | 1 |
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Welcome to Nice Saves, BAZAAR.com’s destination for the best rare and editor-approved sales on fashion, beauty, home, and more from across the Internet each week.
While true marathon sale events happen only a few times a year, we have good news for budget-savvy shoppers: You don’t have to wait until Black Friday to shop markdowns on the items you’ve been eyeing for months. At BAZAAR.com, we’re dedicated to uncovering the best can’t-miss deals on a regular basis—for the greater good of your closet and vanity.
What’s on our wish lists this week? Structured leather bags from Neous and summer dresses by Batsheva are a sample of the summer pieces we found for an extra 25 percent off during Shopbop’s current sale-on-sale. At Net-a-Porter, its major designer sale is still going strong, but the best pieces are selling fast. We’ve also uncovered sneakers from the buzzed-about collab between Adidas and Wales Bonner, plus one of our editors’ favorite Hunza G swimsuits, still in stock. And, ahead of Nordstrom's highly anticipated Anniversary Sale, we're eyeing rare price cuts on culty luxe fragrances from Gucci and VIKTOR&ROLF, along with glowy essentials from Tom Ford Beauty and Dior.
As we know too well, the most coveted deals are often here today and gone tomorrow, which is why we suggest snapping up the below sales as fast as possible. Read on for our short list of certified nice saves worth adding to your online shopping cart this week (before they’re out of stock).
We spotted this cult-favorite glowy lip balm from Dior on markdown at Nordstrom that close to 3,000 customers are raving about. One satisfied shopper writes, "Since being a mama, I need quick easy make up that I can throw on and know it's going to look good every time. This stuff is magic. It's exactly what I was looking for. Moisturizing, natural looking color, and doesn't come off all over when I kiss my baby. This looks like your lips just better. I am so obsessed with it. I highly recommend if you want something natural that you can wear everyday but still need a little something on your lips."
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Until June 10, Shopbop is taking an extra 25 percent off current sale items with code BREEZY. Our first select? Batsheva’s twist on the classic white sundress. The broderie detail sleeves are pure summer, but the high neckline, defined waist, and back cutout feel a touch more sophisticated.
We count VIKTOR&ROLF's Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum as one of the best fragrances for women, since its nose-pleasing, flowery scent is ideal to wear all year round. If you're already a fan of the popular scent and in need of a restock, we recommend opting for its largest size while its on markdown.
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Checking in on Farfetch’s ongoing summer sale this week, our eyes went straight to this tangerine heel by Paris Texas. In the sea of platform sandals, this pair levels up the silhouette with a standout color and leg-accentuating laces.
Hunza G’s seersucker one-piece was a given for our list of the best summer swimwear. The ‘90s high-rise and stretch fabric suits all body types—naturally, it’s selling fast.
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Arunachal: Ornithologists spot 115 bird species in the state
The team uploaded 48 checklists to the online platform ‘eBird’ and prepared a ‘trip report’ summarising all the bird sightings made during the survey.
ITANAGAR- As many as 115 species of birds were spotted during a programme held at Talle Wildlife Sanctuary in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The five-day ‘Ziro bird workshop’ organised by the Arunachal Pradesh Birding Club, in collaboration with the Hapoli forest division and Bird Count India, an umbrella group of a large number of birding, Nature, and conservation organisations, concluded on Sunday, officials said here.
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The workshop was conducted by Ashwin Viswanathan and Chintal Sheth.
The team uploaded 48 checklists to the online platform ‘eBird’ and prepared a ‘trip report’ summarising all the bird sightings made during the survey.
Of the many birds spotted during the workshop, the Fulvous parrotbill, the Manipur fulvetta, and the Ward’s trogon were the main highlights.
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Fulvous parrotbill is small in size with a pale belly and long gray eyebrow. It exclusively lives on dense stands of bamboo in or near forests.
“We reconfirmed the presence of Fulvous parrotbill in the unique and endemic bamboo-pine ecosystem at Talle valley for the first time since the winter of 2012 and found multiple breeding pairs,” Viswanathan from Bird Count India said.
This species is quite difficult to find outside Talle valley in Arunachal Pradesh, he said.
“I strongly encourage the birdwatchers of Ziro and the forest department to survey the entire Talle Valley, of which just a tiny fraction has produced isolated treasures such as Manipur fulvetta and the parrotbill,” he said.
Manipur fulvetta is a large-headed small brown bird with a grayish-brown head, dark brown brow, and orange sides and wings.
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“I believe that this circuit has wonderful potential for well-planned bird tourism and education because it allows visitors to truly experience the many ecosystems and birdlife of Arunachal Pradesh while, also seeing special birds and the famed butterflies, moths, and frogs of the region,” Viswanathan added.
The Ziro valley is home to migratory birds of the state.
Till recently, several migratory birds, including the Mandarin duck and the white-cheeked starling, were spotted in the Ziro valley.-
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO) (NYSE: BTG) (NSX: B2G) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared a cash dividend for the second quarter of 2022 of $0.04 per common share (or an expected $0.16 per share on an annualized basis), payable on June 29, 2022, to shareholders of record as of June 20, 2022. All dollar figures are in United States Dollars unless otherwise indicated.
As part of the long-term strategy to maximize shareholder value, B2Gold expects to declare future quarterly dividends at the same level. This dividend is designated as an "eligible dividend" for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Dividends paid by B2Gold to shareholders outside Canada (non-resident investors) will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes.
The declaration and payment of future dividends and the amount of any such dividends will be subject to the determination of the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, taking into account, among other things, economic conditions, business performance, financial condition, growth plans, expected capital requirements, compliance with the B2Golds's constating documents, all applicable laws, including the rules and policies of any applicable stock exchange, as well as any contractual restrictions on such dividends, including any agreements entered into with lenders to the Company, and any other factors that the Board deems appropriate at the relevant time. There can be no assurance that any dividends will be paid at the intended rate or at all in the future.
B2Gold is a low-cost international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2007, today, B2Gold has operating gold mines in Mali, Namibia and the Philippines and numerous exploration and development projects in various countries including Mali, Colombia, Finland and Uzbekistan. B2Gold forecasts total consolidated gold production of between 990,000 and 1,050,000 ounces in 2022.
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Production guidance presented in this news release reflect total production at the mines B2Gold operates on a 100% project basis. Please see our Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2022 for a discussion of our ownership interest in the mines B2Gold operates.
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation, including: projections; outlook; guidance; forecasts; estimates; statements regarding future or estimated financial and operational performance, gold production and sales, revenues and cash flows, and capital costs (sustaining and non-sustaining) and operating costs, and including, without limitation: total consolidated gold production of between 990,000 and 1,050,000 ounces in 2022. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that we expect to occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made.
Forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond B2Gold's control, including risks associated with or related to: the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effectiveness of preventative measures and contingency plans put in place by the Company to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, social distancing, a non-essential travel ban, business continuity plans, and efforts to mitigate supply chain disruptions; escalation of travel restrictions on people or products and reductions in the ability of the Company to transport and refine doré; the volatility of metal prices and B2Gold's common shares; changes in tax laws; the dangers inherent in exploration, development and mining activities; the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates; not achieving production, cost or other estimates; actual production, development plans and costs differing materially from the estimates in B2Gold's feasibility and other studies; the ability to obtain and maintain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for mining activities; environmental regulations or hazards and compliance with complex regulations associated with mining activities; climate change and climate change regulations; the ability to replace mineral reserves and identify acquisition opportunities; the unknown liabilities of companies acquired by B2Gold; the ability to successfully integrate new acquisitions; fluctuations in exchange rates; the availability of financing; financing and debt activities, including potential restrictions imposed on B2Gold's operations as a result thereof and the ability to generate sufficient cash flows; operations in foreign and developing countries and the compliance with foreign laws, including those associated with operations in Mali, Namibia, the Philippine and Colombia and including risks related to changes in foreign laws and changing policies related to mining and local ownership requirements or resource nationalization generally, including in response to the COVID-19 outbreak; remote operations and the availability of adequate infrastructure; fluctuations in price and availability of energy and other inputs necessary for mining operations; shortages or cost increases in necessary equipment, supplies and labour; regulatory, political and country risks, including local instability or acts of terrorism and the effects thereof; the reliance upon contractors, third parties and joint venture partners; the lack of sole decision-making authority related to Filminera Resources Corporation, which owns the Masbate Project; challenges to title or surface rights; the dependence on key personnel and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; the risk of an uninsurable or uninsured loss; adverse climate and weather conditions; litigation risk; competition with other mining companies; community support for B2Gold's operations, including risks related to strikes and the halting of such operations from time to time; conflicts with small scale miners; failures of information systems or information security threats; the ability to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting as required by law, including Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; compliance with anti-corruption laws, and sanctions or other similar measures; social media and B2Gold's reputation; risks affecting Calibre having an impact on the value of the Company's investment in Calibre, and potential dilution of our equity interest in Calibre; as well as other factors identified and as described in more detail under the heading "Risk Factors" in B2Gold's most recent Annual Information Form, B2Gold's current Form 40-F Annual Report and B2Gold's other filings with Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which may be viewed at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively (the "Websites"). The list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect B2Gold's forward-looking statements
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Major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed plan to sign up with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational series in time for the rival circuit to start playing in U.S. cities, a British newspaper reported Wednesday.
The Daily Telegraph says Greg Norman and his staff that runs LIV Golf Investments plan to announce the latest two defections from the PGA Tour on Friday.
The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational at Centurion Golf Club, which features Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia, is set to begin Thursday.
DeChambeau was among the early recruits to the Saudi league in January. That changed when Mickelson brought unwanted attention on the nascent league with interviews that disparaged the PGA Tour and the Saudis who are funding the LIV Golf Investments.
Johnson was the biggest name to announce his support for the PGA Tour in February, and DeChambeau followed suit.
“While there has been a lot of speculation surrounding my support for another tour, I want to make it very clear that as long as the best players in the world are playing the PGA Tour, so will I,” DeChambeau said in a February statement.
Asked about his interest last week at the Memorial, DeChambeau said, “I personally don’t think that at this point in time I’m in a place in my career where I can risk things like that.”
“I’m loyal to my family that I’ve created around me with sponsors and everything. And as of right now, the golf world is probably going to change in some capacity. I don’t know what that is. Not my job to do so. I’m just going to keep playing professional golf and enjoy it wherever it takes me, play with the best players in the world.”
His agent said Wednesday in a statement that “Bryson has always been an innovator.”
“Having the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something unique has always been intriguing to him. Professional golf as we know it is changing and it’s happening quickly,” said Brett Falkoff of GSE Worldwide.
DeChambeau won the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in 2020 at a time when he captivated golf with his out-of-the-box thinking that more speed and more power would change the game. He added 40 pounds of muscle and mass and his ball speed off the driver hit 200 mph. He also competed in long drive exhibitions.
Reed won the 2018 Masters for his only major. Along with being known for his grit and short game, he was a prime source of heckling in U.S. galleries for moving sand away from his golf ball in the Bahamas in 2019, a clear violation of the rules.
Players are getting massive signing bonuses to join Norman’s league. The Telegraph reports Johnson getting $150 million even before competing for $25 million funds at each of the eight LIV events on the schedule.
Mickelson was asked about reports he was getting $200 million.
“I feel that contract agreements should be private,” he said. “Doesn’t seem to be the case, but it should be.”
The first U.S. event for the LIV series is the weekend before the Fourth of July at Pumpkin Ridge in Oregon. The PGA Tour did not grant releases for its players to compete outside London this week, and some of them have resigned their memberships.
Oregon is different because the PGA Tour does not allow for releases for tournaments held in North America. Still to be determined is whether the players to take the Saudi money can return to the PGA Tour.
The U.S. Open said Tuesday it will honor players who have qualified to compete next week at The Country Club outside Boston, and the British Open is expected to do the same. | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-dechambeau-reed-join-saudi-golf-league-20220608-n5oyyy2xsnckzicvsxa5rs2m54-story.html | 2022-06-08T21:32:08Z | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-dechambeau-reed-join-saudi-golf-league-20220608-n5oyyy2xsnckzicvsxa5rs2m54-story.html | false | 32 |
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson helped hand out food with an extra serving of STEM activities to children and families at New Beginnings Church – The Gathering Place in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, June 3. Called NASA Artemis Learning Lunchboxes, the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, created the kits aimed at inspiring and educating youth and families in communities underrepresented in STEM about NASA's upcoming Artemis missions.
"We want to meet people where they are, and that's why NASA is partnering with COSI to provide 30,000 Artemis-themed Learning Lunchboxes to children and families across the nation to learn about NASA's upcoming Artemis Moon missions. Inside each NASA Artemis Learning Lunchbox is over 10 hours of STEM content, and I can't wait to see more of these lunchboxes delivered to children across the country," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "I want to thank COSI, Second Harvest Food Bank, the Orlando Science Center and the New Beginnings Church for helping kick off this initiative to bring food, STEM education and NASA to communities across the country with these kits."
NASA's Artemis missions include returning humans to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. Among the plans, NASA will land the first woman and person of color on the lunar surface as missions at the Moon pave the way for human exploration of Mars.
COSI developed the NASA Artemis Learning Lunchbox to inspire today's students – the Artemis Generation – to consider and pursue careers in tomorrow's STEM workforce. Made possible through NASA's Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program, the lunchboxes contain five space-focused learning activities that showcase the diversity of STEM at NASA and the importance of STEM education for the future of our workforce.
"Every child has a dream, and every child needs to achieve that dream, and when you talk to adults who are now astronauts or aerospace engineers, it all started with a spark – being taught something that inspired their life. We need to make sure every kid, regardless of zip code or socioeconomic status, has the promise to achieve that because they may be the next astronaut or scientific mind that will get us further in our exploration of space," said Dr. Frederic Bertley, president & CEO, COSI. "It's all about partnerships. We can't thank NASA enough for their generosity in both dollars and support of this great initiative."
Along with COSI, NASA's partners on the initiative also include Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Orlando Science Center.
The kickoff event supplied 500 NASA Artemis Learning Lunchboxes to students and families, while COSI plans to distribute a total of 30,000 to local food banks across the country. COSI will continue to partner with local nonprofit organizations like the Orlando Science Center where they can showcase interactive dry ice experiments first-hand for children across the country. This innovative, community-based model will bring together other science centers and museums, afterschool providers, and community leaders to highlight the importance of STEM education.
TEAM II awards are funded through NASA's Next Generation (Next Gen) STEM project, which is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equity. By connecting K-12 students and their formal and informal educators to NASA's endeavors in exploration and discovery, Next Gen STEM strives to reduce the barriers to participation in STEM and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts.
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Deshaun Watson met with at least 66 women for massage appointments over a 17-month period, according to a report from the New York Times.
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The report also noted that Watson was provided with an NDA by the Houston Texans’ head of security.
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In March, a Texas grand jury declined to charge Watson criminally. Shortly thereafter, he signed a groundbreaking deal with the Cleveland Browns.
A report from the New York Times has brought forth new details concerning the scope of the sexual misconduct allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
According to Jenny Vrentas at the New York Times, Watson met with at least 66 women for massage appointments over a 17-month period from fall 2019 to spring 2021, according to the Times, more than previously had been known.
Watson now faces 24 civil suits alleging sexual misconduct and assault from women he had hired as massage therapists, including two more cases that were filed just this week. In response to the latest lawsuit, Watson’s lawyer Rusty Hardin issued a brief statement, noting that “Deshaun continues to deny he did anything inappropriate with any of the plaintiffs.”
Interviews the New York Times conducted with several of the women who had previously not spoken publicly painted a very similar picture to the civil cases that have already been brought against Watson, showing a pattern of Watson reaching out to make appointments over Instagram, exposing himself during those appointments, directing therapists to focus on his groin, moving his body so that his penis would touch their hands, and requesting sexual acts.
In some cases, Watson’s coercion went further.
Per the Times:
“One woman, who did not sue Watson or complain to the police, told The Times that he was persistent in his requests for sexual acts during their massage, including ‘begging’ her to put her mouth on his penis.”
Additionally, the Times investigation revealed that Watson had used a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with some massage therapists, and that the document had been provided by Houston Texans head of security Brent Naccara. The investigation also suggests that the Texans paid for the room at The Houstonian, wherein Watson met with several women for massage appointments, though the Texans weren’t aware that he was using the rooms for that purpose “that I know of,” according to Watson.
In March, a Texas grand jury decided not to indict Watson on criminal charges relating to any of the allegations against him.
While the civil cases still remained, as did potential punishment from the NFL (expected in the coming weeks), Watson’s non-indictment was shortly followed with a trade to the Cleveland Browns, who lavished the quarterback with a new five-year, $230 million contract that came fully guaranteed. It’s the largest fully guaranteed contract in the history of football, and it made Watson the second-highest paid player in the league heading into 2022.
Read the Times investigation in full here.
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Sacred Heart extended their dominance of the Northern Independent Junior School Sports Association cross-country carnival on Wednesday.
The school won their ninth straight carnival, holding out Scotch Oakburn College and Launceston Church Grammar for the win in cold but perfect running conditions at Windsor Park.
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Known for its windy conditions across several sporting circles, the Riverside facility featured minimal wind during the event, which is for grades three to six.
Sacred Heart HPE teacher John Anderson spoke highly of the school's sporting culture
"Many of our students are involved in sport on the weekends and our parents really value the benefits of a healthy lifestyle for children," he said.
"Above all else though we have a culture of supporting others and understanding that effort is more important than results.
"Congratulations to all the students from the nine participating schools, they all did an amazing job.
"Thank you to the wonderful volunteers, the families who came down to support the children and the fantastic staff for making the event run smoothly."
School Placings
- 1st - Sacred Heart
- 2nd - Scotch Oakburn College
- 3rd - Launceston Church Grammar
- 4th - Launceston Christian School
- 5th - St Thomas More's
- 6th - St Finn Barr's
- 7th - The Launceston Preparatory School
- 8th - St Anthony's
- 9th - Larmenier
Race Winners
Grade 3 (girls, boys) - Belle Batten (LPS), Jack Jordan (SHS)
Grade 4 - Poppy Ebbelaar (SHS), Rupert Williams (SHS)
Grade 5 - Grace Matthews (SHS), Harry Jackson (LCGS)
Grade 6 - Georgia Freeman (SHS), Algesh Pradhan (SFB)
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HADLEY, Mass. — More workers across the country are joining to movement to unionize.
Employees at a Trader Joe’s store in Massachusetts have filed for a union election.
If they win, the Hadley store location will be the first unionized Trader Joe’s in the country.
The filing calls for an election involving more than 80 employees who work form Trader Joe’s United.
The union would be independent and would not be affiliated with an established labor organization.
Workers say they were inspired by two things to form a union – Starbucks’ unionization, but also concerns about safety and changes in their benefits.
Maeg Yosef, a union organizer, says retirement benefits have decreased dramatically over the past 18 years, when she first started working at the store.
Store employees first pushed for a union around the early stages of the pandemic.
A spokesperson for Trader Joe’s told the New York Times the company is “not interested in delaying the process in any way,” referring to the vote.
Recently, workers at Starbucks, Amazon and REI have had success in unionizing, despite pushback from their companies. | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/workers-at-one-trader-joes-store-in-massachusetts-work-to-form-union | 2022-06-08T21:37:59Z | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/workers-at-one-trader-joes-store-in-massachusetts-work-to-form-union | true | 11 |
The price of oil has barely budged since Saudi Arabia and allied producers agreed to start pumping more quickly. The Brent crude contract for August delivery settled at $119.51 a barrel on Monday — higher than before last Thursday’s momentous meeting of the Opec+ group. When Saudi Arabia, the so-called central bank of oil, can’t stop the rally, what is going on?
What did Opec+ promise — and why now?
After months of White House pressure, Riyadh relented and agreed with other Opec+ producers to accelerate production. The decision pulls forward supply increases already planned by the group for September into July and August, when the monthly increases will be about 650,000 barrels a day.
The increases were an attempt to quell an oil market rally that threatens global economic growth and has pushed US petrol prices to historic highs, causing a political headache for president Joe Biden just months ahead of congressional midterm elections. Analysts and an official involved in the diplomacy said the agreement pointed to a thaw between Saudi Arabia and the Biden White House.
Why are oil prices still rising anyway?
The volumes might deliver less new oil than the headline suggests. Of the total, 432,000 b/d of extra oil was already planned in each month, and thus priced into the market. Many smaller Opec+ member countries have already been failing to meet lower production quotas in recent months too, leaving the group about 2.6mn b/d below its intended output, according to S&P Global — almost 3 per cent of global oil demand.
All told, consultants Rapidan Energy Group believe that Opec+ will manage to increase output by just 355,000 b/d in the next two months.
That sum is small compared with the 3mn b/d of oil supply that the International Energy Agency says could be lost from Russia in the second half of the year as sanctions tighten.
“It’s a complete about-face for Saudi oil policy, but it doesn’t change much,” said Bob McNally, head of Rapidan and a former adviser to president George W Bush. “It’s hardly a return to the old foundational oil-stability-for-security bargain [between Saudi Arabia and the US], but it’s a meaningful symbolic step.”
Can other oil producers — or consumers — help to contain the rally?
The US wanted more from Opec+ because supply growth from other producers has also been tepid — especially in Texas. US shale suppliers, whose galloping production helped keep oil prices in check in recent years, remain reluctant to speed up the drilling of new wells. They are instead pouring their windfall from higher prices into dividends and share buybacks.
US efforts to encourage more crude exports from Venezuela’s sanctioned oil sector have not yet worked. A new nuclear deal with Iran that would allow its oil back into the market remains distant. Asking for more Canadian oil would be politically treacherous for Biden, given his decision to cancel a permit for the contentious Keystone XL pipeline. New supplies from any of these countries would take months to arrive anyway.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s decision to accelerate supply increases will further stretch Opec’s spare capacity — a factor that had underpinned past rallies. Already this emergency supply buffer is now down to a “historically low” 2mn b/d, notes Morgan Stanley.
At the same time, consumption continues to rise — and when China’s economy reopens from Covid-19 lockdowns it could lurch higher still. Opec thinks the world will consume 100.3mn b/d this year, up from 97mn b/d in 2021.
As the American summer driving season gets under way, demand from motorists remains strong, despite a 60 per cent rise in petrol prices in the past year. And when Americans aren’t consuming the fuel, refiners are exporting it to a global market that is also parched — and worried about the effects of sanctions on Russia, the world’s biggest refined products exporter.
Amid the backdrop of straitened supplies and robust consumer demand for oil is what some have been identifying as the onset of a “supercycle” in commodity prices, as years of under-investment in new supply meets a burst of new consumption from economies coursing with pandemic-era stimulus money.
JPMorgan calls it a “sustained exajoule deficit” that will last to the end of the decade. By comparison, the modest new supply increases from Opec+ may be insufficient to stop the momentum.
What else can the US government do?
While the IEA offered consumers a 10-point plan to cut oil use, the White House has skipped that kind of conservation message. Instead, it has opened the taps from its emergency crude reserve, berated oil companies over alleged price gouging and loosened some air pollution rules. There has been talk of suspending the federal fuel tax. All of it is designed to drive down prices at the pump to shelter consumers from the oil rally — moves that could stimulate, not curb, fuel demand.
The price fever is only likely to break when demand begins to crack. Yet despite a more than 500 per cent rise in the oil price during the past two years, crude prices remain below their historic 2008 peak in real and nominal terms, suggesting they could go even higher, analysts say.
“We suspect oil prices to search for the level where demand erosion kicks in,” wrote analysts at Morgan Stanley, adding crude could rise to $150 a barrel in a bull case in the third quarter.
The more abrupt way that price rallies tend to fade appears increasingly plausible — and alarming: a recession that shrinks the global economy, and with it the thirst for oil. | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/saudi-arabia-is-increasing-supply-why-is-the-oil-price-holding-firm/213797/ | 2022-06-08T21:40:48Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/saudi-arabia-is-increasing-supply-why-is-the-oil-price-holding-firm/213797/ | true | 1 |
About 100 victims of former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar are suing the FBI. They say the agency mishandled complaints about Nassar in 2015, allowing him to continue his abuse until his arrest.
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Is Kyle Rittenhouse Attending Texas A&M? He Said ‘Yes.’ A&M Said ‘No.’
Kyle Rittenhouse is NOT going to be attending Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. So, what's his plan?
In case somehow you're not familiar with him, Rittenhouse became newsworthy when, at 17-years-old, he left home in Illinois and traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Why did he do this?
Rittenhouse made the journey "in response to protests for shooting a black man by a white officer," ABC 7 reports. "Rittenhouse had said he wanted to help law enforcement protect property amid civil unrest."
As a result, Rittenhouse was accused of the shooting of two men with his rifle, who died from their wounds. He also injured a third. He would be announced "not guilty" by the end of his trial, which became highly covered by the media. He claimed he shot in self-defense.
The outcome of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial drew intense media attention with highly impassioned views on both sides of the argument.
And THAT is why the college plans of Rittenhouse remain of some interest to people.
It was last Friday when Rittenhouse was a guest on "The Charlie Kirk Show" and said he'd be going to A&M and further illustrated the revelation by putting on an A&M hat on the show. Rittenhouse told Kirk that he was "going to be there, and it's going to be awesome."
Except, Rittenhouse isn't going to A&M--at least not yet.
He's actually going to be attending Blinn College--a two-year community college in Brenham. Granted, Blinn is known to have ties to A&M, and quite a few students plan to become Aggies after they leave.
This isn't the first time Rittenhouse has claimed he would be attending a school when that wasn't actually the case. ABC 7 reports that he'd claimed he was going to study nursing at Arizona State University "before a school spokesperson clarified he was not enrolled and had not gone through the admissions process."
However one feels about the outcome of the Rittenhouse trial, I don't find it necessarily surprising that he claimed he would be attending these schools. Young people change their minds all the time.
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The award-winning whiskey unveils limited-edition "Art Barrels" and UnitedMasters Vinyl Collection available for purchase in support of Tree Equity
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Returning to Tribeca Festival for the fourth year in a row, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is collaborating with independent creators and artists to converge film, music and art to ignite conversation and action around its Tree Equity mission in partnership with American Forests.
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey will be commissioning a collection of interactive art by New York muralist "ELLE StreetArt" and UnitedMasters independent artists to raise money for American Forests' Tree Equity program, ensuring everyone, everywhere can share in the benefits of trees.
- "ART BARRELS" – Is a first-of-its-kind art installation in collaboration with top touring street artist, "ELLE StreetArt" to transform Bulleit's highly coveted bourbon barrels into unique artworks that will double as planters where Tribeca attendees can plant tree seedlings for Tree Equity. "ART BARRELS" will be stationed at key Tribeca Festival locations where festival goers can take part in seedling plantings - the first step in the tree planting process. The seedlings will then be cultivated and used in a future New York City tree planting, benefiting the local community for years to come. To date, Bulleit and American Forests have successfully planted one million trees, restoring more than 2,000 acres of US forest landscapes.
- "LIMITED EDITION VINYL" – Bulleit Frontier Whiskey will host the opening night of the "Tribeca Music Lounge" to celebrate and support talented, up-and-coming independent artists. In honor of the artists taking the stage – Bulleit, in continued collaboration with independent music company UnitedMasters, will release a limited-edition run of vinyl featuring music from VIP showcase performers. The one-of-a-kind vinyl will include custom cover art by UnitedMasters artist, Chaz "ALLBLCK" Morgan.
"Like Bulleit, I try to push boundaries and experiment in everything I do, but especially when creating my art. I was really excited for the opportunity to use whiskey barrels as a new medium," says ELLE. "But more than that, I feel a responsibility to do good through my art. Nature holds tremendous value and needs protecting, which is why teaming up with Bulleit to raise awareness for Tree Equity was a no-brainer."
Following the festival, the limited-edition "ART BARRELS" and "LIMITED EDITION VINYL" will be available for purchase on Saatchi Art, the world's leading online gallery, with one hundred percent of proceeds going to American Forests to further its Tree Equity mission shared by Bulleit.
"Partnering with independent creators in art, music, and film is a powerful tool for enacting change, and Tribeca Festival has long been a forum for independent creators who push boundaries," said Sophie Kelly, Sr. Vice President of Whiskey at Diageo North America. "By tapping into the intersection of art and sustainability, we're able to spread the powerful message of Tree Equity and give emerging artists a platform to showcase their craft."
Tribeca Festival ticket holders can stop by the Bulleit "ART BARRELS" installation to view Elle StreetArt's commissioned work and take part in seedling plantings June 9-12 from 4-9pm ET outside Brookfield Place, one of New York City's most dynamic building complexes along the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan.
For the first time ever, Tribeca Festival is introducing the "Tribeca Music Lounge," the newest addition to celebrating independent creativity in music for four days and nights of exclusive performances, special guest appearances and thought-provoking industry talks. On Thursday, June 9, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey will host the opening night of the Tribeca Music Lounge to celebrate and support talented, up-and-coming independent artists from UnitedMasters including Yvngph, Allurr, PIERI, Paloma Ford and more during a one-of-a-kind showcase of live performances.
Earlier this year Bulleit and Diageo and UnitedMasters launched "Independent(s) Exchange" to open new avenues for independent artists and brands to collaborate on multi-faceted partnerships. Powered by 1.5 million independent UnitedMasters artists, the Independent(s) Exchange allows Diageo to directly invest in the next generation of pioneering artists shaping tomorrow's pop culture.
Throughout the Tribeca Festival, ticket holders (21+) can visit Bulleit specialty bars at Spring Studios and Brookfield Place to enjoy delicious bespoke cocktails. As always Bulleit encourages adults 21+ to always drink responsibly. For more information and to stay up-to-date on its sustainability efforts follow @Bulleit on Instagram and Facebook.
Bulleit, founded in 1987, is one of the fastest-growing whiskeys in America. The brand attributes that growth to bartenders and cultural partners who have adopted it as their own. The Bulleit Frontier Whiskey portfolio is distilled and aged in the Bulleit family tradition, using a distinctive high rye recipe, which gives them a bold, spicy, yet distinctively smooth taste. The award-winning Kentucky whiskey most recently won a Double Gold medal for Bulleit 10 Year Old and Gold Medals for Bulleit Bourbon and Bulleit Rye at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. In 2017, Bulleit celebrated its 30th anniversary with the opening of a new, state-of-the-art distillery located in Shelbyville, KY. Constructed with a focus on sustainable practices including natural habitat protection, water conservation and local ingredient sourcing, BDC received the Highly Commended award for Sustainable Distillery of the Year at the 2020 Icons of Whisky Awards from Whisky Magazine. In 2019, a Visitor's Centre at the Bulleit Distilling Co. in Shelbyville opened to share our modern, technological and sustainable approach to making great whiskey. In 2021, Diageo opened its first carbon neutral whiskey distillery in Lebanon, KY with Bulleit being the first and leading brand being produced at the site. supplementing existing production at the Bulleit Distilling Co. For more information, visit www.bulleit.com or follow @Bulleit on Instagram.
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and their products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world.
For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice. Follow on Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
The Tribeca Festival brings artists and diverse audiences together to celebrate storytelling in all its forms, including film, TV, VR, gaming, music, and online work. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment. Tribeca champions emerging and established voices; discovers award-winning filmmakers and creators; curates innovative experiences; and introduces new technology and ideas through premieres, exhibitions, talks, and live performances.
The Festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan following the attacks on the World Trade Center. Tribeca will celebrate its 21st year June 8 – 19, 2022. www.tribecafilm.com/festival
In 2019, James Murdoch's Lupa Systems, a private investment company with locations in New York and Mumbai, bought a majority stake in Tribeca Enterprises, bringing together Rosenthal, De Niro, and Murdoch to grow the enterprise.
American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the United States, has been the pathfinder for creating healthy forests from coast to coast. The organization creates healthy and resilient forests in cities and large natural landscapes, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. The organization is driven by the power of forests to address two of the most pressing issues of the day: slowing climate change and advancing social equity. American Forests advances its mission through forestry innovation, place-based partnerships to plant and restore forests, and movement building. We envision a world in which the significant environmental, societal and economic benefits of forests are fully realized and equitably available to all people. Learn more at https://www.americanforests.org/.
Launched in 2017 by Translation founder and music industry veteran Steve Stoute, UnitedMasters provides a new industry alternative for independent artists. UnitedMasters gives artists access to premium music distribution services, a suite of tools to help them directly connect with fans, and opportunities for unique partnerships with some of the world's biggest brands. The UnitedMasters platform enables artists to operationalize their independence and maximize their creative and economic potential while allowing them to maintain full ownership over their master recording rights.
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Upset property owners in Orange Beach still fighting Phoenix condos
By Lacey Beasley
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ORANGE BEACH, Alabama (WALA) — It seems like no matter what, new Phoenix condos are coming to Orange Beach, but some people living there are still fighting the build.
Back in April, Orange Beach City Council voted to approve construction of two 25-story towers.
“We want to make some noise,” said Margaret Odom, nearby property owner.
Upset owners came out over a month ago to the initial city council vote, and they were back again Tuesday to fight—even harder.
“It is changing our way of life, and it’s changing what we’ve learned to love down here,” said Gil Allen, another property owner against the build.
The 25-story build is allowed under the current zoning ordinances of the property, but those against the build cited traffic concerns, safety issues, and legality behind the approval. However, the council still pushed forward, and these condos will no doubt tower above all the rest.
“I’m disappointed,” said Allen. “I think they were fair, but 25 stories next to a 4-story building surrounded by two and three- and four-story buildings, I don’t think is right.”
Though other locals disagree.
“It’s the tourism industry,” said Jeb Smith, pro-condo. “It’s the golden goose we have on the beach over there.”
Those opposed hope this isn’t the end of the road.
“We’re going to take our chance and stand up for what we believe,” said Odom.
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A member of the National Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Prince Kunle Oyewumi has described the victory of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the APC presidential primary election as well-deserved and for the good of the country.
Congratulating the presidential candidate of the APC, Oyewumi stressed that the former Governor of Lagos state has continually played remarkable roles in the sustenance of democracy beyond the shores of Nigeria.
The Board member called on key stakeholders of the party, including all presidential aspirants, to rally support for the party’s flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election.
The Ogbomoso prince applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his giant efforts in building a prosperous Nigeria, adding that the President’s leadership style anchored on probity, transparency and accountability is worthy of emulation by leaders across the globe.
Oyewumi said, “the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the presidential primary election of the APC is a good and timely development.
“The presidential flagbearer has been a major pillar in the development and sustenance of democracy beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“He is a rare gem and genuine statesman, whose outstanding leadership qualities are highly commendable and worth of emulation.
“With the unbeatable profile of the Jagaban of Borgu, the APC will come out victorious in the 2023 general elections”.
The Board member commended members of the APC for their support for the party at all levels. | https://theeagleonline.com.ng/nysc-board-member-oyewumi-salutes-tinubu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nysc-board-member-oyewumi-salutes-tinubu | 2022-06-08T21:47:00Z | https://theeagleonline.com.ng/nysc-board-member-oyewumi-salutes-tinubu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nysc-board-member-oyewumi-salutes-tinubu | false | 2 |
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A northern Minnesota man was sentenced this week to more than five years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a girl nearly three years ago.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Minnesota said that 26-year-old Devon Johnson, of Hibbing, was sentenced Monday to 66 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release.
According to investigators, on June 22, 2019, Johnson got a minor girl intoxicated and sexually assaulted her on the Bois Forte Indian Reservation, which is roughly 50 miles south of International Falls.
Johnson pleaded guilty in March to one count of sexual abuse of a minor. | https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/06/08/northern-minnesota-man-gets-5-years-behind-bars-for-getting-girl-intoxicated-sexually-assaulting-her/ | 2022-06-08T21:47:43Z | https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/06/08/northern-minnesota-man-gets-5-years-behind-bars-for-getting-girl-intoxicated-sexually-assaulting-her/ | true | null |
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(NewsNation) — The standard 9-to-5, five-day workweek is outdated and no longer fits its purpose, according to researchers conducting “the biggest ever trial of a four-day week in the world.”
Starting Monday, thousands of United Kingdom workers across dozens of companies are doing a test trial of a four-day, 32-hour work week with no loss of pay.
The workers receive 100 percent of their pay for working 80 percent of their normal shift during the program. They also commit to maintaining 100 percent of their productivity.
The pilot is being coordinated by 4 Day Week Global, in partnership with think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week Campaign, and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College.
The pilot will span six months and involves 3,300 workers from 70 different companies.
Promoting a better work-life balance, the pilot also provides workshops, mentoring, networking and a wellbeing and productivity assessment.
Researchers will assess the effects of a four-day workweek on productivity and quality of life and announce results in 2023.
This is the largest study of the four-day workweek, but it isn’t the first.
Microsoft Japan tested the program for its employees in 2019 and saw productivity go up by 40 percent.
With the goal of improving the mental health and well-being of its employees, a growing list of companies in the U.S., Japan and New Zealand have already implemented the change.
Tech company Bolt based in Chicago switched to a four-day workweek permanently this year after a three-month pilot. CEO Ryan Breslow said it forced employees to be more conscious of their time and perform at a higher level.
And in what started as a pilot program in 2020, the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, is now entering its first full year in which most departments are working 40 hours in just four days.
“It’s been pretty positive,” Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy said. “There was a little bit of apprehension at first, because it was change, because we didn’t know how it was going to be implemented. But the lack of negativity and the strong support and the positive vibes we are getting from the employees, I don’t see it going away.”
Noted benefits include increased employee satisfaction. Not only do companies with a four-day workweek attract more talent, but they also retain their employees.
Joblist reports that 73 percent of currently employed workers are actively thinking about quitting their jobs.
The traditional approach to work needs a redesign, said economist Juliet Schor.
In making the case for a four-day, 32-hour workweek in her TED Talk, Schor explains how this model for the future of work could address major challenges like burnout and the climate crisis.
And in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has suggested a shorter workweek could save the country’s economy by relying on residents, rather than tourists, to spend money locally on their extra day off.
However, the change may not come to the U.S. on a larger scale soon. A proposal in the California State Legislature that would define the workweek in the state as 32 hours for companies with more than 500 employees was rejected in May. But supporters of the bill have not given up. | https://www.cbs17.com/news/thousands-try-4-day-workweek-32-hours-of-work-for-40-hour-pay/ | 2022-06-08T21:49:55Z | https://www.cbs17.com/news/thousands-try-4-day-workweek-32-hours-of-work-for-40-hour-pay/ | false | 26 |
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Summary Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement
If you transacted in Euribor Products1 between June 1, 2005 and March 31, 2011, inclusive ("Class Period"), then your rights will be affected by a pending class action settlement, and you may be entitled to a portion of the settlement fund.
The purpose of this Notice is to inform you of your rights in connection with the proposed settlement with Settling Defendants Crédit Agricole S.A. and Crédit Agricole CIB (collectively, "Crédit Agricole") in the action titled Sullivan, et al. v. Barclays plc, et al., 13-cv-2811 (PKC) (S.D.N.Y.). The settlement with Crédit Agricole (the "Settlement") is not a settlement with any other Defendant and thus is not dispositive of any of Plaintiffs' claims against other Defendants.
The Settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit concerning the alleged manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("Euribor") and the prices of Euribor Products during the Class Period. The Settlement provides a total of $55 million to pay claims from persons who transacted in Euribor Products during the Class Period. If you qualify, you may potentially receive benefits from the Settlement if you (a) previously submitted a Proof of Claim and Release form ("Claim Form") in connection with prior settlements in this Action or (b) submit a Claim Form by the deadline set forth below. You can also choose to exclude yourself from the Settlement, or object to the Settlement.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (500 Pearl St., New York, NY 10007-1312) authorized this Notice. Before any money is paid, the Court will hold a Settlement Hearing to decide whether to approve the Settlement.
You are a "Settlement Class Member" if you purchased, sold, held, traded, or otherwise had any interest in Euribor Products during the Class Period, and during the Class Period were either domiciled in the United States or its territories or, if domiciled outside the United States or its territories, you transacted in Euribor Products in the United States or its territories during the Class Period. "Settlement Class Members" include, but are not limited to, all persons who during the Class Period traded CME Euro currency futures contracts and options, all persons who during the Class Period transacted in NYSE LIFFE Euribor futures and options from a location within the United States, and all persons who during the Class Period traded any other Euribor Product from a location within the United States or its territories.
Contact your brokerage firm to see if you purchased, sold, held, or traded or otherwise had any interest in Euribor Products. If you are not sure you are included, you can get more information, including the Settlement Agreement,2 the Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement, October 4, 2022 Settlement Hearing Thereon, and Settlement Class Members' Rights (the "Settlement Notice"), Plan of Allocation, Proof of Claim and Release, and other important documents, at www.EuriborSettlement.com ("Settlement Website") or by calling toll free 800-492-9154.
Plaintiffs allege that during the Class Period, Defendants (including Crédit Agricole) conspired to manipulate and manipulated Euribor and the prices of Euribor Products. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants did so by using several means of manipulation. For example, Plaintiffs allege that panel banks that made daily Euribor submissions to Thomson Reuters, falsely reported banks' costs of borrowing in order to financially benefit their Euribor Products positions. Plaintiffs also allege that Defendants requested that other Defendants make false Euribor submissions on their behalf to benefit their Euribor Products positions.
Plaintiffs further allege that Defendants continuously conspired to fix the prices of Euribor Products in the over-the-counter market to financially benefit their own Euribor Products positions. In addition to coordinating Euribor submissions and agreeing on where to price Euribor Products, Plaintiffs allege that to effectuate their alleged manipulations of Euribor and Euribor Products during the Class Period, Defendants engaged in "pushing cash," transmitted false bids and offers, used derivative traders as submitters, and rigged bids and offers for Euribor Products.
Plaintiffs have asserted legal claims under various theories, including the Sherman Act, the Commodity Exchange Act, the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and common law.
Crédit Agricole has agreed to enter into this Settlement Agreement, while denying the allegations brought in this action and maintaining that it has meritorious defenses to Plaintiffs' claims of liability and damages, in order to avoid further expense, inconvenience and the distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation, and thereby to resolve this controversy and avoid the risks inherent in complex litigation.
Under the Settlement, Crédit Agricole agreed to pay a total of $55 million into the Settlement Fund. If the Court approves the Settlement, eligible Settlement Class Members who either previously submitted a Claim Form in connection with an earlier settlement in the Action or submit a valid Claim Form before the claims filing deadline may receive a share of the Settlement Fund after they are reduced by the payment of certain expenses. The Settlement Agreement, available on the Settlement Website, describes all of the details about the proposed Settlement. The exact amount each qualifying Settlement Class Member will receive from the Settlement Fund cannot be calculated until (1) the Court approves the Settlement; (2) certain amounts identified in the full Settlement Agreement are deducted from the Settlement Fund; and (3) the number of participating Class Members and the amount of their claims are determined. In addition, each Settlement Class Member's share of the Settlement Fund will vary depending on the information the Settlement Class Member provides on their Claim Form.
The number of claimants who send in claims varies widely from case to case. If less than 100% of the Settlement Class sends in a Claim Form, you could get more money.
If you timely submitted a Claim Form pursuant to either: (1) the November 29, 2017 Notice (the "2017 Notice") related to the $94 million settlement with Defendants Barclays plc, Barclays Bank plc, and Barclays Capital Inc. (collectively, "Barclays"), the $45 million settlement with HSBC Holdings plc and HSBC Bank plc (collectively, "HSBC"), and the $170 million settlement with Deutsche Bank AG and DB Group Services (UK) Ltd. (collectively, "Deutsche Bank"); and/or (2) the December 19, 2018 Notice (the "2018 Notice") related to the $182.5 million settlement with Citigroup Inc. and Citibank, N.A. (collectively, "Citi") and JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (collectively, "JPMorgan"), then YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT A NEW CLAIM FORM TO PARTICIPATE in the Settlement with Crédit Agricole. Any Settlement Class Member who previously submitted a Claim Form in connection with the 2017 Notice and/or the 2018 Notice will be subject to and bound by the releases set forth in the Settlement Agreement with Crédit Agricole, unless such member submits a timely and valid request for exclusion, explained below.
If you are a Settlement Class Member and have not previously submitted a Claim Form, you may seek to participate in the Settlement by submitting a Claim Form to the Claims Administrator at the address in the Settlement Notice postmarked no later than November 3, 2022. You may obtain a Claim Form on the Settlement Website or by calling the toll-free number referenced above. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not file a Claim Form, you will still be bound by the releases set forth in the Settlement Agreement if the Court enters an order approving the Settlement Agreement.
All requests to be excluded from the Settlement must be made in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice and must be postmarked to the Claims Administrator no later than August 23, 2022. All requests for exclusion must comply with the requirements set forth in the Settlement Notice to be honored. The Settlement Notice, available at the Settlement Website, explains how to exclude yourself or object. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by the Settlement Agreement and can independently pursue claims at your own expense. However, if you exclude yourself, you will not be eligible to share in the Net Settlement Fund or otherwise participate in the Settlement.
The Court will hold a Settlement Hearing in this case on October 4, 2022 at 3:45 p.m. (ET), to consider whether to approve the Settlement and a request by the lawyers representing all Settlement Class Members (Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. and Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP) for an award of attorneys' fees of no more than sixteen and one-half percent (16.5%), or $9,075,000, of the Settlement Fund for investigating the facts, litigating the case, and negotiating the settlement, and for reimbursement of their costs and expenses in the amount of no more than $1,000,000. The Plaintiffs may also request no more than $400,000 from the Settlement Fund as reimbursement of their own expenses and compensation for their time devoted to this litigation. The lawyers for the Settlement Class may also seek additional reimbursement of costs and expenses in connection with services provided after the Settlement Hearing. These payments will also be deducted from the Settlement Fund before any distributions are made to the Settlement Class.
You may ask to appear at the Settlement Hearing, but you do not have to. For more information, call toll free 800-492-9154 or visit the website www.EuriborSettlement.com.
1 "Euribor Products" means any and all interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements, futures, options, structured products, and any other instrument or transaction related in any way to Euribor, including but not limited to, New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange ("LIFFE") Euribor futures contracts and options, Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME") Euro currency futures contracts and options, Euro currency forward agreements, Euribor-based swaps, Euribor-based forward rate agreements, and/or any other financial instruments that reference Euribor.
2 The "Settlement Agreement" means the agreement between Plaintiffs and Crédit Agricole S.A. and Crédit Agricole CIB, entered into on March 10, 2022, and filed with the Court in this action.
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Cass McCombs has announced details of his 10th studio album, Heartmind, and a run of UK and EU tour dates.
The album is released on August 19 (vinyl on September 23) via ANTI-. You can pre-order here.
Ahead of this, he’s released “Unproud Warrior“, featuring Wynonna Judd and Charlie Burnham.
The tracklist for Heartmind is:
Music Is Blue
Karaoke
New Earth
Unproud Warrior
Krakatau
A Blue, Blue Band
Belong to Heaven
Heartmind
To coincide with the album, he’s also announced a run of UK/EU tour dates:
September 28 – Madrid, ES @ Teatro Bellas Artes
September 29 – Zaragoza, ES @ Luis Galve
September 30 – Alicante, ES @ Teatro Arnichas
October 1- Valencia, ES @ Sala Loco
October 4 – Milano, IT @ Bellezza
October 6 – St Gallen, CH @ Palace St Gallen
October 7 – Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
October 8 – Paris, FR @ Café De La Danse
October 10 – Bristol @ Redgrave Theatre
October 12 – Manchester @ The Stoller Hall
October 13 – London @ Alexandra Palace Theatre
October 15 – Dublin @ Liberty Hall
October 16 – Glasgow @ Mackintosh Church
October 18 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Rotonde
October 19 – Cologne, DE @ Artheater
October 20 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredeburg Cloud 9
October 22 – Berlin, DE @ Frannz Club
October 23 – Hamburg, DE @ Nochtspeicher
October 25 – København S, DK @ DR Studie 2
October 26 – Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan
October 28 – Oslo, NO @ Oslo Parkteatret | https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/hear-cass-mccombs-new-track-unproud-warrior-138774/ | 2022-06-08T21:52:27Z | https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/hear-cass-mccombs-new-track-unproud-warrior-138774/ | true | 2 |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was removed from Tuesday night’s game against Boston with left groin tightness, but he isn’t concerned about possibly being sidelined.
The three-time MVP grimaced in the third inning while running to first base after hitting a double off Red Sox starter Garrett Whitlock. Trout easily reached second but not at full speed. He tried to stretch out the leg once he got there but came out of the game after talking with trainers.
“Coming out of the box, I didn’t feel it and then I felt like a little cramp. Then I got to second base and a little achy and tried to be smart about it. I’ll see how I feel tomorrow,” Trout said after the Angels lost 6-5 in 10 innings to tie a franchise record with 13 straight losses. “At least it isn’t nothing crazy.”
Trout was injured hours after the Angels fired manager Joe Maddon with the club mired in a disastrous slump. Trout endured a career-worst 0-for-26 drought during that skid but ended the slump with a single Monday night.
Trout hit a two-run homer to center in the first inning Tuesday. It was the first time he had multiple hits in a game since May 28 at home against Toronto. He is batting .284 and is tied for third in the American League with 14 home runs.
Trout missed the final 119 games of last season with a left calf strain. When fans saw Trout struggling with the leg, it brought up those memories.
There was no scan or MRI done after Trout left the game. Interim manager Phil Nevin remains cautiously optimistic.
“It was an easy decision to get him out of the game. He had two great at-bats. It was good to see him swing the bat like that and hopefully this isn’t anything too serious,” Nevin said. “We’ve got to reevaluate tomorrow because these things can act funny right away. Tomorrow is really the gauge for us.”
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (NYSE: ACR) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors declared cash dividends on its Preferred Stock.
The Company will pay a cash dividend on its 8.625% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.5390625 per share. The dividend will be paid on August 1, 2022, to holders of record on July 1, 2022.
The Company will also pay a cash dividend on its 7.875% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.4921875 per share. The dividend will be payable on August 1, 2022, to holders of record on July 1, 2022.
About ACRES Commercial Realty Corp.
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust that is primarily focused on originating, holding and managing commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property through direct ownership and joint ventures. The Company is externally managed by ACRES Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of ACRES Capital Corp., a private commercial real estate lender exclusively dedicated to nationwide middle market CRE lending with a focus on multifamily, student housing, hospitality, industrial and office property in top U.S. markets. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.acresreit.com or contact investor relations at IR@acresreit.com.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "trend," "will," "continue," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "look forward" or other similar words or terms. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that can affect future results are discussed in the documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new or changing information or events after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.
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Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. Cl A
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SUNRISE, Fla., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPro Healthcare Staffing, a leading provider in contract healthcare staffing services, received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for the eighth consecutive time. The biannual certification process included an on-site evaluation of the staffing firm's competency, proficiency, and commitment to standards of service. By meeting The Joint Commission's rigorous performance standards, MedPro maintains its position as a leader in the contract healthcare staffing industry.
"We hold ourselves to the highest standard," said Liz Tonkin, President, MedPro Healthcare Staffing. "This recertification is a testament of our commitment and dedication to our healthcare professionals and the quality care they provide patients at the facilities we serve across the country."
MedPro Healthcare Staffing has placed thousands of healthcare professionals in positions throughout the United States. The Gold Seal of Approval certification program was first established in 2004 and is considered a proven framework for measuring and improving internal organizational processes.
The Joint Commission is a global driver of quality improvement and patient safety in health care. Founded in 1951, this independent, not-for-profit organization is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. The Joint Commission seeks to improve health care by inspiring healthcare organizations to provide safe and effective care at the highest quality and value.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States and provides certification of more than 1,700 disease-specific care programs, primary stroke centers, and healthcare staffing services. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.
Founded in 1983, MedPro Healthcare Staffing is a Joint Commission-certified provider of temporary and contract healthcare staffing services to acute care and laboratory facilities across the United States. Located in Sunrise, Florida, MedPro employs over 200 corporate employees. For more information, please contact Stacey Edwards at (954) 228.7534 or www.medprostaffing.com
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FEMA leader highlights importance of advance planning and rapidly deployed temporary housing
HOUMA, La., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking last week at the Texas Emergency Management Conference, Tony Robinson emphasized that advanced preparation often determines the ability of a community to recover from a natural disaster. Robinson, Region 6 Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), cited the success of noncongregate sheltering programs after both Hurricane Ida in Lousiana and the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky. Noncongregate sheltering assures that survivors of a natural disaster have access to safe temporary housing until permanent housing is available in those communities.
Damon Donnell, a Conference exhibitor, has led major projects to provide noncongregate housing in both the Lousiana and Kentucky disasters. Donnell, Executive Vice President of Crosby Government Solutions, stated that people who have rapid access to stable temporary housing can quickly return to their normal activities.
"I've seen it happen time and again. People sometimes live in their cars or with family members for weeks or months after a major disaster. Once they settle into a more permanent situation, they quickly begin to reconstruct their lives," Donnell said.
Crosby Government Solutions is a recognized provider of disaster response and management services. Crosby has a nationwide reach; most recently they have worked with agencies providing disaster recovery services for Hurricane Ida in Louisiana—primarily in LaFourche and Terrebone Parishes--and the catastrophic tornado in Kentucky. Crosby also offers a range of field services in the areas of energy, environmental, infrastructure, program management, security, and UAV services. For more information visit Crosby's website at crosbygov.com.
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Chris Pratt is taking matters into his own hands in Amazon Prime Video's new drama series, The Terminal List, and only ET exclusively premieres the official trailer.
Based on the best-selling 2018 novel by Jack Carr, the eight-episode series follows James Reece (Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life, but the lives of those he loves.
In ET's debut of the dramatic two-minute trailer, Pratt's Reece is reeling from the failure of his SEAL team's mission, which left 12 of his comrades dead. Though Reece is back on U.S. soil, he's found himself at the center of a military investigation into what went wrong and the fatal events have begun to consume his every thought aunt him as he navigates nightmares, paranoia, headaches, memory confusion and post-traumatic stress.
"Somebody fed us bad intel," Reece concludes as he confides in his best friend and ex-Navy SEAL, Ben (Taylor Kitsch). "It was a set-up."
But Reece, who's looking to avenge the deaths of his platoon, chooses blood when Ben asks what he wants to do about it: "This is personal." When a man is out for justice, there is nothing that will stop him.
“I, and our entire creative team, have been waiting a long time to share this full-length trailer for The Terminal List. And we’re happy to say that Amazon believes in our idea of 'cine-vision' -- a show that truly combines the best of film and television -- so much that they are actually running this trailer in select theaters, a first for a major streaming series," executive producer/showrunner David DiGilio exclusively tells ET.
"In adapting Jack Carr’s novels, Chris, [executive producer] Antoine [Fuqua] and I aimed to build off Jack's trademark military authenticity and add a deep layer of psychological thriller. The final product takes the audience down the rabbit hole of what happens when one of our nation’s greatest warriors -- a Navy SEAL -- is pushed to the brink. Driven by themes of conspiracy, brotherhood and revenge without constraint, this trailer is just a taste of what’s to come."
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Ottawa's top doctor says 'widespread mask use' is no longer required in the community
Ottawa's medical officer of health says widespread mask use in the community is no longer required, as OC Transpo prepares to lift its mandatory mask requirements this weekend.
Ontario's chief medical officer of health announced that most remaining COVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on Saturday, including masking requirements on public transit. Masks will continue to be required in long-term care and retirement homes.
Late Wednesday afternoon, OC Transpo announced masks will no longer be mandatory on OC Transpo buses, the O-Train and in stations starting on Saturday.
Medical officer of health Dr. Vera Etches is "strongly recommending" you continue to wear a mask on public transit and in transit stations, but no longer believes masks should be mandatory for everyone.
"Writing as the Medical Officer of Health, I am no longer of the opinion that widespread mask use in the community is required," Dr. Etches said in a memo to council late Wednesday afternoon.
"Nonetheless, because the current COVID-19 surge is not resolved and future surges are anticipated, and given the non-discretionary nature of public transit for many residents and the fact that maintaining physical distancing on transit vehicles can be difficult and, at times impossible, Ottawa Public Health strongly recommends that mask use continue on public transit and in transit stations and supports OC Transpo to continue strategies to support and promote mask use at this time."
The Transit Commission voted to make masks mandatory on OC Transpo buses, the O-Train and in transit stations as of June 15, 2020. The motion stated widespread mask use would remain in effect until the medical officer of health says it is no longer required.
OC Transpo general manager Renee Amilcar told council the lifting of the mask mandate for OC Transpo will apply to passengers and employees.
"While wearing a mask will no longer be required by law, OC Transpo continues to follow Ottawa Public Health’s advice and strongly encourages people to wear masks on buses and trains, Para Transpo minibuses and taxis, and in stations and shelters. We ask everyone to be kind and respectful of one another," Amilcar said.
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TORONTO, June 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D2L Inc. (TSX: DTOL) (“D2L” or the “Company”), a global learning technology company, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended April 30, 2022. All amounts are in U.S. dollars and all figures are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) unless otherwise indicated.
“We continue to see a healthy demand environment as more schools, universities and businesses invest in online learning and digitizing the classroom,” said John Baker, President and CEO of D2L. “Against this backdrop, it was a solid start to fiscal 2023, highlighted by 21% revenue growth and a 26% gross profit increase, with gross margin improvements materializing at a faster pace. Each month, we are adding important new customers while continuing to strengthen the value proposition for users through our investments in platform enhancements.”
“Our conversations with academic and business leaders reinforce the pressing need for investments in better learning technology. During past economic cycles, our business has benefited from the resilience of our end markets, and our expectation is that investments in improving learning outcomes will be largely unaffected by the macroeconomic conditions. In the corporate setting, labour market tightness is emphasizing the importance of onboarding and upskilling,” added Mr. Baker.
Mr. Baker continued: “As we work to capture this demand, it has taken us more time than expected to build our own sales and marketing capacity globally – primarily as a result of the war for talent that most of the technology industry is currently experiencing. While we continue scaling, this shift in timing has affected our revenue growth outlook for fiscal 2023. With the addition of our new COO, I am happy to report that we have made good progress improving our operational efficiencies. The net effect is we now forecast a delay in revenue growth for fiscal 2023 and a reduced EBITDA loss for the year. The fundamentals of the business are strong and we are on a faster path to profitability.”
First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights
1 A non-IFRS financial measure or non-IFRS ratio. Please refer to “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section of this press release.2 Please refer to “Key Performance Indicators” section of this press release.
First Quarter Business & Operating Highlights
First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results Selected Financial Measures
1 A non-IFRS financial measure or non-IFRS ratio. Please refer to the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section of this press release for more details.
Financial Outlook
The Company updated its previous guidance for the 12 months ended January 31, 2023 to reflect lower revenue growth and reduced Adjusted EBITDA loss. Specifically, for fiscal 2023 the Company is expecting:
D2L continues to see strong market demand for learning platforms across its education (higher education and K-12) and corporate markets, consistent with its view entering fiscal 2023. With so many organizations at the early stages of digital adoption, D2L remains well positioned to help potential customers replace legacy technology and experiences. The change in the expected revenue growth for fiscal 2023 mainly reflects the time required to ramp up the Company’s sales and marketing teams, as well as the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, particularly the strengthening U.S. dollar. In addition, the Company is now expecting a lower Adjusted EBITDA loss in fiscal 2023, reflecting disciplined cost optimization and a strategic prioritization of our investments, thereby putting us on an accelerated path to profitability.
Conference Call & WebcastD2L management will host a conference call on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 8:30 am ET to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial results.
Forward-Looking InformationThis press release includes statements containing “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “outlook”, “target”, “forecasts”, “projection”, “potential”, “prospects”, “strategy”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “seek”, “believes”, “opportunity”, “guidance”, “aim”, “goal” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain future conditions, actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “might”, “will”, “can”, or negative versions thereof, “be taken”, “occur”, “continue” or “be achieved”, and other similar expressions. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts, but instead represent management’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events or circumstances.
This forward-looking information relates to the Company’s future financial outlook and anticipated events or results and includes, but is not limited to, statements under the heading “Financial Outlook” and information regarding: the Company’s financial position, financial results, business strategy, performance, achievements, prospects, objectives, opportunities, business plans and growth strategies; addressable markets for the Company’s products and solutions; the Company’s budgets, operations and taxes; the markets in which the Company operates; industry trends and the Company’s competitive position; expansion of the Company’s product offerings; the timing and pace for achieving profitability; and expectations regarding the growth of the Company’s customer base, revenue and revenue generation potential.
Forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions, expectations and projections, and analyses made by the Company in light of management’s experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate, including the following: the Company’s ability to win business from new customers and expand business from existing customers; the timing of new customer wins and expansion decisions by existing customers; the Company’s ability to generate revenue and expand its business while controlling costs and expenses; the Company’s ability to manage growth effectively; the Company’s ability to hire and retain personnel returning to levels consistent with historical experiences; the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on our operations; the ability to seek out, enter into and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the acquisition of Bayfield Design Inc. (“Bayfield”); business and industry trends, including the success of current and future product development initiatives; positive social development and attitudes toward the pursuit of higher education; the Company’s ability to maintain positive relationships with its customer base and strategic partners; the Company’s ability to adapt and develop solutions that keep pace with continuing changes in technology, education and customer needs; the ability to patent new technologies and protect intellectual property rights; the Company’s ability to comply with security, cybersecurity and accessibility laws, regulations and standards; the Company’s ability to retain key personnel; and that the list of factors referenced in the following paragraph, collectively, do not have a material impact on the Company.
Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking information were reasonable when made, they are inherently uncertain and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and may prove to be incorrect. The Company cautions investors that forward-looking information is not a guarantee of the future and that actual results may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Whether actual results, performance or achievements will conform to the Company’s expectations and predictions is subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, including but not limited to: the Company’s ability to hire and retain personnel returning to levels consistent with historical experiences; the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on our operating results; and the risks identified in the Company’s annual and most recently filed interim management’s discussion and analysis or the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended January 31, 2022. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results might vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information.
Given these risks and uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information, including any financial outlook. Any forward-looking information that is contained in this press release speaks only as of the date of such statement, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of those statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by applicable securities laws. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.
About D2L Inc. (TSX: DTOL)D2L is transforming the way the world learns—helping learners of all ages achieve more than they dreamed possible. Working closely with clients all over the world, D2L is supporting millions of people learning online and in person. Our growing global workforce is dedicated to making the best learning products to leave the world better than they found it. Learn more about D2L for K-12, higher education and businesses at www.D2L.com.
For further information, please contact: Craig Armitage, Investor Relations IR@D2L.com (416) 347-8954
D2L INC.Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets(In U.S. dollars)
As at April 30, 2022 and January 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
D2L INC.Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss(In U.S. dollars)
For the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
D2L INC.Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficiency)(In U.S. dollars)
For the three months ended April 30, 2022 and 2021(Unaudited)
D2L INC.Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows(In U.S. dollars)
Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Financial MeasuresThe information presented within this press release refers to certain non-IFRS financial measures (including non-IFRS ratios) including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s financial information reported under IFRS and are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company’s results of operations, financial performance and liquidity from management’s perspective and thus highlight trends in its core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. The Company believes that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS financial measures in the evaluation of the Company. The Company’s management also uses non-IFRS financial measures to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts, and to assess our ability to meet our capital expenditures and working capital requirements.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (or EBITDA), as adjusted for changes in the fair value of redeemable preferred shares, stock-based compensation, foreign exchange gains and losses, transaction-related expenses and other income and losses. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of total revenue. The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), and discloses Adjusted EBITDA Margin, for the periods indicated:
(1) These costs include professional, legal, consulting and accounting fees incurred in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, which closed on November 3, 2021, and related other activities, and are not considered indicative of continuing operations. These costs did not meet the criteria for capitalization and thus were expensed in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. Share issuance costs that met the criteria for capitalization are described in Note 13(b) of the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin
Adjusted Gross Profit is defined as gross profit excluding related stock-based compensation expenses. Adjusted Gross Margin is calculated as Adjusted Gross Profit expressed as a percentage of total revenue. The following table reconciles Adjusted Gross Margin to gross profit expressed as a percentage of revenue, for the periods indicated:
Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margins
Free Cash Flow is defined as cash provided by (used in) operating activities less net additions to property and equipment. Free Cash Flow Margin is calculated as Free Cash Flow expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
The following table reconciles cash flow from operating activities to Free Cash Flow, and discloses Free Cash Flow Margin, for the periods indicated:
Management uses a number of metrics, including the key performance indicators identified below, to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. Our key performance indicators may be calculated in a manner different than similar key performance indicators used by other issuers. These metrics are estimated operating metrics and not projections, nor actual financial results, and are not indicative of current or future performance. | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/D2L-INC-128747497/news/D2L-Inc-Announces-First-Quarter-Fiscal-2023-Financial-Results-Updated-Outlook-40676098/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220608 | 2022-06-08T22:06:19Z | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/D2L-INC-128747497/news/D2L-Inc-Announces-First-Quarter-Fiscal-2023-Financial-Results-Updated-Outlook-40676098/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220608 | true | 3 |
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Hot off the heels of Operation Ironside, the Australian Federal Police are cracking down on organised crime syndicates and have pointed to Griffith as a hotspot.
June 8 marks the first anniversary of Operation Ironside, the AFP's largest ever operation - in which a collaboration between the FBI and the AFP led to organised crime rings using a 'secure' smartphone messaging app that was secretly run and monitored by law enforcement.
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The sting operation has now led to the AFP announcing a crackdown on 51 Italian organised crime clans in Australia, using information gathered from Operation Ironside. The agency has identified regional NSW in particular as home to 14 separate clans including cells of the infamous 'Ndrangheta mafia.
AFP Assistant Commissioner Crime Command Nigel Ryan said that they had been mapping the 'Ndrangheta syndicate.
"In collaboration with Italian authorities, the AFP has been mapping and assessing the familial relationships, through blood or marriage of the 'Ndrangheta in Australia,'' he explained.
"Our world-leading capabilities and our international networks are beginning to remove the cloak of secrecy that has allowed members of the 'Ndrangeta to operate in Australia with impunity for too many years."
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He cited Griffith's historical link to organised crime, and noted that the strong agricultural economy of the area had been attractive to organised crime leaders looking to hide money.
"Certainly they have established themselves in regional areas. Griffith has been one. Originally a lot of Italians established themselves in agricultural types of businesses and that has actually been quite a sort in terms of hiding some of their illegitimate wealth."
Of course, Griffith is overwhelmingly Italian and has it's own complicated history with organised crime. Approximately sixty per cent of the population can claim some kind of Italian heritage, and the AFP was quick to note that they would be targeting no specific ethnic groups or specific countries.
"If you are a member of a cartel operating out of Mexico, a member of a triad operating out of Asia or a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang in Australia, and you are impacting on Australians because of your illegal activity, then you will be targeted by the AFP."
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democrats on Wednesday braced for renewed Republican attacks on their management of crime across the U.S. after residents in San Francisco voted overwhelmingly to recall the city's progressive district attorney, suggesting that even the party's most loyal supporters are frustrated with the way in which violence and social problems are being addressed.
Chesa Boudin was swept into the district attorney's office pledging to seek alternatives to incarceration, end the racist war on drugs and hold police officers to account. But the city’s longstanding problems with vandalism, open drug use and robberies proved too much for voters, who blamed him for making the situation worse.
While a single city race is hardly a barometer of the national mood, the rejection of Boudin by residents in the nation's progressive epicenter carried symbolic significance for members of both parties. Republicans were emboldened by the vote, planning to highlight crime in several critical Senate races. At the White House, meanwhile, President Joe Biden acknowledged that the vote sent a “clear message” about public safety.
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“Both parties have to step up and do something about crime as well as gun violence,” Biden said ahead of a trip to California, noting he sent “billions of dollars and encouraged them to use it to hire police officers and reforming police departments.”
“It’s time to move,” Biden continued. “It’s time that states and the localities spend the money they have to deal with crime as well as retrain police officers.”
The Democratic president's tough-on-crime comments come as his party continues to face pointed attacks from Republicans about its commitment to public safety two years after progressive activists responded to the police murder of George Floyd by championing calls to “defund the police." Biden has rejected such calls, as have the overwhelming majority of Democrats in Congress, yet polling suggests that voters have become increasingly likely to trust Republicans more than Democrats on public safety.
Republicans, pointing to the San Francisco election, signaled that they would continue to hammer vulnerable Democratic candidates in states like North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin for their record on crime or associations with the Black Lives Matter movement. While the economy is widely considered the central issue of this midterm season, Republicans believe a focus on crime will help them this fall, especially among suburban voters.
“The very first thing that I talk about everywhere we go is ending the war on our police, ending the war on cops,” said Andrew Giuliani, a Republican candidate for New York governor.
Public safety remains a potent political issue, even as the numbers suggest a more complicated reality.
Crime statistics for the first quarter of 2022, released by the FBI on Monday, suggest that a rise in violent crime is not the fault of either party's criminal justice policies. Democratic-led cities such as Detroit, Fort Wayne and South Bend, Indiana, as well as Wichita, Kansas and Portland, Ore., listed fewer murders for the first quarter of 2022 than 2021. The same could be said for several cities with Republican mayors at the helm. The reverse also was true in a number of Democratic and Republican-led cities with several showing rises in violent crime rates and murders.
Still, Republicans have effectively convinced voters, in some cases, that Democrats are more to blame.
In June 2021, a Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that roughly the same number of U.S. adults trusted Democrats and Republicans to handle crime. But in April 2022, the same poll found that 47% trusted the Republican Party to do a better job handling crime, compared with 35% preferring the Democratic Party.
Republican pollster Gene Ulm said the perception that Democrats are weak on crime is pushing swing suburban voters toward the GOP in midterm elections across the country, even if crime is not a defining issue in the campaign.
“The Democrats have basically tattooed themselves with defund the police,” Ulm said. “It's too late to change it.”
Republicans point to key Senate races in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where they have already begun to attack Democrats on crime, sometimes relying on false charges.
In North Carolina, the Senate Republican campaign arm already launched two ads against Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley, a former state Supreme Court justice, for failing to protect victims of violent crime. The ads were removed by some local television stations for being inaccurate.
“Sheriffs from across North Carolina condemned these dishonest and despicable attacks because they know Cheri’s record: as a judge and chief justice, she partnered with law enforcement to keep North Carolina communities safe and hold violent offenders accountable,” campaign spokesperson Dory MacMillan said. “Washington Republicans are lying.”
Still, the GOP rhetoric is likely to persist. Republicans are also telegraphing weak-on-crime attacks against Wisconsin Democrat Mandela Barnes, a Senate candidate photographed holding a shirt critical of immigration officers; and Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman, who used his powers as lieutenant governor to help increase the number of pardons.
Campaign spokesman Joe Calvello noted that Fetterman has a history of confronting crime as the chief law enforcement officer of Braddock, Pa., where he served as mayor.
“Under John’s leadership, Braddock went five and a half years without a gun death," Calvello said. "John not only has worked hand-in-hand with the police, but he knows what challenges our police force face and how to support them.”
Back in San Francisco, Boudin blamed his loss on “right-wing billionaires” who exploited understandable frustration over a pandemic and city government that has failed to deliver on basics.
Former Mayor Willie Brown also warned against reading too much into the recall, given that Boudin won election in 2019 with 36% of first-place votes in San Francisco's ranked-choice system.
No candidate – Republican or Democrat -- can ignore the public’s need to feel safe, Brown said.
“There is an absolute need for people to feel safer, and if they, the public, voter interprets your advocacy as not being sensitive to that component … they will probably not vote for you,” Brown said. “They will vote for somebody that does give them some level of comfort, that safety is as important as all the other factors.”
Beyond San Francisco on Tuesday night, a reform-minded progressive in Contra Costa County was keeping her seat while in Alameda County, which includes Oakland, the progressive favorite heads to a runoff against a long-time prosecutor in November for an open seat being vacated by a more traditional law-and-order district attorney.
Ludovic Blain, executive director of the California Donor Table, which seeks to elect progressive candidates, pointed out that the population of Contra Costa and Alameda counties dwarfs the size of San Francisco, which is under 900,000.
“If we were to look at one election to decide whether Democrats are vulnerable or not, it wouldn’t be the San Francisco one,” he said.
Peoples reported from New York. AP writers Hannah Fingerhut and Gary Fields in Washington contributed.
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A woman whose life was turned upside down after an accident woke from a coma to find her boyfriend had left her while she was still unconscious.
Brie Duval had moved to Australia from her native Canada and was continuing a relationship with the man she had been with for four years.
The 25-year-old was left with a brain injury after falling from a car park through a gap in the wall left unfinished by construction workers.
She was airlifted to an Alberta hospital last August and put on life support in the intensive care unit.
Brie told the Mirror she was in a coma for four weeks and suffered multiple broken bones, with her family warned there was only a slim chance she would pull through.
When she finally came round, she texted her boyfriend but soon realised he had blocked her on social media and severed ties.
She told the paper: ‘I was finally given my phone and my first thought was to call him and just see if he knew what happened. He hadn’t been to see me.
‘So I opened my phone going to message him when a message pops up from this woman that says I am now with [partner’s name].
‘I have moved him out. He’s now living with me and my son, please do not contact him.
‘I have not heard from him since I have been in hospital, he’s completely and utterly left me in the dust. So I don’t even have closure as to why this happened.’
Brie also disclosed how her parents were unable to be with her because of Australia’s tight Covid-19 laws in place at the time.
She said an application for a special exemption to be made was rejected by authorities.
She’s started a TikTok account to share her experience of living with a traumatic brain injury, including relearning simple tasks like walking.
Using the name @hotcomagirl, she’s documenting her life dealing with the aftermath of the accident.
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Erin Brooks is Canada’s first Junior Surf World Champion.
The Texas-born 14-year-old made history on Sunday, June 5 at the International Surf Association (ISA) World Junior Championships in El Salvador by outshining the competition in the Girls U16 division to win Gold and Canada’s first Junior surf medal.
“All of the girls are surfing so good at this event and I’m so happy to come out on top,” said Brooks after winning the Final.
Bella Kenworthy of the USA started the Final well, opening with a 7.17 and backing it up with a 7.57, however it was no match for the critical progression of the Canadian, reads a press release from the ISA.
“Looking to the rights of La Bocana surf for the first time in the nine-day long Junior competition, Brooks unleashed a series of under-the-lip hooks for an 8.60, before switching back to the left and allowing her forehand to garner an 8.17,” reads the ISA press release.
Brooks lives in Haleiwa on the North Shore of Hawaii. Her dad, Jeff Brooks, is a dual Canadian-American citizen. From a young age, she’s been turning heads for her effortless air game at the Waco Wavepool in Texas.
“I’ve been very fortunate that I learned to surf in Hawaii and have had many amazing coaches and professional surfers as mentors like Bethany Hamilton, Shane Dorian, Shane Beschen, Myles Padaca, Kahea Hart and many others,” Brooks told the Westerly News.
“I was a gymnast when I was little and started surfing at nine years old. Aerials always looked fun to me so it was something I worked on early using skateboards and also trampolines. I surf every day at least four hours a day and also do some form of exercise every day,” said the young surf talent.
After winning the Final, Brooks was cheered and carried out of the surf by family, friends, plus a team of 12 Canadian athletes strong, including Tofino surfers: Chloe Platenius, Ocean Green, Sanoa Olin, Jasmine Porter and Reed Platenius.
“I enjoy competing, but I’ve skipped a lot of amateur contests the last few years so I could instead use those contest costs to travel and surf different types of waves around the world. I’m very confident in my ability and I’m very comfortable in the ocean, but I’m still learning about contest surfing. The Canadian coaches Shannon Brown, Albie Sears, and Dom Domic really helped with heat strategy throughout the contest,” she said.
The 2022 ISA Junior Worlds featured a record 419 athletes and 45 national teams. Team Gold went to Hawaii, the fourth time Hawaii has claimed the honour, Team Silver went to Silver went Australia, Bronze was USA and Copper was France. Team Canada broke through the Top 10 claiming ninth spot in the overall ranking. It is the third time Team Canada has cracked the Top 10.
“There is lots of room to continue to improve individual results across the team. Erin winning individual Gold is the main reason the team stayed in the Top 10. The U18 Boys were a big part of it by placing seventh overall, ” said Dom Domic, Surf Canada’s high performance director.
He said the Junior Team selection protocol is on Surf Canada’s website.
“We started talking about (Erin surfing for Canada) three years ago when Sanoa told me about her,” said Domic.
Brooks jetted off to a Red Bull training camp in California the morning after winning Junior Worlds. She’s en route to Hawaii for a World Surf League contest and then will head to Indonesia to chase barrelling surf for two months. While the young athlete is stoked to be following her Olympic dreams with the maple leaf on her chest, she has yet to catch waves in Canada.
“I’ve only worn a 4/3 (wetsuit) and booties. I’m looking forward to going to Tofino to surf with my friends Mathea Olin, Sanoa Olin and Ocea Green soon. The majority of our team lives in Tofino, so it will be really fun to surf with all of them,” she said.
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NEW DELHI, JUNE 8: South Africa are bracing for a formidable bowling attack from an Indian side eager to prove themselves when their Twenty20 series begins under New Delhi's scorching summer sun, skipper Temba Bavuma said Wednesday.
The touring side will play the first of five matches on Thursday as focus remains on the short format ahead of this year's T20 World Cup.
India have traditionally relied on their spinners on home turf but up-and-coming pace bowlers Avesh Khan and uncapped Umran Malik have kept up the country's fast bowling stocks.
"It has definitely changed our preparation," Bavuma told reporters.
"They have got their quick bowlers and their spinners as well. In terms of preparation, the focus has not just been on spin but also to make sure that we cover our bases from a fast bowling point of view."
Senior quicks Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested for the series which could see Malik, whose bowling consistently clocked over 150 kilometres per hour in the Indian Premier League, make his international debut.
All-format captain Rohit Sharma and superstar Virat Kohli have also taken a break after the gruelling two-month IPL tournament.
Bavuma said India's new crop of talent will be a different challenge than their last encounter in South Africa at the start of the year, when the hosts won 2-1 in Tests and 3-0 in one-day internationals.
"It's an exciting series for both India and South Africa. This is a different looking guys -- lot of younger, fresher faces within their team," said Bavuma.
"Guys who have a big point to prove, guys who want to stake a claim for their position within the Indian team," he added.
"We won't be expecting anything easy, we are not thinking that everything is going to happen the same way as it happened in South Africa." -AFP | https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=369486 | 2022-06-08T22:12:47Z | https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=369486 | true | 1 |
Steve Clarke hopes Scotland ’s stroll against Armenia can be the start of another long unbeaten run.
The national team boss was delighted with the response of his side as Anthony Ralston and Scott McKenna grabbed the goals that saw them bounce back from the painful World Cup play-off loss against Ukraine.
Scotland had gone into that match on the back of an eight-game unbeaten run - six of which were victories.
And now Clarke - who celebrated the Nations League win on the third anniversary of his appointment - wants a similar sequence ahead of Saturday’s trip to face the Republic of Ireland.
He told Premier Sports: “It helps us move on and hopefully we can go on another long unbeaten run.
“It was important to get back to winning ways and start the next winning run - and hopefully that was tonight.
“We had nearly 40,000 fans. Everyone suffered last week and it’s great to have everyone back in, they can go home with a smile on their face and hopefully we can go on a long unbeaten run again.”
Ralston marked his first start by grabbing the opener and Clarke was delighted with the Celtic full back.
He said: “He’s got good energy, gets forward. You see Anthony playing week in, week out with Celtic who dominate the ball against teams who sit in and defend.
“We knew Armenia would sit in and defend so it was probably a game Anthony is used to taking part in and it was great for him to get on the end of a good Stuart Armstrong cross.
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Second Amendment in Action: Woman's Suspected Stalker Kicks in Front Door, She Shoots Him Dead
A Houston, Texas, woman successfully protected herself and demonstrated exactly why the Second Amendment is important last Monday.
According to Fox News, the woman had recently moved into a new apartment to get away from a man she believed was stalking her. On May 30, he arrived at her new residence in Harris County, Texas.
Houston Police said the alleged stalker kicked in the woman’s front door, at which point she shot him in the chest.
When officers arrived, they found damage to the woman’s door frame and the suspected stalker with a gunshot wound. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Fox News reported.
On the night of the incident, the Houston Police Department shared a photo of officers at the scene on its Twitter account.
Clear Lake officers are at a shooting scene 15600 Gulf Freeway. Adult male deceased at the scene. 202 pic.twitter.com/RtsuJjxZl0
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) May 31, 2022
Police said there were other people in the apartment at the time of the shooting. As of Sunday, Fox News reported the investigation into the incident was ongoing.
While a full investigation is needed to determine the facts of the case, the initial evidence seems to indicate that this woman utilized her Second Amendment rights rightfully.
If this man was truly stalking her and unlawfully entered her home, she had a right to defend herself and her property.
If she had not been afforded this right, it seems possible this man could have inflicted harm on her or the others in her home.
This case in Houston is just one example of American homeowners using a gun to protect themselves from potential harm.
In another viral incident in 2019, a Lithia, Florida, woman used an AR-15 to protect herself and her family.
Jeremy King, the woman’s husband, told Bay News 9 at the time that two masked men entered their house carrying pistols. King said the men seized the couples’s 11-year-old daughter and told him, “Give me everything you got!”
He said the men pistol-whipped and kicked him, and his wife heard the commotion from a back room. Despite being eight months pregnant, the woman reportedly grabbed her husband’s AR-15 and began shooting at the intruders.
“When he came toward the back door in her line of sight, she clipped him,” King told Bay News 9. “He made it from my back door to roughly 200 feet out in the front ditch before the AR did its thing.”
The intruder who was shot died of his injuries, and the other one ran away, the outlet said.
“Them guys came in with two normal pistols and my AR stopped it,” King said. “[My wife] evened the playing field and kept them from killing me.”
Despite the many cases in which law-abiding Americans use AR-15s or other firearms to protect themselves, their family and their property, the Biden Administration has called to ban both semi-automatic rifles and handguns, according to a recent White House briefing.
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Pernod Ricard (EPA:RI – Get Rating) has been assigned a €169.00 ($181.72) price objective by equities researchers at Royal Bank of Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, Borsen Zeitung reports. Royal Bank of Canada’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 7.04% from the stock’s current price.
RI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a €224.00 ($240.86) target price on shares of Pernod Ricard in a research report on Thursday, April 28th. Deutsche Bank Rese… set a €234.00 ($251.61) target price on shares of Pernod Ricard in a research report on Tuesday, May 3rd. Barclays set a €260.00 ($279.57) target price on shares of Pernod Ricard in a research report on Friday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley set a €240.00 ($258.06) target price on shares of Pernod Ricard in a research report on Tuesday, February 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a €215.00 ($231.18) target price on shares of Pernod Ricard in a research report on Friday, May 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of €227.08 ($244.17).
Shares of EPA RI traded down €2.00 ($2.15) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching €181.80 ($195.48). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 260,354 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,300. The stock has a 50-day moving average of €189.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of €195.52. Pernod Ricard has a 1-year low of €107.25 ($115.32) and a 1-year high of €136.25 ($146.51).
Pernod Ricard SA produces and sells wines and spirits worldwide. It offers its products under various brands. The company was founded in 1805 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
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PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) — The Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Facebook Page is getting noticed after acknowledging Pride Month in a recent post.
The post, added on June 1, read, “During the month of June, the Marine Corps takes #Pride in recognizing and honoring the contributions of our LGBTQ service members. We remain committed to fostering an environment free from discrimination, and defend the values of treating all equally, with dignity and respect.” It also featured a helmet with rainbow-colored bullets.
Since then, it has received nearly 2,000 comments. While many of the comments supported the efforts, it was officer responses to hateful comments that are getting the most attention.
“My Marine Corps has gone woke. God help us,” one person wrote, to which Master Sgt. Rick Mistic responded, “If by “woke” you mean showing appreciation to a group who has made major contributions to the U.S. Military….then yes. Have a meritorious day!”
“This is a sad day! If I could I would return my title, US Marine! What happened to United we stand, divided we fall? This political correctness will be our downfall! Who ever (sic) is behind this is a disgrace and should be court martialed (sic)!” another person said.
Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough questioned court-martialing “people who respect the service of all our service members.”
“The freedoms you enjoy are currently protected by those serving in the ranks, which includes LGBTQ. You are welcome for their service,” Yarbrough wrote.
Yarbrough also “respectfully clapped back at another commenter claiming the post was “singling out” one specific group “while claiming all-inclusiveness.”
“In the Marine Corps, we treat everyone equally. Field days, working parties, and weekend duties have no room for discrimination,” Yarbrough responded.
Yarbrough and the team have defended Pride via social media since at least 2020 when the page made reference to the 10-year anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
“It’s my favorite time of year watching CWO Yarborough (sic) respectfully destroy bigots in the comments,” one comment read.
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In the morning in Berlin a man deliberately drove his car among pedestrians. One died and at least 14 were injured, and many more were in critical condition. The 29-year-old Armenian-German driver tried to flee the scene, but crashed into a shop window and was arrested. In 2016, not far from here, an Islamic terrorist drove a truck over a crowd, M1 News reported.
He drove among pedestrians in a car in Berlin
The car, which broke glass among passers-by in Berlin on Wednesday morning, was parked in the window of a perfume shop. Officers arrived at the scene shortly after: More than 150 police officers, ambulances and firefighters were involved in the rescue and visual work.
Police said at least 14 people were injured and six of them were taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition. He was also killed in a rally.
“At nine-thirty in the morning a man drove his car through the crowd. The driver then returned to the driveway and drove back into the sidewalk before stopping to slam into a store window. The accused was arrestedPolice spokesman Thilo Cablitz said.
The driver of the car was arrested by passersby until officers arrived at the scene.
According to media reports, Wade was a teacher who was walking down the street with a group of students when he collided with a car.
An American actor was also in the area at the time of the incident and reported what he saw to the British news agency Skynews.
“I noticed more noise when we were in a store. Not far from us was a hotel, the chairs were overturned and smashed, and people everywhere were lying on the floor. We thought the accident was caused by a car crashing into a store window. Immediately the police entered the area and last night we saw someone lying lifeless in the place where we were eatingSaid John Baroman.
Authorities later identified Vader: a 29-year-old German-Armenian dual citizen living in Berlin. According to German press reports
Police also found a letter containing a confession in the offender’s car.
Bild also quoted a detective who said the tragedy was not caused by an accident.
However, a German Interior Ministry spokesman said it was not yet clear at this early stage of the investigation whether there was a deliberate rush.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade Thomas Menser told embassy staff that MTI had not yet received any information about Hungary’s involvement.
A mass march took place on the famous Boulevard in the western part of the German capital, not far from Emperor William’s Memorial Church. The same area has been under gas attack by militants for five and a half years.
Then, an extremist Islamist of Tunisian descent stole the truck, killed its driver, and drove off into the crowd at a nearby Christmas market. Eleven people were killed and dozens injured in the attack.
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MIDLAND, Pa., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a time of hope and celebration for nearly 1,100 students at the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) as they prepare for the next phase of their lives following commencement this week.
The school will host two in-person commencement ceremonies this week. Ceremonies for the school's 22nd graduating class will be held geographically. Students in the eastern portion of Pennsylvania will attend a ceremony on June 8 at noon at Kutztown University, while those in the western portion of the state will attend their ceremony on June 10 at noon at Robert Morris University. Both ceremonies will stream live at www.pacyber.org/graduation.
"Seeing our graduates walk across the stage is a high point of the year for all of us at PA Cyber," said Brian Hayden, the school's CEO. "Our kids have worked so hard to achieve their high school diplomas. I am thankful for their trust, dedication, and commitment to their education at PA Cyber."
Kayla Collins will speak at the western ceremony and Elena Lichtenwalner will speak at the eastern ceremony as student representatives. Collins plans to study psychology at Seton Hill University next year, while Lichtenwalner will study English at Batton Honors College.
"We don't need to know each other's stories to have faith in each other's strengths," Collins said in her class representative essay. "I'm choosing to trust in both myself and the rest of the graduating class."
"Graduation was something I always thought about," Lichtenwalner said in her essay. "It's an important milestone showing the transition from child-like fear and wonder to adult-driven focus and breaking down barriers. This is the true point in our lives where we can look back at how life has changed. We have grown and now look toward our goals and dreams."
Following the 2022 commencement, approximately 20,000 students will have graduated from the school since its inception in 2000. PA Cyber alumni have attended some of the top universities and trade schools in the country and have made their mark in a wide range of professions, ranging from attorneys to teachers to engineers.
Serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade, the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) is one of the largest, most experienced and most successful online public schools in the nation. PA Cyber's online learning environments, personalized instruction methods and choices of curricula connect Pennsylvania students and their families with state-certified and highly qualified teachers and rich academic content that is aligned to state standards. Founded in 2000, PA Cyber is headquartered in Midland (Beaver County) and maintains a network of support offices throughout the state. As a public school, PA Cyber is open for enrollment by any school-age child residing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and does not charge tuition to students or families. www.pacyber.org
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‘God is good’: Dad told by police his daughter died in car crash later learns she’s alive
OMAHA, Neb. (KETV) – A father in Nebraska received the miracle of a lifetime after discovering his daughter was alive after police told him she had died in a car crash.
Hannah Wadiso, 18, had just graduated high school May 28. The next day, she asked her dad Tesfaye Ailbe if she could go out with friends. He agreed, but his intuition told him something was off.
Ailbe even went out to look for his daughter and her friends, but he returned home when he couldn’t find them.
Hours later, Ailbe got the phone call that every parent fears. He was told Wadiso was in a bad car accident and in “bad shape.”
Ailbe rushed to the scene of the accident, only to be told by a police officer that his daughter was dead – killed by a car that rolled on top of her.
Ailbe said he fell to his knees, crying and praying. But two hours later, he received a miracle when he was told his daughter was actually still alive, but in critical condition at the hospital.
After days in the hospital, Wadiso opened her eyes. The crash crushed her pelvis, but doctors believe she will recover with time.
The family says they are not working at their jobs in order to care full-time for Wadiso and their other child, who has special needs. Still, they feel grateful to only be worrying about recovery and medical bills, instead of planning a funeral.
Two people were killed in the crash and 20 total people were hospitalized. Police identified the women who died as 20-year-old Emily Siebenhor and 22-year-old Edith Hermosillo.
“The other two didn’t get this chance, you are the lucky one,” Ailbe recalls telling his daughter. “God is good.”
According to a police report, the 18-year-old driver who caused the crash was speeding at 90 miles per hour and tested positive for marijuana. He only has a learner’s permit and not a driver’s license.
The driver, identified as Kyvell Stark, was charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of driving under the influence with serious bodily injury. He is being held in Lancaster Community Corrections on a $50,000 bond. He could face up to 46 years in prison if convicted.
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A number of semi-trailer trucks erupted into flames on I-30 in Arkansas on Wednesday after a horrific crash involving three separate pile-ups with at least a dozen vehicles, cops said.
Photo and video from the scene near Friendship, Arkansas showed no less than four eighteen-wheelers piled up on the westbound side of the highway.
Two of the vehicles appeared to be engulfed in flames — while the two others had lost their cargo, according to the images, which showed one truck’s trailer split open in the highway’s grassy median.
Other images showed huge amounts of smoke billowing up into the sky above the interstate.
At least one person died as a result of the crash, police told local CBS affiliate THV-11.
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Mark Villalpando of Grumpy Gringo Cigars surveys inventory at his Tubac store. He and his wife and two friends purchased the business 4 years ago and it's affectionately known as "Daddy Daycare."
Lincoln Wilson believes that everyone deserves a magic carpet. He and his wife own Old World Imports, an emporium of carpets, rugs, and textiles from around the world. Confused about where to start? "I can help you help yourself," he said, half-joking.
Alma Lopez models a custom sterling silver ring made by Navajo artist duo Monroe and Lillie Ashley. Lopez works at Old Presidio Traders, the second-oldest shop in the village of Tubac. The business enjoys many repeat customers, and they're known for their vintage jewelry.
Aspiring jewelers can book a private session with Gale Thomssen, crafting copper bracelets like these, or custom earrings and necklaces. Her business, Cactus Wren Gallery, showcases a wide variety of Arizona artists.
Lisa Dixon stands in the doorway of her bead and art supply store in Tubac. She was drawn to beading after being a painter for years. "You can play with color and texture," she said.
Mark Villalpando of Grumpy Gringo Cigars surveys inventory at his Tubac store. He and his wife and two friends purchased the business 4 years ago and it's affectionately known as "Daddy Daycare."
If Antoinette Frey was still doing what she was comfortable with, the village of Tubac would be down its biggest cheerleader.
When an unexpected opportunity to act as interim executive director of the chamber of commerce came about late last year, she accepted the opportunity, knowing it would be a challenge.
Frey describes herself as a “support person,” someone who usually prefers to work her magic behind the scenes. With vivid green eyes and a quiet voice, she seems young to have kids who have graduated high school. A background in hospitality, the golfing world, and website design, however, have come in pretty handy in her new role. Working with Vermillion Promotions, which has hosted the Tubac Festival of Arts for several years now, Frey successfully helped the village navigate the 63rd event this spring, particularly impressive with just weeks to prepare. One vender sold $100,000 of art during the 5-day fest; others sold out completely.
Like many locals, Frey knows that after the venders pack up and the crowds dissipate comes an exodus to escape summer temps. It might be easy to assume that the town closes down until snowbirds return.
But Frey and the many business owners in and around Tubac know that myth that couldn’t be farther from truth.
MODERN(IZING) HISTORY
It was already more than 80 degrees by 9 a.m. on a recent Friday morning in Tubac. A handful of volunteers tended the eight gardens surrounding the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum, including Arizona State balladeer, Dolan Ellis, who stood under a tree covered in crocheted art and prayer flags and aimed a spray nozzle at potted plants.
“While we are a state park, we are not operated by state parks,” Shannon Stone, park director said. The whole kit-and-caboodle is run by up to 80 volunteers; she’s the sole employee. Stone, who worked as the education director for the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Museum for 10 years before accepting her current position, effervesced narratives of Tubac that would keep even the least historically-inclined, captive. When she took over in 2017, she started utilizing social media more, and feels that effort really keeps the Presidio community connected. Tuning in to contemporary tourists, QR codes on several museum exhibits offer narrated stories of Tubac old-timers, and touch screen games and selfie stations connect folks to history.
And to make it easier for visitors to utilize the museum, walking trails, and gardens, the entrance fee translates to a daily pass.
Folks are free to wander through town and return as often as they wish during the day, and as temperature allows.
“People can come and go,” she said.
YES, WE’RE OPEN
If the park represents the site of Old Tubac, the main drag, Tubac Road, is an eclectic mix of what’s popped up in the last 40 years.
Frey navigated a golf cart on loan from the fire chief to Lisa Dixon’s studio, Viola Jo, and knocked on the front door. (Dixon wasn’t officially open yet). The walls were draped in colorful strands of beads; the back room chock-full of brightly colored yarn and wool felt. Recently, she started carrying painting supplies to cater to the Tubac School of Fine Art. She hosts a free beading class every Thursday, where she offers instruction gratis and folks can bring their own products or purchase supplies directly. A knitting and crochet group meets Wednesday afternoons, and Saturday watercolor classes run $45 for a three hour class.
Just up the street at Old Presidio Traders, Alma Lopez leaned across the jewelry counter, modeling an ornate ring made by Navajo couple Monroe and Lillie Ashley.
“It’s fun, selling jewelry, to be honest,” she said. Lopez is 4th generation Tubac, and when asked about the longevity of the trading post, which opened in 1982, she said being open seven days a week, year-round, seems to be the ticket. (Fun fact: The only electric vehicle charging station in town is also located near the post).
Green Valley residents Mike and Martha Kelly browsed in the souvenir wing of the shop.
“This is our destination when we get visitors from out of town,” Mike said.
Behind them, their friends from Florida looked over merchandise to bring home with them.
TOP-NOTCH SERVICE
“What we are in this community is all about art,” Lime Berry Gallery owner Melissa Carroll said. In her opinion, the so-called off season gives customers a premier shopping experience.
“[It] allows us to work with clients on a 1-to-1 basis,” she said, a statement other business owners echoed.
Next door to Carroll is Chamber President Gale Thomssen’s Cactus Wren Gallery.
“That’s our state bird,” she said, “but it’s also the bird that to me has the greatest personality.”
Her strategy for the summer months? “We do a lot of social media,” she said. “We have a newsletter.”
Thomssen has monthly artist demos, and she offers private basic jewelry-making classes.
The twin Cobalt Galleries — one for fine arts and one for contemporary art—employ several strategies to keep foot traffic. Gallery Manger Lucy Elliott mentioned private viewings, home visits, and appointment-only offerings that give clients a truly personalized approached to buying art. They also carry an impressive selection of Atlanta-based artist Houston Llew’s Spiritiles, she said, walking over to a wall striated in vitreous enamel works on copper lapped wood panels. Most of the roughly 9-inch by 6-inch panels run under $200, making them an affordable foray into art.
Elliott buzzed through the gallery.
“We have tons of new stuff coming in,” she said, adding that they just introduced two new artists, keeping the galleries fresh.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Pulling up in front of Tubac Old World Imports, Frey summarized the business as a “cornerstone” of Tubac. With high ceilings and textiles from around the world, business owner’s Paula and Lincoln Wilson’s motto is “Every home deserves a magic carpet.”
Lincoln, former Chamber president and a current board director, took over the family business 25 years ago after a career as a fine art teacher.
“We closed for six and a half months,” he said, when the pandemic started.
Otherwise, it’s been business as usual.
“All of our rugs go home on approval,” he said, making it low-risk for buyers: They can try the rug in its intended space before being saddled with it.
“We’ve shipped them to every state in the union,” he added.
Perhaps one reason for the success of his store is the symbolism woven into each carpet, a language of sorts that Lincoln is fluent in.
“I can wrap it all up in peace, prosperity, and protection,” he said.
Tumacookery, a play on the nearby town of Tumacacori (pronounced Tuma-cockery) stays open seven days a week year-round, like Old Presidio Trading.
“Probably 60-70% of our sales are to tourists,” owner Randy Wade said, adding that tea towels and other items that are easy packed in a suitcase are top sellers.
And it never hurts to be that store that has just about everything.
People often stop Wade to comment on the diversity in his store, which carries fine knives and table top, to toaster ovens and gourmet ingredients.
“We really have one of the best stocked kitchen stores around,” he added.
LOOKING AHEAD
The informal tour wound down at Tubac Deli and Coffee Company. As Frey sipped chilled apple juice, she reflected on next steps for the Chamber. Unless anyone else steps up, it seems likely she’ll be acting executive director for a while. While acting as the face of a group designed to bolster Tubac’s economic growth is never something she would have pursued on her own, she’s doing good work: The next Festival of Arts is lined up for 2023, plans for a Día de los Muertos celebration are underway and she’s eyeing up a revamp of the Chamber’s website.
But only if the felines allow.
Since Frey can work remotely, her cats sometimes have opinions about how she uses her time.
In a followup email, Frey wrote as a relative newbie to the Chamber, she’d asked Wade, a board director for the Chamber and member for 17 years, to speak on behalf of the group.
Yes, he confirmed, as the longest running arts festival in the Southwest, the Festival of Arts accounts for the village’s largest exposure, bringing tens of thousands of people to Tubac.
But, aware that it will take exposure to keep relevant to the summer people and beyond, Wade said the Chamber is currently looking into some grants that would help fund marketing materials. (The Chamber’s map of Tubac, which potential tourists can find distributed in local businesses and airports, is free, and available online for prospective tourists.)
They also rely on social media to connect. “We’ve got a pretty good Facebook page going,” he said.
The Chamber has honed in on a “tripod” of enticing draws to promote to summer guests: clear night skies, birding and cooler day-and-night temps.
“We don’t have that heat island effect here,” Wade said, noting that when the sun goes down, so does the mercury.
They might even return to a former slogan: Cool down in Tubac.
In the meantime, Tubac’s savvy business owners adapt, flourishing despite the heat like true desert survivors.
If Antoinette Frey was still doing what she was comfortable with, the village of Tubac would be down its biggest cheerleader and a
When an unexpected opportunity to act as interim executive director of the chamber of commerce came about late last year, she accepted the opportunity, knowing it would be a challenge.
Frey describes herself as a “support person,” someone who usually prefers to work her magic behind the scenes. With vivid green eyes and a quiet voice, she seems young to have kids who have graduated high school. A background in hospitality, the golfing world, and website design, however, have come in pretty handy in her new role. Working with Vermillion Promotions, which has hosted the Tubac Festival of Arts for several years now, Frey successfully helped the village navigate the 63rd event this spring, particularly impressive with just weeks to prepare. One vender sold $100,000 of art during the 5-day fest; others sold out completely.
Like many locals, Frey knows that after the venders pack up and the crowds dissipate comes an exodus to escape summer temps. It might be easy to assume that the town closes down until snowbirds return.
But Frey and the many business owners in and around Tubac know that myth that couldn’t be farther from truth.
MODERN(IZING) HISTORY
It was already more than 80 degrees by 9 a.m. on a recent Friday morning in Tubac. A handful of volunteers tended the eight gardens surrounding the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum, including Arizona State balladeer, Dolan Ellis, who stood under a tree covered in crocheted art and prayer flags and aimed a spray nozzle at potted plants.
“While we are a state park, we are not operated by state parks,” Shannon Stone, park director said. The whole kit-and-caboodle is run by up to 80 volunteers; she’s the sole employee. Stone, who worked as the education director for the DeGrazia Museum for 10 years before accepting her current position, effervesced narratives of Tubac that would keep even the least historically-inclined, captive. When she took over in 2017, she started utilizing social media more, and feels that effort really keeps the Presidio community connected. Tuning in to contemporary tourists, QR codes on several museum exhibits offer narrated stories of Tubac old-timers, and touch screen games and selfie stations connect folks to history.
And to make it easier for visitors to utilize the museum, walking trails, and gardens, the entrance fee translates to a daily pass.
Folks are free to wander through town and return as often as they wish during the day, and as temperature allows.
“People can come and go,” she said.
YES, WE’RE OPEN
If the park represents the site of Old Tubac, the main drag, Tubac Road, is an eclectic mix of what’s popped up in the last 40 years.
Frey navigated a golf cart on loan from the fire chief to Lisa Dixon’s studio, Viola Jo, and knocked on the front door. (Dixon wasn’t officially open yet). The walls were draped in colorful strands of beads; the back room chock-full of brightly colored yarn and wool felt. Recently, she started carrying painting supplies to cater to the Tubac School of Fine Art. She hosts a free beading class every Thursday, where she offers instruction gratis and folks can bring their own products or purchase supplies directly. A knitting and crochet group meets Wednesday afternoons, and Saturday watercolor classes run $45 for a three hour class.
Just up the street at Old Presidio Traders, Alma Lopez leaned across the jewelry counter, modeling an ornate ring made by Navajo couple Monroe and Lillie Ashley.
“It’s fun, selling jewelry, to be honest,” she said. Lopez is 4th generation Tubac, and when asked about the longevity of the trading post, which opened in 1982, she said being open seven days a week, year-round, seems to be the ticket. (Fun fact: The only electric vehicle charging station in town is also located near the post).
Green Valley residents Mike and Martha Kelly browsed in the souvenir wing of the shop.
“This is our destination when we get visitors from out of town,” Mike said.
Behind them, their friends from Florida looked over merchandise to bring home with them.
TOP-NOTCH SERVICE
“What we are in this community is all about art,” Lime Berry Gallery owner Melissa Carroll said. In her opinion, the so-called off season gives customers a premier shopping experience.
“[It] allows us to work with clients on a 1-to-1 basis,” she said, a statement other business owners echoed.
Next door to Carroll is Chamber President Gale Thomssen’s Cactus Wren Gallery.
“That’s our state bird,” she said, “but it’s also the bird that to me has the greatest personality.”
Her strategy for the summer months? “We do a lot of social media,” she said. “We have a newsletter.”
Thomssen has monthly artist demos, and she offers private basic jewelry-making classes.
The twin Cobalt Galleries — one for fine arts and one for contemporary art—employ several strategies to keep foot traffic. Gallery Manger Lucy Elliott mentioned private viewings, home visits, and appointment-only offerings that give clients a truly personalized approached to buying art. They also carry an impressive selection of Atlanta-based artist Houston Llew’s Spiritiles, she said, walking over to a wall striated in vitreous enamel works on copper lapped wood panels. Most of the roughly 9-inch by 6-inch panels run under $200, making them an affordable foray into art.
Elliott buzzed through the gallery.
“We have tons of new stuff coming in,” she said, adding that they just introduced two new artists, keeping the galleries fresh.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Pulling up in front of Tubac Old World Imports, Frey summarized the business as a “cornerstone” of Tubac. With high ceilings and textiles from around the world, business owner’s Paula and Lincoln Wilson’s motto is “Every home deserves a magic carpet.”
Lincoln, former Chamber president and a current board director, took over the family business 25 years ago after a career as a fine art teacher.
“We closed for six and a half months,” he said, when the pandemic started.
Otherwise, it’s been business as usual.
“All of our rugs go home on approval,” he said, making it low-risk for buyers: They can try the rug in its intended space before being saddled with it.
“We’ve shipped them to every state in the union,” he added.
Perhaps one reason for the success of his store is the symbolism woven into each carpet, a language of sorts that Lincoln is fluent in.
“I can wrap it all up in peace, prosperity, and protection,” he said.
Tumacookery, a play on the nearby town of Tumacacori (pronounced Tuma-cockery) stays open seven days a week year-round, like Old Presidio Trading.
“Probably 60-70% of our sales are to tourists,” owner Randy Wade said, adding that tea towels and other items that are easy packed in a suitcase are top sellers.
And it never hurts to be that store that has just about everything.
People often stop Wade to comment on the diversity in his store, which carries fine knives and table top, to toaster ovens and gourmet ingredients.
“We really have one of the best stocked kitchen stores around,” he added.
LOOKING AHEAD
The informal tour wound down at Tubac Deli and Coffee Company. As Frey sipped chilled apple juice, she reflected on next steps for the Chamber. Unless anyone else steps up, it seems likely she’ll be acting executive director for a while. While acting as the face of a group designed to bolster Tubac’s economic growth is never something she would have pursued on her own, she’s doing good work: The next Festival of Arts is lined up for 2023, plans for a Día de los Muertos celebration are underway and she’s eyeing up a revamp of the Chamber’s website.
But only if the felines allow.
Since Frey can work remotely, her cats sometimes have opinions about how she uses her time.
In a followup email, Frey wrote as a relative newbie to the Chamber, she’d asked Wade, a board director for the Chamber and member for 17 years, to speak on behalf of the group.
Yes, he confirmed, as the longest running arts festival in the Southwest, the Festival of Arts accounts for the village’s largest exposure, bringing tens of thousands of people to Tubac.
But, aware that it will take exposure to keep relevant to the summer people and beyond, Wade said the Chamber is currently looking into some grants that would help fund marketing materials. (The Chamber’s map of Tubac, which potential tourists can find distributed in local businesses and airports, is free, and available online for prospective tourists.)
They also rely on social media to connect. “We’ve got a pretty good Facebook page going,” he said.
The Chamber has honed in on a “tripod” of enticing draws to promote to summer guests: clear night skies, birding and cooler day-and-night temps.
“We don’t have that heat island effect here,” Wade said, noting that when the sun goes down, so does the mercury.
They might even return to a former slogan: Cool down in Tubac.
In the meantime, Tubac’s savvy business owners continue to adapt, flourishing despite the heat like true desert survivors.
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As part of the “Leading for Peace: Voices from the Field” series, IPI hosted James Swan, current Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, on June 6, 2022. Swan shared his reflections on the current situation in Somalia following the recent presidential and parliamentary elections and their implications for UN engagement moving forward.
Swan was appointed in May 2019 as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Prior to this appointment, Swan spent much of his career serving in the US government supporting African countries facing complex political transitions. He served as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 2013 to 2016, US Special Representative for Somalia from 2011 to 2013, and Ambassador to Djibouti from 2008 to 2011.
Earlier in his career, Swan served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 2006 to 2008 and Director of African Analysis in the US Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 2005 to 2006. Prior to this, he held various assignments in the DRC, the Republic of Congo, Somalia, Cameroon, Nicaragua, and Haiti.
Swan holds a B.Sc. degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, an MA degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a master’s degree in security studies from the National War College.
Speaker:
H.E. Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
Moderator:
Dr. Adam Lupel, IPI Vice President and COO
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MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — The trucking industry, petroleum dealers and others are bracing for a possible double-digit increase in Connecticut’s diesel tax on July 1. The regularly scheduled adjustment comes as diesel prices are rising across the state.
Connecticut's Department of Revenue Services has until June 15 to determine the updated rate for the tax, which is currently 40.1 cents per gallon. State law requires that it be adjusted annually, based on a complex formula that takes into account daily fuel prices at two terminals over the prior 365 days.
The state's fixed price diesel tax was created more than a decade ago to provide predictability for businesses. But this year, it's unclear what the new rate will be, considering the sharply rising prices. Some have predicted the new rate could increase by as much as 20 cents.
“No one knows what it’s going to be in advance, when July 1st comes, until they make that announcement,” said Chris Herb, president and CEO of Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, on Wednesday. “So that’s the confusion right now, is we don’t know how much more we’re going to have to pay to ship products.”
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Herb called on the General Assembly to reconvene and stop the looming tax increase.
“I think if anything dictates that there should be a special session, it's this one because this is hurting every person in the state on every product that’s sold,” he said. The average price of a gallon of diesel in Connecticut was $6.189 on Wednesday, according to AAA.
Katie Childs, vice president of Tuxis Ohrs Fuel in Meriden, a fuel delivery company, said her family business sells about 15 million gallons of diesel each year. She said a 10- to 15-cent increase in the state tax equates to about $1.5 million more in taxes. She said the state's new highway use tax, which begins in 2023, will cost another $500,000.
“We've already done what we can to absorb the inflationary expenses,” Childs said, predicting that 100% of “all of these new taxes that are coming in” will be passed on to her customers in Connecticut.
Both Childs and Herb attended a news conference Wednesday organized by Bob Stefanowski, the endorsed Republican candidate for governor. The issue of taxes, including the diesel tax, has become a top issue in this year's election. GOP lawmakers on Tuesday called for a special legislative session to cut taxes beyond the roughly $500 million in changes included in the newly adjusted state budget that was approved by mostly Democrats.
On Wednesday, Stefanowski called for suspending the 40.1-cent diesel tax until the end of year. That would be similar to how the General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont suspended a 25-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline until December. Stefanowski is also proposing other tax changes, including a reduction in the sales tax, elimination of a 1% surcharge on prepared meals and suspension of the gross receipts tax on gasoline and cancellation of the new mileage tax on large trucks.
Max Reiss, spokesperson for Lamont, said, “Right now a special session is not on the table.” Rather, he said, the administration is focusing on implementing the various tax reductions that are set to take effect in the new fiscal year.
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Famed 96 Year Old San Francisco Artist Known for Mayoral Portraits and Last Year's "Kneeling Man" Tribute to Colin Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter
"The January 6th Guernica"
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of the January 6th Congressional hearings, famed San Francisco artist Elaine Badgley Arnoux (www.badgleyarts.com), 96, is unveiling a wall-sized indictment of the 45th President, the GOP and the anti-democratic forces that laid siege to the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 in a failed coup attempt.
"This is the January 6th Guernica," said Arnoux, referring to Picasso's famous painting following the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Arnoux has long been known for her official portraits of San Francisco Mayors including a soon-to-be unveiled portrait of London N. Breed and a lifetime of activist art such as last year's "Kneeling Man" inspired by Colin Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter. "I don't pull any punches in my art. This is a full throated, full throttled indictment of those people who tried to overturn our democracy."
A vividly colored and dramatically intense tableaux, "Ode to January 6th" is seven feet by nine feet. Badgley-Arnoux hopes the painting will become a rallying cry for the mid-term elections and beyond. Currently, the artist is looking for an appropriate public space to display the work. With imagery both realistic and metaphorical, "Ode to January 6th" is a stinging artistic indictment of former President Donald Trump
"I won't even say his name," said Arnoux, who nonetheless features an eerie silhouette of the former chief executive as part of the canvas. "I only refer to him as the 45th and pray God never again President."
In the center is an effigy of "Little Red Riding Hood" hanging from a noose: a graphic and disturbing image with specific meaning.
"That's the GOP," states the artist. "Red like red states, dressed up to look harmless, but in reality a wolf at the throat of our Republic."
Elaine Badgley Arnoux was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1926 and moved to Southern California when she was 11. She received an award to study at Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, and later moved to San Luis Obispo where she worked as a painter. In 1952 Badgley Arnoux co-founded the San Luis Obispo Art Association. In 1965, she and her family relocated to San Francisco where she continues to live and work. Badgley Arnoux's long and productive career as a painter and portraitist, teacher and activist reflects her extensive travel and residence abroad in Europe, Mexico and North Africa, which strengthened her dedication to people and social welfare. Her works are featured in the collections of numerous museums including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Achenbach Collection; Stanford University Library Special Collections, Stanford, CA; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; and the de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA. She has done numerous commissions for public places, including a recent portrait for Openhouse, Community for LGBT Seniors, San Francisco.
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BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Workers pulled scores of bodies from smashed buildings in an “endless caravan of death” inside the devastated city of Mariupol, authorities said Wednesday, while fears of a global food crisis escalated over Ukraine’s inability to export millions of tons of grain through its blockaded ports.
At the same time, Ukrainian and Russian forces battled fiercely for control of Sievierodonestk, a city that has emerged as central to Moscow’s grinding campaign to capture Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, known as the Donbas.
As the fighting dragged on, the human cost of the war continued to mount. In many of Mariupol’s buildings, workers are finding 50 to 100 bodies each, according to a mayoral aide in the Russian-held port city in the south.
Petro Andryushchenko said on the Telegram app that the bodies are being taken in an “endless caravan of death” to a morgue, landfills and other places. At least 21,000 Mariupol civilians were killed during the weeks-long Russian siege, Ukrainian authorities have estimated.
The consequences of the war are being felt far beyond Eastern Europe because shipments of Ukrainian grain are bottled up inside the country, driving up the price of food.
Ukraine, long known as the “bread basket of Europe,” is one of the world’s biggest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but much of that flow has been halted by the war and a Russian blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. An estimated 22 million tons of grain remains in Ukraine. The failure to ship it out is endangering the food supply in many developing countries, especially in Africa.
Russia expressed support Wednesday for a U.N. plan to create a safe corridor at sea that would allow Ukraine to resume grain shipments. The plan, among other things, calls for Ukraine to remove mines from the waters near the Black Sea port of Odesa.
But Russia is insisting that it be allowed to check incoming vessels for weapons. And Ukraine has expressed fear that clearing the mines could enable Russia to attack the coast. Ukrainian officials said the Kremlin’s assurances that it wouldn’t do that cannot be trusted.
European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday accused the Kremlin of “weaponizing food supplies and surrounding their actions with a web of lies, Soviet-style.”
While Russia, which is also a major supplier of grain to the rest of the world, has blamed the looming food crisis on Western sanctions against Moscow, the European Union heatedly denied that and said the blame rests with Russia itself for waging war against Ukraine.
“These are Russian ships and Russian missiles that are blocking the export of crops and grain,” Michel said. “Russian tanks, bombs and mines are preventing Ukraine from planting and harvesting.”
The West has exempted grain and other food from its sanctions against Russia, but the U.S. and the EU have imposed sweeping punitive measures against Russian ships. Moscow argues that those restrictions make it impossible to use its ships to export grain, and also make other shipping companies reluctant to carry its product.
Turkey has sought to play a role in negotiating an end to the war and in brokering the resumption of grain shipments. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Ukraine was not invited to the talks.
Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their painstaking, inch-by-inch campaign for the Donbas region with heavy fighting in and around Sievierodonetsk, which had a prewar population of 100,000. It is one of the last cities yet to be taken by the Russians in Luhansk, one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Sievierodonetsk the “epicenter” of the battle for the Donbas.
“This is a very fierce battle, very hard, perhaps one of the most difficult of the entire war,” he said in his nightly video address to the nation. He said the Ukrainian army is defending its positions and inflicting real losses on the Russian forces.
“In many ways, it is there that the fate of our Donbas is being decided,” Zelenskyy said.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai acknowledged the difficulties of battling Russian forces, saying, “Maybe we will have to retreat, but right now battles are ongoing in the city.”
“Everything the Russian army has — artillery, mortars, tanks, aviation — all of that, they’re using in Sievierodonetsk in order to wipe the city off the face of the Earth and capture it completely,” he said.
The city of Lysychansk, like Sievierodonetsk, is also wedged between Russian forces in Luhansk province. Valentyna Tsonkan, an elderly resident of Lysychansk, described the moment when her house came under attack.
“I was lying on my bed. The shrapnel hit the wall and went through my shoulder,” she said as she received treatment for her wounds.
Russia’s continuing encroachment could open up the possibility of a negotiated settlement between the two nations more than three months into the war, analysts said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin “has the option of declaring his objectives met at more or less any time in order to consolidate Russia’s territorial gains,” said Keir Giles, a Russia expert at the London think tank Chatham House. At that point, Giles said, Western leaders may “pressure Ukraine to accept their losses in order to bring an end to the fighting.”
Meanwhile, to the north, Russian shelling of the Kharkiv region killed five people and wounded 12 over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian authorities said.
The Russian military said it used high-precision missiles to hit an armor repair plant near Kharkiv. There was no confirmation from Ukraine of such a plant being hit.
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Karmanau reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Associated Press journalists Oleksandr Stashevskyi, John Leicester and David Keyton in Kyiv, Ukraine; Andrew Katell in New York; and Sylvia Hui in London contributed to this report.
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A teacher concerned about her students' mental health takes them to Yellowstone National Park to relax, learn and experience the joy of nature.
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A teacher concerned about her students' mental health takes them to Yellowstone National Park to relax, learn and experience the joy of nature.
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The grand opening of Frederick MADE — The Artists Market will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 11 and 12 at 31 W. Patrick St. inside the historic FSK Hotel in downtown Frederick. Artists will pop up throughout the weekend. See frederickmade.com for details.
Frederick MADE Artists Market will celebrate its grand opening weekend
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Lauren LaRocca is features editor at the Frederick News-Post and also works as an herbalist and astrologer.
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On June 1, 202, Deputy DeSantis responded to the 1700 block of Orwell Court in Prince Frederick, MD for the report of a theft. The complainant advised her son’s bicycle was stolen from the side of the residence sometime between May 30 and June 1. The bike is described as a blue and white Kent 20” Ambush bicycle. The estimated value of stolen property is $108.00.
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On June 3, 2022, Deputy Daily responded to the 6500 block of 12th Street in Chesapeake Beach, MD for the report of a theft. The complainant advised she parked her vehicle outside the residence at 10 p.m. on June 2 with approximately a half tank of gas in the tank. When the victim returned to her vehicle on June 3 at 8 a.m., the gas tank was empty and the fuel light was on. The vehicle did not appear to have been moved and no one else had access to the vehicle. Approximately 9 gallons of gasoline was stolen with an estimated value of $50.00.
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On June 4, 2022, Deputy Hendrickson received report of a theft. The complainant advised an unknown suspect (s) stole $160.00 in US currency from a bedroom apartment in the 200 block of Shore Acres Way in Prince Frederick, MD. No other property was taken.
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On June 2, 2022, DFC Burgraff responded to the 11800 block of Poplar Court in Lusby, MD for the report of a theft. The complainant advised on May 29 around 7:45 p.m., her Samsung Galaxy phone was stolen while at Driftwood Beach in Lusby. An attempt to call the phone was made and an unknown individual answered. The victim did not have the ability to track the phone. The estimated value of stolen property is $800.00.
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360 DigiTech, Inc. ("360 DigiTech" or the "Company") is a data driven, technology empowered digital platform. Through its platform the Company enables financial institutions to provide better and targeted products and services to a broader consumer base. The Company also offers standardized risk management service, in the form of SaaS modules to institutional clients. When coupled with its partnership with 360 Group, the Company's solutions created noticeable advantages in customer acquisition, funding optimization, risk assessment and post-lending management.
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HANGZHOU, China, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BEST Inc. (NYSE: BEST) ("BEST" or the "Company"), a leading integrated smart supply chain solutions and logistics services provider in China and Southeast Asia ("SEA"), today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Johnny Chou, Founder, Chairman and CEO of BEST, commented, "Despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued to serve our customers with operational resilience. BEST Global continued its strong growth momentum and finished the quarter with 25% year-over-year ("YOY") volume increase in SEA. As we continued with our Strategic Refocusing Program, we are winding down our BEST UCargo and Capital business lines, which gives us a much leaner organization and lower cost structure. At end of the first quarter, we have a net cash position of RMB1.5 billion.
"During the quarter, BEST Freight maintained its industry-leading position and achieved notable service quality improvements. Freight's on-time delivery rate has improved by 14% YOY. Supply Chain Management remains our key differentiator as it empowers our customers with digitalized end-to-end logistics solutions. It is also the heart of our cross-segment synergies; significantly benefiting Freight and Global by supporting its customer's transportation and global logistics needs. Among SCM's top customers, more than 20% use our Freight service.
"We believe the activities of supply chain and logistics business will pick up quickly in China and SEA as the pandemic eases. Information technology-driven and integrated supply chain and logistics solutions will be in high demand to support such growth. BEST's strengths in technology, domestic and international end-to-end supply chain and logistics capabilities, as well as our broad customer base in China coupled with strong cash position will allow us to capture this growth opportunity and on the path to profitability." concluded Mr. Chou.
Gloria Fan, BEST's Chief Financial Officer, added, "Our first quarter revenue, excluding UCargo and Capital, declined by 4.6% YOY. Given the pandemic-related disruptions and other macro environment uncertainties, our performance is a testament to our strong business resilience. Our balance of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments were RMB5.3 billion at the end of the first quarter. Supported by our robust balance sheet, our emphasis on service quality and operational efficiency will strengthen our core competencies in Freight, integrated Supply Chain Management and Global logistics solutions, building a solid foundation for future growth and profitability."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS(1)
For the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2022:(2)
- Revenue was RMB1,802.6 million (US$284.4 million) compared to RMB2,783.6 million in the first quarter of 2021. The revenue decrease was primarily due to the winding-down of the UCargo business line. Revenue generated from UCargo business was approximately RMB19.4 million (US$3.1 million) compared with RMB868.7 million in the same quarter of 2021, a decrease of 97.8%.
- Gross Loss was RMB76.8 million (US$12.1 million), compared to gross profit of RMB51.7 million in the first quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to winding down of the Capital business line and increased unit cost of Freight business, mainly resulting from higher fuel cost. Gross Loss Margin was 4.3%, compared to a Gross Profit Margin of 1.9% in the first quarter of 2021.
- Net Loss from continuing operations was RMB379.9 million (US$59.9 million), compared to RMB191.2 million in the first quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP Net Loss from continuing operations(3)(4) was RMB359.2 million (US$56.7 million), compared to RMB169.7 million in the first quarter of 2021.
- Diluted loss per ADS(5) from continuing operations was negative RMB4.60 (US$0.73), compared to negative RMB2.40 in the first quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP diluted loss per ADS(3)(4) from continuing operations was negative RMB4.33 (US$0.68), compared to negative RMB2.12 in the first quarter of 2021.
- EBITDA(6) from continuing operations was negative RMB315.3 million (US$49.7 million), compared to negative RMB120.0 million in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA(3)(5) from continuing operations was negative RMB294.6 million (US$46.5 million), compared to negative RMB98.5 million in the first quarter of 2021.
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS(7)
BEST Freight – In the first quarter of 2022, the Company remained focused on developing its e-commerce related business, which contributed 22.2% of total volume during the quarter, up 5.6 ppts YOY. The logistics industry has been significantly affected by the resurgences of the pandemic. Freight's volume decreased by 13.5% YOY, as parts of its operations, particularly some of its transportation fleet, hubs and sortation centers, have been restricted due to the pandemic.
Freight continued to implement measures to strengthen its network coverage and service quality including automation in certain major sortation centers and expansion of franchise network. These efforts have delivered immediate results. In the first quarter, Freight's on-time delivery rate improved by 14.0% YOY.
BEST UCargo's operations and financial results are now consolidated with BEST Freight.
BEST Supply Chain Management – During the first quarter of 2022, the Company continued to grow its B2B2C fulfillment network and distribution capabilities ("Cloud OFCs") while prioritizing higher-margin accounts. Due to discontinuation of certain low-margin legacy customers, the total number of orders fulfilled by Cloud OFCs decreased 13.3% YOY to 87.3 million in the first quarter, of which the total number of orders fulfilled by franchised Cloud OFCs increased by 2.4% to 54.1 million. Supply Chain Management's gross margin for the first quarter of 2022 was 4.3%, decreased by 1.1 ppts YOY, primarily due to restrictions on certain warehouses caused by the pandemic.
BEST Global – Despite the ongoing pandemic and disruption in its supply chains, Global continued to expand its market share in SEA. Its parcel volume reached 38.4 million in the first quarter of 2022, up 24.5% YOY. Parcel volumes in Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, increased by 67.7%, 67.6% and 72.0%, respectively. In addition to the positive development in SEA, U.S. operations reached breakeven last year and continued to be profitable in the first quarter of 2022.
Others
As part of its strategic refocusing plan, the Company continued to wind down its Capital business line in the first quarter of 2022.
Key Operational Metrics
FINANCIAL RESULTS(8)
For the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2022:
Revenue
The following table sets forth a breakdown of revenue by business segment for the periods indicated.
- Freight Service Revenue was RMB1,092.8 million (US$172.4million) for the first quarter of 2022, compared with RMB2,043.2 million in the same period of last year; of which, RMB19.4 million and RMB868.7 million were from the legacy UCargo business line. Freight service revenue excluding legacy UCargo business decreased by 8.6% YOY resulting from a 13.5% decrease in freight volume, partially offset by a 4.5% increase in ASP per tonne.
- Supply Chain Management Service Revenue decreased by 8.6% YOY to RMB409.0 million (US$64.5 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB447.7million in the same period of last year, primarily due to discontinuation of certain low-margin legacy accounts.
- Global Service Revenue increased by 7.3% YOY to RMB268.7 million (US$42.4 million) for the first quarter of 2022 from RMB250.4 million in the same period of last year, primarily due to parcel volume growth in SEA.
Cost of Revenue
The following table sets forth a breakdown of cost of revenue by business segment for the periods indicated.
- Cost of Revenue for Freight excluding legacy UCargo business was RMB1,144.6 million or 106.6% of revenue in the first quarter of 2022. The 6.6 ppts increase YOY in cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was mainly due to higher fuel cost and additional costs caused by the pandemic.
- Cost of Revenue for Supply Chain Management was RMB391.2 million or 95.7% of revenue in the first quarter of 2022. The 1.1 ppts increase YOY in cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to restrictions on certain warehouses caused by the pandemic.
- Cost of Revenue for Global was RMB285.7 million or 106.3% of revenue in the first quarter of 2022. The 0.4 ppts increase YOY in cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to additional costs caused by the pandemic and higher fuel cost; partially offset by increased parcel volume.
- Cost of Revenue for Others was RMB 32.2 million or 100.4% of revenue in the first quarter of 2022. The 68.9 ppts increase YOY in cost revenue as percentage of revenue was primarily due to winding down of BEST Capital business line.
Gross Loss was RMB76.8 million (US$12.1 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to gross profit of RMB51.7 million in the first quarter of 2021; Gross Margin was negative 4.3%, compared to positive 1.9% in the first quarter of 2021.
Operating Expenses
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses were RMB255.0 million (US$40.2 million) or 14.1% of revenue in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB249.8 million or 9.0% of revenue in the first quarter of 2021, primarily due to the expenses associated with winding down the Capital business.
Research and Development Expenses were RMB33.2million (US$5.2 million) or 1.8% of revenue in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB40.1 million, or 1.4% of revenue in the first quarter of 2021, primarily due to reduced headcount.
Share-based Compensation ("SBC") Expenses included in the cost and expense items above were RMB20.7 million (US$3.3 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB27.1 million in the first quarter of 2021. In the first quarter of 2022, RMB0.05 million (US$0.01 million) was allocated to cost of revenue, RMB1.2 million (US$0.2 million) was allocated to selling expenses, RMB18.2 million (US$2.9 million) was allocated to general and administrative expenses, and RMB1.3 million (US$0.2 million) was allocated to research and development expenses.
Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss from continuing operations
Net Loss from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB379.9 million (US$59.9 million), compared to RMB191.2 million in the first quarter of 2021. Excluding SBC expenses, amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions and gain from appreciation of investment, Non-GAAP Net Loss from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB359.2 million (US$56.7 million), compared to RMB169.7 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Diluted loss per ADS and Non-GAAP diluted loss per ADS from continuing operations
Diluted loss per ADS from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022 was negative RMB4.60 (US$0.73), compared to negative RMB2.4 in the same period of 2021. Excluding SBC expenses, amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions and gain from appreciation of investment, Non-GAAP diluted loss per ADS from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022 was negative RMB4.33 (US$0.68), compared to negative RMB2.12 in the first quarter of 2021. A reconciliation of non-GAAP diluted loss per ADS to diluted loss per ADS is included at the end of this results announcement.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin from continuing operations
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022 was negative RMB294.6 million (US$46.5million), compared to negative RMB98.5million in the same period of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA Margin from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022 was negative 16.3%, compared to negative 3.5% in the same period of 2021.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments
As of March 31, 2022, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB5,261.1 million (US$829.9 million), compared to RMB3,389.0 million as of March 31, 2021.
Net Cash Used In Continuing Operating Activities
Net cash used in continuing operating activities in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB304.1 million (US$48.0 million), compared to RMB47.9 million of net cash generated from continuing operating activities in the same period of 2021. The increase in net cash used in operating activities was mainly due to the increased net loss and catch-up payments to vendors in the first quarter of 2022.
Capital Expenditures ("CAPEX")
CAPEX was RMB49.1 million (US$7.7 million), or 2.7% of total revenue in the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to CAPEX of RMB74.7 million, or 2.7% of total revenue, in the same period of 2021.
SHARES OUTSTANDING
As of May 31, 2022, the Company had approximately 392.5 million ordinary shares outstanding(10). Each American Depositary Share represents five (5) Class A ordinary shares.
As previously announced, effective from May 20, 2022, the Company has changed the ratio of its American Depositary Shares to its Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.01 per share, from the original ADS ratio of one (1) ADS to one (1) Class A ordinary share, to a new ADS ratio of one (1) ADS to five (5) Class A ordinary shares.
FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
Due to the uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company renounces, and does not affirm, its previous financial guidance given in its results announcement dated March 8, 2022. Accordingly, the Company is not providing any financial guidance or revenue outlook at this time. We are driving each of our business units toward a speedy recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
The Company will hold a conference call at 9:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time on June 8, 2022 (9:00 am Beijing Time on June 9, 2022), to discuss its financial results and operating performance for the first quarter of 2022.
Participants may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
United States: +1-888-317-6003
Hong Kong: 800-963976 or +852-5808-1995
Mainland China: 4001-206115
International: +1-412-317-6061
Participant Elite Entry Number: 6408443
A replay of the conference call will be accessible through June 15, 2022 by dialing the following numbers:
United States: +1-877-344-7529
International: +1-412-317-0088
Replay Access Code: 2605618
Please visit the Company's investor relations website to view the earnings release prior to the conference call. A live and archived webcast of the conference call and a corporate presentation will be available at the same site.
ABOUT BEST INC.
BEST Inc. (NYSE: BEST) is a leading integrated smart supply chain solutions and logistics services provider in China and SEA. Through its proprietary technology platform and extensive networks, BEST offers a comprehensive set of logistics and value-added services, including freight delivery, supply chain management, and global logistics services. BEST's mission is to empower business and enrich life by leveraging technology and business model innovation to create a smarter, more efficient supply chain. For more information, please visit: http://www.best-inc.com/en/.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
BEST Inc.
Investor relations team
ir@best-inc.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Yang Song
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: best@tpg-ir.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: best@tpg-ir.com
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as BEST's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. BEST may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about BEST's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: BEST's goals and strategies; BEST's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; BEST's ability to maintain and enhance its ecosystem; BEST's ability to compete effectively; BEST's ability to continue to innovate, meet evolving market trends, adapt to changing customer demands and maintain its culture of innovation; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and other countries in which BEST operates, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in BEST's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and BEST does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In evaluating its business, BEST considers and uses non-GAAP measures, such as non-GAAP net loss/income, non-GAAP net loss/profit margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, EBITDA, and non-GAAP Diluted earnings/loss per ADS, as supplemental measures in the evaluation of the Company's operating results and in the Company's financial and operational decision-making. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures that help identify underlying trends in the Company's business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of the expenses and gains that the Company includes in loss from operations and net loss. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about its operating results, enhance the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company's management in its financial and operational decision-making. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures" in the results announcement.
The non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors' overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and prospects for the future. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP results. In addition, the Company's calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures may be different from the calculation used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE NEAREST COMPARABLE GAAP MEASURES
For the Company's continuing operations, the table below sets forth a reconciliation of the Company's net (loss)/income to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin for the periods indicated:
For the Company's continuing operations, the table below sets forth a reconciliation of the Company's net (loss)/income to non-GAAP net Income/(loss), non-GAAP net Income/(loss) margin for the periods indicated:
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(1) All numbers presented have been rounded to the nearest integer, tenth, or hundredth, and year-over-year comparisons are based on figures before rounding.
(2) In December 2021, BEST sold its China express business, the principal terms of which were previously announced. As a result, China express business has been deconsolidated from the Company and its historical financial results are reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations accordingly. The financial information and non-GAAP financial information disclosed in this press release is presented on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise specifically stated.
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(6) EBITDA represents net loss excluding depreciation, amortization, interest expense and income tax expense and minus interest income. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses and fair value change of equity investments (if any).
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(8) All numbers represented the financial results from continuing operations, unless otherwise stated.
(9) "Others" Segment primarily represents Capital business units. Results from UCargo's legacy contracts with external customers are now reported under "Freight" segment and prior period segment information were retrospectively revised to conform to current period presentation.
(10) The total number of shares outstanding excludes shares reserved for future issuances upon exercise or vesting of awards granted under the Company's share incentive plans.
(11) Including additional expenses associated with winding down the Capital business line of RMB28,005.
(12) Including accumulated accretion to redemption value and deemed dividend in relation to redeemable convertible preferred shares of RMB9,493,807, and accumulated loss from operations of RMB8,349,905.
(13) Unallocated expenses are primarily related to corporate administrative expenses and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments.
(14) Unallocated expenses are primarily related to corporate administrative expenses and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments.
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A friendly scolding Wednesday morning was a reminder of the importance of doing the homework necessary to earn credibility. For those on this side of the keyboard, failing to do the necessary fact-checking, find an official record or support a statement with at least two sources, can lead to embarrassment, and a loss of credibility.
It’s happened to the best in the business. We referenced in an earlier column the infamous 1948 banner headline in the Chicago Daily Tribune that pronounced “Dewey Beats Truman,” when in fact, Harry Truman was the winner of the presidential election.
It happened to this columnist on Wednesday. We saw a social media post that featured two of the four candidates running for mayor of Sierra Vista at the same civic event. They took time to pose for a selfie and were congenial, despite their campaign interests. We commented that the pair were “playing nice” on the campaign trail, which should serve as a lesson for other politicians.
In fact, there are no “official” candidates for mayor, but there are four residents who have filed a Statement of Interest. It would have been simple and quick to find this information, and this writer has no legitimate excuse that prevented listing all the mayoral candidates in the column.
For that published mistake, and for the journalistic sin of failing to follow through on fact-checking, I offer a sincere apology.
The candidates not mentioned include Steve Conroy and Casey Mellen.
All four mayoral candidates, and candidates who are seeking election to the three seats on the city council, are listed on the city of Sierra Vista website at docserve.sierravistaaz.gov under the elections menu.
Candidates still have a few weeks until they are required to turn in petitions with enough signatures from registered voters within the city to qualify for the November ballot. At this writing there are four candidates who are interested in being mayor and seven interested in serving on the council.
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Speaking of journalistic oversight, it brings to mind an incident that involved my mentor. While living in America’s dairy state east of the Mississippi, the community newspaper was the recognized authority on Daylight Saving Time.
Subscribers depended on the local publication to remind them when to set their clocks back and hour, or forward an hour, depending on the season. Arizona doesn’t follow this practice and there is a national movement to abolish DST.
Nonetheless, one cold and wintery November morn a few days after the weekly newspaper hit the stands, the mentor received an angry phone call from the local banker. He had set the timer on the bank vault to adjust to Daylight Saving Time, which he anticipated would automatically unlock the safe an hour later due to the end of the “season.”
Unfortunately, the correct date for the conclusion of DST was the following week, not the published date appearing in the newspaper.
The banker was the first of several phone calls endured at the newspaper that Monday morning. Pastors called complaining that parishioners showed up an hour late for Sunday services, travelers complained they missed their bus and other readers called just for the opportunity to point out the error.
Needless to say, the lesson learned from that experience was the importance of fact-checking. And, unfortunately, it’s a lesson that needs to be taught repeatedly.
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LONDON (AP) — A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Wednesday that he is getting on with his job, as he faced Parliament for the first time since 41% of his own party’s lawmakers called for him to quit.
Johnson has been left teetering after surviving a no-confidence vote by Conservative Party legislators by a narrower-than-expected margin. A total of 148 of the 359 Tory lawmakers voted against him in Monday’s ballot.
Johnson says he plans to move on and focus on bread-and-butter issues such as clearing national health care backlogs, tackling crime, easing a cost-of-living crisis and creating high-skilled jobs in a country that has left the European Union.
“As for jobs, I’m going to get on with mine,” he told lawmakers during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons.
But Johnson’s party opponents say they have not given up on pushing him out. They fear that Johnson, his reputation tarnished by revelations of boozy government parties that breached COVID-19 regulations, will doom the party to defeat in the next national election, which is due to be held by 2024.
Still, Conservative lawmakers dutifully cheered Johnson during a noisy Prime Minister’s Questions, while opponents relished the prime minister’s problems.
Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said any Conservatives inclined to give Johnson another chance would be disappointed.
“They want him to change — but he can’t,” Starmer said.
Scottish National Party leader Ian Blackford called Johnson “a lame duck prime minister presiding over a divided party in a disunited kingdom.”
Blackford compared Johnson to comedy troupe Monty Python’s character the Black Knight, who has his limbs lopped off in battle, all the while proclaiming “It’s only a flesh wound!”
And Labour lawmaker Angela Eagle asked: “If 148 of his own backbenchers don’t trust him, why on Earth should the country?”
Johnson replied that “in a long political career so far, I have of course picked up political opponents all over the place.”
But he said “absolutely nothing and no one … is going to stop us getting on and delivering for the British people.”
While Conservative Party rules bar another no-confidence vote for 12 months, those rules can be changed by a handful of lawmakers who run a key Conservative committee. Johnson also faces a parliamentary ethics probe that could conclude he deliberately misled Parliament over “partygate” — which is traditionally a resigning offense.
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Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE:NCZ – Get Rating) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, June 8th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.0375 per share by the investment management company on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $0.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.68%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 10th.
Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II has decreased its dividend by an average of 6.6% annually over the last three years.
Shares of NYSE:NCZ traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $3.55. The stock had a trading volume of 451,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 434,968. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $3.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.37. Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II has a 1 year low of $3.24 and a 1 year high of $5.51.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Matheny spent about 20 minutes in the dugout before his Kansas City Royals took the field against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday and tried to put what has been a miserable 20-game stretch into perspective.
“There’s some things we can get better at,” Matheny said of the 5-15 rut, “and it’s a long list.”
They took care of a couple of them in their series finale against Toronto.
Kansas City finally managed to get into hitter’s counts throughout the game, knocking out Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi before the end of the first inning, and rolled the rest of the way to an 8-4 victory that ended a three-game losing streak.
MJ Melendez and Emmanuel Rivera drove in two runs apiece. Carlos Santana went 4 for 4 and reached base five times during his eighth career four-hit game. And lumbering catcher Salvador Perez had his first triple in five years.
“I mean, it’s helpful when you start talking about hitter’s counts instead of pitcher’s counts,” Matheny said afterward. “We have been on the other side of that, where you have to go to the bullpen early and have to kind of navigate things.”
Brady Singer allowed home runs to Raimel Tapia and Zack Collins but only allowed one other run in five tough innings. He improved to 3-1 in his five starts while the rest of the Kansas City rotation is 3-25 in 50 combined starts.
“I felt like I battled,” Singer said. “Gave the team a chance to win.”
Kikuchi retired only two batters while walking four and serving up two hits that cost him three first-inning runs — two more than Kansas City scored in its last four games against the Blue Jays, including a pair of shutouts to start the series.
Toronto briefly tied the game 3-all before Trevor Richards (2-1) allowed three more runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
“It gets tough,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said, “because you’ve got to cover eight, nine innings when the bullpen is already thin. So like I always say, pitching and defense wins. If Kikuchi comes throwing strikes, we have a good chance.
“Credit to our team that we still battled back and were in the game,” he added, “but it was too much to overcome.”
Given how much trouble the Royals have had scoring runs lately — they’d gone 18 straight innings without getting anyone across home plate — they no doubt welcomed the Kikuchi’s wayward ways on Wednesday.
He started by walking Andrew Benintendi and Bobby Witt Jr. to set up Melendez’s two-run bloop double. Then, the left-hander walked Santana before Rivera’s run-scoring base hit. And to finish things off, Kikuchi walked Michael Taylor before Montoyo brought in Trent Thornton to deal with a bases-loaded mess.
Thornton got a dazzling snare from shortstop Bo Bichette to prevent more runs from scoring.
It didn’t take Singer long to cough up the Royals’ lead: He served up homers to Tapia in the first and Collins in the third, both on 3-2 counts, along with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s RBI grounder that knotted the game 3-all.
Perez’s single and Melendez’s grounder gave the Royals the lead back in the fourth, and they extended it on Taylor’s double in the fifth, Santana’s single in the sixth and Whit Merrifield’s double in the seventh.
“We’re going to enjoy this one,” Matheny said. “Made the promise to myself that we’re going to stop and enjoy them when things come together the right way. I told the guys, ‘Enjoy dinner with your family and don’t forget to smile.’”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP Tim Mayza (forearm inflammation) had a rehab outing for Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday and could rejoin the club in Detroit. RHP Nate Pearson (mononucleosis) also planned to pitch for the Bison in their doubleheader.
Royals: OF Hunter Dozier is dealing with “something in his side” that flared up in an at-bat Monday, Matheny said. It kept Dozier out of the lineup for the second straight day. “They’re still checking it out,” Matheny said.
UP NEXT
The Blue Jays are off Thursday before sending RHP Jose Berrios (4-2, 5.24) to the mound to open a three-game set against the Tigers on Friday night. The Royals continue their season-high 10-game homestand Thursday night with LHP Kris Bubic (0-3, 9.33) getting the start against the Orioles in the opener of a four-game series.
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A California appeals court generated buzz with a recent ruling regarding the state’s endangered species law. According to people on social media, the court ruled that bees are fish.
That earned the ire of people who thought the court bumbled into its decision, like Donald Trump, Jr., who said that bees are fish “because words have no meaning.”
THE QUESTION
Did a California court ruling classify bees as fish?
THE SOURCES
- California Fish and Game Commission, a conservation agency under the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- California Endangered Species Act (CESA)
- California Fish and Game Code
- Almond Alliance v. California Fish and Game Commission
THE ANSWER
Yes, a California court ruling did classify bees as fish — in the context of a specific conservation law.
WHAT WE FOUND
California’s Third District Court of Appeals ruled that bees are classified as fish under the state’s conservation law. The state had argued that because the law does not have a separate category for insects, bees fit into the legal definition of fish since they are invertebrates.
California’s courts took up the question on whether bees are fish following a decision by the California Fish and Game Commission. The commission chose to consider four species of bumble bees for protection under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
Seven California agricultural associations and one company argued the commission did not have authority to protect insects under CESA, and sued to block the decision. The agricultural associations said protecting bees under CESA would be disruptive to their industries because there would be ambiguity in whether certain farming behaviors would violate the bees’ protections.
The Sacramento County Superior Court issued a ruling in the case, called Almond Alliance v. California Fish and Game Commission, in favor of the agricultural associations. The commission appealed, and California's Third District Court of Appeal sided with the commission, saying the bees could be protected.
When writing laws, legislators sometimes define words differently than their common, everyday usage. For example, U.S. Code defines “person” to include corporations and other companies.
CESA defines “endangered species” to mean: “A native species or subspecies of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, or plant.” This same definition is used for “threatened species” and “candidate species,” the latter of which is the category the commission assigned to the bees.
The agricultural associations argued that because this definition doesn’t specifically include insects or invertebrates — invertebrates being animals without a backbone — the commission can’t list bees for protection.
But the commission argued that CESA relies on the state’s Fish and Game Code to define these groups of species. That code defines “fish” as, “a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian.” Since bees are invertebrates, the commission has the authority to protect bees, it argued.
The Court of Appeals sided with the Commission.
“Although the term fish is colloquially and commonly understood to refer to aquatic species, the term of art employed by the Legislature in the definition of fish in section 45 is not so limited,” it said. A “term of art” is a word or phrase that has a specific defined meaning in a certain context or field different to its commonly understood meaning.
Although the first court acknowledged that the code included invertebrates in its definition for fish, it concluded that the California legislature specifically meant aquatic vertebrates. The appeals court disagreed.
When CESA was passed in 1984, the appeals court said, the California legislature included protections for animals already protected under an older conservation law. Among those animals were two crustaceans and a mollusk, animals that aren’t included in the CESA definitions unless they’re included under the broader fish definition. The protected mollusk was a land-based snail, which the appeals court said is evidence that the “fish” definition extends beyond aquatic species.
Since bees are invertebrates, that argument would mean bees are included in the state’s definition of fish used in its law to protect endangered species.
This decision does not change the definition of fish outside of the Commission’s authority to consider endangered species for protection.
“We are celebrating today’s decision that insects and other invertebrates are eligible for protection under CESA,” Sarina Jepsen, director of endangered species for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which intervened in the case on behalf of the commission, said in a press release. “The Court’s decision allows California to protect some of its most endangered pollinators, a step which will contribute to the resilience of the state’s native ecosystems and farms.”
There is still a chance that the decision could be appealed further.
“The decision could complicate ongoing efforts to manage farmland to protect wildlife and feed the nation and the world,” said Western Growers, one of the agricultural associations who sued the Commission to argue it can’t protect bees. “Western Growers and the agricultural coalition are carefully reviewing the decision and considering our options.”
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Vector (AI) files are entirely editable in programs such as photoshop and illustrator, so you or your designer can make desired changes. If needed, we can make basic color changes/small tweaks to the logo for you after purchase. If you are looking for a complete redesign, we can connect you with a designer from our talented design community at their discretion and price.
Is a domain name from BrandBucket 100% unique?
All of our business domains are carefully chosen for their standout branding qualities. There is only one authshare.com. However, there may well be other businesses that are using the same brand name. In fact, with common keyword names, it is likely. That is why owning the .com is so essential. In holding the .com, you immediately establish your business as the most official version of that name. It's unlikely any serious business is going to use a brand name where the .com domain is already in use. Many companies believe that owning the matching .com version of a business name provides more protection for their brand than a trademark.
Are BrandBucket domain names trademarked?
No, and it’s not possible for us to do so. Trademarks are industry and region-specific, and to file a trademark for a name or logo, you must already be doing business as that name. Because of this, we can't trademark a name before your company is actively using it. Therefore, you will need to apply for trademark registration after you have purchased the name.
Do I have to keep my name registered when I purchase a name from BrandBucket?
When you purchase a domain from BrandBucket, you will own it 100%. However, all domain names worldwide must be kept registered at a registrar like Godaddy or similar that you choose. You will pay the registration fees to whichever registrar you decide to use. The price of registration varies at each registrar, but it generally ends up being around $10-15 per year for a .com domain name. Registration is annual but can be paid up for years in advance, which we suggest you do.
Does BrandBucket offer refunds?
BrandBucket serves as a third-party marketplace and escrow agent for domain names. We only offer refunds if either of these two conditions are met:
- The buyer contacts us within 24 hours of purchase requesting a refund.
- The seller fails to initiate the domain name transfer within 10 business days from the time of purchase.
Buyers are advised to perform all necessary diligence prior to making a purchase.
Is my BrandBucket purchase confidential?
Your purchase is 100% confidential. Any personal information you share with BrandBucket is kept private, even from the domain seller. We never publicize any sale on our marketplace.
What's the difference between a brand name, registered name, and a domain name?
Brand Name
A brand name is a name that you use to identify a family of products, services, or a single line of products or services that a company offers. For instance, Apple is the brand name used on most products manufactured by Apple, Inc. In this example, the business name and brand name are the same, a common use case.
Your brand name is who you are to your customers. It is the pillar your business's public image will be built around. The products or services you offer can also have their own brand names. You may want to create new brand names for products or services that differ from your core business offering, for example:
- UberEats - Food delivery by Uber
- Amazon Web Services - Cloud computing from Amazon
- Google Maps - Web mapping service from Google
Registered Business Name
A business name is the legally registered name of your business. You'll use your business name to create contracts, open bank accounts, pay taxes, and any other administrative related activities. Most business names contain the business's brand name, followed by the company's chosen business structure, for example:
- Walmart Inc.
- Verizon Inc.
- Grasshopper LLC
However, they don't necessarily have to be the same. In some cases, the business name is completely different from the brand name. This is most common in large businesses that have multiple brands housed under a single parent company, for example:
- Brand Name: Google
- Business Name: Alphabet Inc.
- Brand Name: MailChimp
- Business Name: The Rocket Science Group LLC
Domain Name
A domain name is your website name - the internet address where people can access your website. Think of a domain as the address to the online version of your business. Every domain is one-of-a-kind. No website has the same web address as another website.
Ideally, your domain name should be an exact match to your brand name. Think of your favorite companies. Odds are, their domain name is identical to their brand name. Apple's domain name is Apple.com; Amazon's domain name is Amazon.com. Having a matching domain ensures that people can easily find your brand online.
What are the benefits of a premium business name?
What can a top brand name with a matching .com do for your business? Here are few of the many advantages of owning a premium business domain:
Trust - Online, there are subtle clues that all of us subconsciously take into consideration to determine whether or not a business is legitimate and trustworthy. Having a great business name paired with a matching .com (by far the most trusted domain extension) signals to customers that you care about and are willing to invest in your brand. It makes your business and your brand messaging easier to trust.
Authority - Owning a .com version of a fantastic brand name is a big signal to the world that your business means business, right out of the gate. This can lead to accelerated customer acquisition, more industry partnership opportunities, and press attention.
SEO - Having a business domain that matches what customers are using in searches can lead to increased SEO, higher page ranking, and better quality traffic.
Retention - Brand retention is critical for organically acquiring and keeping customers. A short, catchy, and unique business name makes your brand easier to remember, and having a matching .com means that consumers who hear about you offline will find you easily online.
Save on marketing spend - Investing in a premium domain can save you a fortune in marketing spend down the line. You'll spend less of your valuable marketing budget and efforts on brand awareness, as your name will do much of the work for you.
How does BrandBucket price domains?
Our customers are primarily entrepreneurs looking for a quick and easy way to find a great brand name for their company. That's why when evaluating and appraising domain names, our central focus is whether they would also make great business names.
What makes a great brand name? Here are some of the branding and linguistic traits we take into consideration:
- Length - Great names are concise and to the point. The shorter, the better!
- Common phrase/expression - Names that are based on real phrases and expressions make great brand names because of their built-in familiarity and inherent catchiness.
- Letter order - Some letters are more valuable than others and better together, especially when it comes to the first letters of a name.
- Pronunciation and spelling - Names should be easy to say and understand. It should also be spelled as it sounds.
- Industry match - Names should be a good fit for a particular industry, or be broad enough to attract buyers from multiple sectors.
- Longevity - Great brand names are broad enough in scope to grow with a company as it expands and not die when trends fade.
- Uniqueness - Great brand names are easy to spot because they stand out in a crowd.
- Memorability - A brand name is no good unless people can easily remember it.
These criteria, along with historical sales data and current marketplace conditions, are used to determine whether a name is accepted to our marketplace, and how it's priced. Every name on our marketplace must score high in most or all of these categories to even be accepted. With an acceptance rate of only 10% of names submitted to our marketplace, BrandBucket sets a very high bar for the names we select.
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Apple’s going to handle the lending for its new buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, and doesn’t plan on shifting that responsibility to a financial service, according to reports from Bloomberg and CNBC. The company’s subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC, is reportedly licensed to provide lending services and will remain separate from Apple’s main business.
Apple announced its BNPL service, Pay Later, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday. The service will let users make a purchase through Apple Pay, and then pay back that amount in four equal installments over the course of six weeks with no interest.
This isn’t Apple’s first foray into finances, but, as Bloomberg notes, it is the first time it’s taking on financial responsibilities including credit checks and lending. It currently partners with Goldman Sachs to carry out these tasks for its Apple Card credit card, with the financial firm playing a smaller, but not insignificant part in Apple’s new Pay Later service. People will have to use Apple’s Mastercard-based credit card, which is issued by Goldman Sachs, in order to use Pay Later. Bloomberg notes that Apple Financing doesn’t have its own bank charter (so no, Apple’s technically and legally not a bank).
According to CNBC, Apple will run soft credit checks when a person applies for its Pay Later Service. The outlet also reports that Apple won’t extend additional credit to users who miss payments, and that they also won’t count against a user’s overall credit score — Apple reportedly won’t report missed payments to credit bureaus. It’s unclear how much Apple will let users spend, but CNBC predicts Apple Pay Later will have a cap of about $1,000. We also don’t know whether Apple will charge a late fee for missed payments, and the company didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.
Apple’s move to consolidate financial services under one — albeit separate — roof indicates a potentially harder push into finances in the future. It also signals a wider goal of keeping users in its ecosystem. With Apple offering access to its Card and new Pay Later service from within Apple Pay, you’re virtually locked into owning and holding onto your iPhone to easily use most of its features. Pay Later is set to roll out to customers in the US first, before expanding later to other countries.
BNPL services have come under fire for the potential risk they pose to consumers, and Apple’s Pay Later is no exception. Customers who use these services are more likely to overdraft, and many struggle to repay their loans. Existing BNPL services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay have come under scrutiny from government regulators over the potential risks they pose to consumers. | https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/8/23160400/apple-kind-of-bank-now-pay-later-bnpl-financial-services | 2022-06-08T23:22:00Z | https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/8/23160400/apple-kind-of-bank-now-pay-later-bnpl-financial-services | false | 1 |
Student State Board of Education Member Application Due June 24
WILMINGTON, DE (STL.News) The application for student membership on the Delaware State Board of Education is currently open. Application requirements and information can be found below and in the application packet.
Applicants for the student Board member position must meet the following requirements:
- Delaware resident;
- 11th or 12th grade student during the 2022-23 school year;
- Attend a public school located in the State of Delaware;
- Committed to ensuring quality education for Delaware students;
- In good academic and attendance standing and eligible to participate in extra-curricular activities within your school district;
- Recommended by school staff;
- Ability to provide your own transportation to and attend monthly State Board meetings held during this time period. Meetings are usually held at 5pm and last approximately 2-3 hours. Meeting locations rotate throughout the State of Delaware. A proposed schedule can be found here.
The student must submit a full application, including: an application form, confirmation of eligibility form, resume, and answers to essay prompts by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022.
Questions about the application process should be directed to sbestudentapplication@delaware.gov. Information about the State Board of Education can be found on the Board’s website at: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/170. | https://www.stl.news/delaware-student-state-board-of-education-member/524783/ | 2022-06-08T23:22:10Z | https://www.stl.news/delaware-student-state-board-of-education-member/524783/ | true | 2 |
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When Auckland tetraplegic Dean Brennan finally drifts off to sleep, his devoted wife tip-toes into the lounge-turned-bedroom to check he is still breathing.
It is an exhausting night-time ritual, but love and fear are a powerful force in life.
Brennan has been a tetraplegic since an accident in 1997 and depends on round-the-clock care from his wife and others, who do everything he cannot.
After years of uninterrupted home help funded by the Accident Compensation Corporation, the sudden loss of almost 14 hours of care per week in February shocked and baffled the Brennans.
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Advertise with NZME.Without his wife's help, Dean Brennan feared he would end up desperately ill in hospital, or worse.
"I'd get really sick, really quick in those hours," he said.
"It's hospital time, definitely. Without a doubt, I'd end up calling the ambulance."
Brennan sought a review of the decision which was to be heard in August, but following queries from RNZ this week ACC has reversed the decision, reinstated his attendant care and home help hours and apologised.
ACC acting chief operating officer Gabrielle O'Connor said the reduction in hours was based on the availability of support from his wife.
I'm being a slave, it's so tiring. I'm not Superwoman
"As Dean's claim was made under previous legislation that does not include reliance on family support, we have reversed the decision," she said.
"We've let Dean know his previous attendant care and home help hours will be reinstated and we'll continue to work closely with him to ensure he's receiving the help and support he needs. We are committed to supporting Dean and have apologised for any distress or frustration this has caused."
The about-face means Brennan, 61, no longer has to spend thousands of dollars on lawyer's fees fighting his case, which has caused him and his wife enormous stress.
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Advertise with NZME."Thank God the stress is all gone, the fact that I don't have to find any money to find a lawyer to deal with all this legal jargon. It's just fantastic, it's a real weight lifted," he said.
For almost four months his wife Eleanor has been working for free to cover the hours, along with caring for Dean's 79-year-old father who also lives at their Henderson home.
"I'm being a slave, it's so tiring. I'm not Superwoman," she said.
"Why did they have to cut them? Why, because of me as a wife, I'm always here? That's so unfair."
Brennan occasionally falls asleep on her feet, yet still found the energy to dance around the kitchen when the ACC case manager rang to apologise.
"I was so happy, I don't know how to describe it, it was like I was on fire. I was shaking like someone who had won the lottery," she said.
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Advertise with NZME.While he is grateful for the decision in his favour, Brennan said it was ridiculous he had to resort to media attention for the ACC fix its mistake.
"I've always praised ACC and the way they've supported me. It's scary, this could be happening elsewhere," he said.
Spinal Support NZ's northern regional manager Georgia Cameron said she was appalled by Brennan's treatment.
"It shouldn't have to come to getting media attention for the hours to be reinstated. Dean needs those hours and for him to go to these lengths to get these hours reinstated I think is appalling," she said.
"It's not because he wants them, it's because he needs them."
Brennan was previously entitled to 178.35 care hours per week, which dropped to 164.5 per week following a support-needs assessment by the ACC.
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Advertise with NZME.The Brennans believed the hours were slashed in return for the ACC providing a turning bed, all-terrain wheelchair, water dispenser and voice-activated device.
ACC said the decision was not dependent on the supply of equipment, but Georgia Cameron questioned why the message had changed.
"To me, it's just covering, they're just trying to cover the mistake," she said.
"He's not the only person this has happened to. Every day people are having to fight for themselves. They're already going through a traumatic time, let alone having to fight ACC for support that they need."
Brennan's bed arrived last week, but was too big for his home and had to be returned.
He is yet to receive the chair, but ACC said a trial was underway and an occupational therapist would advise if it was a suitable option.
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Advertise with NZME.No one has yet shown the Brennans how to attach the special hands-free water bottle to his existing chair.
Equipment is one thing, but Brennan still needs someone to tuck pillows, press buttons and bring drinks to his lips.
"My fingers do not work, I wish they did," he said.
"I'd dearly love to do it myself, but I can't."
He is forever thankful for the love and unstinting care of his wife - the Brennans know their lives depend on it.
"Probably, he'd be dead without me, or probably stuck in a hospital most of the time," Eleanor said.
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Advertise with NZME."I'd be lost without him, he'd be lost without me. What can you do when you love someone? You just have to be there, 24/7."
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New lawsuit filed over Texas trans family investigations
(AP) - Three Texas families sued the state Wednesday seeking to halt investigations of them over gender-confirming medical treatments their transgender children received, in a renewed challenge to the state looking into such treatments as child abuse.
The lawsuit also asks a Texas judge to block the state from opening any similar investigations against any Texas members of LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG Inc.
The lawsuit comes about a month after the Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following orders by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The latest challenge, brought by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks a new broad order against the investigations. “If it takes a court ruling to ensure that the law protects families who lead with love in support of transgender Texans, so be it.” Brian K. Bond, executive director of PFLAG National, said in a statement.
Spokespeople for Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately return messages late Wednesday afternoon.
Texas went farther than any state in February when Abbott issued an order instructing child welfare officials to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
A judge in March put that order on hold after a lawsuit brought on behalf of a 16-year-old girl whose family said it was under investigation. The Texas Supreme Court in May ruled that the lower court overstepped its authority by blocking all investigations going forward.
The lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following Abbott’s directive and an earlier nonbinding legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as “child abuse.” The Texas Department of Family and Protective Service has said it opened nine investigations following the directive and opinion.
Abbott’s directive and the attorney general’s opinion go against the nation’s largest medical groups, including the American Medical Association, which have opposed Republican-backed restrictions filed in statehouses nationwide.
Arkansas last year became the first state to pass a law prohibiting gender-confirming treatments for minors, and Tennessee approved a similar measure. A judge blocked Arkansas’ law, and the state is appealing.
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Associated Press writer Acacia Coronado in Austin, Texas contributed to this report
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Danielle Cruz Chicago landlord powerless after squatter with fake lease takes over her Chatham home and is now forced to go through a lengthy eviction process.
It’s every homeowner’s nightmare. And it has happened to Danielle Cruz who came to find while putting her Chicago area home on the market that someone moved in overnight and instead of finding recourse from police will now have to go through housing court to remove alleged squatter. A process that can take up to 18 months in heavily backed up eviction system.
The startling discovery came while Cruz and her husband were preparing their three bedroom Chatham home to be put on the market, when a contractor arrived to make some final repairs to the vacant home, only to find a stranger having taken over the home and all the locks changed.
Cruz told ABC 7 she immediately called police only for the ‘nightmare house guest’ to pull out a fake lease, claiming that they had paid $8,000 upfront in rent, leaving cops powerless to kick her out, she said.
‘They said, unfortunately, they couldn’t prove she was trespassing,’ Cruz told the station, explaining that the presentation of a lease has forced her to go to court and follow the formal eviction process.
The homeowner said she is stunned that law enforcement considers it a civil matter, due to tenants’ rights laws in Chicago’s Cook County.
Unscrupulous squatters
‘I definitely do feel violated,’ she said. ‘I own this house, and it feels like if anyone can just break into your house and kind of take over, that’s a scary feeling.’
According to Cruz, she and her husband had just moved out and were finishing a renovation on the family home, which they had listed for $175,000.
‘We honestly thought he was joking,’ Cruz said. ‘So, we show up with the cops, and there’s a young woman in there with all of her belongings.’
The alleged transgression according to local real estate attorney, Mo Dadkhah is becoming increasingly common, as more and more squatters have begun breaking into homes in the area in recent weeks and taking advantage of afforded tenant rights- without having to necessarily be legitimate tenants.
Unscrupulous individuals can simply print out a fake lease and present it to cops — or change the locks and pose as a landlord renting out the place, according to the lawyer.
‘If somebody gets into the property in the middle of the night, nobody sees them get in the property, they have a lease in hand. Well, a police officer can’t determine — they’re not a judge — (if) that’s a fake lease, or that’s a fake signature or it’s forged,’ Dadkhah explained.
Compounding matters, the attorney said that in most cases, as in Cruz’s situation, police will refer homeowners to the eviction courts — which are currently backed up in Cook County.
Mystery man?
‘The process could take six, 12, 18 months,’ he told ABC 7.
The Chicago Police Department said the woman living in the couple’s home had met with a mystery man, who claimed to be the landlord of the residence.
He allegedly presented a lease for her to sign, took her deposit money, and gave her keys to the house, police said.
The identity of the alleged mystery man posing as the landlord has yet to be validated. Which is not to say hypothetically, that the unknown man could have broken into the home while Cruz was away and presented the home as his own to an unwitting renter. Or that the individual who broke into the home is the current resident, posing as a legitimate tenant.
The episode has left neighbors frazzled.
‘No one wants to come back [home] and someone is living on the property,’ said neighbor Quintara Smith. ‘It’s frightening. I mean, that can happen to anybody.’
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPIL Holding (the "Company") (OTC: HPIL) announces that it will be moving the shareholders meeting to June 16th at 2:PM PST to give the company more time to formulate its ongoing plans and announce more substantial factual information on what is transpiring with the company and its plans moving forward.
"We have been informed by the OTC that in order to have the BCSC cease trade order revoked they require HPIL to post audited annual financial statements. We are in the process of conducting the audit and fully expect it to be completed soon", said Stephen Brown CEO.
Additionally, on June 2, 2022, the Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Stephen Brown, presented a letter of termination to Mr. Lord Ferrox Tutinean due to Mr. Tutinean's failure to adhere to Mr. Tutinean's employment agreement and HPIL's policies. Further, the employment of Mr. Micheal Torrey has been terminated on the same day due to Mr. Torrey's failure to adhere to his employment agreement and HPIL's policies. Both Mr. Tutinean and Mr. Torrey have acted in manners against the Company and against the interests of the Company's shareholders.
"The company is aware of what is necessary for the company to be on track within the markets it is operating in such as EV, Gaming and Blockchain transactions. We expect to have a robust plan for this forthcoming conference call and truly appreciate the shareholder patience in a somewhat trying time, however myself and David Postula are diligently putting aggressive plans in to place", said Stephen Brown CEO.
HPIL next conference call will be on June 16th, 2022 Conference call link: https://www.hpilholding.ca/
Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (The "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "pleased," "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filing.
For more information: info@hpilholding.ca
www.hpilholding.ca
Contact: Stephen Brown, CEO, 778-819-1956
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Jhulan dropped from squad for SL series
New Delhi, June 8: Harmanpreet Kaur was on Wednesday named India women’s team captain for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka on a day when her ODI predecessor Mithali Raj announced her international retirement.
Harmanpreet, who remains T20I skipper, and Smriti Mandhana were in the running to replace Mithali in the 50-over format. Eventually, the selectors have gone for the 33-year-old Harmanpreet over the 25-year-old Mandhana.
India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against Sri Lanka in Dambulla and Kandy. The T20Is start on June 23, while the ODIs begin on July 1. It will be India’s first assignment since the early exit from the ODI World Cup in March.
Notable omissions from the ODI squad were veteran Jhulan Goswami, who too like Mithali, was expected to retire after the World Cup, and Sneh Rana.
Opener S Meghana, who had impressed in the ODIs in New Zealand before World Cup, has been included in both the ODI and T20I squads.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who was not included in the ODI World Cup squad, made a comeback for the T20Is. Radha Yadav, who last played for India in July last year, also made a return.
The timing of the squad announcement was rather interesting as it came soon after Indian legend Mithali called time on her 23-year-old career. (PTI) | https://theshillongtimes.com/2022/06/09/jhulan-dropped-from-squad-for-sl-series/ | 2022-06-08T23:37:14Z | https://theshillongtimes.com/2022/06/09/jhulan-dropped-from-squad-for-sl-series/ | false | 3 |
New lawsuit filed over Texas trans family investigations
(AP) - Three Texas families sued the state Wednesday seeking to halt investigations of them over gender-confirming medical treatments their transgender children received, in a renewed challenge to the state looking into such treatments as child abuse.
The lawsuit also asks a Texas judge to block the state from opening any similar investigations against any Texas members of LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG Inc.
The lawsuit comes about a month after the Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The latest challenge, brought by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks a new broad order against the investigations. “If it takes a court ruling to ensure that the law protects families who lead with love in support of transgender Texans, so be it.” Brian K. Bond, executive director of PFLAG National, said in a statement.
Spokespeople for Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately return messages late Wednesday afternoon.
Texas went farther than any state in February when Abbott issued an order instructing child welfare officials to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
A judge in March put that order on hold after a lawsuit brought on behalf of a 16-year-old girl whose family said it was under investigation. The Texas Supreme Court in May ruled that the lower court overstepped its authority by blocking all investigations going forward.
The lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following Abbott’s directive and an earlier nonbinding legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as “child abuse.” The Texas Department of Family and Protective Service has said it opened nine investigations following the directive and opinion.
Abbott’s directive and the attorney general’s opinion go against the nation’s largest medical groups, including the American Medical Association, which have opposed Republican-backed restrictions filed in statehouses nationwide.
Wednesday’s lawsuit in Texas was filed on behalf of families of three boys — two 16-year-olds and a 14-year-old — who have been receiving hormone therapy. In court filings, the families talked about the anxiety they’ve faced because of Texas’ investigations.
“I am offended and hurt that my state government wants to make it unlawful for trans youth like me to be ourselves, and that DFPS, the governor and the attorney general are willing to persecute families like mine simply for loving and supporting their trans children,” one of the teens said in the court filing.
Arkansas last year became the first state to pass a law prohibiting gender-confirming treatments for minors, and Tennessee approved a similar measure. A judge blocked Arkansas’ law, and the state is appealing.
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Associated Press writer Acacia Coronado in Austin, Texas contributed to this report
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Bottlenecks at airports, ground services, air traffic control, and airlines: cancellations stabilise flight schedule
After Brussels Airlines and SWISS, two other airlines of the Lufthansa Group are compelled to cancel flights during the summer season: Lufthansa itself and its low-cost unit Eurowings.
After a good two years of the pandemic, Lufthansa Group airlines report high demand for air travel this summer. This is good news after the worst crisis in aviation. At present, however, the infrastructure has not yet been fully restored. The entire aviation industry, especially in Europe, is currently suffering from bottlenecks and staff shortages. This affects airports, ground handling services, air traffic control, and also airlines.
Lufthansa and Eurowings have implemented numerous measures to ensure the most incredible possible stability of the flight schedule and thus offer their customers the best possible planning security. However, it is foreseeable that the flight schedules will not be able to be flown as hoped due to the bottlenecks.
To inform customers as early as possible, Lufthansa has already removed 900 domestic and intra-European flights from the system for July at its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. The cancellations affect the weekdays Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – equivalent to five percent of the planned capacity on weekends. Eurowings is also forced to take several hundred flights off the system for the month of July in order to stabilise the tourist offer.
Passengers will be informed immediately about the cancellations and rebooked if possible. Alternatively, passengers within Germany can travel to the hubs in Frankfurt and Munich by train. Lufthansa and Eurowings have not made the decision lightly and regret the cancellations and the associated inconvenience for guests. | https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/lufthansa-and-eurowings-cancel-several-hundred-european-flights-in-july/ | 2022-06-08T23:52:55Z | https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/lufthansa-and-eurowings-cancel-several-hundred-european-flights-in-july/ | true | 2 |
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer and are among the 1 in 5 Americans who live in a rural area, you may face challenges in getting the care you need because of where you live.
The first step is to work with your primary care doctor to find specialists with experience in treating your type of cancer at the stage at which it was diagnosed.
Once you know who could treat your cancer, then come other considerations:
- How you will get to appointments
- Where you will stay when you’re at a cancer facility for treatment
- How you will ensure you get proper follow-up care and handle daily life while you’re recovering
Anytime travel is involved, there are a lot of costs. Assistance is available to help rural cancer patients overcome barriers to treatment. This includes lodging grants, help with airfare, and rides provided by volunteers to take you to oncology centers. These services, along with a helpline that operates 24 hours a day, are available through the American Cancer Society.
More options for at-home follow-up care are now available in some areas. This happened when the pandemic prompted state and federal agencies to lift restrictions on telehealth usage. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also allows hospitals more freedom to care for cancer patients at home following surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatment through video appointments and nurse visits.
“It really was a silver lining of the health crisis,” says Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN, a co-leader in cancer control and population sciences at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
“Everybody agreed we don’t want more people in the hospital and cancer patients are more vulnerable,” Mooney says, “so it forced people who weren’t early adopters of hospital at home to try it.”
Bridging the Gap
The Institute started its Huntsman at Home program in 2018 for adults with cancer. They can’t get certain treatments at home. But the program can help cancer patients with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or dehydration at home – as well as providing supportive care, palliative care, and hospice to patients in their homes.
Mooney’s research shows that the program effort reduced hospitalizations for cancer patients by dispatching nurses to address issues such as dehydration and chronic pain early in the home. It began by serving people within a 20-mile radius of the Huntsman Cancer Institute and has since branched out to also include three rural counties in southeastern Utah.
The program is part of a push by hospitals and advocates to reduce disparities in treatment between urban and rural cancer patients as the nation’s population ages. (Many cancers become more common later in life.)
Lack of Oncologists in Rural Areas
Location makes a big difference in how available cancer care is.
About 2 of every 3 counties in the U.S. have no oncology providers whose primary practice site is within that county, according to a 2019 analysis published in JCO Oncology Practice.
Limited access to providers in rural areas – along with low recruitment to clinical trials – means that people are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages, less likely to get adequate treatment and follow-up services, and have poor health outcomes afterward, a second report concluded.
But the research also shows that when people living in rural areas get similar care to those who live in or closer to urban areas, those gaps close.
Hospitals across the U.S. are working to fill gaps in treatment between those living in cities and their neighbors in the country. These include a network of 71 cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 36 states. These NCI-designated cancer centers work on clinical trials involving thousands of people with cancer, as well as providing cancer treatment.
Momentum is building to expand such efforts, including those that focus on strategies to improve access to screening for all types of cancer, says Karen Knudsen, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
“Without question, we have made significant advances in cancer treatment,” Knudsen says. “We’ve seen a 32% reduction in mortality since 1991 because of breakthroughs in the way we manage some 200 diseases we call cancer.”
“It’s more important than ever to catch cancers early,” Knudsen says. “We need to determine what are disruptive models that can give earlier access to detection, prevention, and oncology care -- a different model is needed.”
Medical professionals are working to advance screening methods that can detect cancer cells in someone’s bloodstream and to develop wearable devices that may also find the disease early, Knudsen says.
There are also oral chemotherapy medications that could mean less travel. For some cancers, these may be important in your treatment. But they are very strong medications that have special instructions and require monitoring, as they can have serious side effects. Oral chemotherapy can be expensive, so check with your insurance company to see what it covers and what you would pay.
Telehealth’s Challenges
Going to a doctor’s appointment can happen online. But access to telehealth may also be a challenge for rural residents who cannot afford a computer, cell phone, or WiFi connection, Knudsen says. Broadband service is often unavailable, or unreliable, in many rural areas.
What’s more, some things are best done in person.
“There is nothing like visiting patients in their home to understand the context of what it means for them to have cancer and to have to seek cancer treatment,” Mooney says. “We have seen the need to more closely work with food banks to make sure the dietary needs of cancer patients receiving cancer therapy are met.”
After further evaluation of the Huntsman at Home program in southeastern Utah communities, Mooney hopes to expand it in Utah and to Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
Besides technology, there are other issues.
Funding for innovative hospital at-home programs that expanded during the pandemic may not continue if the CMS waiver – which allowed for reimbursement of services provided to Medicare patients at home -- is not extended, Mooney says. The CMS waiver is set to expire in July.
When it comes to private insurance, the current fee-for-service model doesn’t adequately address the cost of providing acute care in the home. And there are many regulations on how many nursing visits patients can have per “episode of illness.” These things must be addressed to help the hospital at home program expand in other states, Mooney says.
“The whole dialogue needs to be about, if this is a more value-based service, how do we pay for it?’” Mooney says. “We have to get families who have experienced it to say, ‘This is the kind of care we want,’ and employers to say, ‘This helped our employees recover and get back to work.’” | https://www.webmd.com/cancer/features/cancer-care-rural-america?src=RSS_PUBLIC | 2022-06-08T23:53:42Z | https://www.webmd.com/cancer/features/cancer-care-rural-america?src=RSS_PUBLIC | true | 1 |
Our Cost of Living campaign - Price Watch highlights the impact of price hikes on our readers
With the cost of living on the rise, getting the best financial deals has never been more crucial. To do so, it is important to have a good credit score.
To help consumers identify true from false financial advice online, credit card brand Aqua has worked with their in-house financial experts to debunk the biggest misconceptions online surrounding credit.
MYTH-BUSTING – FIVE TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT SCORE:
1 Regularly check your credit report: Keep a close eye on your credit report and watch out for any incorrect details.
A small mistake can impact your credit score negatively so if you spot anything that looks wrong, report it as soon as possible.
2 Get - and use - a credit card:
Using a credit card for some of your purchases and making sure you pay it off on time each month is a great way to prove that you’re creditworthy.
Making regular payments in full shows lenders your ability to pay back debts you owe and may help your credit score improve.
3 Pay your bills on time:
Paying your bills on time demonstrates your ability to manage your money well. Late bill payments can signal to lenders that you might not be in control of your finances and could struggle to pay back the money that you owe, so always do your best to make payments on time.
4 Stay on top of any existing debt:
Having existing debt could make it difficult to be accepted for future credit applications. So, it’s key to assess what existing credit you have and make sure you’re making regular monthly payments to reduce it.
It could be helpful to make a list of everything you owe and when each payment is due, so you have full visibility of your financial situation.
5 Set up direct debits:
Arranging direct debits for your bill payments makes sure you never miss or make a late payment, which we know can impact your credit score.
There are more than 40,000 Google searches per month by Brits asking how to check your credit score, showing many remain confused or unaware.
Credit scores impact
countless aspects of our lives yet, there are so many myths around how they work, how your credit score is calculated and how to build better credit.
Through research on Reddit, Google and credit reference agencies, Aqua has revealed and debunked the biggest misconceptions online surrounding credit.
DEBUNKING THE INTERNET’S SIX MOST POPULAR CREDIT MYTHS:
1 ‘You only have one credit score’ – False.
Nobody has one single static credit score, because every credit reference agency uses different metrics and criteria in their calculations.
2 ‘Checking my credit score affects my credit rating’ – True and false.
Two ways you can check your credit score: Soft credit check – This does not impact your credit score, and is an initial look at your credit report.
Hard credit check: This does impact your credit score and is a more in-depth credit check used by lenders.
3 ‘Better salary and more savings equals a better credit score’ – False.
While your income and savings are considered when determining your ability to pay back the amount of money you will borrow, they have no influence at all on your credit score.
4 ‘If you’ve never borrowed, you’ll get the best deals’ – False.
If you’ve never borrowed, you’re actually more likely to be rejected for the credit cards, mortgages and loans with the best deals as there’s no way for a lender to see that you’ll be able to make your payments successfully.
5 ‘Repaying your credit cards in full lowers your credit score’ – False.
Repaying your credit card statement balance in full each month is a great financial move and may, in fact, increase your credit score.
6 ‘My credit rating is horrible, but the damage is done and there’s nothing I can do about it’ - False.
It might take time, but there are some simple steps you can take to positively affect your credit score, such as registering to vote or closing down accounts you don’t use.
Aqua commercial director Sharvan Selvam said: “It’s important to separate fact from fiction when it comes to credit scores to ensure you take the right steps on your credit journey.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: Could this bear and coyote be friends?
MINNETONKA, Minn. (WCCO) – Like a bedtime nursery rhyme playing out in real life, a bear waddled through a lakeside backyard followed closely by a prancing coyote.
It seemed like a storybook moment straight out of a picture book, and the scene caught on video had many people asking if the two creatures were friends.
But is it a heart-melting, utopic type of friendship or something else?
If anyone would know, it would be Jason Abraham, with the Minnesota Fish and Wildlife Department.
“You know, it’s hard to say for sure,” he said. “Friends? Maybe not exactly friends, but they’d definitely tolerate each other for sure… it’s completely possible that these two guys were just hanging out looking for food, maybe found a little something to eat.”
Bear biologist Andrew Tri said the coyote most likely is along for the bear’s leftovers.
“The more you learn about wildlife the more that you’re surprised as time goes on,” he said. “Yeah, I’ve never seen anything like this ever in the wild.”
But for some believers, it’s more than an opportunistic pair out for a meal.
“Maybe in a nursery rhyme or nursery tale or something like that,” one viewer said. “I’m doubting it’s the kind of friendship in the way we know it.”
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — We asked and you delivered.
The Lions haven’t advanced to the hitting portion of summer training yet, but we’ve seen enough work in helmets and shorts (or “pajamas,” as Dan Campbell says) to get a solid grasp on where things are with a critical training camp on the horizon. After Wednesday’s practice, we decided to take a few of your Twitter questions on all things Lions as minicamp rolls on.
What do you want to hear about from today’s #Lions minicamp practice?
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) June 8, 2022
Linebacker rotations!! I feel like the Lions have too many Mikes and not enough Wills. — @JP19_DFS
This is a topic we’ve discussed quite a bit already, and probably will continue to do so right on through August. The Lions’ defense cannot take significant steps forward without improved linebacker play.
If Detroit had to play a game tomorrow, you’d probably be looking at a starting tandem of Alex Anzalone (as the Mike) and Chris Board (as the Will). The coaching staff would love Derrick Barnes to go win that latter job, but they’re certainly not going to hand it to him.
Other guys are in the mix — Jarrad Davis, Josh Woods, Anthony Pittman — but the two who could shake up the depth chart most are Shaun Dion Hamilton and rookie Malcolm Rodriguez. Before landing on injured reserve last August, Hamilton was on track to play a rotational role, and maybe even to start once it became clear that Jamie Collins was headed for the exits.
Rodriguez, like Barnes, might be a long-term option to take over as the Mike and wear the green dot. Short-term, he could slot in at either Mike or Will, depending on need.
The “outside linebackers” are rather ambiguous in this scheme, because it looks like most of what Detroit plays will be 4-2-5 or 5-2 or 3-2-6. In other words, we’ve yet to see much with a true three-linebacker base set. Those outside linebackers are hybrid options, mostly, like Julian Okwara, Austin Bryant, James Houston, even Davis. They’ll have to play with their hand in the dirt, from time to time.
How has Kerby Joseph looked? — @sethness
Over and over, we’ve heard this coaching staff say how difficult it is to play safety in this scheme, how much Aaron Glenn’s defense puts on that position. No surprise, then, for Kerby Joseph to have some moments when he’s just swimming in it.
One happened Wednesday, during a seven-on-seven red-zone drill. From how it looked (and how the coaches responded), Joseph didn’t get aligned quickly enough on a play pre-snap, which led to him scrambling to recover post-snap. Glenn ran up afterward to bark a couple of notes at him, then defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant followed up. Once Joseph got to the sideline, veteran DeShon Elliott — missing practice with an undisclosed injury — kept the conversation going, to make sure Joseph knew better next time.
“Being under AG and coach AP,” Joseph said last month, “those guys are going to get me right and I trust them with that. I’m always willing to learn. You got to be coachable to play this game.”
All that said, what’s jumped out about Joseph is how often he does get to the right spot when the Lions throw the ball. There have been a couple of communication breakdowns (totally normal for early June), but Joseph mostly is right on the football when it’s in his area.
He’s been working with the second defense. He’ll probably stay there for most or all of camp, too, until Glenn knows that Joseph is seeing everything he needs to see. Give it some time.
Second-year players …. how they look/are being used vs. this time last year. — @nuzach
There’s a lot of ground that could be covered here, so we’ll give you the short version …
It’s still all systems go for Amon-Ra St. Brown, who looked like a 10-year vet from the moment he set foot on campus last year. What ought to excite the Lions (and their fans) is that Penei Sewell has some of that feel this year, too. He’s settled in and very comfortable. By his own admission, last spring and summer hit him like a truck, as they do most rookies.
The Alim McNeill-Levi Onwuzurike pairing is on the rise, too. Campbell said this week that McNeill has “more versatility” than the Lions thought when they drafted him, and that he’s a “core” piece of this defense. Onwuzurike could be right in that mix. His fitness level is almost a complete 180 from last year, when he was banged up and struggling to get through workouts.
Ifeatu Melifonwu hasn’t been practicing, so we’ll see when he rejoins the safety/defensive backs mix. Barnes was covered in the linebacker section.
That leaves Jermar Jefferson, of the 2021 draft picks. He’ll need a big camp to stick on this roster. As is, he’s RB4 or RB5, with Jason Cabinda also available to steal carries from him. Jefferson could slip even farther, if Greg Bell has a big August. There is something in there with Jefferson, but it’s been sporadic to come out.
He needs the ball in his hands, sure. He also still needs to prove he can do all the little things required to get on the field.
Seems silly but the kicking competition. Does it look like they have a guy that can be trusted, or is it another year of a revolving door? — @mastergurn
Campbell puts his team in a lot of game situations, so there have been a handful of opportunities to see the kickers. But it’s also rather forgiving right now — Riley Patterson missed an extra point Wednesday, after a shaky snap, so he just kicked it again and hit it.
The special teams group also works on the inside practice field about 80 percent of the time, away from prying eyes.
I’d give a slight edge to Patterson because of how he finished the year, but special teams coach Dave Fipp does like Austin Seibert — and his big leg — quite a bit.
Defensive fronts. What alignments are they using the most and who is where. — @LionsGuy9
Guys are shuffling and that’s a good thing. The Lions feel like they have several defensive linemen who can play two or three spots in this defense.
Wednesday, one rep with the first team featured a defensive front with Aidan Hutchinson playing head-up the tight end, McNeill working between the center and guard next to Hutchinson, Onwuzurike working head-up or on the outside shoulder of the opposite guard and Charles Harris rushing off the outside shoulder of the opposite tackle. In this scenario, the Lions had two stack linebackers behind the front with a nickel defender working as an overhang.
In theory, that’s a 3-4 (Hutchinson or Harris and the nickel, depending on the call, could be considered outside linebackers in this alignment with coverage responsibility) that could easily shift to a 4-3, but could also be defined as a 3-3-5 with a nickel defender. Moreover, Harris and Hutchinson have worked at both end spots (we would assume Romeo Okwara will, too, in time). Onwuzurike and McNeill can play both inside spots. Hutchinson has also worked inside as a three-technique in certain situations. Michael Brockers has repped inside and out.
The Lions will do different stuff this year with attacking and finding ways to get athletic linemen in advantageous one-on-ones. Campbell spoke a bit on this Tuesday: He and Glenn are trying to be less predictable defensively this season.
Detroit continues to tinker with Julian Okwara, for example. He’s rushing a lot inside and outside. Wednesday, he spent a fair amount of time working with defensive line coach Todd Wash at “getting skinny” with his rush, twisting his body to slip between guards and tackles before they can even react.
There are many possibilities and we haven’t seen them all yet. But this is definitely something to monitor once training camp starts, as things will look different.
D’Andre Swift, as much info on him as possible. — @GreaThirteen
Swift looks like the Lions’ best offensive player. Frank Ragnow may have a gripe. But he’s at the very least the team’s most dynamic playmaker and it’s obvious. The Lions were working short-yardage near the goal line Wednesday and were able to sneak Swift out of the backfield against a linebacker on a quick-hitter for a touchdown that really didn’t look very fair. That happens quite a bit.
Much gets made about Detroit’s struggles in the red zone last year. One way to solve those is to get the ball to guys who can win one-on-ones. Swift’s better in this area than anyone on the team. More importantly, he seems to be taking it all seriously. Swift and Duce Staley do seem to click. Staley does not take it easy on Swift; he pushes him. Sometimes harder than others — and that’s obvious, too. But it’s also important and necessary, because Staley knows how good Swift could be if he takes his offseason training as serious as everything else he does.
Swift looks to be in great shape. He’s engaged. He’s been out there all week, involved with everything. He’s working more after practice (we saw him inside on the JUGS machine after Wednesday’s workout, in fact).
This is a big year for Swift. He’s entering year three and while many will caution teams against handing out big money to a running back, Swift is the type of player who could be an exception. He can carry a load, catch 70 passes and, maybe, even do something in the return game. But he has to be special. Every week. All season. And that’s why Staley’s pushing him so hard.
Jeff Okudah updates. — @jfebus
Okudah’s out there all the time.
He’s around the team. He’s engaged. If he can participate in something like an install that involves limited movement and not much chance for collision, he’s doing it. If the Lions are working a drill he’s not cleared to be part of, he’s either inside working or running off to the side. We’ve known much of this about Okudah for a long time — he carried himself like a professional in college, which included a propensity for being extremely hard on himself.
He admitted this week that the mental hurdle will be the biggest and, probably, final challenge of his Achilles recovery. The Lions are still hopeful he’ll be on the field and participating in training camp. It’s really hard to say what expectations for him should be this season, as we really saw so little last season.
But, one day at a time. Check back after a week or two in camp.
Jared Goff and how he’s looked like the JG of old!!!! Seems to have his sights on being the QB of now and the future!!!!! — @j_ekks
He’s having fewer hiccups. Campbell said it earlier this week and it’s hard to disagree: Everything Goff is doing looks just a bit quicker. Not because he’s gotten markedly faster or turned into a different athlete, but because he’s just looser. More relaxed and fluid.
His throwing motion doesn’t always come with the heavy dose of “wait, should I really throw this ball right now?” delay that we saw from him constantly last offseason and through the first half of the season. Indecision happens with quarterbacks of all skill levels and Goff is still fighting that battle. We’ll get a better look at his pocket presence, escapability and/or willingness to step into contact more once the pads come on.
But Goff does look more confident and in control of what’s happening out there. Instead of spending most of his down time at practice huddled around a coach with a play sheet, Goff is now talking with his receivers and backs about corrections or changes they might want to try mid-play — on stuff they all now know inside out.
To be frank: A year ago, Goff resembled a guy who was living out of a hotel suitcase. Frazzled and doing his best to manufacture confidence from one day to the next until his feet settled. Now, he looks more at home. And everyone can surely appreciate what that can do for a player, especially a quarterback.
Standouts from Day 2
I mentioned him in Wednesday’s minicamp Twitter recap, but cornerback Saivion Smith has popped over these first two days. He is a legitimate 6-foot-1 with a massive wingspan, so even though he doesn’t have the quickest feet he can erase ground. He’s done a nice job so far of pinning receivers to the boundary.
Bryant has been rather disruptive, too. He’s been moving all over the defensive front, from a stand-up wide edge all the way down to a two- or three-tech. You can’t teach his length. — Chris Burke
Maybe it’s boring, but Hutchinson continues to impress. He’s been working with the first-team defense regularly. Playing multiple spots. Being a tone-setter in drills, getting along and seemingly fitting in with teammates right away. Guys who are drafted where he was are expected to have great workouts every time — and, so far, it’s hard to say he hasn’t.
One guy who caught my eye specifically Wednesday was former Michigan State offensive lineman Kevin Jarvis. The Lions are working Jarvis at guard and tackle right now and need depth at both spots. The pads will tell the story. But he’s been competitive in there so far. — Nick Baumgardner
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GIA’s comprehensive digital offering will also feature a new inscription matching service, enabled by the innovative GIA Match iDTM instrument. Engineered to pair seamlessly with the new GIA App, the GIA Match iD captures a diamond’s inscription image and links the diamond to its secure GIA report using proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
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The digital GIA Diamond Dossier service has three dynamic elements: 1) A fully digital report including the diamond’s 4Cs; 2) The GIA App for retailers and consumers to securely view, save and share report information for their diamonds and learn about GIA’s 4Cs of Diamond Quality; 3) The GIA Match iD instrument with proprietary AI technology captures the diamond’s inscription image and links the diamond to its unique GIA report in the secure GIA cloud, bringing it directly to the consumer in the GIA App.
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Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, responded on Wednesday to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s decision to condemn Iran for failing to cooperate with its inspectors.
“The International Atomic Energy Agency's condemnation of Iran for its nuclear deception reveals the true face of the rogue Iranian regime and its intention to acquire nuclear weapons. If murderous, radical Iran becomes a nuclear threshold state, it would endanger the whole world,” said Erdan.
“The UN Security Council must hold Iran accountable and use all possible means to stop Iran's race toward an atomic bomb,” he added.
The IAEA earlier adopted a resolution criticizing Iran for its refusal to cooperate with its inspectors and calling for Iran to begin cooperating with the nuclear watchdog agency.
This is the first time in two years that the IAEA Board of Governors has passed a condemnation against Iran. 30 countries voted in favor of the resolution, Russia and China opposed it, and three countries abstained - India, Pakistan and Libya.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett praised the IAEA's decision to pass the resolution, calling it "a clear warning light to Iran."
"This is a significant decision that exposes Iran's true face. The Board of Governors' decision determines that Iran is neither cooperating with the IAEA nor obeying its directives and is thus preventing the agency from fulfilling its important function and acting against military nuclear activity. The many countries that voted for the decision cooperated in order to block and prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons," he said.
"Today's IAEA vote is a clear warning light to Iran: If Iran continues its activity, the leading countries must bring the matter back to the UN Security Council."
Defense Minister Benny Gantz also welcomed the IAEA decision.
“The IAEA took an important step in its decision to censure Iran following its noncompliance with inspections, and in response to nuclear activities in various sites spread across the country. Iran has demonstrated once again that it threatens both regional and global peace,” he said.
“In addition to the condemnation, the international community must take concrete steps. Every monitoring device that is turned off should be met with diplomatic and economic sanctions. We must stand united and work closely together in facing Iranian regional and global aggression,” added Gantz. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354574 | 2022-06-09T00:08:45Z | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/354574 | true | 1 |
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — An attorney for Bill Cosby challenged an accuser of the actor and comedian Wednesday over her struggles with depression, suggesting they were clearly not spurred by Cosby sexually abusing her when she was 16 in 1975, as her lawsuit alleges.
Judy Huth filed the lawsuit in 2014, saying that her son turning 15 that same year brought back painful memories of her sexual assault, and brought on subsequent depression. Huth, now 64, said she initially remembered being 15 when Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion, though she recently determined she was 16.
Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean showed Huth medical records from 2011, 2012 and 2013 in which her doctor assessed her with major depression and prescribed her anti-depressants.
“We can agree that you suffered from major depression before your son turned 15?” Bonjean asked Huth, who was on the witness stand in a Los Angeles County courthouse for a second day in the civil trial.
“I don't know that I did,” Huth said.
“So medical records showing that would be inaccurate?” Bonjean asked.
Huth repeatedly answered that and similar questions by saying she did not remember dealing with depression or taking medications for it during those years, but acknowledged that the documents in front of her said she had.
Bonjean also pointed to different potential causes for Huth's depression.
“You had a long history of trauma in your life that had nothing to do with Mr. Cosby, right?” Bonjean asked.
“Nothing as bad as that, that's for sure,” Huth answered.
Huth testified to living in an abusive home with her mother as a child until age 10 when she moved in with her father and things got far better. She also said her grandfather attempted to molest her when she was four, and she was involved in a horrific car accident in which a family of five was killed.
Huth told jurors Tuesday that Cosby in the spring of 1975 had taken her and a friend to the Playboy Mansion, and in a bedroom adjacent to a game room had tried to put his hand down her pants, then exposed himself, forcing Huth to touch him sexually. Cosby has denied abusing Huth.
Huth's lawsuit says she suffered psychological damage from Cosby's abuse from 2014 when she began having anxiety over it and flashbacks to it, until 2018 when he was sent to prison in the Pennsylvania criminal case.
Her attorney Nathan Goldberg asked her Wednesday, “Did you know when you were 16 that what Mr. Cosby did caused you psychological injury?”
“No,” Huth answered. “I was just a kid.”
The trial represents one of the last remaining legal claims against the 85-year-old Cosby after his criminal conviction was thrown out by an appeals court and he was freed from prison last year, and his insurer settled many other lawsuits against his will. He is not attending the trial, and will not testify, but short segments of a video deposition he gave in 2014 will be played.
The Associated Press does not normally name people who say they have been sexually abused, unless they come forward publicly, as Huth has.
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.lmtonline.com/entertainment/article/Cosby-accuser-challenged-over-timing-of-trauma-17228591.php | 2022-06-09T00:15:08Z | https://www.lmtonline.com/entertainment/article/Cosby-accuser-challenged-over-timing-of-trauma-17228591.php | true | 30 |
Michigan soaring gas prices forces sheriff to cut response to non-urgent calls, deputies work by phone
A sheriff’s department in Michigan cited soaring gas prices in an announcement Tuesday that it would be reducing its deputies’ responses to non-urgent calls for service.
Isabella County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that it "is feeling the pain at the pump as well."
"We have exhausted what funds were budgeted for fuel with several months to go before the budget reset," Sheriff Michael Main said in a statement.
"I have instructed the deputies to attempt to manage whatever calls are acceptable over the phone," he said. "This would be non-in-progress calls, non-life-threatening calls, calls that do not require evidence collection or documentation."
"Deputies will continue to provide patrols to all areas of the county, they will respond to those calls that need to be managed in person," Main continued. "Any call that is in progress with active suspects will involve a response by the deputies. I want to assure the community that safety is our primary goal, and we will continue to respond to those types of calls."
Isabella County is located in central Michigan and includes the city of Mount Pleasant.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday accused three U.S. companies of sending to China blueprints and technical drawings for satellite and rocket technology and other defense prototypes.
The Commerce Department leveled the allegations as it blocked the three companies from exporting items to foreign countries for 180 days. That punishment, known as a temporary denial order, is regarded as among the most severe civil sanctions available to the department.
The companies — Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc., Rapid Cut LLC, and U.S. Prototype Inc. — provide 3-D printing services to customers that include manufacturers of space and defense technology. The Commerce Department says the customers would send blueprints and drawings to the companies that they wanted printed — and that the companies in turn would send that work to China, presumably as a way to cut costs.
That transaction would have required U.S. government approval, but no permission was requested, the Commerce Department said.
“Outsourcing 3-D printing of space and defense prototypes to China harms U.S. national security,” Matthew Axelrod, an assistant secretary of commerce for export enforcement, said in a statement. "By sending their customers' technical drawings and blueprints to China, these companies may have saved a few bucks — but they did so at the collective expense of protecting U.S. military technology.”
The 11-page Commerce Department order does not allege that the blueprints wound up being exploited by the Chinese military, but it does say the actions present “serious national security concerns." U.S. officials have warned in the past about blurred lines between the military and private industry.
The Commerce Department used customers of the companies to check their records to ensure that their intellectual property was not compromised.
The companies use the same rental mailbox in Wilmington, North Carolina. Requests for comments sent through the websites of Quicksilver Manufacturing Inc. and Rapid Cut LLC were not immediately returned.
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