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A petrol station has revealed how much profit it makes every time someone fills up their car. The fuel cost crisis has seen petrol prices rise since late February by an average of 24p a litre (to 182.31p) and diesel by 30p (to 188.05p).
The cost of filling an average family car has now reached £100.27 for petrol and £103.43 for diesel as demand for non-Russian crude oil has grown and the pound has struggled against the dollar, Wales Online reports.
The Brian Llewelyn A'i Ferched garage at Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire in Wales posted on Facebook about an exchange with a customer who despaired at the recent surge.
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The post read: "Tonight we had one customer turn up after we had put the pole signs off, as we were closing. This person pulled up to the pump, saw it was 193.9p per litre. They came into the shop and said, 'I was going to put fuel in but not at that price'.
"I said, 'I'm sorry, but it's not my fault'. For everyone that is thinking that it is the petrol forecourt themselves that are making the money at the moment, here’s a quick breakdown of how little forecourts actually make from the price of fuel."
"Of £50 that you spend on fuel at Tanerdy or Gwalia this week we forward the following: Tax (fuel duty): £13.94. Tax (VAT): £8.33. Gulf: £26.35. Total £48.62. We keep £1.38 to pay rates, energy costs, wages, national insurance, pension contributions etc."
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Salem Investment Counselors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI – Get Rating) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 118,246 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 5,362 shares during the quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $1,875,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 12.0% during the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,037,820 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $20,767,000 after acquiring an additional 111,096 shares during the period. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management now owns 29,227 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $489,000 after buying an additional 2,727 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 3rd quarter worth $489,000. AXA S.A. raised its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 302,212 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $5,057,000 after purchasing an additional 33,550 shares during the period. Finally, Mariner LLC raised its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 53.8% during the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 209,653 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,507,000 after acquiring an additional 73,352 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.53% of the company’s stock.
Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Wednesday, June 1st. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $21.00 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, April 21st. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $17.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Monday, April 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.88.
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 20th. The pipeline company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.05. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 7.51%. The business had revenue of $4.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 2nd were paid a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 29th. This is an increase from Kinder Morgan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.83%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is 246.67%.
In other Kinder Morgan news, VP Dax Sanders sold 91,129 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.51, for a total transaction of $1,777,926.79. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 204,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,982,088.55. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.34, for a total transaction of $27,510.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 95,629 shares of company stock worth $1,862,017 over the last ninety days. 12.51% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Kinder Morgan Profile (Get Rating)
Kinder Morgan, Inc operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. The company operates through four segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and underground storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas liquefaction and storage facilities.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a mask mandate for indoor spaces even as COVID-19 infection numbers steadily climb past 1,000 new cases a day after reaching double-digit lows just two months ago.
Masks will still be required at Islam’s holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, where pilgrims gather for worship, according to the new rules. Organizers of events and festivals can continue to require masks if they wish. The kingdom additionally dropped a rule requiring proof of vaccination on a mobile app that was required before entry to certain places, events and to board planes.
Meanwhile, in neighboring United Arab Emirates, the government is stressing the importance of wearing masks indoors amid a 100% jump in cases in less than a week. The country of 9 million residents has around 1,300 confirmed new cases daily, despite high rates of vaccination.
Anyone found breaching indoor mask rules in the UAE will be fined 3,000 dirhams, or roughly $815.
For its part, the Interior Ministry of Saudi Arabia said the decision to end indoor mask mandates in the kingdom comes after the country of some 30 million people successfully rolled out COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide.
For nearly two years, Saudi Arabia was among the world’s most restrictive in its efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Protocols included banning Saudi nationals from leaving the country, barring travelers from multiple countries from entry into Saudi Arabia, requiring proof of vaccination to enter local malls and other indoor spaces and dramatically curtailing the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country has since relaxed its rules as it hopes to woo tourists under a new scheme to boost the economy. | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/as-saudi-arabia-eases-mask-mandate-uae-stresses-mask-rules/ | 2022-06-13T17:32:31Z | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/as-saudi-arabia-eases-mask-mandate-uae-stresses-mask-rules/ | true | 37 |
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Fans of iconic sitcom Friends are looking forward to an upcoming reunion special including the full cast.
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer filmed the reunion show on the set of the hit series which first aired in the 90s.
The show airs on HBO Max in the United States, and it was initially uncertain when it would be available in Ireland and the UK.
However, Sky have confirmed it will be available to Irish viewers on Thursday, May 27th.
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— Inside Friends (@insidefriends) May 19, 2021
The special will be available to air on demand from 8am while it will be shown on Sky One at 8pm on the 27th.
The Friends special will also be available on streaming service NOW.
The cast will not be in character and will appear as themselves in the special, which was repeatedly delayed by the pandemic and was originally set to arrive in May last year.
They returned to stage 24 at Warner Bros studios, where they filmed for 10 years from 1994, to film the special.
The trailer showed the stars wandering around the set at Warner Bros Studios, taking part in a trivia game and doing a table read of well-known scenes.
James Corden appears in the special and asked the cast for their verdicts on one of Friends’ most contentious issues – were Ross and Rachel on a break?
Aniston, who played Rachel Green, answered yes, only for LeBlanc, who played Joey, to reply “bullshit”.
“We have such a bond from this show,” Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay, said.
Schwimmer, who starred as Ross Geller, added: “Everyone was so perfectly cast.” — Additional reporting from Press Association | https://www.echolive.ie/nationalentertainment/arid-40295555.html | 2022-06-13T17:32:34Z | https://www.echolive.ie/nationalentertainment/arid-40295555.html | false | 1 |
LONDON (AP) — A British government plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda is set to go ahead after an appeals court on Monday rejected arguments that the flights would undermine the “basic dignity” of people escaping war and oppression.
A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal in London refused an appeal filed by immigration rights advocates and public employee unions that sought to block the deportation flights temporarily while the court considered whether the government’s policy was legal.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said the first deportation flight will go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday.
Justice Rabinder Singh, writing for the panel, said a lower court judge had properly balanced the issues when he decided not to issue a temporary injunction Friday, and as a result the appellate court couldn’t overturn that decision. Under U.K. law, a court must find that there is strong evidence a government policy is illegal before it can issue such an injunction.
The number of people affected Tuesday has been whittled down steadily. The charity, Care4Calais, said all but eight of the 31 migrants originally told they would be on the first flight to Rwanda have had their tickets canceled.
Further legal challenges are under way. A second case before the High Court on Monday is also seeking an urgent injunction to stop the government flight to Rwanda.
Raza Husain, one of the lawyers for the migrants, had argued that the government’s plan involved the forced removal of asylum-seekers to a country they don’t want to travel to as part of a policy intended to deter others from trying to enter Britain.
“This amounts, on any view, to a serious interference with basic dignity … where those individuals have already suffered significant trauma and have mental health issues,” he said in the court filings.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government in April announced plans to send some undocumented migrants to Rwanda. Migrants deported under the program would be forced to apply for asylum in Rwanda, not the U.K. Britain paid Rwanda 120 million pounds ($158 million) up front and will make additional payments based on the number of people deported.
The program is aimed at discouraging migrants from risking their lives by crossing the English Channel in small boats after a surge in such journeys in the past two years. But human rights groups say the policy is illegal, inhumane and will only magnify the risks for migrants.
Johnson defended the policy.
“I always said that it will begin with a lot of teething problems and you will have a lot of legal action against it and they will try and delay it – that’s inevitable,″ he said during a visit to a farm.
He also defended the government’s actions against criticism, including some reportedly over the weekend by Prince Charles. The heir to the British throne sparked a political backlash amid reports that he had privately described the Rwandan policy as “appalling.”
Charles’ Clarence House office declined to comment on the matter, while insisting the Prince of Wales was politically neutral.
When asked about Charles on Monday, Johnson brushed the question aside.
“I think that most people can see that the criminal gangs … need to be stopped,″ he said. “That model needs to be frustrated.″
The head of the U.N. refugee agency lashed out after the British court decision, using his strongest words yet in public about the U.K.-Rwanda plan. He described it as “all wrong … for so many different reasons.”
Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, told reporters in Geneva that Britain’s plan sent a message to other countries that they could do the same.
“The precedent that this creates is catastrophic for a concept that needs to be shared, like asylum,” he said.
“Do I feel revulsion for those that are profiting from this? Of course, I do. They’re criminals. They should be pursued, tried and jailed,” he said. “But from this situation, to say now ‘we don’t take people anymore, go back to Rwanda’ is not right.” | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/international/uks-deportation-plan-attacks-basic-dignity-lawyers-say/ | 2022-06-13T17:35:10Z | https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/international/uks-deportation-plan-attacks-basic-dignity-lawyers-say/ | true | 13 |
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Canadian Blood Services says it is struggling to replenish a critically low national supply caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The organization says the virus that has persisted since March 2020 has resulted in the smallest donor base in a decade.
“The number of people across Canada who donate regularly has decreased by 31,000 donors since the start of the pandemic, which has put a strain on the existing donor community,” said Rick Prinzen, chief supply chain officer and vice-president of donor relations for Canadian Blood Services.
“Many of our regular donors already donate multiple times a year.”
The service oversees the inventory from which blood and blood products are regularly shifted around the country to meet hospital and patient needs.
About 400,000 Canadians give blood on a regular basis.
But inventory has a shelf life — a year for frozen plasma, 42 days for red blood cells and five days for platelets — so it takes some work to ensure supply continues to meet demand.
Canadian Blood Services is hoping that National Blood Donor Week on now will help attract 100,000 new donors this year. But summer is a traditionally slow time for donations as people cancel appointments or go on vacation.
“Right now, we have compounded losses in donors due to COVID-19 and not having the ability to recruit new donors at in-person community events because of restrictions over the past two years,” Prinzen said.
“Patient lives depend on new donors coming forward.”
The need for blood products tailed off dramatically as the pandemic brought travel to a near standstill and all but the most critical surgeries were cancelled.
At the same time, Canadian Blood Services wasn’t able to accommodate as many donors because of physical-distancing requirements at clinics, so the two balanced each other out.
But with things returning to normal, demand is increasing, Prinzen said.
Eric Polo, 15, from Toronto receives blood products every month for a rare condition that affects his body’s production of red blood cells.
“They keep me alive,” he said.
“I am thankful for what blood donors do.”
— Bill Graveland in Calgary, The Canadian Press
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GREER, S.C. (WSPA) – The Greer Fire Deputy Chief was sworn in Saturday as the president of the South Carolina Firefighter’s Association.
Deputy Chief Joshua Holzheimer was sworn in at the 117th annual Fire-Rescue Conference in Myrtle Beach on Saturday evening during the Transfer of Command ceremony.
“I am humbled and honored to be sworn in as the 76th President of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association and take great pride in serving the 17,500 firefighters of our states fire service”.
Deputy Chief Holzheimer has been with the Greer Fire Department since 2004.
He has been with the Greer Fire Department since 2004 but began his career in the fire service in 1998 with the Landrum Fire Department as a volunteer and was a paramedic with Spartanburg EMS and Greenville EMS. | https://www.wspa.com/news/greer-fire-chief-sworn-in-as-president-of-sc-firefighters-association/ | 2022-06-13T17:36:54Z | https://www.wspa.com/news/greer-fire-chief-sworn-in-as-president-of-sc-firefighters-association/ | true | null |
Tennessee execution pause through 2022 could last longer
Published: Jun. 13, 2022 at 1:05 PM EDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has ordered an independent investigation of the state’s lethal injections and paused all executions through the end of the year.
He did so after putting an April execution on hold because he learned the drugs hadn’t been tested as required.
Now, court records make it clear that Tennessee’s problems are more extensive and complicated than state officials initially acknowledged.
Issues ranged from compounding of the drugs to testing, storing and administering them.
Robert Dunham of the Death Penalty Information Center says the extensive issues and an agreement in court likely mean executions will be on hold past 2022, possibly even for several years. | https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/06/13/tennessee-execution-pause-through-2022-could-last-longer/ | 2022-06-13T17:37:24Z | https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/06/13/tennessee-execution-pause-through-2022-could-last-longer/ | true | null |
Well it’s Friday, so time for another episode of WWE Smackdown. This week we’ve got to start building towards Money in the Bank, because the machine never stops, never sleeps, never slows, and who cares about quality when we’ve got quantity to produce. Sorry, that sentiment might seem anti-WWE and it’s not intended to be, that’s a big gripe I have with 95% of entertainment media these days. Anyway we’ll have two Money in the Bank qualifying matches tonight, first Drew McIntyre and Sheamus will renew their on again off again physical rivalry while on the women’s side of things Lacey Evans will return to the ring and battle Xia Li. We’re also going to have an Intercontinental title match because WWE remembered that Ricochet is the champion, he’ll defend the title against the Ring General Gunther. Under different conditions I’d be curious to see what Ricochet and the former WALTER could put together, with one weeks build and with how Smackdown has been trending lately I’m not holding my breath on a great match. Also Max Dupri will debut his first client for Maximum Male Models, there’s a decent chance it’s Pretty Deadly given that they dropped the NXT tag team titles recently. The primary driving force on Smackdown at the moment is Riddle’s quest for a shot at Roman Reigns, and while Roman himself is taking a much more relaxed schedule there’s a decent chance Riddle takes on either the Usos or semi-professional stooge Sami Zayn. Well that’s the preamble, let’s get to the action. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2632131117644/updated-competitor-list-for-mlw-battle-riot-iv | 2022-06-13T17:39:54Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2632131117644/updated-competitor-list-for-mlw-battle-riot-iv | true | 3 |
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LONDON (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey has been formally charged with sexual offenses against three men in Britain and is expected to appear in a court in London this week, British police said Monday.
Spacey, 62, is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
Spacey is due to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and one in western England in April 2013. The victims are now in their 30s and 40s.
The Crown Prosecution Service authorized charges against Spacey last month.
Spacey, a double Academy Award winner, was questioned by British police in 2019 about claims by several men that he had assaulted them. The former “House of Cards” star ran London’s Old Vic theater between 2004 and 2015.
Spacey won a best supporting actor Academy Award for the 1995 film “The Usual Suspects” and a lead actor Oscar for the 1999 movie “American Beauty.”
But his celebrated career came to an abrupt halt in 2017 when actor Anthony Rapp accused the star of assaulting him at a party in the 1980s, when Rapp was a teenager. Spacey denies the allegations. | https://www.wvnstv.com/news/world/kevin-spacey-to-face-london-court-on-sexual-offence-charges/ | 2022-06-13T17:40:40Z | https://www.wvnstv.com/news/world/kevin-spacey-to-face-london-court-on-sexual-offence-charges/ | false | 54 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods of detention while they fight deportation orders.
In two cases decided Monday, the court said that the immigrants, who fear persecution if sent back to their native countries, have no right under a federal law to a bond hearing at which they could argue for their freedom no matter how long they are held.
The justices also ruled 6-3 to limit the immigrants ability to band together in court, an outcome that Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote “will leave many vulnerable noncitizens unable to protect their rights.”
In recent years, the high court has taken an increasingly limited view of immigrants' access to the federal court system under immigration measures enacted in the 1990s and 2000s.
“For a while, it seemed like the court was going to push back a bit. In extreme cases, it would interpret a statute to allow for as much judicial review as possible,”said Nicole Hallet, director of the immigrants rights clinic at the University of Chicago law school. “Clearly now, the court is no longer willing to do that.”
The immigrants who sued for a bond hearing are facing being detained for many months, even years, before their cases are resolved.
The court ruled in the cases of people from Mexico and El Salvador who persuaded Homeland Security officials that their fears are credible, entitling them to further review.
Their lawyers argued that they should have a hearing before an immigration judge to determine if they should be released. The main factors are whether people would pose a danger or are likely to flee if set free.
Sotomayor wrote the court's opinion in one case involving Antonio Arteaga-Martinez, who had previously been deported to Mexico. He was taken into custody four years ago, and won release while his case wound through the federal courts. His hearing on whether he can remain in the United States is scheduled for 2023.
But Sotomayor wrote that the provision of immigration law that applies to people like Arteaga-Martinez simply doesn't require the government to hold a bond hearing.
The court, however, left open the issue of the immigrants' ability to argue that the Constitution does not permit such indefinite detention without a hearing.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote the court's opinion holding that federal judges can only rule in the case of the immigrants before them, not a class of similarly situated people.
Sotomayor dissented from that decision, joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. She wrote that the ability to join together in a class was especially important for people who have no right to a lawyer and “are disproportionately unlikely to be familiar with the U.S. legal system or fluent in the English language.”
The cases are Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez, 19-896, and Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, 20-322. | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Justices-rule-against-detained-immigrants-seeking-17238379.php | 2022-06-13T17:46:10Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/news/article/Justices-rule-against-detained-immigrants-seeking-17238379.php | true | 42 |
A timeline of key events before, during after after the 1972 passage of the landmark U.S. law known as Title IX:
1836: Georgia Female College is the first women’s college to open in the U.S.
1917: Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to Congress.
1920: U.S. women gain the right to vote.
1936: A federal appeals court effectively says doctors can prescribe women birth control.
1947: The first Truman Commission report pushes for more equal access to higher education, including ending race and religious discrimination.
1953: Toni Stone becomes the first woman to regularly play professional baseball (Negro Leagues).
1954: U.S. Supreme Court rules “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal” in landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision.
1960: Wilma Rudolph becomes the first American woman to win three gold medals in an Olympics. The star Black sprinter becomes a prominent advocate for civil rights.
1963: The Commission on the Status of Women, headed by Eleanor Roosevelt, finds widespread discrimination against women in the U.S. and urges federal courts that “the principle of equality become firmly established in constitutional doctrine.” Congress passes the Equal Pay Act.
1964: The Civil Rights Act includes sex as one of the things that employers can’t discriminate against. It also establishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Patsy Mink of Hawaii becomes the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House; she later co-authors Title IX, the Early Childhood Education Act and the Women’s Educational Equality Act.
1965: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act gives federal funding to K-12 schools with low-income student populations. President Lyndon Johnson also signs the Higher Education Act of 1965 that gives college students access to loans, grants and other programs.
1966: The National Organization for Women is established, calling for women to have “full participation in the mainstream of American society … in truly equal partnership with men.”
1967: Aretha Franklin covers Otis Redding’s 1965 hit, “Respect, ” and it quickly becomes a feminist anthem.
1969: New York Democrat Shirley Chisholm becomes the first Black woman in Congress. She later becomes the first woman to seek nomination for president.
1971: The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) founded to govern collegiate women’s athletics and administer national championships.
1972: Congress passes Title IX, which is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Congress also passes the Equal Rights Amendment, but it never gets approval from the 38 states needed to become law.
1973: The Supreme Court issues its Roe v. Wade opinion establishing the right to an abortion. Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets in the “The Battle of the Sexes” tennis exhibition match.
1974: The Women’s Educational Equity Act provides grants and contracts to help with “nonsexist curricula,” as well as to help institutions meet Title IX requirements.
1975: President Gerald Ford signs Title IX athletics regulations, which gives athletic departments up to three years to implement, after noting “it was the intent of Congress under any reason of interpretation to include athletics.”
1976: NCAA challenges the legality of Title IX regarding athletics in a lawsuit that is dismissed two years later.
1977: Three female students at Yale, two graduates and a male faculty member become the first to sue over sexual harassment under Title IX (Alexander v. Yale). It would fail on appeal.
1979: Ann Meyers becomes the first woman to sign an NBA contract (Indiana Pacers, $500,000). She had been the first woman to receive a UCLA basketball scholarship.
1979: U.S. officials put into effect the important three-prong test for Title IX compliance when it comes to athletics.
1980: Title IX oversight is given to the Office of Civil Rights in the Education Department.
1981: Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1982: Louisiana Tech beats Cheyney State for the first NCAA women’s basketball title. Two months later, the AIAW folds, putting top women’s collegiate sports fully under the NCAA umbrella. Cheryl Miller scores 105 points in a high school game to kick off one of the greatest careers in basketball history.
1984: Democrat Geraldine Ferraro becomes first woman to earn a vice presidential nomination from a major political party. The U.S. wins its first Olympic gold medal in women’s basketball.
1987: Pat Summitt wins the first of her eight women’s basketball national titles at Tennessee.
1988: Congress overrides President Ronald Reagan’s veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, making it mandatory that Title IX apply to any school that receives federal money.
1994: The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act is passed. Under Title IX, schools with federal financial aid programs and athletics must provide annual information regarding gender equity, including roster sizes and certain budgets.
1995: Connecticut wins the first of its 11 national titles under coach Geno Auriemma.
1996: Female athletes win a lawsuit and force Brown to restore funding for women’s gymnastics and volleyball after the saying the school violated Title IX when it turned both teams into donor-funded entities. The NBA clears the way for the Women’s National Basketball Association to begin play the following year.
1999: Brandi Chastain’s penalty kick gives the United States a win over China in the World Cup final, invigorating women’s sports in the U.S.
2001: Ashley Martin becomes the first woman to play and score in an Division I football game as a placekicker for Jacksonville State.
2008: Danica Patrick wins the Japan 300 to become the first female victor in the top level of American open-wheel racing.
2014: Becky Hammon becomes the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history.
2015: The United States’ 5-2 win over Japan in the Women’s World Cup final becomes the most viewed soccer game in the history of American television.
2016: Citing Title IX, the Obama administration says transgender students at public schools must be allowed to use the bathroom or locker room that matches their gender identity. Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to win a major party nomination for president.
2017: Serena Williams wins her 23rd Grand Slam title, second-most of all time.
2020: New Title IX amendments take effect, largely regarding sexual harassment.
2021: Report rips NCAA for failing to uphold its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its lucrative Division I men’s basketball tournament “over everything else,” including women’s championship events.
2022: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley becomes the first Black Division I basketball coach, male or female, to win more than one national championship. The U.S. women’s national soccer team reaches a milestone agreement to be paid equally to the men’s national team.
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For more on Title IX’s impact, read AP’s full report: https://apnews.com/hub/title-ix Video timeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdgNI6BZpw0
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If we don’t help each other, then who will do so” – Barbara Mandrell.
In his maiden speech, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, the Managing Director, Hydro Power Producing Development Commission (HYPPADEC), pointedly said, “My Vision and Mission is to see that those promises made to our people 48 years ago by successive governments become a reality.”
The captivating quote above from Mandrell aptly captures the unique personality of Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, the visionary and dynamic pioneer managing director of HYPPADEC.
Interestingly, Sadiq-Yelwa’s antecedents and pedigree as a former commissioner for land and housing in Kebbi state are those of meritorious service to the state without blemish and highly commendable. He served with due diligence, tenacity which are pointers to the fact that, his wealth of experience and exposure will be brought to bear on the desired development of the hydro power producing communities.
Be it as it may, Sadiq-Yelwa further enunciated on the teething problems viz a viz challenges being faced by the host communities. He said most of the communities have lost their houses, roads and businesses due to the effect of the construction of Kanji Dam.
In this regard, the HYPPADEC managing director is like the great Greek philosopher Aristotle who once posits that a problem known is a problem half solved. One of the focal and purposeful leadership of Sadiq-Yelwa’s vision is his priority for entrepreneurship and human capital development in the affected communities. This is one of his strategies to give the people a new lease of life, which is now the new normal under the unique leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Sadiq-Yelwa and his able team in HYPPADEC are always rising up to the occasion by providing the necessary recipe in accelerating the development of the affected communities ravaged by the effect of the construction of Kainji Dam.
Dr. Osborne C.J once said, “Unless you try to do beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow”. Sadiq-Yelwa’s paradigm shift is on the youths changing their focus from white collar job to self-reliance as well as giving women equal opportunities to learn the trade of their choice, as a way of improving their economic prosperity for the general wellbeing of their families.
These great attributes of teaching people how to fish in the affected communities, instead of giving them fish are great virtues of the able managing director of HYPPADECAlh. Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa and his team in alleviating poverty, which is in line with the wise saying of one of the greatest motivational speakers Dr. John Mason in his book Why ask Why. In the book, Mason adumbrated that one of the most exciting decisions you can make as a visionary leader is to be on the lookout for opportunities to invest in others.
This write -up will not be complete without commending the numerous initiatives and giant strides of Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa and his management team, geared towards the common good of the greatest majority in the affected communities of hydro power producing states.
The tremendous successes achieved so far by the commission are due to the team spirit in existence in the commission. This is due to the ability of the managing director to put the right man in the right place as opined by General Collin Powell who once said, “No General can fight his battle alone, his success depends upon his ability, putting the right man in the right place”.
Ibrahim writes via [email protected] | https://www.blueprint.ng/hyppadec-and-sadiq-yelwas-vision/ | 2022-06-13T17:52:57Z | https://www.blueprint.ng/hyppadec-and-sadiq-yelwas-vision/ | false | 1 |
Paddington 3 Title and Director Revealed
After years of reports and rumors, plans for a third Paddington film are getting a bit more substantial, with The Hollywood Reporter confirming that the film has earned the title Paddington in Peru and the project has added Dougal Wilson as the director. While the first two films explored the titular bear's adventures and exploits after traveling to London, this new sequel will seemingly see him returning to the jungles in which he was raised. The film is said to be heading into production in 2023 in both London and Peru, and while an official release date has yet to be confirmed, it could potentially land in theaters by 2024.
"After ten years of working on the Paddington movies, I feel absurdly protective of the little bear, and I'm delighted that Dougal will be there to hold his paw as he embarks on his third big-screen adventure," original director Paul King shared. "Dougal's work is never less than astounding: funny, beautiful, heartfelt, imaginative, and totally original. Aunt Lucy once asked us to 'Please Look After This Bear.' I know Dougal will do so admirably."
Wilson added, "As a huge fan of the first two films, I am very excited (if not a little intimidated) to be continuing the story of Paddington. It's a massive responsibility, but all my efforts will be focused on making a third film that honors the love so many people have for this very special bear."
Mark Burton, Jon Foster, and James Lamont wrote the script for the third film, which is based on a concept created by King, Burton, and Simon Farnaby. King is set to stay on the series as a producer.
"After an exacting search, we're delighted that the brilliant Dougal Wilson will be directing the third Paddington film," producer David Heyman added. "A much-garlanded legend within the Commercials world, we have long admired Dougal's virtuoso work, and his gift for directing with heart, humor, surprise, and vivid imaginative flair. He's a wonderfully inventive kindred spirit for Paddington's latest adventure with the Browns, and we're thrilled to be working with him."
The first film took in $268 million worldwide and sits at 97% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with Paddington 2 taking in $226.9 million and earning 95% positive reviews.
Stay tuned for details on Paddington in Peru.
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DUNCANVILLE, Texas (AP) — Police shot and killed a person who had a gun Monday morning at a sports and fitness venue near Dallas where about 150 children were attending day camp, police said.
No children were hurt in the shooting at the Duncanville Fieldhouse, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southwest of Dallas, police said.
Duncanville police spokeswoman Michelle Arias said several people called to report a person with a gun at the field house shortly after 8:40 a.m. Responding officers encountered the person and opened fire. The person was pronounced dead at a hospital later Monday morning.
Authorities have not yet identified the person or revealed any information about what led to the shooting.
All children attending the camp were moved to a nearby recreation center. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Police-in-Texas-fatally-shoot-armed-person-at-17238419.php | 2022-06-13T17:57:41Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Police-in-Texas-fatally-shoot-armed-person-at-17238419.php | true | null |
O-Level provides holistic education to students - Agyei Agyepong
People joined the Army after O-Level - Agyei Agyepong
JHS system keeps students in the same place for too long - Agyei Agyepong
A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has called on stakeholders in Ghana’s educational system to consider going back to the O-Level system.
Agyei Agyepong indicated that he prefers the O-Level system because the current Junior High School (JHS) system does not provide holistic training to students compared to the O-Level system, 3newsroom.com reports.
He added that graduates of the O-Level system, who were mostly between the ages of 17 and 18-years-old were well trained and gained employment in various fields, including the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces.
“I think that if we can ever go back to the original system we should go back to it. In those days when you finish O-Level 17, 18 years, you can go off into the Army, the Police.
“I think that if we can ever go back to the original system we should go back to it. In those days when you finish O-Level 17, 18 years, you can go off into the Army, the Police.
“You were a man when somebody graduated from O-Level, then after that, you can come to 6th Form for two years, then you can branch-off whether you want to continue to [the] technical area, security services, do business or go through the humanities at the University.
“I think that was a much better system, it was more equitable, and it gave the opportunity for students all over the country to mix up. It (JHS system) doesn’t help the coerciveness of the country because in those days, we had students coming from Osiem LA Middle School, and they will make it to Mfanstipim,” he said.
Agyei Agyepong, who is also an NPP flagbearer hopeful, further stated that he does not like the JHS system because it keeps students at the same location for too long.
“If you stay at home and you come from a family that is a bit well to do, you won’t sweep, you won’t know [how] to lay a bed, you won’t wash toilet, you won’t weed, so they grow up by the time they are 15, 16, you push them to SHS they are there for two and a half years,” he added.
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Thanks to some mercy from the baseball gods, the Cincinnati Reds are not the owners of the worst record in Major League Baseball at the moment. They owned it when they woke up yesterday, mind you, but losses from the Kansas City Royals and Oakland A’s have pushed the Reds back up the ladder, even if the cellar is still very clear within their rear-view mirror.
It’s been tough out there for our Reds, folks. On most days, we don’t even know exactly which Reds we’ll have on the field for our rooting, as they currently have so many folks on the injured list that it’s hard to keep track. It’s been a trend that would have been disturbing in any season, but that it’s been the defining aspect that has followed their epic cost-cutting cull from last winter has hit us all - the baseball world - with a bit of a double whammy.
The thing is, the MLB All Star Game is just over one month away, and the rules dictate that despite the ineptitude of their ownership and the overall daft record that has caused, at least one player from the Reds must be called upon to represent the team on that starry stage.
This morning, I woke up and tried to figure out just who the hell that is going to be.
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Tyler Stephenson is the current star of this roster, obviously. He carries the draft and prospect pedigree on which dreams are made, a former 1st round pick and imposing figure behind the plate whose bat has shown up since the moment he made his big league debut. The trade of Tucker Barnhart turned over the reins to him as the team’s catcher of both the present and future, and he immediately became the biggest, baddest force in the middle of the Cincinnati lineup while also owning a hose of a right arm that put the fear of god in opposing baserunners.
Then, he took a foul ball to his right thumb, broke it, and has officially hit the shelf to recover. Said recovery will almost certainly render him out until after the break, and while it wouldn’t be a shock to see him still tabbed as the All Star rep from the Reds despite being obviously unavailable, that he’ll have been out for over a month before the game might well mean the choosers will opt for someone with more of a chance to actually play.
Beyond Stephenson, the most likely rep is Luis Castillo, who has rounded into form after missing the first month of the season with a sore shoulder. The 2019 All Star owns a tidy 3.23 ERA, 3.32 FIP, and 1.12 WHIP, each of which sit well below his already impressive career marks, and while he hasn’t yet seen his strikeout numbers tick up to where they’ve been in seasons past, he’s been limiting both hits and homers at a better clip than ever before instead. His brand name might help him a bit in this regard, as will him getting his injury out of the way early enough to still put up a decent sample size of work before the game - and assuming he keeps up the good work, he’s likely the pick (even though there’s the chance he could be unavailable to pitch in the actual game due to his schedule in the run-up).
The resident dark horse candidate is Brandon Drury, the player currently with the most accrued fWAR on the entire roster per FanGraphs so far this year (1.5). I distinctly remember him being the final player listed on the MLB Trade Rumors free agent tracker back in mid-March who had neither retired nor signed anywhere and was listed on the shortstop page, and the Reds only brought him in on a minor-league deal once the news of Jose Barrero’s busted hamate came to light. Even then, it took Jonathan India and Donovan Solano both apparently suffering the same caliber of worst hamstring pull ever, Mike Moustakas’ inevitable sidelineing, and Max Schrock’s injury to even give Drury a path to any sort of playing time, and he’s admittedly taken that ball and run with it. His 11 homers and 125 OPS+ both pace the entire Reds roster still, and while it would likely take an even more impressive next four weeks for him to work his way onto the All Star roster amid so many other star-caliber 3B names, he’s at least worked his way into this piece on the back of his very, very good play so far in 2022.
Joey Votto. I feel like if there’s any player on the Reds (or in baseball in general these days) whose name can successfully encompass an entire appropriate sentence structure, it’s Votto. Somehow, it’s been since the 2018 season since Votto made an All Star Game, and there’s sure not much about a 97 OPS+ from a defensively limited 38 year old 1B that screams All Star...for now. His miserable April will be very hard to bury, but Votto sure as hell has been trying to do so quickly since returning from the COVID IL - he’s the owner of a 1.051 OPS in 22 games since returning with per-162 rates of 37 homers and 140 ribbies in that time - and another couple weeks of that kind of elite performance could well see him sneak onto the roster. That he had such a resurgent second half of the 2021 season also helped remind a lot of folks that he was still around and still capable of mashing, and perhaps that spotlight will swing his way more than it otherwise would.
That’s the realistic list, to me, with Castillo the clear frontrunner at the moment. This is me discounting the stellar first few outings by Graham Ashcraft, I’ll admit, and the recency bias of the way he struggled on Sunday in St. Louis sinking in. I’m still quite high on him, but I don’t think he’ll have enough of a chance to kick his way into the national spotlight between now and selection time. That’s something that I don’t think necessarily applies to Hunter Greene, however, and I do suppose there’s a chance he and his 103 mph heater can dazzle their way through enough opposing lineups in the next 4-5 starts to give him a chance to make the ASG, though I’ll give that a very outside shot. India could shock the world once he returns this week, too, and if he plays the way he did down the stretch to win the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year award he could well work his way into consideration, but with so much of the season on the sidelines I question just how much of that he’ll actually warrant.
Hey! These are some actually decent baseball players we’re talking about here! It’s the kind of group that makes you think two things - a) it would be really cool if these guys were all healthy and playing at the same time, and b) this is precisely the kind of young, exciting core around which you’d hope an owner would spend a little money to build around! Joey Votto. | https://www.redreporter.com/2022/6/13/23165937/cincinnati-reds-all-star-game-rumors-luis-castillo-votto-stephenson | 2022-06-13T18:02:52Z | https://www.redreporter.com/2022/6/13/23165937/cincinnati-reds-all-star-game-rumors-luis-castillo-votto-stephenson | true | 1 |
Luke Maughan has been trekking the trails in preparation for an 84-mile walk across Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for Derian House Children’s Hospice.
The determined 10-year-old, of Bretherton, Chorley, has been getting out in all weathers with mum Helen in training for his epic expedition.
The pair will walk their way from Wallsend to Bowness, staying in bed and breakfasts along the route.
The fund-raiser will take seven days, from July 27 to August 3.
Luke, who attends Bretherton Endowed primary school, said: “I want to raise as much money as I can for Derian House because it’s a really good hospice that does a lot for poorly children.
“I decided to walk across Hadrian’s Wall because I wanted a real challenge, and 84 miles is a long way!
“I’ve got some brand new walking boots and lots of plasters for the journey – I’ve got to make sure I’m prepared.
"I’m really looking forward to it but I’m hoping it doesn’t rain!”
Mum Helen, 44, said: “We have been getting out every weekend so that we’re ready for our big walk.
“I’m so proud of Luke for choosing to do something that will help others.
"I’m sure his determination will see him all the way to the end.”
Ellie Smith, Community Fundraiser at Derian House, said: “Luke is very brave to take on such a huge challenge and we wish him the best of luck!
“We couldn’t do what we do without our supporters, like Luke, who go out of their way to raise money for our 450 children and families.”
You can follow Luke’s progress as he prepares for his journey via his Facebook page Lukes Hadrian’s Wall Challenge .
Luke updated his Facebook followers last week with the post: “I have started walking more each day now, to walk my boots in and get used to walking longer distances on a daily basis.
I’ve walked five miles yesterday and nine miles today, my feet are sore now so tomorrow will be a rest day and then back to training on Thursday!”
Donate to Luke’s fundraiser here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/LukesHadrianswalltrekforderianhouse
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
05-06-09-11-17-18-19-22-23-31-33-35-39-43-49-54-59-63-73-79, BE: 23
(five, six, nine, eleven, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-five, thirty-nine, forty-three, forty-nine, fifty-four, fifty-nine, sixty-three, seventy-three, seventy-nine; BE: twenty-three) | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17238447.php | 2022-06-13T18:07:22Z | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17238447.php | true | null |
Barkha cannot let Anuj Kapadia's wealth go to Shah Parivar. Hence In the upcoming track, Barkha decides to ruin everything as she is very jealous of everything.
MUMBAI: TellyChakkar is back with yet another update from the telly world. Anupamaa has been one of the most adored shows on television; its gripping storyline and contemporary themes educate the audiences about different issues, from domestic violence and live-in relationships to familial bonds.
Also read Anupamaa: Pathetic! Barkha wants Kapadia empire, decides to ruin Anuj-Anupamaa’s happiness
As we know, Anuj and Anupamaa are planning to visit Mumbai soon as per Anupamaa's demand. The shooting for the same has already begun. It looks like Mr. and Mrs. Kapadia will be romancing on the beach soon. Take a look at this romantic video, this MaAnday.
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Also read Anupama: Shocking! Vanraj’s reveals Barkha's truth
Meanwhile in the show we see that, Barkha cannot let Anuj Kapadia's wealth go to Shah Parivar. Hence In the upcoming track, Barkha decides to ruin everything as she is very jealous of everything. She wants everything to be under Ankush Kapadia or Barkha and not Anupamaa.
For more updates, stay tuned to TellyChakkar. | https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/amazing-anupamaas-maan-will-definitely-fade-your-blues-heres-how-220613 | 2022-06-13T18:16:00Z | https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/amazing-anupamaas-maan-will-definitely-fade-your-blues-heres-how-220613 | true | 1 |
Researchers have mapped addiction remission to entire brain circuits using lesion network mapping. The finding points to new targets for addiction treatment. The findings are published in Nature Medicine
In the United States, substance use disorders are a leading cause of death among young people. Treatments such as deep brain stimulation hold promise for helping people overcome addiction, but many questions remain about what brain areas should be targeted.
Researchers are gaining new insights from patients who are no longer addicted to nicotine after experiencing a brain lesion, such as a stroke.
Neuromodulation therapies, such as deep brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and MRI-guided focused ultrasound, allow clinicians at the Brigham's Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics to directly target brain circuits and improve symptoms in ways that may not be possible through treatment with medication.
Lesion Network Mapping Helps Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders
But knowing the location to target is critical. In a previous study, researchers used lesion network mapping to examine patients whose essential tremors resolved, confirming targets used in treatment with deep brain stimulation. The study authors set out to apply the same approach to addiction remission."Although we know a great deal about the neurobiological mechanisms in addiction, treatment options are still very limited. Our findings with essential tremor made us realize the potential of this approach to localize key brain circuits mediating symptom improvement," said Juho Joutsa, MD, PhD, of the Turku Brain and Mind Center and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Turku.
Fox and colleagues used data from two independent cohorts of patients addicted to nicotine who then suffered a brain lesion, usually from a stroke. Fox's team compared lesions in patients who were unable to quit smoking to lesions resulting in remission of smoking addiction.
They then used a database known as the human connectome to map each lesion to the larger brain circuit. They found that the two smoking lesions datasets that led to remission of smoking addiction mapped to a specific brain circuit.
To their surprise, they also discovered in a third alcoholism lesion dataset that a reduced risk of alcoholism mapped to a similar brain circuit, suggesting a potential therapeutic, targetable neural pathway for addiction in general rather than addiction to a specific substance. "Although neuromodulation treatments using electricity or even brain lesions have shown promise in relieving substance addiction, the therapeutic target has been unclear," said Fox.
"Now that our study has identified a target a specific human brain circuit we hope to test whether targeted neuromodulation to this brain circuit provides sustainable symptom relief to our patients."
The authors acknowledge two primary study limitations. First, the results are solely based on retrospective analysis of existing datasets and, second, the datasets examined only covered specific substances of abuse.
The researchers therefore advocate for prospective validation of their findings through clinical trials testing and an examination of additional substances of addiction to determine if their findings can be applied widely.
"We were excited to discover that our mapped lesions associated with addiction remission led back to a common brain circuit. While our findings point towards therapeutic targets for addiction, we need to test these targets in randomized clinical trials," said Fox.
"We study brain lesions in the context of the brain circuit because it provides a powerful way to understand the causal links between addiction and our neuroanatomy. We have hope that we can make significant strides towards helping patients with substance use disorders."
Source: Eurekalert | https://www.medindia.net/news/brain-circuit-linked-to-addiction-remission-identified-207563-1.htm | 2022-06-13T18:16:01Z | https://www.medindia.net/news/brain-circuit-linked-to-addiction-remission-identified-207563-1.htm | true | 2 |
BNB (BNB) traded 15.1% lower against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 13:00 PM E.T. on June 13th. Over the last seven days, BNB has traded 24.8% lower against the dollar. BNB has a market capitalization of $36.80 billion and $2.39 billion worth of BNB was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One BNB coin can now be purchased for about $225.37 or 0.00959607 BTC on popular exchanges.
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BNB is a BFT coin that uses the BEP-2 hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was June 27th, 2017. BNB’s total supply is 163,276,975 coins. The Reddit community for BNB is /r/binance and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for BNB is www.binance.com. BNB’s official Twitter account is @binance and its Facebook page is accessible here.
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MILAN (AP) — Italy’s furniture and design industry embraced the Milan Furniture Fair after a two-year pandemic delay with unapologetic, over-the-top statement pieces, multi-purpose furnishings adapted to small spaces, and sustainable creations by young designers pushing the industry toward a greener path.
After a surprising pandemic redecorating boom, the industry is looking to an uncertain future. There are raw materials shortages, higher transport costs and general economic uncertainty generated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sales of Italian furnishings surged to 16 billion euros (about $16.7 billion) in 2021, a 16% increase over 2019 and 25% more than 2020.
Despite the murky outlook, the world’s premiere furniture and design fair, known in Italian as Salone del Mobile, kept the focus on innovation as it recorded a rebound in attendance during six days of previews that closed Sunday.
“Attendance was above expectations,” reaching some 400,000 at both Salone and collateral events that spill out into the city, said Alessia Cappello, Milan’s top economic development official. Two-thirds were from overseas.
Eye-catching novelties included an oversize gild-framed NFT; benches that convert to workstations or shaded beds for the homeless; and an elegant, dignified walker whose purpose was disguised by its sculpted shape.
“It was fantastic to be back at Salone del Mobile,” said Alana Stevens, president of the U.S. furniture maker Knoll. “Much more than a fair, rather a gathering of an incredible global community of those passionate about design. The intersection of designers, artists and the business of design was inspiring.”
German fashion designer Philipp Plein unveiled his inaugural furniture collection in collaboration with the Dutch brand Eichholtz, which has furnished many of Plein’s own homes in Europe and the United States.
Plein’s entry into home design closes a circle for the designer, whose first enterprise was designing dog beds. Fittingly, the new collection includes a leather dog bed on a golden frame for a well-appointed pooch.
“He represents over-the-top luxury, and people want that right now,’’ said Eichholtz COO Robin Goemans.
Jet-setters aspiring to Plein’s rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic can settle into a curved velvet sofa with gold studding. They can admire their wardrobe on a marble-pedestal clothing rack fit for a diva, and their sneaker collection in a standing trunk with mirrored interior. A marble table doubles as a pingpong table, and unique NFTs are digitalized into logoed mirrors.
Plein is just the latest fashion brand to enter the world of furniture design starting in the early 1990s, often by way of homes collections featuring bedding, pillows and towels close to their textile roots.
“The fashion world understood at a certain point that design was able to capture the popular imagination in a way that was extremely interesting also for clothing brands,’’ said Marco Sammicheli, director of design at the Triennale design museum.
On the sidelines of Salone, Sammicheli curated a show at the Triennale of the Memphis Group, a postmodern design movement founded by Ettore Sottsass that made its world debut at the Milan Furniture Fair in 1981.
The movement pushed the limits between the commercial and the artistic, tensions that still exist between the trade fair, with its commercial aims, and the myriad of collateral events where the focus is often more on artistic statements.
“Memphis is the example that gives the best interpretation of Italian design after Olivetti and before Alessi,’’ Sammicheli said, referring to the Olivetti business machine manufacturer best known for its typewriter, and the Alessi tableware and décor brand.
Alessi celebrated its 100th anniversary at Salone with a cutlery collaboration with the late Off-White designer Virgil Abloh. It held an exhibition looking at the family-owned company’s journey from a metal factory to a laboratory for design, and a dinner where invited guests included some of the 300 designers who have worked with the brand in recent decades.
Abloh’s three-piece cutlery set, dubbed “Occasional Object,” features an industrial design reminiscent of a mess kit, with a carabiner to clip the pieces together and onto the body as a fashion extension easily paired with the popular Off-White 200-centimeter industrial belt.
Nigerian designer Lani Adeoye won top prize at the SaloneSatellite event with the walker she designed for her grandfather, who rejected the more standard, medical-looking versions. An interlocking arch that represents unity gives her walker a sculptural flair, and the cording made out of water hyacinth connects both local artistry with sustainable materials.
“He is a dignified man, who worked at the bank for many years and finds it embarrassing to be out with a walker,’’ said the 32-year-old designer. “You can have it in your environment, and it looks artistic. No one knows it is a walker.”
Satellite is open to designers under 35 years old, and aims to help them develop relationships with manufacturers and find ways to realize projects that were developed “in full liberty, without needing to take into account production processes,” said Maria Porro, president of Salone.
The younger generation’s natural hewing to sustainable materials and processes also presents a challenge to the wider industry. Bigger brands are more often heralding sustainable materials.
That included recycled plastics in the latest iterations of Kartell’s famed Louis Ghost chair by Philippe Starck, but also the Re-Chair collaboration with illy coffee that is made from discarded coffee pods, alleviating somewhat the guilt of the home capsule consumer.
Knoll introduced an oak chair, bench and stool series by Antonio Citterio called Klismos. Cotton chord is woven into a seat with a light elastic give, and the wood is notched together, so it doesn’t require glue, typically sourced from petroleum products. Leather cushions filled with vegetable fibers are optional.
While responsibly sourced materials are important, Porro said, the real challenge to the industry is to reduce its energy footprint, doing things like replacing electric light with natural light and producing by order instead of creating stock. Toward that end, the Federlegno association of Italian furniture makers joined the UN Global Compact committing to responsible business practices during the 60th Salone last week.
“We need sustainable production, that is the real challenge,’’ Porro said. “It is a question of culture.’’ | https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/entertainment-news/milan-furniture-fair/ | 2022-06-13T18:20:52Z | https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/entertainment-news/milan-furniture-fair/ | false | 36 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
The argument is key to the committee’s investigation as the nine-member panel details its evidence about what led to the violent insurrection. The rioters who broke into the Capitol that day and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory were echoing Trump’s falsehoods that he, not Biden, had rightfully won the election.
Takeaways from Monday’s hearing:
A WITNESS PULLS OUT, BUT VIDEO TELLS THE STORY
The hearing began with a scramble as Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Bill Stepien, the panel’s top Monday witness, said he would not appear due to a “family emergency.” The committee’s chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said Stepien’s wife was in labor.
But the committee had a plan B — hours of Stepien’s previous interview with the panel that was recorded on video. The committee aired multiple clips of that interview, along with others, as the hearing unfolded.
Stepien told investigators that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was urging Trump to declare victory on election night, despite Stepien’s warnings that it was “way too early” to make a prediction like that.
“My belief, my recommendation, was to say that votes were still being counted, it’s too early to tell, too early to call the race,” Stepien said in one clip.
Yet Trump went to the podium in the White House press room and said that the early results were “a fraud on the American public” and that “frankly, we did win this election.”
TRUMP’S ‘MIND WAS MADE UP’
Trump’s advisers told him repeatedly that he should wait on the results and should not declare that there was widespread election fraud. But Trump would not listen, and increasingly relied on wild claims that were pushed by Giuliani and Trump attorney Sidney Powell, among others, according to testimony.
The panel showed video from Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and campaign aide Jason Miller. Ivanka Trump told the panel that “it was clear” the election wouldn’t be called on election night, and Kushner said he had told Trump at one point that Giuliani’s advice was “not the approach I would take.” But Trump responded that he had confidence in Giuliani.
Miller said there was a meeting on election night in which he told Trump that they shouldn’t declare victory until they had a better sense of the numbers. But Trump told a room of advisers that anyone who didn’t agree with Giuliani was being “weak.”
Stepien said his group of advisers was dubbed “team normal.” Another White House lawyer, Eric Herschmann, said that the theories of fraud — including Powell’s assertions that voting machines were rigged to switch votes — were “nuts.”
Former Attorney General William Barr, who declared publicly at the time that there was no evidence behind Trump’s fraud claims, said the president was increasingly becoming “detached from reality.”
A MONTHSLONG CAMPAIGN
Trump’s claims of fraud did not start after election day. The committee showed clips where Trump previewed his strategy in speeches throughout his 2020 campaign. In August of that year, he told an audience that fraud was the only way he would lose.
Stepien told the committee that he and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy had met with Trump in the summer of 2020 and made a two-pronged case for why he should stop criticizing mail-in voting. He and McCarthy told Trump that he was leaving “a lot to chance” and that there were GOP party workers on the ground who could help get mail-in votes for Trump.
McCarthy, who has declined to cooperate with the Jan. 6 panel despite a subpoena, was “echoing the same argument,” Stepien said.
“But the president’s mind was made up,” Stepien said.
THE ‘RED MIRAGE’
Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor for Fox News Channel, testified in person at the hearing. Stirewalt made the election night call that President Joe Biden won Arizona – a moment that prompted “anger and disappointment” in Trump’s inner sanctum at the White House, Miller said.
Stirewalt explained that the network, along with others, had expected that there would be a so-called “red mirage” at the beginning of the evening as in-person Republican votes came in, and many of the mail-in votes that would be counted later on would lean Democratic. He noted it happens every election.
Trump had not only exploited that pattern to make false claims of fraud, but contributed to it in his campaign to call mail-in voting into question.
“We had gone to pains, and I’m proud of the pains, we went to, to make sure that we were informing viewers that this was going to happen because the Trump campaign and the president had made it clear that they were going to try to exploit this anomaly,” Stirewalt said.
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Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking contributed. | https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/takeaways-trumps-mind-made-up-the-giuliani-factor/ | 2022-06-13T18:22:36Z | https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/takeaways-trumps-mind-made-up-the-giuliani-factor/ | false | 24 |
Getty Image After winning the RBC Candian Open, Rory McIlroy had a message for Greg Norman. McIlroy won his 21st PGA Tour title on Sunday.
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Polls taken immediately after a USA Today story about the NSA's effort to analyze domestic phone call records show overall support for the program.
News of the program has sunk in, and Americans have gotten a bit more information though the confirmation hearings of CIA director nominee Michael Hayden.
Now many Americans are left to weigh what's worse: monitoring actual phone conversations or monitoring the patterns of people's phone calls. We hear from people in Florida, Alaska, Massachusetts and California.
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Allen Ginsberg said in a 1985 interview that "Howl" began with another poem. Ginsberg, who had studied at Columbia University, sent a poem called "Dream Record, 1955" to poet and essayist Kenneth Rexroth.
"It still sounds like you're wearing Columbia University Brooks Brothers ties," Rexroth told Ginsberg. "You know, it's too formal." So, Ginsberg says, "I sat down and just started writing what I thought about."
The resulting rush of violent, desperate words, starting with the well-known opening lines "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness," created major ripples in the literary world.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti was at the Six Gallery to hear the 29-year-old Allen Ginsberg read "Howl" for the first time. Ferlinghetti owned City Lights, a bookstore and publishing house in San Francisco. He asked Ginsberg if he could publish "Howl," and the first edition appeared in the fall of 1956. "'Howl' knocked the sides out of things," Ferlinghetti later said.
The poem gave voice to an undercurrent of dissatisfaction and alienation in Eisenhower's America. "Howl" became an anthem for the nascent counterculture.
The poem's second printing, done in Britain, consisted of just 520 copies. All were seized by U.S. customs on March 25, 1957. When the U.S. district attorney in San Francisco refused to condemn the book, the local police arrested Ferlinghetti on charges of publishing and selling obscene material. In a long trial, the American Civil Liberties Union defended "Howl" with testimony by poets, editors, critics and university professors. Judge Clayton Horn ruled that the poem had redeeming social importance, and was not obscene.
Allen Ginsberg died in 1997 at the age of 70. He would have been 80 years old this spring. "Howl" is now in its 53rd printing, with 965,000 copies in print.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A woman who says she suffered serious injuries while trying to save her neighbors’ dog from a canal can’t sue the pooch’s owners, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
The court unanimously rejected Ann Samolyk’s claims that laws allowing legal action for injuries suffered while rescuing a person who put themselves in peril should allow her to sue for damages. But the justices acknowledged that the law could apply to property in some cases where protecting human life also is the ultimate aim.
In her lawsuit, Samolyk alleged she suffered neurological and cognitive damage after jumping into the canal in Lacey Township at the New Jersey shore in 2017 to save the dog after she heard someone call for help. The dog was unharmed.
The court wrote Monday that there could be circumstances in which trying to save property could qualify under the so-called rescue doctrine — for example, if a homeowner is injured trying to put out a fire in a nearby house on a reasonable belief that inhabitants might be in danger — but ruled those circumstances didn't exist in Samolyk's case.
“Notwithstanding the strong emotional attachment people may have to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals, or the great significance some may attribute to family heirlooms, or works of art generally considered as irreplaceable parts of our cultural history, sound public policy cannot sanction expanding the rescue doctrine to imbue property with the same status and dignity uniquely conferred upon a human life,” Judge Jose Fuentes wrote.
A message was left Monday with an attorney representing Samolyk. | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Court-nixes-lawsuit-from-woman-injured-while-17238425.php | 2022-06-13T18:28:23Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Court-nixes-lawsuit-from-woman-injured-while-17238425.php | false | 40 |
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ST. CHARLES, Ill., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology company AOH is coming out full throttle with Cloud Identity Access Management Services focused on Customer IAM, Workforce IAM, Azure Cloud Security & Identity Protection for public & private sector.
Due to the complexity yet importance of identity, a new practice was established.
A mature IAM is phase one in "Zero Trust Maturity Phases" according to Forrester Research. AOH assist enterprises with developing IAM roadmaps, designing & securing IAM architecture solutions.
"Next possible frontier for IAM solution will be the merge of current IAM system with user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) capability to achieve real-time identity remediation." - Robert Yu, Principal Architect AOH.
Many systems are connected & communicate with each other, users are coming, going & changing roles throughout their work lifecycle. Passwords, privacy, user experience, compliance, processes & security all components. Each environment is very different where a single product solution is not the only answer. Services representation made up of people with ears & brains representing, listening, collaborating & making it work is the dream. Exciting time to be in identity!
About AOH
AOH is motivated to provide the best possible service to enterprises needing capable brains to take the reins and improve current IAM state. AOH is small, serious, woman owned & operated. www.aohwv.com. Twitter @AOHWV Instagram @AOH_IAM
CONTACT: Laura Hees, lhees@aohwv.com
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F1 could make South Africa return: sources
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Paris (AFP) – Formula One could return to South Africa next season after a hiatus of more than 30 years, F1 sources said Monday.
Formula One's chief executive Stefano Domenicali is visiting the country and the Kyalami circuit, to the north of Johannesburg, this week.
It hosted races between 1967 and 1985 before disappearing from the calendar due to the apartheid regime.
The sources said there is not yet any agreement or confirmation that a race will be held in the Rainbow Nation.
Earlier this season, F1 announced a Grand Prix would be held in Las Vegas next year while races in France and Belgium are yet to be confirmed.
The organisers are planning a record 24 races next year, but that includes a race in China where the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of the Shanghai race every year since 2020.
© 2022 AFP | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220613-f1-could-make-south-africa-return-sources | 2022-06-13T18:37:20Z | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220613-f1-could-make-south-africa-return-sources | true | 5 |
New Zealand pianist Lorelle McNaughton, of Māori-Chinese and Scottish descent, was born and raised in South Auckland.
After completing her Bachelor of Music at Auckland University, graduating as a top scholar, she moved to Sydney, gaining First Class Honours and Master of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium, where she won numerous scholarships, competitions, and awards.
In 2015, having developed a specialisation in Spanish repertoire, Lorelle moved to Barcelona to study at the Academia Marshall and Liceu Conservatori.
Through her growing reputation as a Spanish music specialist, Lorelle has presented lecture-recitals at Melbourne, Avondale, Sydney, and Wollongong Conservatoriums.
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Advertise with NZME.She has performed extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, and Europe, and is one of a small number of pianists worldwide to have performed Isaac Albéniz's complete Iberia suite, one of the most complex and challenging works of the piano literature.
Recent appearances include performing as special guest at the Oceania Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, playing Michael Parekowhai's carved grand piano in He Korero Purakau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: story of a New Zealand river; presenting two concerts of Cantos de España (Songs of Spain) for the Hawke's Bay Arts Festival; and as soloist with the Hawke's Bay Orchestra performing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor.
Her programme for this recital, titled Spain – from Classicism to Modernism, includes music by a student of Scarlatti, Padre Soler, as well as nationalist composers de Falla and Granados, in works immediately evocative of Spanish folk culture. Also in the programme are movements from Albeniz's mighty Iberia suite, books 3 & 4.
This concert is the third in the 2022 subscription series presented by Chamber Music Whanganui in partnership with Chamber Music NZ, and is sponsored by Belton Smith & Associates Ltd.
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What: Spain – from Classicism to Modernism, by New Zealand pianist Lorelle McNaughton
When: Saturday, June 18, 7.30pm
Where: Concert Chamber, Whanganui War Memorial Centre
Tickets: Adults $35; Seniors $32; CMW subscribers $20; students $5. Available in advance from the box office of the Royal Whanganui Opera House, or at the door – cash only (no eftpos). | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/a-feast-of-solo-piano-music-from-spain/NWZP3UVZIAVDNFQHKHX3HO2U7E/ | 2022-06-13T18:38:06Z | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/a-feast-of-solo-piano-music-from-spain/NWZP3UVZIAVDNFQHKHX3HO2U7E/ | true | 1 |
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The Kansas Board of Education has made national news over the past year, thanks to its stand on evolution. It approved new curriculum standards that single out the theory of evolution for criticism. Since they took that stand, the conservatives who dominate the school board have taken up a series of other controversial ideas. This month, it was abstinence-only sex education.
NPR's Greg Allen has spent some time looking into the role that religion plays in Kansas education and he has this report.
GREG ALLEN reporting:
If there's an ideological home for the conservative values driving the school board, it might be here, in our Kansas City, a farm town in the southern part of the state. This is where board chairman Steve Abrams makes his home and where he works as a veterinarian. His office is just north of town, the Cottonwood Animal Clinic.
Inside the clinic, Abrams is out of the coat and tie he wears as board chairman. Instead, he's wearing a smock that's decorated with pictures of dogs. He's a big man with mustache and glasses. He walks into a room in his clinic that's full of cages, where some of his patients are waiting.
Dr. STEVE ABRAMS (School Board Chairman, Kansas City): And that's a stinky cat.
(Soundbite of bird)
Dr. ABRAMS: That's a male. And tomcats, they put out an odor that is very noticeable.
ALLEN: Steve Abrams is a big fan of science. That might sound surprising coming from someone who also describes himself as a creationist, who believes in the biblical account of how life began and developed on earth. But he says he has no trouble reconciling science with his faith. And, in fact, there's much about the theory of evolution that he accepts. Abrams talks, for example, about the selective breeding practices that, in a generation, have dramatically increased the size and leanness of cattle.
Dr. ABRAMS: Has that evolved from that steer to this steer right here? Well, some would say so. But that still is a beef, a bovine in the 50s. And it's still a bovine here in the 2000s. So it depends on how you would define evolution. One does not lead necessarily to the other.
ALLEN: Where Abrams draws the line is at the idea that evolution can produce distinct species and that animals on earth, including men, share a common descent. Abrams maintains that he's skeptical about evolution not because of his faith, but because he thinks much of it is based on unsound science. He said it was those concerns, not his religious beliefs, that led him to push for changes in the science standards.
Dr. ABRAMS: We try to definitively separate the religion and the science aspect in the science standards. Everyone has biases. And see, that's what I like about the science. If you focus on what the good tenets of science, it minimizes those biases. It gets back to what is good science.
ALLEN: As for the oft heard criticism that by taking aim at evolution, he and other conservative board members have made Kansas a national laughingstock -
Dr. ABRAMS: Anytime you change directions and change the focus and change what you are trying to do, there's going to be great gnashing of teeth.
ALLEN: What's more important, Abrams says, is how Kansas students are doing. And in that regard, he believes the board has had real success.
Dr. ABRAMS: Our academic processes are improving. The academic scores are improving. Then that ought to be prima fascia evidence that we are indeed, at least trying to move in the right direction. And, certainly, that's evidence that we're not going in the wrong direction.
ALLEN: But, clearly, there are many here in Kansas who disagree, who feel that the monthly school board meetings have become a circus sideshow where conservative ideas overshadow education.
(Soundbite of car horns)
ALLEN: On the corner of 10th and Quincy streets in downtown Topeka, is something that over the last year has become a common sight, a handful of picketers are gathered outside the state Education Department. This month, the protest is about the board's latest issue, abstinence-only sex education. One of the protesters, Bess Johnson(ph), says the board has put Kansas on headlines a lot over the past year, but for all the wrong reasons.
Ms. BESS JOHNSON (Protester Against Board of Ed, Kansas): A lot of the things it's put on the map for is backtracking. It's now taking away information from teens and adding in viewpoints that shouldn't be in schools because of separation of church and state. So it's very difficult as a Kansan.
(Soundbite of School Board meeting)
Dr. ABRAMS: Let's have the call to order and the Pledge of Allegiance, please.
ALLEN: Inside the conference room, where Steve Abrams chairs the board's monthly meetings, a look at the U-shaped table quickly illustrates the political realities. On the right side of the table are four board members who usually vote together. They're the moderates. On the left side and the center, where Abrams presides, is the other faction, the six members who voted to adopt science standards critical of evolution.
On this day, they're discussing an idea proposed by Kathy Martin, the board's newest conservative member. It would require school districts to make abstinence until marriage part of their health curriculum or risk losing accreditation. Kansas schools already teach abstinence in sex ed classes, but Martin says they also tell students about contraception. And that, she feels, sends a mixed message.
Ms. KATHY MARTIN (School Board Member, Kansas): The message gets kind of skewed as to actually promoting using contraceptives. I don't think that's the best message we ought to send - schools ought to be sending to young people. That there is no safe sex is what I think, until marriage.
ALLEN: Ultimately, Martin's proposal is watered down and the board decides to make the mandate a recommendation. But it's a rare setback for conservatives in Kansas. In March, the board adopted an opt-in policy for sex education. Meaning that schools would be instructed to offer sex ed to students whose parents returned a consent form.
Last fall, the board hired a new superintendent of schools, the former head of a conservative think tank, who's lost no time promoting vouchers in charter schools. And, of course, the big one, when the board last year approved science standards that singled out evolution for criticism and which encouraged students and teachers to consider alternate ideas about how life developed on earth.
Harry McDonald has been there for all of it. McDonald is a former high school teacher and president of Kansas Citizens for Science who's running for a seat on the school board. McDonald charges that conservatives have used the board and Kansas schools to promote their personal agendas, much of which, he says, is based on religious ideology.
Mr. HARRY McDONALD (Kansas Citizens for Science): And that's kind of the board's point of view: we know what's right, religiously. And they don't honor religious views that are contrary of theirs. And they want to impose their religious views by way of educational mandates for the whole state. And I think that's absolutely inappropriate.
ALLEN: In the hallway, during a break in the meeting, Board Member Kathy Martin says she strongly believes that religion belongs in the schools. Even though you can't teach religion, she says, in her view, faith and religious convictions should inform all decisions, including those affecting the schools. And she believes Kansas parents feel the same way.
Ms. MARTIN: My constituency has told me, by voting for me overwhelmingly, that they agreed with my views. And they are conservative views. And yes, I think anyway parents want that message for their kids.
Dr. ABRAMS: Well, you don't mind being called a conservative, I don't think. Do you?
Ms. MARTIN: No, not a bit. I don't mind being called a Christian. I can tell you that right now, too.
ALLEN: The school board will soon have a chance to find out exactly how Kansans feel about their actions. Four of the six conservatives are up for reelection this year. All are facing moderate challengers in races that are likely to attract attention and money, not just in Kansas, but also from around the country.
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From the Western Front trenches of World War I to the deserts of Iraq, soldiers have found comfort in the simple act of gardening.
Kenneth Helphand, writes about war gardens — not just victory gardens, grown in time of scarcity, but those planted on hostile fronts, including Eastern Europe's ghettos and the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II. Helphand calls the gardens an act of defiance.
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LOS ANGELES , June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nammi Therapeutics, Inc. (Nammi), an LA-based immunotherapy company, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to its lead program, QXL138AM, for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
QXL138AM is a Masked Immunocytokine (MIC) that targets a masked interferon alpha (IFNα) to the CD138 protein on the surface of the tumor cells. Once bound to the tumor cell, proteases on the tumor cell surface cleave the mask off the IFNα allowing it to bind its receptor. Activation of the IFNAR complex induces direct killing of myeloma cells as well as activating innate and adaptive anti-tumor immunity.
Multiple Myeloma is a relatively rare form of cancer, with the American Cancer Society estimating over 34,000 new cases and 12,000 deaths from multiple myeloma this year. While therapeutics have extended survival, it remains largely incurable. IFNα based therapeutics have demonstrated anti-tumor activity in clinical studies but are infrequently used due to significant toxicities. QXL138AM directly addresses this toxicity issue by targeting the IFNα to the myeloma cells with an anti-CD138 antibody and by masking the IFNα activity until it gets to the tumor.
QXL138AM is a first in class MIC comprised of a CD138-targeted antibody fused with Interferon alpha (IFNα) that is masked with a tumor-selectively releasable peptide. CD138 is expressed in multiple myeloma as well as many different solid tumor indications including pancreatic, breast, colon, hepatic, ovarian, urothelial, and head and neck cancers. Nammi Therapeutics is expecting to file an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the FDA to allow initiation of clinical studies this year.
Nammi Therapeutics, Inc. is an immuno-oncology company based in Los Angeles that is developing platforms and products that selectively activate anti-tumor immunity within the tumor microenvironment while minimizing systemic activation. By reducing systemic activation of the immune system, Nammi expects to improve safety and enhance the ability to combine multiple immune modulators. In addition to the MIC platform, Nammi has also developed a nanoparticle platform to deliver Immune Modulating Prodrugs (IMPs) using their Nammisome technology. Multiple Nammisome clinical candidates have also been selected for development.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its negative COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers flying into the U.S.. The mandate had been in place for almost a year and a half.
Here & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan has the latest details about the new changes and pandemic-related travel rules and requirements elsewhere around the world.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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We’ve been following the historic rise in prices for gas, groceries and rent, among other things. But Atlantic senior writer Derek Thompson also recently noticed a hefty price tag on a 10 minute Uber ride.
Thompson speaks with Here & Now‘s Robin Young about what’s behind the increase and what it means for people who have come to rely on apps in their daily lives.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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The federal government reportedly plans to shut down its COVID-19 contact tracing app, COVID Alert, sometime this week.
The news comes from The Globe and Mail, which cited two sources familiar with the situation. However, the publication didn’t identify the sources, who weren’t “authorized to discuss the shutdown.”
The report hardly comes as a surprise, given many provinces rolled out changes to PCR testing regulations that rendered the app useless several months ago.
Further, it was widely reported that COVID Alert had failed, based on the number of downloads and other usage metrics. Intended to help warn Canadians of potential exposure to COVID, only 6.9 million people downloaded the app by last February — Canada has a population of over 38 million people. Moreover, users had only inputted 57,704 codes declaring a COVID infection into the app. The Globe notes that at that time, over 3 million Canadians had contracted COVID-19.
For those unfamiliar with the app, COVID Alert ran on a system developed jointly by Apple and Google that leveraged smartphones’ Bluetooth capabilities to trade anonymous signals between people who were in close contact. If someone tested positive for COVID-19, they could input a code into the app, which would then send notifications warning of possible COVID exposure to other app users who had been near the person who tested positive.
While the underlying framework for the contact tracing app came from Google and Apple, COVID Alert was built by the Canadian Digital Service with help from Shopify and a security review from BlackBerry.
The government reportedly spent over $20 million developing the app, which launched in July 2020. However, questions remain about whether the app was helpful in combating the spread of COVID-19.
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A St. Clair Shores man was recently sentenced to 12 to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a woman at a Coney Island restaurant in mid-town Detroit.
Connor Craparotta, 24, received the sentence June 2 from Judge Kevin Cox of Wayne County Circuit Court for the August 2020 incident at Detroit One Coney Island on Woodward Avenue near Mack Avenue, according to court records. The sentence includes two years for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, to which he also pleaded. He received 643 days of credit for time served.
Craparotta’s co-defendant, Andrew Lee Harris, 26, of Lansing, received 10 to 22 years after pleading guilty to the same charges.
Both defendants had several other charges dismissed as part of plea deals.
Craparotta was wounded during the altercation with a man who was seated at the restaurant when he and Harris entered, according to police. An exchange of gunfire also resulted in a 60-year-man and a 24-year-old man suffering gunshot wounds.
Craparotta was pulled into a vehicle by a friend and taken to a hospital, where he was arrested, according to police. Harris was also arrested at the hospital. | https://www.macombdaily.com/2022/06/13/st-clair-shores-man-to-serve-12-years-for-detroit-eatery-shooting/ | 2022-06-13T18:45:30Z | https://www.macombdaily.com/2022/06/13/st-clair-shores-man-to-serve-12-years-for-detroit-eatery-shooting/ | false | 1 |
Links mentioned on New Mexico Living the week of June 13 – June 17
Monday, June 13
- Shred and bulk up with SWEAT Bootcamp
- KRQE Cares partners to host ‘Books for Kids’ and Story Time in the Park
- Great New Mexico Beer Festival happening this weekend
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
8-0-4, SB: 1
(eight, zero, four; SB: one)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
8-0-4, SB: 1
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Video clips from depositions with top Trump campaign staff, including Bill Stepien, Jason Miller and Ivanka Trump, illustrated how many of the former president's advisers argued against declaring victory on election night.
In one clip, Miller, a senior adviser to the campaign, described Rudy Giuliani as "definitely intoxicated." Panel vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney said he was "apparently inebriated."
Rudy Giuliani, Miller said, wanted to speak to the president on election night, telling Miller that he wanted Trump to say that "We won. They're stealing it from us."
In video testimony, Bill Stepien, Trump's 2020 campaign manager, said he advised against taking the course that Giuliani was suggesting.
"It was far too early to be making any calls like that, ballots were still being counted," Stepien said. "Ballots were still being counted. Ballots were still going to be counted for days."
In another video clip, Ivanka Trump stated that she didn't have a "firm view as to what he should say."
"The results were still being counted. It was becoming clear that the rates would not be called on election night," she said.
In remarks delivered on election night, Trump called the election a "fraud" and then continued to push baseless claims that he had won. "We were getting ready to win this election," he said. "Frankly, we did win this election."
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Which Logitech wireless headset is best?
Whether you are comfortable on the couch for a gaming session or taking the train home, you don’t want to wrestle with cables when using a headset. A wireless headset is a great option, and Logitech has several, even though its primary focus is gaming accessories.
The Logitech G733 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset should be in every gamer’s audio arsenal. It comes in five vibrant colors, uses a comfortable suspension headband and includes a Blue Voice microphone.
What to know before you buy a Logitech wireless headset
Compatibility with your platform
Most wireless headsets use Bluetooth technology to connect to an audio source. This should let you pair them with multiple devices, but that’s not always the case. For example, a wireless headset for Microsoft’s Xbox One X console uses a proprietary standard that’s not compatible with others. So, consider the gadget you are connecting to and ensure that your chosen Logitech headset is compatible.
Most have RGB lighting
Red, green and blue lighting effects have become hugely popular — especially with computer and gaming console players. Since that demographic is a strong focus for Logitech, most of its headsets have RGB lighting. If that doesn’t interest you, check if you can turn it off. If not, there might be a different Logitech wireless headset you can use.
There are different kinds of wireless headsets
Generally, Logitech headsets come in two types. There are pros and cons to both, but it usually comes down to which you prefer.
- Over-ear: These headsets have larger ear cups that cover your entire earlobe. They’re often more comfortable and provide a good amount of noise cancellation.
- On-ear: With smaller ear cups, on-ear headsets rest on top of your earlobe. Some prefer these, as they are more portable and often less expensive.
What to look for in a quality Logitech wireless headset
Excellent battery life
Wireless headsets use a rechargeable battery. The capacity can vary between models, but a good-quality Logitech headset gets you around 24 to 30 hours of listening on one charge. You recharge them through a USB cable or a charging cradle. Remember, the more functions a headset has, the faster the battery drains. Red, green and blue lighting, a built-in microphone and maximum volume contribute to rapid power loss.
Noise cancellation
Whether you’re playing video games or listening to music on the bus, you don’t want any external sounds to creep in. This is where noise cancellation plays a significant role.
- Active: Through several microphones and speakers, headsets with active noise cancellation are the best. It uses technology to electronically block out sounds and ambient noise.
- Passive: Requiring no battery power, passive noise cancellation relies on the tight fit of the headset on the ear lobes to block sounds. It’s not a perfect solution, but it gets the job done.
Low latency
Latency is the time it takes for an audio signal to reach the headset. You’ll hardly notice it when listening to music, but it can be prominent with video games and movies. This is often referred to as audio lag, where the sound doesn’t match up with the visuals. It is one of the primary stumbling blocks of Bluetooth headsets. A good-quality Logitech wireless headset has a low latency of only a few milliseconds.
How much you can expect to spend on a Logitech wireless headset
The price largely depends on the functions and additional features. An entry-level headset costs $50-$100, while a serious gaming headset sells for $150-$200.
Logitech wireless headset FAQ
What is Logitech’s Lightspeed technology?
A. Bluetooth is a wireless standard used in most devices, and while Logitech supports it, it also incorporates Lightspeed into headsets and mice. It is the company’s own wireless standard to improve latency.
Can you use a cable if the battery dies?
A. This depends on the Logitech headset, but some work over Bluetooth and a 3.5-millimeter cable. Keep in mind, though, that some features might not be available when you use a cable.
What’s the best Logitech wireless headset to buy?
Top Logitech wireless headset
Logitech G733 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset
What you need to know: Compatible with most gaming consoles, this wireless headset has RGB lighting on the front of each ear cup and a flexible suspension headband.
What you’ll love: The G733 has one of the longest-lasting batteries, providing almost 30 hours of operation. The 40-millimeter speakers are tuned with Logitech’s Pro-G drivers and the ear cups provide good noise cancellation through thick foam padding.
What you should consider: Some users have mentioned that the ear cups have an odd shape.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Logitech wireless headset for the money
Logitech G435 Lightspeed and Bluetooth Wireless Gaming Headset
What you need to know: This affordable over-ear headset has breathable fabric ear cups with thick foam padding to reduce discomfort from prolonged use.
What you’ll love: This is the first Logitech headset to use Lightspeed wireless and low-latency Bluetooth technologies, making it compatible with computers, gaming consoles and mobile devices. The 40-millimeter audio drivers produce clear sounds and the battery lasts for 18 hours.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have any noise-cancellation abilities.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Logitech G935 Wireless DTS:X 7.1 Surround Sound
What you need to know: The G935 is the perfect wireless headset for video games, as it produces crystal-clear 7.1 surround sound.
What you’ll love: The large 50-millimeter audio drivers ensure that you hear the softest of sounds, while the 6-millimeter microphone keeps you in contact with team members. With RGB lighting turned off, the battery lasts for around 12 hours.
What you should consider: It isn’t compatible with gaming consoles, as it uses a USB dongle.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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CARLSBAD, Calif. , June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Senté, an innovative specialty dermatology company, announces the launch of its latest medical grade skin care innovation with the launch of new tinted sunscreen formulas that protect the skin from damage caused by visible light in addition to UV rays.
Even Tone Mineral Sunscreen is specifically designed to promote even skin tone in every complexion. Combining all-mineral sunscreen filters and patented breakthrough Heparan Sulfate Analog (HSA) technology, Even Tone Mineral Sunscreen helps to protect against UV and visible light induced pigmentation. The lightweight, elegant formula is available in two adaptable shades that blend into the skin effortlessly to provide even coverage for a range of skin tones.
Senté CEO Laurent Combredet is excited to add this to the company's portfolio. "Daily sun protection is the most important step in any skin care regimen, particularly for those who struggle with skin discoloration which is exacerbated by sun exposure. That's why we are launching this new range of all-mineral tinted sunscreens formulated with our proprietary technology, Heparan Sulfate Analog (HSA), that provides extra defense from sun-induced discoloration."
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Hunter Killer
- FilmFour at 9pm
American submarine Captain Joe Glass (Gerard Butler) is on the hunt for a US sub in distress when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order. He must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII. Directed by Donovan Marsh.
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Navalny
- RTÉ One at 10.15pm on Thursday
This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, through his political rise, attempted assassination and search to uncover the truth. Directed by Daniel Roher.
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Spiderhead
- Netflix from Friday
Two inmates (Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett) form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a visionary (Chris Hemsworth) who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. Directed by Joseph Kosinski.
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Jojo Rabbit
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A lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis) has his world view turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic during World War II. Aided only by his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Directed by Taika Waititi.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- Virgin Media Two at 9pm on Saturday
Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) would love nothing more than to spend his time swinging between skyscrapers and hanging out with Gwen (Emma Stone), but he has a city to protect. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a powerful opponent. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realise that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp. | https://www.thejournal.ie/film-guide-22-5789322-Jun2022/ | 2022-06-13T19:00:17Z | https://www.thejournal.ie/film-guide-22-5789322-Jun2022/ | true | 1 |
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Basketball players in Brooklyn have a newly-redesigned blacktop to play pickup, as the Brooklyn Nets and company helped open a newly renovated schoolyard in Williamsburg.
Located at the Juan Morel Campos Secondary School on Heyward Street, the sports facility features basketball courts, soccer fields and running tracks along with a reinvigorated space with benches and trees.
The basketball courts, which feature colorful designs with New York themes, were designed by Nina Chanel Abney, a New York-based artist who hailed the project as a boon for the community.
“I’m super excited about the courts I designed for the new playground at Juan Morel Campos Secondary School,” she posted on social media. “This new playground will serve more than 17,300 neighborhood residents — including 4,600 children.”
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The Nets and the New York Liberty, which are both owned by Taiwanise-born billionaire Joe Tsai who made his fortune with e-commerce giant Alibaba, contributed to the creation of the new recreational spac, along with the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation, which is run by the Nets future Hall of Famer.
“Parks and playgrounds provide tremendous benefits for communities, from mental and physical well-being to improving environmental health,” said Carter Strickland of the Trust for Public Land.
“The Brooklyn Nets & New York Liberty Foundation strives to create equitable access to education and sports,” said Mandy Gutmann of BSE Global, which manages Barclays Center. “We know that the skills learned in basketball can transcend into tools for life and through this partnership, we are helping ensure the surrounding community has a place to play. We hope these beautifully designed courts will inspire the students to play hard, study hard, and have fun.”
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The space was also designed to be environmentally sustainable, as the designers used artificial grass to capture rainfall.
“This new Green Infrastructure playground will absorb all of the rain and snow that falls on it, which will help to reduce any neighborhood flooding and improve the health of nearby Newtown Creek,” said the City’s environmental head Rohit Aggarwala in a statement. | https://www.amny.com/sports/nets-liberty-team-bring-new-courts-to-brooklyn/ | 2022-06-13T19:03:54Z | https://www.amny.com/sports/nets-liberty-team-bring-new-courts-to-brooklyn/ | true | 1 |
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / June 13, 2022 / Gratomic Inc. ("Gratomic", "GRAT," or the "Company") (TSXV:GRAT)(OTCQX:CBULF)(FSE:CB82) is pleased to announce that, further to the Company's press release of April 12, 2022, it has acquired 100% of the rights and interests in and to the properties known as the "Jacobina Prospect" and the "Igrapiuna Prospect" comprising mineral claims 870162/2019, 870163/2019 and 870599/2019 (2,782.01 Ha) located in the State of Bahia, BA, Brazil (the "Property"). The Property is within 30 kilometres of its Capim Grosso graphite project located within the Bahia State of Brazil.
The Company issued 1,262,865 shares as partial consideration for the Property. The Company's press release of April 12, 2022 erroneously referred to the issuance of 1,768,011 shares. The 1,262,865 shares issued were valued at $1.40 for a total value of $1,768,011. The shares issued are subject to a hold period expiring October 11, 2022 and 420,955 of the shares are subject to an additional resale restriction until February 10, 2023 with a further 420,955 shares subject to an additional resale restriction until June 10, 2023.
About Gratomic
Gratomic is a multinational company with projects in Namibia, Brazil, and Canada. The Company is focused on becoming a leading global graphite supplier and aims to secure a strong position in the EV (Electric Vehicle) battery supply chain. With the continued development of its flagship Aukam project and further exploration on the Company's Capim Grosso property, Gratomic sets itself apart by seeking out unique top-quality assets around the world. True to its roots, the Company will continue to explore graphite opportunities displaying potential for development. The Company ranked third place in the top 10 preforming mining stocks on the 2022 TSX Venture 50™.
Large quantities of high-quality vein graphite have been shipped for testing to confirm its viability as an anode material. Gratomic is confident that the test results will provide a unique competitive advantage in its desired target markets. The Company will continue to update the public on the status of these tests and will provide results as soon as they become available.
The Company has formed a collaboration agreement with Forge Nano. With its patented ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) coating, this cooperation with Forge Nano is a key element to support Gratomic's strategies towards the value-added phases of production of graphite for anode applications, namely micronization, spheronization and coating, making Gratomic graphite a preferred choice for use in lithium-ion batteries.
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. , June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ADx Health has recently broadened the list of experts contributing to the company's Scientific Advisory Board, The Board is composed of prominent individuals across a number of fields related to genetics, neurodegenerative diseases, pharmacogenomics, cardiology, sports medicine and naturopathy in support the company's mission to deliver the highest quality consumer-directed genetic and wellness testing.
Bill Kraus, MD and Robin Everts, PhD, have joined Ryan Fortna, MD, PhD, Eric Hegedus, PhD, and Jennifer Stagg, ND, in providing a full complement of current research and best practices for their fields.
Dr. Kraus, a noted preventive cardiologist with the Duke University School of Medicine and a specialist in integrated physiology and genetics, brings extensive experience and publications to the benefit of ADx Health's myGenoFit™ DNA testing for athletes. He is the former President of the National College of Sports Medicine and a Top 100 Finisher at the Boston Marathon.
Dr. Everts has been a leader in single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) research and development for a number of large commercial entities with a recent focus on clinical genetics. His deep knowledge of pharmacogenetic variants and testing platforms will further support PGx Complete™, the ADx Health offering for drug metabolism. He is a member of CPIC.
ADx Health CEO, Fritz Gartner, commented on the expansion. "We're happy to have these individuals join our talented group of healthcare professionals furthering our goal to improve trust and value in consumer genetics."
For more information on other ADx Health Scientific Advisory Board Members, go to https://adxhealth.com/about/#our-lab-and-team.
We believe that with knowledge comes power, the power to live a better life. Our consumer-directed genetic and wellness products provide actionable information that helps individuals find balance, purpose, and thrive. ADx Health™ is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Pathology, PLLC in Bellingham, Washington.
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The Emergency Regulations Law in Judea and Samaria is expected to be brought to the Knesset plenum for another vote in the coming days, after being voted down in the Knesset plenum for the first time in over five decades. This rather standard legislation, which has been passed without question every five years since 1967, failed to pass a first reading last week, due to a perfect storm of political and ideological arm wrestling: Of the Knesset’s 120 parliamentarians, 52 MKs voted in favor, 58 opposed.
The emergency regulations apply Israeli law to citizens living in Judea and Samaria, and mainly concern the powers of Israel’s judiciary and executive branches regarding Israelis who have committed crimes in Judea and Samaria, including areas under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. These regulations make it possible for Israel to carry out orders and enforce punishments on Israeli citizens, and create a framework for legal cooperation between Israel and the relevant arms of the Palestinian Authority.
If the emergency regulations are allowed to expire at the end of this month, things may become complicated for law enforcement authorities, as well as for the residents of Judea and Samaria. In the opinion of Israel’s deputy attorney general, “this will create legal and practical difficulties in conducting complex or joint investigations, which is a significant factor and a vital element of the powers vested in the Military Governor, impacting governance of the area and maintenance of public order and security.”
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Timidity
Since 1967, the only thing that has prevented Israeli governments from applying Israeli law in Judea and Samaria is their own reticence – actually, their timidity. In the aftermath of the Six Day War, in which Egypt, Syria and Jordan invaded Israel in a combined military action, Israel attained control of the areas of Gaza, the Golan, Judea and Samaria.
Immediately, perhaps inexplicably but most certainly unfortunately, Israel chose – voluntarily – to establish a temporary military administration to govern the local population, until a negotiated resolution could be achieved. Since neither Jordan nor Egypt had acquired recognized sovereign powers in the areas, Judea and Samaria could not be formally defined as occupied territories; nonetheless, Israel committed itself to act in accordance with the relevant norms of international law, pending a negotiated settlement – without officially acknowledging the formal applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention to these areas. This temporary, neither-fish-nor-fowl situation has endured ever since and the emergency regulations implemented at the time continue to prop up the legal construct that continue to serve all the parties concerned.
This has led to a chaotic reality that harms the security and quality of life of the residents of Judea and Samaria, Jews and Arabs alike, and the security of Israel as a whole.
These regulations deal mainly with criminal law and civil rights, and while the various technical clauses reveal the official policy of Israel to criminality in Judea and Samaria, what is not included may be even more telling: In completely ignoring the issues of proprietary rights – real estate law and ownership – they lay bare the failure of successive Israeli governments to protect the basic rights of the state and its citizens.
Proprietary rights in Judea and Samaria remain under the Jordanian and Ottoman systems, and these laws are outdated, ineffective and in some cases even antisemitic. Even worse, perhaps, is the selective manner in which these laws are enforced by the Israeli judicial and military systems. Selective enforcement of outrageously outdated laws has enabled – and continues to enable – the Palestinian Authority to exploit the Israeli system, to annex vast areas of Judea and Samaria, to redraw the map and to lead the entire region toward violent confrontation. Continued reliance on emergency legislation may be the lesser of evils, but it most certainly is not the solution.
The writer is director of the International Division of Regavim, a public Israeli non-government watchdog and lobbying group dedicated to the protection of Israel’s land resources and the preservation of Israeli sovereignty. | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-709315 | 2022-06-13T19:20:54Z | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-709315 | true | 1 |
Even for a band as seasoned as Queen, a new tour presents certain tribulations. For example, as they resume their Rhapsody World Tour – including a 10-date residency at London’s O2 Arena – Brian May, Roger Taylor and Adam Lambert are facing a familiar conundrum. Just how do you adequately represent Queen’s capacious back catalogue in a single live set? “We do just over two hours, which is time for just over 30 songs,” says Taylor. “There’s that constant challenge – to fit in big hit singles alongside slightly deeper cuts. God help anyone trying to whittle our back catalogue down to a Top 30!”
As it transpires, both Taylor and May are fascinated by Uncut’s entirely impartial and scientific list of Queen’s best songs. “That looks like a good mix of hits, live favourites and album tracks,” admits Brian May. “I can imagine that lots of fans will argue for days about this selection! But it’s heartening that there is such depth in our catalogue. There are so many deep cuts we’d love to do live again. Part of me would love to do a whole set of obscure album tracks. But you can’t afford to do that when you have so many hit singles that people expect to hear. As Prince used to say: ‘There are too many hits, darling!’”
Over the last 50 years, Queen have recorded nearly 200 songs – including 40 hit singles. As a consequence, many of the band’s biggest singles don’t make the setlist – songs like “Flash”, “You’re My Best Friend”, “Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy”, “Play The Game” and “A Kind Of Magic” haven’t been played in years.
Too many hits? Not a bad problem to have. But what Brian May is uncomfortable about is explaining what some of those hits mean… “I’m so glad that Freddie was never grilled by journalists, asking him the exact meaning of “Bicycle Race” or whatever,” says May. “Part of me is uncomfortable about analysing what these songs mean. I love that no-one understands “Bohemian Rhapsody”. It means that anyone is free to put their own interpretation to the song. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that the intention of the writer is just a small part of what a song means. There is always an autobiographical element to every song, but so much is in the eye – or the ear – of the beholder, of the interpreter. That’s how music should be.” | https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interviews/queen-30-greatest-songs-138806/ | 2022-06-13T19:22:00Z | https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interviews/queen-30-greatest-songs-138806/ | false | 2 |
WWE Announces Second NIL Signing Class of Collegiate Athletes
WWE's Name, Image and Likeness program, dubbed "WWE Next in Line," announced its first signing class back in December 2021. A new class of collegiate athletes was confirmed on Monday, consisting of football players from the NCAA's Power 5 conferences as well as athletes from the world of volleyball, gymnastics, cheerleading and basketball. The signees will be allowed to train at the WWE Performance Center down in Orlando and use company resources to educate themselves on building their own brand.
"The WWE NIL program has the potential to be transformational to our business. By creating partnerships with elite athletes at all levels across a wide variety of college sports, we will dramatically expand our pool of talent and create a system that readies NCAA competitors for WWE once their collegiate careers come to a close," Paul "Triple H" Levesque stated when the Next in Line program was first introduced. The new class includes the following:
- Derrian Gobourne, gymnastics University of Auburn
- Chandler Hayden, track & field at the University of Tennessee
- Cohlton Schultz, wrestling at Arizona State University
- Ali Mattox, Ole Miss Cheer & Dance Team,
- Luke Ford, tight end at the University of Illinois
- Case Hatch, fullback at Arizona State University
- Thunder Keck, outside linebacker at Stanford University
- Maliq Carr, tight end at Michigan State
- KeShaun Moore, linebacker at Hampton University
- Mikala Hall, basketball at Central Michigan
- Ericka Link, volleyball at Elon University
- Rachel Glenn, track & field at University of South Carolina
- Ruben Banks, track & field at University of Arkansas
- Tyanna Omazic, volleyball at University of Miami
- Zachary Knighton-Ward, wrestling at Hofstra University
Welcome the 2nd class of 15 college athletes from around the country. These young men and women represent #WWENIL and what could be the future of @WWE! @NILSummit https://t.co/HCqUHdMYaJ
— Triple H (@TripleH) June 13, 2022
Levesque explained why WWE started placing a greater emphasis on recruiting college athletes during an interview with The Athletic earlier this year. The program first launched with the signing of Gable Steveson, a two-time NCAA D-1 Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling.
The tryouts we did before, where there were a lot of athletes and experienced indie guys, I don't think there's any less of a 'That's a rock star.' The indie stuff, half of it is, 'He's a good in-ring performer, but the rest is a mystery. He's got bad habits I have to get him out of.' This is almost cleaner. It's a blank slate."
"The numbers force us to be more regimented," he added. "We used to be like, 'Well, he's only been here a year, let's give him more time, see if he picks it up.' Now we know there's a six-month coming in the door of adapt, get rolling and then we're looking at your aptitude for this. We know in that six months — and some won't make it that long." | https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/wwe-nil-signing-class-june-2022-next-in-line-ali-mattox-maliq-carr-keshaun-moore/ | 2022-06-13T19:28:29Z | https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/wwe-nil-signing-class-june-2022-next-in-line-ali-mattox-maliq-carr-keshaun-moore/ | false | 1 |
7 takeaways from Monday’s January 6 hearing
By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN
The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol detailed Monday how those around then-President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election — but he refused to listen, turning instead to his attorney Rudy Giuliani to embrace false claims that the election was stolen.
The hearing Monday was one witness short from what was planned, but the panel heard testimony from a former Fox News digital politics editor, a conservative lawyer, a US attorney and a Republican election official — who all said it was clear President Joe Biden won the election and Trump’s claims of fraud were nonsense.
Here are the key takeaways from the panel’s second hearing this month about Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the violence in the Capitol on January 6.
Stepien surprise sets off a scramble — but committee quickly adapts
The committee surprised many observers Sunday when it announced that Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien would be testifying in-person at Monday’s hearing. But Stepien had a surprise of his own on Monday morning, when he found out that his wife went into labor, so he pulled out of the hearing.
This whirlwind of events forced the committee to scramble — and they handled it deftly, albeit after a 45-minute delay.
Lawmakers and committee staff were obviously prepared with video clips from Stepien’s private deposition. And they played a lot of footage from his testimony Monday, which revealed new details about his conversations with Trump and how he advised the President not to prematurely declare victory on election night.
In some ways, the outcome gave the Democratic-run committee more power to control what the public heard from Stepien. He wasn’t in the room to say his piece, which could have included some defenses of Trump and some pushback against the committee. Instead, the panel could pick and choose which deposition clips it played, and they focused like a laser on the most damaging material for Trump.
Lengthy depositions take place of witness testimony
Stepien’s testimony wasn’t the committee’s only use of depositions on Monday. The panel played lengthy portions of former Attorney General William Barr’s deposition with the committee, where he described in detail why Trump’s fraud claims were “bogus” and why he has seen nothing since to convince him there was fraud.
“There was never an indication of interest in what the actual facts were,” Barr said in video of his deposition played Monday. “I was somewhat demoralized, because I thought, ‘Boy, if he really believes this stuff, he has lost contact with — he’s become detached from reality if he really believes this stuff.’ “
The committee did not invite Barr to testify publicly for Monday’s hearing, but the minutes of his deposition that played made it feel at times as though he was there.
The video depositions have also given the committee the chance to show testimony from others in Trump’s inner circle — including Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner — without having to bring them in to testify. And by just showing video depositions, the committee controls which soundbites are aired.
The hearing is illustrating they key role played by Barr in setting the tone for “Team Normal,” the group of campaign and White House officials who were trying to advise Trump the fraud claims were bogus.
It’s not for a lack of trying to find fraud. Barr had issued a controversial memo weeks earlier that allows prosecutors to look at election crime claims even before certification of the vote. Barr’s move had prompted a top public integrity official at the Justice Department to resign. Barr looked for fraud and didn’t find it.
Barr becomes debunker-in-chief
Democrats reviled Barr when he was in office — accusing him of wielding the powers of the Justice Department to do Trump’s bidding, undermining the Russia investigation, and pushing right-wing conspiracy theories. But over the last two weeks, Barr has become a new hero of sorts for liberals, for aggressively debunking and condemning Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
The Democratic-run committee has featured clips from Barr’s deposition more than any other witness so far, and they interviewed more than 1,000 people as part of their yearlong investigation. These clips have established Barr as the highest-ranking Trump administration official to affirm the legitimacy of the election results and disavow Trump’s relentless effort to claim that the election was tainted by fraud.
During Monday’s hearing, Barr dismantled specific Trump-backed claims about illegal “vote dumps” in Detroit, nationwide vote-rigging by Dominion with its election machines, and other conspiracy theories.
Unprompted, Barr even went out of his way to criticize “2,000 Mules,” the film created by right-wing activist Dinesh D’Souza, a convicted felon who claims that the 2020 election was stolen. (In a deposition clip played Monday, Barr laughed off the film and said it was “completely lacking” in evidence.)
Barr said the theories Trump supported were “idiotic” and “amateurish” and “detached from reality.” This rhetoric is strikingly close to what top Democrats have said all along about Trump’s fraud claims.
To be clear, Barr is still a hardline conservative. Just a few weeks ago, he made several false claims in a Fox News interview about the Trump-Russia investigation, and backed up Trump’s baseless assertions that the entire probe was a fabricated “hoax” perpetrated by Democratic operatives and the FBI.
Committee argues Trump peddled fraud claims in bad faith after he was personally told were not legitimate
One of the primary areas of focus of Monday’s hearing was to underscore the idea that Trump and some of his allies continued to peddle false claims of election fraud after they were personally told those claims were not legitimate.
The committee made the argument that Trump was repeatedly told by his own top officials, including Barr and Stepien, that the myriad of fraud claims he was pushing were groundless and were certainly not evidence that the election was stolen.
“I specifically raised the Dominion voting machines, which I found to be among the most disturbing allegations — disturbing in the sense that I saw absolutely zero basis for the allegations, but they were made in such a sensational way that they obviously were influencing a lot of people, members of the public,” Barr said during his deposition, according to a video played Monday.
Yet, Trump and some of his allies continued to push these false claims all the way through January in what the committee attempted to show was a bad faith effort to overturn the election despite consistently being told those claims were not valid.
During their December 2020 Oval Office confrontation, Barr said that Trump gave him a report that claimed “absolute proof” the Dominion voting machines had been rigged. Barr said that the report “looked very amateurish to me,” and he “didn’t see any supporting information” for the fraud claims.
Barr would resign in December 2020 shortly after his last meeting with Trump and was replaced by acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who also faced a similar barrage of pressure from the former President to investigate the same unfounded election fraud claims that Barr had warned him were baseless.
Ultimately, Trump considered replacing Rosen with a relatively obscure environmental lawyer, Jeffrey Clark, who had demonstrated a willingness to pursue the fraud claims that other senior DOJ officials would not.
Clark drafted a “Proof of Concept memo” for overturning the 2020 election and sent it to top Justice Department officials on December 28, 2020, two weeks after Barr’s resignation. That memo relied heavily on many of the same debunked fraud claims that Trump had already been told had no merit.
At the same time, Trump’s allies were pushing the Justice Department to take Trump’s false stolen election claims to the Supreme Court in an effort to prevent the outcome from several key swing states from being counted. The brief sent to Rosen and other top DOJ officials by Trump’s personal assistant at the White House cited the same report on Michigan voting machine irregularities Barr had told Trump was “amateurish” and failed to include any supporting information.
Committee focuses on ‘Team Normal’ vs Rudy standoff
The committee focused on testimony Monday that distinguished between two groups advising Trump in the days after the election: “Team Normal” and those who were with Rudy Giuliani pushing baseless claims of voter fraud.
“We called them kind of my team and Rudy’s team,” Stepien said in deposition video played by the committee. “I didn’t mind being characterized as being part of Team Normal.”
The committee traced back the divide to election night, when Stepien and others were telling Trump it was too early to call the race, while Giuliani told him to declare victory.
“The President disagreed with that. I don’t recall the particular words. He thought I was wrong. He told me so,” Stepien said of a conversation with Trump on election night. “And that he was going to go in a different direction.”
The committee worked to undercut the wild claims Giuliani and Sidney Powell were making about votes being changed and foreign countries being involved — all of which were untrue. They showed video from depositions Giuliani and Powell juxtaposed with officials like Barr and Stepien saying the claims were simply nonsense.
The committee even took a dig at Giuliani and his state of mind on Election Night, playing video from Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller’s deposition where he said that Giuliani “had too much to drink.”
“I mean, the mayor was definitely intoxicated,” Miller said. “But I did not know his level of toxic intoxication when he spoke with the President, for example.”
Committee reveals details of investigation into campaign’s finances
One of the key details the January 6 committee revealed during Monday’s hearing was how Trump’s lies about the election turned into millions of dollars in fundraising for Trump’s campaign and the political action committee he created after the election.
The panel made the case that Trump’s false claims about voter fraud dovetailed with his campaign’s fundraising effort — resulting in $250 million being donated to Trump and his allies, including solicited requests for an “official election defense fund,” that did not exist.
“The ‘Big Lie’ was also a big rip-off,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, said during Monday’s hearing.
During the committee’s investigation, went to court to try to pry loose financial documents like bank records that were connected to January 6. Monday’s hearing was the first indication of how the panel plans to use those records in its hearings.
Still, the committee didn’t show a ton of detail about what financial documents it had obtained, and more could be unveiled in the hearings to come.
Committee connects fraud to the violence
After a two-hour hearing focused on debunking Trump’s lies about the election, the committee ended its second hearing by returning to the violence that occurred at the Capitol on January 6.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson introduced a video showing that those who went to Washington on January 6 and breached the Capitol did so believing the election lies.
“We know they were there because of Donald Trump. Now we hear some of the things they believed,” Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, said.
In the video, Trump’s supporters said they believed that the baseless claims about Dominion software and about how Trump’s votes were not counted.
“I voted early, it went well except for you can’t really trust the software, Dominion software all over,” one person said.
The return to the violence at the Capitol is a theme that’s likely to continue through the opening series of hearings detailing how Trump tried to overturn his election loss in the lead-up to January 6, including hearings planned for this week about Trump’s pressure campaign against the Justice Department and his Vice President Mike Pence.
This story has been updated with additional developments Monday.
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Mill Bay firefighters helped successfully extract a young bear from a tree in a residential Cowichan Valley neighbourhood June 6, but the story did not have feel-good ending they had hoped.
The bear was euthanized and B.C. Conservation Officer Scott Norris is not at all happy about it.
“The neighbourhood failed this bear,” Norris said. “They didn’t lock up their garbage and other attractants like they should be doing and we get called in situations like this. We had to euthanize it. That’s the saddest and most frustrating part of the job. It provides a significant amount of stress for officers. When you have to continually euthanize animals it’s not a fun job.”
Just before 4 p.m. the bell sounded for Mill Bay Fire Rescue to join Shawnigan Lake RCMP and the BC Conservation Officers Service on Princess Avenue in Cobble Hill.
“This time of year we’ve got a lot of bear calls in the Cowichan Valley, lots of bears are looking for food and territory and they have a tremendous ability to smell from great distances,” Norris said. “As a result bears will make their way closer to homes and find unsecured garbage. Once a bear becomes habituated to human food sources, we’re unable to relocate those bears because there’s a greater public safety risk.”
The bear was a yearling, Norris said — a year, maybe a year-and-a-half old — and underweight.
“A skinny bear not in great shape,” he said, adding there’d been reports spanning more than a week before the bear was caught that it had been raiding the neighbourhood garbages of those not locking them up securely in their sheds or garages.
In fact, when the first officer arrived at the scene, the bear was eating garbage.
People need to understand that they’ve got a duty to keep bears safe and wild, Norris said.
“They complain that they don’t want to keep their garbage in the garage because it smells. But a bungee cord or a brick on it isn’t going to cut it. They’re strong animals and very persistent.”
It’s not just garbage but recycling that’s an attractant because there’s often food waste still on some recyclables and if it smells like food, bears will eat it.
Norris noted a recent bear necropsy in Nanaimo revealed a euthanized bear there had aluminum foil and garbage in its stomach.
“They’re eating all those food scraps and that’s what’s making them sick,” he said.
“Lock up the garbage, keep the fruit picked, if you can’t pick it, there’s organizations that will pick the food for you and you get part of the fruit and the rest gets donated,” he said. “There are ways.”
Visit wildsafebc.com to learn more about bears and attractant management.
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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Vandals last month used spray paint to draw on more than 30 sites at California's Yosemite National Park, officials said.
Park officials are asking anyone who was on the trail to the top of Yosemite Falls on May 20 and who saw people carrying cans of spray paint and tagging the area to contact the National Park Service.
Vandals used white and blue spray paint to draw on boulders and other sites along the Yosemite Falls Trail, park officials said in a Facebook post Sunday.
At approximately 8:15 p.m. on May 20, park rangers received multiple reports of vandalism along the trail. When they assessed the damage the next day, they found more than two dozen places where graffiti had been spray-painted, officials said.
Photos posted on social media show rocks tagged with the word “Fresno” and other illegible writings.
The smallest graffiti measured 1 foot by 1 foot (30 centimeters by 30 centimeters), but most were 3 feet by 3 feet (1 meter by 1 meter), and a few were larger than 8 feet by 8 feet (2.5 meters by 2.5 meters), officials said. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Vandals-tags-30-Yosemite-National-Park-sites-with-17238699.php | 2022-06-13T19:31:34Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Vandals-tags-30-Yosemite-National-Park-sites-with-17238699.php | false | 16 |
BUMBLE ON THE TEST: Ollie Pope's emergence in his 25th Test has been superb, while Ben Foakes' calmness has really benefitted England
- The emergence of Ollie Pope in his 25th Test is a major boost for England
- Ben Foakes' calmness at the crease has also been a significant positive
- Ben Stokes has demonstrated a calm assurance as England's captain
England have the chance to secure a comeback against New Zealand going into the final day of the second Test.
There were plenty of positives to take from proceedings for England, including the performance of Ollie Pope.
Sportsmail's DAVID LLOYD offers his thoughts and insights on the day's play.
Ollie Pope made a major impact in his 25th Test - it's fantastic to have seen his emergence
FEELING JOLLY ABOUT OLLIE
It’s been great to see the emergence of Ollie Pope in his 25th Test. Have England at last found a player to fill the problem No 3 spot?
In my opinion, there’s another good’un waiting out there, Yorkshire’s Harry Brook, who good judges are saying is the real deal. And keep an eye on his team-mate George Hill, a 21-year-old opener from Keighley.
FOAKES LOOKS THE BUSINESS
Someone who’s quietly going about his business is Ben Foakes. There’s always a bit of noise about what do England want from their wicketkeeper, but he is a wonderful gloveman, and his calmness at the crease has really benefited England.
He seems an intelligent cricketer who can assess a situation, and was quite happy in this game to play second fiddle to Root, just as he did in the run-chase at Lord’s.
Ben Foakes has gone about his business quietly and his calmness has benefited England
BEN'S GOT TEAM BUZZING
There looks to be a real buzz in the field under Ben Stokes. Joe Root is like a spring chicken after his release from the captaincy, and almost after every over Stokes, Broad and Anderson get together and look busy with their planning.
So far, Stokes has actually shown a calm assurance as captain, which is totally against what is perceived to be his character. And it appears to be infectious.
Ben Stokes has shown a calm assurance as captain, which appears to be infectious
MORRIS MEN ARE HONEST...
After my mention of the Knaresborough bed race, I wondered whether I’d mentioned horn-blowing in Ripon? Then ther’s long-sword dancing in Goathland, which in turn may be surpassed by the coal-carrying championships of Gawthorp.
That reminds me of the time I was in a pub in Cartmel and saw some Morris dancers in full regalia having a pint. I asked if they’d just finished. To which one of them said: ‘You don’t think we do this sober, do you?’
POOR ETHEL AND ERNIE
As the game went through a quiet period on Monday, my thoughts turned to holidays, and that classic TV show A Place in the Sun. Does anybody ever buy one? Typically, you’ll have Ethel and Ernie from Chingford, with 65 grand to spend on a property in Marbella.
They’re on the balcony, overlooking the ocean, when Ethel says: ‘I could see myself here sat watching the sun go down with a gin and tonic.’ Looking at them, I would say rather than sat on your own doorstep with a can of White Lightning shouting at next door’s kids…
CONWAY SHOWS HIS CLASS
The third innings in a Test match can often be vulnerable for the batting side, and New Zealand had a tricky period against Broad and Anderson before lunch on day four.
It was cloudy, the lights were on, and the ball was nipping around all over the place after the early demise of Tom Latham. But Devon Conway played with great skill, and pulled off some lovely reverse sweeps after lunch off Jack Leach.
Devon Conway played with great skill and pulled off some lovely reverse sweeps after lunch
CLASSIC CARS
I’m a sucker for classic cars. I’m just coming to the end of a full restoration of a Land Rover Defender. It’s ready some time this week.
I’ll be using it to combat the highways and byways of North Yorkshire’s many villages. I am so excited. If I smoked – a filthy habit, by the way – I would definitely pass my fags around. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-10912415/BUMBLE-TEST-Ollie-Popes-emergence-25th-Test-superb.html | 2022-06-13T19:35:04Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-10912415/BUMBLE-TEST-Ollie-Popes-emergence-25th-Test-superb.html | true | 2 |
The Ombudsman de Montréal's 18th annual report - Complaints increased in 2021 with 2,365 files processed, including 211 new inquiries, covering a wide range of subjects Français
The files processed are for insalubrious dwellings, discrimination, home adaptation and homelessness, among other topics
MONTRÉAL, June 13, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Ombudsman de Montréal, Me Nadine Mailloux, today tabled her annual activities report for the year 2021 to City Council. Presented under the theme Here for You, the report shows a record number of complaints, with 2,365 files processed, including 211 new inquiries, 40 of which were initiated by the OdM, compared with 2,150 files processed in 2020.
"In 2021," said Me Mailloux, "our team drew on its expertise and developed it in order to listen, understand and resolve files regarding topics that touch on a variety of subjects, such as discrimination, home adaptation and Indigenous homelessness."
The 2,365 files processed in 2021, including the 89 inquiries launched before 2021 and still active as of January 1, 2021, dealt with many topics. Among those, the main concerns involved: Public Works (320), City Services; communications, politeness, delays and procedures (220), Nuisances (172) and Trees, community gardens and parks (132).
It is worth noting that interventions by the OdM can take multiple forms and rest on many bases. In some cases, the Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities represents not simply a jurisdictional basis but also plays a key role in their outcome.
In 2021, the OdM amended the way it categorizes files in order to better reflect the number of inquiries in which a right protected under the Charter would not have been respected. This way, the files in which the OdM invoked the Charter are clarified and reflect more faithfully its use in our inquiries.
42 inquiries launched in 2021 involved the Charter and 66 City principles, undertakings and responsibilities contained in the Charter were involved in these inquiries.
On May 4, the OdM published its report on Indigenous and Inuit homelessness in the Milton-Parc neighbourhood. It shines a light on a humanitarian crisis in the heart of the city and contains five recommendations which are a call to action to authorities, particularly Ville de Montréal.
The OdM intervenes in the file of a citizen and insists on the fact that the systemic problem of delays in administering the Home Adaptation Program (HAP) of Montréal is worrisome and is liable to end up as a denial of essential services for many vulnerable people.
The OdM obtains several commitments from the Service de l'habitation, notably to document, gather and communicate its weekly statistics so as to keep delays under control. The OdM team will monitor the situation closely to ensure that the risk that vulnerable persons are forced to leave their homes because their dwelling cannot be adapted in a timely manner is reduced.
Residents of a seniors' residence must travel 30 metres, cross the new bicycle path and get into the paratransit vehicle in traffic lanes rather than from the sidewalk.
The OdM asks the Borough to build a drop-off zone with a sidewalk ramp without delay in front of the residence's entrance, which was eventually done after a lengthy inquiry. This file highlights the importance of integrating the principles of universal accessibility from the outset, at the design stage of new developments.
In the summer of 2021, with the pandemic still very much active, the vast majority of city parks were swamped by Montrealers. The OdM receives many complaints from people living alongside some of these parks about persons urinating and defecating on their property or their parking areas, soiled tissue papers thrown not in the trash or foul smells.
Long lines in front of the few sanitation facilities, a reduced number of available washrooms and chemical toilets deemed insalubrious are among the reasons invoked for the problem. The OdM begins discussions with several Boroughs, which are responsive and willing to provide solutions.
Among these was the Borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, which added a chemical toilet in the parc des Carrières, immediately resolving the problems in that area. Responding to the OdM's suggestion, the Borough adjusts the signage in parc Sainte-Bernadette that indicates at strategic points the presence of nearby sanitation facilities. A similar situation was settled in the same way by the Ville-Marie Borough, to the north of parc Jeanne-Mance.
After complaints from residents living along Clos des Carrières regarding nuisances related to municipal activities there, the OdM intervened.
The OdM inquiry resulted in improvements for residents: replacing vehicle back-up alarms with quieter models, the resurfacing of a problematic stretch on rue des Carrières and of the site, the addition of speed signs, directives for supervisors, replacing and relocating some devices, etc.
After noticing that citizens who belong to certain ethnic or cultural groups, particularly in the poorest areas of Montréal, made little use of its services, the OdM redoubled its efforts to highlight its jurisdiction over discrimination issues.
Currently, more sophisticated methods of tabulating sociodemographic data concerning people who contact the OdM are being deployed in order to better adapt services. Moreover, due to wide disparities in that regard and to specific issues that may exist in a Borough, emphasis is placed more on areas than on Boroughs.
Lastly, the entire OdM staff has received extensive training on various forms of discrimination as well as on investigative and analysis methods specific to processing complaints on that subject. All employees have also received their certification in gender-based analysis with an intersectional approach (ADS+).
The OdM intervenes on the basis of complaints or on its own initiative to ensure that citizens' civic rights are respected and that their files are treated with respect, justice, fairness and goodwill by all municipal stakeholders. The OdM also provides the only available recourse to ensure compliance with the Montréal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities. The OdM uses every intervention as an occasion to promote a culture based on quality of services, greater transparency and fair and just decision-making processes.
Since the 2003 creation of the office, the OdM has handled more than 27,656 files. Having recourse to the OdM is free of charge and easily accessible. OdM's annual reports are available on the website.
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For further information: Pierre Tessier, [email protected], 514 233-1636 | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-ombudsman-de-montreal-s-18th-annual-report-complaints-increased-in-2021-with-2-365-files-processed-including-211-new-inquiries-covering-a-wide-range-of-subjects-804983666.html | 2022-06-13T19:35:12Z | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-ombudsman-de-montreal-s-18th-annual-report-complaints-increased-in-2021-with-2-365-files-processed-including-211-new-inquiries-covering-a-wide-range-of-subjects-804983666.html | true | 2 |
THE Central Bank has swapped more than €2.9m worth of old punts over the last four years, including more than €625,000 in coins.
All the largest exchanges last year were worth less than €10,000, according to records, with the highest transaction dealing with £7,724, or €9,808, in ‘new money’.
Figures for 2021 show how just over €400,000 — or £317,124 in punts — was exchanged in notes last year, two decades after the euro first came into circulation. Remarkably, a further €163,000 — or £128,458 in old pound coins and other loose change — were also exchanged by the Central Bank in 2021.
The figures were up more than a third compared to 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when around €415,000 in old pound banknotes and coins were exchanged. However, the level of exchange was far higher in prior years like 2018 when €1.13m worth of punts were swapped out for euros.
That figure dropped to €839,423 in 2019 before its precipitous decline in 2020 when significant restrictions on movement were in place for large parts of the year to curb the spread of coronavirus.
A log of the 20 largest transactions from last year shows that most were relatively small with all ranging between €4,100 and €9,800 in value.
The Central Bank said that last year it had allowed the exchange of damaged pound notes on 738 separate occasions with limits to how poor the condition of the currency can be.
There was just a single instance recorded in 2021 where the Central Bank declined an exchange due to the “severity of damage” to the notes involved. Punts are exchanged at the fixed rate of £1 for €1.269738 based on the value at the time the euro came into circulation in January 2002.
Appointments must be made at the Central Bank with the exchange of damaged currency — including euro notes — allowed even where notes may have been partially burnt, cut, or are suffering from decomposition.
For values above €200, applicants need to provide a high-quality photocopy of an official identity document while exchanges worth more than €1,000 require evidence of ownership and the source of the funds.
A health and safety assessment must be included where there is evidence of contamination of the money with blood, mould, sewage, drugs, or other unknown substances. The Central Bank said it can refuse applications where it believes genuine banknotes or coins have been deliberately damaged.
Exchanges are also refused where it’s believed a criminal offence was committed, or in circumstances where the banknote is suspected of being counterfeit or altered.
The Central Bank said that when applications are refused, they would provide reasons why: “This may happen if you submit less than half of a …banknote for exchange and do not provide evidence that the missing parts have been destroyed.” | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40894415.html | 2022-06-13T19:37:10Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40894415.html | false | 1 |
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is setting in motion plans to legalize the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes, aiming to have legislation ready later this year.
The Health Ministry said Monday that it will start holding expert hearings on various aspects of the issue Tuesday. It said that more than 200 representatives from the medical, legal and other fields will take part, along with officials from various levels of government and unidentified international experts.
The pledge to legalize controlled sales of cannabis to adults in licensed shops is one of a series of reforms outlined in last year’s coalition deal between the three socially liberal parties that make up Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government.
They said the plan would ensure quality control while also protecting young people, and agreed that the “social effects” of the new legislation would be examined after four years.
Scholz’s coalition took office in December. In early May, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said that he planned to draw up draft legislation in the year’s second half following the hearings with experts.
The five hearings, which will be held through the end of this month, will address what measures are needed to ensure the best protection for young people and of health and consumers, government drug czar Burkhard Blienert said.
“Like many others, I have worked for years toward us in Germany finally ending the criminalization of cannabis consumers and beginning a modern and health-oriented cannabis policy,” he said in a statement.
Among other liberalizing plans, the government has launched a drive to remove from Germany’s criminal code a ban on doctors “advertising” abortion services. It also wants to ease the path to German citizenship, lift restrictions on dual citizenship and reduce the minimum age for voting in national and European elections from 18 to 16.
The government also wants to scrap 40-year-old legislation that requires transsexual people to get a psychological assessment and a court decision before officially changing gender, a process that often involves intimate questions. It is due to be replaced with a new “self-determination law.” | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/business/ap-business/germany-moves-ahead-with-plan-to-legalize-cannabis-sales/ | 2022-06-13T19:39:33Z | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/business/ap-business/germany-moves-ahead-with-plan-to-legalize-cannabis-sales/ | false | 37 |
Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up,' the Giuliani factor
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Updated: 2:00 PM EDT Jun 13, 2022
thank you. Mr Chairman Mr Xiao old. I'd like you to explain *** turn that was thrown around *** lot during the election and that's the so called red mirage. What does that mean? So In the 40 or 50 years let's say that Americans have increasingly chosen to vote by mail or early or absentee. Democrats prefer that method of voting more than republicans do. So basically in every election, republicans win election Day and democrats win the early vote and then you wait and start counting and it depends on which ones you count first but usually it's election day votes that get counted first and you see the Republican shoot ahead and then the process of bailing and binding and unbinding all those mail in votes uh in some states like pennsylvania refused to count the votes first. So you have to wait for all of that to come in. So in every election certainly *** national election you expect to see the Republican with *** lead but it's not really *** lead. Um When you put together *** jigsaw puzzle, it doesn't matter which piece you put in first, it ends up with the same image. So for us who cares? But that's because no candidate had ever tried to avail themselves of this quirk in the election counting system. We had gone to pains uh and I'm proud of the pains we went to to make sure that we were informing viewers that this was gonna happen because the trump campaign and the president had made it clear that they were going to try to exploit this anomaly. And we knew it was gonna be bigger because the percentage of early votes was higher, right? We went from about 45% of the votes being early and absentee too because of the pandemic that increased by about 50%. So we knew it would be longer. We knew it would be more. So we wanted to keep telling viewers, hey look, the number that you see here is sort of irrelevant because it's only *** small percentage of these votes. So this red mirage, that's really what you expected to happen on Election Night happens every time. Thank you Mr Star walt. I'd like to play *** clip of Attorney General Bill Barr who also explains what was expected to happen on election night, right out of the box on election night. The President claimed that there was major fraud underway. I mean, this happened as far as I could tell before, there was actually any potential of looking at evidence and it seemed to be based on the dynamics that that at the end of the evening *** lot of Democratic votes came in which changed the vote counts in certain states. And that seemed to be the basis for this broad claim that there was major fraud. And I didn't think much of that because people have been talking for weeks and everyone understood for weeks that that was going to be what happened on election night. Mr Stepien obviously could not be with us today and it's proper for him to be with his wife as they welcome their child. But he also had discussions with the President about the red mirage. That is that it would be *** long night and that early votes would favor him but lots more votes would be counted over the course of the night and the days after. So let's play *** clip one from our interview with Mr Stepien. Ii recounted back to that conversation with him in which I said just like I said in 2016 was gonna be *** long night. I told him in 2020 that um you know there were it was gonna be *** process again. Um as you know the the early returns are gonna be you know positive and we're gonna you know be watching the returns of ballots as you know they rolled in thereafter. So is it fair to say you're trying to present what you thought would be *** realistic picture of what might happen over the course of that night being election night that night and the days that followed? Yeah I I always uh I always you know I always told the President the truth and uh you know I you know I think he expected that from me and I told him it was gonna be *** process, it was gonna be you know you know we have to wait and see how this turned out. Um so I just like I did in 2016, I did the same thing in 2020. So let's watch *** short clip of President trump speaking after he received that information from his campaign advisers, we want all voting to stop, We don't want them to find any ballots that 4:00 AM and add them to the list. So when former President Trump said that it contradicted what his advisers had warned would happen, we all know that mail in ballots played an important role in the 2020 election. However, President trump continuously discouraged mail in voting. Mr Stepien was so concerned about the president's position on mail in voting that in the summer of 2020, he met with President trump along with House minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Let's play clip four meeting that was had um in particular. Um I invited Kevin McCarthy to join the meeting. He being of like, mind on the issue with me um in which we made our case for for why we believed mail and balloting mail and voting um not to be *** bad thing for his campaign. Um but you know, the President's mind was was was made up. And you understand um you know how many times to, you know, go to the well on *** particular topic. Yeah, I understand, tell me *** little bit more about the argument that you and mr McCarthy made to the President in that meeting as to why it wasn't *** bad thing that mail and voting was available, Largely two pillars to that argument, both of which I've previously mentioned. one, you know, leaving *** good deal to chance. Uh huh. Pushing or urging your voters to vote only on Election day leaves *** lot to chance. Um That's that's *** and B. Also previously mentioned um the fact that the trump campaign Republican National Committee, the Republican Party, had an advantage of grassroots workers and volunteers on the ground that would allow um you know, an advantage to enhance return rates of ballots that were mailed. Those were the two Yeah, I say. And what if anything, do you recall Representative McCarthy saying during that meeting, we were we were echoing the same argument. I mean, his his words echoed echoed mine and and vice versa on those, on those two topics. Mr Star wall, you were at the decision desk at Fox News on Election night and you called Arizona early for president biden, which was controversial. How did you make that call? And where did you think the race stood in the early hours of the next day? Well, it was really controversial to our competitors who we beat so badly by making the correct call first. Our decision desk was the best in the business, and I was very proud to be *** part of it because we had we had partnered with the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research center at the University of Chicago. Thanks to my colleague and friend ARN in michigan had built *** wonderful device for forecasting the outcomes of elections. So we had *** different set of data than our competitors did. We had more research and we had *** better system and we had *** great team. Um, so what you're waiting to see is do the actual votes match up with the expectations in the poll. The real votes are testing the quality of your pole in targeted precincts and in targeted places. And let me tell you our poll in, Arizona was beautiful and it was doing just what we wanted it to do. And it was cooking up just right and at some point and I forget exactly who, but at some point it became clear that Arizona was getting ready to make *** call. So we around, uh, you know, my boss, Bill Sammon said we're not making any call until everybody says yes because that was always our policy unit anonymity. And you have to understand in this room, you have, you know, the best people from academia democrats, republicans, *** broad cross section of people who had worked together for *** decade were really serious about this stuff. So we knew it would be *** consequential call because it was one of five states that really mattered right. Wisconsin michigan pennsylvania Georgia. Arizona were the ones that we were watching. We knew it would be significant to call any one of those five, But we already knew trump's chances were very small and getting smaller based on what we had seen. So we were able to make the call early. Uh we were able to beat the competition. Uh we looked around the room, everybody says, yay, and on we go. And by the time we found out how much everybody was freaking out and losing their minds over this call, we were already trying to call the next day. We had already moved on. We were in Georgia, we were to north Carolina, we were looking at these other states. So we thought it was, we were pleased, but not surprised, You know, after the election as of November seven in your judgment, what were the chances of president trump winning the election after that point? Yes. I mean, I guess you could, it's always possible that you could have, you know, *** truckload of ballots be found somewhere, I suppose. But once you get into this space, you know, um, ahead of today. I thought about what are the largest margins that could ever be overturned by *** recount? And the normal kind of the kind of stuff that we heard mike pence talking about sounding like *** normal Republican that night when he said, you know, we'll keep every challenge, nothing like that in *** recount. You're talking about hundreds of votes when we think about calling *** race? One of the things that we would think about is is it outside the margin of *** recount? And when we think about that margin, we think about in modern history, you're talking about 1000 votes, 1500 votes at the way, way outside. Normally, you're talking about hundreds of votes, maybe 300 votes that are going to change. So the idea that through any normal process in any of these states, remember he had to do it thrice right? He needed three of these states to change. And in order to do that. I mean, you're you're at an infant, you're better off to play the powerball, uh, than to have that come in on november 7th. The other major news outlets called the race for president, biden. Now, Mr Stepien told the committee that he thought the odds were, and this is *** quote, very, very, very bleak and held *** meeting with the president that same day. Let's show clip, eight video clip eight with each day that wore on. I mean, the trajectory of the race on election night trump ahead um in in in many states. And as that week we're on, as the third became the fourth, became the fifth and so on and so forth. And the vote by mail ballots were tabulated, you know, trump's trump's lead, you know, grew more narrow and and and some places biden surpassed, you know, trump in the vote totals. So as the week we're on as we paid attention to those numbers every single multiple times *** day um You know, internally um you know, I I was feeling less confident for sure what was your view on the state of the election at that point? Um You know, very very very bleak. Um You know, I we we told him um the group that went over there outlined, you know, My belief and chances for success at this point. And then we pegged that at you know, five maybe 10% based on recounts that were that that you know, either were automatically initiated or or could be could be initiated based on you know, realistic legal challenges. Not all the legal challenges that eventually were pursued, but you know, it was, you know, My belief is that it was very very 5-10%. It's not *** very good optimistic outlook. Now as President trump and others continued to claim that the election was stolen. There were lawyers who were part of the campaign campaign lawyers who were responsible for investigating the fraud claims that includes Alex Cannon, who could not validate the claims that were being made, including those being made by the president. That's roll video 15. This is an email, what It's two emails actually the first is from Alex Cannon to You and Faith McPherson. And then you forward that email on to Mark Meadows Justin clark and Jason miller. The subject being az federal I. D. Voters. Um If you look at the original email there said Bill, we completed the Az analysis you requested, I assume that's about Arizona. Um And because of the substantial uncertainty surrounding the databases, this is *** highly unreliable way to identify ineligible voters. Can you explain the task that you gave to Miss Cannon um for this Arizona analysis? Sure. Um previously I um describe some of my frustration with some of the claims that people would would throw up President trump regarding, you know, Yeah, I need to look at this, you know, this happened in this state or that happened in that state and it would be, you know, those would flow to us um to look into. I talked about that before, I think, you know, this is an example of that. I recall, I recall um in Arizona someone had thrown out, I believe this to be the claim that there were thousands of um illegal citizens people not eligible to vote having cast their ballots in Arizona someone had thrown out that claim to President trump. Um and with, you know, the margins being as close as they were, as previously described, you know, that could potentially matter. Um So this wild claim was thrown out, which, you know, on his face didn't seem, you know, realistic or possible with me. Um I asked Alex to look at the, you know, the claim and I haven't read this full email, but I recall the response to that um the reality that was not illegal citizens voting in the election, It was like overseas voters voting in the election. So obviously people who are eligible to vote when these findings were passed up the chain to president trump. He became frustrated and he replaced the campaign's legal team. Let's play Clip 14. You know, I think the president um it was during the second week where things like you displayed were occurring where he was growing increasingly and happy with um you know, his team, you know, me less so because I was less involved at this point, but still me, um probably increasingly unhappy with Justin clark. Um and that that kind of, you know, um you know, paved the way for, you know, Justin to be moved out and marriage early on to be moved in as the person in charge of, you know, the legal side of the campaign and for all intents and purposes campaign at that point. Now, when Mr Stepien became campaign manager, he was the second uh trump campaign manager for the 2020 race. And there were only about 100 and 15 days until Election Day. So let's play uh the video, um I inherited *** campaign that was the day I was hired was Believe President Trump's low point in the 2020 daily average polling against president biden. It was, it was *** campaign at *** low point in the polls. Um It was structurally and fiscally deficient. Um you know, I, you know, there was *** great deal wrong with the campaign in both of those um in both of those areas. Um so most of my day spent fixing what, And I think I took over with 115 days left in the campaign. Most of my time spent fixing the things that could be fixed With 115 days left in the campaign. Now, Mr Stepien has been in the campaign field for *** long time and he worked for lots of different candidates and campaigns. He testified to this committee about his concerns, given the claims that Mr Giuliani and MS Powell and their team were making *** publicly let's play clip, 15, okay. And was it important for you, Mr Stepien to sort of pull back just for your own professional reputation? You didn't want to be associated with some of what you were hearing from the Giuliani team and others that that sort of stepped in in the wake of your departure. I didn't mind being categorized, there were two groups of family we call them kind of my team and Rudy's team. I didn't mind being characterized as being part of team normal as as reporters, you know, kind of started to do around that point in time. Um you know, I said, you know, hours ago, early on that, You know, I've been doing this for *** long time. Um 25 years and I've spanned, you know, political ideologies from trump to McCain, to Bush to Christie, you know, and, you know, I can work under *** lot of circumstances for *** lot of varied, you know, candidates and politicians, but situation where, and I think along the way, I've built up *** pretty good, I hope *** good reputation for being honest and professional, and I I didn't think what was happening was necessarily honest or professional at that point in time. So that led to me stepping away.
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Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up,' the Giuliani factor
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.The argument is key to the committee's investigation as the nine-member panel details its evidence about what led to the violent insurrection. The rioters who broke into the Capitol that day and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden's victory were echoing Trump's falsehoods that he, not Biden, had rightfully won the election.Takeaways from Monday's hearing:A witness pulls out, but video tells the story The hearing began with a scramble as Donald Trump's former campaign manager Bill Stepien, the panel's top Monday witness, said he would not appear due to a "family emergency." The committee's chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said Stepien's wife was in labor.But the committee had a plan B — hours of Stepien's previous interview with the panel that was recorded on video. The committee aired multiple clips of that interview, along with others, as the hearing unfolded.Stepien told investigators that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was urging Trump to declare victory on election night, despite Stepien's warnings that it was "way too early" to make a prediction like that."My belief, my recommendation, was to say that votes were still being counted, it's too early to tell, too early to call the race," Stepien said in one clip.Yet Trump went to the podium in the White House press room and said that the early results were "a fraud on the American public" and that "frankly, we did win this election."Trump's 'mind was made up' Trump's advisers told him repeatedly that he should wait on the results and should not declare that there was widespread election fraud. But Trump would not listen, and increasingly relied on wild claims that were pushed by Giuliani and Trump attorney Sidney Powell, among others, according to testimony.The panel showed video of Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and campaign aide Jason Miller. Ivanka Trump told the panel that "it was clear" the election wouldn't be called on election night, and Kushner said he had told Trump at one point that Giuliani's advice was "not the approach I would take." But Trump responded that he had confidence in Giuliani.Miller said there was a meeting on election night in which he told Trump that they shouldn't declare victory until they had a better sense of the numbers. But Trump told a room of advisers that anyone who didn't agree with Giuliani was being "weak."Stepien said his group of advisers was dubbed "team normal." Another White House lawyer, Eric Herschmann, said that the theories of fraud — including Powell's assertions that voting machines were rigged to switch votes — were "nuts."Former Attorney General William Barr, who declared publicly at the time that there was no evidence behind Trump's fraud claims, said the president was increasingly becoming "detached from reality."A monthslong campaign Trump's claims of fraud did not start after election day. The committee showed clips where Trump previewed his strategy in speeches throughout his 2020 campaign. In August of that year, he told an audience that fraud was the only way he would lose.Stepien told the committee that he and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy had met with Trump in the summer of 2020 and made a two-pronged case for why he should stop criticizing mail-in voting. He and McCarthy told Trump that he was leaving "a lot to chance" and that there were GOP party workers on the ground who could help get mail-in votes for Trump.McCarthy, who has declined to cooperate with the Jan. 6 panel despite a subpoena, was "echoing the same argument," Stepien said."But the president's mind was made up," Stepien said.The 'red mirage'Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor for Fox News Channel, testified in person at the hearing. Stirewalt made the election night call that President Joe Biden won Arizona – a moment that prompted "anger and disappointment" in Trump's inner sanctum at the White House, Miller said.Stirewalt explained that the network, along with others, had expected that there would be a so-called "red mirage" at the beginning of the evening as in-person Republican votes came in, and many of the mail-in votes that would be counted later on would lean Democratic. He noted it happens every election.Trump had not only exploited that pattern to make false claims of fraud, but contributed to it in his campaign to call mail-in voting into question."We had gone to pains, and I'm proud of the pains, we went to, to make sure that we were informing viewers that this was going to happen because the Trump campaign and the president had made it clear that they were going to try to exploit this anomaly," Stirewalt said.___Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking contributed.
WASHINGTON —
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false.
The argument is key to the committee's investigation as the nine-member panel details its evidence about what led to the violent insurrection. The rioters who broke into the Capitol that day and interrupted the certification of President Joe Biden's victory were echoing Trump's falsehoods that he, not Biden, had rightfully won the election.
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Takeaways from Monday's hearing:
A witness pulls out, but video tells the story
The hearing began with a scramble as Donald Trump's former campaign manager Bill Stepien, the panel's top Monday witness, said he would not appear due to a "family emergency." The committee's chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said Stepien's wife was in labor.
But the committee had a plan B — hours of Stepien's previous interview with the panel that was recorded on video. The committee aired multiple clips of that interview, along with others, as the hearing unfolded.
Stepien told investigators that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was urging Trump to declare victory on election night, despite Stepien's warnings that it was "way too early" to make a prediction like that.
"My belief, my recommendation, was to say that votes were still being counted, it's too early to tell, too early to call the race," Stepien said in one clip.
Yet Trump went to the podium in the White House press room and said that the early results were "a fraud on the American public" and that "frankly, we did win this election."
Trump's advisers told him repeatedly that he should wait on the results and should not declare that there was widespread election fraud. But Trump would not listen, and increasingly relied on wild claims that were pushed by Giuliani and Trump attorney Sidney Powell, among others, according to testimony.
The panel showed video of Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and campaign aide Jason Miller. Ivanka Trump told the panel that "it was clear" the election wouldn't be called on election night, and Kushner said he had told Trump at one point that Giuliani's advice was "not the approach I would take." But Trump responded that he had confidence in Giuliani.
Miller said there was a meeting on election night in which he told Trump that they shouldn't declare victory until they had a better sense of the numbers. But Trump told a room of advisers that anyone who didn't agree with Giuliani was being "weak."
Stepien said his group of advisers was dubbed "team normal." Another White House lawyer, Eric Herschmann, said that the theories of fraud — including Powell's assertions that voting machines were rigged to switch votes — were "nuts."
Former Attorney General William Barr, who declared publicly at the time that there was no evidence behind Trump's fraud claims, said the president was increasingly becoming "detached from reality."
A monthslong campaign
Trump's claims of fraud did not start after election day. The committee showed clips where Trump previewed his strategy in speeches throughout his 2020 campaign. In August of that year, he told an audience that fraud was the only way he would lose.
Stepien told the committee that he and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy had met with Trump in the summer of 2020 and made a two-pronged case for why he should stop criticizing mail-in voting. He and McCarthy told Trump that he was leaving "a lot to chance" and that there were GOP party workers on the ground who could help get mail-in votes for Trump.
McCarthy, who has declined to cooperate with the Jan. 6 panel despite a subpoena, was "echoing the same argument," Stepien said.
"But the president's mind was made up," Stepien said.
Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor for Fox News Channel, testified in person at the hearing. Stirewalt made the election night call that President Joe Biden won Arizona – a moment that prompted "anger and disappointment" in Trump's inner sanctum at the White House, Miller said.
Stirewalt explained that the network, along with others, had expected that there would be a so-called "red mirage" at the beginning of the evening as in-person Republican votes came in, and many of the mail-in votes that would be counted later on would lean Democratic. He noted it happens every election.
Trump had not only exploited that pattern to make false claims of fraud, but contributed to it in his campaign to call mail-in voting into question.
"We had gone to pains, and I'm proud of the pains, we went to, to make sure that we were informing viewers that this was going to happen because the Trump campaign and the president had made it clear that they were going to try to exploit this anomaly," Stirewalt said.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — As many as 30 employees of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools have been teachers lamenting on social media that they have not received tax refunds this year and no help seems to be forthcoming. Many of those concerned are teachers. One teacher says she filed her return in January and was told […] | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2632643496678/some-savannah-teachers-concerned-about-not-getting-tax-refunds | 2022-06-13T19:40:02Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2632643496678/some-savannah-teachers-concerned-about-not-getting-tax-refunds | false | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Native Americans prosecuted in certain tribal courts can also be prosecuted based on the same incident in federal court, which can result in longer sentences.
The 6-3 ruling is in keeping with an earlier ruling from the 1970s that said the same about a more widely used type of tribal court.
The case before the justices involved a Navajo Nation member, Merle Denezpi, accused of rape. He served nearly five months in jail after being charged with assault and battery in what is called a Court of Indian Offenses, a court that deals exclusively with alleged Native American offenders.
Under federal law Courts of Indian Offenses can only impose sentences of generally up to a year. Denezpi was later prosecuted in federal court and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He said the Constitution’s “Double Jeopardy” clause should have barred the second prosecution.
But the justices disagreed.
“Denezpi’s single act led to separate prosecutions for violations of a tribal ordinance and a federal statute. Because the Tribe and the Federal Government are distinct sovereigns, those” offenses are not the same, Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for a majority of the court. “Denezpi’s second prosecution therefore did not offend the Double Jeopardy Clause.”
The Biden administration had argued for that result as had several states, which said barring federal prosecutions in similar cases could allow defendants to escape harsh sentences.
In a dissent, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the case involved the same “defendant, same crime, same prosecuting authority” and said the majority’s reasoning was “at odds with the text and original meaning of the Constitution.” The conservative Gorsuch was joined in dissent by two of the court’s three liberal justices, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Elena Kagan.
The case before the justices involves a tribal court system that has become increasingly rare over the last century. Courts of Indian Offenses were created in the late 1800s during a period when the federal government’s policy toward Native Americans was to encourage assimilation. Judges and generally prosecutors are appointed by federal officials.
Federal policy toward Native Americans shifted in the mid-1930s, however, to emphasize a greater respect for tribes’ native ways. As part of that, the government has encouraged tribes to create their own tribal courts, and the number of Courts of Indian Offenses has steadily decreased. Today there are five regional Courts of Indian Offenses that serve 16 tribes in Colorado, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. They are generally tribes with a small number of members or limited resources. Nationwide there are more than 570 federally recognized tribes.
The court said in 1978 that the Double Jeopardy clause did not bar the federal government from prosecuting a Native person in federal court after a tribal court prosecution, so the only question for the court this time was whether the rule should be different for Courts of Indian Offenses, which are sometimes called CFR courts because they have their basis in the Code of Federal Regulations.
In July 2017, Denezpi traveled with a female member of the Navajo Nation to Towaoc, Colorado, which is a part of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. While there, Denezpi raped the woman.
Denezpi was first charged in a Court of Indian Offenses with assault and battery, among other things. He eventually agreed to a so-called Alford plea in the case, not admitting guilt but acknowledging that prosecutors had enough evidence that he would likely be convicted at trial. He was sentenced to time served, 140 days in jail. His prosecution in federal court followed.
A lawyer for Denezpi did not immediately return an email seeking comment following the decision.
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Pioneering Rental Platform Takes over Leasing for 73 Units at North Hills Apartments in District Heights, MD
NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REZI, the pioneer of Occupancy-as-a-Service, has launched in the DC Metro area at North HIlls Apartments which is a partnership of Dantes Community Partners and Jonathan Rose Companies. The deal is for 73 units at North HIlls apartments, a 26 building garden style community focused on offering luxury affordable housing in District Heights, MD, it was announced today by Keenan D. Williams, Co-founder and President at REZI.
North Hills is part of a 930-unit community in District Heights, Maryland — offering high-quality amenities and resident services at an affordable cost. Featured amenities and services include a resort-style pool, 24/7 maintenance, fitness center & community classes, playground, dog park, after school programming, holiday parties, job fairs, and much more.
Spearheaded by Sharif T. Mitchell, Operating Principal at Dantes Community Partners, this deal contracts the apartments directly to REZI to manage all sales, marketing, and leasing activities. REZI will be providing their proprietary AI-powered service that enables landlords to lease their residential properties directly to REZI with guaranteed income. REZI then leases to qualified tenants faster than the market average, providing owners higher-than-average net effective rent.
DC Metro is the latest addition to REZI's market expansion which includes New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Chicago.
"Not only is DC Metro a strategic market for us, Dantes Community Partners and REZI share a core philosophy and goal of making it easy and fair for hard working people to find high-quality, safe, and affordable housing in some of the most competitive real estate markets in the country," said Keenan D. Williams. "We love what North Hills has to offer to its residents and are very proud to partner with the Dantes team to showcase all this community has to offer."
To bring this project to market, REZI leveraged its suite of digital advertising and marketing tactics, including a robust marketing automation engine, 3D virtual tour, contactless tour technology, and professional videography to highlight this one-of-a-kind building.
"We are thrilled to be working with a partner like REZI that sees the value in our community and resonates with our mission here at Dantes Community Partners," said Sharif Mitchell. "We are extremely proud of this community and its renovation strategy and working with REZI to guarantee performance and bring these apartments to market just made sense."
Founded in 2017, REZI leverages state-of-the-art leasing and financial technology to improve and optimize the renting experience for tenants and increase effective rental prices for property owners. REZI is a privately held company based in New York City.
Dantes Community Partners is an investment management firm focused on acquiring existing, cash flowing assets with an emphasis on preserving affordable and workforce housing across the country. We are actively pursuing section 8, expiring LIHTC and naturally affordable properties where we can inject fresh capital to enhance the communities and leverage our operating platform to boost resident satisfaction.
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Which Logitech wireless headset is best?
Whether you are comfortable on the couch for a gaming session or taking the train home, you don’t want to wrestle with cables when using a headset. A wireless headset is a great option, and Logitech has several, even though its primary focus is gaming accessories.
The Logitech G733 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset should be in every gamer’s audio arsenal. It comes in five vibrant colors, uses a comfortable suspension headband and includes a Blue Voice microphone.
What to know before you buy a Logitech wireless headset
Compatibility with your platform
Most wireless headsets use Bluetooth technology to connect to an audio source. This should let you pair them with multiple devices, but that’s not always the case. For example, a wireless headset for Microsoft’s Xbox One X console uses a proprietary standard that’s not compatible with others. So, consider the gadget you are connecting to and ensure that your chosen Logitech headset is compatible.
Most have RGB lighting
Red, green and blue lighting effects have become hugely popular — especially with computer and gaming console players. Since that demographic is a strong focus for Logitech, most of its headsets have RGB lighting. If that doesn’t interest you, check if you can turn it off. If not, there might be a different Logitech wireless headset you can use.
There are different kinds of wireless headsets
Generally, Logitech headsets come in two types. There are pros and cons to both, but it usually comes down to which you prefer.
- Over-ear: These headsets have larger ear cups that cover your entire earlobe. They’re often more comfortable and provide a good amount of noise cancellation.
- On-ear: With smaller ear cups, on-ear headsets rest on top of your earlobe. Some prefer these, as they are more portable and often less expensive.
What to look for in a quality Logitech wireless headset
Excellent battery life
Wireless headsets use a rechargeable battery. The capacity can vary between models, but a good-quality Logitech headset gets you around 24 to 30 hours of listening on one charge. You recharge them through a USB cable or a charging cradle. Remember, the more functions a headset has, the faster the battery drains. Red, green and blue lighting, a built-in microphone and maximum volume contribute to rapid power loss.
Noise cancellation
Whether you’re playing video games or listening to music on the bus, you don’t want any external sounds to creep in. This is where noise cancellation plays a significant role.
- Active: Through several microphones and speakers, headsets with active noise cancellation are the best. It uses technology to electronically block out sounds and ambient noise.
- Passive: Requiring no battery power, passive noise cancellation relies on the tight fit of the headset on the ear lobes to block sounds. It’s not a perfect solution, but it gets the job done.
Low latency
Latency is the time it takes for an audio signal to reach the headset. You’ll hardly notice it when listening to music, but it can be prominent with video games and movies. This is often referred to as audio lag, where the sound doesn’t match up with the visuals. It is one of the primary stumbling blocks of Bluetooth headsets. A good-quality Logitech wireless headset has a low latency of only a few milliseconds.
How much you can expect to spend on a Logitech wireless headset
The price largely depends on the functions and additional features. An entry-level headset costs $50-$100, while a serious gaming headset sells for $150-$200.
Logitech wireless headset FAQ
What is Logitech’s Lightspeed technology?
A. Bluetooth is a wireless standard used in most devices, and while Logitech supports it, it also incorporates Lightspeed into headsets and mice. It is the company’s own wireless standard to improve latency.
Can you use a cable if the battery dies?
A. This depends on the Logitech headset, but some work over Bluetooth and a 3.5-millimeter cable. Keep in mind, though, that some features might not be available when you use a cable.
What’s the best Logitech wireless headset to buy?
Top Logitech wireless headset
Logitech G733 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset
What you need to know: Compatible with most gaming consoles, this wireless headset has RGB lighting on the front of each ear cup and a flexible suspension headband.
What you’ll love: The G733 has one of the longest-lasting batteries, providing almost 30 hours of operation. The 40-millimeter speakers are tuned with Logitech’s Pro-G drivers and the ear cups provide good noise cancellation through thick foam padding.
What you should consider: Some users have mentioned that the ear cups have an odd shape.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Logitech wireless headset for the money
Logitech G435 Lightspeed and Bluetooth Wireless Gaming Headset
What you need to know: This affordable over-ear headset has breathable fabric ear cups with thick foam padding to reduce discomfort from prolonged use.
What you’ll love: This is the first Logitech headset to use Lightspeed wireless and low-latency Bluetooth technologies, making it compatible with computers, gaming consoles and mobile devices. The 40-millimeter audio drivers produce clear sounds and the battery lasts for 18 hours.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have any noise-cancellation abilities.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Logitech G935 Wireless DTS:X 7.1 Surround Sound
What you need to know: The G935 is the perfect wireless headset for video games, as it produces crystal-clear 7.1 surround sound.
What you’ll love: The large 50-millimeter audio drivers ensure that you hear the softest of sounds, while the 6-millimeter microphone keeps you in contact with team members. With RGB lighting turned off, the battery lasts for around 12 hours.
What you should consider: It isn’t compatible with gaming consoles, as it uses a USB dongle.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Holidays Made Simple
25 Kid-Friendly Picnic Food Ideas the Entire Family Will Enjoy
Don’t you just love summer? The days get warmer and sunnier and you spend much more time outdoors. Having a picnic is one of my favorite summertime activities, but organizing a lunch out in the countryside— or even at your local park—can prove stressful, especially if you have little kids.
This roundup will help you organize a stress-free, kid-friendly picnic, whether you’re planning an al fresco feast during National Picnic Month (July) or any other month this summer.
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Best Picnic Ideas for Kids
Ideally, your picnic will feature a number of dishes that are both adult- and kid-friendly. This list of best picnic food ideas for kids includes some adorable treats from the blogosphere: Cheese Mice on Crackers, Pizza Flavored Piggy Buns, Fruit Caterpillars, even Olive Penguins. Then there’s Bear Cookies, Pizza Skewers, Bacon Cheeseburger Kebabs and Tortilla Pinwheel Lollipops. I don’t know about your kids, but mine would show up just for the Kitty Cat Bread Buns alone. And to round out the list are a number of flavorful dishes—from pasta salads to fresh fruit—that may not have the same cute factor as the Pinterest-perfect options, but they are excellent picnic food ideas so everyone can sample summer treats they love.
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- The long-term partnership secures Joshua's fights for broadcast on DAZN; cements DAZN's UK business; and reinforces its position as the global home of boxing
- In this ground-breaking deal, the UK's iconic two-time heavyweight champion will also become a global brand ambassador as well as a special advisor to, and shareholder in, DAZN Group
- DAZN customers already had unrivalled access to the world's greatest fighters, including Canelo Álvarez, Ryan Garcia, Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin, and Katie Taylor; and so, the deal is the logical next step for DAZN and the natural choice for Joshua
LONDON, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DAZN Group, the global sports entertainment company, today confirms a ground-breaking deal with Anthony Joshua that propels it to becoming the world's leading boxing broadcaster.
The partnership will see Joshua's future fights broadcast on DAZN's sport entertainment platform to customers worldwide. DAZN is the global home of boxing. Its customers have unrivalled access to the world's greatest fighters, including Canelo Álvarez, Ryan Garcia, Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin, and Katie Taylor. And so, this deal is the natural choice for Joshua and the logical next step for DAZN as it brings even more iconic boxing talent onto its platform and expands its UK footprint.
DAZN's tie-up with the UK's biggest boxing superstar comes amid strong global expansion for the sports entertainment platform, which is already a market leader in Italy, Spain, Germany and Japan where – alongside other world-class live sports content – it holds top tier football rights including Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, J League and non-domestic English Premier League. The deal with Joshua marks a pivotal moment for the UK-headquartered business as it drives to expand in its home market.
Expanding on their existing relationship, Joshua has deepened his partnership with DAZN by becoming a shareholder, special advisor, and brand ambassador for the business. As a special advisor, Joshua will join DAZN's strategic advisory board as the business develops its global boxing offering by providing a richer and more immersive experience for its customers.
Anthony Joshua said:
"I am entering a new phase in my career with a new training environment, new coaches and now a new broadcaster. Negotiations at this level take time so I am pleased to have it all wrapped up and now I can fully focus on giving the fans and DAZN what they want, knockouts in the glamour division.
I've been working with DAZN and following its progress for a long time. We have enjoyed a really successful partnership in the US for many years and I know the team and understand the passion and drive of the business.
DAZN's vision and passion to innovate is what attracted me to the partnership. They are leading the digital landscape in sport and the future of sports broadcasting. I am really looking forward to a long and successful partnership."
Shay Segev, CEO, DAZN Group, said:
"AJ is a hugely popular and influential sportsman. His alignment with us and his investment in our business speaks volumes. This deal is his seal of approval for our vision and our direction as a business. We welcome his passion, his drive and – most significantly – the vast audiences he attracts."
In addition to being a world-class fighter, Joshua is an entrepreneur and businessman. He founded management business 258 MGT in 2016 and represents boxing's greatest rising stars, including Josh Buatsi, Derek Chisora and Ben Whittaker. His partnership with DAZN is a testament to his belief in the business strategy.
Freddie Cunningham, 258MGT Managing Director, said:
"We are delighted to have concluded this landmark agreement with DAZN. I would like to thank the whole team at DAZN, 258MGT and Matchroom Boxing for helping bring this deal to completion.
We were really impressed with the vision DAZN showed us for the future of Anthony's career, it was clear from the discussions that we have a shared goal of bringing the fans the biggest fights possible and a partner committed to investing heavily to make them happen."
Eddie Hearn, Chairman, Matchroom Boxing, said:
"We have been successfully working in partnership with DAZN for many years now and this new announcement with Anthony Joshua emphasises why they continue to set the standard for the future of sports broadcasting. We have a shared vision with DAZN to make it the unrivalled home of boxing for fans across the world. Now with Anthony joining the team the stage is set to do even more together and we are looking forward to getting started."
Reimagining the way people enjoy sports, DAZN is available in over 200 countries and territories. It is the leading sports broadcaster in Japan, Germany, Italy, and Spain, where it has top tier football rights as well as a range of other exciting live and non-live sports content. With further expansion planned, DAZN's ambition is to become an indispensable part of sports fans' lives – a true destination – shortly offering recreational betting, news, e-commerce, and gaming and introducing richer and more interactive entertainment for customers to enjoy alongside live sports.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic is restoring salaries of musicians to pre-pandemic levels as it prepares to return to Lincoln Center's Geffen Hall for the 2022-23 season.
A four-year contract agreed to in December 2020 during a season canceled due to the coronavirus had called for players to earn 75% of minimum scale through Aug. 31, 2023, which comes to $2,214 weekly. The figure was to rise to 80% of scale through the first six months of the following fiscal year and 90% for the following six months.
The orchestra said Monday that salaries will be restored to a $2,952 weekly minimum starting Sept. 21.
After missing the 2020-21 season due to the pandemic, the orchestra split this season largely between Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall (46 concerts) and Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater (28 concerts). The Philharmonic held 89 concerts in all and drew 90% capacity with attendance of 74,787, not including its free Memorial Day performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
The Philharmonic returns to Geffen Hall on Oct. 7 after a $550 million renovation that reduced capacity to under 2,200 from 2,738 and cut rows in the orchestra from 43 to 33. The stage was moved forward 25 feet, allowing seven rows of wraparound seating behind the orchestra. About two-thirds of the third tier was eliminated. | https://www.manisteenews.com/entertainment/article/NY-Philharmonic-restores-salaries-to-pre-pandemic-17238517.php | 2022-06-13T19:48:24Z | https://www.manisteenews.com/entertainment/article/NY-Philharmonic-restores-salaries-to-pre-pandemic-17238517.php | false | 58 |
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A jumbo jet-sized mystery has landed in the lap of Argentine officials, who are trying to determine what to do with a Venezuelan-owned Boeing 747 cargo plane with a load of automotive parts and an unusually large crew of 17, including at least five Iranians.
The plane operated by Venezuela's state-owned Emtrasur cargo line has been stuck since June 6 at Buenos Aires' main international airport, unable to depart because of U.S. sanctions against Iran. and suspicions about its crew.
Security Minister Aníbal Fernández said Monday that the government and legal authorities are studying the situation.
He said foreign intelligence agencies “advised that part of the crew belonged to companies related to the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard of Iran,” which has been officially listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government since 2007.
He also said that the plane's operators had reported a smaller number of crewmembers than were actually aboard — an unusually large contingent for a cargo plane. It was carrying parts for an automotive assembly plant, though he did not specify which one.
Until being sold to Emtrasur about a year ago, the plane had been owned by Mahan Air of Iran, a line the U.S. government has sanctioned for allegedly aiding the Quds Force and terrorist activities. Numerous foreign companies over the years have been sanctioned for doing business with Mahan.
A spokesman for Mahan Air, Hossein Zolanvari, earlier told the state-run IRNA news agency that his company sold the Boeing to a Venezuelan company about a year ago.
“Mentioning Mahan Air in connection with the impounded airplane has aimed at political purposes,” he said. He said the plane’s crew also have no connection to Mahan Air.
The plane's crewmembers have been lodged at a hotel and Fernandez said the Venezuelans are free to leave if they want, while the Iranians can move about in the capital.
Fernandez said the plane had stopped in Paraguay in May. On June 6, it was headed for Ezeiza airport on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, but climatic conditions forced it to stop instead in the city of Cordoba before finally reaching the Argentine capital, where it attracted the attention of immigration authorities, who confiscated the crew's passports.
Emtrasur began flying this year, operating out of the Venezuelan military's Libertador Air Base.
Flight tracking services show the plane also had made stops in earlier months in Mexico and Venezuela.
Argentina itself has suffered from terror attacks that authorities blame on Iran, notably a 1992 explosion at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and another at a Jewish organization in 1994. Argentina is seeking the arrest of several Iranian officials, though Iran denies involvement. | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Cargo-jet-with-Iranian-crewmembers-stuck-in-17238321.php | 2022-06-13T19:50:28Z | https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Cargo-jet-with-Iranian-crewmembers-stuck-in-17238321.php | true | 21 |
JP Morgan raised the price target for the KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE) stock from “an Underweight” to “a Neutral”. The rating was released on May 16, 2022, according to finviz. The research report from Morgan Stanley has upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight, with a price target set at $16. The stock was downgraded by JP Morgan, who disclosed in a research note on March 14, 2022, from Overweight to Underweight and set the price objective to $7.50. In their research brief published February 18, 2022, Goldman analysts upgraded the KE Holdings Inc. stock from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $26.30.
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The share price of KE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BEKE) dipped -5.41% to close Friday’s market session at $14.50, lower as compared to yesterday’s close. The stock price fluctuated between $14.22 and $16.33 throughout the trading session with the volume trading being 14124596 shares, which represented a significant variation when compared to the three months average volume of 20.88 million shares. The firm’s stock price fluctuated 1.40% within the last five trades and 26.09% within the last 30 trades, which was a significant change from the beginning of this year. Despite the fact that the share price decreased -35.41% in the last 6 months and 44.42% was added to its value over the previous 3 months. BEKE stock is trading at a margin of 11.63%, 8.76% and -17.96% apart from the 20-Day, 50-Day and 200-Day Simple Moving Average prices.
As of the close of trading, BEKE deals in the Real Estate domain. The stock is trading -72.41 percent below its 52-week high and 98.36 percent above its 52-week low. For example, looking both at the price and the high and low measurements of 52 weeks will give you a clearer picture of the direction the price is heading. The firm’s Weighted Alpha is -57.7. A positive weighted alpha indicates the firm has done well over the course of the year, whereas one below 0 indicates that the firm has done poorly.
What Does KE Holdings Inc.’s Profitability and Valuation Ratios Tell Us About the Stock?
With regard to the profitability of the company, the operating margin is currently at -4.80 percent and the profit margin is -3.00 percent, and the company has reported a gross margin of 18.20 percent. The profit margin, also known as the revenue ratio or gross profit ratio, is an efficiency figure used to estimate the business’s profitability by comparing net income and sales. The higher the number, the more profits are generated for the company and vice versa.
The stock’s market cap achieved a total value of $160.45 billion as of the last trading session. Market capitalization is the total value of all outstanding shares of a corporation and it is used to measure a company’s market value. The price-to-earnings ratio is a method of assessing corporate values by comparing them to their per-share profit. Forward P/E stands at 3.54. Forward price-to-earnings is calculated using predicted earnings for the next financial year’s P/E determination. The stock has achieved an effective Price-to-Sales Ratio of 14.79 that mirrors the cost to be found for sales by the market. The firm managed a Price-to-Book ratio of 1.74, which equates the market value of a stock with its book value.
Is Insider Trading a Real Thing?
Almost all investors and traders prefer to invest in shares controlled by the management of a corporation as a management company will be more likely to run the business itself and to never conduct things against the management’s desires and will always try to do what is best for their shareholders. Currently, 0.66 percent of KE Holdings Inc. shares are owned by insiders, and 35.60 percent are held by financial institutions. | https://www.bovnews.com/2022/06/13/growing-at-an-unbelievable-rate-ke-holdings-inc-beke-stock/ | 2022-06-13T19:51:13Z | https://www.bovnews.com/2022/06/13/growing-at-an-unbelievable-rate-ke-holdings-inc-beke-stock/ | false | 16544 |
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Congress today holds the third hearing in as many days into war crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay. Lawmakers are trying to find a way forward after the Supreme Court said the president's system violates U.S. and international law. Yesterday the House Armed Services Committee looked into the issue.
NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.
ARI SHAPIRO reporting:
There were two competing visions on display yesterday. The first came from Daniel Dell'Orto, of the Defense Department. He told the House Armed Services Committee that war crimes trials at Guantanamo can proceed almost immediately, if Congress just signs off on the president's system of tribunals. That's the system the Supreme Court rejected last month.
Mr. DANIEL DELL'ORTO (Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Defense): All Congress need to do, assuming it has taken the opportunity to review the commission processes as currently configured, is to ratify that process, and we can move on very, very quickly.
SHAPIRO: Even with Congressional approval, the president's system of commissions could be overturned by the courts a second time. But Dell'Orto warned that the other option Congress is considering, a modified version of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, could put American troops in danger.
Mr. DELL'ORTO: I don't want a soldier, when he kicks down a door in a hut in Afghanistan, searching for Osama bin Laden, to have to worry about whether, when he does so, and questions the individuals he finds inside, who may or may not be bin Laden's bodyguards, or even that individual himself, to worry about whether he's got to advise them of some rights before he takes a statement.
Representative VIC SNYDER (Democrat, Arkansas): Who the hell is saying that? Nobody is saying that.
SHAPIRO: Democratic Congressman Vic Snyder of Arkansas.
Rep. SNYDER: Let's just declare that as a red herring. There's going to be nothing coming from any member of Congress that says we're going to have to have Miranda warnings on the battlefield, or chains of evidence as we normally think of them when we all watch Miami CSI.
SHAPIRO: Instead, Snyder and others said Congress could amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to make it fit the needs of this war. Get rid of some pre-trial procedures, relax some rules of evidence, but still allow detainees a full and fair trial.
John Hutson is a retired Navy Judge Advocate General, and he is now dean of Franklin Pierce Law School.
Professor JOHN D. HUTSON (Franklin Pierce Law School): We shouldn't reverse-engineer the commissions, assuming that everybody's guilty and then create a commission that is geared to proving that point. We have to start at the beginning, and I would suggest we do that with the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
SHAPIRO: Hutson described the adjustment that would be needed as easy. But Democratic Congressman Robert Andrews of New Jersey said it starts to seem awfully difficult when you look at specifics. For example, Andrews asked Hutson, must detainees have a lawyer during interrogations?
Hutson said, if the interrogation is for prosecution, yes. If it's for intelligence, no. Andrews followed up.
Representative ROBERT E. ANDREWS (Democrat, New Jersey): If you ask the detainee whether he was part of conversations about a possible plot to blow up the Holland Tunnel, is that an interrogation for the purpose of prosecution, or is it an interrogation for the purpose of intelligence gathering?
Prof. HUTSON: Well, it depends, if you ask - you ask him two different times. One time you ask him, it is the intelligence inquiry, and the other time is the prosecution inquiry.
SHAPIRO: Steven Bradbury of the Justice Department jumped in.
Mr. STEVEN G. BRADBURY (Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General): Congressman, if I may, I think this just illustrates, this would be entirely unworkable, I think. I think when we have detainees at Gitmo or elsewhere in the war on terror, we need for intelligence purposes to be able to question them in an unfettered way.
SHAPIRO: Members of the House Committee seemed sympathetic to some of the government's arguments. In contrast, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were more skeptical when they heard from some of the same witnesses at a hearing on Monday.
Today, it's the Senate Armed Services Committee's turn. A panel of current and former Judge Advocates General will present the perspective from inside the Defense Department.
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YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — Neighbors in York County are upset after their trash pickup has been skipped for weeks. “When the wind picks up if the garbage isn’t pushed down enough it’s just blowing down the street or into the yard,” Lisa Chatcavage said. Driving...
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BOSTON, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts-based event facility, Lombardo's Meetings & Occasions and Vincent's Nightclub housed at 6 Billings Street in Randolph, MA, Lombardo's To Go catering in Norwood, MA, Bardo's Bar Pizza in South Boston, and the Lombardo's retail division which currently produces Lombardo's sausages with other products currently in R + D; has officially launched Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG) unifying all silos of the Lombardo family businesses.
The formal organization comes as the long-standing family business makes plans for the future. "We've been a growing family business since 1927 beginning in East Boston with the opening of Liberty Market on Porter Street, and through the years we've evolved opening catering, event, entertainment and retail businesses, and now restaurants. As the next generation of our family further grows and modernizes the businesses, we're creating a brand standard across our entire portfolio with the launch of the Lombardo's Hospitality Group," said Vincent Lombardo, Chief Executive Officer.
The creation of the Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG) comes as future plans of expansion are in progress with the next generation of leaders in the family business.
"This is a family business which we all grew up in, has always changed with the needs of our clients and customers, and above all has always thrived. As we lead and grow the fourth generation of the Lombardo's family businesses, the formation of this hospitality group is step one in the next chapter of our businesses' evolution," said David Lombardo, Director of Operations of Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG).
With the formation of the new hospitality group brand standards, operations and communications will be unified and new projects are currently under development, including the expansion of the Bardo's Bar Pizza brand. "We're excited for this new chapter and the growth opportunities ahead. Our family has a rich history here in the Boston area and positioning our hospitality group in such a way that tells that story and demonstrates all that we offer for our clients is the primary goal," said Francesca Lombardo, Director of Marketing for Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG).
More information on the newly formed Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG) can be found by visiting the website https://lombardoshospitality.com.
Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG) is a full-service hospitality company which includes: restaurants, catering, event services and consultation, entertainment services and consultation and retail product offerings. Owned and operated as a private holding by the Massachusetts-based Lombardo family, the company began in 1927 in East Boston, MA with the opening of Liberty Market, marking nearly 100 years of serving the communities in which it operates. For more information on Lombardo's Hospitality Group (LHG) please visit: https://lombardoshospitality.com.
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PANCHKULA: Haryana‘s boxers delivered the golden punch on the last and final day to capture the Khelo India Youth Games crown in dramatic fashion here on Monday.
Tied on 41 gold with Maharashtra, the hosts swooped on as many as 10 out of the 20-boxing gold on offer to surge past the defending champions.
Haryana ended their campaign with a grand tally of 52 gold, 39 silver and 46 bronze medals to reinforce their status as the country’s premier sporting state.
Maharashtra, who fought tooth and nail from Day 1, abdicated their throne, after managing 45 gold, 40 silver and 40 bronze.
Karnataka finished third with 22 gold, including a whopping 19 from the swimming pool. Manipur were fourth with 19 gold and Kerala fifth with 18.
Interestingly, Maharashtra began the day on a high note, regaining the mallakhamb boy’s individual pole gold which was held back on Sunday after a protest.
Their kho-kho boys and girls expectedly clinched both the gold to even put them ahead on the medals’ table. Haryana’s girls mustered the handball gold, narrowly beating Himachal Pradesh 29-28, to continue breathing down their necks.
But once the action shifted to the boxing ring, it turned out to be a windfall for Haryana. Six out of their eight pugilists knocked down the gold in the girls’ category while four out of their five boys danced to the top of the podium.
Maharashtra had four contenders in boxing finals but only one of them could return triumphant.
In the end, Haryana’s superiority in boxing (10) and wrestling (16) proved to be the difference in the overall equation. Their swimmers and weightlifters contributed a handsome four gold medals each too.
Maharashtra’s athletes bagged eight gold medals while their swimmers, gymnasts and yogasana players clinched six each. Their wrestlers and lifters added three each too to the tally.
On the last day of competition, Mizoram clinched two gold medals with their boys football team humbling Kerala 5-1 in the final and Jeho Puingheta bagging the boys table tennis singles crown, beating West Bengal’s Ankur Bhattacharjee 4-2.
Punjab girls defeated Tamil Nadu 68-57 and Karnataka boys got the better of Rajasthan 67-62 to share the two gold medals in basketball while Delhi’s boys beat Haryana 38-31 to win the handball gold.
Hosts Haryana topped the table with a total of 137 medals followed by Maharashtra (125) and Karnataka (67).
There was a special message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion.
“Over the years, talented sportspersons of the country have made themselves, their families and the entire country proud with their performances in various sports on different platforms.
“The talent and performance of all these players is a reflection of the ever-increasing potential of 21st century India on the world stage,” PM Modi said.
“Today the hopes and aspirations of the young players of the country are forming the basis of decisions and policies. Promotion of sports in new education policy emphasises on building modern sports infrastructure. The synergy of modern technology is creating a rich sports culture in India today.
“From the identification, selection and training of talent in the field of sports to the sporting needs of the players, the government is with the country’s talented youth at every step,” he added.
Tied on 41 gold with Maharashtra, the hosts swooped on as many as 10 out of the 20-boxing gold on offer to surge past the defending champions.
Haryana ended their campaign with a grand tally of 52 gold, 39 silver and 46 bronze medals to reinforce their status as the country’s premier sporting state.
Maharashtra, who fought tooth and nail from Day 1, abdicated their throne, after managing 45 gold, 40 silver and 40 bronze.
Karnataka finished third with 22 gold, including a whopping 19 from the swimming pool. Manipur were fourth with 19 gold and Kerala fifth with 18.
Interestingly, Maharashtra began the day on a high note, regaining the mallakhamb boy’s individual pole gold which was held back on Sunday after a protest.
Their kho-kho boys and girls expectedly clinched both the gold to even put them ahead on the medals’ table. Haryana’s girls mustered the handball gold, narrowly beating Himachal Pradesh 29-28, to continue breathing down their necks.
But once the action shifted to the boxing ring, it turned out to be a windfall for Haryana. Six out of their eight pugilists knocked down the gold in the girls’ category while four out of their five boys danced to the top of the podium.
Maharashtra had four contenders in boxing finals but only one of them could return triumphant.
In the end, Haryana’s superiority in boxing (10) and wrestling (16) proved to be the difference in the overall equation. Their swimmers and weightlifters contributed a handsome four gold medals each too.
Maharashtra’s athletes bagged eight gold medals while their swimmers, gymnasts and yogasana players clinched six each. Their wrestlers and lifters added three each too to the tally.
On the last day of competition, Mizoram clinched two gold medals with their boys football team humbling Kerala 5-1 in the final and Jeho Puingheta bagging the boys table tennis singles crown, beating West Bengal’s Ankur Bhattacharjee 4-2.
Punjab girls defeated Tamil Nadu 68-57 and Karnataka boys got the better of Rajasthan 67-62 to share the two gold medals in basketball while Delhi’s boys beat Haryana 38-31 to win the handball gold.
Hosts Haryana topped the table with a total of 137 medals followed by Maharashtra (125) and Karnataka (67).
There was a special message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion.
“Over the years, talented sportspersons of the country have made themselves, their families and the entire country proud with their performances in various sports on different platforms.
“The talent and performance of all these players is a reflection of the ever-increasing potential of 21st century India on the world stage,” PM Modi said.
“Today the hopes and aspirations of the young players of the country are forming the basis of decisions and policies. Promotion of sports in new education policy emphasises on building modern sports infrastructure. The synergy of modern technology is creating a rich sports culture in India today.
“From the identification, selection and training of talent in the field of sports to the sporting needs of the players, the government is with the country’s talented youth at every step,” he added. | https://www.bdnewstimes.com/boxers-golden-punch-hands-kiyg-crown-to-hosts-haryana-more-sports-news/ | 2022-06-13T19:56:38Z | https://www.bdnewstimes.com/boxers-golden-punch-hands-kiyg-crown-to-hosts-haryana-more-sports-news/ | true | 1 |
This has been a brutal stretch for us, but we will respond and get all the money back from the books. Baseball sometimes just has bad breaks for you unfortunately and after getting off to a very hot start, we are cooling off. Let’s get back to it.
Marlins at Phillies
Maybe I’m the only one that was not a fan of Sandy Alcantara, but I’m coming around on the guy. He is a top Cy Young candidate and pitching extremely well over his last six starts. He faced the Phillies once this season, he went 6.1 innings and allowed just two earned runs. The Phillies are sending Aaron Nola out for them and he’s been okay in some of his starts, but his last two in Philadelphia were rough. He allowed five earned to the Giants and then allowed four earned at home to the Dodgers. He’s been good against the Marlins in his career, but today should go in the favor of the Marlins at +116.
White Sox at Tigers
I don’t normally advise taking a pitcher that is returning from the Injured List. I still won’t recommend taking that team today, but I will play this game at the over. The White Sox bullpen isn’t quite a disaster, but they haven’t performed really well. I don’t expect Lance Lynn to go deep into the game. Maybe he goes five innings, but that would surprise me a little bit. The White Sox can’t afford to lose many games moving forward, and Lynn being healthy is really important to winning. I expect Lynn to probably allow a run or two and the Tigers should be able to score off of the White Sox bullpen. Play the Tigers over 3.5 runs.
Yu Darvish
To break the slump a bit, I always try to switch up capping and find new routes for things. So, here is a player prop instead of a side or total. Yu Darvish on the road has been very bad this season, and he’s struck out 23 people in 34 innings. Compare that to his strikeout total at home 31 in 33.1 innings. Darvish has been good at Wrigley after initial struggles when he signed with the Cubs, but this is his first return since 2020. I’ll take his under 5.5 strikeouts at -120. He hasn’t done it on the road this season, so hopefully, the trend continues tonight. | https://www.outkick.com/mlb-best-bets-for-monday-june-13-2022/ | 2022-06-13T19:58:45Z | https://www.outkick.com/mlb-best-bets-for-monday-june-13-2022/ | false | 1 |
The FBI either lied to a federal judge about having video of its secretive 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold, or illegally destroyed the video to prevent a father-son team of treasure hunters from gaining access to it, an attorney for the duo asserted in new legal filings that allege a government cover-up.
The FBI has long insisted its agents recovered nothing of value when they went looking for the fabled gold cache. But Finders Keepers, a treasure-hunting company that led agents to the remote woodland site in Pennsylvania in hopes of getting a finder’s fee, suspect the FBI found tons of gold and made off with it.
After Finders Keepers began pressing the government for information about the dig, the FBI initially said it could produce 17 relevant video files. Then, without explanation, the FBI reduced that number to four. Last week, under court order, the agency finally revealed what it said were the contents of those four videos — and it turns out all had been provided to the FBI by Finders Keepers co-owner Dennis Parada himself, weeks before the dig, at a time when he was offering his evidence for buried treasure.
The FBI did not say it had any video of the actual excavation, which is what Finders Keepers is seeking. The treasure hunters say they have evidence the FBI indeed shot video of the dig — and they are seeking sanctions against the FBI for what their lawyer cast as a blatant, bad-faith effort to mislead.
On March 13, 2018, Parada's hidden trail camera captured what appears to be an FBI agent in front of a video camera at the hillside dig site, with other agents in the background. The trail-cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government.
The photo “suggests either the FBI has falsely claimed to have no other responsive videotapes or the FBI illegally destroyed responsive videotapes in an effort to circumvent the FOIA’s disclosure requirements," Weismann wrote.
She asked a judge to order the Justice Department to pay a portion of Finders' Keepers legal fees to compensate for the legal wrangling over the videos, and hold the FBI accountable for “covering up the results of its excavation ... that highly advanced scientific technology indicated contained multiple tons of gold."
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A message was sent to the FBI seeking comment Monday.
The government's initial court-ordered release of documents last month included a geophysical survey commissioned by the FBI that suggested an object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold was buried at the site. The FBI used the consultant’s work to obtain a warrant to seize any gold found at the site at Dent’s Run, about 135 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh, where legend says an 1863 shipment of Union gold was either lost or stolen on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
The agency has adamantly denied it found anything. The treasure hunters say the FBI has consistently stonewalled.
“For the FBI to now say it has no videotapes of the dig strains credulity and takes this whole affair to the next level,” Warren Getler, who has worked closely with Finders Keepers, said Monday. “We have incontrovertible photographic evidence of them videotaping the dig and interviewing their operational leader at the site. It raises a lot of serious questions.”
In addition to seeking legal fees, Weismann also asked the court to give Finders Keepers the ability to depose three FBI officials: Jacob Archer of the FBI’s art crime team in Philadelphia, who oversaw the dig; the unidentified videographer shown in the trail-cam still; and Michael Seidel, the FBI section chief for records dissemination.
“We want to answer two questions. Did the FBI create videotapes during the excavation? The picture certainly seems to answer that question. And if so, what happened to those videotapes? It seems to me these are the people best situated to have that information,” Weismann, a veteran FOIA lawyer who formerly worked at the Justice Department, said in an interview Monday.
Weismann indicated in court documents that the Justice Department opposes both requests. | https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/treasure-hunters-accuse-fbi-of-destroying-video-of-civil-war-gold-dig/2746455/ | 2022-06-13T19:59:31Z | https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/treasure-hunters-accuse-fbi-of-destroying-video-of-civil-war-gold-dig/2746455/ | true | 77 |
Expresses Concern About Potential Unintended Consequences of Suggested Climate Experts on Boards and Check-the-Box Compliance
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 board members, this week submitted public comments to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its rule proposal regarding enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures for investors.
NACD supports climate-related action at the federal level, yet wants to caution the SEC about potential unintended consequences of its 450-page proposal: the high level of prescription in the proposal could lead to strictly check-the-box compliance.
Here are some of the issues raised in the NACD letter to SEC Secretary Vanessa A. Countryman:
- Climate Expertise. The proposed rule requires boards to disclose "whether any member . . . has expertise in climate-related risks." This implies that climate expertise is static and individual when it is in fact dynamic and collective.
NACD urges the SEC to revise this language so that the burden of climate expertise does not fall on any particular director or directors but rather is sourced through the continuous learning of all directors.
- Check-the-Box Compliance. By making climate more about reporting than strategy, the Commission runs the risk of pushing climate out of the boardroom and into the general counsel's office.
NACD encourages boards to approach climate not solely as a risk-governance issue but also as an opportunity for innovation and improvement.
NACD president and CEO Peter R. Gleason and board chair Sue Cole offered to gather members to consult with the Commission to help the SEC further refine its proposal from the board level.
"NACD supports mitigating and managing climate risk through mandated disclosures as well as other leading disclosure frameworks," said Gleason. "In this sense, we approve of the general direction of this proposal. However, we have expressed our concern with several parts of the document, and would welcome the opportunity to sit down with SEC leaders to work through them together."
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Shares of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT – Get Rating) hit a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as $105.02 and last traded at $105.02, with a volume of 7476 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $108.30.
Several research firms have weighed in on CPRT. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Copart from $170.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Friday, February 18th. Guggenheim decreased their target price on Copart to $151.00 in a report on Friday, May 20th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Copart in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Stephens lifted their target price on Copart to $145.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $157.75.
The company has a quick ratio of 5.35, a current ratio of 5.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.99 billion, a PE ratio of 23.39 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $115.41 and a 200 day moving average of $126.64.
In other Copart news, Director Daniel J. Englander sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.78, for a total transaction of $8,862,400.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Matt Blunt sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.72, for a total value of $1,157,200.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.18% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Liberty Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Copart by 1,376.9% in the 3rd quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 192 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Copart in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Perkins Coie Trust Co increased its stake in Copart by 78.4% in the 1st quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 264 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank increased its stake in Copart by 58.2% in the 1st quarter. American National Bank now owns 280 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rather & Kittrell Inc. purchased a new position in Copart during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. 87.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Copart Company Profile (NASDAQ:CPRT)
Copart, Inc provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the Internet through its Virtual Bidding Third Generation Internet auction-style sales technology on behalf of vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, and fleet operators and dealers, as well as individual owners.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides in Yellowstone National Park on Monday, prompting officials to close the entrances to the popular tourist attraction and evacuate visitors.
The flooding hit after recent “unprecedented rains," park officials said on Facebook.
“Our first priority has been to evacuate the northern section of the park where we have multiple road and bridge failures, mudslides and others issues,” Sholly said in a statement.
The community of Gardiner, Montana, just north of the park, was isolated because the roads going in and out of town are impassable, officials said. The power is out in some areas of the park.
“Due to predictions of higher flood levels in areas of the park's southern loop, in addition to concerns with water and wastewater systems, we will begin to move visitors in the southern loop out of the park later today,” Sholly said.
Officials won't be able to say when the park might reopen until the flood waters subside and they can assess the damage, he said.
“It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time,” he said.
The park was experiencing record flooding, officials said.
Scientists say without extensive study they cannot directly link a single weather event to climate change, but climate change is responsible for more intense and more frequent extreme events such as storms, droughts, floods and wildfires.
Recent heavy rains and spring runoff also led to flooding in southern Montana, with water running down streets in Red Lodge on Monday. Evacuation orders have been issued in Carbon County, the Office of Emergency Management said.
Montana has been dealing with flooding while elsewhere in the West wildfires burned in hot, dry and windy weather. | https://www.darientimes.com/living/article/Yellowstone-entries-closed-for-flooding-visitors-17238805.php | 2022-06-13T20:01:25Z | https://www.darientimes.com/living/article/Yellowstone-entries-closed-for-flooding-visitors-17238805.php | false | 15 |
Redevelopment
Former IT offices to make way for student homes
Developers are seeking to demolish a former microprocessor company head office and build student homes on the site.
jmarchitects has lodged plans on behalf of Host Student Housing Management and McKay Ltd to demolish the former Cirrus Logic offices in Westfield Road, Edinburgh and build nearly 300 apartments.
The building, closed to Murrayfield Stadium, had been the head office of stock market listed Wolfson Microelectronics until being acquired in 2014 by the US firm.
A mix of accommodation types are proposed on the site including studios and cluster apartments in five, six and eight-bedrooms formats.
The apartments will also have communal amenity such as study space, a residents lounge, a concierge and reception.
The applicant says: “Host offers hassle-free, all-inclusive student accommodation and provide students with a welcoming, reassuring and stress-free experience at university or college.”
It added the developable area is constrained by the HSE consultation zones centred on the adjacent Mcfarlan Smith site.
Another block of student apartments is under construction in the same road. | http://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2022/06/former-it-offices-to-make-way-for-student-homes/ | 2022-06-13T20:02:54Z | http://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2022/06/former-it-offices-to-make-way-for-student-homes/ | true | 2 |
Chinese stocks saw a significant amount of options activity last week when Chinese regulators appeared to ease up on some restrictive practices. Chinese internet giant Alibaba (BABA) was up 15% in a day, while trading over 1 million options. It looks like some of the biggest block trades were bullish call purchases in September and January.
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Endeavour Mining plc (TSE:EDV – Get Rating) Senior Officer Morgan Denis Carroll sold 42,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$30.07, for a total value of C$1,277,975.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 178,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$5,366,382.41.
Morgan Denis Carroll also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, June 7th, Morgan Denis Carroll sold 25,000 shares of Endeavour Mining stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$29.80, for a total value of C$745,000.00.
TSE:EDV traded down C$2.20 during trading hours on Monday, hitting C$28.54. 530,644 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 739,079. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$31.03 and a 200 day moving average price of C$30.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.43. Endeavour Mining plc has a fifty-two week low of C$25.61 and a fifty-two week high of C$35.94. The firm has a market cap of C$7.07 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.60.
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on EDV shares. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Endeavour Mining from C$45.25 to C$46.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 9th. Raymond James set a C$43.00 target price on Endeavour Mining and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 6th. Haywood Securities upped their target price on Endeavour Mining from C$46.00 to C$50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 6th. Morgan Stanley restated a “hold” rating and issued a C$2,060.00 target price on shares of Endeavour Mining in a research report on Thursday, March 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “buy” rating and issued a C$2,500.00 target price on shares of Endeavour Mining in a research report on Friday, March 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$989.73.
Endeavour Mining Company Profile (Get Rating)
Endeavour Mining plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a gold mining company in West Africa. Its project portfolio includes 90% owned Houndé, Mana, Boungou, and Wahgnion mines in Burkina Faso; 85% owned Ity mine located in Côte d'Ivoire; 90% owned Sabodala-Massawa mine situated in Senegal; and Fetekro, Kalana, Bantou, Nabanga, and Afema development projects.
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On a recent trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin I was reminded of the city's love of unpretentious, wacky fun. (Milwacky?)
I met a friend for breakfast but he said first he had to drop off a VCR to be repaired. Huh? On a corner nearby the defunct Allen-Bradley factory "Don's TV Repair" shop was dark and closed. The sign said to go to the shop next door. There we found a small grocery store with a pinball machine and counter. My friend mentioned loudly "I sure could go for an ICE COLD 7-UP!"—and voila!—the vintage soda machine swung open like a door to reveal a secret passage. By saying the secret password we were admitted to the speakeasy hidden inside!
Now it all made sense: the sign out front had actually said "LIQUID REPAIRS, TV DINNERS." The décor is dark bar and booths combined with TV repair shop, complete with vintage picture-tube tv sets, Zenith and RCA signage, video games, and even a repair shop/party room with a tool-filled pegboard wall. 70s/80s/90s pop culture memorabilia abounds with StarWars, ET, and even Lew Alcindor on the cover of an old magazine (ask your friend's grandpa from Milwaukee). It's like being on the set for "Stranger Things."
The menu has crazy offerings like Fruity Pebble Pancakes, Bourbon Donut Holes, and Milwaukee Fish Fry "all day, every day." Best of all: the Boozy Shakes, like the "Commodore 64" with Korbel Brandy, cherry, orange, bitters, vanilla ice cream, served with Cool Whip and a Hostess Cherry Pie on top (and the malt glass is rimmed with multi colored sprinkles)!
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HOUSTON – Houston police are on the lookout for three men after they said they tried to rob a southeast Houston donut shop last month -- but left the store empty-handed.
Officers said it happened on May 20 in the 1300 block of Old Spanish Trail.
At around 11:40 p.m., surveillance video shows two men armed with guns running inside the shop. A third man, seen with a red hoodie, stood by the front door as a lookout.
The two men ran toward the back kitchen, where a lone employee was seen sweeping the floor, according to surveillance video. Police said they pulled out their guns and forced the employee to put his hands up while walking back to the front of the store.
While the suspects demanded money from the safe, police said the employee reportedly did not know the combination number to it, leading to the men becoming frustrated.
At some point, after they were seen opening the cabinets at the back counter, all three men gave up and fled from the store, leaving empty-handed.
No injuries were reported.
Police are searching for the following suspects:
Suspect 1: Black-colored hoodie, black pants, wearing blue gloves, black mask
Suspect 2: Black and white hoodie, blue gloves, black pants
Suspect 3 (acted as a lookout): Red-colored hoodie, white mask, dark-colored pants
Please contact Crime Stoppers of Houston DIRECTLY if you have any information related to this investigation. Information leading to the charging and/or arrest of any felony suspects may result in a cash payment up to $5,000. Tipsters MUST contact Crime Stoppers DIRECTLY to remain anonymous and to be considered for a cash payment by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitting an online tip at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. | https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/13/have-you-seen-them-3-men-attempting-to-rob-se-houston-donut-shop-leaves-empty-handed/ | 2022-06-13T20:11:05Z | https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/13/have-you-seen-them-3-men-attempting-to-rob-se-houston-donut-shop-leaves-empty-handed/ | false | 1 |
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The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies had been falling on Monday, after the major crypto lender Celsius halted all withdrawals citing "extreme market conditions."
It is the second collapse of a part of the crypto world in the last two months. The stable coin Terra imploded in early May, erasing tens of billions of dollars worth of value in a matter of hours. Bitcoin was trading at roughly $23,400 on Monday afternoon, down more than 16% in the past day.
Ethereum, another widely-followed cryptocurrency, was down more than 20%. | https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/national/bitcoin-plunges-as-major-crypto-lender-halts-operations | 2022-06-13T20:15:17Z | https://www.tv20detroit.com/news/national/bitcoin-plunges-as-major-crypto-lender-halts-operations | true | null |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Rougned Odor hit solo home runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals 10-7 on Sunday.
Hunter Dozier, Michael A. Taylor and Bobby Witt Jr. homered for the Royals.
Baltimore jumped on Brad Keller (1-8) with three homers in the first two innings.
Santander hit a 455-foot drive into the right-field fountains in the first.
Mountcastle and Odor hit back-to-back home runs to start a four-run second inning. It was the fifth time this season and the third in June that the Orioles hit back-to-back homers.
”We swung the bat well all day,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. ”We had really good at-bats and it started early, which is great to see, we haven’t done that a ton. Putting five runs up in the first couple of innings and hitting a few homers, that was nice.”
Cedric Mullins had four hits and drove in two runs for Baltimore. Richie Martin and Austin Hays each had three hits and two RBIs.
Dean Kremer (1-1) tossed five innings and allowed one earned run and four hits. He won his first game since his major league debut in September 2020, snapping an 0-9 stretch in 17 starts and claiming his first career win on the road.
”You can’t complain about getting some early run support,” Kremer said. ”It is a lot more relaxing pitching with a good lead.”
Cionel Perez notched his first career save with a scoreless ninth.
Keller gave up five runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings. The three home runs he allowed tied a career-high set in 2019 and it was his shortest outing of the season.
”I just felt like I didn’t have much command of anything out there,” Keller said. ”It was tough and I felt like they all kept flying out of my hand and not going anywhere I wanted it to go. We had a good gameplan going in but didn’t execute the pitches.”
Royals manager Mike Matheny agreed.
”Brad just didn’t have a feel for anything,” Matheny said. ”When you can’t control the fastball it’s going to be a long one. He never got in a groove.”
Taylor and Witt hit solo home runs in the eighth inning.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: LHP Jake Brentz (left flexor strain) was transferred to the 60-day injured list. Brentz was initially placed on the 10-day IL on April 30.
ROSTER MOVES
Royals: LHP Amir Garrett was reinstated from the injured list. LHP Angel Zerpa was optioned to Double-A Northwest Arkansas in a corresponding move.
Orioles: Baltimore released INF Chris Owings.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Kyle Bradish (1-3, 6.45 ERA) starts on the road against Toronto.
Royals: Begin a nine-game West Coast swing against San Francisco with RHP Brady Singer (3-1, 4.33 ERA) set to start.
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (NEWS10) — A vigil is set to remember the life of Jillian (Tatro) Rosado on Tuesday, June 14. The vigil is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in front of North Adams City Hall.
Rosado, 38, of Cheshire, was pronounced dead in a home on Charles Street on May 28. On June 2, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office announced that her husband, Luis Rosado, 49, was arrested and charged with her murder.
The Elizabeth Freeman Center is putting together the vigil. The center said domestic violence is a societal issue that affects many in the community. The center is committed to ending domestic violence and working towards a safe community.
“Jillian had much more life to give. With her free spirit and generous soul, Jillian will be missed by all those who knew her. We send our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Rest in peace, Jillian,” said the Elizabeth Freeman Center.
Attendees are asked to wear masks to the vigil. If you or someone you know is affected by violence, you can call the Elizabeth Freeman Center at 1-866-401-2425. The hotline is available 24/7. | https://www.news10.com/news/berkshire-county/vigil-to-be-held-for-murdered-north-adams-woman/ | 2022-06-13T20:18:35Z | https://www.news10.com/news/berkshire-county/vigil-to-be-held-for-murdered-north-adams-woman/ | false | 3 |
Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan has been linked with a move to Jose Mourinho’s Roma this summer transfer window, after the German midfielder was spotted in the Italian capital.
Gundogan, 31, joined City for £22million in 2016 after four stellar seasons at Borussia Dortmund. The star had injury worries placed upon him when he moved, but has more than proved himself by remaining an integral part of City’s engine room for more than half a decade.
Reports suggested he may leave at the end of the season by seeking a new challenge away from the club, sparking rumours of a move abroad to a team in European competition. But after links had died down following his commitment to staying at City for the final season of his contract, Leggo have claimed that the star could move to Roma to join up with Jose Mourinho.
The publication states that the star was recently seen in the Italian capital throughout pre-season. He reportedly earns around £110,000-per-week and is looking to move on in the not too distant future.
Barcelona are reportedly favourites to land him, although financial woes may mean that the Blaugrana have to take a back seat. And that could hoist Roma into the driving seat, with the club determined to back Mourinho ahead of the new season.
Gundogan claimed that he was extremely excited to be a part of City’s squad, despite rumours tipping him for a move away. “I’m very settled,” Gundogan admitted after his brace won City the league against Aston Villa.
“I’ve been here for six years and I think the appreciation from the club is also big because I wouldn’t be here for six years if they didn’t appreciate me. I’m very grateful to play in such a great team.
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Phil Mickelson has expressed his “deepest sympathy” to the families of those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the wake of stinging criticism of his decision to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.
A group representing victims’ families and survivors accused Mickelson and a number of fellow high-profile American players of sportswashing and betraying their country by competing in last week’s event at Centurion Club.
Asked about the letter written by Terry Strada, the national chair of 911familiesunited.org, in a press conference ahead of the US Open, a visibly uncomfortable Mickelson said: “I would say to the Strada family, I would say to everyone that has lost loved ones, lost friends on 9/11 that I have deep, deep empathy for them.
“I can’t emphasise that enough. I have the deepest of sympathy and empathy for them.”
Pressed on whether he would respond privately to the letter, Mickelson largely repeated his earlier answer and his comments cut little ice with Strada, a mother of three whose husband Tom died in the attack on the north tower of the World Trade Centre.
She told the PA news agency: “Phil knows exactly what he’s doing, and he and his fellow LIV golfers should be ashamed.
“They are helping the Saudi regime sportswash their reputation in return for tens of millions of dollars, at the very same time our government is rolling out more damning evidence of Saudi culpability in the 9/11 attacks.
“As the PGA Tour commissioner (Jay Monahan) said Sunday, ‘You’d have to be living under a rock’ to not understand the implications of involving yourself with the Saudis.”
Mickelson and the other 16 PGA Tour members who competed in the first LIV Golf event without permission were instantly suspended by the Tour, although some had already resigned their membership.
That is something Mickelson has no intention of doing and he would still like to play on the PGA Tour in the future, even though he has already won four times on the Champions Tour.
“My preference is to be able to choose which path I would like, one or the other or both,” said Mickelson, who will celebrate his 52nd birthday on Thursday.
“I feel that I gave as much back to the PGA Tour and the game of golf that I could throughout my 30 years here, and through my accomplishments on the course I’ve earned a lifetime membership.
“I intend to keep that and then choose going forward which events to play and not.”
Mickelson was as cagey with his answers as he was at Centurion, but did concede that the “incredible financial commitment” – which he tacitly confirmed last week was 200million US dollars (£159.5m) – “allows me to have more balance in my life”.
Victory on Sunday would see Mickelson become the sixth player to complete a career grand slam, although he admits that will be difficult given his lack of competitive golf.
“That’s going to be a challenge, right. It’s the most difficult test in golf,” said Mickelson, who shot 10 over par to finish in a tie for 33rd last week in his first event since February.
“I think it was important for me to have a little bit of competitive golf last week and identify some of the areas of weakness. It was one of the worst putting tournaments I’ve had in years.
“I spent time (on Sunday) addressing that, which is why I basically putted the whole day on the course. In the off-season I actually made some strides ball-striking-wise, and I’m fairly optimistic there, but it will be a real challenge.
“These are the best players in the world, and it’s the hardest test of the year. It looks that it’s going to be a brutal test of golf, and that’s what this championship is all about.”
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Arogya Aasara to provide Rs 5,000 to young mothers
CM wants Aarogyasri payouts be credited directly to beneficiary account
Vijayawada : Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday ordered a post-delivery financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to young mothers under 'Arogya Aasara' for both normal and caesarean deliveries in the State.
At a review meeting of the Medical and Health Department at his Camp Office on Monday, the Chief Minister said special attention should be given to ensure normal childbirth and physicians should develop awareness among pregnant women.
He instructed the authorities to bring more ailments under Aarogyasri after discussing with medical experts and physicians. The Chief Minister emphasised on making Aarogyasri more transparent by directly crediting the amount in to the beneficiary's account. From the beneficiary's account the payment should be processed to the hospital in auto debit mode without causing inconvenience to anyone. He directed the officers to take appropriate steps to ensure the smooth running of the process without any errors.
Later reviewing the Covid conditions in the State, he asked the officials to stay on high alert. With rising cancer cases in view, where about 34,000 people succumbed in 2020 across the State, the Chief Minister ordered the authorities to focus on providing cancer detection at the village level right from PHCs, village clinics, and ward clinics. He told the officials to complete it by December and roll out the family doctor concept, which will make cancer detection easier. He also directed them to focus on training the staff on cancer screening as the government had already signed a MoU with the Tata Memorial for training of medical personnel and doctors and told them to involve SVIMS Hospital in the initiative.
The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure that all 27 medical colleges, including the 16 new ones coming up, would have two Linac machines for cancer prevention. Also, he proposed to set up a Centre of Excellence for Cancer Prevention in three colleges in Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Guntur.
Reviewing the village clinics, ward clinics, construction of new hospitals, the Chief Minister directed the authorities to complete the works within the stipulated time. Officials said that restoration work has been completed at 977 PHCs, village clinics and ward clinics and the construction of new ones is also nearing completion.
The officials stated that so far 2,446 procedures had been made available and the department was spending almost Rs 270 crore every month for the schemes. Besides these, for operating 104 and 108 services, Rs 25 crore was being spent. Similarly, Rs 35 crore was being paid for Aarogya Aasara.
The CM was told that on the whole Rs 4,000 crore was being spent on the Aarogyasri programme and its allied activities. The Centre had granted Rs 223 crore under Ayushman Bharat the last year and would be spending Rs 360 crore this year in AP on the programme.
The authorities informed that 99.65 per cent vaccination was completed among the 15-17 year age group and 97.78 per cent vaccination was done for those between 12-14 year age group.
Health Minister Vidadala Rajani, Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma, Medical and Health Principal Secretary MT Krishnababu, Medical and Health Principal Secretary (Covid Management and Vaccination) Muddada Ravichandra, Special Secretary for Health Department and other senior officials were present. | https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/arogya-aasara-to-provide-rs-5000-to-young-mothers-748468 | 2022-06-13T20:22:28Z | https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/arogya-aasara-to-provide-rs-5000-to-young-mothers-748468 | false | 1 |
Anthony Davis hasn’t shot a basketball in over two months, according to, well, himself.
While hanging out with Nuke Squad, a gaming YouTube channel, the Lakers superstar said in a viral clip he hasn’t taken a shot since “probably April 5.”
The date is Davis’ final game of the 2022 season, when the Phoenix Suns beat the Lakers 121-110 – and eliminated them from playoff contention.
Davis previously said that this type of absence from basketball is normal to him. His typical workout routine involves 10 weeks without basketball, followed by six weeks of basketball before attending training camp.
Davis put up his career average this season of 23 points per game, but the NBA 75th Anniversary team member missed 42 games this season due to a myriad of injuries. And although he’s a typical fan favorite, 2022 was also the first season Davis didn’t make the All-Star game since his rookie year in 2013.
Davis’ new coach Darvin Ham said he knows what the Lakers star is capable of — he saw that when Davis helped the Lakers capture their first title in a decade while inside the 2020 NBA bubble.
“His skill set, size, versatility, defensive acumen, his relentlessness. His ability to give multiple efforts defensively is key,” Ham said.
“But we need consistency out of [him].” | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/lakers-anthony-davis-says-he-hasnt-shot-a-basketball-in-two-months/221014/ | 2022-06-13T20:24:20Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/sports/lakers-anthony-davis-says-he-hasnt-shot-a-basketball-in-two-months/221014/ | false | 2 |
The Kiwanis Club of Lander Circle students of the month are recognized by the Kiwanis and the Orange Board of Education at the regular school board meeting on May 23.
They are seniors Allie Yuan, from left, Jordyn Zucker, Jessica Brown, Caden Vincent, Allie Ahn, Benjamin Scheps and Kiwanis Club president-elect David Smercina. | https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/community/community_scene/kiwanis-club-honors-six-in-orange-schools/article_6ab5b7bc-e830-11ec-bfbf-273244b906f7.html | 2022-06-13T20:24:44Z | https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/community/community_scene/kiwanis-club-honors-six-in-orange-schools/article_6ab5b7bc-e830-11ec-bfbf-273244b906f7.html | true | null |
ROSEAU, Dominica, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominica is delighted to announce the return of International Cricket at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium for the first time since May 2017, with two back-to-back games starting next month scheduled for July 2nd and 3rd, 2022.
The Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau, Dominica will officially be one of the T20I venues for the Bangladesh tour of the West Indies. The full schedule for both games is now confirmed with both matches featuring Bangladesh vs West Indies. Dominica has hosted four international cricket matches at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, the first ODI West Indies vs Bangladesh in July 2009, followed by a second ODI, West Indies vs South Africa in May 2010, the first T20I West Indies vs New Zealand in July 2014 and the last being a Test Match, West Indies v Pakistan from May 10-14, 2017.
Director of Tourism, Colin Piper, "The Discover Dominica Authority would like to express its gratitude to Cricket West Indies and the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica for their efforts and assistance in bringing international cricket back to Dominica after a five-year absence. We are convinced that the two T20I matches in Dominica on July 2nd and 3rd will be fantastic, and we expect a strong turnout of local, regional, and international cricket fans to enjoy the fixtures."
Cricket West Indies, Events Management Executive, Ms. Joneé Charles said "The return of T20I games to Dominica is fantastic. We are delighted that Dominica has been chosen to host these two matches, and we hope to host more in the future. After a challenging two years owing to the pandemic, we must express our gratitude to the local organizing committee and Cricket West Indies for staging these T20I matches."
In the following days, a full announcement on entry protocols and ticketing information for the Windsor Park Sports Stadium experience will be made. In the interim, Cricket fans and patrons can expect a 'Carnival-like' atmosphere with various local Dominican cultural presentations and an 'after party' experience.
For more information on Dominica, contact Discover Dominica Authority at +1 767 448 2045.
Or, visit Dominica's official website: www.DiscoverDominica.com, follow Dominica on Instagram and Facebook and take a look at our videos on YouTube
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SILVER SPRING, Md., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban One, Inc. (NASDAQ: UONEK; UONE) today announced it had signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Emmis Communications to purchase its Indianapolis Radio Cluster. Under the terms of the agreement, Urban One will acquire WYXB (B105.7FM), WLHK (97.1FM), WIBC (93.1FM), translators W228CX and W298BB (The Fan 93.5FM and 107.5FM), and Network Indiana.
"These are terrific general market formats (Best Variety, Country, News and Sports) and will be a great addition to Urban One in a transaction that is accretive and deleveraging," said Alfred Liggins, President and CEO, Urban One.
In anticipation of the transaction, Urban One will sell its WHHH station along with the intellectual property related to WNOW to a third party. Both the acquisition and disposition are subject to Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approval and other customary closing conditions, anticipated in the third quarter of 2022. Emmis will continue to operate its stations and Urban One will continue to operate WHHH until the transaction closes.
Urban One, Inc. (urban1.com), together with its subsidiaries, is the largest diversified media company that primarily targets Black Americans and urban consumers in the United States. The Company owns TV One, LLC (tvone.tv), a television network serving more than 59 million households, offering a broad range of original programming, classic series and movies designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult Black viewers. As of December 31, 2021, we own and/or operate 63 independently formatted, revenue producing broadcast stations (including 54 FM or AM stations, 7 HD stations, and the 2 low power television stations we operate) branded under the tradename "Radio One" in 13 urban markets in the United States. Through its controlling interest in Reach Media, Inc. (blackamericaweb.com), the Company also operates syndicated programming including the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the Russ Parr Morning Show and the DL Hughley Show. In addition to its radio and television broadcast assets, Urban One owns iOne Digital (ionedigital.com), our wholly owned digital platform serving the African American community through social content, news, information, and entertainment websites, including its Cassius, Bossip, HipHopWired and MadameNoire digital platforms and brands. We also have invested in a minority ownership interest in MGM National Harbor, a gaming resort located in Prince George's County, Maryland. Through our national multimedia operations, we provide advertisers with a unique and powerful delivery mechanism to the African American and urban audiences.
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Claressa Shields is hopeful that Jake Paul will be knocked out if he does eventually face UFC legend Anderson Silva in the boxing ring.
Shields and Paul had a long-running feud, but appeared to have squashed their rivalry over the past few months, making complimentary comments about one another. But Shields has changed her tune and said that she is hopeful of seeing Silva, who has re-emerged as a combat sports force in his late forties as a boxer, knock him out.
Paul has gone 5-0 as a professional boxer, and stopped all four of his opponents since his January 2020 debut, including MMA champions Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. But he has yet to fight anyone who boxed professionally before or after facing him.
Shields argues that this, coupled with his audacious callouts of the likes of Canelo Alvarez and other top fighters, is indicative of a lack of respect for the sport. Even though she has softened her stance on Paul in recent times, she admits that she wants to see Silva beat him.
“I want Anderson Silva to knock out Jake Paul,” Shields told The Schmo. “That’s what I want. And I believe he’s the guy to do it. I think Jake Paul has fought against Tyron Woodley, who is a great guy, great MMA fighter.
"But Silva has shown that he’s a really really good boxer, even though he has an MMA background. So I would love to see him fight a Jake Paul. I think both guys are really enhancing their skills, I just don’t really like Jake Paul like that. I want him and Anderson Silva to fight, and I want Anderson Silva to win.”
Silva is a 3-1 professional boxer, and most recently competed in an unsanctioned exhibition bout against fellow MMA fighter Bruno Machado in Dubai. He dominated his opponent over the eight-round distance and dropped him with a massive shot, but no score was announced and his record remained in tact at 3-1.
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His last legitimate win was a brutal knockout over Tito Ortiz within minutes of their bout on the undercard of Evander Holyfield's comeback fight with Vitor Belfort in September. Silva has remained respectful of the Paul brothers Jake and Logan amid numerous fight discussions, and could still be a potential opponent for the younger's comeback on August 6.
No opponent has been announced as yet for Paul's first fight in Madison Square Garden, which will come on a double-headliner bill with women's boxing legend Amanda Serrano. The Brooklyn native just fought Katie Taylor in the biggest women's boxing match of all time, and is expected to rematch the Irishwoman next year.
“I like what Jake Paul is doing,” Shields added. “He’s brought a whole bunch of attention to boxing, and women’s boxing. It’s just about him respecting the sport, and if you’re going to be calling out Canelo and that kind of stuff, you have to at least fight against a real fighter and not be using everybody’s name for clout.” | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/boxing/jake-paul-claressa-shields-feud-27224103 | 2022-06-13T20:30:10Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/boxing/jake-paul-claressa-shields-feud-27224103 | false | 2 |
Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Takes Helm of Christian Media Ministry
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) Board of Directors has named Pastor Rob Pacienza the new President and CEO of DJKM, a Christian media ministry founded by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy.
Pastor Pacienza, 41, is Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has served as CRPC Senior Pastor since 2016 and will continue in that role while taking on the added responsibility of leading DJKM.
"As a Board, we are delighted that Pastor Rob, who has served on the Board since 2020, is now leading D. James Kennedy Ministries as President and CEO. Rob brings a passionate commitment to gospel witness and to the application of God's Word to the moral and social questions troubling our nation," said William T. Allen, CPA, Chairman of the DJKM Board.
Pastor Pacienza, who became a believer in Jesus Christ while a teenager at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, was later mentored by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, the founding pastor of CRPC.
"I am deeply honored and humbled at the opportunity to lead D. James Kennedy Ministries," said Pacienza, who earned his Master of Divinity at Knox Theological Seminary and is now completing his doctorate in ministry at Westminster Theological Seminary.
"It is a great privilege and awesome responsibility to be part of a ministry that touches lives across our nation with the power of the gospel and speaks to American culture with the truth of God's Word," he said.
In an interview on DJKM's weekly television program, Truths That Transform, Pacienza said his "philosophy of ministry as a pastor is best summed up in the vision statement at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church: we exist to equip gospel-centered, culture-shaping Christians."
The author of the forthcoming book, The Hope Of The World: Christian Cultural Engagement in a Secular Age, Pacienza said the gospel "moves you to shape culture according to the kingdom of God. We want people watching Truths That Transform to be motivated and informed by the gospel, to go out and shape culture for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom."
Pastor Pacienza and his wife, Jen, live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with their children, Preston and Lydia.
D. James Kennedy Ministries is a media ministry whose television program, "Truths That Transform," airs nationwide. It actively communicates the gospel of Jesus Christ, the supremacy of His Lordship, and a Biblically informed view of the world.
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Tom Grennan endured a pretty nasty injury during last night’s Soccer Aid 2022.
The annual event sees stars come together to play a huge charity game of football, with England facing off against the Rest of the World – or World XI- for the 10th instalment since Soccer Aid was founded in 2006.
It was a close call this year, with the game ending in penalties and Lee Mack scoring the winning goal for The World.
England then took the lead with a goal from the Little Bit Of Love singer before Kem Cetinay scored for World XI.
However, the 27-year-old musician showcased his bruised ankle and called out former French player Patrice Evra via Instagram Stories.
‘Good tackle that @patrice.evra,’ he wrote.
Tom also shared a picture of him on crutches on Twitter, however he seemed to be in good spirits as he pulled a funny face for the camera.
Fans quickly praised the singer’s impressive performance on the pitch and also wished him a speedy recovery.
‘Tom, poor you!! Speedy recovery! Rocking the air cast tho!!’ one person wrote.
‘Oh no Tom. Hope you recover quickly. You were amazing last night,’ another added.
The Soccer Aid World XI was captained by Usain Bolt, who this time was joined by returners Martin Compston, Mo Gilligan, Lee, and 2021’s man of the match Kem.
Noah Beck was first to score for World XI, with Mark Wright scoring an equaliser for England – both on penalties.
Despite scoring the winning penalty, comedian Lee played it cool after chatting about his goal, saying: ‘Only touched the ball once when I came on, my penalty!’
Ukraine’s Andriy Shevencho and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt lifted the Soccer Aid trophy, with the stars sure to be thrilled with the amount raised for Unicef.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Tom Grennan and Soccer Aid for comment.
Soccer Aid is available to watch on ITV Hub.
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