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Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI – Get Rating) by 12.9% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,140,862 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 130,802 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in S&P Global were worth $479,869,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of S&P Global by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 14,046 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,629,000 after purchasing an additional 1,318 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in S&P Global by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 96,314 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,453,000 after acquiring an additional 3,192 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC raised its stake in S&P Global by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 625 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd acquired a new stake in S&P Global during the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in S&P Global during the 4th quarter worth $200,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.26% of the company’s stock.
SPGI stock traded up $3.90 during trading on Monday, reaching $319.93. 129,835 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,505,617. The company has a market cap of $108.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.08, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.06. S&P Global Inc. has a 52-week low of $311.87 and a 52-week high of $484.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $354.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $398.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.38.
Several equities research analysts recently commented on SPGI shares. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of S&P Global from $441.00 to $407.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $483.00 to $418.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of S&P Global in a research report on Tuesday, March 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $485.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $433.00 to $365.00 in a research report on Thursday, June 2nd. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price objective on shares of S&P Global from $497.00 to $475.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, S&P Global presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $429.60.
In other S&P Global news, EVP Dimitra Manis sold 2,000 shares of S&P Global stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $336.53, for a total transaction of $673,060.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 4,839 shares in the company, valued at $1,628,468.67. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nancy Luquette sold 2,287 shares of S&P Global stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.74, for a total transaction of $763,263.38. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 5,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,891,304.58. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About S&P Global (Get Rating)
S&P Global Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. It operates in six divisions: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Dow Jones Indices, S&P Global Commodity Insights, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, and S&P Global Engineering Solutions.
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Sports News of Monday, 20 June 2022
Source: footballghana.com
Ghana midfielder, Majeed Ashimeru has picked Lionel Messi ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in the world.
The debate as to which player is the greatest of all time never gets old. Most often, it is Portuguese and Argentine internationals who goes head-to-head.
Speaking on GTV Sports+, Ashimeru, who plies his trade for Anderlecht was made to pick between the two players but the WAFA star was quick to choose Messi over Ronaldo.
Asked to choose between Ronaldo and Messi, he said, “Messi”.
Ashimeru is currently in Ghana for holidays since the 2021/22 season is over.
Watch the latest editions of Sports Debate and Sports Check below | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ghana-midfielder-Majeed-Ashimeru-wades-into-the-Ronaldo-Messi-debate-1565336 | 2022-06-20T18:52:34Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ghana-midfielder-Majeed-Ashimeru-wades-into-the-Ronaldo-Messi-debate-1565336 | false | null |
Warriors vs. Celtics Game 6 odds, best bet
Golden State won on its home floor in Game 5, and Boston is now at risk of losing the NBA Finals at home unless it can rally the troops one more time tonight. Three times the Celtics have faced elimination in the playoffs so far, and they have won all three,...
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office announced Monday that his weakened coalition will be disbanded and the country will head to new elections.
Bennett has struggled to keep his unruly coalition of eight parties together, and defections have left the crumbling alliance without a majority in parliament for over two months.
Bennett and his main coalition partner, Yair Lapid, decided to present a vote to dissolve parliament in the coming days, Bennett’s office said. Lapid is then to serve as caretaker prime minister.
The election, expected in the fall, would be Israel’s fifth in three years.
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Roughriders win 26-16, add to Elks' home misery
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ recent dominance over the Edmonton Elks continued on Saturday.
Mitchell Picton’s fourth quarter touchdown catch proved to be the difference as the Roughriders remained perfect on the young Canadian Football League season with a 26-16 victory over the Elks, their sixth straight win over Edmonton.
“It was a scrappy game, we knew it's going to be tough,” said Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo, who passed for 247 yards.
“We knew that they were going to be ready to play in their home opener, but we will never apologize for how we found a way to win. We found a way to score in the fourth quarter to win the football game and I feel like that's what we've been doing the past couple of years.”
The Roughriders are 2-0, after also defeating Hamilton in their opening game.
The Elks dropped to 0-2 after losing 59-15 in their first game to the B.C. Lions, and have now gone nine games without a win at home. Edmonton went 0-7 last season at Commonwealth Stadium.
“We didn't play good enough defensively to win the football game, and we had enough mistakes both in the kicking game and on offence to not allow us to win the football game," said Elks head coach and defensive coordinator Chris Jones. "When you play like we played, you don't deserve to win.
"We've got to play more acute football. We're making some strides, we've got a good locker room."
Saskatchewan struck for a 50-yard field goal from Brett Lauther on its opening drive.
Edmonton was minus-one yard in offence in the first quarter.
There was no further scoring until midway through the second, when Lauther connected for an 18-yard field goal.
After Edmonton’s Matt Thomas recovered a fumble off a missed field goal return at the Saskatchewan 23, quarterback Nick Arbuckle found Kenny Lawler for a five-yard touchdown pass to put the Elks up 7-6 with three minutes left in the second frame.
Saskatchewan quickly responded with an unconverted touchdown of its own with less than a minute to play in the first half, as Jamal Morrow scored on a two-yard rush.
The Elks opened the third quarter with a 12-yard field goal from Sergio Castillo, who then added a 30-yarder to close out the third.
Lauther put his team back in front again with a 41-yard field goal five minutes into the fourth. Castillo made it 16-15 for Edmonton with a 37-yarder midway through the final quarter.
The Roughriders quickly responded with a 28-yard TD pass from Fajardo to Picton, who also reeled in the two-point convert.
“He had a nice game,” Dickenson said of Picton, who hauled in four passes for 56 yards. “It was good to see him have some success. He has been grinding it out for three or four years straight now.”
Saskatchewan looked to put the game away not long afterwards after a forced fumble recovery by A.C. Leonard, but Lauther missed a 44-yard field goal. He quickly got another chance, however, and nailed it from 21 yards out.
There was some bad news for the Riders in the late going, though, as veteran offensive lineman Dan Clark had to be carted off the field after suffering a lower body injury.
Both teams are on the road next week as the Riders head to Montreal on Thursday and the Elks are in Calgary on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2022 | https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/roughriders-win-26-16-add-to-elks-home-misery-1.18039356 | 2022-06-20T18:58:41Z | https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/roughriders-win-26-16-add-to-elks-home-misery-1.18039356 | true | 6 |
(LifeSiteNews) — When the late Ronald Reagan assumed the office of the presidency in early 1981, one of the first groups clamoring for a meeting was a panel of Reform rabbis who wanted to discuss abortion.
Now, this could have been a beautiful moment in both American history, the U.S. then at age 205, and in Jewish history, then at age 3297. The Jewish People have fought for the rights of babies in the womb and after birth since the days of the Romans who allowed the father, as paterfamilias, to kill an unwanted baby within the first month of life. Back in those days, it took heroism to oppose this, yet the Jews, despite being newly exiled, disenfranchised, and seeing their Holy Temple burned to the ground, did not hesitate to risk their safety by sticking up for little Roman babies.
In a 2003 article in Commentary magazine, Natan Sharansky, himself a living symbol of the Jewish quest for freedom, cited this quote from on of the great Roman historians, Tacitus:
Among the Jews, all things are profane that we hold sacred; on the other hand, they regard as permissible what seems to us immoral … The rest of the world they confront with the hatred reserved for enemies. They will not feed or intermarry with gentiles… They have introduced circumcision to show that they are different from others… It is a crime among them to kill any newly born infant.
What a beautiful thing that would have been, for the heroic compassionate Jews of yore to stand up to the “big bad Republican” to show that even Reform Jews, who only accept the “social justice” section of the Torah, will fight for the helpless unborn child against every hard-hearted tyrant, from ancient Rome to contemporary America! Except, oops, they actually wanted to address Reagan in favor of continuing the genocide, to keep killing the children.
READ: Jewish group demands legal abortion based on ‘religious freedom’ rights
But Reagan knew his Judaism better than they did. He refused to meet their delegation on the grounds that they did not speak for the Torah, which forbids abortion except in rare cases. They huffily put out a press release, characterizing his act as anti-Semitic. In fact, it ranks among the most philo-Semitic statements by an American president, and there have been, to the credit of our marvellous republic, a great many of those over two-plus centuries. What they did manage to accomplish was to give Orthodox Jews some free publicity of the sort they rarely manage to cultivate on their own.
So it turned out that Reform Jews, in addition to boiling Judaism down to the “social justice” segments, actually disregard the Torah itself as the defining document of social justice. What they adopt from the Torah is only the principle of fighting for social justice, but they leave the definition of that trope to the contemporary, ever-shifting Democratic Party platform.
Dave Rubin (left) hosts one of the most popular conservative chat-shows on YouTube, but we now know his views are as extreme as many on the left.
Not only are Rubin and his homosexual partner using surrogate mothers to bear two babies, thus deliberately depriving the children of their true mothers' care once born, but he also admitted those babies would have been aborted if found to have severe disabilities.
SIGN the petition telling Dave Rubin that true conservatives protect life and uphold the right of children to be raised by their mothers.
Mr. Rubin recently said he also supports abortion up until 12 weeks, compounding the regrettable pro-eugenics stance he has taken towards unborn babies with severe disabilities.
There are few things more tragic in our world today than the disposable attitude of many people towards innocent human life, but that is exactly what Rubin thinks is acceptable.
This must be called out - it's simply abhorrent to treat the disabled, the unwanted, and the vulnerable with such callous disregard.
Tell Dave Rubin that his pro-eugenics views have no place in a humane society.
Can you imagine finding out your parents would have aborted you if you had a severe disability?
Well, that's unfortunately what will happen to the children Rubin raises if they someday read his latest book, "Don't Burn This Country".
There he shares that he and his family's decision would have been to "terminate the pregnancy" if a severe disability was found in one of the babies now being borne by their surrogate mothers.
Rubin must understand how cruel this entire situation is, not only for the mothers and their children who will be taken away, but also for disabled people to know they are essentially thought of as "lives unworthy of life."
Real conservatives must speak up now and tell Rubin that his pro-abortion views are abhorrent.
Mr. Rubin's public split with the left is to be welcomed, but "conservative" leaders like him will do much more harm than good if they continue using their platform to undermine the family and the right of children to be born.
If we let these cornerstones of society be attacked from within, what hope have we of building a culture we can be proud to hand on?
Make a stand today for unborn children and their mothers - tell Dave Rubin that he's wrong.
True conservatives cannot afford to take the easy shortcut of ignoring Rubin's cruel position, lest we continue to be shunted further left, becoming radical liberals in everything but name.
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Indeed, during the Reagan administration Orthodox Jews had the rare experience of being recognized by the White House as the authoritative arbiters of Jewish Law. The great Talmudic and legal scholar, Rabbi Moses Feinstein, was consulted whenever the Administration wanted clarity on the traditional Jewish position. In one instance, Rabbi Feinstein surprised the Republicans when asked the Jewish position on capital punishment. He said that although in theory Judaism believes a society should punish murderers by putting them to death, the American legal system cannot be trusted to administer that position, since it accepted testimony of criminals and people who are offered to have their own sentences reduced in exchange for testimony against others, including against their own accomplices – all arrangements rejected by Jewish law.
This rare relationship between secular government and scholars of the Torah’s legal system represented an ideal that is envisioned by Biblical prophecy. The prophet Jeremiah instructed the Jews in God’s name (Jeremiah 27:22) that they “should go to Babylon, and they will be there until they day I shall redeem them, says God, then I will raise them up and bring them back to this place (Israel).” Afterwards the prophet adds (ibid, 29:7): “And seek out the peace of the city where I have exiled you and pray to God for its peace; with its peace you will have peace.” The Talmud (Avot 3:2) deduces from this (per commentary of Rashi, 1035-1105): “Rabbi Hanina said to always pray for the success of the government, because if it is not respected people will swallow each other alive.”
The recent article in the Atlantic by a Reform rabbi shows they are still up to their old tricks. This time they are making more of an effort than in the past to substantiate their arguments with Biblical texts, and it would take a legal brief to show where the fault lines in their arguments lie. Suffice it to say that these arguments were countered and debated thoroughly in the period immediately preceding and immediately following Roe vs. Wade. There is no need to relitigate that here, although there are some Orthodox Jews who would be happier to let sleeping dogs lie than to answer the historic call of Moses, “Who that is with God, join me!”
One of the greatest warriors on behalf of the unborn child has been my dear friend (and co-host of our Thursday night radio program at 11 p.m. on 620 AM in the New York metropolitan area), Rabbi Yehuda Levin. He was an annual speaker at the rally against the Roe vs. Wade decision, and some of his fabulous, rousing orations can be seen at YouTube. He is struggling somewhat with his health right now, and he asked me to write this article. Loyal Jews who seek the Word of God and answer the call of Moses will always be at the front lines, fighting for every one of God’s children and loving each child fashioned in the image of the Creator.
Jay D. Homnick is a long-time columnist for The American Spectator, and for a period served as its Deputy Editor. He is also the author of many works of Jewish scholarship in both English and Hebrew. | https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/pro-abortion-reform-jews-are-ignoring-the-scriptures-orthodox-jewish-scholar/ | 2022-06-20T19:04:43Z | https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/pro-abortion-reform-jews-are-ignoring-the-scriptures-orthodox-jewish-scholar/ | false | 1 |
Newswise — FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – You could call it the Four Seasons for corals.
Back in 2019, research scientists at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Halmos College of Arts and Sciences joined forces with colleagues on an ambitious project to save at-risk corals. Florida’s coral reefs are currently experiencing a multi-year disease-related mortality event, which has resulted in massive die-offs in multiple coral species. The Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) rescue project, affectionately called the “Noah’s Ark” project by some, used NSU’s on-shore coral nursery at its Oceanographic Campus to temporarily house threatened corals taken from various reefs until the threat subsided, at which time the corals could be replanted.
As that project has progressed, NSU is now making its coral nursery available for other similar projects.
“As SCTLD has spread throughout the Caribbean, the rescue project is progressing to include endemic corals, so we’re increasing our capabilities to hold [temporary and long-term] other corals beyond the scope of the non-endemic coral field collections,” said Abigail Renegar, Ph.D., a coral research scientist at NSU. “We are taking a comprehensive approach in order to make NSU’s onshore coral nursery facilities as useful as possible to broader restoration efforts.”
For many years, NSU has been a leader in coral reef research, preservation, and conservation. The university’s research scientists and students utilize both off-shore and on-shore nurseries to grow “new” corals, which are then out-planted to various reefs to help them rebound from various “stressors” (increasing ocean temperatures, introduction of toxins into the ecosystem, etc.) that have negatively impacted them.
That’s why NSU was a natural for the “Ark” project back in 2019, and why researchers are expanding how the onshore coral nursery can be used for a myriad of projects today.
Renegar said these new efforts include both the main onshore coral nursery facilities and the SEACOR coral rescue tanks at NSU’s Oceanographic Campus and will provide both short-term and long-term housing for corals which are, for example, rescued as part of building and maintenance projects. One such project is Port Everglades maintenance dredging and bulkhead replacements. In addition, Renegar said NSU’s nursery is being used to house corals and other reef organisms that must be quarantined before transfer to other facilities.
“NSU is in a fortunate position because our available facilities are unique in terms of our location and the capability to provide ample short-term quarantine care and long-term life support,” Renegar said.
The scope has also been expanded, in collaboration with Renegar’s colleague and associate professor, Joana Figueiredo, Ph.D.’s efforts in coral propagation, to include micro-fragmentation of key reef-building species. Asexually reproducing coral, through fragmentation, has the advantage of quickly increasing coral biomass available to restoration efforts, although it does not contribute to increased genetic diversity. In other words, fragmentation allows corals to grow faster so they can be outplanted to the reef quicker, thus helping the reefs rebound.
Fragmentation consists of cutting adult colonies into multiple smaller pieces, which are then grown in land-based and/or offshore nurseries. These smaller fragments present faster growth rates than larger colonies – it’s hypothesized to be because smaller corals allocate more energy towards growth and away from reproduction, or simply because the perimeter to area ratio is more advantageous for the growth of modular organisms. Microfragmentation of reef-building species impacted by the SCTLD outbreak needs to be optimized and intensified in land-based and offshore nurseries to significantly enhance their density on the reef, enhance fertilization success, and ultimately promote recruitment success.
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About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): At NSU, students don’t just get an education, they get the competitive edge they need for real careers, real contributions and real life. A dynamic, private research university, NSU is providing high-quality educational and research programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree levels. Established in 1964, the university includes 15 colleges, the 215,000-square-foot Center for Collaborative Research, the private JK-12 grade University School, the world-class NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, and the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, one of Florida’s largest public libraries. NSU students learn at our campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, and Tampa, Florida, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico, and online globally. With nearly 200,000 alumni across the globe, the reach of the NSU community is worldwide. Classified as having “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is one of only 59 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education’s criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution. Please visit www.nova.edu for more information.
About NSU’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center: The college provides high-quality undergraduate and graduate education programs in a broad range of disciplines in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Halmos College faculty, researchers, staff, and students pursue studies and investigations in all of these fields and in interdisciplinary projects. Excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement are at the forefront of the College’s many initiatives. The Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center hosts cutting edge research in the marine sciences focusing on the biology, conservation, and physical aspects of the tropical and subtropical ocean environments. Please visit hcas.nova.edu for more information. | https://www.newswise.com/articles/nsu-s-on-shore-coral-nursery-expanding-its-role?sc=rsla | 2022-06-20T19:05:55Z | https://www.newswise.com/articles/nsu-s-on-shore-coral-nursery-expanding-its-role?sc=rsla | false | 2 |
Lukaku 'only and ideal' replacement for Lewandowski, says former Bayern great Matthaus
Romelu Lukaku is the "only and ideal alternative" for Bayern Munich if Robert Lewandowski is to leave the club, according to former West Germany great Lothar Matthaus, who also believes that Sadio Mane will be a fine signing for the Bundesliga champions.
The Chelsea striker is widely tipped to depart the Blues this summer to return to Inter after a frustrating first season back at Stamford Bridge, just as Lewandowski has indicated he will attempt to push through a move, preferably to Barcelona.
With financial stumbling blocks preventing both the former's attempts to return to Serie A and the latter's pursuit of a Camp Nou switch, however, the transfer waters appear in constant flux.
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Why should Bayern sign Lukaku if Lewandowski leaves?
Matthaus feels Bayern should capitalise on the uncertainty and challenge Inter to the signing of Lukaku, as he believes the Belgian is the only one who can succeed Lewandowski.
"I still see Lukaku as the only and ideal alternative," Matthaus wrote in his Sky Sport Germany column on the Belgium international being the ideal replacement for Lewandowski. "[It's that] or Nagelsmann does [a] Guardiola, and Bayern play with three attackers, but without a striker.
"You would then also break new ground here and deviate from the Bayern system, because basically there was always a real nine at Bayern: Gerd Muller, [Giovane] Elber, [Claudio] Pizarro, [Miroslav] Klose, [Mario] Gomez, Lewandowski and many more.
"I still hope that Robert stays, and then Bayern would be able to really attack the Champions League with this offensive."
What will Mane bring to Bayern upon his arrival?
One face all but confirmed to definitely be at Allianz Arena next season however is outgoing Liverpool winger Mane, who looks set to seal a €41 million (£35m/$43m) move to the Bundesliga champions in the coming days.
The arrival of the Senegal star - who steered his nation to both AFCON glory and Qatar 2022 qualification this year - will be a boost for the club, says Matthaus, who added: "Mane's signing is fantastic. Not just for Bayern, but for the entire Bundesliga. That such a great footballer will play in our league is just great.
"Mane is an exceptional player. He has provided goals and assists with Liverpool in a manner and with a regularity that few other players in the world have been able to match in recent years. He is also a wonderful football ambassador for Senegal. I'm really happy to see him in the Bayern shirt." | https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/lukaku-only-and-ideal-replacement-for-lewandowski-says/blt3fa33ea6dc6ed9a8 | 2022-06-20T19:06:20Z | https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/lukaku-only-and-ideal-replacement-for-lewandowski-says/blt3fa33ea6dc6ed9a8 | false | 13 |
SEATTLE (AP) — Ginny Gilder wasn’t well versed on what Title IX meant until she was a freshman at Yale, competing for the rowing team and taking part in one of the most famous protests surrounding the law.
The co-owner of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm was right in the middle of the “Yale Strip-In” in 1976 to protest inequities in the treatment of men and women rowers at the school.
“What happened for me personally, I always say … the experience radicalized me,” Gilder said. “Because I grew up in New York City, Upper East Side. I was a Park Avenue, private school girl. I mean, you want to talk privilege, that would be me. So it was the first time I ever experienced discrimination.”
As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers.
Participating in that demonstration ignited a drive in Gilder. It helped propel her to become an Olympic silver medalist in rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. It helped her build a successful business career as an investor and philanthropist. It also helped Gilder accept her sexuality in the late 1990s.
She is now part of the ownership group that purchased the Storm in 2008 and kept the franchise stable in its hometown.
“I think a lot of what I learned in the business world is you got to go for what you want, and not what you want, like in a personal way, but in terms of what your vision is for the world and for the change you want to make,” Gilder said. “And certainly that was an experience that I learned from becoming an athlete.
“But it really was an experience I learned from that protest,” Gilder added. “That you got to push if you’re not happy, you’re not satisfied with how things are. You got to get out there and roll up your sleeves.”
Gail Koziara Boudreaux also has used her competitive drive to succeed off the basketball court.
The career scoring and rebounding leader at Dartmouth has been president and CEO of Anthem, Inc. since 2017.
Boudreaux, a three-time Ivy League Player of the Year and a four-time Ivy League shot put champ, said historically there has not been a lot of female CEOs — and of those who have, she said quite a few have been former athletes.
“If you look at many of us, we do have sports backgrounds at various levels,” Boudreaux said. “And I think it feeds into the competitiveness and our fearlessness about taking challenges on and not being afraid to step in, you know, step in and play the game.”
Thanks to Title IX providing more women with opportunities as a result of the growth in participation at every level — from youth sports to college, Boudreaux believes the number of female CEOs will inevitably increase and level the corporate playing field. It’s one reason Boudreaux endowed a coaching position at her alma mater along with her company investing.
“I think it’s important for us to give back to things that helped us pay it forward and also to be an important, socially responsible company in the community,” Boudreaux said.
Jacqie McWilliams knows firsthand what doors can be opened when someone is given an opportunity.
She is the first Black female commissioner of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. McWilliams also has been on the NCAA Gender Equity Task Force since 2016. Previously, she spent nine years managing NCAA championships.
McWilliams was a conference player of the year in both basketball and volleyball at Hampton. She sees a responsibility to give back to the pipeline that gave her so much.
“As a commissioner,” McWilliams said, “I have access to a whole lot of things, a platform in a position of power that I think it’s quite humbling that I do have a place that I can bring others forward, that I can advocate in rooms that some may not ever get into, even as a Black female.”
McWilliams and others have fought many battles along the way and understand there is still much progress that needs to be made. Fighting for that equality has taken on different forms over the past 50 years.
McWilliams cited the social media posts that pointed out the equity issues at the 2021 NCAA Tournaments.
“I don’t think there’s a time now that we can no longer invest … in the same way that we’ve done in the past,” McWilliams said.
For Gilder, that has meant putting her passion into trying to make the WNBA a thriving enterprise, both with the team she co-owns and throughout the league as a whole. She is also an advocate for growth and change within her league.
“There is a huge acknowledgement that the WNBA, and certainly the Storm, offer an authentic expression for any human or company that cares about diversity, equity (and) inclusion,” Gilder said. “We wouldn’t exist as a league without Title IX. It’s authentic to us to advocate for social change.
“That’s not something we do in our spare time,” she added. “That’s who we are, and the culture has kind of shifted a little to support that and acknowledge how important it is.”
But Gilder notes that bias is still prevalent in society. She said while it’s not as overt as it once was prior to the enactment of the law, it’s such that there needs to be a continued push for equity.
“You have to normalize how people think about things and that is one by one,” Gilder said. “But you do it one by one enough, it starts to become a wave. It’s like any kind of change. And at certain point, things just start flipping over and what seemed like a radical idea is accepted as the status quo.”
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AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report
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FLINT (Mich.) - The Flint community celebrated Juneteenth over the weekend with events that included a festival and parade.
The Traditional Flint Juneteenth Celebration was held Sunday afternoon at Max Brandon Park.
Great weather provided the backdrop for bounce houses, food, vendors, and more.
The weekend of events celebrated the heritage and history of the freeing of slaves almost 200 years ago.
In Genessee County, Juneteenth celebrations have been happening long before the federal holiday declaration last year.
Nia Elbert told ABC 12 it was important for the community to come together for Juneteenth.
"There's more history for us to uncover. So I hope my age - especially kids my age- are able to look into that for themselves that way they have their own connection with history. That way they can tell their story to their kids and their grandkids and so forth." | https://www.abc12.com/news/community-comes-together-for-traditional-flint-juneteenth-celebration/article_6047bb8c-f09f-11ec-99e0-5710649ddb11.html | 2022-06-20T19:15:59Z | https://www.abc12.com/news/community-comes-together-for-traditional-flint-juneteenth-celebration/article_6047bb8c-f09f-11ec-99e0-5710649ddb11.html | true | null |
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Budget faces debt cliff as interest rates on borrowings soar
By Shane Wright
Spiralling interest costs on government debt are threatening to derail the federal government’s plans to bring the budget under control with warnings it faces a “debt cliff” that will make it more difficult to meet its election promises.
Interest rates on government debt have climbed to their highest level in eight years as global inflation jitters and tighter monetary policy combine to make the cost of issuing debt to cover the budget deficit increasingly expensive.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his budget for the 2022-23 financial year on October 25. The March 29 budget forecast a deficit of $78 billion after a $79.5 billion shortfall in 2021-22.
Gross government debt is forecast to reach $1.2 trillion by 2025. Last week, it climbed to an all-time high of $893.2 billion.
In March, Treasury expected the interest rate on outstanding government debt to average 2.2 per cent over the next four years. But interest rates have since soared due to growing concerns about inflation around the world.
On Friday, the federal government sold $1 billion of debt - to be repaid in May 2032 - at an interest rate of 4.11 per cent. It was the highest interest rate on any federal debt since July 2014.
Chalmers told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age the cost of government debt is growing and will hit the budget bottom line.
“After a wasted decade, the Liberals’ legacy is a trillion dollars of debt with not enough to show for it and now the cost of servicing all that Liberal debt is going up too,” he said.
“We’ve been upfront about the significant challenges in the economy and the additional pressures on the budget we’ve inherited, including the cost of rising bond yields.”
Interest payments on government debt were forecast in the March budget to climb from $17 billion this financial year to $25.6 billion by 2025-26. But that was predicated on much lower interest rates than those now facing the government.
Independent economist Stephen Koukoulas likened the situation facing the budget to people who had fixed interest mortgages, saying the budget was facing a debt cliff.
“The budget is going to go from these ultra-low interest rates to much, much higher rates and it’s going to have a huge impact,” he said.
“Public debt interest costs are going to explode if interest rates just remain where they are now, let alone what happens if they continue to go up.”
It is not just the debt already on the government balance sheet that is getting more expensive.
A key part of the Reserve Bank’s response to the COVID recession was to buy government debt to keep downward pressure on interest on that debt. It targeted an interest rate of just 0.1 per cent on 3 year government bonds.
The interest rate on 3 year bonds is now at 3.9 per cent.
The bank holds $72 billion of federal debt that, unless the budget is in surplus, will have to be rolled over between July this year and April 2025. The interest rates on all that debt will be much higher than the current rates.
The first major tranche of this cheap debt that will become more expensive is worth $13.2 billion and will affect federal finances in April next year.
Higher interest rates on government debt will burn taxpayers but long-term investors may benefit.
The head of Australian operations at Western Asset Management, Anthony Kirkham, said while inflation was challenging now it was likely to ease in 2023.
This meant investing in bonds with high interest rates offered some chance to lock-in good returns.
“The situation we are in now is that Australian fixed income offers an attractive yield premium relative to other developed market bond markets. Investors are getting efficient returns for risk plus solid income generation.”
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Ocean City rape suspect vanishes; suspect charged with assault
Two Honduran brothers accused of raping two teenagers in Ocean City in May 2021 had the rape charges dropped last week after one of the victims went home to California and ran away again. Bayron David Oviedo-Diaz, 22, and Onan Albert Oviedo-Diaz, 24, were arrested on May 6, 2021,...
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Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50.
It was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, after being shepherded through Congress in part by Rep. Patsy Mink, a Democrat from Hawaii who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House.
The law forbids discrimination based on sex in education, and despite its age remains a vital piece in the ongoing push for equality, including in the LGBTQ community.
WHAT DOES TITLE IX SAY?
The statute itself is one sentence long, language that was put together by then-Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana, who died in 2019.
“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.”
Translation: The law is meant to ensure equity between men and women in education, and it’s broad, covering most K-12 schools and colleges and universities, as well as vocational schools, libraries and museums. That means it applies to tens of millions of students, as well as educators.
WHAT DOES TITLE IX COVER?
The law applies to several areas of education: athletics, the classroom, sexual assault and violence on campus, employment, discrimination, admissions, retaliation and even financial assistance with tuition.
It also has been extended to other forms of gender and sex discrimination; Title IX was invoked when the Obama administration advised that transgender people should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice in schools.
HOW DOES TITLE IX AFFECT ATHLETICS?
In so many ways, and at the K-12 and powerful collegiate levels. Women’s and men’s teams are to be treated equally under the law, and schools should look to expand the opportunities for women to play sports.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that each sport will have exactly the same budget for equipment, facilities, travel or meals. For example, the women’s tennis team might have more money put toward racquets than the men’s tennis team. Athletic departments work under what is known as “equal in effect,” meaning a benefit for a men’s or women’s team in one area can be offset in another area as long as “the overall effects of any differences is negligible.”
In the hopes of ensuring compliance with Title IX, each athletic department at a college or university must provide annual Equity in Athletics Data Analysis reports. These track participation, coaching staff and salaries, revenues and expenses, including recruiting and game-day expenses.
Many Title IX athletics disputes deal with what’s known as the participation gap. Athletic departments must make sure the ratio of men’s athletic participation opportunities to women’s participation opportunities are “substantially proportionate” to a school’s undergrad enrollment.
For example, the University of Connecticut settled a lawsuit after its women’s rowing team won a temporary restraining order against being shut down. UConn was accused of putting inflated women’s rowing roster numbers (about 20 more than would compete) on its equity report, meaning the actual participation gap was “well above a viable team size.”
HOW DOES TITLE IX AFFECT SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS?
Title IX’s protections extend to sexual harassment on campus, including dating violence, domestic violence and stalking.
The bottom line is that all students are supposed to have a learning environment free from sexual harassment. When violations occur, the law is meant to help students get the problem resolved, which can mean moving to a different dorm, for example, or getting an alleged attacker removed from the school entirely.
Under new Title IX regulations that were finalized in 2020, students who come forward with abuse allegations may now face an in-person hearing and cross-examination by a person chosen by the alleged attacker. These rules have been criticized by Democrats and others for not fully protecting victims and for discouraging complaints, and the Biden administration is expected to propose new regulations soon.
The Associated Press reported that some universities saw a decrease in the number of complaints brought to Title IX offices.
WHAT ABOUT DISCRIMINATION?
Under Title IX, there’s a broad definition of discrimination that could involve students, faculty, administrators or staff. It also covers discrimination against pregnant people. The law has also been invoked to outlaw discrimination of LGBTQ students and educators.
Nothing in Title IX or its federal regulations explicitly protects LGBTQ people, but the Biden administration said last year that the law should be interpreted to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It was based on a 2020 Supreme Court decision ruling that LGBTQ people are protected from discrimination in employment.
As a result, the Education Department said it can launch a civil rights investigation if students are blocked from things like using bathrooms or joining sports teams that match their gender identities.
Tennessee and several other Republican-led states filed a federal lawsuit challenging that guidance; it has yet to be decided.
The Biden administration has signaled that its upcoming regulation will explicitly expand Title IX to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination. If finalized as a federal regulation, it would carry the force of law.
WHO OVERSEES TITLE IX IN SCHOOLS?
Every school and college is supposed to have at least one Title IX coordinator, whose function is to make sure the institution is in compliance with all arms of Title IX. Sometimes the officer is simply the school’s principal, while many universities have whole offices dedicated to Title IX compliance.
WHAT TYPES OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FILED?
There are two types: local and federal.
Local grievances run through the school’s Title IX coordinator or office, which have procedures in place to handle cases involving sex discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence. The schools can dole out discipline for these grievances.
Federal complaints go to the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. These investigations can take months or years to complete. The list of current federal Title IX investigations can be found at the OCR’s website.
Those who believe their rights have been violated can also bring their cases to federal courts through Title IX lawsuits.
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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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Which towel is the best for travel?
A towel that is perfect for travel needs to be big enough to lay on at the beach and small enough to fit compactly in a backpack for camping. It needs to be lightweight but able to absorb a lot of liquid. It needs to dry you off while drying itself out quickly. A good travel towel needs to be versatile for all types of traveling, no matter where the adventure takes you. When purchasing a towel that you will take with you on your travels, consider size, material and absorbance.
If you are looking for a soft, lightweight and absorbent towel to take with you on your next adventure, the Sand Cloud Turkish Towel is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a towel for travel
Size
Larger towels are great for picnics, camping and lounging at the beach. However, bulky towels are inconvenient and hard to store when traveling. When purchasing a towel for travel, find one that is lightweight and folds easily. Some towels come with carrying cases and can be wrapped compactly. You do not have to compromise size for portability if you purchase a large towel made with lightweight material.
Material
A concern that should be at the top of your list when purchasing a towel for travel is the material. Since you will be using this object directly on your skin, the towel must provide maximum softness and comfort while compact. Microfiber towels feel good against the skin and dry faster than cotton towels. Cotton towels are extremely absorbent and safe to use on the skin when purchased organically and sustainably. Some towels even use materials that repel sand at the beach. If you are looking for a more compact towel, microfiber is the lightest for travel.
Absorbency
When purchasing a towel for travel, it is essential to consider how absorbent it is. If you plan to spend the day at the beach or go camping, this towel style will be the most convenient. No one wants to carry around a soggy towel all day. Towels with maximum absorbency will be made with cotton or contain a cotton blend. Though these towels tend to be on the bulkier side, lightweight, compact cotton towels exist. The more a towel absorbs, the quicker you can move on to your next activity without having to wait for the towel to air dry or put it in the dryer.
What to look for in a quality towel for travel
Quick Dry
A good towel for travel will be quick drying. Microfiber towels tend to dry faster than cotton towels, but cotton towels absorb more liquid. When purchasing a towel for travel, consider a product made of microfiber and cotton so that it dries quickly and is also absorbent. If a towel can dry quickly while traveling, it will be more convenient to store.
Odor Resistant
A few travel towels use odor-control fighters made from 100% recycled silver and used in towels much like dye is used in clothes. Consider this if you have sensitive skin. Though a towel that is odor resistant poses a great benefit when storing the item, this chemical could irritate the skin.
Carrying Case
Towels strictly made to be convenient to travel with will provide a carrying case or bag to store the towel separately. A good lightweight towel used for camping and other outdoor activities will come in a carrying case that can be attached to a backpack or a purse. With this added feature, users can carry the towel more compactly and save room for other items when packing the towel.
How much you can expect to spend on a towel for travel
Shoppers on a budget will find travel towels between $15-$20, while towels in the $25-$30 range offer durable fabric and a convenient, lightweight and moderately sized model. Premium towels that include all of the best features and come with a compact carrying case are between $40-$60.
Best towel for travel FAQ
What makes a towel durable for travel?
A. When buying a towel online, check the photograph and description for double-turned edges with double stitching. This feature means that the material and makes it more durable and reduces fraying, allowing your towel to last longer.
How can I know if a towel is absorbent enough before buying it?
A. You will know a towel is absorbent if it contains combed cotton. This will ensure shorter threads are removed, which prevents fuzz and lint from gathering on the clothing. If the stitch is thick and it has tightly woven loops, the towel will be more absorbent. If this detail is not in the online description and you cannot tell by the photograph, find a number to call and ask the company that makes the towel for this information.
What’s the best travel towel to buy?
Top towel for travel
What you need to know: This towel is soft and absorbent. It is for many different activities, including the beach and regular use at home.
What you’ll love: The material of this towel is lightweight and durable. It is a perfect size to travel with and can be stored anywhere. The fabric gets softer with each wash.
What you should consider: Some users noticed runs in the fabric after a couple of washes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top travel towel for the money
What you need to know: This lightweight towel is quick-drying and soft. It is excellent for on-the-go activities.
What you’ll love: Its soft microfiber blend is extra soft, smooth and soaks up to four times its weight in water. The odor-control fights off bad smells.
What you should consider: Some users found the towel larger than expected and not easily stored on backpacking trips.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
Travel towel worth checking out
What you need to know: The Sea to Summit DryLite Towel dries quickly and is easily stored for all types of travel.
What you’ll love: This microfiber towel is soft and comes with a press-stud hang loop. There are multiple sizes, so you can purchase one to dry your body and one to dry dishes and other miscellaneous items. This product is machine washable.
What you should consider: This town is not absorbent enough to be used at home as a regular towel.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top diplomat began the open jostling to win the 2024 nomination of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party on Monday.
Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard offered his WhatsApp number for comments from the public Monday, and on Sunday he said he would start touring the country to build support.
López Obrador can’t run for a second term, but given that the Morena party was built around him, whoever the president supports would get the party’s nomination.
There are several contenders, but there won’t be any primary vote: the party will hold an internal survey to name the nominee. In the past, contenders have raised doubts about the accuracy and impartiality of the party’s surveys.
Also in the running are Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Interior Secretary Adán López.
Ebrard’s political career has been dented by problems with a subway line built when he was the mayor of Mexico City.
A section of the currently-closed elevated subway line collapsed in 2021, killing 26 people. Investigations showed that construction defects played a key role in the collapse. | https://www.informnny.com/news/world-news/mexican-diplomat-starts-jostling-for-2024-nomination/ | 2022-06-20T19:23:07Z | https://www.informnny.com/news/world-news/mexican-diplomat-starts-jostling-for-2024-nomination/ | true | 34 |
Eric Greitens, who is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri, released a controversial ad that calls on his supporters to go "RINO" hunting.
RINO (Republican In Name Only) is a popular acronym used by many on the far-right to describe more centrist Republicans.
In the ad, Greitens, a former Navy SEAL, is seen with a gun outside of a home.
"The RINO feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice," Greitens says in the ad before he and a group of men in military gear storm the home .
He then references a "RINO hunting permit" that is available on his campaign's website.
"Join the MAGA crew. Get a RINO hunting permit. There's no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn't expire until we save our country," Greitens says.
The ad was flagged on Twitter for violating rules about "abusive behavior." However, it wasn't taken down because Twitter says it has "determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible."
Greitens, the former governor of Missouri, is no stranger to controversy. He resigned as governor in 2018 amid allegations of an extramarital affair and claims of abuse. | https://www.kristv.com/news/national/gop-senate-hopeful-tells-supporters-to-go-rino-hunting | 2022-06-20T19:25:18Z | https://www.kristv.com/news/national/gop-senate-hopeful-tells-supporters-to-go-rino-hunting | false | 15 |
EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Serena Williams has skipped her scheduled practice session at Eastbourne on Monday.
Williams trained at a nearby club over the weekend and was expected to have an on-site session at Devonshire Park ahead of playing doubles with Ons Jabeur.
A video posted online over the weekend showed Williams hitting serves to Francis Tiafoe, who was playing in the men's tournament at Eastbourne.
Williams and Jabeur are scheduled to play their first match on Tuesday against Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova.
The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t competed since suffering an injury during the first round of Wimbledon last year.
Jabeur reportedly said she's known that she would be playing with Williams for weeks.
"I'm a good secret keeper," the Tunisian said.
Jabeur added, "Many players were jealous because I'm playing with her. Honestly, Serena is Serena. She is a legend and always will be." | https://www.kristv.com/news/national/serena-williams-skips-practice-ahead-of-return-to-competitive-action | 2022-06-20T19:25:30Z | https://www.kristv.com/news/national/serena-williams-skips-practice-ahead-of-return-to-competitive-action | true | 11 |
Wesley sees good fit with Wizards as a defensive point guard
WASHINGTON -- Many draft prospects who attend workouts with NBA teams do so with the intention of showing those teams parts of their game that weren't necessarily on display during their time playing in college or in other settings. That could be due to the role they were asked to serve...
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Mangwana Addresses Viral Chiwenga & New Wife Are On Honeymoon ‘Tweet’
Mangwana Addresses Viral Chiwenga And New Wife Are On Honeymoon ‘Tweet’
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana has dismissed reports that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is on his honeymoon.
This comes after a screenshot of a tweet supposedly from his account went viral on social media.
Vice President Chiwenga recently got married to Colonel Miniyothabo “Minnie” Baloyi. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Office of the President and Cabinet issued their congratulatory messages.
In the screenshot, Mangwana was pleading with striking nurses and doctors to go back to work and wait for the Vice President who is also the Minister of Health and Childcare to return from his honeymoon.
The tweet that went viral read:
Peaceful protests has been accepted in this country especially in this New Dispensation. We all know that the minister of Health has just been married and he’s currently in Honeymoon therefore why don’t we have patience with him to come back and address your griviences (sic)
In response, Mangwana dismissed it as fake. He said Vice President Chiwenga and his new wife Colonel Miniyothabo “Minnie” Baloyi were not on their honeymoon. Mangwana tweeted:
Just for the record, the VP is at work. He is not on vacation. He attended the burial of the National Hero today and he was in Bikita on Friday.
The tell- tales are there that it’s fake. You don’t need need a microscope! pic.twitter.com/IHLMmBgJd8
— Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) June 20, 2022
In related news, health practitioners, mostly nurses and junior doctors at Parirenyatwa Hospital held a strike on Monday as notified last week. In a public notice last week, doctors, nurses and radiographers said they had been forced to make the drastic move to strike due to poor salaries.
The health professionals also blamed the government and the health services board for not negotiating with them in good faith. | https://iharare.com/mangwana-addresses-viral-chiwenga-new-wife-are-on-honeymoon-tweet/ | 2022-06-20T19:32:48Z | https://iharare.com/mangwana-addresses-viral-chiwenga-new-wife-are-on-honeymoon-tweet/ | false | 1 |
The Arizona Cardinals sent shockwaves when they traded their No. 23 overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens for Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and the No. 100 overall pick. Could it be possible for both teams to make another trade?
Ian Wharton of Bleacher Report wrote an article proposing one trade every NFL team should offer before training camp. When discussing the Cardinals, Wharton thinks Arizona should trade for Chicago Bears outside linebacker Robert Quinn, who posted 18.5 sacks in 2021.
Wharton wrote that the Indianapolis Colts should trade for Ravens three-time All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters. However, the Cardinals have a recent trade history with the Ravens. Arizona could also be an option for the 29-year-old due to their lack of cornerback depth.
“The 29-year-old (Marcus) Peters was one of the most dangerous turnover threats in the NFL until his injury,” Wharton said. “He has 31 interceptions and 86 pass breakups in seven seasons and has become a much more trustworthy option in coverage compared to his first two years in the league.
“Baltimore recently signed veteran cornerback Kyle Fuller as depth to go with 2022 fourth-round pick Jayln Armour-Davis and Iman Marshall. It wouldn’t be shocking if Peters was made available.”
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What a Colts Trade Package Could Look Like
Peters won Rookie Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 with the Kansas City Chiefs and made first-team All-Pro a season later. In 2019, he made the Pro Bowl with the Ravens and had four interceptions in 2020.
Unfortunately, Peters missed the entire 2021 season due to a torn ACL injury he suffered prior to the start of the year. He’s coming off a major injury and is entering the final year of his contract. It’s unclear if the Ravens are willing to extend the 29-year-old. The Ravens could collect $10 million that can be pushed over to 2023 if they were to trade Peters.
Wharton’s proposed trade has the Colts acquiring Peters for a 2023 third-round pick. Heavy on Colts writer Dave Holcomb doesn’t envision the Colts making that move.
Holcomb wrote, “it’s a little hard to see Colts general manager Chris Ballard giving up a Day 2 selection next year when he’s signed former Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore and Brandon Facyson to plug the holes at cornerback this offseason.”
Arizona’s Possible Trade Package
The Ravens have not deemed Peters available. It’s also uncommon for a team in the same offseason to trade veteran players in separate track packages to the same team.
Cardinals general manager Steve Keim is known for trading draft capital in exchange for veteran talent. He’s traded for Brown, center Rodney Hudson and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in recent memory.
Similar to Wharton’s proposed trade, the Cardinals could deal their 2023 third-round selection to the Ravens for Peters.
Arizona could be a suitor for any cornerback available, especially after the May 30 death of cornerback Jeff Gladney. Besides Byron Murphy Jr. and second-year Marco Wilson, the Cardinals’ cornerback room needs more depth and talent. Breon Borders, Jace Whittaker, Antonio Hamilton, Nate Brooks, rookie Christian Matthew and Josh Jackson are the remaining corners.
While not all of it was on the defensive backs, the Cardinals’ defense was burned for 30 passing touchdowns, which ranked 25th in the league.
Peters hasn’t played since 2020, but adding a veteran like the former first-round pick can help strengthen a group led by defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. | https://heavy.com/sports/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-trade-for-ravens-cb-marcus-peters/ | 2022-06-20T19:32:54Z | https://heavy.com/sports/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-trade-for-ravens-cb-marcus-peters/ | false | 1 |
Members of the local Royal British Legion branch and military organisations were in attendance at the event, outside the borough council offices on Parkside.
There was also a short service and blessing of the flag by Deacon Alison McCauley before it was raised at 11am by Sgt Whyte MBE.
The event was also attended by members of the public. | https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/melton-flies-the-flag-on-armed-forces-day-3738646 | 2022-06-20T19:34:56Z | https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/people/melton-flies-the-flag-on-armed-forces-day-3738646 | true | null |
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It’s understandable that Democrats would want to constantly revisit Jan. 6 — to invoke it, investigate it and sacralize it even.
It’s a mystery, at least from a certain level of abstraction, why Republicans would want to have anything to do with that day or want to fixate on the 2020 election.
The party is on the cusp of a midterm triumph, has enormous openings on the economy and education thanks to Biden administration stumbles and left-wing overreach, is making inroads among Hispanic voters, and has a well-stocked political bench that Democrats should envy.
Yet the GOP is stuck litigating the past almost entirely because its putative leader in Mara-a-lago is incapable of admitting error or defeat and will never stop trying to excuse and explain away his infamous conduct after November 2020.
You can argue that Jan. 6 wasn’t an insurrection; that the composition of the committee is unfair and lacks the adversarial element that has always been presumed to be central to the workings of such bodies; that the revelations or supposed revelations from the committee are being overhyped; and that Trump, whatever his failings, didn’t commit crimes and shouldn’t be charged with one.
In fact, I agree with every one of those propositions. But none of them make Jan. 6 any better or make it good.
It’s not quite true, as is often said, that every election is about the future. Republicans waved the bloody shirt of the Civil War for years. Democrats ran against Herbert Hoover for as long as they could. Republicans still talk about Jimmy Carter.
In all of these instances, though, a party made a focal point of a low and embarrassing moment for the other side, not its own.
Revisionist historians and writers might pop up to defend the legacy of a Hoover or Carter or argue that they’d been misrepresented or unfairly maligned. Still, the parties moved on and focused on making new memories.
This is what Trump doesn’t want to allow Republicans to do. With his knack for blunt-force marketing (Fake News, Russia Hoax), he believes he can deflect any attack and redefine the terms of debate to his liking. And he’s not wrong. He’s brought much of his party along with him in his insistence that 2020 was stolen.
His attitude toward Jan. 6 hasn’t gotten more defensive with time, but more fulsome. In a statement last week, he called it “the greatest movement in the history of the country to Make America Great Again.” His 12-page memo in response to the initial hearings doubled down on his fantastical case against the election, as if to confirm every harsh thing former Attorney General Bill Barr said about him.
Trump is acting on an entirely personal and selfish priority. There’s no principle at stake in embracing the Jan. 6 mob or advancing 2020 conspiracy theories.
It’s possible to defend free speech and assembly, obviously, without defending a breach of the U.S. Capitol. It’s possible to support tightening up the security around voting without believing massive fraud changed the result in 2020.
If Trump is the Republican candidate again in 2024, even in the unlikely event that he wanted to memory hole Jan. 6, it wouldn’t happen. The Democrats would bring it up unrelentingly. Perhaps it wouldn’t work, but why would Republicans want risk it or even deal with the complication?
Again, this is a vulnerability unique to Trump. No other prospective 2024 candidate would have to excuse Jan. 6 and parrot the most outlandish claims about the 2020 election, not Ron DeSantis, not Mike Pence, not Tom Cotton, not Nikki Haley. If none of these candidates would sound like Liz Cheney, they wouldn’t be inextricably linked to bonkers events four years prior, either.
They’d be free of the 2020 albatross and of any obligation to defend the indefensible, leaving the obsession with Jan. 6 to congressional Democrats — and Donald J. Trump. | https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/op-ed/guest-opinion-the-gop-needs-to-get-beyond-the-2020-election/article_b7470e35-2ada-5977-b6db-c19f4f724102.html | 2022-06-20T19:36:54Z | https://www.sentinelsource.com/opinion/op-ed/guest-opinion-the-gop-needs-to-get-beyond-the-2020-election/article_b7470e35-2ada-5977-b6db-c19f4f724102.html | false | 15 |
Meta loses appeal in Russian court over 'extremist activity' tag: TASS
>> Reuters
Published: 21 Jun 2022 12:18 AM BdST Updated: 21 Jun 2022 12:18 AM BdST
A Moscow court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms Inc after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March, the TASS news agency reported.
Russia restricted access to Meta's flagship platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as fellow social network Twitter, in the wake of Moscow sending tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb 24, a move critics have cast as an effort by Russia to exert greater control over information flows.
Back in March, Russia said its extremism ruling would not affect Meta's WhatsApp messenger service, focusing instead on Facebook and Instagram.
Meta did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Lawyer Victoria Shakina in March told a court that Meta was not carrying out the extremist activity and was against Russophobia.
Russia initially banned Facebook for restricting access to Russian media while Instagram was then targeted after Meta said it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages urging violence against Russian President Vladimir Putin and troops Moscow sent there.
Meta subsequently narrowed its guidance to prohibit calls for the death of a head of state and said its guidance should never be interpreted as condoning violence against Russians in general.
Russia has also objected to foreign platforms' treatment of its own media, some of which carry labels of being 'state-controlled'. State communications regulator Roskomnadzor has also regularly fined social media companies that fail to delete content Russia deems illegal.
A lawyer representing Meta on Monday told the court that refusing to block access to content and labelling state-controlled media were not activities that qualified as extremist, according to a Kommersant reporter in the courtroom.
Reuters could not independently verify that account and the lawyer could not immediately be reached.
The ruling caused some confusion in March because Meta's WhatsApp service remained available. Furthermore, prosecutors said that individuals would not be charged simply for using Meta's services, which are still accessible through virtual private networks (VPNs).
According to the ruling, when referring to Meta in the public sphere, organisations and individuals are required to include the disclaimer that Meta's activities are banned on Russian territory.
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Animal Kingdom Season 6: Who is in the cast?
TNT'S drama series Animal Kingdom will be coming to an end after its sixth season.
The final season premiered on June 19, 2022, and brought back many familiar faces.
Who is in the cast of Animal Kingdom season 6?
The cast of Animal Kingdom includes:
Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Hatosy portrays the role of Andrew "Pope" Cody.
He first joined the show in 2016 following a successful run as Detective Sammy Bryant on Southland.
Hatosy has also been seen in The Faculty, Alpha Dog, and Fear the Walking Dead.
Ben Robson
Ben Robson portrays the role of Craig Cody.
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The English actor and model first joined the show in 2016 after appearing on Vikings.
He has also been seen in Emperor, The Boy, and A Violent Separation.
Jake Weary
Jake Weary portrays the role of Deran Cody.
He first joined the show in 2016 but is arguably best known for his role as Luke Snyder in the soap opera, As the World Turns.
Weary has also been seen starring alongside Lucas Cruikshank, a.k.a Fred, in three Fred movies and the TV show.
Finn Cole
Finn Cole portrays the role of Joshua "J" Cody.
The English actor has been with the show since 2016 and has also been seen in F9, Peaky Blinders, and Dreamland.
Christina Ochoa
Christina Ochoa portrays the role of Renn Randall.
The Spanish actress has been with the show since 2016 and has also been seen in Boon, Promised Land, A Million Little Things, and Valor.
Leila George
Leila George portrays the role of Janine.
She first joined the show in 2019 and has also been seen in Mortal Engines, The Kid, and Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?.
How can I watch Animal Kingdom?
The final season of Animal Kingdom can be watched live on TNT Sundays at 9pm EST.
The show can also be streamed on TNT's website and Hulu + Live TV.
Season 6 is expected to have 13 episodes, with the finale scheduled to premiere on August 28, 2022. | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18947980/animal-kingdom-season-6-cast-tnt/ | 2022-06-20T19:37:41Z | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18947980/animal-kingdom-season-6-cast-tnt/ | false | 2 |
Kenya records fewer youth for high-stakes August polls
The number of young voters registered for Kenya's August elections has dropped since the last poll five years ago, the election commission announced Monday, pointing to apathy among a youth disenchanted by economic hardship and widespread corruption.
This is despite the total number of people who have signed up to cast their ballots increasing by more than 12 percent, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said after an audit of the voters' roll.
There will be 22.1 million voters on the register -- often seen as a key point at which an election can be rigged -- up from 19.6 million five years ago.
"The number of youth registered to vote in 2022 stands at 39.84 percent which is a decline of 5.27 percent against 2017," IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati said.
Under-35s account for three-quarters of Kenya's population of about 50 million, according to government figures.
Women were "still under-represented" in the voter register with their number accounting for 49 percent of the total, Chebukati said.
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'Spirit of transparency'
The East African economic powerhouse will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on August 9, in the shadow of previous polls which have often been marred by ethnic violence.
With its diverse population and large ethnic voting blocs, Kenya has long suffered politically motivated communal violence around election time, notably after a 2007 poll when more than 1,100 people died.
Many young voters are showing little appetite for the election this year, disillusioned with a political elite widely seen as inept and corrupt.
During the audit, more than 246,000 deceased voters were removed from the electoral roll, the IEBC said.
Chebukati said the body was releasing the figures "in the spirit of transparency and commitment to public confidence in the register of voters".
This year's presidential contest is shaping up to be a two-horse race between Deputy President William Ruto, 55, and 77-year-old Raila Odinga, a veteran politician and former prime minister.
Two other candidates have been cleared to contest the race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta, who must stand down after serving the maximum of two five-year terms.
Ruto was initially anointed by Kenyatta as his successor but has found himself out in the cold after Kenyatta and Odinga forged an alliance in 2018.
Ruto is hoping his rags-to-riches journey from street hawker to top-ranking politician will resonate with Kenya's youth, fashioning himself as a spokesman for "hustlers" trying to make ends meet in a country ruled by "dynasties".
The Kenyatta and Odinga families have dominated Kenyan politics since independence in 1963.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
7-0-5-0
(seven, zero, five, zero)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
7-0-5-0
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Sailfest, the annual street festival on the Thames River waterfront in New London, returns July 8-10 after a two-year COVID hiatus, with carnival rides, fireworks, more than 200 vendors, a road race, live music and tours of the replica of the schooner Amistad.
“We start booking entertainment in November. In 2020, we tried to honor our commitments to the entertainers and do it virtually, but it’s nothing like being in person. People are excited it is back. It brings people from outside the area back into the community,” said Barbara J. Neff, whose Neff Productions has organized Sailfest since 1996, in collaboration with The Downtown New London Association.
“It’s like a Christmas in July for merchants down here. The city pretties itself up, slapping a new coat of paint on the buildings, new paint on the streets, polishing everything up. We always look our best for Sailfest,” she said.
Sailfest takes place on State and Bank streets and in Waterfront Park. The hours are Friday 3 to 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Michael Passero, mayor of New London, said Sailfest also will show off how the waterfront area has changed. “Visitors will ... experience firsthand our downtown’s revival and the housing construction boom driven by Electric Boat and the offshore wind industry,” Passero said.
Sailfest was inaugurated in 1976, to coincide with the end of a New York-to-New London sailboat race. That race no longer takes place, Neff said, so every year New London tries to bring in one large ship to honor the festival’s nautical roots. The replica of the Amistad — the ship that was the site of an uprising of captive Africans in 1839 — will be open for free tours. That replica is owned by the Mystic Seaport Museum.
This is the 43rd Sailfest. Sailfest did not happen in 2000 because OpSail, another maritime festival, took place instead. OpSail continues to this day, but in September. Sailfest also did not take place in 2020 and 2021.
The heart of Sailfest will be Saturday, July 9, at 9 p.m., when the Mashantucket Pequot Thames River Fireworks display will take place. The music-synchronized pyrotechnics are ignited from barges anchored off New London’s City Pier. The fireworks can be seen for miles on both the New London and Groton sides of the river.
“After two long pandemic years we are thrilled to return,” said Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The tribal nation has sponsored the fireworks since 1993. Butler said this year’s display will be bigger than usual to celebrate the return after two years.
The show will be produced by Garden State Fireworks of New Jersey, which also has produced shows at Super Bowl XVLIII, the Washington D.C. Fourth of July Celebration and the 2021 presidential inauguration.
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Entertainment will take place on two stages, the Parade Plaza Main Stage and the Hygienic Art Park Latin Stage at 79 Bank Street. Performers on the Main Stage, starting at noon on Saturday, are the U.S. Coast Guard Jazz Band, Jeremy Beck & the Heavy Duty Horns, Luis Pabon Dance Arts Centre, Brian Jai, Frank Colmenares, Leaf Jumpers, Hoolios, Midnight Flyers, The Unattended, Silver Steel and Shaded Soul. On Sunday, the Main Stage lineup starts at 1 p.m. and includes Otis & The Hurricanes, Undivided and Red Light. The Latin Stage lineup, on Saturday from 2 to 9:45 p.m., is DJ Nando, salsa lessons, Bachata Versatil, bachata presentation, Kendrick el Codiciado, Grupo Impacto, and a DJ. Local restaurants also will have live music.
A beer tent in Parade Plaza will open at noon on Saturday, and Sunday and will feature local brews including Outer Light, Tox, Gray Sail and Whalers.
Other events include a “Jokes N’ Tokes” comedy show with Jessie “Bad Boy” James and Dame FK & Friends at The Draft Choice, 318 State Street, on Saturday at 10 p.m. ($10 presale, $20 at the door); a dress-like-a-pirate day at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday; a woodcarving exhibit on Saturday and Sunday at the Thames River Gallery at 239 Bank Street; and a 5K road race on Sunday at 9 a.m. starting at Union Station on Water Street. Register for the race at runreg.com/sailfest-5k-2022.
A limited-seating barbecue dinner on Fisherman’s Pier will take place on July 9 for $75 a person. Food service starts at 6 p.m. and guests may watch the fireworks from the pier and stay until 11 p.m. To register, visit sailfest.org.
Sailfest visitors can park in the garages on Eugene O’Neill Drive and on Water Street.
WCTY 97.7 and WNLC 98.7 will broadcast live from Sailfest starting Friday. K-HITs 100.9, which is coordinating the music for the fireworks show, will broadcast live July 9 from 5 to 11 p.m. A full schedule of events is at sailfest.org/event-schedule/.
Susan Dunne can be reached at sdunne@courant.com. | https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-connecticut-new-london-sailfest-20220620-q77hq4hjyfdhfegcimiufgzrbi-story.html | 2022-06-20T19:45:18Z | https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-connecticut-new-london-sailfest-20220620-q77hq4hjyfdhfegcimiufgzrbi-story.html | true | 1 |
Another Elden Ring cut questline has been discovered, this time for Merchant Kalé
Whaddaya buyin', Tarnished?Yet another cut questline from Elden Ring has been discovered, this time concerning Merchant Kalé.
Reliable data miner Sekiro Dubi has discovered the quest, which may have lasted from the game's beginning right up to the end.
After months of work, Sekiro Dubi has restored that questline. Ending spoilers follow.
It begins with Merchant Kalé in the Church of Elleh. He’s the first merchant you meet in the game - the one in red, looking like Santa - and the only one to be properly named.
Extra dialogue exists for Kalé, giving more detail about The Great Caravan - once home to merchants and something Kalé has long been searching for.
After defeating Godrick at Stormveil Castle, Kalé would move on in this quest but leave behind messages hinting at his next resting place on his search for The Great Caravan.
Kalé would settle in Liurnia and Leyndell, with fetch quests to move the story on. Sekiro Dubi goes into some detail in the video on how they have reinstated these quests.
Eventually Kalé would discover the Subterranean Shunning Grounds beneath Leyndell, the location of the Three Fingers.
This area is filled with corpses in the final game, but this questline would insinuate it’s the final resting place of The Great Caravan. In retaliation, Kalé would - unsuccessfully - attempt to harness the power of the frenzied flame.
Choosing the frenzied flame is considered the "evil" ending to Elden Ring, but this questline would certainly have made the location of the Three Fingers more noticeable and added extra narrative detail.
This cut questline follows recent work by Sekiro Dubi in uncovering a quest for Vyke, the knight on the game cover.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "All or Nothing Midday" game were:
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Chancellor praises broadband roll-out plans during visit to Jurassic Fibre
- Credit: Jurassic Fibre
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited Jurassic Fibre in Honiton and praised its plans to increase the roll-out of its ultrafast network in the South West.
During the Chancellor’s visit on Friday, June 10, the chief executive of Jurassic Fibre announced that the company intends to extend the network to 500,000 homes and businesses across 30 towns and villages by 2026.
Michael Maltby said: “Jurassic Fibre has achieved some phenomenal milestones in our short history, including connecting 100,000 South West-based households and businesses to ultrafast broadband in just four years. Our investment in the region has made gigabit speeds a reality for many rural communities. But we’re not stopping here. There is a still a long way to go in bringing the South West’s digital infrastructure up to the levels required in the 21st century.
“By increasing our commitment to 500,000 homes and businesses in the next four years, we are firmly demonstrating our dedication to both supporting the Government’s levelling up agenda and making the South West an attractive region to live, work, invest and visit.”
During his tour of the Jurassic Fibre’s HQ in Honiton, Mr Sunak said: ““Improving digital connectivity across rural communities in the South West is a vital part of our ambitions to level up every corner of the country.
“Through better access to ultrafast broadband, people and businesses in the region can benefit from the same opportunities afforded to regions like London and the South East. Jurassic Fibre has been a stalwart champion in bringing ever greater broadband access to areas like Devon.
“It has been great to see their business in action and to learn more about the positive impact they are having on the regional economy, not only through job creation in their own company, but enabling the growth of local businesses and boosting employment."
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Mr Sunak was in the area to support the Tiverton and Honiton Conservative candidate Helen Hurford in advance of the by-election on 23rd June. She accompanied him on his visit to Jurassic Fibre.
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Gill Westcott (Green Party) | https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/chancellor-visits-jurassic-fibre-in-honiton-9060752 | 2022-06-20T19:49:52Z | https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/chancellor-visits-jurassic-fibre-in-honiton-9060752 | false | 1 |
2.9 mn Ukrainian refugees move on from border states: UN
The United Nations said Friday that, of the more than 6.6 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries, 2.9 million have moved on to other European nations.
Refugees, the vast majority women and children, have poured across Ukraine’s borders since the Russian invasion on February 24.
The figure from the UN refugee agency UNHCR gives a picture of how many have stayed in the first country they entered and how many have headed on elsewhere as the displacement crisis triggered by the war spreads across the continent.
“According to the latest data we have available… 2.9 million refugees have moved beyond countries neighbouring Ukraine,” UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told a briefing in Geneva.
A UNHCR graphic showed the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees in non-neighbouring countries were in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy.
A total of 6,659,220 Ukrainians have fled the country since the invasion, the agency’s figures show. Of those, more than 3.5 million have headed west into Poland.
Around 100,000 refugees per day were arriving at the Polish border in early March but the number has slowed to around 20,000 throughout May.
“Newly arrived refugees often come from areas heavily affected by the fighting, some having spent weeks hiding in bomb shelters and basements,” UNHCR spokeswoman Olga Sarrado told the Geneva briefing via videolink from a refugee case enrolment centre in Warsaw.
“They often arrive in a state of distress and anxiety, having left family members behind, without a clear plan for where to go, and with less economic resources and connections than those who fled earlier.”
– Back-and-forth crossings –
The first weeks of the war saw volunteers flocking to help either at the borders or in welcoming new arrivals into their homes.
Sarrado said strong support from the wider international community would be needed to maintain that generosity and strength of response.
“The needs are only increasing as the conflict” grinds on, she said.
“Support will need to be provided so they can stay in the country until they can go back and live with dignity.”
More than 1.1 million people have registered with the Polish authorities and received a state identity number which allows them access to public services.
Some 94 percent of those registered are women and children.
Ukrainians have crossed into Poland more than 2.1 million times since February 28 — though these are not necessarily permanent returns.
“We have also seen more ‘pendular’ movements, where people go back and forth across the border to Ukraine for various reasons, including visiting families, checking their properties or returning to their jobs,” said Sarrado.
“However, Poland expects to continue receiving and hosting a considerable number of refugees, given the large internal displacement, massive destruction and the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine.”
Before the invasion, Ukraine had a population of 37 million in the regions under government control, excluding Russia-annexed Crimea and the pro-Russian separatist-controlled regions in the east. | https://www.expatica.com/ch/general/2-9-mn-ukrainian-refugees-move-on-from-border-states-un-235542/ | 2022-06-20T19:57:00Z | https://www.expatica.com/ch/general/2-9-mn-ukrainian-refugees-move-on-from-border-states-un-235542/ | true | 2 |
More than 100 civilians killed in Mali attacks: Gov’t
Government says 132 people killed as armed group attacks villages in in Mali’s central Mopti region.
More than 100 civilians have been killed in attacks by suspected armed rebels in central Mali, the government has said.
Members of the Katiba Macina armed group assaulted at least three villages in the rural commune of Bankass, in Mali’s central Mopti region, on the night between Saturday and Sunday, the government said in a statement on Monday.
At least 132 civilians were killed and some of the perpetrators have been identified, it added.
It said the civilians were “coldly killed by fighters of the Macina Katiba of Amadou Kouffa”, an organisation affiliated to al-Qaeda.
The killings took place in Diallassagou and two nearby villages, Diaweli and Dessagou, in central Mali, which has long been mired in insecurity.
“Investigators are on the spot today to find out exactly what happened,” Moulaye Guindo, the mayor of Bankass told The Associated Press news agency.
Mali and the central Sahel region have for months faced a string of civilian massacres blamed on armed groups.
The country has since 2012 been rocked by insecurity as groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) have attacked civilians, plunging the country into crisis.
Violence that began in the north has since spread to the centre and to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks in central Mali.
For several weeks rebels in central Mali have been blocking the road between the northern city of Gao and Mopti in central Mali.
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali issued a statement about the attacks on Twitter saying it is concerned by “attacks against civilians in the Bandiagara region (the area of central Mali) perpetrated by extremist groups. These attacks have reportedly caused casualties and displacement of populations.”
Attacks on UN peacekeepers
In a separate incident, a UN peacekeeper died on Sunday from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device, the UN mission to Mali said in a statement.
The head of the UN Mission to Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that since the beginning of 2022, several attacks have killed UN uniformed peacekeepers.
He said that attacks on peacekeepers can constitute war crimes under international law and reaffirmed the mission’s commitment to supporting peace and security in Mali.
Since the beginning of the year, several hundred civilians have died in attacks in central and northern Mali.
The attacks are blamed on armed rebels as well as the Malian army, according to a report by the human rights division of the UN mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali began in 2013, after France led a military intervention to remove rebels who had taken over cities and major towns in northern Mali the year before.
The mission now has about 12,000 troops in Mali and an additional 2,000 police and other officers. More than 270 peacekeepers have died in Mali, making it the UN’s deadliest peacekeeping mission, say officials. | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/20/132-civilians-killed-in-mali-by-al-qaeda-affiliated-group | 2022-06-20T19:58:16Z | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/20/132-civilians-killed-in-mali-by-al-qaeda-affiliated-group | true | 30 |
Italian shipbuilder Tankoa has revealed images of a new yacht concept. Called T500 Tethys, the vessel balances comfort with adventure. It allows owners to cruise even in remote areas, all while enjoying the comfort of a superyacht.
Tankoa calls it the "SUV of the seven seas" since it's a luxurious explorer yacht designed to offer both passengers and the owners the utmost comfort at sea. The vessel measures 50 meters (164 ft) in length, and it has a beam of 8.8 meters (28.8 ft), providing great interior volume.
Speaking of that, its interiors and exterior areas were designed by renowned Italian studio Hot Lab. Perhaps the most striking feature of the yacht is the aft platform on the main deck, which offers incredible views of turquoise waters. It also has an infinity pool and depending on the owner's needs, it can be configured to host a variety of water toys and aircraft.
A large beach club is connected to this area via an external staircase, and it features a beautiful lounge illuminated by the pool's skylight. The design of the vessel focuses on flexibility. On the lower deck, the spaces can be configured to fit more cabins, a gym, an office, or an entertainment area.
The upper deck is also packed with amenities. There's a bar and a lounge area where guests can relax. An observation lounge that provides stunning views is located in the bow. The sun deck was turned it into the ideal place to unwind. has a sun pad, a jacuzzi, a bar with BBQ, and a lounge.
Tankoa doesn't specify how many guests T500 Tethys can accommodate, but it mentions that it has interior spaces with large cabins fit for big families. The owner's full-beam cabin is positioned on the main deck, and it's equipped with a large bathroom, a walk-in closet, and an office.
Performance-wise, there's not much information available. We only know that this 164-footer is offered with traditional, hybrid, or diesel-electric propulsion. Currently, T500 Tethys lives only in the form of renderings, but it could become a reality in the not-too-distant future if a customer with a deep pocket is ready to invest in it.
Speaking of that, its interiors and exterior areas were designed by renowned Italian studio Hot Lab. Perhaps the most striking feature of the yacht is the aft platform on the main deck, which offers incredible views of turquoise waters. It also has an infinity pool and depending on the owner's needs, it can be configured to host a variety of water toys and aircraft.
A large beach club is connected to this area via an external staircase, and it features a beautiful lounge illuminated by the pool's skylight. The design of the vessel focuses on flexibility. On the lower deck, the spaces can be configured to fit more cabins, a gym, an office, or an entertainment area.
The upper deck is also packed with amenities. There's a bar and a lounge area where guests can relax. An observation lounge that provides stunning views is located in the bow. The sun deck was turned it into the ideal place to unwind. has a sun pad, a jacuzzi, a bar with BBQ, and a lounge.
Tankoa doesn't specify how many guests T500 Tethys can accommodate, but it mentions that it has interior spaces with large cabins fit for big families. The owner's full-beam cabin is positioned on the main deck, and it's equipped with a large bathroom, a walk-in closet, and an office.
Performance-wise, there's not much information available. We only know that this 164-footer is offered with traditional, hybrid, or diesel-electric propulsion. Currently, T500 Tethys lives only in the form of renderings, but it could become a reality in the not-too-distant future if a customer with a deep pocket is ready to invest in it. | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-164-foot-explorer-concept-pairs-go-anywhere-capabilities-with-superyacht-comfort-191693.html | 2022-06-20T20:02:17Z | https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-164-foot-explorer-concept-pairs-go-anywhere-capabilities-with-superyacht-comfort-191693.html | true | 1 |
Freshpet recalls dog food for possible salmonella contamination
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Freshpet is recalling some of its dog food because of possible salmonella contamination.
The recall affects Freshpet Select Fresh from the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe with the sell-by date of Oct. 29, 2022.
The lot of dog food was supposed to be destroyed, but Freshpet said on the FDA's website that a small lot was sold at Walmart stores in some states and limited Target stores and other retailers in several other states, including Pennsylvania.
Salmonella can affect the animals eating the food as well as humans if they handle the contaminated products, Freshpet said.
Dogs who have salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea, fever and vomiting, the company said. Some dogs may only have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. The recall notice said infected dogs without symptoms can still be carriers and infect others.
If your dog ate the recalled food, call your vet.
For more details on the recall, click here.
for more features. | https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/freshpet-recall-dog-food-salmonella-contamination/ | 2022-06-20T20:03:17Z | https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/freshpet-recall-dog-food-salmonella-contamination/ | false | 1 |
The charred cross left standing among the smoldering rubble of her small North Texas church was a devastating sight for Lanita Smith.
Smith, 66, who is the wife of the Balsora Baptist Church's pastor, was working at her daycare Friday when she was told that their house of worship had caught fire during a remodel, she told NPR on Monday.
The contractors had taken a lunch break after working on the roof when they returned to a fire, Smith said.
The church, parts of which Smith said were roughly 100 years old, was completely destroyed except for a lone cross in the sanctuary seen standing among the smoke and ruin.
"It showed us that God is there, God is there and he's going to get us through," Smith told NPR, crying. "[The cross was] used for the members to put their prayer request on. They would, we would write their prayer request on the tags, and they would hang them on the cross. And so we were able to see what different prayer requests we had."
The fire department responded to the scene; no one was killed in the fire but a few firefighters suffered minor injuries, Smith said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, she said.
"Extreme temperatures are beyond taxing to resources and manpower in events like these," the local fire department in Wise County wrote on Facebook in response to the fire. "Churches also pose an inherent danger related to the great span of the sanctuaries and great halls, which makes them very prone to collapse. The sanctuary roof did begin collapse while [firefighters] were in the building, several [firefighters] were seen/treated by Wise County EMS on scene."
The church had 75 congregants and was located roughly 45 miles west of Fort Worth, she said.
The church was insured and has already collected roughly $5,000 in donations to help rebuild.
"It's sad, but it's a happy time that we're going to, we're going to get through this and we know God's in it," Smith said. "We're just, we're just going to be anxious to see what God has planned for us."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.kawc.org/npr-news/2022-06-20/a-lone-cross-was-left-standing-after-a-texas-church-burned-to-the-ground | 2022-06-20T20:04:10Z | https://www.kawc.org/npr-news/2022-06-20/a-lone-cross-was-left-standing-after-a-texas-church-burned-to-the-ground | true | 23 |
35 Toptracer Range Bays Now Available at Historic Langston Golf Course
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The summer of 2020 marked the rebirth of Washington D.C. municipal golf courses, when National Links Trust signed a 50-year lease with the National Parks Service to restore and rehabilitate three historic facilitates in the nation's capital: Rock Creek Park Golf, Langston Golf Course, and East Potomac Golf Links. Today, National Links Trust unveiled the installation of Toptracer Range in 35 bays at Langston Golf Course's driving range, reinforcing its mission to make golf more entertaining, engaging, accessible, and affordable, while preserving the site's historic architecture.
In addition to Langston Golf Course, projects are planned at both East Potomac Golf Links and Rock Creek Park Golf. These facilities are an essential part of the local community and National Link Trust's vision is deeply rooted in positively impacting the local community through a number of community outreach and golf course restoration projects as they aim to return these courses to their rightful place as models of municipal excellence.
"Today is just one of many steps that we will take as we revitalize these three tradition-rich facilities here in Washington, D.C.," said National Links Trust Co-Founder Will Smith. "Our commitment to enhance the facilities for golfers of all skillsets and all backgrounds is unwavering. We recognize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve the past and we will ensure a bright and long-term future for these national treasures."
Today's launch event welcomed local area youth and senior programs who frequent Langston, located in Ward 5 in Washington, D.C., to be the first to audition Toptracer's transforming technology that delivers a fun, entertaining, gamification experience for golfers of all ages to the driving range. Joining executives from National Links Trust, Toptracer and Langston's golf and club management company Troon, were LPGA professional Emma Talley and Roger Steele, a golf influencer, who is helping to grow the game of golf and diversify the sport.
"We're proud to partner with National Links Trust and Troon to bring Toptracer technology to these three golf courses that are incredibly rich in history and architecture, with a true commitment to make the game more accessible to the masses," said Ben Sharpe, Toptracer President. "Making golf more accessible and fun is what Toptracer is all about and we believe the experience will create deeper connections to the game for generations to come."
Toptracer will install its cutting-edge technology into on-site practice range facilities at each course to create the right range experience for golfers and non-golfers at all levels, ensuring a fun, engaging and data-driven experience. In June 2020, Troon partnered with National Links Trust to manage the operations for the three Washington, D.C. municipalities.
"We are happy to support National Links Trust and its vision to restore these municipalities to a place they deserve," said Troon Executive Vice President of Operations Matt Hurley. "Our goal is to deliver the best possible experience for golfers and non-golfers when visiting Langston, East Potomac Park and Rock Creek Park and are committed to ensuring the community is proud of their local municipalities and strive to have them come back often to enjoy the game of golf."
Langston Golf Course opened on the banks of the Anacostia River in 1939 and is named after John Mercer Langston, the first Black American elected to the United States Congress from Virginia and the first dean of Howard University Law School. In the late 1970s, the course was managed by professional golfer Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and 2019 recipient of the USGA's prestigious Bob Jones Award. Langston is home to the oldest Black men's and women's golf clubs – Royal Golf Club and Wake-Robin Golf Club – in the country. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 and has been a staple in providing access to the game of golf to individuals of all backgrounds since its beginning.
To learn more about National Links Trust and its mission, visit www.nationallinkstrust.com. For more information on Toptracer visit www.toptracer.com.
The National Links Trust (NLT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to protecting and promoting accessible, affordable and engaging municipal golf courses to positively impact local communities across the United States of America. NLT is currently undertaking the Nation's Capital Project - the revitalization of Washington, DC's three municipal golf courses with the help of world-renowned architects, Gil Hanse, Beau Welling, and Tom Doak. In addition to restoring and renovating the golf courses, this project also includes a number of community initiatives including the Jack Vardaman Workforce Development Program and environmental improvement projects. Learn more at NationalLinksTrust.org.
Toptracer, an innovative technology from Topgolf Entertainment Group, is the most-used and most-trusted advanced ball-tracing technology. The first of its kind to be introduced to the game of golf, Toptracer has revolutionized the way viewers experience the game at select Topgolf venues, driving ranges and while watching major golf tournaments. Today, Toptracer technology powers over 500 Toptracer Range driving ranges in 31 countries. Learn more at toptracer.com.
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world's largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 680-plus locations around the globe, including managing 665-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon's award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 670-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. With properties located in 45-plus states and 30-plus countries, Troon's family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, ICON Management Services, CADDIEMASTER, Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design and Casa Verde Golf. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com, or connect with Troon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Troon Chronicles, Press Room, or subscribe to Troon Magazine.
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Regarding "Florissant, Freeburg men among those arrested in Idaho suspected of planning riot" (June 12): I think I might have a possible solution for the amount of guns in the U.S. Amass all of the folks like these who might have assault weapons, explosive devices and tactical gear, and send them to Ukraine to help fight for freedom there.
Not only will they be able to utilize their planning skills, but maybe they'll also get rid of at least some of their pent-up aggression. Plus, they might be able to see what actual freedom-fighting looks like. It could be a win-win for all.
Diana Renstrom • Martinsburg, Mo. | https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/letter-make-us-domestic-terrorists-fight-for-the-ukrainians/article_1869fc6b-a391-5be2-ac8b-36a8cf253452.html | 2022-06-20T20:11:43Z | https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/letter-make-us-domestic-terrorists-fight-for-the-ukrainians/article_1869fc6b-a391-5be2-ac8b-36a8cf253452.html | true | null |
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Five Star Fakes: Fake online reviews cheating businesses and consumers
Experts say digital marketplace rife with fake product and service reviews
InvestigateTV - Online reviews have become an essential part of the digital shopping experience. Virtual “word of mouth” is how many gauge the caliber of new products and services. When that five-star review pops up, it’s seen as a badge of quality. But, according to industry experts, there’s a chance that online review was either bought or sold and, in many cases, completely fake.
When private businesses write their own reviews or buy fake customer reviews it’s more than just a frustration for consumers, it’s illegal.
The Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Advertising Practices monitors deceptive endorsements that cheat businesses and consumers of their purchasing experience. Fake reviews violate Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) (15 USC §45) which prohibits “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.”
Over the last few years, the FTC said it has tried to combat the problem, but the bad actors are still out there.
Even the experts can be fooled.
Kay Dean, a former fraud investigator for the federal government, said she never thought she would be deceived by an online review.
“Five years ago, I used online reviews to find a doctor and I ended up having a bad experience,” Dean said. “And it left me really suspicious about those reviews that I had relied on.”
That experience kickstarted Dean’s involvement in uncovering fakes. In 2018, Dean launched FakeReviewWatch.com and its accompanying YouTube channel, both designed to help consumers avoid falling victim to fake reviews.
On her site and YouTube channel, Dean has uncovered thousands of examples of fake online reviews.
“I started doing some digging and I uncovered that the practice I went to had someone on Facebook and Facebook review exchange groups, bartering and trading, Yelp and Google reviews with other businesses,” Dean said.
She said the scope of the problem is massive and there is little to no regulation. She said in her opinion, most people don’t realize how polluted online review spaces are.
“The fraud extends across every profession you can imagine,” Dean said. “I’ve seen surgeons, psychiatrists, weddings, DJ’s, lactation consultants, piano teachers, and you name it.”
Finding the Fakes
According to the World Economic Forum, a Swiss lobbying group, fake online reviews cost businesses and consumers $152 billion a year. “When there is motivation to profit more from this kind of practice, it’s likely that sellers might engage with this practice,” UCLA researcher Sherry He said. He, along with researchers Brett Hollenbeck and David Proserpio, conducted a 2021 research project delving into the markets for fake online reviews. The researchers found that sellers post in private online groups to promote their products and pay customers to purchase them and leave positive reviews.
InvestigateTV searched multiple social media platforms and found numerous groups buying, selling and trading fake reviews.
Along with breaking federal law, the companies buying and selling reviews on these exchanges violated Facebook’s policies for fraud and deception. According to the company’s website, stolen information, goods, or services by “fake and misleading user reviews or ratings” violate its guidelines.
The social media giant has worked to curb the growing problem. In 2021, the United Kingdom’s government agency Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) met with Facebook to help combat the trading of fake and misleading reviews happening on its platforms. Since that meeting, Facebook removed over 16,000 groups.
InvestigateTV reached out to Facebook concerning its policies and safeguards against fake review groups. The investigative team also had questions about the public groups we found buying, selling, and trading reviews.
Facebook said it would investigate and explained its policies through an email but did not want to be quoted. The company did tell InvestigateTV that it uses computer algorithms to flag fake review groups. Humans are then assigned to investigate and eventually decide whether the group is pulled or the content is removed. Several days after our questions, the groups we asked about were deleted.
The fake reviews bought and sold on social media platforms could eventually end up as product and service reviews on other websites.
InvestigateTV also reached out to online retailer Amazon about the problem of fake reviews. The company said it “suspends, bans, and takes legal actions against those who violate” its policies.
Amazon said in 2021 it reported more than 16,000 abusive groups to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In a statement, the company said those complaints resulted in groups with over 11 million members being taken down.
In response to questions about how they find fake reviews, Amazon said it uses a detection system to actively remove reviews that appear on their sites. In February, the company said it took legal actions against three major “fake review brokers” that were targeting Amazon customers in hope of encouraging them to leave reviews of products the customers had not purchased.
In a May press release, Amazon said the same three companies would no longer be allowed to broker fake reviews, and as a result, nearly 350,000 people posting fake reviews were “no longer incentivized to do so on Amazon.”
InvestigateTV also examined the policies concerning fake reviews from three major review-driven businesses: Yelp, TripAdvisor and Google Reviews.
In a statement, Yelp said it regularly flags groups, posts or individuals who participate in online review exchange groups. In 2021, the company said it made more than 1,000 reports to other online platforms to warn them of nearly 950 suspicious groups, posts or individuals. Yelp also said it reported companies that engaged in these practices to the FTC.
TripAdvisor said in 2020 it rejected 1.3 million reviews before they were ever published.
In a statement, the company wrote “while we believe in the right to write about one’s travel experience, we block millions of reviews from ever appearing on our site that do not meet our guidelines.”
Google did not respond to InvestigateTV’s email.
Fighting the Fakes
The Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Advertising Practices says knowing the exact percentage of fake reviews in the online marketplace is difficult.
“There are various statistics out there in terms of how many fake reviews there are, but I think it’s probably an unknowable number,” said Rich Cleland, the assistant director of the division.
Currently, the FTC does not track the number of complaints filed for fake online reviews but is aware that some reviews are written by people who have been paid to write them.
Cleland said it can be a challenge to shut down these accounts despite knowing they exist.
“One of the reasons that it is challenging is that many of the worst actors, the review farms that are turning out these millions of reviews, they’re not located in the United States,” Cleland said. “And it’s difficult to shut these places without international cooperation.”
In October of 2021, the commission sent out a reminder to 700 companies – including “top consumer products companies, leading retailers and retail platforms, major ad agencies and other names you know” notifying them of fines that could arise if fake online reviews were found to deceive the public.
According to Cleland, companies could be subject to up to $46,000 per violation. As of June 2022, no companies have been penalized.
The FTC also recently published new guidelines for companies’ platforms and marketers who rely on online reviews. The guidelines included treating “positive and negative reviews equally” and the need for “reasonable processes in place to spot fake or deceptive reviews”.
Filtering the Fakes
As government agencies and major online retailers fight five-star fakes, one expert built what he said is an online transparency tool for consumers.
Saoud Khalifah, CEO of FakeSpot, created an online web extension and app after becoming a victim of fake online reviews in 2015. He said he was looking for an athletic endurance supplement on Amazon, trusted the five-star rating system and decided to purchase the item.
His expectations fell short once the product arrived.
“I got the product in person, it looked like someone made it in a garage,” Khalifah said. “The tape was falling off the packaging and the pills themselves looked like someone put in woodchips from a woodworking shop.”
Khalifah said it was the last time he ordered a product without checking if the reviews were written by a paid actor.
“Fake reviews can be very dangerous, so in some instances, they could be pushing a product that is a counterfeit product that has very toxic chemicals,” Khalifah said.
The FakeSpot app works by using an “A-F” grading system to rate if the product’s reviews are honest and legitimate.
“We don’t care about selling tires, we don’t care about selling fake stuff,” Khalifah said. “We just want to protect consumers online.”
The company shared with InvestigateTV that it monetizes by product recommendations offered to users through its platform. Khalifah also told us FakeSpot does not harvest users’ data.
Flagging the Fakes
If you find a fake review, experts said report it to the FTC and the platform you are using.
Rich Cleland and Kay Dean also shared tips consumers can practice using:
- Think twice if you see a product/service with only five-star reviews
- If you see reviews that are posted within hours/days of each other’s, be skeptical.
- Read both the positive and negative reviews
- May attention to language, if it mentions a free product, has poor grammar or sounds like an advertisement it likely is.
Finally, Dean suggested taking a disconnected approach with online reviews and instead consider close family and friends’ reviews.
“Don’t rely on reviews or opinions of complete strangers that you’ve never even met, because they might not even be a real person at all,” Dean said.
To see complete written statements from Amazon, Yelp and Tripadvisor see below.
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Five Star Fakes: Fake online reviews cheating businesses and consumers
Experts say digital marketplace rife with fake product and service reviews
InvestigateTV - Online reviews have become an essential part of the digital shopping experience. Virtual “word of mouth” is how many gauge the caliber of new products and services. When that five-star review pops up, it’s seen as a badge of quality. But, according to industry experts, there’s a chance that online review was either bought or sold and, in many cases, completely fake.
When private businesses write their own reviews or buy fake customer reviews it’s more than just a frustration for consumers, it’s illegal.
The Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Advertising Practices monitors deceptive endorsements that cheat businesses and consumers of their purchasing experience. Fake reviews violate Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) (15 USC §45) which prohibits “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.”
Over the last few years, the FTC said it has tried to combat the problem, but the bad actors are still out there.
Even the experts can be fooled.
Kay Dean, a former fraud investigator for the federal government, said she never thought she would be deceived by an online review.
“Five years ago, I used online reviews to find a doctor and I ended up having a bad experience,” Dean said. “And it left me really suspicious about those reviews that I had relied on.”
That experience kickstarted Dean’s involvement in uncovering fakes. In 2018, Dean launched FakeReviewWatch.com and its accompanying YouTube channel, both designed to help consumers avoid falling victim to fake reviews.
On her site and YouTube channel, Dean has uncovered thousands of examples of fake online reviews.
“I started doing some digging and I uncovered that the practice I went to had someone on Facebook and Facebook review exchange groups, bartering and trading, Yelp and Google reviews with other businesses,” Dean said.
She said the scope of the problem is massive and there is little to no regulation. She said in her opinion, most people don’t realize how polluted online review spaces are.
“The fraud extends across every profession you can imagine,” Dean said. “I’ve seen surgeons, psychiatrists, weddings, DJ’s, lactation consultants, piano teachers, and you name it.”
Finding the Fakes
According to the World Economic Forum, a Swiss lobbying group, fake online reviews cost businesses and consumers $152 billion a year. “When there is motivation to profit more from this kind of practice, it’s likely that sellers might engage with this practice,” UCLA researcher Sherry He said. He, along with researchers Brett Hollenbeck and David Proserpio, conducted a 2021 research project delving into the markets for fake online reviews. The researchers found that sellers post in private online groups to promote their products and pay customers to purchase them and leave positive reviews.
InvestigateTV searched multiple social media platforms and found numerous groups buying, selling and trading fake reviews.
Along with breaking federal law, the companies buying and selling reviews on these exchanges violated Facebook’s policies for fraud and deception. According to the company’s website, stolen information, goods, or services by “fake and misleading user reviews or ratings” violate its guidelines.
The social media giant has worked to curb the growing problem. In 2021, the United Kingdom’s government agency Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) met with Facebook to help combat the trading of fake and misleading reviews happening on its platforms. Since that meeting, Facebook removed over 16,000 groups.
InvestigateTV reached out to Facebook concerning its policies and safeguards against fake review groups. The investigative team also had questions about the public groups we found buying, selling, and trading reviews.
Facebook said it would investigate and explained its policies through an email but did not want to be quoted. The company did tell InvestigateTV that it uses computer algorithms to flag fake review groups. Humans are then assigned to investigate and eventually decide whether the group is pulled or the content is removed. Several days after our questions, the groups we asked about were deleted.
The fake reviews bought and sold on social media platforms could eventually end up as product and service reviews on other websites.
InvestigateTV also reached out to online retailer Amazon about the problem of fake reviews. The company said it “suspends, bans, and takes legal actions against those who violate” its policies.
Amazon said in 2021 it reported more than 16,000 abusive groups to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In a statement, the company said those complaints resulted in groups with over 11 million members being taken down.
In response to questions about how they find fake reviews, Amazon said it uses a detection system to actively remove reviews that appear on their sites. In February, the company said it took legal actions against three major “fake review brokers” that were targeting Amazon customers in hope of encouraging them to leave reviews of products the customers had not purchased.
In a May press release, Amazon said the same three companies would no longer be allowed to broker fake reviews, and as a result, nearly 350,000 people posting fake reviews were “no longer incentivized to do so on Amazon.”
InvestigateTV also examined the policies concerning fake reviews from three major review-driven businesses: Yelp, TripAdvisor and Google Reviews.
In a statement, Yelp said it regularly flags groups, posts or individuals who participate in online review exchange groups. In 2021, the company said it made more than 1,000 reports to other online platforms to warn them of nearly 950 suspicious groups, posts or individuals. Yelp also said it reported companies that engaged in these practices to the FTC.
TripAdvisor said in 2020 it rejected 1.3 million reviews before they were ever published.
In a statement, the company wrote “while we believe in the right to write about one’s travel experience, we block millions of reviews from ever appearing on our site that do not meet our guidelines.”
Google did not respond to InvestigateTV’s email.
Fighting the Fakes
The Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Advertising Practices says knowing the exact percentage of fake reviews in the online marketplace is difficult.
“There are various statistics out there in terms of how many fake reviews there are, but I think it’s probably an unknowable number,” said Rich Cleland, the assistant director of the division.
Currently, the FTC does not track the number of complaints filed for fake online reviews but is aware that some reviews are written by people who have been paid to write them.
Cleland said it can be a challenge to shut down these accounts despite knowing they exist.
“One of the reasons that it is challenging is that many of the worst actors, the review farms that are turning out these millions of reviews, they’re not located in the United States,” Cleland said. “And it’s difficult to shut these places without international cooperation.”
In October of 2021, the commission sent out a reminder to 700 companies – including “top consumer products companies, leading retailers and retail platforms, major ad agencies and other names you know” notifying them of fines that could arise if fake online reviews were found to deceive the public.
According to Cleland, companies could be subject to up to $46,000 per violation. As of June 2022, no companies have been penalized.
The FTC also recently published new guidelines for companies’ platforms and marketers who rely on online reviews. The guidelines included treating “positive and negative reviews equally” and the need for “reasonable processes in place to spot fake or deceptive reviews”.
Filtering the Fakes
As government agencies and major online retailers fight five-star fakes, one expert built what he said is an online transparency tool for consumers.
Saoud Khalifah, CEO of FakeSpot, created an online web extension and app after becoming a victim of fake online reviews in 2015. He said he was looking for an athletic endurance supplement on Amazon, trusted the five-star rating system and decided to purchase the item.
His expectations fell short once the product arrived.
“I got the product in person, it looked like someone made it in a garage,” Khalifah said. “The tape was falling off the packaging and the pills themselves looked like someone put in woodchips from a woodworking shop.”
Khalifah said it was the last time he ordered a product without checking if the reviews were written by a paid actor.
“Fake reviews can be very dangerous, so in some instances, they could be pushing a product that is a counterfeit product that has very toxic chemicals,” Khalifah said.
The FakeSpot app works by using an “A-F” grading system to rate if the product’s reviews are honest and legitimate.
“We don’t care about selling tires, we don’t care about selling fake stuff,” Khalifah said. “We just want to protect consumers online.”
The company shared with InvestigateTV that it monetizes by product recommendations offered to users through its platform. Khalifah also told us FakeSpot does not harvest users’ data.
Flagging the Fakes
If you find a fake review, experts said report it to the FTC and the platform you are using.
Rich Cleland and Kay Dean also shared tips consumers can practice using:
- Think twice if you see a product/service with only five-star reviews
- If you see reviews that are posted within hours/days of each other’s, be skeptical.
- Read both the positive and negative reviews
- May attention to language, if it mentions a free product, has poor grammar or sounds like an advertisement it likely is.
Finally, Dean suggested taking a disconnected approach with online reviews and instead consider close family and friends’ reviews.
“Don’t rely on reviews or opinions of complete strangers that you’ve never even met, because they might not even be a real person at all,” Dean said.
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Let’s start up with the current stock price of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR), which is $148.94 to be very precise. The Stock rose vividly during the last session to $150.97 after opening rate of $150.84 while the lowest price it went was recorded $148.42 before closing at $148.18.Recently in News on May 16, 2022, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Announces Quarterly Dividend and Renewal of Share Repurchase Program. The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) (“RenaissanceRe” or the “Company”) announced today a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per common share on its common shares. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2022, to shareholders of record on June 15, 2022. You can read further details here
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. had a pretty favorable run when it comes to the market performance. The 1-year high price for the company’s stock is recorded $172.73 on 01/18/22, with the lowest value was $134.70 for the same time period, recorded on 03/08/22.
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR) full year performance was 4.35%
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stock’s existing status and the future performance. Presently, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. shares are logging -14.67% during the 52-week period from high price, and 10.57% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stock’s price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $134.70 and $174.54.
The company’s shares, operating in the sector of Financial managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 508404 for the day, which was evidently higher, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR) recorded performance in the market was -12.04%, having the revenues showcasing -0.92% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 6.55B, as it employees total of 649 workers.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR) in the eye of market guru’s
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 151.07, with a change in the price was noted -16.35. In a similar fashion, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. posted a movement of -9.89% for the period of last 100 days, recording 384,425 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the company’s financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders’ equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders’ equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for RNR is recording 0.22 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 0.22.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RNR): Stocks Technical analysis and Trends
Raw Stochastic average of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. in the period of last 50 days is set at 41.73%. The result represents improvement in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 28.81%. In the last 20 days, the company’s Stochastic %K was 29.51% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 33.49%.
If we look into the earlier routines of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the company’s stock appears to be encouraging, given the fact the metric is recording -12.04%. Additionally, trading for the stock in the period of the last six months notably deteriorated by -10.87%, alongside a boost of 4.35% for the period of the last 12 months. The shares increased approximately by -2.21% in the 7-day charts and went down by -0.81% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were lifted by -0.92% during last recorded quarter. | https://investchronicle.com/2022/06/20/renaissancere-holdings-ltd-rnr-is-on-the-roll-with-an-average-volume-of-322-50k-in-the-recent-3-months/ | 2022-06-20T20:18:53Z | https://investchronicle.com/2022/06/20/renaissancere-holdings-ltd-rnr-is-on-the-roll-with-an-average-volume-of-322-50k-in-the-recent-3-months/ | true | 19675 |
XRP Ripple Price Prediction: 2022-2030
If you already invest in cryptocurrency or intend to take advantage of the low prices of this bear market to begin investing, you might be wondering about Ripple (XRP) price predictions and how XRP coins may fare in the future.
What is Ripple (XRP)?
Ripple is a little different than most cryptocurrencies. XRP runs on RippleNet, a digital payment network that is part of the Ledger distributed database, an open source platform. It is not based on a blockchain, but rather a distributed database, which means coins do not have to be mined.
XRP is a centralized cryptocurrency and does not require “proof of work” to process transactions. The consensus and verification process does not need multiple confirmations. That makes Ripple faster at processing transactions than most other forms of cryptocurrency, including Solana, which some experts believe could be the next Bitcoin.
Ripple calls itself “Utility for the new global economy” on its website and was designed to be fast, sustainable and, according to the site, “the most practical cryptocurrency for applications across the financial services space.”
History of Ripple XRP
The Ripple Payment Network launched in 2004, with founder Ryan Fugger at the helm. In 2012, Jed McCaleb and Chris Larsen took over and created the XRP Ledger. McCaleb served as Chief Technology Officer until 2013.
Today, the organization is headed by Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, David Schwartz, CTO, and Eric Van Miltenburg, Chief Business Officer.
Individuals use XRP as an alternative to traditional banking, making money management and the transfer of currencies more accessible, even across borders. Financial institutions can use the network to bridge currencies for faster transaction processing between countries. Meanwhile, developers are encouraged to build fast, green applications on the open source platform.
XRP can be transmitted across blockchains, making it a flexible form of currency. XRP is the coin of the Ripple Network.
Ripple Makes Waves in the News
At press time, Ripple Labs, developer of the Ripple Network, is embroiled in a lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC is claiming that Ripple executives used XRP tokens to raise funds in 2013, and the coin was an unregistered currency at the time. This would have been considered illegal activity in the eyes of the SEC.
Ripple cited a speech in 2018 from then-Director of Corporation Finance for the SEC Robert Hinman, who categorized Ethereum and Bitcoin as non-securities. It stands to reason that, by association, other cryptocurrencies would not be considered securities due to their adequate decentralization, according to an article published in June 2022 by Cointelegraph.
It is expected in mid-June 2022 that Judge Sarah Netburn may soon deliver a ruling on whether cryptocurrencies, in general — and XRP, specifically — are securities or not, FXEmpire.com reported on June 13, 2022.
Experts, like those at AnalyticsInsight.net, are saying the “SEC lawsuit looks good for Ripple.”
Meanwhile, Ripple general counsel Stu Alderoty eloquently stated, “Like a hammer wanting everything to be a nail, the SEC is keeping everything murky so it can argue every crypto is a security.”
According to the CoinTelegraph.com, he also said, “By bringing enforcement actions — or threats of potential enforcement — the SEC intends to bully, bulldoze, and bankrupt crypto innovation in the U.S., all in the name of impermissibly expanding its own jurisdictional limits.”
The outcome of this lawsuit may have a significant impact on Ripple’s worth and future.
Ripple Price Prediction
But what does the platform’s past, along with current legal proceedings, mean in terms of a Ripple price prediction? How much is XRP worth in 2022? What will XRP be worth by 2025? What will XRP be worth in 2030? And can XRP reach $10? Read on to find out.
How Much Is XRP Worth in 2022?
In June 2022, just days after the S&P 500 entered an official bear market, XRP is worth just over $0.31, according to CoinMarketCap. It is following the downward spiral of other cryptocurrencies. XRP has lost more than 62% of its value in the past year.
At 31 cents, the current XRP price in 2022 is closer to its launch price of $0.10 than its all-time high of $3.84 in January 2018.
XRP had rallied in early 2021, hitting a price of over $1, according to Coinbase.com statistics. By April 2022, it had dipped down to roughly 70 cents and continued its plummet through the spring, in line with Bitcoin and Ethereum during what some experts are calling a “crypto winter.”
However, the verdict in the SEC lawsuit could turn things around for XRP and would represent a victory for all cryptocurrencies to be treated as non-securities and, thereby, not under tight regulation by the SEC.
Additionally, in May 2022, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC that the organization will explore the possibility of an initial public offering once the lawsuit is over. At the time, XRP had lost 42% of its value in just 30 days.
What happens with the SEC lawsuit and whether or not Ripple does go public could affect XRP price predictions for the rest of 2022.
Changelly.com is foreseeing a 2022 XRP price prediction of anywhere from $0.47 up to $0.56 by December 2022, with an average cost of $0.47 for the year.
Trading-education.com is more optimistic about XRP’s prices by the end of the year, predicting that it could hit $1.29 by December.
CryptoNewsZ.com believes that XRP could reach $1.84 by the end of the year.
Beincrypto.com has XRP price predictions for this year based on a Ripple win against the SEC or a loss. If Ripple wins, the coin could go as high as $2.50, some experts say. If they lose, it could stand to gain a bit, but only to roughly 50 cents per coin.
Today, XRP has a market cap of $15.3 billion and is the world’s eighth largest cryptocurrency, according CoinMarketCap, behind these top cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, USD Coin, BNB, Binance and Cardano.
What Will XRP Be Worth by 2025?
Experts see XRP continuing to gain value through the next few years. Changelly.com offers an XRP price prediction of $1.47 at a minimum and $1.76 at a maximum in 2025.
A panel of experts polled for Finder.com’s XRP Price Prediction report, published on Beincrypto.com, pegged XRP at $3.61 by the end of 2025. It’s worth noting, though, that five of the 14 experts think the coin will remain under $1 in 2025.
If the Ripple platform enjoys mass adoption within the next few years, CryptoNewsZ predicts, XRP could rise to as high as $2.50 in 2025.
Trading-education.com is even more optimistic, with price predictions as high as $8.76 for 2025.
What Will XRP Be Worth in 2030?
XRP has a lot working in its favor, especially if Ripple wins the SEC lawsuit and the XRP IPO comes to fruition. Ripple already has many innovative financial services that enable cross-platform and cross-blockchain payments.
The PayID feature, for instance, allows users to send currency across platforms through an easy-to-read yet secure ID that, according to CryptoNewsZ, works with any service provider.
Similarly, One Pay FX allows instant or same-day low-cost international payments with full transparency regarding fees and arrival times of the funds.
Multiple financial institutions, including MoneyGram, have piloted XRP for transborder payments.
All of these services bode well for the future value of XRP. But what do the experts say about XRP prices as far out as 2030?
Trading-education.com, which is bullish on XRP’s long-term future growth, likens the platform to a Visa competitor by the end of the decade. The site predicts that XRP could reach a high of $31.81 by the end of 2030. If this turns out to be true and you can ride the waves and hold onto your cryptocurrency, a $100 investment today could yield $9,638.43 in a little less than 10 years.
Of course, cryptocurrency is extremely volatile, and you could just as easily lose your entire investment.
The Finder.com panelists think Ripple could hit $4.98 by the end of 2030, according to Beincrypto.com. But Finder’s global cryptocurrency editor, Keegan Francis, doesn’t agree. He predicts that XRP will fall to just $0.10 — back to its 2012 starting price — by 2030.
Some experts believe that XRP will fall to zero by 2030. It’s smart to never risk more than you are willing to lose in any investment, and especially in volatile assets like meme stocks and cryptocurrency.
Can XRP Reach $10?
A scant handful of experts predict that XRP can reach $10 in the near future — if ever. If the bear market reverses, XRP is likely to follow the trend of Bitcoin and begin to rise again. CoinQuora.com sees the currency breaking $10 in 2022 if crypto reverses course to become a bull market again.
Is XRP the Next Bitcoin or Ethereum?
Some experts believe XRP’s capabilities could put it at the same level of adoption and industry respect as the gold standard of crypto, Bitcoin, and the number one alt-coin, Ethereum. But many other cryptocurrencies sit above it in terms of popularity and market cap right now.
The processing speed of Ripple transactions, low fees and the company’s growing list of partnerships all work in its favor to gain market share and prestige. A headline at Forbes from 2018 reads, “Ripple Could Be The Next Bitcoin.”
But a lot has changed since then, including many other cryptocurrencies taking spots as viable alternatives for international transactions and peer-to-peer payments.
One thing that hasn’t changed since the article was published, however, is an observation from Roman Guelfi-Gibbs of Pinnacle Brilliance Systems Inc., who told Forbes: “Of course, with crypto, anything can happen, so watch closely.”
As recently as April 2022, experts were still speculating on whether or not XRP could become the next Bitcoin or Ethereum. Experts at The Motley Fool Canada point out that it’s highly unlikely XRP could gain enough traction to displace either of the top two cryptocurrencies.
However, the writer touts the growth potential of Ripple as an investment. Plus, there is a much lower cost of entry, which could make it attractive to many investors just dipping their proverbial toes in the crypto waters.
Even if XRP never reaches Bitcoin’s level of value or status, it could still be a good investment with a strong future.
Is It Worth Buying Ripple (XRP)?
In a bear market, investors sentiments might change, and the crypto market is no different. Investors have less to lose and dollars can go further in every crypto investment than they did when the market was at its peak. That makes it less risky for many people to toss a few hundred dollars at a coin they like or a company they believe in — but there is still a risk of loss if the chosen investment doesn’t increase in value.
XRP has gained the trust of both financial institutions and investors, which could make it a more reliable, stable investment than some other alt-coins.
Additionally, Ripple has a finite number of coins, unlike some other cryptocurrencies, where tokens are constantly being created and mined. Ripple distributes all the XRP tokens on a timed, pre-determined schedule.
Ripple’s growth potential, capabilities as a cross-platform payment method and low entry point could make it enticing for investors looking to shop the bear market “sales,” so to speak. Comparing Bitcoin to Ripple, Fool.ca wrote, “Ripple might be a slightly better buy [than Bitcoin].”
Conclusion
If you’re looking for a low-cost way to begin investing in cryptocurrency, XRP might be a good option due to its growth potential. Be prepared for the coin to dip or spike sharply based on the final SEC court judgement, which could be coming any day.
You can either take a chance and buy now, when RXP is near a one-year low, or hold tight and hope for an even better deal. In March 2022, Trading-education.com was touting XRP as a good cryptocurrency to buy now, and its price has dropped since then, which could make it more enticing.
The market factors driving the rest of the crypto market down are likely to affect XRP for the immediate future, so you should only buy crypto right now if you’re willing to hold it through the changing tides.
Ripple can be traded on many of the world’s best crypto exchanges, including Coinbase, Kraken and Binance.
Information is accurate as of June 20, 2022.
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THE Henley Archaeological and Historical Group has launched a project on Henley in the Second World War and is inviting contributions from its own members and from the town generally.
The idea is to present a picture of Henley and what life was like in its various aspects both in the town and nearby villages.
The period to be covered will be immediately before, during and after the war.
The aim is to focus on practical details, including, for example, the price of food and necessities, the arrival of evacuees in the town and changes to working lives and the lives of women and children created by the war.
The uses to which the bigger houses in the surrounding countryside and buildings in the town were put will also be included.
Contributions might be reminiscences of the period or some time as a volunteer researcher or the loan of photos, diaries or other objects from the period.
This is perhaps the last opportunity to collect stories, although the group is keen that it should not be simply an exercise in nostalgia but a good, solid piece of evidence-based historical narrative in which the files of the Henley Standard, for example, will also play a part.
The aim will be to produce a small publication within a year or so, together with an exhibition.
The group will be contacting other organisations known to have documents and asking for their help and participation.
It is now nearly 80 years since the war ended and few people will still have their own personal memories but younger people will have recollections of their parents’ experiences, and perhaps artefacts, including diaries and photographs, which they might be prepared to lend.
If you would be interested in taking an active part or would like to make a particular contribution, please email any of these committee members:
Michael Redley michael.
redley@appleinter.net
Jackie Fortey jacqueline
fortey@gmail.com
Liz Toms elizabeth
toms@hotmail.co.uk
Michael Redley
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WBT’s Skyshow at Truist Field: Monday, July 4
It’s back!! There’s no better way to celebrate the Fourth of July and America than with America’s favorite game – baseball with Team USA Baseball and WBT’s SkyShow Fireworks!
Since 1976, WBT has hosted this Charlotte tradition of celebration with family, friends, baseball, and the biggest and best 4th of July fireworks show in the Southeast!
Join us Monday, July 4th, at Truist Field in Uptown as the Charlotte Knights welcome USA Baseball to Truist Field, for an Independence Day extravaganza. WBT will be broadcasting live at Truist Field from 4-7 PM.
The best way to see the fireworks is from inside the stadium, so reserve your seats now! Enjoy the game, and stay in your seat for the fireworks! First pitch is at 6:05 PM. Don’t miss out on this one!
Monday, July 4, 2022
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Van crashes into elementary school playground
Students at an Elmvale elementary school won't be able to use the school playground equipment for some time after a van crashed through a fence into it Monday morning.
Pauline Stevenson, communications manager with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, said the crash happened on Flos Crescent beside Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School on Kerr Street shortly after 10:30 a.m., roughly five minutes after students returned indoors.
"Recess was already over, and no staff nor students were outside. We're just very grateful - we had a fleet of angels looking down on us because it was just after recess," Stevenson said.
The playground equipment at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School on Kerr Street in Elmvale, Ont., is damaged after a van crashed into it on Mon., June 20, 2022 (Steve Mansbridge/CTV News)
She added emergency crews responded quickly to the elementary school, and the fence and surrounding area have had to be cordoned off for repairs.
Police charged the 48-year-old male driver of the van with careless driving.
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HOUSTON, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) ("Adams" or the "Company") today announced that Kevin Roycraft, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and Tracy Ohmart, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of the Company, will participate in the virtual East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference on June 22 & 23, 2022. Adams' presentation is scheduled to be available at 6:00 am ET on June 22nd and will be accessible through the conference site. The presentation will also be webcast and can be accessed through the conference website, the host's main website: www.IDEASconferences.com, and in the investor relations section of the Company's website: https://www.adamsresources.com/investor-relations/.
About IDEAS Investor Conferences
The mission of the IDEAS Conferences is to provide independent regional venues for quality companies to present their investment merits to an influential audience of investment professionals. Unlike traditional bank-sponsored events, IDEAS Investor Conferences are "SPONSORED BY INVESTORS. FOR INVESTORS." and for the benefit of regional investment communities. Conference sponsors collectively have more than $200 billion in assets under management and include: 1102 Partners, Adirondack Research and Management, Allianz Global Investors: NFJ Investment Group, Ariel Investments, Aristotle Capital Boston, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, BMO Global Asset Management, Constitution Research & Management, Inc., Fidelity Investments, First Wilshire Securities Management, Inc., Gamco Investors, Granahan Investment Management, Great Lakes Advisors, Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC, GRT Capital Partners, LLC, Hodges Capital Management, Ironwood Investment Management, Keeley Teton Advisors, Luther King Capital Management, Marble Harbor Investment Counsel, North Star Investment Management, Perritt Capital Management, Punch & Associates, Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., and William Harris Investors.
The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC. Additional information about the events can be located at www.IDEASconferences.com.
For more information about the IDEAS conferences, please contact Lacey Wesley at (817) 769 -2373 or lwesley@threepa.com.
About Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage and tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk through its subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc., Service Transport Company, Victoria Express Pipeline, LLC and GulfMark Terminals, LLC. For more information, visit www.adamsresources.com.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One candidate is unabashedly blunt, willing to embrace progressive positions, doing little to build rapport with party leaders and dominating rooms with a 6-foot-8-inch frame. The other crafts a more moderate image, a deliberate public speaker who became a congressional aide out of college and has carefully cultivated relationships within the party ever since.
In both style and substance, John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro strike dramatically different profiles.
Yet their fate — and that of the Democratic Party — is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that will be among the most closely watched in the U.S.
Fetterman offers Democrats their clearest path to picking up a U.S. Senate seat, which could go a long way in helping the party keep control of the chamber.
Shapiro, meanwhile, poses even larger existential questions as he faces a Republican rival for governor who has embraced conspiracies about the last presidential election and would have significant influence over running the next one in the premier battleground state.
“The stakes have never been higher, the contrast has never been clearer,” Shapiro told state Democratic Party committee members at their Saturday meeting in Gettysburg. “This commonwealth has the power to decide whether we have the 51st senator. This commonwealth has the power to decide whether the great experiment that started in the city of Philadelphia 245 years ago continues.”
With the stakes so high, Fetterman and Shapiro are working toward a united front ahead of the fall election.
They are participating in a coordinated campaign funded and run by national and state party organizations, including the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Together, these groups could send more money to Pennsylvania than anywhere else to register and persuade voters as part of what the state party calls “the largest and earliest midterm coordinated campaign in Pennsylvania history.”
Such help from national organizations may be badly needed in a big swing state.
After backing Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential campaign, Pennsylvania swung to Joe Biden in 2020 — but only by about 1 percentage point. And Democrats gearing up for the 2022 campaign are already facing huge challenges.
Fetterman suffered a stroke just days before winning his party’s nomination for the Senate race last month and has not yet returned to the campaign trail, or given much indication when he will do so. And both candidates will be running in a difficult environment for Democrats, weighed down by Biden’s unpopularity and rising prices for everyday goods, food and gasoline.
Aides to both campaigns say the coordination has already begun.
Fetterman’s and Shapiro’s campaigns say they have been in touch often, and Shapiro said he has texted with Fetterman since Fetterman’s stroke.
Campaign aides say they expect the men will appear together at bigger events, such as rallies, regional campaign office openings or party events to raise money, help boost turnout or highlight down-ticket candidates.
Earlier this month, Fetterman’s wife, Gisele, stood in for him at an event with Shapiro where they spoke at the opening of a coordinated campaign office in Pittsburgh.
“I look forward to getting John out here, and I know he’s chomping at the bit to get out, too,” Shapiro said Friday. Fetterman’s campaign said in a statement that “we look forward” to campaigning with Shapiro and helping other Democrats on the fall ballot.
For now, Fetterman’s health hangs over the campaign amid questions his whether he has been honest about the severity of his condition.
Fetterman’s neurologists and cardiologist have not taken questions from reporters, and the campaign took three weeks after the stroke to disclose that he also had a serious heart condition.
Republican campaign coordination is run through the Republican National Committee, but the party’s top-of-the-ticket candidates — celebrity heart surgeon turned Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz and gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano — are making no firm commitments so far to campaigning together.
In a statement, Oz’s campaign said he “supports the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania because he believes we’ve got to send a message to Joe Biden about inflation, gas prices, and the out of control crime problem” and “looks forward to seeing (Mastriano) out on the trail this summer.”
The campaigns haven’t said whether Oz and Mastriano have even met, other than exchanging text messages after their respective primary victories. Mastriano’s campaign did not respond to questions.
Mastriano is viewed warily by party leaders and campaign strategists. He has spread Trump’s lies about widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential election and was a leading proponent in Pennsylvania of Trump’s drive to overturn the result. He also was in the crowd outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Trump supporters after attending the “Stop the Steal” rally nearby.
If they do campaign together, it may be uncomfortable: Mastriano, a state senator, endorsed a rival to Oz in the primary and criticized Oz on the campaign trail, suggesting at one point that Oz is really a liberal and a carpetbagger — a nod to Oz moving from his longtime home in New Jersey to run in Pennsylvania.
Plus, before Mastriano was elected to the state Senate in 2019, he repeatedly posted Islamophobic material on Facebook. Oz is Muslim.
In a statement, the RNC said it has been “on the ground” in Pennsylvania since 2016, training and mobilizing activists, registering voters, opening offices and working with the state party and its nominees.
For now, Republicans are trying to paint Fetterman and Shapiro as extreme, but also zeroed in on Fetterman’s stroke in a digital ad, suggesting he has not been honest about the effects of it.
“Has John Fetterman been telling the truth about his health?” says a narrator in the digital ad by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Democrats insist they aren’t worried about Fetterman recovering from the stroke, and Colleen Guiney, the party chair in Delaware County, said it will only be talked about as a distraction from important issues, such as Republican attempts to destroy the county’s democracy and render the Senate dysfunctional through the filibuster.
Fetterman has avoided media interviews as party leaders — including Biden — try to assure rank-and-file Democrats that Fetterman is fine and will be able to resume campaigning soon.
“I know he can’t wait to get back on the trail,” Biden said during remarks at last week’s AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia. “He’s looking good.”
Fetterman and his wife gave a 90-second video address played Saturday at the state party’s committee meeting in Gettysburg. In it, Fetterman stressed the Shapiro-Fetterman ticket to go up against “the Oz-Mastriano extreme, bizarre and dangerous ticket.”
“I’m so proud to be one part of the ticket here,” Fetterman said. “And this year we have Josh Shapiro to be our next governor. And let me just let you know that we will be back very soon, to be back up to 100% to be back in every one of our 67 counties, because Josh and I have always been committed to a full every-67-county campaign.”
Shapiro and Fetterman have a political relationship going back to at least 2016, when Fetterman hosted a fundraiser for Shapiro at his home in Braddock.
Still, Shapiro and Fetterman have at times had a strained relationship over conflicting stances on the state pardons board — and a report just days before the primary election by The Philadelphia Inquirer underscored that.
Citing unnamed people as the source, the Inquirer reported that Fetterman had threatened a couple of years ago to run for governor against Shapiro — unless Shapiro voted for certain applicants in front of the pardons board.
Shapiro did, but has denied that politics drove his votes or that any such conversation with Fetterman ever happened, and a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office called the claim “nothing short of outrageous.” Fetterman has been silent about it.
Democrats say it is not a point of discussion among activists, and they are rather focused on what is on the line in the Nov. 8 election.
That election is about choosing between candidates “who are working for effective government that will serve all of our communities,” Guiney said, and candidates aligned with “people who are willing to sacrifice the fundamental fabric of our democracy for their personal gain.”
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The estimated net worth of Max Verstappen is $200 million. Formula One driver Max Verstappen is paid $54 million a year by the Red Bull F1 team. It’s now Max Verstappen, not Lewis Hamilton, who’s the highest-paid racing driver of all time. When he won the Formula One World Championship, Max Verstappen was just 17 years old, making him one of the youngest drivers in the sport’s history. Max Verstappen has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Red Bull until at least the conclusion of the 2028 season.
Max Verstappen Has a Fortune to His Name.
Verstappen’s contract with Milton Keynes-based team was extended until 2028 after he won his first world championship in the 2021 season. His bank account will surely benefit from this. The 24-year-old has a net worth of $60 million, which includes profits from numerous endorsements. However, the Dutchman’s net worth will rise even further as a result of the new agreement. From 2024 on, the Red Bull driver’s salary will rise significantly.
Verstappen’s on-track compensation is expected to be $55 million. However, Verstappen’s annual pay is currently $40 million.
However, Lewis Hamilton’s fan base is only bettered by his annual pay.. They name themselves the “Orange army,” and they show up at nearly every European race to support their hero, Max Verstappen.
As a result of this, he has received countless sponsorships from major brands. CarNext.com and Jumbo Supermarkets are among his primary supporters. In terms of endorsements, it’s not obvious how much money he makes.
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Max Verstappen’s Height Is Unknown.
Even though Verstappen stands at a height of 1.81m, he is one of the taller racecar drivers on the grid.
How Much Money Does Formula One Driver Max Verstappen Make?
While his pay is $40 million per year, Verstappen’s net worth is $60 million.
The Identity of Max Verstappen’s Girlfriend Is yet To Be Revealed.
Verstappen is presently seeing Nelson Piquet’s daughter Kelly Piquet, a 33-year-old model and writer.
Aside from his aggressive racing style, Verstappen’s talent is undeniable and his first world championship shows there’s no limit to how many titles he’ll win in the years to come.
Because of his enormous fan base, particularly in the Netherlands, Max Verstappen’s reign in Formula One may last for the next decade or so.
In the Personal Life of Formula One Driver Max Verstappen
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As previously established, Max has racing in his veins. Father Jos Kumpen and mother Sophie Kumpen both competed in karting as children. One of Verstappen’s relatives is also a racing manager for PK Carport in the Euro Series, which is a family business.
After the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg on June 30, 2019, Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen kisses his ex-girlfriend Dilara Salik. Andrej ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) Verstappen Does Not Reveal Anything About His Personal Life.
Dilara Sanlik, a German college student, was his one and only ex-girlfriend. The two were photographed together while on vacation in the USA. Verstappen previously dated Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky, a fellow racer, for one year. After joining the Red Bull Racing team, he had to discontinue his relationship with his previous girlfriend. In addition to hockey player Maxime Pourquie and Instagram model Joyce Godefridim, Verstappen has been linked to other women.
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Various Sponsorships and Endorsement Deals for Max Verstappen
When it comes to F1 sponsorship arrangements, Max Verstappen is one of the best-known drivers on the circuit.
Jumbo Supermarkets frequently use the Dutch teen in their advertising campaigns, while he also works with brands like Tag Heuer, Ziggo, and Exact.
At the official launch of the 2019 Dutch GP F1, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen may be seen talking to his father, Jos, while driving. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images for Red Bull Racing’s Red Bull Racing photo
Additionally, Verstappen has sponsorship agreements with a number of smaller businesses, although the financial terms of these arrangements aren’t yet public knowledge.
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Proptech Acquisition Strengthens eXp Realty’s Online Lead Generation, Home Search and Listings Portal Solutions in Canada
BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eXp World Holdings, Inc. ( EXPI), the holding company for eXp Realty®, Virbela and SUCCESS® Enterprises, today announced the pending acquisition Zoocasa Realty Inc. and its key property, Zoocasa.com, to bolster eXp Realty’s online lead generation, home search and listings portal opportunities for our agents and brokers. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to close in July 2022.
Zoocasa is an award-winning consumer real estate search portal and brokerage based in Toronto, Canada. Zoocasa offers an all-in-one intelligent, scalable listings platform that provides a seamless home search experience, deep market insights and a connection to local real estate experts.
“Online home search and lead generation portals are critical tools in residential real estate – both for customers looking to buy and sell homes, and our agents building their businesses,” said Glenn Sanford, Founder, Chairman and CEO of eXp World Holdings. “We’re excited about bringing Zoocasa into the eXp World Holdings family of companies. Their experienced leadership team, technology and well-known Canadian brand will position us to create a unique portal experience, with a goal of taking home search and lead generation to the next level across North America. This acquisition is a testament to our continued investment in growth to differentiate, be a destination brokerage and give our agents a proprietary option for nurtured and inside sales qualified leads.”
Zoocasa is owned by its CEO Lauren Haw and a group of investors, who purchased Zoocasa.com from Rogers Communications in 2015. Today, the platform has close to 12 million annual visits and 150 in-house real estate agents.
“Joining eXp Realty and eXp World Holdings is an exciting next step for the expansion of Zoocasa’s impact as we continue to redefine our portal and lead generation technology to create excellent experiences for customers and agents,” said Lauren Haw, CEO and Broker of Record of Zoocasa. “eXp’s cloud-based model is a perfect fit for our team and we look forward to growing our business with eXp’s leadership team and network of agents.”
For more information about eXp World Holdings and its subsidiaries, go to expworldholdings.com.
For more information about Zoocasa Realty Inc., please go to Zoocasa About Us.
About eXp World Holdings, Inc.
eXp World Holdings, Inc. ( EXPI) is the holding company for eXp Realty®, Virbela and SUCCESS® Enterprises.
eXp Realty is the fastest-growing real estate company in the world with more than 82,000 agents in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, Dominican Republic, Greece and New Zealand and continues to scale internationally. As a publicly traded company, eXp World Holdings provides real estate professionals the unique opportunity to earn equity awards for production goals and contributions to overall company growth. eXp World Holdings and its businesses offer a full suite of brokerage and real estate tech solutions, including its innovative residential and commercial brokerage model, professional services, collaborative tools and personal development. The cloud-based brokerage is powered by Virbela, an immersive 3D platform that is deeply social and collaborative, enabling agents to be more connected and productive. SUCCESS® Enterprises, anchored by SUCCESS® magazine and its related media properties, was established in 1897 and is a leading personal and professional development brand and publication.
For more information, visit https://expworldholdings.com.
About Zoocasa Realty Inc.
Zoocasa is an award winning brokerage that uses data and technology to deliver an intelligent, end-to-end real estate experience.
Zoocasa’s insights and suite of digital tools, combined with the market expertise of its in-house agents and brokerage team, allows Zoocasa to set a new standard for full-service real estate in Canada. A 3-time winner of both the Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas and the Top Growing Companies in Canada by the Globe and Mail, Zoocasa continues to innovate on the home buying, selling and search experience online.
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BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eXp World Holdings, Inc. ( EXPI), the holding company for eXp Realty®, Virbela and SUCCESS® Enterprises, today announced the pending acquisition Zoocasa Realty Inc. and its key property, Zoocasa.com, to bolster eXp Realty’s online lead generation, home search and listings portal opportunities for our agents and brokers. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals and is expected to close in July 2022.
Zoocasa is an award-winning consumer real estate search portal and brokerage based in Toronto, Canada. Zoocasa offers an all-in-one intelligent, scalable listings platform that provides a seamless home search experience, deep market insights and a connection to local real estate experts.
“Online home search and lead generation portals are critical tools in residential real estate – both for customers looking to buy and sell homes, and our agents building their businesses,” said Glenn Sanford, Founder, Chairman and CEO of eXp World Holdings. “We’re excited about bringing Zoocasa into the eXp World Holdings family of companies. Their experienced leadership team, technology and well-known Canadian brand will position us to create a unique portal experience, with a goal of taking home search and lead generation to the next level across North America. This acquisition is a testament to our continued investment in growth to differentiate, be a destination brokerage and give our agents a proprietary option for nurtured and inside sales qualified leads.”
Zoocasa is owned by its CEO Lauren Haw and a group of investors, who purchased Zoocasa.com from Rogers Communications in 2015. Today, the platform has close to 12 million annual visits and 150 in-house real estate agents.
“Joining eXp Realty and eXp World Holdings is an exciting next step for the expansion of Zoocasa’s impact as we continue to redefine our portal and lead generation technology to create excellent experiences for customers and agents,” said Lauren Haw, CEO and Broker of Record of Zoocasa. “eXp’s cloud-based model is a perfect fit for our team and we look forward to growing our business with eXp’s leadership team and network of agents.”
For more information about eXp World Holdings and its subsidiaries, go to expworldholdings.com.
For more information about Zoocasa Realty Inc., please go to Zoocasa About Us.
About eXp World Holdings, Inc.
eXp World Holdings, Inc. ( EXPI) is the holding company for eXp Realty®, Virbela and SUCCESS® Enterprises.
eXp Realty is the fastest-growing real estate company in the world with more than 82,000 agents in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal, France, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, Germany, Dominican Republic, Greece and New Zealand and continues to scale internationally. As a publicly traded company, eXp World Holdings provides real estate professionals the unique opportunity to earn equity awards for production goals and contributions to overall company growth. eXp World Holdings and its businesses offer a full suite of brokerage and real estate tech solutions, including its innovative residential and commercial brokerage model, professional services, collaborative tools and personal development. The cloud-based brokerage is powered by Virbela, an immersive 3D platform that is deeply social and collaborative, enabling agents to be more connected and productive. SUCCESS® Enterprises, anchored by SUCCESS® magazine and its related media properties, was established in 1897 and is a leading personal and professional development brand and publication.
For more information, visit https://expworldholdings.com.
About Zoocasa Realty Inc.
Zoocasa is an award winning brokerage that uses data and technology to deliver an intelligent, end-to-end real estate experience.
Zoocasa’s insights and suite of digital tools, combined with the market expertise of its in-house agents and brokerage team, allows Zoocasa to set a new standard for full-service real estate in Canada. A 3-time winner of both the Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas and the Top Growing Companies in Canada by the Globe and Mail, Zoocasa continues to innovate on the home buying, selling and search experience online.
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The statements contained herein may include statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update them. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the continued growth of our agent and broker base; expansion of our residential real estate brokerage business into foreign markets; demand for remote working and distance learning solutions and virtual events; development of our commercial brokerage and our ability to attract commercial real estate brokers; and revenue growth and financial performance. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in forward-looking statements include changes in business or other market conditions; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks detailed from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Media Relations Contact:
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Orioles’ pitcher Kyle Bradish on his expectations, his struggles and his dog
With right-hander Grayson Rodriguez out for most of the season with a lat injury, and lefty D.L. Hall building his innings at Triple A, the Orioles pitching prospect who should get the longest run in the big-league rotation this year is 25-year-old Kyle Bradish. A fourth-round pick by the...
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Legendary Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has completed 11 glorious in Test cricket today! It was the 20th of June in 2011 when the Delhi boy made his Test debut against West Indies. There have been a lot of ups and a few downs since but Kohli has come a come way.
The 33-year-old is arguably the best batter of this generation, if not one of the best of all time. He redefined Test cricket and made people fall in love with the red-ball format. But in those 11 years, Kohli hasn't just raised his batsmanship but he's become a leader, a man who sets very high standards for himself on and off the field as well.
1. Defending Steve Smith
Australian player Steve Smith had joined back in the Australian side after a year's suspension for ball-tampering, provoking heckling from the crowds. He was being booed by Indian fans during a World Cup match, when Kohli, who was batting walked toward the Indian crowd and motioned for them to applaud instead of booing him.
With India fans giving Steve Smith a tough time fielding in the deep, @imVkohli suggested they applaud the Australian instead.
— ICC (@ICC) June 9, 2019
Absolute class 👏 #SpiritOfCricket #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/mmkLoedxjr
2. Blasting trolls against Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami faced abuse on social media following India’s T20 World Cup cricket defeat against Pakistan. In response, Kohli blasted the critics as “spineless” and “pathetic”, reserving particular vitriol for the trolls who blamed Shami.
3. Rallying support for the Indian Football Team and Sunil Chhetri
In a video posted on Twitter, Chhetri requested those who are not fans or have lost hope to come and watch them play in stadiums, even if they want to criticize as this is an important time for Indian football. Kohli also posted a video calling for support if they want to see India as a sporting nation.
Please take notice of my good friend and Indian football skipper @chetrisunil11's post and please make an effort. pic.twitter.com/DpvW6yDq1n
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 2, 2018
Chhetri's request and Kohli's support improved the football team's morale and filled up the stadium.
4. Always taking the blame for a loss
Virat Kohli had a zero-tolerance policy towards the blame game. His defending of Indian bowlers after India's 10-wicket loss to Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener bears testament to it. While addressing a press conference ahead of India's next Super 12 clash against New Zealand in Dubai, Kohli, when asked to assess Bhuvaneshvar Kumar's performance, the Indian skipper plainly refused to single anyone out.
We lost as a team and that's exactly what we believe in and that exactly was the case in the previous game.
5. Standing up for Rohit Sharma at press conferences
Kohli was talking to the media after the 10-wicket loss that ended his side's 12-match winning streak against Pakistan. He could not believe his ears when asked whether Rohit Sharma could be dropped for his failure in the match and replaced by Ishan Kishan. He shook his head furiously before describing it as "unbelievable".
I played the team that I thought was the best, what is your opinion? I am just asking you? Will you drop Rohit Sharma from T20 internationals? You will drop Rohit Sharma? You know what he did in the last game we played? Unbelievable!
"Will you drop Rohit Sharma from T20Is?" 🤔@imVkohli had no time for this question following #India's loss to #Pakistan.#INDvPAK #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/sLbrq7z2PW
— ICC (@ICC) October 25, 2021
6. Praising Shaheen Shah's first spell
Virat Kohli has never shied away from keeping competition and sports on the field. However, he has been humble both in victory and in loss. He celebrated Pakistan's young fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who rocked the Indian top-order by getting the wickets of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and later skipper Kohli himself in his second spell.
7. Kohli defending Dhoni at all costs.
MS Dhoni reached the landmark of 10,000 runs in the ODIs. However, Indian fans at the Lord’s booed former Indian skipper for his slow batting during the team’s 86-run defeat against England in the second game of the three-match series. Before the start of the 46th over, the crowd got restless when Dhoni failed to score off the first four balls. In response, there was booing after every dot ball.
When asked about Dhoni, he said
These things always come up whenever he isn’t able to play the way he wants.” “People just wait to jump on him. When it works, they call him the best finisher and if it doesn’t, they jump on him. Today was a bad day for all of us, not just him. He is experienced and the idea was to take it deep as you don’t want to lose by 150-160 runs.”
8. In defence of Yuvraj Singh
Indian batsman Virat Kohli in 2014, termed the criticism towards Yuvraj Singh's performance against Bangladesh as “unfair”.
“Yuvraj got criticism recently, it’s unfair. He has won us two World Cups (2007 T20 and 2011 50-over), he’s a proven match-winner and it’s important to back a player like him,” Kohli said.
9. Kohli standing up to misogynists
Virat Kohli stood up for then-girlfriend Anushka Sharma against trolls on Twitter. She has been at the brunt of misogynistic trolling on the cricketer's performance. He shared the tweet with a picture of the word "SHAME" back in March, right after India reached the semi-finals of the World T20 championship.
Shame on people for trolling @AnushkaSharma non-stop. Have some compassion. She has always only given me positivity pic.twitter.com/OBIMA2EZKu
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 28, 2016
These have been a glorious 11 years. Here's to 11 more! | https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/times-virat-kohli-stood-up-for-what-is-right/ | 2022-06-20T20:42:39Z | https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/times-virat-kohli-stood-up-for-what-is-right/ | true | 1 |
Looking for something to do? Here are some things going on the week of June 24-30 in the Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana. Events are current as of press time; please check websites for updated information and COVID-19 restrictions.
Food, folks and fun
Taste of Highland Park will take place June 24-25 at The Lot. At Central and St. Johns streets. Admission is free. Go to enjoyhighlandpark.com/tasteofhighlandpark.
Put on your dancin’ shoes
Orland Hills hosts Party in the Park 2022 from June 24 to 26 at Kelly Park. Admission is free. At 16675 Haven Ave. Call 708-349-7211 or go to ohpartyinthepark.com.
Farm show
Rumely Allis-Chalmers La Porte Heritage Center’s tractor show will take place June 24-26 in La Porte. Admission is free, with donations encouraged. At 2859 W. SR2 (Lincolnway). Call 219-369-1690 or go to rumelyallis.com/events.
Good time music
Fox Valley Brass Band will hold a concert at 3 p.m. June 26 in Aurora. Tickets are sold at the door; call for information. At Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. Call 630-891-2526 or go to foxvalleybrassband.org/.
Music for a good cause
The Four C Notes, Heidi Ketterling, Christopher Kale Jones, and Morgan Hare are scheduled to perform in a Neurofibromatosis benefit at 7 p.m. June 27 at Madden Theatre at North Central College in Naperville. Tickets are $49. At 171 E. Chicago Ave. Go to northcentral.vbotickets.com/.
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Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash at Sutliff Rd and Bud Rd
Linn County, IOWA – According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred right before 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.
It happened at Sutliff Rd and Bud Rd.
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies, Linn County Rescue crews, Mt Vernon Lisbon Police Department officers, Lisbon Fire Department crews, and Lisbon Mt Vernon Ambulance responded to a report of a crash.
The responding deputies discovered that the 34-year-old motorcyclist, later identified as Cameron Perry, was traveling northbound on Sutliff Rd near Bud Rd when he lost control of his motorcycle, went into the west ditch, struck a sign, then came to rest in a fence line.
The 34-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, deputies said.
The accident remains under investigation.
This is a developing story and it will be updated as new information become available. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2638721026974/motorcyclist-seriously-injured-after-crash-at-sutliff-rd-and-bud-rd | 2022-06-20T20:59:58Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2638721026974/motorcyclist-seriously-injured-after-crash-at-sutliff-rd-and-bud-rd | true | 1 |
MORGAN CITY, La., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) announced today that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ("Great Lakes") has exercised its contract option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge with its subsidiary, Conrad Shipyard, LLC. The dredge will be constructed at the Deepwater South shipyard in Amelia, LA, with expected delivery in the first quarter of 2025.
Johnny Conrad, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Great Lakes has been a valued customer of Conrad for decades. Over the years, we have developed a great working relationship based on mutual trust, respect, and a shared focus on quality and safety."
Conrad continued, "The dredge market has always been a key focus for Conrad, and we have extended our design portfolio and increased our product development resources to help meet our customers' needs across the dredge market product categories. We look forward to working with the Great Lakes team to safely deliver yet another vessel to serve the US dredging market."
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel and aluminum products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
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Pleak City Council special meeting will be on June 22, 2022 at 7:00 pm at city hall. Pleak City Hall is located at 6621 FM 2218, Richmond. They will discuss a possible ordinance levying ad valorem taxes and residential homestead exemptions.
FBC ESD 6 meeting will be on June 22, 2022, at 7:00 pm in Pleak City Hall/fire department side. Meetings are always open to the public. There will be discussions regarding the new fire station.
I’m not sure where time has gone. In the blink of an eye, she grew into a strong young woman. This young lady, our daughter, Brooke Halie will be 18 on Saturday, June 25.
I hope all the dads had a great Fathers Day. I couldn’t be with mine this year, so I took a picture of a card and send it to him via messenger. He got a kick out of it. Of course, I bought him a real one to send with his gift. Its hard living far away. I miss being there to celebrate him.
Pleak Volunteer Fire Fighters Association is having a fundraiser on July 4th, at Seabourne Creek Park.
I will have more information next Tuesday.
To find out what is happening in the Village of Pleak you may visit their website of www.villageofpleak.com for scheduled meetings, to read minutes from previous council meetings, get current news on the Pleak VFD and to find links to other helpful county resources.
For more information, you may also call the Pleak Village Hall office directly at 281-239-8504.
I look forward to hearing from you and sharing stories of your plans for the summer, your children’s school accomplishments OR good news from your neighborhood or your church.
You can call me at 281-703-9939, or send me an email to mlgoates@gmail.com with any news that you would like to share. | https://www.fbherald.com/community/marsha-goateshappy-graduate-and-dad/article_06306a35-fa76-5351-b7b4-1e1e9db66b91.html | 2022-06-20T21:00:33Z | https://www.fbherald.com/community/marsha-goateshappy-graduate-and-dad/article_06306a35-fa76-5351-b7b4-1e1e9db66b91.html | true | 2 |
“We may never know what motivated the killing, but we’re not required to prove motive,” a prosecutor says in a voiceover, as the back of the defendant’s head in the new Netflix series You Don’t Know Me comes into view. She then walks through a litany of evidence to bolster the government’s case. Traces of the victim’s blood found on the defendant. Cell phone records and CCTV footage that tie him to the crime scene. It’s a devastating summation.
We then get a title card for the series, almost in defiant reply to the prosecutor. White text on a black screen: You Don’t Know Me. The defendant, Hero, insists to the jury that he didn’t kill Jamil Issa, a South London drug dealer, despite what the evidence suggests. “You could have all that evidence, (and) you still wouldn’t understand anything about what happened.”
Why? Again, because as the title of this #10 show on Netflix today in the US declares, “you don’t know me.”
You Don’t Know Me Netflix series
Based on a novel of the same name from Imran Mahmood — and which uses a defendant’s closing argument as a narrative device around which to build the plot — the story here is partly a product of Mahmood drawing from the lives of clients he represented as a London barrister over the years.
You Don’t Know Me was the first novel from Mahmood. It got turned into the 4-episode crime drama now climbing up the Netflix charts.
“You know, part of me thought if I told my speech myself then at least you get to feel a little bit of what it is like to be me,” the protagonist tells the jury in the story. “That if my (lawyer) did it then maybe you would all be thinking, ‘Yeah, it’s all very well to put it over all shiny and slick but that (expletive’s) still a murderer.’ And I really did think that if I told my own story I could make you feel my life. But actually explaining the evidence out loud is proper hard.”
Reviews and reaction
The big question here, of course, is: Should you watch?
Understandably, many viewers might feel like there are far too many true-crime dramas and docs to watch, plus a never-ending crush of police procedurals and the like that are overtaking our favorite streaming services. Heck, You Don’t Know Me isn’t even the only crime-based title in the Netflix Top 10 right now.
One thing it’s not, however, is your average, run-of-the-mill crime and courtroom drama. Reaction from viewers certainly attests to that, like one Twitter user who raved about the show “10/10 recommend.” And another:
“Watching You don’t know me on Netflix and Kyra just said, “You’re only a good person cause your life let you be that way.’ And that there is powerful, because we judge thugs way too quickly I’ll be real. No one chooses who they become they can change it but not everyone is strong.”
For more reading, check out this “Stream it or Skip it” Decider review of You Don’t Know Me, which puts the series in the “Stream it” category.
More Netflix coverage: For more Netflix news, check out the latest new Netflix movies and series to watch. | https://bgr.com/entertainment/this-mysterious-new-netflix-crime-show-is-so-gripping-and-suspenseful/ | 2022-06-20T21:02:18Z | https://bgr.com/entertainment/this-mysterious-new-netflix-crime-show-is-so-gripping-and-suspenseful/ | true | 1 |
Although the last APC primary held in Katsina state has been won by those officially recognised by the party, HAMIDU SABO in this report writes that all is still not well.
There is no doubt politics is essentially about political mandate, just as election is the process where politicians preoccupy themselves with the issue of political authority, either to possess it, sustain or use it for the fulfilment of a given political objective.
Many people were of the opinion that there are different categories of political mandates and the type of mandate that people have largely determines the quality of service that they render to the people and society at large.
For instance in Nigeria today, delegates were the ones given the opportunity to choose a political candidate for any political party. To a greater extent too, they ensure that aspirants of political leadership at any level can be denied of any mandate.
Unfortunately, delegates nowadays make their choice without considering the grave consequences of any wrong choice they make with regard to the type of mandate they give to political aspirants. This to a greater extent results in more corruption, violence and ultimately entrenched poverty and under-development.
For followers of the political trend in Katsina state, most especially the recently- concluded primary elections, one must accept the fact that a political mandate is now becoming a social contract in the state, particularly with the recent development of open buying and selling of delegates and the alleged supply of fake names of delegates in some places across the state.
Complains
Interestingly, in Daura town, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, precisely in his ward, there was a serious allegation of fake delegates hours before the start of the election of an aspirants into the House of Representatives as raised by the Buhari nephew and member representing Daura/Maiadua and Sandamu constituency.
Hon Fatuhu Mohammed at a press conference in Daura, accused the national legal adviser of All Progressive Congress, Barrister Ahmed El-Marzuk, for taking and changing the original names of delegates that participated in the primary election in Daura, Fatuhu at the same time rejected and protested against the results. He equally wrote a petition and submitted it to the APC electoral committee.
In the Batsari/Safana/Danmusa constituency, for example, the situation is almost the same going by the rejection of the primary election result by the Batsari member of the state House of Assembly, Hon Jabiru Yusuf Yauyau, who contested for the House of Reps ticket.
At a press conference also, the Batsari member equally expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the primary election, saying, 160 delegates were accredited to vote during the exercise and that seven of them did not vote and yet their votes were counted. He stated that the seven people were not even present at the venue of the primary election.
The lawmaker therefore called on the APC leadership and elections committee to, as a matter of urgency, revise the results sheet to make the necessary amendments. Hon Yauyau insisted that the result should be cancelled and a fresh one conducted to enable all accredited delegates participate in the interest of the party and stakeholders as well.
Both Fatahu and Yauyau threatened to go to court if the issues raised are not properly addressed.
Similarly, in Malumfashi/Kurfi federal constituency, in what was described as APC injustice, forced the member representing the area in the National Assembly, Hon Babangida Ibrahim to tendered his resignation from being an APC member.
Protest
In a letter dated 1st June, 2022, addressed to his ward chairman Ward ‘A’ Malumfashi, Babangida stated that, “I hereby write to notify you of my resignation from All progressive Congress (APC) effective from today 1st June, 2022. In Dutsinma/Kurfi, APC also suffered another setback as the House of Reps member in the area settled with NNPP as a result of poor treatment and injustice from the primary election result conducted in the area.
Moreso, even during the governorship primaries in Katsina, only the delegates smiled due to the fact that some local government chairmen and their councilors were allegedly negotiating with their delegates up to the highest bidder until the attention of the electoral committee was drawn where the situation forced them to made a public announcement of their arrest.
Again, in a dramatic way, the former secretary to the government of Katsina state, Mustapha Inuwa, who was also a governorship contestant, forced the election to stop for over 15 minutes after foreseeing a defeat because the primary election was supposed to be conducted as a secret ballot but for justification of money collection, the delegates conducted the election in a more open ballot as they allowed the agents of their choices to tick the ballot openly for their respective buyers to see. The desperate Inuwa lost the election woefully for not being able to buy the 55 delegates from Zango local government area who determined the success of Dr Dikko Umar Radda.
It’s a well-known fact that Zango delegates settled for Dr Radda, who, according to his agent, Alhaji Samir said, “we paid them well for Radda.”
Alhaji Samir, in a joyful mode, told some journalists that, “We pay one million to each delegate from Zango to vote for Radda in our efforts to rescue the state.”
In another outing some days after the primary election Mustapha Inuwa, in one of his gatherings at Katsina Motel, expressed vividly his anger over his failure at the primary and equally blamed both President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Aminu Bello Masari for not supporting him to win the primaries.
Observations
Much interestingly, in his observations, the head, Department of Political Science at Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Dr Kabir Musa Yandaki, predicted how the All-Progressive Congress (APC) in Katsina may lose next year’s governorship election. Judging from the party’s myriad of crises rocking the APC in the wake of the gubernatorial and legislative primaries, Yandaki observed that a party hardly wins an election with such sharp divisions within its camp.
Additionally, the university don cited the utterances of a party chieftain and former secretary to the state government, Mustapha Inuwa, who had vowed to support some of the candidates of other parties to defeat those of his own party, the APC, in the next elections.
Evidently, in his own part, the winner of the gubernatorial primaries, Dr Dikko Radda, equally issued a threat to the 34 local government council chairman and their 360 councilors of losing their seats if he lose in the general election. “I am calling on you to support me fully to win the general election or lose your seat.”
Moreso, both the poor utterances of Mustapha and the open threat from Radda are now serving as a ladder for some party members as already the state deputy chairman APC, Alhaji Bala Abu Musawa issued a stronger threat saying that henceforth whoever attends a gathering where President Buhari and Governor Masari were abused would be expelled from the party.
According to Prof Yusufu Ameh Obaye, a political analyst, “There should be punishment for misuse of political authority and reward for its faithful application.” It’s true for humans in particular, we cannot run away from the incontrovertible truth of our inevitable dependence on God, the required accountability and the consequences of our behaviour. | https://www.blueprint.ng/katsina-pendung-issues-from-apc-primaries/ | 2022-06-20T21:07:15Z | https://www.blueprint.ng/katsina-pendung-issues-from-apc-primaries/ | false | 1 |
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a man was fatally shot at a homeless encampment in Seattle.
The Seattle Times reports police became aware of the shooting in the early hours of Monday when a 911 call at 12:20 a.m. reported someone had been shot at an encampment in West Seattle.
Police found the man who was shot upon arrival to the scene. When medics from Seattle Fire Department arrived, they declared him dead.
Police have not released the name of the man, nor other details.
It is unclear what relationship the shooter, who police have not yet identified, or the victim had to the encampment. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Man-killed-in-Seattle-shooting-17253810.php | 2022-06-20T21:07:31Z | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Man-killed-in-Seattle-shooting-17253810.php | true | null |
Angel's Envy expansion | 20 ice cream shops | Grilled pizza
ICE CREAM!
Cool that got your attention. Here's 20 local places to get ice cream in Louisville because good Lord this week has been hot. I'm using the slower summer months to do some larger features, so I don't have a ton of stories for you today. But the ones we have are pretty awesome.
$40 million bourbon campus — An hour south of Louisville, Log Still Distillery is just about to begin operations at its headquarters at the brand-new event campus Dant Crossing. The site has a distillery, tasting room, concert venue, fishing lake, food truck, cottage bed-and-breakfasts and a massive wedding venue. By the end of the year they're planning to add a restaurant. Here's everything you need to know.
$8.2 million Angel's Envy expansion — After four years of work, the 13,000-square-foot expansion to Angel's Envy's downtown Louisville site is complete, allowing the distillery to double the amount of visitors who can tour the full-production distillery. There's five new tasting rooms, an expanded gift shop and event space and a bunch of other updates. Take a look inside.
How to make grilled pizza — If you want to host a dinner party but are cringing at grocery prices, here's an idea for something more budget friendly: grilled pizza with a variety of toppings. Columnist Dana McMahan swears by it. Time to fire up the grill.
Authentic Vietnamese bistro — This new Vietnamese bistro aims to transport visitors to Vietnam with murals, flavors, secrets sauces and more. There's banh mi and vermicelli bowls, weekly specials like won ton noodle soup, pho smoked ribs and even Vietnamese iced coffee.
20+ Father's Day deals — Restaurants are back to 100% capacity and it's time to treat Dad to a special meal. Here's 20 restaurants with deals for family bundles, specials and discounts.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe!
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Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 7:40 a.m., June 20.
JUNE 19, 2022—Celebrations took place this evening as people took to the streets of Colombia after left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro was deemed the winner of the second-round election. This victory makes his running mate, Francia Márquez, the first Afro-descendant woman who will serve as vice president once the term begins in August.
The Pacto Histórico coalition candidates won more than 50 percent of votes. Petro’s competitor, Rodolfo Hernández, conceded the election, congratulating Petro.
“I called Gustavo to congratulate him on his victory and offer him my support to fulfill the promises of change for which Colombia voted today,” Hernández tweeted. The millionaire ran on the League of Anti-Corruption Governors ticket and had been likened to a “Colombian Trump” for his brash manner. “Colombia will always count on me.”
Llamé a Gustavo para felicitarlo por el triunfo y ofrecerle mi apoyo para cumplir con las promesas de cambio por las que Colombia votó hoy. Colombia siempre va a contar conmigo.
— Ing Rodolfo Hernandez 🇨🇴! (@ingrodolfohdez) June 19, 2022
Aminta Zea, a U.S. citizen who observed the elections today, documented Colombians in the southern city of Calí embracing each other, jumping, waving flags and honking horns.
Beautiful to see Colombianos celebrating Petro’s historic win in Cali. Just see for yourself. What a huge and important shift not only for Colombia but also for Latin America and the world!! pic.twitter.com/WC7QQ1e1tp
— aminta (@amintazea) June 19, 2022
In the capital of Bogotá, the streets exploded with cheers and honks.
#ColombiaConPetro:
“¡Ganó el pueblo!”
Celebraciones en las calles de Bogotá, mientras la gente se apresura al Movistar Arena para recibir al nuevo presidente @petrogustavo. Vídeo de @MartaMartnMorn. pic.twitter.com/51ii7IQ2T2— El Ciudadano (@El_Ciudadano) June 19, 2022
Petro’s first tweet came within an hour of the announcement.
“Today is a holiday for the people. Let […] celebrate the first popular victory. May so many sufferings be cushioned in the joy that today floods the heart of the Homeland,” he tweeted. “This victory for God and for the People and their history. Today is the day of the streets and squares.”
Hoy es dia de fiesta para el pueblo. Que festeje la primera victoria popular. Que tantos sufrimientos se amortiguen en la alegria que hoy inunda el corazon de la Patria.
Esta victoria para Dios y para el Pueblo y su historia. Hoy es el dia de las calles y las plazas.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) June 19, 2022
Márquez attracted many voters because her campaigns for both president and vice-president prioritized lifting out of poverty and oppression the country’s historically marginalized groups. She won the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize for her activism.
Esto es por nuestras abuelas y abuelos, las mujeres, los jóvenes, las personas LGTBIQ+, los indígenas, los campesinos, los trabajadores, las víctimas, mi pueblo negro, los que resistieron y los que ya no están… Por toda Colombia. ¡Hoy empezamos a escribir una nueva historia!
— Francia Márquez Mina (@FranciaMarquezM) June 19, 2022
What’s Next for Latin America?
This victory marks a shift in the Western Hemisphere. While left-wing revolutions and candidates have over the decades swept states like Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Honduras, Colombia had remained a militarized U.S. ally.
At least one observer had dismissed Petro’s earlier comments against the Bolivarian revolutionary process underway in Venezuela as a way to distance his popular left-wing campaign from a neighboring country many in Colombia have seen as a failure.
Congratulations came pouring through from officials and former officials in Bolivia, Mexico and other states.
Felicitamos al pueblo de Colombia, al hermano @petrogustavo, flamante presidente electo y a la hermana @FranciaMarquezM, primera vicepresidenta afrodescendiente de la historia de ese país por su indiscutible triunfo en las urnas. Es la victoria de la paz, la verdad y la dignidad. pic.twitter.com/fmC8fxvxGA
— Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) June 19, 2022
Mexico celebrating a Petro win with Colombians today! AMLO just congratulated Petro and said this is a historic victory. pic.twitter.com/ERuyUE3knB
— The Convo Couch (@theconvocouch) June 19, 2022
El triunfo de Gustavo Petro es histórico.
Los conservadores de Colombia siempre han sido tenaces y duros. El escritor José María Vargas Vila relataba que los dictadores de su país "mojaban en agua bendita su puñal antes de matar". 1/3
— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) June 19, 2022
Felicito a Gustavo Petro y a Francia Márquez, por la histórica victoria en las elecciones Presidenciales en Colombia. Se escuchó la voluntad del pueblo colombiano, que salió a defender el camino de la democracia y la Paz. Nuevos tiempos se avizoran para este hermano país. pic.twitter.com/FxodCn9Uqx
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) June 19, 2022
In May, the United States invited Colombia’s defense minister to Washington to announce Colombia as a “major non-NATO ally.” The South American country’s closest access point to the Atlantic Ocean is the Caribbean Sea. The $4.5 billion in military arms and training the United States has poured into Colombia now remains a question for the incoming left-wing pair that have remarked on changing relations with the United States. Meanwhile, paramilitary violence throughout the countryside, as well as death threats to Petro and Márquez, threaten to amplify tensions in Colombia.
The Petro-Márquez Agenda
While his millionaire competitor—Hernández—claimed to be of the people, Petro said he would call a national emergency upon entering office to address hunger in Colombia. Joblessness, empty bellies and dangerous housing plague the country. The situation prompted last year’s month-long national strike.
Petro had been criticized for announcing he would end oil and gas exploration as well as phase out fossil fuels as a way to address global climate change and transform the economy. Coal and oil shipments account for almost 40 percent of the country’s exports. His announcement worried the industries.
Afro-Colombian activist and community official Victor Hugo Moreno Mina was with Márquez when armed men shot at their group during a meeting in a rural area on May 4, 2019. He said in the following exclusive interview with Toward Freedom that many areas of Colombia’s economy, as well as the societal structure, need to be transformed.
The Petro-Márquez win comes six years after peace accords were signed with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP), which agreed to put down arms to end decades of violence. Rodrigo Londoño, a former FARC-EP commander, hailed today’s results as a victory for the peace process.
#ColombiaDecide: @TimoComunes, the former commander of the FARC-EP and a key architect of the 2016 peace accords, congratulates @petrogustavo on his victory in the presidential election and hails it as a victory for the peace process. pic.twitter.com/vL9t6TQEJ1
— Denis Rogatyuk (@DenisRogatyuk) June 19, 2022
‘Democracy Won. Black People Won.’
The second-round election was marked by reports of irregularities, as was the first round held on May 29.
Alejandra Barrios, director of Misión Observadores Electoral (MOE), an independent agency that coordinates domestic and international election observers in Colombia, reported some ballots had been marked off before voters had a chance to choose a candidate.
#19Jun #EleccionesColombia
Alejandra Barrios (@Directoramoe), directora de la MOE, presenta el segundo informe sobre las elecciones presidenciales de Colombia pic.twitter.com/3v5E5Ewljo – @VPITV— Reporte Ya (@ReporteYa) June 19, 2022
Voter intimidation and threats were cited for low turnout during the first round.
AfroResistance, an organization that supports Afro-descendant women and girls in the Americas, brought delegations into the country to observe both rounds.
“It was [a] clean and fair election in Colombia. Democracy won. Black people won,” the organization tweeted.
It was as clean and fair election in Colombia. Democracy won. Black people won. #BlackJoy #gracerootsfemenism @ggjalliance #whenblackwomenwinweallwin
— AfroResistance (@afro_resistance) June 19, 2022
Julie Varughese is editor of Toward Freedom. She has reported on Márquez’s historic candidacy, and on the 2022 Colombian elections here, here and here. | https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/americas/celebrations-in-colombias-streets-gustavo-petro-to-be-first-left-wing-president-and-francia-marquez-the-first-afro-descendant-woman-vp/ | 2022-06-20T21:13:59Z | https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/americas/celebrations-in-colombias-streets-gustavo-petro-to-be-first-left-wing-president-and-francia-marquez-the-first-afro-descendant-woman-vp/ | false | 1 |
The opening minutes of Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow’s new documentary The Big Payback features the imagery staples of forehead furrowing, heart rate-raising cinema about crimes against Black Americans: Kidnapped Africans sardined onto Westbound ships. Slaves, in sepia tone and surrounded by white slaveholders, building America’s wealth.
In short, The Big Payback, which premiered on June 11 at The Tribeca Film Festival, starts with the history that The Right—among others—doesn’t want you to know, in part because even reasonably imagining what happened to slaves and their offspring pains one’s soul.
“By the time the slaves were emancipated,” says author Ta-Nehesi Coates at a Congressional hearing on HR 40, the reparations bill that’s languished in committee since its 1989 introduction. “They comprised the largest single asset in America — $360 billion 1860 dollars, more than all the other assets, combined.” One Illinois organizer says, “There is no amount of money that can pay for what we’ve endured” and another person adds, “You can’t pay my grandfather back, he’s dead.” A seasoned viewer senses what kind of film experience they’re in for.
Instead, this plainspoken, no-BS new film, settles in on the struggle of one woman, an Evanston, Illinois alderman named Robin Rue Simmons and her unpredictable struggle to establish a local reparations fund through cannabis taxation. Simmons battles naysayers from the right and skeptics from the left, traditional single mother challenges, and the Covid shutdown. As their point of entry into a complex, charged subject, Alexander and Dow give us a heroine in a legitimately unique situation.
Rather than a laundry list of bleak history and failed federal legislation, The Big Payback’s gift is what co-director Dow called on a recent Zoom call, “An object lesson on how to get things done.”
Before settling into Simmons' journey, the filmmakers introduce stand-ins for Evanston’s local stakeholders: the activists, without whom Alderman Simmon’s campaign would be hopeless; a standard white racist who appears not to know that he is one as he flaunts the historical ignorance that inflames American white superiority; a white South African whose fresh eyes on centuries-old repression has the woman digging into her wealthy lifestyle, so as to figure what she owes (This sort of freelance reparations is indeed a thing); and the The Big Payback’s second-most compelling character: Local barbecue entrepreneur Hecky Powell.
Powell is of the no-handouts school of Black conservatism, a James Brown type. He’s charming, but Hecky Powell’s opposition to Black citizens receiving financial repair has the telltale superficiality of knowledge that’s been mimicked, not parsed or deeply examined. He talks and we wonder whether his positions are born of personal philosophy or is a mental health condition, like Stockholm Syndrome.
“I think it’s a little of both and maybe a lot of the second,” Alexander said. “We as Americans, especially as African Americans, we’ve done everything to accommodate white people, so much that we won’t be [comfortable].”
Meaningful financial repair of former slaves is in most settings an uncomfortable subject. It’s telling of the film’s humanist intentions and holistic perspective that when Powell is lost to the virus the only available reaction is of sadness.
At the center of this midwestern ideological mix is Simmons, a mother and daughter here. Mostly, she’s a leader, speaking publicly and researching deeply to make ground-breaking reparations policy happen. When Black progressive political opponents attack the proposed it, both sides of the woman’s strength are on full display: That which allows Simmons to push her project forward, and the power that allows her to be vulnerable on camera.
“One thing that isn’t shared is that my mother has Stage Four, inoperable lung cancer.” she said. “I was emotional. I didn’t really think about it in the moment, because we were so close—me and the members of the team—that I was not really thinking about myself or being careful.”
As the Tribeca festival approached, “I did have some reservations about being so vulnerable and transparent.” Once the film screened it was obvious that viewers appreciated the clarity.
In May of last year, Evanston became the first American city to make racial reparations available to its citizens. While lawsuits are reportedly in the works, so are efforts to improve upon it. On Monday, 16 of the city’s churches announced they’ll join the movement to repair through both fundraising and community education. A free Juneteenth screening of The Big Payback was shown at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, an event sponsored by Ben & Jerry’s.
One in six Americans support reparations, reportedly. One film won’t invert those numbers. But the fight put up in and by The Big Payback does move the needle. The great composer Adrian Younge gives Simmons Mary J. Blige vibes through portions of his subtly powerful score. In places, we’re lured into traditional watching, then blindsided by the appearance of an historical figure such as Callie House, who originated the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pension Association in 1897. House sued the federal government for $68 million in 1916. The wildly underrecognized figure was arrested for fraud and jailed that same year. Her movement then faltered to its end.
One can easily oppose reparations when they don’t know the devastating effects of redlining or the truth about George Washington’s teeth (spoiler: they came from slaves!) or how much of a thing was infanticide as a form of resistance. Time may reveal that the CRT scam was really a cost-cutting measure.
At a time of high inflation — when expense within the cannabis industry threatens to wipe out government-sanctioned cannabis’ wobbly middle class — a film like The Big Payback may be bound to play like a turd in a punchbowl, a legal weed party pooper. This doesn’t make it not required consuming.
Simmons finished her term and now runs First Repair, non-profit aimed at developing local reparations policy. What’s reflected in her breakthrough experience may summarize the nature of this crucial justice project.
“The more I learn and the more I get accomplished the more work there is to do.”
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Organized competitive Teamfight Tactics gameplay in Northern Europe is getting an upgrade via Northern Legends, a hub created specifically for players seeking to compete against the best in the world.
Northern Legends is the result of a collaboration between Promod Esports and Riot Games, creating new opportunities for Northern Europe TFT competitive players. The Set Seven Dragonlands EMEA roadmap has multiple opportunities for competitive players via Rising Legends. And with the creation of Northern Legends, TFT players within the northern EU will now have even more opportunities to compete on the global stage.
The Northern Legends community hub will have a Discord server as a main base in which players can compete in weekly tournaments to sharpen their skills and qualifiers for three direct invites to the TFT Set Seven EMEA Superbrawl that is scheduled to take place from Sept. 2 to 4.
Weekly Northern Legends TFT tournaments for Set Seven Dragonlands will start on June 22. The Discord is open to all Northern European players. Regions that qualify as Northern Europe are the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, South Africa, Åland Islands, Bouvet Island, Faroe Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, British Indian Ocean Territory, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and the British Virgin Islands.
Each player is guaranteed to compete in at least four matches. Qualifiers for the Superbrawl tournament will also take place, although no dates have been announced by Northern Legends at the time of writing. All players will be required to provide proof of residency for Superbrawl qualifiers. And players can still climb the TFT Ranked ladder to earn an opportunity to compete in the Golden Spatula Cups. | https://dotesports.com/tft/news/riot-launches-north-legends-tft | 2022-06-20T21:24:29Z | https://dotesports.com/tft/news/riot-launches-north-legends-tft | false | 1 |
Sports News of Monday, 20 June 2022
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
Memphis Depay visits Ghana
Memphis Depay gifts Akufo-Addo Barcelona shirt
Depay visits Asante Kotoko
Barcelona star, Memphis Depay and his Netherlands teammate, Quincy Promes wowed fans with silky skills on a grassless community in Ghana.
The two Netherland superstars are currently in Ghana for holidays following the end of the 2021/2022 football season.
In a video making the rounds on social media, Depay and Promes were spotted entertaining fans during a match on a community pitch in Ghana.
The Holland-born Ghanaian initially paid a visit to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on June 18, 2020, before hitting the pitch on the same day.
He also visited Ghana Premier League champions, Asante Kotoko at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra where the club were having a dinner party after the 1-1 drawn game with Accra Lions on Saturday.
In recent years, Depay has been visiting Ghana and mostly visits the Coast School Of The Deaf And Blind.
He has funded the refurbishment of the school's washroom as part of humanitarian activities in Ghana.
Watch the video below | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Memphis-Depay-Quincy-Promes-show-off-incredible-skills-on-a-grassless-pitch-in-Ghana-1565132 | 2022-06-20T21:25:27Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Memphis-Depay-Quincy-Promes-show-off-incredible-skills-on-a-grassless-pitch-in-Ghana-1565132 | true | 4 |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday rejected calls for him to publicly demand the United States drop its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange.
The Australian government has been under mounting pressure to intervene since the British government last week ordered Assange’s extradition to the United States on spying charges. Assange’s supporters and lawyers say his actions were protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Albanese, who came to power at elections a month ago, declined to say whether he had spoken to President Joe Biden about the case.
“There are some people who think that if you put things in capital letters on Twitter and put an exclamation mark, that somehow makes it more important. It doesn’t,” Albanese told reporters.
“I intend to lead a government that engages diplomatically and appropriately with our partners,” Albanese added.
Attorney General Mark Dreyfus and Foreign Minister Penny Wong responded to the British government’s decision by saying Assange’s “case has dragged on for too long and … should be brought to a close.”
They said they would continue to express that view to the U.K. and U.S. governments, but their joint statement fell short of calling for the United States to drop the case.
Assange supporters calling for Australian government intervention include his wife Stella Assange.
“The Australian government can and should be speaking to its closest ally to bring this matter to a close,” she told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Bob Carr, who was foreign minister when Albanese’s center-left Labor Party was last in power in 2012 and 2013, wrote in an opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald on Monday that an Australian request to drop Assange’s prosecution was “small change” in Australia’s defense alliance with the United States.
American prosecutors say Assange helped U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal classified diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks later published, putting lives at risk.
Carr noted that Manning’s sentence was commuted in 2017.
“It looks like one rule for Americans, another for citizens of its ally,” Carr wrote.
Carr told AuBC that Assange going on trial in the United States would “ignite anti-Americanism in Australia in a way we haven’t seen.”
He said hostility to the Australian-American alliance wasn’t “in the interests of either country.”
Assange’s lawyers plan to appeal, extending the process by months or even years.
His wife Stella Assange said her husband was being prosecuted for exposing war crimes and abuses of power.
“The only goal here is to free Julian because this has been going on since 2010. He’s been in prison for over three years and the case against him is a travesty,” Stella Assange said. | https://www.kget.com/news/world-news/australian-leader-refuses-to-publicly-intervene-on-assange/ | 2022-06-20T21:25:45Z | https://www.kget.com/news/world-news/australian-leader-refuses-to-publicly-intervene-on-assange/ | true | 31 |
Bonus points to NCC cadets to continue under Agnipath scheme: Major general Rajiv Chhibber
National Cadet Corps (NCC) Directorate, Chandigarh, on Monday said the Agnipath scheme launched by Government of India is a progressive step and brings in lots of opportunities to NCC cadets as well.
Additional director general (ADG), NCC directorate, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, Major general Rajiv Chhibber, said NCC cadets get bonus marks in the recruitment and the same would continue in the case of recruitment of agniveers as well.
As per Chhibber, there are around 1.5 lakh NCC cadets in three states and UT, and ₹20,000- 25,000 is spent on each cadet every year by the directorate.
He said the advantages of the scheme are numerous, which include more recruitment due to fast turnover, lesser age profile of army personnel, physically fit soldiers suitable for challenging terrains in the North and East and men who are well-versed in technology. The scheme will give India young, fit and tech-savvy soldiers and improve the Indian army’s competence, he said.
To a question about protests against the scheme, he said that “discipline is the biggest virtue the armed forces work upon, and anyone with even the slightest involvement in protest is not suitable to join the Indian Army.”
He urged the aspirants to stop protesting and start studying as the recruitment process begins in two months.
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Agnipath stir: Nearly 1,000 people arrested in Bihar so far for violence, arson
The Eastern Central Railway (ECR) on Saturday announced regulation of train operations that remained in effect till Monday. According to a statement from the zone, the restrictions will be done away with starting Tuesday due to improvement in law and order in Bihar. “We are drawing the schedule accordingly,” zonal chief public relations officer Virendra Kumar was quoted as saying by PTI.
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Watch | Groom rides bulldozer to venue, BJP MLA cites Yogi govt's popularity
Bulldozers have lately become a talking point in Uttar Pradesh with chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led government making good use of them while taking action against properties of rioters and criminals. The chief minister is often referred to as ‘Bulldozer Baba’.
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Maha MLC polls: Deshmukh, Nawab Malik fail to cast vote after SC refuses bail
Anil Deshmukh was arrested in November last year in connection with a corruption case levelled against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, while Nawab Malik was held in February this year by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case against fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and his associates.
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Ranchi cops trying to find who assaulted Muslim men after learning their names
According to the complaint, Md Zeeshan Ashfi (24) and his brother Faizan (20) went to buy pizza at around 8pm from a local shop on Ranchi’s Main Road when they were surrounded by a group of about 20 people near Sujata Chowk. They asked the two their names and assaulted the youths with sticks after knowing they were Muslims. It was claimed that the members of the group were chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans.
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Maharashtra logs over 2K daily Covid cases, Mumbai accounts for 1,724 of them
Fresh recoveries showed improvement after 2,165 patients recuperated from Covid-19 as against to Monday's 774, the Maharashtra Covid bulletin data added. At 1,240, Mumbai accounted for the highest number of fresh recoveries in the state on Tuesday, the bulletin data added. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bonus-points-to-ncc-cadets-to-continue-under-agnipath-scheme-major-general-rajiv-chhibber-101655759145073.html | 2022-06-20T21:28:37Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bonus-points-to-ncc-cadets-to-continue-under-agnipath-scheme-major-general-rajiv-chhibber-101655759145073.html | true | 9 |
Maybe the most important thing to figure out when you are backpacking for more than a day or two is what you are going to eat. It's also my least favorite thing to figure out. It's not that I'm anti-food. I'm just anti-carrying food. But there's no sense wishing it away, so I thought I'd give you a glimpse of my stripped down food plan.
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— say High Commissioner, Dr Srinivasa, Minister Persaud as hundreds participate in session at ‘Everest’
THE Indian High Commission, as part of its planned activities for International Day of Yoga 2022, held a yoga session at the Everest Cricket Ground, which event saw participation from over 70 persons.
Indian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, in his remarks at the event, said that the live yoga session was being held for the first time in two years. The session was conducted by founder of the Namaste Yoga Studio and yoga teacher, Agnela Patel, who skillfully led the participants through a series of postures and relaxation techniques.
Dr Srinivasa explained to participants that in India, multiple events such as this will be held at 75 heritage and cultural sites on June 21, 2022, the day designated by the United Nations.
“We are also being supported by many influencers; sports persons across the world, and we have been receiving their messages of congratulations and also their active promotion of yoga,” Dr. Srinivasa said.
Former President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar, who is a regular yoga practitioner, was among the participants at the yoga session held here at ‘Everest’, and he is of the belief that yoga helps to give persons a better quality of life, as well as more flexibility.
Ramotar encouraged other participants at the event to continue practising yoga, as it will help impact their lives positively.
Meanwhile, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud also practised yoga on Sunday, and sent greetings and good wishes on behalf of President, Dr Irfaan Ali.
She noted that these types of exercises are recommended to help persons get more flexibility in their joints, as it helps those with mobility issues.
“In addition to this, yoga helps us to think and to have clarity of mind; it is recommended by the medical field…. Hopefully, those of us who are here today, and those of us who have never been exposed to yoga, will become serious practitioners of yoga,” Minister Persaud said.
She added: “This journey of yoga may be one where you discover elements of yourself by finding yourself; it helps you to find yourself. And you know we always say, to contribute to the best of your abilities is to be able to know yourself best.”
During an interview on Friday, the Indian High Commissioner told the Guyana Chronicle that given the benefits to one’s mental and physical well-being, efforts are being made to make yoga popular among youths.
“Yoga is the art and science of well-being, which is a traditional practice from India. Over these years, it has grown from strength to strength, because it is good for not only your mental well-being, but also physical well-being. It helps also in your spiritual upliftment,” he told this publication.
He related that yoga is not bound by race, religion or creed, and is helpful to people in many different ways.
“If you see the latest ‘COVID’ pandemic, it has been able to help people to fight the stress; fight depression, and fight loneliness, at the same time keeping them both physically fit and mentally active,” Dr. Srinivasa said.
He explained to this publication that yoga is also proven to help combat non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and it also helps in improvement of memory.
“This will help the new generation and also the older generation to combat all this daily stress and strain that they undergo; help them to keep themselves fit,” Dr. Srinivasa said.
The United Nations, in December 2014, proclaimed June 21 every year to be International Day of Yoga. The concept of such a day was first proposed by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This year is the eighth International Day of Yoga.
“Since 2015, every year, despite the pandemic, we have held International Day of Yoga, and this year, we have a theme called ‘Yoga for humanity’, because we believe that humanity can be served well,” Dr. Srinivasa said. | https://guyanachronicle.com/2022/06/20/yoga-a-vital-tool-for-holistic-health/ | 2022-06-20T21:37:51Z | https://guyanachronicle.com/2022/06/20/yoga-a-vital-tool-for-holistic-health/ | true | 1 |
Labour `bans frontbenchers from picket lines´ ahead of mass rail strikes
Unions have reacted with fury at reports Labour has banned its frontbenchers from picket lines ahead of mass strikes set to cripple the country’s rail services.
A leaked memo from the party leader’s office said it does not want to see the industrial action go ahead, and accused the Government of failing to engage in any negotiations.
But it said shadow cabinet members “should not be on picket lines”, and asked them to speak to team members to remind them of this.
Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, in the biggest outbreak of industrial action on the railways for a generation.
Services across the UK will start to be affected from Monday evening, with just one in five trains running on strike days, mainly on main lines and only for about 11 hours.
Talks between the RMT and Network Rail were still being held on Monday evening, just hours before the start of the first strike, but the row remains deadlocked, with all sides blaming each other for the lack of progress.
The RMT and Unite are also holding a 24-hour walkout on London Underground which will cause huge disruption to the Tube.
Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, lashed out at Labour over the reports regarding the leaked memo.
She told the PA news agency: “The Labour Party was founded by the trade unions and we expect Labour MPs to defend workers, by words and by actions. To instruct Labour MPs not to be on picket lines with workers speaks volumes.
“You don’t lead by hiding. No-one respects that. It’s time to decide whose side you are on. Workers or bad bosses?”
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, said: “This is ridiculous nonsense from the party which was created by trade unions. Solidarity is what our movement is all about.”
The memo, seen by Politics Home, said frontbenchers should “expect severe disruption this week as the result of industrial action by the RMT”.
“We have robust lines. We do not want to see these strikes to go ahead with the resulting disruption to the public. The government have failed to engage in any negotiations,” it said.
“However, we also must show leadership and to that end, please be reminded that frontbenchers including (parliamentary private secretaries) should not be on picket lines.
“Please speak to all the members of your team to remind them of this and confirm with me that you have done so.”
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Relay For Life of Chittenden County exceeded $65,000 fundraising goal nine days before hosting event in Essex Junction
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Before school let out, students at NewBrook Elementary School in Newfane learned about where their food comes from during a Community Farm and Field Day on June 10. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lilly Dunn, a first-grader at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., looks at some of the pellets during Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Ida Arnold, a kindergartner at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., puts sauce on a pizza during Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
NewBrook Elementary School first-grader Kadyen Chevalier drops a cup of water onto the head of fourth-grader Weston Abate during a Community Farm and Field Day game at the Newfane school on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Taddei, Senior Game Warden for the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, talks to students during Community Farm and Field Day at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., on Friday, June 10, 2022.
NewBrook Elementary School students, in Newfane, Vt., look at the bunnies during Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Lilly Dunn, a first-grader at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., looks at some of the pellets during Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Ida Arnold, a kindergartner at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., puts sauce on a pizza during Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer
Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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Students at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., learn about where their food comes from during their Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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NewBrook Elementary School first-grader Kadyen Chevalier drops a cup of water onto the head of fourth-grader Weston Abate during a Community Farm and Field Day game at the Newfane school on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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David Taddei, Senior Game Warden for the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, talks to students during Community Farm and Field Day at NewBrook Elementary School, in Newfane, Vt., on Friday, June 10, 2022.
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NewBrook Elementary School students, in Newfane, Vt., look at the bunnies during Community Farm and Field Day on Friday, June 10, 2022. This was the first field day event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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RB Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT – Get Rating) by 2.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,664 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the period. RB Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Caterpillar were worth $1,931,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Caterpillar by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Cornell Pochily Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 6,784 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,403,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO raised its holdings in shares of Caterpillar by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO now owns 3,396 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $702,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Caterpillar by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,453 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. REDW Wealth LLC grew its position in Caterpillar by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. REDW Wealth LLC now owns 1,878 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Marotta Asset Management raised its stake in shares of Caterpillar by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Marotta Asset Management now owns 1,432 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $319,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.44% of the company’s stock.
Several research analysts recently weighed in on CAT shares. Robert W. Baird reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Caterpillar in a research report on Thursday, May 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Caterpillar from $250.00 to $240.00 in a research note on Friday, April 29th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Caterpillar from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 8th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Caterpillar in a research note on Friday, March 11th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $231.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their price target on Caterpillar from $278.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $243.71.
Shares of NYSE:CAT traded down $2.15 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $192.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 271,873 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,614,665. The company has a market cap of $102.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.44. Caterpillar Inc. has a 12-month low of $179.67 and a 12-month high of $237.90. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $210.84.
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.28. Caterpillar had a return on equity of 35.10% and a net margin of 12.33%. The business had revenue of $13.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.87 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Caterpillar Inc. will post 12.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 20th will be issued a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 19th. This is a positive change from Caterpillar’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.11. Caterpillar’s payout ratio is currently 37.22%.
Caterpillar Profile (Get Rating)
Caterpillar Inc manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, excavators, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; mini, small, medium, and large excavators; compact, small, and medium wheel loaders; track-type tractors and loaders; and wheel excavators.
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MORGAN CITY, La., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) announced today that Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ("Great Lakes") has exercised its contract option to build a second 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge with its subsidiary, Conrad Shipyard, LLC. The dredge will be constructed at the Deepwater South shipyard in Amelia, LA, with expected delivery in the first quarter of 2025.
Johnny Conrad, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Great Lakes has been a valued customer of Conrad for decades. Over the years, we have developed a great working relationship based on mutual trust, respect, and a shared focus on quality and safety."
Conrad continued, "The dredge market has always been a key focus for Conrad, and we have extended our design portfolio and increased our product development resources to help meet our customers' needs across the dredge market product categories. We look forward to working with the Great Lakes team to safely deliver yet another vessel to serve the US dredging market."
Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel and aluminum products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its five shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.
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The Colorado River's reservoirs have declined so much that officials say major water cuts will be necessary as soon as 2023. This comes after years of unrelenting drought worsened by climate change.
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PALESTINE, Texas (KETK) — After a special runoff election was held on Saturday to determine the next mayor of Palestine, candidate Justin Florence emerged victorious.
According to the unofficial canvass totals from the city of Palestine, Florence earned 56.26% with a total of 701 votes, while his opponent Mitchell Jordan received 43.74% of the vote with 545 votes.
Florence and Jordan were sent into a runoff when they earned the top two spots during the May 7 special election, with Florence earning 34.39% of the vote and Jordan receiving 28.94%. The two beat out their three other competitors, Alex Nemer, who received 15.13%, Ava Harmon, who got 13.06% and Vickey L. Chivers, who earned 8.49%.
This special mayoral election was held as a result of the previous mayor resigning in February amid allegations of assault.
Florence has served as City Councilman for District 6 since May of 2021 and has been a lifetime resident of the city. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce with a degree in Business Administration/Management.
“This election was never about me,” Florence said in a statement on his Facebook page. “The Mayor’s seat does not belong to any individual. This position belongs to you, the residents of Palestine. Palestine’s future is bright. There is nothing we cannot accomplish when we work together.” | https://www.ketk.com/news/justin-florence-elected-new-mayor-of-palestine/ | 2022-06-20T21:50:10Z | https://www.ketk.com/news/justin-florence-elected-new-mayor-of-palestine/ | false | 1 |
Don't Cheer Yet, Because Justice Roberts Might Have a Way to Sink Roe v. Wade Decision
Sometime in the next two weeks, the Supreme Court is likely to rule on a potential overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. While many people are assuming it will be overturned, that is not a foregone conclusion.
According to a Sunday article from Politico, pro-abortion activists are keying in on Chief Justice John Roberts as a potential hope for a compromise.
In a separate article on May 2, Politico was the first outlet to break the news that a leaked opinion draft from Justice Samuel Alito indicated the court would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.
At the time, the outlet reported conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett would join Alito’s opinion, while progressive Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan would dissent.
Meanwhile, Politico said it was “unclear” how Roberts would vote.
In the new article from Sunday, Politico laid out the possibility of a compromise led by Roberts that would protect abortion in some capacity.
Politico said Roberts has historically taken the position that Supreme Court decisions should be narrow, and pro-abortion activists hope this philosophy could lead to a compromise. The outlet cited comments from Roberts at the University of Minnesota Law School in 2018 to make this point.
“I think judicial decisions should be narrower, rather than broader,” Roberts said. “Courts sometimes get in trouble when they try to sweep more broadly than necessary.”
Nevermind the fact that the Roe v. Wade decision itself is horribly written and broadened the issue of abortion to a federal one instead of leaving it to the states. Left-leaning outlets like Politico are now trying to twist Roberts’ affinity for narrow decisions into support for abortion.
The current abortion case before the court is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Politico reported. Lawyers for the state of Mississippi initially wanted the court to uphold a state law banning most abortions after 15 weeks, but they have since asked the court to overturn Roe v. Wade altogether.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the Jackson Women’s Health Organization were also unwilling to compromise. They said Roe v. Wade should be upheld and the Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks should be struck down.
Roberts was seemingly the only one who took the middle ground, Politico reported. He said instead of viability outside the womb being a measure for when abortions are banned, the court should consider basing the time period for legal abortions on a reasonable time for a mother to make a choice.
“There is a point at which they’ve had the fair choice — opportunity to choice,” Roberts said. “Why would 15 weeks be an inappropriate line?”
“Because viability, it seems to me, doesn’t have anything to do with choice. But, if it really is an issue about choice, why is 15 weeks not enough time?”
In other words, Roberts felt the Mississippi law could be upheld without having to completely overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. At the time, pro-abortion activists were vehemently against the idea, Politico reported.
“A ‘reasonable possibility’ standard would be completely unworkable for the courts,” Center for Reproductive Rights lawyer Julie Rikelman said while arguing for the Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “It would be both less principled and less workable than viability.”
Yet now that abortion activists are staring down the possibility of a complete overhaul of Roe v. Wade, many have changed their tune. They now hope Roberts can craft a compromise along the framework he laid out that would restrict abortion without fulling overturning the previous opinion.
Even if he were to do so, Roberts would have to convince at least one other conservative justice to join him. Politico reported Justice Brett Kavanuagh may be the most likely target.
Still, most pro-abortion activists feel this possibility is a long shot. In fact, noted pro-abortion attorney Kathryn Kolbert said on a recent podcast there was “not a chance in hell” Roberts would be able to win over support for a compromise.
Pro-abortion activists are clearly reeling from their losses, and they have now gone from hating Roberts’ potential compromise to begging for it. One can only hope Roberts sees through this ploy and agrees to overturn the devastating Roe v. Wade decision for good.
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Who would ever have imagined the drastic changes the world has experienced over the last two years? The days of whimsical travel and socializing abruptly ended when an apocalypse-like, viral pestilence spread rapidly around the world.
Fear, confusion and violence spread almost as fast as the virus, and it was difficult to know which presented the most danger – the virus or the violent reactions from the many opposing groups.
My immediate reaction to the isolation and mask mandates was confusion, followed by restlessness and cabin fever. It seemed endless and hopeless.
But then something strange happened. When restrictions were finally reduced and masks were no longer required, my restored freedoms were unsettling – I had become reclusive, and to some extent, embraced it. I felt discomfort being in public without the once-hated mask.
During the more than two years of isolation, I gained weight, lost muscle tone, and had little enthusiasm for life. On the plus side, I began writing memoirs. I wrote about my experiences growing up and people I’ve met over the years.
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I never thought I would enjoy writing. I didn’t think it was something I could do very well, but my friends and family encouraged me. If I wait several months and read my stories again, I feel less self-conscious about what I wrote and how I wrote it. I find them enjoyable when I get past the critiquing mode.
I was thinking about life today. I thought about the old song, “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore" – a song title more than appropriate for the time were living in right now. That song was written by Duke Ellington in 1940, the year I was born. I especially like the rendition by Louis Armstrong with the Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra.
Yes, it is an old fashioned song, yet, sometimes I find comfort in old songs. They evoke memories of a gentle time – a time of truth and kind-heartedness. Joy came from simple things that wouldn’t elicit a second look today.
There were no electronic devices to occupy our minds, and when things broke, most of us had to do hands-on repairs.
My father told me about fishing trips he and his brothers went on with my grandfather. They took three spare tires along for the one-hundred-mile round trip, often using all three and occasionally patching them on the road.
It was a time when the term “Baling Wire Mechanic” was common. It was unusual to have a car problem that you couldn’t fix yourself, and if you couldn’t, there were kind people that were always happy to stop and help.
I must say that, as a senior, I do appreciate the comfort and convenience of modern cars and other labor saving devices. I say that, but at the same time, I lament the loss of those days of self-reliance and responsibility that developed people’s characters. Many people then were trustworthy and compassionate – understanding the struggles others were going through, with an attitude of “What can I do to help?”
Perhaps young people growing up today will have their own nostalgic memories when they are older. The nice thing about memories is that time filters out the bad and enhances the good.
My hope is that their memories will be comforting companions, evoking happy times as they experience the changes that inevitably come. | https://buffalonews.com/opinion/my-view-fine-with-not-getting-around-anymore/article_53043ba6-f0ab-11ec-864a-7b1e82427e51.html | 2022-06-20T21:56:14Z | https://buffalonews.com/opinion/my-view-fine-with-not-getting-around-anymore/article_53043ba6-f0ab-11ec-864a-7b1e82427e51.html | false | 1 |
Camilla is right! Mauve is dull and menopausal... but purple reigns, writes BEL MOONEY
- How refreshing that Camilla refused to wear the mauve dress handed by Vogue
- I share the Duchess's views about the colour, which has shades of the 1950s
- The quest for superior purple - as Shakespeare's Cleopatra knew - is ancient
- And remember that London's new Elizabeth Line is glorious purple, too
How good it was to read that the clever, independent-minded Duchess of Cornwall refused to wear the mauve dress suggested by fashionistas for a Vogue photo shoot and supplied her own elegant blue one instead.
The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured in glorious purple at Westminster Abbey in 2017
Good on her! She looked magnificent!
I share Camilla’s views about mauve — that sickly pinkish-lilac, with more pink in it than blue. Like her, I associate mauve with old ladies’ cardigans in the 1950s.
It’s a pale, post-menopausal hue that drains the colour from older skin and sends a sign that you have given up thinking you can make a statement with your clothes.
A friend mentioned that he thought I liked mauve. Oh, no, no, no! He is mixing up that anodyne, apologetic, blushing nothing-of-a-shade with my love of powerful purple and vibrant violet.
Violet is the last colour in the spectrum, after indigo, and speaks to me of richness and strength — just as it did in the ancient world, when it was beloved of the Romans as a sign of wealth and prestige.
I started wearing purple in 1966, mostly woolly hats and scarves, graduating to the flowered purple and black mini-coat and dress (bought in Oxford Street) that I wore for my first marriage in 1968.
Sadly there are no colour photographs, but the rich needlecord was accessorised with dark lilac shoes, gloves and handbag, and a shocking pink hat decorated with the bunch of violets that my new husband bought me that rainy February morning. I was just 21.
Camilla, pictured with Charles during a Kiwi trip in 2015, has always had an eye for fashion
Marrying again in 2007, at nearly 61, when it came to what to wear I didn’t have to think for long.
This time (more solvent by now) I chose a pretty cocktail dress made by the London and Cheltenham company Beatrice von Tresckow, with a gorgeous violet silk embroidered bodice and violet chiffon over turquoise silk skirt.
I love it so much I wore the same dress for my daughter’s wedding two years later, and again for a friend’s smart birthday. It’s a bit snug now, but I’m determined to wear it again one day.
What is it about shades of purple? To dispense with ‘mauve’ right away, that colour was discovered accidentally in 1856 by William Henry Perkin, an 18-year-old chemistry whizz who was seeking a synthetic alternative to quinine, the malaria remedy. He added hydrogen and oxygen to coal tar, noticed a strange dark residue when washing his flasks — and discovered mauve.
But according to Victoria Finlay’s superb book, Colour: Travels Through The Paintbox, he didn’t call this new shade mauve, but ‘Tyrian purple.’
When I married for a second time in 2007, it did not take me long to pick the right colour
She writes: ‘By 1858, every lady in London, Paris and New York who could afford it was wearing “mauve”, and Perkin, who had set up a dye factory with his father and brother, was set to be a rich man before he reached his 21st birthday’.
Of course, the shade Camilla and I both dislike is just one shade of a colour-range that can be described as amethyst, clover, lupin, magenta, orchid, plum (and many more) depending on the mix of blue and red, as well as white for the pale tones.
Many people will argue that mauve is pretty and flattering. But when Shakespeare describes Queen Cleopatra’s magnificent barge — ‘The poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails’ — he was imagining a deep opulence fit to dazzle generals and Emperors, not a pale imitation.
The quest for that purple takes us back into ancient history, and the natural, much-prized, rich colour made from the shellfish Murex brandaris, found in the Eastern Mediterranean. But the secret of ‘Tyrian purple’ had disappeared, until archaeologists began a quest to rediscover it in the 1860s.
In a difficult and expensive process, hundreds of thousands of the tiny sea snails had to be found, their shells cracked and the snail removed.
The snails were left to soak in a mixture of wood ash, water and urine, then a tiny gland was removed and the juice extracted and placed in the sunlight — to change colour through white, then green, then violet, then a red which turned darker and darker.
More than 250,000 shellfish were needed to extract just half an ounce of dye — enough for a single toga.
The process had to be stopped at exactly the right time to obtain the colour purple — rich and bright, and fit only for the wealthy.
Is my love of purple a sign of vainglory? Probably! In Ancient Rome, solid purple robes were a sign of victory and status.
At my mother’s recent funeral, I wore a favourite purple dress (seen each week in my byline picture on my Saturday advice column in the Mail) under a plum cotton velvet coat scattered with dark pink and purple flowers. Mum would have approved. She wasn’t that keen on black.
In a Vogue photo shoot to mark her 75th birthday, the Duchess of Cornwall looked spectacular
I’m obsessed with amethyst jewellery and now my newly-planted summer pots are full of the purple salvia that bees love so much, different hues of lilac and purple Nemesia and purple petunias.
My favourite roses, called Rhapsody in Blue, are a glorious reddish-purple, and just now (after rain) their spilled petals are as extravagant as a florid purple passage in prose.
Twelve years ago I painted our bathroom deep purple, which is the colour of peace and spirituality, just as a paler lilac is thought to be the colour of healing (both excellent colours for an advice columnist).
So, Camilla, I’m with you on that pinkish mauve — but do please join me in wearing vibrant purple! It’s the most beautiful colour with fair hair.
And remember that the colour of the brand new Elizabeth Line in London is a beautiful purple.
As Cleopatra knew, this is a colour fit for a Queen. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10935915/Camilla-right-Mauve-dull-menopausal-purple-reigns-writes-BEL-MOONEY.html | 2022-06-20T21:56:22Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10935915/Camilla-right-Mauve-dull-menopausal-purple-reigns-writes-BEL-MOONEY.html | false | 3 |
'Remember how Trump made fun of your wife and you go become best friends': Conservative mocks Ted Cruz for going to Cancun while Texas was 'freezing' and calls him a globalist in awkward moment at Republican conference
- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got mocked to his face by a right-wing comedian and 'troll' Alex Stein over the weekend at the Texas Republican Party convention
- 'If you care about America, why do you do that to your constituents in the freezing cold?' Stein told Cruz
- Cruz tried responding and then got cut off
- 'You do more for Ukraine than you do for America. Remember how Trump made fun of your wife and you go become best friends with Trump?' Stein went on
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got mocked to his face by a right-wing comedian and 'troll' Alex Stein Saturday at the Texas Republican Party convention.
'If you care about America, why do you do that to your constituents in the freezing cold?' Stein told Cruz, referring to the trip to Cancun the Texas Republican took in February 2021, amid a massive power outage caused by a winter storm in the state.
Cruz tried responding and then got cut off.
'You do more for Ukraine than you do for America. Remember how Trump made fun of your wife and you go become best friends with Trump?' Stein went on.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got mocked to his face by a right-wing comedian and 'troll' Alex Stein over the weekend at the Texas Republican Party convention
Far-right social media activist Alex Stein heckled Sen. Ted Cruz to his face Saturday
During the 2016 primary when Cruz and former President Donald Trump were running against one another, an anti-Trump super PAC called Make America Awesome put out an ad shaming former First Lady Melania Trump for posing nude during her modeling career.
The group floated Cruz as an alternative for Republican primary voters.
Trump took the ad out on Cruz, despite his campaign not being responsible.
'Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad,' Trump tweeted. 'Be careful, Lyin' Ted, or i will spill the beans on your wife!' Trump said.
The tweet featured an unflattering image of Heidi Cruz.
Trump also previously said that Cruz's father Rafael, who is Cuban, was part of the plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy - which is false.
Stein went after Cruz, repeatedly calling his a 'globalist.'
'When people were freezing and dying, you were in Cancun, Mexico. Remember that?' Stein continued.
The video shows security swooping in and moving him away from Cruz.
'You remember when you were at the all-inclusive buffet while people were freezing? You remember that, Ted?' he continued.
'You care more about the border between Russia and Ukraine than you care about the border between Texas and Mexico,' Stein - who goes by PrimeTimeStein on Instagram - told the senator. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10935641/Conservative-mocks-Ted-Cruz-Trump-friendship-Cancun-awkward-moment-GOP-conference.html | 2022-06-20T21:57:07Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10935641/Conservative-mocks-Ted-Cruz-Trump-friendship-Cancun-awkward-moment-GOP-conference.html | true | 2 |
Father of 6-foot-five teen who fell to his death from Florida theme park ride says RACIST employees treated his son differently because he was black - after autopsy found he was almost 100 pounds too heavy for the attraction
- Yarnell Sampson, the father of a teenager who died after he fell 430 feet from an amusement park ride, accused park officials of putting profits over safety
- He said at a news conference on Monday that officials at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida have continued to let the Free Fall ride stand since Tyre died in March
- Yarnell is now calling for officials to tear down the ride and replace it with a permanent memorial for Tyre, which he says he was promised
- He claimed that park officials have not done so and are 'sweeping Tyre's death under the rug' because he is black
- An autopsy last week revealed that Tyre weighed 393 pounds, well over the ride manual's weight limit of 287 pounds
- A report by engineers also found that sensors on the ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats
The father of a Missouri teenager who died after he fell 430 feet from an amusement park ride says park officials are 'sweeping his son's death under the rug' because he is black.
Yarnell Sampson said at a news conference on Monday that authorities at the ICON Park in Orlando, Florida have continued to let the Free Fall ride stand since his son, Tyre, fell from the ride in March after he slipped out of his seat and crashed into the ground.
An autopsy revealed last week that Tyre died from blunt force trauma after he smashed into the concrete below the ride. It also revealed that Tyre weighed 393 pounds, well above the ride manual's weight limit of 287 pounds.
He suffered numerous broken bones and internal injuries in the fall, which was ruled an accidental death, and Yarnell said that at his funeral his son's bloated face was unrecognizable.
An initial report by outside engineers hired by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services also found that sensors on the ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats, resulting in Sampson not being properly secured.
In the aftermath, Yarnell said on Monday, park officials vowed to put up a memorial for Tyre at the site - but when he returned to the park this weekend, he noticed the memorial that was there was taken down, and the park was hosting a festival at the site.
'They were supposed to erect a permanent memorial,' famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Tyre's family, said at the news conference.
'There was no evidence that his son ever died here.'
Meanwhile, the ride has remained closed since the incident as the investigation continues.
'I don't want to use the race thing,' Yarnell said at the news conference in front of the park on Monday. 'But I believe that because my son is a black young man, he is getting treated like this. I believe if it was a European child, it would have been different.'
Yarnell went on to describe his son as a top student, who played for the number one youth football team in the country, loved to do magic and was a talented rapper.
'Everything was lining up for him to be great,' he said. 'Plus he has talent. He could rap. He was a magician. He had a lot of other things besides football going for him, so why doesn't his life matter?'
Yarnell Sampson, right, the father of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from a ride at ICON Park in Orlando, Florida in March, said park officials are trying to 'sweep his death under the rug' because he is black
Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Sampson's family in a lawsuit against the park and the ride manufacturers, said park officials took down a memorial at the site and were supposed to erect a permanent one
An autopsy last week revealed that Tyre weighed 393 pounds, well above the ride manual's weight limit of 287 pounds
Tyre was visiting Orlando - the amusement park capital of the world - with his friend's family on March 24 when he died.
His friends have previously said the teen who was 6 foot five inches had been turned away from other rides for his 383 pound size
But when he approached the Free Fall ride, his family claims, he was not turned away - and instead amusement park operators manually changed the sensors on the ride to manually adjust the restraints on Tyre's seat.
As a result, they claim, he was not properly restrained, and could be seen in a video that circulated after his death apparently falling as magnets activated to slow the ride down on its descent.
'Tyre was too big to have been on that ride. There is no question about that,' famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family, told reporters on Monday.
But he added: 'These companies can't get away with this putting profit over safety.'
Yarnell is now trying to get 25,000 signed petitions to get the ride taken down, he said at the news conference, claiming that if it isn't torn down another child may be hurt in the future.
The family is also suing the ride's owner, manufacturer and landlord, saying they were negligent and failed to provide a safe amusement ride.
The lawsuit states that the defendants failed to warn Sampson about the risks of someone of his size going on the ride and that they did not provide an appropriate restraint system.
'The reason why we're here is to make sure no one else goes through the same thing down the road,' he said, adding that unless there are safety changes on tower drop rides 'somebody else is going to die.'
He also said of the Free Fall ride: 'That's a permanent reminder every time I look up at that ride that my son fell 400-something feet, crashed to the earth to his death.'
Still, he said: 'I'm still a father, I'm still a parent, I still got Father's Day - so why let this thing get swept under the rug because of corporate people [wanting] to get more money.
'I mean something's got to change,' Yarnell said. 'It's all about compassion for human life.'
A report also found that the teen's seat sensors had to be manually altered to be able to fit Sampson and video from the event appears to show the teen's harness being loose
Video from March 24 appears to show Tyre falling out of his seat as it began to descend
Inspectors from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services examine the FreeFall ride after Sampson's death
In a viral video that circulated after Tyre's death, a ride operator could be hear asking another if they had 'checked' the seatbelt.
'Yeah, the light was one,' one of the ride operators said in the video.
'We both…we checked it. The light was on,' a third worker said.
According to the ride's operating manual, attendants also must manually check the restraints when loading a guest in, pulling on it to ensure it's locked in.
The ride will also not ascend unless riders are locked into their seats.
The operator's manual also suggest for workers to be 'careful' and to make sure that 'large guests fit into the seats.'
'Check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly. If this is not so -- Do not let this person ride,' the manual explicitly states.
Sampson had been worried about the harness prior to the ride beginning, his father said, and told his friends sitting next to him to tell his parents that he loved them
'When the ride took off, that's when he was feeling uncomfortable. He was like 'this thing is moving,' you know what I'm saying. And he was like 'what's going on?' Yarnell told WOFL-TV.
The grieving father said that Tyre began to panic and shared a chilling premonition with his two best friends, seated next to him on the ride.
'That's when he started freaking out. And he was explaining to his friends, next to him: "I don't know man, if I don't make it down, safely, can you please tell my momma and daddy that I love them,"' said Sampson. 'For him to say something like that, he must have felt something.'
'This particular ride decided: "Yeah, we can take you, get on," when nobody else would allow him to get on the rides,' he added.
Yarnell described his son on Monday as a top student, who played for the number one youth football team in the country, loved to do magic and was a talented rapper
Tyre's family is now suing the ride owner, the manufacture, and the landlord for negligence because they didn't provide a 'safe' ride
Now, Florida State Rep. Geraldine Thompson is drafting a bill that would take a company's safety history into account more closely when applying for permits to open tower drop rides in the future.
Under the bill, manufacturers of the rides would have to send each amusement park safety guidelines, which the amusement park must display - showing the weight and height limits of each ride.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services would then inspect an amusement park's compliance with these regulations.
In a statement, the manufacturer of the Free Fall ride at ICON Park, the Orlando Slingshot Group, said: 'We support the concepts outlined today in Florida Sen. Geraldine Thompson's "Tyre Sampson Bill."
'The safety of our patrons always comes first.'
The group, though, denied her allegations that it has applied for a permit to open a second ride at the park, saying: 'Our company is not planning to open a new ride at ICON Park, however, we do hope to reopen the Slingshot ride once we have all the necessary approvals from the Department of Agriculture.
'Also, we have been coordinating with representatives of Tyre's family to return items from the memorial area to them, and we will continue to do so in the future.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10935671/The-father-teen-died-falling-ride-says-death-swept-rug.html | 2022-06-20T21:57:20Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10935671/The-father-teen-died-falling-ride-says-death-swept-rug.html | false | 2 |
Several athletes have come forward this week voicing support for FINA’s decision to prohibit biological male “transgender” swimmers from competing in women’s events.
As Townhall reported this week, FINA, the international governing body for professional swimming, announced its decision to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s elite events. However, the new policy will allow transgender swimmers who have completed their transition by 12 years old to compete in women’s events and maintain their circulating testosterone levels below the levels of 2.5 nmol/L.
“This is not saying that people are encouraged to transition by the age of 12. It’s what the scientists are saying, that if you transition after the start of puberty, you have an advantage, which is unfair,” James Pierce, the spokesperson for the FINA president said.
In an interview after the news broke, Australian Olympic gold-medalist swimmer Emily Seebohm told Sky News Australia that she is “finally happy that we have a decision” and that “we just didn’t know what was going to happen.”
“It’s hard to commit fully to our sport if we have no idea the direction it’s going to go,” she added. “We can all move on. We can all just go back to the sport that we love…and know that we are getting in the pool and it’s going to be a fair, level playing field and that’s what we want.”
An Australian Olympic Committee spokesperson told Reuters that they agree with FINA’s decision.
“While inclusivity must be respected, fairness in competition is a core value of sport,” the spokesperson said. "FINA has made a decision based on the circumstances in the sport of swimming to achieve that balance."
Four-time Olympic swimming champion Cate Campbell had told FINA ahead of the vote that women “have fought long and hard to be included and seen as equals in sport.” The governing body then voted in favor of the ban.
Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner showed support for the decision on Twitter.
“What’s fair is fair,” Jenner said. “If you go through male puberty you should not be able to take medals away from females. Period.”
The controversy surrounding biological male athletes in women’s sports made headlines in recent months after biological male swimmer Will “Lia” Thomas competed on the women’s University of Pennsylvania swim team. Thomas had competed on the men’s team for three consecutive seasons previously. Thomas took home a women’s Division I title at NCAA swimming championships in March. | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2022/06/20/athletes-come-out-in-support-of-finas-decision-to-prohibit-transgender-athletes-n2609029 | 2022-06-20T22:03:27Z | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2022/06/20/athletes-come-out-in-support-of-finas-decision-to-prohibit-transgender-athletes-n2609029 | false | 1 |
‘Always one hero’: Late Metro detective memorialized
Updated June 20, 2022 - 2:28 pm
Las Vegas police Detective Justin Terry was remembered as a committed public servant, loving father and family man at a memorial service Monday that drew hundreds of people.
The 45-year-old detective was killed while driving his law enforcement vehicle on U.S. Highway 95 near the 215 Beltway on June 10.
His sons, Sean and Jacob, delivered remarks at the morning service, held at Central Christian Church in Henderson.
Sean Terry told mourners that his father advised his sons to cherish every day as a gift.
“Tomorrow is never promised,” Sean Terry recalled his father saying. “Life is too short to be upset. Never go to bed angry with those that you love. Always tell them that you love them and how you feel. There is always the chance you may never see them walk through that door again.”
‘Always my hero’
Sean Terry said he and his brother knew their father loved them and was proud of them
“Nothing was left unsaid,” Sean Terry said. “We are extremely lucky to have peace with that. There are others who cannot say the same.”
Jacob Terry told mourners that Father’s Day “was a very rough day,” but the Terry family was forever grateful for the time they had with his father. Jacob Terry recounted how he often watched superhero movies with his dad.
“Even after watching all of those superheroes on the big screen and everything, there was always one hero who I looked up to, and that was him,” Jacob Terry said. “He was just the best person I could ever look up to. He always has been and always will be my hero.”
Justin Terry was killed when a semitrailer towing an excavator struck a beam that was part of the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Centennial Bowl construction project. The large steel beam then tumbled onto the highway, crushing Terry’s unmarked police vehicle. He died at the scene.
The Nevada Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
On Monday morning, more than 100 officers from across Southern Nevada escorted Justin Terry’s body in a flag-covered coffin from downtown Las Vegas to the Strip, then to the Henderson church. The motorcade, led by more than 60 Las Vegas traffic officers on motorcycles, entered the church grounds, then passed underneath a massive American flag stretched between Clark County and Las Vegas fire truck ladders.
The casket was brought to the front doors of the church in a police pickup truck. Officers formed lines on each side of the entryway of the church to salute their late colleague. The ceremony also brought many to the church who didn’t know Justin Terry but wanted to pay their respects.
James McGrath and son Joshua parked their pickup near the front entry of the church early Monday. Several American flags, with some featuring a blue line, waved from the back of their vehicle.
“We are showing our support for the family and the service we get as a community from these public safety officers who are out there doing their job every day,” James McGrath said. “People don’t realize how much they actually do for us.”
‘Best of the best’
Michael Kitchen, a pastor at Central Christian, said during the service that the day was “bittersweet,” first referencing the bitterness generated by Justin Terry’s death and the loss felt by his family and the community.
“But it is sweet because we know the type of man Justin was. He was the best of the best,” Kitchen said at the start of the service.
Felix Serrano, a recently retired senior inspector with the U.S. Marshals Service, was described by Las Vegas police Sgt. Nick Madsen as “Justin’s true partner.” Serrano partnered with Justin Terry on the U.S. Marshals’ sex offender-predator apprehension team.
“When I first met Justin, I knew we would get along,” Serrano said. “What I did not know was what a great friendship and partnership we would have over the next 11-plus years.”
Madsen described going through his initial training with Justin Terry during their first two years working together.
“It was obvious then that Justin was special, even amongst all of us,” Madsen said.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo shared several stories about Justin Terry’s passions and work.
“I share these stories because Detective Justin Terry was one of the best,” Lombardo said. “He made this department better, and he made our community better.”
Lombardo offered his condolences to the Terry family, including Justin Terry’s wife, Stacey. He also spoke directly to the man’s sons.
“Not many sons can say they had a father like yours,” Lombardo said. “Remember, you are not alone.”
The service featured an honor guard procession and video presentation by Justin Terry’s family. Several photos displayed in the video showed the detective on family trips, holding his children and surrounded by loved ones.
Terry was on duty at the time of his death. Police said he was assigned to the homicide sex crimes bureau, sexual assault and abuse section. He joined the force in 2001. He started the enduro program at the Las Vegas police southeast area command, making it possible for officers to ride dirt bikes into hard-to-reach locations to feed the homeless.
After the service concluded, Las Vegas police dispatchers paid tribute over police scanners to the fallen detective one last time.
“Attention all officers,” one dispatcher said. “Detective-officer Justin Terry, P number 7421. Secure. Final.”
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SEATTLE, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, is pleased to announce that the firm's Datalytics-Defense® second-generation e-billing solution has been recognized as the 2022 InsuranceERM Awards - Americas "Analytics Solution of the Year." The goal of the awards is to highlight enterprise risk management leaders in the Americas.
Datalytics-Defense is a complete end-to-end solution to manage defense cost invoices. The platform employs powerful data mining algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) allowing insurers to leverage data contextualization and detect patterns in attorney billing practices, empowering them to make better business decisions and build better defense strategies.
In its award statement, InsuranceERM noted that "the tool has become ever more important in the current era of ramped up litigation—so-called social inflation—a major point of concern for US insurers as courts open up post-Covid." The judging panel also praised Datalytics-Defense for its ability to provide a macro approach into litigation spend and delivering actionable insights to clients.
"By extracting the intelligence from attorney invoices and leveraging that against the claim details, our clients are able to gain valuable insights into their defense costs and strategies," says Chad Karls, a Milliman principal and Datalytics team lead. "Presenting these analytics via interactive and easy to understand dashboards allows our clients to quickly identify savings opportunities."
Additional information about Datalytics Defense is available at https://www.milliman.com/en/datalytics.
For more information on the 2022 InsuranceERM Americas Awards, visit: https://www.insuranceerm.com/content/awards/insuranceerm-annual-awards-2022-americas/winners/analytics-solution-of-the-year-milliman.html
Milliman is among the world's largest providers of actuarial and related products and services. The firm has consulting practices in healthcare, property & casualty insurance, life insurance and financial services, and employee benefits. Founded in 1947, Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around the globe. For further information, visit milliman.com.
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NPR Arts & Life A group in Nebraska is celebrating Juneteenth with a steampunk twist Nebraska Public Media | By William Padmore Published June 20, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:33 In Lincoln, Neb., organizers of a Juneteenth festival celebrated the holiday with a combination of history and modern steampunk. Copyright 2022 Nebraska Public Media | https://www.wkyufm.org/npr-arts-life/npr-arts-life/2022-06-20/a-group-in-nebraska-is-celebrating-juneteenth-with-a-steampunk-twist | 2022-06-20T22:07:01Z | https://www.wkyufm.org/npr-arts-life/npr-arts-life/2022-06-20/a-group-in-nebraska-is-celebrating-juneteenth-with-a-steampunk-twist | false | null |
‘He was a love of a lifetime’: Firefighter killed when tree falls on car
NEW YORK (News 12 Long Island) – What began as a fun vacation to North Carolina to celebrate Father’s Day ended in tragedy when a highly-decorated New York firefighter was killed in an accident.
A couple of hours after Casey Skudin snapped a selfie on a hiking trail in Asheville, he was killed when a tree fell during a windstorm and crushed the SUV he was in.
It occurred Friday on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate.
The veteran FDNY firefighter was on the driveway of the tourist attraction with his wife, Angela, and two sons when the tree fell.
“It landed right on the car, right on Casey,” Angela Skudin said.
Angela Skudin escaped the wreckage through a window.
“Got over to him and just his hands were blue and I held them and I kissed him and just told him the truth, that he was the best husband and best father and that it was okay for him to let go,” she said.
Their 19-year-old son, Ben, escaped serious injury, but their 10-year-old son, CJ, suffered a partially collapsed lung and spinal fractures.
The family was on a vacation to celebrate Father’s Day and Casey Skudin’s birthday. He would have been 46.
“I just slid his wedding ring off of his finger and put it on mine, and that was it,” Angela Skudin said.
Cliff Skudin, Casey Skudin’s cousin, said getting the news was heartbreaking.
“There’s no words to describe the pain the family is going through,” he said.
Casey Skudin is from a well-known surfing family that runs surf camps in Long Beach, the Rockaways and New Jersey.
His uncle and cousin said Casey Skudin was an excellent lifeguard, an avid triathlon athlete and a great family man.
“He touched everybody and he was really fun, and you know, he led by example,” his uncle, John Skudin said.
A flag outside Ladder 137, where Casey Skudin served for 16 years, was flown at half staff. Fellow firefighter Joseph Durkin said Skudin was not only one of the bravest but also one of the kindest.
“He was a great guy, great fireman, loved his family, loved his job, loved his firehouse,” Durkin he was a guy you could always count on.”
Angela Skudin said she and her family will be healing for a long time.
“He was a love of a lifetime and I’m so happy for the 20 years that we spent together and I’m forever grateful for the family that he left me,” she said.
Casey Skudin received several FDNY medals for his work in water rescues and helping people out during a superstorm. His family said a memorial for him is being planned for next week.
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When you’re a team with smaller roster numbers, it’s important for players to know how to do a bit of everything.
Lopiccolo was a jack of all trades this season for the Mill River Ultimate team and he earned the Rutland Herald Ultimate player of the year honor for his efforts.
Lopiccolo’s role with the Minutemen included a lot, but he answered the call on each accord.
“(Connor) hardly stepped off the field. We didn’t have many subs,” said Mill River coach Emma Weatherhogg. “He was a handler and cutter for us. In our zone, he would be the one playing in the deepest position, and in man to man, he would be defending a team’s best player.”
Lopiccolo reached double figures in goals and assists and racked up well over 30 across the team’s 11 games.
When a sport is getting off the ground floor, like Ultimate is at Mill River Union High School, it’s important to have a champion leading the charge. Weatherhogg, a para educator at the school, can do a lot to help in that, but having a current student doing the same makes her job that much easier.
“He brought in Tyler (Corey) and Elliot (Mason),” said Weatherhogg about a couple of the key additions Lopiccolo helped bring to the sport.
“He helped spread the word and showed people that this kind of Ultimate is a lot different than the one you play in gym class.”
Lopiccolo is multiple-time Division III all-state football tight end, so it’s not shocking that he’s so talented in Ultimate as well, given some of the similarities the sports have.
Mill River athletic director Kim Maniery has been working to get more football players to get into the sport, if they aren’t already playing a spring sport.
With the sport still being in infancy at the school, it’s important to have someone who know the game well and can be a coach on the field.
“Connor knows almost every rule,” Weatherhogg said. “In the little moments, he still bring the energy. He’s one of the more athletic players on our team and always gave 100% even in practices where it was very hot or windy.”
Weatherhogg noted how great Lopiccolo’s vision is and how it helps him rack up interceptions for the Minutemen.
His leadership also shines.
“He’s quiet, but will say something when it needs to be said,” Weatherhogg said. “He can see what things are going to happen before they do in his head.”
Ultimate is a game about mutual respect. There are no referees for a reason. There’s an expectation in place that players will be fair and self-officiate in good faith.
Lopiccolo is the perfect combo of respect and competitiveness and it serves him well.
“He’s such a kind kid,” Weatherhogg said. “He loves playing sports. he’s competitive and wants to do well.”
Lopiccolo will be headed to Tennessee Tech in the fall and will study mechanical engineering.
Surely, a frisbee and a football will make the trip too.
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The Wall Street Journal 06/20/2022Biggerstaff Brewing Co. planned to use coffee as an ingredient in some of its brews. Its owners then decided that maybe there was a bigger opportunity, so the business began serving coffee early in the morning when people aren’t drinking beer. “If you’re paying rent, why not have something in-house that makes money during the day, not just at night like most brewpubs?” said Sarah Davies, co-owner of the brew pub.
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(The Hill) – Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens (R) is facing criticism after he released a new video urging his supporters to go “RINO hunting.”
The Missouri Republican shared a 38-second video on Twitter where he touts his past as a Navy SEAL and is seen breaking into a house while going what he calls “RINO hunting.”
“The RINO feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice. … There’s no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn’t expire until we save our country,” he says in the video.
Greitens, who is seen holding a long shotgun for the duration of the video, is surrounded by men in U.S. armed forces camouflage uniforms. He also urged his supporters to join the “MAGA crew” and to get a “RINO hunting permit” after he rushed into an empty house while his crew tossed in a flash grenade.
He shared the video with a caption Monday that said, “we are sick and tired of the Republicans in Name Only surrendering to Joe Biden & the radical Left.”
Greitens, who calls himself a conservative and an “outsider,” faced swift retaliation on social media for alluding to hunting humans in the video.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) took to Twitter to denounce the video and said that “this type of fa[s]cist messaging needs to stop. It only encourages political violence.”
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)also said on Twitter that “this is sociopathic.” He added that Greitens was “going to get someone killed.”
The Hill has reached out to Greitens’s campaign office for comment.
The former Missouri governor who was forced to resign in 2018 after allegations of campaign finance violations and sexual assault of a woman he was dating surfaced. He announced he would run for the seat left open by the upcoming retirement of GOP Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.).
Greitens has also been accused of abusing his ex-wife Sheena Greitens, who said that her ex-husband grew physically violent with her and her children.
She shared disturbing details including that Eric Greitens bought a gun, hid it from his family and threatened to kill himself if his then-wife did not provide “specific public political support” prior to his resignation.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) previously said that Greitens should drop out of the Missouri race after the allegations of abuse came to light. “If you hit a woman or a child, you belong in handcuffs, not the United States Senate,” Hawley tweeted. “It’s time for Eric Greitens to leave this race.”
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VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko has chosen the Canucks.
Vancouver general manager Patrik Allvin said Monday that Kuzmenko has committed to sign with the NHL team when free agency opens July 13.
The Russian winger's agent, Dan Milstein, tweeted earlier Monday his client intends to sign with Vancouver, and Kuzmenko also posted a picture on Instagram of himself in a Canucks jersey.
The 26-year-old Kuzmenko had 20 goals and 53 points in 45 games with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League in 2021-22.
Kuzmenko, who was never drafted into the NHL, added seven goals and seven assists in 16 playoff contests.
He reportedly visited a handful of teams interested in his services before deciding on the Canucks.
"We would like to thank all the teams that we met with for their time and interest," Milstein said in a statement released by the Canucks. "We were impressed by what the Canucks organization wants to accomplish and the winning culture they are building. Andrei felt a good connection with the management team and is looking forward to playing for (coach) Bruce Boudreau."
Kuzmenko spent eight seasons playing in the Russian-based KHL, including the last four with St. Petersburg after beginning his career with CSKA Moscow.
The five-foot-11, 194-pound native of Yakutsk, Russia, played for his country at the 2016 world juniors, but didn’t register a point in seven games.
"I have been watching Andrei since his 2014-15 season and have been impressed with his development and improvement on the ice," Allvin said in a statement. "Once the contract details are finalized, we look forward to welcoming him to the Canucks organization and helping him continue to grow as a hockey player."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2022. | https://www.pentictonherald.ca/sports/national_sports/article_2b7fbdf9-e0af-5ed9-a783-0732d8bc9794.html | 2022-06-20T22:16:01Z | https://www.pentictonherald.ca/sports/national_sports/article_2b7fbdf9-e0af-5ed9-a783-0732d8bc9794.html | true | 4 |
More than 300 fuel thefts reported in Sask. this year: RCMP
More than 300 fuel thefts have been reported to Saskatchewan RCMP in 2022 – an increase of nearly 65 per cent from last year.
The 305 reported thefts between Jan. 1 and June 17 represent a 64.9 per cent increase from 185 during the same period in 2021, according to a release from RCMP.
These incidents include thefts from gas stations, farm fuel tanks and thefts of jerry cans and drilling/siphoning of vehicle tanks.
Theft from gas stations accounts for 222 of the reports – or 73 per cent, RCMP said.
In a previous release, RCMP recommended taking precautions against fuel theft, including locking privately owned tanks, setting up video of photo surveillance, parking vehicles in a locked garage, outbuilding or well-lit area; parking with fuel doors facing a frequently travelled road, activating vehicle alarms and reporting suspicious activity to police.
All victims of fuel theft are encouraged to report it to police. Fuel theft can be reported to the RCMP online.
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St. Paul's University College at UW changing its name
St. Paul's University College announced on Monday it will be changing its name to United College, just in time for the return of students for the autumn semester. | https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/more-than-300-fuel-thefts-reported-in-sask-this-year-rcmp-1.18047120 | 2022-06-20T22:16:24Z | https://www.iheartradio.ca/ctv-news-content/more-than-300-fuel-thefts-reported-in-sask-this-year-rcmp-1.18047120 | true | 1 |
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Four adults and two children are receiving temporary housing from the Red Cross after a two-alarm fire on Gage Street, Deputy Fire Chief James Brunner said Monday.
The blaze at 110 Gage St. started as a fence fire at about 1:35 p.m. Monday, June 20, but spread to the house and damaged the back corner of the building. There was interior water damage and electric service had to be turned off, Brunner said.
There were no injuries reported and firefighters cleared the scene at about 3:15 p.m., he said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation but it is not considered suspicious, Brunner said. | https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2022/06/20/kingston-house-fire-displaces-family-of-six/ | 2022-06-20T22:25:29Z | https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2022/06/20/kingston-house-fire-displaces-family-of-six/ | true | null |
Local woman dies in Sunday night car crash
A two-car crash four miles east of Hot Sulphur Springs on U.S. Highway 40 caused one fatality and other injuries Sunday night, according to a Grand County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. The Grand County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Rebecca Wilie, 34, of Kremmling.
The crash closed Highway 40 between Hot Sulphur Springs and Colorado Highway 125 for over two hours.
Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash with the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, Grand County emergency medical services and Hot Sulphur Spring/Parshal Fire Department.
More updates will be released pending Colorado State Patrol’s investigation.
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Ex-Minneapolis Cop Charged In George Floyd’s Murder Seeks Further Trial Delay
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The State of Minnesota is demanding a speedy trial for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with George Floyd’s murder, while one officer is asking for the trial to be delayed further.
The state trial of Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, who are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting manslaughter in Floyd’s May 2020 death, was recently pushed back to Jan. 9, 2023. Their trial was supposed to start on June 13 after being postponed from March of this year.
The State of Minnesota, on behalf of Floyd’s family, filed a motion on June 17 demanding a “speedy trial,” citing the Victim Rights Act. And in response to this, Kueng’s attorney filed a motion for a continuance, seeking to push the start of his trial back to after April 3, 2023, citing Kueng being unavailable from January-March 2023 “due a scheduling conflict of a personal nature.”
The pair has a motion hearing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday with Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill.
Thao and Kueng this spring filed motions to delay the start of their state trial and get it moved out of Minneapolis. The motion to move the trial was denied in early June, but the court granted their request for a continuance, listing pre-trial publicity from Thomas Lane’s plea deal in May and the federal civil rights trial in February.
Thao, Kueng and Lane were found guilty in February in federal court of violating Floyd’s civil rights. They haven’t yet been sentenced in federal court. And Lane pleaded guilty in state court to aiding and abetting manslaughter in Floyd’s murder in early May. Lane’s sentencing in state court has been scheduled for Sept. 21. A sentencing date for the federal case has not been set.
Derek Chauvin, their former colleague, was convicted of murder last year in Floyd’s May 25, 2020, death and pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison in the state case but hasn’t yet been sentenced in the federal case. | https://www.fox21online.com/2022/06/20/ex-minneapolis-cop-charged-in-george-floyds-murder-seeks-further-trial-delay/ | 2022-06-20T22:33:26Z | https://www.fox21online.com/2022/06/20/ex-minneapolis-cop-charged-in-george-floyds-murder-seeks-further-trial-delay/ | true | 14 |
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Workers across Yorkshire walked out on June 6 and Unite the Union said they were protesting against the company’s “pitiful offer of a 4.1 per cent pay increase” during the cost of living crisis.
No end date for the strike has been set and union officials met with Arriva Yorkshire representatives again today, but no agreement was reached.
Unite said negotiations at Arriva’s headquarters in Wakefield lasted for several hours, but ended without an “acceptable” pay offer.
Arriva Yorkshire said it has already offered workers a pay rise of between 8.2 per cent and 12.7 per cent, which would raise the top rate to £13.15 an hour.
The company is calling on the union to end the strike immediately and return to the negotiating table.
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said: "Sadly todays talks between Unite and Arriva have ended without a deal.
"I’ve spoken to both sides in the strongest terms making the case that this must now come to a positive conclusion for the sake of the people of West Yorkshire.
"I’m grateful to both parties that it now feels as if a deal is finally within sight.
"Negotiations are hard but I know there is a solution that will protect the interests of drivers, passengers and everyone in Wakefield, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike in their third week without bus services."
It comes as thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators plan to walk out this week – on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday –during the biggest rail strike in 30 years.
Services across the UK will start to be affected from this evening, with just one in five trains running on strike days, primarily on main lines.
Talks were held into Monday afternoon but the sides remain deadlocked over a deal. | https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/arriva-yorkshire-strikes-to-continue-after-two-weeks-of-disruption-as-talks-break-down-3738750 | 2022-06-20T22:40:06Z | https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/arriva-yorkshire-strikes-to-continue-after-two-weeks-of-disruption-as-talks-break-down-3738750 | true | 1 |
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